Report Prepared by: Francisco Mendoza-Gonzalez, Senior Planner, Development Services Department
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SUBJECT: Adoption of a Resolution Approving Final Map #5416 for Bellevue Ranch West Villages 18 - 22, Phase 1 Subdivision for 61 Single-Family Lots, Generally Located at the Northwest Corner of M Circle and Freemark Avenue, and the Approval of the Subdivision Agreement for the Bellevue Ranch West Villages 18 - 22, Phase 1 Subdivision
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers adopting Final Map #5416 for 61 single-family lots, located at the northwest corner of M Circle and Freemark Avenue, and the Subdivision Agreement for the Bellevue Ranch West Villages 18 - 22, Phase 1 Subdivision.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Approving Resolution 2024-96, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, approving the Final Subdivision Map for the Bellevue Ranch West Villages 18 - 22, Phase 1 Subdivision (#5416); and,
B. Approving the Subdivision Agreement for the Bellevue Ranch West Villages 18 - 22, Phase 1 Subdivision; and,
C. Authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve the request as recommended by staff; or,
2. Deny the request; or,
3. Approve, subject to modifications as conditioned by Council; or
4. Refer back to staff for reconsideration of specific items (specific items to be addressed in City Council motion); or,
5. Continue to a future City Council meeting (date and time to be specified in City Council motion).
AUTHORITY
Chapter 24 of Title 18, Subdivisions, of the Merced Municipal Code (MMC) deals with final maps. Section 18.24.120 gives the City Council authority to approve the final map and agreements as long as it is consistent with the Tentative Map.
DISCUSSION
The proposed subdivision (Bellevue Ranch West Villages 18 - 22, Phase 1) is generally located at the northwest corner of M Circle and Freemark Avenue (Attachment 1). The Bellevue Ranch West Villages 18 - 22, Phase 1, Final Map #5416 would approve 61 single-family lots (Attachment 2). The Bellevue Ranch West Villages 18 - 22 Tentative Subdivision Map #1330 approved 215 single-family lots (Attachment 3). The lots within this phase of the Bellevue Ranch West Villages 18 - 22 subdivision would range in size from approximately 5,000 square feet to approximately 10,000 square feet, with the majority of the lots being around 6,000 square feet.
The owner/developer, Stonefield Home, Inc., has substantially complied with the approved tentative map for this site (Tentative Subdivision Map #1330), and has complied with the Conditions of Approval listed in Planning Commission Resolution #4134 (Attachment 4), adopted by the Planning Commission on May 8, 2024. The owner/developer has submitted an application for a final map approval in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act and City Subdivision Ordinance. It is now appropriate to approve the Final Map (Attachment 5) and Subdivision Agreement (Attachment 6).
The subdivision was annexed into the Community Facilities District (CFD) for Services (CFD No. 2003-2) as part of Annexation No. 2 on October 17, 2005.
City Council Action
The proposed Final Subdivision Map substantially complies with the approved Tentative Map for this site (TSM #1330). Therefore, the City Council should adopt the Resolution found at Attachment 5 approving Final Map #5416 for the Bellevue Ranch West Villages 18 - 22, Phase 1 Subdivision and approve the Subdivision Agreement (Attachment 6) for the subdivision.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Location Map
2. Final Subdivision Map #5416
3. Tentative Subdivision Map #1330
4. Planning Commission Resolution #4134
5. Draft Resolution 2024-96
6. Subdivision Agreement