ORD 194 ORDINANCE NO. 194
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES MAKING MISCELLANEOUS REVISIONS TO
THE DEVELOPMENT CODE AS CODE AMENDMENT
NO. 20 AND AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS
11/ VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the City Council initiated Code Amendment No. 20 in June 1984.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held duly noticed public hearings on May 28,
June 11, and July 9, 1985, at which time all interested parties were given an oppor-
tunity to be heard and to present evidence.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has considered the contents of the Initial Study
for Environmental Assessment No. 471.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommended Code Amendment No. 20 to the City
Council on July 9, 1985 in Resolution PC No. 85-17.
WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on August 20, 1985
at which time all interested parties were given an opportunity to be heard and to
present evidence.
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the contents of the Initial Study for
Environmental Assessment No. 471 and adopted a Negative Declaration.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes does hereby
ordain as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 16.04 of Title 16 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code
is amended by repealing Sections 16.04.105, 16.04.795 and 16.04.1015, by amending
Sections 16.04.271 , 16.04.455, 16.04.655, 16.04.720, 16.04.750 and 16.04.810, and by
adding Sections 16.04.272, 16.04.273, 16.04.274 and 16.04.1125 to read:
16.04.271. Coastal appealable development. "Coastal appealable development"
means an action taken by the city on a coastal permit application for any of the
following that may be appealed to the Coastal Commission:
A. Developments approved by the City between the sea and the first public road
paralleling the sea or within three hundred feet of the inland extent of any beach or
of the mean high-tide line of the sea where there is no beach, whichever is the
greater distance. The grounds for appeal are limited to the following:
1. The development fails to provide adequate physical access for public or
private commercial use or interferes with such uses.
2. The development fails to protect public views from any public road or
from a recreational area to, and along, the coast.
3. The development is not compatible with the established physical scale of
the area.
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4. The development may significantly alter existing natural landforms.
5. The development does not comply with shoreline erosion and geological
setback requirements;
B. Developments approved by the city located on tide-lands, submerged lands,
public trust lands, within one hundred feet of any wetland, estuary, stream or within
three hundred feet of the top of the seaward face of any coastal bluff;
C. Any development which constitutes a major public works project or a major
energy facility, with an estimated cost of more than fifty thousand dollars.
16.04.272. Coastal Excluded Development. "Coastal excluded development" means:
A. Improvements, including replacement of any structure destroyed by a natural
disaster (other than a major public works facility) , repairs, or maintenance of
existing structures in the coastal specific plan district unless any of the following
could result:
1. A risk of adverse environmental effect,
2. An adverse effect to public access,
3. A change in use contrary to the coastal specific plan;
B. Any category of development determined by the Coastal Commission to have no
potential for any significant local impact on coastal resources or public access;
C. The installation, testing, and placement in service or the replacement of any
necessary utility connection between approved development and an existing service
facility that conforms to City ordinances;
D. Public Works projects which include the erection of public signs, the
painting or removing of street lines, parking space designations, or the painting or
removing paint from curbs, the maintenance and repair of public streets, the
installation and maintenance of landscaping, the maintenance of City utilities,
repair and improvement to structures maintained, used or owned by the city, and the
repair, replacement, maintenance or development of public facilities under emergency
circumstances.
16.04.273. Coastal Non-Appealable Development. "Coastal non-appealable develop-
ment" means any proposed development within the coastal specific plan district that
is not appealable and is not excluded.
16.04.274. Coastal Risk of Adverse Environmental Effect. "Coastal risk of
adverse environmental effect," includes, but is not limited to the following:
A. Any significant alteration of landforms, including removal or placement of
vegetation on a beach or within fifty feet of the edge of a coastal bluff, or in
areas of natural vegetation designated as significant natural habitat;
B. The expansion or construction of water wells or septic systems;
C. Any addition to a single-family residence where any coastal permit issued for
the original structure indicated that any future additions would require a coastal
permit.
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16.04.455. Extreme Slope. "Extreme Slope" means a grade of thirty-five percent
or greater.
