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03 - Exhibit A – Mitigation Monitoring ProgramExhibit A Mitigation Monitoring Program Project: Case No. ZON2014-00143 (General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, and Environmental Assessment) Location: 10 Chaparral Lane Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 Applicant: Luis de Moraes Landowner: Kevin Chen TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction.........................................................................................................................2 Purpose.....................................................................................................................................2 EnvironmentalProcedures.........................................................................................................2 Mitigation Monitoring Program Requirements............................................................................................ 2 II. Management of the Mitigation Monitoring Program................................................................................... 3 Rolesand Responsibilities.......................................................................................................................... 3 Mitigation and Monitoring Program Procedures......................................................................................... 3 Mitigation Monitoring Operations................................................................................................................ 3 III. Mitigation Monitoring Program Checklist.................................................................................................... 5 IV. Mitigation Monitoring Summary Table........................................................................................................ 6 33 I. INTRODUCTION PURPOSE This Mitigation Monitoring Program (MMP) is to allow the following project at 10 Chaparral Lane, located at the end of a cul-de-sac, in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes: Relocation of the General Plan Land Use map and Zoning map designation boundary lines on the subject property. The applicant desires to relocate these boundary lines in a northerly direction so that the only flat area suitable for potential development on the property is entirely outside of the General Plan's Natural Environment/Hazard land use and the Open Space Hazard zoning district. The MMP responds to Section 21081.6 of the Public Resources Code, which requires a lead or responsible agency that approves or carries out a project where a Mitigated Negative Declaration has identified significant environmental effects, to adopt a "reporting or monitoring program for adopted or required changes to mitigate or avoid significant environmental effects." The City of Rancho Palos Verdes is acting as lead agency for the project. An Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared to address the potential environmental impacts of the project. Where appropriate, this environmental document recommended mitigation measures to mitigate or avoid impacts identified. Consistent with Section 21080 (2)(c) of the Public Resources Code, a mitigation reporting or monitoring program is required to ensure that the adopted mitigation measures under thejurisdiction of the City are implemented. The City will adopt this MMP when adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration. ENVIRONMENTAL PROCEDURES This MMP has been prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA), as amended (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.) and the State Guidelines for Implementation of CEQA (CEQA Guidelines), as amended (California Administrative Code Section 15000 et seq.). This MMP complies with the rules, regulations, and procedures adopted by the City of Rancho Palos Verdes for implementation of CEQA. MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS Section 21081.6 of the Public Resources Code states: "When making the findings required by subdivision (a) of Section 21081 or when adopting a negative declaration pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 21081, the public agency shall adopt a reporting or monitoring program for the changes to the project which it has adopted or made a condition of project approval in order to mitigate or avoid significant effects on the environment. The reporting or monitoring program shall be designed to ensure compliance during project implementation. For those changes which have been required or incorporated into the project at the request of an agency having jurisdiction by law over natural resources affected by the project, that agency shall, if so requested by the lead or responsible agency, prepare and submit a proposed reporting or monitoring program." 34 II. MANAGEMENT OF THE MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The MMP for the project will be in place through all phases of the project including final design, pre -grading, construction, and operation. The City will have the primary enforcement role for the mitigation measures. MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM PROCEDURES The mitigation monitoring procedures for this MMP consists of, filing requirements, and compliance verification. The Mitigation Monitoring Checklist and procedures for its use are outlined below. Mitigation Monitoring Program Checklist The MMP Checklist provides a comprehensive list of the required mitigation measures. In addition, the Mitigation Monitoring Checklist includes: the implementing action when the mitigation measure will occur; the method of verification of compliance; the timing of verification; the department or agency responsible for implementing the mitigation measures; and compliance verification. Section III provides the MMP Checklist. Mitigation Monitoring Program Files Files shall be established to document and retain the records of this MMP. The files shall be established, organized, and retained by the City of Rancho Palos Verdes department of Community Development Compliance Verification The MMP Checklist shall be signed when compliance of the mitigation measure is met according to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes Community Development Director. The compliance verification section of the MMP Checklist shall be signed, for mitigation measures requiring ongoing monitoring, and when the monitoring of a mitigation measure is completed. MITIGATION MONITORING OPERATIONS The following steps shall be followed for implementation, monitoring, and verification of each mitigation measure: 1. