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HomeMy WebLinkAbout78-19RESOLUTION 78-19 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS APPROVING AGREEMENT FOR OPEN SPACE EASEMENT (LANDS OF VENKATACHARY AND NARAYANAN FAMILY TRUST) WHEREAS, Venkatachary and Narayanan Family Trust ("Owner") own the property commonly known as 11545 Crestridge Drive, Los Altos Hills, California (APN 331-01-027); and WHEREAS, the Town has adopted a General Plan and, pursuant thereto, may accept grants of open space easements on privately owned lands lying within the Town; WHEREAS, the Owner has offered to enter into an agreement for open space easement attached to this Resolution as Attachment A ("Agreement for Open Space Easement") to limit the use of a portion of the property in order to reduce potential adverse impacts on such land including grading, vegetation removal, and erosion; WHEREAS, the Town finds the Agreement for Open Space Easement to be consistent with the Town's General Plan and in the best interests of the Town; WHEREAS, the Owner and the .Town recognize that the land subject to the Agreement for Open Space Easement is essentially unimproved and if retained in its natural state has substantial scenic value to the public and that the preservation of such land as open space constitutes an important physical, social, aesthetic and economic asset to the Town and the Owner; WHEREAS, the Agreement for Open Space Easement contains the appropriate restrictions and covenants to preserve the natural and scenic character of the land; and NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does RESOLVE as follows: The Town hereby accepts on behalf of the public, and for the purposes therein described, approves the Agreement for Open Space Easement attached to this Resolution as Attachment A; and the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Agreement for Open Space Easement. The above and foregoing Resolution passed and adopted by the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills at a regular meeting held on the 19th day of December 2019, by the following vote: AYES: Spreen, Wu, Corrigan, Tankha, Wu NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ATTEST: laid 6� Deborah Padovan, City Clerk BY: y4t"— Rogeopreelf, Mayor Resolution 78-19 Page 1 This Document Is Recorded For the Benefit of the Town of Los Altos Hills And is Exempt from Fee Per Government Code Sections 6103 and 27383 When Recorded, Mail to: Town of Los Altos Hills 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Attention: City Clerk AGREEMENT FOR OPEN SPACE EASEMENT This Agreement for Open Space Easement ("Agreement") is made and entered into this 2� day of 0 C'� , 2019, by and between Srinivasan Venkatachary and Janani Narayanan, Trustees of the 2015 Venkatachary. and Narayanan Family Trust, U/D/T May 28, 2015, ("Owner") and the TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS, a municipal corporation, ("Town"). RECITALS A. Owner owns that certain real property in the Town of Los Altos Hills commonly known as 11545 Crestridge Drive, Los Altos Hills, California (APN 331-01- 027). B. Town has adopted a General Plan and, pursuant thereto, may accept grants of open space easements on privately owned lands lying within the Town. C. Town finds -this open space easement to be consistent with the Town's General Plan and in the best interests of the Town. D. Owner and Town desire to limit the use of a portion of the property more particularly described in Exhibit A and Exhibit B attached hereto, by dedication of an open space easement in order to reduce potential adverse impacts on such land including grading, vegetation removal, and erosion, recognizing that such land is essentially unimproved and if retained in its natural state has substantial scenic value to the public and that the preservation of such land as open space constitutes an -important physical, social, aesthetic and economic asset to the Town and to Owner. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions set forth herein and the substantial public benefits to be derived therefrom, do hereby agree as follows: 1. Grant of Open Space Easement. Owner, as grantor, hereby grants an open space easement to the Town of Los Altos Hills, a municipal corporation in the County of Santa Clara, State of California, over the real property described and shown as Exhibit A and Exhibit B, (the "Property"), to have and to hold said open space easement for the term and for the purposes and subject to the conditions, covenants, and exceptions described herein. 2. Statutory Authorization. This Agreement and grant of open space easement are made and entered into pursuant to Chapter 6.6 commencing with Section 51070 of Part 1, Division 1,' Title 5 of the Government Code. This Agreement is. subject to all of the provisions of said sections and chapters including any amendments thereto which may hereafter be enacted. 