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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6466 RESOLUTION NO, 6466 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DENYING THE HIGHLAND OAKS SPECmC PLAN (S.P. 2003-001) fOR A PROPOSED 7-LOT RESIDENTIAL HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT LOCATED NORTH OF THE TERMINUS OF VISTA AVENUE AND NORTHWEST OF CANYON ROAD IN THE CITY OF ARCADIA, WHEREAS, Nevis Construction, Inc. filed an application for a specific plan to establish development and maintenance regulations for a proposed 7-lot residential hillside development, Community Development Division Case No. S.P. 2003-00 I, to be located north of the terminus of Vista A venue and Northwest of Canyon Road, more particularly described in the attached Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, on November 23, 2004, a public hearing was held before the Planning Commission to review the Specific Plan and make a recommendation on said plan to the City Council at which time all interested persons were given full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence; and WHEREAS, on December 14,2004, the Planning Commission voted 5 to 0 to adopt Resolution 1717 ratifying the Commission's findings and actions in recommending to the City Council denial of the Highland Oaks Specific Plan; and 6466 WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held before the City Council on February IS, 2005, at which time all interested persons were given full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence; and WHEREAS, on February 15,2005, the City Council voted 5 to 0 to deny the Highland Oaks Specific Plan, and directed staff to prepare this Resolution to ratify the Council's decision and specific findings. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the factual data submitted by the Community Development Division of the Development Services Department in the attached report, dated February 15,2005, is true and correct. SECTION 2. The City Council finds for the reasons set forth in the above report: 1. That based on the environmental analysis contained throughout the project's Final Environmental Impact Report, and the attached Specific Plan Review by the hillside-consulting firm of TRG Land, Inc. the implementation of the applicant's Specific Plan would necessitate mass grading of the subject property to the extent that the proposed project would not be in compliance with 2 6466 the City's General Plan Hillside Management Strategies CD-17 thru CD-20, as addressed in the attached staff report. 2. The proposed Specific Plan is inadequate because, if adopted, it would establish modified development standards that would encourage the potential size of the new homes to be substantially larger than the neighboring and surrounding homes within the Highland Oaks Homeowners' Association area, which is inconsistent with the Land Use and Community Identity Strategy CD-21 of the Arcadia General Plan. 3. The proposed Specific Plan does not adequately address how the site's remaining oak trees would be preserved; and that the largest oak tree (a 74-inch diameter Coast Live Oak) which exists in the vicinity of the project's access road entrance, is not likely to survive due to the amount of construction that would occur around the base of the tree, as advised by the hillside-consulting firm of TRG Land, Inc.; and 4, The development standards in the Specific Plan do not adequately address the preservation of the hillsides within the project area. For example, the Specific Plan does not require a minimum building setback from top of slope areas to prevent potentially invasive stem wall or projecting post and beam construction upon a slope, nor is there an adequate maximum building pad area requirement to 3 6466 prohibit the expansion of the building pad configurations, as established by a final grading plan, for erosion control purposes, SECTION 3, That for the foregoing reasons the City Council denies the proposed Highland Oaks Specific Plan, SECTION 4, The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. Passed, approved and adopted this 15th day of March 2005. ~~. ,~hUAA'~ Mayor of the City of Arcadia ATTEST: ,~~/~ City Clerk of the City of Arcadia APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~P/~ Stephen Deitsch City Attorney 4 6466 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, JAMES H. BARROWS, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the foregoing Resolution No. 6466 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 15th day of March, 2005 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Member Chandler, Marshall, Segal, Wuo and Kovacic NOES: None ABSENT: None ~" jJ(<.-"-~ ity Clerk of the City of Arcadia 5 ANG-I FS t.__ NATIONAL ~f:EST / MONROVIA \ ) ~ i~' \ ~~9 / ",,,<J ~ -- ~'~ <Ig tJ % ~~ ~ NO SCALE ~'''- '0 :Ii I ~ $ ~I~ ulu -~ Subject property Being a subdivision of Parcel 4 of Parcel Map No, 5883 as shown on the map filed in book 70, page 26 of Parcel Maps in the Office of the Recorder of the County of Los Angeles EXHIBIT "A"