CITY OF SIGNAL HILL
STAFF REPORT
2175 Cherry Avenue • Signal
Hill, California 90755-3799
2/22/2022
AGENDA ITEM
TO:
HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:
SCOTT CHARNEY
DEPUTY CITY MANAGER
THOMAS BEKELE
PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS MANAGER
SUBJECT:
CANCELLATION OF STREET VACATION PUBLIC HEARING - SIGNAL HILL
BUSINESS PARK
Summary:
Form of Notice: Notice was published in the Signal Tribune newspaper per Government Code Section 65091(a)(4) on February 4 and 11, 2022; and notice was posted in accordance with Signal Hill Municipal Code Section 1.08.010 on February 4, 2022.
Xebec Realty, as the authorized agent for Signal Hill XC, LLC, has received approval to develop a light industrial business park which includes a street vacation of the portion of E. 21st Street between Walnut Avenue and Gundry Avenue for the creation of a private drive aisle. At its meeting of January 25, 2022, the City Council adopted a Resolution of Intent to Vacate which rescheduled the public hearing to February 22, 2022. As the applicant has not yet submitted the required securities, the public hearing will be cancelled until such time that the applicant can fulfill all conditions prior to a final map approval.
Recommendation:
Cancel the public hearing until such time that the developer has fulfilled all required conditions of a final map approval which includes submission of a technically correct final map, securities as outlined by the Signal Hill Municipal Code 18.40.010, and an executed subdivision improvement agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended action.
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Strategic Plan Objectives:
Goal No. 3: Promote a strong local economic base.
Objective 3.1.2: Attract new sales tax-producing businesses to the City.
Goal No. 4: Maintain and improve the public infrastructure.
Background:
On November 17, 2017, the applicant, Xebec Realty, submitted an application on behalf of the property ownership, Signal Hill XC, LLC, for Site Plan & Design Review (SPDR), Zoning Ordinance Amendment, General Plan Amendment, Tentative Tract Map (Industrial Condominium), and a Street Vacation, to permit a new industrial park on a site that includes 21 parcels on the east and west sides of Walnut Avenue, south of East Hill Street and north of Jenni Rivera Park, E. 20th Street, and Alamitos Avenue with portions in the Light Industrial (LI) and Commercial Office (CO) zones.
On October 19, 2021, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing and approved the following, contingent on City Council approval of items within City Council’s authority:
· SPDR 21-07 for the construction of a new nine building industrial park; · Tentative Tract Map 80302 to merge and re-subdivide 21 parcels into 9 lots for industrial condominium purposes; and
· A finding that the vacation of a 15,684 square-foot section of E. 21st Street located between Walnut Avenue and Gundry Avenue is in conformance with the City’s General Plan.
The Planning Commission also recommended City Council adoption and approval of the following:
· Zoning Ordinance Amendment 21-02 to rezone the 2.56 acres of the east portion of the site from Commercial Office (CO) to Light Industrial (LI);
· General Plan Amendment 21-01 to amend the General Plan designation of the east portion of the site from “3.3, Commercial Office” to “4.1, Light Industrial” to be consistent with the designation on the west portion of the site, and to amend Table 8, Land Use Distribution and Section 3.3, Commercial Office;
· Second Recirculated Mitigated Negative Declaration (RMND) and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and
· Resolution of Intent to Vacate E. 21st Street between Walnut Avenue and Gundry Avenue.
On November 9, 2021, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing and per Planning Commission’s recommendation, approved the following:
· Adopt the Second RMND and Mitigation Monitoring Program written in accordance with CEQA;
· Amend the City’s General Plan Land Use Element and Generalized Land Use Map to redesignate the east portion of the Project site from Commercial Office to Light Industrial; · Amend the City’s Zoning Map to classify the east portion from Commercial Office to Light Industrial; and
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· Resolution of Intent to Vacate E. 21st Street between Walnut Avenue and Gundry Avenue setting a public hearing on January 25, 2022 (Attachment A).
On January 25, 2022, the City Council adopted a resolution changing the date of the public hearing to allow the applicant additional time to obtain securities:
· Resolution of Intent to Vacate E. 21st Street between Walnut Avenue and Gundry Avenue setting a public hearing on February 22, 2022 (Attachment B).
Analysis:
The applicant is requesting that the City vacate E. 21st Street between Walnut Avenue and Gundry Avenue (Street Vacation No. 2021-01) to allow it to be used as onsite circulation and parking for the development (Figure 1). Also included in the project is the dedication of right-of-way along Gundry Avenue and construction of a cul-de-sac at the terminus of Gundry Avenue and E. 21st Street.
Figure 1. Proposed Street Vacation Map
The Public Streets, Highways, and Services Easement Vacation Law, within Section 8320 requires Council to grant the requested vacation by a two-step process:
1. Adopt a Resolution of the Intent to Vacate, setting the date for a public hearing; and
2. Hold a public hearing approving the street vacation.
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Signal Hill Municipal Code Section 18.40.010 also requires submission of securities, including a faithful performance bond and a labor and material bond, prior to a Final Map approval. Because the Final Map is the legal instrument to process the property boundary changes (street vacation and dedications) and the City has not yet received these securities, staff recommends cancelling the public hearing. The applicant notes that the bond acquisition and final map preparation have a longer timeframe than previously anticipated due to staff shortages and delays in the bond validation process. Staff plans to reschedule the hearing once the developer has fulfilled all required conditions which includes submission of a technically correct final map, securities as outlined by the Signal Hill Municipal Code 18.40.010, and an executed subdivision improvement agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney.
Approved:
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Hannah Shin-Heydorn
Attachments
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