CC SR 20240416 02 - Housing Element
PUBLIC HEARING
Date: April 16, 2024
Subject:
Consideration and possible action to approve the Revised 2021-2029 Final Housing Element and
Housing Programs (Case Nos. PLGP2022-0001, PLGP2024-001, PLZC2024-001, PLCA2024-001 & PLCA
2024-002).
Recommendation:
(1) Review the Revised 2021-2029 Final Housing Element and Housing Programs Addendum;
and if acceptable;
(2) Adopt Resolution No. 2024-__, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES DETERMINING THE HOUSING ELEMENT PROJECT WAS
ADEQUATELY ASSESSED IN THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION ADOPTED ON AUGUST 11, 2022,
AS AMENDED BY ADDENDUM NO. 1, ADOPTING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THE
2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT (CASE NO. PLGP2022-0001), AS REVISED MARCH 15, 2024,
APPROVING RELATED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS OF THE LAND USE ELEMENT AND
LAND USE MAP, AND APPROVING RELATED LOCAL COASTAL PLAN (COASTAL SPECIFIC
PLAN) AMENDMENTS TO EFFECTUATE THE 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT”;
(3) Adopt Ordinance No.___-U, “AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 17 (ZONING) BY ADDING
CHAPTERS 17.47 (MIXED USE OVERLAY DISTRICT (MUOD)), 17.48 (RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY
DISTRICT (ROD)), AMENDING CHAPTER 17.10 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AND JUNIOR
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT DEVELOPMENT, AND AMENDING CHAPTER 17.96
(DEFINITIONS) OF TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE,
TO EFFECT THE REVISED FINAL 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT”; and
(4) Adopt Resolution No. 2024- , “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, FORWARDING TO THE COASTAL COMMISSION THE
AMENDMENTS TO THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM (LCP), COASTAL SPECIFIC PLAN AND
ZONING MAP RELATED TO THE 6TH CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT ACTIONS IN THE COASTAL
ZONE, CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW”; and
(5) Direct Staff to submit the Final Draft Housing Element to the California Department of
Housing and Community Development for review;
(6) Initiate code amendment proceedings related to amendments to Chapter 17.40 (Overlay
Control Districts), Chapter 17.96 (Definitions), Chapter 17.76 (Miscellaneous Permits and
Standards), Chapter 17.10 (Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit
Development Standards) and other code sections as applicable of Title 17 of the Rancho
Palos Verdes Municipal Code.
1. Report of Notice Given: City Clerk
2. Declare Public Hearing Open: Mayor Cruikshank
3. Request for Staff Report: Mayor Cruikshank
4. Staff Report & Recommendation: Octavio Silva, Deputy Director/ Planning Manager and Jessica
Bobbett, Senior Planner
5. Council Questions of Staff (factual and without bias):
6. Testimony from members of the public:
The normal time limit for each speaker is three (3) minutes. The Presiding Officer may grant additional time to a representative speaking
for an entire group. The Mayor also may adjust the time limit for individual speakers depending upon the number of speakers who
intend to speak.
7. Declare Hearing Closed/or Continue the Public Hearing to a later date: Mayor Cruikshank
8. Council Deliberation:
The Council may ask staff to address questions raised by the testimony, or to clarify matters. Staff and/or Council may also answer
questions posed by speakers during their testimony. The Council will then debate and/or make motions on the matter.
9. Council Action:
The Council may: vote on the item; offer amendments or substitute motions to decide the matter; reopen the hearing for additional
testimony; continue the matter to a later date for a decision.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 04/16/2024
AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Public Hearing
AGENDA TITLE:
Consideration and possible action to approve the Revised 2021-2029 Final Housing
Element and Housing Programs (Case Nos. PLGP2022-0001, PLGP2024-001,
PLZC2024-001, PLCA2024-001 & PLCA 2024-002).
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
(1) Review the Revised 2021-2029 Final Housing Element and Housing Programs
Addendum; and if acceptable;
(2) Adopt Resolution No. 2024-__, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DETERMINING THE HOUSING
ELEMENT PROJECT WAS ADEQUATELY ASSESSED IN THE NEGATIVE
DECLARATION ADOPTED ON AUGUST 11, 2022, AS AMENDED BY
ADDENDUM NO. 1, ADOPTING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THE
2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT (CASE NO. PLGP2022-0001), AS REVISED
MARCH 15, 2024, APPROVING RELATED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS OF
THE LAND USE ELEMENT AND LAND USE MAP, AND APPROVING RELATED
LOCAL COASTAL PLAN (COASTAL SPECIFIC PLAN) AMENDMENTS TO
EFFECTUATE THE 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT”;
(3) Adopt Ordinance No.___-U, “AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING TITLE 17 (ZONING) BY ADDING CHAPTERS 17.47 (MIXED USE
OVERLAY DISTRICT (MUOD)), 17.48 (RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT
(ROD)), AMENDING CHAPTER 17.10 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AND
JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT DEVELOPMENT, AND AMENDING
CHAPTER 17.96 (DEFINITIONS) OF TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE RANCHO
PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE, TO EFFECT THE REVISED FINAL 2021-
2029 HOUSING ELEMENT”; and
(4) Adopt Resolution No. 2024- , “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, FORWARDING TO THE
COASTAL COMMISSION THE AMENDMENTS TO THE LOCAL COASTAL
PROGRAM (LCP), COASTAL SPECIFIC PLAN AND ZONING MAP RELATED
TO THE 6TH CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT ACTIONS IN THE COASTAL ZONE,
CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW”; and
(5) Direct Staff to submit the Final Draft Housing Element to the California Department
of Housing and Community Development for review;
(6) Initiate code amendment proceedings related to amendments to Chapter 17.40
(Overlay Control Districts), Chapter 17.96 (Definitions), Chapter 17.76
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(Miscellaneous Permits and Standards), Chapter 17.10 (Accessory Dwelling Unit
and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Development Standards) and other code
sections as applicable of Title 17 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact, as the 2021-2029 Housing Element
Program implementation measures are budgeted annually in the
Community Development Department/Planning Division budget.
Amount Budgeted: N/A
Additional Appropriation: N/A
Account Number(s): N/A
ORIGINATED BY: Octavio Silva, Deputy Director/ Planning Manager
Jessica Bobbett, Senior Planner
REVIEWED BY: Brandy Forbes, Director of Community Development
APPROVED BY: Ara Mihranian, AICP, City Manager
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
The following attachments can be viewed via the links embedded in the staff report:
A.Resolution No. 2024-__, (page A-1)
•Exhibit “A”- Addendum No. 1 to the Negative Declaration for the 2021-2029
Housing Element and associated Housing Programs
•Exhibit “B”- Draft Revised Final Housing Element dated March 15, 2024
•Exhibit “C”- Draft Revised General Plan- Land Use Element and Land Use Map
•Exhibit “D”- Draft Revised Coastal Specific Plan and Land Use Map
B.Urgency Ordinance No.___-U,”; (page B-1)
•Exhibit “U-A”- Addendum No. 1 to the Negative Declaration for the 2021-2029
Housing Element and associated Housing Programs
•Exhibit “U-B”- Draft Code Amendments to Title 17 (Zoning) of the Rancho Palos
Verdes Municipal Code (Attachment B to Urgency Ordinance), and Draft
Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Code Amendment
•Exhibit “U-C” and Revised Zoning Map
C.Planning Commission Slide Presentation March 26, 2024
D.Resolution No. 2024-__, (page E-1)
E.Public Correspondence
BACKGROUND:
State Required 6th Cycle Housing Element
The Housing Element is one of the required elements of a municipality’s General Plan.
Unlike the other elements, which can be updated on any timetable suitable to a public
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agency, the Housing Element must be updated every eight years as required by state
law. The 6th Cycle Housing Element covers the period from 2021 to 2029.
The original deadline for adopting a certified 6th Cycle Housing Element in the City’s
region was October 15, 2021 with a 120 -day grace period to February 12, 2022. The
standard practice is for a municipality to submit a draft Housing Element to the California
Department of Housing and Community Development, or HCD, prior to adoption to get
the initial feedback from the state agency. This is a required step before a municipality
can adopt its Housing Element.
One of the driving factors of a housing element is the Regional Housing Needs
Assessment (RHNA) allocation obligation. Each city must, in its housing element, provide
for zoning and land use designations adequate to meet its RHNA for the Housing Element
eight-year cycle. A city is not required to build housing, but to simply ensure that
the housing can be built through zoning. The state establishes the total shortage of
housing (the RHNA number) and distributes the amount needed for each region. Rancho
Palos Verdes is in the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) region.
After the state determines a regional housing shortage, SCAG has to establish a
methodology to distribute that overall RHNA number to the municipalities in the region
(Imperial County, Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernadino
County, and Ventura County). SCAG considers multiple methodologies including several
factors, such as proximity to transit, existing densities, and availability of services.
SCAG did not finalize its methodology for RHNA distribution until late 2020, with an appeal
period in early 2021 (the City appealed, unsuccessfully, its RHNA allocation). The RHNA
obligations for the 6th Cycle are considerably higher for all municipalities than prior cycles.
