RPVCCA_CC_SR_2011_08_16_C_Zone_Change_Revision_Ord_523CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
HONORABLE MAYOR &CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
JOEL ROJAS,AICP,COM~EVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
AUGUST 16,2011
SUBJECT:ZONE CHANGE REVISION FOR 4194 MARITIME ROAD·EAST
TRACT 16540 PORTUGUESE BEND CLUB (CASE NO.ZON2009·
00053).
REVIEWED:CAROLYN LEHR,CITY MANAGER ~
Project Manager:Leza Mikhail,Associate Plann0
RECOMMENDATION '
Adopt Ordinance No.523,an ordinance of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes approving
a Revision to Case No.ZON2009-00053,a "clean-up"Zone Change for East Tract
16540 -Portuguese Bend Club,to rezone 4194 Maritime Road from RS-2 (Single-
family Residential)to RS-5 (Single-family Residential).
DISCUSSION
On August 1,2011,the City Council introduced Ordinance No.523 to amend the zoning at
4194 Maritime Road,within the East Tract 16540 development of the Portuguese Bend
Club.The rezoning of said lot would make the zoning consistent with the remainder of the
Tract.The Ordinance is now being presented to the City Council for a second reading and
formal adoption.The Zone Change will be put into full force and effect on September 15,
2011.
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ORDINANCE NO.523
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING A
REVISION TO CASE NO.ZON2009-00053,A "CLEAN-UP"ZONE CHANGE
FOR EAST TRACT 16540 -PORTUGUESE BEND CLUB,TO REZONE 4194
MARITIME ROAD FROM RS-2 (SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL)TO RS-5
(SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL)IN RANCHO PALOS VERDES,CA 90275
WHEREAS,in 1957,Tract 16540 was recorded under the County of Los Angeles for a
total of 42 legal lots,whereby 31 housing units were relocated from the land area affected by the
Portuguese Bend Landslide to the new subdivision between 1958 and 1959 and the remaining
11 lots were developed with custom homes;and,
WH EREAS,in 1975,the City's first Zoning Map was adopted and the properties located
within Tract 16540 were placed within two zoning districts,RS-2 and RS-5,whereby some
properties were designated wholly RS-2 or RS-5 and some properties contained dual zoning
with both RS-2 and RS-5;and,
WHEREAS,in 1975,the City's first Zoning Map was adopted and a number of properties
along the south side of.Maritime Road also included an Open Space Hazard (OH)zoning
designation;and,
WHEREAS,in 1978,the City's Coastal Specific Plan was adopted,in compliance with
the mandates established by the California Coast Act for establishing a Local Coastal Program
within the City's Coastal Zone (all land seaward of Palos Verdes Drive West and Palos Verdes
Drive South),and the City's Coastal Specific Plan established a total of eight (8)Subregions,
whereby Tract 16540 is located within Subregion six (6);and,
WHEREAS,on March 3,2009,the City Council approved a Director-initiated Zone
Change Initiation Request (ZCAIR)to bring a Zone Change before the Planning Commission for
review and preparation of a formal recommendation to the City Council regarding the Zone
Change of Tract 16540;and,
WHEREAS,on August 4,2009,the City council certified a Negative Declaration,
pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act,determining that no significant
environmental impact would result from the "clean-up"Zone Change for all properties located
within E.Tract 16540.In addition,the City Council introduced Ordinance No.496 for a "clean-
up"Zone Change for all properties within E.Tract 16540 (Case No.ZON2009-00053),with the
exception of 4194 Maritime Road,which was not approved due to a pending Lot Line
Adjustment application.The City Council directed Staff to bring a Revision to the "clean-up"
Zone Change once the Lot Line Adjustment for 4194 Maritime Road was finalized;and,
WHEREAS,on August 18,2009,Ordinance No.496 was formally adopted by the City
Council,to go into full force and effect on September 17,2009;and,
WHEREAS,on October 16,2009,the City adopted a final version of Ordinance No.496,
an ordinance of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes,approving a "clean up"Zone Change for
properties located within E.Tract 16540,excluding 4194 Maritime Road,which was to be
brought back at a later date,pending approval and finalization of a Lot Line Adjustment;and,
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WHEREAS,on July 22,2010,the Hearings Officer approved a Coastal Permit and Lot
Line Adjustment (Case No.ZON2010-00077 and SUB201 0-00001)to adjust the lot lines
between two parcels (3 Yacht Harbor Drive and 4194 Maritime Road);and,
WHEREAS,on May 23,2011,Staff received confirmation that the approved Lot Line
Adjustment (Case No.ZON201 0-00077 and SUB201 0-00001)documents were recorded with
the Los Angeles County Recorder's Office;and,
WHEREAS,on June 28,2011,the Planning Commission adopted P.C.Resolution No.