16.04.655. Large Family Day Care. "Large Family Day Care" means the care at a
single-family residence of seven to twelve children, inclusive, including children
who reside at the home, . as defined by the California Department of Social Services
regulations.
16.04.720. Lot Depth. "Lot Depth" means the horizontal distance between the
front and rear lot lines.
16.04.750. Lot Width. "Lot Width" means the distance between the side lot lines
when measured between the front and rear lot lines parallel to the front property
line or to a tangent at the midpoint of a curved front property line.
16.04.810. Nursery School. "Nursery School" means public or private educational
facilities for more than twelve preschool and/or kindergarten age children in any
zoning district.
16.04.1125. Small Family Day Care. "Small Family Day Care" means the care at a
single-family residence of six or fewer children, including chldren who reside at the
home, as defined by the California Department of Social Services regulations.
SECTION 2. Section 16.08.030 of Chapter 16.08 of Title 16 of the Rancho Palos
Verdes Municipal Code is amended by adding Sub-section D thereto to read as follows:
16.08.030.D. No map shall be approved which creates a lot or lots containing
less than three thousand square feet of continguous property with a slope of less
than thirty-five percent unless the map is filed in connection with a residential
planned development and the proposed lot or lots containing less than three-thousand
square feet of contiguous property with a slope of less than thirty-five percent
will be owned in common by the owners of the residential planned development.
SECTION 3. Section 16.12.100 of Chapter 16.12 of Title 16 of the Rancho Palos
Verdes Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
16.12.100. Waiver--Required findings. A waiver request shall not be approved
unless:
A. The planning commission approves or conditionally approves the tentative par-
cel map;
B. The planning commission finds that the description of the subdivision in the
waiver request conforms to the approved tentative parcel map; and
C. The planning commission finds that the proposed subdivision complies with the
requirements of the Subdivision Map Act and this title as to area, improvement and
design, floodwater drainage control, appropriate improved public roads, sanitary
disposal facilities, water supply availability and environmental protection.
SECTION 4. Section 16.20.030A of Chapter 16.20 of Title 16 of the Rancho Palos
Verdes Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
16.20.030.A. Private streets, alleys or ways. Private streets, alleys or ways
will be permitted only when the welfare of the occupants of the subdivision will be
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better served and the public's welfare will not be adversely affected. Such private
street, alley, or way shall not be offered for dedication and shall be shown on the
final tract or parcel map as part of adjacent parcel(s) with a note on the map as to
the purpose.
SECTION 5. Chapter 17.02 of Title 17, of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code
is amended by amending Sections 17.02.020A, 17.02.020H, 17.02.0201, 17.02.040B,
17.02.040C.I, by amending the Chart Heading and Footnotes 2 and 6 in Section
17.02.030, and by adding Sections 17.02.020J and 17.02.030.Footnote 7 to read:
17.02.020A. Single-family residential buildings, mobile homes as provided in
California Government Code Section 65852, and associated accessory buildings for the
residential use and occupancy of not more than one dwelling unit per lot;
17.02.020H. Small family day care.
17.02.0201. Large family day care if a Large Family Day Care Home Permit is
first obtained pursuant to Chapter 17.59.
17.02.020J. Other uses, if a Conditional Use Permit is first obtained pursuant
to Chapter 17.56.
17.02.030. Chart Heading, Max. Height 3, 4, 7.
17.02.030. Chart, Footnote 2. Lots of record, existing as of the adoption of
this code, or within Eastview and existing as of January 5, 1983; may use the deve-
lopment standards listed below:
Minimum Setbacks
Front Interior Side Street Side6 Rear
20 5 10 15
17.02.030. Chart, Footnote 6. A garage with a direct access driveway from the
street side shall not be less than twenty (20) feet from the street-side property
line.
17.02.030. Chart, Footnote 7. Exterior stairs to a second story addition are
prohibited.
17.02.040.B. Procedure. 1. Any person desiring to apply for a height variation
permit shall complete and fill out an application and submit it to the Director of
Planning, together with a fee as established by resolution of the City Council. The
Director may grant the applicant permission to build a residential structure to a
maximum height of thirty feet if the Director finds as follows:
a. Written notice of the application to exceed sixteen feet in height has been
mailed not less than ten days prior to the date of the decision to property owners
within 500 feet of the lot, using for this purpose the last known name and address of
such owners as are shown on the last equalized tax roll of the County Assessor.
b. The proposed structure is designed and situated in such a manner as to mini-
mize view obstruction.
