HomeMy WebLinkAboutSupplemental - Notice of Intent to Issue Permit, California Coastal CommissionSTATE OF CALIFORNIA - THE RESOURCES AGENCY GRAY DAVIS, GOVsnn r
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South Coast Area Office -
200 Oceangate, Suite 1000 Date:
Long Beach, CA 906024302 Permit Application No.: 5 -97- 367 -A1
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE PERMIT AMENDMENT
Coastal Development Permit 5 -97 -367 granted to Hellman Properties LLC
consisting of: Subdivide 196 acre site into 9 parcels, including subdivision of one
parcel into 70 single - family residential lots in a private community; construct a
public golf course (including 6.8 acres of marsh integrated into the golf course) and
golf clubhouse; dedicate Gum Grove Park to the City of Seal Beach; create 26.0
acres of saltwater marsh and reserve existing oil production areas for future
wetland restoration; construct interpretive areas, dedicate public access trails, and
visitor - serving recreation facilities; extend Adolfo Lopez Drive, and conduct an
archaeological testing program, has been amended. On October 11, 2000, the
California Coastal Commission granted to Hellman Properties LLC Coastal
Development Permit Amendment 6 -97- 367 -A1, subject to the attached conditions,
for development consisting of: Change the proposed project description to eliminate
a 100 acre golf course and associated wetland impacts and wetland restoration;
add a deed restriction reserving lowlands for acquisition for wetlands restoration;
expand the footprint of 70 -lot residential subdivision from 14.9 acres to 18.4
acres; reduce mass grading from 1.6 million cubic yards to 420,000 cubic yards;
and include changes to the language of previously imposed special conditions
...more specifically described in the application file in the Commission offices.
The development is within the coastal zone in Orange County at Hellman Ranch;
N.E. of PCH (State Route 1), S.E. of the San Gabriel River, south of Adolfo Lopez
Drive, West of Seal Beach Blvd, and North of Marina Hill, Seal Beach.
The actual development permit is being held in the Commission office until
fulfillment of the Special Conditions imposed by the Commission. Once these
conditions have been fulfilled, the permit will be issued. For your information, all
the imposed conditions are attached.
Issued on behalf of the California Coastal Commission on
PETER DOUGLAS
Executive Director
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
By:
Title: Coastal Program Analyst
The undersigned permittee acknowledges receipt of this notice of the California
Coastal Commission determination on Permit Amendment No. 5- 97367 -A1, and
fully understands its contents, including all conditions imposed.
Date Permittee
Please sign and return one copy of this form to the Commission office at the above
address.
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STANDARD CONDITIONS
1. Notice of Receipt and Acknowledgment The permit is not valid and
development shall not commence until a copy of the permit, signed by the
permittee or authorized agent, acknowledging receipt of the permit and
acceptance of the terms and conditions, is returned to the Commission office.
2. Expiration. If development has not commenced, the permit will expire two
years from the date on which the Commission voted on the application.
Development shall be pursued in a diligent manner and completed in a
reasonable period of time. Application for extension of the permit must be
made prior to the expiration date.
3. Interpretation. Any questions of intent or interpretation of any condition will be
resolved by the Executive Director or the Commission.
4. Assignment. The permit may be assigned to any qualified person, provided
assignee files with the Commission an affidavit accepting all terms and
conditions of the permit.
5. Terms and Conditions Run with the Land. These terms and conditions shall be
perpetual, and it is the intention of the Commission and the permittee to bind all
future owners and possessors of the subject property to the terms and
conditions.
1. RESERVATION OF POTENTIAL FOR LOWLANDS ACQUISITION FOR
WETLANDS RESTORATION
[Deleted]. See Special Condition 16.
REVISED VESTING TENTATIVE. TRACT MAP NO. 15381
[Deleted]. See Special Condition 27
STATE LANDS PARCEL
[Deleted].
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4. GUM GROVE PARK
[Deleted]. See Special Condition 17
5. PUBLIC ACCESS PROGRAM
[Deleted]. See Special Condition 18
6. ARCHAEOLOGY
[Deleted]. See Special Condition 27
7. WATER QUALITY
PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, the
applicant shall submit, for the review and approval of the Executive Director,
a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit ( "NPDES'), Storm
Water Pollution Prevention Plan, and Structural and Non - structural Best
Management Practices for the proposed project, in compliance with the
standards and requirements of the California Regional Water Quality Control
Board. The applicant shall implement and comply with the water quality
measures approved by the Executive Director. Runoff from the site shall be
directed to the Los Alamitos retarding basin to the maximum extent feasible.
