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Recommendation to request City Attorney or designee to accept an easement deed for alley widening and an irrevocable offer to dedicate right-of-way for the future widening of Atlantic Avenue related to development at 575 E. Vernon Street. (District 6)
DISCUSSION
It is the goal of the Department of Public Works to widen streets and alleys to the standards established in the City's General Plan. When significant new development is proposed, the public rights-of-way adjacent to the site are reviewed for sufficiency to accommodate the new development. For the construction of a 66-unit senior apartment residential complex at 575 E. Vernon Street, the dedication of additional alley width as well as a future street widening for Atlantic Avenue is recommended. In particular, the dedications are as follows:
It is recommended that the existing 10-foot wide alley be widened on the south side by 5 feet, to a total width of 15 feet. The standard alley width of 20 feet will be achieved when property on the north side of the alley is improved and an additional public alley dedication of 5 feet is recorded.
The ultimate width of Atlantic Avenue is 100 feet, per the City of Long Beach General Plan. As the current half width is 40 feet, an irrevocable offer to dedicate 10 additional feet for future widening to 50 feet wide west of centerline is recommended. The ultimate width will be achieved at such future date when the City adopts plans and specifications for the widening and improvement of Atlantic Avenue. A map showing the dedications is attached as Exhibit A.
The developer of the subject property agreed to development conditions that include the above-described dedications. This project is currently under construction, and the alley improvements are being completed as a part of the project. In conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act, Negative Declaration No. ND-32-04 was certified for this project.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorne...
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