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c. A view impairment for that portion over sixteen feet high may not signifi-
cantly impair the primary view from a property or properties identified as having a
view as set forth in this Section.
d. The proposed structure is not located on a ridge or promontory.
e. The structure does not significantly impair a view or vista from public pro-
perty (parks, major thoroughfare, bikeways, walkways, equestrian trails, etc.) which
has been identified in the City's General Plan, Coastal Plan, or City-approved
viewing areas.
f. There is no significant cumulative impact caused by granting the application.
Cumulative impact shall be determined by: (a) Considering the amount of view inter-
ference caused by the proposed structure; and (b) Considering the impact on view or
views that similar degrees of view impairment would have on properties in near proxi-
mity to applicant's property.
2. Notice of the Director's decision shall be sent to all parties who responded
to the original notice.
3. In approving a permit, the Planning Director, Planning Commission or City
Council may make the permit subject to reasonable conditions.
4. In the event the Director of Planning refuses to grant the permit or in the
event the Director grants a permit and an interested party objects to the granting of
the permit, an appeal may be made to the Planning Commission. In order for the
Planning Commission to overrule the Director of Planning, it must specifically deter-
mine, in the case of an appeal by an applicant, that all findings listed in this sec-
tion have been met or, in an appeal by an interested party other than the applicant,
that the applicant failed to comply with or meet any of the above-listed findings.
5. The decision of the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council,
which, in order to grant a permit, must determine that the findings listed in this
section have been met by the applicant.
6. Anyone appealing a decision of the Planning Director or Planning Commission
must file a written request, together with a fee as established by resolution of the
City Council within fifteen days after the decision is made.
17.02.040.C.1. There exists a principal identifiable view, not viewed from
within the setbacks. Both the principal identifiable view and the viewing area will
be determined by the Director of Planning. This will be applicable to both struc-
tures and vacant lots. No part of a structure constructed with a height variation or
variance or which would have required a height variation or variance when originally
constructed had this title been in effect shall be used as a principal viewing area.
SECTION 6. Section 17.04.020D of Chapter 17.04 of Title 17 of the Rancho Palos
Verdes Municipal Code is repealed.
SECTION 7. Section 17.28.030E. of Chapter 17.04 of Title 17 of the Rancho Palos
Verdes Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
17.28.030E. Parking & Loading. The provisions of Chapter 17.44 shall apply.
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SECTION 8. Sections 17.30.040 and 17.30.050 of Chapter 17.30, Title 17 of the
Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code are amended to read as follows:
17.30.040. Uses subject to City Council's review and approval.
A. The following uses and developments may be permitted only with City Council
review and approval of a site plan:
1. Self-contained chemical toilets.
2. Maintenance buildings, not to exceed one hundred twenty-five square
feet.
3. Access to a lawful use is permitted in the OH District, provided no
other practical access to said use is available and such access will not
alter the character of the premises in respect to permitted uses in the OH
District.
B. The City Council, in approving the site plan, must find as follows:
1. That the uses and developments:
a. Are not permanent,
b. Are clearly accessory and subordinate to the primary use,
c. Will not alter the nature of the open space land, and
d. Are limited to those facilities necessary for utilization of the
open space land.
2. That the site plans comply with the provisions of Chapter 17.66.
17.30.050. Uses subject to conditional use permit.
A. The following uses and developments may be permitted only with a Conditional
Use Permit, pursuant to Chapter 17.56.
1. Comfort Stations.
2. Maintenance buildings, larger than one hundred twenty- five square feet
and up to four hundred square feet.
3. Additional facilities, as long as such facilities are not permanent, are
clearly accessory and subordinate to the primary use, will not alter the
nature of, and are limited to, those facilities necessary for utilization of
the open space land.
