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Home My WebLink About2021-10-12 - AGENDA REPORTS - FINAL TM 50283-03 NEEDHAM RANCH PHASE 2 (2)O Agenda Item: 4 1. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT CONSENT CALENDAR CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: �1 A11�44-1) DATE: October 12, 2021 SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF FINAL TRACT MAP, ACCEPTANCE, AND REJECTION OF OFFERS OF DEDICATION, AND ABANDONMENT OF EASEMENT FOR TRACT NO. 50283-03 (NEEDHAM RANCH, PHASE 2) DEPARTMENT: Public Works PRESENTER: Shannon Pickett RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council: 1. Approve the Final Tract Map for Tract No. 50283-03. 2. Accept on behalf of the public the offer of dedication: (1) the easement for public use and road purposes; (2) the easement for sidewalk purposes; (3) the easement for sight distance purposes; (4) all sanitary sewers and appurtenant structures; (5) the easements for covered storm drain, appurtenant structures, ingress and egress purposes; (6) the right to prohibit any and all allowable uses within open space; and (7) the right to restrict direct vehicular ingress and egress to Needham Ranch Parkway. 3. Reject the irrevocable offer of dedication and grant in fee simple all of Lot 17 for open space purposes. 4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to endorse the Owner's Statement on the face of the Final Tract Map for Tract No. 50283-03. 5. Authorize the City Clerk to accept offsite dedications of easements for public use and road purposes and storm drain ingress and egress purposes. 6. Make findings as follows: this project is consistent with the provisions of Sections 66474 and 66474.1 of the Subdivision Map Act and should be approved. 7. Instruct the Director of Administrative Services to endorse the Special Assessment Statement Page 1 Packet Pg. 26 O on the face of the Final Tract Map for Tract No. 50283-03, which indicates all special assessments levied by the City of Santa Clarita are paid. 8. Instruct the City Clerk to endorse the City Clerk's Statement on the face of the Final Tract Map for Tract No. 50283-03, which embodies the approval of said map, the acceptance of the dedications shown thereon, and the abandonment of the easement described thereon. 9. Instruct the City Surveyor to endorse the City Surveyor's Statement on the face of the Final Tract Map for Tract No. 50283-03, which provides for verification that the map is technically correct. 10. Instruct the City Engineer to endorse the City Engineer's Statement on the face of the Final Tract Map for Tract No. 50283-03, which provides for verification of substantial conformance with the Tentative Tract Map and all provisions of local ordinances and state laws applicable at the time of approval. 11. Authorize the City Manager or designee to grant utility easements along the northwest side of Lot 17 (open space) adjacent to Newhall Avenue, as necessary, due to the construction of road improvements. BACKGROUND The Final Tract Map for Tract No. 50283-03, a location map exhibit of which is attached hereto, has been reviewed by staff and found to be in substantial conformance with the principles and standards required by the Unified Development Code and State Subdivision Map Act. The Needham Ranch project was originally approved by the City Council on June 24, 2003, as part of Master Case 99-264, including the certification of the Environmental Impact Report prepared for the project, along with the following entitlements: Tentative Tract Map 50283; the Development Agreement; General Plan Amendment; Zone Change; Conditional Use Permit; Hillside Review; and Oak Tree Permit. The project was also approved as Tentative Tract No. 50283 by Planning on January 18, 2017. The Final Tract Map for Tract No. 50283-03 consists of a subdivision of 110.66 acres into 17 lots, including 6 open space lots, 10 industrial/commercial lots, and 1 lot being offered to the City of Santa Clarita (City) in fee simple for open space purposes. The subject property is located west of Sierra Highway, south of Newhall Avenue. Lot 17, shown on the attached location map exhibit, will remain as a natural open space and this map includes an irrevocable offer of dedication by the subdivider. The City will consider the acceptance of Lot 17 (along with the acceptance Lot 24 described below) after an environmental review is completed. The approval of the Final Tract Map for Tract No. 50283-03 will authorize the City Manager or designee to