Agenda Item Wording:
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Designate City owned property into public right of way - Adopt Resolution 2026-03 designating City owned property located at the northwest corner of Roeben Street and Howard Avenue into the public right of way system.
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Agenda Date: 02/17/2026
Prepared by:
Jason Huckleberry, Director of Eng and Building, (559) 713-4495, Jason.huckleberry@visalia.gov
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution 2026-03, designating City owned property located at the northwest corner of Roeben Street and Howard Avenue into the public right of way system.
Summary:
San Joaquin Valley Homes, the developer of the Elliott Subdivision Phase 1, including a 4.1-acre City owned park parcel, has coordinated with Southern California Edison (SCE) to provide essential utility infrastructure near and around the developer's residential subdivision and City park parcel. SCE's approved plans provide power to the new residential development and the future City park but require additional City property be dedicated for public right of way to ensure SCE facilities can be installed properly. The City owned property being converted into public right of way is a landscape outlot adjacent to Roeben street that was dedicated with the Elliott Phase 1 final map.
This dedication of City owned property is being requested in lieu of providing a specific SCE easement that they have requested. The dedication of public right of way for the areas described in Attachment A & B provides SCE with full rights as conveyed in existing franchise agreements.
Background Discussion:
On August 19, 2025, the Elliott Subdivision Phase 1 final map was recorded, subdividing the 25.4-acre area into 83 residential lots and an approximate 4.1-acre parcel dedicated to the City of Visalia for a future neighborhood park. The development project has progressed and is preparing to install final electrical facilities for the residential development, whic...
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