SECTION 9. Chapter 17.40 of Title 17 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code
is amended by amending the first paragraph of Section 17.40.030 and Section
17.40.030.C.2 and by adding Section 17.40.060 to read:
17.40.030. Setbacks. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no building,
structure, or portion of any building or structure shall be constructed or extended
closer to any street side, interior side, front or rear property line than the
respective front, side or rear setback required in the zoning district in which the
property is located. On lots abutting a private street, the property line shall be
the street easement line for measuring setbacks. (For fences and walls, see
Chapter 17.42.)
17.40.030.C.2. Front Setbacks. Any lot having a grade or slope of more than
twenty-five percent (measured from the curbline to a point midway between the side
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lot lines and fifty feet from the front lot line) may have a front yard which is not
less than fifty percent of the depth required for a front yard in the district in
which said lot is located. Garages with direct access driveways to the street shall
not be less than twenty feet from the front property line.
17.40.060. Extreme Slope. No construction is allowed on any extreme slope
except as provided for in Chapter 17.57.
SECTION 10. Chapter 17.42 of Title 17 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code
is amended by repealing Section 17. .42.O10B and by amending Sections 17.42.020 and
17.42.030 to read:
17.42.020. Fences, walls and hedges - Permitted.
A. Fences, walls, and hedges located within front and street-side set backs
shall meet the following standards:
1. Up to forty-two inches in height shall be permitted within the front or
street-side setback areas, except as restricted in Section 17.42.060.
2. When combined with a retaining wall, the total height may not exceed
forty-two inches in the front or street-side setback as measured from the front
or street side, except as restricted in Section 17.42.060.
B. Fences, walls and hedges located behind front and street-side setbacks shall
meet the following standards:
1. Up to six feet in height shall be permitted on any -part of a lot behind
the front or street-side setback areas, except as restricted in Section
17.42.060.
2. When combined with a fence, wall or hedge, the total height may not
exceed eight feet as measured from grade on the lower side and may not exceed six
feet as measured from grade on the higher side.
C. The height of the retaining wall portion may not exceed the maximum limits as
permitted in Section 17.50.070.
D. Fences, walls and/or hedges shall be measured as a single unit if built or
planted within three feet of each other.
17.42.030 Fences, walls,hedges, and windscreens - permitted with a minor
exception permit. The following fences, walls, hedges, and windscreens shall be
permitted subject to the approval of a minor exception permit based on the criteria
listed in 17.42.030.A.
A. The Director of Planning shall use but not be limited to the following cri-
teria in assessing such an application:
1. The greater height will not be detrimental to the public safety and
welfare;
2. The line of sight over or through the fence and/or windscreen is ade-
quate for safety and preserves a significant portion of the primary view as
identified in Section 17.02.040C.
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3. On corner lots, intersection visibility as identified in Section
17.42.060 is not obstructed. _
4. Chain link, chickenwire and other similar types - of fences and fiberglass
are prohibited in the front setback area.
5. The height of the retaining wall portion does not exceed the maximum
limits as permitted in 17.50.070.
B. Within front and street-side setback areas. Fences higher than forty two
inches and up to six feet in height shall be permitted in the front and street-side
setback areas. The area between the street and any such fence shall be landscaped,
per a plan approved by the director of planning.
C. Behind front and street-side setback areas. The combined height of a fence,
wall or hedge may not exceed eleven and one-half feet as measured from grade on the
lower side and may not exceed six feet as measured from grade on the higher side.
D. Fences for Recreational Facilities. Fences higher than six feet and up to
ten feet in height and not within the required setback areas or a combination of
three and one-half foot retaining wall and recreational fencing of ten feet for
downslope and side yard fencing for tennis courts or similar recreational facilities
may be permitted with a minor exception permit. All of the 'structure above the six-
foot height shall be constructed of wire mesh, or similar material, capable of
admitting at least ninety percent light as measured on a reputable light meter.
Windscreens exceeding six feet in height may only be permitted with a minor exception
permit when the director of planning finds that views from affected property will not
be significantly adversely affected.
E. Fences, walls, hedges,and/or windscreens shall be measured as a single unit
if built or planted within three feet of each other.