sign the Owner's Statement for the small portion (0.23 acres) of the City -owned Pioneer Oil Refinery site, which is needed to fully construct Needham Ranch Parkway per approved project plans. The developer, in connection with this approval, will dedicate 2.8 acres of open space, located adjacent to and south of the Pioneer Oil Refinery site, as described in the attached letter from Trammell Crow Company. The location of Lot 24 is shown on the attached location map exhibit. Page 2 Packet Pg. 27 O The Final Tract Map was reviewed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer and the City Surveyor and found to be in substantial conformance with the previously approved tentative tract map. The conditions of approval established by the City were also met and fees have been and/or will be paid as indicated on the attached Fact Sheet. Therefore, the Final Tract Map, including acceptance of dedications, rejection of irrevocable offer of dedication, and abandonment of easement, is ready for City Council approval. Pursuant to Section 66474.1 of the Subdivision Map Act, a legislative body shall not deny approval of a final map if it was previously approved as a tentative map for the proposed subdivision, and if it finds the final map is in substantial compliance with the previously approved tentative map. ALTERNATIVE ACTION Staff has not identified alternative actions that would conform to requirements set forth in the Subdivision Map Act for recommended action items 1 through 10. With respect to recommended action item number 11, other actions as determined by the City Council may be considered. FISCAL IMPACT Right-of-way for Needham Ranch Parkway and additional right-of-way for Newhall Avenue for a bus stop, as shown on the Final Tract Map for Tract No. 50283-03, will be dedicated to the City. The maintenance of the additional pavement will have minimal impact on the City's street maintenance budget. All applicable Bridge and Thoroughfare fees have been paid. ATTACHMENTS Location Map Fact Sheet Trammell Crow Company Letter Page 3 Packet Pg. 28 7� lip DR! S \ . Ld 0. REDOPKCT z �Np 30dEp Hn w �* � `b�0 �P ,.,. ybp�� : t uMOab 5 03 777 77 OR i NEON ,fy lu PT - s dbp R ' bI io 43 { - .' � -��. •,•=°.::�_ l bb OI _dNarO' I N(1 g,3Nld '' � t k r 1 .1fo y G. eon . x 4 .. i . co Lu k g �\�p \OHO yr �pp� .4 w LOGDELL 'L CF2pS`S `ST o° .9 b �% ,7 ' 4.b FACTSHEET PARCEL MAP 50283-03 Location: West of Sierra Highway and south of Newhall Avenue Acreage: Approximately 110.66 acres Number of Lots: Seventeen (17) Use: Industrial/Commercial Owner: Center at Needham Ranch Land, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, Needham Ranch Phase 2A, a Delaware Limited Partnership, Pine Street Associates, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, and City of Santa Clarita, a Municipal Corporation Trails/Paseos Streets: B&T Fees: Transit Fees: Quimby Fees: School Fees: No new trails are being dedicated to the City by this map. This map is dedicating Needham Ranch Parkway and additional width along Newhall Avenue to comply with the City's General Plan and providing for bus stop and sidewalk improvements. The applicable Bridge and Thoroughfare (B&T) Fee(s) have been paid. Transit Fee(s) are not applicable to commercial developments. Quimby Fee(s) are not applicable to commercial developments. School Fee(s) are not applicable to commercial developments. Packet Pg. 30 4.c Center at Needham Ranch Land 2B, LP c/o Trammell Crow Company 2221 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 200 El Segundo, CA 90245 September 23, 2021 City of Santa Clarita Attn: Shannon Pickett Engineering Services 23920 Valencia Blvd., Ste 140 Santa Clarita, CA 91355 RE: Needham Ranch TR 50283-03 — Lot 24 Dedication Dear Mr. Pickett, With specific regard to a portion of land, being a part of the Pioneer Oil Refinery, provided for the creation and construction of Needham Ranch Parkway, Trammell Crow Co. agrees to dedicate all of lot 24 to the City of Santa Clarita, as shown on the Lot Dedication Exhibit "D-1", attached to the Fourth Minor Change to the Development Agreement, dated June 8, 2020. The offer of dedication should occur at such time when the CITY is ready to accept, but no later than the recordation of the parent map, TR 50283. This will be accomplished by dedicating Lot 7 of the parent map, TR 50283 to the City of Santa Clarita. We sincerely appreciate your acceptance of this request. Best Regards, Philip Tsui Senior Vice President, Trammell Crow Company Packet Pg. 31