CC RES 1995-003RESOLUTION NO. 95 -03
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA
PROCLAIMING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL
EMERGENCY AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN ORDERS AND
ACTIONS OF THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY
SERVICES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Findings.
A. In early January of 1995, a series of severe rain
storms struck the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, causing extreme
damage and dangerous conditions throughout the City.
B. In response to the emergency situation created by the
storms, the Director of Emergency Services proclaimed a local
emergency pursuant to Chapter 2.24 of the Rancho Palos Verdes
Municipal Code, as the City Council was not in session at the
time.
C. To assist residents and owners of over 40 identified
properties to repair and remediate the dangerous conditions and
damage which resulted from the storms and to protect life and
property, the Director of Emergency Services issued certain rules
and regulations in conjunction with his proclamation of a local
emergency pursuant to the authority granted to him by Rancho
Palos Verdes Municipal Code Section 2.24.060 (A) (6) (a) .
Specifically, the Director of Emergency Services issued the
following orders:
1. The Director of Planning, Building and Code
Enforcement and his designees are hereby directed
to expedite processing of applications for grading
permits necessary to repair or remediate damage or
dangerous conditions resulting from the storms of
January, 1995, involving legal pre- existing slopes
or retaining walls.
2. The provisions of Section 17.50.060 requiring
submission to the planning commission of specified
grading permit applications are hereby suspended
for those applications for grading permits
necessary to repair or remediate damage or
dangerous conditions resulting from the storms of
January, 1995, involving legal pre - existing slopes
or retaining walls. The Director of Planning,
Building and Code Enforcement shall review all
such grading permit applications in accordance
with the criteria and purposes established in
Chapter 17.50 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal
Code, and may impose reasonable conditions on said
permits.
3. Notwithstanding Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code
Section 17.50.100, any decision of the Director of
Planning, Building and Code-Enforcement taken
pursuant to this order shall be appealable
directly to the City Council,
4. The provisions of Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal
Code Sections 17.50.080 and 17.50.100, relating to
application and appeal fees, are hereby waived for
any application for a grading permit necessary to
repair or remediate damage or dangerous conditions
resulting from the storms of January, 1995,
involving legal pre- existing slopes or retaining
walls .
5. This order shall apply only to those applications
for grading permits necessary to repair or
remediate damage or dangerous conditions resulting
from the storms of January, 1995, involving legal
pre- existing slopes or retaining walls O Such
applications must be completed and submitted to
the Department Planning, Building and Code
Enforcement not later than March 10, 1995. The
applicant shall complete any work approved by the
Department within one hundred eighty (180) days of
approval of the application.
6. This order shall not apply to applications for
expansion or intensification of any slope or
retaining wall, which shall be subject to the
normal review process.
D, To further protect life and property, in conjunction
with his proclamation of a local emergency, the Director of
Emergency Services ordered actions by City staff in exercise of
the powers and duties conferred upon him by Section
2.2 4.0 6 0 ( A) ( 6) ( a ) through (e). Such actions included, without
limitation:
1. The placement of sand bags and the diversion of
water;
2. Emergency road repairs;
3. Removal of dirt, debris and water with equipment
and by hand;
4. Erection of temporary road blocks and road
closures;
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5. Removal of trees fallen from private property onto
the public -ni ght -of -way;
6. Emergency property inspections;
7. Stockpiling of dirt;
E. The Director of Emergency Services now requests that
the City Council ratify the proclamation of local emergency and
confirm the rules, regulations, actions and orders described
above.
F. Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons
and property within this City now exist, which were caused by the
storms of January, 1995. These conditions of extreme peril
warrant and necessitate the proclamation of the existence of a
local emergency.
Section 2: CEQA Findings.
The provisions of the California Environmental Quality
Act ( do not apply to this Resolution, or to any of the
actions and orders ratified herein, pursuant to Public Resources
Code Section 21172 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15269.
Section 3. Proclamation of Local Emergency.
A. The City Council hereby ratifies the Director of
Emergency Service's proclamation that a local emergency now
exists throughout the City.
8, The City Council declares that the emergency
rules, regulations, actions, and orders described above were
taken in accordance with Chapter 2.24 of the Rancho Palos Verdes
Municipal Code and hereby confirms and ratifies the same.
Section 4, Duration.
This local emergency shall be deemed to continue to
exist until January 31, 1995 unless extended by the City Council.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 17th day of January,
1995.
VA�YOR
ATTEST:
CITY 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. 95 -3 was duly and
regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at a
regular meeting thereof held on January 17, 19950
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