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ORD 680U ORDINANCE NO. 680U AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 17.47 (MIXED USE OVERLAY DISTRICT (MOOD)), CHAPTER 17.48 (RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT (ROD)), CHAPTER 17.10 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT DEVELOPMENT, AND 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 WHEREAS, the Initial Study and Negative Declaration was prepared and distributed for circulation and review from January 13, 2022 through February 14, 2022; and Ordinance No. 680U Page 1 of 9 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 20212029 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 WHEREAS, on November 30, 2023 HCD confirmed and finalized via email the list of concerns that were discussed on November 17, 2023; and Ordinance No. 680U Page 2 of 9 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 Plan (Coastal Specific Plan) Amendment, and zoning amendments inclusive of Zoning Map amendments and amendments to the development standards for ADUs and JADUs, Ordinance No. 680U Page 3 of 9 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, 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 111 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, on April 16, 2024 the City Council (1) held a public hearing to consider the recommendations of the Planning Commission, (2) determined 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 20212029 Housing Element, and approved 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 (3) initiated 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 by regular ordinance; and I Ordinance No. 680U Page 4 of 9 WHEREAS, on April 18, 2024 City Staff submitted the documents adopted on April 16, 2024 to HCD for their review for compliance with State Housing Law; and WHEREAS, on May 6, 2024 HCD informed City Staff of recommended nonsubstantive clarifications to the zoning ordinance implementing the 6th Cycle Housing Element; and WHEREAS, on May 14, 2024 the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing and adopted PC Resolution No. 2024-15 a resolution recommending that the City Council (1) determine the Housing Element Project was adequately assessed in the previously adopted Negative Declaration and Addendum No. 1 for the 2021-2029 Housing Element and associated housing programs; (2) re-adopt zone changes, zoning map amendments, and code amendments to effectuate the Revised Final 2021-2029 Housing Element as were adopted in Urgency Ordinance No. 678U, with revisions requested by the California Department of Housing and Community Development; and (3) re-adopt updated development standards for Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units to comply with the State Housing Law, as were adopted in Urgency Ordinance 678U, with revisions for completeness; and WHEREAS, on May 17, 2024 HCD informed City Staff of final recommended nonsubstantive clarifications to the zoning ordinance implementing the 6th Cycle Housing Element, that have been incorporated into Attachment B; 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 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 Ordinance No. 680U Page 5 of 9 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. 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 Ordinance No. 680U Page 6 of 9 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. (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 Ordinance No 680U Page 7 of 9 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. The City Council finds that the Revised Final 2021-2029 Housing Element adopted on April 16, 2024, in conjunction with the revisions to the Zoning Code adopted that day, was substantially compliant with the State Housing Element Law as of the date of its adoption, and that the subsequent clarifications requested by HCD to the Zoning Code updates do not constitute substantive revisions and are not required for substantial compliance. Section 4.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 5. 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. Section 6. 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. A listing of the sites where zoning is changing is included as Attachment D Section 7. 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 thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, clauses, phrases, parts or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 8. 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. Ordinance No 680U Page 8 of 9 Section 9. 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. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by a 4/5th vote of the entire City Council this 4th day of June, 2024. John ' ikshank, Mayor Attest: 1resa a aoka, 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. 680U, was duly adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting thereof held on June 4, 2024. AYES: Alegria, Bradley, Ferraro, Seo and Mayor Cruikshank NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Teresa Ta .o a, City Clerk Ordinance No 680U Page 9 of 9 CI I Y OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES) The undersigned, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That at all times herein mentioned, she was and now is the City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes; That on June 6, 2024, she caused to be posted the following document entitled: ORDINANCE NO. 680U, AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 17.47 (MIXED USE OVERLAY DISTRICT (MUOD)), CHAPTER 17.48 (RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT (ROD)), CHAPTER 17.10 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT DEVELOPMENT,AND CHAPTER 17.96 (DEFINITIONS)OF TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE, TO EFFECT THE REVISED FINAL 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT, a copy of which is attached hereto, in the following locations: City Hall Ladera Linda Community Park 30940 Hawthorne Blvd. 32201 Forrestal Drive Rancho Palos Verdes Rancho Palos Verdes Hesse Park 29301 Hawthorne Blvd. Rancho Palos Verdes I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is a true and correct affidavit of posting. ..City Clerk CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ADDENDUM NO. 1 TO THE ADOPTED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT AND ASSOCIATED HOUSING PROGRAMS Prepared for March 2024 City of Rancho Palos Verdes 30940 Hawthorne Blvd. Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 1 of 90 Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 2 of 90 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ADDENDUM NO. 1 TO THE ADOPTED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT AND ASSOCIATED HOUSING PROGRAMS Prepared for March 2024 City of Rancho Palos Verdes 30940 Hawthorne Blvd. Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 626 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 1100 Los Angeles, CA 90017 213.599.4300 esassoc.com Bend Camarillo Delray Beach Destin Irvine Los Angeles Oakland Orlando Pasadena Petaluma Portland Sacramento San Diego San Francisco San Jose Santa Monica Sarasota Seattle Tampa D202001354.00 Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 3 of 90 OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY | ESA helps a variety of public and private sector clients plan and prepare for climate change and emerging regulations that limit GHG emissions. 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Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 4 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 1 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Addendum No.1 to the Adopted Negative Declaration for the 2021–2029 Housing Element and Associated Housing Programs Project Title: City of Rancho Palos Verdes Addendum No.1 to the Adopted Negative Declaration for the 2021–2029 Housing Element and Associated Housing Programs Lead Agency Name and Address: Community Development Department City of Rancho Palos Verdes 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 Contact Person and Phone Number: Octavio Silva Deputy Director of Community Development Planning Manager 310.544.5234 Project Location: City of Rancho Palos Verdes Project Sponsor’s Name and Address: City of Rancho Palos Verdes 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 General Plan Designation(s): The City of Rancho Palos Verdes has a variety of General Plan land use designations, including open space (preservation, hillside, hazard), residential, commercial (recreational, retail, office), infrastructure facility, institutional (educational, public, religious), recreational (active, passive), and cemetery. Zoning: The City of Rancho Palos Verdes has a variety of zoning districts, including open space (hazard, recreational), residential (single and multiple), residential planned development, commercial (general, limited, neighborhood, professional, recreational), institutional, and cemetery as well as a Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 5 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 2 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 coastal zone and overlay districts addressing natural and urban design, cultural resources, and equestrian and automotive uses. Introduction On August 11, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-49, adopting the City of Rancho Palos Verdes’ 2021–2029 Housing Element (SCH #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 2021–2029 Housing Element (Approved Project) and determined that no 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. The document does not propose or approve any physical development. However, based on comments received from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), the City has revised the Housing Element to incorporate HCD’s requested changes into the plan (Revised Project). The purpose of this document is to evaluate the potential environmental effects that could occur as a result of the Revised Project. Project Background In August 2022, in compliance with California Government Code Section 65302(c), the City adopted the City’s 6th Cycle 2021–2029 Housing Element, which provides a framework for meeting the housing needs of existing and future resident populations within the City based on the 6th Cycle Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). Los Angeles County was assigned an RHNA of 812,060 housing units, with the City receiving an allocation of 639 units. In addition, the 2021– 2029 Housing Element had to accommodate eight additional lower-income units that are carried over from the 2013-2021 Housing Element, for a total of 647 units. The potential environmental effects of the 2021–2029 Housing Element were analyzed in a ND, which was also adopted by the City on August 11, 2022. HCD reviewed the Housing Element for compliance with State law. In October 2022, HCD notified the City’s Community Development Department via letter that although the Housing Element met many of the statutory requirements, the document was ultimately not found to be in compliance. As part of its review, HCD outlined additional document modifications required to be completed to achieve compliance. HCD modifications included, but were not limited to, providing support information related to affirmatively furthering fair housing efforts and clarifying the realistic capacity of residential redevelopment outlined in the City’s Housing Element. On September 14, 2023, after several consultation meetings with HCD, City Staff submitted a revised draft of the City’s Housing Element to HCD for an informal 60-day review of the plan. The revised 2021–2029 Housing Element (Revised Housing Element) included updates addressing HCD’s requested modifications. A key component of the revised draft included the preparation of a detailed site-by-site inventory analysis by Dudek that studied the physical development feasibility Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 6 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 3 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 of the City’s potential housing sites inventory, which was included as part of the Housing Element (see Appendix F). 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. On November 17, 2023, City Staff met with HCD representatives to discuss the review of the Revised Project. Based on HCD’s review of the plan, a short list of additional modifications was identified and relayed to City Staff verbally. The modifications include, but are not limited to, clarifying Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing compliance and Housing Program implementation measures. City Staff met with HCD representatives on December 15, 2023 and January 25, 2024 to further discuss HCD modifications and City Staff responses. On February 12, 2024, a revised Housing Element was submitted to HCD representatives for review. In response to HCD’s comments, the Housing Element was updated to incorporate the requested information. Further revisions were made to the Housing Element in March 2024 based on discussions with HCD. This Addendum has been prepared with consideration of the adopted ND, which is hereby incorporated by reference pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15150 and is available on the City’s 2021–2029 Housing Element website at https://rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/18011/RPV_Housing-Element-IS_ND_Updated Basis for an Addendum The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and CEQA Guidelines establish the type of environmental documentation that is required when changes to a project occur after an EIR is certified or a negative declaration is adopted. CEQA Guidelines Section 15164(b) states that: An addendum to an adopted negative declaration may be prepared if only minor technical changes or additions are necessary or none of the conditions described in Section 15162 calling for preparation of a subsequent EIR or negative declaration have occurred. In order to give a degree of finality to certified EIR’s and adopted negative declarations, Section 15162 (a) of the State CEQA Guidelines requires that a Subsequent EIR or negative declaration need only be prepared if: • Substantial changes are proposed in the project which will require major revisions of the previous EIR or negative declaration due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; • Substantial changes occur with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken which will require major revisions of the previous EIR or negative declaration due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; or • New information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the previous EIR was certified as complete or the negative declaration was adopted, shows any of the following: – The project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR or negative declaration, Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 7 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 4 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 – Significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than shown in the previous EIR, – Mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible, and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the project, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative, or – Mitigation measures or alternatives which are considerably different from those analyzed in the previous EIR would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative. The analysis below evaluates the proposed revisions to the Approved Project analyzed in the adopted ND, which includes the revisions to the Housing Element and the adoption of the land use and zoning amendments to implement the Revised Project, to determine whether any new significant environmental impacts which were not previously identified in the adopted ND would result. As the adopted ND did not identify any significant impacts, there are no previously identified significant impacts that would be substantially more severe. It has been determined by the analysis in this Addendum, that none of the conditions requiring preparation of a subsequent ND have occurred and that the Revised Project would not result in new significant impacts or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts. Thus, pursuant to CEQA, this Addendum is the appropriate documentation to address the changes to the Revised Project. Changed Circumstances No substantial changes to the immediate environmental setting or circumstances under which the Revised Project would be undertaken have been identified since preparation of the adopted ND in 2022. The Project area is comprised of the City, where land use designations and zoning within the City remain largely unchanged. Accordingly, existing conditions within the City have not materially changed. The buildout year for the Revised Project has not changed from the Approved Project, as the Revised Project is still for the years 2021–2029. Furthermore, a review of plans, policies, and regulations applicable to the Revised Project and the Project area did not identify changes that would result in new or significant environmental effects or substantially more severe significant environmental effects. Overall, no changes in the physical or regulatory environment have been identified since adoption of the ND in August 2022 that would result in new significant impacts or a substantial increase the severity of the previously identified significant impacts. Project Description Approved Project On August 11, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-49, adopting the City’s 2021– 2029 Housing Element (Approved Project) and associated environmental review, which consisted of a ND pursuant to CEQA. The Approved Project includes policies, strategies, and actions to facilitate the construction of new housing and the preservation of existing housing throughout the City for the 6th Cycle planning period of 2021–2029. More specifically, the Approved Project outlines the City’s plan to accommodate the 6th Cycle RHNA allocation of a total of 639 new housing units in various income categories over the planning period. In addition, the Housing Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 8 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 5 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Element incorporates eight lower-income units that that were carried over from the previous planning period (2013–2021), for a total of 647 units. In accordance with State law, the Housing Element must demonstrate that the land inventory is adequate to accommodate the City’s share of the region’s projected housing needs.1 As outlined in the Approved Project, the potential for 144 new ADUs over the eight-year period is identified to meet a portion of the RHNA. The remainder of the RHNA would be achieved through new construction, including the development of vacant parcels, expansion of uses on developed parcels, and the redevelopment of parcels. Rehabilitation and preservation were not considered strategies in the Approved Project since the City does not have significant housing rehabilitation needs and does not have any assisted housing units at risk of conversion to market rates during the next 10 years. The analysis of the housing site inventory provided in the Housing Element, which factored in the developable size of each housing site, potential rezoning requirements, and maximum allowable residential density, determined that the plan could accommodate 1,033 new residential units within the City throughout the planning period, which provides a buffer of 386 units over the City’s RHNA. While the Approved Project discussed the type of General Plan amendments and rezoning required to achieve the RHNA, the necessary General Plan amendments and rezoning to accommodate this amount of housing were not included as part of the Approved Project evaluated in the ND. The Housing Element outlines the 20 programs that will support the strategies and goals included in the plan. To accommodate the RHNA, the Housing Element identifies goals and strategies to conserve existing housing; provides adequate housing sites; assist in the development of affordable housing; remove governmental and other constraints to housing development; and promote equal housing opportunities in a strategic manner. The Housing Element also contains implementation programs to support these strategies and goals. The goals and associated implementation programs are based on findings from the needs analysis, assessment of fair housing, constraints analysis, housing sites inventory, and input received from the community and stakeholders during the preparation process of the Housing Element. The Housing Element included five overarching goals, each of which is supported by one or more programs that would be implemented during the 2021– 2029 planning period: • Goal 1: Housing Supply – Provide an adequate supply of housing for people of all ages, incomes, lifestyles, and housing preferences, and types of households, including for households with special housing needs. (Programs 1 through 8) • Goal 2: Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity – Affirmatively further fair housing and protect existing residents from displacement. (Programs 9 through 15) • Goal 3: Address Governmental Constraints – Address City policies and practices that constrain the City’s ability to provide housing for households at all income levels and for households with special housing needs and bring City policies in line with recent changes in State law. (Programs 16 and 17 1 The purpose of the land inventory or housing sites inventory is to identify specific properties that are suitable for residential development in order for the City to meet its regional housing needs allocation. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 9 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 6 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 • Goal 4: Maintenance of the Housing Stock – Maintain and improve the condition of Rancho Palos Verdes’ housing stock. (Programs 18 and 19) • Goal 5: Energy Conservation – Promote energy conservation in residential buildings. (Program 20) Revised Project As indicated above, in October 2022, HCD notified the City’s Community Development Department via letter that although the Housing Element met many of the statutory requirements, the document was ultimately not found to be in compliance. As part of its rev iew, HCD outlined additional document modifications required to be completed to achieve compliance. HCD modifications included, but were not limited to, clarifying the realistic capacity of residential redevelopment outlined in the City’s Housing Element and providing additional information related to affirmatively furthering fair housing efforts. A key component of the Revised Housing Element includes the preparation of a detailed site-by-site inventory analysis by Dudek that studied the physical development feasibility of the City’s potential housing sites inventory (see Appendix F). In addition to the Revised Housing Element, the Revised Project includes other components necessary to implement the Housing Element and comply with State requirements of having the zoning requirements in place by Fall 2024. The Revised Project includes the following components: • Revised Housing Element to address HCD’s comments • General Plan and Zoning Amendments necessary to implement the Housing Element – Include a High-Density Residential Land Use category in the Land Use Element – Create a Mixed Use Overlay District (MUOD) – Create a Residential Overlay District (ROD) – Rezone two properties from single family to multifamily – ADU regulations – Local Coastal Plan These components together are referred to as the Revised Project. Each of these components is discussed below. Revised Housing Element Overall, the Revised Project retains the essential characteristics of the Approved Project and provides clarifications and substantiation resulting in a more detailed, comprehensive plan that addresses HCD’s comments. In order to clarify the realistic capacity of residential redevelopment outlined in the City’s Housing Element, the City contracted with Dudek to conduct a detailed site -by-site housing site inventory analysis that evaluated the physical development feasib ility for each of the properties on the housing sites inventory (refer to Table 36 of the Revised Housing Element). The analysis included some hypothetical residential site layouts based on the physical site and area constraints, which in some cases resulted in updates to the developable area, proposed density of a potential housing Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 10 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 7 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 site, and potential number of units that could be developed. Table 1, Comparison of the Site Inventory in the Approved and Revised Housing Elements , provides a comparison of the estimated number of units in the Approved Project compared with the projected number of units in the Revised Housing Element. Generally, the detailed analysis resulted in no adjustments or minor adjustments ranging in a loss of 1 to 21 units for some sites or an increase of 1 to 30 units for other sites. However, one site (Site 4) resulted in a reduction of 148 units while another site (Site 22) resulted in an increase of 123 units. In addition, through this process and considering the screening analysis criteria used to identify the housing sites under the Approved Project2, the City identified an additional housing site, Site 15 (500 Silver Spur Road) that could accommodate 38 units. Of the 31 identified housing sites in the Revised Housing Element, nine sites are currently vacant while the remainder are developed, including the new housing site. Site 15 is within a previously identified area that includes Sites 7 through 14. Similar to the majority of the other housing sites identified in the Revised Housing Element, Site 15 is not located within an identified geologic hazard area, including areas at risk of landslide or liquefaction, nor in a flood or inundation zone. Similar to the Approved Housing Element, the Revised Housing Element sites are evenly distributed in the eastern and western portions of the city and primarily consist of developed parcels that are five acres or less in size. The majority of the housing sites are located along Hawthrone Boulevard (Sites 1 through 6), Silver Spur Road (Sites 7 through 15) and Western Avenue (Sites 20 through 31). Of the 31 identified housing sites under the Revised Project, three sites are over 5 acres in size (Site 4 – 39.75 acres; Site 17 – 6.89 acres; and Site 19 – 20.87 acres) and 8 sites are currently vacant (Sites 4, 10, 13, 14, 16 through 18, and 29). As shown in Table 1, at maximum buildout, the Revised Housing Element could accommodate up to 1,026 new residential units within the city, which is 7 residential units less compared to the Approved Project. At maximum buildout, the Revised Housing Element would provide a buffer of 379 units over the City’s RHNA. However, to conservatively evaluate the City’s ability to accommodate its RHNA, the Revised Housing Element assumes that housing developments on the targeted sites would be developed at 80 percent of the maximum density allowed in the recommended zone. 2 The screening analysis used by the City to identify housing sites for residential development used various criteria, including location, environmental, and economic factors, such as proximity to transit priority areas, proximity to community amenities (i.e., schools, open space, and retail/dining), surrounding land uses, adequate lot size, geologic hazards, and impacts to views. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 11 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 8 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 TABLE 1 COMPARISON OF THE HOUSING SITE INVENTORY IN THE APPROVED AND REVISED PROJECTS Approved Project Revised Project Site No. Address Parcel Size (acres) Vacant Current Zoning Max. Density (du/ac) Max. Units Recommended Rezoninga Max. Units Projected Units (80% Buildout) 1 27774 Hawthorne Blvd. 2.05 No RM-8 35 43 MUOD-45 46 37 2 28041 Hawthorne Blvd. 0.97 No CL 12 11 MUOD-12 11 9 3 30019 Hawthorne Blvd. 4.52 No CL 12 9 MUOD-35 39 31 4 30840 Hawthorne Blvd. 39.75 Yes I & OH 35 328 ROD-35 180 144 5 31098 Hawthorne Blvd. 3.85 No CN 12 36 MUOD-12 36 29 6 31100 Hawthorne Blvd. 2.52 No CN 12 24 MUOD-12 24 19 7 430 Silver Spur Rd. 0.53 No CP 45 17 MUOD-45 23 18 8 450 Silver Spur Rd. 0.43 No CP 45 19 MUOD-45 19 15 9 500 Silver Spur Rd. 1.52 No CP 45 21 MUOD-45 20 16 10 550 Silver Spur Rd. 1.44 Yes CP 45 9 MUOD-45 9 7 11 550 Silver Spur Rd. 0.87 No CP 45 19 MUOD-45 23 18 12 27580 Silver Spur Rd. 0.83 No CP 45 25 MUOD-22 18 14 13 Behind 430 Silver Spur Rd 0.41 Yes CP 45 3 MUOD-45 5 4 14 Behind 450 Silver Spur Rd 0.65 Yes CP 45 29 MUOD-45 8 6 15 500 Silver Spur Rd. (New Site) 0.85 No CP N/A N/A MUOD-45 38 30 16 Southeast of Clipper Rd & Palos Verdes Dr. S 1.56 Yes RS-4 12 12 RM-22 17 14 17 6.89 Yes RS-A-5 12 25 RM-22 22 18 18 West of Marymount site 3.71 Yes I 6 20 ROD-6 12 10 19 30800 Palos Verdes Drive East 20.87 No I 2 to 35 43 ROD-6 8 6 20 28300 S. Western Ave. 0.92 No CG 15 13 MUOD-45 16 13 21 28326 S. Western Ave. 0.93 No CG 15 14 MUOD-45 42 34 22 28500 S. Western Ave. 4.09 No CG 15 61 MUOD-45 184 147 23 28619 S. Western Ave. 2.35 No CG 30 70 MUOD-35 82 66 24 29000 S. Western Ave. 1.90 No CG 35 54 MUOD-45 42 34 Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 12 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 9 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Approved Project Revised Project Site No. Address Parcel Size (acres) Vacant Current Zoning Max. Density (du/ac) Max. Units Recommended Rezoninga Max. Units Projected Units (80% Buildout) 25 29505 S. Western Ave. 0.55 No CG 35 17 MUOD-35 19 15 26 29519 S. Western Ave. 0.23 No CG 35 6 MUOD-12 1 1 27 29529 S. Western Ave. 0.77 No CG 45 23 MUOD-45 24 19 28 29601 S. Western Ave. 0.77 No CG 45 24 MUOD-45 24 19 29 North of 29601 S. Western Ave. 0.37 Yes CG 45 16 MUOD-45 11 9 30 29619 S. Western Ave. 0.43 No CG 45 15 MUOD-35 10 8 31 29701 S. Western Ave. 0.60 No CG 45 27 MUOD-22 13 10 Total 1,033 1,026 820 NOTES: a The zoning district (i.e., MUOD-45, ROD-6, RM-22, etc.) provides the maximum density allowable in that zone. For example, MUOD-45 would allow a maximum of 45 units per acre while ROD-6 would allow 6 units per acre. SOURCE: City of Rancho Palos Verdes Approved Housing Element; City of Rancho Palos Verdes Revised Housing Element. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 13 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 10 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Similar to the Approved Project, the Revised Housing Element anticipates that a portion of the RHNA may be accommodated through the production of accessory dwelling units or ADUs. The Revised Housing Element identifies the potential for 144 new ADUs through the planning period. The Revised Project identifies that the remainder of the RHNA would be achieved through new construction, including the development of vacant parcels, expansion of uses on developed parcels, and the redevelopment of parcels, similar to the Approved Project. As with the Approved Project, rehabilitation and preservation continue to not be considered strategies under the Revised Project since the City does not have significant housing rehabilitation needs and does not have any assisted housing units at risk of conversion to market rates during the next 10 years. The Revised Housing Element includes the same goals and overall strategies of the Approved Project and has modified the programs by adding four programs and removing Program #3. In addition, some of the programs have been modified for clarification.3 In addition to the housing site inventory analysis, as shown in Table 2, Revised Housing Element’s Programs, the Revised Housing Element provides clarifications and/or refinements to some of the programs established in the Approved Project. (Table 2 provides a comparison of the implementation programs in the Revised Housing Element with those in the Approved Project.) Program #3 would be deleted and four new programs would be added to further support the strategies and goals of the plan. As shown in Table 2, Programs #14, 15, 20 and 21 are new programs that have been added to the Revised Housing Element. The addition of these four new programs would help to implement incremental infill in existing low-density neighborhoods; establish place-based City investments in public improvements and/or amenities, prioritize and fund extremely low to low income housing; and streamline approval processes for large sites. More specifically, Program #14 would assist with the redevelopment of at least two non -vacant housing sites through City assistance and incentives such as deferring or reducing fees, expediting permit processing, and working with developers regarding avail able financial resources. Program #15 would establish place-based strategies to support City investments in public improvements and/or amenities, such as median and parkway landscaping, landscape lighting, street furniture, crosswalk enhancements, and stormwater capture features, in areas targeted for lower-income housing development. Under this program, the City would also construct Ladera Linda Park and Community Center in the eastern portion of the City. Program #20 recommends improvements to the City’s Development Review Process to make the process more understandable and efficient and to expedite the review process for development applications. Program #21 would establish development assistance for large sites (over 10 acres) identified for lower income households, including approval process streamlining; preparation of necessary survey(s); and waiver of application fees. 3 The order and numbering of the programs have changed between the adopted Housing Element and the Revised Housing Element, where some programs have been renumbered while the language has not changed Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 14 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 11 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 TABLE 2 REVISED PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS Program Name Description/Objectives Timing Responsibility 1. Zoning Amendments to Increase Housing Development Potential (Modification of Program 1 in Approved Project) Establish Overlay Zoning Districts for Mixed Use (MUOD-45, -35, -22, and -12), Residential High (ROD-35), and Residential Medium (ROD-6) (modification of existing program to expand beyond Western Avenue); Include other rezonings to fully accommodate the 2021–2029 RHNA after accounting for potential ADU production during the planning period. New overlays and rezonings to include appropriate zoning and development standards to encourage achieving maximum allowable densities. Rezone for at least eight lower-income carryover units from 5th Cycle. The rezonings will meet all requirements pursuant to Government Code section 65583.2, subdivisions (h) and (i), including by-right multifamily uses in which 20 percent or more of the units are affordable to lower- income households, accommodating at least 16 units per site, requiring a minimum density of 20 units per acre and establishing residential only performance standards. Development under MUOD standards will require at least 25 percent residential development and will permit up to 100 percent residential. MUOD districts will also permit emergency shelters (as defined in Government Code section 65583 (a)(4)) without a conditional use or other discretionary permit with the same development standards for emergency shelters as found in the CG district (as updated by Program 16, below). The MUOD, ROD, and RM-22 districts will eliminate the requirement for a view preservation analysis and eliminate the requirement for a CUP for buildings over 16 feet developed on Housing Element sites. Complete necessary rezonings within 12 months of statutory deadline for adoption of 6th Cycle HE Update. Community Development Department Planning Commission City Council 2. General Plan Amendment to Include a High- Density Residential Land Use Category Establish General Plan land use category or categories that allows for residential density of at least 45 dwelling units per acre, or higher, as appropriate to provide General Plan consistency for sites to be zoned to accommodate the City’s RHNA for lower-income households in Program #1. Concurrent with rezonings under Program 1. Community Development Department Planning Commission City Council 4. Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Unit Ordinance Amendments (Modification of Program 4 in Approved Project) Bring local ADU ordinance into minimal compliance with State ADU laws. Make amendments for minimal compliance with State laws within one year of Housing Element adoption. Community Development Department Planning Commission City Council 5. Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Production Monitoring Monitor the trend of ADU construction to evaluate the effectiveness of Incremental Infill and ADU construction in residential zones, especially regarding occupancy and affordability. Modify the program if monitoring indicates that the City will not fully accommodate it's RHNA due to a shortfall of ADU production. Monitor at least twice during the Housing Element planning period. Modify the program within six months if monitoring indicates a need for program updates to fully accommodate the City's RHNA. Community Development Department Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 15 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 12 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Program Name Description/Objectives Timing Responsibility 6. Affordable ADU Incentive Program (Modification of Program 6 in Approved Project) Provide information on the various incentives to be offered by the City to facilitate production of affordable ADUs, as follows: • Tier 1: Workforce. Provide grants of $10,000 in exchange for affordability covenants, targeting assistance for four units per year. • Tier 2: Home Share. Administer a two-year trial for the creation of ADU or JADU units through the provision of $15,000 "low-mod income housing" and "affordable housing in-lieu" grants with a ten- year affordability covenant. Creation of additional ADU and JADU housing through this program would create property sharing opportunities by two or more persons and render housing affordable to persons who could not otherwise afford housing individually due to the ability to share housing costs yet maintain individual privacy. This could be of particular benefit to individuals with disabilities who need occasional assistance or female-headed households seeking additional security. The City will work with SBCCOG's Home Share South Bay Silvernest program to help place tenants in ADUs and JADUs. For this entire program, target six units per year citywide during the trial period. If successful, continue the program on an ongoing basis, targeting six units per year citywide. Develop and implement the program within one year of Housing Element adoption. Community Development Department 7. Accessory Dwelling Unit Assistance Program (Modification of Program 7 in Approved Project) Develop pre-approved ADU plans, informational handouts, and development specification sheets. Implement an ADU Calculator to estimate the cost of converting part of a home or constructing a rental unit Develop ADU Amnesty Program to legalize illegally converted ADUs in exchange for affordability covenants on converted ADUs. Incentives include priority permitting and inspections. Pursue funding from the State to assist homeowners in ADU construction Publicize and provide links to State list of grants and financial incentives for affordable ADUs pursuant to AB 671. Partner with the SBCCOG to prepare proposals for the ADU Acceleration REAP Project, which is to create incentives and reduce regulatory barriers for building context sensitive ADUs to increase housing supply; support long range housing planning efforts by South Bay jurisdictions; strengthen regional/sub-regional partnerships, collaborations, and funding models; and establish a sub-regional vision as a basis for future funding for ADUs. The program is anticipated to yield: • Estimate of the differences between market-rate rents and "very low income" and "low income" • RHNA categories to adjust subsidy amounts that will make ADUs affordable • Provide recommendations to accelerate ADU construction • Report on success of outreach efforts • Provide ADU forecasts under current conditions and new policies to maximize ADU Construction For this entire program, target ten units per year citywide. Complete and implement within one year of Housing Element adoption. Partnering with SBCCOG underway and ongoing. Community Development Department Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 16 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 13 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Program Name Description/Objectives Timing Responsibility 8. No Net Loss Monitor housing sites inventory to ensure sites are adequate to accommodate RHNA and take action to identify and zone additional sites if necessary. Ongoing Community Development Department Planning Commission City Council 9. Section 8 Rental Assistance (Modification of Program 9 in Approved Project) Continue to assist the Housing Authority (LACDA) by conducting a Landlord Outreach Program, informing the Housing Authority of the City's status on providing affordable housing through the existing housing stock and providing an Apartment Rental Survey to the Housing Authority. Target ten new tenants with tenant-based vouchers in Rancho Palos Verdes citywide during the Housing Element Planning Period. Conduct apartment rental survey within 12 months of adopting the Housing Element update and again in 2026. Conduct Landlord Outreach Program in 2024 and 2027 and report to Housing Authority within 6 months of completing surveys and landlord outreach, in 2025 and 2028. Community Development Department 10. Citywide Affordable Housing Requirement / Housing Impact Fee Continue to implement inclusionary requirements and housing impact fee requirements. During the 2021–2029 period issue a NOFA to utilize in-lieu fee funds. Prioritize use of affordable housing funds for projects in locations with good access to transit, shopping, schools, parks, and employment. Ongoing; issue NOFA by 2024. Community Development Department 11. First-time Homebuyer Assistance (Modification of Program 11 in Approved Project) Connect qualifying households with first-time homebuyer assistance programs offered by other agencies: County Homeownership Program, Mortgage Credit Certificate Program, and So Cal Home Financing Authority First Home Mortgage Program. Target 20 first-time homebuyers in Rancho Palos Verdes citywide during the Housing Element planning period. At a minimum, conduct outreach efforts in 2024 and 2027 and as new programs become available. Community Development Department 12. Outreach for Persons with Disabilities Continue to work with the Harbor Regional Center to implement an outreach program that informs families within Rancho Palos Verdes about housing and services available for persons with developmental disabilities. Conduct outreach to RPV individuals with disabilities and households with members with disabilities in 2024 and 2027. Community Development Department 13. Low, Very Low-, and Extremely Low-income and Special Needs Housing (Modification of Program 13 in Approved Project) Assist 30 Very Low- and Low-Income households and extremely low- income and/or Special Needs households through a combination of inclusionary units, ADUs, new affordable housing supported with in-lieu fees, and assistance with securing Section 8 vouchers through LACDA. To support this objective, the City will prioritize use of available funding to assist extremely low-income renters in these groups generally, and will provide priority processing for developments that commit to housing for ELI, VLI, LI, and Special Needs households, provide additional regulatory concessions and incentives for housing developments that include ELI/VLI/LI/Special Needs units, support or pursue funding applications for ELI/VLI/LI/Special Needs housing when requested by developers, and conduct outreach and coordinate with affordable housing developers through an annual NOFA process. To support this program, the City will update the municipal code to ensure density bonus regulations are consistent with State law, promote the use of density bonuses on the City's website, and provide technical assistance (i.e., regular project Issue NOFA annually for availability of in-lieu fees to support ELI/VLI/LI/Special Needs housing; contact LACDA annually to determine opportunities to connect ELI households with Section 8 vouchers. On an ongoing basis, seek opportunities to use in-lieu fees to incentivize developers subject to inclusionary requirements to deed restrict inclusionary units to ELII/VLI/LI/Special Needs households as appropriate. Update density bonus provisions and provide density bonus Community Development Department Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 17 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 14 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Program Name Description/Objectives Timing Responsibility meetings with dedicated staff to facilitate timely project completion) to developers in utilizing density bonus provision to maximize feasibility to meet local housing needs. promotional materials on the City website by June, 2025. Provide technical assistance to affordable housing developers on an ongoing, as-requested basis. 