RESOLUTION NO. 2025-087
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORONA, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE SUMMARY
VACATION OF A PORTION OF GREEN RIVER ROAD
WEST OF DOMINGUEZ RANCH ROAD.
WHEREAS, the City of Corona (“City”) acquired that portion of Green River Road located immediately west of Dominguez Ranch Road as part of Annexation No. 55 and Annexation No. 95 for the annexation of territory to the City pursuant to the Cortese-Knox Local Government Reorganization Act of 1985 (Government Code Section 56000 et seq.) as approved by Resolution Nos. 86-11 and 2001-11; and
WHEREAS, PSIP WR Green River, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Developer”), the owner of approximately 49.31 acres of property located south of Green River Road and west of Dominquez Ranch Road, has requested the summary street vacation of a portion of the south side of Green River Road, constituting approximately 0.852 acres of land area, as more particularly described and depicted in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (“Excess ROW”), in order to facilitate the development of an industrial business park; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan classifies Green River Road as a major arteria 6- lane street, which has a full street width requirement of 106 feet. As part of the entitlements for the development of the industrial business park, Developer is required to widen and improve Green River Road such that it will be improved to an ultimate street width of 106 to 130 feet, not including the Excess ROW; and
WHEREAS, the Excess ROW, which is vegetated land that is not part of the pedestrian or vehicular travel way, is not needed or required for street purposes, is in excess of the right-of-way designated by the General Plan and current City standards, and is not an integral component of the City’s circulation system; and
WHEREAS, these summary vacation proceedings are being conducted pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, which authorizes the City Council to summarily vacate excess right-of-way of a street or highway that is not required for street or highway purposes; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8313 of the California Streets and Highways Code, on or about April 7, 2025, the City’s Planning and Housing Commission determined that the vacation of the Excess ROW is consistent with the City of Corona General Plan because it would allow for the development of a vacant and underutilized site including the construction of all missing adjacent public improvements. The Excess ROW will be constructed into manufactured slopes and landscaped for site enhancement, slope stabilization and fire protection purposes, and to support the construction of an emergency access drive aisle to provide the -2-
business park development a secondary emergency access point located on Dominguez Ranch Road.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF CORONA, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The above Recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. Findings. The City Council finds that: (i) the Excess ROW is considered excess right-of-way because it is not needed to satisfy the full street width requirement for Green River Road; (ii) the Excess ROW is not be needed for street and highway purposes because the existing width of Green River Road satisfies all current City standards and is adequate to serve the residents and businesses in the City; and (iii) there are no public utility facilities in use or that would be affected by the vacation of the Excess ROW.
SECTION 3. Vacation of the Existing Right-of Way. The City Council hereby summarily vacates the Excess ROW in accordance with Section 8334(a) of the California Streets and Highways Code.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Resolution shall be effective immediately.
SECTION 5. Recordation. The City Clerk shall cause a certified copy of this Resolution to be recorded in the Riverside County Recorder’s Office. From and after the date this Resolution is recorded, the Excess ROW shall no longer constitute a street, highway, or public right-of-way.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of June, 2025.
Mayor of the City of Corona, California
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Corona, California
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CERTIFICATION
I, Sylvia Edwards, City Clerk of the City of Corona, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Corona, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 18th day of June, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAINED:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Corona, California, this 18th day of June, 2025. _________________________________
City Clerk of the City of Corona, California
[SEAL]
EXHIBIT “A”
LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND DEPICTION OF EXCESS ROW
(INCLUSIVE OF CITY LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT PROPERTY IN PARCEL 1)