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none, , Correspondence• 1110 f Ratilde qe INCORPORATED JANUARY 24, 1957 NO.2 PORTUGUESE BEND ROAD ROLLING HILLS, CA 90274 (310) 377-1521 FAX (310) 377-7288 July 25, 2014 Chaz Cippola 1 Middleridge Lane N. Rolling Hills, CA 90274 Re: Grading for access road —1 Middleridge Lane N. Dear Mr. Cippola: I am following up to a letter from the City Planning Director dated January 22, 2014 (copy attached) to you regarding a code violation on your property. The code violation is access road work that was performed at the rear of your property without required permits in early January of this year. Since this initial notification you have informed the City by phone or email that you intend to not only remedy the code violation matter but to also apply for a permit to construct a new barn. You have advised the City that you have hired a civil engineer to assist with the access road application and a building designer to assist with plans for the new barn. In my email to you dated May 27, 2014 (copy attached) you were advised of a timeline for processing the required planning applications. To date the City has not received an application from you. As you know, your property contains a natural canyon and "blue -line stream" which is protected under State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife regulations. Failure to act in a timely fashion raises concerns about possible disturbance to the stream due to erosion and sedimentation. It is requested that you submit an application for a Site Plan Review minimally for the access road portion of the work no later than 30 days from the date of this letter. We highly encourage that you first submit a plan for preliminary review within 15 days of this letter for the pathway construction work. Failure to file the necessary application(s) within the time frame as requested will result in this matter being referred to the City Attorney's office for further follow-up. Should you have any questions regarding your project, please feel free to call me at City Hall at (310) 377-152 Sinc Rosemary L ckow Planning Assistant cc: Yolanta Schwartz, Planning Director Lisa Naslund P.E., Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Works (Lomita office) Kathryn Bishop, Rolling Hills Community Association Attachments: 1/ 22/14 City of Rolling Hills letter and 5/27/14 email • • City (Pelting fluid January 22, 2014 Mr. Chaz Cipolla 1 Middleridge Lane North Rolling Hills, CA 90274 Dear Chaz; Subject: Violation- Slope repair INCORPORATED JANUARY 24, 1957 NO. 2 PORTUGUESE BEND ROAD ROLLING HILLS, CALIF. 90274 (310) 377.1521 FAX: (310) 377-7288 As you know, it has come to the City's attention that you have cleared your slopes from vegetation and created paths around the lower portion of your property, in the canyon, to obtain access to that part of your lot. Your property contains a natural canyon and a blue line stream, which is . protected under the State of California Fish and Wildlife regulations. Any construction and/or grading near the blue line stream constitutes a violation and requires filing of a permit and obtaining permission from the department of Fish and Wildlife. In order to remedy the violation on your property there are two options for this site. First, if you would like to keep the walkways adjacent to the stream you must prepare and submit grading plans to be reviewed and approved through the Department of Building and Safety. As part of the process of obtaining approval, the project would be referred to Fish & Wildlife in order to obtain approval from them. There may also be landscaping and/ or retaining wall requirements in order to stabilize the vertical cuts and denuded soil. You will then obtain the grading permit and complete any remaining work under the permit (from Fish and Wildlife and Building and Safety Department). This does not include any requirements from the City. For example, if the County or Fish and Wildlife require a wall, the Association and the City would need to review it and approve it. If the wall would be in setback or over 3' in height then the wall would need to go through the formal public hearing process before the Planning Commission. Printed on Recycled Paper • The second option would be to restore the site back to the original slope and configuration. We would allow this to be done without formal approvals from the Department of Fish and Wildlife, but this would have to be very carefully done so as not to disturb the adjacent stream whatsoever. If in the process of doing this work sediment gets pushed into the stream or any disturbance of the stream is occurring then the job would be stopped and you would have to go through the formal process described above, once again with Fish & Wildlife approval. In either of the two scenarios above, you should immediately hire a civil engineer to advise you on which of the options you should undertake. Please respond