PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE:
NOVEMBER 16, 2026
SUBJECT:
Title
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION PC26-5246 RECOMMENDING TO CITY COUNCIL THE SUMMARY VACATION AND ABANDONMENT OF A PORTION OF DRAINAGE AND SLOPE EASEMENT ALONG WOODWARD STREET GRANTED BY DOCUMENT 2002-0251944 ON MARCH 26, 2002, WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF TENTATIVE SUBDIVISION MAP TSM22-0004 FOR WOODWARD 46 PROJECT
CASE NUMBER:
Summary Vacation VAC 26-0006
Body
Recommendation
APPROVE Resolution PC 26-5246 (VAC26-0006) recommending to City Council the summary vacation and abandonment of a portion of Drainage and Slope Easement along Woodward Street granted by Document 2002-0251944 on March 26, 2002, within the boundary of Tentative Subdivision Map TSM22-0004 for Woodward 46 project.
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Board or Commission Action
On June 16, 2025, Planning Commission considered the Woodward 46 project and recommended to City Council approval of the project including Environmental Impact Report (FEIR23-005), General Plan Amendment (GPA22-0004), Specific Plan (SP22-0005), and Multi-Family Site Development Plan (MFSDP22-0005). The proposed summary vacation of a portion of the drainage and slope easement was depicted on TSM22-0004 as recommended by Planning Commission for approval and as approved by City Council on September 9, 2025.
Background
On September 9, 2025, City Council approved the Woodward 46 project. The project allows for the development of 46 residential condominiums on a vacant 8.6-acre site located on the east side of Woodward Street, approximately 235-foot north of Mission Road (Vicinity Map in Attachment A). The drainage and slope easement along the property frontage to Woodward Street was granted on March 26, 2002 as Document No. 2002-0251944, and is proposed for summary vacation.
Discussion
CSHC 8333(c) permits the legislative body of a local agency to summarily vacate a public service easement if the easement has been superseded by relocation or determined to be excess by the easement...
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