ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: April 22, 2026 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent - Agreements TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Phillip Burns, Development Services Director
DATE: March 23, 2026
SUBJECT: Final Map and Improvement Agreement with Old River Square, LLC for Parcel Map 12435 Phase 2.
Developer is requesting to enter into an agreement so the final map for Parcel Map 12435 Phase 2 located northwest corner of Panama Lane and Old River Road can be approved and recorded (Ward 5).
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the Parcel Map and Improvement Agreement.
BACKGROUND:
Per Bakersfield Municipal Code Chapter 16, “Subdivisions," Tentative Parcel Map 12435 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, Old River Square, LLC, wishes to record a portion of the tentative tract map (through a final m ap), 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 time to complete the impro vements 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 re sponsibilities for 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 bei ng bonded for and included within the proposed improvement agreement.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Reliable Infrastructure
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Parcel Map 12435-2 – Final Map
2. Parcel Map 12435-2 – Improvement Agreement
3. Parcel Map 12435-2 – Vicinity Map
4. Parcel Map 12435-2 – Covenants