The City of Bakersfield is requesting the vacation of portions of several streets in Westpark neighborhoods that are now rendered inoperable by the construction of the Centennial Corridor freeway. This includes portions of Charter Oaks Ave., Del Rey Ct., Montclair St., Kensington Ave., Malibu Ct., Woodlake Dr., Hillsborough Dr., Kentfield Dr., La Mirada Dr., Dunlap St., Joseph Dr. and Morrison Street. These streets have been reconfigured or removed to provide the necessary right of way for the construction of the Centennial Corridor Freeway, which is currently under construction.
The City Fire, Police, Public Works, Community Development, Recreation & Parks and Technology Services Departments have been notified of the request and no objections have been received as of the date of this report.
The utility companies serving the area have been notified by mail of the request and no objections have been received as of the date of this report.
Preliminary notices were also mailed to all adjacent property owners within a 300-foot radius of the proposed vacating area. Public Works has received no objections from these owners as of the date of this report.
The proposed vacation was approved by the Planning Division of the Development Services Department on December 22, 2020, per local ordinance and was found to be consistent with the Metropolitan Bakersfield 2010 General Plan pursuant to Government Code 65402.
It was determined this action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061 (b) (3) of CEQA guidelines (general rule), because there is no possibility the action may have a negative effect on the environment.