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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept easement deeds from ABC Car Wash, LLC, property owner at 3525 East Anaheim Street, for the installation of public utilities, for right-of-way widening purposes, ADA curb ramp purposes; and
Accept the Notice of Exemption from CEQA Number CE-18-097.
(District 3)
DISCUSSION
ABC Car Wash, LLC, a California Limited Partnership, the owner of the property at 3525 East Anaheim Street, proposed construction of a new 5,712 square-foot automated car wash consisting of: a 152-foot car wash tunnel, a self-service vacuum area, a 964 square-foot office, a 443 square foot indoor dog wash area, and an outdoor dog play area, in the Community Commercial Pedestrian-Oriented (CCP) zoning district. When a significant new development is proposed, the public rights of way adjacent to the site are reviewed for sufficiency to accommodate the new development and to determine whether they comply with the standards established in the City of Long Beach’s (City) General Plan. Authority to perform the following actions are required:
· Grant an easement to the City to allow for a new Fire Line servicing the building at 3525 East Anaheim Street (Attachment A).
· Dedicate to the City 2.5-feet along east-west East Anaheim Street adjacent to the property between Newport Avenue and North Loma Avenue for future street widening and ADA curb ramp purposes (Attachment B).
City staff conducted a review of affected agencies and there were no objections to the proposed easements to be dedicated.
In conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Categorical Exemption Number CE-18-097 was issued on November 16, 2018 (Attachment C). The Public Works Department is requesting City Council to accept Categorical Exemption Number CE-18-097 and authorize the acceptance of the easement deeds.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Vanessa S. Ibarra and Budget Management Officer Nader Kaamoush on October 14...
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