SECTION 11. Chapter 17.44 of Title 17 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code
is amended by adding Section 17.44.060.D5 to read as follows:
17.44.060.D.5. Compact parking not to exceed twenty percent of the total number
of approved spaces, is permitted. Compact stalls shall be a minimum of eight feet by
fifteen feet six inches and marked for compact use only, unless a different size
stall is authorized or required.
SECTION 12. Chapter 17.50 of Title 17 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code
is amended by amending Sections 15.50.060, 17.50.070.D.3.b, 17.50.080.C, 17.50.110.D
and 17.50.120 to read:
17.50.060. Application referred to planning commission. When the grading is to
be done on a site which is intended to be subdivided into two or more parcels, or
involves one thousand cubic yards of cut and/or fill, or is on existing recorded and
legally subdivided lots with a total average slope of thirty-five percent or greater,
or where more than twenty-five percent of the grading activity occurs on a slope
exceeding thirty-five percent except as provided in Section 17.50.070.D.3.b., the
application shall be referred to the planning commission for review. The planning
commission shall approve, deny, or approve with conditions
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17.50.070.D.3.b. Small isolated areas of `slope equal to or exceeding thirty-five
percent, comprising less than five percent of the total lot area, will not be con-
sidered for purposes of determining whether twenty-five percent of the grading occurs
on a slope equal to or exceeding thirty-five percent under Section 17.50.060.
17.50.080.C. In addition to City fees, permit and plan check fees shall be as
specified by Chapter 3 of the Building Code.
17.50.110.D. Deposit Before Being Granted a Grading or Building Permit Allowing
Excavation. The applicant shall deposit with the city a deposit fee established by
resolution of the city council in the form of cash, check or money order as security
for the proper removal of excavated material before being granted a grading or
building permit authorizing excavation. Such excavated material shall be disposed of
in the manner set forth and at the location indicated on the city's "Notice to
Contractors and Property Owners--Requirements for Removal of Excavated Materials."
Upon submission to the city of dump receipts which substantiate the proper removal of
all excavated material from the building site as shown on the notice, the deposit
shall be returned. Failure to present valid receipts to the City within one hundred
eighty days of final approval, cancellation, or expiration of the grading or building
permit, shall result in the forfeiture of the security deposit.
Forfeited deposits shall be placed in the General Fund of the City and used to
cover the cost of removing illegally dumped material.
If any applicant, contractor, or subcontractor violates this subsection, said
applicant and any contractor or subcontractor shall be denied the right to receive
any other grading permit or building permit involving excavation of materials in the
city for a period of one year.
17.50.120. Compliance with Chapter 70 of the Building Code. Upon approval of
the application by the Director of Planning or Planning Commission, the applicant
must still conform to all conditions imposed by Chapter 70 of the Building Code
including all required fees, and approval by the Director is not final until approval
has been granted by the city engineer.
SECTION, 13. Chapter 17.52 of Title 17 is amended by amending
Sections 17.52.050.B.4.b, 17.52.050.F.3 and by adding Sections 17.52.050B.4c and
17.52.050.F.4 to read:
17.52.050B.4.b. If freestanding, it shall not exceed six feet in overall height;
17.52.050B.4.c. It shall not exceed twenty square feet in area.
17.52.050F.3. It shall not exceed twenty square feet in area;
17.52.050F.4. Provision is made for the maintenance of the sign.
SECTION 14. Section 17.56.020.L of Chapter 17.56 of Title 17 of the Rancho Palos
Verdes Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
17.56.020.L. Such similar uses as the Planning Commission may deem to be similar
and no more intensive. If in the coastal specific plan district, the Executive
Director of the California Coastal Commission must also determine that the uses are
similar and compatible with the local coastal program.
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SECTION 15. Title 17 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code is amended by
adding Chapters 17.57 and Chapter 17.59 to read as follows:
Chapter 17.57 Extreme slope permits
SECTIONS 17.57.010 Purpose
17.57.020 Scope'
17.57.030 Application
17.57.040 Filing Fee
17.57.050 Public Hearing
17.57.060 Findings and Conditions
17.57.070= Appeal
17.57.080 Time Limit
17.57 090 Failure to Comply
17.57.010. Purpose. This Chapter provides standards and procedures for per-
mitting within residential districts the minor encroachments of accessory structures
into extreme slopes, which are, not zoned Open Space Hazard and where such slopes
constitute the only reasonable area for development.
