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RESOLUTION NO. 97-23
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ROLLING HILLS GRANTING APPROVAL FOR A CONDITIONAL USE'
PERMIT FOR A ONE-STORY GUEST HOUSE TO REPLACE AN
EXISTING STABLE WITH LOFT AT AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT IN ZONING CASE NO. 562.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS DOES
HEREBY FIND, RESOLVE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Applications were duly filed by Mr. and Mrs. See Myun Kim with
respect to real property located at 8 Buggy Whip Drive (Lot 247-B-2-MS), Rolling Hills,
requesting a Variance to permit the construction of a stable in the western portion of
the rear yard that will be less than the required minimum distance from the property
line, a request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow the conversion of an existing stable
to a mixed use that will be utilized as a guest house and a storage area, a request for a
Conditional. Use Permit for a guest house, and a request for a Variance to permit the
conversion of a portion of a mixed use structure to be used for sleeping quarters.
During the hearing process, the applicants revised their plans to request a one-story
guest house to replace an existing stable with loft and proposed a new stable at the
required distance from the property line for a stable. The applicants demolished an
illegally constructed horse structure and abandoned the request for a mixeduse
structure.
Section 2. A Conditional Use Permit for a riding ring in Zoning Case No. 269
was approved on May 18, 1982 and a Conditional Use Permit for a paddle tennis court
was approved in Zoning Case No. 289 on August 13,1984.
Section 3. The Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing
to consider the applications specified in Section 1 on June 17, 1997, July 15, 1997, August
19, 1997, and September 16, 1997, and at a field trip visit on June 30, 1997.
Section 4. The applicants were notified of the public hearing in writing by first
class mail and through the City's newsletter. Evidence was heard and presented from
all persons interested in affecting said proposal, from all persons protesting the same,
and from members of the City staff and the Planning Commission having reviewed,
analyzed and studied said proposal. Concerns expressed by Commissioners, residents
and the applicant focused on the illegally constructed horse shelter; access to the
proposed stable; the history of guest houses, stables and glazed windows and the stable
at the Kim site; the conversion of the existing stable with loft to a mixed use that was
revised with various configurations to be utilized as a guest house and a storage area;
and the prohibition of vehicular access within 50 feet of a guest house.
Section 4. The Planning Commission finds that the 'project qualifies as a Class
3 Exemption (State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15303(e) and is therefore categorically
exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.
Section 5. Section 17.16.210(A)(5) of the Rolling Hills Municipal Code permits
approval of a guest house with a Conditional Use Permit under certain conditions. The
applicant is. requesting to construct an 800 square foot one-story guest house with a 300
square foot porch. With respect to this request for a Conditional Use Permit, the
Planning Commission finds as follows:
A. The granting of a Conditional Use Permit for a guest house would be
consistent with the purposes and objectives of the Zoning Ordinance and General Plan
and would be desirable for the public convenience and welfare because the use is
consistent with similar uses in the community, replaces an existing stable with loft and
the area proposed for the guest house is located where such use will not change the
existing configuration of structures on the lot.
B. The nature, condition, and development of adjacent uses, buildings, and
structures have been considered, • and the construction of a guest house would not
adversely affect or be materially detrimental to. the adjacent uses, buildings, or
structures because the proposed structure is below the level of the residential building
pad and is a sufficient distance from nearby residences so that the guest house would
not impact the view or privacy of surrounding neighbors.
C. The project :is harmonious in scale and mass with the site, the natural .
• terrain, and surrounding residences because the guest housewill comply with the low
profile residential development pattern of. the community and is located on a 2.00 acre
parcel of property that is adequate in size, shape and topography to accommodate such
use.
D. The proposed conditional use complies with all applicable development
standards of the zone district because the 800 square foot size of the guest house is equal
to the 800 square foot maximum permitted and the guest house does not encroach into
any setback areas.
E. The proposed conditional use is consistent with the portions of the Los
Angeles County Hazardous Waste Management Plan relating to siting criteria for
hazardous waste facilities because the project site is not listed on the current State of
California Hazardous Waste and Substances Sites List.
