October 24, 2023
Honorable Mayor and City Council
City of Long Beach
California
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation to authorize the City Manager, or designee, to accept a Dedication of Easement Deed from California Heights Properties Inc., property owner at 3760 Orange Avenue, for alley widening and public street purposes, and; Accept CEQA Exemption CE-06-09. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
California Heights Properties Inc ., the property owner s of the development at 3760 Orange Avenue, proposes a remodel of an existing 1,255 square foot building and an addition to the building of 1,148 square f eet, for a development totaling 2,405 square feet. When a new development is proposed, the public rights -of-way adjacent to the site are reviewed for sufficiency to accommodate the new development. To accommodate the improvements and modifications a 2.5 -foot dedication along the adjacent north/south alley and a 10 -foot wide dedication along Orange Avenue is required to provide sufficient right-of-way width and conform to standards established in the City of Long Beach (City) General Plan (Attachment A).
City staff conducted a review of affected agencies and there were no objections to the proposed easements to be dedicated. The Public Works Department is asking the City Council to authorize the acceptance of the Dedication of Easement Deed to accomplish this purpose.
In conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this project was found to be exempt from CEQA in accordance with state guidelines section 15301 (a) . The Public Works Department is also requesting City Council to accept Categorical Exemption CE -06-09 (Attachment B)for this development.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Vanessa S. Ibarra on September 5, 2023 and by Budget Management Officer Nader Kaamoush on October 3, 2023.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action on this matter is not time critical.
FISCAL IMPACT
A dedication processing fee in the amount of $3,483 was deposited in the General Fund Group Public Works
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in the Public Works Department. This recommendation has no staffing impact beyond the normal budgeted scope of duties and is consistent with existing City Council priorities. There is no local job impact associated with this recommendation.
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully submitted,
Eric Lopez
Public Works
ATTACHMENTS: A – EASEMENT SKETCH
B – NOTICE OF EXEMPTION
RECEIVED FOR 2nd CHK
20230607
JN 2023041
RECEIVED FOR 2nd CHK
20230607
JN 2023041