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WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown has received an application for the vacation and
abandonment of a ten foot (10') wide public utility easement which extends along the common
property line between Lots I and 2, Block 4, Oak Crest Estates Unit 1, as recorded in Cabinet
B, Slide 79, of the Plat Records of Williamson County, Texas;
WHEREAS, in order for a public utility easement to be abandoned by the City Council
of the City of Georgetown, the Council makes certain findings of facts, as follows:
1. That through no fault of the present property owners, a portion of a structure was
constructed in the public utility easement;
2. That there are no utilities existing in the easement;
3. That the utility companies serving the area, including and surrounding th r-1
easement area, have determined that there exists no present or foreseeable futu
need for the easement; I]
4. That the structure intrudes into the easement to such a degree that it is not
economically feasible to remove the part of the structure within the easement; and
5. That the land use in the neivhborhood am)ears to be stable, and the use to whicM
this property is being put is not likely to change within the foreseeable future a
is similar to the use to that
• the neighborhood; and I
WHEREAS, after hearing the Application and finding the specific facts as stated above,
the City Council now concludes and finds that:
The fact that the structure was constructed within the easement through no fault
of the present property owners, and that itis not economically feasible to remove
the part of the structure within the easement area, does constitute special
circumstances and conditions affecting the property, which if not taken into
consideration, would deprive the applicants of the reasonable use of their
property;
2. The fact that the land use is not likely to change within the foreseeable future,
and that it is not economically feasible to remove the part of the structure within
the easement, Goes provide a basis for granting the use necessary for the
preservation and enjoyment of the substantial property right of the applicants;
The fact that the use of the easement area by the property owners does nq7
interfere with any utilities or access to any utilities, is not detrimental to t
public health, safety or welfare or injurious to the property in the area, and th
there exists no present or foreseeable future need for the easement, do
constitute a basis for vacating and abandoning the easement,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GEORGETOWN, that:
The Mayor is hereby authorized to execue, on behalf of the City of Georgetown, a Quit
Claim Deed to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, vacating and abandoning a ten foot
(10') wide public utility easement which extends along the common property line between Lots
I and 2, Block 4, Oak Crest Estates Unit 1, as shown on Exhibit A and as recorded in Cabinet
B, Slide 79, of the Plat, Records of Williamson County, Texas;
This resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption.
RESOLVED this day of
ATTEST'
Sandra Lee
Deputy City Secretary
Marianne Landers Banks
City Attorney
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