PLANNING AND HOUSING COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
DATE: 07/08/2024
TO: Honorable Chair and Commissioners
FROM: Planning & Development Department
APPLICATION REQUEST:
GPCD2024-0008: Request for a General Plan Consistency Determination regarding the vacation of a 10-foot wide waterline easement located at 2228 Vesper Circle, Corona. (Applicant: City of Corona Planning and Development Department, 400 S. Vicentia Avenue, Corona, CA 92882)
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
That the Planning and Housing Commission adopt Resolution No. 2642 determining that the proposed vacation of a 10-foot-wide public waterline easement is in conformance with the City's General Plan.
ANALYSIS
California Government Code Section 65402 requires that when a local agency plans to acquire, dispose of, or vacate any real property or easements for public purposes, the Planning Agency of the city in which the property is located must first issue a report addressing whether the activity is in conformity with the City's General Plan.
Subject Property
The subject property is a combined 1.29 acres located at 2228 Vesper Circle (Exhibit 2). The owner of the property is HI Corona LLC. The property contains an existing 10-foot-wide public waterline easement that was originally established in 1983 per Parcel Map 14363, which created two separate parcels covering the subject property. The two parcels were merged by Lot Line Adjustment 2019-003 approved on March 25, 2021. The property is the location of a planned daycare center which is currently under construction and is near completion. The daycare was approved by the Planning and Housing Commission in 2022 under Precise Plan 2020-0002. As shown on the approved site plan attached as Exhibit 3, the building's footprint was proposed over a portion of the subject waterline easement. During the precise plan review process, city staff reviewed and considered the owner's request to vacate the easement in exchange for providing a replacement easement for the ...
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