CC RES 2001-063 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-63
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CERTIFYING A NEGATIVE
DECLARATION AND MAKING CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL
FINDINGS IN ASSOCIATION WITH GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT NO. 29 UPDATING THE HOUSING ELEMENT
OF THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN.
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes initiated General Plan Amendment
No. 29 in 2000 in order to update the Housing Element of the City's General Plan, as
required by State law; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act,
Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et. seq. ("CEQA"), the State CEQA Guidelines,
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Sections 15000 et. seq., the City's Local CEQA
Guidelines, and Government Code Section 65952.5(e) (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 General Plan Amendment No.
29 would result in a significant adverse effect on the environment. Accordingly, a Draft
Negative Declaration has been prepared and notice of that fact was given in the manner
required by law; and,
WHEREAS, the Initial Study was prepared on January 15, 2001 and distributed for
circulation and review from January 16, 2001 through February 16, 2001; and,
WHEREAS, after issuing notice pursuant to the requirements of the City's
Development Code and the State CEQA Guidelines, the Planning Commission of the City
of Rancho Palos Verdes held a public hearing on August 14, 2001, at which time all
interested parties were given an opportunity to be heard and present evidence; and,
WHEREAS, at the public hearing held on August 14, 2001, the Planning
Commission adopted P.C. Resolution No. 2001-25, recommending that the City Council
certify the Negative Declaration for the project, and P.C. Resolution No. 2001-26,
recommending City Council approval of General Plan Amendment No. 29 for the Final
Draft Housing Element; and,
WHEREAS, copies of the draft Negative Declaration were distributed to the City
Council, and prior to taking action on the proposed General Plan Amendment No. 29, the
City Council independently reviewed and considered the information and findings
contained in the Negative Declaration and determined that the document was prepared in
compliance with the requirements of CEQA and local guidelines, with respect thereto; and,
WHEREAS, after issuing notice pursuant to the requirements of the City's
Development Code and the State CEQA Guidelines, the City Council of the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes held a public hearing on August 21, 2001, 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 City Council finds that General Plan Amendment No. 29, for the
updated General Plan Housing Element, is necessary to comply with State law and is
consistent with the General Plan. Specifically, the Housing Element notes a new housing
unit objective of 111 dwelling units to year 2005, which will not cause any significant
adverse impacts to the City's circulation system and thereby will be consistent with the
Circulation Element. Further, any new residential units will be developed in zones that
permit development, will comply with the development standards applicable to those
zones, and thereby will be consistent with the Land Use Element. Additionally, the
Housing Element is consistent with the other goals and policies stated within the General
Plan.
Section 2: The proposed project is an amendment to the Rancho Palos Verdes
General Plan. Specifically, it amends the General Plan Housing Element as required by
State Law. The proposed amendment will not create or result in any significant impacts
to the General Plan, Zoning Code, nor be in conflict with any applicable environmental
plans or policies, be incompatible with existing land uses, affect agricultural resources, or
disrupt the physical arrangement of the established community. Therefore, there will be
no significant land use or planning impacts associated with this project.
Section 3: The proposed amendment will consider updated population,
employment and housing statistics. However, there will be no significant impacts to the
regional or local population projections, nor induce substantial growth in the City, nor
displace existing housing (especially affordable housing) as the proposed project's
quantified objectives only provide for the construction of 111 new housing units, the
rehabilitation of 40 existing housing units, and the conservation of 20 existing housing
units.
Section 4: The proposed project does not include any physical modifications or
alterations of the existing land or structures. Any physical modifications or alterations to
existing land and/or structures as a result of the project objectives will be addressed
through separate environmental analysis consistent with CEQA. As such, there will be no
significant exposure to geological risks, nor any significant impacts to water resources, air
quality, transportation/circulation, biological resources, energy and mineral resources, no
significant hazardous conditions created, no significant noise impacts, no significant
impacts to public services, no significant impacts to utilities and service systems, no
significant aesthetic impacts, and no significant impacts to cultural and recreational
resources, as a result of the proposed project.
Section 5: For reasons discussed in the Initial Study, which is incorporated herein
by reference, the project would not have any potential to achieve short-term, to the
disadvantage of long-term, environmental goals, nor would the project have impacts which
are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable.
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Section 6: The proposed project does not include any physical modifications or
alterations of the existing land or structures. Any physical modifications or alterations to
existing land and/or structures as a result of the project objectives will be addressed
through separate environmental analysis consistent with CEQA. As such, the project does
not have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the
habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-
sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number
or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important
examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory. Further, for this reason,
the proposed project does not have impacts that are individually limited but cumulatively
considerable, nor have environmental effects that would cause substantial adverse effects
on human beings, directly or indirectly.
Section 7: For the foregoing reasons and based on its independent review and
evaluation of the information and findings contained in the Initial Study, Staff Reports,
minutes, and records of the proceedings, the City Council has determined that the project
will not result in a significant adverse impact on the environment. Therefore, the City
Council hereby certifies the Negative Declaration making certain environmental findings
in association with General Plan Amendment No. 29 for the General Plan Housing Element
update.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 21st day of August 2001.
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I, Jo Purcell, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the above
Resolution No. 2001-63 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City
Council at a regular meeting held on August 21, 2004 .
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