Council approves 42‑unit Summit Avenue condominium map with conditions after easement dispute

The Santee City Council voted 4–1 on Tuesday to approve a tentative map and development permit for a 42‑unit condominium project at 10939 Summit Avenue, but council members added conditions after neighboring property owners raised concerns about easement rights and road maintenance on the private Summit Avenue.

Christina Rios of the city’s planning division told the council the 4.65‑acre site currently holds a single‑family home and that the Warmington Residential project proposes 21 two‑unit, three‑story buildings with attached garages. Unit sizes would range from 1,745 to 2,085 square feet; the project proposes 21 guest parking spaces where the code requires 11. Rios said the parcel was rezoned from low‑ to medium‑density as part of the city’s housing element rezone to accommodate the region’s housing allocation, and staff prepared a CEQA addendum and exemption under CEQA Guidelines (transcript cites sections 15164…