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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1987/11/03 Item 15r~~' ~ . w • r~ ITEM TITLE: SUBMITTED BY: REVIEWED BY: ~'~ ° ~ COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT Item -Meeting Date 11/3/87 Public hearing to consider the vacation of a portion of Broadway at the northwest corner of its intersection with Anita Street Director of Public Works /~/~ " City Manager (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X ) The Council held a public hearing on this matter on January 6 of this year. At the close of this hearing, staff was directed to work with the applicant to obtain more information on the traffic patterns in the area. That data has been collected and is now ready for Council consideration. At its meeting on October 13, Council adopted the Resolution of Intention No. 13273 and set November 3, 1987, as the date for the public hearing. RECOMMENDATION: That the Council hold its subject public hearing and direct staff to return with a resolution vacating the property. BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable. _ DISCUSSION: Mr. William Perkins, owner of the property at 1550 Broadway, submitted an application to this department requesting that the City vacate a portion of Broadway right-of-way along the frontages of his property and the property to the north. (Lots 2 and 3 of Starfire Sports Subdivision, h1ap No. 8017, recorded September 11, 1974.) The reason given for the request is that his property is substandard in terms of parking capacity. In order for the applicant to fully use the lot in accordance with the zoning, additional parking area is necessary. At the public hearing held on this matter on January 6, 1987, the City Council referred this matter to staff and directed that a traffic study be made to determine the impacts of the proposed street vacation. The consulting firm of Monroy-Lopez Engineering was selected to conduct the study which would: . Analyze the potential circulation and safety impacts Set forth mitigation measures to reduce those impacts Evaluate the effect of cumulative traffic. t y; m- _ ~: .~ ~ C • Page 2, Item Meeting Date-T~7$7 The overall conclusion of the traffic study is that the proposed street vacation would not have a detrimental affect on traffic circulation, would not cause any changes in Levels of Service and could reduce some existing operational conflicts. The study found that approximately half of the 2,000 daily southbound trips on this segment of Silvas Street continue south of Anita. Of these, approximately 79~ continue all the way to tYtain Street and turn right. The study concludes that these "short-cut trips" would continue on Broadway to Main with insignificant impact to Broadway or Main, and with minor inconvenience to the motorist. Presently, there is a one-way travel lane aligned with Silvas Street (see Exhibit "B"), a north-south substandard street which extends south from Anita Street to Main Street, approximately 1,400 feet in length. Most of the remaining southbound trips on the one-way portion of Silvas turn right on Anita and proceed west. The proposed vacation would require these trips to turn right to Anita from Broadway. To facilitate this movement, the northwest corner of the intersection needs to be reconstructed to provide a 35 foot radius curb return. Because the existing intersection of Silvas Street and Anita is less than 100 • feet from Broadway and Anita, periodic conflicts between turning movements occur. This was confirmed in the study using videotape analysis of the intersection operation. The proposed vacation will eliminate the majority of the "short cut traffic" and require all southbound to westbound right turns to be made at Broadway, this resulting reduction in traffic conflicts can be considered a positive impact. Subsection 8324(b) of the California Streets and Highways Code states that if the Council finds from evidence submitted by all interested persons that the subject portion of the street described in the resolution of intention is unnecessary for present or prospective public use, the Council may adopt a resolution vacating said street. That paragraph also includes the provision that the resolution of vacation may be conditioned so that the vacation does not become effective until certain requirements have been fulfilled. In this case, the following conditions are recommended to be imposed and shall be met before the resolution is adopted: 1. A site plan is to be submitted and approved by the Design Review Committee showing how the vacated land is to be used. 2. A complete set of improvement plans for the reconstruction of the Broadway and Anita Street improvements shall be prepared by the applicant's private engineer and the plans approved by the City Engineer. • 3. Permits, bonds and agreements shall be submitted for the work in the public right-of-way. .~ s .~ ~ ~~ Page 3, Item ~ • Meeting Date-1TJ'.1787 4. A parcel map shal 1 be prepared to i ncl ude the entire vacation as part of the developed lot. 5. Developer shall pay the City the fair market value for the City's fee interest in the land. The right-of-way was deeded in fee to the County of San Diego. Since the Montgomery annexation, the ownership reverted to the City of Chula Vista. An appraisal will need to be prepared to determine the fair market value of the vacated parcel. It is staff's position that the appraisal should be paid for by Mr. Perkins, but the cost could be deducted from the sale price. All utility companies owning franchises in our rights-of-way have been contacted regarding the proposed vacation. We are reserving "blanket easements" for SDG&E, Sweetwater Authority and Pacific Bell. Defined easements, if necessary in the future, may be coordinated between the owner and the respective utility. The Planning Department has been contacted regarding this matter and staff has no objections to the proposed vacation. Transparencies and slides are available for Council's viewing. At the January 6 meeting, i get a traffic study done. cost of the study with the of the cost of the study. felt justified since the right-of-way. :ouncil directed staff to work with the developer to Staff was directed to report back on sharing the developer. Staff recommends that the City pay 1/2 Our half is approximately $1,000. This amount is City will receive money from the sale of the FISCAL IMPACT: Minimal savings in maintenance costs and minimal increase in tax revenue due to more land added to tax rolls if street is vacated. WPC 3293E ~~G l3 ~' ~ ~` ,~