17.57.020. Scope. The Planning Commission may only grant extreme slope permits
for the construction of:
A. Decks including cantilever extending a maximum of six feet into the extreme
slope area.
B. Solar Panels/Tanks extending a maximum of twelve feet into the extreme slope
area.
17.57.030. Application.
A. The application for an extreme slope permit shall be filed on forms provided
by the City. A person may not file, and the Director shall not accept an application •
which is the same as, or substantially the same as, an application upon which final
action has been taken either by the Planning Commission or by the City Council within
twelve months prior to the date of said application, unless the Planning Commission
or City Council approves the acceptance of such an application.
B. Said application shall provide full and complete information pertaining to
the request.
17.57.040. Filing Fee. The filing fee for an extreme slope permit shall be
established by resolution of the City Council.
17.57.050. Public Hearing.
A. Notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City
at least fifteen days before the date set for the Commission hearing. The notice
shall provide the address of the properties a summary of the request.
B. Written notices shall be mailed at least fifteen days prior to the date of
the hearing to property owners within a radius of three hundred feet of the external
boundaries of the property described in the application. Owners of record shall be
such owners shown on the last equalized tax roll of the County Assessor. Such notice
shall provide the address of the property and a summary of the request.
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C. Within forty days following said hearing, the Planning Commission shall
announce its findings by formal resolution. Said resolution shall recite the fin-
dings of the Commission and set forth the conditions deemed necessary to protect the
health, safety, welfare of persons residing in the community as a whole.
17.57.060. Findings and Conditions. The Planning Commission may grant an
extreme slope permit only if it finds:
A. That the site cannot reasonably accomodate the structure in another location
not involving an extreme slope.
B. That the permit will result in no significant adverse effect on neighboring
properties. Factors to be considered in making this finding shall include: view
impairment, visual impact, slope instability, increased run-off, and any other impact
as perceived by the 'Planning Commission.
C. That there will be insignificant disturbance to the slope.
D. That the permit approval is not contrary to the General Plan or Coastal
Specific Plan.
E. In order to protect the health, safety and general welfare, the Planning
Commission shall add conditions from the following:
1. landscaping and maintenance thereof;
2. the structure to be of a color that blends with the natural landscape
and maintenance thereof;
3. complete geology and/or hydrology reports which address the proposed
structure.
4. such other conditions as will make possible development of the city in
an orderly and efficient manner and in conformity with the intent and pur-
poses set forth in this title.
17.57.070. Appeal.
A. The petitioner or any other interested person may appeal any decision by the
Planning Commission or any condition imposed by the Planning Commission by filing a
written request with the City Clerk, together with an appeal fee as established by
resolution of the City Council, within fifteen days after the Commission decision is
made. If such an appeal is made, a copy of the Planning Commission findings shall be
transmitted to the City Council together with the appeal and the City Council shall
confirm or deny said appeal. If the City Council so desires, it may conduct public
hearings subject to the same procedures and notification as required for Planning
Commission hearings.
B. The City Council may do one of the following:
1. If the findings of the Commission do not, in the opinion of the Council,
warrant further hearing, the Council may affirm the decision of the Com-
mission and dismiss the appeal.
2. If, in an opinion of the Council, said findings warrant further hearing
the Council shall consider the appeal and may reverse, affirm or modify any
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decision. If the Council so desires, it may conduct a public heating subject to
the same procedures and notifications required for Commission hearings-.
3. If significant new evidence, which may include substantial changes to
the original proposal, is presented in conjunction with the appeal, the Council
shall refer the matter back to the Commission for further consideration and deci-
sion.
17.57.080. Time Limit.
A. Such permit shall expire within one hundred eighty days, or such other period
of time as established by the planning commission, from the date approval is granted.
B.
Where circumstances beyond the control of the applicant 'cause delays which do
not permit compliance with the time limits established in this Chapter, 'the
Commission may grant an extension of time for a period not to exceed an additional
ninety days.
