To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Julie Lucido, Public Works Director
Prepared By: Tim Wood, Senior Civil Engineer
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Summary Abandonment of a Portion of Excess Right of Way in Parcels 'A' and 'E', Chesapeake Village Subdivision
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Adopt a resolution authorizing the summary abandonment of excess right of way not used for the purposes for which it was dedicated or acquired, affecting property located on Parcels 'A' and 'E', Chesapeake Village Subdivision (APNs 043-561-021 and 043-562-022), and determining the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.
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DISCUSSION:
In late 2018, representatives from Chesapeake Village subdivision made an informal request to the City to close through traffic on a private court within the Chesapeake Village subdivision. The representatives requested to block the vehicle access at the edge of Ponder Court with bollards to prevent any traffic from using the direct access between Ponder Court and Eva Street. The property, a portion of Parcel 'E' on the subdivision final map, is privately owned and provides a public access and utility easement between the Chesapeake Village and the Sheveland Ranch subdivision. Counsel for the Chesapeake Village Homeowners Association (Association) followed up with a formal letter request in early 2019 requesting to install bollards asserting safety issues. The City responded indicating that bollards would not be appropriate. Blocking this access would eliminate one of two essential emergency access routes to the Sheveland Ranch development. City staff began working collaboratively with the Association to address their concerns.
After additional correspondence and a field review, staff determined the best course of action to address the concerns while keeping the vehicle access open would be for the City to accept the roadway as public street right of way and construct traffic calming measures. An i...
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