14. Assistance for Redevelopment of Non- Vacant Housing Sites (New Program in the Revised Project) Assist with the redevelopment of at least two non-vacant housing sites with housing during the 6th Cycle by conducting outreach to property owners and offering a range of assistance and incentives for redevelopment projects that produce housing consistent with or exceeding the housing units projected in the Housing Sites Inventory. Assistance will include deferring or reducing fees for subdivision of lots, deferring or reducing fees for affordable housing, expediting permit processing, and working with developers to identify and target specific state and/or federal financial resources that can assist the projects to move forward. City staff will also provide technical assistance, including dedicated staff, to shepherd applications through the City's approval process, to assist with funding applications, and to design projects to qualify for City incentives. Conduct outreach to owners of Non-Vacant Sites listed in the Housing Sites Inventory within six months of Housing Element certification. Provide technical assistance and offer incentives on an as-requested, ongoing basis. Community Development Department 15. Place-Based Strategies to Support Areas Targeted for Lower- Income Housing Development (New Program in the Revised Project) The City of Rancho Palos Verdes will invest in public improvements in areas targeted for lower-income housing development. This includes the Western Avenue Beautification project, including median and parkway landscaping, landscape lighting, street furniture, crosswalk aesthetic enhancements, and stormwater capture features. This will help to improve the quality of life for households living on or near the mixed-use corridor. The City will also construct a new Ladera Linda Park and Community Center, including a new 6,800-square foot community center, play areas, landscaping, and ancillary park improvements. The addition of this amenity will help to increase the quality of life in the adjacent neighborhoods, including Housing Element sites in the eastern part of the city. Complete Ladera Linda Park and Community Center improvements by December, 2024. Complete Western Avenue Beautification Project by December, 2025. Public Works Department 16. Fair Housing Services Continue to contract with Housing Right Center for fair housing services. Ongoing Community Development Department in collaboration with Housing Rights Center Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 18 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 15 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Program Name Description/Objectives Timing Responsibility 17. Fair Housing Information Continue to provide Fair Housing brochure that describes fair housing laws and rights, including tenant education regarding displacement; links to the Housing Rights Center website; State Department of Fair Employment and Housing; and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. • Fair Housing Services and Program information continues to be made available on the City's website. Review brochure and website every two years and update as needed. Distribute brochures annually to public locations such as City Hall, library, community centers, senior center, and others where they will be visible to vulnerable populations. Publicize availability of fair housing information through City's web site, social media, contact lists, and a notice in the City's utility billing statements at least annually. Community Development Department 18. Zoning Ordinance Amendments to Remove Governmental Constraints (Modification of Program 16 in Approved Project) • Bring Density Bonus Ordinance in line with State Density Bonus law • Establish objective design standards in line with SB 330/SB 35 • Adopt use of HCD’s SB 330 Preliminary Project Application form • Amend Zoning Ordinance to include Low Barrier Navigation Centers as a by-right use in mixed-use overlay zones and non-residential zones permitting multi-family housing, subject to meeting requirements as allowed by AB 101 • Modify zoning ordinance for multifamily zones and mixed-use zones permitting residential uses to specify that employee housing for six or fewer persons shall be permitted in the same manner as other dwellings of the same type in the same zone • Modify zoning ordinance to make transitional and supportive housing by-right uses in multifamily housing and mixed use overlay zones • Modify zoning ordinance for CG zone to waive maximum coverage limit of 50% for emergency shelters and eliminate standard CG zone parking requirement and instead only require sufficient parking for staff working at the shelter • Include provisions in new MUOD-45 overlay zone for by-right development of emergency shelters. • Include provisions in all new MUOD and ROD-35 overlay zones to require no more than 1 parking space per multifamily housing unit with no requirement for covered parking. • Include provisions in new MUOD-45, -35, and -22 overlay, new ROD- 30 overlay, and for RM-22 Housing Element sites, to allow at least 3 stories of height for multifamily residential buildings. • Amend the zoning ordinance to provide a ministerial permit process for residential care facilities for seven or more persons based on objective standards. Complete Municipal Code updates within 36 months of Housing Element Update adoption. Community Development Department Planning Commission City Council Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 19 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 16 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Program Name Description/Objectives Timing Responsibility 19. Transparency in Housing Standards and Fees Publish all development standards information and housing fee information on the City’s website in compliance with California Government Code Section 65940.1. Within 6 months of HEU adoption. Community Development Department 20. Implement Development Review Process Improvement Recommendations (New Program in Revised Project) Implement recommendations of Michael Baker International’s assessment of the City’s development review process to make the City’s development review process more understandable, increase City staff’s ability to efficiently handle development applications, and expedite the process of reviewing and approving development proposals. - Conduct an internal training workshop on at least an annual basis with Planning Division staff to discuss concerns and questions regarding Planning application review and update application checklists to improve these processes. (Annually, Q1 of each Fiscal Year) - Schedule a joint City Council and Planning Commission study session to examine the Zoning (Development) Code and its nexus and impacts to review timeframes of certain discretionary applications. (3/2025) - Ensure that subjective comments used in Planning application response letters refer to existing City documents. (12/2024) - Create policies or handouts to clarify unclear Municipal Code information provided by planning Staff in response to planning submittals. (12/2024) - Ensure that all documents that are referred in planning application response letters comments are posted on the City’s webpage (5/2024 and ongoing) - Develop a digital platform that gathers all applicable regulations and ordinances for all parcels within City limits could be very beneficial for customer due diligence and ensure a smoother review process. (12/2024) - Hire additional Planning Division Staff to manage workloads (Ongoing) Within time-frames indicated in parentheses for each bulleted item. Community Development Department 21. Housing Site Development Assistance (New Program in Revised Project) To facilitate the development of large sites over ten acres in size listed in the Housing Sites Inventory for lower income households, the City shall strive to streamline the approval process for land divisions, lot line adjustments, and/or specific plans or master plans resulting in a parcel size that enables affordable housing development (e.g., less than ten acres in size). For all sites over 10 acres in size listed in the Housing sites inventory, the City will prepare the survey necessary to define the rezoning for the sites and provide the survey information to the property owner to utilize in preparing the subdivision application. The City will also waive the Land Division application fee. Further, for projects that provide at least 20 percent of units affordable to lower-income households, the City will expedite the entitlement processing and provide lot division incentives, such as lot coverage adjustments to accommodate expected units and landscaping. In addition, for projects including at least 50 percent affordable housing, the City will also process fee deferrals. The City will undertake ongoing outreach to property owners regarding lot division incentives. Initiate collaboration with site owners to subdivide and create a parcel smaller than ten acres in size for high density housing development within 6 months of Housing Element adoption; provide expedited processing, process fee deferrals, and offer lot division incentives upon request by affordable housing developers. Conduct outreach annually to owners of eligible properties to inform them of lot division assistance and incentives. Community Development Department Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 20 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 17 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Program Name Description/Objectives Timing Responsibility 22. Housing Code Enforcement (Modification of Program 18 in Approved Project) Continue to manage the housing code enforcement on a complaint basis and strive for voluntary compliance through the Code Enforcement Division. Target 150 enclosed enforcement cases citywide during the Housing Element planning period. Ongoing Community Development Department 23. Housing Conservation and Rehabilitation The City will develop and implement a Residential Rehabilitation Program. The first component will aim to bring substandard housing units into compliance with City codes. The City’s program would combine a pro- active canvassing of the City to identify substandard housing and a re- active complaint driven inspection process. The City’s goal is code compliance and vacation of substandard housing is not anticipated. Property owners in violation of City codes are provided information on rehabilitation loans or grants they may be eligible for in correcting code violations. The program will assist lower income homeowners, including senior and disabled households, with funding for necessary materials and supplies for home repairs and improvements. The program would provide grants for the following activities: accessibility improvements, exterior or interior home repair, repair of fencing and/or landscaping, plumbing, exterior painting, roof repair, and similar activities. The maximum grant amount is $5,000 per household, unless for exceptional circumstances as approved by the Community Development Director. To qualify for the program, a household needs to meet the following conditions: • Current household income must be at or below 80 percent of the County median income based upon family size. • The head of the household must be at least 55 years of age or have a physical handicap that makes him/her unable to maintain the home. The City will analyze the use CDBG funds or other available funds to assist extremely low income and lower income households with needed home repairs and improvements. The City's objective will be to provide assistance to 10 households per year, or 80 households citywide over the 8-year planning period. Develop and implement the program within 18 months of Housing Element adoption. Issue a NOFA annually to notify residents of available assistance. Community Development Department 24. Energy Conservation Continue to encourage voluntary participation in the City's Green Building Construction Program by offering permit streamlining as well as up to a 50% rebate for Planning and Building fees Ongoing Community Development Department NOTE: Program #3 under the Approved Project has been deleted from the Revised Project. However, the intent of that program has been incorporated into Implementation Programs #4 through #7 of the Revised Project. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 21 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 18 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 General Plan and Zoning Amendments Necessary to Implement the Housing Element The Revised Project includes the necessary components to implement the Housing Element and comply with state requirements, which includes having the rezoning of properties effective by Fall 2024. The following includes a discussion of each of these components. General Plan Amendment Consistent with Program 2, the Revised Project includes amendments to the Land Use Element and Land Use Map to identify the parcels included in the housing sites inventory as well as to incorporate the additional overlay control districts and reclassificat ion of the two residential sites to RM-22. In addition, the amendment to the Land Use Element would amend the Population Projections section to add text referencing the housing sites. The proposed amendments would also add Subsections 6.7 and 6.8 to establish the MUOD and ROD overlay control districts. The MUOD and ROD overlay control districts would also be added to the Land Use Map. Mixed Use Overlay District Consistent with Program 1, the Revised Project includes the establishment of a Mixed Use Overlay District (MUOD) on select parcels with an underlying non-residential base district zone. The MUOD would allow multi-family residential and mixed-use development with various densities based on the location of the property. The MUOD overlay would allow development of residential- only or mixed-use development. The purpose of the MUOD is to promote efficient use of land and infrastructure, minimize automobile dependency and promote active areas in the City. The MUOD overlay would revitalize commercial corridors and encourage increased housing choices and affordability. The MUOD would apply to 26 housing sites along Hawthorne Boulevard, Silver Spur Road, and Western Avenue, as shown in Figure 1, Location of Housing Sites and Associated Housing Programs. The provisions of the underlying base zone would apply to a property unless specifically superseded by a MUOD project. The MUOD ordinance would include development standards, including setbacks, a maximum building height of 60 feet, façade modulation and articulation requirements, ground floor design requirements, open space, and parking requirements. A project developed under the MUOD zoning would be eligible for a density bonus in accordance with Chapter 17.11 (Affordable Housing) of the City’s Municipal Code. Projects that comply with the MUOD ordinance would be approved ministerially although a separate application would be required for a lot line adjustment, merger of parcels, or subdivision. Residential Overlay District Consistent with Program 1, the Revised Project includes the establishment of a Residential Overlay District (ROD) on select parcels with an underlying institutional base district zone. The ROD would allow residential or residential with limited non-residential development. The purpose of the ROD is to promote a compatible mix of uses that would co-locate residents with on-site amenities and increase housing choices and affordability. The ROD ordinance would allow infill development in a pattern that would be compatible with surrounding neighborhoods. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 22 of 90 20 2 0 \ D 2 0 2 0 0 1 3 5 4 . 0 0 - R P V H o u s i n g E l e m e n t / 0 5 G r a p h i c s - G I S - M o d e l i n g / I l l u s t r a t o r HIGHRIDGER D SIL V E R S P U R R D MIR A L E S T E D R PALOSVE R D E S D R E G R A N V I A A L T A M I R A PALOS V E R D E S D R S HA W T H O R N E B L V D CREST R D C R ENSH A W B L V D WESTERNAVE P A L O S V E R D E S D R W MO NTEMALAGA DR 25 T H S T INDI A N P E A K R D LOS ANGELES TORRANCE ROLLING HILLS ESTATES LOMITA ROLLING HILLS UNINCORPORATED RANCHO PALOS VERDES PALOS VERDES ESTATES APN:7564-024-001Zoning: i APN:7573-002-014Zoning: i APN:7573-002-014Zoning: i APN:7564-024-002Zoning: i APN:7573-006-024Zoning: rs-4 APN: 7578-002-011Zoning: rs-a-5 APN:7444-001-003Zoning: cg APN:7444-001-004Zoning: cg APN:7444-001-005Zoning: cg APN:7445-005-010Zoning: cg APN:7550-009-024Zoning: cg APN:7557-039-005Zoning: cg APN:7557-039-006Zoning: cg APN:7557-039-011Zoning: cg APN:7557-039-014Zoning: cg APN:7557-039-017Zoning: cg APN:7557-039-018Zoning: cg APN:7557-039-020Zoning: cg APN:7573-001-014Zoning: cn APN:7573-001-015Zoning: cn APN:7586-028-002Zoning: cp APN:7586-028-007Zoning: cp APN:7586-028-008Zoning: cp APN:7586-028-009Zoning: cp APN:7586-028-010Zoning: cp APN:7586-028-015Zoning: cp APN:7586-028-016Zoning: cp APN:7586-028-019Zoning: cp APN:7588-015-008Zoning: cl APN:7578-031-031Zoning: cl APN:7589-014-001Zoning: rm-8 0 0.5 10.25 Miles± LEGEND MUOD Parcels (26 parcels) ROD Parcels (3 parcels) Rezoned Parcels (2 parcels) City Boundary Parcels (Citywide) (15,579 parcels) Z : \ S h a r e d \ P r o j e c t s \ 2 0 2 0 \ D 2 0 2 0 0 1 3 5 4 . 0 0 - R P V H o u s i n g E l e m e n t / 0 5 G r a p h i c s - G I S - M o d e l i n g / I l l u s t r a t o r Figure 1 Location of Housing Sites and Associated Housing Programs SOURCE: Rancho Palos Verdes Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 23 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 20 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 The ROD would apply to three areas located along Hawthorne Boulevard (Site 4), w est of Marymount site at the intersection of Palos Verdes Drive East and Ganado Drive (Site 18), and along Palos Verdes Drive East (Site 19) as shown in Figure 1. Sites 4 and 18 are currently vacant while Site 19 is developed. Sites 4 and 19 are larger than five acres in size. All three housing sites are within developed areas of the City. The provisions of the base zone would apply to the property unless specifically superseded by a ROD project. The ROD ordinance would allow a maximum residential density of 35 dwelling units per acre (du/ac) for Site 4 and a maximum residential density of 6 du/ac for Sites 18 and 19. For calculating residential density, the ROD excludes areas of extreme slope (35 percent or steeper) and/or areas which are determined unsuitable for development, based on submitted and approved geologic reports. Proposed net densities, housing types, and buffering under the ROD ordinance would be considered in combination with their compatibility with surrounding land uses. In addition, the ROD ordinance would include development standards, including a maximum building height of 60 feet, and setback, parking, and open space requirements. A project under the ROD zoning would be eligible for a density bonus in accordance with Chapter 17.11 (Affordable Housing) of the City’s Municipal Code. Projects that comply with the ROD Ordinance would be approved ministerially although a separate application would be required for a lot line adjustment, merger of parcels, or subdivision. Rezone of Two Residential Properties Consistent with Program 1, two residential properties (Sites 16 and 17 in the Housing Sites Inventory) would be rezoned from Residential (RS) 4 and RS-A-5 to RM-22, respectively. The RM-22 development standards contained in Chapter 17.04 (Multiple-Family Residential Districts) of the City’s Municipal Code would apply. Chapter 17.04 provides setback requirements and allows maximum building heights of 36 feet for multifamily residential buildings. Since Site 16 is located within the coastal zone, the Revised Project includes an amendment to the City’s Local Coastal Plan, which is discussed below. Accessory Dwelling Units Regulations Municipal Code Section 17.10 (Accessory Dwelling Unit And Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Development Standards) was adopted by the City in January 2021. In accordance with Section 17.10, ADUs and JADUs are allowed on or within existing multi-family structures for up to a number equal to 25 percent of the existing dwelling units (rounded down). The non -livable space, such as attics, garages, passageways, and boiler rooms, may be converted to livable space and granted a certificate of occupancy. No more than two detached ADUs are allowed on a lot with existing multi-family structures. Consistent with Programs 4 through 7, the Revised Project would revise the ADU Ordinance so that the ordinance is in compliance with State law and to incentivize ADU production within the City over the planning period. The ADU Ordinance revisions would include inclusionary requirements, where all new residential development of five or more units are required to provide up to five percent of all units affordable to very low-income households or to provide up to ten percent of all units affordable to low-income households, and a program to review and align the City’s Density Bonus with State law. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 24 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 21 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Revisions to the City’s Local Coastal Plan The Revised Project includes an amendment to the City’s Local Coastal Plan (Coastal Specific Plan) to revise Subregion 4 Policy #1 to allow multi-family residential development on properties designated as Residential 12-22 du/ac. This amendment is necessary to allow for the rezoning of Sites 16 and 17 in the Housing Sites Inventory from Residential (RS) 4 and RS-A-5 to RM-22. Surrounding Land Uses and Setting Rancho Palos Verdes is located on the Palos Verdes Peninsula of Los Angeles County. Surrounding communities include Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, and the City of Los Angeles. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes is located on the coast and sits atop the bluffs. The City is developed with a variety of land uses including established residential neighborhoods, commercial corridors, open space preserves, public facilities, and parks. Relevant City Plans, Goals, Policies, and Conditions The City has various adopted plans, policies, and development standards, as well as standard conditions of approval (COAs) that guide and regulate development within the City. The plans, policies and standards have been adopted by the City for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental impact. In addition, the City adopted by resolution (Resolution No. 2018 -74) an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) that evaluated potential environmental impacts that could occur as a result of the 2018 General Plan and a Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Plan (MMRP) containing the identified mitigation measures in the IS/MND.4,5 Since the IS/MND and MMRP were adopted by the City by resolution (Resolution No. 2018 -74), the findings of the IS/MND and the mitigation measures contained in the MMRP are considered to be regulatory components of the City’s General Plan. Future development projects in the City would be required to demonstrate consistency with the City’s General Plan as well as applicable plans, policies, and development standards that have been adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating environmental effects. In addition, future projects would be required to demonstrate compliance with the mitigation measures in the adopted MMRP for the General Plan. The goals and policies of the City’s General Plan applicable to the Revised Project are as follows: Circulation Element Goal 5: Where appropriate, use complete street concepts to integrate the needs of all users of the roadway system consistent with the California Complete Streets Act of 2008. Policy 2: Require any new developments or redevelopment to provide streets wide enough to support the City’s future traffic needs and to address potential impacts to nearby intersections resulting from such developments. 4 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan, 2018. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12625/2018-General-Plan. 5 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes’ General Plan Update, 2018. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12282/Initial-Study-2018- August. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 25 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 22 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Policy 4: Ensure that future residential developments provide direct access to roadways other than arterials. Policy 34: Encourage the use of alternative water and energy generation sources. Policy 35: Promote, practice, and encourage workable energy and water conservation techniques. Policy 36: Review any proposed development, major new resource uses, or significant changes to resource systems for impacts to the surrounding neighborhood and community. Policy 42: Encourage waste reduction and recycling programs. Policy 43: Require all new developments to provide sanitary sewers connected to the County Sanitation Districts’ system. Policy 48: Promote compliance with regulations controlling pollution impacts generated by development runoff. Policy 49: Promote compliance with regulations controlling discharge of wastewater into the ocean. Conservation and Open Space Element Policy 10: Stringently regulate irrigation, natural drainage, and other water-related considerations in new developments and existing uses affecting existing or potential slide areas. Policy 14: Maintain the existing natural vegetation of the City in its natural state in all existing and proposed developments, to the extent commensurate with good fire protection policies, and encourage the reestablishment of appropriate native plants, especially fire-retardant natives such as saltbrush, near fuel modification setback areas. Policy 15: Require a master landscape plan, with an Integrated Pest Management Plan, for any proposed development, demonstrating enhancement and protection of natural vegetation, selection of new complementing vegetation, and enhancement of environmental factors. Policy 29: Encourage the identification and protection of archaeologically sensitive areas and sites, making such information available only to those individuals qualified under guidelines set forth by the Office of Historic Preservation. Policy 30: Forward environmental impact reports to the California State University, Fullerton, and South Central Coastal Information Center’s clearinghouse. Policy 31: Preserve locations of archeological and paleontological significance on site where possible. Allow salvage excavation of the site where preservation cannot be implemented. Land Use Element Goal 2: Carefully control and direct future growth towards making a positive contribution to all elements of the community. Growth in Rancho Palos Verdes should be a cautious, evolutionary process that considers the capacity limitations for the City, and the environmental factors and quality of life on the Peninsula. Goal 3: Preserve and enhance the visual character and physical quality of existing neighborhoods and housing in a manner that serves the needs of the residents. Goal 8: Retain the present predominance of single-family residences found throughout the City. Allow for the maintenance and replacement of existing non-conforming multifamily residential uses. Policy 2: Require all new housing developed to include suitable and adequate landscaping, open space, and other design amenities to meet the City’s standards. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 26 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 23 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Policy 3: Encourage and assist in the maintenance and improvement of all residential neighborhoods so as to maintain local standards of housing quality and design. Policy 6: Encourage energy and water conservation in housing design. Policy 7: Require that development reasonably protects corridor-related views. Policy 8: Prohibit encroachment on existing scenic views reasonably expected by neighboring residents. Policy 9: Enforce height controls to reasonably minimize view obstructions. Policy 11: Require all new housing and significant improvements to existing housing to consider neighborhood compatibility. Noise Element Policy 2: Control traffic flows of heavy construction vehicles en route to and from construction sites to minimize noise. Policy 8: Mitigate impacts generated by steady state noise intrusion (e.g., with land strip buffers, landscaping, and site design. Policy 9: Regulate land use so that there is a minimal degree of noise impact on adjacent land uses. Policy 10: Require strict noise attenuation measures where appropriate Safety Element Goal 1: Provide for the protection of life and property from both natural and human -made hazards within the community. Goal 2: Provide for the protection of the public through effective law enforcement and fire protection programs and volunteer programs such as Neighborhood Watch and the Community Emergency Response Team. Goal 3: Develop and enforce health and sanitation requirements and develop emergency communications and disaster preparedness programs to ensure the overall health and safety of all residents. Goal 4: Protect life and property and reduce adverse economic, environmental, and social impacts resulting from any geologic activity. Policy 2: Adopt and enforce building and fire codes, ordinances, and regulations using best practices that include design and construction standards based upon appropriate levels of risk and hazard. Policy 3: Continue to require that all structures and facilities in the City adhere to City, State, and National regulatory standards such as the California Building and Fire Codes and other applicable fire safety standards. Policy 4: Coordinate with the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s Prevention Services to ensure that proper defensible space and an adequate fuel modification program is actively being implemented and enforced on properties within the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. Policy 7: Cooperate with the fire protection agency and water company to ensure adequate water flow capabilities with adequate back-up throughout all areas of the City. Policy 9: Develop and implement stringent site design and maintenance criteria for areas of high fire hazard potential in coordination with fire protection agencies. Policy 11: Coordinate with the Fire Department to provide adequate emergency access to all streets, including the end points of cul-de-sacs, and along the sides of structures. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 27 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 24 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Policy 17: Ensure the availability of paramedic rescue and fire suppression services to all areas of the City. Policy 23: Avoid or minimize the risks of flooding to new development. Policy 24: Evaluate whether new development should be located in flood hazard zones and identify construction methods or other methods to minimize damage if new development is located in flood hazard zones. Policy 29: Promote new energy efficient buildings and retrofit existing public facilities to be as energy efficient as feasible. Policy 35: Implement policies and programs identified in the City’s Emissions Reduction Action Plan (ERAP) in order to improve air quality in the City. Policy 37: Continue to review development proposals for potential regional and local air quality impacts per the California Environmental Quality Act, and if potential impacts are identified, require mitigation to reduce the impact to a level that is less than significant, where technically and economically feasible. Policy 38: Continue to enforce Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations1 building construction requirements and apply standards that promote energy conservation. Policy 39: Continue to promote and encourage participation in the City’s Voluntary Green Building Construction Program and award participating developers with a streamlined entitlement process and up to 50 percent rebate on permitting fees. Policy 40: Continue to implement the required components of the Congestion Management Plan (CMP) and continue to work with Los Angeles County on annual updates to the CMP. Visual Resources Element Policy 4: Consider the visual character of neighborhoods consistent with the General Plan and Neighborhood Compatibility Guidelines. Policy 7: For developments that are proposed within areas that impact the visual character of a corridor, require developers to incorporate treatments into their projects that enhance a corridor’s imagery. Policy 8: Require developments that will impact corridor-related views to mitigate their impacts. Policy 9: Develop a program for the restoration of existing areas that negatively impact view corridors. Policy 10: Require residents and developers to mitigate light pollution associated with developments. Adopted General Plan IS/MND and MMRP (Resolution No. 2018-74) Mitigation Measure AQ-1: During construction, including grading, excavating, and land clearing, storage piles and unpaved disturbed areas shall be continuously stabilized or covered when material is not being added to or removed from the pile. Mitigation Measure AQ-2: During construction, including grading, excavating, and land clearing, measures shall be taken in areas disturbed to prevent emitting dust and to minimize visible emissions from crossing the boundary line. Mitigation Measure AQ-3: During construction, including grading, excavating, and land clearing, construction vehicles leaving the site shall be cleaned to prevent dust, silt, mud, and dirt from being released or tracked off site. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 28 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 25 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Mitigation Measure AQ-4: During construction, including grading, excavating, and land clearing, the Applicant’s contractor shall be responsible for minimizing bulk material or other debris from being tracked onto the City’s public roadways, and if tracked, the Applicant’s contractor shall be responsible for cleaning up the impacted City’s public roadways. Mitigation Measure AQ-5: During construction, including grading, excavating, and land clearing, no trucks shall be allowed to transport excavated material off-site unless the trucks are maintained such that no spillage can occur from holes or other openings in cargo compartments, and loads are either: covered with tarps; wetted and loaded such that the material does not touch the front, back, or sides of the cargo compartment at any point less than 6” from the top and that no point of the load extends above the top of the cargo compartment. Mitigation Measure AQ-6: Prior to the issuance of any Grading or Building Permits, the Applicant shall demonstrate to the Director of Community Development’s satisfaction that dust generated by grading activities shall comply with the South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 403 and the City Municipal Code requirements that require regular watering for the control of dust. Mitigation Measure AQ-7: During construction, including grading, excavating, and land clearing, all excavating and grading activities shall cease when winds gusts (as instantaneous gusts) exceed 25 mph. To assure compliance with this measure, grading activities are subject to per iodic inspections by City staff. Mitigation Measure AQ-8: During construction, including grading, excavating, and land clearing, construction equipment shall be kept in proper operating condition, including proper engine tuning and exhaust control systems. Mitigation Measure N-1: During construction, including grading, excavating, and land clearing, storage piles and unpaved disturbed areas shall be continuously stabilized or covered when material is not being added to or removed from the pile. Mitigation Measure N-2: Place all stationary construction equipment so that emitted noise is directed away from sensitive receptors nearest the project site. Non-noise producing equipment, such as trailers, may be located as a sound barrier between the stationary noise sources and sensitive receptors. Mitigation Measure N-3: Locate equipment staging in areas that will create the greatest distance between construction-related noise sources and noise-sensitive receptors during all project construction. Mitigation Measure N-4: Construct a temporary sound barrier/wall. The temporary construction barriers can use particle boards or gypsum boards, with no gaps or holes in them that could potentially deteriorate the noise attenuation effect. Mitigation Measure N-5: Unless safety provisions require otherwise, adjust all audible back-up alarms at the lowest volume appropriate for safety purposes. Mitigation Measure N-6: Include sound-deadening material (e.g., apply wood or rubber liners to metal bin impact surfaces) to line or cover hoppers, storage bins, and chutes. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 29 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 26 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Mitigation Measure N-7: When feasible to do so, the construction contractor shall provide staging areas on-site to minimize off-site transportation of heavy construction equipment. These areas shall be located to maximize the distance between staging activities and neighboring properties. Mitigation Measure N-8: Use noise attenuating shields, shrouds, or portable barriers or encloses to reduce operating noise of noise producing equipment, such as jackhammers and pavement breakers. In addition, the City’s COAs serve to reduce potential environmental impacts. Examples of COAs that could be applicable to future development facilitated by the Revised Project include specific architectural design and siting requirements dependent on the type of development; compliance with established days and hours of construction; requirements for building height, setback and building area certifications; submittal of landscaping and foliage plans and specifications; and requirements regarding appropriate construction methods and standards in addition to the necessary construction permits and approvals. In addition, when an application requiring discretionary approval is reviewed the City generally will require project-specific COAs to minimize environmental impacts along with any relevant mitigation measures identified through the CEQA process. Required Approvals The City of Rancho Palos Verdes City Council will consider making a determination that the Negative Declaration adopted in August, 2022 as amended by Addendum 1 adequately assessed the environmental impacts from the adoption and implementation of the Revised Housing Element and the components of the Revised Project after receiving the Planning Commission’s recommendation. After adoption of the Revised Housing Element, the element will be submitted to HCD to determine compliance with State law. The General Plan Land Use Element and Zoning Code amendments would go into effect 30 days after the 2nd reading of the resolution. After adoption of the Local Coastal Program amendments, the program would be reviewed by the Coastal Commission. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 30 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 27 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Environmental Analysis I. Aesthetics Issues Potentially Significant Impact Not Identified in the “Approved Project” Same or Less Impact than Identified in the “Approved Project AESTHETICS—Would the project: a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? ☐ ☒ b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including but not limited to trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a state scenic highway? ☐ ☒ c) In non-urbanized areas, substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of public views of the site and its surroundings? (Public views are those that are experienced from publicly accessible vantage point.) If the project is in an urbanized area, would the project conflict with applicable zoning and other regulations governing scenic quality? ☐ ☒ d) Create a new source of substantial light or glare that would adversely affect daytime or nighttime views in the area? ☐ ☒ Discussion a) & c) The City is mostly built-out, with only a few vacant developable lots scattered throughout the City, mostly within existing residential tracts, which can accommodate new development. As shown in Figure 1 of the City’s Visual Resources Element of the General Plan, there are multiple scenic vistas and view corridors throughout the city, primarily centered around canyons, ridgelines, sea cliffs, and coastal areas.6 In addition, the City’s General Plan identifies Palos Verdes Drive, Western Avenue, Hawthorne and Crenshaw Boulevards, Crest and Highridge Road, and Miraleste Drive as vehicular view corridors.7 The Revised Project consists of modifications to the housing sites inventory and implementation programs and includes the General Plan, zoning and Local Coastal Program amendments needed to facilitate the residential development required to meet the City’s 6th Cycle RHNA. As with the Approved Project, various housing sites identified in the Revised Project are located within designated view and vehicular view corridors and scenic vistas, including but not limited to those located along Western Avenue, Hawthorne Avenue, and near Long Point and Point Vicente along Palos Verdes Drive. The new housing site (Site 15) along Silver Spur Road is not located within a designated scenic vista or view corridor.8 As part of the Housing Element planning process, the City identified candidate housing sites based on criteria, which considered a range of factors, including identifying properties that could 6 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan, 2018. Visual Resources Element; Figure 1 Visual Resources. Accessed December 2023. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12622/XI- Visual-Resources. 7 City of Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan, 2018. Visual Resources Element. Accessed March 2024. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12622/XI-Visual-Resources. 8 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan, 2018. Visual Resources Element. Accessed December 2023. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12622/XI-Visual-Resources. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 31 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 28 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 accommodate adequate building heights without impacting adjacent residential views.9 In response to HCD’s October 2022 comment letter on the Approved Housing Element, the City contracted with Dudek to conduct a refined site-by-site analysis (Dudek Study) of the development capacity of the housing sites, including the new housing site (Site 15), when applying the proposed MUOD, ROD, and RM-22 rezoning (Appendix F of the Revised Housing Element).10 The Dudek Study included an analysis of each housing site’s potential impacts to adjacent residential properties given the City’s existing view preservation regulations. The Dudek Study identified the potential maximum building height for each site, calculated as the potential approximate vertical clearance between the average elevation of the parcel and the average elevation of adjacent residential properties located uphill to be able to preserve a “view” from the residential properties to a nearby “scene” as defined by Municipal Code section 17.02.040. To demonstrate the development capacity for each site, the Dudek Study identified the percentage of the site that is developable, primarily considering steep slopes as a limiting factor; the maximum recommended residential density based on analysis of the topography of the site and surrounding properties to avoid view obstructions; the recommended new zoning category; and the type of building that was te sted to fit on the site if zoned as recommended. Based on the Dudek Study, development of the 31 identified housing sites at the allowable heights in the MUOD, ROD, and RM-22 was determined to not significantly affect scenic vistas and views. Future development of the housing sites would be considered urban infill development, where future development facilitated by the Revised Project would be of similar in use as existing residential and mixed-use developments. In addition, Housing Sites 23 through 30 of the Revised Housing Element are located within the High-Quality Transit Area (HQTA) identified along Western Avenue near the City’s border with the City of San Pedro.11 Per Section 21099(d)(1) of the CEQA Statute and Senate Bill (SB) 743, aesthetic and parking impacts of a residential, mixed- use residential, or employment center project on an infill site within a transit priority area shall not be considered significant impacts on the environment. Therefore, potential aesthetic impacts associated with future development on Housing Sites 23 through 30 under the Revised Project would be considered less than significant in accordance with Section 21099(d)(1) of the CEQA Statute and SB 743. In addition, future development under the Revised Project would need to demonstrate consistency with the City’s General Plan, which includes various goals and policies related to the protection and preservation of vistas and view corridors. Specifically, the Visual Resources Element includes Policies 4 and 7 through 9, which direct new development and redevelopment to consider surrounding views and view-corridors during the design phase to minimize impacts as well as requires aesthetic compatibility with existing neighborhood and/or area character. Additionally, the Land Use Element includes Goal 2 and Policies 2, 8, 9, and 11, that rely on land use and zoning 9 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, 2022. Citywide Screening Analysis Criteria Methodology. 10 Dudek, 2023. Rancho Palos Verdes Housing Element Sites Inventory Analysis. Appendix F of the Revised Housing Element. 11 Southern California Association of the Governments (SCAG), Draft Connect SoCal 2024: 2024 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy Data/Map Book for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, 2022. Accessed December 2023. https://scag.ca.gov/sites/main/files/file-attachments/p0222-rancho-palos- verdes.pdf?1655313774. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 32 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 29 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 controls to minimize impacts to scenic resources by guiding appropriate development and building design and heights. The proposed MUOD and ROD ordinances have been developed to be consistent with these General Plan goals and policies with building heights that would meet the intent of these goals and policies to preserve views and view-corridors. The proposed MUOD and ROD ordinances would include development standards, such as setbacks, heights, articulation, and open space requirements, to ensure compatibility with the existing landscape and visual character. The development standards of the proposed MUOD and ROD ordinances would create visual interest and variation through building articulation, setbacks, and height differences within and along scenic and scenic vehicular corridors. Future development under the MUOD and ROD ordinances would be designed in accordance with these development standards, which in turn would minimize visual impacts consistent with the goals and policies of the General Plan. Future development on the two parcels proposed be rezoned to RM-22 (Housing Sites 16 and 17) under the Revised Project would be designed in accordance with the RM-22 zoning development standards, which allow maximum building heights of 36 feet as well as establish setback, lot size, open space, and parking requirements. While maximum allowable heights would be increased on these two parcels, the Dudek Study determined that an increase in allowable building height would not result in any significant impacts to views or vistas since neither of these housing sites are located within a City designated view corridor or vista and these areas of the City are already highly developed where future development would be generally consistent with other residential uses. In addition to the City’s General Plan, the City has additional guidelines and plans that address visual resources throughout the city. These include the Guidelines and Procedures for Neighborhood Compatibility; the Coastal Specific Plan; and the Western Avenue Vision Plan and Western Avenue Corridor Street Enhancement Strategy.12 Future projects would be required to comply with the requirements of these guidelines and plans, as applicable. Compliance with the General Plan and other relevant guidelines and plans as well as the development standards in the proposed MUOD and ROD ordinance would ensure high-quality development throughout the City that would not have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista, or substantially degrade or damage the visual character or visual resources in the area. Therefore, based upon the information currently available, future development resulting from the Revised Project would not result in significant impacts to scenic vistas/views or degrade the visual character or scenic quality of the City. Thus, no new or substantially more severe impacts would occur than anticipated by the adopted ND for the Approved Project. b) There are no state designated scenic highways within or in the vicinity to the City; the portion Pacific Coast Highway (Route 1) in the City of Long Beach is the closest eligible state scenic highway, approximately 10 miles east of the City.13 As such, future development under the Revised Project would not substantially damage scenic resources within the viewshed of a designated State 12 The City’s View Restoration and Preservation Ordinance only applies to single family residential zoning and does not apply to multifamily residential zoning. 