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Home My WebLink About7342 EOT Staff Report PJ:je / S:\05_Land Division\23-0018_EOT T7342_5800 McCutchen\01_Hearing & Noticing Documents\Draft\PC Draft\7342 EOT-Staff Rept.docx CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE: May 4, 2023 AGENDA: 5.c. TO: Chair Cater and Members of the Planning Commission FROM: Paul Johnson, Planning Director J.Eng for PJ DATE: April 26, 2023 FILE: Extension of Time Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7342 WARD: 7 STAFF PLANNER: Jennie Eng, Principal Planner REQUEST: Three-year extension of time for Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7342 that allowed 140 single- family residential lots on 30.23 acres. APPLICANT: OWNER: McIntosh and Associates DR Horton CA3 Inc. PO Box 21687 419 W. Murray Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93390 Visalia CA 93291 LOCATION: Located at the northwest corner of McCutchen Road and Mountain Ridge Drive in southwest Bakersfield. APN: APN# 538-020-13 PROJECT SIZE: 30.32 acres CEQA: Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) EXISTING GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: LR (Low Density Residential) EXISTING ZONE CLASSIFICATION: R-1 (One Family Dwelling) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution and suggested findings APPROVING extension of time for Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7342 to expire on March 5, 2026 SITE CHARACTERISTICS: The project site is vacant land. Surrounding properties are developed as: north – a single-family homes, future park site; east – single-family homes; south – single-family homes; and west – vacant; approved VTTM 7213 for single-family homes. EOT Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7342 Page 2 BACKGROUND AND TIMELINE: • November 20, 1991 – Ashe No. 2 was annexed to the City Of Bakersfield. This project site was included as a portion of this annexation area (Annexation 354). • March 8, 2006 – City Council approved a change in the General Plan Land Use designation and zone district from A (Agricultural) to Low Density Residential and R-1 (One Family Dwelling). (GPA/ZC 04- 1344; Ordinance No. 4320). • September 6, 2018 - The Bakersfield Planning Commission approved Vesting Tentative Tract Map (VTTM) 7342 which is scheduled to expire September 6, 2021. At that time, the Planning Commission also adopted a mitigated negative declaration (PC Resolution No. 76-18). • September 2021 - The Governor signed Assembly Bill 1561 allowing for an automatic 18-month extension of time. VTTM 7342 is to expire March 6, 2023. • February 27, 2023 - The applicant submitted a completed application requesting an extension of time for VTTM 7342. PROJECT ANALYSIS: The proposed vesting tentative tract subdivision consists of 140 lots on 30.32 acres for purposes of single- family residential development. The typical residential lot is the lot size is approximately 56 feet wide by 109 feet deep (6,104 square feet ), and the net density is 6.74 units per net acre which is consistent with the LR designation of the project site of less than or equal to 7.26 dwelling units per net acre. Extension of Time. The applicant is requesting a three-year extension to allow additional time to record final maps. No phase of this map has recorded. This request represents the first request for an extension of time for VTTM No. 7342. The applicant requested the extension of time in writing prior to the March 6, 2023, expiration date. The Subdivision Map Act and the Bakersfield Municipal Code allow for separate extensions to be approved by your Commission with an aggregate of up to six years. Typically, City policy has been to approve extensions of time in two (2), three-year intervals. This current request represents the first request for VTTM 7342. Staff recommends approval of a three-year extension of time to expire March 5, 2023 with no changes to previously approved conditions of approval. Circulation. Access to this subdivision would be from McCutchen Road, arterial street, along the south boundary and Mountain Ridge Drive, collector street, along the east boundary. Local streets are proposed to be extended to the north and west to provide circulation within the neighborhood. Compliance with Standards. The proposed project, subject to the original conditions of approval, complies with the ordinances and policies of the City of Bakersfield. