HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-01-12 - AGENDA REPORTS - VACATE SOLEDAD WEST OAK AVE (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
PUBLIC HEARING City Manager Approval:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
DEPARTMENT:
Item to be presented
January 12, 1999
r. Brad Therrien
RESOLUTION TO VACATE A PORTION OF SOLEDAD STREET,
WEST OF OAK AVENUE
RESOLUTION NO. 99-13
Transportation & Engineering Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council conduct the public hearing, receive public comments, close the public hearing,
and consider adopting Resolution No. 99-13, to vacate a portion of Soledad Street.
BACKGROUND
On March 18, 1998, the City received a request to vacate a portion of Soledad Street from
Oak Avenue to a point approximately 306 feet westerly of Oak Avenue in the Canyon
Country area. The owners of Golden State Self -Storage, Ojai Oil Company, made this
request. This portion of Soledad Street lies between Golden State Self -Storage and a parcel
that Ojai Oil intends to purchase and develop as another self -storage facility. The
developer is required to have a minimum of two acres to proceed with the project. Without
approval of this vacation, the development falls below the minimum lot size and cannot
proceed.
On November 24, 1998, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 98-139 declaring its
intention to vacate a portion of Soledad Street and setting January 12, 1999 as the public
hearing date. This vacant, improved portion of Soledad Street, which dead ends at the Los
Angeles Department of Water and Power right-of-way, is presently not required for street
or highway purposes, or for general public access. There are utilities along the street for
which easements will be reserved. City Council directed staff to research the possibility
that this portion of roadway has been previously requested to be vacated (six or seven years
ago) and that the City Council had denied the request. After extensive research of
available records, no previous City Council item or request was found.
Golden Valley Road is planned to be located in the proximity of Soledad Street off Soledad
Canyon Road, near Home Depot to the south and Gold's Gym to the west (see map). At this
time, it may be beneficial to keep all options open for possible routes from the major
roadway, Golden Valley Road to Soledad Canyon Road. One possibility would be to route
traffic off Golden Valley Road and use Soledad Street as a connection to Soledad Canyon
Road. This route could utilize either Ruether Avenue or Oak Avenue, which intersects with
Soledad Canyon Road. If Ruether Avenue were used, this approach would utilize the traffic
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RESOLUTION TO VACATE A
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signal at Ruether Avenue and Soledad Canyon Road. If the transitioning traffic were to be
routed onto Oak Avenue (southerly) a new traffic signal could be needed.
Using Soledad Street would be the least desirable route because the "surface streets" used
for the transition to Soledad Canyon Road are narrow and traverse through a heavy
industrial/commercial area. Widening the narrow streets would be costly because most of
the buildings are already close to existing public right-of-way. A preferred engineering
solution would be to use an off -ramp close to Soledad Canyon Road and farther away from
the traffic signal at Ruether Avenue. An off -ramp to the west of the existing Golden Valley
Road right-of-way utilizing the road that leads to Gold's Gym would provide the optimal
transition route, thereby relieving the need to maintain the right-of-way on Soledad Street.
This would allow the vacation of the subject road at the present time.
At this time, planning of the roadway system in question is very preliminary and a traffic
routing analysis has not been done. It is unlikely that such an analysis would find Soledad
Street to be the best approach; however, staff cannot make that determination with
certainty until such an analysis is complete.
Should Council wish to proceed with the vacation, adoption of Resolution No. 99-13
(attached) will accomplish this task.
1. Do not vacate Soledad Street and retain it as public right-of-way.
2. Postpone action to vacate until a traffic circulation analysis has been completed
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No. 99-13
Exhibit "A7- Legal Description
Exhibit `B" - Location Map
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wundkre99-13.doc