by. February 5, 2014 with the name of the company you hired and which of the options you selected to correct the violation on your property. We'll then set a schedule for submittal of the required plans and information to the appropriate agencies. We have a list of reputable engineers who have worked in the City on similar projects for other property owners. If you need a suggestion, please contact me. If you have any questions or require additional information, please call me at 310 377-1521. Sires ; ly Y anta Schwartz cc: Raymond R. Cruz, City Manager Lisa Naslund, LA County Building and Safety Wayne Chatman, LA County Building and Safety Kathryn Bishop, RHCA Architectural Inspector Thursday, June 26, 2014 2:11 PM Subject: 1 Middle ridge North Barn and pathway grading Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 1:37 PM From: Yolanta Schwartz <rlackow@cityofrh.net> To: Jason Richart <richartdesign@sbcglobal.net>, <chazbcipolla@gmail.com> Cc: Yolanta Schwartz <rlackow@cityofrh.net> I've already emailed the name of the County Fire Department person who you should contact regarding requirements they have for the barn. The following information is to give you more overall guidance on the submittal and hearing timeline for your project. You may contact me if questions. Application packet: bundle together into one application: "Site Plan Review" required for the barn construction and grading and grading for the back pathway and "Conditional Use Permit" for a new barn and additional driveway to the barn (Code only allows one driveway serving a residential site but can apply for a CUP if meeting certain criteria in RHMC 1.16.210). A "Variance" will also be required for the additional barn driveway if you find it does not meet criteria of section cited above. Links to the application forms and info on city's website: • CUP application packet: http://www.rolling-hills.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/94 <http://www.rolling-hills.org/DocumentCenter/ Home/View/94> • Site Plan Review application packet: http://www.rolling-hills.org/DocumentCenter/ Home/View/100 <http://www.rolling-hills.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/100> • Variance application packet: http://www.rolling-hills.org/DocumentCenter/HomeNiew/ 101 <http://www.rolling-hills.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/101> Back pathway: Check with your civil engineer whether any retaining walls are needed within the setbacks for the back pathway construction, because zoning code only allows walls in setback that are < 3 ft and if determined to be required by the County drainage engineer. (Ultimately the County drainage engineer will weigh in on this during plan -check, but your engineer can check in advance with her to see if she knows now if retaining walls will be needed at any location — see her contact info below). Barn driveway: Any time a barn is proposed and the barn access, driveway or pathway is going to require a new connection to the public roadway as is shown on the prelim site plan, the city's Traffic Commission needs to review and approve that connection to the roadway. The Traffic Committee meets every other month and their next meeting will be July 24th. That hearing costs $300 and you apply by submitting a cover letter with check, and two sets of plans showing the proposed access for the barn and plan should also clearly show the other existing driveways. You should submit the driveway application by July 1, to be heard by the Traffic Committee on July 24. Page 1 of 2 • Timeline (to have hearing by Planning Commission on Aug. 19): by June 24: submit preliminary plans for both applications and by July 17: need to submit final plans with complete application (fees, address labels etc.) Contacts: County Drainage Engineer contact: Lisa Naslund (Drainage engineer) 310 534-3760 Lomita - Thursdays County Fire Department for barn requirements: Marion Jaikowski - (310) 263-2732 - mjaikows@fire.lacounty.gov Rosie Rosie Lackow, Planning Assistant City of Rolling Hills 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 310-377-1521 Fax: 310-377-7288 www.Rolling-Hills.org This is a transmission from the City of Rolling Hills. The information contained in this email pertains to City business and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient and you have received this message in error, please advise the sender by reply email and delete the message. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted by e-mail. The recipient should check this e- mail and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The CITY OF ROLLING HILLS accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail. I A-Avdc-d-' Page 2 of 2 i • • c o fin9 dW&. Community cAloeiakion of dQand o Palos (Vedas (310) 544-6222 May 8, 2014 NO. 1 PORTUGUESE BEND Ro. • ROLLING HILLE, CALIF. 90274 ROLLING HILLS Chaz Cipolla 1 Middleridge Lane North Rolling Hills, CA 90274 CALIFORNIA Re: License Agreement for 1 Middleridge Lane North Dear Mr. Cipolla: (310) 544-6766 FAX Your License Agreement with RHCA was recorded with the County of Los Angeles on May 2, 2014. Please find enclosed a copy of the License Agreement for your records. This completes the process for your license agreement request to use a portion of the easements at your property. If you have any questions, please feel free to Contact the office. Sincerely, Toni Day Administrative Assistant • • ACKNOWLEDGMENT State of California County of ' Lr s A .I A PI On IA • 15• IL-1 before me, A-NINTtc tar DA Rmq Pagtie . (insert name and title of the officer) personally appeared C .14fl2_ C ,t POLKA who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose namefsj is/efe subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that hel Kettb6y executed the same In his/h flhp r authorized capacity((), and that by hisltt6NtM r signature(0) on the instrument the . person($), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(' acted, executed the Instrument I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seat. Signature (Seal) • ACKNOWLEDGMENT State of California County of LOS ANGELES On ('11.ILI before me, ,1► JT? er- Q/-4, si' .Lj PP44.uc_ (insert name and title of the officer) personalty proedtome the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person} whose name(4) ishp6 subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that exacted the same in his/l r/ttvAr authorized capac ty(io), and that by his/il6dthpfr signatu on the instrument the person), or the entity upon behalf of which the persona acted, executed the instrument. • I certify under .PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Signature , (Seal) • ACKNOWLEDGMENT State of California County of LOS ANGELES On ( I • I before me, A-N aJ11 qN tV QAP-1, Norte-'t Rtek S.. (insert name and tithe of the officer) personally appeared _ONO be whose name is/We who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to the person(%] subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that hekl(elthdy executed the same in his! r r authorized capaciiy(ipS), and that by hlsftifrftt k signature() on on the Instrument the person(), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(4 acted, executed the Instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Signature (Seal) • • BxH B rr A PARCEL NO. 1: THAT PORTION OF TRACT NO. 12866, IN THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN HOOK 246 PAGES 20 AND 21 OF MAP$, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT AN ANGLE POINT IN THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID TRACT, SAID ANGLE POINT BEING THE .ruxaontLY TERMINUS OF A STRAIGHT LINE Ata*Ae.a.d BEARING NORTH 34* 11' 10* WEST; TEESCE NORTH 77" 32' 45' WEST 62.96 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 56* 38' 25' WEST 164.82 FEET; SOUTH 37* 03' 10" WEST 200.27 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 12* 49' 55* WEST 30.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE CENTER LINE OF THAT CERTA2I.60.00 FOOT STRIP ON SAID MAP OF TRACT NO. 12866 AS *PRIVATE ROAD EASEMENT"; THENCE ALONG RAID CENTERLINE THE FOLLOWING COURSES AND DISTANCESs SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG A CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHWESTERLY AND HALING A RADIOS OF 400.00 PEET, A DISTANCE OF 515.71 PEET; SOUTH 3. 17' 55" EAST 115.31 PEST; SOUTHERLY AL0HG A CURVE CONCAVE EASTERLY AND HAVING A RADIOS OF 100.00 FEET, A DISTANCE OF 69.76 PELn1.'ZO THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID TRACT NO. 12866; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERLY AND EASTERLY LINE OF SAID TRACT, TKO FOLIO/MG COURSES AND DISTANCES: NORTH 24* 25' 30* EAST 262.70 FEET; NORTH 9* 43' 50" WEST 314.02 FEET: NORTH 2* 23' 10" WEST 164.76 FEET; NORTH 300 11' 10* WEST 110.13 FEET TO THE POINT OF 4w�.,AA.&.4. SAID TRACT 12866 REVERTED TO ACREAGE BY TRACT 13173 AS SHOWN IN NAP RECORDED IN BOOK ' 252 PAGE 6, OF OFFICIAL Aush.v,+.+s. PARCEL NO. 2: BASEMENTS FOR ROAD PURPOSES OVER THE LAUD DESCRIBED IN ROADS NO. 1 AND 2 AND PARCEL A, B, C. D AND E. IN SECTION 6(A), ARTICLE V OF DECIMATION OF RESTRICTIONS A.Lwb.yir.i IN BOOK 14065 PAGE 345, OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY, AND AS AMENDED IN DESCRIPTION BY THE MODIFICATION OF SAID DECLARATION, RECORDED IN BOOK 14311 PAGE 58, OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY, AND OVER THE LAND DESCRIBED IN ROAD NO. 3 IN DBCI.ARATXOM OF RESTRICTIONS RECORDED IN BOOK 14710 PAGE 166 OFFICIAL. RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY. PARCEL NO. 3: AN EASEMENT FOR ROAD PURPOSES OVER LOI'S 42, 4S AND 46 OF ROLLING HILLS, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 201 PAGES 29 TO 35 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY Rs..un.,.ad OF SAID COUNTY, AND 08 SAID TRACT 310. 