Item 25 - Adopt Resolution to Summarily Vacate a Portion of Bristol Street

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Summary Vacation and Exempt Surplus Property July 16, 2024 Page 2 DISCUSSION The Public Works Agency oversees all street vacation and abandonments throughout City boundaries. Bristol Center Properties, LLC has applied to vacate a 392 square -foot portion of Bristol Street right-of-way with the intention of purchasing the land from the City and incorporating it into a restaurant development site. The conveyance requires a series of actions beginning with the two recommended actions. Background During the course of the Bristol Street Improvement Project, the Public Works Agency acquired properties along the Bristol Street corridor. The City purchased properties at 1601 North Bristol Street (APN 405-252-21) and 1607 North Bristol (APN 405-252-22) to accommodate the Bristol Street Improvements from Washington Street to 17t" Street using Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) funding appropriated for this project. A portion of this property (Exhibit 1) remains unused and unneeded following project construction, and can be made available for purposes of exchange or sale. On November 12, 2019, the City designated portions of 1601 and 1607 North Bristol Street as public street right of way (Exhibit 2) through the recordation of a grant deed. On December 21, 2021, the City Council approved the sale of remnants of 1601 and 1607 North Bristol Street (Exhibit 2) to Southwest Properties Group. The sale from the City to Southwest Properties Group and a subsequent property transfer to Bristol Center Properties, LLC were recorded on May 19, 2022. The disposition of the Remnant Portion was conducted in accordance with the California Surplus Lands Act (SLA), Government Code (GC) §54220 et seq. In 2023, Bristol Center Properties, LLC. submitted applications to the City to develop the Remnant Portion with a drive -through coffee restaurant. Subsequently, during the Site Plan review process for the development project, staff determined that a 392 square - foot portion (Exhibit 2) of Bristol Street right of way, is situated outside the limits of the street improvements (Exhibit 3). Staff determined that the right of way could potentially be vacated and incorporated into the private property site to facilitate a more efficient development. Street Vacation A title report supplied by the applicant identified the City of Santa Ana as fee owner of the Vacation Portion. Because the subject portion of property is designated as street right of way owned in fee by the City of Santa Ana, it must be vacated in order to be later conveyed to Bristol Center Properties, LLC. On April 8, 2024, the City of Santa Ana Planning Commission adopted a Resolution 2024-06 (Exhibit 4) finding that Abandonment 23-02 is in conformance with the City of Santa Ana 2022-2045 General Plan. At this segment, the improved width of Bristol Street