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City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Planning Commission
Work Session
March 3, 1977
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Shaw at 7:30 p.m.
PRESENT: Hughes, McTaggart, Rosenberg Shaw
ABSENT: Blue
Also present were Director of Planning Sharon Hightower and Code Inspector
David Rosso.
Distributed re -re -re -draft of grading ordinance.
Confirmed draft schedule for Planning Commission for Spring.
Approved memo to City Council answering Graham letter.
TREE, TRIMMING ORDINANCE Rosenberg's outline of proposed con-
tents. Staff's outline of ma3or issues:
Issues:
1. Should City get involved in forcing tree trimming? (McTaggart - no.)` -
2. Sharing of air space concept.
3. Possibility of minimal ordinance which establishes -Arbitration Com-
mittee, makes judgement, decision on cost of trimming. Try it for
six months.
McTaggart - 1 Opposed to mandatory tree trimming
(1 if mandatory, cost should fall on complainant).
Rosenberg - 1 strong mandatory (owner should pay)
Shaw - 1 If going to have one should be mandatory (complainant
should pay, at least initial - recurring should be owner
(C.A. says can't))
Hughes - 1 Minimal ordinance to start.
Need to have fair method of choosing tree surgeon and who pays.
Agreed that once arbitration has happened, the Complainant should get bids
from minimum of 2 from approved list. If owner wants any other, and more
expensive, he has to pay difference.
Leave sunlight consideration out for now.
What is a view lot?
Must be measured from pad level or living area of house (living room,
dining room, family room, kitchen).
Views must be over lower elevations.
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Definition of ��view - water, City, f�.
canyon in excess.d,one-h 1 --mile.
Major view - degrees?'
Considerable - more than 30%+? impairment.
Mr.�7f6"s4t!nberq said he would be gone March 11 thru March 27.
The meeting was adjourned to March 7 at 10:30 p.m.