CC RES 1998-015 RESOLUTION NO. 98-15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES APPROVING LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT NO. 60, TO MOVE AN
EXISTING LOT LINE THAT SEPARATES AN EXISTING 7.87 ACRE LOT
LOCATED AT 5325 IRONWOOD STREET FROM AN EXISTING .49 ACRE LOT
LOCATED AT 5303 BAYRIDGE ROAD, TO A POINT THAT WOULD CREATE
A 5 ACRE PARCEL AT 5325 IRONWOOD STREET AND A 3.36 ACRE PARCEL
AT 5303 BAYRDIGE ROAD.
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
ld.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 Lot Line Adjustment to move the existing lot line that
separates the existing 7.87 acre lot from the .49 acre lot to a point that would create a 5 acre
parcel and add the remaining 2.87 acres to the existing .49 acre parcel.
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 Lot Line Adjustment No. 60 is consistent with
the applicable zoning and building codes, and with General Plan Amendment No. 24 (Resolution
No. 98-14) and Zone Change No. 26 (Ordinance No. 331).
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.
Section 5: 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 Lot Line Adjustment No. 60, to move the existing lot line that separates the existing 7.87
acre lot located at 5325 Ironwood Street from the .49 acre lot located at 5303 Bayridge Road, to
a point that would create a 5 acre parcel, addressed as 5325 Ironwood Street, and add the
remaining 2.87 acres to the existing .49 acre parcel located at 5303 Bayridge Road.
Resolution No. 98-15
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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. 98-15 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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