17.57.090. Failure to Comply.
A. Noncompliance with any condition on an extreme slope permit shall constitute
a violation- of this title.
B. Each permit granted under the provisions of this chapter- shall become null
and void if the time limit expires and no extension has been granted.
Chapter 17.59 Large Family Day Care Home Permit
SECTIONS 17.59.010 Purpose
17.59.020 Scope
17.59.030 Application
17.59.040 Action By Director
17.59.050 Expiration
17.59.010. Purpose. This Chapter provides procedures and standards for the
granting of large family day care home permits in single family residential districts
when such homes meet the standards listed in Section 17.59.020.
1.7.59.020. Scope. The director may grant large family day ' care home permits
authorizing the care within a single family residence of seven to twelve 'children,
inclusive, including children who reside at the 'homes. Providing that:
A. All necessary permits from the State Department of Social S ervices to operate
a large family day care home have been obtained.
B. A City Business license has been issued.
C. Proof of compliance with State Fire Marshal Standards is provided.
D. The home is not located within one thousand feet of any other large family
day care home.
E. One on-site parking space is provided for each permanent employee.
F. An on-site loading/unloading area is provided.
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17.59.030. Application. Application for a large family day care home permit
shall be made on forms provided by the City and shall include such plans and docu-
ments as may reasonably be required by the Director for a complete understanding of
the proposal, and a filing fee established by resolution of the city council.
17.59.040. Action by Director. The director shall either grant, grant with con-
ditions, or deny the application based on compliance with the standards listed in
Section 17.59.020.
17.59.050. Expiration. No large family day care permit may be transferred from
one person to another nor from one location to another. Such transfer shall make the
permit null and void.
SECTION 16. Chapter 17.62 of Title 17 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code
is amended by repealing Section 17.62.060.0 and by amending Sections 17.62.020,
17.62.040, 17.62.050 and 17.62.060.B to read:
17.62.020. Scope. Any minor exception permit in the coastal specific plan
district shall be in conformity with the policy and requirements of the coastal spe-
cific plan. The director of planning may grant minor exception permits authorizing
the following:
A. Construction of fences, walls or hedges which require a minor exception per-
mit pursuant to Chapter 17.42;
B. Antenna structures which require a minor exception permit pursuant to Chapter
17.40.
C. Up to a twenty percent reduction in setback and open space requirements,
D. A twenty percent reduction or measurement of ten feet, whichever is less,
for each lot dimension measurement upon the finding that such reduction is consistent
with the intents of this chapter.
17.62.040. Notification. Upon receipt of a complete application for a minor
exception permit, the director shall notify the owners of all property adjacent to
the proposed use and/or development by letter except if the application is for an
antenna structure pursuant to Chapter 17.40, then the notification shall be sent to
all property owners within five hundred feet of the subject lot. Adjacent property
shall include all lots which directly abut, or are directly across any public or pri-
vate right-of-way from the subject property.
17.62.050. Action by the Director. Not sooner than fifteen days after the
owners are notified, nor later than thirty days after receipt of the application,
except that if a minor permit application is filed in conjunction with another appli-
cation, the longer review time of any of the applications will prevail, the direc-
tor shall either grant, deny, or grant with conditions the minor exception permit.
Conditions may be imposed to assure that the minor exception permit is within the
intent of this chapter. Non-compliance with any conditions of a minor exception per-
mit shall constitute a violation of this title. Notice of the director's decision
shall be sent to all owners of adjacent property except if the application is for an
antenna structure pursuant to Chapter 17.40, then the notice shall be sent to all
persons who responded to the original notice.
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17.62.060B. The applicant or any other interested party may appeal the decision
of the Planning Commission to the City Council by filing a written appeal together
with the appeal fee established by resolution of the City Council. The City Council
may do one of the following:
1. If the findings of the commission do not, in the opinion of the council,
warrant further hearing, the council may affirm the decision of the commission and
dismiss the appeal.
2. If, in the opinion of the council, the findings warrant further hearing, the
council shall consider the appeal and may reverse, affirm or modify any decision. If
the Council so desires, it may conduct a public hearing subject to the same proce-
dures and notification as required for commission hearings.