The permittee shall comply with mitigation measures WQ -5 through WQ -10
inclusive as approved by City of Seal Beach City Council resolution 4562.
8. HAZARDS
Mitigation Measures WQ -1, WQ -2, WQ -3, WQ-4, GEO -1, GEO -2, GEO -3,
GEO -4, GEO -5, GEO -6, GEO -7, and GEO -8 as shown on Exhibit B of City of
Seal Beach City Council Resolution 4562 certifying the Hellman Ranch
Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report on September 22, 1997 (Exhibit
11 of the September 9, 1998 Staff Report) are hereby incorporated by
reference as special conditions of this coastal development permit.
FUTURE CONSTRUCTION OF HOMES ON THE MESA
This coastal development permit does not approve development on the lots
created by Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 15402. A future coastal
development permit(s) is required for development, such as site preparation,
construction of streets, common walls and landscaping, and construction of
the actual homes, etc. on the site. Construction spoils, materials, and
equipment shall not be placed in any wetland areas.
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10. LEGALINTEREST
PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, the
applicant shall submit, for the review and approval of the Executive Director,
written documentation demonstrating that it has the legal ability to carry out
all conditions of approval of this permit.
11. WETLANDS RESTORATION AREA/ CONSERVATION
[Deleted].
12. FINAL WETLAND RESTORATION PROGRAM
[Deleted].
13. GOLF COURSE OPERATIONS AND GOLFER WETLAND EDUCATION
PROGRAM
[Deleted].
14. RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT - TIMING OF CONSTRUCTION
[Deleted].
SPECIAL CONDITIO
AMENDMENT 5 -97 -3
OCTOBER 11, 2000:
15. PRIOR CONDITIO'.
Unless specifically altered by this amendment, all regular and special
conditions attached to coastal development permit 5 -97 -367 remain in
effect.
16. RESERVATION OF POTENTIAL FOR LOWLANDS ACQUISITION FOR
WETLANDS RESTORATION
A. PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, the
applicant shall execute and record a deed restriction, in a form and content
acceptable to the Executive Director which shall provide that:
(1) For a period of twenty -five years, the applicant agrees to sell the
lowlands area of the property as defined in "Attachment 1" (as revised
pursuant to subsection B. of this condition) to any public agency or
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non - profit association acceptable to the Executive Director that requests
in writing to purchase the property or, through the normal State of
California land acquisition practices if the State is the prospective buyer;
and,
(2) The sale shall be at fair market value as established by an appraisal paid
for by the buyer and prepared by an appraiser mutually acceptable to the
buyer and applicant, or, if the parties are unable to agree, by an appraiser
designated by third party, or if the buyer and applicant agree through an
arbitration on value; and,
(3) The uses shall be restricted to wetlands restoration, open space and
environmental education purposes, with reversion rights to the State
Coastal Conservancy.
The deed restriction shall remain in effect for twenty -five years and be
recorded over the lowlands area of the property and shall run with the land,
binding all successors and assigns, and shall be recorded free of prior liens
and encumbrances that the Executive Director determines may affect the
enforceability of the restriction. This deed restriction shall not be removed or
changed without a Coastal Commission - approved amendment to this coastal
development permit unless the Executive Director determines that no
amendment is required.
B. PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, the
applicant shall submit, for review and approval of the Executive Director, a
revised "Attachment 1 " consisting of a map, prepared by an appropriately
licensed professional, which (i) depicts the area to be deed restricted
pursuant to subsection A. of this condition and Special Condition 28, (ii)
which maintains this restriction over at least 100 acres, (iii) which removes
those areas necessary for the bio -swale and water quality basin and rapter
Waging habitat rom the area to be deed restricted pursuant to subsection
A. of this condition and (iv) which off -sets the removal of those areas from
the deed restriction with other land within the project site suitable for a deed
restriction pursuant to subsection A. of this condition.
Note: Special Condition 16 replaces Special Condition 1 in its entirety.
17. GUM GROVE PARK
PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS, the
applicant shall submit, for the review and approval of the Executive Director,
written evidence demonstrating that the area known as Gum Grove Nature
Park and as delineated as Lot 3 of proposed Vesting Tentative Tract Map
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15381 has been dedicated in fee to the City of Seal Beach, as proposed by
the applicant. The dedication documents shall provide that:
(a) The park shall be preserved in perpetuity as a passive recreational
nature park open to the public. Active recreational activities or
commercial facilities shall be prohibited.
(b) Necessary parking facilities which are the minimum required to serve
the park and which meets Americans with Disabilities Act
requirements shall be provided. The existing twenty (20) striped
parking spaces for Gum Grove Park shall be maintained.
