PC RES 1997-044PC RESOLUTION NO. 97-44
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING REVISION
"D" TO CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO 162 FOR A
RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT IN CONNECTION
WITH THE OCEAN TRAILS PROJECT (VESTING
TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO 50667 AND TENTATIVE
PARCEL MAP NO 23004), LOCATED IN COASTAL
SUBREGIONS 7 AND 8
WHEREAS, the City approved the Ocean Trails project, including Conditional Use
Permit No. 162, in June 1992, re -approved the project in December 1992, and approved
subsequent revisions to the project in October 1993, September 1994 (Revision "A"),
March 1996 (Revision "B") and September 1996 (Revision "C"), respectively; and,
WHEREAS, several of the residential lots in Vesting Tentative Tract Map No 50667
are located on the south side of La Rotonda Drive and will back onto the East Bluff
Preserve The East Bluff Preserve is a 7 7 acre parcel that will be dedicated to the City
in order to preserve and enhance Coastal Sage Scrub habitat, which supports the
California gnatcatcher and several other sensitive native plant and animal species. Since
many of the plant species found in Coastal Sage Scrub are also highly combustible and,
therefore, a fuel source for brush fires, the project was conditioned in December 1992 to
required a fire break to be created between the residential lots and the preserve area
Common Open Space Lot H, was added to the project prior to the City's approval of the
project in December 1992 to provide the fire break area It was believed at the time that
the Los Angeles County Fire Department had reviewed and approved the revised design
of the subdivision However, during subsequent review of the tract layout as part of the
issuance of the grading permit for the project, the Fire Department raised a concern that
the width of the fire break was not adequate to buffer the proposed residences from
potential brush fires that may occur in the adjacent habitat area, and,
WHEREAS, in order to provide the minimum 100 foot buffer between the flammable
Coastal Sage Scrub plants and the proposed residences, Staff, the developer and the Fire
Department have agreed that the best course of action to satisfy the Fire Department's
concerns at this time was to seek an amendment the Conditions of Approval for
Conditional Use Permit No 162 to increase the minimum rear yard setback requirements
for Lot Nos 6 through 9, and,
WHEREAS, on September 9, 1997, after notice issued pursuant to the provisions
of the Development Code, the Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider the
proposed Revision "D" to Conditional Use Permit No. 162, at which time all interested
parties were given an opportunity to be heard and present evidence
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS.
Section 1: The language of Conditional Use Permit No 162 Condition No. P.2 f
is hereby amended as follows (new text is shown as underlined and deleted text is shown
as strike -out),
Except for Lot Nos. 7 6 through 16, 18, 19, 23, 35 and 36, the minimum rear yard
setback for all structures on an individual lot shall be thirty-five (35) feet On Lot
Nos 7 through 10, 16, 18, 19, 23, 35 and 36, the minimum rear yard setback for all
structures on an individual lot shall be twenty-five (25) feet On Lot Nos 6 through
9 the minimum rear yard setback for all structures on an individual lot shall be fifty
(50) feet, except for Lot No. 8, as shown on Exhibit "A", where an adequate fuel
modification zone is available within Lot H and the adjacent East Bluff Preserve to
provide the minimum one hundred (100) foot setback from the area of high fuel,
however, in no case shall the rear yard setback be less than twenty-five (25) feet
On Lot Nos 6 throuah 9 the fuel modification zone setback may be reduced at the
time that individual residences are proposed on these lots, provided that alternative
fire suppression systems and/or building techniques are incorporated into the
design of the residence, such as water sprinkler systems, fire walls, fire retardant
materials, etc., to the satisfaction of the Los Angeles County Fire Department and
City Building Official. If the fuel modification zone setback is reduced through this
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subsequent approval, the rear yard setback shall not be less than 25 fee'
Section 2 The adoption of this Resolution is categorically exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303.
Section 3 Any interested person aggrieved by this decision or by any portion of
this decision may appeal to the City Council. Pursuant to Section 17 60 060 of the Rancho
Palos Verdes Municipal Code, any such appeal must be filed with the City, in writing, and
with the appropriate appeal fee, no later than fifteen (15) days following September 9,
1997, the date of the Planning Commission's final action.
Section 4 For the forgoing reasons, and based on information and findings
contained in the public record, including Staff Reports, Minutes, records of proceedings,
and evidence presented at the public hearings, the Planning Commission of the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes hereby approves Revision "D" to Conditional Use Permit No 162
PC Resolution No. 97-44
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 9th day of September 199 by the
following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Alberio, Cartwright, Clark, Ng, Slayden,
Vice Chairman Whiteneck and Chairman Vannorsdall
NOES:
None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
ABSENT: None.
Donald E. Vannorsdall
Chairman
(!Kmvcrelcc,(NATZ,J.,J
Carolynn Petru, AICP
Director of Planning, Building
and Code Enforcement and Secretary
to the Planning Commission
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