ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: April 8, 2026 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent - Agreements TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Phillip Burns, Development Services Director
DATE: March 24, 2026
SUBJECT: Final Map, Improvement Agreement, and Landscape Agreement with RGF Land Company, Inc for Tract 7263 Phase 3.
Developer is requesting to enter into agreements so the final map for Tract 7263 Phase 3 located on the Northeast Corner of Reliance Road and Berkshire Road can be approved and recorded (Ward 7).
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the Final Map, Improvement Agreement, and Landscape Agreement.
BACKGROUND:
Per Bakersfield Municipal Code Chapter 16, “Subdivisions," Tentative Tract Map 7263 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 li mited to, streets, sewer, walls, and storm drain on or adjacent to the property being subdivided. If these improvements are not completed when the developer, RGF Land Company, Inc., a California Corporation wishes to record a portion of the tentative tract map (through a final map), the developer 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 Engineer may extend the ti me 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 Public Works 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 for onsite infrastructure improvements, which typically accompanies approval of the final map, is also included and recommended for approval.
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:
The proposed map and agreement support City Council Goal # 3 Reliable infrastructure.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Tract 7263-3 - Final Map
2. Tract 7263-3 – Improvement Agreement
3. Tract 7263-3 – Landscape Agreement
4. Tract 7263-3 – Vicinity Map
5. Tract 7263-3 – Covenants