Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code Ch. 17.70 Site Plan Review

The site plan review procedure enables the director and/or planning commission to check development proposals for conformity with the provisions of this title and for the manner in which they are applied when no other application is required under this title.

(Code 1981, § 17.70.010; Ord. No. 75(part), 1975; Ord. No. 320, § 7(part), 1997)

A. Unless otherwise specified in this title, a site plan review application shall be required for all new development, as defined in chapter 17.96 (Definitions) of this title, which does not otherwise qualify for review under a review process or application procedure listed in this title. The applicant shall submit the site plan review application to the director and shall pay a fee as established by resolution of the city council. The number of site plan copies required shall be determined by the director.

B. Unless otherwise specified in this title, the site plan shall be reviewed by the director for conformity with provisions of this title.

C. No building permit shall be issued until all applicable site plans have been approved in accordance with this section and no building permit shall be finalized or certificate of occupancy issued unless the development complies with the approved site plan as conditioned.

D. The site plan shall indicate the following information clearly and with full dimensions, unless the director waives the requirement of particular information:

1. Lot dimensions;

2. The location, size, height, proposed use and location of doors on all buildings and structures;

3. Yards and space between buildings;

4. The location, height and materials of walls, fences and landscaping;

5. The location, dimensions of parking area, number of spaces, arrangement of spaces and internal circulation pattern of off-street parking;

6. Pedestrian, vehicular and service access and definitions of all points of ingress and egress;

7. The location, size, height and method of illumination of signs;

8. The location, dimensions, number of spaces, internal circulation and access from public streets of loading facilities;

9. The general nature, location and hooding devices of lighting;

10. Proposed street dedications and improvements;

11. Landscaping, if required by the provisions of this title;

12. The type, location and height of screening devices of outdoor storage and activities, if permitted in the zoning district;

13. Drainage and grading;

14. Waste disposal facilities;

15. Location of utility poles;

16. Location of any easements;

17. Applications that involve the construction of a new single-family residence shall include a geology report determining that the project is geologically feasible. The city geologist shall review and approve said report prior to the application for said project being deemed complete for processing; and

18. Such other data as may be required by the director to assist in review of the plan.

(Code 1981, § 17.70.020; Ord. No. 75(part), 1975; Ord. No. 320, § 7(part), 1997; Ord. No. 529, § 7, 11-15-2011)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Code, this chapter requires that no new impacts, including, but not limited to, grading, grubbing, development, or conversion to agriculture, within CSS anywhere in the plan area or within any habitat type within the preserve or on vacant lots abutting the preserve, requiring discretionary approval within the city be approved without the city making a determination of conformance to the NCCP/HCP, adopted by the city council pursuant to Resolution 2019-61, and as may later be amended. Conformance will be demonstrated if the impact is associated with a covered project or activity defined in the NCCP/HCP and all relevant avoidance and minimization measures are included per sections 5.5 and 5.6 of the NCCP/HCP. The term "take" shall have the same meaning as that term is defined in section 10.12 of title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including any amendments thereto or successor statutes thereto.

(Code 1981, § 17.70.025; Ord. No. 646, § 3, 5-18-2021)

If the development proposal, with any changes noted by the city, is fully consistent with the provisions of this title, the director or a staff member, authorized by the director, shall sign the site plan to indicate site plan review approval and shall notify the applicant of such. Unless a site plan review application is issued for a discretionary decision, as otherwise specified in this title, the director's approval of the site plan review application is final when rendered and no appeal may be made to the planning commission or city council.

(Code 1981, § 17.70.030; Ord. No. 75(part), 1975; Ord. No. 320, § 7(part), 1997)