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RECORDED/FILED II FICIAL RECORDS
RECORDER'S OFFICE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
21 PAST 9 A.M. JUL 111994
RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND MAIL TO:
CITY OF ROLLING HILLS
2 PORTUGUESE BEND ROAD
ROLLING HILLS, CA 90274
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AUG 1 91994
CITY OF. ROLL/NO HILLS
Please record this form with the Registrar -Recorder's Office and
return to: City of Rolling Hills, 2 Portuguese Bend Road
Rolling Hills, CA 90274
(The Registrar -Recorder's Office requires that the form be
notarized before recordation).
ACCEPTANCE FORM
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
514
ZONING CASE NO.
I (We) the undersigned state:
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SITE PLAN REVIEW
VARIANCE
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
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are) the owner(s) of the real property described
Property located on Sagebrush Lane (Lot 100-3-RH)
Assessors No. 7569-11-13.
Rolling Hills, CA 90274
This property is the subject" "of the above numbered cases.
I am (We are) aware of, and accept, all the -stated
said
ZONING CASE NO.
514
SITE--PLAN--REVI-EW
VARIANCE
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
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foregoing is true and correct. -
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RESOLUTION NO. 94-14
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ROLLING HILLS GRANTING SITE PLAN REVIEW APPROVAL TO PERMIT
SOIL EXPLORATION AND INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE
UNDERLYING STRATA AND TO REPAIR PREVIOUSLY ABORTED
GRADING IN ZONING CASE NO. 514.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS DOES HEREBY
FIND, RESOLVE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Applications were duly filed by Del Amo Savings Bank with
respect to an undeveloped piece of real property Located on Sagebrush Lane, Rolling
Hills (Lot 100-3-RH) requesting Site Plan Review approval to permit soil exploration
and investigation to determine underlying strata and to repair previously aborted
grading.
Section 2. In 1988, grading and building permits were issued for the
construction of a residence by Dr. J.W. Greenhut on the subject property. The
grading was never completed and all excavated soil was dumped back into the
excavation. A soils engineer did not make compaction tests as the excavation was
refilled. Del Amo Savings Bank, the current owners through default, have
researched all aspects of approval and have concluded that investigation of the
untested area must be performed in order to determine whether a future residence
can be built on the site.
Section 3. The Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing
to consider the applications on May 7, 1994 and May 17, 1994 and at a field trip visit
on May 7, 1994.
Section 4. The project is categorically exempt from environmental review
under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to a Class 4 exemption
provided by Section 15304 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
Section 5. Section 15.04.100 of Title 15 (Building and Construction) states that
a grading permit is required for an excavation and/or fill that is more than three (3)
feet in depth below the existing ground surface and covers more than 2,000 square
feet. Section 17.46.030 requires a development plan to be submitted for site plan
review and approval before any grading which requires a grading permit.
Section 6. The Planning Commission makes the following findings of fact:
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A. The proposed excavation and grading is compatible with the General Plan,
the Zoning Ordinance and surrounding uses because the proposed excavation and
grading complies with the General Plan requirement that the City maintain strict
grading practices to preserve the community's natural terrain. The proposed
excavation and grading will return the site to its existing typography and will
conform to Zoning Code requirements that limit the maximum disturbed area on a
lot to 40% of the net lot area. The proposed excavation and grading will disturb 17%
of the net lot area.
B. The proposed project preserves and integrates into the site design, to the
maximum extent feasible, existing natural topographic features of the lot including
surrounding native vegetation, mature trees, drainage courses, and land forms (such
as hillsides and knolls) because a minimum amount of grading is proposed to
explore a distance of approximately 150 feet long by up to 40 feet wide, with no
determination of depth and the existing terrain will be restored. The applicant's
proposal will allow a comprehensive study of the existing fill slope to determine if
the aborted grading was anything other than a monetary decision. The excavation
and recompaction will be under the direction of a certified geologist who will be on
site at all times during the investigation to monitor all phases and to insure that
removal and refill at the site is accomplished in a manner that would pose no
hazards to "on site" or adjoining properties.
C. The project follows natural contours of the site to minimize grading because
the site will be returned to its existing topography. The natural drainage courses will
continue to the canyons at the east side of this very large lot.
D. Grading for the proposed project will not modify existing drainage channels
nor redirect drainage flow into an existing drainage course because the uncompacted
fill site will be removed and recompacted under the direction of a certified geologist.
E. The project incorporates existing large trees and native vegetation to the
maximum extent feasible and, with the conditions attached to this approval, the area
to be excavated will be recompacted and exist in a safer and more natural state than it
does presently as an uncompacted fill site.
F. The project conforms with the requirements of the California Environmental
Quality Act and is categorically exempt from environmental review.
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Section 7. Based upon the foregoing findings, the Planning Commission
hereby approves the Site Plan Review application for Zoning Case No. 514 to permit
soil exploration and investigation to determine underlying strata and to repair
previously aborted grading as indicated on the development plan incorporated
herein as Exhibit A and subject to the conditions contained in Section 8.
Section 8. The Site Plan Review for residential development approved in
Section 7 is subject to the following conditions:
A. The Site Plan Review approval shall expire within one year from the
effective date of approval as defined in Section 17.46.080.A.
B. It is declared and made a condition of the Site Plan Review approval, that if
any conditions thereof are violated, the Permit shall be suspended and the privileges
granted thereunder shall lapse; 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.
C. All requirements of the Building and Construction Ordinance, the Zoning
Ordinance, and of the zone in which the subject property is located must be complied
with unless otherwise approved by Variance.
D. The excavation and recompaction shall be conducted in substantial
conformance with the site plan on file marked Exhibit A except as otherwise
provided in these conditions.
E. A certified geologist shall be on site during all hours of exploration and
investigation to monitor all phases and to insure that removal and refill at the site
is accomplished in a manner that would pose no hazards to "on site" or adjoining
properties.
F. The area of disturbance shall not exceed 17% of the net lot area.
G. The project must be reviewed and approved by the Rolling Hills
Community Association prior to the issuance of any grading permit.
H. 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.
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I. The applicant shall execute an Affidavit of Acceptance of all conditions of
this Site Plan Review, or the approval shall not be effective.
J. All conditions of this Site Plan Review approval must be complied with
prior to the issuance of a grading permit from the County of Los Angeles.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 21ST D OF tJNE,1994.
ATTEST:
MARILYN KERN, DEPUTY CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF ROLLING HILLS )
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ALLAN ROBERTS, CHAIRMAN
I certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 94-14 entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS
GRANTING SITE PLAN REVIEW APPROVAL TO PERMIT SOIL EXPLORATION AND
INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE UNDERLYING STRATA AND TO REPAIR PREVIOUSLY
ABORI'bU GRADING IN ZONING CASE NO. 514.
was approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission on June 21, 1994 with the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Commissioners Frost, Hankins, Raine and Chairman Roberts
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
and in compliance with the laws of California was posted at the following:
Administrative Office
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DEPUTY CI CLERK