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HomeMy WebLinkAbout70-97 • • RESOLUTION NO. 70-97 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AND GORDON L. STITT AND VALORI S . STITT, AS TRUSTEES WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills has read and considered that certain Agreement ("Agreement" ) between the Town and GORDON L. STITT and VALORI S . STITT, as Trustees of the Revocable Inter Vivos Trust of Gordon L. Stitt and Valori S . StittN November 0 o ember 16, 1996 . NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town does RESOLVE as follows : 1 . Public interest and convenience require the Town of Los Altos Hills to enter into the Agreement described above. 2 . The Town of Los Altos Hills hereby approves the Agreement and the Mayor is hereby authorized on behalf of the Town to execute the Agreement between the Town of Los Altos Hills and GORDON L. STITT and VALORI S. STITT, as Trustees of the Revocable Inter Vivos Trust of Gordon L. Stitt and Valori S . Stitt of November 16, 1996 . PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of September , 1997 . . Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk . 3\lah\res\stit-ea.res r� J 1111 DOCUMENT: 13862 5 Titles: 1 / Pages: 8 • • Fees. . . . * No Fees 11 111 111 1 111 1 11 11 II Taxes. . . Copies. . This Document is Recorded 3:Q013862535A AMT PAID For the Benefit of the Town of Los Altos Hills And is Exempt from Fee BRENDA DAVIS RDE # 006 Per Government Code SANTA CLARA COUNTY RECORDER 9/18/1997 Sections 6103 and 27383 Recorded at the request of 11 05 AM City When Recorded, Mail to: Town of Los Altos Hills - 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Attention: City Clerk AGREEMENT FOR CONSERVATION EASEMENT This agreement, made and entered into this 254 day of A( 91$4— , 1997, by and between GORDON L. STITT and VALORI S . STITT, as Trustees of the Revocable Inter Vivos Trust of Gordon L. Stitt and Valori S. Stitt of November 16, 1996, (collectively, "Owner") and the Town of Los Altos Hills, a municipal corporation, ("Town") . RECITALS A. Owner is the owner of certain real property in the Town commonly known as 25703 Lomita Linda Court and more particularly described on Exhibit A hereto. B. Town has adopted a General Plan and, pursuant thereto, may accept grants of conservation and open space easements on privately owned lands lying within the Town. C. Town finds this conservation easement to be consistent with the adopted Town' s General Plan and in the best interest of the Town. D. Both Owner and Town desire to limit the use of a portion of the property described above by dedication of a conservation easement in order to reduce potential adverse impacts on such land 1 3\lah\re\stit-ce.agm . . 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 the 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 Conservation Easement. Owner, as grantor, hereby grants a conservation easement to the Town of Los Altos Hills, a municipal corporation, County of Santa Clara, State of California, over the real property described and shown on as Exhibit B hereto (the "Property") to have and to hold said conservation 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 conservation easement are made and entered into pursuant to Civil Code Sections 815 through 816 and 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 chapter including any amendments thereto which may hereafter be enacted. 3 . Restriction on Use of Property. During the term of this Agreement and the conservation easement granted herein, the Property shall not be used for any purpose other than a conservation easement and those uses related to or compatible therewith. Owner, for the direct benefit of the Property described herein and of the Owner, 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 easements, drain pipes to service the Property, and paths dedicated to the Town, provided these reserved exceptions shall be consistent with the purposes of law and shall not permit any action which will be incompatible with maintaining the preserving the natural or scenic character of the land; and 2 3\lah\re\stit-ce.agm 411 • b. against the extraction of natural resources or other activities which may destroy the unique physical and scenic characteristic of the land, and c . against the grading of land other than attendant to permitted uses; and d. against the cutting of vegetation, except as may be required for fire prevention, thinning, elimination of diseased growth, and similar measures . 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. 4 . 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 landscaping, trees or natural growth upon the Property. 5 . Term of Agreement . This conservation 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. 6 . Successors in Interest . This Agreement and the conservation easement shall run with the Property and shall be 3 3\lah\re\stit-ce.agm • • • binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, successors and assigns of the parties hereto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this agreement . - OWNER Date : 2C7 41tVS1 , 1997 GORDON L. STITT, as Trustee of the Revocable Inter Vivos Trust of Gordon L. Stitt and Valori S . Stitt of Nov mber 16, 1996 Date: 0/ a-Sf , 1997 � VALORI S . STITT, as Trustee of the Revocable Inter Vivos Trust of Gordon L. Stitt and Valori S. Stitt of November 16, 1996 TOWN OF LOS ALTOS LLS Date : September 3 , 1997 By:C. Its : Mayor City Clerk 4 3\lah\re\stit-ce.agm 410 411 . . STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) ss : COUNTY OF Sgabp Car On f- ZS , 1997, before me, the undersigned Notary Public, personal appeared GORDON L. STITT, Q-- - • • . _ -- (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument . WITNESS my hand and official seal . SUZANNE DAVIS 1x��. Commission#1081074 tki4 , Notary Public—California r My Comm.Expires Dec17,19991 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ss : COUNTY OF S6InIa (X2va ) OnOkS'-f-- 2 , 1997, before me, the undersigned Notary Public, Persona lY appeared =VALORI S . STITT, . _a._ - o . - _ - (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same in her authorized capacity, and that by her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument . WITNESS myhand and official seal . t . SUThNN7!AV4Z07Commission#1081z Notary Public—California " : ., z 4{ '^>>�► Santa Clara County My Comm.Expires Dec 17,1999 Signature (- 5 3\lah\re\stit-ce.agm . Legal Description - Conservation t on Easement All that certain real property situate in the TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, said land lying entirely within Parcel 2 as shown on the map of Tract No. 2224, a snap of which tract is recorded in Book 100 of Maps at Page 16, Santa Clara County Records, described as follows: Beginning at an angle point in the Northwesterly.line of Parcel 2; said point being the Northeasterly terminus of that course shown as North 38° 52' 53"East, 339.38 feet on said map; thence South 69° 04' 51"East, 63.16 feet; thence South 46° 33' 36"East, 91.55 feet; thence South 54° 08' 19" East, 56.22 feet to a point on the Southeasterly line of Parcel 2; thence along said Southeasterly line South 53° 17' 00" West, 146,21 feet and South 42° 00' 40" West, 20.17 feet; thence North 45° 16' 17" West, 18.67 feet; thence North 45° 16' 17" West, 18.67 feet; thence North 54° 08' 19" West, 1.23 feet; thence North 12° 35' 41" West, 7.03 feet; thence North 42° 39' 53"West, 26.06 feet; thence North 59° 37' 44" West, 22.39 feet; thence North 88° 59' 38" West, 9.96 feet; thence North 47° 35' 23" West, 3.54 feet; thence North 48° 37' 03" West, 7.73 feet; thence North.53° 02' 43" West, 17.83 feet; thence North 58° 33' 48" West, 1.16 feet to a point on the aforesaid Northwesterly line of Parcel 2; thence along said line North 38° 52' 43"East, 122.04 feet to the point of Beginning. . 4.F• SND 8 cc X10.458 ic . % OQ. 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CONSERVATION EASEMENT CIVIL ENGINEERS • LAND SURVEYORS LANDS OF STI TT 26229 EDEN LANDING ROAD, SUITE 2 APN: 336-40-039 HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA 94545 25703 LOMITA LINDA COURT FAX)(510) 88 863019 TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS 9 7012PL T.D WG