Storm Drain Easement Vacation

The City of San Juan Capistrano is initiating a project to vacate a portion of a public storm drain easement located at St. Margaret’s Episcopal School in San Juan Capistrano, California. This administrative action involves the legal removal of a public encumbrance that no longer serves a public purpose, transferring ownership and maintenance responsibility from the city to the school. The existing storm drain infrastructure will remain in place and be maintained privately, with no new construction, grading, or expansion of land use proposed. The project is classified as a forecast and is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 and 15305, as well as statutory exemption 15061(b)(3), as it is determined to have no significant environmental impact. Primary points of contact for the project include Taig Higgins, Contract Engineer for the City of San Juan Capistrano, and John Eclevia, Director of Facilities and Construction for St. Margaret’s Episcopal School. The project is located in the 92675 zip code area of San Juan Capistrano.