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HomeMy WebLinkAbout43-10 • RESOLUTION NO. 4 3--10 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS APPROVING AGREEMENT FOR OPEN SPACE EASEMENT (Lands Doty) WHEREAS, James and Maria Doty ("Owner") owns the property commonly known as 14190 Amherst Court, Los Altos Hills, California; 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 toResolutionasAttachment this A achment A ("Open Space Easement Agreement") 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 Open Space Easement Agreement 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 Open Space Easement Agreement 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 Open Space Easement Agreement 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 Open Space Easement Agreement attached to this Resolution as Attachment A; and the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute th- Open Space Easement Agreement. PASSED AND ADOPTED this /6 y of //If��.112010 BY: May•. ATT ST: City Clerk titkiedynea ( soiutitk • This Document Is Recorded For the Benefit of the DOCUMENT: 20906183 Pages: 10 Town of Los Altos Hills 0,111111 II ill 0 And is Exempt from Fee Fees. . . . * No Fees Per Government Code Taxes. . . Sections 6103 and 27383 Copies. . AMT PAID When Recorded,Mail to: REGINA ALCOMENDRAS RDE # 008 Town-of.Los Altos Hills SANTA CLARA COUNTY RECORDER 10/07/2010 26379 Fremont Road Recorded at the request of 3:58 PM Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Ci ty Attention: City Clerk AGREEMENT FOR OPEN SPACE EASEMENT .This Agreement fo Open Sp.ce Easement ("Agreement") is made and entered'into ,this 'day of fr;p ' I' , 2010, by and between James and Maria Doty, ("Owner") and the swn of Los Altos Hills, a municipal corporation, ("ToYvn' ) . RECITALS A. Owner owns that certain real property in the Town of Los Altos Hills commonly known as 14190 Amherst Court, Los Altos Hills, California. 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.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, (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 public and private utilities and paths dedicated to the Town or an approved septic system, 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 drainage improvements and 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 lawful fences or 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. 1 • 5. Restrictions on Public Use. The public shall not have a right of entry upon the Property. The right of entry and surface use is limited solely to the Town, but only for the purpose of inspection of condition of the Property. 6. Term of Agreement. 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: /pc) . , 2010 ames Doty Date: #02/ , 2010 Maria Doty TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS: Date: gill & , 2010 Mayor r ATTEST: City Clerk 40 • • • STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) A� ss: COUNTY OF/' l _) J�yL4 ' K E,eNaN�EZ, No>a�y P�S�1iL , 2010, before me, , personally appeared 3avhe5 gotRg Do , personally known to me (or 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(s), 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. J.ANTONIA K. HERNANDEZ WITNESS my hand and official seal. "" commission# 1864766 z .%lam' ; �-+r' Notary Public-California z STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) ss: COUNTY OFr,r54 On 7-1 , 2010, before me,-I«Lt•. personally appeared liAorea. tlarci ,personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person(V) whose name(r) is/ape subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that ire/she/they executed the same inhis/her/theip authorized capacity(ies), and,that by iris/he—their signature(s)on the instrument the person(*), or the entity upon behalf of which the person( '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. JIM LEACH Commission# 1833218 Z -( ; Notary Public-California z "lirSan Francisco County D Signature My Comm.Expires Jan 25,2013 / • - Exhibit A Legal Description of Open Space Easement Property and Plat Accompanying Description • •` Page 1 of 2 EXHIBIT "A" LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR OPEN SPACE EASEMENT AT 14190 AMHERST COURT,LOS ALTOS HILLS SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA All that certain real property situate in the Town of Los Altos Hills, County of Santa Clara,State of California,being a portion of Lot 11 as said Lot is shown on that certain Map entitled"Tract No. 3306 Page Mill Estates"filed in the Office of the Recorder of said County and State on October 23, 1962 in Book 153 of Maps at Pages 40 through 42, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the northeasterly corner of said Lot 11;thence along the easterly line of said Lot South 66°46'00"West 57.05 feet; Thence South 48°03'20" West 40.53 feet; Thence South 11°08'10"East 32.95 feet; Thence South 6°41'04" West 65.25 feet to the southeasterly corner of said Lot; Thence along the southerly line of said Lot North 60°00'00"West 49.66 feet; Thence leaving said southerly line North 43°34'55"East 19.39 feet; Thence North 27°31'01" West 14.22 feet to the beginning of a tangent curve to the right having a radius of 58.00 feet; Thence northerly along said curve through a central angle of 37°23'10",a distance of 37.85 feet to the beginning of a compound curve having a radius of 90.00 feet, and having a radial bearing of North 80°07'51" West; r Thence northerly along said curve through a central angle of 33°06'15", a distance of 52.00 feet to the beginning of a compound curve having a radius of 86.00 feet, and having a radial bearing of North 47°01'36"West; Thence easterly along said curve through a central angle of 21°09'01", a distance of 31.75 feet; Thence tangent from said curve North 64°07'25"East 40.36 feet to the northerly line of said Lot; II • Exhibit"A" Page 2 of 2 Thence along said northerly line South 60°00'00"East 47.56 feet to the Point of Beginning. 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JAMES AND MASHA DOTY 73 1 = 30' 07-1 6 10 3266-10 4, o. 5304 * 0 p e Kac�L[�OD a[�D QssOCOQTES 4, ���� CIVIL ENGINEERING • LAND SURVEYING - OF CP--\C 965 CENTER STREET SAN CARLOS CA 94070 (650) 593-8580 Alk • RESOLUTION NO. 4 3--10 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS APPROVING AGREEMENT FOR OPEN SPACE EASEMENT ands Doty) t3') WHEREAS, James and Maria Doty ("Owner") owns the property commonly known as 14190 Amherst Court, Los Altos Hills, California; 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 ("Open Space Easement Agreement") to limit the use of a portion of the property in orderto reduce potential adverse impacts on such land including grading, vegetation removal, and erosion; WHEREAS, the Town finds the Open Space Easement Agreement 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 Open Space Easement Agreement 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 Open Space Easement Agreement 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 Open Space Easement Agreement attached to this Resolution as Attachment A; and the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute th- Open Space Easement Agreement. PASSED AND ADOPTED this / day of 01/ , 2010 BY: / -- May AT ST: City Clerk S I, Karen Jost, 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. Karen Jost, City ip Date:October 7, 2010 Place: Town Hall Town of Los Altos Hills 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills, CA 94022