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Tentative Parcel Map No. 2007-05 <br />~ovember 28, 2007 <br />age 2 <br />and 0.49 acres respectively. The subdivision will allow an existing <br />tenant to purchase the property they are currently leasing. The <br />subdivision will result in a total of three separate parcels within the <br />shopping center. The smaller parcel (Parcel 2) will contain an existing <br />office building and the larger parcel (Parcel 1) will contain an <br />existing retail/commercial building. The third parcel contains small <br />retail buildings and is not part of this submittal (Exhibit 3). <br />Analysis of the Issues <br />The purpose of the City's subdivision ordinance is to promote the <br />orderly development of land in a configuration that will allow <br />properties to redevelop over time in compliance with City codes and <br />development standards. The issues pertaining to the proposed <br />subdivision are threefold; the subdivision creates irregular and <br />unorthodox shaped parcels; creates additional non-conformancies with <br />City codes that are contrary to the goals and policies of the City's <br />General Plan; and the subdivision will result in an integrated shopping <br />center being further subdivided that increases the difficulty of <br />redeveloping the shopping center parcel over time. Subdivisions that <br />create irregular shaped lots are contrary to the City's goal of <br />promoting orderly and high quality development. <br />The Subdivision Creates Irregular Shaped Parcels <br />Regulating the subdivision of property for purposes of sale and <br />development is a core function of local legislative bodies, such as <br />cities. Whenever a new subdivision of land is proposed, staff evaluates <br />the proposal to ensure that the design will result in a high quality <br />project that will endure the test of time. <br />Section 66474 (b) of the Subdivision Map Act states that the legislative <br />body of a city shall deny a tentative map if it makes the finding that <br />the design or improvement of the proposed subdivision is not consistent <br />with applicable general and specific plans. Together with other <br />elements of the General Plan, the Urban Design Element aims to curtail <br />obsolete, dysfunctional and chaotic development. The Urban Design <br />Element goes on to state "that development and subdivision patterns <br />should be compatible with existing patterns of development in and around <br />districts and neighborhoods, and provide a smooth transition along <br />designated edges" (Policy 2.12). The predominate subdivision pattern in <br />~he surrounding area is rectangular shaped lots. The proposed <br />32A-28 <br />