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HomeMy WebLinkAboutT-5310 - Agreement/Covenant - 10/10/2006 WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO IIIIIIIIII�IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII�IIIIIIII FRESNO County Recorder City clerk Robert C. Werner City of Fresno DOC— 2005-0144671 2600 Fresno Street Aeet 7-North American Title Company Inc. Fresno, CA 93721-3603 Wednesday, JUN 29, 2005 08:00:00 tt l Pd $0.00 Nbr-0001870036 NO FEE- Government Code 6103 RGR/R7/1-0 APN: 313-040-47 Entitlement No: Tract No. 5310 STATEMENT OF COVENANTS AFFECTING LAND DEVELOPMENT TO PROVIDE THE FIVE PERCENT OPEN SPACE REQUIRED BY THE ROOSEVELT COMMUNITY PLAN FOR FINAL MAP NO. 5310 L ' STATEMENT OF COVENANTS To Provide the Five Percent Open Space Required for Tract 5310 Page 2 RECITALS A. WHEREAS, Lennar Fresno, Inc., a California Corporation (hereinafter collectively referred to as "the Covenantor")are the owners of that certain real property in the City of Fresno, County of Fresno, State of California, hereinafter referred to as "the Subject Property' and more particularly described as follows: PARCEL A A PORTION OF THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 14 SOUTH, RANGE 21 EAST, MOUNT DIABLO BASE AND MERIDIAN, IN THE CITY OF FRESNO, COUNTY OF FRESNO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF: MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 14 SOUTH, RANGE 21 EAST, MOUNT DIABLO BASE & MERIDIAN, THENCE NORTH 89049'00" EAST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER, A DISTANCE OF 959.72 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00°10'54" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 48.00 FEET, TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 00010'54" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 128.93 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89°49'06" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 233.30 FEET;THENCE NORTH 00'11'19"WEST, A DISTANCE OF 128.93 FEET;THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE LINE PARALLEL TO AND 48.00 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER SOUTH 89'49'00"WEST, A DISTANCE OF 233.29 FEET, TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE NORTH 10 FEET PARCEL B A PORTION OF THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 14 SOUTH, RANGE 21 EAST, MOUNT DIABLO BASE AND MERIDIAN, IN THE CITY OF FRESNO, COUNTY OF FRESNO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF. MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 14 SOUTH, RANGE 21 EAST, MOUNT DIABLO BASE AND MERIDIAN, THENCE NORTH 89049'00" EAST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER, A DISTANCE OF 1319.45 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00'11'19" EAST, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 10, A DISTANCE OF 226.94 FEET, TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 00011'19" EAST, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, A 100.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0001119"WEST, A DISTANCE OF 130.53 FEET; THENCE NORTH 44'49'48" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 17.46 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89049'06" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 87.65 FEET, TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. r STATEMENT OF COVENANTS To Provide the Five Percent Open Space Required for Tract 5310 Page 3 B. WHEREAS, the Covenantor hereby warrants that any and all parties having record title interest in the Subject Property which may ripen into a fee have subordinated to this instrument; C. WHEREAS, all such instruments if Subordination, if any, are attached hereto and made a part of this instrument; D. WHEREAS, Covenantor was required by the conditions of approval of Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 5310, to provide five percent (5%) of the gross area of Tract 5310 as open space in compliance with Roosevelt Community Plan Policy No. 1-71.3, said remaining open space being equal to one acre; E. WHEREAS, Covenantor desires to final the tentative map and obtain approval of Final Tract No. 5310; F. WHEREAS, Covenantor wishes to obtain a release of the conditions of approval of Vesting Tentative Tract No. 5310, to provide five percent (5%) of the gross area of Tract 5310 as open space in compliance with Roosevelt Community Plan Policy No. 1-71.3 by securing and providing an alternate site for the one acre open space from the Tract 5310 Property onto the Subject Property; G. WHEREAS, the Covenantor is willing to provide an alternate one acre for open space on the Subject Property and thereby release Final Tract Map No. 5310 for recordation; H. WHEREAS, the City of Fresno desires to obtain covenants from the Covenantor to insure that the Subject Property is developed with one acre of open space as required by the conditions of approval of Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 5310 and is not developed, used, or maintained in such way as to adversely affect adjoining properties; and K. WHEREAS, the Subject Property shall be conditioned pursuant to Policy No. 1-17.3 of the Roosevelt Community Plan that the Covenantor designate and develop the Subject Property to provide the balance of the required five percent (5%) of the total area of Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 5310 for open space use or provide an equivalent amount of additional area to an approved public or quasi- public open space within one quarter mile of Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 5310. STATEMENT OF COVENANTS To Provide the Five Percent Open Space Required for Tract 5310 Page 4 COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS For favorable action on, and approval of, Covenantor request for approval of Final Tract No. 5310, the Covenantor hereby covenants that the Subject Property shall be held, conveyed, encumbered, used, occupied, developed, maintained, and improved subject to the following covenants, conditions, and restrictions, which are for the purpose of enhancing attractiveness, usefulness, value, and desirability of the Subject Property, the surrounding property, and the public at large and to minimize possible adverse effects on the public health, safety, peace, and general welfare. Each of the covenants, conditions, and restrictions contained in this Statement will run with the Subject Property and shall be binding on each successive owner of the Subject Property and Covenantor's heirs, administrators, successors, and assigns. 