Public Works Agency
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Item # 12
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
August 4, 2026
TOPIC: Certification of Final Tract Map 2024-02, County Tract Map No. 19328
AGENDA TITLE
Certification of Approval by City Engineer of the Final Tract Map No. 2024-02, County Tract Map No. 19328 at 510 North Harbor Boulevard (Applicant: Century Communities of California, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company)
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Receive and file the certification of approval by City Engineer of the Final Tract Map 2024-02, County Tract Map No. 19328 at 510 North Harbor Boulevard.
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
In California, the regulation and control of land subdivisions are governed by the Subdivision Map Act, which delegates authority to local legislative bodies. Within the City of Santa Ana, subdivision regulations and procedures are codified in Chapters 34 and 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC).
Pursuant to SAMC Chapter 41, applicants must first submit a tentative tract map for staff review to ensure compliance with applicable standards and regulations. Once staff determines the map complies with all applicable requirements, it is presented to the Planning Commission for approval, in accordance with SAMC Section 34-127.
Following the Planning Commission’s action, staff notifies the City Council of the decision on the next business day. Applicants have ten (10) days to appeal a Planning Commission decision to the City Council.
Following the Planning Commission’s approval, and pursuant to SAMC Chapter 34, the applicant must prepare and submit a Final Map for review by the City Engineer.
Although the City Engineer is responsible for approving or disapproving the Final Map, the Subdivision Map Act and Santa Ana Municipal Code require the City Council to receive formal notice that the Final Map is under review prior to the City Engineer's action. The City Engineer ensures the final map is in substantial conformance with the approved tentative map and that all requirements of the Subdivision Map Act and SAMC have been satisfied. If these requirements are met, approval of the Final Map is an administrative action. As required by SAMC Section 34-183, the City Engineer notifies the City Council that the final map is under review and subject to approval.
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On December 9, 2024, the Planning Commission approved Tentative Tract Map No. 2024-02 for the property located at 510 North Harbor Boulevard, authorizing subdivision of the site into forty five (45) residential condominium units (Exhibit 1). The project includes nine buildings with two to three-story townhouse units. The project will include affordable units, with five units designated for moderate-income households. As part of the development, a total of 10,645 square feet of the project site will be common/private accessible open space.
This report serves as formal notification to the City Council that the applicant has submitted Final Tract Map No. 2024-02 (County Tract Map No. 19328) for City Engineer approval in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act and SAMC (Exhibit 2). No discretionary action by the City Council is required. The map is currently under final review by the City Engineer for technical accuracy and compliance with all applicable conditions of approval. Pursuant to SAMC Section 34-183, the City Engineer will issue the final determination to approve or disapprove the final map within ten (10) days following the City Council meeting on August 4, 2026.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was prepared and certified in 2014 in order to address the potential environmental impacts associated with the Harbor Mixed Use Corridor Specific Plan. A mitigation monitoring and reporting program (MMRP), findings of fact, and a statement of overriding consideration were adopted with the 2014 EIR.
As proposed, the development is not anticipated to have additional environmental impacts not addressed in the 2014 EIR. Furthermore, in accordance with CEQA, the recommended action is also exempt from further review under Section 15195 (Residential Infill Exemption), as this project meets all the threshold criteria set forth in Section 15192 (Threshold Requirements for Exemptions). The project site is not more than four acres in area, the project does not include any single level building exceeding 100,000 square feet, and the project is an infill development within one-half mile of a major transit stop.
Moreover, the development promotes higher density infill housing, does not contain more than 100 residential units, and results in housing units made available to low income families.
Additionally, this ministerial action is exempt from further review under CEQA pursuant to Section 15268(b). All applicable mitigation measures in the original EIR and associated MMRP will be enforced. A Notice of Exemption, Environmental Review No. 2024-32, has been filed for this project.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
Certification of Final Tract Map 2024-02, County Tract Map No. 19328 August 4, 2026
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EXHIBIT(S)
1. Tentative Tract Map
2. Final Tract Map
Submitted By: Rodolfo Rosas, P.E., Acting Executive Director – Public Works Agency Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager