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CC - Discussion and Direction Related to 1) the Sale of County Property Zoned Open Space (OS) Adjacent to the Ballona Creek; 2) the Proposed Use and Development Standards for Such OS Zoned Properties; and 3) the Process for Developing Such OS Zoned Properties.
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Meeting Date: September 11, 2018
Contact Person/Dept: Elaine Gerety Warner/CDD
Sol Blumenfeld/CDD
Phone Number: (310) 253-5777
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (08/23/18)
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (08/14/18)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council discuss and provide direction relating to 1) the City's position on the sale of County property zoned Open Space (OS) adjacent to the Ballona Creek; 2) the proposed use and development standards for such OS zoned properties; and 3) the process for developing such OS zoned properties.
BACKGROUND
In 1996 and 2007, the Los Angeles County Flood Control District requested a determination on whether the sale of County property adjacent to residential properties between 4500 and 4538 on Jasmine Avenue conformed to the City's General Plan. The City responded that a consistency finding could be made, provided that the parcels would only be sold to property owners of the abutting Residential Single Family (R1) zoned parcels and if the lots were tied (Attachment No. 1 - 1996 Planning Commission Report).
Over the past several years, the County has sold remnant parcels abutting R1 properties along La Ballona Creek. The portions of land are approximately 15 feet in depth and are currently designated Open Space (OS) on the City's Zoning Map and Ballo...
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