REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: ANDREW J. BENELLI, PE, City Engineer/Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Traffic Operations and Planning Division
RANDY GUILL, Supervising Engineering Technician
Public Works Department, Traffic Operations and Planning Division
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to Final Map of Tract No. 6300:
1. RESOLUTION - Approving the Final Map of Tract No. 6300, of Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 6300, and accepting dedicated public uses offered therein except for dedications offered subject to City acceptance of developer installed required improvements, to the northeast of the intersection of East Copper and North Maple Avenues, within the Copper River Ranch planned community (Council District 6).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution approving the Final Map of Tract No. 6300 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, Valley River Developers, LLC., a California Limited Liability Company (Gary McDonald, President), has filed for approval, the Final Map of Tract No. 6300, of Vesting Tentative Map No. 6300, for a 21-lot single-family residential subdivision and three outlots for landscape and open space purposes to the northeast of the intersection of East Copper and North Maple Avenues, within the Copper River Ranch planned community on 3.88 acres.
BACKGROUND
The Fresno City Planning Commission on March 18, 2020, approved Vesting Tentative Map No. 6300 (Tentative Map) for a 21-lot single-family residential subdivision with three outlots on 3.88 acres (See attached map). 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. Tract No. 6300 is not a phased map and is located within City limits.
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. 6300, submitted securities in the total amount of $66,000 to guarantee the completion and acceptance of the public improvements and $33,000 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 $255,296.45. Covenants have been executed to defer eligible development impact fees totaling $14,991.03 to the time of issuance of building permit and final occupancy of each unit. 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 the landscaping and irrigation systems within street and landscaping easements, concrete curbs and gutters, valley gutters, entrance median curbs, median island and entrance street decorative concrete, hardscapes, sidewalks, curb ramps, street lighting, interior street paving, street furniture, pilasters, and street name signage within and adjacent to 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. 12 (CFD-12) which the City Council approved on July 19, 2006.
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 Approving the Final Map of Tract No. 6300
Final Map of Tract No. 6300