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Home My WebLink About01/31/1989, 5 - COUNTY REFERRAL: ABANDONMENT OF INTERIOR ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAYS IN TRACT 681 - THE KUDEN TRACT. .MNG AGENDA L11JE AN �, e9 1 L7Y1 # y ��,��;,��I►�� mill city of sAn. luis oBioo Lilgiul 'I�I 990 Palm Street/Post Office Box 8100 • San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-8100 low TO: City Council VIA: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer FROM: Michael Multari, Community Development Director ` SUBJECT: County Referral: abandonment of interior road right-of-ways in Tract 681 -- the ICuden Tract. THE SITUATION On February 7, 1989 the Board of Supervisors will consider a request to approve the partial abandonment of street right-of-ways in Tract 681, located adjacent tot he city and east of Orcutt Road. The purpose of the partial abandonment is to allow several property owners to construct large homes at preferred locations on their lots. (The preferred locations conflict with the right-of-ways of future roads planned for the area.) The city staff has prepared a response to the county concerning this proposal (see attached). The purpose of this memorandum is to brief the council on what is happening with the planning of this area. BACKGROUND 1. Previous County Action on Tract 681 Tract 681 lies within the city's urban reserve and is earmarked by the city's general plan as a future residential expansion area. Lots within the tract are generally five acres in area and are being developed with large estate homes. Streets and utilities have been installed to county standards. The county approved Tract 681 in 1979. At that time the city objected to the fracturing the the area into five acre parcels because it would complicate or preclude the future development of urban-density housing in the area. This is the "Orcutt Expansion Area" of the general plan and the city felt that it needed to retain it among the land resources in its urban reserve that would serve future housing needs. The city was concerned that approval of the tract might significantly diminish those resources, force residential development to less-suitable areas beyond the urban reserve, and thereby promote urban sprawl. 2. Establishing Interior Street Right-of-Ways In response to the city's concerns, the county required the subdivider to submit a schematic plan that showed how the area might be subdivided into city-size lots. To enable this further subdivision to occur, the county required the subdivider to offer to dedicate right-of-way for future interior streets (see attached map). These offers for future street right-of-ways were recorded. l .,.5001/ Page 2 -- Tract 681 Council Briefing 3. Area Property Owner Reauest The area property owners first requested that the county abandon all the right-of-ways for the tract's interior future streets. However, after consultation with county and city staffs, an alternative scheme to abandon only some of the right-of-ways and establish alternative locations for others was developed. The partial abandonments affect four lots within the tract. Two cul-de-sacs would replace the previous loop street proposal affecting lots 2 and 4 (see attached map). The Board of Supervisors initiated action on the request for partial abandonment at their January 3, 1989 meeting. City staff has met with Supervisor Blakely (at his request) to review city concerns about past actions and with future planning of this area. 4. Other Staff Comments The proposal to abandon the streets has been reviewed by the City Public Works Department. The attached memorandum from Dave Romero indicates that the right-of-ways are not critical to our circulation system and therefore can be abandoned. 5. Property Owner Interest In Annexation The Community Development Department has received a letter from a representative of the area property owners indicating interest in annexing Tract 681 to the city. The staff will be meeting with the representative subsequent to the preparation of this memorandum. We can orally report on our discussions to the council at your January 31st meeting. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS The Planning staff supports the partial abandonment of offered street right-of-ways within Tract 681. However, we are not supportive of a wholesale abandonment at this time since it would reduce or eliminate this area's ability to function as a future urban-intensity housing area, which is what our current general plan envisions for this area. The city may want to consider alternatives for planning this area. The staff wants to consider these options as part of the city's update of it Land Use Element. At that time the potential for future urban housing will again be considered along with other options and the planning of a circulation system to serve the area. Unless the council indicates otherwise, the staff will send the attached letter to the Board of Supervisors and attend the Board's February 14, 1989 meeting. TS:ts Attachments Exhibit A — Letter to County Department of Planning and Building Exhibit 1 — 1/12/89 Memorandum from Dave Romero Exhibit 2 — Map of Proposed Offers of Dedication Exhibit 6 — Map of Road Abandonment — Glick / J ;! I III I I I' Ilii nl II I I;;i ill�I I l l II I�II•IIIII I I II•,I�m I !!il C�t ' luis oBispo 990 Palm Street/Post Office Box 8100 • San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 8100 Exhibit A January 31, 1989 Mr. Paul Crawford, Director Department of Planning and Building County Government Center San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 Subject: Vacation of Interior Street Right-of-Ways in Tract 681. Dear Mr. Crawford: On February 7, 1989 the Board of Supervisors is scheduled to act on a request to approve a resolution of intention vacating a portion of interior roads located in Tract 681, 5th District. This item was initiated at the Board's meeting of January 3, 1989. The city and county staffs and representatives of the area property owners have worked on this proposal and have considered alternatives to it. The city staff supports a partial vacation so long as right-of-way at alternative locations will be offered to serve lots 2 and 4 within the tract. City staff's preference would be to retain all existing offers of dedications until the city updates its Land Use Element and reevaluates the future development and annexation of this area. However, it will take the city a year or more to complete its general plan studies. Therefore, a partial vacation affecting only the four lots is a reasonable compromise. This item is scheduled to be a "consent" item on the Board's February 14, 1989 meeting. However, I will be attending the meeting and will be available to answer questions if they arise. Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this matter. Sincerely, Michael Multari Community Development Director City of San Luis Obispo cc City Council members IIII IIII II ��I VIVIIIIIIII IIIIIII pIpII��IIII 1111111 IIIiI IUISOBISPO city o s� 955 Morro Street • San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 January 12, 1989 Exhibit 1 MEMORANDUM TO: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer FROM: Dave Romero, Public Works Director SUBJECT: Vacation of Interior Roads Located in Tract 681 Fifth District These streets have access off ofOrcutt Road, immediately southeast of the city, beyond the P.G.&E. substation and south of Ann Arbor Estates. When the subdivision was first developed, City staff felt that this property would eventually develop to urban standards and asked that it be designed so as to allow for smaller urban lots. Numerous streets were offered for dedication but never developed. The streets now proposed for abandonment (vacation) are not critical to our circulation system, therefore, the City has no objection to action proposed. I do not believe there is a need for a City representative to be present at the Board hearing, however, I would be glad to send someone on behalf of the City if you so desire. Attachments c: Mike Multari tr681/dfr#15 S • � --- ... ice_ ,�✓�1 __ • •i. J1 _ r-• - .• `C �\x,11 i.-�_ -� •f- ^L1 1• 1 I •fir vAll CA v V TO - ? 9-\ �0 s i F aacm urnLo m � !i �� W � .: ' • ' �1 -rel�; . OU . to 1 64 222 kD of tea . ..: �,�1 �S� � •. w �,•/��,-- �; •'_+}' �,t � m sem, � �� . 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