Planning Commission Staff Report
Report Prepared by: : Matt Livingston, Assistant Planner, Development Services Department
Title
SUBJECT: Vacation #24-02, to abandon an undeveloped 10-foot-wide storm drain easement at 1965 West Olive Avenue
ACTION:
Finding
1) The proposed vacation is consistent with the General Plan.
SUMMARY
Merced Security Storage, LLC is requesting a vacation of a 10-foot-wide storm drain easement at the eastern portion of 1965 West Olive Avenue (Attachment 1). This public utility easement was originally included in the plans for this development, but it was never completed. City Engineering and Planning have agreed that the proposed easement is no longer needed and can be returned to the property owner. The General Plan does not address the abandonment or vacation of easements; and thus, this action does not conflict with any General Plan policies, text, or maps, so it can be considered "consistent." The area to be vacated is 10 feet wide and runs from the southern property line to the northern property line for approximately 13,850 square feet. (Attachment 3)
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a motion by minute action adopting a Finding that the proposed Vacation #24-02 is consistent with the General Plan.
Body
DISCUSSION
Project Description
The subject site at 1965 West Olive Avenue has a Business Park General Plan designation, within Planned Development (P-D) #12 zoning district. The City of Merced's Public Works Department indicated that the easement originally was going to house a storm drain line to catch storm runoff from Conestoga Court, as well as portions of Olive Avenue. The storm drain was never installed, and there are no plans to install in the future.
The applicant is requesting that the city vacate this easement, as they are planning on building Merced Mini Storage on this lot, and the City will not be utilizing the easement.
Background
The subject site (approximately 6 acres) was annexed into the City in 1970, as part...
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