ORD 054U REPEALED AND SUPERSEDED BY ORD. NO. 54
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1, 1974 .
ORDINANCE NO. 54 U
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
EXTENDING THE MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN PERMITS AND
THE PROCESSING OR APPROVAL OF TENTATIVE MAPS,
FINAL MAPS OR PARCEL MAPS IN CERTAIN AREAS,
DECLARING ISSUANCE OF BUILDING AND GRADING
PERMITS IN THE REMAINDER OF THE CITY SUBJECT
TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT PROCEDURES AND
DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes heretofore
adopted Ordinances 16, 16U and 29U, declaring a moratorium on
the issuance of building, grading or new construction permits
and on the processing or approval of tentative maps, final maps
or parcel maps in certain areas of the City, and providing for
the issuance of building and grading permits in the remainder
of the City only upon a finding that such construction or
grading would not have a significant effect on the environment,
said ordinances to expire eight months after adoption thereof.
An extension of said moratorium and said limitation on building
and grading permits is necessary pending completion of general
plan and zoning studies currently in process.
Section 2. Notwithstanding any other Ordinance or
Code of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, no building permits,
grading permit or other permit for new construction shall be
issued and no tentative map, final map or parcel maps for the
subdivision of land shall be accepted for filing, processed or
approved as to any property located in that portion of the City
of Rancho Palos Verdes outlined in red upon that certain map
known and designated as the "Moratorium Map" on file in the
office of the Director of Planning of said City and incorporated
herein by reference.
Section 3. Notwithstanding any other Ordinance or
Code of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, no building permit or
grading permit shall be issued unless a finding can be and is
made that the construction or grading will not have a significant
effect on the environment. The Director of Planning shall be
in charge of the administration of the procedures necessary for
the preparation and consideration environmental assessments or
environmental impact reports necessitated by this section. Appeals
from determinations regarding the need for or sufficiency of
environmental impact reports made by either the Director of
Planning or other agent or agency designated by the City Council
shall be heard and determined by the City Council. The Director
of Planning may recommend that the City Council may adopt by
resolution procedures, criteria and standards of evaluation to
be utilized in the administration of this section.
Section 4. Ordinances 16, 16U and 29U are hereby
superseded and repealed.
Section 5. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes became
incorporated as a general law city on September 7, 1973 . The
City Council has been and still is engaged in studies as to a
general plan, zoning and land use classification within the
City. Unless this ordinance is effective immediately develop-
ment may occur which would be in conflict with the general plan,
zoning and land use classification within the City which will
be adopted after completion of said studies and inimical to the
public interest. Is is necessary for the immediate preserva-
tion of the public peace, health, safety and welfare that
this Ordinance take effect immediately. This ordinance shall
therefore be effective immediately, and continue in effect as
an interim ordinance for a period expiring September 2 , 1975 .
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 3rd day of September ,
1974 , by the following vote:
AYES: Buerk, Dyda, Ruth, M. Ryan
NOES: None
ABSENT: R. Ryan
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ATTEST:
City Clerk clee __________—_
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of Ordinance No. 54 U passed and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes at a meeting
thereof held on the 3rd day of September , 1974, and that
said Ordinance was posted pursuant to law.
City C erk
Ordinance No. 54 U
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS. CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
The undersigned declares and certifies under penalty of
perjury:
That he at all times herein mentioned was and now is the
duly qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes, California;
That on the 4,44 day of , 19 7pI, he
caused to be posted in three conspic) h/ .€i .4Il.)
u public places, as required
by law,
C?*11-d.1°."' )1649 rq
a copy of which is attached hereto, in the following public places
in this City:
City Hall
31244 Palos Verdes Drive West
Los Angeles County Fire Station
4000 Miraleste Plaza
. . Ridgecrest Intermediate School
28915 Northbay Road
Dated this
6-4,4)
day of 19 7 .
LEONARD G. WOOD, CITY CLERK
EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
By
Deputy