PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Community Development Director
BY: Hayden Beckman, Senior Planner
SUBJECT:
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GENERAL PLAN CONFORMANCE NO. 18-002 (743 13th STREET VACATION)
REQUEST:
To determine if the vacation of an approximately 150.50 square foot portion of an existing easement for street and public utility purposes is in conformance with the goals and policies of the General Plan.
LOCATION:
743 13th Street, 92648 (Southwest corner of Crest Avenue at 13th Street)
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APPLICANT:
Dawn M. Shimoda, 11639 Corinth Circle, Fountain Valley CA 92708
PROPERTY
OWNER:
City of Huntington Beach
BUSINESS
OWNER:
N/A
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Does the proposed easement vacation conform to the goals and policies of the General Plan?
RECOMMENDATION:
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That the Planning Commission take the following actions:
A) Find the proposed project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to City Council Resolution No. 4501, Class 5, which supplements the California Environmental Quality Act because the request is a minor easement vacation (Attachment 1); and
B) Adopt Resolution No. 1706, approving General Plan Conformance No. 18-002 with findings (Attachment No. 1)
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ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
The Planning Commission may take alternative actions such as:
A) Continue General Plan Conformance No. 18-002 and direct staff to return with findings for denial.
B) Continue General Plan Conformance No. 18-002 and direct staff accordingly.
PROJECT PROPOSAL:
Background:
743 13th Street is a privately owned 4,536 SF parcel that is improved with a single family, detached dwelling unit (the "Property"), and is owned by Dawn Shimoda, (the "Owner"). The Property is adjacent to an existing public right-of-way easement (the "Easement") between the established legal property line of the Property and the public sidewalk extending along both the side street side (Crest Avenue) and th...
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