HomeMy WebLinkAbout99-216 RESOLUTION NO. 99-216
A RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH AN ABANDONMENT OF A 60-FOOT INGRESS/EGRESS
AND PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT KNOWN AS SILVERADO DRIVE ADJOINING PARCELS
889, 890 AND 891, AND A 60-FOOT INGRESS/EGRESS AND PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT
ADJOINING PARCELS 890 AND 891, STAGECOACH TRAILS, UNIT IX, IN SECTION 21,
TOWNSHIP 16 NORTH, RANGE 16 WEST, IN THE MOHAVE COUNTY GENERAL AREA,
MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA.
WHEREAS, at the regular meeting of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors held on August 9,
1999, a public hearing was conducted to determine whether approval should be granted to abandon the
above-described roadway easement as requested by Gabriel and Linda Ffield of Yucca, Arizona, and
WHEREAS, this easement is located south of Yucca, along the west side of Alamo Road and
Interstate 40. The site is accessed from Interstate 40 via the Alamo Road Exit, then south and southeast on
Alamo Road approximately 16 miles to Silverado Drive, then southwest on Silverado Drive approximately
one-half (72) mile to the southeast corner of Parcel 889. The proposed abandonment extends to the
southwest corner of Parcel 889. The applicant also proposes to abandon the unnamed easement between
Parcels 890 and 891. This easement runs north to south and intersects that portion of Silverado Drive to be
abandoned. Silverado Drive has been bladed by Brooks Realty. The north-south easement is unimproved.
The terrain is relatively fiat, sloping slightly to the southwest. The surrounding land uses are vacant with
widely scattered homesites. There are no significant washes crossing this property, and
WHEREAS, the applicants request this abando~nnent to prevent access bet~veen the three properties
which they own. The Mohave County General Plan designates this area as a Rural Development Area, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works takes no position on the proposed easement
abandonment because this roadway easement has not been formerly ~ccepted by the County. Also, the
County Attorney's Office believes that there are underlying documents of record which may prohibit this
action, and
WHEREAS, Brooks Realty does not object to the proposed easement abandounaent, and
WHEREAS, the Arizona State Land Commissioner does not object to the abandonment, and
WHEREAS, Citizens Utilities Company does not object to the proposed easement abandonment,
and
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WHEREAS, a review of FEMA FIRM Panel #040058-2875C indicates the parcel described to be
in Zone C, not 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 the effect may not comply with the Mohave County General Plan
because it would limit access to State lands for recreation purposes.
c. The site is adequate for the action intended and the use is consistent with the surrounding
land uses and terrain.
d. The site has legal access.
e. There are no significant environmental features affecting the site.
WHEREAS, at the public hearing before the Mohave County Planning and Zoning Commission on
July 14, 1999, the Commission recommended APPROVAL for the Abandonment subject to the following:
1. Mohave County will extinguish all rights to the ingress and egress easements.
WHEREAS, the notice of hearing was published in The Standard, a newspaper of general
circulation in Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona, July 21, 1999, and July 28, 1999, and posted July 23,
1999, as required by Arizona Revised Statutes and the Mohave County Zoning Regulations.
NOW THEREFORE BE 1T RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors, at their regular meeting
on Monday, August 9, 1999, APPROVED this Abandonment as recommended by the Mohave County
Plauning and Zoning Commission and outlined herein.
NiOHAVE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
7' ~ James
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