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PUBLIC WORKS - Interim Director Will Pike
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Requested Action(s)
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a) PUBLIC HEARING - Conduct a Public Hearing to consider vacating a portion of Farquhar Road (County Road No. 472), approximately 0.09 miles of road easement starting from the intersection with the northerly section line of section 33 and 34, Township 29 North, Range 5 West, thence heading southerly for approximately 500 feet towards Bowman Road
b) RESOLUTION- Request adoption of a resolution ordering the vacation of a portion of Farquhar Road, (County Road No. 472), approximately 0.09 miles of road easement starting from the intersection with the northerly section line of section 33 and 34, Township 29 North, Range 5 West, in the unincorporated area of Tehama County
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Financial Impact:
None
Background Information:
In December of 2024, the applicant Donald Palmquist, submitted a petition requesting the Tehama County Public Works Department vacate approximately 0.09 miles of Farquhar Road. Farquhar Road was accepted as a county road on April 12, 1978, per Book 5 of Parcel Maps, page 8. The Farquhar Road vacation request was presented to the Planning Commission on April 3, 2025.
The Planning Commission Findings:
A. Adopted the finding that the Farquhar Road Vacation Project is CEQA exempt per Section15305; minor alterations in land use limitations; and
B. Adopted a finding that the Farquhar Road vacation project is consistent with the Tehama County General Plan 2009-2029 pursuant to the Findings attached in Attachment A.
Tehama County Public Works recommends that the portion of Farquhar Road be vacated as it;
1. Is not required for road purposes.
A public hearing date was set at the Board of Supervisors meeting held on May 13, 2025, per Resolution No. 2025-30. The date set for the hearing to vacate Farquhar Road is June 10, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. in Board Chambers.