CC RES 1987-017RESOLUTION NO. 87 - 17
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DENYING THE APPEAL OF
VARIANCE NO. 149 AT 4401 PALOS VERDES DRIVE
EAST, THEREBY DENYING THE PROJECT.
WHEREAS, Surjit & Chandra S. Kanwal have requested a
variance to allow construction of a room addition on an
extreme slope at 4401 Palos Verdes Drive East; and
WHEREAS, after notice issued pursuant to the provisions
of the Rancho Palos Verdes Development Code, a public hearing
was held by the Planning Comm is s ion on Wednesday, January 13,
1987 at which time all interested parties were given an
opportunity to be heard and present evidence at which time
the application was denied.
WHEREAS, on January 28, 19 8 7 , Mr. Surjit K. Kanwa 1 filed
an appeal to the City Council within 15 days of the-decision
of the Planning Commission.
WHEREAS, on April 7, 1987, the City Council considered
the appeal at which time it denied the appeal of Variance
149.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1: That there are no exceptional or
extraordinary circumstances or conditions applicable to the
property involved which do not apply generally to other
property in the same zoning district, as many of the lots in
the area contain similar extreme slopes which limit their
development.
Section 2: That said Variance is not necessary for the
preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of
the applicant, which right is not possessed by other property
owners under like conditions in the same zoning district; in
that the size, configuration and topography of the lot is
similar to other lots in the same area and older pad lots
found throughout the zoning district.
Section 3: That the granting of such a Variance will be
contrary to the objectives of the General Plan since this
document requires that the City enforces the Grading
Ordinance with detailed controls and performance standards to
ensure both engineering standards and appropriate topographic
treatment of slopes based upon recognized site planning and
landscape architectural standards.
Section 4: For the foregoing reasons, the City Council
of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes hereby denies Appeal of
Variance No. 149,
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED on APRIL 7TH, 1987*
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
State of Calif ornia
County of Los Angeles
) ss
City---Of Rancho Palos Verdes)
If JO PURCELLF City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes, hereby certify that the above Resolution No. 87-17
was duly and regularly adopted by the said City Council at a
regular meeting thereof held on April 7, 19870
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Resolution No. 87-17
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