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RESOLUTION NO. 86- 4942
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, EVIDENCING ITS INTENT
TO SEND TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION A CHARGE TO HOLD
A PUBLIC HEARING AND INVESTIGATE WHAT STEPS ARE
NECESSARY TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY INDIVIDUAL
DEVELOPMENT OF CONTIGUOUS LOTS WITH COMMON OWNERSHIP
AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF A LOT MERGER ORDINANCE MERGING LOTS WHERE AT LEAST
ONE OF THE CONTIGUOUS PARCELS OR UNITS OF LAND HELD BY
THE SAME OWNER DOES NOT CONFORM TO STANDARDS FOR
MINIMUM LOT SIZE IN THE R-1 AND R-2 ZONES.
WHEREAS, the City Council has amsidered =adopt Avg. arv, emxgep,�,--
ordinance suspending building permit issuances while the City may
study the serious problem of overdevelopment of the City by
individual development of contiguous lots with common ownership
comprising less than the minimum iot size in the R-1 and
R-2 Zones;
WHEREAS, the City Council desires that a thorough study of
the matter be made by the Planning Commission so as to recommend
reasonable solutions to this problem while will benefit the
citizens of the City of Hermosa Beach;
WHEREAS, the serious nature of this problem requires
immediate action by the Planning Commission which shall include
the setting of public hearings to determine whether a lot merger
ordinance should be adopted pursuant to the California Government
Code so as to allow the City of Hermosa Beach to merge
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substandard lots in a manner consistent with Government Code
Sections 66451.11;
WHEREAS, immediate action is required by the Planning Com-
mission so that this matter may be returned to the City Council
as soon as possible for resolution to protect the citizens of the
City and to eliminate uncertainty in development;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the Planning Commission be charged to study
and hold public hearings to determine whether or not a lot merger
ordinance should be adopted pursuant to Government Code
Section 66451.11.
Section 2. That the scope of the study shall include review
of measures to alleviate problems caused by individual
development of contiguous lots with common ownership and to make
recommendations regarding the implementation of a lot merger
ordinance, merging lots where at least one of the contiguous
parcels or units of land held by the same owner does not conform
to the standards for minimum lot size in the R-1 and R-2 Zones.
Section 3. That a public hearing be set on this matter
before the Planning Commission on June 17t4 1986 so that
citizens may be heard on this subject and give public testimony
regarding the necessity of such a lot merger ordinance.
Section 4. That the Planning Commission shall, no later than
July 11 1986, return this matter to the City Council with a
report including any proposed ordinances recommended by the
Commission to the City Council so that it may begin procedures to,
determine what steps, if any, should be implemented.
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Section 5. That the City Clerk publish this resolution in
the Easy Reader in the manner provided in Government Code
Section 6061.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON THIS 27th DAY OF May
1986.
PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL
AND MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
HERMOSA BEACH
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO —FORM: i
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH )
I, KATHLEEN MIDSTOKKE, City Clerk of the City of
Hermosa Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 86-4942 was duly and regularly
passed, approved and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Hermosa Beach at a regular meeting of said
Council held at the regular meeting place thereof on the
27th day of May, 1986. The vote was as follows:
Iftw, AYES: Rosenberger, Simpson, Williams, Mayor DeBellis
NOES: Cioffi
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
DATED: July 14, 1986
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K hleen Midstok e, City Clerk