3. Restriction on Use of Property. During the term of this Agreement and the open space easement granted herein, the Property shall not be used for any purpose other than an open space easement and those uses related to or compatible therewith. Owner, for the direct benefit of the Property described herein, hereby declares that the Property shall be subject to restrictive covenants running with the land which shall be binding upon all subsequent grantees. Said restrictive covenants shall be: a. against the right of Owner to construct any improvements on or within the Property except for underground public and private utilities, ground mounted solar panels, pathways on dedicated easements to the Town, and wildlife friendly fencing, provided these reserved exceptions shall be consistent with the purposes of maintaining and preserving the natural or scenic character of the land; and b. against the extraction of natural resources or other activities which may destroy the unique physical and scenic characteristics of the land; and C. against the grading of land for reasons other than attendant to permitted uses including but not limited to underground utilities; and d. against the cutting of vegetation, except as may be required for fire prevention, thinning, elimination of diseased growth, removal of invasive or non-native species and similar measures; and e. against any plantings other than native vegetation; and f. against the erection of structures other than any improvements authorized by Paragraph 3(a) herein. 4. Exceptions. The City Council of the Town may authorize exceptions to the foregoing restrictive covenants, provided such exceptions are consistent with the purposes of law and not incompatible with maintaining and preserving the natural character of the land. 5. Public Use. The public shall not have a right of entry upon the Property except for the use of the 15 -foot equestrian right-of-way easement along the property line. 6. Term of Aueement. This open space easement and Agreement shall be effective on the date of recordation of this Agreement and shall remain in effect in perpetuity, unless abandoned pursuant to Government Code Sections 51093 and 51094 or any successor legislation. 7. Successors in Interest. This Agreement and the open space easement shall run with the land and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, successors and assigns of the parties hereto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto do hereby execute this agreement. OWNER: Date: O2 Oct ' , 2019 Srinivasan Venkatachary JaVii Narayanan TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS: Date: m �, 2019 Mayor- ger Sireen ATTEST: City Clerk- Deborah Padovan EXHIBIT'A' LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR OPEN SPACE EASEMENT LANDS OF VENKATACHARY & NARAYANAN, 11545 CRESTRIDGE DRIVE, LOS ALTOS HILLS AN EASEMENT OVER CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY SITUATED IN THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, BEING AN OPEN SPACE EASEMENT, LYING UNDER, OVER, ON AND ACROSS A PORTION OF PARCEL 2 AS SAID PARCEL IS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PARCEL MAP FILED MAY 3,1974 IN BOOK 339 OF MAPS, AT PAGE 29, RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF SAID PARCEL 2; THENCE ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL, NORTH 26°22'25" EAST 180.00 FEET TO AN ANGLE POINT THEREOF; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID BOUNDARY, NORTH 38°46'25" EAST 171.06 FEET TO THE MOST NORTHERLY CORNER OF SAID PARCEL 2; THENCE ALONG THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL, SOUTH 46°16'00" EAST 80.31 FEET TO THE MOST EASTERLY CORNER OF SAID PARCEL 2; THENCE ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL, SOUTH 8°4357" WEST 146.43 FEET, THENCE LEAVING SAID BOUNDARY AND ACROSS SAID PARCEL 2 THE FOLLOWING FIFTEEN (15) COURSES: 1) SOUTH 67°18'28" WEST 33.76 FEET; THENCE 2) SOUTH 78°5722" WEST 15.88 FEET; THENCE 3) SOUTH 62°10'35" WEST 42.93 FEET; THENCE 4) NORTH 55°29'12" WEST 11.31 FEET; THENCE 5) SOUTH 82°43'12" WEST 26.65 FEET; THENCE 6) SOUTH 21°30'59" WEST 17.12 FEET; THENCE 7) SOUTH 76°44'45" WEST 6.74 FEET; THENCE 8) SOUTH 45°10'43" WEST 15.29 FEET; THENCE 9) SOUTH 49°49'19" WEST 24.91 FEET; THENCE 10) SOUTH 27°23'22" WEST 33.37 FEET, THENCE 11) SOUTH 35°46'20" WEST 7.33 FEET; THENCE 12) SOUTH 2.1050'48" WEST 10.51 FEET; THENCE 13) SOUTH 32°11'34" WEST 10.51 FEET; THENCE 14) SOUTH 45034'49" WEST 10.65 FEET; THENCE 15) SOUTH 16°11'47" WEST 12.97 FEETTO THE POINT IN THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL; THENCE ALONG SAID BOUNDARY LINE, NORTH 18040'55" WEST 60.34 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING 33,670 SQUARE FEET OF LAND, MORE OR LESS. PAGE ONE OF THREE EXHIBIT'A' (CONTINUED) SEE EXHIBIT'B' (PLAT) ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF. END OF DESCRIPTION THIS LEGAL DESCRIPTION WAS PREPARED BY ME OR UNDER MY DIRECTION IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR'S ACT. JOHN K. f ING P.L.S. 6809 PAGE TWO OF THREE J014N :K.. ,Kite.. ;N��8809 DATE ,Z5'. 