Subject:     SUMMARY VACATION OF UTILITY EASEMENTS ON EIGHTH AND MISSION STREETS

 

COUNCIL DISTRICT:  3

 

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

Adoption of a resolution summarily vacating the Public Utility Easements that were reserved with the vacations of portions of Eighth and Mission Streets by City Council Resolution Nos. 58046 and 56801 respectively.  CEQA:  ND.

 

BACKGROUND

 

An application for the vacation of portions of public utility easements (PSEs) located on  Eighth and Mission Streets has been submitted by Regis Homes of Northern California.  This vacation is pursuant to Planned Development Number PD00-09-077, which required the vacation of the Public Utility Easement onPSEs on Eighth and Mission Streets.

 

ANALYSIS

 

These PSEs were reserved when portions of Eighth and Mission Streets were vacated by Council action on Resolution No. 58046 with reservations of public service easements.December 8, 1984 and June 28, 1983 respectively.  Upon vacation of these portions of Public interest in the vacated portion of Eighth and Mission Streets, has been fully eliminated by the recordation of a street vacation the underlying fee became unencumbered by the public street easement and available for use by the owner subject to the reserved PSEs.  This segment of Eight and Mission Streets is unimproved and there has been no expenditure of public funds on this section during the last five years  PSEs may be summarily vacated when the easement has been superseded by relocation and there are no other public facilities within the easement.   There are no public utilities located in the subject area since In this case, the PSEs have been superceded by relocation as all utilities have been relocated to an easement located on the adjacent property to the west within the Pavona Apartments driveway and parking areas.  There are no other public facilities within the PSEs.  The Streets & Highway code allows for a summary vacation when the PSE has been superseded by relocation and there are no other public facilities located within the easement as is the case here.

 

PUBLIC OUTREACH

 

There have been numerous public hearings regarding various PD Rezonings in the vicinity.  These rezonings were designed considering the fact that the Public Utility Easement would be vacated.  The public has had the opportunity to view and comment on the various PD Rezonings and subsequent tract subdivisions in the neighborhood.

 

COORDINATION

 

The required resolution has been reviewed by the City Attorney's Office.  All necessary coordination has been completed.

 

CEQA

 

Negative Declaration.

 

 

RAJEEV BATRA

Acting Director, Public Works Department