If you own or are buying a home near Palm Drive, you may want to know whether the street outside is part of Placentia’s approved rehabilitation work. Two contracts cover a residential area and a stretch of Palm Drive. To confirm your block, check the residential plans or ask the Public Works Department.
This is general information and not legal advice.
As of October 22, 2026: the City Council approved both contracts on October 6, 2026, according to the draft minutes, which were on the October 20 agenda for approval. The staff reports do not give a start date for construction.
Which residential streets are covered?
The residential project covers rehabilitation of streets bounded by Bastanchury Road, Kraemer Boulevard, Palm Drive, and the western City limits.
The staff report and plans for City Project No. 27-104 describe about 667,000 square feet of roadway. The text does not list individual residential streets. The plans show sheet locations, so use those plans or ask Public Works whether your block is included.
The work includes pavement rehabilitation, replacement of damaged sidewalk, curb and gutter, pavement markings, and pavement legends. Bid schedule B adds rehabilitation of three alley sections in the city. Schedule C covers sewer manhole adjustments for the Orange County Sanitation District, or OC San.
Don’t assume the residential boundaries identify the alley locations. Ask Public Works which alley sections are included.
What work is approved for Palm Drive?
The arterial contract covers Palm Drive from Yorba Linda Boulevard to Rose Drive, about one mile of roadway.
The report for City Project No. 27-102 describes about 340,000 square feet of work. Its scope includes pavement rehabilitation, replacement of damaged sidewalk, curb and gutter, curb ramp upgrades, and new striping, markings and pavement legends. The awarded scope includes an alternate pavement design that includes geogrid.
All American Asphalt received the $1,291,412.00 construction contract, with a $129,141.20 contingency. Construction management and inspection by Berg & Associates adds $80,319.36, bringing the total to $1,500,872.56.
Golden State Water Company will handle its water valve adjustments under a separate contract. Orange County Flood Control manhole adjustments are also under a separate contract. Ask Public Works how those separate contracts relate to the schedule for your stretch of Palm Drive.
What did the council approve?
The council approved the residential item by a vote of 5-0 and the Palm Drive item by 3-2, according to the draft minutes.
Those votes appear in the October 6 draft minutes. The city’s City Council document portal is the local source for agendas, packets and minutes.
Hardy & Harper, Inc. received the residential contract for $1,936,000.00, plus a $193,600.00 contingency, for a total not to exceed $2,129,600.00. Nine bids were received. Two tied at $2,015,000.00; staff negotiated with the tied bidders under the Municipal Code, and Hardy & Harper’s revised bid was lowest.
The same residential item includes an agreement for Placentia’s estimated $18,560 share of Anaheim’s pavement rehabilitation on Miraloma Avenue from Jefferson Street to Van Buren Street. Part of that stretch is within Placentia.
When will construction happen?
The staff reports give no construction start date, so ask Public Works about the schedule and resident notices.
The residential bid proposal sets a duration measured from the Notice to Proceed: fifty working days for schedule A and an additional ten working days for schedule B. Those are working days. They do not establish a calendar start or finish date.
The sources also do not state work hours, parking restrictions, or rules for posting notices or leaving door hangers. Ask about each of those details before planning around the work.
Say a seller has a home within the residential project’s stated boundaries and is preparing to list it. The seller checks the plans and asks Public Works whether the block is included, then asks about construction timing and resident notices. The seller can refer to the approved scope without assigning it a start date. If the plans show work near the driveway, the seller asks Public Works how the vehicle access provision applies to that property.
What do the plans say about driveways and landscaping?
The residential plans include provisions for vehicle access, root trimming and adjustments to improvements needed to complete the work.
Note 25 calls for concrete for pavement, driveways and cross gutters that allows vehicular access within 24 hours of placement. That provision does not give a construction date for your driveway. Ask Public Works how it applies at your property.
Note 19 requires root trimming as needed and written notice to the city 48 hours beforehand so the city arborist can confirm the limits. That notice goes to the city; it is not a resident notice requirement.
Other notes cover removal, replacement, relocation or adjustment of improvements necessary for the work, including landscaping, fencing, irrigation and utility meter boxes. Inspector approval is required before removing existing curb, gutter or sidewalk. Construction notes also include tree removal and speed hump replacement where shown on the plans.
As you prepare questions about trees near your property, the Whittier parkway tree manual article offers related reading on parkway trees.
Say a buyer considers a home within the residential project’s boundaries and has questions about a tree near the driveway. The buyer checks the plans and asks Public Works whether root trimming or other work is shown at the property. The plans require written notice to the city before root trimming, so the buyer cannot treat that provision as a promise of resident notice. The buyer also asks how the vehicle access provision applies to any driveway work, without treating it as a construction start date.
What should you check before listing or buying?
Confirm the block, the work shown on the plans and the current schedule directly with Public Works.
Keep the project documents alongside the questions you’re preparing about the property. The California seller disclosure guide and pre-listing inspection article are related reading as you prepare.
For collection schedules, the residential bid addendum added an appendix titled “STREET SWEEPING AND TRASH COLLECTION SCHEDULES.” Ask Public Works for it and what it says about your block.
The reports identify project funding, including Measure U and State Gas Tax/RMRA for the residential work. They do not say whether property owners will receive a bill or assessment. Ask the department that question directly rather than drawing an answer from the project budget.
The short version
Placentia approved both contracts, but the staff reports do not give construction start dates.
Check the residential plans for your block. On Palm Drive, the approved arterial stretch runs from Yorba Linda Boulevard to Rose Drive. Ask Public Works about timing, access, parking and notices before attaching a schedule to either project.
For your next selling step, use the home value tool.
Common questions
Which residential area is covered?
The residential project covers rehabilitation of residential streets bounded by Bastanchury Road, Kraemer Boulevard, Palm Drive, and the western City limits. Check the plans or ask Public Works whether your block is included.
Which part of Palm Drive is included?
The arterial project covers Palm Drive from Yorba Linda Boulevard to Rose Drive, about one mile of roadway.
When does construction start?
The staff reports do not give a construction start date. Ask the Public Works Department about the schedule and resident notices.
Does the root trimming notice go to residents?
The residential plans require the contractor to give the city written notice 48 hours before root trimming so the city arborist can confirm the limits. That requirement is notice to the city.
