Easement vacation · Planning application
Council approves removing easements to let two lots be combined and built on
The Garden City Council approved vacating driveway access and utility easements on two lots under the same owner, which would let them be consolidated. The approval carries conditions, including that the petitioner pays for publishing the public notice and that utility releases are received before the resolution is…
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Garden City's record. See the official record
The Garden City Council is considering a resolution to cancel parts of the Rockcress Subdivision No. 2 plat at 8401 W Marigold St. The cancelled parts are two 20-foot driveway access easements serving Lots 15 and 16 in Block 1, plus 10-foot utility, drainage, and irrigation easements along the lot lines and the subdivision's outer boundary. The request was made by the property owner, Robert G. Cluff, and the document says the Council approved it with one condition: the petitioner pays the cost of publishing the notice.
A request to vacate ingress and egress easements due to a pending lot line adjustment at 8401 & 8403 W Marigold St, Ada County Parcels #R7533180020 & #R7533180010, located in the R-2 Low Density Residential District.
Timeline
May 12, 2025
Approved
Garden City City Council: Approved.
May 12, 2025
Public hearing: Garden City City Council
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff memo recommending approval of easement vacation
Development Services memo to City Council recommending approval of Resolution 1206-25 to vacate ingress-egress, utility, drainage, and irrigation easements on two lots, pending utility releases.
May 11, 2025 · 1 page · 192 KB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Resolution No. 1206-25 authorizing easement vacation
Draft council resolution authorizing abandonment and vacation of four plat easements on Lots 15 and 16, Block 1, Rockcress Subdivision No. 2, including ingress-egress and utility, drainage, and irrigation easements.
Yesterday · 3 pages · 114 KB
Application
- Download Easement vacation application and petition to vacate
Application form and Exhibit B petition from Steve Heath to vacate ingress and egress easements on two lots in Rockcress Subdivision No. 2, citing that the easements are no longer needed.
Yesterday · 9 pages · 4.1 MB · Application packet
Correspondence
- Download Idaho DEQ general agency comments
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality's April 14, 2025 general comments on air quality, fugitive dust, prescribed burning and wastewater rules for the easement vacation.
April 13, 2025 · 4 pages · 761 KB · Agency comment
- Download Idaho Transportation Department comment
Email from the Idaho Transportation Department's District 3 coordinator stating it has no comments on the easement vacation transmittal.
April 8, 2025 · 3 pages · 248 KB · Agency comment
- Download North Ada County Fire & Rescue District comments
Fire district approves the easement vacation with no further comment, subject to adopted codes, hydrant and access requirements, and building code compliance.
April 7, 2025 · 2 pages · 328 KB · Agency comment