As a result, there was little time for the majority of municipalities to determine adequate
sites to meet these vastly higher RHNA numbers.
Adopted 6th Cycle Housing Element
The City has been working on the 6th Cycle Housing Element since spring 2021, with the
Planning Commission and City Council conducting joint public hearings to review the draft
Housing Element in August and October 2021. On November 19, 2021, a draft Housing
Element was submitted to HCD. On January 18, 2022, HCD completed its review of the
Draft Housing Element and noted that substantial revisions were necessary to comply
with state housing element law. This did not leave sufficient time to revise the draft and
for the City Council to adopt a Final Draft Housing Element and allow for HCD’s statutory
review period of 60 days for the Final Draft Housing Element to be deemed compliant
within 120-day grace period of the statutory deadline (October 15, 2021). This was also
the case for most cities in the SCAG region due to the complexities of this housing
planning period of 2021-2029 (6th Cycle).
However, because so many cities were not able to meet the statutory deadlines due to
the additional components and complexities that have been built into preparing a Housing
Element in the 6th Cycle, the state Legislature passed Senate Bill No. 197 (Housing
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Budget Trailer Bill), which provided additional time for local agencies with housing
elements due in 2021, but which did not have a housing element in substantial compliance
within 120 days of the statutory deadline. Specifically, the bill provided that local
governments which adopted a substantially compliant 6th Cycle Housing Element by
October 15, 2022, would have three years and 120 days from the original statutory
deadline (October 15, 2021) to complete the required rezoning of sites to comply with that
housing element. However, no extension was provided for municipalities that did not meet
the October 15, 2022 deadline.
On August 11, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-49, adopting the
City’s 6th Cycle Housing Element and associated environmental review, which included a
Negative Declaration pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The
adopted Housing Element was subsequently forwarded to HCD for compliance review
with state housing element law. In October 2022, HCD notified the City’s Community
Development Department via letter that, although the adopted Housing Element met
many of the statutory requirements, the document was ultimately not in substantial
compliance. As part of its review, HCD outlined additional document corrections and site
analyses required to achieve substantial compliance. HCD corrections included, but were
not limited to, providing support information related to affirmatively furthering fair housing
efforts and clarifying the realistic capacity of residential development on identified
Potential Housing Sites outlined in the City’s Housing Element.
The City’s 6th Cycle Housing Element adopted in August 2022 included policies,
strategies, and actions to facilitate the construction of new housing and the preservation
of existing housing throughout the City. More specifically, the document outlined the plan
to accommodate the City’s RHNA allocation of a total of 639 new housing units in various
income categories over the planning period. In addition, the Housing Element
accommodated eight lower-income units that that were carried over from the previous
planning period of 2013-2021 (5th Cycle), for a total of 647 new housing units throughout
the City. The housing unit breakdown by income category outlined in the Housing Element
is as follows:
• Lower 400 units (minimum 30 dwelling units (d.u)/ acre required)
• Moderate 125 units (higher density sites)
• Above Moderate 122 units (sites zoned for densities less than 30 d.u./acre)
It is important to note that the Housing Element only provides the regulatory
framework to accommodate and support the construction of new housing units.
The document does not require or approve the construction of a specific project.
HCD Review of Adopted 6th Cycle Housing Element
Following the October 2022 HCD determination that the City’s 6th Cycle Housing Element
was not compliant with state housing element law, HCD requested an informal review to
occur before an updated version of the Housing Element was presented to the City
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Council again for adoption, to ensure its comments were sufficiently addressed. After
several consultation meetings with HCD, on September 14, 2023, City Staff submitted a
revised draft of the City’s Housing Element to HCD for an informal 60 -day review of the
document. The revised draft included updates addressing HCD’s requested corrections
as well as the preparation of a detailed site-by-site inventory analysis, which was
prepared by the City’s housing consultant Dudek, which studied the physical development
feasibility of the City’s Potential Housing Sites Inventory.
The analysis included some hypothetical residential site layouts based on physical site
and area constraints that were studied, which in some cases resulted in updates to the
developable area and proposed density of a potential housing site. As a result of this site-
by-site inventory analysis, an additional housing site was identified at 500 Silver Spur
Road (Site No. 15- Assessor Parcel No. 7586-028-019) that was not previously accounted
for in the City’s adopted 6th Cycle Housing Element. The site accommodated 38
affordable housing units with an overall density of 45 dwelling units per acre. This site
was included in the City’s Potential Housing Sites Inventory outlined in the September 14,
2023 revised draft Housing Element, for a total of 31 potential housing sites throughout
the City.
City Staff met with HCD Staff to discuss the review of the City’s September 14, 2023,
revised draft Housing Element on November 17, 2023, December 15, 2023, and January
25, 2024. During the January 25, 2024 meeting, HCD Staff noted that any subsequent
submittal of revised documents should be submitted formally to ensure that City Staff
would receive a determination on the status of the revised document within HCD’s
statutory required 60-day review period. This direction was contrary to previous
messaging from HCD Staff, which outlined that informal submittals were needed.
On January 30, 2024, City Staff posted a second revised draft Housing Element on the
City’s website site and circulated the document to interested parties. On February 7,
2024, after the required seven-day posting and circulation of the document, City Staff
submitted the information to HCD for a formal review, establishing a 60 -day (April 5, 2024)
deadline for HCD to provide a review response. On March 11, 2024, City Staff met with
HCD Staff to discuss additional clarifications to the document that were needed. At that
time, HCD Staff also indicated that revisions to the document could be made and
resubmitted to HCD to ensure that the City’s January 30 revised Housing Element
submittal could be found to be in substantial compliance by HCD’s 60-day statutory
deadline of April 5, 2024.
Accordingly, City Staff prepared document clarifications requested by HCD, and
forwarded the information to HCD Staff for review. On March 14, 2024, City Staff received
an email from HCD Staff indicating that there were no additional questions regarding the
City’s Housing Element. Based on this information, City Staff prepared a Draft Revised
Final Housing Element on March 15, 2024 (Exhibit B) and submitted the document to
HCD on March 22, 2024 after the required seven-day posting of the revised document on
the City’s website and circulation to interested parties.
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Planning Commission Hearing
On March 7, 2024, a public notice was issued and published in the Palos Verdes
Peninsula News providing notification of the Planning Commission’s review and
consideration of the Draft Revised Final Housing Element and related Housing Program
implementation measures. On March 26, 2024, the Planning Commission considered the
Draft Revised Final Housing Element and related Housing Program implementation
measures and provided recommendations for City Council consideration. The Planning
Commission recommendations are outlined in the Discussion section of this report.
On April 5, 2024 HCD issued a letter notifying the City that the Revised Final 2021-2029
Housing Element as revised on March 15, 2024 meets the statutory requirements, yet
cannot be found in full compliance until the City has completed Program 1 (Zoning
Amendments to Increase Housing Development Potential) to rezone sites to
accommodate the City’s RHNA. Once the City completes the program (re-zoning), a copy
of the resolution (adopting the Housing Element, General Plan Amendments of the Land
Use Element and Land Use Map, and related Local Coastal Plan Amendments ) and
Urgency Ordinance adopting the zoning will be transmitted to HCD. HCD will review the
documentation and issue correspondence identifying the updated status of the City’s
housing element compliance.
DISCUSSION:
Revisions to the Adopted 6th Cycle Housing Element
As outlined in the Background section of this report, Staff has worked closely with its
housing consultants on the preparation of several revised drafts of the City’s 6 th Cycle
Housing Element to address HCD’s comments. On March 8, 2024, City Staff also met with
the City’s Housing Element Ad-Hoc Committee, which consists of Mayor Cruikshank,
Councilmember Bradley, Planning Commission Chair Chura, and Planning Commissioner
Perestam, to discuss the latest proposed revisions.
The City of Rancho Palos Verdes’ experience during this planning period is not unique,
as many cities throughout California struggled to obtain substantial compliance with HCD
during the 6th housing cycle. This delay can be attributed to several factors, including a
late release of RHNA obligation numbers, a new Fair Housing assessment component,
comprehensive legislative changes to housing element law and a rigorous HCD review
process. HCD’s comments regarding its review of the City’s adopted 6th Cycle Housing
Element included, but were not limited to, establishing specific commitments and
definitive timelines for the various programs and policies within the plan; including new
policies and programs to address increasing the housing stock for mode rate to lower-
income residents, along with preserving the existing housing stock; readjusting the
distribution of proposed zoning amendments to aid in the development of new housing
opportunities within the City; and establishing and/or enforcin g land use controls to guide
desired residential development.
