1 TO: City Council
FROM: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
REVIEWED BY: Brianna Rindge, Community and Economic Development Director PREPARED BY: Laura MacMorran, Associate Planner
MEETING DATE: December 19, 2023
SUBJECT: Discussion and Consideration of a Resolution Approving a One-Year Extension for Vesting Tentative Parcel Map No. 83039
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution No. 2023-31, approving a one-year extension of VTPM No. 83039 to subdivide a 19,148 square-foot, single-family residential lot into two single-family residential lots and finding the project categorically exempt from the Categorical Environmental Quality Act., subject to the conditions of approval.
BACKGROUND
On December 7, 2021, the City Council approved Resolution No. 2021-42 for VTPM No. 83039 (by a vote of 3-0; Council Members Gazeley and Uphoff recused), subject to conditions.
Pursuant to Planning Commission Resolution No. 2021-17 Condition of Approval No. 2, the Tentative Map expired on December 7, 2023. California Government Code Section 66463.5(c) automatically extends a map for 60 days when an application is filed before the expiration date. This statutory extension shall expire on February 5, 2024. On November 21, 2023, Ryan Baksh filed an extension application on behalf of owner Ajim Baksh, for a one-year extension for Vesting Tentative Parcel Map (VTPM) No. 83039 to subdivide a 19,148 square-foot single-family residential-zoned lot into two 52.82-feetwide single-family residential lots located at 25307 Oak Street.
ANALYSIS
The applicant is actively pursuing the requirements to receive final map approval and more time is necessary to complete the requirements, which includes demolition of the existing single-family dwelling.
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2 There have been no applicable changes to the General Plan or the Municipal Code, nor have other circumstances changed the impact of the previous approval or requested extension. For these reasons, staff supports the proposed one-year extension. The applicant will be required to comply with all of the applicable conditions of approval as outlined in the previous approval and Lomita Municipal Code Title XI Chapter 2.
Per California Government Code Section 66452.6(e), the City Council may grant an extension for a period or periods not exceeding a total of six years. The applicant has requested a one-year extension.
This action would extend approval of the map through December 7, 2024.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
Previously, City Council determined that VTPM No. 83039 met California Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15315 Minor Land Divisions’ criteria for a categorical exemption. The project has not changed and the extension does not change any of the original findings.
This one-year extension of the Map’s approval meets CEQA Guidelines’ Section 15061(b)(3) Common Sense’s criteria. It can be seen with certainty that the activity, a one-year time extension, has no possibility of causing a significant effect on the environment. The Notice of Exemption is attached.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notices of this hearing, dated December 7, 2023, were mailed to property owners within 300 feet of the subject property. This notice was also posted on the subject site, Lomita City Hall, and Lomita Park.
OPTIONS:
1) Extend the map’s approval for one year.
2) Do not approve the resolution and allow the map to expire. 3) Give staff alternative direction.
FISCAL IMPACT
If the extension is approved, the City will receive right-of-way improvements, inclusive of removing and replacing the parkway, curb, and driveway aprons, parkway trees, and repairing damaged segments of the sidewalk. The City will also receive a portion of increased property tax revenue as a single-family dwelling and an accessory dwelling unit will be built on each parcel and reassessed. In anticipation of the final map recording, the park land-in-lieu of fee has been paid.
ATTACHMENTS
1) Draft Resolution, One-Year Extension of Vesting Tentative Parcel Map 3 Exhibit A City Council Resolution No. 2021-42 (Original Approval) Exhibit B Planning Commission Resolution No. 2021-17
2) Notice of Exemption
Reviewed by: Approved by:
Gary Sugano Ryan Smoot
Assistant City Manager City Manager
Reviewed by: Prepared by:
Brianna Rindge, AICP Laura MacMorran
Community & Economic Development Associate Planner
Director
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-31
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA,
CALIFORNIA APPROVING A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION FOR VESTING
TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 83039, A SUBDIVISION OF ONE 19,148
SQUARE-FOOT SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT INTO TWO
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS LOCATED AT 25307 OAK
STREET, DESIGNATED LOW DENSITY RESIDENTAL BY THE
GENERAL PLAN AND FINDING THE ACTION TO BE EXEMPT FROM
THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, ORDER AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 Recitals.
