PC Resolution 2022-005 Street Vacation 51780 Morales (Avenida) LAD 2021-0002PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2022 - 005
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA,
CALIFORNIA, FINDING THAT THE PROPOSED
STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATION OF A 150-
SQUARE-FOOT PORTION OF AVENIDA MORALES
FRONTING 51780 AVENIDA MORALES IS
CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN
CASE NUMBER: STREET VACATION LAD2021-0002
APPLICANT / OWNER: PATRICK AND LAURA O’CONNELL
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta,
California did, on the February 8, 2022, consider the request for street right-
of-way vacation of a portion of Avenida Morales fronting 51780 Avenida
Morales by the applicant identified above; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed vacation is exempt under Section 15301 (c)
– Class 1 of the California Environment Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, in
that the vacation of the subject right-of-way will not result in a direct or
reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment; and
WHEREAS, street vacation proceedings may be initiated by the City
Council pursuant to Chapter 3, Part 3, Division 9 of the Streets and
Highways Code of the Streets and Highways Code; and,
WHEREAS, California Government Code (CGS) Section 65402 requires
that prior to streets being vacated by the City Council, the Planning
Commission make a finding that the proposed right-of-way vacation is
consistent with the City’s General Plan; and,
WHEREAS, said Planning Commission did make the following
Mandatory Finding under CGS Section 65402 confirming that the proposed
street right-of-way vacation is consistent with the City’s General Plan:
1. The proposed right-of-way vacation will have no environmental
effects that adversely impact the human population, either directly
or indirectly, because the street segment is currently unused by the
public and inaccessible to vehicles; and secondly, the act of
vacating the right-of-way will have no physical environmental
effect.
Planning Commission Resolution 2022 - 005
Street Vacation LAD2021-0002
Applicant/Owner: Patrick and Laura O’Connell
Adopted: February 8, 2022
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2.The right-of-way vacation will not impact public utility agencies, as
easements are retained in the remaining area of the street not
being vacated for the continued maintenance and operation of
existing public utilities. No utility agency has objected to the right-
of-way vacation.
3.The portion of Avenida Morales fronting 51780 Avenida Morales is
no longer needed for public street purposes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission
of the City of La Quinta, California, as follows:
SECTION 1. That the above recitations are true and constitute the Findings
of the Planning Commission in this case; and
SECTION 2. That it does find the proposed right-of-way vacation LAD2021-
0002, as shown on Attachment 1, is consistent with the City’s General Plan
for the reasons set forth in this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the
City of La Quinta Planning Commission, held on February 8, 2022, by the
following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Caldwell, Currie, Hassett, McCune,
Proctor, Tyerman, and Chairperson Nieto
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None