Resolution 2007-10
RESOLUTION NO. 2007-10
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GILROY APPROVING TM 06-08, A TENTATIVE MAP TO
CREATE 18 RESIDENTIAL LOTS ON APPROXIMATELY 4.3
ACRES LOCATED NORTH OF RONAN AVENUE BETWEEN
WREN AVENUE AND TAOS WAY, APN 790-16-057
WHEREAS, Giacalone-McDermott Mgmt., LLC submitted application TM 06-08
requesting a tentative map to create 18 residential lots on approximately 4.3 acres located north
of Ronan Avenue between Wren Avenue and Taos Way, APN 790-16-057, hereinafter, "the
Project;" and
WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") provides a categorical
exemption for in-fill development projects pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15332, which
applies to this Project; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on December
7,2006, at which time the Planning Commission considered the public testimony, the staff report
dated November 16, 2006 ("Staff Report"), and all other documentation related to application
TM 06-08, and recommended that the City Council approve the Project; and
WHEREAS, the location and custodian of the documents or other materials which
constitute the record of proceedings upon which this Project approval is based is the office of the
City Clerk.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
A. The City Council hereby finds as follows:
1. The proposed Tentative Map is consistent with the land use designation
for the property on the General Plan map (LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL).
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2. The Tentative Map proposal is consistent with the intent of the goals and
policies of the City's General Plan document, as more fully discussed in the Staff Report.
3. The proposed development is consistent with the Zoning Ordinance and
the City's Subdivision and Land Development Code.
4. Public utilities and infrastructure improvements needed to serve the
Project are in close proximity to the Project site.
5. There is no substantial evidence in the entire record that there will be any
significant environmental impacts as a result of this Project.
6. There are no facts to support the findings requiring denial of the proposed
tentative map pursuant to Gov't Code section 66474.
B. Tentative Map TM 06-08 should be and hereby is approved, subject to the
conditions of approval set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and entitled "TENT A TIVE MAP
CONDITIONS."
C. This resolution shall take effect if and only if, and on the same date that
Ordinance No. 2007-03 approving Z 06-17 becomes effective. If said ordinance does not take
effect, then TM 06-08, without any further action required by the City Council, is denied.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of February, 2007 by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
ARELLANO, BRACCO, CORREA,
GARTMAN, VALIQUETTE, VELASCO,
and PINHEIRO
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
NONE
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
NONE
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APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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EXHIBIT A
Z 06-17, TM 06-08
11/16/06
TENTATIVE MAP CONDITIONS
The applicant shall meet the following conditions subject to the review and approval of the
Planning Division:
1. The applicant shall gain City Council approval of the Zoning Amendment establishing an
R1 Zoning District designation for the property.
2. All street names within the subject Tentative Map area shall be subject to review and
approval by the City's Street Naming Committee and/or the Street Naming Task Force.
3. Subdivider shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City, its City Council, Planning
Commission, agents, officers, and employees from any claim, action, or proceeding against
the City or its City Council, Planning Commission, agents, officers, and employees to
attack, set aside, void, or annul an approval of the City, City Council, Planning
Commission, or other board, advisory agency, or legislative body concerning this
subdivision. City will promptly notify the subdivider of any claim, action, or proceeding
against it, and will cooperate fully in the defense. This condition is imposed pursuant to
California Government Code Section 66474.9.
4. The applicant, or successor in interest, must obtain an approved Architectural and Site
Review for the development of the homes prior to the issuance of any building permits.
5. Landscaping: Landscaping plans including specifications for an irrigation system shall be
approved by the Planning Division in accordance with the adopted Consolidated
Landscaping Policy, prior to issuance of a building permit.
6. The developer shall provide street trees in accordance with the City's Consolidated
Landscaping Policy, subject to review and a.pproval by the Community Services
Department.
The applicant shall meet the following conditions subject to the review and approval of the
Engineering Division:
7. Storm drainage structures and pipe may be required to and through the development.
8. Note #3 should read: "Certification of Improvement plans required prior to building final."
9. Note #7 should read: "All weather surfaced access road shall be in place and approved
prior to issuance of building permits."
10. Notes 9 and 10 - The ordinance has been updated - check online.
11. A SWPPP and an Erosion Control Plan is required for all development over 1 acre.
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12. Certification of improvement on site plans is required prior to Building final (add to
general notes on Title sheet of plans).
13. Certification of fire flow test is required prior to final permit (add to general notes on Title
sheet of plans).
14. Certification of grades and compaction is required prior to building permit final. This
statement must be added as a general note to the Grading and Drainage Plan.
