CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
March 19, 2024 {{section.number}}{{item.number}}
ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING A TIME EXTENSION FOR A ONE-LOT TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP FOR THE PROPERTY ADDRESSED AS 845 G AVENUE (PC 2022-03)
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Coronado Approving a One-Lot Tentative Parcel Map Time Extension to Allow for Condominium Ownership of Four Residential Units for the Property Addressed as 845 G Avenue, Coronado, California.” BACKGROUND:
The City Council approved the Tentative Parcel Map at 845 G Avenue on May 3, 2022.
The project was a one-lot subdivision to allow four condominium units on a 7,009 square foot parcel. The Tentative Parcel Map was approved for two years, with an expiration date of May 3, 2024.
The applicant filed a request on January 10, 2024, for a three-year Time Extension, as allowed by the State Map Act, to allow more time to satisfy the conditions of approval to obtain the Parcel Map for the property. In accordance with the State Map Act, the Tentative Parcel Map expiration date is suspended while the requested Time Extension is in process with the local agency. No changes to the design or conditions is proposed.
If approved by the City Council, the new expiration date would be May 3, 2027. The applicant cited time and financial constraints associated with finalizing the map. Staff considered these circumstances in their analysis and support the request for a Time Extension.
ANALYSIS:
Approval of a Tentative Parcel Map Time Extension is considered to be an administrative decision (“quasi-adjudicative”). Administrative decisions involve the application of existing laws or policies to a given set of facts. Findings are required to be made in any administrative decision, based on the evidence presented. The administrative act is to apply these findings to a specific parcel of land and the findings must conform to what is required by applicable law or local ordinances. If challenged, generally the court will look to the administrative record to determine whether the evidence or findings support the decision or whether the City Council decision was arbitrary or capricious.
The City Council’s discretion on a Time Extension is limited to situations where there have been significant modifications in circumstances (e.g., change in the City’s General Plan, change to Zoning Ordinance, etc.). The State Map Act and City of Coronado Subdivision Ordinance do not provide any explicit criteria under which the decision on a discretionary Tentative Parcel Map Time Extension must be made. However, it is standard practice and procedure for staff to review Map Time Extensions in conformance with the current General Plan, Zoning, and current Stormwater Management Regulations.
Staff reviewed the application for a Time Extension with consideration to the following requirements: conformance with all Federal, State, and County regulations, including the City’s General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). No changes were found to density, zoning, or CEQA requirements. The Time Extension would not introduce new impacts or a change in circumstances that would warrant a new CEQA analysis. All conditions associated with the original project would remain and no new conditions are required.
For additional details, please see the attachments. The full size proposed Tentative Parcel Map is available to review in the Community Development Department.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
ALTERNATIVE:
Deny the request for a Time Extension.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT:
The Time Extension is Categorically Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), “The activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which 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.”
PUBLIC NOTICE:
Notice of this public hearing was mailed to all property owners within a 300-foot radius of the property and published in the Coronado Eagle & Journal on March 6, 2024.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Draft Resolution 2. Original Tentative Parcel Map 3. Time Extension Application 4. City Council Resolution No. 2022-22R, dated May 2, 2022
Submitted By: Community Development Department / Marisa Smith