REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, City Manager
VIA: Jennifer Villasenor, Director of Community Development
PREPARED BY: Jason Kelley, Senior Planner
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Approve Final Tract Map No. 19422 for the Magnolia Tank Farm subdivision by SFL-HB Magnolia, LLC at 21845 Magnolia Street for finance and conveyance purposes only
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Statement of Issue:
Presented for your consideration is Final Map No. 19422 for finance and conveyance purposes only for the Magnolia Tank Farm subdivision by SFL-HB Magnolia, LLC, at 21845 Magnolia Street (west side of Magnolia Street between Pacific Coast Highway and Hamilton Avenue). This map is only for finance and conveyance purposes and subdivides the 29-acre site into four separate lots. The lots are not considered separate building sites and further entitlement applications are necessary to develop this property.
Financial Impact:
No fiscal impact.
Recommended Action:
recommendation
Approve Final Map No. 19422 and authorize the City Clerk to release and submit the map to the Title Company for conveyance to the County of Orange for recordation at the County Recorder’s Office (Attachment No. 1).
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve recommended action and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
A. PROJECT PROPOSAL
Applicant/Property Owner: SLF-HB Magnolia, LLC, 18565 Jamboree Road, Suite 200, Irvine, CA 92618
Surveyor: J. Marty Smith, Fuscoe Engineering, Inc., 15535 Sand Canyon Avenue, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92618
Location: 21845 Magnolia Street, 92646 (West side of Magnolia Street between Pacific Coast Highway and Hamilton Avenue)
General Plan: RM-sp (Residential Medium Density - Specific Plan Overlay), OS-C-sp (Open Space Conservation - Specific Plan Overlay), OS-P-sp (Open Space Park - Specific Plan Overlay), CV-sp (Commercial Visitor - Specific Plan Overlay)
Zoning: SP-18 (Magnolia Tank Farm Specific Plan)
No. of Acres: 29
No. of Numbered Lots: 4
No. of Lettered Lots: 0
B. BACKGROUND
On January 27, 2026, the Planning Commission approved Tentative Tract Map (TTM) No. 19331 to subdivide a 29-acre site into seven lettered lots and six numbered lots.
A motion was made by Goldberg, seconded by Babineau, to approve TTM No. 19331 with findings and conditions, carried by the following vote:
AYES: Pellman, Bush, Thienes, Babineau, McGee, Palmer, Goldberg
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
The approval allows for a map “A” for financing and conveyance and a map “B” for the development subdivision. Final Map No. 19422 is for financing and conveyance purposes only.
C. RECOMMENDATION
The final map has been examined and certified by the City Engineer as being in substantial compliance with the conditions of approval of the tentative map, as approved by the Planning Commission.
Environmental Status:
This action to accept the Final Map No. 19422 is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15268(b).
Strategic Plan Goal:
Non Applicable - Administrative Item
Attachment(s):
1. Findings and Requirements of Acceptance of the Final Map
2. Vicinity Map
3. Final Tract Map No. 19422
4. PowerPoint Presentation