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Tentative Tract Map No. 2005-01 April 25, 2005 Page 2 the north; commercial uses and the Costa Mesa (SR-55) Freeway to the south; Costa Mesa (SR-55) Freeway to the east; and a Southern California Edison primary distribution station, vacant land and hotel/motel uses to the west (Exhibits 1 and 2) The subject site consists of three parcels within the office park and two common lots totaling 6.47 acres. There are six buildings on these parcels with a combined total of 98,227 square feet. Access to these parcels is from Brookhollow Drive, a private street that circles the proj ect site. The proj ect site is adj acent to a central pond, which provides common open space for the office park. Project Description The applicant is proposing a tentative tract map for condominium purposes that would also allow the subdivision of three parcels of land into six smaller parcels and three common area lots (Exhibit 3). A separate legal parcel is being created around each of the six buildings on site, with property lines as close as 10 feet from the walls of each building. Upon recordation of a final tract map, the applicant will have the option to either own, operate or sell each of the six individual parcels and buildings as a whole to a single owner, or record a condominium plan in favor of each parcel and further subdivide each building into commercial condominiums which may be sold off separately or to multiple owners. Three lots will provide common area, landscaping, access and parking for the six parcels. The project will be governed by the Master Association within the Brookhollow Office Park, a sub-association comprised of the owners of each of the six created parcels and a separate sub-association created for the multiple owners of the condominium units. As part of the scope of this proj ect, improvements are proposed to be made to the six existing buildings on the site. As proposed, the buildings will be painted, existing shake roofs will be replaced with a new lightweight concrete tile, and stone veneer will be added to the base of building columns. An art piece and two Canary Island pine trees are also proposed to be added to the site. No new square footage is proposed. Analysis of the Issues Regulating the development is a cities. Whenever carefully evaluate subdivision of property for purposes of sale and core function of local legislative bodies, such as a new subdivision of land is proposed, staff must the proposal in order to ensure that the design will 31A-3