1. Covenantor and hereby covenants and agree as follows: a. Covenantor shall develop one acre of open space on the Subject Property("Open Space") pursuant to Policy No. 1-17.3 of the Roosevelt Community Plan and in accordance with improvement plans to be approved by the Fresno City Parks Department within one year of the date of the execution of this Statement of Covenants or provide and improve an alternative one acre of open space at a location approved in writing, at its reasonable discretion, by the City of Fresno. b. Covenantor shall maintain the Open Space (or any alternate one acre of open space approved by the City of Fresno as contemplated by Paragraph 1. a. above) until such time as it is annexed into the City's Community Facilities District No. 2. C. The Covenantor upon taking title to the Subject Property, shall allow access to the Open Space once the improvements are complete by the general public for the use and enjoyment of the owners and/or residents of all phases of Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 5310, as open space. d. The Covenantor as successor owner, may deed the Open Space to the City of Fresno to be used and maintained as open space for the residents in the neighborhood. e. The Covenantor hereby pledges and assigns to the City of Fresno $25,000.00 in the form of a letter of credit, as surety for improvement and maintenance of the Open Space (or an alternative one acre of open space approved by the City as contemplated in paragraph 1.a above) until such time as other provisions for maintenance are provided and approved by the City. In the event no other provisions are provided or approved by the City, Covenantor grants the City the right to use said $25,000.00 for the purpose of improving and maintaining the Open Space (or an alternative one acre of open space approved by the City as contemplated in paragraph 1.a above) in the event that Covenantor should fail to do so. The $25,000.00 security shall be returned to Covenantor, at such time as the Open Space (or an alternative one acre of open space approved by the City as contemplated in paragraph 1.a above) has been improved and provisions have been made for its maintenance in a manner satisfactory to the City of Fresno. f. The one acre of open space area encumbered under this Statement of Covenants shall solely apply to Covenantor and the requirements imposed under Tract Map No. 5310 and may not be used to meet the open space requirements for development of the Subject Property. STATEMENT OF COVENANTS To Provide the Five Percent Open Space Required for Tract 5310 Page 5 2. The conditions of this Statement are intended to benefit the public and public properties. Accordingly, the City of Fresno shall have the right to enforce this Statement by any legal or equitable means against the Covenantor and such person or persons in actual possession of Subject Property who directly or who through any agent violate the terms hereof. All obligations of the Covenantor under this Statement shall inure solely to the benefit of the City of Fresno. There are no third party beneficiaries of such obligations nor shall the right of the City of Fresno be transferable in any manner to any person other than to a successor municipal corporation whose geographic boundaries include the Subject Property. 3. The foregoing covenants and conditions shall remain in full force and effect until such time as the City of Fresno, pursuant to the district amendment procedure of the Fresno Municipal Code, finds the enforcement of such covenants and conditions is no longer equitable. 4. The provisions of this Statement of Covenants shall be deemed independent and severable and the invalidity or partial invalidity or unenforceability of any one provision or portion thereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof. Whenever the context so requires, any gender includes the other genders, the singular includes the plural, and the plural includes the singular. Any modification to this Statement of Covenants, including, but not limited to, reassignment of the required one acre of open space to a parcel other than the Subject Property must be approved in writing by the Director of the Planning and Development Department for the City of Fresno. 5. This covenant agreement may be signed in counterpart. STATEMENT OF COVENANTS To Provide the Five Percent Open Space Required for Tract 5310 Page 6 DATED: SuNE 9/ ZOOS OWNERS Lennar Fresno, Inc., a California Corporation Steve Lutton, Vice President CITY OF FRESNO, a Municipal Corporation By: 2Pa6-ni.P. ino, Director and Development Depa ent APPROVED AS TO FORM: Hilda Cantu Montoy City Atto ey By: Deputy (Attach Notary Acknowledgment) t ALL PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF Fresno } On April 6, 2005 before me, Tauna Rothermel , personally appeared STEVE LUTTON ,Olpersonally known to me ❑ proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s)whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), an that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. WITNESS my hand and official seal. TCOMMIUWn S 135117S M. Notary PaWk-cmmwn a IT: Ffflwo courft IllyConn E*hftAw13,2006 ign (NOTARY SEAL) i CLERK'S CERTIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF FRESNO ) CITY OF FRESNO ) On June 10, 2005, before me, Erika Leyva, Deputy City Clerk, personally appeared Nick P. Yovino,Director Planning and Development Department,known to me(or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person(s) whose name(s) are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s)on the instrument(s)the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of the City of Fresno of which the person(s)acted,executed the instrument. WITNESS my hand and official City Seal. REBECCA E J.L ISCH, C/T Y CLERK By 4r GU Dep