12866, BEING A STRIP OF LAND 60.00 FEET WIDE, 30.00 FEET, MEASURED AT RIGHT ANGLES OR RADIALLY, ON EACH SIDS OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED CENTERLINE: BEGINNING AT STATION NO. 203 W THE cENTERLINE OF ROAD NO. 2 AS DESCRIBED IN DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIONS REFERRED TO IN THE ABOVE PARCEL NO. 2: THENCE SOUTH 38* 50' 15" WEST 45.00 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A TNOENI CURVE CONCAVE 3ORTH1IESTERLY AND HAVING A RADIUS Or 200.00 FEET, THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE 66.59 FRET; TRENcS SOUTH 57* 54' 55" WEST 82.92 FRET TO THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE EASTERLY AND HAVING A RADIUS OF 200.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID Exhibit "A" • • LAST MENTIONED CURVE 180.75 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 6* 08' 006 WEST 45.00 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE NORTHERLY AND HAVING A RADIUS OF 100.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY AND WESTERLY ALONG SAID LAST MENTIONED CURVE 227.94 FEET TO A POINT IN THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF LOT 17 IN TRACT NO. 12866 AS PER MAP R.a....r ww.d IN BOOK 246 PAGES 20 AND 21 OP NAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID LASTMEMTIONED CURVE AND THE cornaaame OF THAT SAID 60.00 FOOT ROAD BASEMENT SHOWN ON MAP OF SAID TRACT NO. 12866. NORTHERLY 69.76 FEET TO THE NORTHWESTERLY TERMINUS THEREOF: TRENCH CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF SAID 60.00 FOOT EASEMENT; THE FOLLOWING COURSES AND DISTANCES: NORTH 3. 17' 556 NEST 115.31 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A TA1QGBNT CURVE 44..A.:,441. CONCAVE BOi1TltwzsTBRLY AND HAVING A RADIUS OF 400.00 FEET; MOaaao.wp.. LY AND WESTERLY ALONG SAID LAST MENTIONED CURVE 820.73 FEET TO THE SOUHWESTERLY LINE OF LOT 14 OF RAID 'TACT NO.12866. EXCEPTING FROM PARCEL NO. 3 THAT PORTION THEREOF INCLUDED WITHIN THE LINES OF THE H81EINBEFORE DESCRIBED PARCEL NO. 1. ALSO EXCEPTING FROM SAID PARCEL N0. 3 THAT PORTION THEREOF LYING WITHIN THE LINES OF SAID ROAD W0. 2. • R • • a NAME MAIUNG ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP CODE RECORDING REQUEST BY RoWmg Hills Community Assodadon WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO Sidney F. Croft 314 Tejon Place Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274 COPY '� I'---.-__... [ • • 'Hail \ I pro Li.ohtismr..smi,nonewilvvs.fitrowER SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE RESERVED FOR RECORDER'S USE TITLE(S) Ucen E ;agreement • RECORDING REQUESTED BY Rolling Hills Community Association WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO Sidney F. Croft, Esq. 314 Tejon Place Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274 SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE RESERVED FOR RECORDER'S USE LICENSE AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT made by and between ROLLING HILLS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, a non-profit California corporation, sometimes hereinafter referred to as "LICENSOR" or "ASSOCIATION", and CHAZ B. CIPOLLA, sometimes hereinafter referred to as "LICENSEE". WITNESSETH: RECITALS: I LICENSEE are the owners of the hereinafter described parcels of land situated in the City of Rolling Hills, County of Los Angeles, State of California, commonly known by street and number as 1 Middleridge Lane North, Roiling Hills, California 90274, and more particularly described in Exhibit "A". The above -described real property_ is under the control and jurisdiction of the ASSOCIATION and is subject to the terms and conditions of that certain document entitled "Agreement and Declaration No. 150 of Establishment of Basic Protective Restrictions, Covenants, Conditions, Reservations, Liens, Charges and Certain Local Restriction?, recorded May 14, 1936, in Book 14065, page 345, Official Records of Los Angeles County, California. Said Agreement is sometimes hereinafter *referred to in this document as "Declaration 150." II Declaration 150 reserved certain easements on, over, under, across and along all strips of land described in said Declarations easements were reserved for roads, streets, bridle trails, parkways, park areas, poles, wires and conduits for the transmission of elec- tricity for lighting, hearing, powertelephone and other public utility purposes and the necessary attachments in connection therewith; public and private sewers, storm water drains, land drains and pipes, water systems, water, heating and gas mains, pipes and other methods of conducting and performing any public or quasi -public service or function Page i of 3 CIPOLLA License Agreement • • • beneath the surface of the ground. ASSOCIATION by the provisions of said Declaration No. 150, has jurisdiction and control over said easements so reserved. IIz LICENSEE needs to make use of a portion of said easements for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a white 3 rail fence in portions of the