ORD 009 ORDINANCE NO. 9
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 3 AND ADOPTING A PROCEDURE TO PERMIT DEVEL-
OPMENT IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
PENDING THE ADOPTING OF A GENERAL PLAN, ZONING ORDINANCES
AND DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS AND PROVIDING FOR ITS ADOPTION
AS AN URGENCY ORDINANCE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes was incorporated on the
7th day of September, 1973. Among its first actions was the adoption on
September 7, 1973 of Ordinance No. 3 captioned "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES RELATING TO ZONING AND CLASSIFYING OF PROPERTY
WITHIN THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ON AN INTERIM BASIS AND DECLARING
THE URGENCY THEREOF." Section 8 of this Ordinance provides that, one of
the purposes supporting the Council's action was a desire to preserve the
status quo and thus permit this City to conduct the necessary studies in
order to determine the appropriate zoning and development controls which
are to be applied to real property in this City.
In addition, it is both necessary and required by state law that
this City Council adopt a General Plan to guide the future development of
the City of Rancho Palos Verdes. Before a General Plan and development con-
trols can be adopted, this City Council intends to invite and encourage the
broadest community participation in the definition of community goals so
that the General Plan which is adopted truly represents the long range goals
of this City. There will be many meetings with members of the community,
consultants and other advisors before any General Plan can be presented
for formal approval by this City Council. Because of the seriousness which
this City Council attaches to a General Plan, and its desire to involve the
community in the preparation of this document, it is likely that it will be
many months before a General Plan and development controls are adopted by
this City.
When Ordinance No. 3 was adopted it effectively prohibited the
issuance of building permits for all undeveloped properties located
within the City of Rancho Palos Verdes unless they complied with the provisions
of said Ordinance. This City Council recognizes that there may be single family
residential properties in this City which have been affected by Ordinance
No. 3 upon which development should be permitted to proceed and therefore
determines to establish a procedure to permit a review of these proposed
single family residential developments to determine whether any of these
projects should be exempt from the provisions of Ordinance No. 3.
It is the intent of this City Council in adopting this Ordinance
and establishing an Interim Development Procedure, to describe certain
potential properties which, because of the relationship that exists be-
tween those properties and surrounding properties, because of circumstances
set in motion prior to the time that the City of Rancho Palos Verdes was
incorporated, and other factors, should be permitted to proceed with
development at this time. Persons utilizing the provisions of this Ordinance
and making application for an Interim Development Permit do so with the under-
standing that this City Council will review the proposed application
to insure that reasons are present which warrant the authorization to
proceed; and further, that property owners or other persons utilizing the
provisions of this Ordinance, recognize and agree that conditions may be
imposed upon their development by this City Council in order to insure that
any development which is authorized to proceed, complies with the highest
standards of development and other requirements of this City and which this
City Council determines are necessary in order to preserve the public peace,
health, safety, welfare and general interest of this City. The procedure
herein described and provided for is intended to accommodate those limited
properties which are presently ready to proceed with development in accor-
dance with these highest single family residential development standards.
Section 2. The only single family residential properties for which
applications may be filed in the manner hereinafter provided are the
following:
(a) A subdivision for the purposes of sale recorded as a Parcel
Map, final map, approved as a tentative map, or filed as a record of
survey map approved as provided in the Subdivision Map Act or Los Angeles
City Ordinance 4478 (Subdivision Ordinance) .
(b) A lot, or parcel of land the right of possession of which, by
virtue of a deed duly recorded, or by a recorded contract of sale, is vested
in a person who neither owns nor has a right of possession of any contiguous
parcel of property; provided, that the deed or contract of sale by which
such right of possession was separated has been recorded prior to the incor-
poration of this City.
II/ Section 3. Interim Development Permit procedure.
In order that properties affected by this Ordinance, may come on for
review by the City Council, the applicant shall comply with the following
provisions:
(a) An application for an Interim Development Permit shall be made
to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and shall be accompanied by a fee in
the amount which the City Council shall by separate Resolution determine.
Said application shall contain, in addition to such other information as may
be determined to be necessary by the City Council and/or the Acting City
Manager, the following:
(1) A plot plan showing the site layout.
(2) A map showing the relationship of the property to surrounding
properties.
(3) Such information as the applicant thinks might be helpful
to the City Council in reviewing the application and making a decision
regarding the same,
(4) Names and addresses of owners within 500 feet of the exterior
boundary of the property which is being considered.
(b) After the application is filed:
(1) The application shall be reviewed by the Planning Director
and, within 30 days after the same has been received by the Planning
Director, he shall make a recommendation to the City Council regarding the
proposed application.
(2) The matter shall be set for public hearing before the City
Council and notice of this meeting shall be given in the following manner:
(i) Written notice shall be mailed to all persons owning
property within 500 feet of the exterior boundary of the property which is
being considered.
(ii) Written notice shall be posted in three public places
as required by 1 aw.
(iii) In addition to the mailed written notice provided in
subsection (i), in the event that there are less than 25 persons to receive
notice thereunder, the Planning Director shall advise the City Council at
least fourteen days prior to the hearing of this fact and shall thereafter
take such additional action to publicize the hearing as the City Council may
direct.
(3) The City Council may continue its public hearing from time to
time and shall take action regarding the application within thirty days after
the public hearing is closed. If no action is taken within thirty days after
the public hearing is closed, the application shall be deemed to be denied.
(41 If the action of the City Council is to approve the proposed
development and authorize the same to proceed then:
(i) The City Council shall so indicate its approval by the
adoption of a resolution granting an interim development permit for the
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described property and subject to such conditions as may be necessary to insure
that the authorization to develop is consistent with the overall principles
and policies established by Ordinance No. 3.
Section 4. Declaration of Urgency.
The City of Rancho Palos Verdes has just become incorporated as a
general law city, on September 7, 1973. The City Council intends to conduct
studies forthwith, and further intends to appoint a Planning Commission to
conduct studies within a reasonable time, as to the appropriate zoning and
land use classification with respect to all properties now within the City
limits of the City. Pending such studies, it is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare that this
Ordinance take effect immediately, and permit certain highly regulated single
family residential developments to proceed.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of October, 1973, by the vote
as follows:
AYES: Buerk, Dyda, Ruth, M.Ryan
NOES: None
ABSENT: R.Ryan
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CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of
Ordinance No. 9 passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes at a meeting thereof held on the 24th day of October, 1973,
and that said ordinance was posted pursuant to law.
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CITY CLERK /
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
The undersigned, being first duly sworn, deposes and says:
That at all time herein mentioned, he/she was and now is the duly qualified
and acting Deputy City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, California:
That on the `5-' n, day of ,e(7 Pic , 19 he/she
caused dttob epo posted in three conspicuous.places, as required by law,
9 , a copy of which is attached hereto in the following
public places in this City:
1• City Hall
31244 Palos Verdes Drive West,
Palos Verdes Peninsula, Calif. 90274
(Suite 205)
2. Los Angeles County Fire Department, Miraleste Station
4000 Miraleste Plaza
Miraleste, California
3• Ridgecrest I ntermedicate School
28915 Northbay Road
Palos Verdes Peninsula, California
I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is a true and correct
affidavit of posting.
City Clerk, City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Cali
By:
• Deputy City Clerk