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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-031929 JULIE RODEWALD NB San Luis Obispo County — Clerk/Recorder 7/0612011 Recorded at the request of 12:42 PM Public RECORDING REQUESTED BY HOC #: 2011031929 Titles: 1 Pages: 14 0.00 AND RETURN WHEN N RECORDED 1111111111111111111 111 Others $0 0.00 00 City Clerk PAID City of Arroyo Grande 300 East Branch Street Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 FOR RECORDER'S USE ONLY 007 - 711 -004 (ptn) 007-711-008 (ptn) 007 -565 -004 (ptn) 007 -522 -008 (ptn) 007 -571 -001 (ptn) 007 -565 -005 (ptn) GRANT OF AGRICULTURAL BUFFER EASEMENT AGREEMENT (NO RECORDING FEE -- EXEMPT) This Grant of Agricultural Buffer Easement Agreement ( "Agreement ") is entered into on this 30 day of June, 2011, by and between the City of Arroyo Grande, a municipal corporation ( "Grantor ") and Huasna Development Company, a California Limited Liability Company ( "Grantee "). RECITALS 1. WHEREAS, Grantor inadvertently acquired an interest in the sixteen (16) foot strip of land described in Exhibit "A" and depicted in Exhibit "B" attached hereto and incorporated herein ( "Property'); and 2. WHEREAS, the Property is identified in Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 2653 and Planned Unit Development No. 04 -002 ( "Tract 2653 ") as a part of an agricultural buffer; and 3. WHEREAS, the revised Conditions of Approval for Tract 2653 adopted by the City Council on October 13, 2009 and the CC &Rs recorded on 42"°31 24C" 11 /2011 include the following provisions related to the agricultural buffer: / (a) Conditions of Approval Mitigation Measure No. 2.2. The final landscape plan for the agricultural buffer shall be prepared by a landscape professional having experience with designing agricultural buffers and shall be subject to the approval of the Community Development Director. The plant selection shall provide effective and appropriate screening with fast growing evergreen trees and shrubs. The vegetative screening shall be installed prior to issuance of any building permits in order to allow time for the plants to become established. The CC &Rs shall contain assurances that the screening is sufficiently maintained. At a minimum, the CC &Rs shall include provisions for a five -year monitoring plan for the agricultural buffer landscaping. 1 (b) CC &Rs Section 7.1(a). The purpose of the creation of the Common Area is to maintain the open space lots and the improvements thereof. The Association shall maintain the Common Area in accordance with all of the following maintenance obligations ... (ii) maintenance and repair of the agricultural buffer landscaping and annual inspection thereof for a minimum of five (5) years from the recording of the Subdivision Map to ensure the screening is sufficiently maintained. 4. WHEREAS, on June 28, 2011, Grantor and Grantee entered into an Agricultural Buffer Easement and Maintenance Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit "C" whereby the parties agreed that subsequent to Grantor's acceptance of the dedication of the East Cherry Extension, Grantor would grant and Grantee would accept an easement over, under, in and upon the Property requiring grantee to install and maintain the agricultural buffer in accordance with the Conditions of Approval and the CC &Rs; and 5. WHEREAS, the purpose of this Agreement is to satisfy the conditions outlined in the Agricultural Buffer Easement and Maintenance Agreement. AGREEMENT NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and promises contained herein, the parties agree as follows: 1. Recitals. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference. 2. Grant of Easement. Grantor hereby grants to Grantee and Grantee hereby accepts a perpetual easement over, under, in and upon the Property (the "Easement ") pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein. 3. Use. Grantee shall use the Easement exclusively to install and maintain the agricultural buffer in accordance with the Conditions of Approval and CC &Rs. 4. Maintenance Obligations. Grantee shall be solely responsible for all installations and maintenance required by the Conditions of Approval and CC &Rs and any other installations and maintenance as determined necessary by Grantor. The Property shall be characterized as "Common Area" and Grantee and its successors shall abide by all CC &Rs applicable to the common areas. 