2011-24 recommending that the City Council approve a Zone Change for the property located at
4194 Maritime Road,within E.Tract 16540,thereby changing the zoning from RS-2 to RS-5;
and,
WHEREAS,on July 22,2011,Staff sent a public notice of the proposed "clean-up"re-
zoning of 4194 Maritime Road to all property owners who reside within E.Tract 16540 and also
published the notice in the Peninsula News (Case No.ZON2009-00053);and,
WHEREAS,on August 2,2011,the City Council conducted a public hearing regarding
the proposed zone chan~e and introduced Ordinance No.523 for a "clean-up"Zone Change for
4194 Maritime Road,Case No.ZON2009-00053 to be formally adopted via a second reading on
August 16,2011;and,
WHEREAS,on August 16,2011,Ordinance No.523 was formally adopted by the City
Council,to go into full force and effect on September 15,2011;and,
NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1:The City Council has reviewed and considered the amendments to the
Rancho Palos Verdes Zoning Map for a "clean-up"Zone Change for the property located at
4194 Maritime Road,within E.Tract 16540 of the Portuguese Bend Club.
Section 2:The City Council finds that the Zone Change for 4194 Maritime Road is
consistent with California Government Code Section 65853,zoning amendment procedures.
Section 3:The proposed Zone Change is warranted since it is consistent with the
City's Local Coastal Specific Plan,which states,it ••.the 5 unit per acre density is in conformance
with the existing pattern [of development]and induces new units under a pattern which is
compatible with the intimate character established by past development"(page S6-10,RPV
Coastal Specific Plan).The change in zoning from RS-2 (Single-family Residential)to RS-5
(Single-family Residential)would be consistent with the exiting pattern of development,density
and lot sizes found within East Tract 16540.
Section 4:For the foregoing reasons and based upon the information and findings
included in the Staff Report,Initial Study and other records of these proceedings,the City
Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes hereby approves the Zone Change,thereby
rezoning the property located at 4194 Maritime Road from wholly RS-2 (Single-family
Residential)to wholly RS-5 (Single-Family Residential)so that all of the residential portions of
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the properties within E.Tract 16540 shall be in one uniform residential RS-5 Zone,as set forth in
Exhibit "A"(which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference).
Section 5:The City Council finds that there is no substantial evidence that the proposed
Zone Change amendment to E.Tract 16540 would result in any new significant environmental
effects.A Negative Declaration was prepared and adopted by C.C.Resolution No.2009-58,
certifying the Negative Declaration and making certain environmental findings in association with
Case No.ZON2009-00053.Those findings are applicable to this change of zone within the
same housing tract.
Section 6:The Rancho Palos Verdes Zoning Map is hereby by amended to change
the residential zoning designation for the property located at 4194 Maritime Road,within East
Tract 16540,to Single-Family Residential (RS-5),as illustrated in Exhibit "A,"which is attached
to this Ordinance and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 7:The t[me within which judicial review of the decision reflected in this
Ordinance must be sought is governed by Section 1094.6 of the California Code of Civil
Procedure and other applicable short periods of limitation.
PASSED,APPROVED,AND ADOPTED this 16th day of August 2011.
Mayor
Attest:
CARLA MORREALE
City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles )ss
City or Rancho Palos Verdes )
I,Carla Morreale,City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes,do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five;that the foregoing
Ordinance No.523 passed first reading on August 2,2011,was duly and regularly adopted
by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting thereof held on August 16,2011 by the
following vote:
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EXHIBIT A
Amended Zoning Map Designation
E.Tract 16540 -Portuguese Bend Club
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