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Title 18 — DEVELOPMENT CODE›Article IV

Chapter 18.87 — Vacations

Truckee Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-24 · Truckee

18.87.010 - Purpose of Chapter

This Chapter establishes procedures for the review and approval or denial of the vacation of streets and public easements and the release of covenants of easements, which is required by State law and the Town to ensure that the street or easement is not necessary for present or prospective public use.

18.87.020 - Applicability

Any and all requests for the abandonment, vacation, and/or release of streets and public easements shall be evaluated in compliance with this Chapter. Public streets and public easements within subdivided lands may be abandoned in accordance with Chapter 18.104 (Reversions to Acreage) or Section 66499.20 ½ (Merging and resubdividing without reversion) of the Subdivision Map Act.

18.87.030 - Findings and Decision

A request for the vacation of a street or public service easement or the release of a covenant of easement shall be reviewed and processed in compliance with this section.

  • A. Minor street vacation. A request for the vacation of a street may be approved, with or without conditions, by the Town Council by resolution without public hearing or notice only if the conformity of the request with the General Plan has been considered and one of the following findings can be made:

    1. The street has been superseded by relocation of the street and utilities; the relocation of the street would not cut off all access to a person's property which, prior to relocation, adjoined the street; and the street is not necessary for present or prospective public use;

    2. The street has been impassable for vehicular traffic for a period of five consecutive years, no public money was expended for maintenance on the street during such period, there are no in-place public utility facilities that are in use or would be affected by the vacation and the street is not necessary for present or prospective public use; or

    3. The excess right-of-way of the street is not required for street purposes, there are no in-place public utility facilities that are in use or would be affected by the vacation and the excess right-of-way is not necessary for present or prospective public use.

The resolution of summary vacation shall be recorded by the Town with the Office of the County Recorder.

  • B. Minor public service easement vacation. A request for the vacation of a public service easement may be approved, with or without conditions, by the Town Council by resolution

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without public hearing or notice only if the conformity of the request with the General Plan has been considered and one of the following findings can be made:

  1. The easement has not been used for the purpose for which it was dedicated or acquired for five consecutive years immediately preceding the requested vacation and the easement is not necessary for present or prospective public use;

  2. The date of dedication or acquisition of the easement is less than five years and more than one year, immediately preceding the requested vacation, the easement was not used continuously since that date and the easement is not necessary for present or prospective public use; or

  3. The easement has been superseded by relocation, there are no other public facilities located within the easement and the easement is not necessary for present or prospective public use.

The resolution of summary vacation shall be recorded by the Town with the Office of the County Recorder.

  • C. Major street and public service easement vacation. A request for the vacation of a street or public service easement not meeting the requirements of Subsections A. and B. may be approved, with or without conditions, by the Town Council by resolution if all of the findings can be made:

  1. The request was considered at a public hearing and noticed in accordance with the requirements of Sections 8322 and 8323 of the Streets and Highways Code;

    1. The request was referred to the Planning Commission for their review and the Commission reported on the conformity of the request with the General Plan;

    2. The street or public service easement is not necessary for present or prospective public use.

The resolution of summary vacation shall be recorded by the Town with the Office of the County Recorder.

  • D. Release of covenant of easement. A covenant of easement may be released, with or without conditions, by the review body if all of the findings can be made:

    1. A public hearing was held and noticed in accordance with Chapter 18.180 (Public Hearings) to consider the release of the covenant of easement;

    2. The covenant of easement and the restriction on the property are no longer necessary to achieve the land use goals of the Town and the approval of the release is consistent with the General Plan, any applicable specific plan, the Trails Master Plan and the Particulate Matter Air Quality Management Plan.

The release may be effected either by the Zoning Administrator, Planning Commission, or Council, depending upon which review body imposed the requirement of the covenant. A notice of the release of the covenant of easement shall be recorded by the Town Clerk with the Office of the County Recorder.

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  • E. Abandonment of access easement. A request for abandonment of an access easement in which the Town of Truckee is a grantee or otherwise has a legal interest may be approved, with or without conditions, by the Town Council by resolution without public hearing or notice only if the conformity of the request with the General Plan has been considered and the following findings can be made:

    1. All property owners with an interest in the access easement have provided written documentation giving the Town of Truckee authorization to abandon the easement on their behalf; and

    2. The access easement and the restriction on the property are no longer necessary to achieve the land use goals of the Town and the approval of the release is consistent with the General Plan, any applicable specific plan, the Trails Master Plan and the Particulate Matter Air Quality Management Plan.

The resolution of summary vacation shall be recorded by the Town with the Office of the County Recorder.

  • F. Fee. The Town may impose fees to recover the Town’s reasonable cost of processing a request for a release. Fees for the processing shall be specified in the Council’s Fee Resolution.

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Wireless Communications Facility Permits

– CHAPTER 18.88 WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY PERMITS

Sections:

18.88.010 - Purpose of Chapter 18.88.020 - Applicability 18.88.030 - Findings and Decision 18.88.040 - Conditions of Approval

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▸Contents — Truckee Zoning Code
Truckee Zoning Code
  1. Title 18 — Development Code
  2. ▸Title 18 — DEVELOPMENT CODE
    Overview
    1. Article I — Development Code Enactment and Applicability
    2. Article II — Zoning Districts and Allowable Land Uses
    3. Article III — Site Planning and General Development Standards
    4. Article IV — Land Use and Development Permit Procedures
    5. Article V — Subdivisions
    6. Article VI — Development Code Administration
    7. Article VII — Housing
    8. Article VIII — Development Code Definitions
    9. Article I
    10. Article II
    11. Article III
    12. ▸Article IV
      Overview
      1. Chapter 18.70 — Applications, Processing and Fees
      2. Chapter 18.72 — Zoning Clearance
      3. Chapter 18.74 — Development Permits
      4. Chapter 18.75 — Minor Modifications
      5. Chapter 18.76 — Use Permits and Minor Use Permits
      6. Chapter 18.77 — Historic Design Review
      7. Chapter 18.78 — Planned Developments
      8. Chapter 18.79 — Streamlined Residential Review
      9. Chapter 18.80 — Temporary Use Permits
      10. Chapter 18.82 — Variances and Historic Variances
      11. Chapter 18.83 — Demolition Review
      12. Chapter 18.84 — Permit Implementation, Time Limits, and Extens…
      13. Chapter 18.86 — Lot Line Adjustments
      14. Chapter 18.87 — Vacations
      15. Chapter 18.88 — Wireless Communications Facility Permits
      16. Chapter 18.89 — Improvement Plans
    13. Article V
    14. Article VI
    15. Article VII
    16. Article VIII

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