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Recommendation to adopt Resolution of Intention to vacate portions of Ocean Boulevard, Lime Avenue and Medio Street for the Shoreline Gateway development; authorize the acceptance of the dedication of street right-of-way for the widening of Alamitos Avenue and adjacent alleys; and set a date for a public hearing on the vacation for Tuesday, February 12, 2008, at 5:00 p.m. (District 2)
DISCUSSION
Shoreline Gateway, LLC, proposes to develop a mixed-use residential and commercial project at the northwest corner of Ocean Boulevard and Alamitos Avenue, addressed as 777 East Ocean Boulevard. Phase I of this development is a 35-story tower with 221 residential units, 6,367 square feet of retail space and a 494-space parking garage. The details of Phase II are still being developed.
The proposed right-of-way modifications for this project are shown on the attached Exhibit A, and listed below:
A. At surface level, a 24-foot wide strip of Medio Street between Alamitos and
Lime Avenues is to be vacated. This will reduce the surface width of the street
from 80 feet to 56 feet. A 3D-foot roadbed flanked by 13-foot wide sidewalks
incorporating planting strips will be constructed. Parking along the south side
of the street will be eliminated, and the existing diagonal parking on the north
side of the street will be replaced with parallel parking. At subgrade, a 39-foot
wide strip is to be vacated. This will reduce the subgrade street right-of-way to
41 feet in order to accommodate a subterranean parking garage. The parking
garage will extend under the sidewalk; however, no portion of the garage will
extend further than 2 feet beyond the curb.
B. Lime Avenue between Ocean Boulevard and modified Medio Street is to
be vacated. This street area is to be redeveloped as a large open plaza over
a subterranean parking structure.
C. A subgrade portion of Ocean Boulevard approximately 9 feet wide is to be
vacated to accommodate the parking garage...
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