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The revisions outlined in the City’s Draft Revised Final Housing Element as revised March
15, 2024, include clarifying updates to text, figures, and maps as requested by HCD. The
revisions in the document are identified in strikethrough text to denote deletions and in
underline text to highlight new information in comparison to the adopted August 2022
Housing Element. Table No. 1, on the next page, provides a summary of the salient
changes to the City’s adopted 6th Cycle Housing Element and location of the update:
Table No. 1- 6th Cycle Housing Element Revision Summary
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City Staff believes the latest revisions included in the Draft Revised Final Housing
Element continue to be in the spirit of the adopted 6 th Cycle Housing Element. More
specifically, potential housing sites continue to be located throughout the City, including
the City’s commercial corridors and other opportunity locations. The list of 30 Potential
Housing Sites identified in the City’s adopted 6th Cycle Housing Element continue to be a
part of the Draft Revised Final Housing Element, with the inclusion of the additional site
at 500 Silver Spur Road (Site No. 15 - Assessor Parcel No. 7586-028-019) for a total of
31 Potential Housing Sites. In addition, the policies and programs outlined in the
document continue to meet minimum state requirements for compliance.
It is important to note that document updates provide clarification that a Conditional Use
Permit or the completion of a view analysis would not be required for projects in the
MUOD and ROD as well as for the two RM-22 rezoned parcels. The City’s View
Preservation Ordinance (Chapter 17.02.040- View Preservation and Restoration) applies
to Residential Single Family zoned properties and not to Commercial, Institutional, and
Residential Multiple Family designated properties. The site-by-site analysis completed by
Dudek studied the topographic and view conditions of each MUOD, ROD and RM -22
rezoned parcel and prepared a potential development framework that minimized adverse
impacts to neighbors. Based on the letter issued by HCD on April 5, 2024, the City’s
Revised Final 2021-2029 Housing Element as revised on March 15, 2024, meets the
statutory requirements, yet cannot be found in full compliance until the City has completed
Program 1 (Zoning Amendments to Increase Housing Development Potential) to rezone
sites to accommodate the City’s RHNA. Once the City completes the program (re-
zoning), a copy of the resolution (adopting the Housing Element, General Plan
Amendments of the Land Use Element and Land Use Map, and related Local Coastal
Plan Amendments) and Urgency Ordinance adopting the zoning will be transmitted to
HCD. HCD will review the documentation and issue correspondence identifying the
updated status of the City’s housing element compliance.
Adopted 6th Cycle Housing Element and Housing Program Implementation Measures
As outlined in the Background section of this report, in October 2022, HCD notified the
City’s Community Development Department that although the adopted 6th Cycle Housing
Element met many of the statutory requirements, the document was ultimately not found
to be in substantial compliance. A consequence of not having a compliant housing
element within the statutory timelines requires cities to rezone to accommodate their
RHNA before HCD can certify a housing element as substantially compliant. The City’s
Draft Revised Final Housing Element includes updates to the housing programs in the
City’s August 2022 adopted 6th Cycle Housing Element to implement the City’s housing
objectives and address State Housing Element requirements, including rezoning and
code amendment efforts, to accommodate the City’s 647 housing unit RHNA during the
6th Housing Cycle.
City Staff proposes the City Council consider adopting the Draft Revised Final 2021-2029
Housing Element as amended on March 15, 2024, and the companion implementation
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measures to secure a certified document by HCD soon after. The proposed Housing
Element implementation measures include General Plan Amendments, Zone Changes,
Local Coastal Program (Coastal Specific Plan) Amendments, and associated code
amendments, which are outlined in further detail below:
• General Plan Amendment
Housing Program No. 2 of the Draft Revised Final Housing Element requires
amendments to the City’s 2018 General Plan Land Use Element (Exhibit C) to include a
new Mixed Use Overlay District (MUOD) and a new Residential Overlay District (ROD).
The purpose of the MUOD is to implement the City’s 6th Cycle (2021-2029) Housing
Element by facilitating the development of a MUOD project of residential -only or mixed-
use development with residential and commercial uses on select parcels. The ROD also
implements the City’s 6th Cycle (2021-2029) Housing Element by facilitating a ROD
development of residential-only or residential with limited non-residential uses on select
parcels with an existing Institutional underlying base district designation.
A General Plan Amendment to the Land Use Element Map is also required to include the
new MUOD and ROD Overlay Districts as well as to reclassify two residential properties
(Assessor Parcel No. 7573-006-024 located on the Southeast corner of Clipper Road and
Palos Verdes Drive South (Site No. 16) and Assessor Parcel No. 7578-002-011 located
on the vacant site located between Montemalaga Drive & Lightfoot Place (Site No. 17))
to a higher density.
• Zone Changes
The Potential Housing Sites Inventory included in the Draft Revised Final Housing
Element revised March 15, 2024 proposes to amend the zoning designation and
corresponding City Zoning Map (Exhibit U-B) for Assessor Parcel No. 7573-006-024 (Site
No. 16) and Assessor Parcel No. 7578 -002-011 (Site No. 17) from Residential Single
Family (RS-4) and Residential Single Family (RS-A-5), respectively, to Residential
Multiple Family (RM-22).
• Local Coastal Program (Coastal Specific Plan) Amendment
The Potential Housing Sites Inventory included in the Draft Revised Final Housing
Element proposes to amend the Coastal Specific Plan and Land Use Map (Exhibit D) to
change the land use of one single-family residentially designated property (Site No. 16-
Assessor Parcel No.7573-006-024). The site is a vacant 1.56-acre lot located on the
southeast corner of Clipper Road and Palos Verdes Drive South. The site is loc ated in
Subregion No. 4 of the Coastal Specific Plan and would accommodate for a higher density
of up to 22 dwelling units per acre.
The California Coastal Commission will need to certify this amendment to the Coastal
Specific Plan for this particular site change.
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• Code Amendments
The Draft Revised Final Housing Element revised on March 15, 2024 includes a number
of Housing Program implementation measures to accommodate the City’s RHNA
including updates to the City’s Municipal Code in the form of Code Amendments. The
proposed Code Amendments are outlined in further detail below and enumerated in
corresponding attachments:
Overlay Control Districts
Housing Program No. 1 of the Draft Revised Final Housing Element requires Code
Amendments to Chapter 17.40 (Overlay Control Districts) of Title 17 (Zoning) of the
Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal to incorporate new regulations for the MUOD and the
ROD (Exhibit U-B) in varying levels of density. Code provisions for both Overlay Districts
would include, but are not limited to, project applicability, administrative review (ministerial
approval for projects), development standards and listing of permitted/conditionally
permitted uses.
Definitions
Based on the incorporation of new Overlay Control Districts and associated development
standards and permitted uses, amendments to Chapter 17.96 (Definitions) of Title 17
(Zoning) of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal (Exhibit U-B) are required for clarification
of terms and uses.
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (JADU) Code
Updates
Housing Program No. 4 of the Draft Revised Final Housing Element requires Code
Amendments to Chapter 17.10 (Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior Accessory Dwelling
Unit Development Standards) (Exhibit U-B) of the City’s Municipal Code to update the
development standards for ADUs and JADUs for minimal compliance with state housing
element law. It should be noted that the Revised Draft Final Housing Element revised on
March 15, 2024 projects that 144 ADUs will be developed in the City during the planning
period (2021-2029), which will count toward the City’s RHNA.
Environmental Assessment
As outlined in the Background section of this report, on August 11, 2022, the City Council
adopted Resolution No. 2022-49, adopting the City’s 6th Cycle Housing Element (State
Clearinghouse #2022010162) and associated environmental review, which included a
Negative Declaration (ND) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
The adopted ND evaluated the potential environmental impacts associated with adoption
of the City’s 6th Cycle Housing Element and determined that no significant environmental
impacts would occur as the Housing Element is a policy document that provides the
framework to accommodate and support the construction of new housing units. However,
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based on comments received from HCD as part of its compliance review, the City is
proposing a number of revisions to the 6th Cycle Housing Element to incorporate HCD’s
requested updates. HCD’s requested changes did not include any significant changes to
the original Housing Element’s housing site inventory. Accordingly, pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines Section 15164, Staff has prepared an addendum to the previously adopted
ND, identified as Addendum No. 1. The purpose of Addendum No. 1 (Exhibit A) to the
previously prepared ND is to revise the original ND’s project description to reflect these
HCD-requested revisions and evaluate the potential environmental effects that could
occur as a result of the adoption and implementation of the Draft Revised Final Housing
Element.
The proposed Addendum No. 1 also analyzes the reasonable foreseeability of significant
environmental impacts, which were not previously identified in the adopted ND as it
relates to the proposed Housing Program implementation measures outlined in the Draft
Revised Final Housing Element including, but not limited to, Zone Changes, General Pl an
Amendments and related Zoning Code amendments. It has been determined by the
analysis in Addendum No. 1 that none of the circumstances set forth in CEQA Guidelines
Section 15162 requiring preparation of a subsequent ND, Mitigated Negative Declaration
or Environmental Impact Report have occurred. Those circumstances would be the
following:
1. Substantial changes are proposed in the project that will require major revisions of
the previous Negative Declaration due to the involvement of new, significant
environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously
identified significant effects;
2. Substantial changes occur with respect to the circumstances under which the
project is undertaken which will require major revisions of the previous Mitigated
Negative Declaration due to the involvement of new significant environmental
effects or a substantial increase in the severity or previously identified significant
effects; or
3. New information of substantial importance identifies one or more significant effects
not discussed in the previous ND, significant effects previously examined will be
substantially more severe than shown in the previous ND, mitigation measures or
alternative previously found not to be feasible or not analyzed in the ND would be
feasible and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects but the
project proponents decline to adopt a measure or alternative.
