CC RES 1996-015RESOLUTION NO. 96-15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES APPROVING ADDENDUM NO.4 TO
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 36 IN CONNECTION WITH
REVISIONS TO VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 50666 AND
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 163 FOR A 75 LOT RESIDENTIAL
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, AND 18 -HOLE
PUBLIC GOLF COURSE WITH RELATED FACILITIES LOCATED IN
COASTAL SUBREGIONS 7 AND 8, WHICH COMPRISE THE
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL KNOWN AS OCEAN TRAILS.
WHEREAS, on June 1, 1992 the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes adopted
Resolution No. 92 -53 certifying Environmental Impact Report No. 36, in connection with Vesting Tentative
Tract Map Nos. 50666 and 50667, Tentative Parcel Map Nos. 20970 and 23004, Conditional Use Permit
Nos. 162 and 163, Coastal Permit No. 103, and Grading Permit No. 1541 for an 83 lot Residential Planned
Development, public open space, and an 18 hole public golf course with clubhouse and related facilities on
261.4 acres in Coastal Subregions 7 and 8; and,
WHEREAS, on December 7, 1992, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes adopted
Resolution No. 92 -115 approving an Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No. 36, in connection with
approving Revisions to the Ocean Trails project applications described above, in order to address concerns
expressed by the California Coastal Commission with regard to adequate provisions for public open space,
public access and habitat preservation; and,
WHEREAS, on October 5, 1993, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes adopted Resolution
No. 93 -89 approving a second Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No. 36, in connection with re-
approval of the Ocean Trails project applications described above, in order to comply with a Court mandate
to provide affordable housing in conjunction with the project, pursuant to Government Code Section 65590;
and,
WHEREAS, on September 6, 1994, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes adopted
Resolution No. 94 -71 approving a third Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No. 36, in connection
with approval of revisions to the Ocean Trails project applications described above, in order to incorporate
changes to the project made by the California Coastal Commission in January 1995 and to include an 8.5
acre vacant property owned by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District into the golf course; and,
WHEREAS, on December 12, 1995, after notice issued pursuant to the provisions of the
Development Code, the Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider draft Addendum No. 4 to
Environmental Impact Report No. 36 and the proposed Revisions to the Ocean Trails project. At the
conclusion of the duly noticed public hearing, the Planning Commission adopted P.C. Resolution Nos. 95-
47, 95 -48 and 95 -49 recommending approval of Addendum No. 4 and the revisions to Vesting Tentative
Tract Map No. 50666 to City Council, and approving revisions to Conditional Use Permit No. 163; and,
WHEREAS, on March 8, 1996, copies of the draft Addendum No. 4 to Environmental Impact
Report No. 36 were distributed to the City Council and prior to taking action on the proposed Revisions to
the Ocean Trails project, the City Council independently reviewed and considered the information and
findings contained in draft Addendum No. 4 to EIR No. 36 and determined that the document was prepared
in compliance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act and local guidelines, with
respect thereto; and,
WHEREAS, on March 11, 1996, after notice issued pursuant to the provisions of the Development
code, the City Council held a public hearing to consider draft Addendum No. 4 to Environmental Impact
Report No. 36 and the proposed Revisions to the Ocean Trails project, at which time all interested parties
were given an opportunity to be heard and to 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 environmental impacts associated with including the 8.5 acre vacant Loma del Mar
as part of the public golf course were previously analyzed in Addendum No. 3 to Environmental Impact
Report. The City found that this expansion of the golf course would not result in any new or significant
increase in environmental impacts and the findings to that effect are contained in Resolution No. 94 -71.
Therefore, no further analysis of this aspect of the revision in necessary under the requirements of the
California Environmental Quality Act.
Section 2: The other aspects of the proposed revisions, including the relocation of the golf course
clubhouse, Paseo del Mar roadway and public trails to accommodate a reconfiguration of the public
parking facilities required by the California Coastal Commission, and the modifications to the public trails in
order to provide clarification or to be consistent with the California Coastal Commission's approval, will all
located in areas of the subject property which were previously identified as part of the developed portion of
the project. The modifications to the public trails will eliminate redundancy, while still preserving public trail
connections to the coastline. Therefore, pursuant to Sections 15162 and 15164 of the State CEQA
Guidelines, approval of draft Addendum No. 4 to the previously certified EIR, rather than the preparation of
a subsequent or supplemental EIR, is appropriate for the consideration of the proposed revisions to the
Ocean Trails project, 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 3: The revised project will not result in any new impacts or any increases in the impacts
identified in the previous EIR, Supplement and Addendum, since the golf course clubhouse, parking
facilities, Paseo del Mar roadway and public trails will still be located in an areas of the site previously
identified to be occupied by these same uses; the clubhouse will be located at the same elevation as the
previous configuration, so that views from Palos Verdes Drive South and the surrounding single family
residential areas will be unchanged; and the public trails will be streamlined and conflicts with golf and
other uses will be minimized.
