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ITEM #2
Inter-Com
Report to the
Planning Commission
DATE: JULY 10, 2006
SUBJECT: GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY DETERMINATION
APPLICANT: CITY OF TUSTIN
LOCATION/ PREBLE DRIVE BETWEEN EAST MAIN STREET AND EAST
THIRD STREET
PROPERTY CITY OF TUSTIN
OWNER:
ZONING: PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL
GENERAL PLAN
DESIGNATION: PUBLlCIINSTITUTIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
DETERMINATION: GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY DETERMINATIONS REQUIRED
BY GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65402(A) ARE NOT
"PROJECTS" REQUIRING ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ACT
RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning Commission adopt Resolution No. 4024 determining that the location,
purpose, and extent of the vacation of Preble Drive between East Main Street and East
Third Street is in conformance with the Tustin General Plan.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Section 65402(a) of the California Government Code (Planning and Zoning Law)
requires a general plan conformity determination from local planning agencies prior to
vacation of a street by a local agency.
The City of Tustin has identified the Tustin Library Project as a top priority and is
proposing the vacation of Preble Drive between East Main Street and East Third Street
for the purpose of assembling a site for the new library project located at 345 East Main
Street. The County of Orange's Orange County Public Library ("OCPL") currently
operates the Tustin Branch Library at 345 East Main Street through a lease agreement
with the City of Tustin.
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Planning Commission Report
General Plan Determination - Preble Drive Vacation
July 10, 2006
Page 2
On September 12, 2005 and September 20, 2005, the Planning Commission and
Zoning Administrator, respectively, approved the Library project with a proposed design
across the Preble Drive right-of-way. The proposed design necessitates the vacation of
Preble Drive and the possible relocation of some of the existing utilities. New utility
easements will be shown on the construction drawings. The City Engineer shall ensure
compliance with all applicable City Codes. Pursuant to Section 65402 (a) of the
Government Code, the Planning Commission is authorized to determine whether the
location, purpose, and extent of the proposed vacation is consistent with the General
Plan.
Preble Drive is a low volume local street and is not on the City's Arterial Highway Plan.
The street is not necessary for local circulation and is not needed as a utility corridor.
Although the segment of Preble Drive proposed to be vacated does provide access to
Second Street and the segment of Preble Drive between Third Street and Second
Street, there are two other access routes to this area.
The subject street segment is approximately 16,200 square feet in area. The vacated
street segment will be combined with parcels recently acquired on both sides of Preble
Drive to form the area for the Tustin Branch Library project.
On September 19, 2005, the City Council approved a General Plan Amendment to
designate the project site as Public/Institutional to allow for the construction of a new
library. The location, purpose and extent of the proposed vacation of Preble Drive for
the Tustin Branch Library project is in conformance with the approved General Plan.
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Elizabeth A. Binsack Tim D. Serlet
Director of Community Development Director of Public Works/City Engineer
Attachments: Resolution No. 4024
RESOLUTION NO. 4024
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF TUSTIN DETERMINING THAT LOCATION,
PURPOSE, AND EXTENT OF THE PROPOSED
VACATION OF PREBLE DRIVE BETWEEN EAST MAIN
STREET AND EAST THIRD STREET CONFORMS WITH
THE TUSTIN GENERAL PLAN
The Planning Commission does hereby resolve as follows:
I. The Planning Commission finds and determines as follows:
A That the City of Tustin proposes the vacation of Preble Drive between
East Main Street and East Third Street within the City of Tustin for the
purpose of assembling a larger site for the construction of the new Tustin
Branch Library at 345 East Main Street.
B. That California Government Code Section 65402 (a) provides that no real
property shall be vacated until the location, purpose, and extent of the
project has been reported upon by the local planning agency as to the
conformity with the applicable, adopted general plan.
C. The City of Tustin has identified the expansion of the Tustin Branch
Library at 345 East Main Street a top priority and is proposing the vacation
of Preble Drive between Main Street and East Third Street.
D. On September 12, 2005 and September 20, 2005, the Planning
Commission and Zoning Administrator, respectively, approved the
construction of a new library with a condition that Preble Drive be vacated
to accommodate the new library design.
E. On September 19, 2005, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 05-101
amending the general plan designation of the project site as
Public/Institutional to allow for the construction of a new library.
F. That Preble Drive is a low volume local street, is not on the City's Arterial
Highway Plan, and is not needed for local circulation nor as an utility
corridor.
G. That the general plan conformity determinations required by Government
Code Section 65402 (a) are not "projects" requiring environmental review
pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.
II. The Planning Commission hereby determines that the location, purpose, and
extent of the vacation of Preble Drive between Main Street and East Third
Street for the expansion of the Tustin Branch Library is in conformance with
the Tustin General Plan
Resolution No. 4024
July 10, 2006
Page 2
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Tustin at a
regular meeting held on the 10th day of July 2006. .
NATHAN MENARD, Chairperson
ELIZABETH A BINSACK
Planning Commission Secretary
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF TUSTIN )
I, ELIZABETH A. BINSACK, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am the Planning
Commission Secretary of the Planning Commission of the City of Tustin, California,
that Resolution No. 4024 was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the
Tustin Planning Commission, held on the 10th day of July 2006.
ELIZABETH A. BINSACK
Planning Commission Secretary