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HomeMy WebLinkAbout32-14 RESOLUTION 32-14 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS APPROVING AGREEMENT FOR OPEN SPACE EASEMENT (Lands of Emad-Vaez and Aazad) WHEREAS, Sadr Emad-Vaez and Pouran Aazad ("Owner") own the property commonly known as 27300 Ursula Lane (formerly 27755 Edgerton Road), 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 ("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 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills at a regular meeting held on the 19th day of June, 2014 by the following vote: AYES: Radford, Corrigan, Harpootlian, Larsen, Waldeck NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None BY: ohn Radford, Mayor Resolution 32-14 Page 1 ATTEST: Debbrah Padovan, City Clerk Resolution 32-14 Page 2 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 19. day of June , 2014, by and between SADR EMAD- VAEZ and POURAN AAZAD, ("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 27300 Ursula Lane (formerly 27755 Edgerton), 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, thep arties, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions set forth herein and the substantialublic benefits to be derived therefrom,p v do hereby agree as follows: Resolution 32-14 Page 3 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. Resolution 32-14 Page 4 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: OS —LO , 2014 Owner Owner TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS: Date: June' , 2014 ayor-John Radford ATTEST: ity Clerk-Deborah Padovan Resolution 32-14 Page 5 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF OF SANTA CLARA ) On -S1 ZCID' , 2014, before me, PAVAS -cbt-7SRM-j ,Notary Public,personally appeared 5 A-b 9, �5• V A G—Z , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person( whose name(f) is/ale subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/sly/tl,*y executed the same in his/h$r/their authorized capacity(i¢s), and that by hisur/their signature(j) on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the persono 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. PANKAJ P. DESAI 1,77,7ommission# 1993387WITNESS my hand and official seal. 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E Y x fires fl, 7 201 P6 Si �` nature: (Seal) g � � ( a ) Resolution 32-14 Page 6 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ss. COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA ) On June 20, 2014, before me, Deborah L. Padovan,Notary Public, personally appeared John Radford, who 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. 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 Commission* 1929787 Notary Public-California ? Sonoma County My Comm.Ex fres Apr 19,2015 Signature: (Seal) Resolution 32-14 Page 7 • • 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: June 20, 2014 Place: Town Hall Town of Los Altos Hills 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Resolution 32-14 Page 8 Certified as a true copy RESOLUTION 32-14 By Cibi Clerk of the Tomm of Los i tos Hilis RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS APPROVING AGREEMENT FOR OPEN SPACE EASEMENT (Lands of Emad-Vaez and Aazad) WHEREAS, Sadr Emad-Vaez and Pouran Aazad ("Owner") own the property commonly known as 27300 Ursula Lane (formerly 27755 Edgerton Road), 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 ("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 theland 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 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills at a regular meeting held on the 19th day of June, 2014 by the following vote: AYES: Radford, Corrigan, Harpootlian, Larsen, Waldeck NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None BY: "�� ohn Radford, Mayor Resolution 32-14 Page 9 Resolution 32-14 Page I ATTEST: Deborah Padovan, City Clerk Resolution 32-14 Page 10 Resolution 32-14 Page 2 i EXHIBIT "A" LEGAL DESCRIPTION OPEN SPACE EASEMENT 27300 URSULA LANE LOS ALTOS HILLS, CALIFORNIA Certain real property situate in the Town of Los Altos Hills, County of Santa Clara, State of California, described as follows: A portion of Lot 1, as shown on that certain Tract Map No. 5762, filed for record on September 15, 1976, in Book 379 of Maps, at Pages 36 and 37, in Santa Clara County records, more particularly described as follows; COMMENCING at the most northwesterly corner of said Lot 1, also lying on the Southerly line of Edgerton Road; Thence, along the Northwesterly line of said Lot 1, South 350 37' 02"West, 10.38 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; Thence, continuing along the Northwesterly line of said Lot 1, South 35° 37' 02"West, 154.80 feet; Thence, leaving the Northwesterly line of said Lot 1, South 70 33' 34"East, 49.30 feet; Thence, North 61' 29' 44" East, 37.12 feet; Thence, North 44° 07' 59"East, 32.46 feet; Thence, North 600 37' 22"East, 39.60 feet; Thence, North 860 52' 34"East, 51.16 feet; Thence, South 410 38' 48"East, 61.92 feet; Thence, South 17°43' 49"East, 136.12 feet to a point lying on the Easterly line of said Lot 1; Thence, along the Easterly line of said Lot 1, North 4° 09' 12"East, 189.75 feet, to a point lying 10.00 feet distant and Southerly, measured at a right angle, from the Southerly line of Edgerton Road; Page 1 of 3 Resolution 32-14 Page 11 Thence,North 74° 57' 22" West, 3.85 feet to a point of curvature; Thence along a line concentric with and 10.00 feet Southerly of said line of Edgerton Road, along a curve to the right from a radial bearing of South 15° 02' 38" West, a radius of 290.00 feet, through a central angle of 35° 51' 12", an arc length of 181.47 feet to TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; Containing an area of approximately 22,135 square feet, more or less. END OF DESCRIPTION EXHIBIT `B"is a plat to accompany this legal description, and which is attached and hereby made a part hereof. Prepared by or under the direct supervision of: fxR Mark A. Helton �Q J?�lf Of C��1E0 Page 2 of 3 Resolution 32-14 Page 12 LEGEND STREET DEDICATION PROPERTY LINE DOCf CENTERLINE POINT OF —————— EASEMENT LINE COMMENCEMENT TRUE POINT OF OPEN SPACE BEGINNING EASEMENT43 90- 5hp; �.� Ate` ���0'Y 8 R pq�N,4 s,??. SCALE: 1"=60' �� 0O"t. �9S• LOT 2 N86 52'344"E��? s 9SF� o\�,l 22 51.16' sem, Z`5,�.�F�Yp \;hl 3 APN 182- 19-059 �60%g6 "cp, J h ^� ;O \—N44'07'59"E 2 Ory 1 32.46' N612944-E h 57'33'34"E 37.12' o 49.30' N / LOT 1 N co / TRA C T 5 762 UD N w o cl- LANDS OF EMAD.— VAEZ & AAZAD N z Q / DOC # 22042594 S88 22'14 E 320.59' APN 182- 19-062 ,,AND s ws C N1� 1 BASIS OF BEARINGS ti o to Ri to THE BEARING NB79'53"W BEING THE WES7ERLY a 0 L7078 . Nom LINE OF LOT 1, AS SHOWN ON THE CERTAIN 7k NN 1L7078 4 TRACT MAP NO. 5762, WHICH WAS FILED FOR C m RECORD ON SEP7EMBER 15, 1976 IN BOOK 379 Sam MAPS, AT PAGES 36 37, /N SANTA CLARACOUNTY RECORDSOF CAL1�04 o z 1 m EXHIBIT "B" r ` Giuliani & Sull Inc. SCALE: 1"=60' PLAT TO ACCOMPANY DATE: 4/10/13 LEGAL DESCRIPTION DRAWN: E.T. OPEN SPACE EASEMENT 4880 Stevens Creek Blvd. Suite 205 San Jose, CA. 95129 CHECKED: M.H. 27300 URSULA LANE (408) 615-4000 Fax (408) 615-4004 JOB NO.: 13133 Auburn San Jose • Oakdale Reso igkE114 3 OF-3 LOS ALTOS HILLS, CALIF0fj3 F,\2008\08103\dwg\08103PLAT,dwg 4/10/2013 1,47128 PM PDT