Subject:     TRACT NO. 9316

 

COUNCIL DISTRICT:  8

 

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

TRACT NO. 9316 - Southeast corner of San Felipe and Delta Roads - Brookfield Madison LLC, A Delaware Corporation (Developer) - 54 single family detached residential units.  Adoption of resolutions approving the plans, final map, contract and water main extension for Tract No. 9316.  CEQA: ND.

 

BACKGROUND

 

This final map was received for approval prior to the recent change to the Municipal Code delegating final map approval to the Director of the Public Works Department.  Those changes to the code require the Director to comply with certain administrative noticing procedures that could not be met here due to the passage of time.  Therefore, this map is being submitted to the Council for approval.

 

The subdivision process is regulated by the State Subdivision Map Act and the City Municipal Code.  The approval of the final map enables the Developer to sell, finance or lease the subdivided lot.  The Planning Director approves the tentative map for the subdivision.  The tentative map approval may be subject to conditions, such as the payment of fees, dedication of streets and parkland, and construction of or agreement to construct public infrastructure to serve the project.  The Developer must satisfy all conditions of the tentative map for subdivisions of five or more parcels.  If the tentative map conditions are satisfied and the final map conforms in all respects to the approved tentative map and the Map Act and City Code requirements, the Council must approve the final map by adopting resolutions finding that the final map is consistent with the tentative map and approving the Developer / City construction agreement, surety bonds and plans.

 

Brookfield Madison LLC, A Delaware Corporation, (Developer) has submitted the plans and a final map to the City for approval (see attached map).

 

At the time of approval of this developer’s adjacent Tracts 9314 and 9315, the Department of Transportation (DOT) was meeting with the neighborhood to discuss and finalize solutions for the traffic calming issue.  The discussion between staff and the neighborhood resulted in the development of a draft traffic calming plan.  With consensus from the neighborhood a final traffic calming plan has been developed and implemented, with the exception of two traffic control devices, which will be installed when the new streets within Tracts 9314 and 9315 are constructed.  DOT staff will monitor traffic patterns, speeds and volumes within the neighborhood immediately after the development is built and occupied.

 

The Department of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement found this tract to be in conformance with the approved tentative map. The plans and final map have been approved by the Public Works Department.  The contract and bonds have been executed by the Developer and submitted to the City Clerk.  Since this project is in the Municipal Water System area, a water main extension agreement has been executed.  In addition, the Developer has executed a parkland agreement satisfying the requirements of the Parkland Dedication Ordinance.  In conformance with the construction contract, the required fees have been paid.  Also, the insurance requirements have been verified by the Risk Manager’s Office.

 

ANALYSIS

 

The contract requires the Developer to construct public improvements consisting of curb, gutter, sidewalk, pavement, electrolier, sanitary and storm sewers.  These improvements are valued at $1,321,900.  In compliance with the Subdivision Map Act and the Municipal Code of the City of San José, this tract is presented for Council approval.

 

PUBLIC OUTREACH

 

Community meetings and public hearings of the Planning Commission, the City Council and the Planning Director were noticed and conducted as part of the entitlement process for this project.

 

COORDINATION

 

The contract, bonds, resolutions, and parkland agreement have been coordinated with the City Attorney’s Office.

 

CEQA

 

Negative Declaration.

 

 

RAJEEV BATRA

Acting Director, Public Works Department