ORDINANCE 1125ORDINANCE NO. 1125
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION
OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT (EA -171), AND
APPROVING PRECISE PLAN 88 -2 AND SUBDIVISION
88 -6 /VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 46511, TO
ALLOW 19 CONDOMINIUM UNITS AT 526 SIERRA
STREET; PETITIONED BY NICK OLAR.
WHEREAS, an application has been received from Nick Olar
requesting approval of a Precise Plan and Subdivision to allow 19
townhouse condominium units on a 0.067 acre, triangular- shaped site
located at 526 Sierra Street in the Residential -3 (R -3) zone; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Planning has conducted an
Environmental Assessment EA -171 on the proposed Precise Plan and
Subdivision, and has circulated the draft Initial Study for
interdepartmental comments; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the Initial
Study and supporting evidence in accordance with the authority and
criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act,
State CEQA Guidelines and the City of E1 Segundo Guidelines for the
Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act
(Resolution No. 3517); and
WHEREAS, at the duly scheduled meeting of the Planning
Commission of the City of E1 Segundo on August 25, 1988 a duly
advertised public hearing was held on such matter in the Council
Chamber of the City Hall, 350 Main Street and opportunity was given
to all persons present to speak for or against the findings of
Environmental Assessment EA -171, Precise Plan 88 -2 and Subdivision
88 -6 /Vesting Tentative Tract Map 46511; and
WHEREAS, at said hearing the Planning Commission adopted
Resolution No. 2222, recommending to City Council the approval of
Environmental Assessment EA -171, Precise Plan 88 -2 and Subdivision
88 -6 /Vesting Tentative Tract Map 46511, subject to certain
conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held, pursuant to law, a duly
advertised public hearing on such matters in the Council Chamber
of the City Hall, in the City of E1 Segundo on October 4, 1988, and
notice of said hearing was given in the time, form and manner
prescribed by law; and opportunity was given to all persons to
present testimony or documentary evidence for or against the
findings of Environmental Assessment EA -171, Precise Plan 88 -2 and
Subdivision 88 -6 /Vesting Tentative Tract Map 46511; and
WHEREAS, at said hearing the following facts and findings were
established:
Facts:
1. The existing 29,370 sq.ft. (0.67 acre) site is developed
with 11 single story apartment units which would be demolished to
accommodate 19 townhouse condominiums.
2. The site is zoned Residential -3 (R -3), which requires
1,500 sq.ft. of lot area per condominium unit. The proposed
precise plan and subdivision would create 19 condominium units in
conformance with the regulations of the R -3 zone.
3. The areas above the garage comprising the overage in lot
coverage are landscaped areas and common walkways for use by the
residents.
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Findings:
1. The proposed project will not have a significant effect
on the environment.
2. The proposed subdivision to create condominium ownership,
and the design of the proposed precise plan improvements are
consistent with the intended General Plan land use designation for
multiple family residential use and with the adopted General Plan
Citizen Advisory Committee Goals Report.
3. The site is physically suitable for residential townhouse
development at the proposed density of one unit per 1,545 sq.ft.
of lot area.
4. The design of the Subdivision and Precise Plan
improvements adequately provide for public services and are not
likely to cause any public health problems.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby approves Environmental
Assessment EA -171, Precise Plan 88 -2, and Subdivision 88 -6/
Vesting Tentative Tract Map 46511, subject to the following
conditions:
1. The project shall be constructed in substantial
compliance with the Site Plan and elevations on file in the
Planning Department. Any modification to the project as approved
shall be referred to the Director of Planning for a determination
regarding the need for Planning Commission review of the proposed
modification.
2. Prior to issuance of a building permit, the applicant
shall submit a soils report and grading plan for review and
approval by the Director of Building Safety.
3. An encroachment permit shall be obtained from the Public
Works Department for demolition haul off. The permit must be
obtained at the same time the building permit for demolition is
issued. An encroachment permit for grading is also required when
importing or exporting 50 or more cubic yards of dirt. Demolition
and grading may be combined on one encroachment permit.
4. All utility services shall be placed underground.
5. All work in the public right -of -way shall require a
public works permit which shall be obtained prior to issuance of
a building permit. Work shall be done in accordance with "Standard
Specifications for Public Works Construction," latest edition,
including any annual supplements thereto.
6. An encroachment permit is required from the Department
of Public Works for storage of material in the public right -of -way
and shall be allowed only with the approval of the Director of
Public Works.
7. The area of construction shall be enclosed by a 6' high
security fence, subject to approval by the Director of Public
Works. No gates shall open onto the public right -of -way.
Pedestrian walkway shall be maintained clear of construction debris
at all times.
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8. All sewer laterals which are capped during demolition
shall be re -used if feasible. Existing laterals which are used
shall be in good condition, free of cracks, roots or other damage.
All sewer laterals in the public right -of -way shall have a minimum
inside diameter of 6" with 6" cleanouts brought to grade at
property line with a secure cap with box and cover.
9. Storm water shall be collected and ducted into the storm
drain catch basin in the Lomita Street cul -de -sac.
10. Street improvements across the front of property to the
centerline of Sierra Street shall be constructed in accordance with
the plans approved by the City Engineer.
11. Street signs shall be furnished and installed as required
by the Street Maintenance Superintendent.
12. The hours of construction shall be 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Monday through Saturday. Construction is prohibited on Sundays and
Federal Holidays.
13. A trash receptacle enclosure shall be required. The
trash receptacle enclosure shall not be located in any required
yard or parking space, shall be fully accessible with adequate
ingress and egress, shall be appropriately screened from the public
view, and shall be conveniently located for use by all dwelling
units.
14. A security lighting plan shall be submitted, reviewed,
and approved by the Police Department prior to issuance of a
building permit. Lighting fixtures shall be directional and shall
not intrude onto adjacent properties.
