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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12B - VACATE MAIN PLACE DRREQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: MAY 7, 2019 TITLE: ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO VACATE A PORTION OF MAIN PLACE DRIVE, ABANDONMENT NO. 19-02 (STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 3,2; 5,3) RECOMMENED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1r Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Adopt a resolution which declares the City's intent to vacate a portion of Main Place Drive, and which sets a public hearing for June 4, 2019. DISCUSSION The owners of the Main Place Mall, MainPlace Shoppingtown, LLC, are improving the mall site and have applied to vacate a portion of Main Place Drive in conjunction with a Specific Plan to transform the site with additional commercial, office, mixed-use residential, and hotel uses. The portion of Main Place Drive to be vacated is situated within the northerly section of the mall, and lies between Main Street and Bedford Road (Exhibit 1). The portion of Main Place Drive adjacent to the westerly and southerly section of mall, between Bedford Road and Broadway would remain a public street. The Specific Plan is scheduled to be presented to City Council on June 4, 2019, concurrent with the public hearing set by this action for the street vacation. A staff report containing the details of the proposed developments allowed under the Specific Plan will be provided for that meeting. This action is on the May 7, 2019 City Council agenda to comply with procedural requirements prescribed by Section 8320 of the California Streets and Highways Code. According to the current version of the Specific Plan, the vacated area will be incorporated into the private property and much of it will be redeveloped with mixed-use buildings. The area requested to be vacated reduces the site's constraints and improves overall site function, such as setbacks, building location, and site accessibility. Access to the mixed-use buildings and nearby future parcels will be provided via a private drive aisle. The drive aisle would continue to connect to Bedford Road and Main Street, but would not provide through public access, and will be maintained by the owner. According to a title report provided by the applicant and City records, the City owns a street easement over the land, and if vacated, would revert to MainPlace Shoppingtown, LLC. The segment to be vacated is curvilinear, generally 64' wide, and about 700' in length. The City's street easement rights exclude airspace lying above an elevation of 169.8 feet, or approximately 17' above 1213-1 Resolution of Intent to Vacate Main Place Drive May 7, 2019 Page 2 the roadway surface, meaning the mall property owners could potentially have been permitted to build private improvements above that height. With the implementation of the development project, Main Place Drive is not needed for access. In addition, Main Place Drive is not part of the City's Circulation Element, so vacation of the segment is not inconsistent with the General Plan. Utilities, other government agencies, and City agencies have been advised of the street vacation. In addition, the Main Place development project would be required to complete any necessary utility relocations. The recommended action adopts a resolution of City Council's intent to vacate a strip portion of the street, and sets a public hearing date for June 4, 2019 (Exhibit 2), at which time the order to vacate may be approved by the City Council. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT There is no environmental impact associated with this action. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT This item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #3 - Economic Development, Objective #2 (create new opportunities for business/job growth and encourage private development through new General Plan and Zoning Ordinance policies); and Goal #5 — Community Health, Livability, Engagement & Sustainability, Object #3 (facilitate diverse housing opportunities and support efforts to preserve and improve the livability of Santa Ana neighborhoods). FISCAL IMPACT i There is no fiscal impact associated with this action S. Sbeiss, PE, Public Wor%s Agency FSS/EWGlTH Exhibits: 1. Street Vacation Area Map 2. Resolution of Intent 12B-2 12B-3 12B-4 Exhibit 2 jmf 4/12/19 RESOLUTION NO. 2019 -XXX A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO VACATE A PORTION OF MAINPLACE DRIVE BETWEEN MAIN STREET AND BEDFORD ROAD, SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING THEREON, AND DIRECTING NOTICE THEREOF TO BE POSTED AND PUBLISHED (ABANDONMENT NO. 19-02) BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. In accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares its intention to vacate a portion of Mainplace Drive between Main Street and Bedford Road. The area proposed for vacation is shown on the map attached as Exhibit 1. B. Notice is hereby given that on June 4, 2019, at 5:45 P.M. or as soon as possible thereafter, in the Santa Ana City Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California, a public hearing will be held by the City Council at which time any and all persons interested in or objecting to the proposed vacation described above may appear and be heard. Section 2. The Clerk of the Council is hereby directed to cause this Resolution to be published twice, once in each of the two successive weeks prior to the above -referenced hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation in the City. Section 3. The Executive Director of the Public Works Agency is hereby directed to post conspicuously, in the manner prescribed by law, notice of the adoption of this Resolution, containing the statement of the day, hour, and place of hearing set forth above, and describing the areas to be vacated at least two weeks before the day set for said hearing. Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this Resolution. ADOPTED this_ day of 2019. Miguel A. Pulido Mayor Resolution No. 2019 -XXX Page 1 of 2 12B-5 jmf 4/12/19 APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney By:A lop John M. Funk Assistant City Attorney AYES: Councilmembers NOES: Councilmembers ABSTAIN: Councilmembers NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, Norma Mitre, Acting Clerk of the Council, do hereby certify the attached Resolution No. 2019 - to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on .2019. Date: Acting Clerk of the Council City of Santa Ana 12B-6 Resolution No. 2019 -XXX Page 2 of 2 12B-7 12B-8