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Home My WebLink About1995-07-11 - AGENDA REPORTS - VACATE OF RACQUET CLUB COURT (2)AGENDA REPORT City Manager Appro,, Item to be presented Steven C. Stiles �Ci PUBLIC HEARING DATE: July 11, 1995 SUBJECT: VACATION OF RACQUET CLUB COURT DEPARTMENT: Community Development BACKGROUND The residents of Canyon Country Racquet Club Condominiums have petitioned to the City of Santa Clarita to have Racquet Club Court vacated to install a gate. The residents believe by gating the cul-de-sac it will deter unwanted trespassers, e.g., solicitors and vandals, and increase pedestrian safety when accessing club amenities. The vacation of Racquet Club Court has been reviewed by the utility companies. The utility companies have expressed that their utilities will not be affected by the vacation on the condition that easements and right-of-way be designated for them to maintain and operate those facilities. The City Council adopted the "Resolution of Intention to Vacate" and set July 11, 1995, as the Public Hearing at its meeting of June 13, 1995. The appropriate Public Hearing notices have been posted and published according to Streets and Highway Code, Section 8320. EVALUATION Staff has researched the effects of gated communities in cities and concluded that: Gates can impede emergency response times. Encourages more neighborhoods to isolate themselves from the network of city streets.. Gates negatively impact the perception of the neighborhood climate of openness and hospitableness within the City. Although Racquet Club Court has not been designated for a "future" street extension per the General Plan, giving the City an avenue to relinquish its ownership, there has been no evidence forthwith, that a gate will provide an overwhelming improvement of the quality of life for the residents Adopted: 7-1/- �5J p_°�lfiem: VACATE RACQUET CLUB COURT July 11, 1995 - Page 2 Subsequently, staff has reviewed the City's General Plan, Unified Development Code, and the City's general practice on vacation of public streets, and gating designated streets and roadways. The City of Santa Clarita's policy as per the General Plan (1.19, pg C-33) is ".. Maximize use of all major, secondary and limited secondary roadways while minimizing use of all collectors and local streets. Protect residential neighborhoods from intrusion of undesirable through traffic." Furthermore, the City's Master Highways Plan of structuring the roadway system to the natural contours of the valley has successfully implemented neighborhood preservation. Therefore, the City practice has been to restrict gated communities because gates are not consistent with the City's policy to improve traffic circulation while upholding the quality of life for the citizens of Santa Clarita. Historically, Racquet Club Court was designed to be a private driveway access to the condominiums. However, due to the shortage of parking spaces available within the complex, the project was conditioned for a public street, so that curb parking could occur. The public street would be wider than the private driveway, therefore, allowing additional curb parking along this street. As this street goes only to the condominiums and is not planned to be extended or to connect to any other public street, vacation of this street would be acceptable in this unique case. Therefore, staff recommends approval of this street vacation. RECOMMENDATION Approve the applicants' request to vacate the cul-de-sac, Racquet Club Court.. ATTACHMENTS Resolution No. 95-90 Exhibit "A" Exhibit `B" MAM:lkl:hds ..n HW95-90.. Public Hearing Procedure 1. Mayor opens hearing *States purpose of hearing 2. City Clerk reports on hearing notice 3. Staff report 4. Proponent Argument (30 minutes) 5. Opponent Argument (30 minutes) 6. Five-minute rebuttal (Proponent) •Proponent 7. Mayor closes public testimony 8. Discussion by Council 9. Council decision 10. Mayor announces decision RESOLUTION NO, 95-90 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA TO VACATE RACQUET CLUB COURT IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA WHEREAS, the cul-de-sac, Racquet Club Court as described in Exhibit "A," is no longer needed for present or prospective public use or maintenance; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita and various utility companies will retain easements on, under, and across the portion to be vacated and have no objection to the vacation; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the "Street Vacation Act of 1941," being Part 3 of Division 9 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, does resolve, declare, determine and order as follows: SECTION 1. That