Agenda Item Wording:
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Record Parcel Map - Request authorization to record the final parcel map for Tentative Parcel Map No. 2014-10, located at the northwest corner of Lovers Lane and Walnut Avenue.
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Agenda Date: 04/20/2026
Prepared by:
Edelma Gonzalez, Associate Engineer (559)713-4364, edelma.gonzalez@visalia.gov; Jason Huckleberry, Engr and Bldg Director, (559)713-4495 Jason.huckleberry@visalia.gov
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that City Council authorize the recordation of the final parcel map for Tentative Parcel Map No. 2024-10.
Summary:
The final parcel map will subdivide an 8.35-acre parcel into nine (9) parcels in the C-N (Neighborhood Commercial) zone. The site is located on the northwest corner of Lovers Lane and Walnut Avenue.
Background Discussion:
The final parcel map is associated with Conditional Use Permit, CUP No. 2024-45, a request by The Hub Visalia, LLC., to establish a master planned commercial development consisting of approximately 66,000 square feet of commercial uses, including retail buildings, a coffee-shop, four drive-thru establishments, a car wash, and a grocery store. The project will improve a local street, Cambridge Court along the northerly portion of the parcel, along with road-widening improvements along Walnut Avenue and Lovers Lane along the southerly and easterly frontages of the project. All improvements are conditioned as part of the project and will be installed at the time of development of the land.
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.” 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.
The formation of the Landscape and Lighting Assessment District will be addressed separately with an additional Council item after it has been reviewed and approved by the Landscape and Lighting District Review Committee. All new landscaping installed with this development will strictly adhere to the State Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO).
Fiscal Impact including annual maintenance and operating costs:
There will be a Landscape and Lighting assessment district required for this final parcel map, to be formed for the streetlights and local road maintenance of Cambridge Court. Impact fees will be assessed with the development of the land and for the 9 commercial buildings at time of permit issuance.
Prior Council Action: None.
Alternatives: None Recommended
Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):
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I move to authorize the recording of the final parcel map for Tentative Parcel Map No. 2024-10.
Environmental Assessment Status: Mitigated Negative Declaration.
CEQA Review: Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 2024-74.
Deadline for Action: 04/20/2026
Attachments:
1. Final Parcel Map
2. Aerial Map
3. Location Map
4. Development Disclosure
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