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Alpine council approves vacation of public utility easements; conditions require utility consent and fence setback on Bald Mountain Drive
Summary
The city approved multiple vacation-of-public-utility-easement requests for Bennett Farms and Cherry Point subdivisions and set a 10-foot fence setback for a double-frontage lot on North Bald Mountain Drive; approvals were subject to required written consent from affected utility providers and subsequent ordinance formalization.
The Alpine City Council on June 11 approved vacation of public utility easements for multiple lots in Bennett Farms and Cherry Point subdivisions, subject to conditions requiring written consent from affected utility providers and later ratification by ordinance.
Staff explained state law requires a public hearing before the city vacates an easement. For the Bennett Farms proposal (three lots being combined and one buyer planning 11 homes), staff said the PUE across a rear lot line will be removed once the combined plat is recorded and the applicant secures written consent from utility providers. Council members confirmed there are no utility lines currently in the back easement and that most Alpine lots have perimeter PUEs.
On a separate easement vacation in Cherry Point, staff described small property-line cleanups that move utility easements to match revised lot lines; the council approved that petition with the same condition that utility providers provide written consent prior to recording.
For a lot on North Bald Mountain Drive that will become double-frontage after consolidation, council added a condition treating the Bald Mountain frontage as the “front yard” for fence standards (a 10-foot setback for taller fencing) and noted an ordinance will formalize that treatment. Council voted unanimously on all three vacation items. Staff said the city will include the required ordinances on a future consent calendar to complete the recordation steps.
