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Commission approves Lincoln Square tentative parcel map that divides 8.43-acre site into six commercial lots
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously approved a tentative parcel map to divide an 8.43-acre Lincoln Square site into six commercial parcels and authorized related easement abandonments, with staff and the applicant saying the changes are primarily a cleanup to shift landscape maintenance to the property owner and enable sale/development.
The Planning Commission on Tuesday voted unanimously to forward a resolution approving the Lincoln Square commercial tentative parcel map, which divides an 8.43-acre property at the Lincoln Boulevard/Sterling Parkway area into six commercial parcels ranging from about 0.62 acres to 3.86 acres.
Planning Manager Mel Pavolinas told the Commission the current tentative map is substantively the same as a prior version but includes added map notes in response to staff review. He pointed out a correction to a condition of approval: the map expiration had been amended from two to four years. Pavolinas described the item as primarily a cleanup to remove or relocate recorded easements that could otherwise conflict with future development and noted the map’s consistency with the Lincoln Square General Development Plan and Titles 17 and 18 of the municipal code.
Staff and the senior engineer explained that the landscape easement along Lincoln Boulevard and Sterling Parkway would be shifted from city maintenance to the applicant’s responsibility, and that the Commission was being asked to find the project exempt from further environmental review under CEQA section 15183. Applicant representative Toni Frasier said the site has been vacant for years, that the team aims to get a final map to the City Council in October and hopes to begin construction in 2025.
Commissioners asked about the sequence of easement abandonments and whether action should wait until the final map; staff said processing the easement abandonment now avoids repeat findings. The Commission approved the resolution by unanimous roll call.
