Legislation Details

File #: 22104-26    Version: 1
Type: Easement Status: Consent
File created: 8/26/2026 In control: County Council - Regular Session
On agenda: 9/29/2026 Final action:
Title: Acceptance of Easement Dedications to Los Alamos County and Approval of Easement Vacations Within the Grant of Easements and Vacation of Easement Plat for The Hill Development
Presenters: James Martinez; Eric Ulibarri
Indexes (Council Goals): Quality Excellence - Infrastructure Asset Management
Attachments: 1. A - Grant of Easement & Vacation of Easement Plat.pdf
Title
Acceptance of Easement Dedications to Los Alamos County and Approval of Easement Vacations Within the Grant of Easements and Vacation of Easement Plat for The Hill Development
Recommended Action
I move that Council approve and accept the dedication of the public utility and public drainage easements to Los Alamos County and approve the vacation of existing easements as shown within the Grant of Easements and Vacation of Easement Plat for The Hill Development.
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council approve the motion as presented.
Body
A Grant of Easements and Vacation of Easement Plat has been prepared for property owned by L.A.H. Investors, LLC within Tracts A-12A and A-13-A2, Eastern Area No. 3. The property is located within Section 16, Township 19 North, Range 6 East, in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, and is associated with The Hill Apartments development.

The plat identifies existing easements affecting the property and establishes new easements necessary to support the development and associated infrastructure. The new easements shown on the plat include public utility and public drainage easements. The plat also identifies existing easements that are being vacated where they are no longer consistent with the current site configuration, development improvements and public infrastructure needs.

The easement dedication and vacation are intended to align the recorded property interests with the constructed and proposed site improvements. As illustrated on the site improvement plan (Attachment A, Page 4), the development includes multiple residential buildings, internal access drives, parking areas, pedestrian improvements, utility infrastructure, drainage facilities, and other associated site improvements. The newly established easements generally follow the location of the infrastructure and access improvements serving the development.

The public utility easements provide the County with the necessary property...

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