Resolution 2000-023
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RESOl.liTION NO, 20(1)-23
:\ REsell 1.1\0" or TilE BO:\RD OF ('OU:-';TY (,{)~I:\IlSSI()"ERS OF (,()1.1.1ER
('01 ::\TY.ITORID:\ ()E(,I.^RI~ej THAT A FEE SI:\II'L1: I"Tuusr Ii'< REAl.
I'IWI'I,RTY IS 1'111' I'RHERRl'Il Ii'<TEREST SOl J(illT FOR TilE ..\C(1\ :ISITIO"
OF R 1C illl.OI- \\:\ Y FOR TI{A"SI'OIUXnOi'< ('..\1'1 [',\!. l\II'R()\'I:~1 Ei'< I
I'RO.llT IS, ""I) SL rTl"( i FORT" TilE R,\lIONA!.E THEREFORE,
\\'III'.RL,\S, II1,'l'l1l1,lntclllln Oflr;H1Sp"rlali"n imprllH'IIlClllS,;i> ilkl11ificd Il1lhc
Tran~pl'r1;1II"1l 1'1I:111Cl11 II( Ihe ('oll1prdlelISi\.c I'Litl fllf ('lllltCf ('lll1t1ly, shall in l11any Inslal1\:cs
fequire till: al'quisl1illll II!' ,IIII!-hl-,,!'...ay hy cilhl'r gili. pllrchase or clll1,kll1lWliol1, ,111.1
\\'III:R I':\S. Ihe ri~:ht .<lr \\ ay lilf lr.lI1~porlallon il11prllH'J11I'1l1S l11ilY he pllrchas,'d or
condcmned either i" an "IS,'J11l:J1I'" cr, IIlllkr, IIplln :1Il.! across Ihc land; or the fec Sll1lple inlcfest
in the land ilsel!' may he pllrl'hased .'r cl'I1<1I:I11ned; amI
WIIL.{I::\S, full ...,ml'l'll,atilln, ;IS rl'quln:d hy' Ihc Consliltllllltlofthc St"le <lITh'rlda.
fllr Ihe ,'asc11lenl f1!!hIS purl'lla,-,'" IIf condellll1cd for Iransporlali<ln ill1prm'cll1cnls is lanlan1<>llnl
h\ lhl: filII cpmpl'l1sallon rcqlltr~d t..r Ihc purchasc or l'OIHll-mnalion of Ihe fee simple cst:lh: III
property (hclwl'cn ()O.~" and IlJll'~ " of Ihc f:lir markd valllc of the lands sn ;Ipproprialcd,
.lcpending upon Ih.: prnpcr1y's IOnlllg and th.: appraiscr's j IIdgll1cnt); and
\\'IIER "::\S. tll.: ;lIIrr11 aSl' pr rprHknlllilll'lJll1f Ih.: full k.: simple c~tatc ill lands required
(i,r l!l'ar ICrlnlr:lllsp..rlall"11 IllIprO'CIl\Cnts prmidcs the ('lIunty with a dcgrce of\'onlrol over lhe:
righl.nl:way whi.:!llS ~lIplllllr to thc control ;,ni'flkd hy.111 e;lSClllelll only, anll which, illll1any
instanccs. may pr..dllce ,psI ~a\ ill).:s on fulurc puhlic wnrks il11prn\'cll1erll prnjecls fly g,lining the:
f11axil11um Ikxlhility 1I\ cr Ill.: use, pe:n1l111ed in tll,' right.ot'.way so acqllired,
:"O\\'IIlI:RITO!U. I~I' I r RESOI.\Tll BY TilE BOARD OF ('()\.i" \'Y
CO\1\11SSIO"I,RS()F (( )I.I.II'.I{ COl ::\TY.I;1.0RIIl,\ Ih"t in considcration of long range
planning al1d l'rc,-cnl day costs for lrallSI'Or1alilln impnwcl11cnl proje:Cls, 0111.1 in thc il1lefcst of
excrcising Ihe l11a\ll1111m degree lI!'cl'ntrolllv':f the plllllie road right,of.way whieh may allow
the COllnly III re;di/" slIhsiantial savings hy locating fill me: pllhlic works l'flljccts within the
aeqlllred arca. ('n'11I1~ '\aff i, he:rehy dircctc.llll purchas.,' nr condeml1 a transpor1:11ion road
right-of-way ill kc ,.II111'1l- as 11ll' I'rclcrrL'd 111.:lhlld of l'Xl:n:isin!! IllaXll11l1m control lHcr thc
right-of-way In ollkr 101 CIIII ,1rllrl ,HI\" anlicipalcd capil;r1 illlprlll'Cll1l'111 projccts.