Since Staff has determined in Addendum No. 1 that none of those circumstances have
occurred, pursuant to CEQA, the ND adopted on August 11, 2022, as amended by
Addendum No. 1, is the appropriate documentation to address the changes to the
Housing Element and associated Housing Program implementation measures .
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Planning Commission Recommendations
On March 26, 2024, the Planning Commission made the following recommendations to
City Council for consideration. Staff’s responses are outlined in italics below:
1. Require that the MUOD and ROD parking is covered parking;
Covered parking was specifically removed from the MUOD and ROD
requirements to address HCD’s concern regarding governmental constraints.
Staff recommends amending the MUOD and ROD development standards to
include a requirement to screen parking, but not require it be covered by a
parking structure, garage or carport. Exhibit U-A incorporates these revisions.
2. Add the facade articulation requirements that are in the MUOD to the ROD
regulations;
Staff recommends incorporating facade articulation to the ROD regulations.
Exhibit U-A incorporates these revisions.
3. Only qualify the MUOD and ROD developable areas for these
development standards, specifically the developable areas on the
Salvation Army site and the UCLA South Bay sites;
The site-by-site analysis of the Potential Housing Sites Inventory in the City’s
Housing Element, prepared by the City’s housing consultant, Dudek, detailed
the physical development feasibility of each proposed housing site. The
potential housing sites include a maximum number of units proposed to be
developed. The maximum units to be developed limits the area of potential
construction. Staff has revised language in the draft Code Amendment to Title
17 (Zoning) of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code (RPVMC) in Exhibit
U-A to specify the maximum number of units, therefore limiting the developable
area.
4. Consider the proximity of the Clipper Site #16 on the sites inventory to
the landslide complex and the geological impact of development at the
site and communicate with HCD to consider the removal of this site or
shifting the units to another site;
To determine which sites to consider, the City started with the SCAG
recommendations of eligible sites. HCD is looking for sites that are vacant, of
a minimum size, and to be added at a minimum density to be viably considered
for the sites inventory. The potential housing site located at APN: 7573-006-
024 (Site No. 16) was in the initial SCAG recommended sites and met the
criteria HCD requires, and therefore was included in the initial City Council
adoption of the Housing Element in August 2022. Since the adoption of the
Housing Element in 2022, in response to HCD’s comments, a site-by-site
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analysis of the Potential Housing Sites Inventory in the City’s Housing Element
was prepared by the City’s housing consultant, Dudek, detailing the physical
development feasibility of each proposed housing site. Site No. 16 is located
outside of the landslide moratorium area and the Ancient Portuguese Bend
Landslide Complex.
The City’s geotechnical consultant, Mike Phipps opined on the geological
impact at the potential housing site located at APN: 7573-006-024 (Site No.
16). He identified two “Dormant-Old” landslides within the surrounding area,
however noted that these landslide features are isolated and separated from
the Ancient Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex, and the western Ancient
Portuguese Bend Landslide boundary is moderately well defined based on
geomorphic expression. Given this understanding of the geology and tectonic
history, he does not expect western expansion of today's movement of the
Landslide Complex beyond the mapped Ancient Portuguese Bend Landslide
boundary.
Additionally, it should be noted that any proposed development would require
geotechnical analysis and compliance with California Building Code
requirements. Should the landslide complex boundaries expand, Staff can
initiate a discussion for potential alternative housing sites with HCD. At this
time, should the City Council remove or revise a potential housing site, the
Revised Housing Element would need to return to HCD for additional review
for compliance.
5. Provide a site-by-site potential impacts summary page of information to
City Council;
The City’s Housing consultant, Dudek, has prepared a site-by-site summary of
potential impacts. Additionally, the criteria of the potential housing sites are
included in Exhibit G of the Draft Revised Final Housing Element.
6. Consider not eliminating view preservation for the two sites #16 and #17
that are proposed for upzoning.
The implementation of the Housing Element as drafted does not eliminate the
view preservation requirements of the municipal code, as view preservation
would not apply to multifamily zoning and is applicable to single -family
development pursuant to RPVMC 17.02.040. Staff does not recommend the
City Council institute view preservation for the potential housing sites proposed
for upzoning, as HCD is looking for at least three stories in multifamily zoning
designations.
The information that was presented to the Planning Commission is included in the staff
report. The staff presentation is available for reference and a recording of the meeting
can be viewed on the City website.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
City Councilmember Proximity to Potential Housing Sites
There are no City Councilmembers residing between 500 feet or 1,000 feet of a Potential
Housing Site identified in the City’s Revised Draft Final Housing Element . No additional
conflicts were identified.
Public Correspondence
On March 21, 2024, a public notice was issued and published in the Palos Verdes
Peninsula News providing notification of the City Council’s review and consideration of
the Draft Revised Final Housing Element and related Housing Program implementation
measures. On March 28, 2024, a public notice was also issued and published in the Palos
Verdes Peninsula News providing added notification of the City Council’s reconsideration
of the proposed de minimis Amendments to the Local Coastal Plan.
Since the Planning Commission meeting on March 26, 2024, City Staff received thirteen
comments (Attached).
Three comments expressed overall concern and opposition to any potential future
housing development within the City citing concerns regarding traffic, geotechnical
issues, and potential property value loss. It should be noted that if the City Council
chooses to pursue other potential housings sites, fair housing must be taken into
consideration and approached with sensitivity. Furthermore, additional sites will require
additional analysis and review by HCD.
The additional 10 comments were site specific, expressing concerns for potential housing
development located at 30840 Hawthorne Boulevard (Salvation Army property) and the
vacant site located on the corner of Clipper Road (APN: 7573-006-024). The sites of
concern were included in the initial City Council adoption of the Housing Element in
August 2022. Since the adoption of the Housing Element in 2022, in response to HCD’s
comments, a site-by-site analysis of the Potential Housing Sites Inventory in the City’s
Housing Element was prepared by the City’s housing consultant, Dudek, detailing the
physical development feasibility of each proposed housing site. The site inventory
analysis determined that the sites located at 30840 Hawthorne Boulevard and the vacant
lot at APN: 7573-006-024 met the criteria for site selection. Should the City Council
remove or revise a potential housing site, the Revised Housing Element would need to
return to HCD for additional review for compliance.
The City initiated a Virtual Open House on March 4, 2024 to provide information regarding
the status of the Housing Element and associated housing program implementation
measures. More specifically, the Virtual Open House included proposed zone changes,
and the establishment of the MUOD and ROD land use de signations. Staff received a
total of nine public comments (Attached) in response to the Virtual Open House. The
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comments ranged from general inquiries about the housing element process to site
specific concerns. Staff responded to comments provided in the Virtual Open House. The
Virtual Open House remained open to the public through April 5, 2024.
Consequences for Non-Compliance
Local governments have much to lose if they fail to bring their housing elements into
compliance with state requirements. With a staff of 25 in its Housing Accountability Unit,
HCD is resourced and ready to enforce state mandates on local housing plans and
policies. In May 2023, HCD issued a Letter of Inquiry regarding the status of the City’s 6th
Cycle Housing Element, which included a discussion of the consequences of not having
a housing element in compliance with state housing element law. The letter highlighted
financial and legal ramifications for noncompliance, including possible actions from the
California Office of the Attorney General and court-imposed penalties for persistent
noncompliance, including financial penalties. Other consequences of noncompliance
include the loss of local land use authority to a court appointed agent and ineligibility to
receive state funds that require a compliant housing element as a prerequisite. The City
is also susceptible to “builder’s remedy” projects. The Housing Accountability Act, Gov’t
Code § 65589.5, almost completely curtails a city’s ability to condition or deny housing
development projects that do not comply with the City’s General Plan and Zoning Code
while the city lacks a substantially compliant housing element. These projects tend to be
exponentially larger than what the zoning allows and often on sites not deemed viable for
residential development.
Next Steps
Following City Council actions, City Staff will complete necessary revisions including
Program 1 (Zoning Amendments to Increase Housing Development Potential) to rezone
sites to accommodate the City’s RHNA. Once the City completes the program (re-
zoning), a copy of the resolution (adopting the Housing Element, General Plan
Amendments of the Land Use Element and Land Use Map, and related Local Coastal
Plan Amendments) and Urgency Ordinance adopting the zoning will be transmitted to
HCD. HCD will review the documentation and issue correspondence identifying the
updated status of the City’s housing element compliance. Additionally, the adopted Local
Coastal Plan (Coastal Specific Plan) Amendments will be submitted to the California
Coastal Commission.
CONCLUSION:
Per HCD’s letter dated April 5, 2024, staff believes b y processing associated housing
implementation measures, including proposed Zone Changes, General Plan
Amendments, Coastal Specific Plan Amendments and associated code amendments, the
City can also ensure certification of the document by HCD soon after. The housing
element implementation measures will help shape future development along the City’s
commercial corridors and key sites throughout the City to provide vibrant and dynamic
land use opportunities on the City’s terms today.