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND DETERMINATION: The extension of time request is not subject to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) in accordance with Section 15061(b)(3), Common Sense Exemption, because the project [extension of time] will not result in either a direct or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. EOT Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7342 Page 3 PUBLIC NOTIFICATION: Public notice for the proposed project and environmental determination was advertised in The Bakersfield Californian and posted on the bulletin board in the City of Bakersfield Development Services Building, 1715 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, California. All property owners within 300 feet of the project site were notified by United States Postal Service mail regarding this public hearing in accordance with city ordinance and state law. Comments Received. As of this writing, no written public comments have been received. CONCLUSIONS: Recommendation. The applicant provided the application for the Extension of Time in a timely manner and the request adheres to the extensions permitted by Bakersfield Municipal Code 16.16.080. The requested three-year extension will allow the developer additional time to record final map. Based on information in the record, Staff recommends your Commission adopt Resolution and suggested findings APPROVING the extension of time for Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7342 to expire on March 5, 2023 ATTACHMENTS: Map 7342 Set • Aerial • Zone Classification • General Plan Designation VTTM 7342 (plat) Notice of Exemption Planning Commission Draft Resolution Jeng/ S:\05_Land Division\23-0018_EOT T7342_5800 McCutchen\01_Hearing & Noticing Documents\Draft\PC Draft\7342 EOT PC Res.docx PAGE 1 of 2 RESOLUTION NO. _____ DRAFT RESOLUTION OF THE BAKERSFIELD PLANNING COMMISSION TO APPROVE AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 7342 (PHASED) LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MCCUTCHEN ROAD AND MOUNTAIN RIDGE DRIVE. WHEREAS McIntosh and Associates (applicant) representing DR Horton (property owner) filed an application with the City of Bakersfield Planning Department requesting an extension of time for Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7342 (the “Project”) located in the City of Bakersfield as shown on attached (Exhibit “A”); and WHEREAS, the application was submitted on February 27, 2023, which is prior to the expiration date of Vesting Tentative Map 7342,and in accordance with the provisions of Section 16.16.080 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the original application of the tentative map was deemed complete on July 27, 2018, conditionally approved by the Planning Commission on September 6, 2018; and WHEREAS, a Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared and approved by the Planning Commission on March 8, 2006, in conjunction with General Plan Amendment / Zone Change Project No. 04-1344, which is applicable for Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7342; and WHEREAS, there have been no substantial changes to the Project or circumstances under which it will be undertaken; and WHEREAS, no new environmental impacts have been identified; and WHEREAS, the Project is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant State CEQA Guidelines Section15061(b)(3), Common Sense Exemption; and WHEREAS, the Secretary of the Planning Commission set, Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California, as the time and place for a public hearing before the Planning Commission to consider the application, and notice of the public hearing was given in the manner provided in Title Sixteen of the Bakersfield Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the facts presented in the staff report, environmental review evidence received both in writing, and the verbal testimony at the above referenced public hearing support the following findings: 1. All required public notices have been given. Hearing notices regarding the Project were mailed to property owners within 300 feet of the Project area and published in the Bakersfield Californian, a local newspaper of general circulation, 10 days prior to the hearing. Jeng/ S:\05_Land Division\23-0018_EOT T7342_5800 McCutchen\01_Hearing & Noticing Documents\Draft\PC Draft\7342 EOT PC Res.docx PAGE 2 of 2 2. The provisions of the CEQA have been followed. 3. Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b) (3), Common Sense Exemption, the project [extension of time] will not result in either a direct or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. 4. This request for an extension of time is pursuant to Bakersfield Municipal Code Section 16.16.080 and Subdivision Map Act Section 66452.6 (e). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of Bakersfield as follows: 1. The above recitals, incorporated herein, are true and correct. 2. The project is exempt from CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section Section15061(b)(3), Common Sense Exemption. 3. The expiration date of Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7342 is hereby extended until March 5, 2026. --------o0o---------- I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on May 4, 2023, on a motion by Commissioner _____ and seconded by Commissioner ______, by the following vote. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: APPROVED ___________________________________ , CHAIR City of Bakersfield Planning Commission Exhibits: A. Location Map with Zoning B. Vesting Tentative Tract Map