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PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE DISPOSITION OF\nREAL PROPERTY; A RESOLUTION APPROVING LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT LOTA-22-\n01, GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AMD-22-01, AND NEGATIVE DECLARATION; AN\nORDINANCE APPROVING ZONE CHANGE AMD-22-02; AND A RESOLUTION\nDECLARING PROPERTY TO BE EXEMPT SURPLUS UNDER THE SURPLUS LAND\nACT AT STORY PARK, 301 NORTH STORY PLACE, 305 NORTH STORY PLACE, 311\nNORTH STORY PLACE, 317 NORTH STORY PLACE, 323 NORTH STORY PLACE,\nAND 327 NORTH STORY PLACE – F2M21-22, N2M23-71, R2M23-23, R2M23-31,\nR2M23-32, R2M23-33, O2M23-4813\nThis is the time and place set by Notice No. N2M23-71 and Resolution No. R2M23-23\nfor the City Council to hold a public hearing to consider the disposition of real property, a\nLot Line Adjustment, General Plan Amendment, and Zone Change for the landlocked,\nunimproved real property approximately 0.29 acres, or 12,937 square feet, in size that is\npart of Story Park (the “Property”) (APN: 5337-002-900) but is separated from the\nimproved portion of Story Park by a concrete channel known as the San Pascual Wash.\nIn 2021, the City received a complaint from an adjacent neighbor regarding leaves falling\nfrom an oak tree from a vacant, adjacent property creating a hazard. Code Enforcement\ninvestigated the matter and determined the property in question was part of Story Park.\nThe investigation also revealed the land was landlocked and only accessible through the\nsix adjacent residential properties east of Story Park.\nOn January 25, 2021, the City Council requested staff prepare an appraisal of the Property\nand also directed staff to reach out to all six property owners immediately adjacent to the\neast of the property to inquire about potential interests in transferring the park land. The\nadjacent property owners expressed an interest in acquiring the Property and City staff\nbegan the process to transfer the Property to the neighbors by filing applications for a Lot\nLine Adjustment (LLA) LOTA-22-01, General Plan Amendment (GPA) AMD-22-01, and\nZone Change (ZC) AMD-22-02. The LLA will transfer the approximately 0.29 acres of\nlandlocked, unimproved real property at Story Park to each of the six abutting private\nresidential properties to the east. The GPA will change the General Plan land use\ndesignation of the transferred land from Open Space to Low Density Residential, and the\nZC will change the Zoning designation of the transferred land from OS (Open Space) to\nR-1 (Single-Family Residential). These applications were presented to the Planning\nCommission on September 19, 2022, and by a vote of 9-0 with one (1) abstention, the\nPlanning Commission adopted Resolution No. 22-30 recommending the City Council\napprove the applications. On April 24, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No.\nR2M23-23 declaring its intent to dispose of real property and setting a meeting date of\nJune 26, 2023 at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, as the date\nand time where the City Council will consider the disposition of property and take action\nto order all or any portion of the park abandoned and the land transferred. The transfer of\nthe title of the land will relieve the City of the cost of future maintenance and the costs\n6\n6-26-23\nassociated with potential liability exposure.\nRecommended Action: After receiving public testimony, the Mayor should close the\npublic hearing and the City Council should, by one motion, take the following actions:\n1. Adopt Resolution No. R2M23-31 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the\nCity of Alhambra, California, authorizing the disposition of certain real property;\nand,\n2. Adopt Resolution No. R2M23-32 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the\nCity of Alhambra approving Lot Line Adjustment LOTA-22-01, General Plan\nAmendment AMD-22-01, and Negative Declaration to transfer approximately 0.29\nacres of landlocked, unimproved public park land located in Story Park to six\nabutting private residential properties to the east and to change the General Plan\nLand Use Designation of the transferred land from Open Space to Low Density\nResidential for the properties located at Story Park (APN: 5337-002-900), 301\nNorth Story Place (APN: 5337-002-022), 305 North Story Place (APN: 5337-002-\n021), 311 North Story Place (APN: 5337-002-020), 317 North Story Place (APN:\n5337-002-019), 323 North Story Place (APN: 5337-002-018), and 327 North Story\nPlace (APN: 5337-002-017), in the City of Alhambra; and,\n3. Declare introduced for its first reading the following ordinance entitled:\nOrdinance No. O2M23-4813: An Ordinance of the Alhambra City Council\nreclassifying the zoning on an approximate land area of 0.29 acres located at 301\nNorth Story Place (APN: 5337-002-022), 305 North Story Place (APN: 5337-002-\n021), 311 North Story Place (APN: 5337-002-020), 317 North Story Place (APN:\n5337-002-019), 323 North Story Place (APN: 5337-002-018), And 327 North Story\nPlace (APN: 5337-002-017), in the City of Alhambra from OS (Open Space) To R-\n1 (Single-Family Residential)\nwhich ordinance shall return for a second reading and adoption at the next City\nCouncil meeting; and,