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APPROVAL OF A SUMMARY VACATION OF EXCESS RIGHT-OF-WAY AT 174 EAST 19TH STREET
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: SEUNG YANG, P.E., CITY ENGINEER (714) 754-5335
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
Adopt Resolution No. 2025-xx ordering the summary vacation of a portion of right-of-way at 174 East 19th Street and authorize the execution of the Quitclaim Deed by the Mayor and the City Clerk.
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BACKGROUND:
At the request of the property owner, the Engineering Division has reviewed a request to vacate excess right-of-way at 174 East 19th Street. Attachment 1 depicts the proposed street vacation area.
Previous City and County Master Plans of Highways designated East 19th Street as a 4-lane highway; however, the Master Plan designation of the street was downgraded to a 2-lane collector street. As a result, the previously dedicated right-of-way required to construct a 4-lane highway is no longer required. Presently, East 19th Street has been constructed to fulfill the current Master Plan and Streets and Highways capacity requirements, thus leaving 10 feet of excess right-of-way along the property.
ANALYSIS:
In 1968, in accordance with the prior Master Plan, the 10-feet of right-of-way along East 19th Street was dedicated by easement document, Book 8726, Page 87, and recorded on September 19, 1968. East 19th Street at this location was not improved to the full dedication width, and was subsequently downgraded to a collector street, creating excess right-of-way.
Currently, there are no utilities within this portion of the public right-of-way; therefore, a reservation for a utility easement is not required. The Engineering and Transportation Services Divisions, as well as the Active Transportation Committee have reviewed the excess right-of-way. It was determined that East 19th Street is classified as a Class III...
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