13 Caltrans, 2024. California State Scenic Highway System Map – City of Rancho Palos Verdes. Accessed March 2024. https://caltrans.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=465dfd3d807c46cc8e8057116f1aacaa. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 33 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 30 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 scenic highway. Therefore, no impact would occur with implementation of the Revised Project. No new or substantially more severe impacts would occur than anticipated by the adopted ND for the Approved Project. d) Future development of the Revised Project could introduce new sources of light and/or glare within the City. Future development of the housing sites would be considered urban infill development in areas that are currently urbanized and commonly experience the impacts of existing light sources. Future development under the Revised Project would be designed and constructed in accordance with Chapter 17.56 of the City’s Municipal Code, which would prevent light spillover and the use of materials that would create new glare. Furthermore, the California Building Code (CBC), which the City has adopted by reference into its Municipal Code, has several development standards to control lighting. In accordance with the CBC, future development under the Revised Project would require minimum light intensities for pedestrian pathways, circulation ways, parking lots, and paths of egress for safety and wayfinding. CBC Section 130.3 requires that sign lighting for any outdoor sign that is on during both day and nighttime hours must include a minimum 65 percent dimming at night. All exterior lighting associated with future development under the Revised Project would comply with the CBC, which would minimize light and glare effects. Therefore, based upon the information currently available, future development under the Revised Project would not result in any significant impacts related to light and glare. Thus, no new or substantially more severe impacts would occur than anticipated by the adopted ND for the Approved Project. II. Agriculture and Forestry Resources Issues: Potentially Significant Impact Not Identified in the “Approved Project” Same or Less Impact than Identified in the “Approved Project AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST RESOURCES—Would the project: a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland), as shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the California Resources Agency, to non- agricultural use? ☐ ☒ b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a Williamson Act contract? ☐ ☒ c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of, forest land (as defined in Public Resources Code section 12220(g)), timberland (as defined by Public Resources Code section 4526), or timberland zoned Timberland Production (as defined by Government Code section 51104(g))? ☐ ☒ d) Result in the loss of forest land or conversion of forest land to non-forest use? ☐ ☒ e) Involve other changes in the existing environment which, due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of Farmland, to non-agricultural use or conversion of forest land to non-forest use? ☐ ☒ Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 34 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 31 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Discussion a)–e) As indicated in the Land Use Element, there is no designated forest land or agriculture uses within the City’s limits; however, non-commercial agricultural use is permitted in all single-family residential and certain open space land use designation.14 According to the California Williamson Act Enrollment Finder website, there are no active Williamson Act contracts or designated agricultural land enrolled in the 2022 Williamson Act Enrollment within the city.15 The adopted IS/MND for the City’s General Plan Update identified that an open space area designated as a future park includes agricultural uses.16 This 17-acre open space area is undeveloped and lies over an active landslide area. The City has an in-concept plan for the area to be developed as an access point to the City’s Open Space Preserve area. This area is not used for agricultural use and the City does not have future plans for agricultural purposes.17 None of the housing sites, including the new Site 15, identified in the Revised Housing Element are located in the area for the future park or on areas currently used or proposed for agricultural purposes. In addition, the Revised Project, would not change any agricultural and forestry resources zoning in the City. Thus, as with the Approved Project, future development under the Revised Project would not impact any existing designated agricultural lands or forest lands or resources, lands with an active Williamson Act contract, or properties zoned as Timberland Production. Thus, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant agricultural or forestry impacts compared with the Approved Project. III. Air Quality Issues: Potentially Significant Impact Not Identified in the “Approved Project” Same or Less Impact than Identified in the “Approved Project AIR QUALITY—Would the project: a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable air quality plan? ☐ ☒ b) Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutant for which the project region is non- attainment under an applicable federal or state ambient air quality standard? ☐ ☒ c) Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations? ☐ ☒ d) Result in other emissions (such as those leading to odors) adversely affecting a substantial number of people? ☐ ☒ 14 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan, 2018. Land Use Element. Accessed December 2023. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12620/VIII-Land-Use. 15 California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Williamson Act Enrollment Finder, 2022. Accessed January 2024. https://maps.conservation.ca.gov/dlrp/WilliamsonAct/App/index.html. 16 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes’ General Plan Update, 2018. Accessed January 2024. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12282/Initial-Study-2018-August. 17 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan Update Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration, 2018. Accessed December 2023. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12282/Initial-Study- 2018-August. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 35 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 32 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Discussion a) As indicated in the adopted ND, the City is located within the 6,745-square-mile South Coast Air Basin (SCAB), which is regulated and monitored by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). SCAQMD is responsible for measuring the air quality of the region. The SCAB is classified as a Federal nonattainment area for ozone (O3), particulate matter less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) and lead (Pb) (southern Los Angeles County portion) and a state nonattainment area for O3, PM2.5, and particulate matter less than 10 microns (PM10). Since adoption of the ND, SCAQMD adopted the 2022 Air Quality Management Plan (2022 AQMP) on December 2, 2022. The 2022 AQMP outlines the air pollution control measures needed to meet Federal PM2.5 and O3 standards. The 2022 AQMP includes policies and measures to achieve Federal standards for healthful air quality in the Basin. The 2022 AQMP addresses several Federal planning requirements and incorporates updated emissions inventories, ambient measurements, meteorological data, an d air quality modeling tools from earlier AQMPs.18 State CEQA Guidelines Section 15125 requires an analysis of a project’s potential conflict with applicable governmental plans and policies. In accordance with the SCAQMD’s CEQA Air Quality Handbook, two criteria were used to evaluate the Revised Project’s potential to conflict with the SCAQMD’s 2022 AQMP. Criterion No. 1 The first criterion evaluates the potential for a project to result in an increase in the frequency or severity of existing air quality violations or cause or contribute to new violations or delay the timely attainment of air quality standards of the interim emissions reductions specified in the AQMP. The SCAQMD numerical significance thresholds for construction and operational emissions are designed for the analysis of individual projects and not for long-term planning documents, such as the Revised Project. Emissions are dependent on the exact size, nature, and location of an individual land use type, combined with reductions in localized impacts from the removal of existing land use types, as applicable (i.e., conversion of commercial or industrial uses to residential uses). Construction Construction of future development facilitated by Revised Project would generate air pollutant emissions through the use of heavy-duty construction equipment. Details necessary to provide a meaningful quantitative estimate of construction emissions would be speculative, as specific sites, buildings and uses to be constructed or modified, construction schedules, and quantities of earthmoving are unknown. Because this information is unknown, construction emissions modeling is not feasible and would be speculative. Nonetheless, construction of future development that would occur as a result of the Revised Project would be limited in extent and duration and would emit air pollutants on short-term and temporary basis. Construction truck fleets would be required to comply with the Advanced Clean Trucks regulation, which was approved by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in June 2020 and 18 South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), 2022 Air Quality Management Plan, 2022. Accessed December 2023. https://www.aqmd.gov/docs/default-source/clean-air-plans/air-quality-management-plans/2022- air-quality-management-plan/final-2022-aqmp/02-cover-and-opening-pages.pdf?sfvrsn=8. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 36 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 33 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 mandates zero-emission vehicle sales requirements for truck manufacturers and a one-time reporting requirement for large entities and fleets.19 The regulation is designed to accelerate widespread adoption of zero emission vehicles in the medium- and heavy-duty truck sector to reduce on-road mobile source emissions on the path to carbon neutrality by 2045. In addition, trucks would be required to comply with the CARB Airborne Toxic Control Measure to limit heavy-duty diesel motor vehicle idling, which would reduce fuel combustion and associated emissions (Title 13 California Code of Regulations, Section 2485). In addition to limiting exhaust from idling trucks, CARB also promulgated emission standards for off-road diesel construction equipment of greater than 25 horsepower such as bulldozers, loaders, backhoes and cranes, as well as many other self-propelled off-road diesel vehicles. The regulation adopted by the CARB on July 26, 2007, reduces emissions by requiring the installation of diesel soot filters and the retirement, replacement, or repowering of older, dirtier engines with newer emission control models (13 CCR, Section 2449). The compliance schedule requires construction equipment fleets to fully meet emissions standards by 2023 in all equipment for large and medium fleets and by 2028 for small fleets. Emission reduction measures generally consistent with the City’s General Plan IS/MND, Safety Element Policy 35, Chapter 17.56 (Environmental Protection) of the Municipal Code, and the City’s COAs could include the use of construction equipment certified to meet the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and CARB Tier 4 Final emissions standards, which substantially reduces exhaust emissions of NOX, PM10, and PM2.5. Emissions of VOCs could be reduced through the use of low-VOC containing architectural coatings. As such, construction emissions from future development under the Revised Project would be reduced to below project- level significance and not result in an increase in the frequency or severity of existing air quality violations or cause or contribute to new violations or delay the timely attainment of air quality standards. Operation The Revised Project would allow for an increase in residential units and non -residential square footage that would occur as infill development throughout the City. Although operational details of any future projects are unknown, future development facilitated by the Revised Project would result in air pollutant emissions from building energy demand from new residential and limited non-residential uses (e.g., residential-serving retail or commercial uses) and on-going transportation emissions from vehicles traveling to and from the new residential and limited non- residential uses. Future infill development of residential and limited residential-serving retail or commercial uses would not be anticipated to require large stationary sources of emissions nor generate substantial emissions from building energy demand as compliance with the Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards would minimize building energy. Future infill development of residential and limited residential-serving retail or commercial uses would also not be anticipated to result in substantial increases in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and associated vehicle emissions. The housing sites were identified to locate higher-density and mixed- use developments in infill locations near other uses that would help to reduce VMT within the city. 19 California Air Resources Board (CARB), 2024. Advanced Clean Trucks. Accessed March 2024. https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/advanced-clean-trucks. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 37 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 34 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Therefore, operational emissions from buildout of the residential units and associated non- residential floor area over time would not generate air pollutant emissions that would exceed the project-level significance thresholds and not result in an increase in the frequency or severity of existing air quality violations or cause or contribute to new violations or delay the timely attainment of air quality standards. Based on the above, the Revised Project would not result in new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects related to conflicts with or obstruction of the 2022 AQMP. Criterion No. 2 With respect to the second criterion for determining consistency with AQMP growth assumptions, the projections in the AQMP for achieving air quality goals are based on anticipated growth regarding population and housing. Determining whether or not a project exceeds the assumptions reflected in the AQMP involves the evaluation of consistency with applicable population, housing, and employment growth projections and appropriate incorporation of AQMP control measure s. Construction Future development under the Revised Project would be required to comply with CARB’s requirements to minimize short-term emissions from on-road and off-road diesel equipment, including the Airborne Toxic Control Measure to limit heavy-duty diesel motor vehicle idling to no more than five minutes at a location (Title 13 California Code of Regulations, Section 2485) and SCAQMD regulations such as Rule 403 for controlling fugitive dust and Rule 1113 for controlling VOC emissions from architectural coatings. The City’s COAs also require implementation of dust control techniques, such as screening or watering, during grading and compliance with SCAQMD Rule 445 regarding wood-burning devices. Compliance with these measures and requirements would be consistent with and meet or exceed the AQMP compliance requirements for control strategies intended to reduce emissions from construction equipment and activities. Construction of future development under the Revised Project would facilitate an increase in short- term employment compared to existing conditions. Although any future construction facilitated by the Revised Project would generate construction workers, it would be unlikely to create a substantial number of new construction jobs; construction-related jobs generated by the future development under the Revised Project would likely be filled by employees within the construction industry in the greater Los Angeles County region. Construction industry jobs generally have no regular place of business, as construction workers commute to job sites throughout the region, which may change several times a year. Moreover, these jobs would be temporary, lasting only through the duration of construction. As such, the Project would not result in an unanticipated increase in population or jobs in the City. Operation Operation of future development under the Revised Project would be required to comply with CARB motor vehicle standards, SCAQMD regulations for stationary sources and architectural coatings, and applicable building energy standards including the Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6) and the California Green Building Standards Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 38 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 35 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Code (CALGreen Code)_(Title 24, Part 11). The 2022 AQMP also includes land use and transportation strategies that are intended to reduce VMT and resulting regional mobile-source emissions. Future development under the Revised Project would provide opportunities for building energy conservation to meet and exceed required building energy standards to conserve energy and reduce associated emissions. The Revised Housing Element includes Program #24, which incentives participation in the City’s Green Building Construction Program by offering permit streamlining and up to 50 percent rebates for Planning and Building fees. In addition, future development would also be required to demonstrate consistency with the City’s General Plan goals and policies related to energy efficiency and usage, including but not limited to Policies 34 and 35 from the Circulation Element; Policies 29, 38, and 39 of the Safety Element; and Policy 6 of the Land Use Element, to reduce building energy demand and improve energy conservation. The Revised Project would promote mixed-use development as residential-serving uses would be allowed with residential uses. Mixed-use development encourages reduced vehicle trips and VMT as people may be able to obtain goods and services from co-located or nearby residential serving retail uses without the need to generate passenger vehicle trips. The creation of the MUOD and ROD overlay control districts would locate higher-density residential development in close proximity to services and retail uses, which would serve to reduce future impacts to air quality by reducing vehicle trips and VMT as people would live closer to existing commercial and retail goods and services from co-located or nearby residential serving retail uses and closer to existing employment areas within and around the City. Thus, the Project would result in a land use pattern that would allow development that would reduce transportation-related emissions. The AQMP is based on population, employment and VMT forecasts informed by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). A project might be in conflict with the AQMP if the development’s growth is greater than that anticipated in the local general plan and SCAG’s growth projections. In 2022, the City’s population was estimated at approximately 40,527 people.20 SCAG’s 2020 Connect SoCal projects the City’s population to increase to approximately 43,000 people by 2045.21 As discussed above, the Revised Project accommodates for population growth by increasing residential density in infill locations and allowing for increased multi-family housing units. The City is generally built out; thus, densification of infill sites with multi-family housing units accommodates growth in an efficient manner, since mixed-use infill development encourages reduced vehicle trips and VMT. Based on the City’s average household size of 2.67 persons per household in 2020, a population increase of approximately 2,190 people could be generated under the 80 percent buildout scenario of the Revised Housing Element. Based on this, the City’s population under the Revised Project could be approximately 42,717 residents, which would be within SCAG’s 2020 Connect SoCal 2045 projections. Therefore, the Revised Project would not result in new significant environmental 20 United States Census Bureau, 2024. QuickFacts: Rancho Palos Verdes City, California. Accessed March 2024. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ranchopalosverdescitycalifornia/PST045222#PST045222 21 Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), 2020. Connect SoCal - Jurisdiction-Level Growth Forecast. Accessed March 2024. https://scag.ca.gov/sites/main/files/file- attachments/0903fconnectsocal_demographics-and-growth-forecast.pdf?1606001579. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 39 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 36 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects related to conflicts with or obstruction of AQMP control measures or anticipated growth. b) & c) As discussed above, construction of future development resulting from the Revised Project would generate localized air pollutant emissions from the use of heavy-duty construction equipment. Fugitive dust emissions would result from demolition and earthmoving activities. Details necessary to provide a meaningful quantitative estimate of construction emissions would be speculative, as which specific sites, buildings and uses to be constructed or modified, construction schedules, and quantities of earthmoving are unknown at this time. Because this information is unknown, construction emissions modeling is not feasible and would be speculative. Temporary construction associated with future development under the Revised Project would not be concentrated in any one location and would occur in various places in the city with individual projects occurring at different times and, thus, would not expose any one sensitive receptor location to substantial localized emissions. Construction emissions would also be controlled via compliance with applicable regulations and General Plan policies and adopted IS/MND MMRP. Construction truck fleets would be required to comply with the Advanced Clean Trucks regulation,22 which accelerates the widespread adoption of zero emission vehicles in the medium- and heavy-duty truck sector to reduce on-road mobile source emissions on the path to carbon neutrality by 2045. In addition, trucks would be required to comply with the CARB Airborne Toxic Control Measure to limit heavy-duty diesel motor vehicle idling, which would reduce fuel combustion and associated emissions (Title 13 California Code of Regulations, Section 2485). Heavy-duty construction equipment fleets would also be required to comply with the In-Use Off-Road Diesel-Fueled Fleets Regulation, which reduces emissions by requiring the installation of diesel soot filters and the retirement, replacement, or repowering of older, dirtier engines with newer emission control models (13 CCR, Section 2449). The compliance schedule requires construction equipment fleets to fully meet emissions standards by 2023 in all equipment for large and medium fleets and by 2028 for small fleets. In addition, future development under the Revised Project would be required to comply with SCAQMD regulations such as Rule 403 for controlling fugitive dust and Rule 1113 for controlling VOC emissions from architectural coatings. Future development would also be required to incorporate (as applicable) emission reduction measures generally consistent with the City’s General Plan IS/MND, Safety Element Policy 35, and Chapter 17.56 (Environmental Protection) of the Municipal Code. Such measures could include the use of construction equipment certified to meet the USEPA and CARB Tier 4 Final emissions standards, which substantially reduces exhaust emissions of NOX, PM10, and PM2.5. The City’s COAs also require implementation of dust control techniques, such as screening or watering, during grading and compliance with SCAQMD Rule 445 regarding wood-burning devices. As such, construction emissions from future development under the Revised Project would not be anticipated to exceed project-level significance and would not result in an increase in a cumulatively considerable increase in nonattainment pollutants. 22 California Air Resources Board (CARB), 2024. Advanced Clean Trucks. Accessed March 2024. https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/advanced-clean-trucks. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 40 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 37 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Regulatory compliance along with consistency with the City’s General Plan policies and IS/MND MMRP, Municipal Code, and COAs would be effective in reducing construction emissions from future development to a level below the significance thresholds. Implementation of the Revised Project would not result in new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects related to a cumulatively considerable increase in nonattainment pollutants or localized construction emissions. With regard to operation, future residential projects implemented under the Revised Project would generate localized air pollutant emissions associated with generating building energy demand, and landscaping equipment. As previously indicated, the specific size, location, timing, and operation of such future projects are unknown and quantification of localized operational emissions from individual projects would not be feasible and would be speculative. Nonetheless, the future development of multi-family dwelling units and limited non-residential uses (i.e., ground-floor retail or commercial uses) within the various identified areas located throughout the city would not include uses that would generate substantial sources of operational emissions. These uses are not associated with large stationary sources of emissions such as industrial-sized boilers. Furthermore, any miscellaneous trucks, such as moving trucks and parcel delivery trucks, would be subject to the five-minute regulatory idling limitation and would be required to comply with the applicable provisions of the CARB 13 CCR, Section 2025 (Truck and Bus regulation) to minimize and reduce PM and NOX emissions from existing diesel trucks. Operation of future residential and limited non-residential uses would result in minimal emissions from maintenance or other ongoing activities and use of architectural coatings and household cleaning products. Future development under the Revised Project would provide opportunities for building energy conservation to meet and exceed required Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards to conserve energy and reduce associated emissions. The Revised Housing Element includes Program #24, which encourages participation in the City’s Green Building Construction Program by offering permit streamlining and up to 50 percent rebates for Planning and Building fees. In addition, the City’s Safety Element includes Policies 29, 38, and 39 to reduce building energy demand and improve energy conservation. The Revised Project would promote mixed-use development as residential-serving uses would be allowed with residential uses. Mixed-use development encourages reduced vehicle trips and VMT as people may be able to obtain goods and services from co-located or nearby residential serving retail uses without the need to generate passenger vehicle trips. The creation of the MUOD and ROD overlay control districts would locate higher- density residential development in close proximity to services and retail uses, which would serve to reduce future impacts to air quality by reducing vehicle trips and VMT as people would live closer to existing commercial and retail goods and services from co-located or nearby residential serving retail uses and closer to existing employment areas within and around the City. Thus, the Project would result in a land use pattern that would allow development that would reduce transportation-related emissions. Regulatory compliance along with implementation of General Plan policies would be effective in reducing operational emissions from future development and associated non -residential Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 41 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 38 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 development to a level below the significance thresholds. Implementation of the Revised Project would not result in new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects related to a cumulatively considerable increase in nonattainment pollutants or localized operational emissions. No new or substantially more severe impacts would occur than anticipated by the adopted ND for the Approved Project. d) Similar to the Approved Project, the Revised Project provides the City’s approach to meeting the City’s RHNA through the 6th Cycle planning period and includes the General Plan, Local Coastal Plan and zoning amendments, all of which would result in a combination of residential and mixed-use developments. As such, implementation of the Revised Project would not result in a new land uses that are typically associated with the creation of objectionable odors (such as rendering plants, landfills, treatment plants, etc.). Therefore, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant impacts compared with the Approved Project. IV. Biological Resources Issues: Potentially Significant Impact Not Identified in the “Approved Project” Same or Less Impact than Identified in the “Approved Project BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES—Would the project: a) Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or through habitat modifications, on any species identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special-status species in local or regional plans, policies, or regulations, or by the California Department of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service? ☐ ☒ b) Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian habitat or other sensitive natural community identified in local or regional plans, policies, regulations, or by the California Department of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service? ☐ ☒ c) Have a substantial adverse effect on federally protected wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (including, but not limited to, marsh, vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through direct removal, filling, hydrological interruption, or other means? ☐ ☒ d) Interfere substantially with the movement of any native resident or migratory fish or wildlife species or with established native resident or migratory wildlife corridors, or impede the use of native wildlife nursery sites? ☐ ☒ e) Conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources, such as a tree preservation policy or ordinance? ☐ ☒ f) Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat conservation plan? ☐ ☒ Discussion a)–f) The City’s Natural Community Conservation Plan and Habitat Conservation Plan (NCCP/HCP) identifies enhancement and preservation areas within the City and provides for protection and management of diverse natural wildlife while allowing for compatible public use and appropriate development growth. Figure 4-2 of the City’s NCCP/HCP shows the designated Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 42 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 39 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 preservation properties throughout the City that are subject to the requirements of the City’s NCCP/HCP.23 In addition, the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve (Nature Preserve), a designated nature preserve, is located primarily in the center of the City around and inland from Portuguese Point and Inspiration Point (see Figure 5, Biotic Resources, of the Conservation and Open Space Element).24 The Nature Preserve was created to conserve and re-vegetate sensitive native habitats and provide adequate habitat linkages between patches of conserved lands. As part of the Housing Element planning process, the City identified candidate housing sites based on criteria, which excluded potential sites that were located within or in close proximity to habitat conservation or preserved nature areas, especially along Palos Verdes Drive South. Therefore, based on the City’s screening criteria, none of the 31 housing sites identified in the Revised Housing Element are located on the designated preservation properties identified in the City’s NCCP/HCP.25 The majority of the housing sites identified in the Revised Housing Element are not located near the Nature Preserve or designated open spaces. While Sites 3, 5, 6, 17, 18, and 19 are located near the Nature Preserve or open space areas, these sites are separated from the Nature Preserve by existing development and roadways and changes in topography. In addition, none of the housing sites are located on or near areas mapped as wetlands or riparian areas.26 Implementation of the Revised Project would locate future residential growth primarily on developed, underused sites and on a few select vacant parcels (Sites 4, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18 and 29) within the City. Future development under the Revised Project on currently developed sites would not cause significant changes to the diversity or number of species of plants or animals, or in the deterioration of existing wildlife habitat as these sites have already been disturbed and are within an urban, developed landscaped. The vacant parcels are also located within urban, developed areas with no direct connections to designated open space or Nature Preserve areas. No riparian habitat, wetlands, wildlife corridors or nurseries are anticipated to be affected with future development under the Revised Project. Future development under the Revised Project would be required to comply with applicable Federal and State agencies’ policies, plans, and regulations established to protect biological resources, such as but not limited to the Federal and California Endangered Species Acts, Clean Water Act, Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) regulations. In addition, future development under the Revised Project would be required to be consistent with the General Plan policies and requirements in the Municipal Code as they relate to the protection and preservation of biological resources. Future development would be required to demonstrate consistency with the goals and policies of the Conservation and Open Space Element of the City’s General Plan, especially Policy 15, which requires preparation of a site-specific landscape plan to 23 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, 2019. City of Rancho Palos Verdes Final Natural Community Conservation Plan and Habitat Conservation Plan. Figure 4-2 Preservation Properties. Accessed March 2024. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/17121/NCCPHCP. 24 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan, 2018. Conservation and Open Space Element; Figure 5, Biotic Resources. Accessed January 2024. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12625/2018-General-Plan. 25 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, 2022. Citywide Screening Analysis Criteria Methodology. 26 United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), 2024. National Wetlands Inventory. Accessed March 2024. https://fwsprimary.wim.usgs.gov/wetlands/apps/wetlands-mapper/ Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 43 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 40 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 demonstrate the enhancement and protection of natural vegetation, selection of new complementing vegetation, and enhancement of environmental factors. In addition, future development would be required to comply with Municipal Code Chapter 17.56 (Environmental Protection) includes requirements related to construction equipment and site maintenance, including the use of temporary fencing and removal of trash and debris, orientation and shielding of exterior lighting for residential uses to minimize light pollution and spillover, and established construction hours to minimize direct and indirect impacts to biological resources. Therefore, future development of the housing sites identified in the Revised Project would not result in any significant impacts to biological resources. The Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant biological resources impacts compared with the Approved Project. V. Cultural Resources Issues: Potentially Significant Impact Not Identified in the “Approved Project” Same or Less Impact than Identified in the “Approved Project CULTURAL RESOURCES—Would the project: a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource as defined in §15064.5? ☐ ☒ b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an archaeological resource pursuant to §15064.5? ☐ ☒ c) Disturb any human remains, including those interred outside of formal cemeteries? ☐ ☒ Discussion a) & b) The Conservation and Open Space Element identifies the grove of trees planted at Ryan Park; Malaga Cove Library; the lighthouse at Point Vicente, which has guided sailors since 1924 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980; Portuguese Bend, which served as a pick-up point for smuggling operations when the land was ruled by Spanish viceroys; Villa Francesca (i.e., the peppertree gatehouse to the Portuguese Bend community), which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986; the estate of Frank Vanderlip, principal founder and developer of much of the Palos Verdes Peninsula; the Harden Estate (i.e., the Portuguese Point gatehouse); the Portuguese Bend Riding Club and stables, which serves as the hub of a social sector in the area; and Wayfarers Chapel, which was designed by Lloyd Wright, son of the renowned American architectural pioneer Frank Lloyd Wright, and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. These sites and structures represent the major historical points in Rancho Palos Verdes. Several other features, such as the Narcissa gatehouse to Portuguese Bend, a re also well known, but they are more points of interest than points of historical significance, given the criteria promulgated in the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. As with the Housing Element, under the Revised Project future housing units would be evenly distributed in the eastern and western portions of the city, and the housing sites were identified based on available information and with consideration of known environmental constraints, including historic resources. Screening of the sites and the areas for rezoning included consideration of historic resources. Based on the analysis, none of the sites that would be redeveloped for housing or areas that would be rezoned are located on known historic sites or within 0.25 mile radius of a resource. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 44 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 41 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 With regard to archaeological resources, several significant archaeological sites are known to exist within the City. The coastal area within the City is considered archaeologically sensitive and is designated with an Overlay Control District in the General Plan. As indicated previously, the housing sites were identified with consideration of known resources and none of the housing sites are located in areas with known archaeological resources. In addition, future development in the City would be required to comply with the General Plan Conservation and Open Space Element Policies 29, 30, and 31, which encourage the identification and preservation of archaeologically sensitive areas and sites in the city and requires sharing cultural resources information with the appropriate information centers. Based on the available information and methodology for housing sites selection, it is anticipated that the Revised Project would result in a less than significant impact on historic and archaeological resources. With these safeguards in place, implementation of the Revised Project would not result in impacts related to historic resources, similar to the Approved Project. The Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant cultural resources impacts compared with the Approved Project. c) With regard to human remains, outside of the Green Hills Memorial Cemetery, there are no known sites with human remains that would be disturbed as a result of the Revised Project. However, if human remains were to be discovered as part of construction or other ground- disturbing activities, the City would be notified and work would immediately halt in accordance with applicable regulations. The County coroner would be notified according to California Public Resources Code Section 5097.98 and California Health and Safety Code Section 70850.5. If the remains are determined to be Native American, the coroner would notify the Native American Heritage Commission and the procedures outlined in CEQA Section 15064.5(d) and (e) would be followed. Therefore, as with the Approved Project, the Revised Project would result in less than significant impacts to human remains. The Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe impacts regarding human remains compared with the Approved Project. VI. Energy Issues: Potentially Significant Impact Not Identified in the “Approved Project” Same or Less Impact than Identified in the “Approved Project ENERGY—Would the project: a) Result in potentially significant environmental impact due to wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources, during project construction or operation? ☐ ☒ b) Conflict with or obstruct a state or local plan for renewable energy or energy efficiency? ☐ ☒ Discussion a) & b) The future development facilitated by the Revised Project would be infill development and would occur primarily on developed and underutilized parcels and on a few vacant parcels within the City. While the construction and operation of future development under the Revised Project would increase energy use in the City, future development would be required to comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local policies, plans, and regulations to conserve and reduce energy Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 45 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 42 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 usage. During construction, contractors would be required to comply with the CARB regulations that restrict the idling of heavy-duty diesel motor vehicles and govern the accelerated retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of heavy-duty diesel on- and off-road equipment to reduce the inefficient, wasteful, or unnecessary consumption of energy. Future development would be subject to the energy conservation requirements of the California Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6 of the California Code of Regulations, California’s Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings), the CALGreen Code (Title 24, Part 11 of the California Code of Regulations), and Title 15, Building and Construction, of the City’s Municipal Code. The California Energy Code, which provides energy conservation standards for all new and renovated residential buildings, provides guidance on construction techniques to maximize energy conservation. Minimum efficiency standards are given for a variety of building elements, including appliances; water and space heating and cooling equipment; and insulation for doors, pipes, walls, and ceilings. The California Energy Code emphasizes saving energy during peak periods/seasons and improving the quality of installation of energy efficiency measures. The CALGreen Code sets targets for energy efficiency; water consumption; dual plumbing systems for potable and recyclable water; diversion of construction waste from landfills; and use of environmentally sensitive materials in construction and design, including ecofriendly flooring, carpeting, paint, coatings, thermal insulation, and acoustical wall and ceiling panels. Future developments would also be required to comply with various City Municipal Code sections, which set mandatory measures for installing energy efficient features. In addition, future development would also be required to demonstrate consistency with the City’s General Plan goals and policies related to energy efficiency and usage, including but not limited to Policies 34 and 35 from the Circulation Element; Policies 29, 38, and 39 of the Safety Element; and Policy 6 of the Land Use Element, listed above. In addition, similar to the Approved Project, the Revised Project includes Goal 5, which promotes energy conservation for residential buildings, and Program 24, which incentivizes participation in the City’s Green Building Construction Program by offering permit streamlining and up to 50 percent rebates for Planning and Building fees. The redevelopment of properties with implementation of these policies would likely result in the use of appliances and equipment with newer technology that is more energy efficient. In addition, the Revised Project encourages opportunities for energy and water conservation and reduced VMT. Furthermore, incorporating building energy efficiency measures into future development under the Revised Project would align with building electrification as a major focal point of State agencies and electric utilities in reaching the State’s renewable energy and GHG reduction goals. Building energy efficiency measures would lessen the potential for future development facilitated by the Revised Project to cause substantial strain on the electricity grid during baseload and peak times as State agencies and electric utility providers continue to work to strengthen and enhance the electricity grid, increase the supply of renewable electricity, and enhance grid reliability and resilience. Therefore, consistency with the City’s General Plan goals and policies, and compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations, requirements, and codes would ensure that future development that would result under the Revised Project would not significantly impact energy usage within the City. Therefore, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant energy impact compared with the Approved Project. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 46 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 43 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 VII. Geology and Soils Issues: Potentially Significant Impact Not Identified in the “Approved Project” Same or Less Impact than Identified in the “Approved Project GEOLOGY and Soils—Would the project: a) Expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving: i) Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as delineated on the most recent Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Map issued by the State Geologist for the area or based on other substantial evidence of a known fault? (Refer to Division of Mines and Geology Special Publication 42.) ☐ ☒ ii) Strong seismic ground shaking? ☐ ☒ iii) Seismic-related ground failure, including liquefaction? ☐ ☒ iv) Landslides? ☐ ☒ b) Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of topsoil? ☐ ☒ c) Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable, or that would become unstable as a result of the project, and potentially result in on- or off-site landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction, or collapse? ☐ ☒ d) Be located on expansive soil, as defined in Table 18-1-B of the Uniform Building Code (1994), creating substantial risks to life or property? ☐ ☒ e) Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the use of septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal systems where sewers are not available for the disposal of waste water? ☐ ☒ f) Directly or indirectly destroy a unique paleontological resource or site or unique geologic feature? ☐ ☒ Discussion a.i)–a.iv) Similar to most areas in Southern California, the City lies within a region known to be seismically active and is subject to periodic seismic shaking due to earthquakes along remote or regional faults. Therefore, the potential exists for people and structures in the City to be exposed to seismic-induced hazards, including the rupture of a known earthquake fault, strong seismic ground shaking, seismicity-related ground failure, including liquefaction, and landslides. As shown in Figure 4, Landslides and Liquefaction, of the Safety Element, the majority of landslide risk is located in the central portion of the city from Crest Road to Portuguese Point and Inspiration Point, with other landslide areas located around identified canyon areas within the city. The majority of the City is not located in a liquefaction zone, with the exception of a portion of the eastern area along Western Avenue. As part of the Housing Element planning process, the City identified candidate housing sites based on citywide screening criteria, which considered a range of factors, including identifying properties located outside of hazards zone, including geologic hazards such as but not limited to coastal sea cliff erosion zones, landslide areas, liquefaction zones, and steep slope (>25 percent) hazard Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 47 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 44 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 zones.27 The housing sites inventory of the Revised Project was evaluated further in the Dudek Study, which identified the percentage of the site that is developable, primarily considering steep slopes as a limiting factor; the maximum recommended residential density based on analysis of the topography of the site; the recommended new zoning category; and the type of building that was tested to fit on the site if zoned as recommended. Based on the City’s screening criteria and the Dudek Study, the 31 housing sites, including the new site (Site 15), of the Revised Project were identified for future residential development based on low potential for geologic hazards, including fault rupture, strong seismic ground shaking, liquefaction, and landslides, to occur. Future development projects that implement the Revised Project would be required to adhere to requirements contained in the CBC and the City’s seismic building requirements contained in Title 15, Building and Construction, of the City’s Municipal Code. In addition, future projects would be required to implement the City’s COAs related to engineering and construction methods and preparation of a geotechnical report. The geotechnical report would be reviewed and approved by the City’s Geologist prior to obtaining a building permit, which would further help to avoid or reduce effects associated with geologic hazards. Future development would also be required to demonstrate consistency with the Safety Element, including Goals 1 and 4 and Policies 2 and 3, listed above to further minimize effects of geologic hazards. Therefore, due to the geologic characteristics of the housing sites identified in the Revised Project, compliance with the applicable Federal, State, and local regulations and standard industry standards and best practices, and consistency with the City’s General Plan and Municipal Code, future development facilitated by the Revised Project would not result in any significant impacts related to geologic hazards. The Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant geologic hazards impacts compared with the Approved Project. b) Ground-disturbance activities (e.g., excavation and grading) associated with demolition of existing development and construction of new development facilitated by the Revised Project could result in erosion and topsoil loss. Areas of ground disturbance one acre or greater in size would be required to comply with the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Construction General Permit, which involves implementation of erosion- and sediment-control Best Management Practices (BMPs) as detailed in a site-specific Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) prepared for the development. The BMPs would prevent erosion from occurring and would retain any eroded soils within property boundaries. In addition, during construction, future projects facilitated by the Revised Project would also comply with Chapter 15.04 (Building Code) of the Municipal Code, which includes protective measures for the City’s stormwater system against construction erosion, and the City’s NPDES Requirements for Permits in the Public Right of Way, which requires projects with areas of ground disturbance of 2 acres or more to prepare a Local (or full) SWPPP and a Wet Weather Erosion Control Plan for projects occurring over winter months when the frequency of rain events are highest.28 27 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, 2022. Citywide Screening Analysis Criteria Methodology. 28 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, 2014. City of Rancho Palos Verdes National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Requirements for Permits in the Public Right of Way. Accessed March 2024. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5345/NPDES-requirements-PDF Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 48 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 45 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Operation of the future development under the Revised Project would be designed in compliance with Chapter 13.10 (Stormwater and Urban Runoff Pollution Control) of the Municipal Code. Chapter 13.10 requires incorporation of low-impact (LID) design features and full hydromodification mitigation for redevelopment projects that alter 50 percent or more of existing impervious surfaces while redevelopment projects that alter less than 50 percent of existing impervious surfaces would be required to implement hydromodification mitigation for the altered area. While future development could increase onsite impervious surfaces, which could increase stormwater runoff and erosion, compliance with the applicable federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and policies would require incorporation of operational BMPs, such as permeable surfaces, bioretention basins, and bioswales, to support groundwater recharge as well as LID design features to minimize erosion. In addition, once constructed, all future development under the Revised Project would be required to be landscaped in accordance with the applicable development standards of the MUOD, ROD, and RM-22 ordinances, which would minimize the potential for loss of topsoil. In addition, future projects facilitated by the Revised Project would be required to demonstrate consistency with the City’s General Plan, including Goal 4 and Policies 3 and 38 of the Safety Element, and comply with the City’s erosion control plans. Future development would be required to comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local regulations related to erosion and loss of topsoil. Compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements related to erosion and loss of topsoil would ensure that future development facilitated by the Revised Project would not result in significant impacts related to erosion and loss of topsoil within the City. Therefore, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant erosion and loss of topsoil impacts compared with the Approved Project. c) & d) The City has a history of landslides and has four categories of slope stability.29 As discussed above, the majority of landslide risk is located in the central portion of the city from Crest Road to Portuguese Point and Inspiration Point, including the ocean bluffs, with other landslide areas located around identified canyon areas within the City (Safety Element, Figure 4, Landslides and Liquefaction). The City has an established Coastal Setback zone along the bluff top where there are geologic concerns and development is only permitted within the Coastal Setback zone when additional geologic studies warrant a variance to the requirements of the zone within these areas.30 As discussed above, the sites identified in the Revised Project were selected based on citywide screening criteria, including identifying properties located outside of hazards zone, including geologic hazards such as but not limited to coastal sea cliff erosion zones, landslide areas, liquefaction zones, and steep slope (>25 percent) hazard zones.31 The Dudek Study also identified the percentage of the site that is developable, primarily considering steep slopes as a limiting factor; the maximum recommended residential density based on analysis of the topography of the site; the recommended new zoning category; and the type of building that was tested to fit on the site if 29 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan, 2018. Conservation and Open Space Element (page COS-10). Accessed January 2024. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12625/2018- General-Plan. 30 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Ranchos Palos Verdes General Plan, 2018. Conservation and Open Space Element (pg. COS-12). Accessed January 2024. rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12625/2018-General-Plan. 31 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, 2022. Citywide Screening Analysis Criteria Methodology. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 49 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 46 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 zoned as recommended. Based on the Dudek Study, the sites identified in the Revised Project, including the new site (Site 15), are in areas of low potential for geologic hazards, including liquefaction, landslides, unstable or expansive soils. Future development facilitated by the Revised Project would be infill development, as the properties are located in areas that are generally developed and relatively flat. Future development would be required to adhere to requirements contained in the CBC and Title 15 (Building and Construction) of the Municipal Code. Future projects would be required to implement the City’s COAs related to standard engineering and construction methods as well as the preparation of a site- specific geotechnical report. The geotechnical report would be reviewed and approved by the City’s Geologist prior to obtaining a building permit and would include site -specific design and engineering recommendations to address soil conditions and geologic characteristics to reduce the effects associated with liquefaction, landslides, and unstable or expansive soils. Future development would also be required to demonstrate consistency with the Safety Element, including Goals 1 and 4 and Policies 2 and 3, to further minimize effects of geologic hazards, including liquefaction, landslides, and unstable or expansive soils. Therefore, due to the geologic characteristics of the housing sites identified in the Revised Project, compliance with the applicable federal, State, and local regulations, implementation of standard industry standards and best practices, and consistency with the City’s General Plan and Municipal Code, future development under the Revised Project would not result in significant impacts related to liquefaction, landslides, and unstable or expansive soils. The Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant geologic hazards impacts compared with the Approved Project. e) The City owns about 150 miles of sewer mains, which convey sewage from about 10,000 service connections to the treatment facility in the City of Carson. Through annexation of connected properties into a Sewer Maintenance District, the Los Angeles County Public Works Department has the responsibility to operate and maintain these pipes. A small portion of the City's homes are not connected to the primary sewage collection system; they are either on approved local septic systems or part of the Abalone Cove Collection System. Future development facilitated by the Revised Project would be infill development within areas that are served by existing sewer connections and wastewater system. For new development on vacant parcels, future development would connect with the existing City’s wastewater system, in accordance with Policy 43 of the Circulation Element of the City’s General Plan. Thus, the use of septic systems is not anticipated for future development facilitated by the Revised Project and no significant impacts related to septic tanks would occur. Therefore, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant septic tank impacts compared with the Approved Project. f) Paleontological resources or fossil remains, are not considered endangered due to their wide distribution through the Peninsula.32 Future development facilitated by the Revised Project would 32 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes’ General Plan Update, 2018. Accessed January 2024. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12282/Initial-Study-2018-August. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 50 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 47 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 be required to demonstrate consistency with the Conservation and Open Space Element Goal 2 and Policy 28 and 31, which provide guidance for protecting and preserving paleontological resources. In addition, future development would comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local policies, plans, and regulations related to the protection and preservation of paleontological resources. Compliance with applicable regulations and consistency with the City’s General Plan goals and policies would ensure that future development facilitated by the Revised Project would not significantly affect paleontological resources within the City. Therefore, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant impacts to paleontological resources compared with the Approved Project. VIII. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Issues: Potentially Significant Impact Not Identified in the “Approved Project” Same or Less Impact than Identified in the “Approved Project GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS—Would the project: a) Generate greenhouse gas emissions, either directly or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on the environment? ☐ ☒ b) Conflict with an applicable plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases? ☐ ☒ Discussion a) Future development that would be facilitated by the Revised Project would result in construction at urban infill sites. Although construction details of any future projects are unknown, construction of future projects would likely require the use of construction equipment that would typically emit greenhouse gases (GHGs) from combustion of fossil fuels in diesel and gasoline-powered equipment and vehicles and from the use of electricity that is generated partially from sources that emit GHGs. Construction of future projects under the Revised Project would be limited in extent and duration and would emit GHGs on a short-term and temporary basis. Construction truck fleets would be required to comply with the Advanced Clean Trucks regulation, which was approved by CARB in June 2020 and mandates zero-emission vehicle sales requirements for truck manufacturers and a one-time reporting requirement for large entities and fleets. The regulation is designed to accelerate widespread adoption of zero emission vehicles in the medium- and heavy- duty truck sector to reduce on-road mobile source emissions on the path to carbon neutrality by 2045. In addition, trucks would be required to comply with the CARB Airborne Toxic Control Measure to limit heavy-duty diesel motor vehicle idling, which would reduce fuel combustion and associated emissions (Title 13 California Code of Regulations, Section 2485). Additionally, construction equipment and vehicles would be required to use fuels that comply with the CARB Low Carbon Fuel Standard, which reduces the carbon content of fuels and fuel production, which is a strategy that would assist California in meeting the 2030 GHG emissions reduction target enacted through SB 32. Although operational details of any future projects are unknown, development resulting from the Revised Project would result in GHG emissions from building energy demand from new residential and limited non-residential uses (e.g., residential-serving retail) and on-going transportation GHG emissions from vehicles traveling to and from the new residential and limited non-residential uses. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 51 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 48 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Similar to the Approved Housing Element, the Revised Housing Element contemplates opportunities for building energy conservation to meet and exceed required building energy standards to conserve energy and reduce associated GHG emissions. The Revised Housing Element includes Program #24, which incentivizes participation in the City’s Green Building Construction Program by offering permit streamlining and up to 50 percent rebates for Planning and Building fees. In addition, the City’s Safety Element includes Policies 29, 38, and 39 to reduce building energy demand and improve energy conservation. The City would continue to require the incorporation of energy conserving (e.g., Energy Star or equivalent) appliances, fixtures, and other devices into the design of new residential units as required by the Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6) and the CALGreen Code (Title 24, Part 11), and applicable Municipal Code requirements. Incorporating building energy efficiency measures into future development resulting from the Revised Project would align with building electrification as a major focal point of state agencies and electric utilities in reaching the state’s GHG reduction goals. Incorporation of building energy efficiency measures would lessen the potential for the Revised Project to cause substantial strain on the electricity grid during baseload and peak times as state agencies and electric utility providers continue to work to strengthen and enhance the electricity grid, increase the supply of renewable electricity, and enhance grid reliability and resilience. With respect to transportation-related GHG emissions, the Revised Project would promote mixed- use development as residential-serving uses would be allowed with residential uses. Mixed-use development encourages reduced vehicle trips and VMT as people may be able to obtain goods and services from co-located or nearby residential serving retail uses without the need to generate passenger vehicle trips. The creation of the MUOD and ROD overlay control districts would locate higher-density residential development at infill sites in close proximity to services and retail uses, which would serve to reduce future impacts to air quality by reducing vehicle trips and VMT as people would live closer to existing commercial and retail goods and services from co-located or nearby residential serving retail uses and closer to existing employment areas within and around the City. Thus, the Project would promote strategies that would reduce transportation-related GHG emissions. Future development facilitated by the Revised Project would be required to comply with all applicable Federal, State, and regional policies, plans, and regulations related to GHG emissions, including but not limited to the Federal and California Clean Air Acts, Assembly Bill 32, CARB 2022 Scoping Plan for Achieving Carbon Neutrality (Scoping Plan), and SCAQMD Regional Comprehension Plan, as discussed in further detail below. In addition, future development would also be required to show consistency with the Climate Change Policies in the Safety Element, which promote continued enforcement of Title 24 energy efficiency standards and encourage participation in the City’s Voluntary Green Building Construction Program. Additionally, the City adopted the Emissions Reduction Action Plan (ERAP) in 2017, which outlines the City’s sustainable strategies Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 52 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 49 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 to reduce GHG emissions there are measures in the City’s ERAP, which encourage or require new development to exceed Title 24 energy efficiency standards.33 As outlined above, the Revised Project includes provisions for building energy efficiency and includes the MUOD and ROD overlay control districts which would promote higher-density residential and mixed-use infill development, which would reduce VMT, generally consistent with relevant General Plan policies to reduce building energy and transportation GHG emissions. Thus, future development under the Revised Project is not anticipated to result in any significant impacts or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects related to GHG emissions. No new or substantially more severe impacts would occur than anticipated by the adopted ND for the Approved Project. b) The CARB 2022 Scoping Plan outlines the strategies the State will implement to achieve carbon neutrality by reducing GHGs to meet the anthropogenic target and by expanding actions to capture and store carbon through the State’s natural and working lands and using a variety of mechanical approaches. The major element of the 2022 Scoping Plan is the decarbonization of every sector of the economy. This requires rapidly moving to zero-emission transportation for cars, buses, trains, and trucks; phasing out the use of fossil gas for heating; clamping down on chemicals and refrigerants; providing communities with sustainable options such as walking, biking, and public transit to reduce reliance on cars; continuing to build out solar arrays, wind turbine capacity, and other resources to provide clean, renewable energy to displace fossil-fuel fired electrical generation; scaling up new options such as renewable hydrogen for hard-to-electrify end uses and biomethane where needed. The 2022 Scoping Plan presents a non-exhaustive list of impactful GHG reduction strategies that can be implemented by local governments within the three priority areas (see Appendix D of the 2022 Scoping Plan, Priority GHG Reduction Strategies for Local Government Climate Action Priority Areas). An assessment of the Revised Project relative to the GHG reduction strategies in the three priority areas is provided below. As discussed below, future development facilitated by the Revised Project would support relevant and applicable strategies of the 2022 Scoping Plan. Based on the discussions below, the Revised Project would not conflict with applicable 2022 Scoping Plan strategies and regulations to reduce GHG emissions. Transportation Electrification In support of the local government priority GHG reduction strategy for transportation electrification in the 2022 Scoping Plan, the CARB approved the Advanced Clean Cars II rule which codifies Executive Order N-79-20 and requires 100 percent of new cars and light trucks sold in California be zero-emission vehicles by 2035. The State has also adopted AB 2127, which requires the CEC to analyze and examine charging needs to support California’s EVs in 2030 and to support decision- makers allocation of resources to install new electric vehicle chargers where they are needed most. Future development facilitated by the Revised Project would not conflict with this strategy as individual projects would be required to comply with the applicable requirements of the Title 24 33 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Emissions Reduction Action Plan, 2017. Accessed December 2023. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/11625/Emmissions-Reduction-Action-Plan-ERAP-PDF. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 53 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 50 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Building Energy Efficiency Standards Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6) and the CALGreen Code (Title 24, Part 11). The CALGreen Code was updated in 2022 to include new mandatory measures for residential and non-residential uses including requirements for electric vehicle supply equipment and electric vehicle ready spaces to support the State’s plans for increased electric passenger vehicles. As such, the Revised Project would support the electrification of transportation- related sources of emissions and would reduce vehicle and equipment emissions. Thus, the Revised Project would not conflict with this strategy. Vehicle Miles Traveled Reduction Future development facilitated by the Revised Project would not conflict with the local government priority GHG reduction strategy in the 2022 Scoping Plan to reduce VMT. Although operational details of any future projects are unknown at this time, the Revised Project includes the creation of the MUOD and ROD overlay control districts as well as the upzoning of two housing sites to RM- 22, all of which allow a combination of higher-density residential, mixed-use, and limited non- residential uses on infill sites within the City. Mixed-use development encourages reduced vehicle trips as people may be able to obtain goods and services from co -located or nearby residential serving retail uses without the need to generate passenger vehicle trips. The infill locations where increases in housing would occur would encourage reduced VMT as people would be able to live closer to existing commercial and retail goods and services from co -located or nearby residential serving retail uses and/or closer to existing employment areas within and around the City. As such, the Revised Project would not conflict with this strategy. Building Decarbonization California’s transition away from fossil fuel–based energy sources will bring GHG emissions associated with building energy use down to zero as California’s electric supply becomes 100 percent carbon free. California has committed to achieving this goal by 2045 through Senate Bill (SB) 100, the 100 Percent Clean Energy Act of 2018. SB 100 strengthened the State’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) by requiring that 60 percent of all electricity provided to retail users in California come from renewable sources by 2030 and that 100 percent come from carbon-free sources by 2045. The land use sector will benefit from RPS because the electricity used in buildings will be increasingly carbon-free, but implementation does not depend (directly, at least) on how buildings are designed and built. Future development under the Revised Project would be required to comply with applicable State and City requirements for building energy efficiency and electrification and would adhere to applicable CALGreen (Title 24) requirements for energy efficiency and electrification of new buildings. Additionally, incorporating building energy efficiency measures into future development facilitated by the Revised Project would align with building electrification of State agencies and electric utilities and lessen the potential for the Revised Project to cause substantial strain on the electricity grid during baseload and peak times as state agencies and electric utility providers continue to work to strengthen and enhance the electricity grid, increase the supply of r enewable electricity, and enhance grid reliability and resilience. Thus, the Revised Project would support the local government priority GHG reduction strategy for building decarbonization in the 2022 Scoping Plan and would not conflict with this strategy. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 54 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 51 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Conclusion As such, future development facilitated by the Revised Project would not conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation for reducing GHG emissions. Thus, the future development under the Revised Project would not likely result in new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects related to conflicts with an applicable plan, policy or regulation for reducing GHG emissions. IX. Hazards and Hazardous Materials Issues: Potentially Significant Impact Not Identified in the “Approved Project” Same or Less Impact than Identified in the “Approved Project HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS—Would the project: a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials? ☐ ☒ b) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment? ☐ ☒ c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one- quarter mile of an existing or proposed school? ☐ ☒ d) Be located on a site which is included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 and, as a result, would it create a significant hazard to the public or the environment? ☐ ☒ e) For a project located within an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within two miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the project result in a safety hazard or excessive noise for people residing or working in the project area? ☐ ☒ f) Impair implementation of or physically interfere with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan? ☐ ☒ g) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss, injury, or death involving wildland fires, including where wildlands are adjacent to urbanized areas or where residences are intermixed with wildlands? ☐ ☒ Discussion a) & b) Hazardous materials encompass a wide range of substances, some of which are naturally occurring and some of which are manufactured. Examples of hazardous materials include pesticides, herbicides, petroleum products, metals (e.g., lead, mercury, arsenic), asbestos, and chemical compounds used in manufacturing. Hazardous materials are used for a variety of purposes, including service industries, various small businesses, medical uses, schools, and households. Many chemicals used in household cleaning, construction, dry cleaning, film processing, landscaping, and automotive maintenance and repair are considered hazardous. Construction of the future projects under the Revised Project would use typical hazardous materials, such as fuels, paints, and solvents, and could have the potential to encounter asbestos and lead-based paint and contaminated soils during ground-disturbing activities, which could potentially Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 55 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 52 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 pose a risk to humans and the environment. However, all construction activities would be required to comply with applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and emergency plans related to the transport, use, and handling of hazardous materials to avoid significant impacts. Future development under the Revised Project that includes real estate transactions to acquire of the housing site would be required to prepare a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) in accordance with the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard E1527-13. The Phase I ESA would be prepared to identify site-specific hazardous materials and characteristics as well as demolition and remediation recommendations, which would help to minimize impacts related to hazardous materials. In addition, all construction contractors operating under the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County are required to prepare and implement a Hazardous Materials Business Plan (HMBP) in accordance with Section 12.64.030 of the Los Angeles County Code of Ordinan ce.34 HMBPs are submitted to and certified by the County of Los Angeles Fire Department to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements and must include the hazardous materials inventory, site map, contingency plan and the employee training plan information via the Statewide information management system (also known as California Environmental Reporting System [CERS]). HMBP are also required to be updated annually to ensure ongoing compliance with established and new regulations and procedures. Construction of future development (i.e., demolition or modification of an existing building) also has the potential to encounter asbestos and lead-based paint and materials depending on the age of the existing buildings on-site. Compliance with Section 1529, Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) would ensure adequate asbestos testing and abatement procedures are incorporated into future projects. Compliance with Section 1532.1, Title 8 of the CCR would ensure that lead-based paint and materials would be removed in accordance with the required procedures and standards. All demolition or renovation that could result in the release of lead and/or asbestos must be conducted according to the California Occupation Safety and Health Act (Cal/OSHA) standards. Compliance with Sections 1529 and 1532.1, Title 8 of the CCR would ensure no impacts to human health and the environment would occur during demolition of existing buildings during redevelopment of a site identified in the Revised Project. Additionally, future developments would be required to comply with applicable construction standards and procedures established in the City’s Municipal Code, including but not limited to the hazardous materials regulations of the Fire Code (Chapter 8.08, Fire Code) and the CBC and City’s Building Codes (Title 15, Building and Construction). Therefore, compliance with Federal, State, and local regulations would minimize risks associated with the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials, including the risk of accidental release, during construction. Operation of the future developments could include the use of typical household hazardous materials, such as cleaning solutions, solvents, or petroleum products. Due to the nature of these materials and the quantities that are typically used in residential and the permitted non-residential 34 County of Los Angeles Fire Department, 2024. Hazardous Materials Business Plan (HMBP) California Environmental Reporting System Submittal. Accessed March 2024. https://fire.lacounty.gov/ca-environmental- reporting/ Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 56 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 53 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 uses (e.g., residential-serving retail or commercial uses), operation of future development would not create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials. Thus, future development facilitated by the Revised Project would not result in significant impacts or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects related to the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials. c) Similar to the Approved Housing Element, the majority of the housing sites identified in the Revised Project are located along Hawthrone Boulevard (Sites 1 through 6), Silver Spur Road (Sites 7 through 15) and Western Avenue (Sites 20 through 31). As part of the Housing Element planning process, the City identified candidate housing sites based on criteria, which considered proximity to schools; for this reason, there are a wide range of schools within 0.25-mile of the housing sites identified in the Revised Project. While construction and operation of future development under the Revised Project would include the use of hazardous materials, future projects would comply with applicable federal, State, and local environmental regulations related to new construction and hazardous materials storage, use, and transport. In addition, various Federal, State, and local regulations and guidelines pertaining to abatement of, and protection from, exposure to asbestos, lead, and other hazardous materials have been adopted for demolition activities and would apply to new development, as discussed above. All demolition or renovation that could result in the release of lead and/or asbestos must be conducted according to Cal/OSHA standards. Compliance with these existing regulations would ensure that schools and the public would not be exposed to any unusual or excessive risks related to hazardous materials during construction and operational activities associated with future development under the Revised Project. Therefore, the impact with respect to hazardous emissions or handling of hazardous or acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste within 0.25 mile of an existing or proposed school would be less than significant. No new or substantially more severe impacts would occur compared with the Approved Project. d) Point Vicente is the only site in the City that is included on a list of hazardous material sites pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5. The site is the former location of a Nike missile defense system and was remediated for lead soil contamination in 2003.35,36 As the site is currently a public park, it is not included as a site identified in the housing site inventory identified in the Revised Project. Furthermore, no additional hazardous material sites pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 have been identified within the City since adoption of the ND for the Housing Element in August 2021. Therefore, future development facilitated by the Revised Project would not be located on an identified hazardous materials site and as with the Approved Project, the Revised Project would not result in impacts related to hazardous materials sites. Therefore, the 35 California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), EnviroStor database, 2023. Accessed December 2023. https://www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov/public/map/?myaddress=city+of+racho+palos+verdes+. 36 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan, 2018. Safety Element. Accessed December 2023. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12621/X-Safety. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 57 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 54 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant hazards impact compared with the Approved Project. e) The closest airport to the City is the Zamperini Field Airport, located just over four miles to the northeast in the City of Torrance and the Los Angeles International Airport, located approximately 12 miles to the north in the City of Los Angeles. The City is not located within an airport influence area and is not subject to the requirements of an Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP). Therefore, the Revised Project would not expose people residing or working in the City to excessive noise levels associated with an airport. No impact would occur, similar to the Approved Project. Therefore, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant airport noise impacts compared with the Housing Element. f) Figure 5, Disaster Routes, of the Safety Element identifies the routes throughout the city that should be used in the case of emergency or evacuation.37 As shown in Figure 5, Hawthorne and Crenshaw Boulevards, Crest Road, Palos Verdes Drive, Miraleste Rive, and Western Avenue are designated evacuation routes within the City. The City’s Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), adopted by the City in September 2018, establishes policies and structures for City government management of emergencies and disasters.38 In addition, the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJHMP), adopted by the City in 2020, evaluated the potential for different types of emergencies and establishes plans and procedures for City government management of emergencies and disasters in coordination with the City of Rolling Hills Estates.39 As discussed above, the majority housing sites identified in the Revised Project are located along Hawthrone Boulevard (Sites 1 through 6), Silver Spur Road (Sites 7 through 15) and Western Avenue (Sites 20 through 31). Future development facilitated by the Revised Project would be infill development within the City’s urban areas that include an established emergency/evacuation system. In addition, future development under the Revised Project would not interfere with the City’s adopted EOP or MJHMP because the City would review development applications prior to approval to ensure that the development would not create barriers to evacuation plans and that emergency access can be met. In addition, future development under the Revised Project that requires an encroachment permit would be required to prepare and implement a City -approved traffic control plan for construction activities within roadways as part of the permit application process. The traffic control plan would include site-specific transportation measures, such as detours or coning off construction areas with traffic controllers, to demonstrate adequate emergency and evacuation access during such activities. As a result, impacts related to physically interfere with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan, including the City’s EOP and MJHMP, would be less than significant. Thus, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant impacts compared with the Approved Project. 37 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan, 2018. Safety Element; Figure 5, Disaster Routs. Accessed January 2024. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12625/2018-General-Plan. 38 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, 2018. City of Rancho Palos Verdes Emergency Operations Plan. Accessed March 2024. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12886/EOP-FINAL-September-2018-Full-Edition-PDF. 39 City of Rancho Palos Verdes and City of Rolling Hills Estates, 2020. Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. Accessed March 2024. https://rpvca.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/2935 Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 58 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 55 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 g) CAL FIRE prepares fire hazard severity maps and maps areas of significant fire hazards based on fuels, terrain, weather, and other relevant factors, referred to as Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ). According to the City’s General Plan Safety Element, the Los Angeles County FHSZ map identifies the entire City, excluding a portion of the City located east of Western Avenue to the City boundaries, as a Very High Fire Severity Zone (VHFSZ).40 Development within these areas must follow State, Federal, and local regulations related to development type, landscaping requirements, fuel management, and brush clearance restrictions to reduce risks associated with wildfires. All of the housing sites and areas identified in the Revised Project are within the VHFSZ. Future development facilitated by the Revised Project would be infill development, primarily located along Hawthrone Boulevard (Sites 1 through 6), Silver Spur Road (Sites 7 through 15) and Western Avenue (Sites 20 through 31), which are developed, urban areas with limited open space. While 8 of the 31 housing sites are currently vacant, these sites are located within developed areas of the City and none of these sites are immediately adjacent to large open space areas due to buffers created from existing development and roadways and differences in topography. Construction and operation of future development under the Revised Project would be required to comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, policies, and regulations related to development type, landscaping requirements, fuel management, and brush clearance restrictions to reduce risks associated with wildfires. Specifically, future development would be required to comply with the requirements of the CBC and City Building Code, including Chapter 7A, (Materials and Construction Methods for Exterior Wildfire Exposure) of Title 26 (Building Code); County and City Fire Codes; and landscaping requirements that reduce the risk of wildfire. In addition, future development would be required to demonstrate consistency with the City’s General Plan, Safety Element Goal 1 through 3 and Policies 2 through 4, 7, 9, 11, and 17 to ensure future developments comply with applicable building codes and regulations. Applications for future development under the Revised Project would be reviewed by the City prior to approval to ensure that fire protection and emergency services can adequately serve the site prior to approval or obtaining a building permit. Therefore, compliance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws, policies, and regulations related to decreasing risk of wildfire and consistency with the City’s Safety Element would reduce impacts associated with the future development resulting from the Revised Project to a less-than-significant level. Thus, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant impacts compared with the Approved Project. 40 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan, 2018. Safety Element. Accessed December 2023. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12621/X-Safety. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 59 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 56 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 X. Hydrology and Water Quality Issues: Potentially Significant Impact Not Identified in the “Approved Project” Same or Less Impact than Identified in the “Approved Project HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY—Would the project: a) Violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements? ☐ ☒ b) Substantially decrease groundwater supplies or interfere substantially with groundwater recharge such that the project may impede sustainable groundwater management of the basin? ☐ ☒ c) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river or through the addition of impervious surfaces, in a manner which would: i) Result in substantial erosion or siltation on- or off-site; ☐ ☒ ii) Substantially increase the rate or amount of surface runoff in a manner which would result in flooding on- or off-site; ☐ ☒ iii) Create or contribute runoff water which would exceed the capacity of existing or planned stormwater drainage systems or provide substantial additional sources of polluted runoff; or ☐ ☒ iv) Impede or redirect flood flows? ☐ ☒ d) In flood hazard, tsunami, or seiche zones, risk release of pollutants due to project inundation? ☐ ☒ e) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of a water quality control plan or sustainable groundwater management plan? ☐ ☒ Discussion a), c.i)–c.iv) There are no streams or rivers adjacent to housing sites identified in the Revised project. Future development facilitated by the Revised Project would be required to adhere to all applicable Federal, State, and local regulations related to stormwater runoff, erosion, and water quality. Future development would be required to demonstrate consistency with the City’s General Plan, including Policies 48 and 49 of the Circulation Element, Policy 10 of the Conservation Element, and Policies 24, 37, and 38 of the Safety Element, to ensure that there would be no significant impacts associated with stormwater runoff, erosion, and water quality. As discussed above in Section VII, Geology and Soils, ground-disturbance activities (e.g., excavation and grading) associated with demolition of existing development and construction of new development would be required to comply with the NPDES Construction General Permit a. Under the NPDES Construction General Permit, areas of ground disturbance one acre or greater in size would be required to comply with the NPDES Construction General Permit, which involves implementation of erosion- and sediment-control BMPs as detailed in a site-specific SWPPP required to be prepared for the development. The BMPs would prevent erosion from occurring and would retain any eroded soils within property boundaries. Compliance with the requirements of the City’s Municipal Separate Stormwater Sewer System (MS4) permit, Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program (CIMP), and Enhanced Watershed Management Program (EWMP) would Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 60 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 57 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 minimize effects associated with discharge of pollutants into the City’s stormwater system as these regulations require pollutant reduction to the maximum extent practicable through BMPs. In addition, during construction, future projects facilitated by the Revised Project would also have to comply with Chapter 15.04 (Building Code) of the Municipal Code, which includes protective measures for the City’s stormwater system against construction erosion, and the City’s NPDES Requirements for Permits in the Public Right of Way, which requires projects with areas of ground disturbance of 2 acres or more to prepare a Local (or full) SWPPP and a Wet Weather Erosion Control Plan for projects occurring over winter months when the frequency of rain events are highest.41 Operation of the future development under the Revised Project would be required to be designed in compliance with Chapter 13.10 (Stormwater and Urban Runoff Pollution Control) of the Municipal Code. Chapter 13.10 requires incorporation of low-impact (LID) design features and full hydromodification mitigation for redevelopment projects that alter 50 percent or more of existing impervious surfaces while redevelopment projects that alter less than 50 percent of existing impervious surfaces would be required to implement hydromodification mitigation for the altered area. The City’s Stormwater and Runoff Pollution Control (Municipal Code Chapter 13.10) also requires projects to incorporate construction and post-construction BMPs to ensure stormwater runoff is controlled in a manner that would minimize water quality degradation, ensure that drainage patterns are not altered, and substantial erosion would not occur. While the future development could increase onsite impervious surfaces, which could increase stormwater runoff and erosion, compliance with the applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and policies would require incorporation of operational BMPs, such as permeable surfaces, bioretention basins, and bioswales, to support groundwater recharge as well as LID design features to minimize erosion. In addition, once constructed, all future development under the Revised Project would be required to be landscaped in accordance with the applicable development standards of the MUOD, ROD, and RM-22 ordinances, which would minimize the potential for erosion in stormwater runoff. In addition, future projects facilitated by the Revised Project would be required to demonstrate consistency with the City’s General Plan, including Goal 4 and Policies 3 and 38 of the Safety Element, and comply with the City’s erosion control plans. In addition, City regulations including Conformance with applicable requirements would also ensure that development would not result in increased rates or amounts of surface runoff, exceed the capacity of existing or planned stormwater drainage systems, or impede or redirect flood flows. Therefore, compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including the NPDES Construction General Permit and the City’s Municipal Code requirements, and consistency with the City’s General Plan goals and policies would ensure that future development implementing the Revised Project would not result in significant impacts related to increased rates or amounts of surface 41 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, 2014. City of Rancho Palos Verdes National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Requirements for Permits in the Public Right of Way. Accessed March 2024. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5345/NPDES-requirements-PDF Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 61 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 58 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 runoff, exceed the capacity of existing or planned stormwater drainage systems, or impede or redirect flood flows within the city. Therefore, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant impacts compared with the Approved Project. b) & e) The City’s potable water sources are obtained from imported water purchased from Metropolitan Water District and distributed by California Water Service. Groundwater is not used for potable supply.42 Future development under the Revised Project would minimally affect groundwater recharge because the majority of the identified sites in the housing inventory are currently developed, including the new housing site (Site 15), where development of future residential and mixed-use uses would not substantially increase the amount of onsite impervious surfaces. Chapter 13.10, Stormwater and Urban Runoff Pollution Control, of the Municipal Code, requires incorporation of low-impact (LID) design features and full hydromodification mitigation for redevelopment projects that alter 50 percent or more of existing impervious surfaces while redevelopment projects that alter less than 50 percent of existing impervious surfaces would be required to implement hydromodification mitigation for the altered area. While the future development of the currently vacant parcels would increase impervious surfaces on those sites, compliance with the applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and policies would require incorporation of the BMPs, such as permeable surfaces, bioretention basins, and bioswales, to support groundwater recharge as well as LID design features to minimize effects to groundwater recharge. Therefore, compliance with all applicable laws and regulations would ensure future development implementing the Revised Project would not decrease existing groundwater supply; interfere substantially with groundwater recharge; nor conflict with or obstruct the implementation of a water quality control plan or sustainable groundwater management plan. No impact to groundwater would occur with adoption of the Revised Project, similar to the Approved Project. Therefore, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant impacts compared with the Housing Element. d) Figure 2 of the City’s Safety Element of the General Plan shows the areas of the City identified as Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Zone Category D and potential flash flood channel areas.43 FEMA identifies the Lunada and Agua Amarga Canyons, Portuguese Bend and Forrestal Nature Reserves, and other public and private properties as flood zone category “Zone D” – “areas with possible but undetermined flood hazards”.44 Much of the area in flood zone D is designated as Hazard Area or Open Space Preserve. As a result, the development potential within flood zone D is generally limited. 42 California Water Service (Cal Water), 2020 Urban Water Management Plan, 2021. Accessed December 2023. https://www.calwater.com/docs/uwmp2020/PV_2020_UWMP_FINAL.pdf. 43 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan, 2018. Safety Element – Figure 2, Potential Flood and Inundation Hazards. Accessed March 2023. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12621/X-Safety. 44 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan, 2018. Safety Element. Accessed December 2023. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12621/X-Safety. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 62 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 59 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 As part of the Housing Element planning process, the City identified candidate housing sites based on its screening criteria, which considered a wide range of factors including known flood and inundation areas in the City. Therefore, based on the City’s screening criteria, none of the 31 housing sites identified in the Revised Housing Element are located within known flood or inundation areas within the City.45 Although none of the housing sites identified in the Revised Housing Element are at risk for flooding or inundation, future development facilitated by the Revised Project would be subject to the City’s development guidelines; geotechnical review; and compliance with current CBC related to anchoring, building materials, construction methods and practices to minimize, resist, and prevent flood damage.46 Future development would also be required to comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations and to demonstrate consistency with the City’s General Plan, including Policy 24 of the Safety Element, to evaluate and minimize the risk of flooding on new development within the city. A seiche is a temporary disturbance or oscillation of a body of water in an enclosed or semi- enclosed basin, such as a reservoir, harbor, lake, or storage tank. A tsunami is a great sea wave, commonly referred to as a tidal wave, produced by a significant disturbance undersea, such as a tectonic displacement of sea floor associated with large, shallow earthquakes. The potential for seiche is considered low, as there are no large bodies of water located within the City. Although due to the City’s proximity to the Pacific Ocean there is a risk of tsunami inundation along the coastline, tsunami modeling has shown due to the height of the bluffs within City boundaries, the impact from potential tsunamis would be limited.47 Therefore, compliance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws and requirements and consistency with the City’s General Plan would ensure that future development facilitated by the Revised Project would not significantly increase the risk of release of pollutants due to flooding or inundation, similar to the Approved Project. In addition, there are regulatory and City safeguards in place to ensure future development implementing the Revised Project would also have no impacts related to increased risk of release of pollutants due to flooding or inundation. Thus, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant impacts compared with the Approved Project. 45 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, 2022. Citywide Screening Analysis Criteria Methodology. 46 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan, 2018. Safety Element. Accessed December 2023. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12621/X-Safety. 47 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan, 2018. Safety Element. Accessed December 2023. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12621/X-Safety. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 63 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 60 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 XI. Land Use and Planning Issues: Potentially Significant Impact Not Identified in the “Approved Project” Same or Less Impact than Identified in the “Approved Project LAND USE AND LAND USE PLANNING—Would the project: a) Physically divide an established community? ☐ ☒ b) Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or regulation of an agency with jurisdiction over the project (including, but not limited to the general plan, specific plan, local coastal program, or zoning ordinance) adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect? ☐ ☒ Discussion a) As discussed above, through the Housing Element planning process, the City identified candidate housing sites based on criteria, which considered a range of factors, including the City’s existing land use patterns and known hazards (i.e., landslide and fire areas) as well as open space areas. The housing sites and areas for amendments would be located within or adjacent to development and as such, would constitute infill development. Future development would build upon the established land use patterns, locating future residential units in already established neighborhoods and future mixed use development would locate services within proximity to residential uses. Therefore, future housing development that would occur under the Revised Project would not physically divide an established community. Therefore, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant impacts compared with the Approved Project. b) The proposed amendments to the Land Use Element and Local Coastal Program would allow the increase in densities necessary to provide for the increase in residential units to meet the 6 th cycle RHNA allocation. The MUOD and ROD ordinances, as well as the existing RM-22 ordinance, include development standards, such as lot specifications (i.e., minimum lot area, lot coverage), setbacks, height, and open space requirements. The objective of the development standards would be to minimize physical environmental impacts that could occur as a result of future development. Since the Revised Project includes the General Plan, zoning, and Local Coastal Program amendments needed to facilitate the residential development required to meet the City’s 6 th Cycle RHNA, this addendum has evaluated the environmental impacts of adopting and implementing these amendments. Based on the analyses in this addendum, the Revised Project is not anticipated to result in significant environmental impacts based upon the information currently available. Therefore, the Revised Project would not result in impacts associated with conflicting with a land use plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect. Thus, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant land use impacts compared with the Approved Project. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 64 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 61 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 XII. Mineral Resources Issues: Potentially Significant Impact Not Identified in the “Approved Project” Same or Less Impact than Identified in the “Approved Project MINERAL RESOURCES—Would the project: a) Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral resource that would be of value to the region and the residents of the state? ☐ ☒ b) Result in the loss of availability of a locally-important mineral resource recovery site delineated on a local general plan, specific plan, or other land use plan? ☐ ☒ Discussion a) & b) As indicated in the adopted ND, basalt, diatomaceous earth, and Palos Verdes stone were quarried in the City in the past. However, considering the rather low market value of the various mineral resources in Rancho Palos Verdes relative to the land’s value as residential or commercial real estate, it is highly unlikely that landowners of the remaining vacant parcels would wish to utilize the land for mining or quarrying operations.48 None of the properties identified in the Revised Project are zoned for the extraction or preservation of mineral resources, where future development would preclude the use of existing mineral resources. Since none of the housing sites have been designated as having significant mineral resources nor for extraction or preservation of mineral resources, future development facilitated by the Revised Housing Element would not impact mineral resources. The Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant mineral resources impacts compared with the Approved Project. XIII. Noise Issues: Potentially Significant Impact Not Identified in the “Approved Project” Same or Less Impact than Identified in the “Approved Project NOISE—Would the project result in: a) Generation of a substantial temporary or permanent increase in ambient noise levels in the vicinity of the project in excess of standards established in the local general plan or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of other agencies? ☐ ☒ b) Generation of excessive groundborne vibration or groundborne noise levels? ☐ ☒ c) For a project located within the vicinity of a private airstrip or an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within two miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the project expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels? ☐ ☒ 48 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan, 2018. Conservation and Open Space Element. Accessed December 2023. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12617/V-Cons-and-OS. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 65 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 62 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Discussion a) Construction of future development facilitated by the Revised Project would occur as infill development primarily on developed sites and on a few vacant parcels. Although construction details of future projects are unknown, construction of housing projects would require the use of construction equipment that typically is associated with temporary noise, such as cranes, dozers, and forklifts. Depending on the type and model of equipment used for construction, typical hourly average noise levels for heavy construction equipment range from approximately 65 to 86 dBA Leq at a distance of 50 feet from the equipment.49 Equipment such as pile drivers and vibratory rollers generate higher noise levels. However, such equipment may not be used for future development projects as alternative construction equipment and/or methods are available that would generate lower noise levels. Actual exposure levels would depend on the number and types of equipment, the intensity of the construction activity, the distance of sensitive receptors to the noise source, and any intervening structures, topography, and noise absorption characteristic s of the ground that might affect noise attenuation. Construction of future development facilitated by the Project would be required to comply with the permitted hours and days for construction as established in the Section 17.56.020 (Construction Hours) of the Municipal Code and City’s COAs, which are limited to 7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Monday through Friday, 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. on Saturday, with no construction activity permitted on Sundays or on legal holidays, unless a special construction permit is obtained. Furthermore, future development would be required to comply with Municipal Code Chapter 17.56 (Environmental Protection) includes requirements related to construction site specifications and maintenance, and construction equipment and trucks protocols to further minimize the effects of construction noise. In addition, construction noise would also be reduced via compliance with applicable regulations, the goals and policies of the Noise Element, and the measures included in the adopted General Plan IS/MND MMRP. Specifically, Policy 10 of the Noise Element requires that strict noise attenuation measures be incorporated where appropriate to reduce noise effects. Future development facilitated by the Revised Project would be required to implement noise reduction measures generally consistent with the City’s General Plan IS/MND, which includes provisions for implementing construction noise reduction measures such as noise suppression equipment and/or the use of temporary barriers. The use of temporary barriers would be capable of reducing noise by 10 dBA or more for barriers that block the line-of-sight from the noise-generating construction equipment and noise sensitive receptors. Noise reductions can also be achieved with equipment enclosures, noise-attenuating or noise absorbing sound blankets, and other similar measures. Implementation of Noise Element policies, especially Policy 10, and the General Plan IS/MND MMRP would be effective in reducing construction noise from future development to a level below the FTA guidelines for construction equipment noise. Therefore, with adherence to the Municipal Code, COAs, applicable measures from the General Plan MMRP, and consistency with Noise Element policies, impacts related to a temporary increase 49 Federal Highway Administration, Roadway Construction Noise Model User’s Guide. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 66 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 63 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 in construction noise are anticipated to be less than significant. Thus, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant impacts compared with the Approved Project. With regard to operation, future development under the Revised Project would result in an increase in the number of housing units at infill sites within the City. Although operational details of any future projects are unknown, the Revised Project would promote mixed-use development as residential serving retail uses would be contemplated with the development of residential uses. Mixed-use development encourages reduced vehicle trips as people may be able to obtain goods and services from co-located or nearby residential serving retail uses without the need to generate passenger vehicle trips. Additional vehicle trips associated with future development facilitated by the Revised Project would occur on roadways spread throughout the City as the sites identified for new housing are in various locations but would primarily occur along Western Avenue, Hawthorne Boulevard, Silver Spur Road, and Palos Verdes Drive. A doubling of sound energy corresponds to a 3 dBA increase in noise level. In other words, when two sources are each producing sound of the same loudness, the resulting sound level at a given distance would be approximately 3 dBA higher than one of the sources under the same conditions. Thus, a general doubling of traffic volumes would be required to increase traffic noise levels by 3 dBA, assuming a similar mix of passenger vehicles and heavy-duty trucks. To increase traffic noise levels by 5 dBA, traffic volumes would have to increase by more than triple, assuming a similar mix of passenger vehicles and heavy-duty trucks. The housing sites identified in the Revised Project are generally developed properties. Thus, the majority of the housing sites already generate vehicle traffic on local roadways from existing residential, school, commercial, and light industrial uses. Because future development facilitated by the Revised Project would be evenly distributed throughout the eastern and western portions of City, future development under the Revised Project would not result in a concentrated increase in vehicle traffic volumes in any one location or on any one roadway. Thus, the Project would not result in a tripling of the existing vehicle traffic volumes on local roadways. Furthermore, future development facilitated by the Revised Project would comply with the noise requirements of the City’s Municipal Code, COAs, and the goals and policies of the Noise Element, all of which are intended to reduce and/or maintain noise levels with an acceptable decibel range. Specifically, future development would be required to comply with the requirements of Section 9.32.040 of the City’s Municipal Code, which prohibits loud and raucous noise within 300 feet of a residential uses, and Section 17.08.030, which prohibits noise and vibration impacts to adjacent properties as part of the residential application review process. In addition, future development would be required to demonstrate consistency with the City’s General Plan, including Policies 8 through 10 of the Noise Element, which encourage incorporation of site-specific noise attenuation measures and regulating land uses to ensure minimal degree of noise impacts on adjacent uses. Adherence to applicable City policies and requirements would ensure that any long-term noise increases would be reduced to the greatest extent possible. Therefore, future development facilitated by the Revised Project would not result in any significant operation noise impacts. Thus, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant impacts compared with the Approved Project. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 67 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 64 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 b) Future development facilitated by the Revised Project would result in construction at existing infill sites within the City. Although construction details of future projects are unknown, construction of future projects facilitated by the Revised Project would require the use of construction equipment that typically are associated with temporary groundborne vibration, such as dozers, caisson drilling, and jackhammers. The FTA guidelines show that a vibration level of up to 0.20 inches per second PPV would not result in construction groundborne vibration damage for non-engineered timber and masonry buildings, which are typically residential structures. A groundborne vibration level of 0.4 inches per second PPV is associated with severe human annoyance potential. According to the FTA Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment Manual, temporary groundborne vibration levels for construction equipment, such as dozers and caisson drilling, would be up to 0.191 inches per second at a reference distance of 15 feet and 0.089 inches per second at a reference distance of 25 feet from the equipment.50 Equipment such as pile drivers and vibratory rollers generate higher groundborne vibration levels; however, such equipment may not be necessary for the future development projects as alternative construction equipment and/or methods are available that would generate lower vibration levels. With a buffer distance of at least 15 feet from adjacent structures, which is generally achievable at infill project site locations, construction equipment used for future projects would not be anticipated to generate groundborne vibration levels that would exceed the thresholds for building damage or annoyance. Furthermore, Section 17.56.020 (Construction Hours) of the Municipal Code and City’s COAs prohibit construction between the hours of 7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Monday through Friday, 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. on Saturday, with no construction activity permitted on Sundays or on legal holidays. Thus, construction, and any associated groundborne vibration, would not normally occur during evening and nighttime hours or on Sundays or Federal holidays, when people tend to be more sensitive to vibration impacts. Therefore, future development facilitated by the Revised Project would not result in any significant construction vibration impacts. Thus, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant impacts compared with the Approved Project. With regard to operation, future residential, mixed-use, and limited non-residential uses (e.g., resident-serving retail) facilitated by the Revised Project typically do not include substantial sources of groundborne vibration. According to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air- Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), stationary equipment such as pumps and compressors generate groundborne vibration levels of 0.5 in/sec PPV at 1 foot.51 This vibration level drops to approximately 0.009 inches per second PPV at 15 feet and 0.004 in/sec PPV at 25 feet. Furthermore, any future project that includes stationary equipment would locate such equipment on building rooftops or within or near buildings such that the equipment would not generate groundborne vibration off-site. Therefore, groundborne vibration from the operation of such mechanical equipment would not generate excessive groundborne vibration in excess of significance thresholds. 50 Federal Transit Administration, Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment Manual, Table 7-4, September 2018. 51 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), 1999 ASHRAE Applications Handbook. http://www.hvac.amickracing.com/Miscellaneous/HVAC_Applications_Handbook- ASHRAE.pdf. Accessed March 2024. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 68 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 65 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Caltrans has studied the impacts of propagation of vehicle vibration on sensitive land uses and notes that “heavy trucks, and quite frequently buses, generate the highest earthborne vibrations of normal traffic.”52 Caltrans further notes that the highest traffic-generated vibrations are along freeways and state routes. Their study finds that “vibrations measured on freeway shoulders (5 m [meters] from the centerline of the nearest lane) have never exceeded 2 mm/s [millimeters per second], with the worst combinations of heavy trucks.”53 “This amplitude coincides with the maximum recommended ‘safe level’ for ruins and ancient monuments (and historic buildings).” 54 A vibration level of 2 millimeters per second is approximately 0.08 inches per second PPV. Vehicles traveling along freeways and state routes would cause infrequent and inconsistent vibration events that would attenuate quickly after onset. Sensitive receptors would likely be located further away than 15 meters from a roadway or highway and would therefore experience levels lower than 0.08 in/sec. Furthermore, future development facilitated by the Revised Project would generally not result in substantial truck trips and would primarily generate passenger vehicle trips, which generate substantially less groundborne vibration levels. Thus, operation of future development under the Revised Project would not generate excessive groundborne vibration in excess of significance thresholds. Therefore, future development facilitated by the Revised Project would not result in any significant construction vibration impacts. Thus, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant impacts compared with the Approved Project. c) As indicated in the adopted ND, the closest airport to the City is the Zamperini Field Airport, located just over four miles to the northeast in the City of Torrance. The Los Angeles International Airport is located approximately 12 miles to the north in the City of Los Angeles. The City, including the housing sites identified in the Revised Project, is not located within any of the airport influence areas and is not subject to the requirements of an ALUCP. Therefore, future development under the Revised Project would not expose people residing or working in the City to excessive noise levels associated with an airport since the City is located outside the jurisdiction of an ALUCP. Thus, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant airport noise impacts compared with the Approved Project. XIV. Population and Housing Issues: Potentially Significant Impact Not Identified in the “Approved Project” Same or Less Impact than Identified in the “Approved Project POPULATION AND HOUSING—Would the project: a) Induce substantial population growth in an area, either directly (for example, by proposing new homes and businesses) or indirectly (for example, through extension of roads or other infrastructure)? ☐ ☒ b) Displace substantial numbers of existing people or housing, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere? ☐ ☒ 52 California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), 2013. Technical Noise Supplement to the Traffic Noise Analysis Protocol. September 2013. 53 California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), 2013. Technical Noise Supplement to the Traffic Noise Analysis Protocol. September 2013. 54 California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), 2013. Technical Noise Supplement to the Traffic Noise Analysis Protocol. September 2013. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 69 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 66 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Discussion a) In 2022, the City’s population was estimated at approximately 40,527 people.55 SCAG’s 2020 Connect SoCal projects the City’s population to increase to approximately 43,000 people by 2045.56 The Revised Project accommodates for population growth by increasing residential density in infill locations and allowing for increased multi-family housing units. The City is generally built out. The proposed densification and incorporation of mixed-use development on infill sites would accommodate growth within the existing land use pattern and would locate residential uses within proximity of services, thereby reducing vehicle trips and encourage the use of alternate modes of transportation. Based on the City’s average household size of 2.67 persons per household in 2020, a population increase of approximately 2,190 people could be generated under the 80 percent buildout scenario of the Revised Housing Element. The City’s population under the Revised Project could be approximately 42,717 residents, which would be within SCAG’s 2020 Connect SoCal 2045 projections. In addition, the Revised Project does not include nor permit the future development of new roads or infrastructure. The housing sites identified for the Revised Project were selected based on screening criteria, which considered the existing land use patterns, including the preservation of open space areas, as well as geologic hazards. Therefore, the Revised Project would not create unplanned population growth, either directly or indirectly, and impacts would be similar to the Approved Project. Thus, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant impacts related to population growth compared with the Approved Project. b) Similar to the Housing Element, the Revised Project provides the City’s approach to meet the 6th Cycle RHNA. While the majority of the housing sites are identified on existing commercial and institutional uses, there are a few housing sites that are currently developed with residential uses. Therefore, future development facilitated by the Revised Project could displace residents. However, the Revised Project includes Goal 2, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, and Programs 9 through 17 of the Revised Housing Element, which are intended to increase fair housing opportunities in the City and protect existing residents from displacement . Therefore, implementation of the Revised Project would not displace substantial numbers of existing people or housing, requiring replacement housing to be constructed elsewhere. Similar to the Approved Project, no impact would occur. Therefore, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant impacts compared with the Approved Project. 55 United States Census Bureau, 2024. QuickFacts: Rancho Palos Verdes City, California. Accessed March 2024. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ranchopalosverdescitycalifornia/PST045222#PST045222 56 Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), 2020. Connect SoCal - Jurisdiction-Level Growth Forecast. Accessed March 2024. https://scag.ca.gov/sites/main/files/file- attachments/0903fconnectsocal_demographics-and-growth-forecast.pdf?1606001579. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 70 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 67 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 XV. Public Services Issues: Potentially Significant Impact Not Identified in the “Approved Project” Same or Less Impact than Identified in the “Approved Project PUBLIC SERVICES—Would the project: a) Result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities, need for new or physically altered government facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times, or other performance objectives for any of the following public services: i) Fire protection? ☐ ☒ ii) Police protection? ☐ ☒ iii) Schools? ☐ ☒ iv) Parks? ☐ ☒ v) Other public facilities? ☐ ☒ Discussion a.i) & a.ii) Law enforcement is provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department’s Lomita Station. As part of the City’s future Civic Center project, a Sheriff’s drop-in station is planned to be located within the City. Fire protection and beach lifeguard services are provided by the Los Angeles County Fire Department. In addition to the Sheriff and Fire Departments, the City is in the process of developing its own Public Safety Division in the City Manager’s Office, which will bolster the City’s current public safety services. Future development facilitated by the Revised Project would add new housing units over time throughout the City. The increase in population would result in an increase in demand for public services, including police and fire protection services. The Revised Project would accommodate population growth through the increase in residential densities and future development would be infill locations. The growth would be within the existing land use pattern and within the current Fire and Police service areas. As indicated above, the Revised Project could result in a population increase of approximately 2,190 people under the 80 percent buildout scenario, resulting in a population of approximately 42,717 residents, which would be within SCAG’s 2020 Connect SoCal 2045 projections of 43,000 people. Since the projected growth would be within the regional growth projections, future development under the Revised Project would not add unplanned growth to the County’s Fire and Sheriff Departments’ service areas. Future development facilitated by the Revised Project would be developed over time. Law enforcement and fire services are assessed regularly in order that budget allocations can be revised to ensure that adequate levels of service are maintained. It is anticipated that any potential impacts to law enforcement and fire services are anticipated to be adequately funded by an increase in tax revenues over an extended period of time, relative to the increase in development intensity. Future development would be required to pay all applicable development fees on a project-by-project basis Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 71 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 68 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 to ensure that public services would increase at the same rate as development. Payment of all applicable development fees would ensure impacts to services would be less than significant. Therefore, development over time would increase contributions to the general fund through tax revenues and are expected to grow in rough proportion to any increase in residential dwelling units and/or nonresidential floor area in the City. As such, with the payment of the applicable development fees and tax revenues, the impact of future development facilitated by the Revised Project on law enforcement and firefighting services would be less than significant. No new or substantially more severe significant impacts compared with the Approved Project would occur. a.iii) The City is located within the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District (District), which includes two early childhood centers, ten elementary schools, three grades 6-8 intermediate schools, two comprehensive high schools, one continuation school, and one distance learning academy.57 Approximately 11,000 students are enrolled at the various schools within the District.58 With regard to schools, classroom capacity exists in local schools to accommodate students generated by future development that implements the goals of the Revised Project.59 As indicated above, the Revised Project could result in a population increase of approximately 2,190 people under the 80 percent buildout scenario over time. As of 2022, residents under 18 years of age made up approximately 21 percent of the City’s population, where future development under the Revised Project could result in approximately 438 school-aged students within the City over time.60 This increase in school-aged children would account for approximately 4 percent of the District’s total enrollment. Since some students may enroll in private schools, charter schools, or participate in home-schooling, the number of students that would attend the District’s schools may be overestimated. Future development under the Revised Project is anticipated to occur throughout the 6th Cycle planning period and beyond, where the addition of the projected students to the District would occur incrementally. In addition, Education Code Section 17620 allows school districts to assess fees on new residential and commercial construction within their respective boundaries. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65995, the payment of these fees by a developer serves to fully mitigate all potential project impacts on school facilities from implementation of a project to less-than-significant levels. Sections 65996(a) and (b) state that such fees collected by school districts provide full and complete school facilities mitigation under CEQA. Future development would be required to pay school facility fees that are assessed for each new square foot of new residential and commercial space. Since the payment of these fees constitutes full mitigation of a potential impacts on schools, the impact of future development facilitated by the Revised Project 57 Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Website, 2024. Accessed January 2024. https://www.pvpusd.net/. 58 Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, 2024. Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Website - About the District. Accessed March 2024. https://www.pvpusd.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=361418&type=d&pREC_ID=787353/. 59 Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Website, 2024. Accessed January 2024. https://www.pvpusd.net/. 60 United States Census Bureau, 2024. QuickFacts: Rancho Palos Verdes City, California. Accessed March 2024. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ranchopalosverdescitycalifornia/PST045222#PST045222 Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 72 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 69 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 on schools would remain less than significant. Thus, no new or substantially more severe significant impacts compared with the Approved Project would occur. a.iv) The City’s Parks Master Plan, adopted in 2015, established a parkland standard of four acres of parkland per 1,000 population and concluded that based on the City’s 2010 population of 41,643 people, the City was exceeding the park acreage standard of 165 acres by providing 278 acres (not including the 1,450 acres included in the Nature Preserve).61 The projected population under the 80 percent buildout scenario could be approximately 42,717 residents, which would be within SCAG’s Connect SoCal 2045 projections of 43,000 residents. Using the City’s standard of four acres of parkland per 1,000 resident s, the projected population that would occur from the Revised Project would result in a demand of approximately 171 acres of parkland. The 278 acres of existing parkland in the City would exceed the projected demand. In addition, the City is currently in the process of renovating and improving several parks and recreational facilities throughout the City, including but not limited to the Ladera Linda Park and Community Center, Lower Hesse Park, Eastview Dog Park and Trail, and Abalone Cove Park.62 Program 15 of the Revised Project further establishes the City’s goal of complete Ladera Linda Park and Community Center improvements by December 2024 and the Western Avenue Beautification Project by December 2025. Additionally, the City is also in the process of preparing a Civic Center Master Use Plan for future redevelopment of the City’s Civic Center.63 In addition, development fees, including Quimby Act fees, would be required as applicable for future development. Thus, the payment of development fees, including Quimby Act fees, and the new parks and/or improvements to existing parks in the City would offset demand resulting from residential growth that would occur over time as a result of the Revised Project. Therefore, the impact of future development facilitated by the Revised Project on parklands would remain less than significant. Thus, no new or substantially more severe significant impacts compared with the Approved Project would occur. a.v) The Palos Verdes Library District serves the City and includes four locations, with only the Miraleste Library being located within the City.64 While future development under the Revised Project would increase the population in the City over time. Future development would be required to pay all applicable development fees on a project-by-project basis to offset impacts to libraries. Therefore, while the Revised Project would increase population in the City over time, this growth is aligned with growth projections for the City and would not add unplanned pressure on existing public services. In addition, payment of development fees would reduce potential impacts to public services to less than significant. Thus, the impact of future development facilitated by the Revised 61 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, 2015. City of Rancho Palos Verdes Parks Master Plan. Accessed March 2024. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8212/Approved-Parks-Master-Plan-?bidId= 62 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Rancho Palos Verdes Park Projects Website, 2023. Accessed December 2023. https://www.rpvca.gov/778/Park-Projects. 63 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Civic Center Mater Plan Website, 2023. Accessed December 2023. https://www.rpvca.gov/1009/Civic-Center-Master-Plan. 64 Palos Verdes Library District, Palos Verdes Library District Website, 2024. Accessed January 2024. https://www.pvld.org/. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 73 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 70 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Project on libraries would be less than significant. Therefore, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant impacts compared with the Approved Project. XVI. Recreation Issues: Potentially Significant Impact Not Identified in the “Approved Project” Same or Less Impact than Identified in the “Approved Project RECREATION – Would the project: a) Would the project increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated? ☐ ☒ b) Does the project include recreational facilities or require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities which might have an adverse physical effect on the environment? ☐ ☒ Discussion a) & b) As stated in the adopted ND, the City’s Conservation and Open Space Element states the City has natural open space (some privately owned and some under City jurisdiction), including the Nature Preserve subject to NCCP/HCP guidelines and parks that include a mix of active and passive uses. Aside from the Preserve, active and passive recreational facilities that are publicly owned supply approximately 413 acres of recreational areas as well as those supplied by Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District facilities.65 The City’s Parks Master Plan, adopted in 2015, established a parkland standard of four acres of parkland per 1,000 population and concluded that based on the City’s 2010 population of 41,643 people, the City was exceeding the park acreage standard of 165 acres by providing 278 acres (not including the 1,450 acres included in the Nature Preserve).66 The projected population under the 80 percent buildout scenario could be approximately 42,717 residents, which would be within SCAG’s Connect SoCal 2045 projections of 43,000 residents. Using the City’s standard of four acres of parkland per 1,000 residents, the projected population that would occur from the Revised Project would result in a demand of approximately 171 acres of parkland. The 278 acres of existing parkland in the City would exceed the projected demand. As indicated above in Section XV, Public Services, the City is currently in the process of renovating and improving several parks and recreational facilities throughout the City, including but not limited to the Ladera Linda Park and Community Center, Lower Hesse Park, Eastview Dog Park and Trail, and Abalone Cove Park.67 Program 15 of the Revised Housing Element further establishes the City’s goal to complete Ladera Linda Park and Community Center improvements by December 2024 and the Western Avenue Beautification Project by December 2025. Additionally, the City is also in the process of preparing a Civic Center Master Use Plan for future 65 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan, 2018. Conservation and Open Space Element. Accessed December 2023. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12617/V-Cons-and-OS. 66 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, 2015. City of Rancho Palos Verdes Parks Master Plan. Accessed March 2024. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8212/Approved-Parks-Master-Plan-?bidId= 67 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Rancho Palos Verdes Park Projects Website, 2023. Accessed December 2023. https://www.rpvca.gov/778/Park-Projects. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 74 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 71 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 redevelopment of the City’s Civic Center.68 The addition of these recreational facilities would further increase the City’s parkland acreage, where the City would be able to meet the recreational demands of the City with future development under the Revised Project. In addition, future development would be required to pay development fees, including Quimby fees, on a project-by-project basis to ensure that parkland and recreational facilities are upgraded and expanded, as necessary, in conjunction with population growth in the City. Quimby fees would apply to projects that require the approval of a tentative or parcel subdivision map, where the fee would be determined by a formula incorporating the average fair market value of the amount of land that would otherwise be required for dedication or by the fee cap. Therefore, payment of development fees for parks and recreational facilities would be proportional to the level of development facilitated by the Revised Project. As such, the Revised Project would not increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur nor would it necessitate the expansion or construction of new recreational facilities. No impact to parks and recreation would occur, similar to the Approved Project. Therefore, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant recreation impacts compared with the Approved Project. XVII. Transportation Issues: Potentially Significant Impact Not Identified in the “Approved Project” Same or Less Impact than Identified in the “Approved Project TRANSPORTATION—Would the project: a) Conflict with a program, plan, ordinance or policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle and pedestrian facilities? ☐ ☒ b) Conflict or be inconsistent with CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3, subdivision (b)? ☐ ☒ c) Substantially increase hazards due to a geometric design feature (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)? ☐ ☒ d) Result in inadequate emergency access? ☐ ☒ Discussion a) The City’s Circulation Element, the Trails Network Plan, and the South Bay Bicycle Master Plan address transit, roadway, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities. The City’s Circulation Element includes policies, including but not limited to supporting alternative modes of transportation such as walking, biking, and transit; promoting the creation of complete streets; and requiring new developments or redevelopments to provide adequate roadway widths and improvements to nearby intersections, as applicable.69 The City is currently updating the Trails Network Plan, which 68 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Civic Center Mater Plan Website, 2023. Accessed December 2023. https://www.rpvca.gov/1009/Civic-Center-Master-Plan. 69 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan, 2018. Circulation Element. Accessed March 2024. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12625/2018-General-Plan Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 75 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 72 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 identifies various types of bicycle, pedestrian, and equestrian trails throughout the City.70 The South Bay Bicycle Master Plan provides objectives and programs to expand the bikeway network, increase mobility through bicycle-transit integration, and provide convenient and consistent bicycle parking facilities (e.g., bike racks, bicycle lockers, etc.).71 Future development facilitated by the Revised Project would occur as infill development as it would occur primarily on underutilized properties within an urbanized area and therefore, would not alter the City’s existing circulation system or traffic patterns. The existing roadway capacity of the City’s circulation system is adequate to accommodate the growth envisioned by the Revised Project and no major roadway improvements are anticipated to be required to support future development under the Revised Project. Future development facilitated by the Revised Project would increase the population in the City, which would result in additional vehicular trips and the increased use of streets for all modes of transportation. The Revised Project would facilitate residential and mixed-use development on sites that are presently served by existing pedestrian, bicycle, and transit facilities. As development facilitated by the Revised Project would generally be limited to the boundaries of each infill site it would not interfere with planned physical improvements in adjacent rights-of-way to further expand citywide pedestrian and bicycle networks. If future projects require an encroachment permit for construction work in the public right-of-way, a City-approved traffic control plan would be prepared and implemented during construction in accordance with the requirements of the encroachment permit application process. The traffic control plan would ensure adequate access from all modes of transportation, including pedestrians and bicyclists, by incorporating site-specific transportation measures, such as detours, coning off construction areas with traffic controllers, or establishing alternative sidewalk routes. In addition, the Revised Project would promote mixed-use development, which would locate residential uses within close proximity to residential serving retail uses, thereby reducing vehicle trips and providing opportunities for alternate modes of transportation . In addition, future development would not impact the City’s existing transit system but rather would locate the majority of housing sites along existing transit routes in the city, which would also promote the use of alternative transportation (refer to Figure 2, Public Transit, of the Circulation Element).72 If any minor roadway or access improvements are required, these types of improvements would be reviewed by the city during the application process to ensure the improvements are designed to meet City regulations which have been developed to ensure safety for all modes of transportation, including pedestrians. Future development under the Revised Project would not preclude the City from working with transit agencies to expand and improve public transit service within and adjacent to the City as it does not propose changes to inter-agency coordination. In fact, the increase in 70 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, 2024. City of Rancho Palos Verdes Trails Network Plan. Accessed March 2024. https://www.rpvca.gov/483/Trails-Network-Plan 71 South Bay Bicycle Coalition Plus (SBBC+), 2011. South Bay Bicycle Master Plan. Accessed March 2024. https://sbbcplus.org/sbbcplus-master-plan/ 72 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan, 2018. Circulation Element; Figure 2, Public Transit. Accessed January 2024. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12625/2018-General-Plan. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 76 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 73 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 density/intensity on individual sites under the Revised Project would encourage the expansion of transit in the area by generating more potential transit riders. For these reasons, development facilitated by the Revised Project would be consistent with the overall intent of the applicable plans addressing the City’s circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities. Therefore, the impact with respect to conflicting with an applicable transportation policy, plan, or regulation would be less than significant. No new or substantially more severe impacts would occur compared with the Approved Project. b) As a result of Senate Bill (SB) 743, new guidelines for evaluating transportation impacts under CEQA were developed. These guidelines changed the transportation performance metric from automobile delay and level of service (LOS) to VMT. VMT promotes reduced greenhouse gas emissions and the development of multimodal and diverse transportation networks. Similar to the Approved Project, the majority of the housing sites identified in the Revised Project are located along Hawthrone Boulevard (Sites 1 through 6), Silver Spur Road (Sites 7 through 15) and Western Avenue (Sites 20 through 31). As part of the Housing Element planning process , the City identified candidate housing sites based on its screening criteria, which considered location within or in proximity to HQTAs and transit services as well as with residential-serving uses (e.g., commercial, retail, and restaurant uses). The housing sites identified in the Revised Project were selected based on their location to such uses. Since the City is generally built out, the proposed densification of infill sites with multi-family housing units would accommodate growth in an efficient manner. The Revised Project would promote mixed-use development as residential-serving uses would be allowed with residential uses. The densification and location of residential uses within close proximity to commercial uses would reduce vehicle trips as people would be able to use alternate transportation to obtain goods and services. Thus, the Revised Project would result in a land use pattern that would allow development that would reduce VMT. For these reasons, future development under the Revised Project is not anticipated to result in any significant VMT impacts based upon the information currently available. Therefore, no new or substantially more severe impacts would occur compared with the Approved Project. c) The future development under the Revised Project would not result in changes to the circulation network and would not include any incompatible uses, including the use of farm equipment. The future residential and mixed-use projects that would be developed would not result in incompatible uses in the City. Future development facilitated by the Revised Project would be required to comply with City design standards with regard to site. In addition, future development would be required to provide adequate sight distance, sidewalks, crosswalks, and pedestrian movement controls that meet the City’s requirements to protect pedestrian safety. Street trees and other potential impediments to adequate driver and pedestrian visibility would be required to be designed and installed in accordance with the requirements established in the City’s Municipal Code. As a result, development facilitated by the Revised Project would not substantially increase hazards or conflicts due to a geometric design feature. Therefore, future development under the Revised Project would Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 77 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 74 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 result in less-than-significant impacts related to design hazards. No new or substantially more severe impacts would occur compared with the Approved Project. d) Figure 5, Disaster Routes, of the Safety Element identifies the routes throughout the city that should be used in the case of emergency or evacuation.73 As shown in Figure 5, Hawthorne and Crenshaw Boulevards, Crest Road, Palos Verdes Drive, Miraleste Rive, and Western Avenue are designated evacuation routes within the City. Similar to the Approved Project, the majority of the housing sites identified in the Revised Project are located along Hawthrone Boulevard (Sites 1 through 6), Silver Spur Road (Sites 7 through 15) and Western Avenue (Sites 20 through 31), where future development under the Revised Project would increase residential densities along designated evacuation routes within the City. However, these roadways would continue to provide access throughout the City under the Revised Project. All these roadways have been designed to accommodate emergency vehicles; as such, adequate emergency access to individual project sites would be provided. Furthermore, all future development facilitated by the Revised Project would be designed to have adequate access for emergency vehicles, including providing adequate turning radii, in accordance with the requirements of the Fire Code. Additionally, all access improvements for the future developments under the Revised Project would be reviewed and approved by the Public Works Department to ensure adequate emergency access is provided on a project-by-project basis. If future projects require an encroachment permit for work in the public right-of-way, a City-approved traffic control plan would be prepared and implemented in accordance with the requirements of the encroachment permit application process. The traffic control plan would include site-specific transportation measures, such as detours or coning off construction areas with traffic controllers, to demonstrate adequate emergency access during roadway works activities. For these reasons, development facilitated by the Revised Project would not result in inadequate emergency access and impacts would be less than significant. Thus, no new or substantially more severe impacts would occur compared with the Approved Project. 73 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan, 2018. Safety Element; Figure 5, Disaster Routs. Accessed January 2024. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12625/2018-General-Plan. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 78 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 75 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 XVIII. Tribal Cultural Resources Issues: Potentially Significant Impact Not Identified in the “Approved Project” Same or Less Impact than Identified in the “Approved Project TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES—Would the project: a) Listed or eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources, or in a local register of historical resources as defined in Public Resources Code section 5020.1(k), or ☐ ☒ b) A resource determined by the lead agency, in its discretion and supported by substantial evidence, to be significant pursuant to criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resources Code Section 5024.1. In applying the criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resource Code Section 5024.1, the lead agency shall consider the significance of the resource to a California Native American tribe. ☐ ☒ Discussion a) & b) As indicated in the adopted ND, the City initiated Tribal consultation in accordance with Assembly Bill 52 (AB 52) and Senate Bill 18 (SB 18) and completed consultation with the Gabrielino Tongva Indians of California Tribal Council. The tribe determined that due to this being a policy document, future consultations shall occur at the time of the specific General Plan Land Use Plan amendments and with any future ground disturbing activities when specific sites are developed. Since the Revised Project includes the General Plan, zoning, and Local Coastal Plan amendments needed to facilitate the residential development required to meet the City’s 6th Cycle RHNA, the City initiated tribal consultation with the Gabrielino Tongva Indians of California Tribal Council in accordance with SB 18.74 As indicated previously, the housing sites were identified with consideration of known resources and none of the housing sites are located in areas with known archaeological resources. In addition, future development in the City would be required to comply with the General Plan Conservation and Open Space Element Policies 29, 30, and 31, which encourage the identification and preservation of archaeologically sensitive areas and sites in the city and requires sharing cultural resources information with the appropriate information centers. Based on the available information and methodology for housing sites selection, it is anticipated that the Revised Project would result in a less than significant impact on historic and archaeological resources, including tribal cultural resources. With these safeguards in place, implementation of the Revised Project would not result in impacts related to tribal cultural resources, similar to the Approved Project. The Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant tribal cultural resources impacts compared with the Approved Project. 74 Tribal consultation in accordance with AB52 was not triggered by this Addendum. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 79 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 76 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 XIX. Utilities and Service Systems Issues: Potentially Significant Impact Not Identified in the “Approved Project” Same or Less Impact than Identified in the “Approved Project UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS—Would the project: a) Require or result in the relocation or construction of new or expanded water, wastewater treatment or storm water drainage, electric power, natural gas, or telecommunications facilities, the construction or relocation of which could cause significant environmental effects? ☐ ☒ b) Have sufficient water supplies available to serve the project and reasonably foreseeable future development during normal, dry and multiple dry years? ☐ ☒ c) Result in a determination by the wastewater treatment provider which serves or may serve the project that it has adequate capacity to serve the project’s projected demand in addition to the provider’s existing commitments? ☐ ☒ d) Generate solid waste in excess of State or local standards, or in excess of the capacity of local infrastructure, or otherwise impair the attainment of solid waste reduction goals? ☐ ☒ e) Comply with federal, state, and local management and reduction statutes and regulations related to solid waste? ☐ ☒ Discussion a) The identified housing sites in the Revised Project are located within an urbanized area that is served by existing wet and dry utilities, including water, wastewater, solid waste removal systems as well as natural gas and electricity, telephone and/or cellular service, cable or satellite television systems, and internet or Wi-Fi services. Future development facilitated by the Revised Project would connect to existing water, wastewater, stormwater, electric, natural gas, and telecommunications distribution and conveyance infrastructure in the City. As part of the planning process for the Housing Element, the City in coordination with the exiting utility providers determined that the existing water and wastewater systems have adequate supply and capacity to serve future development facilitated by the Revised Project and the housing sites identified in the Revised Housing Element are not constrained by water or wastewater availability or conveyance issues. While it is expected that existing utility infrastructure in the City has enough capacity to serve future development under the Revised Project, in some cases, new and existing infrastructure may need to be constructed and/or relocated to increase capacity and/or better serve individual sites, and its construction could result in adverse environmental effects. However, future development would be required to comply with the City’s requirements for construction, including but not limited to, grading permits and encroachment permits. Therefore, future development facilitated by the Revised Project would not result in any significant impacts related to the relocation or construction of new or expanded utility infrastructure. The Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant impacts compared with the Approved Project. b) & c) The City receives its water service from the California Water Service Company (Cal Water). According to Cal Water’s Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP), water supply in the Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 80 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 77 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Palos Verdes District is projected to meet water demand through 2045.75 In addition, Cal Water is developing multiple regional water supply reliability studies using integrated resource planning practices to create a long-term supply reliability strategy through 2050 for their districts throughout the state. The studies will result in long-term strategies to address a wide range of water supply challenges including climate change, new regulatory requirements (e.g., the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), and potential growth in demands due to new development. The reliability studies will be completed on a rolling basis, with all studies anticipated to be complete by 2024. In addition, Cal Water also has its own aggressive and comprehensive water conservation program that has and will continue to reduce per-capita usage and therefore, reduce demands on critical water sources.76 As stated in the Revised Housing Element, the City’s water distribution infrastructure has sufficient capacity to accommodate future development facilitated by the Revised Project. The City’s sanitary sewer services are provided by the Los Angeles County Sanitation District (LACSD). The system connects all buildings throughout the City to LACSD interceptors, which carry the sewage to a regional treatment facility for disposal. Wastewater in the City is conveyed to the Warren Facility (formerly called the Joint Water Pollution Control Plant) located in the City of Carson. The Warren Facility has a capacity of 400 million gallons per day and currently average daily flows are approximately 260 million gallons per day.77 In addition, as stated in the Revised Housing Element, the City’s wastewater conveyance infrastructure has enough capacity to accommodate future development that implements the Revised Project. As is required by the City, the capacity of the existing sanitary sewer infrastructure would be reviewed at the specific location of the future housing units and an appropriate sewer capacity analysis would be conducted at the time of the proposed development. The projected population under the 80 percent scenario of the Revised Project would be approximately 42,717 residents, which would be within SCAG’s 2020 Connect SoCal 2045 projections of 43,000 residents. Since the projected population growth under the Revised Project is within SCAG’s regional projections for the City, the amount of growth that could be facilitated by the Revised Project is accounted for in the Cal Water and LACSD supply and demand estimates, which are based on SCAG’s regional growth projections. Therefore, future development under the Revised Project is not anticipated to significantly impact the existing water system. In addition, future development that is facilitated by the Revised Project would be required to comply with all applicable federal, State, and local goals, policies, and regulations associated with reducing water consumption to ensure the conservation of water and the infrastructure to support water and sewer is maintained throughout the City. In addition, the Revised Project encourages opportunities for energy and water conservation measures in future development. Furthermore, future projects would be required to adhere to relevant development standards and objective design 75 California Water Service (Cal Water), 2021. 2020 Urban Water Management Plan. Accessed December 2023. https://www.calwater.com/docs/uwmp2020/PV_2020_UWMP_FINAL.pdf. 76 California Water Service (Cal Water), 2021. 2020 Urban Water Management Plan. Accessed December 2023. https://www.calwater.com/docs/uwmp2020/PV_2020_UWMP_FINAL.pdf. 77 Los Angeles County Sanitation District (LACSD), 2023. Wastewater Treatment Process at the Warren Facility. Accessed December 2023. https://www.lacsd.org/services/wastewater-sewage/facilities/ak-warren-water-resource- facility/wastewater-treatment-process. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 81 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 78 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 guidelines contained in the City’s General Plan and Municipal Code related to water supply, water conservation, and wastewater to minimize effects to the City’s water and wastewater systems. Therefore, future development facilitated by the Revised Project would not result in any significant impacts to the water and wastewater systems. The Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant impacts compared with the Approved Project. d) & e) In 2011, AB 341 was adopted establishing a policy goal that 75 percent of statewide solid waste should be reduced, recycled, or composted by 2020. This is an expansion of previous state goals to divert 50 percent of community-wide waste. In addition, Senate Bill (SB) 1383 requires all businesses and multi-family properties to arrange for organic waste recycling services (i.e., food waste and green waste) to reduce methane emissions by diverting organics waste from landfills for other uses like compost, mulch, and renewable energy. As required by the State, these regulations were adopted into Chapter 8.20 (Solid Waste Collection and Disposal) of the City’s Municipal Code. In accordance with SB 1383, the City began organics recycling for residential customers in April 2022 and for non-residential customers in October 2022. In addition, CALGreen requires that 65 percent of construction and demolition waste from new construction must be diverted from landfills and either recycled or salvaged for reuse. Future development facilitated by the Revised project could add up to 820 new housing units and up to 2,190 residents over time in the City. This increase in residential density and associated population growth would increase solid waste generation in the City. Future development under the Revised Project would be subject to the requirements set forth in AB 341, SB 1383, and CALGreen. Therefore, it is estimated that a minimum of 75 percent of the solid waste generated from future development under the Revised Project would be diverted from landfills and that organic waste recycling services (i.e., food waste and green waste) would continue to be provided in the City. Due to the types of waste that would be generated and required compliance with diversion requirements, future development facilitated by the Revised Project is not expected to generate waste in excess of these standards and would not significantly impact the existing solid waste disposal system. Therefore, the impact of the Project on solid waste disposal capacity would remain less than significant. The Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant impacts compared with the Approved Project. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 82 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 79 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 XX. Wildfire Issues: Potentially Significant Impact Not Identified in the “Approved Project” Same or Less Impact than Identified in the “Approved Project WILDFIRE—If located in or near state responsibility areas or lands classified as very high fire hazard severity zones, would the project: a) Substantially impair an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan? ☐ ☒ b) Due to slope, prevailing winds, and other factors, exacerbate wildfire risks, and thereby expose project occupants to, pollutant concentrations from a wildfire or the uncontrolled spread of a wildfire? ☐ ☒ c) Require the installation or maintenance of associated infrastructure (such as roads, fuel breaks, emergency water sources, power lines or other utilities) that may exacerbate fire risk or that may result in temporary or ongoing impacts to the environment? ☐ ☒ d) Expose people or structures to significant risks, including downslope or downstream flooding or landslides, as a result of runoff, post-fire slope instability, or drainage changes? ☐ ☒ Discussion a) CAL FIRE prepares fire hazard severity maps and maps areas of significant fire hazards based on fuels, terrain, weather, and other relevant factors, referred to as Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ). According to the City’s General Plan Safety Element, the Los Angeles County FHSZ map identifies the entire City, excluding portions of the City located east of Western Avenue is classified as a Very High Fire Severity Zone.78 Development within these areas must follow federal, State, and local regulations related to development type, landscaping requirements, fuel management, and brush clearance restrictions to reduce risks associated with wildfires. Future development facilitated by the Revised Project would be required to adhere to the State and City's Fire regulations to ensure that the risk of wildfire would be reduced to the greatest extent possible. Future development would be required to demonstrate consistency with the City’s General Plan, including Policies 14 and 15 of the Conservation and Open Space Element, which encourage preparation of landscaping plans and the reestablishment of appropriate native plants, especially fire retardant natives such as saltbrush, near fuel modification setback areas; and Policies 2 and 3 of the Safety Element, which promote enforcement and incorporation of the City, State, and National regulatory standards, such as the California Building and Fire Codes and other applicable fire safety standards. As discussed above in Section IX, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Figure 5, Disaster Routes, of the Safety Element identifies the emergency and evacuation routes throughout the city.79 As shown in Figure 5, Hawthorne and Crenshaw Boulevards, Crest Road, Palos Verdes Drive, Miraleste Rive, and Western Avenue are designated evacuation routes within the City. As discussed 78 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan, 2018. Safety Element. Accessed December 2023. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12621/X-Safety. 79 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan, 2018. Safety Element; Figure 5, Disaster Routs. Accessed January 2024. https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12625/2018-General-Plan. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 83 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 80 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 above, the City’s EOP and MJHMP establishes policies and structures for City government management of emergencies and disasters. The majority of the housing sites identified in the Revised Project are located along Hawthrone Boulevard (Sites 1 through 6), Silver Spur Road (Sites 7 through 15) and Western Avenue (Sites 20 through 31). Future development facilitated by the Revised Project would be infill development within the City’s urban areas that include an established emergency/evacuation system. In addition, future development under the Revised Project would not interfere with the City’s adopted EOP or MJHMP because the City would review development applications prior to approval to ensure that the development would not create barriers to evacuation plans and that emergency access can be met. In addition, future development under the Revised Project that requires an encroachment permit would be required to prepare and implement a City-approved traffic control plan for construction activities within roadways as part of the permit application process. The traffic control plan would include site-specific transportation measures, such as detours or coning off construction areas with traffic controllers, to demonstrate adequate emergency and evacuation access during such activities. As a result, impacts related to substantially impairing an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan, including the City’s EOP and MJHMP, would be less than significant. Thus, the Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant impacts compared with the Approved Project. b) Future development facilitated by the Project could increase the risk of wildfire by introducing new sources of ignition (i.e., construction equipment, employees, residents, and vehicles) in the City during both construction and operation. However, pursuant to the CBC, the State and City Fire Codes, and other fire-related requirements of the City’s Municipal Code, development under the Revised Project would be required to comply with requirements relating to emergency planning and preparedness, fire service features, building services and systems, access requirements, water supply, fire and smoke protection features, building materials, construction requirements, landscaping and vegetation management, and specific requirements for specialized uses involving flammable and hazardous materials. These code requirements were developed over many decades to reduce the risks associated with wildfire. The implementation of these standard requirements would reduce impacts associated with accidental ignitions emanating from future development under the Revised Project and would also reduce impacts associated with wildfires encroaching onto the housing sites identified in the Revised Project from adjacent areas. Therefore, future development facilitated by the Revised Project Require would not result in any significant impacts related to accidental ignitions. The Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant impacts compared with the Approved Project. c) Future development facilitated by the Revised Project would not involve infrastructure extensions into unserved areas as future development would constitute infill development. Future utility infrastructure improvements, if needed, would occur mainly on the housing sites at the time of development, with connections and upgrades off-site within public rights-of-way. If future projects require an encroachment permit for works in a public right-of-way, a City-approved traffic control plan would be prepared and implemented in accordance with the requirements of the Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 84 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 81 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 encroachment permit application process. The traffic control plan would include site-specific transportation measures, such as detours or coning off construction areas with traffic controllers, to demonstrate adequate access for all modes of transportation during roadway works activities. Utility infrastructure and roadway improvements associated with future development under the Revised Project would conform with the requirements of the CBC and County and City Fire Codes thus limiting the fire risk associated with construction and operation. In addition, future development under the Revised Project would be required to comply with Chapter 8.08 (Fire Code) and Chapter 7A (Materials and Construction Methods for Exterior Wildfire Exposure) of the City’s Municipal Code, which include site-specific landscaping/vegetation, fire breaks, and setback requirements; installation of firefighting features, such as fire hydrants, smoke detectors, and fire extinguishers; and protocols for proper onsite waste management to reduce risk of wildfire. Fire flow and water supply infrastructure would be installed on a project-by-project basis per the State and City Fire Codes and reviewed by the Fire Department. Therefore, future development facilitated by the Revised Project Require would not result in any significant impacts related to the installation or maintenance of associated infrastructure that may exacerbate fire risk. The Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant impacts compared with the Approved Project. d) Post-fire impacts such as slope instability and downstream flooding are typically associated with steep wildland areas that burn and then erode or slide onto downslope area. As discussed in Section VII, Geology and Soils, as part of the Housing Element planning process, the City identified candidate housing sites based on citywide screening criteria, which considered a range of factors, including identifying properties located outside of hazards zone, including landslide areas and steep slope (>25 percent) hazard zones.80 The housing sites inventory of the Revised Project was evaluated further in the Dudek Study, which identified the percentage of the site that is developable, primarily considering steep slopes as a limiting factor; the maximum recommended residential density based on analysis of the topography of the site; the recommended new zoning category; and the type of building that was tested to fit on the site if zoned as recommended. Based on the screening criteria, the 31 housing sites, including the new site (Site 15), of the Revised Project were identified for future residential development based on low potential for geologic hazards, including landslides and steep slopes to occur onsite. As such, the housing sites identified in the Revised Project do not contain or propose the steep slopes associated with these post-fire risks. As discussed in Section X, Hydrology and Water Quality, the City has established requirements, as a condition of project approval, for permanent structural controls designed for the removal of sediment and other pollutants, and for control on the volume and rate of stormwater runoff from added or replaced impervious surfaces in future development. Development facilitated by the Revised Project would comply with all federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and policies, including but not limited to the NPDES Construction General Permit and regulations/requirements; the City’s MS4 permit, CIMP, EWMP, Local SWPPP, and Wet Weather Erosion Control Plan; and Chapters 13.10 (Stormwater and Urban Runoff Pollution Control) and 15.04 (Building Code) of the Municipal Code. Chapter 13.10 (Stormwater and Urban Runoff Pollution Control) of the 80 City of Rancho Palos Verdes, 2022. Citywide Screening Analysis Criteria Methodology. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 85 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 82 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Municipal Code requires incorporation of LID design features and full hydromodification mitigation for redevelopment projects that alter 50 percent or more of existing impervious surfaces while redevelopment projects that alter less than 50 percent of existing impervious surfaces would be required to implement hydromodification mitigation for the altered area. The City’s Stormwater and Runoff Pollution Control (Municipal Code Chapter 13.10) also requires projects to incorporate construction and post-construction BMPs to ensure stormwater runoff is controlled in a manner that would minimize water quality degradation, ensure that drainage patterns are not altered, and substantial erosion would not occur. Therefore, the Revised Project would not result in changes to runoff or drainage patterns that could exacerbate downslope or downstream flooding and thereby expose people or structures to associated risks. For these reasons, future development facilitated by the Revised Project would have low potential to exacerbate wildfire risk and is not located on steep slopes that could contribute to the occurrence of landslides or flooding. Therefore, future development facilitated by the Revised Project would not result in any significant impacts related to exposing people or structures to significant risks, including downslope or downstream flooding or landslides, as a result of runoff, post-fire slope instability, or drainage changes. The Revised Project would not result in new or substantially more severe significant impacts compared with the Approved Project. XXI. Mandatory Findings of Significance Issues (and Supporting Information Sources): Potentially Significant Impact Not Identified in the “Approved Project” Same or Less Impact than Identified in the “Approved Project MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE— a) Does the project have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory? ☐ ☒ b) Does the project have impacts that are individually limited but cumulatively considerable? (“Cumulatively considerable” means that the incremental effects of a project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects)? ☐ ☒ c) Does the project have environmental effects which will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly? ☐ ☒ Discussion a)–c) As discussed throughout this addendum, the Revised Project would not result in new significant or more severe environmental impacts compared to the Approved Project. Compliance with all federal, State, and local laws, regulations, plans, and policies would ensure that future development facilitated by the Revised Project would not result in significant impacts to the environment, including either limited or cumulative, affecting habitat; plant or animal communities; rare, endangered, or threatened species; historic resources; or human beings. Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 86 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 83 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Therefore, the Revised Project would result in no significant environmental impacts, similar to the Approved Project. Conclusion Based on the analysis and information contained in this Addendum, there is no evidence that the proposed modifications to the Approved Project, which was analyzed in the adopted ND, including revisions to the Housing Element and the General Plan, Local Coastal Plan and zoning amendments necessary to implement the Revised Housing Element would require major changes to the adopted ND, and only minor modification and clarifications in the scope of the Approved Project need to be documented for the Revised Project. As indicated in the analyses above, the Revised Project would not result in a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts in the adopted ND. There are no substantial changes to the circumstances under which the Revised Project will be undertaken, and no new information of substantial importance which was not known and could not have been known when the ND was adopted has since been identified. Therefore, the Revised Project does not meet the standards for a subsequent or supplemental EIR as provided pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15162. As such, this Addendum to the adopted ND satisfies the CEQA requirements for the Revised Project. References American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air -Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), 1999 ASHRAE Applications Handbook. http://www.hvac.amickracing.com/Miscellaneous/HVAC_Applications_Handbook - ASHRAE.pdf. Accessed March 2024. California Air Resources Board (CARB), 2024. 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Accessed March 2024. https://fwsprimary.wim.usgs.gov/wetlands/apps/wetlands-mapper/ Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 89 of 90 Rancho Palos Verdes Revised 2021–2029 Housing Element 86 ESA / D202001354.00 Addendum to Adopted Negative Declaration March 2024 Intentionally Blank Ordinance 680U Attachment A Page 90 of 90 01203.0005/982012.1 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Draft Chapter 17.47 Article V. Special Districts Mixed-Use Overlay District (MUOD) DRAFT LAST UPDATED – 5/20/2024 Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 1 of 44 01203.0005/982012.1 Table of Contents Chapter 17.47. Mixed-Use Overlay District ....................................................................................................................... 3 17.47.010. Purpose .......................................................................................................................................................... 3 17.47.020. Applicability .................................................................................................................................................... 3 17.47.030. Administrative Review .................................................................................................................................... 3 17.47.040. Development Standards ................................................................................................................................ 4 A. Building Standards ................................................................................................................................. 4 1. Residential Density ................................................................................................................... 4 2. Setbacks .................................................................................................................................... 4 3. Building Height .......................................................................................................................... 5 4. Façade Modulation and Articulation ........................................................................................ 5 5. Ground Floor .............................................................................................................................. 7 6. Transparency ............................................................................................................................. 8 B. Open Space Standards ........................................................................................................................... 8 1. Private Open Space ................................................................................................................... 8 2. Common Open Space ............................................................................................................... 9 3. Landscaping .............................................................................................................................. 