(c) All trails within the dedicated park area shall be constructed to be
accessible to persons with disabilities consistent with the Americans
with Disabilities Act requirements. No trails shall be lighted in order to
minimize impacts on wetlands.
(d) Small scale interpretive signage which describes the Monarch Butterfly
may be permitted if approved by the Executive Director.
(e) Gum Grove Park shall be open from dawn to dusk (one hour after
sunset) on a daily basis. Changes in hours of operation of Gum Grove
Park shall require an amendment to this permit unless the Executive
Director determines that an amendment is not required.
(f) Signage shall be conspicuously posted which states that the park is
open to the general public.
(g) That portion of proposed Lot 3 of Tentative Tract Map No. 15381,
comprised of an approximately 25 foot wide strip of land which
borders Seal Beach Boulevard and extends west from Seal Beach
Boulevard to connect with the primarily used part of Gum Grove Park,
shall be subject to the following requirements:
(1)The frontage along Seal Beach Boulevard shall not be gated,
fenced, or obstructed in any manner which prevents public access
from Seal Beach Boulevard.
(2)The area shall be reserved for a public trail and parking lot, which
are visible, and directly accessible to the public from Seal Beach
Boulevard, and which lead from Seal Beach Boulevard to the primary
part of Gum Grove Park to the west. The public parking lot area shall
be large enough for a minimum of ten (10) parking spaces. Where it is
not feasible to reserve enough public parking area on this portion of
proposed Lot 3, public parking directly accessible from Seal Beach
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Boulevard shall be provided for on proposed Lot 2 of Tentative Tract
Map No. 15381 adjacent to proposed Lot 3, in accordance with the
provisions of Special Condition 18.B. of this permit.
(h) Domesticated animals (including, but not limited to, dogs) shall be
leashed and under the control of the party responsible for the animal
at all times within Gum Grove Park.
Note: Special Condition 17 replaces Special Condition 4 in its entirety.
18. PUBLIC ACCESS PROGRAM
A. Public Access Signage. PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF THE COASTAL
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, the permittee shall submit, for the review and
approval of the Executive Director, a detailed signage plan which provides for
the installation of signs clearly visible from Pacific Coast Highway and Seal
Beach Boulevard which invite and encourage the public to use the public
access, parking, and recreation opportunities proposed at Gum Grove Park,
and the public access trail and public parking linking Gum Grove Park to Seal
Beach Boulevard. Key locations include but are not limited to; 1) Gum Grove
Park, both at its western entrance and at the proposed Seal Beach Boulevard
entrance. The plans shall indicate the location, materials, dimensions,
colors, and text of the signs. The permittee shall install the signs in
accordance with the signage plans approved by the Executive Director.
B. Residential Community Streets (Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 15402).
PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, the
applicant shall execute and record a deed restriction, in a form and content
acceptable to the Executive Director, which shall provide that: 1) public
pedestrian and bicycle access to the streets and sidewalks constructed
within the area subject to Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 15402 shall not
be precluded, 2) no locked gates, walls, fences, or other obstructions
prohibiting public pedestrian or bicycle access to the streets and sidewalks
constructed within the area subject to Vesting Tentative Tract Map No.
15402 shall be permitted, 3) no requirement to allow public vehicular access
over the private streets is necessary if the applicant is willing to provide
public parking within Gum Grove Park and a separate vehicular entrance from
Seal Beach Boulevard to said public parking, 4) if fewer than the ten (10)
public parking spaces required by Special Condition 17.(g)(2) of this permit
can be constructed on proposed Lot 3 of Vesting Tentative Tract Map No.
15381, the portion of the area subject to Vesting Tentative Tract Map No.
15402 closest to Lot 3 shall be reserved for the balance of the public parking
spaces so that the parking spaces are directly accessible from Seal Beach
Boulevard. The deed restriction shall be recorded over the entire area subject
to Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 15402 and shall run with the land,
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binding all successors and assigns, and shall be recorded free of prior liens
that the Executive Director determines may affect the enforceability of the
restriction. This deed restriction shall not be removed or changed without a
Coastal Commission - approved amendment to this coastal development
permit unless the Executive Director determines that no amendment is
required.