it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California to order the vacation of Racquet Club Court, as described in Exhibit "A' and shown on Exhibit `B" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, which real property located in the City of Santa Clarita, in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, for it is not scheduled for extension or expansion and does not terminate public utility easements that the subject right-of-way is not required for general public street or maintenance purposes or circulation or for bicycle paths or trails pursuant to Chapter 4, Part 3, Division 9 of the Streets and Highways Code, State of California, commencing with Section 8334. SECTION 2. That the public easements in, over, and across said property for public utility purposes as shown on Exhibit "B" attached, are reserved to the City of Santa Clarita sanitary sewer purposes, the County of Los Angeles for covered storm drain purposes, and the Santa Clarita Water Company for waterline purposes, as set forth in Sections 8340 and 8341 of said Streets and Highways Code. SECTION 3. Further, in order to preserve public health, safety or welfare, the City Council shall require the homeowners' association to execute and record a valid, irrevocable offer to dedicate to the public use, for street and highway purposes, that real property in the City of Santa Clarita which is vacated pursuant to this resolution. SECTION 4. That the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita hereby vacates Racquet Club Court, more particularly described in Exhibit "A," which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. A map showing the location of the proposed vacation is attached hereto as Exhibit `B." Specifically reserved from this vacation are all public utility easements mentioned in Section 2 of this resolution. Prior to the recordation of this resolution of vacation, the homeowners' association in the vicinity of Racquet Club Court shall execute a valid, irrevocable offer to dedicate that real property in the City of Santa Clarita, described in Exhibit "A" and which is vacated pursuant to this resolution. Said irrevocable offer to dedicate shall only be accepted after a public hearing held by the City Council. RESOLUTION NO. 95-90 Page 2 SECTION 5. That the City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita be instructed to record the certified original resolution, in the office of the Registrar -Recorder of the County of Los Angeles, at which time the area will no longer be a public road. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of 19 ATTEST: CITY CLERK STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) § CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I, Donna M. Grindey, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the day of 19 by the following vote of Council: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CITY CLERK SCS:dls counci1Areso95-90.scs EXHIBIT "A" LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS VACATION OF RACQUET CLUB COURT THAT PUBLIC STREET SHOWN AS A CUL-DE-SAC STREET, 55 FEET WIDE ON LOT I OF SECTION 21, A PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 4 NORTH, RANGE 15 WEST SAN BERNARDINO BASE MERIDIAN AS SHOWN ON TRACT MAP 43516 IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 1082, PAGES 53 TO 55, INCLUSIVE, OF MAPS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. RESERVING FOR THE SANTA CLARITA WATER COMPANY AN EASEMENT AND RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AND APPURTENANT STRUCTURES FOR WATERLINE PURPOSES IN, OVER, OR UNDER, ACROSS AND ALONG THAT PORTION OF LOT 1 OF TRACT 43516 IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 1082, PAGES 53 TO 55, INCLUSIVE, OF MAPS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. ALSO RESERVING FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AN EASEMENT FOR COVERED STORM DRAIN AND INGRESS AND EGRESS PURPOSES AND THAT RIGHT AT ANY TIME, OR FROM TIME TO TIME, TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, OPERATE, REPLACE, REMOVE, AND RENEW STORM DRAINS AND APPURTENANT STRUCTURES OVER THAT PORTION OF TRACT 43516 IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 1082, PAGES 53 TO 55, INCLUSIVE, OF MAPS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. ALSO RESERVING FOR THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AN EASEMENT FOR SANITARY SEWER PURPOSES OVER THAT PORTION OF LOT I OF TRACT 43516 IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK1082, PAGES 53 TO 55, INCLUSIVE, OF MAPS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY EXHIBIT '13" CITY - OF SANTA CLARITA VICINITY MAP 5N I L PO NOT TO SCALE 13111 305 I