CONSIDER A LAND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT, INVOLVING APPROXIMATELY .74 ACRES OF LAND ALONG THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE COSUMNES RIVER PRESERVE, SACRAMENTO COUNTYLand Exchange Agreement • November 15th, 2013
Contract Type FiledNovember 15th, 2013On June 19, 1998, the California State Lands Commission (“Commission”), acting as the Kapiloff Land Bank Trustee, approved the purchase of a parcel of land adjacent to the Cosumnes River Preserve (“Preserve”) with Kapiloff funds, pursuant to Public Resources Code section 8613. The parcel was duly purchased, and title to the property was taken “as lands having the legal character of tide and submerged lands.” In 2011, J.B. Jones purchased the adjacent parcel and improvements. In late 2012, the County of Sacramento informed Mr. Jones that structures on his parcel were either encroaching onto the neighboring State parcel or close enough to the property line to violate County setback requirements. These encroachments were created by a previous owner and were not discovered by Mr. Jones until after his purchase of the property. Mr. Jones notified the Cosumnes River Preserve Manager (“Preserve Manager”) who notified Commission staff immediately and requested assistance in resolving this matt