A. The City Council of the City of Lomita has considered an application for a one-year extension of time for Vesting Tentative Parcel Map No. 83039 to subdivide a 19,148 square-foot, single-family residential lot into two single-family residential lots. Filed by Ryan Baksh (Applicant), 283 Calle de Madrid, Torrance, CA 90277 on behalf of Ajim Bakash (Owner), in accordance with Article 8, Chapter 2 of Title XI of the Lomita Municipal Code.
B. On December 19, 2023, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing and accepted testimony in regard to the proposed project.
C. The City Council finds that the Applicant and Owner agree with the necessity of and accepts all elements, requirements, and conditions of this resolution as being a reasonable manner of preserving, protecting, providing for, and fostering the health, safety, and welfare of the citizenry in general and the persons who work, visit, or live in this development in particular.
Section 2. Environmental Review.
Vesting Tentative Parcel Map (VTPM) No. 83039’s one-year extension meets the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense) criteria. As the project has not changed and the original approval was found exempt from CEQA Section 15315 (Minor Land Division), it can be seen with certainty that the activity, a one-year time extension, has no possibility of causing a significant effect on the environment.
Section 3. Findings.
A. On December 7, 2021, City Council approved Vesting Tentative Parcel Map No. 83039 upon the adoption of City Council Resolution No. 2021-42.
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Resolution No. 2023-31
B. Pursuant to Lomita Municipal Code Section 11-2.355 and California Government Code Section 66452.6, an extension may be sought so long as the request is submitted in writing prior to the expiration.
C. Ryan Baksh filed an extension application on behalf of owner Ajim Baksh on November 21, 2023, before VTPM No. 83039’s December 7, 2023 expiration date; thereby allowing the extension to be considered by City Council.
D. There have been no material changes to the General Plan or the Municipal Code to warrant rejection based on the criteria in Lomita Municipal Code Section 11-
2.116, the City’s General Plan, or Sections 66473.5, and 66474 – 66474.07 of the Subdivision Map Act, nor have other circumstances changed the impact of the previous approval.
E. Pursuant to Government Code Section 66452.6(e), the City Council may grant an extension for a period or periods not exceeding a total of six years.
Section 4. Decision.
The City of Lomita City Council hereby approves a one-year extension of Vesting Tentative Parcel Map No. 83039 to subdivide one single-family lot into two single-family lots, subject to the following conditions:
1. This one-year extension of Vesting Tentative Parcel Map No. 83039 shall adhere to the conditions of approval contained within Planning Commission Resolution No. 2021-17 and City Council Resolution No. 2021-42.
2. This one-year extension shall become null and void on December 7, 2024 if the final map has not recorded prior to the expiration date. The applicant must apply in writing to the City of Lomita before the expiration date for an extension of this approval per Lomita Municipal Code Section 11-2.355.
Section 5. Effective Date:
This Resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, this _____ day of _________, 2023. ________________________________
Bill Uphoff
Mayor
Resolution No. 2023-31
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
City Attorney Kathleen Horn Gregory, City Clerk
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
NOTICE OF EXEMPTION
Project Title: VESTING TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 83039 EXTENSION Project Description:
VESTING TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 83039 EXTENSION, One-year extension of time for Vesting Tentative Parcel Map No. 83039 to subdivide a 19,148 square-foot, single-family residential lot into two single-family residential lots. Filed by Ryan Baksh (Applicant), 283 Calle de Madrid, Torrance, CA 90277 on behalf of Ajim Bakash (Owner) Finding:
The City Council of the City of Lomita has reviewed the above proposed project and found it to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Ministerial Project
Categorical Exemption
Statutory Exemption
Emergency Project
Quick Disapproval [CEQA Guidelines, Section 15270]
x No Possibility of Significant Effect [CEQA Guidelines, Section 15061(b)(3)] Supporting Reasons:
As the project has not changed and the original approval was found exempt from CEQA Section 15315 (Minor Land Division), it can be seen with certainty that the activity, a oneyear time extension, has no possibility of causing a significant effect on the environment and meets the common sense criteria.
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Therefore, City Council has determined that there is no substantial evidence that the project may have a significant effect on the environment. (Date) Laura MacMorran
Associate Planner
Community & Economic Development
Department
Planning Division
24300 Narbonne Avenue
Lomita, CA 90717
310/325-7110
FAX 310/325-4024
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