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Tentative Parcel Map No. 2009-02 <br />September 16, 2009 <br />Page 2 <br />been provided for each building and are located at the rear of the <br />development. Mature landscaping exists along both the Wilshire Avenue and <br />Ritchey Street setbacks with additional landscaping within the parking <br />area and around each building. <br />Project Description <br />A tentative parcel map is requested by The Realty Associates Fund VII in <br />order to subdivide an existing developed industrial property into three <br />separate parcels. This subdivision will allow these properties to be sold <br />individually rather than leased separately. The project site is currently <br />developed with four industrial buildings: two free standing two-story <br />buildings on either end of the development (1720 and 1800 East Wilshire <br />Avenue), and two, two-story buildings which share a common wall in the <br />center of the property (1740 and 1760 East Wilshire Avenue). The <br />buildings are currently tenanted with a range of industrial businesses <br />from warehousing to manufacturing. Although parking is shared, the site <br />may be accessed from any of the four driveways and sufficient parking is <br />provided on each proposed parcel to accommodate the various industrial <br />uses present within its respective building (Exhibit 3). <br />Analysis of the Issues <br />A tentative parcel map is necessary to subdivide the property into three <br />separate parcels for individual sale. Government Code 66411 grants <br />Cities the ability to regulate and control the design and improvement of <br />subdivisions within its boundaries subject to conformance with the <br />Subdivision Map Act. In order to evaluate the appropriateness of this <br />subdivision request, the Subdivision Map Act has identified several <br />findings that must be made in order to approve the request for land <br />division. These findings include determining whether the proposed <br />subdivision meets the applicable zoning standards, General Plan policies <br />and determining the environmental and public health impacts. <br />Using the above-mentioned findings as evaluation criteria for the <br />appropriateness of the project, staff has determined that the proposed <br />project meets all provisions of the zoning code, including landscaping, <br />setbacks, parking, lot size and frontage. The subdivision request is <br />also in compliance with the goals and policies of the General Plan and <br />Industrial land use designation. The approval of this subdivision will <br />enhance the economic viability of the site by allowing individual <br />ownership of the buildings in the development. This directly supports <br />Policy 2.3 of the Economic Element of the General Plan which encourages <br />32A-3 <br />