TITLE
Recommendation to adopt Resolution of Intention to vacate the portion of Maple Way (a named public alley) between Long Beach Boulevard and Alamo Court (a named public alley); set the date of November 12, 2019, for the public hearing on the vacation; authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept an easement deed from Onni Broadway Block Long Beach, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the owner of the property at 200-256 Long Beach Boulevard, for alley widening purposes; and
Accept Environmental Impact Report Addendum No. EIRA-02-17.
(District 2)
DISCUSSION
Onni Broadway Block Long Beach, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, owner of the property at 200-256 Long Beach Boulevard, requests the vacation of the portion of Maple Way between Long Beach Boulevard and Alamo Court (Attachment A). This portion of Maple Way separates Lots 16 and 18 of Block 91 of the Town Site of Long Beach Tract. Vacating this portion of Maple Way would allow the applicant to merge these lots and construct the Planning Commission-approved Broadway Block development project. The applicant proposes to construct two new, mixed-use buildings (a 23-story tower and a 7-story mid-rise), with a total of 400 residential units, and restore a designated Historic Landmark building (Acres of Books). On June 6, 2019, the Planning Commission determined that the proposed vacation of the 2,502 square-foot area was in conformance with the adopted goals of the City’s General Plan (Attachment B).
Additionally, when a new development is proposed, the public rights-of-way adjacent to the site are reviewed for sufficiency to accommodate the new development. To accommodate the pedestrian and vehicular traffic in the area, it is necessary that a dedication of additional right-of-way be recorded for alley widening purposes along Alamo Court (Attachment C).
Proceedings for this vacation are being conducted in accordance with Chapter 3, General Vacation Procedure, of the Public Streets, H...
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