City of Corona
Staff Report
400 S. Vicentia Ave.
Corona, CA 92882
File #: 22-0482
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 06/01/2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT:
Acceptance of the public landscape improvements and release of the public improvement securities associated with Tract Maps 36541, 36541-1, and 36541-2 posted by CalAtlantic Group Inc., a Delaware Corporation.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Ryland Homes of California, Inc., a subsidiary to CalAtlantic Group Inc., has completed the required public landscape improvements associated with Tract Maps 36541, 36541-1, and 36541-2 also known as the Sierra Bella Development. The recommended action is for the City to accept the public landscape improvements and release the applicable securities posted by the Developer.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
That the City Council:
a. Accept the public landscape improvements associated with Tract Maps 36541, 36541-1, and 36541-2.
b. Retain twenty-five percent (25%) of the Faithful Performance Security for one year beyond the acceptance of the improvements as security for repair and replacement of any improvements that fail to meet City standards at the end of the one-year period. (Bond # 381451S).
c. Retain the Labor and Material Security for six months beyond the acceptance of the improvements and automatically release the security, unless claims are filed. (Bond # 381451S).
BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
Tract Maps 36541, 36541-1, and 36541-2, also known as the Sierra Bella Development, is a subdivision of approximately 311 acres into 237 single-family residential lots, approved by the City City of Corona Page 1 of 2 Printed on 5/25/2022
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File #: 22-0482
subdivision of approximately 311 acres into 237 single-family residential lots, approved by the City Council on April 18, 2018. The Developer, Ryland Homes of California, Inc., a subsidiary to CalAtlantic Group Inc., entered into improvement agreements and posted security to guarantee the construction of the public landscaping improvements on April 18, 2018.
ANALYSIS:
The improvements secured by these agreements have been completed and inspected to ensure conformity with City specifications.
Twenty-five percent (25%) of the Faithful Performance Security for the public improvements will be retained for a period of one year to guarantee repair or replacement of any improvements that fail prior to the end of the one-year period. Any written claims against the performance security must be made prior to the one-year guarantee period, which is set to expire on June 1, 2023. City staff will release the Faithful Performance Security one year after acceptance of the improvements by the City Council, pursuant to California Government Code Section 66499.9(c).
It is necessary to retain the Labor and Material Security for a period of six months, in accordance with the State Subdivision Map Act.
The following is a summary of the securities:
Public Improvement Security Security No. Faithful
Performance
Security No. Labor &
Materials
Public Landscaping 381451S $412,000 381451S $206,000
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
All applicable fees have been paid by the developer. It is the City’s responsibility to begin the maintenance of the public improvements one (1) year after the date of acceptance.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:
This action is exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which states that a project is exempt from CEQA if the activity is covered by the commonsense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. This action is to release the public landscape improvements posted for a previously approved project. There is no possibility that this action will have a significant effect on the environment. Therefore, no environmental analysis is required.
PREPARED BY: CHRIS HORN, P.E., ACTING DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MANAGER REVIEWED BY: JOANNE COLETTA, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Attachments:
1. Exhibit 1 - Location map
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