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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 3 CONVERT STREET 02-21-89 ,;:~,-, ..... ?~- "' ~ ~NSENT CALENDAR i .. ~; .'i._ ? ;i '-'. i -.-~ - .... 21- DATE: FEBRUARY 14 ~ 1989 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: WILLIAM HUSTON, CITY MANAGER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION REQUEST TO CONVERT A PRIVATE STREET (FLINT DRIVE) TO A PUBLIC STREET RECOMMENDATION: That the Tustin City Council at their meeting of February 21, 1989 not accept the offer of the five property owners to dedicate the private street (Flint Drive) to the City for public street purposes. BACKGROUND: The City has received an offer from the five property owners a~ong Flint Drive southerly of Santa Clara Avenue to dedicate the now private street to the City for public purposes. Copy of offer letter is attached. Flint Drive extends southerly of Santa Clara Avenue as a cul-de-sac street a distance of approximately 215± feet. Records indicate that this street was constructed some time in 1964-65 under the jurisdiction of the County of Orange. Consequently, no records are available to determine the structural section of the asphaltic concrete pavement. This private street serves five residences, is forty feet wide and accesses Santa Clara via a conventional driveway approach in lieu of a standard street intersection. There are no sidewalks or street lights within private street easements. DISCUSSION: Flint Drive as constructed is substandard to the °current minimum geometric standards as follows: * Overall street width is 40 Ft. in lieu of 56 Ft. * Cul-de-sac radius is 30 Ft. in lieu of 46 Ft. * There are no sidewalks within the street right-of-way. * There are no street lights within the street right-of-way. * The pavement structural section is unknown at this time and would have to have core samples taken to determine if the section meets minimum City standards. * The intersection of Flint Drive at Santa ~Clara Avenue is non-standard and would require reconstruction. The properties in this development were originally developed under the process of a record of survey/parcel map which did not require that each property abut to a public street, but only abut to an access easement/private street which would require less right-of-way to be dedicated, and less improvements such as paving, sidewalk and street lights. REQUEST TO CONVERT PRIVATE STREET TO PUBLIC STREET (FLINT DRIVE) 'FEBRUARY 14, 1989 PAGE 2. ~ · . Staff recommends that the City not accept this private street (Flint Drive) as a public street due to its substandard features. In the event the City Council desires to accept this street as a public street, it should be subject to the full upgrading of the facility at no cost to the City. Bob Ledendecker Director of Public Works/City Engineer BL:mv 13 r' O 2 ,) ...... , L.._.,' December 2, 1988 Mr. Bill Huston Office of the City Manager 300 Centennial Way Tustin, California 92680 Dear Mr. Huston, We the undersigned, representing all five of the homeowners residing on the five house cul-de-sac (Flint Drive) off of Santa Clara, wish to deed %he street in. front of our homes, which is now private, to the City of _Tustin. This would allow us to realize improved services such as police ~atrolling, street cleaning, and maintenance. Please let us have your £eaction to our proposal, and if appropriate, advise the specific steps necessary to implement this action. sincerely ;/// / · Jay/'We~th / 135'0! Flint Driv~ , Ruth Watne 13532 Flint Drive Sonny'B° Collins 13522 Flint'Drive . ~.. Earl Shepherd 13521 Flint Drive rGeraJ d G psw cc City Council Bob Ledendecker, Director of Public Works