HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 062-83 SPRR ROW RESOLUTION NO. 62 - 83
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
ESTABLISHING PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE INTERIM USE AND
THE ACQUISITION OF THE ABANDONED
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin recognizes the trememdous growth
that is occurring not only within the City, but also in neighboring
communities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin recognizes that such growth will
have an impact on the transportation systems and facilities throughout
the Valley; and
WHEREAS, the Southern Pacific Rail Line has been identified for
a potential light rail line in the future; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin wishes to preserve the City's
options with respect to maintaining the Southern Pacific Rail Line as
a future transportation corridor.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Dublin hereby adopts the following principles governing the
interim use and the acquisition of the abandoned Southern Pacific
Railroad right-of-way:
Ensure the right-of-way is transferred into public
ownership
Maintain the right-of-way as a continuous unit
Protect the integrity of the right-of-way by coordinating
the land use policies of the Counties and Cities through
which it passes
Near term uses to which the right-of-way may be put should
not foreclose its development as a transportation facility
in the future
Develop a coordinated policy to consolidate existing
crossing points and to restrict new crosses across the
right-of-way, with the exception that the City reserves its
right in the future to cross the right-of-way with a major
arterial street from central Dublin to the lands to the
east of the City
Develop a coordinated plan among the potential public and
private utilities intending to use the right-of-way
Maximize all available public and private sources or
revenue which may be used to acquire the right- of-way
Establish acquisition priorities for segments of the
right-of-way.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of November, 1983.
AYES:
Councilmembers'Drena, Hegarty, Jeffery, Moffatt and
Mayor Snyder
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Mayor