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Community Development Director shall designate a party responsible for monitoring of the mitigation measures. 2. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Community Development Director shall provide to the party responsible for the monitoring of a given mitigation measure, a copy of the MMP Checklist indicating the mitigation measures for which the person is responsible and other pertinent information. 3. The party responsible for monitoring shall then verify compliance and sign the Compliance Verification column of the MMP Checklist for the appropriate mitigation measures. Mitigation measures shall be implemented as specified by the MMP Checklist. During any project phase, unanticipated circumstances may arise requiring the refinement or addition of mitigation measures. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Community Development Director with advice from Staff or another City department, is responsible for recommending changes to the mitigation measures, if needed. If mitigation measures are refined, the Community Development Director would document the change and shall notify the appropriate design, construction, or operations personnel about refined requirements. 35 III. MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM CHECKLIST INTRODUCTION This section provides the MMP Checklist for the project as approved by the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes on April 17, 2012. Mitigation measures are listed in the order in which they appear in the Initial Study. Types of measures are project design, construction, operational, or cumulative. Time of Implementation indicates when the measure is to be implemented. Responsible Entity indicates who is responsible for implementation. Compliance Verification provides space for future reference and notation that compliance has been monitored, verified, and is consistent with these mitigation measures. 36 MITIGATION MEASURES TYPE TIME OF RESPONSIBLE COMPLIANCE IMPLEMENTATION ENTITY VERIFICATION 1. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES B-1. Clearing and grubbing of the site should occur outside the avian nesting season (February 1 — August 31). If clearing and grubbing of the project site occurs Construction Prior to clearing and/or grading Property Owner / applicant Community Development between February 1 and August 31, a preconstruction Department survey for nesting birds shall be conducted by a qualified biologist. B-2. If nesting birds occur in the impact area, a buffer around the nest will be flagged as determined by a qualified biologist and up to 500' from the nest. All Community Development activities will occur outside the buffer area until a qualified Construction Prior to clearing and/or grading Property Owner / applicant Department biologist has determined that the young are no longer dependent on the nest and that no new nesting activity has occurred in the flagged area by another pair of birds. B-3. Any impacts to coastal sage scrub habitat shall be mitigated by the project pursuant to the City's NCCP. Construction Prior to clearing and/or grading Property Owner / applicant Community Development Department 2. GEOLOGY AND SOILS G-1. A caisson wall shall be used to mitigate a landslide. Property Owner / Community Development This wall shall be installed under a separate permit prior to Construction Prior to and during construction applicant. Department construction of the proposed residence. G-2. An as built geotechnical report shall be prepared by the project geotechnical consultant following grading/construction for the subject site improvements. The report shall include the results of all field density testing, depth of reprocessing and recompaction, depth and locations of any caissons, as well as a map depicting Prior to Building & Safety permit Property Owner / Community Development the limits of grading, locations of all density testing, and Construction final applicant. Department geologic conditions exposed during grading/excavation. The report shall include conclusions and recommendations regarding applicable setbacks, foundation recommendations, slope stability, erosion control and any other relevant geotechnical aspects of the site. 3. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY H-1. A stormwater pollution prevention management plan Plan Check Prior to Building & Safety permit Property Owner / Community Development shall be reviewed and approved. issuance applicant. Department H-2. No construction or storage of construction materials Construction Prior to and durinconstruction g Property Owner / Community Development would be allowed outside the designated construction applicant. Department 37 MITIGATION MEASURES TYPE TIME OF RESPONSIBLE COMPLIANCE IMPLEMENTATION ENTITY VERIFICATION limits. Prior to construction, the limits shall be flagged and/or fenced with highly visible flagging. The staging area shall be located outside of streambed. H-3. In construction areas susceptible to erosion, such as bare hillsides, silt fence and fiber rolls shall be used to Construction Prior to and during construction Property Owner / Community Development stabilize these areas and minimize erosion until vegetation applicant. Department can be reestablished. H-4. All hazardous materials shall be property stored. If Property Owner / Community Development discharge occurs, the spill shall be cleaned by trained Construction Prior to and during construction applicant. Department personnel using appropriate methods.