PC RES 2004-036P.C. RESOLUTION NO. 2004-36
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE A HEIGHT
VARIATION ANO GRADING PERMIT FOR THE DEMOLITION OF AN
EXISTING ONE-STORY RESIDENCE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW
9,030 SQUARE FOOT TWO-STORY RESIDENCE, AND CONDUCT 924
CUBIC YARDS OF GRADING ON A PAD LOT LOCATED AT 3046
CROWNVIEW DRIVE (CASE NO. ZON2.004-00140).
WHEREAS, on March 25, 2004, the applicant, Jerry Rodin, representing property
owners Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg, submitted a Height Variation application and Grading
Permit application (hereinafter referred to as ZON2004-00140), requesting approval for the
construction of a new 9,030 square foot two-story residence with an overall height of 26 -
feet, and 924 cubic yards of grading, for property located at 3046 Crownview Drive; and,
WHEREAS, on April 22, 2004, the applications were deemed incomplete pending
the submittal of additional information and construction of the temporary silhouette; and,
WHEREAS, on July 8, 2004, upon submittal of the required information and the
construction and certification of the temporary silhouette, Staff deemed the applications
generally complete for processing; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act,
Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et. seq ("CEQA"), the State's CEQA Guidelines,
California Code of Regulation, Title 14, Section 15000 et seq , the City's Local CEQA
Guidelines, and Government Code Section 65962.5(f) (Hazardous Waste and Substances
Statement), Staff found no evidence that ZON2004-00140 would have a significant effect
on the environment and, therefore, the proposed project has been found to be categorically
exempt under Class 3 (Section 15303) since the project involves the construction of one
new single-family residential structure; and,
WHEREAS, after notice issued pursuant to the requirements of the Rancho Palos
Verdes Development Code, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on
August 24, 2004, 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 proposed addition is not compatible with the immediate
neighborhood character with regards to size and mass The resulting structure size
deviates from the sizes evident in the immediate neighborhood, where the new 9,030
square foot residence will be 155% larger than the average structure size and 3,499 square
feet larger than the largest structure in the immediate neighborhood, or 63% larger. Thus,
the project is so much larger than the biggest structure and so much larger than the
average structure size Further, the structure itself is massive and does not appear
proportional to, and overwhelms the pad. Lastly, since the size of the residence deviates
from the characteristics of the neighborhood, it translates into the mass of the structure
Section 2: Any interested person may appeal this decision or any portion of this
decision to the City Council. Pursuant to Section 17.02.040.0 1J 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 the date of the Planning
Commission's final action.
Section 3: For the foregoing reasons, and based on the information and findings
included in the Staff Report, Minutes and other records of proceedings, the Planning
Commission of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes hereby denies Case No. ZON2004-00140
for a Height Variation and Grading Permit for a new two-storesidence and 924 cubic
yards of grading. _ without prejudice,
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 24th day of August 2004, by the following vote
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