ORD 117 ORDINANCE NO. 117
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
APPROVING ZONE CHANGE NO. 4 AND CODE AMENDMENT
NO. 7 AND AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES
MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the City has initiated Zone Change No. 4 and Code Amendment
No. 7; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has held a public hearing on this matter on
March 6 and March 20, 1979, at which time all interested parties were given
an opportunity to be heard and present evidence; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has held a public hearing on this
matter on February 13, February 27, and March 13, 1979, and has recommended
approval in Resolution No. 79-5 (P.C.) ;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The City Council has reviewed and considered the final
Environmental Impact Report and Environmental Assessment No. 336 in reaching
its decision. Further, the City Council finds that the approval of this zone
change and code amendment will not result in significant adverse environmental
impact to the area.
Section 2: The City Council finds that the zone change and code amend-
ment are consistent with and implements the adopted Coastal Specific Plan and
the General Plan.
Section 3: The City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes hereby
approves Zone Change No. 4 pursuant to Exhibit "A" attached, amending the
Official Zoning Map, and directs the City Clerk to cause said changes to be
made to the Official Zoning Map.
Section 4: The Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code, Article IX, is
amended by adding Chapter 5, Part 3, subsection 9530, 9531, 9532, 9533 to
read:
Chapter 5, Part 3 -- Agricultural District - A
9530 PURPOSE
The purpose of the Agricultural District is to provide for the
preservation and restoration of agricultural uses.
9531 USES AND DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED
Land in an Agricultural District may be used for the following:
A. Agriculture and horticulture including the growing and
raising of trees, vines, shrubs, berries, vegetables, nursery stock, flowers,
hay grains and similar food and fiber crops.
9532 USES SUBJECT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
A. Temporary and permanent stands for the sale of agricul-
tural products produced on the premises.
B. Wholesale plant nurseries.
C. Storage structures for equipment and supplies necessary
for a permitted agricultural use.
9533 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
The following standards apply to Agricultural Districts:
A. Minimum lot size shall be five (5) acres. Smaller lot
sizes may be permitted subject to a conditional use permit.
B. Setbacks
Twenty-five (25) feet from all property lines.
C. Building height is limited to sixteen (16) feet.
D. Where an Agricultural District abuts a residential dis-
trict, buffering and screening techniques shall be utilized around any
structures.
Section 5: The Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code, Article IX, is
amended by amending Chapter 5, Part 2, subsections 9524. B. 1, 2, 4, and
5, 9525. B. 1 and 4, 9526. A. 1, 2, 3, B. 1, 3, and C. 1 to read:
Chapter 5, Part 2 -- Overlay Control Districts
9524, B.
1. All lands identified in the Natural Environment Element
of the General Plan under category RM-5, Old Landslide Area, and of the
Coastal Specific Plan under categories CRM-3, Hazard, CRM-4, Marginally
Stable, and CRM-5, Insufficient Information.
2. All lands identified in the Natural Environment Element
of the General Plan under category RM-6, Hydrologic Factors, and of the
Coastal Specific Plan under categories CRM-7, Flood/Inundation Hazard, and
CRM-8, Hydrologic Factors, including all identified major and minor natural
drainage flows, existing storm channels and storm drains, proposed storm chan-
nels and drains (at the time of effect of the Development Code) , and outfall
areas.
4. All lands identified in the Natural Environment Element of
the General Plan under category RM-8, Wildlife Habitat, and of the Coastal
Specific Plan under category CRM-9, Wildlife Habitat.
5. All lands identified in the Natural Environment Element of
the General Plan under category RM-9, Natural Vegetation, and of the Coastal
Specific Plan under category CRM--10, Natural Vegetation, also including such
areas as are within category RM-8 described above.
9525, B.
1. All land areas, structures and improvements described in the
Historical Resourses Section of the General Plan and Coastal Specific Plan, and
sites designated in specific information on file with the City Environmental Ser-
vices Department, as well as any additional land areas, structures and improve-
ments which may be designated by the City as being of historical significance.
4. General areas designated as archaeologically sensitive in
the General Plan and Coastal Specific Plan, including all land and water areas
within the City's jurisdiction to seaward of Palos Verdes Drive West and South;
all undeveloped land areas south of Crest Road between Crenshaw Boulevard
right-of-way and Hawthorne Boulevard.
9526, A.
1. Preserve, protect, and maintain land and water areas,
structures, and other improvements which are of significant value to the
public because of their recreational, aesthetic, and scenic qualities, as
defined in the Visual Aspects portion of the General Plan and the Corridors
Element of the Coastal Specific Plan.
2. Preserve, protect, and maintain significant views and
vistas from major public view corridors and public lands and waters within
the City which characterize the City's appearance as defined in the Visual
Aspects portion of the General Plan and the Corridors Element of the Coastal
Specific Plan.