5. Successors and Assigns. All of the provisions, agreements, rights, covenants and obligations in this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall burden and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their respective heirs, successors and assigns. 6. Indemnification. Grantee agrees to indemnify and defend Grantor, its agents, representatives, heirs, successors and assigns, against any and all claims, actions, or demands, costs or expense, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising out of or in any way connected to any activities of Grantee, its agents, representatives, heirs, successor, assigns or invitees arising out of their use of the Easement. 2 7. Attorney's Fees. If any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement is brought by either party to this Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to receive from the other party, in addition to any other relief that may be granted, the reasonable attorney's fees, costs and expenses incurred in the action or proceeding by the prevailing party. 8. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Grantor and Grantee with respect to the Easement. Any prior agreements, promises, negotiations or representations not expressly set forth in this Agreement are of no force and effect unless they are in writing and signed by Grantor and Grantee or their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement will be effective upon the date it is recorded. 9. Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of California. The parties hereto agree that all actions or proceedings in connection with this Agreement shall be tried and litigated in the Superior Court located in the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California. 10. Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is determined to be illegal, unenforceable, or invalid in whole or in part for any reason, such illegal, unenforceable, or invalid provision or part thereof shall be stricken from this Agreement, and such provision shall not affect the legality, enforceability, or validity of the remainder of the Agreement. If any provision or part thereof of this Agreement is stricken in accordance with the provisions of this section, then such stricken provision shall be replaced, to the extent possible, with a legal, enforceable, and valid provision that is as similar in tenor to the stricken provision as is legally possible. 11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. [SIGNATURES ON NEXT PAGE] 3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth hereinabove. City of Arroyo Grand Huasna Development Co any By: ar4 A TONY F RA, Mayor Its: A+ta.gtt ATTEST: 01 i. - ` NCC KEL (bRE, City Clerk .�� EL �� 1 V 1) i0. ' 3 \ * t 4. ', c ,, i , AP)rR VID AS TO FORM: TIM THY J. CARMEL, City Attorney 4 State of California ) County of San n 1-(415 r s4o ) Lint On ■ 30 , 2011 before me, k11.1.1 wE Duat Notary Public, personally appeared f tFN7 R • PAuelT who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(5) whose name(e3 is /are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his /kw/their authorized capacities and that his /kef/their signature* on the instrument the personfe) or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. KELL WE7AAORE " � Commbsi on N 1037570 ' N otary Public - California ., _. San Luis Obispo County Signature (SEAL) r M Comm. Fab 21, 2 13 5 • EIHD3TT "A" LEGAL DESCRIPTION That portion of Lot 90 of the Ranchos Corral de Piedra, Pismo and Bolsa de Chemisal, in to the City of Arroyo Grande, County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, accord o5 the map made by James T. Stratton, in September, 1873 and recorded in Book A, page of Maps in the office of the County Recorder of said County, more particularly described as follows: The north westerly 16.00 feet of Lot 90 from the westerly comer of Lot 90, 582.69 feet to the easterly corner of Lot 35 of the Resubdivision of a part of the Ranchos Corral de Piedra, Pismo and Bolsa de Chemisal, as surveyed by RR. Harris, November 1885 and recorded in Book A, page 63 of Maps, records of said County. Except therefrom that portion thereof conveyed to the County of San Luis Obispo for road purposes by Deed dated July 12, 1911 recorded in Book 88, page 485 of Deeds, records of said County. The above described property is shown on Exhibit `B" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. ‘..AND SG . 