ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: February 11, 2026 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent - Agreements TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Phillip Burns, Development Services Director
DATE: January 26, 2026
SUBJECT: Final Map and Private Improvement Agreement with ZDI East Hills, LLC for Parcel Map 12541.
Developer is requesting to enter into an agreement so the final map for Parcel Map 12541 located on Mall View Road between Oswell Street and Mt. Vernon Avenue can be approved and recorded (Ward 3).
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the Final Map and Improvement Agreement.
BACKGROUND:
Per Bakersfield Municipal Code Chapter 16, “Subdivisions," Tentative Parcel Map 12541 was conditioned by the Planning Commission to require the construction of certain improvements within and adjacent to the tentative tract map, which include, but are not limited to, streets, sewer, walls, and storm drain on or adjacent to the property being subdivided. If these improvements are not completed when the developer, ZDI East Hills, LLC , wishes to record the tentative tract map (through a final map), the develo per must execute an improvement agreement through which the developer agrees to complete the construction of the improvements within one year of the date the agreement is executed. The City may extend the time to complete the improvements upon request. Certificates of Occupancy or final inspections will not be allowed for any building within the bounds of the final map until these required improvements are completed and accepted by the City of Bakersfield and a Notice of Completion for the improvements is recorded.
The Development Services Department has completed the review of the final map submitted by the Developer and is recommending that the Council approve the map. In addition, the Improvement Agreement outlining the Developer’s responsibilities f or onsite infrastructure improvements, which typically accompanies approval of the final map, is also included and recommended for approval.
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:
The proposed map and agreement support City Council Goal # 3 Reliable infrastructure.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Parcel Map 12541 – Final Map
2. Parcel Map 12541 – Private Improvement Agreement
3. Parcel Map 12541 – Vicinity Map
4. Parcel Map 12541 - Covenants