CITY OF COSTA MESA
CALIFORNIA 92628-1200 P.O. BOX 1200
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT - ENGINEERING DIVISION
April 22, 2025
Costa Mesa Planning Commission
City of Costa Mesa
77 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
SUBJECT:
LOCATION:
Dear Commissioners:
Tentative Tract No. 19351
220 Victoria Street
Tentative Tract Map No. 19351 as furnished by the Planning Division for review by the Public Works Department consists of subdividing two lots into one numbered lot for condominium purposes.
Tentative Tract Map No. 19351 meets with the approval of the Public Works Department, subject to the following conditions:
1. The Tract shall be developed in full compliance with the State of California Subdivision Map Act and the City of Costa Mesa Municipal Code (C.C.M.M.C.), except as authorized by the Costa Mesa City Council and/or Planning Commission. The attention of the Subdivider and his engineer is directed to Section 13-208 through 13-261 inclusive, of the Municipal Code.
2. The Subdivider shall conduct soil investigations and provide the results to the City of Costa Mesa Engineering and Building Divisions pursuant to Ordinance 97-11.
3. Copy of the Final Tract Map shall be submitted to the Engineering Division for checking. Map check fee shall be paid per C.C.M.M.C. Section 13-231.
4. A current copy of the title search shall be submitted to the Engineering Division with the first submittal of the Final Tract Map.
5. Dedicate an ingress/egress easement to the City for emergency and public security vehicles purposes only. Maintenance of easement shall be the sole responsibility of a Homeowners Association formed to conform to Section 13-41 (e) of the C.C.M.M.C.
6. Vehicular and pedestrian access rights to Victoria Street shall be released and relinquished to the City of Costa Mesa except at approved access locations.
7. Dedicate easements as needed for public utilities.
8. Prior to recordation of a Final Tract Map, the surveyor/engineer preparing the map shall tie the boundary of the map into the Horizontal Control System established by the County Surveyor in a manner described in Subarticle 12, Section 7-9-337 of the Orange County Subdivision Code.
9. Prior to recordation of a Final Tract Map, the surveyor/engineer preparing the map shall submit to the County Surveyor a digital-graphics file of said map in a manner described in Subarticle 12, Section 7-9-337 of the Orange County Subdivision Code.
PHONE: (714) 754-5335
77 FAIR DRIVE
FAX: (714) 754-5028 www .costa mesa ca .gov
ATTACHMENT 1
Planning Commission 2025
10. Survey monuments shall be preserved and referenced before construction and replaced after construction, pursuant to Section 8771 of the Business and Profession Code.
11. The elevations shown on all plans shall be based on the County of Orange Benchmark Datum.
12. Prior to recordation of a Final Tract Map, submit required cash deposit or surety bond to guarantee monumentation. The deposit amount shall be determined by the City Engineer.
13. Submit required cash deposit or surety bond to guarantee construction of off-site street improvements at time of permit per Section 15-32, C.C.M.M.C. and as approved by City Engineer.
Amount to be based on construction cost estimate prepared by Engineer and approved by City Engineer. The Subdivider and City shall enter into an agreement for the installation of the offsite improvements as provided in Section 66462 of the California Subdivision Map Act.
14. Prior to occupancy on the Tract, the surveyor/engineer shall submit to the City Engineer a Digital Graphic File, reproducible mylar of the recorded Tract Map, an approved Offsite Plan and nine copies of the recorded Tract Map.
15. Submit for approval to the City of Costa Mesa preliminary plans that shows the undergrounding of utility poles along the project's frontage, including any poles across the street which are only servicing the existing property and that will not be utilized to the extent practical or feasible.
16. Submit for approval to the City of Costa Mesa final design plans approved for construction that shows all proposed above and/or underground utilities within the public right-of-way required for the construction of this project. Any proposed facilities within the public right-of-way shall be approved by the City Engineer including but not limited to water, power, gas or telecommunication services.
17. Construct a common area for passive recreation purposes in front of the project as shown on the preliminary landscape plan. The maintenance of this area shall be responsibility of the homeowner association. All improvements in the public right-of-way associated with the passive recreation area shall be subject to the approval of the City Engineer.
18. Obtain an Encroachment Permit from the City of Costa Mesa, Engineering Division, at the time of development and then remove any existing driveways and/or curb depressions that will not be used and replace with full height curb and sidewalk.
19. Obtain an Encroachment Permit from the City of Costa Mesa, Engineering Division, at the time of development and then reconstruct P.C.C. sidewalk per City of Costa Mesa Standards as shown on the Offsite Plan, including four (4) feet clear around obstructions in the sidewalk.
20. Obtain an Encroachment Permit from the City of Costa Mesa, Engineering Division, at the time of development and then construct P.C.C. driveway approaches per City of Costa Mesa Standards as shown on the Offsite Plan. Location and dimensions are subject to the approval of the Transportation Services Manager.
21. Submit for approval to the City of Costa Mesa, Engineering Division, Street Improvement and Storm Drain Plans, that show Sewer and Water Improvements, prepared by a Civil Engineer registered in the State of California.
22. Construct a catch basin within the public right-of-way and connect to the City storm drain system.
23. Prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy, the two existing 8" diameter storm drains downstream of the project site on Victoria Place shall be replaced with 18" diameter reinforced concrete pipes. This improvement shall be completed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer and prior to slurry sealing the roadway.