REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on a Resolution Ordering the Vacation of a Public Utility Easement at 3250 Jay Street
Report
BACKGROUND
In 1982, the City Council vacated a portion of Duane Avenue east of Jay Street, quitclaimed the City's rights to the property, and also reserved a 50-foot wide Public Utility Easement (PUE) over the area that was vacated. The PUE was reserved to maintain access to City sanitary sewer and water facilities and is located at 3250 Jay Street. In April 2025, the property owner, Four Corners Properties, inquired with the City about the potential to vacate the PUE in anticipation of potential future development on the site.
On June 23, 2026, the City Council approved a Vesting Tentative Map to merge four existing legal parcels into one legal parcel, with no construction or site improvements, at 3250 Jay Street.
DISCUSSION
As noted above, there are existing sanitary sewer and water facilities within the PUE. The sanitary sewer facility currently located within the PUE serves only this property and the property owner has requested that the sanitary sewer facility be privatized to remove the need for a City easement for the sanitary sewer. Staff support converting the public sanitary sewer in the PUE into a private sanitary system.
Staff reviewed the water facility in the PUE and determined that the water facility should remain a public water utility. To accommodate the request to vacate the PUE, on April 22, 2026, the City accepted a 15-foot-wide water utility easement dedication from the property owner to cover the existing water facility.
All departments and agencies with an interest in the PUE concur that the easement is eligible to be vacated. With the privatization of the sanitary sewer facility and the new water utility easement, staff have determined that the PUE is in excess and will no longer be necessary for public purposes and recommend that the PUE be vacated according to subsection C of California Streets and H...
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