PC RES 2001-025 P.C. RESOLUTION NO. 2001-25
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ADOPTING A
NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MAKING CERTAIN
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS IN ASSOCIATION WITH
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 29 UPDATING THE
HOUSING ELEMENT OF THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN.
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes initiated General Plan Amendment No.
29 in 2000 in order to update the Housing Element of the City's General Plan, as required
by State law; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act,
Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et. seq. ("CEQA"), the State CEQA Guidelines,
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Sections 15000 et. seq., the City's Local CEQA
Guidelines, and Government Code Section 65952.5(e) (Hazardous Waste and Substances
Statement), the City of Rancho Palos Verdes prepared an Initial Study and determined that,
there is no substantial evidence that the approval of General Plan Amendment No. 29
would result in a significant adverse effect on the environment. Accordingly, a Draft
Negative Declaration has been prepared and notice of that fact was given in the manner
required by law; and,
WHEREAS, the Initial Study was prepared on January 15, 2001 and distributed for
circulation and review from January 16, 2001 through February 16, 2001; and,
WHEREAS, copies of the draft Negative Declaration were distributed to the Planning
Commission, and prior to taking action on the proposed General Plan Amendment No. 29,
the Planning Commission independently reviewed and considered the information and
findings contained in the Negative Declaration and determined that the document was
prepared in compliance with the requirements of CEQA and local guidelines, with respect
thereto; and,
WHEREAS, after issuing notice pursuant to the requirements of the City's
Development Code and the State CEQA Guidelines, the Planning Commission of the City
of Rancho Palos Verdes held a public hearing on August 14, 2001, at which time all
interested parties were given an opportunity to be heard and present evidence.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The Planning Commission finds that General Plan Amendment No. 29,
for the updated General Plan Housing Element, is necessary to comply with State law and
is consistent with the General Plan.
Section 2: The proposed project is an amendment to the Rancho Palos Verdes
General Plan. Specifically, it amends the General Plan Housing Element as required by
State Law. The proposed amendment will not create or result in any significant impacts to
the General Plan, Zoning Code, nor be in conflict with any applicable environmental plans
or policies, be incompatible with existing land uses, affect agricultural resources, or disrupt
the physical arrangement of the established community. Therefore, there will be no
significant land use or planning impacts associated with this project.
Section 3: The proposed amendment will consider updated population, employment
and housing statistics. However, there will be no significant impacts to the regional or local
population projections, nor induce substantial growth in the City, nor displace existing
housing (especially affordable housing) as the proposed project's quantified objectives only
provide for the construction of 111 new housing units, the rehabilitation of 40 existing
housing units, and the conservation of 20 existing housing units, all of which are consistent
with the estimated growth of the City as identified in the General Plan.
Section 4: The proposed project does not include any physical modifications or
alterations of the existing land or structures. Any physical modifications or alterations to
existing land and/or structures as a result of the project objectives will be addressed
through separate environmental analysis consistent with CEQA. As such, there will be no
significant exposure to geological risks, nor any significant impacts to water resources, air
quality, transportation/circulation, biological resources, energy and mineral resources, no
significant hazardous conditions created, no significant noise impacts, no significant
impacts to public services, no significant impacts to utilities and service systems, no
significant aesthetic impacts, and no significant impacts to cultural and recreational
resources, as a result of the proposed project.
Section 5: For reasons discussed in the Initial Study, which is incorporated herein
by reference, the project would not have any potential to achieve short-term, to the
disadvantage of long-term, environmental goals, nor would the project have impacts which
are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable.
Section 6: The proposed project does not include any physical modifications or
alterations of the existing land or structures. Any physical modifications or alterations to
existing land and/or structures as a result of the project objectives will be addressed
through separate environmental analysis consistent with CEQA. As such, the project does
not have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the
habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-
sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or
restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples
of the major periods of California history or prehistory. Further, for this reason, the
proposed project does not have impacts that are individually limited but cumulatively
considerable, nor have environmental effects that would cause substantial adverse effects
on human beings, directly or indirectly.
Section 7: For the foregoing reasons and based on its independent review and
evaluation of the information and findings contained in the Initial Study, Staff Reports,
minutes, and records of the proceedings, the Planning Commission has determined that
the project will not result in a significant adverse impact on the environment. Therefore, the
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Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council certify the Negative
Declaration making certain environmental findings in association with General Plan
Amendment No. 29 for the General Plan Housing Element update.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 14th day of August 2001 by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Lyon, Cartwright, Clark, Long, Mueller, Paulson, Vannorsdall
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: None
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Secretary to the Planning Commission
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