ORD 213U ORDINANCE NO. 213U
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS GOVERNING
ABANDONED COMMERCIAL RECREATIONAL USES IN
THE COASTAL ZONE AND DECLARING THE URGENCY
THEREOF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DOES ORDAIN AS FOL-
LOWS:
Section 1: Every person owning or controlling property in the coastal
zone upon which a commercial recreational use as defined in Chapter 17.24
of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code in the coastal zone shall comply
with the following requirements if said commercial recreational use is
discontinued, reduced or its operation modified and every subsequent owner
of said property, shall comply with the following requirements:
a) All buildings and other structures shall remain unboarded and in
all respects appear to be occupied. Any existing or proposed sign(s) shall
be subject to Chapter 17.52 of the Development Code.
b) No chain link or other fence or structure shall be erected to pre-
vent normal entry upon the property.
c) All landscaping activities and grounds maintenance shall be contin-
ued as if the use remained viable.
d) All previously existing parking for and access to the coastal zone
shall be maintained.
e) Adequate security personnel shall be provided to ensure that the
property will not become vandalized or pose a safety hazard. Such person-
nel shall not restrict any established coastal access.
f) All buildings or other structures which are no longer used for the
prior commercial recreational use shall be removed within two years after
the date of adoption of this ordinance or within two years of the discon-
tinuance or substantial reduction or modification of the commercial recrea-
tional use unless the building or structure is again devoted to a commer-
cial recreational use or any other use authorized by the City pursuant to
the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit. Such new or re-established use
must be maintained continuously for a period of six months to avoid appli-
cation of this section.
g) The owner, agent or person having the beneficial use of buildings
or other structures covered by this ordinance shall submit a written plan
outlining the site use, building use and scale of operation to the Director
of Environmental Services within 30 days after said use is discontinued,
reduced or modified.
Section 2: For purposes of this ordinance, modification of operation
of a commercial recreational use shall include reduction in the hours said
use is open to the public.
Section 3: Violation of this ordinance shall be considered a misdemea-
nor and punishable by imprisonment in the County Jail for a term not to ex-
ceed six months or payment of a fine not to exceed $1 ,000. Each day that a
violation continues shall be a separate and distinct offense.
706CP/ORD1.1
Section 4: Violation of this ordinance shall constitute a public nuis-
ance and may be abated by the City (pursuant to established City proce-
dures) and the cost thereof placed as a lien on the property pursuant to
Government Code Section 38773.5.
Section 5: The coastal zone is an extremely sensitive and important
resource and the Rancho Palos Verdes Coastal Plan is designed to encourage
coastal access and recreation. The Coastal Plan is also designed to pre-
serve and enhance the coastal environment. Permitting any of the limited
commercial recreational uses to cease operation without restrictions could
reduce the already limited quantity of coastal access and create a blight
from derelict and abandoned structures and buildings.
Marineland has recently been sold to Harcourt, Brace & Jovanovich.
Despite assurances to the contrary, Harcourt, Brace & Jovanovich has taken
actions indicating the possible intention of ceasing operation of Marine-
land as a regional recreational attraction. Marineland is an important
focal point of the City and the most recognized landmark in the City. Un-
regulated abandonment of Marineland could cause blight , create an attrac-
tive nuisance and close a significant coastal access point. Similar prob-
lems were created in Long Beach and Santa Monica when similar uses were
abandoned and the facilities permitted to deteriorate. This ordinance will
establish regulations ensuring that unused commercial recreational facili-
ties will not become nuisances. This ordinance is therefore necessary for
the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare, shall take ef-
fect immediately upon its adoption, and shall be of no further force or ef-
fect 45 days after its adoption unless extended following a public hearing.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED, on January 26, 1987.
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ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
ST E OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VE RDE S )
I, JO PURCELL, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes do hereby cer-
tify that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is
five; that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. 213 U, was duly
and regularly adopted by the City Council of said City at a special meeting
thereof held on January 26, 1987, and that the same was passed and adopted
by the following roll call vote:
AYES: HINCHLIFFE, BACHARACH, McTAGGART, RYAN AND MAYOR HUGHES
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
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I CITY CLERK
CIT ;OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
706CP/ORD1.2 -2- Ordinance No. 213U
ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION NO. 213U FILEIY 1101 X ) 1 O -
SUBJECT: ESTABLISHING REGULATDNS GOVERNING ABANDONED COMMERCIAL RECREATIONAL USES IN THE
(COASTAL ZONE AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEEOF
INTRODUCED: 1/26/87 ADOPTED: 1/26/87 POSTED/PUBLISHED 1/27/87
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