C. Revised Vesting Tentative Tract Mao No 15402. PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF
THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, the applicant shall submit, for the
review and approval of the Executive Director, two copies of a revised
vesting tentative map for Tract No. 15402 if: (1) all of the ten public
parking spaces required under Special Condition 17.(8)(2) cannot be built on
proposed Lot 3 of Vesting Tentative Tract Map 15 38 1, and /or (2) the
entities with jurisdiction over Seal Beach Boulevard do not approve a
separate vehicular entrance off of Seal Beach Boulevard to said public
parking spaces. The revised map shall show: (1) the locations and design of
said public parking spaces which cannot be built on Lot 3 and instead shall
be built on the portion of the area subject to Vesting Tentative Tract Map
No. 15402 closest to Lot 3, and 2) the location of the public street which
connects the public parking required under Special Condition 17.(g)(2) of this
permit with the entrance to the subdivision proposed by Vesting Tentative
Tract Map No. 15402. The revised map shall be accompanied by written
documentation demonstrating that the governmental agencies which have
jurisdiction over Seal Beach Boulevard and parking space standards have
approved the revised map. The applicant shall record the revised map
approved by the Executive Director.
D. Construction of Trail and Parking Lot. PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION OF THE HOUSES WITHIN THE AREA SUBJECT TO
VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 15402, the applicant shall construct
a public access trail and parking lot, which are visible and directly accessible
to the public from Seal Beach Boulevard, which lead from Seal Beach
Boulevard to the primary part of Gum Grove Park to the west. The public
parking lot shall contain a minimum of ten (10) parking spaces and shall be
directly accessible from Seal Beach Boulevard. Where it is not feasible to
construct the public parking and vehicular entrance on this portion of
proposed Lot 3 of Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 15381, public parking
directly accessible from Seal Beach Boulevard shall be constructed on
proposed Lot 2 of Tentative Tract Map No. 15381 (i.e., the area subject to
Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 15402) immediately adjacent to proposed
Lot 3, in accordance with the provisions of Special Condition 18.B of this
permit.
Note: Special Condition 18 replaces Special Condition 5 in its entirety.
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19. ARCHAEOLOGY
For purposes of this condition, "OHP" shall mean the State Office of Historic
Preservation, and "NAHC" shall mean the state Native American Heritage Commission.
A. Research Design. The permittee shall undertake the proposed archaeological
investigation in conformance with the proposed archaeological research
design entitled A Research Design for the Evaluation of Archaeological Sites
within the Hellman Ranch Specific Plan Area dated November 1997 prepared
by KEA Environmental, Inc. for the City of Seal Beach. Prior to issuance of
the coastal development permit for the archeological investigation, the
applicant shall submit written evidence, subject to the review and approval
of the Executive Director, that a copy of the archaeological research design
has been submitted to the OHP, the NAHC, and the Native American
person /group from the Juaneno /Aciachemem. GabrielinofTongva, or Luiseno
eD 2ple designated or deemed acceptable by the NAHC, for their review and
comment. An amendment to this permit shall be required for any changes to
the research design suggested by OHP, NAHC, or the Native American
group /person unless the Executive Director determines that an amendment is
not required.
B. Selection of Archaeoloalst(s) and Native American Monitor(s). The
archaeologist(s) selected by the City shall meet the United States
Department of Interior minimum standards for archaeological consultants, as
also endorsed by the OHP. The City shall select the Native American
monitor(s) in compliance with the "Guidelines for monitors /consultants of
Native American cultural, religious and burial sites" issued by the NAHC, and
in consultation with the appropriate Native American person /group from the
Juaneno /Aciachemem. Gabrielinolfongva. or Luiseno people deemed
acceptable by the NAHC.
C. Post - Investigation Mitigation Measures. Upon completion of the
archaeological investigation, and prior to the commencement of construction
of any development approved by this coastal development permit (other than
archaeological investigation activities or subdivision), the applicant shall
submit, for the review and approval of the Executive Director, a written
report regarding the following: 1) a summary of the findings of the
archaeological investigation, and 2) a final written mitigation plan which shall
identify recommended mitigation measures, which may include capping of
archaeological sites, data recovery and curation of important archaeological
resources as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act, and
detailed additional mitigation measures which need to be implemented. The
applicant shall also submit for review and approval of the Executive Director,
a signed contract with a City - selected archaeological consultant that
provides for archaeological salvage that follows current accepted
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professional practice, if additional archaeological data recovery measures are
determined appropriate. The written report and additional mitigation
measures shall also be submitted to the OHP and the appropriate Native
American person /group from the Juaneno /Aciachemem. Gabrielinorrongva
or Luiseno people designated or deemed acceptable by the NAHC. An
amendment to this permit shall be required to implement any additional
mitigation measures unless the Executive Director determines a permit
amendment is not required.
