CC SR 20160517 J - Green Hills Status ReportRANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
MEETING DATE: 05/17/2016
AGENDA HEADING: Consent Calendar
Consideration and possible action to receive and file a report on Green Hills Memorial
Park regarding Pacific Terrace/Memorial Terrace Mausoleum.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
(1) Receive and file a report on Green Hills Memorial Park regarding the niches and
vaults inside the Pacific Terrace/Memorial Terrace Mausoleum.
FISCAL IMPACT: None
Amount Budgeted: N/A
Additional Appropriation: N/A
Account Number(s): N/A
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ORIGINATED BY: So Kim, Senior Planner .ru
REVIEWED BY: Ara Mihranian, AICP, Director of Community Development -e
APPROVED BY: Doug Willmore, City ManagerV
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
A. Excerpt from Resolution No. 2015-102 (page A-1)
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
At the May 3, 2016, meeting, a concern was raised by a member of the public that the
niches and vaults located inside the Pacific Terrace/Memorial Terrace Mausoleum
(Mausoleum) are only 8' from the north property line, when they should be placed
further away. In respect to this concern, there are two separate conditions related to the
area in question, as identified in the attached excerpt from Resolution No. 2015-102
(Attachment A). One condition describes the setback requirement for the entire area
west of the maintenance yard and another condition describes the setback for the
Mausoleum building.
Specifically, Condition No. 6 requires a setback distance of 16' from the north property
line to the ground burial sites (with no above -ground structures) in the area located west
of the maintenance yard. At the same time, Condition No. 8.a. requires that the
Mausoleum building, which is also located west of the maintenance yard, be set back 8'
from the north property line. As a result of this condition, any burial plot, niche, or vault
located on or inside the building is also subject to the 8 -foot setback requirement for the
Mausoleum. Since the Mausoleum building itself is set back 8' from the north property
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line, all of its contents are also deemed to be in compliance with the required 8' setback
from the north property line.
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to the City for review and approval by the Building and Safety Division and the City
Geologist prior to issuance of a building permit for any mausoleum.
GS -2: The applicant shall ensure that all applicable conditions as specified within
the geotechnical report and all measures required by the City Geologist are
incorporated into the project.
HW -1: The applicant shall prepare a Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan
(SUSMP) along with a Maintenance Agreement and Transfer. The SUSMP and
related information shall be reviewed and approved by the Director of Community
Development, or his/her designee prior to the issuance of grading and building
permits for any mausoleum building.
N-1: Construction activity of the mausoleum buildings and grading operations shall
be limited to the hours of 7:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday. There
shall be no construction on Saturdays, Sundays or federally observed holidays
unless a Special Construction Permit is obtained prior to work on a Federally
observed holiday.
N-2: During demolition, construction and/or grading operations, trucks shall not
park, queue and/or idle at the project site or in the adjoining street rights-of-way
before 7:00 am Monday through Friday and before 9:00 am on Saturday, in
accordance with the permitted hours of construction stated in this condition. When
feasible to do so, the construction contractor shall provide staging areas on-site to
minimize off-site transportation of heavy construction equipment. These areas
shall be located to maximize the distance between staging activities and
neighboring properties, subject to approval by the building official.
N-3: As indicated in mitigation measure AQ -144-3 above, the project shall be
reviewed by the Planning Commission annually, commencing on the date of final
approval, to review the applicant's compliance with all conditions of approval
associated with the Master Plan and Master Plan Revision. At that time, the
Planning Commission may add, delete, or modify the conditions of approval as
deemed necessary and appropriate. Notice of said review hearing shall be
published and provided to owners of property within a 500' radius, to persons
requesting notice, to all affected homeowners associations, and to the property
owner in accordance with Rancho Palos Verdes Development Code Section
17.80.090.
6. Setbacks Below Ground. Setbacks for below ground interments sites, "Garden"
burial sites with no above -ground structures (other than benches for seating), and
roads shall be as follows:
North and South: 8' (except the northwest corner between the western
property line and maintenance yard, which shall be 16',
with the exception of the thirteen (13) interments
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Resolution No. 2015-102
Exhibit A
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already placed within the northwest corner and the six
(6) companion plots which have already been sold
East and West: 0'
7. Setbacks Above Ground. Setbacks for above ground structures, including but
not limited to mausoleums (except the Pacifica Mausoleum and the Pacific
Terrace/Memorial Terrace Mausoleum shown in Area 11 of the Master Plan, which
are addressed in Condition 8 and 8.a) and crypts shall be as follows:
North: 80' or no closer than the northern perimeter road, whichever
is greater from the north property line that is north of the
maintenance yard, and 40' (except for the Mausoleum
constructed and finaled as of 2013 the setback shall be 8')
from the north property line that abuts the Vista Verde
Condominium complex in the City of Lomita.
South: 40'
East: 25'
West: 5'
8. Setbacks for Pacifica Mausoleum (Area 1). Setbacks for the Pacifica
Mausoleum are as follows:
West: 15' (existing) / 5' for the northwestern addition
North: 40'-0" (expansion northerly along the eastern edge of the
existing building shall be offset 8'-0" to the west from the
existing eastern edge of the building)
East: 25'
South: If abutting a residential zoning district, 40'. If abutting a
nonresidential zoning district, 25'
8.a Setbacks For Area 11. Setbacks for the existing Pacific Terrace/Memorial
Terrace Mausoleum building in Area 11 shall be as follows:
North: 8'-0 for the portion constructed and finaled as of 2013. 40' for
future expansions
West/South: If abutting a residential zoning district, 40'. If abutting a
nonresidential zoning district, 25'.
East: 25'
9. Music. Any live and/or amplified music shall occur only during funeral services,
community events, or visits. Funeral services music and community event music
shall be limited to the duration of the service or event. In no case shall the live
and/or amplified music exceed 65 dba at the common property lines abutting a
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Exhibit A
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