REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 4, 2015
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
TRHOUGH: ANDREW J. BENELLI, PE, City Engineer/Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Traffic and Engineering Services Division
BY: JONATHAN BARTEL, Supervising Engineering Technician
Public Works Department, Traffic and Engineering Services Division
SUBJECT
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RESOLUTION - Approving the Final Map of Tract No. 6053 and accepting dedicated public uses offered therein-northeast corner of N. Hayes Avenue and W. Herndon Avenue (Council District 2)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution approving the Final Map of Tract No. 6053 and accepting the dedicated public uses offered therein.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Subdivider, Herndon/Hayes No. 1, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, (Robert A. McCaffrey, Manager), has filed for approval, the Final Map of Tract No. 6053, for a 15-lot single family residential subdivision private street planned development, with two outlots for open space purposes and one outlot for private street and public utility easement purposes, located on the Northeast corner of North Hayes Avenue and West Herndon Avenue on 4.30 net acres.
BACKGROUND
The Fresno City Planning Commission on January 15, 2014 adopted Resolution No. 13259 approving Vesting Tentative Map No. 6053 (Tentative Map) for a 15-lot single family residential subdivision private street planned development, with two outlots for open space purposes and one outlot for private street and public utility easement purposes on 4.30 net acres at an overall density of 3.48 units per acre. The Fresno City Planning Commission on January 15, 2014 adopted Resolution No. 13258 approving Conditional Use Permit Application No. C-13-099 authorizing the development of a 15-lot single family residential private street planned development with modified property development standards. The Development and Resource Management Department on August 4, 2014 approved revisions to Vesting Tentative Map No. 6053 resulting in minor modifications to the conditions of approval. The Tentative Map was approved consistent with the 2025 General Plan and the Bullard Community Plan to comply with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act. The approval of Vesting Tentative Map No. 6053 will expire on January 15, 2016. The Final Map is technically correct and conforms to the approved Tentative Map, the Subdivision Map Act and the Fresno Municipal Code. The provisions of Section 66474.1 of the Subdivision Map Act require a final map that is in substantial compliance with the approved tentative map to be approved by the City Council.
The Subdivider has satisfied all other conditions of approval and has paid the miscellaneous and development impact fees due as a condition of approval for the Final Map in the amount of $149,296.81. Covenants have been executed to defer eligible development impact fees totaling $148,877.70 to the time of issuance of building permit and final occupancy of each unit, and for annual CFD-11 assessment notification and for special solid waste disposal services. The City Attorney's Office has approved all documents as to form.
Maintenance District: A condition of approval of the Tentative Map is to maintain all landscaped areas, trees and irrigation systems located within the public easements and Outlot B including West Herndon Avenue median islands and trail, concrete curbs and gutters, valley gutters, curb ramps, sidewalks, trail and major street median hardscaping, expressway barrier fencing, street name signage, trail amenities, street lighting, Outlot B park amenities which includes tubular steel fencing, pilasters, gate, concrete walk areas and benches within the Final Map in accordance with the adopted standards of the City. The Subdivider has satisfied the maintenance requirement by annexing the subdivision into the City's Community Facility District No. 11 (CFD-11) on April 30, 2015.
The Subdivider has executed the covenant for Maintenance of Certain Improvements and is required to provide every prospective purchaser of each lot of the subdivision the "Notice of Special Tax", in accordance with the provision of Section 53341.5 of the California Government Code. The maximum annual assessment is $779.54 per lot with an annual 3% adjustment plus the increase, if any, in the construction cost index for the San Francisco Region.
Final Maps of Tract Nos. 6052, 6053 and 6075 will share the costs for all services in common with all three final maps annexed to the Community Facilities District No. 11.
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15268(b)(3), approval of final subdivision maps is a ministerial action and is exempt from the requirements of CEQA.
LOCAL PREFERENCE
Local preference was not considered because this resolution does not include a bid or award of a construction or services contract.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Final Map is located in Council District 2. There will be no impact to the City's General Fund. Approval by the Council will result in timely deliverance of the review and processing of the Final Map as is reasonably expected by the Subdivider. Prudent financial management is demonstrated by the expeditious completion of this Final Map inasmuch as the Subdivider has paid the City a fee for the processing of this Final Map and that fee is, in turn, funding the respective operations of the Public Works Department.
Attachments:
-Resolution
-Final Map of Tract No. 6053