HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 10h - 80 Unit Multi-Family Residential Unit Subdivision at 17 Las Tunas Drive
DATE: November 19, 2019
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Jason Kruckeberg, Assistant City Manager/Development Services Director
Lisa Flores, Planning & Community Development Administrator
Prepared By: Vanessa Quiroz, Associate Planner
SUBJECT: FINAL MAP NO. 77121 WITH AN ADOPTED MITIGATED NEGATIVE
DECLARATION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ACT (“CEQA”) FOR AN 80 UNIT MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNIT
SUBDIVISION WITHIN AN APPROVED MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
AND TERMINATION OF A COVENANT THAT PROHIBITS VEHICULAR
ACCESS AND PARKING OVER CERTAIN AREAS OF THE PROPERTY
AT 17 LAS TUNAS DRIVE
Recommendation: Approve
SUMMARY
Tentative tract maps and final maps are required for all subdivisions that result in five or
more parcels or condominium units. In accordance with Arcadia Development Code
Section 9105.03.100, the City Council shall approve a final map if it conforms to all the
requirements of the subdivision regulations of the Municipal Code and the State
Subdivision Map Act. Final Map No. 77121 (Attachment No.1) meets these criteria. It is
recommended that the City Council terminate the “Declaration of Covenant”
(Attachment No. 2) that prohibits vehicular access and parking over certain areas of the
property, and approve Final Map No. 77121 for an 80-unit multi-family residential
condominium subdivision that was approved as part of the mixed-use development at
17 Las Tunas Drive.
DISCUSSION
Final Map No. 77121 is for the subdivision of 80 units for condominium purposes,
including 77 multi-family residential units (two and three story buildings), three (3)
live/work units with 2,487 square feet of commercial space, and two one-story
commercial buildings totaling 8,500 square feet. The tentative map was conditionally
approved by the Planning Commission on March 27, 2018, as part of the project. Per
Final Map No. 77121 (17 Las Tunas Drive)
November 19, 2019
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Development Code Section 9105.03.110, tentative maps are valid for 24 months after
the effective date. The tentative map for this project will expire on April 7, 2020.
The Final Map has been reviewed by the Los Angeles County Department of Public
Works, and the appropriate City Departments – refer to Attachment No. 3 for the Letter
of Compliance from Los Angeles County, dated August 21, 2019. The map has been
found to be in substantial compliance with the Tentative Map as conditionally approved
by the Planning Commission and is in compliance with the subdivision regulations of the
City’s Development Code and the State Subdivision Map Act. The developer has also
entered into an off-site improvement agreement and posted a performance bond for all
required public improvements.
Back when this site was developed in 1966, the Planning Commission required a
covenant at the northwest corner of the site to prevent the property owner from creating
a new driveway that would lead into the adjacent residential tracts. This is no longer
needed since those residential tracts have since been developed with no access onto
this site. Therefore, this covenant is no longer applicable and should be terminated in
order to allow this land to be developed into the new mixed-use development approved
by the Planning Commission last year. Typically, the termination of a covenant is
handled administratively by City Staff and the property owner; however, since this
covenant was initiated by the Planning Commission when the center was developed,
the covenant has to be terminated by the City Council before the tract map can be
approved.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
A Mitigated Negative Declaration (“MND”) was adopted by the Planning Commission on
March 27, 2018, for the mixed-use development, which included a Planned
Development and Tentative Parcel Map. No 77121, therefore, no further environmental
review is required for this approval.
FISCAL IMPACT
There will be no fiscal impact incurred by the City as a result of this action.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council terminate the “Declaration of Covenant” that
prohibits vehicular access and parking over certain areas of the property and approve
Final Map No. 77121 for an 80-unit multi-family residential unit subdivision within an
approved mixed-use development at 17 Las Tunas Drive.
Final Map No. 77121 (17 Las Tunas Drive)
November 19, 2019
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Attachment No. 1: Final Tract Map No. 77121
Attachment No. 2: Copy of the “Declaration of Covenant” that restricts vehicular
access, dated September 5, 1967
Attachment No. 3: Letter of Compliance from Los Angeles County, dated August 21,
2019