Subject
Motion - On March 5, 2002, under Council File No. 01-1459, the City Council adopted new procedures for processing street vacations, which require the adoption of a Rule 16 motion to initiate street vacation proceedings. Under these new procedures, when a petitioner submits an application and a fee deposit to the Bureau of Engineering, the Chair of the Public Works Committee is required to introduce a motion for the purposes of assigning a Council File Number and initiating the investigation of the vacation.
Centex Homes, owners of the property legally described as Lots 1 through 8 of Tract 47374, has submitted an application for a vacation located in Council District Three (3). The petitioner has also submitted a fee deposit to cover the cost of processing the vacation proceedings.
Additionally, the adoption of the following recommendations does not constitute or imply approval of the vacation.
THEREFORE MOVE that upon adoption of this motion, street vacation proceedings to vacate a portion of the equestrian easement westerly of Quiet Hills Court and southerly of Roscoe Boulevard, be initiated pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code, Division 9, Part 3, Public Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law.
FURTHER MOVE that the Bureau of Engineering be directed to investigate the feasibility of this vacation request.
FURTHER MOVE that the Bureau of Engineering present its report regarding the feasibility of vacating the requested area to the Public Works Committee.
FURTHER MOVE that upon the review of the Public Works Committee, the City Clerk be directed to schedule this request for the City Council's consideration at the appropriate time under the City's Street Vacation procedures.
File History
7-6-05 - This day's Council session
7-6-05 - File to Calendar Clerk for placement on next available Council agenda
7-13-05 - Council Action - Motion ADOPTED
7-18-05 - File in files
4-26-06 - For ref - Communication from the Bureau of Engineering, dated April 14, 2006, relative to initiating vacation proceedings for Equestrian Easement (portion of) westerly of Quiet Hills Court and southerly of Roscoe Boulevard - VAC E1400956.
4-28-06 - Ref to Public Works Committee
4-28-06 - File to Public Works Committee Clerk
6-30-06 - Council Action - Public Works Committee report ADOPTED to:
1. FIND that the vacation in connection with equestrian easement (portion of) westerly of Quiet Hills Court and southerly of Roscoe Boulevard, is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, pursuant to Article III, Class 5(3) of the City of Los Angeles Environmental Guidelines.
2. FIND that the street vacation proceedings pursuant to the Public Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law be instituted for the vacation of the public right-of-way indicated below and shown colored blue on Exhibit A of the April 13, 2006 City Engineer report and attached to the Council file:
Portion of the equestrian easement westerly of Quiet Hills Court and southerly of Roscoe Boulevard within Lot 1 of Tract No. 47374
3. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the City Engineer dated April 13, 2006, as the Findings of the Council.
4. ADOPT the accompanying City Engineer report dated April 13, 2006 to approve the vacation.
5. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to set a public hearing date for July 26, 2006 - Categorical Exemption APPROVED - Findings ADOPTED - Set for Hearing: JULY 26, 2006.
7-13-06 - File to Calendar Clerk
7-26-06 - Council Action - Public Hearing Closed - No Protests - City Engineer Instructed to Proceed.
8-24-06 - File to Public Works Committee Clerk OK
8-25-06 - File in files