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Residents and GAD board weigh trailhead parking changes at Bella Vista; conservation easement and ADA limits constrain options
Summary
Public commenters and board members discussed reconfiguring parking at the Sonora Road trailhead in Bella Vista; staff said the existing conservation easement likely prohibits new parking without an easement modification, and residents warned of vandalism, trash and fire risk if access is expanded.
The Moraga Geologic Hazard Abatement District considered whether to expand the existing Sonora Road trailhead parking within the Bella Vista open-space area to improve access, including limited ADA accommodations.
Chair Walicky presented photos and conservation-easement documents and said he had researched easement language and ownership history. He summarized that easement language dated 2015 and an assignment dated 2020 assign the conservation element to the GAD, and that "so long as we don't change the intent of the conservation easement, we…
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