ORD 351U ORDINANCE NO. 351U
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON THE
APPROVAL OF SUBDIVISIONS OF PROPERTY WITHIN
THAT PORTION OF THE RS-2 ZONING DISTRICT OF
I/ THE CITY WHICH IS LOCATED SOUTH OF VIA
CAMPESINA, NORTH OF ROLLING RIDGE ROAD AND
EAST OF GRANDVIEW PARK AND DECLARING THE
URGENCY THEREOF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The area of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes which is located South of Via Campesina, North of Rolling
Ridge Road and East of Grandview Park currently is within the RS-
2 zoning district. However, it has come to the City's attention
during the review of at least two applications to subdivide
property within that area of the City, that this zoning
designation does not accurately reflect the size and density of
the majority of the lots that actually are located in that area
of the City.
Section 2. Furthermore, a significant portion of
this area of the City is served by a small private street,
Rolling Ridge Road, which is substandard in width and is not
large enough to accommodate the traffic that would be generated
if all of the existing large lots were subdivided into smaller
parcels and developed with single family residences.
Accordingly, the City Council wishes the Planning Commission and
the Staff to study whether the existing RS-2 zoning designation
is appropriate or whether this area, instead, should be included
within the RS-1 zone.
Section 3 . Under the existing RS-2 zone,
applications could be approved which would allow development on
smaller lots of at least 20, 000 square feet in size which would
be inconsistent with an RS-1 zoning classification, and would
have an adverse impact on the public health, safety and welfare
because the roads in that area would not be adequate to handle
the increased traffic that would be generated by that level of
development and density of housing.
Section 4. Applications have recently been received
by the City to subdivide several of the large parcels that are
located in this area of the City into smaller parcels which would
be inconsistent with a RS-1 zoning designation and which would
cause additional traffic in this area. Also, additional
inquiries have been made to City Staff about subdivisions and
development applications which have not yet been submitted.
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Section 5. Due to the possibility that new
development and uses could occur under the current RS-2 zoning
designation, which would conflict with potential forthcoming
revisions to the zoning designation of this area of the City, the
City Council hereby finds that there is a current and immediate
threat to the public health, safety and welfare if additional
subdivisions of lots or parcels within this area of the City are
approved while potential new zoning regulations for this area of
the City are being studied.
Section 6. Therefore, the City Council hereby
prohibits the approval of applications to subdivide property
including, without limitation, approvals of tentative or final
tract or parcel maps, in the RS-2 zoning district of the City
which is located South of Via Campesina, North of Rolling Ridge
Road and East of Grandview Park. During this moratorium, the
City shall study and consider the amendment or replacement of
zoning regulations for this area of the City and, if appropriate,
shall enact new provisions regulating development and uses in
this area.
Section 7 . For the reasons set forth above, this
interim ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of
the public health, safety and welfare. This is an urgency
ordinance adopted in accordance with Section 65858 of the
California Government Code and will take effect immediately upon
adoption.
Section 8 . The City Council directs Staff and the
Planning Commission to commence immediately such studies and
hearings as may be required to analyze whether new zoning
standards should be adopted for this area of the City and to
issue a written report to the City Council so as to enable the
City Council to issue a written report not less than ten days
prior to the expiration of this interim ordinance as required by
Government Code Section 65858 (d) .
Section 9. This ordinance is an urgency ordinance
that was adopted by a unanimous vote of the City Council and
became immediately upon adoption. This ordinance shall be of no
further force and effect forty-five days from its date of
adoption unless the City Council, following notice pursuant to
Government Code Section 65090 and a public hearing, extends such
ordinance.
Section 10 . This ordinance shall not apply to any
application to subdivide property that was deemed complete by the
City' s Department of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement
prior to the effective date of this ordinance, August 17, 1999.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 17th day of August,
1999.
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STATE O F CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
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; the foregoing Ordinance No.
351U was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of said
City at a regular meeting thereof held on August 17, 1999, and
that the same was passed and adopted by the following roll call
vote:
AYES : BYRD, FERRARO, LYON, McTAGGART AND MAYOR
HOLLINGSWORTH
NOES : NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
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ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION 351U FILE: 1203 x 1802
SUBJECT: ESTABLISHING A MORP,TORIUM ON THE APPROVAL OF SUBDIVISIONS OF
PROPERTY WITHIN THAT PORTION OF THE RS-2 ZONING DIST. OF THE CITY WHICH IS
LOCATED SOUTH OF VIA C,AMPESINA, NORTH OF ROLLING RIDGE RD. AND EAST OF
GRANDVIEW PARK AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF.
INTRODUCED: ADOPTED:8/17/99 POSTED/PUBLISHED:9/1/99
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