F. The proposed conditional use observes the spirit and intent of Title 17 of
the Zoning Code because the guest house will be 55 feet from any vehicular access or
paved parking area and 80 feet from the residence and there is sufficient space on the
lot for future development of a stable.
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Section 6. Based upon the foregoing findings, the Planning Commission
hereby approves a Conditional Use Permit for the construction of a guest house in
accordance with the Development Plan attached hereto in Zoning Case No. 558 subject
to the conditions contained in Section 7.
Section 7. The Conditional Use Permit for a guest house approved in Section 6
is subject to the following conditions:
A. This Conditional Use Permit approval shall expire within one year from
the effective date of approval, as defined in Sections 17.42.070, unless construction of
the structure has commenced within that time period.
B. It is declared and made a condition of the Conditional Use Permit
approval, that if any conditions thereof are violated, the approval shall be suspended
and the privileges granted thereunder shall be subject to revocation; provided that the
applicant has been given written notice to cease such violation and has failed to do so
for a period of thirty (30) days and has been provided additional notice and a hearing
prior to the revocation of the permit.
C. All requirements of the Buildings Code of the City of Rolling Hills and
the Rolling Hills Zoning Ordinance must be complied with unless otherwise set forth
in the Permit, or shown otherwise on an approved plan.
D. The lot shall be developed and maintained in substantial conformance
with the site plan on file dated September 11, 1997, and marked Exhibit A, except as
otherwise provided in these conditions.
E. The working drawings submitted to the County Department of Building
and Safety for plan check review must conform to the development plan approved
with this application.
F. Grading shall not be required for the proposed project.
• G. The guest house shall be located on the same recorded lot as the main
house.
H. The guest house shall have a maximum 800 square foot floor area.
I. The guest house shall be constructed on the same concrete slab as the
existing two-story stable with loft.
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house.'
No kitchen or other cooking facilities shall be provided within the guest
K. No vehicular access or paved parking area shall be developed within 50
feet of the guest house.
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L. Occupancy of the proposed guest house or servant quarters shall be limited
to persons employed on the premises and their immediate family or by the temporary
guests of the occupants of the main residence. No guest may remain in occupancy for
more than thirty days in any six-month period.
M. Renting of the guest house is prohibited.
N. Landscaping shall be provided and maintained to obscure the east side of
the guest house with native drought -resistant vegetation that is compatible with the
surrounding vegetation of the community. Tall trees such as Eucalyptus and Sequoia
shall not be planted.
O. Prior to the submittal of an applicable final grading plan to the County of
Los Angeles for plan check, a detailed grading and drainage plan with related geology,
soils and hydrology reports that conform to the development plan as approved by the
Planning Commission must be submitted to the Rolling Hills Planning Department
staff for their review. Cut and fill slopes shall not exceed a steepness of a 2 to 1 slope
ratio.
P. The project must be reviewed and approved by the Rolling Hills
Community Association Architectural Review Committee prior to the issuance of any
building or grading permit.
Q. Any modifications to the project shall comply with , Section 17.42.070, of
the Rolling Hills Municipal Code.
R. The applicant shall execute an Affidavit of Acceptance of all conditions of
this Conditional Use Permit approval, or the approval shall not be effective.
S. All conditions of this Conditional Use Permit approval that apply must
be complied with prior to the issuance of a building or grading permit from the County
of Los Angeles.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOP
ATTEST:
F OCTOBER, 1997.
O
ALLAN ROBERTS, CHAIRMAN
MARILYN KERN, DEPUTY CITY CLERK
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) §§
CITY OF ROLLING HILLS
I certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 97-23 entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ROLLING HILLS GRANTING APPROVAL FOR A CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT FOR A ONE-STORY GUEST HOUSE TO REPLACE AN
EXISTING STABLE WITH LOFT AT AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT IN ZONING CASE NO. 562.
was approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission on
October 21, 1997 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Commissioners Hankins, Margeta, Sommer,. Witte and
Chairman Roberts.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
and in compliance with the laws of California was posted at, the following:.
Administrative Offices.
DEPUTY CITY CLERK
RESOLUTION NO. 97-23
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