CC RES 2005-125RESOLUTION NO. 2005 -125
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 CASE NO. ZON2003-
00520, A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND ZONE CHANGE FOR THE
UPPER SAN RAMON CANYON AREA (15 PROPERTIES LOCATED BETWEEN
THE HEAD OF SAN RAMON CANYON AND PALOS VERDES DRIVE EAST,
ADDRESSED AS 30648, 30650, 30652, 30658, 30676, 30678, 30680, 30682
PALOS VERDES DRIVE EAST, AND 2803, 2809, 2817, 2823, 2829, 2837, 2845
SAN RAMON DRIVE).
WHEREAS, in June 2003, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes officially completed a
drainage and slope stabilization project for the upper San Ramon Canyon area. The
project addressed the canyon erosion, drainage for the area, repair of the erosion -
damaged slope, and stabilization of the landslide caused by a storm drain backup and
overflow that occurred in 1998; and,
WHEREAS, on September 7, 2004, the City Council approved a General Plan
Amendment Initiation Request (GPAIR), thereby directing Staff to proceed with a
General Plan Amendment and Zone Change for the 15 properties that create the Upper
San Ramon Canyon project area, located between the head of the canyon and Palos
Verdes Drive East, from Natural Environment/Hazard to Residential (1 to 2 dwelling
units per acre) and from Open Space Hazard (OH) zoning to Single Family Residential
(RS -2) zoning for the portions of those properties that are relatively flat, outside of the
Canyon itself and are developed with residential structures; and,
WHEREAS, after notice issued pursuant to the requirements of the Rancho
Palos Verdes Development Code, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public
hearing on February 22, 2005, at which time all interested parties were given an
opportunity to be heard and present evidence; and,
WHEREAS, on February 22, 2005, the Planning Commission adopted P.C.
Resolution No. 2005 -09 and P.C. Resolution No. 2005 -10, recommending that the City
Council certify a Negative Declaration for Case No. ZON2003 -00520 with inclusion of
an addendum with regards to the NCCP and the re- vegetation required by the San
Ramon Stabilization project, hereby referenced to as Addendum No. 1 to the
Environmental Assess ment/Negative Declaration, and recommending that the City
Council approve a General Plan Amendment and Zone Change for the Upper San
Ramon Canyon area; and,
WHEREAS, after notice issued pursuant to the requirements of the Rancho
Palos Verdes Development Code, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on
June 7, 2005, at which time all interested parties were given an opportunity to be heard
and present evidence, and the City Council gave direction to Staff regarding
geotechnical issues and additional information that arose from the public, and continued
the hearing to August 16, 2005; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on August 16,
2005, at which time all interested parties were given an opportunity to be heard and
present evidence and the City Council gave direction to Staff regarding geotechnical
issues, and directed that the City Geologist present a cost proposal for consideration by
the City Council to conduct a 3rd party review of the geotechnical data and information
that was compiled for the San Ramon Drainage and Landslide Stabilization project and
the conclusions for the zone change, and continued the hearing to September 20, 2005;
and,
WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on September 20,
2005, at which time all interested parties were given an opportunity to be heard and
present evidence and the City Council authorized the City Geologist to conduct a 3rd
party review of the geotechnical information for the proposed zone change for the upper
San Ramon Canyon area and approved a budget adjustment in an amount of $3,500.00
to pay for the additional review, and continued the hearing to November 15, 2005; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on November 15,
2005, at which time all interested parties were given an opportunity to be heard and
present evidence
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The Negative Declaration for the proposed project is now
comprised of the Initial Study, the comments which were received by the City regarding
the Negative Declaration, and the City's written responses to comments raised in the
public review and comment process, including Addendum No. 1 to the Environmental
Assess ment/Negative Declaration incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2: The findings made in this Resolution are based upon the
information and evidence set forth in the Negative Declaration, as defined in Section 1
and upon other substantial evidence, which has been presented in the record of this
proceeding. The documents, staff reports, technical studies, appendices, plans,
specifications, and other materials that constitute the record of proceedings on which
this Resolution is based and the Negative Declaration for the Project are on file and
available for public examination during normal business hours in the Office of the
Director of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes, 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard, Rancho Palos Verdes, California 90275. The
custodian of said records is the Director of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement of
the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
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Section 3: The City Council finds that the public and government agencies
have been afforded ample notice and opportunity to comment on the Negative
Declaration.
Section 4: The City Council finds, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section
15074(b) that the Negative Declaration has been independently reviewed and analyzed
by the City Council and its Staff, and that said documents represent the independent
judgment of the City Council with respect to the Project.
Section 5: The City Council finds that there are no sensitive natural habitat areas
on the subject site, and any future development of the site will be required to comp!y
with the City's Development Code standards. No site disturbance and /or alteration of
any kind will result from the approval of General Plan Amendment and Zone Change.
Therefore, the project will have no individual or cumulative adverse impacts upon
resources, as defined in Section 711.2 of the State Fish and Game Code.
Section 6: Based upon the information and analysis contained in Negative
Declaration, as defined in Section 1, and the record of these proceedings, the City
Council finds that there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant
effect on the environment.
Section 7: Case No. ZON2003 -00520 for a General Plan Amendment is
interna-Ily consistent with the General Plan and that the Residential land use would not
be contrary to the goals and policies of the General Plan.
Section 8: Case No. ZON2003 -00520 for a Zone Change would be consistent
with the other properties along San Ramon Drive, Palos Verdes Drive East and Calle
Aventura. Further, the zoning would be consistent with the residential developments
that already exist on the subject properties of the project area. Furthermore, the Zone
Change would ensure the zoning's consistency with the General Plan.
Section 9: 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, Public Resource Code Section 21167, and other
applicable short periods of limitation
Section 10: Based upon the foregoing findings, the adoption of the proposed
Negative Declaration is in the public interest.
Section 11: 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, the proposed Negative Declaration, and the public comments
received by the Commission, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
hereby certifies the Negative Declaration, including Addendum No. 1 to the
Environmental Assess ment/Negative Declaration incorporated herein by this reference,
in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this
Attest:
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State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
15th day of November 2005:
Mayor
I, Carolynn Petru, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby certify that
the above Resolution No. 2005 -125 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the
said City Council at a regular meeting held on November 15, 2005.
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