Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council Regular Meeting of May 14, 2019
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SUBJECT: FINAL MAP NO. 74236 (C.U.P. CON NO. 16-16, PDP NO. 16-18)
LOCATION: 959 5TH STREET
APPLICANT(S): SBL DEVELOPMENT, LLC C/O ISAAC LAUFER
REQUEST: TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING FINAL PARCEL MAP FOR A TWO-UNIT RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM PROJECT
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve Final Parcel Map No. 74236, which is consistent with the approved Vesting Tentative Parcel Map; and
2. Request the City Clerk to endorse the certificate for said map.
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Background:
The Planning Commission approved a Conditional Use Permit for a two-unit residential condominium project and Vesting Tentative Parcel Map No. 74236 at its April 18, 2017 meeting. The project is currently under construction.
Process:
Once a map has been tentatively approved by the Planning Commission, copies of the tentatively approved map must be submitted to the L.A. County Engineer, who is contracted by the City, to review the map for its technical correctness, pursuant to Section 66442(a)(4) of the State Subdivision Map Act.
An applicant has two years from the date of tentative map approval to submit for final map approval. However, the applicant requested for a one-year extension of the Vesting Tentative Parcel Map Parcel No. 74236 and the Planning Commission approved the extension to April 18, 2020 at the meeting on April 16, 2019. Typically, applicants do not submit for final map approval until the project is near completion and ready to be sold.
Final maps must be submitted to the City Council and must be approved by the City Council, “...if it conforms to all the requirements of [Subdivision Map Act] and any local subdivision ordinance applicable at the time of approval or conditional approval of the tentative map and any rulings made thereunder..” pursuant to Section 66458(a) of the State Subdivision Map Act.
Analysis:
Staff reviewed the Final Parcel Map and found it substantially consistent with the Vesting Tentative Parcel Map approved by the Planning Commission and in conformance with the State Subdivision Map Act.
General Plan Consistency:
Approval of the final map is the final procedural step in the process to build and occupy this new development. It allows for the division of ownership of the units for this project that has already been evaluated for its consistency with PLAN Hermosa by the Planning Commission. Relevant Policies that continue to relate this project and its final ownership and occupancy are listed below:
Land Use Element: Goal 2. Neighborhoods provide for diverse needs of residents of all ages and abilities, and are organized to support healthy and active lifestyles.
• Balanced neighborhoods. Promote a diverse range of housing unit types and sizes, within the allowed densities.
• 2.5 Neighborhood preservation. Preserve and enhance the quality of residential neighborhoods by avoiding or abating the intrusion of disruptive, nonconforming buildings and uses.
• 2.6 Diversity of building types and styles. Encourage a diversity of building types and styles in areas designated for multi-family housing ranging from duplex/triplex/fourplex to courtyard housing to multi-family housing projects.
Fiscal Impact:
There are no financial implications to the City at this time.
Attachments:
1. Proposed Resolution
2. Final Map No. 74236
Respectfully Submitted by: Kathy Khang, Assistant Planner
Concur: Ken Robertson, Community Development Director
Noted for Fiscal Impact: Viki Copeland, Finance Director
Approved: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager