TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Tony Olmos, Public Works
Joe Parco, City Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Summary Vacation of a Street Easement on the East Side of Ardmore Avenue, at 1800 North Ardmore Avenue (Public Works Director Olmos).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 15-0054 ordering the Summary Vacation of a street easement on the east side of Ardmore Avenue, north of Eighteenth Street at 1800 North Ardmore Avenue.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no costs associated with the vacation of the street easement.
BACKGROUND:
On September 20, 1945 the City of Manhattan Beach conveyed, via a quitclaim deed, a parcel of land (easterly side of Ardmore Avenue, north of Eighteenth Street) to Eltinge Brown. As part of this quitclaim deed, the City reserved a 5-foot easement over the westerly portion of the parcel for public street purposes. The intent of the street easement was to provide right-of-way to accommodate the future widening of Ardmore Avenue.
On February 17, 1971 a public street easement was conveyed to the City of Manhattan Beach via a Grant Deed for public street purposes, encompassing approximately 27.1 square feet at the southwest corner of the property. The intent of this street easement was to allow for construction of an ADA compliant access ramp at the southwest corner of the property. Since that time, an ADA compliant access ramp has been constructed and currently occupies this part of the easement.
Since the aforementioned property conveyance, the ownership has changed to Sophie McCaughey. The subject parcel is currently being redeveloped with a new single family home and the owner of the property has requested that the 5-foot street easement be vacated.
DISCUSSION:
The City's General Plan does not have any planned wi...
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