CITY OF GROVER BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. 7
Placement: Consent
Meeting Date: October 27, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Matthew Bronson, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Greg Ray, Public Works Director/City Engineer Megan Martin, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: Request for Approval of Final Subdivision Map for Tract 3230 (1232 Long Branch Avenue)
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the Final Subdivision Map Tract 3230 (1232 Long Branch Avenue), accept on behalf of the public utility easements delineated on the map, authorize the City Clerk to sign and record the map and direct the City Manager to enter into a Subdivision Improvement Agreement with the owner (O’Sullivan Family Revocable Trust u/t/d September 28, 2012).
BACKGROUND
On December 3, 2024, the Planning Commission approved a Tentative Subdivision Map for Development Application 24-24, a two to three-story residential townhome project that includes 10 new townhomes with 2 attached Accessory Dwelling Units located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Long Branch Avenue and South 12th Street. The approval included requirements to complete frontage improvements along Long Branch Avenue and South 12th Street and extend the City’s sewer main in 12th Street. Public improvement plans, including construction of frontage improvements, sewer service, and water services were reviewed and approved by staff. Following that, staff approved a grading permit and associated encroachment permits for construction of offsite improvements. Recordation of the Final Map and bonds backed by the developer are required to construct the townhomes proposed in the subdivision.
Consistent with Development Code Section 8.30.010.Q, the Council must approve a Final Map if it conforms with the approved Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map and the California Subdivision Map Act. The applicant has submitted a Final Subdivision Map for Tract Map 3230 for Council action and final acceptance. Staff has reviewed the submittal and found it to be complete and accurate. Additionally, as part of the review process, staff has reviewed the Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs), and deed notifications restricting use of fractional density units for short term rental purposes, consistent with project approvals.
The Final Map includes reciprocal access easements for public utilities, parking, and private access and a shared access and maintenance agreement will be recorded concurrently with the map. There are a number of public utility easements delineated on the map and offered to the public. Staff is recommending the Council accept them on behalf of the public utilities serving the subdivision. The proposed new onsite drive lane within the development is private and will be maintained by the homeowners.
Staff Report: Approval of Final Subdivision Map for Tract 3230 Page 2 October 27, 2025
Multi-Year Goals
☐ Public Safety and Community Services ☐ Economic Development and Housing ☐ Community Infrastructure ☐ Financial and Organization Sustainability Council Priorities
☐ Water & Wastewater Infrastructure ☐ Community Engagement Because the subdivision Conditions of Approval require public improvements that have not been completed, including the construction of infrastructure that will serve the development, the applicant is required by both the Development Code and the California Subdivision Map Act to enter into a Subdivision Improvement Agreement consistent with California Government Code § 66462(a), which the subdivider is required to complete at its expense. The applicant has provided a performance bond agreement that covers the cost of constructing the improvements in the event that the applicant does not complete the subdivision improvements. The estimated cost to complete the public improvements is approximately $531,800 based on an engineer’s cost estimate at prevailing wages.
FISCAL IMPACT
There are no funding impacts to this staff report.
ALTERNATIVES
The Council has the following alternatives to consider:
1. Approve the Final Subdivision Map Tract 3230 (1232 Long Branch Avenue), accept on behalf of the public the public utility easements delineated on the map, authorize the City Clerk to sign and record the map and direct the City Manager to enter into a Subdivision Improvement Agreement with the owner (O’Sullivan Family Revocable Trust u/t/d September 28, 2012).or
2. Provide alternative direction to staff.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
The agenda was posted in accordance with the Brown Act.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution
2. Subdivision Improvement Agreement
Attachment 1
RESOLUTION NO. 25-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GROVER BEACH, CALIFORNIA APPROVING FINAL TRACT MAP NO. 3230 AND AUTHORIZING
THE CITY CLERK TO RECORD THE FINAL TRACT MAP
WHEREAS, an application has been received from Cabrillo Court Construction Company (“Applicant”) for recordation of a Final Map No. 3230, for a two to three-story residential townhome project, that includes 10 new townhomes with 2 attached Accessory Dwelling Units located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Long Branch Avenue and South 12th Street (APN 060- 293-011) in the High Density Residential (R3) Zone; and WHEREAS, the laws and regulations relating to the preparation and public notice of environmental documents, as set forth in the State and local guidelines for implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) have been adhered to as the Planning Commission adopted a Class 32 Exemption on December 3, 2024, and approval of a final map is a ministerial approval which does not require additional CEQA analysis; and, WHEREAS, The Planning Commission of the City of Grover Beach, at a duly noticed Public Hearing held on December 3, 2024, approved Development Application 24-24, a development permit and vesting tentative subdivision map; and, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Grover Beach hereby finds, determines, and declares the following with respect to Final Tract Map 3230.
Section 1. Findings of Final Map Approval. The City Council finds as follows in accordance with the Grover Beach Municipal Code Article IX (Development Code) Chapter 8 and the California Subdivision Map Act:
1. The Final Map is consistent with §66443 of the California Government Code and Section
8.50 of the Grover Beach Development Code.
Fact. The City Surveyor and the City Engineer have reviewed the final map and all associated documentation and determined that the Final Map meets both State of California and City Development Code requirements.
2. The Final Map meets all required conditions of approval to record a final map.
Fact. With the execution of the Subdivision Improvement Agreement, the Final Map meets all required conditions of approval to record a final map. The Final Map contains all required easements and a Common Driveway, Storm Drain System and Utility Pipeline Maintenance Agreement along with an Affordable Rental Housing Agreement and Declaration of Restrictive Covenants shall be recorded concurrently with the map.
3. Since the public improvements have not been completed prior to the acceptance of the Final Map, an improvement agreement between the subdivider and City will be entered into concurrent with recordation of Final Map consistent with §66462 of the California Government Code and Section 8.90.100 through 8.90.170 of the Grover Beach Development Code.
Resolution No. 25-__ Page 2
Fact. The Applicant has signed a Subdivision Improvement Agreement that has been reviewed by city staff. With approval of the final map, the City Council will authorize the City Manager to enter into this agreement for consistency with the California Subdivision Map Act and Development Code.
Section 2. Final Map Approval. The City Council of the City of Grover Beach, on October 27th, 2025, resolves to approve Final Map 3230 as shown in Exhibit A, directs the City Clerk to sign the map for recordation along with all accompanying documents, and authorizes the City Manager to enter into a Subdivision Improvement Agreement with the Applicant.
On motion by Council Member __________, seconded by Council Member ________, and on the following roll-call vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members –
NOES: Council Members –
ABSENT: Council Members –
ABSTAIN: Council Members –
RECUSED: Council Members –
the foregoing Resolution was PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Grover Beach, California this 27th day of October 2025.
KASSI DEE, MAYOR
Attest:
WENDI B. SIMS, CITY CLERK
GRAND AVE
LONGBRANCH AVE.
13TH ST
8TH STSEABRIGHT AVE.
TROUVILLE AVE.
FARROLL RD.
HWY 1
12TH ST
Exhibit A
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Attachment 2