easements owned by the ASSOCIATION; and the ASSOCIATION finds that the proposed use by the Licensee of the portion of said easement, on a non-exclusive basis, is necessary; it will enable LICENSEE to make better use of his property. IT IS NOW, THEREFORE, AGREED FOR A VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, as follows: A. ASSOCIATION grants LICENSEE the right and privilege to utilize a portion of the easement to construct and maintain a white 3 rail fence In the portions of the easements owned by the ASSOCIATION, as depicted In Exhibit "B" attached hereto. B. Except as provided for herein, this Agreement is subject to the condition that. LICENSEE shall not, during the term hereof, make a use of the area above -described, in such a way as to conflict with any of the Rules and Regulations of the ASSOCIATION, its By -Laws, laws, said Declarations as the same are now constituted or as they may hereinafter be amended or modified or changed. C. If ASSOCIATION has reasonable need for the use of the easement the ASSOCIATION expressly reserves the right to terminate said Agreement by giving the LICENSEE (or his transferee) one hundred eighty (180) days' written notice of its intended use of the easement and its intention to so terminate the Agreement and thereafter all rights of LICENSEE (or his transferee) to use the real property which is the subject of this License, described in paragraph A, shall immediately terminate and end. D. In the event the Agreement has terminated for any of the reasons provided for in paragraph C above, LICENSEE agrees to remove any obstruction or structure which may have been constructed or which may have been extended into the area described in paragraph A above, at LICENSEE'S own cost and expense; and if such structures or fences are not so removed upon demand of the ASSOCIATION, then ASSOCIATION shall have the right, within a reasonable length of time, after notice to LICENSEE (or his transferee), to go upon said property and remove the same and the cost .of the removal incurred by the ASSOCIATION shall immediately become a lien upon the real property described in Recital I hereof, in favor of ASSOCIATION, to secure to it the payment of all sums of money expended by the ASSOCIATION in connection with the removal of said obstruction or structure as provided for herein. CIPOLLA License Agreement Page 2 of 3 Arbitration of Dispute. Any controversy between the LICENSOR and LICENSEE arising between them out of this agreement shall be settled by arbitration. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with rules and procedures that are fair and .reasonable to LICENSOR and LICENSEE. The American Arbitration Association Commercial Rules of Arbitration in effect as of the date of this agreement shall be deemed in compliance with this requirement. Licensor ROLLING HILLS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, a non-profit California corporation Dated: i4 , ice• 1t Yuk,.&44. DAVID McKINNIE President Ucensee � i Dated: L1 P. s -' CHAZ13: CIPOLLA Dated: LI,1'7. I L By Secretary Page 3 of 3 CIPOLLA License Agreement C1t `,eo lcn9.�a�ce January 22, 2014 Mr. Chaz Cipolla 1 Middleridge Lane North Rolling Hills, CA 90274 Dear Chaz; Subject: Violation- Slope repair INCORPORATED JANUARY 24, 1957 NO. 2 PORTUGUESE BEND ROAD ROLLING HILLS, CALIF. 90274 (310) 377.1521 FAX: (310) 377.7288 As you know, it has come to the City's attention that you have cleared your slopes from vegetation and created paths around the lower portion of your property, in the canyon, to obtain access to that part of your lot. Your property contains a natural canyon and a blue line stream, which is protected under the State of California Fish and Wildlife regulations. Any construction and/or grading near the blue line stream constitutes a violation and requires filing of a permit and obtaining permission from the department of Fish and Wildlife. In order to remedy the violation on your property there are two options for this site. First, if you would like to keep the walkways adjacent to the stream you must prepare and submit grading plans to be reviewed and approved through the Department of Building and Safety. As part of the process of obtaining approval, the project would be referred to Fish & Wildlife in order to obtain approval from them. There may also be landscaping and/ or retaining wall requirements in order to stabilize the vertical cuts and denuded soil. You will then obtain the grading permit and complete any remaining work under the permit (from Fish and Wildlife and Building and Safety Department). This does not include any requirements from the City. For example, if the County or Fish and Wildlife require a wall, the Association and the City would need to review it and approve it. If the wall would be in setback or over 3' in height then the wall would need to go through the formal public hearing process before the Planning Commission. Printed on Recycled Paper