DATE: March 20, 2024
TO: CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM: ANDREA GILBERT, CITY PLANNER
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve, by motion of the Planning Commission, a one-year time extension for PL17-0106 (Tentative Tract Map No. 18846).
BACKGROUND
The applicant, Trumark Homes, received approval by the Planning Commission on August 19, 2019, for PL17-0106 (TTM 18846), an "A" level tentative tract map for the Rancho Miramonte development located at the southeast corner of Chino-Corona Road and Cucamonga Avenue, within The Preserve Specific Plan. TTM 18846 subdivided the property into 24 numbered lots and 19 lettered lots for conveyance purposes. In addition to establishing new property lines, TTM 18846 established the backbone street system for the community, allowed for mass grading of the site, and set aside 67 acres of land for habitat restoration and conservation. The project site currently sits below the 566-foot flood inundation line, which will require the applicant to raise the site to allow for the future development. The applicant is required to acquire all necessary permits and approvals from the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE), which include an easement exchange to raise the buildable area above the 566-foot flood inundation line prior to any grading of the project site.
ISSUES/ANALYSIS
Per the Subdivision Map Act and the City's Subdivision Ordinance, approval of a tentative tract map expires two years after Planning Commission approval if the final map has not been recorded. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the State Legislature passed AB1561 to extend housing entitlements that were effective prior to March 4, 2020 and set to expire before December 31, 2021. An 18-month time extension was approved for the project on June 30, 2021, under the provisions of AB1561, extending the approval of PL17-0106 to February 19, 2023. The Planning Commission approved a second time extension on November 16, 2022, extending appr...
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