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For the reasons noted above, Staff recommends the City Council 1) Review the Final
Draft HE and Negative Declaration; if acceptable 2) Adopt the attached Resolution 3)
Adopt the attached Urgency Ordinance, 4) Adopt the attached Resolution to forward the
Local Coastal Plan (Coastal Specific Plan) amendments to the Coastal Commission, 5)
Direct Staff to submit the Final Draft HE to HCD for review; and 6) Initiate code
amendment proceedings.
ALTERNATIVES
In addition to Staff’s recommendation, the following alternative action is available for
the City Council’s consideration:
1) Provide Staff with additional feedback regarding the Negative Declaration
Addendum, Draft Revised Final Housing Element, Site Inventory, and
implementation measures, and continue the public hearing to a date certain to
allow Staff the opportunity to prepare and present revisions.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DETERMINING
THE HOUSING ELEMENT PROJECT WAS
ADEQUATELY ASSESSED IN THE NEGATIVE
DECLARATION ADOPTED ON AUGUST 11, 2022,
AS AMENDED BY ADDENDUM NO. 1, ADOPTING A
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THE 2021-
2029 HOUSING ELEMENT (CASE NO. PLGP2022-
0001), AS REVISED MARCH 15, 2024, APPROVING
RELATED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS OF THE
LAND USE ELEMENT AND LAND USE MAP, AND
APPROVING RELATED LOCAL COASTAL PLAN
(COASTAL SPECIFIC PLAN) AMENDMENTS TO
EFFECTUATE THE 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes is required by State law to update
the Housing Element of its General Plan for the next planning period covering 2021 -2029
(6th Cycle) to include policies, strategies, and actions to facilitate the construction of new
housing and preservation of existing housing to meet the needs of the City’s population
during the 6th Cycle period, as well as to accommodate the City’s Regional Housing
Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation for new housing units in various income categories
throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, on August 24, 2021, the City Council and the Planning Commission
conducted a noticed joint-study session as part of an extensive community engagement
process, which also included on-line surveying, messaging, stakeholder interviews and
workshops to collect public comments on the drafting of the 2021-2029 Housing Element
Update; and
WHEREAS, on October 12, 2021, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed
public hearing to hear public testimony, reviewed and commented on the Draft Housing
Element, and forwarded the document to the City Council for consideration; and
WHEREAS, on October 19, 2021, the City Council held a duly noticed public
hearing to hear public testimony and to review and comment on the Draft Housing
Element. The City Council directed City staff to make minor modifications and forward the
revised Draft Housing Element to the California Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD) for review; and
WHEREAS, on November 19, 2021, the Draft Housing Element was transmitted
to HCD for review and comment; and
WHEREAS, on January 18, 2022, HCD provided written comments to the City on
the Draft Housing Element; and
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WHEREAS, on May 17, 2022, HCD staff visited the City of Rancho Palos Verdes,
which included a tour of the City to better understand site constraints and challenges
facing the City in the identification of new housing sites; and
WHEREAS, on July 26, 2022, a public notice was published in the Daily Breeze
informing the public of the City Council’s consideration to adopt a Negative Declaration
and approve a General Plan Amendment for the City’s 2021 -2029 Final Draft Housing
Element; and
WHEREAS, on August 9, 2022, the Planning Commission conducted a public
hearing to consider adopting a resolution forwarding recommendations to the City Council
to consider adopting a Negative Declaration and approving a General Plan Amendment
for the City’s 2021-2029 Final Draft Housing Element; and
WHEREAS, the Initial Study and Negative Declaration were prepared and
distributed for circulation and review from January 13, 2022 through February 14, 2022;
and
WHEREAS, after issuing notice pursuant to the requirements of the City's Zoning
Code and the State CEQA Guidelines, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes held a public hearing on August 11, 2022, at which time all interested parties were
given an opportunity to be heard and present evidence; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the Negative Declaration and the 2021-2029
Final Draft Housing Element on August 11, 2022 and City staff submitted the documents
to HCD; and
WHEREAS, on October 14, 2022 HCD issued a letter to the City acknowledging
receipt of the 2021-2029 Final Draft Housing Element on August 30, 2022, and reporting
the results of HCD’s review, noting that the adopted element addresse d many statutory
requirements described in HCD’s prior review, but that further revisions were necessary
to comply with the State Housing Element Law; and
WHEREAS, between October 14, 2022 and September 14, 2023 the City
coordinated with HCD through an informal review process to revise the Housing Element
for compliance with State Housing Element Law, leading the City to prepare a
comprehensive site by site analysis prepared by its consultant Dudek that provide s details
and justification for each site’s feasibility as a housing site; and
WHEREAS, on September 14, 2023 the City submitted for informal review a 2021-
2029 Revised Final Housing Element; and
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WHEREAS, on November 17, 2023 City staff and HCD staff discussed the
revisions and the City explained the comprehensive site by site analysis; and
WHEREAS, on November 30, 2023 HCD confirmed and finalized via email the list
of concerns that were discussed on November 17, 2023; and
WHEREAS, on December 15, 2023 City staff and HCD staff discussed the City’s
responses to the November 30, 2023 list of concerns and HCD had to still review the
comprehensive site by site analysis; and
WHEREAS, on January 25, 2024 City staff and HCD staff discussed the City’s
responses to HCD’s November 30, 2023 list of concerns, and HCD staff recommended
the City submit the revised document for formal review; and
WHEREAS, on February 7, 2024, following the required posting and noticing
period, the City submitted to HCD for formal review the Revised Final 2021-2029 Housing
Element dated January 30, 2024, both electronically and hard copy; and
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2024 City staff and HCD staff discussed the formal
review and HCD verbally provided final revisions to be made; and
WHEREAS, on March 14, 2024 City staff submitted the final revisions and HCD
staff confirmed that there were no additional comments and provided instructions to post
the revisions on the City’s website and email the link to all individuals and organizations
that have previously requested notices relating to the City’s housing e lement for at least
7 days, and then officially submit the revisions as part of the formal review; and
WHEREAS, on March 15, 2024 City staff posted the final revisions on the City’s
website and emailed the link to all individuals and organizations that had previously
requested notices. Since March 15, 2024, no substantive revisions have been made; and
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2024, seven days following the posting and emailing of
the revised document, City staff submitted the Revised Final 2021-2029 Housing Element
as revised March 15, 2024 to HCD staff to complete the formal review; and
WHEREAS, to effectuate the Housing Element by implementing zoning revisions
that will accommodate the capacity for the housing as proposed in the Housing Element
Update to meet the City’s RHNA obligation, City staff prepared amendments to the
General Plan Land Use Element, Local Coastal Program (Coastal Specific Plan), Zoning
Code, Zoning Map, and Development Standards for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs); and
WHEREAS, on March 26, 2024, the Planning Commission conducted a duly
noticed public hearing to consider adopting a resolution forwarding recommendations to
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the City Council to consider making a determination the Negative Declaration, as
amended by Addendum No. 1, adequately assessed the reasonably foreseeable
environmental impacts from the adoption and implementation of the revised Housing
Element, approving a General Plan Amendment for the City’s Revised Final 2021-2029
Housing Element, approving a General Plan Amendment for the Land Use Element,
approving a Local Coastal Plan (Coastal Specific Plan) Amendment, and approving
zoning amendments inclusive of Zoning Map amendments and amendments to the
development standards for ADUs and JADUs, to effectuate the Housing Element,
including additional recommendations in the resolution for City Council to consider ; and
WHEREAS, on March 21, 2024 a public notice was published in the Palos Verdes
Peninsula News informing the public of a public hearing before the City Council on April
16, 2024, for its consideration to adopt an addendum to the Negative Declaration and
approve a General Plan Amendment for the City’s Revised Final 2021-2029 Housing
Element, a General Plan Amendment for the Land Use Element, a Local Coastal Plan
(Coastal Specific Plan Amendment), and zoning amendments inclusive of Zoning Map
amendments and development standards for ADUs and JADUs, to effectuate the Housing
Element; and
WHEREAS, Addendum No. 1 to the adopted Negative Declaration has been
prepared to address revisions to the Housing Element document to reflect HCD requested
revisions to the 6th Cycle Housing Element and evaluate the potential environmental
effects that could occur as a result of the revisions and Housing Program implementation
measures, including, but not limited to the related General Plan Land Use Element, the
Coastal Specific Plan, and the zoning implementing of the Housing Element; and
WHEREAS, throughout the entirety of this process the City has engaged the
community in the planning process, including making information regularly available
through a designated webpage on the City’s website, establishing a listserv distribution
system for this particular project to provide regular updates throughout the planning
process, conducting a community survey and hosting an in-person and virtual open house
at the beginning of the planning process, publishing notice of and hosting numerous
public hearings at the Planning Commission and City Council levels, accepting public
comments throughout the process to share with the Planning Commission and City
Council as they deliberated, and hosting a virtual open house for the Revised Final 2021 -
2029 Housing Element and implementation programs for a 5 week span in advance of
City Council consideration of adoption; and
WHEREAS, on April 5, 2024 HCD issued a letter notifying the City that the Revised
Final 2021-2029 Housing Element as revised on March 15, 2024 meets the statutory
requirements, yet cannot be found in full compliance until the City has completed Program
1 (Zoning Amendments to Increase Housing Development Potential) to rezone sites to
accommodate the City’s RHNA; and
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WHEREAS, on April 16, 2024 the City Council held a public hearing regarding
making a determination the Housing Element Project was adequately analyzed in the
Negative Declaration adopted on August 11, 2022 as amended by Addendum No. 1 to
the Negative Declaration and to approve a General Plan Amendment for the City’s
Revised Final 2021-2029 Housing Element, a General Plan Amendment for the Land Use
Element and Land Use Map, a Local Coastal Plan (Coastal Specific Plan) Amendment,
and zoning amendments inclusive of Zoning Map amendments and development
standards for ADUs and JADUs, to effectuate the Housing Element, including
consideration of Planning Commission recommendations.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The above recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated
into this Resolution as though set forth in full.
