Zoning administrator grants six-year extension for Iris condominiums tentative map; neighbor raises tree-retention concerns

Zoning Administrator Garrett Smith approved a six-year extension on June 11, 2026 for the tentative subdivision map for the Iris condominiums, a previously approved 102-unit project on about 7.7 gross acres, adopting Resolution No. 2026-08. Smith said the extension expands the project approval to March 10, 2032 and noted the decision’s effective date is June 22, 2026, subject to a 10-day appeal period.

Associate Planner Suzua summarized the project’s approvals history: the city council adopted resolutions and an ordinance on Jan. 11, 2023, approving annexation, a general-plan amendment to Urban 3, prezoning to plan development residential at 14.6 dwelling units per acre, the tentative map and certification of a final EIR with adopted findings and a mitigation monitoring and reporting program. The effective date of the original approval was March 10, 2023; staff said the applicant applied in time and the municipal code permits tentative-map extensions up to a cumulative six years.

Suzua told the zoning administrator that staff did not modify the original conditions of approval and that the requested extension complies with the municipal code’s extension rules. "The cumulative extension period for the tentative map subject to this extension request is 6 years," Suzua said. Staff recommended adoption of Resolution No. 2026-08 to extend the tentative map approval for the full six-year period.

The record included written testimony from an adjacent neighbor, identified as Ray Bialk, who urged preservation of native plants and asked that older oak trees be saved where possible. In response, a city staff member explained the city’s approach to tree retention and mitigation: the city attempts to retain mature trees and, when impacts are unavoidable, requires replacement at a 1:1 ratio for mature trees and a 2:1 offsite replacement ratio for protected oak trees; staff said the Iris project was conditioned to follow those mitigation measures.

Zoning Administrator Smith said he reviewed the record and would grant the time extension per Resolution No. 2026-08, including reference to the findings of fact and conditions imposed on the original approval. The extension uses the city’s full allowable cumulative extension period; staff noted no additional extension years remain available for the project under the municipal code.

The zoning administrator’s action adopts Resolution No. 2026-08 to extend the tentative map for the Iris condominiums until March 10, 2032; the decision is effective June 22, 2026, subject to the standard appeal period.