Palomar Mountain News

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History in the making!  After over 100 years, most of Birch Hill has now recognized ‘legal access’ by the county.  The photo shows the Lodge area in the upper left.  The old Road Survey 453A going out, into Birch Hill, connects with the red markings showing original roads on Birch Hill.  We have letters and maps provided by the county, giving our title company the authority they need to plot the roads. Five escrows closed over the past few months with the ‘red road’ taking them right to their doors.  Hooray for clear title so most lenders now can provide a loan or re-fi for your properties on that map.

When the easement project had its beginnings in 2005, approximately 80% of the properties on Palomar showed up as ‘landlocked’ on title reports.  Now, approximately 80% have plotted access, removing the landlocked wording, showing clear title.

However, we still have a small pocket of properties to resolve in the ‘Heart’ of Birch Hill.  

Rob Hawk, has volunteered to help head up this last need for clear title for Birch Hill.  Rob has served on the PMPO in the past and is a property owner on the mountain.  He is retired from the City of San Diego as Senior Geologist and Deputy City Engineer, both in land development and public works. He has a working knowledge of what needs to be done. Rob will be contacting property owners and potentially working with a surveyor.  Legal descriptions would be worked out for the existing road. Then, clear access, finally granted to the very last property owners in the heart of Birch Hill.

These properties are all landlocked on title.  The properties affected are burdened with easements for the road, and have been for burdened with road easements going back to 1885.  The language wasn’t done properly so that is what needs to be resolved.  The goal is to continue to travel on the pre-existing roads, as traveled for over 100 years, but with a legal, deeded access for EVERYONE.

We would love to have this completed within a year.

Other areas on Palomar have some access needs that may be addressed at some point to remove the clouds on title.  Time will tell.  A very sincere thanks to Mike Pique and Rob Hawk and others for their support and work done to come this far in securing this deeded legal assess.

For more back ground, see also Easement and Loans on Palomar and Easement Progress on Palomar

Bonnie Phelps

For sale on Palomar is one of the best constructed luxury fifth wheels in the industry – a 2014 DRV Mobile Suites 36RSSB3. When new it had an MSRP of $115,000. It’s a four season RV built for extended stay or full time use with four slides and an industry leading 6’7” height in the master retreat. It has a washer and dryer, two TVs with a home entertainment system, a fireplace, 2 ducted A/C units, thermopane windows, a central vacuum, 2 power awnings and much more. It’s 37’ and has all of the comforts of home and unsurpassed quality for $65,000.

It’s currently parked up on Palomar for occasional weekend use but it would also be perfect for the desert, beaches or where ever the road takes you. If you would like to take a look, please contact Don or Mindy Grant at grant2580@gmail.com or call (760)798-9842.

Or if your dreams also include owning one of the nicest pieces of land on Palomar Mountain call Bonnie Phelps for a tour of both the land and the RV:  ://www.palomarproperties.com/lotsandland/index.html

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Occasionally we have surveyors on the mountain.  It is important to respect their stakes, pins, whiskers and flags.  If I have any knowledge of the survey, I am now asking the surveyors to put business cards at doors of properties close to the stakes.  That should help if there are any questions or concerns to be able to go straight to the source.

It is very important to not ever remove or tamper with any markings.

Click for the law – yes, it is a law to not tamper with survey monuments or markers 

When you do have a recorded survey, the surveyors usually mark the property with wooden stakes where corner pins are set.  They will sometimes also place property line markers with wooden stakes like what is pictured.

I’m working with a listing now that had a very extensive, and expensive survey a number of years ago.  The property owner paid for numerous line stakes, corners set and all marked with wooden stakes.  Over the years, those wooden stakes have disappeared.  A foot of snow around a thin piece of wood, and that wood doesn’t last long.  Erosion on hillsides can bury stakes pretty quick. Branches fall and for what ever reason, the stakes come down and disappear.

When you have recorded corner markers and property line stakes set by licensed surveyors, it is wise to add steel stakes.  It can be helpful to paint the tops a bright color so you can see them from a distance, and check on them once in a while to maybe add a fresh coat of paint.

Also, take photos right after the survey with each stake and a large tree, boulders or maybe a building or road in the photo.  It can add a lot of value to property to have clearly marked corners and find them in the future if property is ever sold.

I’m always available to answer any questions.

Respectfully,

Bonnie Phelps

Everyone is invited to the Fire Safe Council meeting tomorrow.

10 am, behind the fire station in the office building.

Here is the agenda: AgendaPMFSC 2017_04_25

Wishing you a very Happy Easter Celebration filled with lots of joy!

Bonnie and Don

Take the road less traveled and let’s go explore!  There are already folks heading this way, very happy this property is back on the market.   So fun to take off in owner’s little Gator and ride the trails on a little adventure …

Click for info http://www.palomarproperties.com/lotsandland for three different properties in these here parts… then come on up!

Bonnie Phelps

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Ok, we’re hooked!  For those of you who can make it to Valley Center on Thursdays, the Farmer’s Market is delightfully delicious!

Every Thursday (unless raining) the local farmers provide a wonderful stop for fruit and vegies, home baked, canned and juiced goodies.  They also have booths where you can have a great sandwich or hot meal – ah, dinner-on-the-lawn.  So many options!

3 ish  to 7 ish at the VC Community Center

28236 Lilac Road, just west of Valley Center Road

http://www.vccountryfarmersmarket.com/

Looking for some last minute fun?

Thank you to our Community Center volunteers for setting up and sponsoring an

Easter Egg Hunt

April 11th (Tuesday)  at 11AM

Located at the County Park.  Drive up Crestline Road, pass the big curve, it is the next paved road on the left.  Drive on up and there is plenty of parking.

Bring a jacket – it is chilly up here!  Oh, and your own baskets for gathering (we will have extras – come on up!).

Plastic Easter Eggs with candy and prizes are provided.

Lots of smiles and giggles, guaranteed.