ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: July 15, 2026 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent - Agreements TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Phillip Burns, Development Services Director
DATE: June 25, 2026
SUBJECT: Final Map, Improvement Agreement, and Landscape Agreement with Owners and Contractor of Tract 6397 Phase 1.
Developer is requesting to enter into agreements so the final map for Tract 6397 Phase 1 located northeast corner of Madison Street and East Berkshire Road can be approved and recorded (Ward 1).
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the Final Map, Improvement Agreement, and Landscape Agreement.
BACKGROUND:
Per Bakersfield Municipal Code Chapter 16, “Subdivisions," Tentative Tract Map 6397 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, Pacific Crown Holdings, Inc., Jeffrey Young and Fanny Chang L ai, as Trustees under The Jeffrey Yung Lai and Fanny Chang Lai Living Trust Dated August 31, 2015 and JP Heritage Square 1, LLC, 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 time to complete the improvements upon request. Certificates of Occupancy or fin al 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 th e 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 stree t improvements are being bonded for and included within the proposed improvement agreement.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Reliable Infrastructure
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Tract 6397-1 – Final Map
2. Tract 6397-1 – Improvement Agreement
3. Tract 6397-1 – Landscape Agreement
4. Tract 6397-1 – Vicinity Map
5. Tract 6397-1 – Covenants