CITY OF POMONA
COUNCIL REPORT
June 6, 2022
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: James Makshanoff, City Manager
Submitted By: Rene Guerrero, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT LLA1-2022 RELATED TO TRACT MAP NO. 83141 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A 32-UNIT RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 875 W. ORANGE GROVE AVENUE, POMONA, CALIFORNIA, ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBERS 8358-009-011, 8358-008-017, AND -047 (COUNCIL DISTRICT 1) RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
Adopt the following Resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-106 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT LLA1-2022 FOR THE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 875 W. ORANGE GROVE AVENUE, 845 W. ORANGE GROVE AVENUE, AND 912 CASA HERMOSA DRIVE, POMONA, CA, ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBERS 8358-009-011, 8358-008-017, AND -047; and Authorize the City Engineer to sign the Lot Line Adjustment LLA1-2022 on behalf of the City.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Patrick Diaz, with Crestwood Communities, has submitted the lot line adjustment application on behalf of Valencia 32, LLC, owner of the 32-unit residential condominium (TM No. 83141) located at 875 W. Orange Grove Avenue, Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 8358-009-011. The proposed lot line adjustment along a portion of the easterly tract boundary involves two adjoining residential parcels at 845 W. Orange Grove Avenue (APN 8358-008-047 and 912 Casa Hermosa Drive (APN 8358-008-017). Approval of Resolution No. 2022-106 (Attachment No. 1) will facilitate the adjustment of the lot line among the aforementioned real properties to correspond with an existing block wall location and accurately delineate the boundaries of the impacted residential lots. City Council approval is required if the Planning Commission did not previously consider the lot line adjustment as part of a development project.
FISCAL IMPACT: No fiscal impact at this time.
PREVIOUS RELATED ACTION: No project related to Lot Line Adjustment LLA1-2022 has been considered by the Planning Commission.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: In compliance with Article 19 Categorical Exemptions, Section 15305 of the Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the project is exempt from further CEQA review and documentation. Section 15305 pertains to Class 5 projects, consisting of “minor alterations in land use limitations in areas with an average slope of less than 20%, which do not result in any changes in land use or density, including but not limited to minor lot line adjustments.” DISCUSSION: Patrick Diaz, with Crestwood Communities, applicant, has submitted a request to the Public Works Department for lot line adjustment LLA1-2022 among three adjoining properties: (i) Lot 1 of Tract Map No. 83141, filed in Map Book 1431, Pages 10-12, (ii) a portion of Lot 37 of Tract Map No. 11811, filed in Map Book 216, Pages 15-16 and (iii) Lot 31 of Tract Map No. 18030 filed in Map Book 457, Pages 17-18, all in the Office of the Los Angeles Recorder’s Office. The proposed Parcels 1, 2, and 3 are legally described in EXHIBIT “A” and depicted in EXHIBIT “B” to EXHIBIT “1” of Attachment No. 1. The current APNs are 8358-009-011, 8358-008-047, and -017, corresponding to 875 W. Orange Grove Avenue, 845 W. Orange Grove Avenue, and 912 Casa Hermosa Drive, respectively.
The 32-unit residential condominium development associated with Tract Map No. 83141 is currently under construction and is fast approaching the issuance of the first certificates of occupancy. The neighboring single-family lots located along the easterly tract boundary, specifically the properties addressed as 845 W. Orange Grove Avenue and 912 Casa Hermosa Drive, were built in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The existing block walls that border these two residential parcels to the west have been found to encroach by 1.5 feet into the property associated with Tract Map No. 83141. In order to allow these existing homeowners the ability to continue using their yards as they have been for the past decades, Valencia 32, LLC, owner of Tract Map No. 83141, is requesting the approval of the proposed lot line adjustment to match the location of the existing block walls and to accurately delineate the boundaries of the impacted residential lots.
The boundary modifications of the aforementioned property include the following:
The total area of the 875 W. Orange Grove Ave. lot (APN 8358-009-011) will be decreased by 297 square feet, from 155,945 square feet to 155,648 square feet, and will constitute the proposed Parcel 1.
The total area of the 845 W. Orange Grove Ave. lot (APN 8358-008-047) will be increased by 237 square feet, from 9,500 square feet to 9,737 square feet, and will form the proposed Parcel 3.
The total area of the 912 Casa Hermosa Drive lot (APN 8358-008-017) will be increased by 60 square feet, from 11,140 square feet to 11,200 square feet, and will form the proposed Parcel 2.
Following the approval and recordation of the proposed lot line adjustment, Parcels 1, 2, and 3 (Attachment Nos. 2 and No. 3) will conform to the City of Pomona General Plan and Zoning Ordinance.
Prepared by:
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Carmen Barsu
Associate Civil Engineer
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment No. 1 - Proposed Resolution No. 2022-106 with Notice of Lot Line Adjustment as EXHIBIT “1”, Legal Description as EXHIBIT “A” and Maps as EXHIBIT “B”.
Attachment No. 2 - Vicinity Map
Attachment No. 3 - Aerial Map
Adoption of a Resolution Approving Lot Line Adjustment LLA1-2022, APNs 8358-009-011, 8358-008-017, and -047, Located at 875 W. Orange Grove Avenue, Pomona, CA (Council District 1) June 6, 2022
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