Loma Drive / 2nd Street / Beverly Boulevard, etc. / Street Vacation (Accelerated Procedure)

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 proceedings, 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. The Los Angeles Unified School District, owner of the property bounded by Loma Drive, Crown Hill Avenue, Union Place, and Beverly Boulevard; has submitted an application requesting to vacate Loma Drive from 2nd Street to 440' southwesterly of Beverly Boulevard and 2nd Street from Crown Hill Avenue go Loma Drive, located in Council District 13. 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 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.

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