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11 - C.C. Staff Report dated September 30, 2014CC Staff Report (September 30, 2014) ATTACHMENT - 10 CITY OF MEMORANDUM WCHO PALOS VERDES TO: HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM: JOEL ROJAS, COMMUNI ELOPMENT DIRECTOR DATE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 SUBJECT: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, ZONE CHANGE, AND CERTIFICATION OF A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (CASE NO. ZON2014-00143) FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 10 CHAPARRALLANE REVIEWED: CAROLYNN PETRU, AC ING CITY MANAGER Project Manager: So Kim, Senior Planner S •• RECOMMENDATION Continue the public hearing to an unspecified date with the issuance of a new public hearing notice to allow the applicant sufficient time to address the geotechnical issues related to the proposed project. DISCUSSION At the September 2, 2014 City Council meeting, Staff requested that the Council continue the public hearing to its September 30, 2014 meeting to allow more time for Staff to address geology concerns related to the applicant's request to adjust the boundary line between the Open Space Hazard (OH) and Residential (RS) Land Use and Zoning Districts. In light of this, and the fact that there is now a new property owner (Mr. Chan) requesting to develop the subject lot with a redesigned residence, Staff is now recommending that additional geotechnical studies be conducted priorto the public hearing to reflect the new owner's proposal and to address Staff's geologic concerns with reducing the OH zoning designation and expanding the RS zoning designation to accommodate the proposed residence. As such, Staff is recommending that the applicant's request be continued to an unspecified date and that a new public notice will be issued when the public hearing is agendized. ATTACHMENT - 11 10 CHAPARRAL -GP AND ZM AMENDMENT (ZON2014-00143) SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 CC MEETING PAGE 2 ATTACHMENTS • Public Comments (since the September 2, 2014 Council Meeting) ATTACHMENT - 12 From: SunshineRPV@aol.com Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2014 10:S0 AM To: CC; Carolynn Petru; Ara Mihranian Cc: jduhovic@hotmail.com; jim_knight@juno.com; Susan Brooks <Subrooks08 @gmail.com>; mizie@cox.net; Brian Campbell <b.camp@cox.net>; susanmswank@gmail.com; pvpasofino@yahoo.com; jeanlongacre@aol.com Subject: Sept. 2, 2014 Agenda Item 1, GP and ZM proposed Amendment. August 30, 2014 MEMO from SUNSHINE TO: RPV City Council. Copy to Staff and interested parties. RE: Sept. 2, 2014 Agenda Item 1, GP and ZM proposed Amendment. FYI: I have saved this on a computer file called "RPV Plan messes" as opposed to the "Peninsula Wheel Trails Network/Spoke #2/10 Chaparral". Anyone who thinks that this proposed action will support the Council's Goal of City Trail Systems Enhancement is just plain mistaken. This proposed Amendment should correct errors in the existing General Plan Land Use Map and the existing Zoning Map. These errors extend beyond the specific lot, 10 Chaparral. Staff has proposed several such corrections as a part of the proposed General Plan "update". Although Staff was aware of the same error here, they chose not to include it in the "update" public hearings. Their motivation continues to be a mystery. This Amendment should be Staff initiated and at the City's expense. Is this area on the NCCP map? If not, if this habitat is so "pristine" then, the NCCP needs amending before this private property owner gets jerked around any further. That is the point of having a Natural Communities Conservation Plan. See? RPV has a lot of "Plan messes". It really annoys me when a private property owner is mislead by Staff because Staff has not bothered to keep "a clean house" of current records. !It really offends me to have to ask the Council to deny an Application simply because Staff has screwed up. Or, have they? Is there a method behind this madness? If so, what is the objective? There must be more to it than to permit some new guy in town (with money) to build another big house under questionable circumstances. May you create an Alternative #3? Deny the Applicant's request without prejudice and direct Staff to initiate Amendments to the General Plan Land Use Map, Zoning Map and NCCP Map as appropriate. The existing General Plan trails maps and RPV Conceptual Trails Plan are fine just the way they are if Staff would simply implement them. ATTACHMENT - 13/ From: Madeline Ryan <pvpasofino@yahoo.com> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 7:48 PM To: Ara Mihranian; So Kim; CC Subject: Re: Proposed General Plan Land Use Amendment - #10 Chaparral Hello So and Ara I am a bit concerned about relocating boundary lines and/or redesignating areas on any parcel to accommodate development when there are questionable boundary lines. Among the numerous documents submitted to City regarding the instability of this particular parcel by Mr. Damon Swank, owner #7 Chaparral, are very detailed reports from geologists who offer an opposing position to development on some areas of this parcel, especially the flat areas. City Staff supports the land -use amendment to the alternative of building over an extreme slope. Let the owner build on the area(s) that are designated Residential, go through the proper application process, applying for variances, as needed, rather than re -zone and/or redesignate areas just to accommodate development. In addition to all of the problems associated with this parcel, what does the City plan to do to ensure that the historically used trail, which now crosses the southeast portion of this parcel to access the City -owned easement, remains open and protected for the pedestrian/equestrian access to the Rolling Hills Nature Trail and the Peninsula Trails network, especially those living on Chaparral Lane? Will the City require a formal dedicated easement as a condition to develop this lot? In conclusion, I would support Alternative #2, but in reviewing Sunshine's suggestion for an Alternative #3, I would support her submission. "May the Trails be with you..." Madeline From: So Kim <SoK@rpv.com> To: "'mookat@schloss bros.com"' <mookat@schlossbros.com>; "Madeline Ryan (pvpasofino@yahoo.com)" <pvpasofino@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, August 7, 2014 8:43 AM Subject: 10 Chaparral - Sept 2nd City Council Mtg. Morning, Attached is the public notice for 10 Chaparral, scheduled for the 9/2 City Council meeting. Please contact me if you would like this mailed to you in hard copy format instead. Sincerely, So Kim Senior Planner City of Rancho Palos Verdes www. r)alosverdes. com/rr)v (310) 544-5228 ATTACHMENT -1� SIX CHAPARRAL LANE, RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA 90275 U.S.A. PHONE: (310) 544-0001 FAX; (310) 544-7900 EMAIL: THEJOEOLIVERI@GMAIL.COM 05/17/2012 Honorable City Council City of Rancho Palos Verdes Re: #10 Chaparral Lane Project Honorable City Council, Please see the enclosed additional photos # A through #E that depict concerns relative to the dangerous exposure that Chaparral Lane would have if the street was deteriorated due to heavy trucks and equipment during a construction term. The waste management company, (trash pickup) in their experience, take precautions for Chaparral Lane. Service is provided with small pickup trucks, not heavy equipment. Access for persons who reside on Chaparral Lane would cause serious implications as well as restricting emergency vehicles including fire, ambulance and paramedic s to the residences. The obvious evidence of earth movement from # 8 Chaparral Lane onto the street of Chaparral Lane. (see Photo # C) This, as well as the certified professional geologists acknowledged fact of land slide vulnerable history on #8 Chaparral, makes the project at # 10 not buildable unless retainment of lot #8 is completed. Applicant says that permission is granted by the owner of lot # 8, however, residents have not seen any approval by the owner for required retaining wall .There has been no geology report given or approved for the lot #8 wall. Mr. Lancaster, city Geologist, says that without the retaining wall on lot # 8 he would not approve the applicants request for construction at lot # 10. Page 15, paragraph 1 of staff report states "The proposed project may cause erosion if proper mitigation measures are not implemented". No geologic determinations have been implemented for the construction and approval of the retaining wall on lot # 8 Chaparral Lane. I respectfully request that you deny approval of applicant's request, as it is a danger to tlfety of the residents. Joe Ol' eri Chaparral Lane Rancho Palos Verdes cc: Law Offices of Jeffrey A. Coleman cc: Damon Swank ATTACHMENT - 15 . .M , sr At Mir P • ;., i 11 M � 0 Cl) V) LL! V) L) J < Lr1 Z w W U) Q n 0 u J a 0 Z z LU te Z IL) LLI D 0 c Fn LL1 w LLl0 Z LL LLI CD z t L y�. � W-1 .W W A Lr 0 • d ., { CL �0 W .nom ,�� „✓� • moi" ••�: sr;�y`x��_ _� i ,.,�r cn A Y •� y r! 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