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Intent to Abandon Public Street Right-of-Way - Adopt Resolution No. 2025-16 initiating proceedings to vacate a portion of public alleyway and right-of-way on Meadow Avenue and Shady Street, located west of Mooney Boulevard and north of Tulare Avenue. (Resolution required)
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Deadline for Action: 3/17/2025
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Adrian Rubalcaba, Sr. Project Manager, (559)713-4507, adrian.rubalcaba@visalia.city
Jason Huckleberry, Engineering & Building Dept. Director, (559)713-4495, jason.huckleberry@visalia.city
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends adopting Resolution No. 2025-16 initiating proceedings to vacate a portion of public alleyway and right-of-way on Meadow Avenue and Shady Street.
Background Discussion:
The abandonment of the streets and alleyway is being requested by the College of Sequoias (COS) to facilitate the planned expansion of their campus. The Visalia Campus University Center master plan was submitted through the City's Site Plan Review process as SPR No. 2024-17, proposing the demolition of existing buildings and construction of new facilities, further expanding the existing campus to the south. The expansion will encompass the majority of the northwest corner of Tulare Avenue and Mooney Boulevard (the site plan, Exhibit "A", is attached for reference).
The COS expansion will include redesigning the college campus entry and connections to Meadow and Tulare Avenue. On-site features will include new driveway enhancements with roundabouts to improve vehicle circulation and public safety. The expansion requires the abandonment of Shady Street, a portion of Meadow Avenue, and a portion of the connecting alleyway, further delineated in Exhibit "B", attached hereto. Onsite permitting and construction will be processed through state agency authorities, as COS, a state entity, can exempt themselves from City land use processes. The abandon...
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