CC RES 1996-088RESOLUTION NO. 96 -88
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING ADDENDUM NO. 1
TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 32 WITH
RESPECT TO TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 46651 -
AMENDMENT NO 1 AND AN APPEAL OF CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT NO. 151 - REVISION "A" FOR A 63 LOT
RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT
THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF CREST ROAD AND
HIGHRIDGE ROAD
WHEREAS, on October 15, 1991, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes adopted Resolution No. 91 -73 certifying Environmental Impact Report No. 32, in
connection with Tentative Tract Map No. 46651, Conditional Use Permit No. 151 and
Grading Permit No. 1389 for an 63 lot Residential Planned Development on a 59 acre
vacant parcel located at the southwest corner of Crest Road and Highridge Road; and,
WHEREAS, on August 27, 1996, the Planning Commission held a public hearing
to consider Addendum No. 1 to Environmental Impact Report No. 32, in conjunction with
proposed Tentative Tract Map No. 46651 - Amendment No. 1 and Conditional Use Permit
No. 151 - Revision "A", and adopted P.C. Resolution No. 96 -31, recommending approval
the Addendum document to the City Council; and,
WHEREAS, on October 1, 1996, after notice issued pursuant to the provisions of
the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code, the City Council held a public hearing to
consider Addendum No. 1 to Environmental Impact Report No. 32, in conjunction with
proposed Tentative Tract Map No. 46651 - Amendment No. 1 and an Appeal of
Conditional Use Permit No. 151 - Revision "A ", at which time all interested parties were
given an opportunity to be heard and present evidence; and,
WHEREAS, prior to taking action on the proposed amendments and revisions to the
approved single family residential project, the City Council considered the information and
findings contained in Addendum No. 1 to EIR No. 32, and determined that the document
was prepared in compliance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality
Act and local guidelines, with respect thereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: That the proposed changes to the project, which include A) removing a
requirement to provide an underground equestrian trail tunnel easement on the property;
B) modifying a condition of approval to allow a portion of the cost of providing a traffic
signal on Crest Road to be aid for b the developer of an adjacent tract in the City of
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Rolling Hills Estates; C) removing conditions of approval related to an off -site debris basin
which is no longer associated with the project; and, D) making other minor technical
changes to the conditions of approval, all involve aspects of the project which were
previously identified as part of the developed portion of the project. Therefore, pursuant
to Sections 15162 and 15164 of the State CEQA Guidelines, approval of Addendum No.
1 to the previously certified Final EIR, rather than the preparation of a subsequent or
supplemental EIR, is appropriate for the consideration of the proposed revisions to the
single family residential, based on the following findings:
1. That subsequent changes proposed to the project do not require important revisions
to the previous EIR, since there are no new significant environmental impacts that
have been identified, which were not considered in the previous EIR.
2. That substantial changes to the project would not occur with respect to the
circumstances under which the project is undertaken, which would require important
revisions to the previous EIR, since there are no new significant environmental
impacts that were not considered in the previous EIR.
3. That there is no new information of substantial importance to the project which
indicates that the project will have one or more significant effects not discussed
previously in the EIR; that significant effects previously examined will not be
substantially more severe than shown in the EIR; that no mitigation measures or
alternatives, previously found not to be feasible, would now in fact be feasible and
would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the project; or that no
mitigation measures or alternatives which were not previously considered in the
EIR, would now substantially lessen one or more significant effects of the
environment.
Section 2: That the revised project will not result in any new impacts or any
increases in the impacts identified in the previous EIR based on the findings included in
the Addendum No. 1 document, attached hereto and made a part thereof, as Exhibit "A ".
Section 3: In approving Addendum
reviewed and considered the Addendum No.
thereof, as Exhibit "A ".
No. 1 to EIR No. 32, the City Council has
1 document, attached hereto and made a part
Section 4: The Addendum No. 1 to EIR No. 32 identifies no new potential significant
adverse environmental impacts to the areas listed below, beyond those already identified
in the Final EIR No. 36, as a result of the proposed revisions to the single family residential
project:
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1. Landform, Geology, and Soils
2. Hydrology and Drainage
3. Biological Resources
4. Cultural and Scientific Resources
5. Aesthetics
6. Land Use. and Relevant Planning
7. Circulation and Traffic
8. Air Resources
9. Noise
10. Public Services and Utilities
11. Population, Employment and Housing
12. Fiscal Impacts
Section 5: That implementation of the revised project would not require additional
mitigation measures or deletions/ modifications to the mitigation measures included in the
Final EIR. That, while the implementation of mitigation measures as discussed in Final
EIR No. 36 will further reduce these impacts, it is not possible to entirely eliminate
cumulative impacts to the areas of concern listed in Section 1, above. Therefore, the
Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations, as provided in Final EIR No. 32, are
hereby incorporated by reference.
Section 6: All findings, attachments and Statement of Overriding Considerations
contained in Resolution Nos. 91 -73, as adopted by the City Council on October 15, 1991,
are hereby incorporated by reference.
Section 7: The time within which judicial review of the decision reflected in this
Resolution must be sought, if available, is governed by Section 1094.6 of the California
Code of Civil Procedure.
Section 8: For the foregoing reasons and based on the information and findings
contained in the Staff Report, minutes, and evidence presented at the public hearings, the
City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes hereby approves Addendum No. 1 to
Environmental Impact Report No. 32, based on the determination that the document was
completed in compliance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act
and State and local guidelines with respect thereto.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 1st day of October 1996.
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ATTEST:
CITI( CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Jo Purcell,- City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the above
Resolution No. 96 -8 8 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council
at a regular meeting held on October 1 , , 1996.
Jo Purcell; ity Clerk
City of R ` cho Palos Verdes
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Exhibit "A"
ADDENDUM NO. 1
TO
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 32
The City Council has reviewed the proposed amendments to Tentative Tract Map No.
46651 and revisions to Conditional Use Permit No. 151 in conjunction with the
requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as well as State and
Local CEQA Guidelines, and find as follows:
That removal of the underground equestrian trail tunnel easement would not impact public
recreation since the project is still conditioned to explore providing an at -grade crossing
for equestrians on Crest Road to connect the equestrian trails on the project site with the
trails in the City of Rolling Hills Estates.
That the modification to the conditions of approval regarding the potential traffic signal on
Crest Road would not impact traffic and circulation since the conditions would be modified
to allow a portion of the cost of providing a traffic signal on Crest Road to be paid for by
the developer of an adjacent tract in the City of Rolling Hills Estates which will contribute
additional traffic to this roadway.
That the removal of the conditions of approval relating to the off -site debris basin would
not impact drainage, since the project would still be required to provide an on -site
detention basin, as well as specific funding for the City to pursue the off -site drainage
facility as a separate project.
The amendments to the Conditions of Approval would not result in any new or increased
impacts to the environment, since these changes will not alter the effectiveness of the
Conditions of Approval, and will act, instead, to ensure that impacts of the project are fully
mitigated.
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