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t\~n IT IS HIRTIIER RESOI.VED thaI illthOSl: instances in which thc purchase ofa
full fee simple estate calli,.,! he Ilq;ntialell hy ('ounty stan: :lI1d lhe costs assnciate,l with II
c"ndcl1matiol111f \l1\: 1'1111 kc' ',lIl1l'le esl;l1e may llut\\cigh the future henelits contemplated hy full
('oul1ty ownership IIf the ri~hl'<lf.\\"ay, al1ll \\hen the owner of the property is willing to COIl\'CY a
perpetual. "1101l-,.\dusi,,", fl"ld righl-of.\\.ty e;tsemcnt ovcr. 1l11dcr. upnn ,1I1d aeross Ihe property
in cOlll(1lial1ce \\ Ith the rcqulremcnts of thc tral1spor1alion impro\'elllcnts, alon!; II ith th..: ri ght to
COl1struct and install suhordinatc utility ;111,1 dr;linage impro\'cmenls. togelher with access and
tcmpnrary cnnstnlction ca,,::mel1ts, County stalT is dirccted to negoti;lte a reasonahle sel\1cment
for the purchase of soud "n<ln-L'\dllSilc" eascml'n1. subject to Boarll apprm.;II, in lieu of
pron:edint: With an action 111 eminent dllmaill a~ail1stlhc suhjcel property.
:\"f) IT IS I.IJRTIIER RESOLVED thai. 11111\lithslanding thc fulurc benelits 10 he
d':ri\'cll hy Ihe ('ollnly arisin!,!. from a fce: sim(11c .leqnisi1ion "fthc puhlic ri,!!ht-of-way, lh..:re
C.\isIS those circul11slanCCs \\herc thc sc\crance damages to remaining lands, as a result "fthe
lakil1g "fthc f,'e simple l"ilate rllr the Ir;IIISp"rt;tIIOIl project, is l1fsUI'h all cxtcnl as to \\"arrantthc
purchase or cl'lldcmn.lIillll llf a1csscr cstale inlhe form of.1ll casement inlcrcst in llrder tll
mitigate llr eliminate ~u(h damagc~: and in sllch instancc~ ('(1unt)' staff is hereh)' directcd to
undertake slich analyscs of futtln: hencfits vs. Clirrent costs as arc relCl'ant to the dctenninalion as
10 the s(1eci lie interc,t In real prnperty Ihe ('lItlnty should acquire fllr the il1s1ant (1rlljecl, and
('Ollllty staff 11lilY n1;11.., ~I!'.lo purl'hase offers, llr prcpare stich plcadin,!!s in ClllillCl1t dOll1ail1, as
Illay he necessary to t1Illig"tc llr l'lil11inatc se\cntnce d.muges. and reduce total rrlljcct cost.
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TillS RESOLt; 110" :\1 )()I'TEl> this dS~nVlay of ;.;:)INJJ~,N~...__, :!()()(), .1i1cr motion, sccond and
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majority vote.
ATTEST:
DWIGIIT E. IlP.()(,K. ('lI:RK
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Ilcidi F. Ashton
Assistar11 ('IIUllly .\II11rney
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