D. Implementation of Mitigation Measures and Summary of Fieldwork. Prior to
commencement of site preparation, grading, and construction activities for
any development (other than archaeological investigation activities) located
within a fifty foot (50') radius of the furthest boundary of each
state - identified archaeological site as delineated in the archaeological
research design, all of the requirements of Special Conditions 19.A., 19.B.,
and 19.C. shall have been met. All development shall occur consistent with
the final plan required by Special Condition 19.C. A written synopsis report
summarizing all work performed in compliance with Special Conditions 19.A,
19.B, and 19.0 shall be submitted to the Executive Director, CHIP, the NAHC
and the person /group from the Juaneno /Aciachemem Gabrielinofrongva or
Luiseno people designated or deemed acceptable by the NAHC, within six (6)
weeks of the conclusion of field work. No later than six months after
completion of field work, a final report on the excavation and analysis shall
be submitted to the Executive Director, OHP. the NAHC and4he -NA446 and
the Person/group from the Juaneno /Aciachemem. Gabrielinolronava or
Luiseno people designated or deemed acceptable by the NAHC.
E. Monitoring of Construction Activities. All site preparation, grading and
construction activities for the proposed development shall be monitored on-
site by a qualified archaeologist and Native American monitor. The
archaeologist and Native American monitor shall have the express authority
to temporarily halt all work in the vicinity of the discovery site should
significant cultural resources be discovered. This requirement shall be
incorporated into the construction documents which will be used by
construction workers during the course of their work.
F. Discovery of Cultural Resources / Human Remains During Post -
Archaeological Testing Construction Activities.
(1) If additional or unexpected archaeological features are discovered during
site preparation, grading, and construction activities for approved
development other than the archaeological investigation, all work shall be
temporarily halted in the vicinity of the discovery site while the permittee
complies with the following:
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The archaeologist, in consultation with the Native American monitor, shall
sample, identify and evaluate the artifacts as appropriate and shall report
such findings to the permittee, the City and the Executive Director. If the
archaeological resources are found to be significant, the archaeologist, in
consultation with the Native American monitor, shall determine
appropriate actions, and shall submit those recommendations in writing to
the Executive Director, the applicant and the City. The archaeologist
shall also submit the recommendations for the review and approval of the
Executive Director and shall be prepared in accordance with the
provisions outlined in Special Condition 19.0 above. Any recommended
changes to the proposed development or the mitigation measures
identified in the final plan required by Special Condition 19.C. shall require
a permit amendment unless the Executive Director determines that a
permit amendment is not required.
Development activities may resume if the cultural resources are not
determined to be 'important' as defined by the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA).
(2) Should human remains be discovered on -site during the course of site
preparation, grading, and construction activities, immediately after such
discovery, the on -site City - selected archaeologist and Native American
monitor shall notify the City of Seal Beach, Director of Development
Services and the County Coroner within 24 hours of such discovery, and
all construction activities shall be temporarily halted in the vicinity of the
discovery site until the remains can be identified. The Native American
group /person from the Juaneno /Aciachemem Gabrielinolrongva, or
Luiseno people designated or deemed acceptable by the NAHC shall
participate in the identification process. Should the human remains be
determined to be that of a Native American, the permittee shall comply
with the requirements of Section 5097.98 of the Public Resources Code.
Within five (5) calendar days of such notification, the director of
development services shall notify the Executive Director of the discovery
of human remains.
G. Incorooration of Archaeoloav Requirements into Construction Documents.
Special Condition No. 19 of Coastal Development Permit 5 -97 -36 7 shall be
incorporated in its entirety into all the construction documents which will be
used by construction workers during the course of their work as well as all
construction bid documents.
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H. Sequencing of Issuance of Coastal Development Permit Related to
Archeological Investigation.
In advance of compliance with the other special conditions of Coastal
Development Permit 5 -97 -367 as amended. the Executive Director may
issue a coastal development permit consistent with the terms of subsections
A through G of this condition for the development needed to undertake the
archeological investigation
Note: Special Condition 19 replaces Special Condition 6 in its entirety.
20. FINAL PLANS
A. PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, the
applicant shall submit, for review and approval of the Executive Director:
Final design, grading, construction, structural, and drainage plans for the
bio- Swale, riparian corridor and water quality basin that substantially
conform with the Storm Water Management & Water Quality Control
Plan, (SWM & WQCP) prepared by MDS Consulting and Fuscoe
Engineering of Irvine, California, dated July 27, 2000, submitted to the
Commission; and
2. Final landscape plans for the bio - swale, riparian corridor, and water
quality basin that substantially conform with the Storm Water
Management & Water Quality Control Plan, (SWM & WQCP) prepared
by MDS Consulting and Fuscoe Engineering of Irvine, California, dated
July 27, 2000, submitted to the Commission, and the letter from Glenn
Lukos Associates of Lake Forest, California to John Laing Homes and
Hellman Properties dated June 28, 2000, regarding Biological Benefits
of Proposed Wetland Treatment System, CDP 5 -97- 367 -A1, Hellman
Ranch Property, Orange County, California. These final plans shall be
prepared in consultation with the California Department of Fish and
Game and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and shall be accompanied by
written evidence of their endorsement of the landscape plans.
