REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
August 16, 2018
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: ANDREW J. BENELLI, PE, City Engineer/Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Traffic and Engineering Services Division
JONATHAN BARTEL, Supervising Engineering Technician
Public Works Department, Traffic and Engineering Services Division
SUBJECT
Title
RESOLUTION - Approving the Final Map of Tract No. 6135 and accepting dedicated public uses offered therein - West side of North Chestnut Avenue between East Copper Avenue and East Spey Valley Drive (Council District 6)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution approving the Final Map of Tract No. 6135 and accepting the dedicated public uses offered therein, to authorize the Public Works Director or his designee to execute the subdivision agreement on behalf of the City.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Subdivider, Norman Kizirian and Pamela S. Kizirian, Husband and Wife as Joint Tenants, has filed for approval, the Final Map of Tract No. 6135, Phase 1 of Vesting Tentative Map No. 6135, for a 10-lot single family residential subdivision with one outlot for private street and public utility easement purposes, one outlot for landscaping and open space purposes and one outlot for future development, located on the West side of North Chestnut Avenue between East Copper Avenue and East Spey Valley Drive on 7.55 acres.
BACKGROUND
The Fresno City Planning Commission on September 21, 2016 adopted Resolution No. 13404 approving Vesting Tentative Map No. 6135 (Tentative Map) for a 13-lot single-family residential subdivision with two outlots on 7.55 acres. The Tentative Map was approved consistent with the Fresno General Plan and the Woodward Park Community Plan to comply with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act. The approval of Vesting Tentative Map No. 6135 will expire on September 21, 2018. 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 by executing the Subdivision Agreement for Tract No. 6135, submitted securities in the total amount of $195,000.00 to guarantee the completion and acceptance of the public improvements and $97,500.00 for a payment security and has paid the miscellaneous and development impact fees due as a condition of approval for the Final Map in the amount of $75,596.00. Covenants have been executed to defer eligible development impact fees totaling $427,144.33 to the time of issuance of building permit and final occupancy of each unit and for acknowledgement of right-to-farm law. The City Attorney’s Office has approved all documents as to form and the Risk Management Division has approved all security bonds and insurance certificates.
Maintenance District: A condition of approval of the Tentative Map is to maintain all landscaped areas, trees and irrigation systems, public trails, hardscaping and amenities, traffic calming structures, decorative stamped concrete, local street paving, project entry features, pedestrian access connections to public trails, public parks, hardscaping, equipment and amenities, concrete curbs and gutters, valley gutters, curb ramps and sidewalks, street name signage, street lighting, street signs, monument signs, median island curbs, capping and maintenance band, storm water management ponds and traffic signals and any special items as approved by the Public Works Department within the Final Map in accordance with the adopted standards of the City. The Subdivider has satisfied the maintenance requirement for this Final Map with the establishment of City’s Community Facility District No. 15 (CFD-15) on February 25, 2016.
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 6. 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. 6135