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RESOLUTION NO. 99-75
A RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH AN ABANDONMENT OF A PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT,
DRAINAGE EASEMENT, AND GOLF COURSE ON A PORTION OF PARCEL E OF LOS
LAGOS, TRACT 4096-A, IN SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 18 NORTH, RANGE 22 WEST, 1N THE
SOUTH MOHAVE VALLEY AREA, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA.
WHEREAS, at the regular meeting of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors held on March 8,
1999, a public hearing was conducted to determine whether approval should be granted to Abandon the
above-described easements as requested by Sterling Varner, representing 1043 Arizona Property, L.L.C.,
of Mission Viejo, California, and
WHEREAS, this property is located east of State Highway 95, between Boundary Cone Road and
Lipan Boulevard. The site is accessed from State Highway 95 via east on Boundary, Cone Road to the site,
located on the north side of Boundary Cone Road and east of Mountain View Road, extending northeasterly
into center of Section 1. The property, containing approximately 1.6 acres, was conditionally rezoned on
February 1, 1999, per Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 99-42 from SD/R and SD/C-RE to RM. The
surrounding land uses consist of vacant land, with the Los Lagos and Sun Valley subdivisions to the north,
and
WHEREAS, the applicant requests the Abandonment of these easements to allow for the creation
of a multi-family apartment complex on that part of the golf course, drainage, and public utility easement
that is outside of the FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. This portion of Parcel E to be abandoned is
adjacent to a proposed multi-family development on Parcel Q, and
WHEREAS, the Mohave County Department of Public Works does not object to the abandonment
provided it occurs with the recordation of Los Lagos Country Club Villas and Estates, Tract 4166. The
preliminary plat for this subdivision was conditionally approved on February 1, 1999, per Board of
Supervisors Resolution No. 99-43, and
WHEREAS, Fort Mohave Tribal Utility Authority (FMTUA) has reviewed the owner's petition and
can only support the abandonment if: 1) a 20-foot easement is recorded to provide access to their
wastewater facilities; and 2) improvement plans, including drainage, are submitted detailing the site and
those adjacent for review and concurrence. The area provides access and flood-flow protection for
FMTUA' s facilities, and
WHEREAS, Mohave Electric Cooperative does not object to the easement abandonment provided
the applicant grants public utility easement adjoining the existing roadways, and
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WHEREAS, Citizens Utilities Company and various cable television providers have reviewed the
owner's petition and have no objection to the abandomnent of the golf course, public utility and drainage
easements, and
WHEREAS, a review of FEMA FIRM Panel #040058-2445C indicates the parcel described to be
in Zone A, in the Special Flood Hazard Area, and
WHEREAS, the following described Findings of Fact are for the above-captioned item:
a. All notices have been advertised and posted according to regulations.
b. The proposed action and effect complies with the Mohave County General Plan.
c. The site is adequate for the action intended.
d. There are no significant environmental features affecting the site, except the noted Special
Flood Hazard Area.
WHEREAS, at the public hearing before the Mohave County Planning and Zoning Commission on
February 10, 1999, the Commission recommended APPROVAL for the Abandonment subject to the
following:
1. The Abandonment will be effective upon the recordation of Los Lagos Country Club Villas
and Estates, Tract 4166, which will provide utility easement access and flood-flow protection
meeting the needs of all affected utility companies.
WHEREAS, the notice of hearing was published in The Standard, a newspaper of general
circulation in Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona, February 17, 1999, and February 24, 1999, and posted
February 19, 1999, as required by Arizona Revised Statutes and the Mohave County Zoning Regulations.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors, at their regular meeting
on Monday, March 8, 1999, APPROVED this Abandonment as recommended by the Mohave County
Planning and Zoning Commission and outlined herein.