B. The permittee shall undertake development in accordance with the approved
final plans. Any proposed changes to the approved final plans shall be
reported to the Executive Director. No changes to the approved final plans
shall occur without a Commission amendment to this coastal development
permit unless the Executive Director determines that no amendment is
required.
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21. REQUIREMENT FOR IDENTIFICATION OF SUITABLE RAPTOR FORAGING
HABITAT AND REQUIREMENT FOR MANAGEMENT PLAN
A. PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, the
applicant shall submit for review and approval of the Executive Director, a
map, prepared by a biologist in accordance with current professional
standards, delineating raptor foraging habitat with long term conservation
potential available within the lowlands of the subject property as identified in
the letter from Glenn Lukos Associates of Lake Forest, California to John
Laing Homes and Hellman Properties dated September 11, 2000, regarding
Response to June 19, 2000, letter from the California Department of Fish
and Game Regarding Biological Resources at Hellman Ranch. The area
delineated shall not be less than 9.2 contiguous acres of raptor foraging
habitat. The delineation and site selection shall occur in consultation with
the California Department of Fish and Game, and the map submitted to the
Executive Director shall be accompanied by a written endorsement by the
California Department of Fish and Game of the raptor foraging habitat
delineation, the selected site and the map; and
B. The raptor foraging habitat to be identified in subsection A. of this condition
shall have the same or better functions and values as the site to be
impacted, in accordance with the biological assessment prepared by Glenn
Lukos Associates in their letter dated September 11, 2000. If there are no
raptor foraging habitat areas with the same or better functions and values as
the site to be impacted in the area previously identified by the applicant as
having such, the applicant shall obtain an amendment to this coastal
development permit in order to remedy the discrepancy; and
C. PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, the
applicant shall submit for review and approval of the Executive Director, a
raptor foraging habitat management plan which identifies management
measures necessary to, at minimum, maintain the functions and values of
the raptor foraging habitat identified in subsection B. of this condition. Such
measures shall include appropriate brush management measures for the
maintenance of raptor foraging habitat. Measures may include brush
clearance and brush mowing; planting of plant species associated with raptor
foraging habitat, and exotic and invasive plant species controls for the
removal of plant species which upset the functioning of the raptor foraging
habitat, including, but not limited to, ice plant, pampas grass, arundo giant
cane, and myoporum. Any chemical controls to be used in areas adjacent to
wetlands shall be limited to those which are non -toxic to wetland organisms
(e.g. Rodeo® Herbicide). The raptor foraging habitat management plan shall
be prepared in consultation with the California Department of Fish and Game,
and shall be accompanied by a written endorsement of the plan by the
California Department of Fish and Game. The permittee shall undertake
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development in accordance with the raptor foraging habitat management
plan approved by the Executive Director. Any proposed changes to the
approved raptor foraging habitat management plan shall be reported to the
Executive Director. No changes to the approved raptor foraging habitat
management plan shall occur without a Commission amendment to this
coastal development permit unless the Executive Director determines that no
amendment is required.
22. OPEN SPACE DEED RESTRICTION
A. No development, as defined in section 30106 of the Coastal Act shall occur
in the raptor foraging habitat delineated by the map required pursuant to
Special Condition 21 except for:
1. Activities related to raptor foraging habitat maintenance pursuant to
the raptor foraging habitat management plan required pursuant to
Special Condition 21.C.; and
2. The following development, if approved by the Coastal Commission as
an amendment to this coastal development permit: activities related to
public access, recreation, and wetland restoration provided that such
development continues to designate a minimum of 9.2 acres of
equivalent or better functioning raptor foraging habitat.
B. PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, the
applicant shall execute and record a deed restriction in a form and content
acceptable to the Executive Director, which shows that the open space area
identified pursuant to Special Condition 21 shall be restricted as open space
for raptor foraging habitat and the deed restriction shall reflect the above
restriction on development in the designated open space. The deed
restriction shall contain the raptor foraging habitat management plan
approved by the Executive Director pursuant to Special Condition 21.C. The
deed restriction shall include legal descriptions of both the applicant's entire
parcel and the open space area. The deed restriction shall run with the land,
binding all successors and assigns, and shall be recorded free of prior liens
that the Executive Director determines may affect the enforceability of the
restriction. This deed restriction shall not be removed or changed without a
Commission amendment to this coastal development permit.
