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2015-04RESOLUTION NO. 2015-04 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR A LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN PROPERTIES AT 1 BUCKBOARD LANE, 1 GEORGEFF ROAD, 3 GEORGEFF ROAD AND 8 CREST ROAD EAST AND GRANTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW LESS THAN THE MINIMUM REQUIRED FRONTAGE OF A LOT ALONG THE STREET EASEMENT, IN ZONING CASE NO. 870, LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT NO. 2015-01 (ROBINSON). PROJECT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, (CEQA). THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS DOES HEREBY FIND, RESOLVE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Mr. Kurt Robinson duly filed an application with respect to real property located at 1 Buckboard Lane, 1 and 3 Georgeff Road and 8 Crest Road East requesting a Certificate of Compliance for a Lot Line Adjustment to move common property lines between the parcels as follows: a. Between 1 Buckboard Lane and the vacant parcel at 3 Georgeff Road (APN 7567- 015-021 and 7567-015-022) where 3,739 square feet from 1 Buckboard Lane would be transferred to the vacant lot at 3 Georgeff; and 4,436 square feet from the vacant lot at 3 Georgeff would be transferred to 1 Buckboard Lane; b. Between the vacant lot (3 Georgeff Road) and 1 Georgeff Road where 17,473 square feet from 3 Georgeff Road would be transferred to 1 Georgeff Road (APN 7567-015-022 and 7567-015-023) c. Between 8 Crest Road East and the new adjusted property at 1 Georgeff Road, where 1,000 square feet from 8 Crest Road East will be transferred to 1 Georgeff Rd., (APN 7567-015-025 and 7567-015-023) A variance is requested for less than 150' frontage along a street, where currently there is no frontage at. all of Parcel 3 -1 Georgeff Road. The resulting frontage would be 45 feet wide along Georgeff Road. Section 2. California Government Code Subsection 66412(d) authorizes lot line adjustments without requiring a tentative map, parcel map or final map if: (A) The lot line adjustment involves two or more existing adjacent parcels, where land is proposed to be taken from one parcel and added to an adjacent parcel; (B) A greater number of parcels than originally existed is not thereby created; (C) The lot line adjustment will create parcels that conform to local zoning and building ordinances; and (D) The lot line adjustment is approved by the City. The City may impose conditions on the Lot Line Adjustment in order to make the lot conform to local zoning and building ordinances, to require the prepayment of real property taxes prior to the ZC NO. 870 1 LL ADJ. 2015-01 approval of the Lot Line Adjustment or to facilitate the relocation of existing infrastructure or easements. Section 3. Three of the lots lots are located in the RAS -2 zoning district and one in the RAS -1 zoning districts and the adjustments will be reconciled through a Zoning Map Amendment and the General Plan Amendment to comply with the zoning district and land use classification they will be transferred to. The Variance is requested because the currently landlocked Parcel at 1 Georgeff will result in having a 45 -foot wide frontage rather than the minimum required 150' frontage on Georgeff Road. Section 4. The Planning Commission conducted duly noticed public hearings to consider the application at a field visit to the site on February 17, 2015 and at their regular meeting on February 17, 2015. No one testified for or against the project. Section 5. The Planning Commission finds that the project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to a Class 5 exemption provided by Section 15305 of the State CEQA Guidelines. Section 6. The Planning Commission has considered the evidence, both written and oral, presented in connection with this application and finds as follows: A. Section 16.16.010(B) of the Rolling Hills Subdivision Ordinance and Section 17.16.060(A) of the Rolling Hills Zoning Ordinance requires that each lot in any subdivision in the RA -S-2 Zone shall have a net area of not less than eighty seven thousand one hundred twenty square feet, (2.0 acres) and in the RAS -1 Zone forty three thousand five hundred sixty (1 acre). The proposed lot line adjustment will result in Parcel 1,1 Buckboard Lane - APN: 7567-015-021 to be 0.85 acres net; Parcel 2, 3 Georgeff Road - APN: 7567-015-022 to be 4.39 acres net; Parcel 3,1 Georgeff Road - APN: 7567- 015-023 to be 4.82 acres net and Parcel 4, 8 Crest Road East - APN: 7567-015-025 to be 5.18 acres net. Parcel 1 is currently less than the required one -acre net and will remain less than one acre net, however it will increase from 0.76 to 0.85 acres net. The net lot area is measured by taking the entire lot area and deducting (a) the entire area within a recorded roadway easement plus the area within ten feet measured perpendicular to the edge of the roadway easement; (b) the ten foot perimeter of the lot perpendicular to the property lines; (c) any private drive or driveway that provides access to any other lot or parcel of land and (d) the access strip portion of a flag lot. The Planning Commission finds that the existing condition on Parcel l is not materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to the properties or improvements in the vicinity. B. Section 16.16.040A