Section 2: The update to the City’s General Plan Housing Element and related
actions to effectuate the updated Housing Element are necessary to comply with State
law and are consistent with the General Plan.
Section 3: Based on factors and substantial evidence described in the sites
inventory of the updated Housing Element in the Realistic Capacity of Sites subsection of
the Housing Sites Inventory section of the document , and in the detailed analysis of the
site by site analysis prepared by Dudek as Appendix F of the Housing Element that tested
and demonstrated the feasibility for the residential development to be located on each
site of the sites inventory utilizing the methodology and criteria documented in the
Housing Element under the Housing Sites subsection of the Housing Sites Inventory
section of the document, the existing uses on sites identified to accommodate lower
income RHNA allocation are likely to be discontinued during the planning period or allow
for the mix of uses appropriate to accommodate the units and therefore do not constitute
an impediment to additional residential development during the planning period ;
Section 4: The proposed project is an amendment to the Rancho Palos Verdes
General Plan Housing Element, and corresponding General Plan Land Use Element,
Local Coastal Plan, and Zoning Code revisions, in accordance with State Law
requirements. The Housing Element, Land Use Element, and Local Coastal Plan are
policy documents that include policies, strategies, and actions to facilitate the construction
of new housing and preservation of existing housing to meet the needs of the City’s
population. As such, the proposed amendment will not create or result in any significant
impacts to the General Plan, Local Coastal Plan, or Zoning Code, nor be in conflict with
any applicable environmental plans or policies, be incompatible with existing land uses,
affect agricultural resources, or disrupt the physical arrangement of the established
community. Therefore, there will be no significant land use or planning impacts associated
with this project.
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Section 5: As discussed in the Negative Declaration and Addendum No. 1,
which are incorporated herein by reference, the project does not have any potential to
achieve short-term, to the disadvantage of long-term, environmental goals, nor will the
project have impacts which are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable.
Section 6: The City Council finds that the Revised Final 2021-2029 Housing
Element as revised March 15, 2024, which includes all revisions based on HCD’s
comments from the October 14, 2022 letter on the Draft Housing Element adopted on
August 11, 2022,subsequent informal review discussions, and the formal review process
from February 7, 2024 through April 5, 2024 , adequately responds to the concerns
addressed by HCD and is substantially compliant with the State Housing Element Law.
Based on the April 5, 2024 HCD issued a letter notifying the City that the Revised
Final 2021-2029 Housing Element as revised on March 15, 2024 meets the statutory
requirements, yet cannot be found in full compliance until the City has completed Program
1 (Zoning Amendments to Increase Housing Development Potential) to rezone sites to
accommodate the regional housing needs allocation (RHNA), adoption of the Revised
Final 2021-2029 Housing Element as revised March 15, 2024 and the rezoning of the
sites to accommodate the City’s RHNA obligation will bring the City’s housing element
into substantial compliance with State law.
Section 7: Based on its independent judgment, after consideration of the whole
of the administrative record, the City Council determines the project was adequately
assessed in the Negative Declaration adopted on August 11, 2022; and pursuant to
CEQA Guidelines 15162 and 15164, and Addendum No. 1 attached as Exhibit A, the City
Council finds no major revisions are required to the Negative Declaration and no
subsequent EIR or negative declaration is required for approval of the project.
Section 8: The City Council adopts the Revised Final 2021-2029 Housing
Element as revised March 15, 2024 (Exhibit B), which includes revisions requested by
HCD, in order to further encourage the provision of housing in a manner which adequately
serves the needs of all present and future community residents in substantial compliance
with State law. City Council authorizes any non-substantive modifications to address
editing or HCD final comments.
Section 9: The City Council approves amendments to the 2018 General Plan
Land Use Element (Exhibit C) to include a Mixed Use Overlay, a Residential Overlay, and
an amendment to the Land Use Map to include those overlays and to reclassify two
residential properties to a higher density to effectuate the Revised Final 2021-2029
Housing Element as revised March 15, 2024.
Section 10: The City Council approves the Local Coastal Program (LCP)
(Coastal Specific Plan) Amendments (Exhibit D) to change the land use of one
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residentially-designated property in Subregion 4 to allow for higher density up to 22
dwelling units per acre.
Section 11: Exhibits A through D, attached hereto, are incorporated herein by
reference.
Section 12: The City Council finds that the public and affected agencies have had
ample opportunity to participate in the LCP amendment process because as part of the
public hearing process, the public notice was circulated, inviting participation and
comments, for both the March 26, 2024 Planning Commission meeting and the April 16,
2024 City Council meeting.
Section 13: As well, City Council finds that the LCP amendment conforms to the
requirements of the Coastal Act and that the proposed text amendment and map to the
LCP to revise the density of one residentially-designated property will not adversely
impact public access to the coast or to public amenities, will not result in a significant
alteration to the coastline, and will not introduce a pattern of development that will
adversely impact the coastline.
The property corresponding to the LCP amendment is not located between the sea
and the first public road, and therefore not within the appealable area of the City’s Coastal
Zone. A Coastal Development Permit (CDP) is required for such residential development,
and it is through that review that certain findings will be made to ensure that the proposal
conforms to the City’s coastal policies.
Section 14: Any challenge for judicial review of this Resolution and the findings
set forth therein, must be filed within the 90-day statute of limitations set forth in Code of
Civil Procedure §1094.6 and §17.86.100(B) of the RPVMC.
Section 15: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage, approval, and adoption of
this Resolution, and shall cause this Resolution and the City Clerk’s certification to be
entered in the Book of Resolutions of the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 16th day of April 2024.
