2011-086 - Vacate a Portion of Street Right-Of-Way Adjacent to 719. North Concord Street

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ROH 10/10/11 RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -086 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA TO VACATE A PORTION OF STREET RIGHT - OF -WAY ADJACENT TO 719 NORTH CONCORD STREET (ABANDONMENT NO. 2010 -03) 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. The proposed vacation is for an excess right -of -way that was formerly Concord Street in order to incorporate the property as part of a proposed housing development at 719 North Concord Street. The proposed project site is located on the southeast terminus of Concord Street, a cul -de -sac street, south of Fruit Street, and north of the Santa Ana (I -5) Freeway. The site is comprised of two landlocked remnant parcels totaling approximately 13,754 square feet. The northern parcel (Parcel 1) is approximately 7,250 square feet in size and the southern parcel (Parcel 2) is approximately 6,504 square feet in size. The remnant parcels are roughly rectangular in shape and are currently vacant. In addition, the area to be vacated and conveyed back to the property owners is approximately 3,714 square feet. This area is an unimproved portion of Concord Street, south of Fruit Street and is irregularly shaped (Exhibits 1, 2 and 3). Exhibits 1 , 2 and 3 are attached herewith and incorporated herein by this reference. B. The subject parcels and a portion of Concord Street were acquired by the State of California (Caltrans) to accommodate the widening of the Santa Ana Freeway (I -5). At this location, only portions of the lots and street were used for freeway widening purposes, leaving the remaining pieces of the parcels and street as excess property. As part of the freeway widening project, Caltrans improved the end of Concord Street by constructing a cul -de -sac. The excess parcels were acquired by the Agency for future development and are currently vacant. As owners of the excess parcels, the Agency also holds the underlying fee ownership to the excess street right of way, with an easement in favor of the City for street purposes. With the street abandonment, the easement will be extinguished. The development parcels, combined with the area of the street being vacated will result in a developable parcel. Resolution No. 2011 -086 Page 1 of 7