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Recommendation to adopt Resolution of Intention to vacate May Avenue and the adjacent unnamed east/west alley north of Pacific Coast Highway, between May and Walnut Avenues; set the date of Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. for the public hearing on the vacation; accept an easement deed for sidewalk widening along the north side of Pacific Coast Highway and the west side of Walnut Avenue; and adopt and accept Categorical Exemption 14-149. (District 6)
DISCUSSION
The Long Beach City College (LBCC) Master Plan to modernize and renovate the Pacific Coast campus located north of Pacific Coast Highway and west of Walnut Avenue, calls for the vacation of the east/west alley, north of Pacific Coast Highway and that portion of May Avenue south of the east/west alley as shown on attached Exhibit A. To achieve this objective, the LBCC District has requested the vacation of the above-stated rights-of-way. The intent of the vacation is to facilitate parking and provide for a more secured campus parking lot.
In addition, 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 modernization and renovation project, a dedication of additional sidewalk width adjacent to the site, shown on Exhibit B, is recommended. The current width north of the Pacific Coast Highway centerline is 43 feet. A dedication of 7 feet is required to achieve a 50-foot wide right-of-way north of the centerline. This action will widen the existing 5-foot wide public sidewalk along Pacific Coast Highway to 12 feet. A dedication of 6.5 feet along Walnut Avenue is suggested for improved sidewalk and parkway mobility. The developer of the subject property, the Long Beach Community College District, agreed to the condition that includes the above-described dedication.
Proceedings for the vacation are being conducted in accordance with Chapter 3, General Vacation Procedure, of the Public Str...
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