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Resolution No. 2024-19
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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF SANTA ANA DETERMINING GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY
FOR THE VACATION OF FORMER CHURCH STREET AND
EXCESS CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RIGHT OF WAY ADJACENT TO
209 WEST CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
WHEREAS, California Streets and Highways Code Section 8300 et seq. authorizes
the City of Santa Ana (“City”) to vacate all or any portion of any street or highway within its
boundaries and under its jurisdiction to terminate the public’s right to use such street; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code section 65042, street vacations
must first be submitted to and reported upon by the Planning Commission for conformance
with the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, street easement for former Church Street between Sycamore Street and
Broadway was conveyed to the City of Santa Ana by the land subdivision map known as
Map of Spurgeon’s Addition to Santa Ana in 1893; and
WHEREAS, on August 9, 1974, as part of the creation of Civic Center Drive, the
County of Orange granted the City an easement for street purposes; and
WHEREAS, Church Street became obsolete with the completion of Civic Center Drive
in 1975; and
WHEREAS, the Civic Center Drive street easement includes an excess triangle-
shaped portion of land which is not necessary for Civic Center Drive; and
WHEREAS, former Church Street right of way and the excess portion of Civic Center
Drive right of way are situated outside the limits of the existing Civic Center Drive
improvements; and
WHEREAS, the City intends to retain a corner cutoff portion of the street right of way
to allow for a City standard accessible curb ramp and level landing; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to vacate its interest in an 8,233 square-foot portion of
street easement adjacent to 209 West Civic Center Drive, as shown on Exhibit A (“Vacation
Area”); and
WHEREAS, the Vacation Area is unnecessary for present or prospective public use,
as determined by the City’s Public Works Agency.
Resolution No. 2024-19
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IS RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of
Santa Ana as follows:
Section 1. The Planning Commission hereby determines that the proposed
vacation of the Vacation Area, as shown on Exhibit A, is in conformance with the City’s 2022
General Plan. The decision is based upon the Request for Planning Commission Action
dated July 22, 2024, and exhibits attached thereto, and the public testimony, written and oral,
all of which are incorporated herein by this reference.
The proposed vacation is in conformance with the Land Use Element of the City’s 2022-2045
General Plan Goal LU-2, Policy LU-2.6, which encourages investment by promoting
rehabilitation of properties and encouraging increased levels of capital investment to create
a safe and attractive environment. The proposed vacation will allow for conversion of an
underutilized space, which has the potential to collect trash and must be maintained by the
City, into a landscaped and privately maintained element of a new commercial site.
The proposed vacation is also in conformance with the Mobility Element of the City’s 2022-
2045 General Plan as follow:
Goal M-1, Policy 1.9 (Regional Consistency). The proposed vacation of an
unimproved section of roadway will remove excess right of way beyond current
improvements, and leave intact a portion of Civic Center Drive that is fully improved
with pavement, bike route and sidewalks, and which is consistent with the standards
of Orange County Transportation Authority Master Plan of Arterial Highways.
Goal M-5, Policy 5.7 (Infrastructure Condition). The proposed vacation enhances
travelway safety by removing an unimproved section of roadway while leaving existing
improvements intact with full pavement and sidewalks.
Section 2. The proposed vacation of the Vacation Area is exempt from review
under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to section 15061(b)(3) of the State
CEQA Guidelines because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that it will
have a significant impact on the environment. The proposed vacation is also exempt from
CEQA review under section 15305 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
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Resolution No. 2024-19
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ADOPTED this ___ day of July 22, 2024.
AYES: Commissioners:
NOES: Commissioners: (0)
ABSENT: Commissioners: Manuel J. Escamilla (1)
ABSTENTIONS: Commissioners: (0)
____________________________
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By:_______________________
Jose Montoya
Assistant City Attorney
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, Nuvia Ocampo, Recording Secretary, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2024-19 to be the original resolution adopted by the Planning Commission
of the City of Santa Ana on July 22, 2024.
Date: _________________ _____________________________________
Recording Secretary
City of Santa Ana
Carl Benninger, Christopher Leo, Jennifer Oliva, Bao
Pham, Isuri Ramos, Alan Woo (6)
for
Jennifer OlivaChairperson
7/22/2024