ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: August 26, 2026 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent - Agreements TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Phillip Burns, Development Services Director
DATE: August 11, 2026
SUBJECT: Final Map, Improvement Agreement, and Landscape Agreement with Encanto Gardens IV, LLC, for Tract 7408 Phase 3.
Developer is requesting to enter into agreements so the final map for Tract 7408 Phase 3 located on the Northeast corner of South Allen Road and Pensinger Road can be approved and recorded (Ward 5)
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommend approval of the Final Map, Improvement Agreement, 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, 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, Encanto Gardens IV, a Delaware Limited Liability Company 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 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:
Reliable Infrastructure
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Tract 7408 – 3 – Final Map
2. Tract 7408 – 3 – Improvement Agreement
3. Tract 7408 – 3 – Landscape Agreement
4. Tract 7408 – 3 – Vicinity Map
5. Tract 7408 – 3 - Covenants