9 4. Fences, walls, and hedges ........................................................................................................ 9 C. Parking Standards ................................................................................................................................10 1. Applicability ............................................................................................................................. 10 2. Minimum Parking ................................................................................................................... 10 3. Parking Reduction in Proximity to Transit ............................................................................. 10 4. Unbundled Parking ................................................................................................................. 10 5. Screening ................................................................................................................................. 11 D. Site Standards ......................................................................................................................................11 1. Lot ........................................................................................................................................... 11 2. Access and Circulation ........................................................................................................... 11 3. Slope and Grading ...................................................................................................................11 4. Intersection Visibility .............................................................................................................. 12 5. Exterior Lighting .......................................................................................................................12 6. Underground Utilities ............................................................................................................. 12 7. Trash and Recycling ............................................................................................................... 12 8. Mechanical Equipment, Storage Areas, and Loading Docks ............................................... 12 9. Signs ....................................................................................................................................... 12 10. Outdoor Display and Sales of Merchandise .......................................................................... 12 11. Dedications, ROW Improvements, and Off-Site Improvements ........................................... 12 12. Development Projects Greater than 3 Acres......................................................................... 12 17.47.050. Requesting a MUOD Designation ............................................................................................................... 13 17.47.060. Allowed Land Uses and Permit Requirements ........................................................................................... 13 Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 2 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.47. Mixed-Use Overlay District (MUOD) 01203.0005/982012.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 2 Tables and Figures Table 17.47.040.1. ............................................................................................................................................................ 4 Minimum and Maximum Residential Density Standards for MUOD ................................................................................ 4 Table 17.47.040.2. ............................................................................................................................................................ 4 Minimum and Maximum Building Setback Standards for MUOD .................................................................................... 4 Table 17.47.040.3. ............................................................................................................................................................ 5 Maximum Building Height Standards for MUOD .............................................................................................................. 5 Figure 17.47.040.1. ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 Façade Break ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Figure 17.47.040.2. ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 Blank Facades .................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Figure 17.47.040.3. ........................................................................................................................................................... 7 Façade Modulation and Articulation ................................................................................................................................. 7 Figure 17.47.040.4. ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 Ground Floor Dwelling Units .............................................................................................................................................. 8 Figure 17.47.040.5. ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 Ground Floor Façade Treatment ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Table 17.47.040.4 ............................................................................................................................................................. 9 Private Open Space Requirements per Unit Type for MUOD ........................................................................................... 9 Table 17.47.040.5. ............................................................................................................................................................ 9 Common Open Space Requirements per Unit Type for MUOD ........................................................................................ 9 Table 17.47.040.6. ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Off-Street Parking Requirements for MUOD .................................................................................................................. 10 Table 17.47.050.1. ......................................................................................................................................................... 13 Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements in MUOD ........................................................................................................ 13 Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 3 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.47. Mixed-Use Overlay District (MUOD) 01203.0005/982012.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 3 Chapter 17.47. Mixed-Use Overlay District 17.47.010. Purpose The Mixed-Use Overlay District (MUOD) implements various programs in the City’s 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 that encourage: A. A compact and infill development pattern that promotes efficient use of land and infrastructure, minimizes automobile dependency, and promotes vibrant and active lifestyles; B. A compatible mix of uses including residential, commercial, and office land uses in a horizontal or vertical configuration that co-locates residents with pedestrian-oriented amenities; C. A diversity of multi-family housing types in a residential-only or mixed-use configuration to increase housing choice and affordability; and D. Revitalization of the City’s commercial corridors as places to live, work, and play, thereby supporting the City’s economic development initiatives. 17.47.020. Applicability A. Applicable parcels. The MUOD is an overlay district applicable to parcels with an underlying non- residential base district designation. The MUOD shall only apply to the parcels identified in the Mixed-Use Overlay District Map on file with the Community Development Department. B. Relationship to the underlaying base district. The provisions of the underlying base district shall continue to apply to a property unless specifically superseded by a MUOD project when a property owner chooses to exercise provisions of this chapter. C. Relationship to Overlay Control Districts. If applicable, the objective provisions of any Overlay Control District shall continue to apply to a property unless specifically superseded by a MUOD project when a property owner chooses to exercise provisions of this chapter. In the event that the provisions of any Overlay Control District are in conflict with provisions of this chapter, this chapter shall govern. D. Relationship to State Density Bonus Law. A MUOD project is eligible for a density bonus in accordance with Chapter 17.11 (Affordable Housing). E. Designation. The application of the MUOD shall be signified by the designation of a “MUOD” suffix following the base district designation on the official zoning map. For example, the use of the MUOD in conjunction with the Commercial – General district would be designated as “CG-MUOD.” 17.47.030. Administrative Review A. Ministerial Approval. MUOD projects for owner-occupied and rental multifamily residential uses where at least 20 percent of the units are affordable to lower income households, as determined by Government Code Section 65589.5 and defined by Health and Safety Code 50079.5, as it may be amended from time to time, are eligible for ministerial approval. Projects that meet that Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 4 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.47. Mixed-Use Overlay District (MUOD) 01203.0005/982012.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 4 affordability requirement, comply with the provisions of this chapter, and do not require any of the approvals set forth in Subsection B, shall be approved ministerially and are not subject to a conditional use permit, planned unit development permit, or other discretionary local government review or approval. The Director shall approve an administrative permit to construct and operate a MUOD project under this chapter if the application complies with the provisions of this chapter. MUOD projects that do not meet the 20 percent affordability requirement must follow the conditional use permit application and approval process. B. Need for Additional Approvals. If an applicant requires approval of an application for a lot line adjustment, merger of parcels, or subdivision in conjunction with approval of an application pursuant to this chapter, a separate application shall proceed in accordance with Title 16. Subdivisions. 17.47.040. Development Standards The objective provisions of Article VI (Use and Development Standards) shall apply to all MUOD projects. For exceptions to those provisions and application of additional standards, the development standards contained in this section shall also apply to all MUOD projects. In the event that the provisions of Article VI are in conflict with applicable provisions of this section, this section shall govern. A. Building Standards 1. Residential Density a. Density standards shall be prescribed in Table 17.47.040.1.and in this subsection. Table 17.47.040.1. Maximum Residential Density Standards for MUOD Multi-family residential projects Mixed-use projects Maximum Residential Density 45 dwelling units per acre Minimum Residential Density 20 dwelling units per acre b. For all MUOD projects, a minimum of 25 percent of the total gross floor area shall be dedicated to residential uses. 2. Setbacks a. The applicable objective provisions of Section 17.48.030 (Setbacks) shall apply with the following exceptions and additional standards as prescribed Table 17.47.040.2. Table 17.47.040.2. Minimum and Maximum Building Setback Standards for MUOD Multi-family residential projects Mixed-use projects Front 5 feet min. to 15 feet max. 5 feet min. to 10 feet max. (1) Street Side 5 feet min. to 15 feet max. 5 feet min. to 10 feet max. (1) Rear 10 feet min. 10 feet min. Interior Side 5 feet min. (2) 5 feet min. (2) Table 17.47.040.2. Notes: Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 5 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.47. Mixed-Use Overlay District (MUOD) 01203.0005/982012.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 5 (1) Residential units on the ground floor shall have a minimum front and street-side setback of 5 feet. (2) A minimum interior side setback shall be the same as required for a residential use on the abutting RS-district lot. In cases where abutting property is outside of the city boundary, a minimum 5-foot setback shall apply. b. Encroachments. In addition to the applicable exceptions provided in Section 17.48.030 (Setbacks), the following encroachments are allowed within setbacks not more than six inches for each foot of the required setback: i. Landscaping per Section 17.47.040.B. of this chapter; ii. Fences, walls, and hedges per Section 17.47.040.B. of this chapter; iii. Shade structures, such as awnings, trellises, canopies, or sunshades, as approved by the Director; iv. Architecturally defined building entries, such as porches, stoops, or terraces, as approved by the Director; v. For mixed-use projects only, outdoor display and sales of merchandise per Section 17.47.040.D. of this chapter; 3. Building Height a. The applicable objective provisions of Section 17.48.050 (Building height) shall apply with the following exceptions as prescribed in Table 17.47.040.3 and in this subsection. Table 17.47.040.3. Maximum Building Height Standards for MUOD Multi-family residential projects Mixed-use projects Max. Building Height 60 feet 4. Façade Modulation and Articulation a. Façade Break. Building facades with frontage along a street shall provide for the entirety of the wall plane a projection or recess of 5-feet in depth for every 50 to 100 feet of continuous horizonal length of building façade, as shown in Figure 17.47.040.1. Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 6 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.47. Mixed-Use Overlay District (MUOD) 01203.0005/982012.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 6 Figure 17.47.040.1. Façade Break b. Blank Facades. Blank building facades shall be prohibited. Building facades without the use of windows or doors shall not span a continuous horizontal length greater than 20 feet across any story, as shown in Figure 17.47.040.2. Figure 17.47.040.2. Blank Facades c. Façade Modulation and Articulation. Building facades facing a street shall incorporate at least one of the following design features for at least 25 percent of the façade area, as shown in Figure 17.47.040.3. i. Building step-backs, recesses/reliefs, and/or projections of at least 2 feet in depth, ii. Use of balconies, decks, porches, patios, and/or terraces, and/or iii. Use of awnings, lattices, louvers, and/or other shading devices as approved by the Director. Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 7 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.47. Mixed-Use Overlay District (MUOD) 01203.0005/982012.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 7 5. Ground Floor Figure 17.47.040.3. Façade Modulation and Articulation a. Ground Floor Building Entries. Building facades with frontage along a street shall provide a minimum of one ground floor building entry per building facade. The building entry shall be visible from the street, be oriented towards the street, and provide a pedestrian walkway to the sidewalk along each abutting public right of way. Building entries with no frontage along a street shall be oriented towards common areas, such as courtyards, plazas, and paseos. b. Ground Floor Dwelling Units. Each at-grade ground floor dwelling unit facing a street shall have its own ground floor building entry that is visible from the street, oriented towards the street, and provides a pedestrian walkway to the sidewalk along the street, as shown in Figure 17.47.040.4. Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 8 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.47. Mixed-Use Overlay District (MUOD) 01203.0005/982012.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 8 Figure 17.47.040.4. Ground Floor Dwelling Units c. Ground Floor Façade Treatment. Buildings of three or more stories in height shall incorporate one of the following design features along the building façade with frontage along a street, as shown in Figure 17.47.040.5. i. A change in façade color between the ground floor and the upper floors. ii. A change in façade material between the ground floor and the upper floors, where the ground floor is distinguished through the application of brick, stone, concrete masonry, or other distinct material as approved by the Director. iii. Recess or projection of the upper floors from the ground floor of at least 2 feet in depth. Figure 17.47.040.5. Ground Floor Façade Treatment 6. Transparency a. Non-Residential. Each ground floor façade shall dedicate at minimum of 50% of the façade area to façade openings, such as windows or doors. The use of tinted, mirrored, or reflective glass is prohibited. b. Residential. Each ground floor façade shall dedicate a minimum of 25% of the façade area to façade openings, such as windows or doors. The use of tinted, mirrored, or reflective glass is prohibited. B. Open Space Standards 1. Private Open Space a. Private open space standards shall be prescribed in Table 17.47.040.4. and in this subsection. Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 9 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.47. Mixed-Use Overlay District (MUOD) 01203.0005/982012.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 9 Table 17.47.040.4 Private Open Space Requirements per Unit Type for MUOD Multi-family residential projects Mixed-use projects Minimum Area for Usable Private Open Space per Unit 130 square feet 65 square feet b. Each residential unit shall provide at least one private open space that measures at least 5 feet in length in any direction. c. Private open spaces shall not include any portion of required setback area, off-street parking area, driveways, turnaround areas, loading area, storage area or any accessory building. 2. Common Open Space a. Common open space requirements are prescribed in Table 17.47.040.5 and in this subsection. Table 17.47.040.5. Common Open Space Requirements per Unit Type for MUOD Multi-family residential projects Mixed-use projects Minimum Area for Usable Common Open Space per Unit 100 square feet b. Any common open space shall measure at least 15 feet in length in any direction. c. A minimum of 25 percent of the total area of common open spaces shall be landscaped per Section 17.47.040.B. of this chapter. d. A minimum of one tree for every 500 square feet of outdoor common open space area shall be provided within the common open space. e. Common open spaces shall not include any portion of required street setback area, off-street parking area, driveways, turnaround areas, loading area, or storage area. 3. Landscaping a. The applicable objective provisions for landscaping of Chapter 15.34 (Water Efficient Landscaping) shall apply. 4. Fences, walls, and hedges a. The applicable objective provisions for fences, walls, and hedges of Chapter 17.76.30 (Fences, walls, and hedges) shall apply. Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 10 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.47. Mixed-Use Overlay District (MUOD) 01203.0005/982012.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 10 C. Parking Standards 1. Applicability a. The applicable objective provisions for parking of Chapter 17.50 (Nonresidential Parking and Loading Standards) shall apply to both residential and mixed-use projects in the MUOD with the following exceptions to those provisions and application additional standards in this subsection. 2. Minimum Parking a. Minimum parking requirements are prescribed in Table 17.47.040.6. and in this subsection. Table 17.47.040.6. Off-Street Parking Requirements for MUOD Residential Uses Minimum Parking Spaces Required per Dwelling Unit 1 space Non-Residential Uses Minimum Parking Spaces Required per Non- Residential Floor Area Retail Sales and Services 2 spaces per 1,000 square feet; Office, Professional and Business Support Hotel 0.5 spaces per hotel room Recreation, Education & Public Assembly Chapter 17.50.20 (Parking Requirements) Table 17.47.040.6. Notes: (1) Guest residential parking may be shared with commercial parking in mixed-use projects subject to Section 17.50.030 (Joint Use and Common Parking Facilities). 3. Parking Reduction in Proximity to Transit a. Pursuant to Government Code § 65863.2, the required off-street vehicular parking may be waived for certain projects within one-half mile distance of public transit, as applicable. 4. Unbundled Parking a. For dwelling units included in MUOD projects, vehicular parking spaces shall be leased or sold separately from dwelling unit rental or purchase fees, such that renters or buyers have the option of renting or buying the dwelling unit at a lower price than if the parking space was included. In addition, the following shall apply: i. For deed-restricted affordable dwelling units, one parking space shall be included in the base rent of each unit. The tenant may choose to receive the parking space or receive a rent discount equivalent to half the amount charged for monthly lease of a parking space. Tenants of affordable dwelling units shall not sublease their parking spaces. Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 11 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.47. Mixed-Use Overlay District (MUOD) 01203.0005/982012.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 11 ii. Renters or buyers have the right of first refusal to parking built for their unit. Any remaining spaces may be leased to other users on a month-to-month basis. New occupants shall have the opportunity to lease or purchase parking built for their unit. 5. Screening a. Screening. All parking areas, including at-grade surface parking and above-grade structured parking, facing a street or abutting a residential use shall be screened by landscaping, buildings, or other screening treatments, such as fencing or green wall, as approved by the Director, so as not to be visible from the street or other uses on the site. Entry/exit openings, driveways, drive aisles, curb cuts, and access lanes for vehicular, fire, utilities, and pedestrian access are exempt from screening. b. Surface Parking. At-grade surface parking shall be prohibited within the street setback, such that parking is located to the rear of the parcel or behind buildings. c. Below-Grade Structured Parking. Below-grade structured parking shall be exempt from street setback requirements. D. Site Standards 1. Lot a. The applicable objective provisions for lots of Section 17.48.020 (Lot Area and Dimensions) shall apply. 2. Access and Circulation a. In order of priority and subject to approval by the Director and the City's Traffic Engineer, vehicular access shall be provided from (a) an alley, rear street, or perimeter drive aisle, (b) a side street, (c) an existing or relocated access point on a front street, and (d) a new access point on a front street. 3. Slope and Grading a. The applicable objective provisions for slope and grading shall apply. a. Section 17.48.060 (Extreme slope); b. Section 17.76.040 (Grading permit); c. Section 17.76.060 (Extreme slope permit); and d. Section 17.76.130 (Geologic investigation permit). Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 12 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.47. Mixed-Use Overlay District (MUOD) 01203.0005/982012.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 12 4. Intersection Visibility a. The applicable objective provisions for intersection visibility of Section 17.48.070 (Intersection visibility) shall apply. 5. Exterior Lighting a. The applicable objective provisions for exterior lighting of Chapter 17.56 (Environmental Protection) shall apply. 6. Underground Utilities a. The applicable objective provisions for underground utilities of Section 17.54.020 (Underground utilities) shall apply. 7. Trash and Recycling a. The applicable objective provisions for trash and recycling of Section 17.54.030 (Trash receptacle enclosures) and Section 17.58.030 (Requirements and guidelines for collecting and loading of recyclable materials in development projects) shall apply. 8. Mechanical Equipment, Storage Areas, and Loading Docks a. The applicable objective provisions for mechanical equipment, storage areas, and loading docks of Section 17.54.040 (Screening of mechanical equipment, storage areas, and loading docks) shall apply. 9. Signs. a. The applicable objective provisions for signs of Chapter 17.75 (Sign Code) shall apply. 10. Outdoor Display and Sales of Merchandise a. For mixed-use projects only, The applicable objective provisions of Chapter 17.62 (Special Use Permits) for the temporary outdoor display and sale of merchandise shall apply. 11. Dedications, ROW Improvements, and Off-Site Improvements a. The applicable objective provisions of Chapter 17.52 (Dedications, Right-of-Way Improvements, and Off-Site Improvements) shall apply. 12. Development Projects Greater than 3 Acres a. Development projects, whether on one parcel or across multiple adjoining parcels, with a total developable area of 3 acres or more shall provide the following: Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 13 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.47. Mixed-Use Overlay District (MUOD) 01203.0005/982012.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 13 i. Pedestrian accessways, such as walkways, and vehicular accessways with pedestrian access, such as sidewalks, that provide access to public rights-of-way shall be provided for approximately every 2 acres of developable area. Parking areas, passenger drop-off areas, loading zones, and trash storage areas shall not count as pedestrian accessways. ii. A publicly accessible open space, defined as a privately owned space that is open and accessible to the public, such as a plaza or park, shall be provided for approximately every 3 acres of developable area per the following: iii. Publicly accessible open spaces shall have a minimum area of 400 square feet with a minimum dimension of 20 feet in each direction. iv. Publicly accessible open spaces shall be accessible to the general public and open at a minimum from 8am to 8pm. 17.47.050. Requesting a MUOD Designation For properties not currently included in the MUOD, the following provisions apply: A. A request for a MUOD designation may be initiated by an application by a property owner made in accordance with the procedures identified in Chapter 17.68 (Zone Changes and Code Amendments). B. Application of the overlay district shall be consistent with the objectives of this Chapter, the Zoning Ordinance, and General Plan should be reasonably compatible with surrounding land uses, and promote the general health, safety and welfare. 17.47.060. Allowed Land Uses and Permit Requirements A. Allowed uses and permit requirements in the MUOD are listed in Table 17.47.050.1. B. A definition of each land use is listed in Chapter 17.96 (Definitions). C. Uses not listed in Table 17.47.050.1. are not allowed and subject to Section 17.86.030 (Prohibited Uses). D. All nonconforming uses are subject to Chapter 17.84 (Nonconformities). Key Symbol Description Additional Regulations P Permitted Use CUP Conditional Use Permit required Chapter 17.60 (Conditional Use Permits) Table 17.47.050.1. Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements in MUOD Land Use Type Permission Additional Regulations RESIDENTIAL USES Accessory dwelling unit and junior accessory dwelling unit P Chapter 17.10 (Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior Dwelling Unit Development Standards) Day care, small family P Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 14 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.47. Mixed-Use Overlay District (MUOD) 01203.0005/982012.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 14 Day care, large family P Section 17.76.070 (Large Family Day Care Home Permit) Emergency shelters P Employee housing P Employee, home occupation P Chapter 17.08 (Home Occupations) Low-barrier navigation center P Mixed-use development P Multiple-family residential P Residential care facility, small P Residential care facility, large P Supportive housing P Transitional housing P COMMERCIAL USES RETAIL SALES AND SERVICES Alcoholic beverage tasting rooms CUP Convenience stores CUP Section 17.76.080 (Convenience stores) Dry cleaners/laundry uses which have cleaning operations on site CUP Farmer’s market CUP Food hall P Outdoor sale, storage or display of merchandise and/or provisions of services, only in conjunction with a permanent use in a building CUP Personal services P Retail store P Restaurant CUP Restaurant with limited live entertainment P CIVIC, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND RECREATIONAL Assembly uses, private CUP Religious institutions, such as churches, temples or other places used primarily for religious services, including parochial schools and convents CUP Day nursery or day care center P Governmental facilities CUP Personal improvement services P OFFICE, PROFESSIONAL, AND BUSINESS SUPPORT Administrative and professional office P Business support services P Financial institutions P Medical and dental office P Media production P Chapter 9.16 (Still Photography, Motion Picture and Television Productions) Veterinary clinic P ENTERTAINMENT AND HOSPITALITY Bed and breakfast inn CUP Commercial recreation CUP Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 15 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.47. Mixed-Use Overlay District (MUOD) 01203.0005/982012.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 15 Hotels CUP TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND UTILITIES Antenna, commercial and satellite dish CUP Section 17.76.020 (Antennas) TEMPORARY USES Motion picture or television productions, and still photography P Chapter 9.16 (Still Photography, Motion Picture, and Television Productions) Temporary special uses and development P Chapter 17.62 (Special Use Permits) Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 16 of 44 01203.0005/982009.1 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Draft Chapter 17.48 Article V. Special Districts Residential Overlay District (ROD) DRAFT LAST UPDATED – 5/20/2024 Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 17 of 44 01203.0005/982009.1 Table of Contents Chapter 17.48. Residential Overlay District ..................................................................................................................... 3 17.48.010. Purpose .......................................................................................................................................................... 3 17.48.020. Applicability .................................................................................................................................................... 3 17.48.030. Administrative Review .................................................................................................................................... 3 17.48.040. Development Standards ................................................................................................................................ 4 A. Building Standards ................................................................................................................................. 4 1. Residential Density ................................................................................................................... 4 2. Setbacks .................................................................................................................................... 4 3. Building Height .......................................................................................................................... 4 4. Façade Modulation and Articulation ................................................................................................................... 5 B. Open Space Standards ........................................................................................................................... 8 1. Private Open Space ................................................................................................................... 8 2. Common Open Space ............................................................................................................... 8 3. Landscaping .............................................................................................................................. 8 4. Fences, Walls, and Hedges ....................................................................................................... 8 C. Parking Standards .................................................................................................................................. 9 1. Minimum Parking ...................................................................................................................... 9 2. Screening ................................................................................................................................................................. 9 D. Site Standards ........................................................................................................................................ 9 1. Lot .............................................................................................................................................. 9 2. Access and Circulation .............................................................................................................. 9 3. Slope and Grading ...................................................................................................................10 4. Intersection Visibility .............................................................................................................. 10 5. Exterior Lighting .......................................................................................................................10 6. Underground Utilities ............................................................................................................. 10 7. Trash and Recycling ............................................................................................................... 10 8. Mechanical Equipment, Storage Areas, and Loading Docks ............................................... 10 9. Signs ....................................................................................................................................... 10 10. Dedications, ROW Improvements, and Off-Site Improvements ........................................... 10 17.48.050. Requesting a ROD Designation .................................................................................................................. 11 17.48.060. Allowed Land Uses and Permit Requirements ........................................................................................... 11 Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 18 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.48. Residential Overlay District (ROD) 01203.0005/982009.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 2 Tables and Figures Table 17.48.040.1. ............................................................................................................................................................ 4 Minimum and Maximum Residential Density Standards for ROD ................................................................................... 4 Table 17.48.040.2. ............................................................................................................................................................ 5 Maximum Building Height Standards for ROD .................................................................................................................. 5 Table 17.48.040.3. ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 Private Open Space Requirements per Unit Type for ROD ............................................................................................... 8 Table 17.48.040.4 ............................................................................................................................................................. 9 Off-Street Parking Requirements for ROD......................................................................................................................... 9 Table 17.48.060.1. ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements in ROD ........................................................................................................... 11 Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 19 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.48. Residential Overlay District (ROD) 01203.0005/982009.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 3 Chapter 17.48. Residential Overlay District 17.48.010. Purpose The Residential Overlay District (ROD) implements various programs in the City’s Housing Element by facilitating the development of a ROD project of residential-only or residential with limited non-residential uses on select parcels with an existing Institutional underlying base district designation that encourages: A. An infill development pattern that is compatible with surrounding neighborhoods; B. A compatible mix of uses including residential and supporting, but limited, commercial, institutional, or recreational land uses that co-locates residents with on-site amenities; and C. A diversity of single- and/or multi-family housing types in a residential-only or mixed-use configuration to increase housing choice and affordability. 17.48.020. Applicability A. Applicable parcels. The ROD is an overlay district applicable to parcels with an Institutional underlying base district designation. The ROD shall only apply to the parcels identified in the Residential Overlay District Map on file with the Community Development Department. B. Relationship to the underlaying base district. The provisions of the underlying base district shall continue to apply to a property unless specifically superseded by a ROD project when a property owner chooses to exercise provisions of this chapter. C. Relationship to Overlay Control Districts. If applicable, the objective provisions of any Overlay Control Districts shall continue to apply to a property unless specifically superseded by a ROD project when a property owner chooses to exercise provisions of this chapter. In the event that the provisions of any Overlay Control District are in conflict with provisions of this chapter, this chapter shall govern. D. Relationship to State Density Bonus Law. A ROD project is eligible for a density bonus in accordance with Chapter 17.11 (Affordable Housing). E. Designation. The application of the ROD shall be signified by the designation of a “ROD” suffix following the base district designation on the official zoning map. For example, the use of the ROD in conjunction with the Institutional district would be designated as “I-ROD.” 17.48.030. Administrative Review A. Ministerial Approval. ROD projects for owner-occupied and rental multifamily residential uses where at least 20 percent of the units are affordable to lower income households, as determined by Government Code Section 65589.5 and defined by Health and Safety Code 50079.5, as may be amended from time to time, are eligible for ministerial approval. Projects that meet that affordability requirement, comply with the provisions of this chapter and do not require any of the approvals set forth in Subsection B, shall be approved ministerially and are not subject to a conditional use permit, planned unit development permit, or other discretionary local government review or approval. The Director shall approve an administrative permit to construct and operate a ROD project under this Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 20 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.48. Residential Overlay District (ROD) 01203.0005/982009.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 4 chapter if the application complies with the provisions of this chapter. ROD projects that do not meet the 20 percent affordability requirement must follow the conditional use permit application and approval process. B. Need for Additional Approvals. If an applicant requires approval of an application for a lot line adjustment, merger of parcels, or subdivision in conjunction with approval of an application pursuant to this chapter, a separate application shall proceed in accordance with Title 16. Subdivisions. 17.48.040. Development Standards The objective provisions of Article VI (Use and Development Standards) & Article III (Institutional and Cemetery Districts) shall apply to all ROD projects. For exceptions to those provisions and application of additional standards, the development standards contained in this section shall also apply to all ROD projects. In the event that the provisions of Articles VI or III are in conflict with applicable provisions of this section, this section shall govern. A. Building Standards 1. Residential Density a. Residential density standards shall be prescribed in Table 17.48.040.1. and this subsection. b. In calculating density, areas of extreme slope (35 percent or steeper) and/or areas which are determined unsuitable for development, based on submitted and approved geologic reports, shall be excluded. Table 17.48.040.1. Maximum and Minimum Residential Density Standards for ROD APN Maximum Number of Dwelling Units per Parcel Minimum Number of Dwelling Units per Parcel 7573-002-014 180 dwelling units 100 dwelling units 7564-024-001 12 dwelling units N/A 7564-024-002 8 dwelling units N/A 2. Setbacks a. The applicable objective provisions for setbacks of Section 17.48.030 (Setbacks) and the underlying base district shall apply. 3. Building Height a. The applicable objective provisions for building height of Section 17.48.050 (Building Height) with the following exceptions as prescribed in Table 17.48.040.2. Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 21 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.48. Residential Overlay District (ROD) 01203.0005/982009.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 5 Table 17.48.040.2. Maximum Building Height Standards for ROD APN Maximum Building Height 7573-002-014 60 feet 7564-024-001 36 feet 7564-024-002 4. Façade Modulation and Articulation a. Façade Break. Building facades with frontage along a street shall provide for the entirety of the wall plane a projection or recess of 5-feet in depth for every 50 to 100 feet of continuous horizonal length of building façade, as shown in Figure 17.48.040.1. Figure 17.48.040.1. Façade Break b. Blank Facades. Blank building facades shall be prohibited. Building facades without the use of windows or doors shall not span a continuous horizontal length greater than 20 feet across any story, as shown in Figure 17.48.040.2. Figure 17.48.040.2. Blank Facades Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 22 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.48. Residential Overlay District (ROD) 01203.0005/982009.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 6 c. Façade Modulation and Articulation. Building facades facing a street shall incorporate at least one of the following design features for at least 25 percent of the façade area, as shown in Figure 17.48.040.3. i. Building step-backs, recesses/reliefs, and/or projections of at least 2 feet in depth, ii. Use of balconies, decks, porches, patios, and/or terraces, and/or iii. Use of awnings, lattices, louvers, and/or other shading devices as approved by the Director. 5. Ground Floor Figure 17.48.040.3. Façade Modulation and Articulation a. Ground Floor Building Entries. Building facades with frontage along a street shall provide a minimum of one ground floor building entry per building facade. The building entry shall be visible from the street, be oriented towards the street, and provide a pedestrian walkway to the sidewalk along each abutting public right of way. Building entries with no frontage along a street shall be oriented towards common areas, such as courtyards, plazas, and paseos. b. Ground Floor Dwelling Units. Each at-grade ground floor dwelling unit facing a street shall have its own ground floor building entry that is visible from the street, oriented towards the street, and provides a pedestrian walkway to the sidewalk along the street, as shown in Figure 17.48.040.4. Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 23 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.48. Residential Overlay District (ROD) 01203.0005/982009.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 7 Figure 17.48.040.4. Ground Floor Dwelling Units c. Ground Floor Façade Treatment. Buildings of three or more stories in height shall incorporate one of the following design features along the building façade with frontage along a street, as shown in Figure 17.48.040.5. i. A change in façade color between the ground floor and the upper floors. ii. A change in façade material between the ground floor and the upper floors, where the ground floor is distinguished through the application of brick, stone, concrete masonry, or other distinct material as approved by the Director. iii. Recess or projection of the upper floors from the ground floor of at least 2 feet in depth. Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 24 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.48. Residential Overlay District (ROD) 01203.0005/982009.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 8 Figure 17.48.040.5. Ground Floor Façade Treatment 6. Transparency a. Non-Residential. Each ground floor façade shall dedicate at minimum of 50% of the façade area to façade openings, such as windows or doors. The use of tinted, mirrored, or reflective glass is prohibited. b. Residential. Each ground floor façade shall dedicate a minimum of 25% of the façade area to façade openings, such as windows or doors. The use of tinted, mirrored, or reflective glass is prohibited. B. Open Space Standards 1. Private Open Space a. Private open space standards shall be prescribed in Table 17.48.040.3. and in this subsection. Table 17.48.040.3. Private Open Space Requirements per Unit Type for ROD Dwelling Unit Type Minimum Area of Usable Private Open Space per Unit Single-Family 130 square feet Multi-Family b. Each dwelling unit shall provide at least one private open space that measures at least 7 feet in length in any direction. c. Private open spaces shall be adjacent to and provide a private, usable area for each dwelling unit, and shall not include any portion of required setback area, off-street parking area, driveways, turnaround areas, loading area, storage area or any accessory building. 2. Common Open Space a. The applicable objective provisions for common open space of Section 17.42.040 (Development Standards, Residential Planned Development) shall apply. 3. Landscaping a. The applicable objective provisions for landscaping of Chapter 15.34 (Water Efficient Landscaping) shall apply. 4. Fences, Walls, and Hedges a. The applicable objective provisions for fences, walls, and hedges of Section 17.76.030 (Fences, Walls, and Hedges) shall apply. Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 25 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.48. Residential Overlay District (ROD) 01203.0005/982009.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 9 C. Parking Standards 1. Minimum Parking a. For single-family dwelling units, The applicable objective provisions for parking of Section 17.02.030 (Development Standards, Single-Family Residential Districts) shall apply. b. For multiple-family dwelling units, The applicable objective provisions for parking of Section 17.42.040 (Development Standards, Residential Planned Development) shall apply, subject to the exceptions and additional standards in Table 17.48.040.4., Table 17.48.040.4 Off-Street Parking Requirements for ROD Multiple-Family Dwelling Units Minimum Parking Spaces Required per Dwelling Unit 1 space c. For non-residential uses, The applicable objective provisions for parking of Chapter 17.50 (Nonresidential Parking and Loading Standards) and the underlying base district shall apply. 