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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
SUBJECT: Tract 29487: Located south of 30th Avenue and easterly of San Eljay:
Approval of final tract map. ( Santoro Development Corporation
(Michael Marix), subdivider)
DEPARTMENT: Engineering
DIVISION: Engineering
CONTACT PERSON: Dave Faessel, City Engineer
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MEETING DATE: June , 2001
DEADLINE FOR ACTION: N/A
APPROVED:
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City Manager
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RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council approve the final map of Tract 29487, accept the dedications made
to the City on the final map subject to their improvement, and authorize execution of the
subdivision ag reement.
BACKGROUND /ANALYSIS:
Tentative Tract 29487, located southerly of 30th Avenue and easterly of Santoro Road,
was approved by the City Council in May, of 2000. The tentative map consisted of 80
single family lots. The first final map, consisting of 23 single family Tots, was approved by
Council last January, and was recorded in February of 2001. That portion of the
subdivision is now under construction.
Final Map: The developer, Santoro Development Corporation, is the owner - subdivider.
The last final map increment of the approved tentative tract , Tract 28487, has been
prepared and is ready for final map approval. This final map consists of 57 Tots, and will
complete the subdivision of the and included in the original tentative map. Although the
entire remainder of the tentative map will be recorded as one map, the 57 lots may be built
out in one or more construction phases, depending upon market conditions. See the
attached vicinity map.
The land has been surveyed and the final map has been submitted and reviewed. It meets
the conditions of approval of the tentative map and is in conformance with the State
Subdivision Map Act. All required securities have been posted to guarantee completion
of all improvements, and the developer has executed a subdivision agreement. Staff
recommends approval of the final map.
Landscape and Lighting District The subdivider executed a petition requesting the
formation of a Landscaping and Lighting Act covering the entire subdivision, to cover future
costs of electrical energy for the street lights and for any public parkway landscaping and
for graffiti removal. By previous Council action, this District is now in the formation stages
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Traffic Calming measures: When this tentative map was approved, a condition was
added to require traffic calming measures to be implemented to slow traffic and reduce any
"cut through" or short-cut traffic from 30th Avenue to Santoro. Subsequent to tentative map
approval, however, it has been found that the connection to Santoro, originally needed for
utility connection, is not needed after all. Consequently, the street connection to Santoro
has been deleted and a knuckle has been provided, which eliminates any cut - through
possibility. The original calming measures proposed in this tract have therefore been
reduced accordingly.
Park Fees: Payment of a revised specific plan park fee was also made a condition of
approval of the tentative map. An assessment district has formed which includes this
subdivision. Therefore, the park fees will be paid through bond proceeds in a lump sum,
rather than with each building permit.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval and recordation of this map will allow construction of the last 57 of the approved
80 single family homes in the tentative tract. The fiscal impact will be positive to the
economic vitality and improvement of the tax base for the Cathedral City Redevelopment
Agency and the community as a whole. However, this approval will likely cause further
fiscal constraints in the ability of the City of Cathedral City to meet expected demands for
public services from the buyers and residents of this development. This is because City
General Fund revenue expected from this tract is not likely to fund current operating levels
needed for such services as Fire, Police, Recreation, park maintenance, and other
services.
Yet, while this approval will add to the Redevelopment Agency's burden to provide low and
moderate income housing, the increase in property tax increment to the Agency should
provide a net benefit to the community tax base.
ATTACHMENTS:
Vicinity sketch
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