John Cruikshank, Mayor
Attest:
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Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby certify that
the above Resolution No. 2024-___, was duly adopted by the City Council of said City at
a regular meeting thereof held on April 16, 2024.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
______________________
Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. ___-U
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING TITLE 17 (ZONING) BY ADDING CHAPTERS
17.47 (MIXED USE OVERLAY DISTRICT (MUOD)), 17.48
(RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT (ROD)), AMENDING
CHAPTER 17.10 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AND
JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT DEVELOPMENT,
AND AMENDING CHAPTER 17.96 (DEFINITIONS) OF
TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES
MUNICIPAL CODE, TO EFFECT THE REVISED FINAL
2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes is required by State Housing law to
update the Housing Element of its General Plan for the next planning period covering
2021-2029 (6th Cycle) to include policies, strategies, and actions to facilitate the
construction of new housing and preservation of existing housing to meet the needs of
the City’s population during the 6th Cycle period, as well as to accommodate the City’s
Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation for new housing units in various
income categories throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, on August 24, 2021, the City Council and the Planning Commission
conducted a joint-study session as part of an extensive community engagement process,
which also included on-line surveying, messaging, stakeholder interviews and workshops
to collect public comments on the drafting of the 2021-2029 Housing Element Update;
and
WHEREAS, on October 12, 2021, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed
public hearing to hear public testimony, reviewed and commented on the Draft Housing
Element, which was forwarded to the City Council for consideration; and
WHEREAS, on October 19, 2021, the City Council held a duly noticed public
hearing to hear public testimony and to review and comment on the Draft Housing
Element. The City Council directed City staff to make minor modifications and forward the
revised Draft Housing Element to the California Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD) for review; and
WHEREAS, on November 19, 2021, the Draft Housing Element was transmitted
to HCD for review and comment; and
WHEREAS, on January 18, 2022, HCD provided written comments to the City on
the Draft Housing Element; and
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WHEREAS, the Initial Study and Negative Declaration was prepared and
distributed for circulation and review from January 13, 2022 through February 14, 2022;
and
WHEREAS, on May 17, 2022, HCD staff visited the City of Rancho Palos Verdes,
which included a tour of the City to better understand site constraints and challenges
facing the City in the identification of new housing sites; and
WHEREAS, on July 26, 2022, a public notice was published in the Daily Breeze
informing the public of the City Council’s consideration to adopt a Negative Declaration
and approve a General Plan Amendment for the City’s 2021 -2029 Final Draft Housing
Element; and
WHEREAS, on August 9, 2022, the Planning Commission conducted a public
hearing to consider adopting a resolution forwarding recommendations to the City Council
to consider adopting a Negative Declaration and approving a General Plan Amendment
for the City’s 2021-2029 Final Draft Housing Element; and
WHEREAS, after issuing notice pursuant to the requirements of the City's Zoning
Code and the State CEQA Guidelines, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes held a public hearing on August 11, 2022, at which time all interested parties were
given an opportunity to be heard and present evidence; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the Negative Declaration and the 2021-2029
Final Draft Housing Element on August 11, 2022 and City staff submitted the documents
to HCD; and
WHEREAS, on October 14, 2022 HCD issued a letter to the City acknowledging
receipt if the 2021-2029 Final Draft Housing Element on August 30, 2022 and reporting
the results of HCD’s review, noting that the adopted element addressed many statutory
requirements described in HCD’s prior review, but that further revisions were necessary
to comply with the State Housing Element Law; and
WHEREAS, between October 14, 2022 and September 14, 2023 the City
coordinated with HCD through an informal review process to revise the Housing Element
for compliance with State Housing Element Law, leading the City to prepare a
comprehensive site by site analysis prepared by its consultant Dudek that provides details
and justification for each site’s feasibility as a housing site; and
WHEREAS, on September 14, 2023 the City submitted for informal review a 2021 -
2029 Revised Final Housing Element; and
WHEREAS, on November 17, 2023 City staff and HCD staff discussed the
revisions and the City explained the comprehensive site by site analysis; and
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WHEREAS, on November 30, 2023 HCD confirmed and finalized via email the list
of concerns that were discussed on November 17, 2023; and
WHEREAS, on December 15, 2023 City staff and HCD staff discussed the City’s
responses to the November 30, 2023 list of concerns and HCD had to still review the
comprehensive site by site analysis; and
WHEREAS, on January 25, 2024 City staff and HCD staff discussed the City’s
responses to HCD’s November 30, 2023 list of concerns, and HCD staff recommended
the City submit the revised document for formal review; and
WHEREAS, on February 7, 2024, following the required posting and noticing
period, the City submitted to HCD for formal review the Revised Final 2021-2029 Housing
Element dated January 30, 2024, both electronically and hard copy; and
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2024 City staff and HCD staff discussed the formal
review and HCD verbally provided final revisions to be made; and
WHEREAS, on March 14, 2024 City staff submitted the final revisions and HCD
staff confirmed that there were no additional comments and provided instructions to post
the revisions on the City’s website and email the link to all individuals and organizations
that have previously requested notices relating to the City’s housing element for at least
7 days, and then officially submit the revisions as part of the formal review; and
WHEREAS, on March 15, 2024 City staff posted the final revisions on the City’s
website and emailed the link to all individuals and organizations that had previously
requested notices; and
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2024, seven days following the posting and emailing of
the revised document, City staff submitted the Revised Final 2021-2029 Housing Element
as revised March 15, 2024 to HCD staff to complete the formal review; and
WHEREAS, to effectuate the Housing Element by implementing zoning revisions
that will accommodate the capacity for the housing as proposed in the Housing Element
Update to meet the City’s RHNA obligation, City staff prepared amendments to the
General Plan Land Use Element, Local Coastal Program (Coastal Specific Plan), Zoning
Code, Zoning Map, and Development Standards for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs); and
WHEREAS, on March 26, 2024, the Planning Commission conducted a duly
noticed public hearing to consider adopting a resolution forwarding recommendations to
the City Council to consider making a determination the Negative Declaration, as
amended by Addendum No. 1, adequately assessed the reasonably foreseeable
environmental impacts from the adoption and implementation of the revised Housing
Element approving a General Plan Amendment for the City’s Revised Final 2021-2029
Housing Element, a General Plan Amendment for the Land Use Element, a Local Coastal
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Plan (Coastal Specific Plan) Amendment, and zoning amendments inclusive of Zoning
Map amendments and amendments to the development standards for ADUs and JADUs,
to effectuate the Housing Element, including additional recommendations in the resolution
for City Council to consider; and
WHEREAS, on March 21, 2024 a public notice was published in the Palos Verdes
Peninsula News informing the public of a public hearing before the City Council on April
16, 2024, for its consideration to adopt an addendum to the Negative Declaration and
approve a General Plan Amendment for the City’s Revised Final 2021-2029 Housing
Element, a General Plan Amendment for the Land Use Element, a Local Coastal Plan
(Coastal Specific Plan Amendment), and zoning amendments inclusive of Zoning Map
amendments and development standards for ADUs and JADUs, to effectuate the Housing
Element; and
WHEREAS, Addendum No. 1 to the adopted Negative Declaration has been
prepared to address revisions to the Housing Element document to reflect HCD requested
revisions and evaluate the potential environmental effects that could occur as a result of
the revisions and Housing Program implementation measures, including, but not limited
to the related General Plan Land Use Element, the Coastal Specific Plan, and the zoning
implementing of the Housing Element; and
WHEREAS, on April 16, 2024 the City Council held a public hearing to consider
the recommendations of the Planning Commission, determine whether the Negative
Declaration adopted on August 11, 2022, as amended by Addendum No. 1, adequately
analyzed the impacts from the adoption and implementation of the Revise Final 2021 -
2029 Housing Element, and to approve a General Plan Amendment for the City’s Revised
Final 2021-2029 Housing Element, a General Plan Amendment for the Land Use Element
and Land Use Map, a Local Coastal Plan (Coastal Specific Plan) Amendment, and zoning
amendments inclusive of Zoning Map amendments and development standards for ADUs
and JADUs, to effectuate the Housing Element, including rezoning sufficient sites to
accommodate the City’s regional housing needs allocation; and , WHEREAS, State
Housing Element Law requires that a Housing Element identify adequate sites, and as
necessary redesignation of property to a more intense land use category and increasing
density, to allow for the capacity of the City’s obligation of the Regional Housing Needs
Assessment; and
WHEREAS, according to Senate Bill 197 (2022), a 6th Cycle Housing Element
adopted after the October 15, 2022 extended deadline will not be found in compliance
with State Housing Element Law until all necessary rezones are complete to
accommodate the City’s regional housing needs allocation ; and
WHEREAS, the City Council seeks to effectuate the City’s 6th Cycle 2021-2029
Housing Element immediately, to address the City’s obligations to the State’s housing
shortage crisis; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code § 36937, subdivision (b), any
ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, containing
a declaration of the facts constituting the urgency, that is passed by a four-fifths (4/5) vote
of the City Council, shall take effect immediately upon its adoption; and
WHEREAS, the City Council seeks and intends to protect the health, safety, and
welfare of the residents of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes by adopting the
implementation actions to effectuate the City’s Revised Final 2021 -2029 Housing
Element, as further described herein.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes does
hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Recitals. The above recitals are incorporated herein by this
reference.
Section 2. Urgency Findings.
A. Government Code 65580 states, “[t]he availability of housing is of vital
statewide importance, and the early attainment of decent housing and a suitable living
environment for every Californian, including farmworkers, is a priority of the highest
order.” California is experiencing a housing supply crisis, with housing demand far
outstripping supply. In 2018, California ranked 49th out of the 50 states in housing per
capita. This lack of housing supply in California has led to dramatically increasing housing
costs across the State.
B. Home prices in the City of Rancho Palos Verde are significantly higher than
those in most surrounding communities, with the average home value as of February
2024 for the single family homes listed was $1,909,216, according to Zillow Research
Data. As of April 9, 2024, only 49 properties were listed for rent in the City on Zillow, with
21 of those being apartments and townhomes ranging in rent from $1,750/month to
$5,750/month. Single-family homes (28 properties) were being offered for rent from
between $4,350/month and $18,000/month. In addition, land, environmental, and
infrastructure constraints combine to keep land prices high, and housing growth has not
occurred aside from the construction of accessory dwelling units on single-family parcels.
C. Providing for a diverse range of housing types is an important consideration
in a community. A diverse range of housing types helps ensure that all households in a
community, regardless of income level, size, age, and family type, have the ability to find
adequate housing that meets their needs.
D. According to the California Department of Finance E-5 Report, 2021, the
City’s housing unit vacancy rate in 2020 was 4.8%, where the vacancy rate in Los Angeles
County was 6.4% and in the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)
Region it was 7.6%, indicate housing choice is very limited in Rancho Palos Verdes.
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E. The City has some of the region’s highest single-family housing prices.
According to SCAG data, between 2000 and 2018, median home sales prices in Rancho
Palos Verdes increased 127% while prices in the SCAG region increased 151%, but the
City’s median home sales price was still much higher than for the region overall in 2018,
at $1,250,000, versus only $560,977 for the SCAG region. Prices in Rancho Palos Verdes
have ranged from a low of 176.7% of the SCAG region median in 2007 and a high of
285.2% in 2009.
F. According to the ACS, the median monthly contract rent for the 2014
through 2018 period3 was $1,288 for the region, and nearly twice that in Rancho Palos
Verdes at $2,505. Only 49 properties, 28 of which are homes) are available for rent as of
April 2024 according to Zillow.