15. A landscaping plan shall be submitted, reviewed, and
approved by the Director of Parks and Recreation and landscaping
shall be installed prior to the issuance of a Certificate of
Occupancy.
16. All landscaped areas shall be provided with permanent
automatic watering facilities. An irrigation plan shall be
submitted, reviewed, and approved by the Director of Parks and
Recreation and an irrigation system shall be installed prior to the
issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy.
17. Standard safety features subject to the approval of the
Police Department shall be installed prior to issuance of a
Certificate of Occupancy to include dead bolt door locks and an
exterior house numbering system in contrast to the exterior paint
colors.
18. Prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, the
applicant shall pay to the City of E1 Segundo a one -time police
mitigation fee of 10.5 cents per gross square foot of floor area.
19. Prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, the
applicant shall pay a one -time fire mitigation fee of 11 cents per
square foot of gross building area to offset the increased demand
upon fire protection services.
20. A fire and life safety system subject to the following
requirements shall be designed and installed at the applicants
expense and plans for said system shall be submitted with the
architectural plans or no later than 60 days after a building
permit is issued but not less than 30 days prior to starting the
specified work.
a. A supervised automatic fire sprinkler system for all
portions of all structures on site shall be provided. The system
shall have approved low temperatures, quick response heads in all
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residential areas. Or the applicant shall provide full fire
sprinklers in all parking, utility, trash, recreational, storage,
and stair areas and an on -site fire lane complying with El Segundo
Fire Department regulations A -1 -a and on -site fire hydrants off a
looped fire service line.
b. A supervised manual fire alarm system which will
sound an alarm throughout the building dwelling units, garages,
storage areas and recreation room shall be provided.
21. A minimum 65 cubic feet of private storage space shall
be provided for each dwelling unit, in addition to the storage
space provided within the dwelling unit itself.
22. All parking for the project shall be kept free of
materials which may impede the use of the parking space for parking
and be kept available for occupant use at all times and shall be
so described in any legal documents for the unit.
23. Visitor parking spaces shall be designated and shall be
physically separated from enclosed resident spaces in order to be
readily available and accessible to project visitors.
24. Prior to issuance of a building permit, applicant shall
submit a cash deposit in the amount of $11,000.00 acceptable to the
Director of Public Works or equivalent bond to be retained by the
City for one (1) year from date of completion and acceptance. This
money to be used for latent street damage as a result of heavy
equipment traffic during construction and demolition. All money
not committed at the end of the one (1) year period shall be
refunded.
25. Applicant shall submit a plan to the Director of Planning
and the Fire Chief for property boundaries that shall be designed
to meet concerns of child safety, adjacent property privacy and
emergency fire access. Applicant shall meet with surrounding
property owners prior to submittal of said wall plan.
26. The top of the finished floor level of the first floor
directly above the parking structure shall be no higher than 117'
when measured from the 120.8' finished first floor level of the
existing adjacent single family residence to the north, in
accordance with the overlay drawing signed by the architect and
marked Exhibit B.
27. Applicant shall preserve the existing nature eucalyptus
tree at the east end of the property and incorporate said tree into
the landscape plan required in Condition 15 above.
28. Prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy,
applicant shall pay a one -time library mitigation fee of 3 cents
per square foot of gross residential building area to offset the
increased demand upon library services.
29. In addition to the street and sidewalk improvements
required in Condition 10 above, applicant shall improve the west
side of Sierra Street with curbing to City Engineer specifications,
for a distance not to exceed 170 linear feet.
30. Applicant shall correct the tentative map to reflect the
Hyperion Sewer District "and the Lomita Street catch basin" where
appropriate subject to the approval of the City Engineer and prior
to final map recordation.
31. Applicant shall eliminate the proposed pool from the
plans and shall not build a pool or a spa /hot tub facility but
shall instead construct, in the same location, and landscape a
barbeque, sandbox and picnic lawn area as approved by the Director
of Planning.
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SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective at midnight
on the thirtieth day from and after the final passage and adoption
hereof.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this ordinance; shall cause the same to be entered in
the book of original ordinances of said city; shall make a minute
of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the meeting
at which the same is passed and adopted; and shall within fifteen
days after the passage and adoption thereof, cause the same to be
published once in the E1 Segundo Herald, a weekly newspaper of
general circulation, published and circulated within said City of
E1 Segundo and which is hereby designated for that purpose.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 1st cdy f November ,
1988. I
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City Clerk (SEAL)
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, Ronald L. Hart City Clerk of the City of El Segundo,
California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the whole number of members of
the City Council of the said City is five; that the foregoing
ordinance, being Ordinance No. 1125 is a full, true correct
original of Ordinance No. 1125 of the said City of El Segundo,
California, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA,
CERTIFYING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT (EA -171), AND APPROVING PRECISE PLAN 88 -2 AND
SUBDIVISION 88 -6 /VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 46511, TO
ALLOW 19 UNITS CONDOMINIUM UNITS AT 526 SIERRA STREET;
PETITIONED BY NICK OLAR.
which was duly passed and adopted by the said City Council,
approved and signed by the Mayor of said City, and attested by
the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting of the said
Council held on the 1st day of November,1988 and the same was so
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Anderson, Clutter, Dannen,
West and Mayor Jacobson
NOES: Councilmembers: none
ABSENT:
none
I do hereby further certify that pursuant to the provisions
of Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of
California, that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1125 was duly and
regularly published according to law and the order of the City
Council of said City of E1 Segundo Herald, a weekly newspaper of
general circulation, printed, published and circulated within
said City and that the same was so published therein on the
following date, to wit:
City Clerk of the
(SEAL) City of E1 Segundo, California