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City Council Memorandum TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: MAY 10, 2011 FROM: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ITEM NO: 19 PLANNING DIVISION WARD: 2 SUBJECT: PLANNING CASE P08 -0306 (REVISED) — VACATION OF AN APPROXIMATELY 66 -FOOT WIDE BY 138 -FOOT LONG PORTION OF NINTH STREET — SITUATED WITHIN THE EXISTING RAILROAD, EASTERLY OF SANTA FE AVENUE — ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION ISSUE: To consider a proposal by Epic Land Solutions, Inc. to vacate approximately 2,508 square feet of Ninth Street, situated within existing railroad right -of -way, easterly of Santa Fe Avenue. This street vacation adoption request represents a modified version of a street vacation approved by the City Council on November 18, 2008 as will be detailed below. RECOMMENDATION That the City Council adopt the attached Resolution for Planning Case P08 -0306 (Revised) approving the street vacation pursuant to the findings found in the attached resolution and subject to the to the original Planning Commission findings and revised conditions of approval. STAFF /PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS On September 18, 2008, the City Planning Commission approved Planning Case P08 -0306 by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 noes and 0 abstentions subject to staff's recommended conditions. On November 18, 2008, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 21749 to approve the street vacation and adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration by a vote of 6 ayes, 0 noes and 0 abstentions. BACKGROUND The City Council approved version of this street vacation involved approximately 220 - lineal feet of Santa Fe Avenue, between Jack B Clarke Way and Ninth Street; 65 lineal feet Jack B. Clarke Way, easterly of Santa Fe Avenue; and 303 lineal feet of Ninth Street, east of Vine Street to its terminus across the ATS &F railroad tracks. This vacation, as originally approved, was intended to facilitate pedestrian and vehicular access and create additional parking areas for the adaptive reuse of the Riverside Packing House at the northeast corner of Santa Fe Avenue and Ninth Street. However, the Riverside Packing House adaptive re -use project is no longer being pursued. Therefore, the street vacation, in its full original form as previously approved is no longer needed. 19 -1