3. If significant new evidence, which may include substantial changes to the
original proposal, is presented in conjunction with the appeal, the council shall
refer the matter back to the commission for futher consideration and decision.
SECTION 17. Chapter 17.67 of Title 17 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code
is amended by amending Sections 17.67.010, 17.67.040B and 17.67.040D to read:
17.67.010. Purpose. The coastal permit procedure provides for review of pro-
posed development within the coastal specific plan district to determine conformity
with the city's coastal specific plan and state regulations.
17.67.040.B. Appealable Developments.
1. At least fifteen calendar days prior to the first public hearing on an
appealable development proposal, the city shall provide notice by first-class mail of
the pending application. This notice shall be provided to:
a. Each applicant;
b. All persons who have supplied self-addressed, stamped envelopes for that
development project or for coastal decisions within the city;
c. All property owners and residents within one hundred feet of the peri-
meter of the parcel on which the development is proposed; and
d. The Coastal Commission.
2. The notice shall contain the following information:
a. A statement that the development is within the Coastal District;
b. The date of filing of the application and the name of the applicant;
c. The number assigned to the application;
d. The location and description of the proposed development;
e. The date, time, and place at which and by whom the application will be
heard;
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f. A brief description of the general procedure concerning the conduct of
hearings and local actions; and
g. The system for city and Coastal Commission appeals.
3. If a decision on an appealable coastal permit is continued by the city to a
time which is neither (a) previously stated in the notice, nor (b) announced at
the hearing as being continued to the time certain, the city shall provide notice
of the further hearings (or action on the proposed development) in the above
manner and within the above limits.
17.67.040.D. Nonappealable Developments without Hearing.
1. Notice of nonappealable developments within the coastal district which do not
require a public hearing under city ordinance shall be provided as follows:
At least seven calendar days prior to the decision on the application, the city
shall provide notice by first-class mail of the proposed development. This notice
shall be provided to:
a. All persons who have supplied self-addresed stamped envelopes for that
developmentTroject or for coastal decisions within the city;
b. All property owners and residents within one hundred feet of the peri-
meter of the parcel on which the development is proposed; and
c. The Coastal Commission.
2. The notice shall contain the following information:
a. A statement that the development is within the Coastal District;
b. The date of filing of the application and the name of the applicant;
c. The number assigned to the application;
d. The location and description of the proposed development;
e. The date the application will be acted upon and by whom;
f. The general procedure of the city concerning the submission of public
comments either in writing or orally prior to the decision; and
g. A statement that a public comment period of sufficient time to allow for
the submission of comments by mail will be provided before the decision is
made.
SECTION 18. Chapter 17.68 of Title 17 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code
is amended by amending Section 17.68.060E to read:
17.68.060E. Single-family residences in single-family residential districts may
be restored to original condition and may be expanded to conform to the setback stan-
dards listed below:
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SECTION 19. Chapter 17.70 of Title 17 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code
is amended by adding 17 70.025 to read as follows:
17.70.025. Prohibited Uses. Within each district, any use not specifically per-
mitted is prohibited unless the Planning Commission finds such use to be similar to
and no more intensive than permitted uses in that district.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED NOVEMBER 6, 1985 by the following vote:
AYES: HINCHLIFFE, BACHARACH, RYAN, HUGHES, AND MAYOR McTAGGART
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
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CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, JO PURCELL, 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 fore-
going ordinance, being Ordinance No. 194, passed first reading on August 20, 1985 was
duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting
thereof held on November 6, 1985 and that the same was passed and adopted by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: HINCHLIFFE, BACHARACH, RYAN, HUGHES, AND MAYOR McTAGGART
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
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CITY CLERK
703CP/MCOR1-16 16 Ordinance No. 194
ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION NO. 194 FI LEI/ ifjPe7ii
SUBJECT: MAKING MISCELLANEOUS REVISIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT CODE AS CODE AMENDMENT
NO. 20 AND AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE.
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INTRODUCED: D 5 ADOPTED: 11/6/85 POSTED/PUBLISHED
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