15. Certification is required by the design engineer of the design and construction for all
retaining walls shown on the improvement plans prior to final acceptance of the
subdivision.
16. All retaining walls must be constricted of permanent materials such as concrete or
masonry, and shall be of a modular design~ wood shall not be permitted.
17. All Traffic Control Plans shall be prepared by a licensed professional engineer with
experience in Traffic Control Design.
18. A Traffic Control Plan shall be provided in the Improvement Plans set for all work within
the public right-of-way.
19. All temporary roads or detours shall have temporary asphalt paving unless otherwise
approved by the City Engineer in writing.
20. Full frontage improvements are required for all new development. All streets must show
sidewalks on both sides.
21. All work is to be done in compliance with the City of Gilroy Specifications Standards and
Design Criteria and is subject to all laws of this community by reference.
22. Street improvements and the design of all storm drainage, sewer and water lines, and all
street sections and widths shall be in accordance with City Standards and shall follow the
most current Master plan for streets and each utility. The developer shall provide full
street, curb, gutter, sidewalk and electrolier improvements.
23. All grading operations and soil compaction activities shall be per the approved soils report
and shall meet with the approval of the City Engineer. Grading plans shall show the grades
of all adjacent properties.
24. If the project has excess fill or cut that will be off-hauled to a site or on-hauled from a site
within the city limits of Gilroy, an additional permit is required. This statement must be
added as a general note to the Grading and Drainage Plan.
25. A minimum of one exterior monument shall be set. Additional monuments can be required
by the City Engineer or City Surveyor as deemed necessary.
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26. Location of monuments shall be tried out prior to work. Any City monument damaged,
displaced or destroyed shall be replaced at the developer's sole expense.
27. New and existing utility lines to, through and on the site, and appurtenances and associated
equipment, induding, but not limited to, electrical transmission, street lighting, cable
television and telephone shall be required to be placed underground.
28. A Final Map with all required dedications shall be filed with a copy transmitted to the City.
29. The developer shall submit an estimate of the probable cost of developer-installed off-site
improvements with the Final map submittal.
30. The developer shall submit fees and bonds and enter into an improvement agreement prior
to Final Map recordation.
31. In the event it is necessary to acquire offsite easements or street right-of-way, the owner
shall enter into an agreement with the City prior to Final Map approval agreeing to pay all
condemnation costs, for dedication of all required easements or street right-of-way. This
agreement shall be recorded and require the owner to deposit all condemnation costs with
the City within 21 days of Final Map approval. The owner shall agree to provide an initial
cash deposit as determined by the City.
32. Prior to Final Map approval and approval of the Improvement Plans, the following items
will need to be completed:
a. The' developer shall provide joint trench composite plans for the underground electrical,
gas, telephone, cable television, and communication conduits and cables including the
size, location and details of all trenches, locations of building utility service stubs and
meters and placements or arrangements of junction structures as a part of the
Improvement Plan submittals for the project. A licensed Civil or Electrical Engineer
shall sign the composite drawings and/or utility improvement plans. (All dry utilities
shall be placed underground.)
b. A note shall be placed on the plans which states that the composite plan agrees with
City Codes and Standards and that no underground utility conflict exists.
c. "Will Serve Letters" from each utility company for the subdivision shall be supplied to
the City.
d. The City will collect the plan check and inspection fee for the utility underground
work.
33. A current Title Report shall be submitted for review to the City prior to Final map
approval.
34. Prior to any construction of the dry utilities in the field, the following will need to be
supplied to the City:
a. A professional engineer-signed and PG&E-approved original electric plan.
b. A letter from the design Electrical or Civil Engineer that states the electrical plan
conforms to City Codes and Standards, and to the approved subdivision improvement
plans.
35. All lots shall drain to the street for storm drainage.
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36. Improvement plans are required for all on-site and off-site improvements.
37. Submit a Hazardous Material clearance for any underground tank removal from the
appropriate agency.
38. A Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan shall be filed with the Regional Water Quality
Control Board with a copy to the City. An Erosion Control Plan and Waste Discharger
Identification shall be submitted to the City.
39. The developer shall negotiate right-of-way with Pacific Gas and Electric and other utilities
subject to the review and approval by the Engineering Division and the utility companies.
40. Storm and sewer lines in private streets shall be privately maintained unless approved by
the City Engineer in writing.
41. If any portion of the project is located in a special flood hazard area as shown on the most
current flood insurance rate map; a flood zone study is required. shouid the City Engineer
determine a LOMR (letter of map revision) is required, no permits will be issued until a
CLOMR (conditional letter of map revision) is completed. No permits will be finaled until
the,LOMR is complete. Any flood conditions imposed on this project by the National
Flood Insurance Program or the City of Gilroy will be enforced by the City of Gilroy.
