HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.2 Supplement #1 Supplemental No. 1
ITEM #3.2
Distributed 10/20/16
Re: Off-road path Proposed in the West Loyola Drive annexed area.
Weegie Caughlan 10840 West Loyola Drive. Owner of property on proposed route.
Reasons to Deny.
There are multiple reasons to deny this off-road proposal using this private easement but the two
primary ones relate to the private ingress/egress only description of this easement in the title and
a litigated upholding of this title through a court trial stemming from a lawsuit.
1. The proposed route passes over a 500' private easement for the exclusive use of the
owner of 10840 West Loyola Dr. (Lot#1). This use is confirmed by the title for Cinnabar Hills
Tract#5618 as a private ingress/egress easement only, currently over two County
properties, 11033 and 11035 Eastbrook Ave. (Lots#4 and#5 respectively of Cinnabar Hills).
10840 is an approved, 2-acre, single residence only building site, not dividable due to slope, at
the head of a box canyon with steep slopes on either side. (See exhibit#1 Cinnabar Hills)
2. In 1983, the first owners of 11035 Eastbrook Ave. were sued by Ms. Caughlan for
violating the Cinnabar Hills title and the C C & Rs and the resulting damage to the
easement. The private ingress/egress only title status of the easement was upheld by
court decision and the owner(s) of 10840 West Loyola Drive were allowed to place a locked
gate at the Eastbrook Ave. entrance to the private easement. The owners of 11035
Eastbrook Ave. (Lot#4) were restricted to property maintenance issues only in so far as the
easement was not blocked at any time. No use was awarded the owners of 11030 Eastbrook
Ave. (Lot#5) (See Exhibit#2. Caughlan vs Rehrmann verdict)
3. The easement runs between the SE property line of 10850 West Loyola (Lot#3)with a
steep slope, and an open 10' wide Seasonal Drainage Easement (SDE ditch)along the NE
borders of the two properties in the county. At some point, this private easement will be
paved, as required by the fire department for passage of emergency vehicles. If an off-road path
is allowed on this private easement, will the Town maintain the easement for the homeowner?
(Exhibit#3 map of easement)
4. The proposed off-road path coming in from Eastbrook Ave. ends at the eastern
property line for 10840 West Loyola Dr. At that point, to reach West Loyola, it is proposed
to run up 10842 West Loyola on a 25%—37% slope over a 5' wide SDE (seasonal drainage
easement)on the property line shared with 10850 W Loyola Dr.). The entire south side of
10842 West Loyola for a width of approximately 40' has been declared a Conservation Easement
due to the steep slope. Maintenance of a path here would be extremely difficult, impossible to
use in the winter and costly due to this slope. If the property owners cannot alter the terrain on a
Conservation Easement, the Town should not be able to require an off-road path be built,
especially as the path use would be limited to seasonal use and then only for the hardiest of
hikers. It would not be suitable for bicycles, baby strollers, emergency equipment or horses, of
which there are none in the area, nor do the residents in the area want or need it. (See exhibit#4
Lot#2- 10842 W. Loyola Dr. lot)
5. On October 16, 2012, the PWC proposed to the Planning Commission a master Path
Plan map for the W. Loyola/Toyonita annexation areas but without this off-road path. Now,
after four years of "study", the same map is proposed for this area but now with an off-
road path. The Planning Commission in 2012 with a 5-0 vote accepted the PWC
recommendation that there would be no off-road paths in the area. This Planning
Commission recommendation went to the Town Council on November 15, 2012 and the TC
concurred with a 4-0 vote (1 abstention due to conflict). Additional instructions were to send the
draft back to the PWC for neighborhood inputs. This off-road path, instituted primarily because
10842 requested a building permit, violates the 2012 rulings of both the Planning
Commission and the Town Council. Furthermore, as indicated by the letter submitted by the
W Loyola Drive property owners, 100% oppose roadside and off-road paths in the annexed area
due steep slopes and lack of need.
6. The red arrow pointing toward Terry Way should be removed, as the PWC has no
authority to designate any paths on non-annexed properties or on non-annexed streets at this
time. The same goes for the red arrows running along the litigated easement over County
properties thence across two LAH properties. This red arrow/line dead ends at the LAH
Boundary at 10858 W. Loyola Dr. so it is truly an "off-road path to nowhere" by ending above
Eastbrook Ave. but not connecting.
7. Multiple addresses have been used for this proposed off-road path as entry/exit from W
Loyola Dr. to Eastbrook Ave. with numerous erroneous property addresses both in the
Town and in the County, as well as different routes presented. It is still unclear from this
PWC Public Draft presentation just where this path is proposed to go once it leaves 10842 W
Loyola and somehow arrives on Eastbrook Ave. This, along with the many other inaccuracies
throughout this Draft Map, further shows careless documentation, insufficient knowledge of the
area and a lack of simple common sense going into this unneeded off-road path proposal.
