CC RES 2010-043 RESOLUTION NO. 2010-43
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES,CERTIFYING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION PURSUANT
TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FOR PLANNING
CASE NO. ZON2007-00377 (CODE AMENDMENT AND ZONE CHANGE)
FOR MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE
17 (ZONING) OF THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE AND THE CITY'S
ZONING MAP TO ENACT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS STEERING COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, in 2003 the City Council formed the Residential Development
Standards Steering Committee (RDSSC)-composed of City residents, Planning
Commissioners and City Councilmembers-and charged the RDSSC with the task of
reviewing the City's residential development standards in relation to current housing
construction trends. The RDSSC met for nearly two (2) years and eventually presented a
summary of its recommended amendments to the City Council for its consideration; and,
WHEREAS, on August 1, 2006, the City Council authorized the initiation of a Code
Amendment and Zone Change (Planning Case No. ZON2007-00377) to implement the
RDSSC recommendations; and,
WHEREAS, after notices issued pursuant to the provisions of the Rancho Palos
Verdes Municipal Code, the Planning Commission conducted public hearings on
November 13, 2007, February 12, 2008, March 11, 2008, April 8, 2008, May 13, 2008,
June 10, 2008, July 8, 2008, July 22, 2008, September 8, 2009, October 13, 2009,
November 10, 2009 and December 8, 2009, at which times all interested parties were
given an opportunity to be heard and present evidence regarding said amendments to
Title 17 as set forth in the Planning Commission Staff reports of those dates; and,
WHEREAS, on December 8, 2009, the Planning Commission adopted P.C.
Resolution No. 2009-52, thereby forwarding its final recommendations regarding the
proposed RDSSC Code Amendment and Zone Change to the City Council; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act,
Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq. ("CEQA"), the State's CEQA Guidelines,
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15000 et seq., the City's Local CEQA
Guidelines, and Government Code Section 65962.5(f) (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 Planning Case No. ZON2007-00377
would result in a significant adverse effect on the environment. Accordingly, a Draft
Negative Declaration was prepared and circulated for public review for thirty (30) days
between April 1, 2010 and May 1, 2010, and notice of that fact was given in the manner
required by law; and,
WHEREAS, after notice issued pursuant to the provisions of the Rancho Palos
Verdes Municipal Code, the City Council conducted a public hearing on May 4, 2010, May
18, 2010, and June 1, 2010, at which time all interested parties were given an opportunity
to be heard and present evidence regarding the proposed revisions to Chapter 15.20 as
set forth in the City Council Staff reports of those dates.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The City Council has independently reviewed and considered the
proposed Negative Declaration, the public comments upon it, and other evidence before
the City Council prior to taking action on the proposed project and finds that the Negative
Declaration was prepared in the manner required by law and that there is no substantial
evidence that the approval of Planning Case No. ZON2007-00377 (Code Amendment and
Zone Change), would result in a significant adverse effect upon the environment.
Section 2: Planning Case No.ZON2007-00377 for the RDSSC Code Amendment
and Zone Change is consistent with the Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan and with the
underlying Residential, <1 DU/5 acres, Residential, <1 DU/acre, Residential, 1-2 DU/acre,
Residential, 2-4 DU/acre and Residential, 4-6 DU/acre land use designations that apply to
the City's single-family neighborhoods, which will not be changed as a result of the
approval of the proposed project.
Section 3: Based upon the foregoing findings, the adoption of the proposed
Negative Declaration is in the public interest.
Section 4: The time within which the judicial review of the decision reflected in
this Resolution, if available, must be sought is governed by Section 1094.6 of the California
Code of Civil Procedure and other applicable short periods of limitation.
Section 5: For the foregoing reasons and based on the information and findings
included in the Staff Report, Environmental Assessment and other components of the
legislative record, in the proposed Negative Declaration, and in the public comments
received by the City Council, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes hereby
certifies that the Negative Declaration has been prepared in compliance with CEQA,
thereby approving miscellaneous amendments to the provisions of Title 17 (Zoning) of the
City's Municipal Code and the City's Zoning Map to enact the recommendations of the
Residential Development Standards Steering Committee.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 1st day of June 2010.
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Mayor
Attest:
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City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Carla Morreale, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the
above Resolution No. 2010-43 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City
Council at a regular meeting thereof held on June 1, 2010.
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City Clerk
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