Statement:
The owners of the property located on Ashland Loop Road (391E16BD 200) have requested that an easement be approved allowing construction of a residential gas service from Terrace Street across property owned by the City of Ashland and maintained as Parks open space. |
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Background:
On April 25, 2005, Mr. Tom Bradley on behalf of owners Dallas Hymans and Sidney Morrison approached the Ashland Parks & Recreation Commission with a request that an easement across property owned by the City of Ashland (maintained as Parks Property) be granted to provide a single residential gas service to the property owned by Hymans and Morrison. Hymans and Morrision own a five acre parcel of land between Terrace Street and Ashland Loop Road (391E16BD tax lot 200) which abuts City Parks property along the westerly boundary. The owners intend to build a single family residence on the site which will be accessed from Ashland Loop Road. Gas service, however, is only available from Terrace Street and will require crossing one privately owned parcel of land and one City owned parcel (391E16BD tax lot 211).
The City property was acquired in 1992 and was dedicated to the City for park purposes through the Terrace Pines Subdivision. The 1.98 acre parcel was deemed too steep and too wooded to offer viable building sites and was instead offered to the City for Parks and trails purposes. The parcel is 130 feet wide by 662 feet long and has no street access except through a trail easement and through adjacent City owned property (Crowson Reservoir site).
The Parks Commission voted unanimously to approve the request for an easement and forward the request to the City Council for approval. The approval was conditioned upon the use being limited to a single residence and for gas service only.
An easement form has been prepared with those limitations included. The easement would grant the right to cross City property for the sole purpose of installing a gas service to a single residence. |
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Related City Policies:
This request for an easement has been heard and approved by the Parks Commission on April 25, 2005 with a recommendation to forward the request to the City Council for final approval and authorization for the Mayor to sign the easement. |
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Council Options:
Council may ratify the Parks and Recreation Commission action in approving the easement across Parks land and further authorize the Mayor to sign the attached easement or it may deny the request for the easement. |
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Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of enclosed easement. |
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Potential Motions:
• Council may move to approve the attached easement and direct the Mayor to sign the instrument.
• Council may move to deny the request for the easement.
• Council may move to approve the easement with modifications or additional conditions. |
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Attachments:
Click on the PDF file link below to view the following attachments:
• Easement
• Letter of April 18, 2005
• Copy of Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes for April 25, 2005
• Vicinity Map
• Detail Map |
