PC RES 1995-002P.C. RESOLUTION NO. 95-02
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DETERMINING THAT
THE CITY'S CONCEPTUAL FIVE YEAR CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN
WHEREAS, on June 26, 1975, the City Council of the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes adopted a General Plan with an Urban
Environment Element which includes a discussion and policies
regarding Infrastructure; and,
WHEREAS, Section 65401 of the California State Planning and
Zoning Law requires that the City prepare a coordinated program for
capital improvements, and that the Planning commission review and
report to the City Council regarding the conformity of the Capital
Improvements Program with the adopted General Plan; and,
WHEREAS, on January 24, 1995, the Planning Commission
reviewed the City's conceptual Five Year Capital Improvements
Program for Fiscal Years 1995-2000 for consistency and conformance
with the adopted General Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: That the projected on-going overlay of
residential streets throughout the city, as well as the anticipated
improvemetns to Palos Verdes Drive East, Crenshaw Boulevard,
Montemalaga Drive, and Palos Verdes Drive South, as well as the bi-
annual Pavement Managment Studies projected for Fiscal Years 1996-
97 and 1998-99, are necessary for the maintenance and repair of
deteriorated roadways, which is identified on Page 117 of the
General Plan to be of concern since adverse road conditions impede
safety and the smooth flow of traffic.
Section 2: since it is a policy of the General Plan to
"require any new developments with new streets to provide adequate
right-of-way widths for possible future needs to provide for
traffic patterns necessary to accommodate future growth needs"
(Page 137), the anticipated widening of the roadway and
installation of traffic signals required as conditions of Approval
for various new developments along Palos Verdes Drive South (FY's
1996-99) are also consistent with the policies of the General Plan.
Section 3: That the proposed drainage improvements
associated with the construction of an off-site debris basin for
the Kajima Development (Tentative Tract No. 46651) are necessary to
ensure the proper flow of drainage and, pursuant to the provisions
described on Page 110 of the General Plan, are necessary to
"protect people and their possessions from the sometimes hazardous
results of periodic flooding."
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Section 4: That the proposed installation of median
landscaping and irrigation along Palos Verdes Drive South as
described in the attached Exhibit "All is desirable in accordance
with statements found on Page 118 of the General Plan which
indicate that such landscaping is necessary to preclude the
"sterile quality" and "unattractive and bland asphalt corridors"
resulting from inadequate landscaping for streets. In addition,
Page 138 of the General Plan states that it is a policy of the City
to "require adequate landscaping or buffering techniques for all
new and existing facilities and networks, in order to reduce the
visual impact of many infrastructure facilities and networks.
Section 5: Based on the findings described above and as
discussed in the Staff Report and other records of the proceedings,
the Planning Commission hereby finds that the proposed conceptual
Five Year Capital Improvements Program for Fiscal Years 1995-2000,
as described in the attached Exhibit "A", is consistent with the
goals and policies of the City's adopted General Plan, and directs
the Staff to report this conclusion to the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 24th day of January 1995,
by the following vote:
AYES: Alberio, Ferraro, Vannorsdall, Wang, Whiteneck, Hayes, Mowlds
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Enforcement; and, Secretary
Planning commission
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