424 O 9 0DAL F � 4 14 LIC. D. 7065 i 0 p. 12/2012 \Q - 1/ O Q� , FDF CPAY 6/22/11 • EXHIBIT "B" la 4 U 4 J a w 5_) LOT 3E3 Jr 37 Jr 30 IJrr3J i r ' cc) z C_) 7 0 7 Et \ Co 9 i, 8 0 — 582.69' 1 EAST ///////////////// / / / / / / / // CHERRY AVE. 16.00' i 21 1 O & CORNER OF LOT �C 0c) i 6S ftc) CC 4 J : \\.... 0 40' PER 88 Z DEEDS 485 19 m GRAPHIC SCALE N 100 0 50 100 200 1 inch = 100 feet / N: \ 2010\ 70018— CherryCreek \Survey \Drawings \Exhibft8.dwg, Layoutl, Jun 22, 2077 2:03pm, harry ABOVE SCALE.• = 100' JOB PL A r SCALE NUMBER. 10018 GRADE OF A PORTION OF LOT 90 OF IHE BY: 1113r1 RANCHOS CORRAL DE PIEDRA, PISMD DAIS• JUNE 22. 2011 ENGINEERING AND 801.5,4 OF DE ARROYO CHEMISAL, IN GRANDE, THE CITY 1304 Broad Simi, Son lids Obispo CA 93401 COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO phone:1805) 540-5115 • (mc18 (5405116 ACSIS.C�•S MOMS EXHIBIT C RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND WHEN RECORDED RETURN TO: City of Arroyo Grande Attn: City Clerk 300 East Branch Street Arroyo Grande, CA 93421 FOR RECORDER'S USE ONLY APN 007 - 565 -004 (ptn) APN 007 -522 -008 (ptn) APN 007 -571 -001 (ptn) APN 007 - 565 -005 (ptn) APN 007 - 711 -004 (ptn) APN 007 - 711 -008 (ptn) AGRICULTURAL BUFFER EASEMENT AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT (NO RECORDING FEE -- EXEMPT) This Agricultural Buffer Easement and Maintenance Agreement ( "Agreement ") is entered into on this 28 day of June, 2011, by and between Huasna Development Company, a California Limited Liability Company ( "HDC ") and the City of Arroyo Grande, a municipal corporation ( "City "). RECITALS 1. WHEREAS, on November 28, 2006, the City Council approved Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 2653 and Planned Unit Development 04 -002 ( "Tract 2653 ") to subdivide a nine (9) acre property into twenty eight (28) single family residential lots, four (4) open space lots and one (1) drainage lot; and 2. WHEREAS, on October 13, 2009, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 4225 in which it adopted revised Conditions of Approval for Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 2653; and 3. WHEREAS, said Conditions of Approval include the following conditions and mitigations measures: (a) Condition No. 128. The Applicant shall dedicate the appropriate right of way for the extension of East Cherry Avenue as shown on the tentative map. (b) Mitigation Measure No. 2.2. The final landscape plan for the agricultural buffer shall be prepared by a landscape professional having experience with designing agricultural buffers and shall be subject to the approval of the Community Development Director. The plant selection shall provide effective and appropriate screening with fast growing evergreen trees and shrubs. The vegetative screening shall be installed prior to issuance of any building permits in order to allow time for the plants to become established. The CC &Rs shall contain assurances that the screening is sufficiently maintained. At a minimum, the CC &Rs shall include provisions for a five -year monitoring plan for the agricultural buffer landscaping. 1 • 4. WHEREAS, in order to satisfy Condition No. 128, HDC obtained quitclaim deeds in favor of the City from all property owners having an interest in the portion of East Cherry Avenue to be improved and dedicated to the City pursuant to the tentative map; and 5. WHEREAS, the extension of East Cherry Avenue as depicted on Tract 2653 deviates slightly from the description of the dirt roadway described in the quitclaim deeds due to the curvature of the extension; and 6. WHEREAS, East Cherry Avenue is adjacent to the agricultural buffer referred to in Mitigation Measure No. 2.2; and 7. WHEREAS, when the City accepts the East Cherry Avenue extension, it will inadvertently acquire an interest in certain portions of the agricultural buffer due to the alignment of the extension; and 8. WHEREAS, the parties intend by this Agreement to remedy all potential consequences of the City's unintended acquisition of portions of the agricultural buffer. AGREEMENT NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and promises contained herein, the parties agree as follows: 1. The City will accept the dedication of the extension of East Cherry Avenue subject to the following conditions: (a) Grant of Easement. Subsequent to acceptance of the dedication, the City will grant to