CC RES 1990-093RESOLUTION N0, 90 -93
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES
FOR VACATION OF CITY RIGHT -OF -WAY AND EASE-
MENTS
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes has determined a requirement for establishing definite
rules and procedures for vacation of City right -of -way and eas-
ments; and
WHEREAS , the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes has determined that said rules and procedures can best be
established by setting them forth in a duly adopted City Resolu-
tion;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES DOES HEREBY RESOLVE TO OPERATE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Request for Vacation. A request for
vacation of City right -of -way or easement shall be in writing to
the Director of Public Works and shall include the following;
a ) Name, address and phone number of the person (s)
making the request.
b) A map clearly defining the area covered by the re-
quest and intended use of said area.
c) Justification for the requested action.
d) Signatures of at least 50% of the directly af-
fected property owners, as determined by the Director of Public
Works.
Section 2: Initial Review. Staff will review the
application and present it at the first available Council meet-
ing. Council will then decide if the request is to be pursued.
Section 3: Vacation Procedure., If Council agrees
to proceed with the vacation, the following procedure shall be
f o l l owed ;
a)
Review Fee - A
trust
deposit account will be re-
quired by the
applicant, once
Council
has decided to proceed with
the vacation
investigation.
Charges
against this trust deposit
will only 'be
for work expended
on the
project. Deposit amount to
be $2,000.00.
b)
Title Report -
A title
report will be commissioned
to determine
underlying fee of the property in question and paid
by the applicant.
c) Committee Review - The request will then be
reviewed by the appropriate committees and recommendations for-
warded to Council.
d) Intent to Vacate - The findings of staff and the
committees will be presented to Council for adoption of resolu-
tion of "Intent to Vacate" or denial of the request.
e) Utilities - All utilities will be notified so that
existing facilities can be protected.
f) Planning Commission - The Planning Commission will
review the project to determine its compatibility with the City's
general plan.
g) Conditions of Approval - Staff will prepare a set
of conditions of approval for Council's review.
h) Vacation - Council will deny the request or adopt
a resolution of vacation. Staff will prepare legal descriptions
and documents. Once the conditions of approval have been met,
the notice of vacation will be filed.
i) Excess Funds - Any funds left in the trust deposit
shall be returned to the applicant.
Section 4: These procedures shall be implemented in
compliance with provisions as contained in the Streets and High-
ways Code.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 1 h DAY F DECEMBER,
MAYOR
County of Los Angeles
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
ss
I , JO PURCELL, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes, hereby certify that the above Resolution No. 90 -93 was
duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at
a regular meeting thereof held on December 18, 1� 0.
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City 4'rk
City 0# Rancho Palos Verdes