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Auburn planning commission grants one-year extension for Collins Drive subdivision
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a one-year extension for the vesting tentative subdivision map at 975 and 1055 Collins Drive, giving developer Bayside Holdings through 04/29/2027 to subdivide a 28-acre site into 65 single‑family lots; the extension was the fourth of up to six allowed under the Subdivision Map Act.
The Auburn Planning Commission on March 17 voted to grant a one-year extension for the vesting tentative subdivision map covering 975 and 1055 Collins Drive, allowing the applicant additional time to move the project toward construction.
Planning Director Tia Klump told commissioners the extension is a request to extend the map for one year under the Subdivision Map Act; the site is a 28-acre parcel proposed to be subdivided into 65 single‑family residential lots. The map currently expires April 29, 2026; the extension would extend the expiration to April 29, 2027 and represents the fourth of up to six one‑year extensions allowed under the MAP Act, Klump said.
Nut graf: The applicant, Bayside Holdings, asked for more time while seeking a joint‑venture builder and responding to market and grading‑cost constraints. Staff told the commission there are no changes to the previously approved map and that any future building permits will have to meet the current building‑code cycle.
Applicant Chip Collins, speaking by phone, said Bayside Holdings remains committed to developing the property but is seeking a joint‑venture partner to handle grading and construction: “We’re working towards that” Collins said, adding that interest-rate and construction-cost conditions have made finding a builder more difficult since the project’s original approval.
Commissioners asked whether code conditions tied to the original approval should be updated rather than carried forward; staff responded that building permits must comply with the then‑current code cycle and that some conditions may be revisited at the public‑works or building‑permit stage.
A commissioner moved to approve the one‑year extension and the motion was seconded. The roll call recorded Chair Hyatt, Vice Chair Kramer and Commissioner Hobbs voting yes; Commissioners Galliard and Lundberg were absent. The motion carried and the commission granted the extension through April 29, 2027.
What’s next: Staff and the applicant said they will continue marketing the project and return with permit applications when a builder or joint‑venture partner is secured; the extension does not change the approved map’s lot count or layout and is solely a time extension.