G. Extremely low, very low, low, and moderate income households cannot
afford market-rate rental or ownership housing in Rancho Palos Verdes without assuming
a significant cost burden.
H. The increases in rents caused by the limited supply of rental housing force
families to pay a disproportionate amount of household income on rent, creating strain on
household finances. If households are forced to move out of the area because of
increased rents, this can lead to loss of community, stress and anxiety for those forced to
relocate, increased commute times and traffic impacts if displaced workers cannot find
affordable housing within the City, and interruption of the education of children in the
home.
I. A lack of affordable rental housing supply and increasing rents additionally
increase the risk that more households will become homeless and prevent homeless
individuals and families from escaping homelessness.
J. When people have access to safe and affordable housing, they have more
money for food and health care, are less likely to become homeless and in need of
government subsidized services, their children do better in school, and businesses have
an easier time recruiting and retaining employees.
K. Government Code Section 65589.5. states that the Legislature finds and
declares all of the following:
(1) The lack of housing, including emergency shelters, is a critical problem that
threatens the economic, environmental, and social quality of life in California.
(2) California housing has become the most expensive in the nation. The excessive
cost of the state’s housing supply is partially caused by activities and policies of many
local governments that limit the approval of housing, increase the cost of land for housing,
and require that high fees and exactions be paid by producers of housing.
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(3) Among the consequences of those actions are discrimination against low
income and minority households, lack of housing to support employment growth,
imbalance in jobs and housing, reduced mobility, urban sprawl, excessive commuting,
and air quality deterioration.
(4) Many local governments do not give adequate attention to the economic,
environmental, and social costs of decisions that result in disapproval of housing
development projects, reduction in density of housing projects, and excessive standards
for housing development projects.
L. In order to help facilitate the development of sufficient housing to alleviate
the regional and statewide housing crisis, the City is required to provide sufficient land in
its General Plan and Zoning Code to provide the City’s fair share of housing to meet the
needs of the Southern California region. The City’s fair share is developed through the
Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA) process conducted by the Southern California
Association of Governments, which has determined in the City will have to provide
sufficient land in its General Plan and Zoning for 647 new housing units in the City in its
Housing Element for 2021-2029. A substantially compliant Housing Element that provides
for housing capacity to meet the City’s RHNA obligation contributes to addressing the
housing shortage in the State of California.
M. In order for the Housing Element to be certified in compliance with the State
Housing Element Law, the Zoning Ordinance amendments, including the revision to the
Zoning Map and development standards for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior
Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs), must be adopted in order to effectuate the Housing
Element.
N. Adopting the urgency ordinance allows the Zoning Ordinance amendments,
including the revision to the Zoning Map and development standards for ADUs and
JADUs, to be effective immediately, thereby eliminating the constraints to housing
identified in the Housing Element.
Section 3. CEQA Compliance. Based on its independent judgment, after
consideration of the whole of the administrative record, the City Council determines the
project was adequately assessed in the Negative Declaration adopted on August 11,
2022; and pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15162 and 15164, and Addendum No. 1
attached as Attachment A, the City Council finds no major revisions are required to the
Negative Declaration and no subsequent EIR or negative declaration is required for
approval of the project.
Section 4. Amendment to the Code. Title 17 (Zoning) of the Rancho Palos
Verdes Municipal Code is hereby amended to include the development standards for the
MUOD and ROD overlay districts, amendments to definitions, and amendments to the
ADU and JADU regulations as included as Attachment B.
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Section 5. Zoning Map Amendment. The Rancho Palos Verdes Zoning Map is
hereby amended to include the MUOD and ROD overlay districts and to revise certain
parcels to Residential Multiple m-22 as listed in the Housing Element and listed in
Attachment B. Amended Zoning Map is included as Attachment C.
Section 6. Severability. If any provision(s) of this Ordinance or the application
thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any other
provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to
be severable. The City Council hereby declares that they would have adopted this
ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part or portion the reof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, clauses, phrases,
parts or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 7. Posting. The City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this
Ordinance by the City Council and shall cause this ordinance to be published or posted
in accordance with Government Code section 36933 as required by law.
Section 8. Effective Date. Pursuant to Government Code section 36937, this
Urgency Ordinance shall take effective immediately upon approval of the same by a four -
fifths (4/5) affirmative vote of the City Council.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by a 4/5th vote of the entire City Council
this 16th day of April, 2024.
John Cruikshank, Mayor
Attest:
Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby certify that
the above Urgency Ordinance No. ___, was duly adopted by the City Council of said City
at a regular meeting thereof held on April 16, 2024.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
______________________
Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, FORWARDING
TO THE COASTAL COMMISSION THE AMENDMENTS TO
THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM (LCP) COASTAL
SPECIFIC PLAN AND ZONING MAP RELATED TO THE 6TH
CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT ACTIONS IN THE COASTAL
ZONE, CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW
WHEREAS, the California Coastal Commission has certified the Local Coastal
Plan (LCP) of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes; and
WHEREAS, to effectuate the Rancho Palos Verdes 6th Cycle (2021-2029) Housing
Element by implementing zoning revisions that will accommodate the capacity for the
housing as proposed in the Housing Element to meet the City’s RHNA obligation, City
staff prepared amendments to the General Plan Land Use Element and Local Coastal
Plan (Coastal Specific Plan); and
WHEREAS, on March 26, 2024, the Planning Commission conducted a duly
noticed public hearing to consider adopting a resolution forwarding recommendations to
the City Council to consider making a determination the Housing Element Project was
adequately analyzed in the Negative Declaration adopted on August 11, 2022 as
amended by to adopt Addendum No. 1 to the Negative Declaration , approving a General
Plan Amendment for the City’s 2021-2029 Final Draft Housing Element Update, a General
Plan Amendment for the Land Use Element, a Local Coastal Plan (Coastal Specific Plan)
Amendment, and zoning amendments inclusive of Zoning Map amendments, to
effectuate the Housing Element; and
WHEREAS, on March 21, 2024 a public notice was published in the Palos Verdes
Peninsula News informing the public of the City Council’s consideration to adopt
Addendum No. 1 to the Negative Declaration and approve a General Plan Amendment
for the City’s 2021-2029 Final Draft Housing Element Update, a General Plan Amendment
for the Land Use Element inclusive of the Land Use Plan Map, a Local Coastal Plan
Amendment (Coastal Specific Plan) inclusive of the Coastal Land Use Map, and zoning
amendments inclusive of Zoning Map amendments, to effectuate the Housing Element;
and
WHEREAS, on March 28, 2024 a public notice was published in the Palos Verdes
Peninsula News informing the public of the City Council’s request for the amendments to
the Local Coastal Plan (Coastal Specific Plan) to effectuate the 2021 -2029 Housing
Element to comply with state law be considered by the California Coastal Commission as
a de minimis amendment; and
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WHEREAS, on April 16, 2024 the City Council held a public hearing and
determined the Housing Element Project was adequately analyzed in the Negative
Declaration adopted on August 11, 2022 as amended by to adopt Addendum No. 1 to the
Negative Declaration , approved a General Plan Amendment for the City’s 2021 -2029
Final Draft Housing Element Update, approved a General Plan Amendment for the Land
Use Element, approved a Local Coastal Plan (Coastal Specific Plan) Amendment, and
approved zoning amendments inclusive of Zoning Map amendments, to effectuate the
Housing Element.
WHEREAS, Public Resources Code Section 30514 provides, in relevant part, that,
"Any proposed amendments to a certified local coastal program shall be submitted to,
and processed by, the commission in accordance with the applicable procedures and
time limits specified in Sections 30512 and 30513"; and
WHEREAS, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 13551, requires the
City to adopt a resolution to submit an amendment to the LCP to the Coastal Commission
for review and approval; and
WHEREAS, on April 16, 2024, the City Council adopted a resolution to submit the
amendments to the LCP and Zoning Map to the Coastal Commission for review and
approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby finds that the above recitals are true and correct
and are incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby submits the adopted amendment to the LCP
Coastal Specific Plan and related Zoning Map to the Coastal Commission for certification
pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 30514 and California Code of Regulations,
Title 14, Section 13551(b) as an amendment which will take effect automatically once
certified by the Coastal Commission. City Council requests that the Coastal Commission
consider this as a de minimis amendment to the LCP.
SECTION 4. Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 30510, the City Council: (1)
hereby certifies that if the amendments to the LCP are certified by the Coastal
Commission, the City Council intends to carry out the amendments to the LCP contained
in Ordinance No. in a manner fully in conformity with the California Coastal Act;
and (2) hereby directs City Staff to provide the Coastal Commission with materials
sufficient for a thorough and complete review, to the extent feasible and appropriate.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution
and shall enter the same in the Book of Original Resolutions.
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 16th day of April 2024.
John Cruikshank, Mayor
Attest:
Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby certify that
the above Resolution No. 2024-___, was duly adopted by the City Council of said City at
a regular meeting thereof held on April 16, 2024.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
______________________
Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk
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