of the Rolling Hills Subdivision Ordinance require that the abutting frontage of any lot along the street easement line shall be at least equal to or greater than the depth of the lot divided by 21/2; provided that in no event shall such abutting footage be less than 150 feet. The Planning Commission finds that with Parcel 3 at 1 Georgeff being landlocked, the proposed condition of creating a 45 -foot wide ZC NO. 870 2 LL ADJ. 2015-01 frontage would lessen the violation and therefore granting of the variance will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to the properties or improvements in the vicinity. C. Section 16.20.230 of the Rolling Hills Subdivision Urdinance requires that easements, the width of which are to be determined by the Rolling Hills Community Association, be dedicated for bridle trail and utility purposes over the strips and portions of land within and abutting upon the sidelines and rear lines of each lot. The proposed adjustments are subject to approval by the Association, and easement requirements and dedication within the easements will be recorded concurrently with the Certificate of Compliance for lot line adjustment. D. Chapter 16.48 of the Rolling Hills Subdivision Ordinance provides procedures for processing of certificates of compliance, which is a document that acknowledges that subject parcels are considered by the City to be legal lots of record. City records indicate that the parcels were created legally. Section 7. In accordance with the foregoing findings, a Certificate of Compliance for lot line adjustments between four parcels and a Variance sought in Zoning Case No 870 as indicated on the map stamp dated January 06, 2015 and on file in the Planning Department is hereby approved subject to the following conditions: A. The Lot Line Adjustment approval shall expire within two years from the effective date of approval as defined in Section 17.46.070, unless otherwise extended pursuant to the requirements of this section. B. There shall be easements on each side of the adjusted lot lines within the adjusted boundaries of the lots, as required by the Rolling Hills Community Association. The maps and legal descriptions showing the new property lines shall be attached to the Certificate of Compliance, which shall be a separate recorded document. C. The lot line adjustment approval shall not in any way constitute any representation that the adjusted lots can be developed even if in compliance with current zoning and building ordinance standards. No development shall occur on the properties without first complying with all applicable City Building and Zoning requirements and other applicable rules and regulations. D. The lot line adjustment shall not in any respect limit or impair the City's application of the Site Plan Review Ordinance to the lots at such time as an application is made for development. E. The Certificate of Lot Line Adjustment shall not be issued until a legal description complying with the delineation of adjustment, and including the required easements and trails, if any, as specified in Paragraph C of Section 6 are submitted to, and approved by the City. Upon the City's approval of the legal descriptions of the new ZC NO. 870 3 LL ADJ. 2015-01 adjusted lines a Certificate of Compliance shall be issued by the City, shall be recorded by the property owner in the offices of the Los Angeles County Recorder, and evidence of the recordation shall be returned to the City. F. The applicant shall record the deeds of the properties effectuating the transfer concurrently with the Certificate of Compliance for the Lot Line Adjustment and shall submit proof of such recordation to the City of Rolling Hills. G. The applicants shall execute an Affidavit of Acceptance of all conditions of this Resolution or the Lot Line Adjustment and variance shall not be effective. PASSED,ZAPPROVED ADOPTED ON THE 17TH DAY OF MARCH 2015. ATTEST: HEIDI LUCE, CITY CLERK Any action challenging the final decision of the City made as a result of the public hearing on this application must be filed within the time limits set forth in section 17.54.070 of the Rolling Hills Municipal Code and Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6 ZC NO. 870 4 LL ADJ. 2015-01 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) �§ CITY OF ROLLING HILLS) I certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2015-04 entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR A LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN PROPERTIES AT 1 BUCKBOARD LANE, 1 GEORGEFF ROAD, 3 GEORGEFF ROAD AND 8 CREST ROAD EAST AND GRANTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW LESS THAN THE MiNIM[UM REQUIRED FRONTAGE OF A LOT ALONG THE STREET EASEMENT, IN ZONING CASE NO. 870, LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT NO. 2015-01 (ROBINSON). PROJECT HAS BEEN DETERNUNED TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, (CEQA). was approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission on March 17, 2015 by the following roll call vote: AYES: Commissioners Gray, Kirkpatrick and Chairman Chelf. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: Commissioners Mirsch and Smith (recused). and in compliance with the laws of California was posted at the following: Administrative Offices ZC N0.870 LL ADJ. 2015-01 5 MM :