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Santa Paula council approves final tract maps and subdivision-improvement agreement for Harvest at Limoneira
Summary
The council adopted Resolution No. 7,534 approving final tract maps (Tract 6001, maps 6001-1 through -14) and a subdivision improvement agreement assigning construction and bonding responsibilities to Lennar; a bond was posted and the council heard an update on Santa Paula Creek Bridge permitting.
The City Council voted to approve final tract maps and a subdivision improvement agreement for the Foothill portion of the Harvest at Limoneira project, a multi-phase residential development now to be built by Lennar.
City Attorney Castillo explained the resolution would approve final tract maps 6001-1 through 6001-14 and the subdivision improvement agreement obligating Lennar to fund and construct required public improvements and to post bonds. The staff report and attachments (including the subdivision improvement agreement and exhibits) were provided in the packet; staff noted two exhibit attachments were missing from an earlier version but the full materials were made available for review.
Councilmember noted that the bond instrument was received; the packet referenced a bond amount in the neighborhood of $10,561,000. City staff and the developer said Lennar had posted required bonding and was prepared to proceed with the phased final maps.
City project staff and a consultant updated the council on the Santa Paula Creek Bridge permitting: Army Corps technical and environmental reviews were reported complete, and the project team was awaiting an associated 401 water‑quality permit expected later in the month (two 401 submittal dates were noted); staff said that, if permits proceed, some construction work outside the creek could be bid by the end of the year and creek-specific construction would be constrained to the allowable in‑stream work window (May–September). The project team suggested a conservative target to start creek work in early 2025 with completion of the full bridge work during 2025 if permitting and funding proceed smoothly.
A council member recused themself from the item, saying they were a property owner at Harvest Limoneira. After discussion, a council member moved adoption of Resolution No. 7,534; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote (recorded as "Aye" and "Motion carries"). The resolution and map approvals concluded with staff noting the required bonds and developer commitments were in place.
No specific vote tally by member was recorded in the transcript; staff characterized the action as approved by the council.