HDC, and HDC will accept, an agricultural buffer installation and maintenance easement in the sixteen (16) foot strip of land (the "Hiatus Parcel ") described in Exhibit "A" and depicted in Exhibit "B" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference that was a consequence of the above described alignment. (b) Maintenance Obligations. The Hiatus Parcel is located within the agricultural buffer and HCD and its successors shall be responsible for all maintenance obligations associated with the Hiatus Parcel, including, but not limited to, the obligations imposed by Mitigation Measure 2.2. (c) Common Area. The Hiatus Parcel shall be characterized as "Common Area" and HCD and its successors shall abide by all CC &Rs applicable to common areas, including, but not limited to, the maintenance provision requiring the Homeowner's Association to maintain and repair the agricultural buffer landscaping, including an annual inspection thereof for a minimum of five (5) years. 2. Binding on Successors in Interest. All provisions of this Agreement shall be binding on the parties hereto and their heirs, assigns and successors in interest. 3. Attorney's Fees. If any legal proceeding arising out of or related to this Agreement is brought by either party to this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to 2 • receive from the other party, in addition to any other relief that may be granted, the reasonable attomey's fees, costs and expenses incurred in the action or proceeding by the prevailing party. SIGNATURES TO FOLLOW ON NEXT PAGE 3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first written above. City of Arroyo Grande Huasna Development By: 4.for TONY 4 /.44 FE , Mayor Its: /Kaile C.e ATTEST: U KELLY + ET •RE, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: C MOTHY J. CARMEL, City Attorney 4 • EX8 B1T "A" LEGAL DESCRIPTION t. That portion of Lot 90 of the Ranchos Corral de Piedra, Pismo and Bolsa de Chemisal, in the City of Arroyo Grande, County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, according to the map made by James T. Stratton, in September, 1873 and recorded in Book A, page 65 of Maps in the office of the County Recorder of said County, more particularly described as follows: The north westerly 16.00 feet of Lot 90 from the westerly corner of Lot 90, 582.69 feet to the easterly comer of Lot 35 of the Resubdivision of a part of the Ranchos Corral de Piedra, Pismo and Bolsa de Chemisal, as surveyed by R.R. Harris, November 1885 and recorded in Book A, page 63 of Maps, records of said County. Except therefrom that portion thereof conveyed to the County of San Luis Obispo for road purposes by Deed dated July 12, 1911 recorded in Book 88, page 485 of Deeds, records of said County. The above described property is shown on Exhibit `B" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. .. O �.A N.O SL c, pS1DAC 'py /j� E� F � .c fit 6 * c 706 65 5 02012 1r Op c NO 6/22/11 it EXHIBIT "B" w 4 0 4 J a x \ 5 7� L c O r O C: v LOT se " rb 7 CO NI CO 9 8 1 - — 582.69 EAST ///////////////// / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / CHERRY AVE. 16.00' 21 i p CORNER OF LOT 89 0c) 1 ,t, Ij m &90(AMB65) c .-,3, - 5 / x \\..\- )� U 40' PER 88 DE Z DEEDS 485 19 e M GRAPHIC SCALE 100 0 50 100 200 1 inch = 100 feet / N. \2010 \10018— CherryCreek \Survey \Drawings \ExhibitB.dwg, Loyout7, Jun 22, 2017 2:03pm, harry ABOVE PLAT SCALE. = 100' JOB NUMBER. 10018 GRADE OF A PORTION OF LOT 90 OF THE BY• HWH RANCHOS CORRAL DE PIEDRA, PISMO DATE: JUNE 22 2011 ENGINEERING AND BOLSO DE RROYO CHEMISAL, IN , THE CITY 1304 Brad Skeet, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO p4wm:)805) 540-5115 • fwc1805) 540 -5116 AfiWCoi■i..urIm,E• 256 State of California c ) County of a.iLµ► S(O(OtSPo ) On J V n-e 0 , 2011 before me, W E T oR , Notary Public, personally appeared RENT ?R VET- who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(-) whose name( -) is /are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he /she/they executed the same in his /lug/their authorized capacities and that his/M.6449k signature(-) on the instrument the person($ or the entity upon behalf of which the person(a) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. KELLY WETMORE - Commission s 1837570 ^ '' �//�},/'� o cii Notary Public • California Ue at `1� ($EP` )` SRI San Luia Obispo County Signature ` M Comm. E, iris Feb 21 2013 5 END OF DOCUMENT