Agenda Item Wording:
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Approve Parcel Map - Request authorization to record the final parcel map for Tentative Parcel Map No. 2023-03, located at 119 West Houston Avenue (APN: 094-055-003).
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Deadline for Action: 4/15/2024
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Sarah MacLennan, Assistant Engineer, sarah.maclennan@visalia.city (599) 713-4622
Lupe Garcia, Acting City Engineer, lupe.garcia@visalia.city, (599) 713-4197
Jason Huckleberry, Eng & Bldg Director, jason.huckleberry@visalia.city (559) 713-4495
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that City Council authorize the recordation of the final parcel map for Tentative Parcel Map No. 2023-03.
Summary:
Tentative Parcel Map No. 2023-03 is a request to subdivide a 18,516 square foot parcel into three lots for Residential use in R-1-5 (Single Family Residential) Zone.
Background Discussion:
Pursuant to Title 16 (Subdivisions) of the Visalia Municipal Code, the City's authorization to record the final parcel map is a ministerial action. Specifically, Section 16.24.080 limits the City Council's action to the specific determination that the final parcel map conforms substantially to the contents of the tentative map, Chapter 16, and the Subdivision Map Act, and provides in pertinent part that "if the Council determines that the map is in conformity with the requirements of this Chapter, the Council shall approve the map (emphasis added)." Disapproval based upon any other reasons would be outside the authority of the Council for this particular action. The Council may reject any and all offers of dedication in the final parcel map pursuant to Section 16.24.080, and require that the City Engineer so indicate on the map, however staff's recommendation is that the City Council authorize recordation of the final parcel map and accept all offers of dedication as previously described in this report.
Fiscal Impact:
The recording of this final parcel map will h...
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