CC RES 2005-126 RESOLUTION NO. 2005-126
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES APPROVING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (CASE
NO. ZON2003-00520) FOR THE UPPER SAN RAMON CANYON AREA (15
PROPERTIES LOCATED BETWEEN THE HEAD OF THE 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, 28179 2823, 2829, 2837, 2845 SAN RAMON
DRIVE).
WHEREAS, on June 26, 1975, the City Council adopted Resolution No.
75-43, thereby adopting the General Plan of the City of Ranch Palos Verdes.
With the adoption of the General Plan, a land use designation of Natural
Environment/Hazard was applied to the entire San Ramon Canyon, including the
upper San Ramon Canyon project area that encompasses 30648, 30650, 30652,
30658, 30676, 30678, 30680, 30682 Palos Verdes Drive East; and 2803, 2809,
2817, 2823, 2829,2837, 2845 San Ramon Drive; and,
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, located at the head of the San Ramon Canyon. 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 Assessment/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, 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
Council independently reviewed and certified that the Negative Declaration was
prepared in compliance with the provisions of CEQA by the adoption of
Resolution No. 2005-125; 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:
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Section 1: The proposed change in the General Plan Land Use
Designation is warranted, since the proposed amendment is internally consistent
with the General Plan. Further, the site conditions are not consistent with the
existing Natural Environment/Hazard land use designation since this area, which
is developed with single-family residences, does not contain the extreme physical
constraints described in the "Natural Environment/Hazard Areas" section of the
City's General Plan (page 194) or,illustrated in the City's General Plan (Figures
5, 11, & 14). Therefore, inasmuch as the proposed residential land use
designation is consistent with the existing topography and residential
development on the relatively flat portions of these properties, the proposed
change of the general plan designation is consistent with other residential
properties in the area. Accordingly, the proposed change is consistent with the
General Plan.
Section 2: The proposed change in the General Plan Land Use
Designation is warranted since this area has been developed with, and currently
maintains residential structures that were approved prior to the City's
incorporation, when the properties were zoned R-A-10,000 (Residential). In
addition, the City's Public Works Department has recently completed .the San
Ramon Drainage and Landslide Stabilization Project for the upper San Ramon
Canyon area, which addressed the canyon erosion, drainage for the area, repair
of the erosion-damaged slope, and stabilization of the landslide caused by the
storm drain backup and overflow in 1998. The site conditions in the area that is
to be re-designated are not consistent with the existing Natural
Environment/Hazard land use designation, since this area, which is developed
with single-family residences, does not contain the extreme physical constraints
described in the "Natural Environment/Hazard Areas" section of the City's
General Plan (page 194) or illustrated in the City's General Plan (Figures 5, 11, &
14). Thus, the Land Use Designation of the slopes along the rear of some of
these properties that create the head of the canyon, which do have physical
constraints, would not be changed by this amendment.
Section 3: The proposed General Plan Amendment is in the interest of
the property owners within the project area because this would enable them to
cons ruct improvement projects that can be constructed by other property owners
with residences on properties that are relatively flat that are within a Residential
Land Use Designation, which are in the immediate vicinity.
Section 4: For the foregoing reasons and based upon the information
and findings included in the Staff Report, Initial Study, Minutes and other records
of these proceedings, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
hereby approves the General Plan Amendment, thereby amending the General
Plan Land Use Designations of the upper San Ramon Canyon project area
encompassing the properties located at 30648, 30650, 30652, 30658, 306761
30678, 30680, 30682 Palos Verdes Drive East; and 2803, 2809, 2817, 2823,
28291 2837, 2845 San Ramon Drive, specifically only the flat area of these
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properties located between the head of the San Ramon Canyon and Palos
Verdes Drive East as depicted in Exhibit A attached hereto, from Natural
Environment/Hazard to Residential (2-4 dwelling units per acre).
Section 5: 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.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 15th day of November 2005.
Mayor
Attest:
Cit Jerk
.State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Carolynn Petru, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby
certify that the above Resolution No. 2005-126 was duly and regularly passed
and adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting held on November 15,
2005.
C'My Clerk
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