Fremont City Council Meeting: 10/21/25 07:00 PM
3300 Capitol Avenue Div/Dept: Public Works
Fremont, CA 94538 Category: Private Development Projects
SCHEDULED
Sponsors:
COUNCIL STAFF REPORT (ID # 5554) DOC ID: 5554
Updated: 10/15/2025 8:42 AM by Dina Lewis Page 1
VACATION OF EASEMENT AT 5567 CUSHING PARKWAY - Adopt a Resolution Summarily Vacating a Portion of an Emergency Vehicle Access Easement at 5567 Cushing Parkway in the Bayside Industrial Community Plan Area (PLN2025- 00067) and Make Findings of CEQA Exemption.
Contact Persons:
Name: Yiu Kei Louie Hans Larsen
Title: Engineer II (Civil) Public Works Director
Div/Dept: Public Works Public Works
Phone: 510-494-4727 510-494-4722
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Executive Summary: The purpose of this report is to facilitate the installation of exterior equipment for Quanta Computer by vacating a portion of an Emergency Vehicle Access Easement (EVAE) that is no longer needed.
BACKGROUND: Pacific Commons Owner, LP, is the owner of a 171,233 square-foot industrial building located at 5567 Cushing Parkway in the Bayside Community Plan Area.
The tenant, Quanta Computer, has applied to vacate a portion of an EVAE on the property.
The EVAE proposed for vacation was originally dedicated to the City on Tract Map 8348, recorded on July 30, 2018, and encumbers the entire parcel except for the existing building footprint.
The City of Fremont issued Building Permits to allow the construction of exterior improvements, including an outdoor enclosure that contains equipment for power generation. To fulfill a condition of approval prior to Building Occupancy, the tenant has applied for a vacation of a portion of the EVAE that is no longer needed, with the authorization of the property owner.
DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: California Streets and Highways Code Section 8330 – 8334.5 allows the City to summarily vacate an emergency vehicle access easement when it is “superseded by relocation, or determined to be excess by the easement holder, and there are no other public facilities located within the easement.” City staff has determined that a portion of the EVAE is no longer needed and there are no other public facilities located within the easement.
Notification to Utility Companies: All concerned utility companies have been notified and consented to the proposed vacation of the easement.
FISCAL IMPACT: None.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: The vacation of the EVAE is exempt from environmental review, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section 15305, because the action is considered a minor alteration to land use limitations that does not result in any land use or density changes.
Council Staff Report (ID # 5554) Meeting of October 21, 2025 Updated: 10/15/2025 8:42 AM by Dina Lewis Page 2
ATTACHMENTS:
• Draft Resolution - Summary Vacation of a Portion of an Emergency Vehicle Access Easement (PLN2025-00067)
• Exhibit A – Legal Description; Exhibit B – Plat Map
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Adopt a resolution to vacate a portion of the Emergency Vehicle Access Easement at 5567 Cushing Parkway on the grounds the easement is no longer needed.
2. Find the action is exempt from CEQA review per CEQA Guidelines Section 15305, as the vacation of easements is considered a minor alteration to land use limitations that does not result in any land use or density changes.