For City Council Meeting of [December 12, 2017]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Michael E. Story, City Administrator
FROM: Robert G. Eisenbeisz, P.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer
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Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No. 7255 Approving the Summary Vacation of Existing Excess Right-of-Way Along Easton Street on the Northeast Corner of the Intersection of Ayala Drive and Renaissance Parkway in the Freeway Incubator (FI) Zone of the Renaissance Specific Plan.
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BACKGROUND:
On November 1, 2017, Ayala and 210 Partners, LLC/Fernando Acosta ("Developer") submitted a request that the City vacate excess Right-of-Way along the former alignment of Easton Street. A copy of the letter is included as Attachment 1. The proposed vacation along Easton Street is among a group of parcels to be developed with an 80,000 square foot commercial center referred to as "Renaissance East". The development will consist of a 10,486 square foot restaurant building (Cracker Barrel), a 2,720 square foot restaurant with drive-thru (Sonic), three multi-tenant commercial units ranging in size at 4,300; 4,800; and 4,900 square feet and a 52,742 square foot hotel.
The current Easton Street right-of-way was dedicated to the City on March 25, 2015. Easton Street is designated as a residential collector street and is part of the Renaissance Specific Plan. The horizontal alignment of Easton Street was altered with the construction of the State Route 210 Freeway, creating a new alignment to intersect with Ayala Avenue at a point further south, providing the necessary separation from the freeway ramps. The portion of Easton Street right-of-way that is proposed to be vacated is along the old roadway alignment and is currently vacant and unimproved. With the realignment of the roadway, the portion to be vacated is considered excess, surplus right-of-way. The Mobility Plan Element of the Renaissance Specific Plan (RSP) does not denote the old Easton Street a...
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