8) April 25, 2016 at a videoed Pathway Committee meeting, the motion approved by the
Pathway Committee as a whole DID NOT reflect the red arrows/line as shown on the
current Draft Map.
`Arrow indicating to go along the NE border of 10842 W. Loyola and continuing along the
border of 10850 to connect to Eastbrook Ave."
Does the word 'along' mean on 10850 W Loyola or on the private easement itself? Why is the red
line shown cutting over to 10850 midway along the private easement and hence running on the
lower property line of 10858 and ending at the Town Boundary?
Reference: https:/vimeo.com/164581544 (Part 1)at approximately 2:34:44.
9. If the proposed path parallels any part of the litigated private easement after leaving the
bottom of the steep slope on10842 W Loyola, the effect of negative, unintended
consequences will occur. Users of the path will simply use the unhindered, private
easement all the way to Eastbrook Ave. instead of traversing the steep slope on 10850 filled
with heritage trees or 10858 on a steep slope 10 feet from the foundation of the existing
residence. It would be difficult as well as impractical to fence off the private easement at any
point due to Town fence ordinances and the interference with wild life movement.
10. Should the connection to Eastbrook Ave ever be made for this proposed path, the
entrance on Eastbrook Ave. would be a mere 250 yds. in either direction to Mora Dr. or W
Loyola Dr. which equates to two and one half football fields for pedestrian passage using either
road. This would make this path redundant and a burden for cost, maintenance, privacy and
security for the four LAH residents and two County residents who have no desire to have this
path. Why should any of these residents bear the burden of an off-road path for non-residents of
LAH?
IN SUMMARY:
Voting to accept this off-road path, specifically using this private, ingress/egress only
easement in any way over two county properties and titled and upheld through court
litigation, or allowing use by unintended consequences, should be denied. The exit routes
in both directions up steep slopes at the termination of this private easement and the possibility of
future litigation should also be taken into serious consideration.
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
9 IN AND FOR
THE COUNTY OF SANTA ANTA CLARA
ELEANOR W. CAUGHLAN,11
) NO. P 41931
12 Plaintiff, )
FINAL JUDGMENT
13 vs. )
14 GEORGE H. REHRMANN, et al. , )
15 Defendants. )
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AND RELATED CROSS-ACTION.
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18 This action came on reyularly tor trial on July 9, 1184 in
19 Department 20 of the above-entitled Cot.rt, the Honorable William
20 J. Fernandez, Judge, presiding. Jan T. Chilton appeared for
21plaintiff Eleanor W. Caughlan and for cross-defendants Eleanor W.
22 and R. Weston Caughlan. Richard Williams appeared for defendants
231 George H. and Donna R. Rehrmann. Stephen Gazzera appeared for
24 cross-complainants George H. and Donna R. Rehrmann.
251 A jury of twelve persons was regularly impaneled and sworn
26 to try certain issues in this action. Witnesses were sworn and
27 testified. Exhibits were introduced. After hearing the evidence,) .
the arguments of counsel, and instructions of the court, the jury
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1 4. As owner of the above-described easement, Eleanor W.
2 Caughlan, and her heirs, licensees, visitors, tenants and
31 servants, are entitled to the exclusive use for the purposes of
4 ingress, egress and emergency access of the property described
5 and shown as the 20 foot exclusive driveway easement on the map
6i identified above. As owner of the above-described easement,
7 ' Eleanor W. Caughlan is also entitled to maintain a locked
8 entryway, gate or barrier across the 20 foot driveway easement
9i barring access to the easement from Eastbrook Avenue. George H.
10 ; Rehrmann and Donna R. Rehrmann are entitled to have a key to
11 ' said locked entryway, gate or barrier.
12 As owners of the fee interest in the land below and the
13 air above the 20 foot exclusive driveway easement, George H.
14 Rehrmann and Donna R. Rehrmann are entitled to use and enter upon
15 ' the easement in any manner which does not unreasonably interfere
16 with and is not inconsistent with the uses reserved to Eleanor W.
r17 Caughlan in the preceding paragraph. George H. Rehrmann and
18 Donna R. Rehrmann are not entitled to use the easement for
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191 regular ingress and egress to their property. However, pursuant
20I to their ownership rights and their rights to use the property
21 subject to the easement set forth herein, they are entitled to
99 ! use the easement to gain access to their property when reasonably
231 required to maintain, service or improve the property so long as
24I said use for purposes of access does not unreasonably interfere
25 with and is not inconsistent with the uses reserved to Eleanor W.
26 Caughlan in paragraph number 4.
271 6. George H. Rehrmann and Donna R. Rehrmann are ordered
28 to correct the drainage problems involving the installed 18 inch
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