ORD 484 ORDINANCE NO. 484
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
PREZONING THE 440-SQUARE-FOOT PORTION OF THE HIGHRIDGE
CONDOMINIUMS PROJECT (ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NO. 7589-007-
802), LOCATED AT 28220 HIGHRIDGE ROAD, AS "RESIDENTIAL
MULTI-FAMILY, 22 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE" (RM-22).
WHEREAS, on October 21, 2008, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes conditionally approved an application for a 28-unit residential condominium
project on an undeveloped 1.25-acre site, of which a 440-square-foot portion lies within
the corporate boundaries of the City of Rolling Hills Estates, a municipal corporation;
and,
WHEREAS, on December 2, 2008, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes adopted Resolution No. 2008-116 requesting that the Local Agency Formation
Commissioner (LAFCO) initiate proceedings for the reorganization of territory for the
detachment of said 440-square-foot area from the City of Rolling Hills Estates and the
annexation of said 440-square-foot area to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes; and,
WHEREAS, on January 15, 2009, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes filed an
application with LAFCO for the aforementioned detachment and annexation; and,
WHEREAS, in order to the LAFCO application to be deemed complete for
processing, it is necessary for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes to prezone the 440-
square-foot subject territory; and,
WHEREAS, on February 17, 2009, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes conducted a duly-noticed public hearing to consider the adoption of a prezoning
ordinance for the 440-square-foot property that is the subject of the Highridge
Condominiums detachment/annexation request.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes does hereby
make the following findings of fact:
A. The site (Assessor's Parcel No. 7589-007-802) consists of approximately 0.010
acres (440 square feet) of undeveloped and uninhabited area.
B. The site is located adjacent to the corporate boundary between the cities of
Rancho Palos Verdes and Rolling Hills Estates, and is a portion of an
abandoned former Verizon facility, known as 28220 Highridge Road.
C. The site is a portion of an approved but as-yet-unbuilt 28-unit condominium
project, the majority of which (i.e., approximately 1.24 acres) would be located
within the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
D. The site will accommodate the future development of a 28-unit condominium
project, which is not a different use, a more intense use nor a denser use than
those already entitled or already permitted to occur by the land use designations
and zoning of the site, and for which environmental review has already been
conducted.
E. The site contains a small portion of an abandoned Verizon facility that will be
demolished to accommodate the approved 28-unit condominium project. The
prezoning of the site will not give the City the legal authority to alter in any way
the lawfully approved entitlements that exist at the site, but will instead allow the
development of the site in accordance with these existing entitlements.
F. Such prezoning would become effective upon annexation, and designated upon
the Zoning Map incorporated within Chapter 17.88 of Title 17 of the City's
Municipal Code.
G. The Planning Commission held a duly-noticed public hearing on this issue on
April 8, 2008, May 13, 2008, June 24, 2008, July 22, 2008 and August 12, 2008.
This public hearing was held at Hesse Park Community Building, 29301
Hawthorne Boulevard, Rancho Palos Verdes. At the hearing, the Planning
Commission considered Staff's presentation, the Staff report, public testimony on
the proposal and the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the project.
H. The City Council held a duly-noticed public hearing on this issue on September
16, 2008, and October 21, 2008. This public hearing was held at Hesse Park
Community Building, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard, Rancho Palos Verdes. At the
hearing, the City Council considered the Planning Commission's
recommendation, Staff's presentation, the Staff report, public testimony on the
proposal and the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the project.
I. Public participation and notification requirements pursuant to Sections 65090,
65391 and 65854 of the Government Code of the State of California were duly
followed.
Section 2: Based upon the testimony and other evidence received at the
hearing, and upon the study and investigation made by the City Council, the City
Council further finds as follows:
A. The purpose of the proposal is to prezone the project site to Residential Multi-
Family, 22 Dwelling Units per Acre (RM-22), as indicated on the attached Exhibit
`A', upon adoption of the proposed General Plan Amendment, Zone Change and
Ordinance No. 484
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the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the project, approved under
separate resolution on October 21, 2008.
B. The prezone has been reviewed for consistency with the City's proposed General
Plan Amendment and Zone Change.
C. Public participation and notification requirements pursuant to Sections 65090
and 65391 of the Government Code of the State of California were duly followed.
D. The Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for this project was approved
by•separate resolution by the City Council on October 21, 2008.
Section 3: Based upon the foregoing facts and findings, the City Council of the
City of Rancho Palos Verdes makes the following findings regarding the prezoning of
the subject parcel:
A. The need to prezone to Residential Multi-Family, 22 Dwelling Units per Acre
(RM-22) does exist within the area of the project site so the site can be annexed
into the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and so the site's zoning designation would
be consistent with adjacent land uses.
B. The subject property is a proper location for the zoning designation because the
site is adjacent to areas with similar/compatible zoning designations and similar
types of development.
C. Public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good planning practice justify
the prezone classification proposed because the proposed development will be
consistent with the surrounding development and consistent with the City's
development standards.
D. The proposed prezoning of the project site is consistent with existing land uses in
the area and would not result in a substantive change to the existing zoning of
the project site, as existing and approved development complies with the
development standards of the proposed zoning designations.
Section 4: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and
shall cause the same to be posted in the manner prescribed by law.
Ordinance No. 484
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 3RD DAY OF MARCH 2009.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Carla Morreale, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 484 passed first reading on February 17, 2009, was duly and
regularly adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting thereof held on
March 3, 2009, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following roll call
vote:
AYES: Long, Stern, Wolowicz and Clark
NOES: None
ABSENT: Gardiner
ABSTAIN: None
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City Clerk
Ordinance No. 484
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EXHIBIT `A'
ORDINANCE NO. 484
PRE-ZONING ORDINANCE FOR HIGHRIDGE CONDOMINIUMS
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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 times herein mentioned, she was and now is the appointed City Clerk
of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes;
That on March 9, 2009, she caused to be posted the following document
entitled: ORDINANCE NO.484,AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES PREZONING THE 440-SQUARE-FOOT PORTION OF THE
HIGHRIDGE CONDOMINIUMS PROJECT (ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NO.
7589-007-802), LOCATED AT 28220 HIGHRIDGE ROAD,AS"RESIDENTIAL
MULTI-FAMILY, 22 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE"(RM-22),a copy of which
is attached hereto, in the following locations:
City Hall Ladera Linda Community Center
30940 Hawthorne Blvd. 32201 Forrestal Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes Rancho Palos Verdes
Hesse Park
29301 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes
I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is a true and correct affidavit of
posting.
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