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Planning Commission recommends approval of 4-parcel map for 2842 Turpin Ave., including exception for a flag lot
Summary
The commission unanimously recommended council approval of a tentative parcel map to subdivide 2842 Turpin Avenue into four residential lots; the project includes an exception request for a 29-foot frontage flag lot. Staff said the project is categorically exempt under CEQA infill exemptions.
Michael Arroyo, project planner, presented a tentative parcel map and exception request for a parcel at 2842 Turpin Avenue. The application would subdivide the ~51,418-square-foot parcel into four residential lots (Parcel 1 retains the existing home; Parcels 2'— would front on Deep River Drive), and seeks an exception because Parcel 2 would have only 29 feet of road frontage.
Arroyo described parcel sizes and dimensions: Parcel 1 ~26,220 sq ft (139' x 188'), Parcel 2 ~11,340 sq ft with 29-foot frontage (flag lot), Parcel 3 ~6,143 sq ft (55' x 116') and Parcel 4 ~6,005 sq ft (55' x 126'). Staff found the project consistent with general-plan policy (compact development) and recommended adoption of Resolution 2024-008 to approve the exception and Recommend the parcel map to City Council; staff said the parcel-map approval ultimately requires council action on the exception.
In public comment, the applicant's engineer, Rod Hawkins, asked staff to clarify Condition No. 8 (landscaping prior to final map), saying a landscape strip is unlikely within the 50-foot section and requested qualification. Nearby residents raised privacy and fence-cost concerns; staff said typical fencing in the neighborhood is a six-foot wooden fence and that neighbor-to-neighbor agreements usually resolve cost-sharing. Staff explained final-map monuments and the improvement plan process will clarify property lines and right-of-way dedication; dedication and improvements typically occur as part of final map/improvement-plan processing, not necessarily prior to occupancy.
Commissioners moved and unanimously voted to recommend council approval of the exception and tentative parcel map (5-0). The recommendation will be forwarded to City Council for final action on the exception and parcel map.
Next step: Planning Commission recommended the map to City Council; staff and applicant will process final-map and improvement plans, and City Council must act on the exception request before a final parcel map can be recorded.
