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Council approves SB 9 condition modification for Lot 44 after fire‑safety review required
Summary
Staff recommended and the council approved a modification to approval conditions for a 4.03‑acre Lot 44 subdivision under SB 9, contingent on separate fire‑department review for construction and mitigation; a resident urged denial unless fire‑risk issues were resolved.
Riverside staff presented a request Dec. 9 to modify conditions of approval for Lot 44 (about 4.03 acres) to allow subdivision consistent with SB 9. Verónica Fernández, identified in the meeting as the presenting staff member, showed maps and explained the proposed subdivision boundaries and the requested change to previous approvals.
A resident, Ruth Court, urged caution and said the site lies in a high fire‑hazard area, pointing to specific code sections she said prohibit new parcel splits in such zones without mitigation. Staff replied that fire‑safety measures and permits would be required separately and that any SB 9 subdivision would still need fire‑department review and appropriate permits before building permits would be issued.
After brief council questions about how mitigation would be enforced, a councilmember moved to approve the requested modification. The motion was announced in the record as unanimous; no roll‑call tally appears in the transcript.
What’s next: Any future building or construction will require separate fire‑department review and permits; staff said the SB 9 application would return for ministerial permits and necessary compliance checks.
Quote: “La solicitud para modificar la condición de aprobación es de subdividir en 3 cámaras relacionadas a esta subdivisión como SB 9,” Verónica Fernández said.
