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P.C. RESOLUTION NO. 2005-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES FINDING THAT THE CITY'S ACCEPTANCE OF
THE "ADDITIONAL NON-GOLF SETBACK" AREAS WITHIN THE TRUMP
NATIONAL GOLF COURSE PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
RANCHO PALOS VERDES GENERAL PLAN (CASE NO. ZON2005-00162)
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
and adopted Resolution Nos. 92-54, 92-55, 92-56 and 92-57, respectively approving
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 a Residential Planned Development consisting of a total of
eighty-three (83) single family dwelling units, an 18 hole public golf course and public
open space on 261.4 acres in Coastal Subregion Nos. 7 and 8; and,
WHEREAS, on August 12, 1992, after finding that an appeal of the City's
approval of the project raised substantial issue, the California Coastal Commission
denied Coastal Permit No. 103, directed the landowners to redesign the project to
address the concerns raised by the Coastal Commission Staff and remanded the
project back to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes for reconsideration; and,
WHEREAS, on December 7, 1992, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes adopted Resolution No. 92-115 approving the Addendum to Environmental
Impact Report No. 36 and adopted Resolution Nos. 92-116, 92-117, 92-118 and 92-119
approving Revisions to 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 in order to address concerns raised by
the Coastal Commission with regard to adequate provisions for public open space,
public access and habitat preservation; and,
WHEREAS, on April 15, 1993, the California Coastal Commission approved
Coastal Development Permit No. A-5-RPV-93-5 (i.e. Coastal Permit No. 103), subject to
additional conditions of approval; 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 and adopted Resolution Nos. 93-90, 93-91, 93-92 and 93-93
respectively re-approving Vesting Tentative Tract Map Nos. 50666 and 50667,
Tentative Parcel Map Nos. 20970 and 23004, Conditional Use Permit Nos. 162 and
163, and Grading Permit No. 1541 in order to comply with a Court mandate to provide
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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 and Adopted Resolution Nos. 94-72, 94-73, 94-74, 94-75, 94-76
and 94-77, respectively, approving Revision "A" to the approved Ocean Trails project,
including, but not limited to, relocation of the golf course clubhouse from the area
southwest of the School District property to an area north of Half Way Point, locating the
golf course maintenance facility and four (4) affordable housing units southeast of the
corner of Palos Verdes Drive South and Paseo Del Mar, reducing the number of single
family residential lots from eighty-three (83) to seventy-five (75) and increasing the
height of the golf course clubhouse from thirty (30) feet to forty-eight (48)feet; and,
WHEREAS, between September 6, 1994 and April 20, 2004, the City Council
approved various other amendments to the Ocean Trails project; and,
WHEREAS, in May 1995, the City, California Coastal Commission, the Sierra
Club, the California Native Plant Society, Coastal Conservation Coalition, Save Our
Coastline 2000, Andrew Sargent, Palos Verdes Land Holdings Company, and
Zuckerman Building Company entered into a "Settlement Agreement", where such
Agreement required certain project modifications and required the City to accept certain
open space lots, including areas identified as "Additional Non-Golf Setback"; and,
WHEREAS, on November 20, 1997, the City entered into a Development
Agreement with the owner of the property concerning the proposed project. Such
Agreement was amended on September 18, 2001 and again on March 4, 2003; and,
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65402 requires that a local agency not
acquire real property for public purposes until the location, purpose and extent of such
acquisition has been submitted to and reported upon by the planning agency as to
conformity with the agency's adopted General Plan; and,
WHEREAS, since the Planning Commission and City Council have already
approved the entitlements for the Trump National Golf Course project, which
specifically identify the location, purpose and extent of most of the project's required
open space lots and trails, and all of these entitlements were found to be consistent
with the General Plan, a General Plan Consistency Finding is not required prior to the
City's acceptance of most of the open space lots and trails; and,
WHEREAS, the "Settlement Agreement" that was entered into in May 1995,
was entered into after the entitlements were approved by both the Planning
Commission and City Council, and therefore the acceptance of the "Additional Non-
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Golf Setback" areas that were part of the "Settlement Agreement" has not been
analyzed with respect to consistency with the City's General Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City's acceptance of "Additional Non-Golf Setback" areas
located within Tract No. 50667 and Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 50666, which are
to serve a purpose of providing additional open space, a buffer between the golf play
areas and other open space lots, as well as accommodating pedestrian and bicyclists
on designated trails, is consistent with the City of Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan
because:
A. It is the goal of the General Plan's "Natural Environment Element" to conserve,
protect, and enhance its natural resources, beauty, and open space for the
benefit and enjoyment of its residents and the residents of the entire region, while
ensuring that development recognizes the sensitivity of the natural environmental
and be accomplished in such a manner as to maximize the protection of it, and
the acceptance of said open space areas defined as the "Additional Non-Golf
Setback" will further this goal; and,
B. It is a policy of the General Plan's "Urban Environment Element/Transportation
Systems Section" to provide safety measures on paths and trails, particularly on
bluffs and ridgelines, and include such measures as key design factors, as the
acceptance of said open space areas defined as the "Additional Non-Golf
Setback" will provide for additional buffer between the golf play areas and the
designated paths and trails along the coastal bluff; and,
C. It is a policy of the General Plan's "Urban Environment Element/Transportation
Systems Section" to align trails to provide maximum access to scenic resources,
whereas the acceptance of the open space areas defined as the "Additional Non-
Golf Setback" will provide additional buffer between the golf play areas and the
designated paths and trails that will serve to maximize the trail users access to
scenic resources.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 26th day of April 2005, by the following
vote:
AYES: Commissioners Gerstner, Go l i da, Vice Chairman Knight ,
and Chairman Tetreault
NOES: NONE
ABSTENTIONS: NONE
ABSENT: Commissioners Karp, Mueller, and Pe'restam
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maul etreault
Chairman
Joe Rol s, Al •
Dire,tor if Pl-nnin f., Building
and :•e Enfo ement; and,
Secretary to the Planning Commission
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