Council Agenda - City of Burbank

Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Agenda Item - 2


 

                               CITY OF BURBANK
                     PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
                                       MEMORANDUM

 

DATE: March 15, 2005
TO: Mary J. Alvord, City Manager
FROM: Bruce S. Feng, Deputy City Manager/Public Works and Capital Projects
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF FINAL TRACT MAP NO. 53905 AND SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT


PURPOSE:

 

Staff is requesting Council approval of Final Tract Map No. 53905, and the subdivision improvement agreement.   

 

BACKGROUND:

 

The property covered on Final Tract Map No. 53905 is a combined 20 lots and 2 previously vacated alleys totaling approximately 3.38 acres. The property is located at the northeast corner of San Fernando Boulevard and Angeleno Avenue and extends to Third Street to the east and a portion of the property extends to the North to Olive Avenue, formerly known as the (old police block). The subdivision consists of 4 newly created lots: Lots 1 and 2 are utilized to construct two major projects; the Burbank Village Walk and the Burbank Civic Plaza, respectively; and Lots 3 and 4, created earlier by Certificate of Compliance, will be conveyed to the owner of the adjacent property to legalize the encroachment of the Radio Shack building. Lot No. 1 will be further subdivided to allow 140 residential condominium units, and a condominium for retail and restaurant. Lot 1 is owned by Olson 737-Bubank 140, LLC, a California limited liability company. Lot No. 2 consists of the newly constructed office building fronting Olive Ave between Third Street and San Fernando Boulevard (�Burbank Civic Plaza�), and it is owned by Burbank Civic Plaza, LLC, a California limited liability company.   

 

ANALYSIS:

 

All conditions of approval and all requirements of the State Subdivision Map Act have been substantially met. The following is a summary of information pertinent to the approval of Final Tract Map No. 53905:

  1. On February 11, 2003, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 26,425, conditionally approving Tentative Tract Map No. 53905.

  2. The Final Tract Map pertains to a newly constructed office building on lot No. 2 and the newly constructed140 units; five story residential building with additional space for 14,000 square feet retail and restaurant space on lot No. 1 of this Tract Map. Two additional lots were approved by Certificate of Compliance subsequent to the approval of this Tract Map. Those lots are also shown on this Map.

  3. This project is Statutorily Exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to �15268(b) (3) relating to approval of final subdivision maps.

  4. Conditions of Approval have been cleared by the Planning Division for purposes of Final Tract Map approval.  Condition of Approval relating to Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Burbank Village Walk Project will be satisfied when the applicant submits two recorded copies of the CC&Rs to the Planning Division along with the final Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Homeowners Association. (Applicant can not record the CC&R until this tract map is approved by City Council and recorded at Los Angeles County).

  5. The owners of the newly created Tract Map No. 53905 will enter into a subdivision improvement agreement with the City of Burbank, and deliver a deposit or a security as determined by the Public Work Director to guarantee the completion of all the off-site improvements placed on this development. Certain offsite improvements remain outstanding including the reconstruction of certain curbs, gutters and sidewalks, as well as the resurfacing of Angeleno; all of which shall occur upon the completion of construction. An excavation permit has already been issued for the work.  This agreement assures the completion of these conditions.

  6. According to the State Subdivision Map Act, chapter 3, article 4, section 66458, and the provisions of Chapter 27 of the Burbank Municipal Code, the Council must approve Final Tract Map No. 53905 if it conforms to all the requirements.  If such conformity does not exist, the Council must disapprove the map at the meeting it receives the map, or at its next regular meeting.  If the Council has not authorized an extension to allow more time to disapprove the map, and the map conforms to all requirements, the map shall be deemed approved by operation of law.

RECOMMENDATION:

 

Staff is requesting Council approval of Final Tract Map No. 53905 and the subdivision improvement agreement.

 

Att:  Location Map

 

cc:       Susan Georgino, Community Development Director

 

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