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Recommendation to adopt Resolution of Intention to vacate a portion of the alley west of Long Beach Boulevard and south of Anaheim Street; request City Manager, or designee, to accept easement deeds for the dedication of a new branch alley and additional street right-of-way along Anaheim Street; authorize a quitclaim of the reserved utility easement upon satisfactory relocation of all public utilities; and set a date for a public hearing on the vacation for Tuesday, December 1, 2009
at 5:00 p.m. (District 1)
DISCUSSION
The META Housing Group, developers of a mixed-use housing and retail project addressed as 1235 Long Beach Boulevard, request the vacation of a portion of the alley that crosses their project site. A diagram showing the alley to be vacated, the location of a proposed new branch alley, and the area to be dedicated as additional right-of-way along Anaheim Street is shown on Exhibit A. Note that the 20-foot by 25-foot alley portion at the intersection of the new branch alley is vacated below an elevation of 36.50 feet only, below the alley surface, as shown. Below the alley surface, a subterranean parking garage is to be constructed.
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 right-of-way is unnecessary for present or prospective public use. The Department of Public Works supports this action based on the following evidence, facts, conditions and findings, establishing that the dedicated right-of-way to be vacated is unnecessary for present or prospective public use.
1. The project summary and site development plan is shown on Exhibit B.
2. The property comprising the project site is under the ownership of 4 entities, as shown on Exhibit C. The vacation of this alley will not result in any "landlocked" lots.
3. The only port...
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