42. If any portion of the project is located in a special flood hazard area, provide the following
statement in a bold box with minimum 114 inch text on the front sheet of the plan set: "This
project is located in a Flood Zone. A Conditional Elevation Certificate is required prior to
the foundation pour and an Elevation Certificate with pictures of each of the four building
elevations is required prior to final inspection".
43. If any portion of the project contains recycled water facilities as shown in the South
County Recycled Water Master Plan, the facilities shall be installed at sole expense of the
developer prior to final or occupancy of the first building.
44. If there is a Homeowners Association in place with this map prior to the map being
released for recordation, Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions shall be approved by the
Planning Division.
45. The City shall be notified at least two (2) working days prior to the start of any
construction work and at that time the contractor shall provide a project schedule and a 24
hour emergency telephone number list.
46. All work shown on the improvement plans shall be inspected. Uninspected work shall be
removed as deemed appropriate by the City Engineer.
47. Once the tentative map is approved, the developer shall submit an 8-1/2 X II-inch site plan
to the Engineering Division to assign addressing which shows the following: tract name
and number, lot number, street names, property lines, right-of-way lines, north arrow and
curb cuts for driveway.
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48. Reimbursement is required for any frontage infrastructure including but not limited to curb,
gutter, sidewalk, storm, sewer, and water, constructed by others that benefits this
development.
49. The permanent street name sign shall be installed immediately after the curb and gutter
construction is complete.
50. The developer/contractor shall make accessible any or all City utilities as directed by the
City Engineer.
The applicant shall meet the following conditions subject to the review and approval of the
Building, Life and Environmental Safety Division:
51. Fire Hydrants shall be able to flow 1500 gpm with a 20 psi residual pressure for homes up
to 3600 square ft. Street Hydrants shall be spaced every 300 ft, and within 150 ft of any
building. Hydrants shall be installed prior to commencement of construction with
combustible materials. Fire Hydrant locations shall be approved by the Fire Marshal prior
to final map/site improvements. The most remote hydrant shall be flow tested by the Fire
Marshal prior to possession by the water department. Curbing shall be painted red for 7 ft
on each side of each hydrant.
52. Roadways, including shared driveways and access to buildings, shall provide a minimum
20 feet of unobstructed travel. Turning radius shall not be less than 32' inside and 39'
outside radius. Parking shall be restricted as follows
a. Less than 28 ft. no parking at all.
b. Less than 36 ft. no parking on one side.
c. Over 36 ft parking not restricted.
53. Where parking is restricted, it shall be posted with signs for No Parking-Fire Lane and curbs
shall be painted red. Signage and curb painting shall be maintained in good condition. The
parking enforcement plan shall be reviewed and <H~proved bJc Deputy Fire Marshal prior to the
final inspection of the first unit built. '1; ~hi pt-C\ting en'llir&1fnjrit plan shall, be provided by the
developer for the HOA to follow, and shall be included in the CC&R's.
If a ROA is created,
54. final map to include a paragraph that reads: "Red curbing and signage shall be maintained
by the Home Owners Association. A parking enforcement shall be implemented by the
Homeowners Association."
55. Dead end public streets shall be provided with a cul-de-sac of 78'diameter. Dead end
private streets may use alternate turn around configurations only when fire
sprinklers are provided. These include a hammer head with 30' deep extensions on each
side of roadway, 3 point turnaround consisting of a 54'x54' rectangular turnaround from a
minimum 20' entry adjacent to one corner.
56. It is likely that residential fire sprinklers will be required for building permits
submitted after November 1,2006. When a residential fire sprinkler system is called
for it shall conform to NFP A 13d. This allows the fire sprinkler system to come ofT of
the domestic system to single family dwellings. A one inch meter, with 1.25 to 1.5 inch
building supply are recommended.
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57. House numbers shall be clearly visible from the street. If the house is recessed the house
number shall be provided at the driveway entrance and at a height of not less than 36
inches from the ground. All main address numbers shall be a minimum of 2.5 inches in
height with a 3/8 inch stroke and placed to read from left to right and/or top to bottom.
58. Street signageshall be installed prior to anyon-site improvements (foundations or
buildings) has begun.
illiam Faus
Planning Division Manager
bfaus@cLgilroy.ca.us
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I, RHONDA PELLIN, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached
Resolution No. 2007-10 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a city resolution,
duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council held on the
5th day of February, 2007, at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of
the City of Gilroy this 8th day of February, 2007.
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