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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
City of Anaheim
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
DATE: AUGUST 12, 2025
FROM: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
SUBJECT: PROPOSED SUMMARY VACATION OF PUBLIC UTILITY
EASEMENTS LOCATED AT 701 EAST BALL ROAD
(ABA2024-00429 AND ABA2024-00435)
ATTACHMENT (Y/N): YES ITEM # 18
GOVERNMENT CODE § 84308 APPLIES: YES
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council, by Resolution, pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code section 8330 et seq., vacate the Public Utility Easements at 701 East Ball Road as described in Exhibit A-1 and A-2 and as shown in Exhibit B-1 and B-2 of the attached Resolution.
DISCUSSION:
The applicant, Ball Road Owner, LLC, has requested that the City of Anaheim (City) partially vacate two existing Public Utility Easements to clear title to their land for the construction of a new industrial building. New Public Utility Easements were acquired on October 3, 2024, to accommodate new water facilities and on January 6, 2025, to accommodate new electrical facilities as part of the development.
The recommended vacation meets the criteria for a summary vacation in accordance with the Streets and Highways Code because the easements have been superseded by the removal of electric and water facilities previously located in the easements, and there are no other public facilities located within the easements. The request has been reviewed by the Public Utilities Department, and there are no objections to the proposed vacation.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
There is no budgetary impact. City Council Policy No. 5.5 waives the requirements of compensation to the City when the abandonment meets the criteria for a summary vacation. Therefore, the City has no compensable interest in the easements.
Respectfully submitted,
Rudy Emami
Director of Public Works
Proposed Summary Vacation of Public Utility Easements Located at 701 East Ball Road August 12, 2025
Attachments:
1. Resolution
2. Property Sketch