Next Steps:

Since the proposed Point View Master Plan project includes a Conditional Use Permit, the Planning Commission will consider the proposed project at a public hearing.  In preparation for the Planning Commission’s consideration, PCR Services Corporation is currently working on drafting the necessary Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration in accordance with CEQA.  Once the document is ready, it will be distributed for comment and City staff will forward the document and the related entitlement applications to the Planning Commission.  Staff anticipates this project will be considered by the Planning Commission sometime this spring.  Prior to the hearing, a notice of public hearing will be mailed to all property owners within a 500-foot radius of the subject property, and a notice will be sent via email to the interested parties registered on the City’s Listserve for this project, informing the public about the Public Hearing.

Background:

A new Conditional Use Permit application was submitted to the Community Development Department for processing on February 28, 2010.  Since that time, additional information has been submitted, and the application has been revised to include additional components.  The proposed project includes an agricultural component, a golf course use, an event garden use, and additional miscellaneous improvements to the property.

As reported before, Section 17.020.025.G of the City's Development Code allows “the growing of crops and/or fruits on more than one acre for commercial purposes” and "golf courses, driving ranges, and ancillary uses" in a residential zoning district with the approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP).  Staff reviewed the application with the City Attorney and given that the City’s Development Code does not specifically define a "golf course" or "ancillary use," determined that the application can be accepted for processing. 

The applications have been deemed complete for processing, and a contract has been executed with PCR Services Corporation to prepare a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the proposed Point View Master Plan project, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).  Authorization to execute a contract was approved by the City Council on January 18, 2011.

Proposed Project:

• Fund raising and charity events
• Private parties
• Public and community events
• Weddings and wedding receptions
• Corporate parties
• Outdoor conferences
• Educational events

Attendance will be limited to 300 people per event (not including event staff, security/safety personnel, etc.), with an occasional special charity eventthat could generate up to 750 people.  The applicant proposes the hours of operation to be limited to 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m., with the typical event lasting approximately five hours.

Miscellaneous – To improve on-site circulation and access, the proposal includes legalizing an after-the-fact roadway segment that was paved to provide a secondary access to the site from the Narcissa Drive gate.  Further, a new paved roadway is proposed to provide main access to the property via Palos Verdes Drive South.  The after-the-fact roadway is a 700-foot segment constructed of impervious asphalt; while the new main roadway is currently an unpaved dirt road measuring 1,880-feet in length, and is proposed to be paved with impervious asphalt.

Quick Links

Proposed Site Plan for Pt. View Master Plan

Contact Information:

The City’s project planner overseeing the Point View Agriculture and Golf Course project is Senior Planner Eduardo Schonborn.  He may be contacted at (310) 544-5228, or via email at eduardos@rpv.com.  The Point View property owner’s representative is Gary Weber, who may be contacted at (714) 569-0216

If you would like to be placed on an "interested parties" list to receive any future public hearing notices related to the Point View Agriculture and Golf Course project via e-mail, you may subscribe by joining the listserver group here.