PC RES 1998-036r
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES FORWARDING TO
THE BOARD OF THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT A FINDING THAT THE PLACEMENT OF AN
ADDITIONAL PORTABLE CLASSROOM BUILDING AT
DODSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, LOCATED AT 28014
MONTEREINA DRIVE, IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS
AND POLICIES OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES
GENERAL PLAN
WHEREAS, on or about August 24, 1998, the requestor, the Los Angeles Unified
School District (LAUSD), placed or authorized the placement of an additional portable
classroom building at Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle School, near the southeast
corner of Montereina Drive and Avenida Aprenda in the Rolling Hills Riviera community,
and,
WHEREAS, Section 65402(c) of the California Government Code requires that a
local agency such as LAUSD shall not construct or authorize a public building or structure
in any city, if such city has adopted a general plan and such general plan is applicable
thereto, until the location, purpose and extent of such public building or structure have
been submitted to and reported upon by the planning agency having Jurisdiction, as to
conformity with said adopted general plan, and,
WHEREAS, on September 28, 1998, LAUSD submitted an after -the -fact request for
a General Plan consistency finding for the additional portable classroom building at
Dodson Middle School, and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act,
Public Resources Code Sections 2100 et seq ("CEQA"), the State's CEQA Guidelines,
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15000 et. seq , the City's Local CEQA
Guidelines, and Government Code Section 65952 5(e) (Hazardous Waste and Substances
Statement), the City of Rancho Palos Verdes reviewed the request and determined that
the proposed request would not have a significant impact on the environment and has,
therefore, been determined to be categorically exempt (Class 14, Section 15314); and,
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a hearing this request on October
13, 1998, within forty (40) days of the date the request was submitted by LAUSD, 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.
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Section 1: The location, purpose and extent of the additional portable classroom
building is consistent with the Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan because the project
location is an existing public middle school, which is a use consistent with the Institutional
land use designation of the General Plan, the purpose of the budding is to provide
additional facilities and capacity for the existing public middle school; and the extent of the
project will be limited to only two (2) classrooms and will only increase the current 1,753 -
student capacity by approximately three percent (3%) or a maximum of fifty-eight (58)
students
Section 2: The Planning Commission's review of the additional portable
classroom building is also consistent with Institutional Activity Policy No 3, which calls
upon the City to "[continue] to work closely with the School District in coordinating planning
and programming "
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 17.80.070 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 October 13, 1998,
the date of the Planning Commission's final action.
Section 4: For the foregoing reasons and based on the information and findings
included in the Staff Report, Minutes and all other records of the proceedings, which are
attached hereto and made a part thereof by reference, the Planning Commission hereby
forwards to the Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District a finding that the
placement of an additional portable classroom building at Dodson Middle School, located
at 28014 Montereina Drive, is consistent with the goals and policies of the Rancho Palos
Verdes General Plan.
P.0 Resolution No 98-36
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 13th day of October 1998, by the following
vote
AYES
NOES
ABSTENTIONS
ABSENT -
Vice Chairman Cartwright, Commissioners Albeno, Lyon and Slayden
Chairman Clark, Commissioner Pans
none
Commissioner Vannorsdall
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Lawrence E. Clark,
Chairman
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Joel FOJaS, aicP,
Dire for of Plannin , Building, and Code
orcement; and, Secretary to the Planning
Commission
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