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P. C. RESOLUTION NO. 93 - 4
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 24, REVISION NO. 2,
AMENDING CONDITION OF APPROVAL NOS. 1, 2 AND
11, THEREBY APPROVING MODIFICATIONS TO THE
LANGUAGE REGARDING MAINTENANCE AND OWNERSHIP
OF THE UNDERLYING FEE OF THE TRAIL KNOWN AS
THE POINT VICENTE TRAIL, LOCATED IN THE COMMON
OPEN SPACE LOT OF TRACT NO. 33034.
WHEREAS, Palos Verdes Panorama Owners Association has requested
an amendment to Condition Nos. 2, 8, and 11 of Conditional Use Permit
No. 24 (Tract 33034) to reflect the transfer of maintenance and
ownership of the underlying fee of the Pt. Vicente Trail from the
Palos Verdes Panorama Owners Association to the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes; and
WHEREAS, after notice issued pursuant to the provisions of the
City's Development Code, public hearings were held before the City
Council on November 4, 1992 and December 15, 1992, at which time all
interested parties were given an opportunity to be heard and present
evidence; and
WHEREAS, on February 2, 1993, the City Council adopted
Resolution No. 93-4, thereby approving Amendment No. 1 to Tract No.
33034 to allow the transfer of ownership of the Point Vicente Trail
easement from the homeowners association to the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: That modification to Conditional Use Permit No. 24,
Condition of Approval Nos. 2, 8 and 11, is necessary as a result of
the City Council's approval of Tract No. 33034, Amendment No. 1, so
that the Conditional Use Permit and Tract Map for the Palos Verdes
Panorama development are consistent with regard to the maintenance
and ownership of the underlying fee of the Pt. Vicente Trail to the
City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
Section 2 : That, even with the reduction in common open space
resulting from the fee transfer, the total amount of common open
space for the tract will still exceed the 30% minimum required in a
Residential Planned Development by approximately 25%.
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Section 3 : For the foregoing reasons, and based on evidence
presented in the staff report and records of proceedings, the
Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes hereby
approves Conditional Use Permit No. 24, Revision No. 2, modifying
Condition of Approval Nos. 2, 8 and 11, as described in the attached
Exhibit "A" , thereby deleting references of the Palos Verdes Panorama
Owners Association's maintenance and ownership responsibilities for
the Point Vicente Trail.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 23rd day of February, 1993 .
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Robert Katherman
Chairman
Dudley On erdonk, Director of
Environmental Services and
Secretary to the Commission
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"EXHIBIT A"
The following "Revision No. 2" to Conditional Use Permit No. 24,
Tract No. 33034, shall become effective pending submittal of a grant
deed for transfer of ownership of the underlying fee for the Pt.
Vicente Trail (see City Council Resolution No. 93-3) . The following
conditions shall be amended as listed below:
1. Condition No. 2 :
A landscaping plan (which includes street trees) shall be
submitted for approval by the Director of Planning. Said plan
shall include but not be limited to plant materials (proposed
and existing) , wall/fences, treatment of emergency vehicles, and
pcdcstrian accc33 ca3cmcnt, and lighting.
2 . Condition No. 8:
A pedestrian access easement shall be provided which shall allow
for public access from the northern-most tract boundary to Lot
44 of Tract 29115, as per the approved Tentative Tract Map and
associated conditions. Upon submittal of a grant deed in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney, ownership of the underlying fee
of the Pt. Vicente Trail easement, including the path and
stairs, shall be transferred to the City. At that time, the
City will incur all maintenance and ownership responsibilities
for the path and stairs.
3 . Condition No. 11. A.
Maintenance of the privately owned areas, pcdc3trian trail, and
emergency vehicle access shall be ensured through the
establishment of a Homeowners Association (or equal) and C.C. &
R's. Furthermore, maintenance fees for said areas cannot be
reduced without written approval of the City.
Note: Proposed new language is bold and underlined, and
deleted language is represented by strike-through
text.
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