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RESOLUTION NO. PC -15-47
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA FINDING THAT THE CITY OF COSTA MESA'S
VACATION OF A LANDSCAPE EASEMENT WITHIN THE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 580 ANTON BOULEVARD IS IN
CONFORMANCE WITH THE CITY OF COSTA MESA 2000
GENERAL PLAN, WILL SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST, AND IS
A PUBLIC BENEFIT
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA HEREBY RESOLVES
AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the Costa Mesa City Council adopted the Ci+y of Costa Mesa 2000
General Plan on January 22, 2002; and,
WHEREAS, the Government Code of the State of California, Section 65402,
provides in part that a local agency shall not acquire or lease real property nor abandon
or dispose of any real property, nor construct a public building or structure in any county
or city, until the location, purpose, and extent of such activity has been reported upon as
to conformity with the adopted General Plan applicable thereto; r yid,
WHEREAS, a landscape easement on the property at 580 Anton Boulevard was
originally dedicated to the City of Costa Mesa under Tract Map No. 17017; and
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa proposes to vacate a portion of the landscape
easement, approximately 131 square feet in area, at the corner of Anton Boulevard and
Avenue of the Arts, within the property limits of 580 Anton Boulevard, as shown in Exhibit
B; and,
WHEREAS, the landscape easement being vacated h,, s b -en found by the
Engineering Division to not be necessary for present and future i ise, and as such, the
vacation serves the public interest and is a public benefit as it elimirnt-s any maintenance
costs and liabilities imposed on the City associated with the easement; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental O! iality Act (CEQA), the
vacation is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act under
section 15312 (Class 12), Surplus Government Property Sales, ecnuse the portion of
the right-of-way to be vacated is not located on a parcel of land in nn area of statewide,
regional, or area wide concern; and,
WHEREAS, on August 10, 2015, the Costa Mesa Planning Commission reviewed
the proposed vacated easement and findings;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, based on the evidence in the record
and the findings contained in Exhibit A, the Planning Commission does hereby find the
proposed vacation of a portion of a landscape easement within the property located at 580
Anton Boulevard to be in conformance with the City of Costa Mesa 2000 General Plan, will
serve the public interest, and is a public benefit.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 10th day
Costa Mesa Planning Commission
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I, Claire Flynn, Secretary to the Planning Commission of the City of Costa Mesa,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted at a meeting of
the City of Costa Mesa Planning Commission held on August 10, 2015, by the following
votes:
AYES: Dickson, Mathews, McCarthy, Sesler, Andranian
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Claire L. Flynn, Secretary
Costa Mesa Planning Commission