City Council
MEETING DATE: 6/22/2015
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Final Map and Subdivision Agreement for Tract No. 36747 submitted by Jones Cree Ventures, LLC
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FROM:
Pat Milos, Community Development Director
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council approve the Final Map for Tract 36747; approve the Subdivision Agreement for Tract 36747; and authorize its execution by the Mayor and City Clerk.
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BACKGROUND:
Tentative Tract 36747 (also known as "The District"), was approved by the City Planning Commission on January 7, 2015, for a 47 lot single family dwelling subdivision and Planned Unit Development (PUD 14-001) on approximately 7.5 acres of vacant land on the east side of Cree Road, north of Jones Road in the southwest portion of Cathedral City. This Final Map (Tract) action is being requested by Jones Cree Ventures, LLC (Subdivider).
This Tract was formerly in agricultural production, as a date grove, and later was developed into a mobile home park. The mobile home park became dilapidated and went into receivership, closed and was cleared by the receiver. The land remained vacant and undeveloped for approximately seven years.
The Tract will be bound by Jones Road, Cree Road, and Carey Road. The Tract will be a private gated community of 47 two-story homes, ranging in size from about 1,777 to 2,164 square feet. Amenities will include a community pool, spa, barbeque, cabana building, and covered patio area and a walking trail and open space fitness areas.
The Tract will be gated with a Home Owners Association (HOA) responsible for all interior amenities listed above and, not limited to, the private interior streets, interior and exterior landscaping, interior drainage facilities and interior and exterior streetlights. All the lots within this Tract are behind the Tract walls and will front on private streets. The Subdivider is also required to improve exterior public streets, sidewalks and frontages along Jones Road, Cree Road and Carey Road as part of the Conditions of Approval for the Tract.
The Subdivider proposes to record the entire Subdivision with one Final Map and then build out the homes in several phases.
A Subdivision Agreement for this Tract has been prepared and executed by the Subdivider. The Subdivision Agreement requires the Subdivider to guarantee the installation of required improvements by posting improvement securities (bonds) as required by the Subdivision Map Act, for: Faithful Performance, Labor and Materials, and for placement of Final Monuments.
This Tract has been annexed into the City Community Facilities District (CFD), and the individual lot buyers will be taxed annually for their proportionate share of the financial impact of the Tract for CFD services. The Subdivider has also paid the Quimby park fees as required by City Ordinance.
All the specific Conditions of Approval for Final Map approval have been met and the Final Map meets the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act, California Government Codes and City Codes.
Staff therefore recommends that Council approve the final map, and approve the execution of the subdivision agreement.
DISCUSSION:
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS: When the Tentative Map 36747 was approved, the Planning Commission found the project would have no significant effect on the environment and approved a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program in accordance with CEQA Guidelines.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval and recordation of the Final Map will allow construction of 47 single family residences. Ordinarily, the construction and occupancy of single family units would likely cause further fiscal constraints in the ability of Cathedral City to meet expected demands for public services from new residents of this development. This is because City General Fund revenue expected from this Tract is not likely to offset the actual costs of providing this Tract with such services (e.g. Fire, Paramedics, Police, etcÂ…). However, since the Tract is now included in the City-Wide Community Facilities District (CFD), it is expected that the special tax generated by the CFD will help to offset any financial impacts caused by these new demands.
In addition, the Tract is gated and will be developed with private infrastructure and community amenities. The Covenants, Conditions and Regulations (CC&Rs) for this Tract require the HOA to be responsible for all costs, maintenance and replacement of private streets, storm drains, lights (including exterior public street frontage lighting), community amenities, open spaces and interior and exterior landscaping.
ATTACHMENTS:
Final Map for Tract 36747;
Subdivision Agreement for Tract 36747 (without bond forms)