11 EXHIBIT 'B' PLAT TO ACCOMPANY LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR OPEN SPACE EASEMENT LANDS OF VENKATACHARY AND NARAYANAN 11545 CRESTRIDGE DRIVE, LOS ALTOS HILLS LINE TABLE D <� o / �\ '76,, LINE LENGTH BEARING r'' J`�G' o� / SO\ 00' •S F L1 11.31' N55'29'12"W A)ll L2 17.12' S21'30'59"W L3 6.74' S76'44'45"W Q, Q // L4 7.33' S35'46'20"W L5 10.51' S21•,50'48"W T /�`ti���►E L6 10.51' S32' 11'34"W L7 10.65' S45'34'49"W I / '� �N SQP O s -s5' a{� L8 12.97' S16' 11'47"W // OR ^' / kp rnA 1 �i LEGEND / U' ko ' ` A dd�. 1 cv N 6'N� EXISTING LOT LINE �o No��,, N o, �w,r'•� z EXISTING CENTERLINE /moo' 0) ------ NEW EASEMENT LINE P.O.B. POINT OF BEGINNING <v 1/ 00 BALZER /�yry �� PARCEL 2 LO Z o APN 331-01-025 / / �sA • 339 MAPS 29 w I WS, 7S 1,01. P.0.6.� / �9• •2 A�3. Z Seo LAND S\ ,OWN K • ki�c �L�� a ATF C)' CAL�F�� John . King, P.L.S. Date PAGE THREE OF THREE Vo S2)2R'Q,7 'Q L Q s ' o APN 331-01-027 O V NW a JN 19004 CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT § 1189 CIVIL CODE A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA On k 0— M — before me, 9��CS� caw personally appeared 3 r' who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(ss whose names re subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he{s ee executed the same in -lamer the' authorized capacity fes , and that by iifh E signature(s)-on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person(4 acted, executed the instrument. rL �'GGC1Gr� I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. XOCHITL VILLA 0 COMM. #2297.. z °a Notary Public California o z Santa Clara County NIX Comm. Expires Jul 19, 2023 Signature: ��_"���/ (Seal) CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE, ACKNOWLEDMENT CIVIL CODE § 1189 A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.. STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA ) On . December 20, 2019,.before me, Deborah L. Padovan, Notary Public, personally appeared Roger Spreen, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. DEBORAH L. PADOVAN Notary public California Santa Clara County z Commission t 2282419 Signature: (Seal) "��`"� My Comm. Expires Apr 19, 2023 RESOLUTION 78-19 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS APPROVING AGREEMENT FOR OPEN SPACE EASEMENT (LANDS OF VENKATACHARY AND NARAYANAN FAMILY TRUST) WHEREAS, Venkatachary and Narayanan Family Trust ("Owner") own the property commonly known as 11545 Crestridge Drive, Los Altos Hills, California (APN 331-01-027); and WHEREAS, the Town has adopted a General Plan and, pursuant thereto, may accept grants of open space easements on privately owned lands lying within the Town; WHEREAS, the Owner has offered to enter into an agreement for open space easement attached to this Resolution as Attachment A ("Agreement for Open Space Easement") to limit the use of a portion of the property in order to reduce potential adverse impacts on such land including grading, vegetation removal, and erosion; WHEREAS, the Town finds the Agreement for Open Space Easement to be consistent with the Town's General Plan and in the best interests of the Town; WHEREAS, the Owner and the Town recognize that the land subject to the Agreement for Open Space Easement is essentially unimproved and if retained in its natural state has substantial scenic value to the public and that the preservation of such land as open space constitutes an important physical, social, aesthetic and economic asset to the Town and the Owner; WHEREAS, the Agreement. for Open Space Easement contains the appropriate restrictions and covenants to preserve the natural and scenic character of the'land; and NOW, -THEREFORE, the City Council of.the Town of Los Altos Hills does RESOLVE as follows: The Town hereby accepts on behalf of the public, and for the purposes therein described, approves the Agreement for Open Space Easement attached to thisResolution as Attachment A; and the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Agreement for Open Space Easement. The above and foregoing Resolution passed and adopted by the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills ata regular meeting held on the 19th day of December 2019, by the following vote: AYES.: Spreen, Wu, Corrigan, Tankha, Wu NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ATTEST: alok J Deborah Padovan,' City Clerk BY: Roge pree , Mayor v S Resolution 78-19 -- - page-}-,—__ _ I, Deborah Padovan, duly appointed City Clerk for the Town of Los Altos Hills, do hereby certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Deborah Padovan, City Clerk Date: December 20, 2019 Place: Town Hall Town of Los Altos Hills 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills, CA 94022