CC RES 1998-014 RESOLUTION NO. 98-14
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 24 FOR A
CHANGE IN LAND USE DESIGNATION ON A 2.87 ACRE PORTION OF AN
EXISTING 7.87 ACRE LOT LOCATED AT 5303 BAYRIDGE ROAD AND 5325
IRONWOOD STREET.
WHEREAS, on June 26, 1975, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
approved and adopted Resolution No. 75-43 adopting the General Plan of the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes which applied a land use designation of Residential 2-4 d.u./acre at 5303 Bayridge
Road and Residential 1 d.u./5 acres at 5325 Ironwood Street; and,
WHEREAS, on March 4, 1997, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
approved a General Plan Amendment Initiation Request to allow a property owner to submit an
application for a General Plan Amendment to change the General Plan Land Use Designation on
a 2.87 acre portion of an existing 7.87 acre lot located at 5325 Ironwood Street, from Residential
1 d.u./5 acres to Residential 2-4d.u./acre, with the provision that the property owner also submit
a Lot Line Adjustment application to combine the 2.87 acre portion with an adjacent .49 acre
parcel located at 5303 Bayridge Road (same owner), and that a deed restriction would be
recorded on said 3.36 acre combined lot which would prohibit any further subdivision of the
property; and,
WHEREAS, on July 1, 1997, the property owner, Mr. Pritam Matharu, submitted
applications to the City for General Plan Amendment No. 24, Zone Change No. 26, Lot Line
Adjustment No. 60 and Environmental Assessment No. 696 for said project; and,
WHEREAS, on December 9, 1997, said project was deemed complete for processing;
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. 24, Zone Change No. 26, and Lot
Line Adjustment No. 60 would result in a significant adverse effect on the environment.
Accordingly, a Negative Declaration has been prepared and notice of that fact was given in the
manner required by law; 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 January 27, 1998, at which time all interested parties were given
an opportunity to be heard and present evidence.
WHEREAS, on January 27, 1998, the Planning Commission adopted Resolutions No. 98-
03 and No. 98-04, recommending City Council approval of General Plan Amendment No. 24,
Zone Change No. 26, Lot Line Adjustment No. 60 and Environmental Assessment No. 696; 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 March 3, 1998, 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
HEREBY FINDS, DETERMINES, AND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1,: This approval is for a change in land use for a 2.87 acre portion of an
existing 7.87 acre lot, from a General Plan Land Use Designation of Residential 1 d.u./5 acres to
a General Plan Land Use Designation of Residential 2-4d.u./acre.
Section 2: The City Council finds that the proposed project would not result in any
significant adverse environmental impacts in addition to or beyond those already associated with
the existing use of the sites, and therefore has adopted Resolution No. 98-13, approving of a
Negative Declaration for the project.
Section 3: The City Council finds that although there are potential issues with respect
to the future use of both properties (ie. what type of improvements/grading will occur on the 3.36
acre parcel, and what type of residence will be proposed on the 5 acre parcel), there are
adequate mechanisms available to the City that would limit the type of development that could
take place on either parcel to ensure that there will be no future impacts to the surrounding
neighborhoods or the natural resources found in the canyon.
Section 4: The City Council finds that as part of the approval of the General Plan
Amendment, Zone Change and Lot Line Adjustment, a condition for a deed restriction, as
reflected in Ordinance No. 331 (approved for the Zone Change), has been placed on the
proposed (combined) 3.36 acre lot, which shall restrict the 3.36 acre lot from further subdivision.
Section 5: The City Council finds that as a result of the required deed restriction,
existing overlay control districts, and building restriction areas, there will be no more new
residential units permitted than what could be constructed under existing conditions. Therefore,
since the change in land use designation will not result in a change in type of land use or
intensity, the project is compatible with other surrounding land uses, consistent with the General
Plan, and may be approved.
Section 6: 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.
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 as conditioned
and mitigated will not result in a significant adverse impact on the environment because all of the
potential significant adverse environmental impacts have been reduced to an less than significant
levels.
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Section 8: Based upon the facts contained in this Resolution, in the Staff Report and
other components of the legislative record, in the adopted Negative Declaration, and in the public
comments received by the Planning Commission and the City Council, the City Council hereby
approves General Plan Amendment No. 24, to change the land use designation on the northerly
2.87 acre portion of an existing 7.87 acre lot located at 5325 Ironwood Street, also described as
a 2.87 acre portion of the newly created 3.36 acre Parcel A of Lot Line Adjustment No. 60 as
approved by the City Council through Resolution No. 98-15, from Residential 1 d.u./5 acres to
Residential 2-4 d.u./acre, provided that said Lot Line Adjustment No. 60 is recorded, and a deed
restriction satisfactory to the City is recorded on said Parcel A that prohibits any further
subdivision of Parcel A(as conditioned in Ordinance No. 331 for the Zone Change No. 26); and,
Section 9: The City Council hereby directs the Director of Planning, Building and Code
Enforcement to cause the changes set forth herein to be made to the General Plan Land Use
Map once the conditions found in Exhibit A of Ordinance No. 331 for Zone Change No. 26 have
been satisfied by the applicant.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 3rd day of March, 1998.
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I, Jo Purcell, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby certify that the
above Resolution No. 98-14 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on March 3, 1998.
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