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Recommendation to adopt Resolution of Intention to vacate Solana Court, and a portion of the unnamed east/west alley north of Anaheim Street, authorize the conversion of the westerly portion of the east/west alley into a one-way alley, set the date of Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. for the public hearing on the vacation; and adopt and accept the Categorical Exemption CE 13-109. (District 1)
DISCUSSION
1301 Pine Avenue, LLC, the owner of The Guidance Center building and the adjacent parking lots at 1301 Pine Avenue, requests the vacation of the adjacent alley known as Solana Court from Anaheim Street to 14th Street, as well as a portion of the unnamed east-west alley north of Anaheim Street from Pine Avenue to a point approximately 100-feet east of Pacific Avenue as shown on Exhibit A.
Currently, these alleys bisect the parking lots and serve primarily as drive aisles for the Guidance Center’s parking lot. The westerly portion of the unnamed east-west alley adjacent to 137 Anaheim Street is to remain public for egress from the restaurant’s parking lot. The intent of the vacation is to secure The Guidance Center’s parking lot with a fence and install sliding gates at the entrance of the proposed vacated alleys.
In addition to the vacation, Public Works Traffic Engineering requests that the westerly 100 feet of the east-west alley, adjacent to the property at 137 Anaheim Street, be converted into a one-way westbound only alley. This alley change will alleviate the dead-end alley condition that would result if the alley were to remain two-way. Proceedings for this vacation are being conducted in accordance with Chapter 3, General Vacation Procedure, of the Public Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law of the California Streets and Highways Code. Findings must establish that the subject rights-of-way are unnecessary for present or prospective public use. The Public Works Department supports this action based on the following evidenc...
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