ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: March 12, 2025 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent – Agreements TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Zachary Meyer, Public Works Director
DATE: February 20, 2025
SUBJECT: Final Map and Landscape Agreement with Encanto Gardens IV, LLC, for Tract 7408 Phase 1.
Developer is requesting to enter into an agreement so the final map for Tract 7408 Phase 1, located at the northeast corner of S. Allen Road and Pensinger Road, can be approved and recorded (Ward 5).
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommend approval of the Final Map and Landscape Agreement.
BACKGROUND:
Per Bakersfield Municipal Code Chapter 16, “Subdivisions," Tentative Tract Map 7408 was conditioned by the Planning Commission to require the construction of certain improvements within and adjacent to the tentative tract map, including, but not limited to, streets, sewer, walls, and storm drains on or adjacent to the property being subdivided. If these improvements are not completed when the developer, Encanto Gardens IV, LLC, wishes to record a portion of the tentative tract map (through a final map), the developer must execute an improvement agreement through wh ich the developer agrees to complete the construction of the improvements within one year of the date the agreement is executed. The City Engineer may extend the time to complete the improvements upon request. Alternatively, before the recordation of the f inal map, the developer may choose to enter into a Public Works Agreement associated with the issued street permit to address the required improvements. Certificates of Occupancy or final inspections will not be issued for any building within the bounds of the final map until these required improvements are completed, accepted by the City of Bakersfield, and a Notice of Completion for the improvements is recorded.
The Public Works Department has completed the review of the final map submitted by the Developer and is recommending that the Council approve the map.
The Landscape Improvement Agreement requires the Developer to complete the required landscape and irrigation improvements within the time frame and in the manner outlined in the agreement’s terms . A landscape agreement is required whenever the Developer desires to record their final map before the landscaping improvements are in.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be no financial impact to the City. Proposed street improvements are being bonded for and included within the proposed improvement agreement.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Reliable Infrastructure.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Tract 7408-1 – Final Map
2. Tract 7408-1 – Landscape Agreement
3. Tract 7408 – Vicinity Map
4. Tract 7408-1 – Covenants