3. Insure that site planning, grading, and landscape techniques,
as well as improvement planning, design, and construction will preserve, pro-
tect, and enhance the visual character of the City's predominant land forms,
urban form, vegetation, and other distinctive features, as identified in the
General Plan and the Coastal Specific Plan.
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B.
1. All Visual Accents, View Corridors, Adjacent Lands,
Impacting Corridors, and Viewing Areas, as generally defined by the General
Plan and the Coastal. Specific Plan.
3. Delete
C.
1. Result in the change in elevation of the land or con-
struction of any improvement which would block, alter, or impair major views,
vistas, or viewsheds in existence from designated view corridors, view sites,
or view points at the dates of adoption of the General Plan and the Coastal
Specific Plan in such a way as to materially and irrevocably alter the
quality of the view as to arc (horizontal and vertical), primary orientation,
or other characteristics.
Section 6: The Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code, Article IX, is
amended by amending Chapter 1, Part 1, subsection 9112 to read:
Chapter 1, Part 1 -- Single Family Residential Districts - RS
9112 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
The property development standards contained in the following
chart shall apply to all land and structures in the RS Districts. For ex-
ceptions and explanatory description of these standards; for standards of
fences, walls and signs; and for off-site improvement and dedication re-
quirements, see Chapter 6. A zoning designation followed by -(RPD) indi-
cates that a Residential Planned Development is required, see Chapter 1,
Part 3.
Section 7: The Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code, Article IX, is
amended by adding Chapter 1, Part 3, subsection 9131 to read:
Chapter 1, Part 3 -- Residential Planned Development - RPD
9131 APPLICABILITY
Add paragraph:
The Residential Planned Development designation may be combined
with any single family residential district, thereby requiring application
for a Residential Planned Development, when the Council finds that such
zoning is necessary to promote the policies of the General Plan and/or
Coastal Specific Plan. The zoning designation on the Official Zoning Map
is RS- (RPD) .
Section 8: The Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code, Article IX, is
amended by adding Chapter 5, Part 1, subsection 9515 to read:
Chapter 5, Part 1 -- Specific Plan Districts
New Section:
9515 COASTAL SPECIFIC PLAN DISTRICT
In addition to the other provisions of this Code, the following
special provisions shall apply in the Coastal Specific Plan District:
A. Conditional Uses
The following uses may be permitted, subject to a conditional
use permit, in addition to those listed in the districts and in Chapter 7,
Part 1:
1. Commercial center in Subregion 7, pursuant to the poli-
cies of the Coastal Specific Plan.
2. Coastal-dependent development, pursuant to the Coastal
Specific Plan and the Coastal Act of 1976.
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B. Coastal Setback Zone
The Coastal Setback Zone comprises an area in which new
development is prohibited. Residential density credit will be granted
only for areas proven to the City's satisfaction to be stable. No new
permanent structures shall be allowed closer than twenty-five (25) feet
to the Coastal Setback Zone.
C. Coastal Development Permits
(To be added)
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 3rd day of April,
1979 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: RYAN, BUERK, SHAW, HEIN AND MAYOR DYDA
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
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ATTEST:
LEONARD G. WOOD, CITY CLERK AND
EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of
Ordinance No. 117 , passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes at a meeting thereof held on the 3rd day of April,
1979, and that said Ordinance was posted pursuant to law.
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EXHIBIT "A"
(also including Revised Zoning Map)
ZONE CHANGE NO. 4
ZONING IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES
TO THE ADOPTED COASTAL SPECIFIC PLAN
ZONE CHANGE NO. 4 - REVISIONS TO OFFICIAL ZONING MAP. CHANGES:
1. Refinement of Overlay Control Districts in. Coastal area.
2. Addition of Coastal Setback Zone.
3. Residential Single-Family, RS-1, to RS-1 (RPD) in Coastal Subregion 1.
4. Commercial Recreation to Agriculture on Abalone Cove School Site in
Coastal Subregion 2.
5. Residential Multiple-Family, RM-6 and RM-12, to Residential Single-
Family, RS-4, in Coastal Subregion 3.
6. Residential Multiple-Family, RM-12, and Residential Single-Family,
RS-2, to RS-1 (RPD) in Coastal Subregion 3 (bluff area).
7. Residential Single-Family, RS-4, to RS-2 in Coastal Subregion 4
(bluff area).
8. Residential Single-Family, RS-1, to RS-5 in Coastal Subregion 6.
9. Residential Single-Family, RS-2 underlying Coastal Setback Zone in
Coastal Subregion 6.
10. Residential Single-Family, RS-1, to RS-1 (RPD) in Coastal Subregion 7.
11. Residential Single-Family, RS-1, to RS-2 in area north of Palos Verdes
Drive South, easterly of Seacove.
Ordinance No. 117
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