Section 4: In approving the draft Addendum No. 4 to EIR No. 36, the City Council has reviewed and
considered the Addendum No. 4 document, attached hereto and made a part thereof, as Exhibit "A ".
Section 5: The Draft Addendum No. 4 to EIR No. 36 identifies no new potential significant adverse
environmental impacts to the areas listed below, beyond those already identified in the Final EIR No. 36,
and the Supplement and Addendum Nos. 1, 2 and 3 to EIR No. 36, as a result of the proposed revisions to
the Ocean Trails 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 6: That implementation of the revised project would not require additional mitigation
measures or deletions /modifications to the mitigation measures included in the Final EIR, as well as the
Supplement and Addendum Nos. 1 2 and 3 to EIR No. 36. However, while the implementation of
mitigation measures as discussed in Final EIR No. 36 and the Supplement and Addendum EIR Nos. 1, 2
and 3 to EIR 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. 36, are hereby incorporated by reference.
Section 7: All findings, attachments and Statement of Overriding Considerations contained in
Resolution Nos. 92 -53, 92 -115, 93 -89 and 94 -71, as adopted by the City Council on June 1, 1992,
December 7, 1992, October 5, 1993 and September 6, 1994, respectively, are hereby incorporated by
reference.
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 adopts Addendum No. 4 to Environmental Impact Report No. 36, based on the
determination that the document was completed in compliance with the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act and Sate and local guidelines, with respect thereto.
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 11th day of March 1996.
MAY R
ATTEST:
Cl 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-
15 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting held on March
11, 1996.
Jo Purcell, CO/Clerk
City of Ranc qfPalos Verdes
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Resolution No. 96 -15
Exhibit "A"
ADDENDUM NO.4
TO
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 36
The City Council has reviewed the proposed revisions to the Ocean Trails project in conjunction with the
requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, as well as State and Local CEQA Guidelines, and
finds as follows:
The relocation of the golf course clubhouse and public parking facilities does not result in any new or
increased impacts to the environment, since these improvements would be located in an area of the subject
property that was previously identified as part of the developed portion of the project. The reconfiguration of
the public parking facilities into two separate lots, one located on either side of the clubhouse, would
provide a greater physical and visual connection between the public roadway ( Paseo del Mar extension)
and the public park (Half Way Point Park). No reduction in the amount of parking is proposed and a total of
195 off - street parking spaces will be provided. In addition, the clubhouse would still be located at the same
elevation as the previous location 80 feet to the east, so that views of the ocean, Catalina Island and the
coastline from Palos Verdes Drive South and the single family residential areas surrounding the project site
would not be adversely impacted.
The realignment of Paseo del Mar and the public trails along the south side of this public roadway would
not result in any new or increased impacts to the environment, since these improvements would be located
in an area of the subject property that was previously identified as part of the developed portion of the
project. The original alignment of Paseo del Mar was intended to function as part of the site's bluff top
road, by providing public access from Palos Verdes Drive South to Forrestal Canyon and Half Way Point.
The new alignment would still provide this access, since the City Council has required the landowner to
dedicate a public access easement to the City over the clubhouse driveway and public parking lot to
Forrestal Canyon. In addition, the removal of the pedestrian and bicycle trail between the clubhouse and
the group of single family residential lots to the north does not have a significant impact on public access on
the site since this trail was redundant, and both a pedestrian and bicycle trail will still be available along the
east side of the small parking lot, along the south side of the clubhouse and connecting to the trails that
cross Forrestal Canyon and circle Half Way Point Park.
The removal of the bicycle designation from the trail along the slide scarp located north of Golf Hole No. 18
would not result in any new or increased impacts to the environment since this trail was redundant. A
bicycle trail would still be provided within the Bluff Top Public Access Corridor that runs parallel to the scarp
trail. In addition, unlike other bicycle trials in the development, a large portion of the slide scarp trail would
also be used by golf carts and sewer maintenance vehicles. The elimination of the bicycle designation on
this trail would minimize any impacts associated with conflicts between these various uses.
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