2. Screening a. Screening. With the exception of single-family dwelling units, all parking areas, including at- grade surface parking and above-grade structured parking, facing a street or abutting a residential use shall be screened by landscaping, buildings, or other screening treatments, such as fencing or green walls, as approved by the Director, so as not to be visible from the street or other uses on the site. Entry/exit openings, driveways, drive aisles, curb cuts, and access lanes for vehicular, fire, utilities, and pedestrian access are exempt from screening. b. Surface parking. With the exception of single-family dwelling units, at-grade surface parking shall be prohibited within the street setback, such that parking is located to the rear of the parcel or behind buildings. D. Site Standards 1. Lot a. The applicable objective provisions for lots of Section 17.48.020 (Lot Area and Dimensions) shall apply. 2. Access and Circulation a. In order of priority and subject to approval by the Director and the City's Traffic Engineer, vehicular access shall be provided from (a) an alley, rear street, or perimeter drive aisle, (b) a side street, (c) an existing or relocated access point on a front street, or (d) a new access point on a front street. Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 26 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.48. Residential Overlay District (ROD) 01203.0005/982009.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 10 3. Slope and Grading a. The applicable objective provisions for slope and grading shall apply: a. Section 17.48.060 (Extreme slope); b. Section 17.76.040 (Grading permit); c. Section 17.76.060 (Extreme slope permit); and d. Section 17.76.130 (Geologic investigation permit). 4. Intersection Visibility a. The applicable objective provisions for intersection visibility of Section 17.48.070 (Intersection Visibility) shall apply. 5. Exterior Lighting a. The applicable objective provisions for exterior lighting of Chapter 17.56 (Environmental Protection) shall apply. 6. Underground Utilities a. The applicable objective provisions for underground utilities of Section 17.54.020 (Underground Utilities) shall apply. 7. Trash and Recycling a. The applicable objective provisions for trash and recycling of Section 17.54.030 (Trash receptacle enclosures) and Section 17.58.030 (Requirements and guidelines for collecting and loading of recyclable materials in development projects) shall apply. 8. Mechanical Equipment, Storage Areas, and Loading Docks a. The applicable objective provisions for mechanical equipment, storage areas, and loading docks of Section 17.54.040 (Screening of mechanical equipment, storage areas, and loading docks) shall apply. 9. Signs. a. The applicable objective provisions for signs of Chapter 17.75 (Sign Code) shall apply. 10. Dedications, ROW Improvements, and Off-Site Improvements a. The applicable objective provisions for dedications, ROW improvements, and off-site improvements of Chapter 17.52 (Dedications, Right-of-Way Improvements, and Off-Site Improvements) shall apply. Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 27 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.48. Residential Overlay District (ROD) 01203.0005/982009.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 11 17.48.050. Requesting a ROD Designation For properties not currently included in the ROD, the following provisions apply: A. A request for a ROD designation may be initiated by an application by a property owner made in accordance with the procedures identified in Chapter 17.68 (Zone Changes and Code Amendments). B. Application of the overlay district shall be consistent with the objectives of this Chapter, the Zoning Ordinance, and General Plan should be reasonably compatible with surrounding land uses, and promote the general health, safety and welfare. 17.48.060. Allowed Land Uses and Permit Requirements A. Allowed uses and permit requirements in the MUOD are listed in Table 17.48.060.1. B. A definition of each land use is listed in Chapter 17.96 (Definitions). C. Uses not listed in Table 17.48.060.1. are not allowed and subject to Section 17.86.030 (Prohibited Uses). D. All nonconforming uses are subject to Chapter 17.84 (Nonconformities). Key Symbol Description Additional Regulations P Permitted Use CUP Conditional Use Permit required Chapter 17.60 (Conditional Use Permits) Table 17.48.060.1. Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements in ROD Land Use Type Permission Additional Regulations RESIDENTIAL USES Accessory dwelling unit and junior accessory dwelling unit P Chapter 17.10 (Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior Dwelling Unit Development Standards) Emergency shelter P Employee housing for six or fewer people P Employee, home occupation P Chapter 17.08 (Home Occupations) Low-barrier navigation center P Multiple-family residential P Residential care facility, small P Residential care facility, large P Single-family residential P Supportive housing P Transitional housing P COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL USES Minor professional and retail commercial uses which are clearly ancillary to the major use P Governmental facility CUP Section 17.26.030 (Uses and development permitted by Educational institution Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 28 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.48. Residential Overlay District (ROD) 01203.0005/982009.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED –5/20/2024| 12 Religious institutions, such as churches, temples or other places used primarily for religious services, including parochial schools and convents conditional use permit, Institutional District) Clinics and sanitariums, including animal hospitals Sanitariums, nursing homes, rest homes, homes for the aged, homes for children and homes for mental patients. Bed and breakfast inn TEMPORARY USES Temporary special uses and development P Chapter 17.62 (Special Use Permits) Motion picture or television productions, and still photography P Chapter 9.16 (Still Photography, Motion Picture and Television Productions) Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 29 of 44 01203.0005/970904.1 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Draft Chapter 17.96 Definitions DRAFT LAST UPDATED – 3/21/2024 Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 30 of 44 DRAFT LAST UPDATED – 3/7/2024 | 1 Chapter 17.96. Definitions 17.96.024. – Administrative and professional office. “Administrative and professional office” means any offices predominantly providing direct services to patrons or clients., This use classification also includes offices of firms, organizations, or agencies providing professional, executive, management, administrative, financial, accounting, or legal services, and includes shared offices and business incubators. This use classification does not include medical and dental uses (see “Medical and dental use”). 17.96.023. – Alcoholic beverage tasting rooms. “Alcoholic beverage tasting rooms” means the sale of beverages manufactured on the premises for on-site or off-site consumption. It includes establishments such as breweries, wineries, and distilleries that offer tastings and sales of alcohol beverages in accordance with a license issued by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. 17.96.031.– Alcoholic beverage retail sales. “Alcoholic beverage retail sales” means the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption. 17.96.321.– Business support services. “Business support services” means establishments that provide businesses with services including maintenance, repair and service, testing, rental, etc., such as copying, quick printing and shipping, small-package pick-up, computer-related services (rental and repair), mail-box services, film processing and photofinishing, equipment rental, and janitorial and window cleaning services. 17.96.446. – Commercial recreation. “Commercial recreation” means indoor participant or spectator recreation that is operated as a business and open to the public for a fee. This classification includes comedy theaters, billiard parlors, bowling alleys, ice- or roller-skating rinks, playhouses, karaoke uses, and movie theaters. 17.96.451. – Assembly uses, private. “Assembly uses, private” means a facility for public or private meetings including community centers, banquet centers, union halls, meeting halls for clubs and other membership organizations. This classification includes functionally related facilities for the use of members and attendees such as kitchens, multi-purpose rooms, and storage. 17.96.451. – Common open space. “Common open space” means an indoor or outdoor open recreational space provided for the common use and access by, and readily accessible to, all residents in a housing development project. Common open space areas typically consist of landscaped areas, courtyards, walkways, swimming pools, barbeque areas, playgrounds, turf, gardens. 17.96.641. – Employee housing. “Employee housing” means privately-owned housing for five or more employees maintained in connection with any workplace or place of employment, whether or not rent is involved (Gov. Code, § 17008). 17. 96. 681.– Farmer’s market. “Farmer’s market” means an outdoor market for direct retail sales by farms to the public, as certified by the State or County Agricultural Commission under California Code of Regulations Title 3, Chapter 3, Article 6.5. 17.96.741. – Food hall. “Food hall” means establishments consisting of three or more individually licensed businesses within an enclosed building or development where food and beverages may be consumed on the premises, taken out, or delivered, and may also include small supplemental retail venues. Patrons may be served while seated and pay after eating, or orders may be made at a walk-up window, counter, machine, or 01203.0005/970904.1 Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 31 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.96 Definitions 01203.0005/970904.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED – 3/11/2024 | 2 remotely, and payment made prior to food consumption. Characteristics of food halls include but are not limited to: shared entrance/lobby areas, compartmentalized spaces for individually licensed businesses, shared eating areas, shared restrooms, and shared "back of house" areas (e.g., storage, dishwashing, food preparation). Each compartmentalized space may have access to the exterior of the building, along with outdoor dining and seating areas, which may be shared with other businesses within the establishment. “Food hall” means the same as “food court.” 17.96.921.– Home occupations. “Home occupations” means the use of a dwelling, or an attached accessory building on the same residential parcel, for commercial activities under an approved home occupation permit; these activities must be clearly secondary to the residential use of the parcel. 17.96.1151. – Low barrier navigation center. “Low barrier navigation center” shall have the same meaning as Section 65660(a) of the Government Code, including any amendments or successor statutes thereto. 17.96. 1221. – Mixed-use development. “Mixed-use development” means development projects that combine two or more compatible land uses, such as, but not limited to, residential, commercial, and office into a single cohesive development project, and where the residential component is either above (vertical mixed-use) or, behind or adjacent to (horizontal mixed-use) the non-residential component. 17.96.1251. - Multi-family housing. “Multi-family housing” means two or more dwelling units on a lot. 17.96.1591.- Residential care facility, small. “Residential care facility, small” means a state licensed facility, family home, group care facility, or similar facility that is maintained and operated to provide 24-hour nonmedical residential care for six or fewer adults, children, or adults and children as-in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or the protection of the individual and which is required by state law to be treated as a single housekeeping unit for zoning purposes. This use includes the administration of limited medical assistance. 17.96.1592. - Residential care facility, large. “Residential care facility, large” means state licensed facility, family home, group care facility, or similar facility that is maintained and operated to provide 24-hour nonmedical residential care for seven or more adults, children, or adults and children in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or the protection of the individual. This use includes the administration of limited medical assistance. 17.96.1596. - Restaurant with limited live entertainment. “Restaurant with limited live entertainment” means a restaurant that provides accessory live entertainment, where the performance area does not exceed 75 square feet or 20% of the restaurant’s square footage that is available for customer seating, whichever is less. 17.96.1421. - Personal improvement services. “Personal improvement services” means instructional services or facilities, including health or physical fitness clubs, modeling agencies, rehearsal halls, and weight control clinics. 17.96.1422. - Personal services. “Personal services” means an establishment providing nonmedical services to individuals as a primary use. Examples of these uses include barber shops, beauty shops, clothing rental, day/health space, dry cleaning pick-up stores, hair salons, home electronics and small appliance repair, laundromats, nail salons, shoe repair shops, tailors, or similar. 17.96.1471. - Private open space. “Private open space” means an open space adjoining and directly accessible to a dwelling unit, reserved for the exclusive access and use of residents of the dwelling unit. Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 32 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.96 Definitions 01203.0005/970904.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED – 3/11/2024 | 3 Private open space areas typically consist of private patios, decks, balconies, atriums, solariums, or other such areas as approved by the Director. 17.96.2095. - Supportive housing. “Supportive housing” shall have the same meaning as Section 65582(g) of the Government Code, including any amendment or successor statute thereto. 17.96.2115. - Transitional housing. “Transitional housing” shall have the same meaning as Section 65582(j) of the Government Code, including any amendment or successor statute thereto. Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 33 of 44 01203.0005/979683.1 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Draft Chapter 17.10 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS DRAFT LAST UPDATED – 4/29/2024 Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 34 of 44 01203.0005/979683.1 Table of Contents Chapter 17.10. ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS... 2 17.10.010. Purpose ............................................................................................................................................................. 2 17.10.020. Accessory dwelling unit (ADU) and junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU) development standards. .............. 2 17.10.030. Junior accessory dwelling units ........................................................................................................................ 6 17.10.050. Approval process .............................................................................................................................................. 8 17.10.060. Revocation. ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 35 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.10. Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Development Standards 01203.0005/979683.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED – 4/29/2024 | 2 Chapter 17.10. ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 17.10.010. Purpose This chapter provides standards for the development and maintenance of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs), in accordance with Government Code Section 66310 et seq. An ADU or JADU that conforms to the following requirements shall not be considered to exceed the allowable density (i.e., number of dwelling units per acre) for the lot upon which it is located, and shall be deemed a residential use consistent with the existing general plan and zoning designations for the lot. 17.10.020. Accessory dwelling unit and junior accessory dwelling unit development standards. ADUs and JADUs shall be subject to the provisions in this Section, and Section 17.10.040. JADUs shall additionally be subject to the provisions of 17.10.030. A. Zoning. An ADU is permitted on any lot zoned to allow single-family or multifamily dwelling residential, and that includes a proposed or existing dwelling; a JADU is permitted on any lot zoned to allow single- family residential, and that includes a proposed or existing dwelling. The City shall not impose any requirement for a zoning clearance or separate zoning review or any other minimum or maximum size for an ADU, size based upon a percentage of the proposed or existing primary dwelling, or limits on lot coverage, floor area ratio, open space, front setbacks, and minimum lot size, for either attached or detached dwellings, that does not permit at least an 800 square foot ADU with four-foot side and rear yard setbacks to be constructed in compliance with all other local development standards. B. Number of ADUs or JADUs per lot. 1. For a lot with an existing or proposed single-family dwelling, no more than one ADU and one JADU. 2. For a lot with a proposed or existing multiple-family residential development, at least one ADU and/or JADU, but no more than a number of ADUs/JADUs equaling 25 percent of the existing dwelling units, rounded down, may be allowed within the portions of the existing multiple- family residential structure that are not used as livable space, including, but not limited to, storage rooms, boiler rooms, passageways, attics, basements, or garages. An ADU or JADU will only be allowed if the space has been converted to a livable space and has been granted a certificate of occupancy. In addition to any ADUs or JADUs constructed within the existing multiple-family residential development, no more than two detached ADUs may be allowed on a lot that has an existing multiple-family residential structure. C. Development Standards. ADUs or JADUs shall adhere to the following objective development standards. Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 36 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.10. Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Development Standards 01203.0005/979683.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED – 4/29/2024 | 3 1. Setbacks. No setback shall be required for an existing living area or accessory structure or a structure constructed in the same location and to the same dimensions as an existing structure that is converted to an ADU or to a portion of an ADU, and a setback of no more than four feet from the side and rear lot lines shall be required for an ADU that is not converted from an existing structure or a new structure constructed in the same location and to the same dimensions as an existing structure. Lots located in the very high fire hazard severity zones (VHFHSZ) must include mitigation measures in accordance with the California Building Code, codified as Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations Part 2, Chapter 7A. 2. Maximum floor area, detached ADU. The total area of floor space for a detached ADU shall not exceed 850 square feet, or 1,000 square feet if the ADU contains more than one bedroom. 3. Maximum floor area, attached ADU. The total area of floor space for an attached ADU shall not exceed the lesser of the following: a. 50 percent of the primary residence's main building floor area (including any existing primary residence garage area); b. 850 square feet for an ADU with one bedroom; or c. 1,000 square feet if the ADU contains more than one bedroom. 4. Height. All ADUs shall comply with the following height standards: a. A detached ADU shall not exceed 16 feet in height except: 1. If the ADU is within a ½ mile walking distance of a major transit stop or high- quality transit corridor, as those terms are defined in Section 21155 of the Public Resources Code, the maximum height shall not exceed 18 feet. 2. f the ADU is on a property with a multi-family, multi-story dwelling, the maximum height shall not exceed 18 feet. 3. An additional 2 feet in height is allowed to accommodate a roof pitch on the ADU that is aligned with the roof pitch of the primary dwelling unit. b. An attached ADU shall not exceed the height limitation applicable to the primary dwelling or 25 feet, whichever is lower, for an accessory dwelling unit that is attached to a primary dwelling. c. The height of an ADU shall be measured as follows, whichever is lower: 1. The preconstruction (existing) grade at the highest elevation of the existing building pad area covered by the ADU, to the ridgeline or highest point of the ADU; or 2. The post-construction grade where the lowest foundation or slab meets finished grade, to the ridgeline or highest point of the ADU. 5. Architectural standards. All ADUs shall comply with the following objective architectural standards: a. The ADU shall be architecturally consistent with the primary residence, such that it matches the primary residence in the use of color palettes, exterior finishes, and matching roof pitch from all sides. The roof slope must match that of the dominant roof slope of the primary dwelling. The dominant roof slope is the slope shared by the largest portion of the roof. b. Where feasible, any garage door shall be removed from a garage or other accessory structure that is converted to an ADU and the opening shall be treated and finished to match the primary residence. Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 37 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.10. Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Development Standards 01203.0005/979683.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED – 4/29/2024 | 4 c. The ADU shall have independent exterior access from the existing dwelling unit d. Where feasible, the ADU shall provide privacy mitigation measures, including: i. The entrance to the ADU faces away from the nearest, adjacent property; and ii. The ADU shall have windows at or above six feet on any façades that face any adjacent properties. e. If it is not legally and/or physically possible for an ADU of at least 800 square feet to be built behind the primary residence, then it may be built in front or to the side of the primary residence. f. Where feasible, entry to an ADU shall not be visible from the public right-of-way. 6. Exterior stairs leading to an ADU or JADU located on the second level of a primary dwelling unit shall be allowed, when compliant with all other applicable development standards. 7. The ADU shall include at least one full bathroom and shall not include more than one kitchen. 8. The ADU or JADU may be located on a lot or parcel which is served by a public sanitary sewer system. An ADU or JADU proposed on a lot or parcel that is not served by a public sanitary sewer system shall require approval by the county department of public health, and any other applicable agencies, of a private sewage disposal system, prior to building and safety division permit issuance. 9. Utility connections. ADUs shall obtain separate connections for all utilities, including water and sewer service. This requirements shall not apply to JADUs and state exemption ADUs. 10. Passageways. No passageway shall be required in conjunction with the construction of an ADU. 11. Parking a. A minimum of one parking space, which may be enclosed, shall be provided for the ADU and shall meet the minimum dimensions stated in section 17.02.030. b. No parking spaces are required for an ADU if any of the following apply: 1. The ADU is located within one-half mile walking distance of a public transit stop; 2. The ADU is located within an architecturally and historically significant structure; 3. The ADU is part of the proposed or existing primary residence; 4. When on-street parking permits are required but not offered to the occupant of the ADU; 5. When there is a car share designated pick-up or drop-off location within one block of the ADU. 6. When a permit application for an ADU is submitted with a permit application to create a new single-family dwelling or a new multifamily dwelling on the same lot, provided that the ADU or the parcel satisfies any other criteria listed in subsection (C)(11)(b)(1)-(5). c. Offstreet parking is permitted in setback areas, or through tandem parking, unless the City makes specific findings that parking in setback areas or tandem parking is not feasible based upon specific site or regional topographical or fire and life safety conditions. d. When a garage, carport, or covered parking structure is demolished in conjunction with the construction of an ADU or converted to an ADU, the offstreet parking is not required to be replaced. If desired, replacement spaces can be located in any other configuration on the same lot as the ADU or JADU, including, but not limited to, as Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 38 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.10. Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Development Standards 01203.0005/979683.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED – 4/29/2024 | 5 covered spaces, uncovered spaces, or tandem spaces, or by the use of mechanical automobile parking lifts, without adversely impacting traffic flow and public safety. 12. Ownership. The primary dwelling unit and the ADU shall remain under the same ownership. The ADU shall not be sold separately from the primary dwelling unit, except when the ADU or the primary dwelling was built or developed by a qualified nonprofit corporation and meets all the requirements of Section 66341 of the Government Code, including any amendments or successor statutes thereto. 13. Short term rental prohibited. An ADU or JADU shall not be used as a short-term rental, in accordance with section 17.02.026 (Short-term Rentals and Advertisement of Short-Term Rentals). 14. Fire sprinklers. ADUs or JADUs shall not be required to provide fire sprinklers if they are not required for the primary residence. The construction of an ADU or JADU shall not trigger the requirement for sprinklers for the primary dwelling. 15. Utility connection. ADUs shall be required to obtain a new or separate utility connection directly between the ADU and the utility. The connection may be subject to a connection fee or capacity charge that shall be proportionate to the burden of the proposed ADU, based upon either its square feet or the number of its drainage fixture unit (DFU) values, as defined in the Uniform Plumbing Code adopted and published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, upon the water or sewer system. This fee or charge shall not exceed the reasonable cost of providing this service. 16. Grading. ADUs or JADUs shall comply with the grading standards described in section 17.76.040 (Grading Permit), provided that any grading permit for an ADU or JADU shall be processed ministerially. 17. Roof decks. Roof decks shall not be permitted on a detached ADU. 18. Exterior lighting. Where feasible, the exterior lighting must comply with section 17.56.030 (Outdoor Lighting for Residential Uses) of this Code. D. An ADU or JADU shall be used solely as a dwelling. ADUs and JADUs shall not be utilized as ancillary or accessory uses, including, but not limited to, events, storage, home office, gym/workout studio, and greenhouse. E. A trailer or any other recreational vehicle may not be maintained as an ADU or JADU on a residential lot. F. Demolition of detached garage. A demolition permit for a detached garage that is to be replaced with an ADU shall be reviewed with the ADU application and issued at the same time. G. Fees. 1. No impact fees, as defined in Government Code Section 66324(c)(2), may be imposed on JADUs or ADUs of less than 750 square feet. Any impact fees charged for an ADU of 750 square feet or more shall be charged proportionately in relation to the square footage of the primary dwelling unit. 2. An ADU shall not be considered to be a new residential use for purposes of calculating connection fees or capacity charges for utilities, including water and sewer service, unless the ADU was constructed with a new single-family dwelling. Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 39 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.10. Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Development Standards 01203.0005/979683.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED – 4/29/2024 | 6 H. Covenant. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for an approved ADU a fully-executed use covenant and restriction running with the land shall be recorded by the city with the county recorder's office, and shall include the following: 1. A declaration that the ADU is constructed and maintained pursuant to this chapter to and shall not be converted to or used for a non-residential use.. 2. A prohibition on the sale of the ADU separate from the sale of the single-family residence, including a statement that the deed restriction shall be enforced against future purchasers. An ADU may be sold separately only if the ADU or the primary dwelling was built or developed by a qualified nonprofit corporation consistent with the provisions of Government Code Section 66341. 17.10.030. Junior accessory dwelling units A. A JADU shall comply with the following standards: 1. JADUs are only allowed in single-family residential zones. 2. Owner-occupancy is mandatory. The owner may reside in either the remaining portion of the single-family dwelling or in the newly created JADU. Owner-occupancy shall not be required if the owner is another governmental agency, land trust, or housing organization. 3. The total area of floor space for a JADU shall not exceed 500 square feet. 4. The primary dwelling and the JADU shall remain under the same ownership. The JADU shall not be sold separately from the primary dwelling. 5. A JADU must be constructed within the walls of the proposed or existing single-family dwelling, which shall include an attached garage. 6. The JADU shall include a separate entrance from the main entrance to the proposed or existing single-family residence. 7. If the JADU does not have its own bathroom, it must have a separate access to the primary dwelling. 8. The JADU shall include an efficiency kitchen, which shall include all of the following: a. A cooking facility with appliances and a sink. b. A food preparation counter and storage cabinets. 9. No additional parking shall be required for a JADU. B. The city may require an inspection of the JADU, including the imposition of a fee adopted by city council resolution for that inspection, to determine if the JADU complies with the application therefor, and applicable building standards. C. For the purposes of any fire or life protection ordinance or regulation, a JADU shall not be considered a separate or new dwelling unit. D. For the purposes of providing service for water, sewer, or power, including a connection fee, JADU shall not be considered a separate or new dwelling unit. E. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the city from requiring parking or a service or a connection fee for water, sewer, or power, that applies to a single-family residence that contains a JADU, so long as those requirements apply uniformly to all single-family residences regardless of whether the single-family residence includes a JADU. Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 40 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.10. Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Development Standards 01203.0005/979683.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED – 4/29/2024 | 7 F. A deed restriction running with the land must be recorded which provides that the unit shall not sold separately from the primary dwelling, and that the deed restriction may be enforced against future purchasers, and a restriction of the size and attributes of the JADU the conforms with this section. 17.10.040. State exemption accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units. A. All objective development standards provided for in this section and Sections 17.10.020 and 17.10.030 shall apply to state exemption ADUs and JADUs to the extent they do not conflict with this any provision of this section. B. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in the chapter, the City shall ministerially approve an application for a building permit within a residential or mixed-use zone to create any ADU or JADU that complies with the following standards (a “state exemption” ADU or JADU). The City’s standards addressing lot coverage, floor area ratio, open space, or minimum lot size cannot preclude the construction of a state exemption ADU or JADU. 1. One ADU and one JADU per lot with a proposed or existing single-family dwelling if all of the following apply: a. The ADU or JADU unit is within the proposed space of a single-family dwelling or existing space of a single-family dwelling or accessory structure and may include an expansion of not more than 150 square feet beyond the same physical dimensions as the existing accessory structure. An expansion beyond the physical dimensions of the existing accessory structure shall be limited to accommodating ingress and egress. b. The space has exterior access from the proposed or existing single-family dwelling. c. The side and rear setbacks are sufficient for fire and safety. d. The JADU complies with the requirements of Section 17.10.030. 2. One detached, new construction, ADU that does not exceed four-foot side and rear yard setbacks for a lot with a proposed or existing single-family dwelling. The ADU may be combined with a junior ADU described in paragraph (1). A local agency may impose the following conditions on the ADU: a. A total floor area limitation of not more than 800 square feet. b. A height limitation as provided in Section 17.10.020(C)(4). 3. Multifamily dwellings. a. At least one ADU within an existing multifamily dwelling, but no more than a number equivalent to 25 percent of the existing multifamily dwelling units, within the portions of existing multifamily dwelling structures that are not used as livable space, including, but not limited to, storage rooms, boiler rooms, passageways, attics, basements, or garages, if each unit complies with state building standards for dwellings. b. Not more than two ADUs that are located on a lot that has an existing or proposed multifamily dwelling, but are detached from that multifamily dwelling and are subject to a height limitation pursuant to Section 17.10.020(C)(4), as applicable, and rear yard and side setbacks of no more than four feet. Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 41 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.10. Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Development Standards 01203.0005/979683.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED – 4/29/2024 | 8 c. If the existing multifamily dwelling has a rear or side setback of less than four feet, modification of the existing multifamily dwelling shall not be a condition for approving the application to construct an ADU that satisfies the requirements of this Subsection (D)(3). 4. Correction of nonconforming zoning conditions shall not be required. 5. The installation of fire sprinklers shall not be required in an ADU if sprinklers are not required for the primary residence. The construction of an ADU shall not trigger a requirement for fire sprinklers to be installed in the existing multifamily dwelling. 6. A state exemption ADU or JADU shall not be used as a short-term rental, in accordance with section 17.02.026 (Short-term Rentals and Advertisement of Short-Term Rentals). 7. Any ADU that shall be connected to an onsite wastewater treatment system must provide, as part of its application, a percolation test completed within the last five years, or, if the percolation test has been recertified, within the last 10 years. C. A new or separate utility connection directly between a state-exemption ADU and the utility shall not be required, or a related connection fee or capacity charge imposed, unless the ADU was constructed with a new single-family dwelling, or upon separate conveyance of the accessory dwelling unit pursuant to Section 66342 of the Government Code. 17.10.050. Approval process A. ADUs and/or JADUs, either attached or detached, which adhere to the standards in section 17.10.020, 17.10.030, or 17.10.040, shall be allowed on any lot zoned for single-family or multifamily residential, on lots with existing or proposed single-family dwelling units, with ministerial approval of a site plan review by the director. B. An application to create or serve an ADU or JADU on a lot with an existing dwelling that meets all applicable standards described in this chapter shall be approved or denied ministerially within 60 days after receiving a completed application, without need for a hearing and notwithstanding any ordinance regulating the issuance of variances or special use permits. If the completed application is submitted with a permit application to create a new single-family or multifamily dwelling on the lot, the completed application may be delayed until the single-family or multifamily dwelling application is acted upon. 1. If denied, the City shall provide a full set of comments to the applicant with a list of items that are deficient and a description of how the application can be remedied. 2. If an applicant requests a delay, the 60-day time period may be tolled for the period of the delay. 3. If the City has not approved or denied the completed application within 60 days, the application shall be deemed approved. 4. No local ordinance, policy, or regulation, other than this chapter shall be the basis for the delay or denial of a building permit or a use permit under this section. C. Consideration and issuance of a permit for an ADU or JADU shall not be conditioned on correction of nonconforming zoning conditions, building code violations, or unpermitted structures that do not Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 42 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.10. Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Development Standards 01203.0005/979683.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED – 4/29/2024 | 9 present a threat to public health and safety and are not affected by the construction of the ADU or JADU. D. Any new ADU or JADU may not be converted to primary dwelling unit space for a minimum of 20 years from construction. E. The filing fee for an ADU or JADU application shall be as established by resolution of the city council. F. All setbacks for the proposed ADU or JADU shall be reviewed and evaluated for fire safety (as may be determined by the county fire department). G. For the purposes of this section, an ADU or junior accessory dwelling may be considered solely within the existing or proposed space of another structure if it includes an expansion of not more than 150 square feet beyond the same physical dimensions of the existing structure, as long as that expansion beyond the physical dimensions of the existing structure is only for accommodating ingress and egress and does not exceed 16 feet in height. H. Coastal Act. Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to supersede the application of the California Coastal Act, Pub. Res. Code § 30000 et seq., except that no public hearing shall be required for coastal development permit applications for ADUs. I. The City shall not deny a permit for an unpermitted ADU constructed prior to January 1, 2018 absent a finding that correcting the violation is necessary to protect the health and safety of the public or the occupant of the ADU, or if the structure is deemed substandard pursuant to Section 17920.3 of the Health and Safety Code. J. The city shall allow preapproval of ADU plans as per Section 65852.27 of the Government Code effective 1/1/2025. 17.10.060. Revocation. If the site plan review application and/or any other permit issued for the ADU or JADU is revoked by the city pursuant to the provisions of chapter 17.86 (Enforcement) of this code, then the director shall file notice with the county recorder's office that the permit for the ADU or JADU has been revoked, and the property owner shall forthwith convert the ADU or JADU to a legal structure or shall demolish such structure. 17.10.070 Definitions. The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings. In the event any word or phrase conflicts or is inconsistent with any definition in Government Code 66300 et seq., the latter shall control. “Accessory dwelling unit (ADU)” means an attached or a detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residence. It shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family or multifamily dwelling is or will be situated. An ADU also includes the following: Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 43 of 44 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Draft Chapter 17.10. Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Development Standards 01203.0005/979683.1 DRAFT LAST UPDATED – 4/29/2024 | 10 An efficiency unit. A manufactured home, as defined in Section 18007 of the Health and Safety Code. An ADU may be attached, detached, or constructed within the within an existing primary dwelling unit or accessory structure. “Accessory structure” means a structure that is accessory and incidental to a dwelling located on the same lot. “Efficiency unit” has the same meaning as defined in Section 17958.1 of the Health and Safety Code. “Junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU)” means a unit that is no more than 500 square feet in size and contained entirely within a single-family residence. A JADU may include separate sanitation facilities, or may share sanitation facilities with the existing structure. “Living area” means the interior habitable area of a dwelling unit, including basements and attics, but does not include a garage or any accessory structure. “Local agency” means a city, county, or city and county, whether general law or chartered. “Nonconforming zoning condition” means a physical improvement on a property that does not conform to current zoning standards. “Objective standards” means standards that involve no personal or subjective judgment by a public official and are uniformly verifiable by reference to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion available and knowable by both the development applicant or proponent and the public official prior to submittal. “Passageway” means a pathway that is unobstructed clear to the sky and extends from a street to one entrance of the ADU. “Permitting agency” means any entity that is involved in the review of a permit for an ADU or JADU and for which there is no substitute, including, but not limited to, applicable planning departments, building departments, utilities, and special districts. “Proposed dwelling” means a dwelling that is the subject of a permit application and that meets the requirements for permitting. “Public transit” means a location, including, but not limited to, a bus stop or train station, where the public may access buses, trains, subways, and other forms of transportation that charge set fares, run on fixed routes, and are available to the public. “State exemption ADUs and/or JADUs” means ADUs or JADUs constructed pursuant to Section 17.10.020(D), and in accordance with Section 66323 of the Government Code. “Tandem parking” means that two or more automobiles are parked on a driveway or in any other location on a lot, lined up behind one another. Ordinance 680U Attachment B Page 44 of 44 CEM CG CL CN CP CR I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I I I OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR RM-12 RM-12 RM-12 RM-22 RM-8 RM-8RM-8 RS-1 RS-1 RS-1 RS-1RS-1RS-1 RS-1 RS-1 RS-1 RS-1 RS-1RS-1 RS-1 RS-2 RS-2 RS-2 RS-2 RS-2 RS-2 RS-2 RS-2 RS-2 RS-2 RS-2 RS-2 RS-3 RS-3 RS-3 RS-4 RS-4 RS-4 RS-4 RS-4 RS-4 RS-4 RS-4 RS-5 RS-5 RS-5 RS-5 RS-5RS-5 RS-A-5 RS-A-5 RS-A-5 RM-22 RS-5 RS-3 RS-3 RS-3RS-1 I Official Rancho Palos Verdes Zoning Map City of Rancho Palos Verdes K 0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 Miles Legend Coastal Setback Line Zoning Classification CEM, Cemetery CG, Commercial - General CL, Commercial - Limited CN, Commercial Neighborhood CP, Commercial Professional CR, Commercial Recreational I, Institutional OH, Open Space - Hazard OR, Open Space - Recreational RM-12, Residential Multiple - >3600 Sq. Ft/Unit RM-22, Residential Multiple - >2000 Sq. Ft/Unit RM-6, Residential Multiple - >7300 Sq. Ft/Unit RM-8, Residential Multiple - >5400 Sq. Ft/Unit RS-1, Residential Single - Lot > 1 Acre RS-2, Residential Single - Lot > 20,000 Sq. Ft RS-3, Residential Single - Lot > 13,000 Sq. Ft RS-4, Residential Single - Lot > 10,000 Sq. Ft RS-5, Residential Single - Lot > 8,000 Sq. Ft RS-A-5, Residential Single - Lot > 5 Acres Zoning Overlay Districts OC 1, Natural Design OC 2, Socio-Cultural OC 3, Urban Design OC 3 OC 1 OC 4, Automotive OC 5, Mira Vista Equestrian Overlay District Mixed Use Overlay District Residential Overlay District P a c i fi c Oce a n Palos Verdes Estates Rolling Hills Estates Rolling Hills Torrance Lomita San Pedro This is to certify that this is the Official Zoning Map of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, California. _________________________ Date of Adoption Ordinance 680U Attachment C Page 1 of 1 06/04/2024_________________________________ City Clerk Site #APN Existing Zoning New Zoning or Overlay Max. Residential Density (du/ac) 1 7589-014-001 RM-8 (Residential)MUOD 45 2 7578-031-031 CL (Commercial Limited)MUOD 45 3 7588-015-008 CL (Commercial Limited)MUOD 45 4 7573-002-014 I (Institutional) & OH (Open Space Hazard)ROD 35 5 7573-001-014 CN (Commercial Neighborhood)MUOD 45 6 7573-001-015 CN (Commercial Neighborhood)MUOD 45 7 7586-028-008 CP (Commercial Professional)MUOD 45 8 7586-028-010 CP (Commercial Professional)MUOD 45 9 7586-028-020 CP (Commercial Professional)MUOD 45 10 7586-028-015 CP (Commercial Professional)MUOD 45 11 7586-028-016 CP (Commercial Professional)MUOD 45 12 7586-028-002 CP (Commercial Professional)MUOD 45 13 7586-028-007 CP (Commercial Professional)MUOD 45 14 7586-028-009 CP (Commercial Professional)MUOD 45 15 7586-028-019 CP (Commercial Professional)MUOD 45 16 7573-006-024 RS-4 RM-22 22 17 7578-002-011 RS-A-5 RM-22 22 18 7564-024-001 I (Institutional)ROD 6 19 7564-024-002 I (Institutional)ROD 6 20 7444-001-004 CG (Commercial General)MUOD 45 21 7444-001-005 CG (Commercial General)MUOD 45 22 7444-001-003 CG (Commercial General)MUOD 45 23 7550-009-024 CG (Commercial General)MUOD 45 24 7445-005-010 CG (Commercial General)MUOD 45 25 7557-039-005 CG (Commercial General)MUOD 45 26 7557-039-006 CG (Commercial General)MUOD 45 27 7557-039-018 CG (Commercial General)MUOD 45 28 7557-039-014 CG (Commercial General)MUOD 45 29 7557-039-017 CG (Commercial General)MUOD 45 30 7557-039-011 CG (Commercial General)MUOD 45 31 7557-039-020 CG (Commercial General)MUOD 45 Ordinance 680U Attachment D Page 1 of 1