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HomeMy WebLinkAbout16-09 • • RESOLUTION NO. 16-0 9 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS APPROVING AGREEMENT FOR OPEN SPACE EASEMENT (Lands of Somasundaram) WHEREAS, Madian and Shubba Somasundaram ("Owner") owns the property commonly known as 12244 Windsor 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 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 the Open Space Easement Agreement. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 71j16`day of V , 2009 ( BY: Mayor ATT ST: City Cle 41111 Attachment A to Resolution 16-09 • e DOCUMENT: 20223961 Pages: 9 111111011111111110 Fees. . . . * No Fees Taxes. . . This Document Is Recorded Copies. . For the Benefit of the AMT PAID Town of Los Altos Hills And is Exempt from Fee REGINA ALCOMENDRAS RDE # 007 Per Government Code SANTA CLARA COUNTY RECORDER 4/24/2009 Sections 6103 and 27383 Recorded at the request of 10:55 AM City 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�A eement .fc+r •.en 1.ace Easement ("Agreement") is made, and entered into this �-�"`day of / , 2009, by and between Madian and Shubba Somasundaram ("Owners") and the• Town of Los Altos Hills, a municipal >l corporation, ("Town"). So 0,(1 a Su d etra n'1 RECITALS A. Owner owns that certain real property in the Town of Los Altos Hills commonly known as 12244 Windsor 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 valueto 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 110 • 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 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, 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. 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: I 0 , 2009 ; Madian Somasundaram OWNER: Date: / 0gall/ , 2009 ' Shub e. Somasundaram TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS: Date: , 2009 ` Mayor ATTEST: & •/ City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ss: COUNTY OF1G& On RAC-. i o , 2009, before me,c YOYI 3 - ii , personally appeared Had Mil S91A4 "'�"1 ShubhaSuSuvt. rcim,personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose nam s '- Ir. subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that-he/-814, executed the same in her/tai authorized capacity(, and that by hisfhar/' signature® on the instrument the person( or the entity upon behalf of which the persons acted, executed the instrument. WITNESS my hand and official seal. SHARON J.CHOI Commisslon# 634416 Notary Public-California Signature ♦ Z T a 17 Santa Clara County My Comm.Expires Jan 3.2010 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) ss: COUNTY OF ) On , 2009,before me, , personally appeared , 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. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Signature . .' Exhibit A Legal Description of Open Space Easement Property and Plat Accompanying Description .. EXHIBIT "A" Legal Description of an Open Space Easement 12244 Windsor Court Los Altos Hills, California Portion of A.P.N. 182-11-035 All that certain real property in the Town of Los Altos Hills, County of Santa Clara, State of California, described as follows: Being a portion of land over Lot 4, as shown upon that certain Tract Map entitled"Tract No. 2393, Laureleen Acres",which was filed for record on August 7, 1959, in Book 110 of Maps, at Page 20, Santa Clara County Records, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at the most southerly corner of said Lot 4,thence, along the southwesterly boundary line, North 38°15'36" West, 46.11 feet; Thence, leaving said boundary line of said Lot 4,North 45°45'33" East, 94.24 feet; Thence,North 54°00'10" East, 67.34 feet,to a point on the easterly boundary line of said Lot 4, said line being also the westerly right of way line of Natoma Road; Thence, southerly along said easterly boundary, South 10°06'43" West, 61.05 feet,to an angle point in the easterly boundary line of said Lot 4; Thence, continuing along the easterly boundary line of said Lot 4, South 60°28'17" East, 12.30 feet; Thence, leaving the westerly right of way line of Natoma Road, southwesterly along the southeasterly boundary line of said Lot 4, South 46°03'43 West, 75.60 feet,to an angle point in the southeasterly boundary line of said Lot 4; Thence, continuing along the southeasterly boundary line of said Lot 4, South 59°33'43" West, 45.22 feet,to the POINT OF BEGINNING; Containing 7,302 square feet,more or less, as shown on the plat attached hereto and made a part hereof. 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OPEN SPACE EASEMENT 4880 Stevens"Creek Blvd. Suite 205 San Jose, CA. 95129 CHECKED: C.M. 12244 WINDSOR COURT (408) 615-4000 Fax (408) 615-4004 JOB N0,: 07257 Auburn 4 San Jose 0 Oakdale SHEETS: 1 OF 1 LOS ALTOS HILLS, CALIFORNIA • • RESOLUTION NO. 16—09 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS APPROVING AGREEMENT FOR OPEN SPACE EASEMENT (Lands of Somasundaram) WHEREAS, Madian and Shubba Somasundaram ("Owner") owns the property commonly known as 12244 Windsor 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 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 I 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 the Open Space Easement Agreement. PASSED AND ADOPTED this WeAday ofY&Ajdzi&__ , 2009 ()- BY: Mayor ATT ST: Certified as a true copy City Cle- By / City Clerk of the own of os Altos Hills 0' 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. Kailli) '7/— Karen Jost, - Date: April 24, 2009 Place: Town Hall Town of Los Altos Hills 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills, CA 94022