REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
 
SUBMITTED TO:                     Honorable Mayor and City Council Members                     
 
SUBMITTED BY:                     Al Zelinka, City Manager                     
 
VIA:                     Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Director of Community Development
 
PREPARED BY:                     Tess Nguyen, Associate Planner
 
Subject:
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Approve Final Tract Map No. 18079, accept Bonds, and authorize execution of a Subdivision Agreement for the Georgia Townhomes Subdivision by Hilltop Townhomes LLC at 910 Georgia Street
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Statement of Issue:
Presented for your consideration is Final Tract Map No. 18079 for the Georgia Townhomes Residential Subdivision by Hilltop Townhomes LLC at 910 Georgia Street (east side of Georgia Street, between Joliet Avenue and Indianapolis Avenue).  This map subdivides an approximately 0.80 acre parcel into one numbered lot for the construction of ten condominium units.
 
Financial Impact:
No fiscal impact
 
Recommended Action: 
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A)                     Approve Final Tract Map No. 18079 and accept the offer of easement pursuant to findings and requirements (Attachment No. 1); and,
 
B)                     Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Subdivision Agreement by and between the City of Huntington Beach and Hilltop Townhomes LLC (Attachment No. 6); and,
 
C)                     Accept Faithful Performance Bond No. 4459427, Labor and Material Bond No. 4459427, and Monument Bond No. 4459428 as sureties (Attachment No. 7) for the installation of the subdivision’s required public improvements and survey monumentation; and,
 
D)                     Instruct the City Clerk to file the respective bonds with the City Treasurer and notify the Markel Insurance Company of this action.
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Analysis:
 
A.                     PROJECT PROPOSAL
 
Applicant:  Justin Jarjour, 815 Indianapolis Avenue, Huntington Beach CA 92648
 
Property Owner:  Nabil Jarjour, 22181 Wood Island Avenue, Huntington Beach CA 92648 
 
Surveyor:  Daniel Rubio, Jones, Cahl & Associates, 18090 Beach Boulevard, Suite 12, Huntington Beach CA 92648
 
Surety:  Markel Insurance Company, Attn: Amanda Garcia (c/o CT Corporation System), 330 N. Brand Boulevard, Suite 700, Glendale CA 91203
 
Location:  910 Georgia Street (east side of Georgia Street, between Joliet Avenue and Indianapolis Avenue)
 
General Plan:  RMH (Residential Medium High Density)
 
Zone:  RMH (Residential Medium High Density)
 
No. of Acres:  0.80
 
No. of Numbered Lots:  1
 
No. of Lettered Lots:  0
 
No. of Units:   18
 
B.                     BACKGROUND
 
On January 26, 2021, the Planning Commission approved Tentative Tract Map No. 18079 to subdivide approximately 0.80 acre into one numbered lot for condominium purposes.
 
A motion was made by Scandura, seconded by Perkins, to approve Tentative Tract Map No. 18079 with findings and conditions of approval, carried by the following vote:
 
AYES:                                          Rodriguez, Acosta-Galvan, Perkins, Ray, Scandura, Van Der Mark
NOES:                                          None
ABSTAIN:                     None
ABSENT:                                          Mandic
 
Motion Approved
 
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 on January 26, 2021.  The conditions require certain easements benefit to the City for various public purposes such as street and public utility, police and fire access, and access and inspection.
 
Also presented for the City Council approval and execution are the required Subdivision Agreement (between the City and Hilltop Townhomes LLC) and Bonds, pursuant to the City’s Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance and the State’s Subdivision Map Act.
Environmental Status:
The actions to accept Final Tract Map No. 18079 and the respective Subdivision Agreement with Bonds is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15268(b).
 
Strategic Plan Goal:
 Economic Development & Housing
 
Attachment(s):
1.                     Findings and Requirements for Acceptance of the Final Map
2.                     Vicinity Map
3.                     Final Tract Map No. 18079
4.                     Planning Commission Notice of Action for Tentative Tract Map No. 18079 with Findings and Conditions of Approval
5.                     Tentative Tract Map No. 18079
6.                     Subdivision Agreement
7.                     Bonds (Faithful Performance, Labor and Material, Monument)