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23. WATER QUALITY
A. PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, the
applicant shall submit a final Storm Water Management and Water Quality
Control Plan (SWM & WQCP) designed to mitigate stormwater runoff and
nuisance flow from development on Vesting Tentative Tracts 15381 and
15402. The final SWM & WQCP shall include structural and non - structural
Best Management Practices (BMPs) designed to control the volume, velocity
and pollutant load of stormwater and nuisance runoff leaving the developed
site. The final plan shall be reviewed by the consulting engineering geologist
to ensure conformance with geotechnical recommendations. The final plan
shall demonstrate substantial conformance with the Water Quality
Management Plan (WQMP). Tract 15402, Hellman Ranch, prepared by MDS
Consulting of Irvine, California, dated January 2000, and the Storm Water
Management & Water Quality Control Plan, (SWM & WQCP) prepared by
MDS Consulting and Fuscoe Engineering of Irvine, California, dated July 27,
2000, and the following requirements:
1. Post - development peak runoff rates and average volume from the
developed site shall not exceed pre - development levels for the 2 -year
24 -hour storm runoff event.
2. Post - construction treatment control BMPs shall be designed to
mitigate (infiltrate or treat) stormwater runoff from each runoff event
up to and including the 85th percentile 24 -hour runoff event.
3. The approved SWM & WQCP shall be implemented prior to or
concurrent with the construction of infrastructure associated with the
development on Vesting Tentative Tracts 15381 and 15402. The
approved BMPs and other measures included in the final SWM &
WQCP shall be in place and functional prior to the issuance of the first
residential building permit within Vesting Tentative Tract 15402.
4. All structural and non - structural BMPs shall be maintained in a
functional condition throughout the life of the approved development.
Maintenance activity shall be performed according to the
recommended maintenance specifications contained in the California
Stormwater BMP Handbooks (California Stormwater Quality Task
Force, 1993) for selected BMPs. At a minimum, maintenance shall
include the following: (i) all structural BMPs shall be inspected,
cleaned and repaired, as needed prior to the onset of the storm
season, no later than October 1st of each year and (ii) should any of
the project's surface or subsurface drainage /filtration structures or
other BMPs fail or result in increased erosion, the applicant /landowner
or successor -in- interest shall be responsible for any necessary repairs
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to the drainage /filtration system and restoration of the eroded area.
Should repairs or restoration become necessary, prior to
commencement of such repair or restoration work, the applicant shall
submit a repair and restoration plan to the Executive Director to
determine if an amendment or new coastal development permit is
required to authorize such work.
B. Any changes to the structures outlined in the Storm Water Management &
Water Quality Control Plan, (SWM & WQCP) prepared by MDS Consulting
and Fuscoe Engineering of Irvine, California, dated July 27, 2000, including
changes to the footprint of any such structures, necessary to accommodate
the requirements of subsection A of this condition, shall require an
amendment to this coastal development permit, unless the Executive Director
determines that no amendment is required.
C. The permittee shall undertake development in accordance with the approved
final plan. Any proposed changes to the approved final plan shall be
reported to the Executive Director. No changes to the approved final plan
shall occur without a Commission amendment to this coastal development
permit unless the Executive Director determines that no amendment is
required.
D. PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, the
applicant shall execute and record a deed restriction in a form and content
acceptable to the Executive Director, reflecting the requirements outlined in
subsections A., B., and C. of this condition. The deed restriction shall
include legal descriptions of both the applicant's entire parcel and the deed
restricted area. The deed restriction shall run with the land, binding all
successors and assigns, and shall be recorded free of prior liens that the
Executive Director determines may affect the enforceability of the restriction.
This deed restriction shall not be removed or changed without a Commission
amendment to this coastal development permit.
24. RESERVATION OF LAND FOR WATER QUALITY PURPOSES
A. The area of land containing the proposed water quality basin, bio -swale and
riparian corridor, and associated appurtenances as depicted in Figure 8
(inclusive of the landscaped areas) of the Storm Water Management & Water
Quality Control Plan, (SWM & WQCP) prepared by MDS Consulting and
Fuscoe Engineering of Irvine, California, dated July 27, 2000, shall be
reserved for water quality improvement purposes through a deed restriction
as required pursuant to subsection B. of this condition. The deed restriction
shall not preclude use of the same such land for wetland restoration provided
the water quality improvement functions of the system described in the
SWM & WQCP, as revised and approved by the Executive Director pursuant
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to Special Condition 23, is, at minimum maintained. In addition, the deed
restriction shall not preclude construction and maintenance of the access
road depicted Figure 8, nor shall it preclude the construction and
maintenance of the utilities and oil transmission lines depicted on Vesting
Tentative Tracts 15381 and 15402, as approved by the Executive Director,
nor shall is preclude the maintenance of existing oil operations, provided the
water quality improvement functions of the system described in the SWM &
WQCP, as revised and approved by the Executive Director pursuant to
Special Condition 23, is, at minimum maintained. Finally, the deed
restriction shall not preclude development associated with the archaeological
investigation required pursuant to Special Condition 19.
B. PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, the
applicant shall execute and record a deed restriction in a form and content
acceptable to the Executive Director, reflecting the above restrictions. The
deed restriction shall include legal descriptions of both the applicant's entire
parcel and the deed restricted area. The deed restriction shall run with the
land, binding all successors and assigns, and shall be recorded free of prior
liens that the Executive Director determines may affect the enforceability of
the restriction. This deed restriction shall not be removed or changed
without a Commission amendment to this coastal development permit.
25. STAGING AREA FOR CONSTRUCTION
A. PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, the
pennittee shall submit a plan for the review and approval of the Executive
Director which indicates that the construction staging area(s) and
construction corridor(s) will avoid impacts to wetlands.
The plan shall demonstrate that:
(a) Construction equipment, materials or activity shall not occur
outside the staging area and construction corridor identified on the
site plan required by this condition; and
(b) Construction equipment, materials, or activity shall not be placed in
any location which would result in impacts to wetlands.
2. The plan shall include, at a minimum, the following components:
(a) A site plan that depicts:
(1) limits of the staging area(s)
(2) construction corridor(s)
(3) construction site
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(4) location of construction fencing and temporary job trailers
with respect to existing wetlands
B. The permittee shall undertake development in accordance with the approved
final plans. Any proposed changes to the approved final plans shall be
reported to the Executive Director. No changes to the approved final plans
shall occur without a Commission amendment to this coastal development
permit unless the Executive Director determines that no amendment is
required.
26. PERMIT COMPLIANCE
All development must occur in strict compliance with the proposal as set
forth in the application for permit, subject to any special conditions set forth
herein. Any deviation from the approved plans must be reviewed and
approved by the Executive Director and may require Commission approval.
27. REVISED VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 15381
PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, the
applicant shall submit, for the review and approval of the Executive Director,
two copies of a revised vesting tentative map for Tract No. 15381. The
revised map shall show only five legal lots as generally depicted in Exhibit 1,
page 4; namely, 1) the lot currently owned by the California State Lands
Commission, 2) the lot currently owned by the City of Seal Beach
Redevelopment Agency, 3) proposed Lot 2 which is proposed to be further
subdivided into seventy residential lots pursuant to proposed Tentative Tract
Map 15402, 4) proposed Lot 3 for the proposed dedication of Gum Grove
Park, which shall be in substantial conformance with the configuration
shown on the map submitted with the permit application and maintain the
proposed minimum 25 wide frontage along Seal Beach Boulevard, and 5) a
lot consisting of the remainder of the subject site owned by the applicant.
The applicant shall record the revised map approved by the Executive
Director. No further subdivision of the lot identified in sub - section 5 shall
occur other than to accommodate the transfer of land to a non - profit entity,
subject to the review and approval of the Executive Director, for wetlands
restoration, open space and environmental education purposes and which
shall require an amendment to this coastal development permit unless the
Executive Director determines that no amendment is required.
Note: Special Condition 27 Replaces Special Condition 2 in its entirety.
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4428. RESERVATION OF POTENTIAL FOR 6DW6ANDS-ACQUISITION OF OIL
PRODUCTION AREA FOR WETLANDS RESTORATION
A. PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, the
applicant shall execute and record a deed restriction, in a form and content
acceptable to the Executive Director which shall provide that:
(1) At the time oil Production ceases and l=for a period of twenty -five years
thereafter, the applicant agrees to sell the 4 w1ands oil production area of
the property as defined in "Attachment 1" (as revised pursuant to
subsection B. of this Special sCondition6) to any public agency or
non - profit association acceptable to the Executive Director that requests
in writing to purchase the property or, through the normal State of
California land acquisition practices if the State is the prospective buyer;
and,
(2) The sale shall be at fair market value as established by an appraisal paid
for by the buyer and prepared by an appraiser mutually acceptable to the
buyer and applicant, or, if the parties are unable to agree, by an appraiser
designated by third party, or if the buyer and applicant agree through an
arbitration on value; and,
(3) The uses shall be restricted to wetlands restoration, open space and
environmental education purposes, with reversion rights to the State
Coastal Conservancy.
me execuuve uirector in writing of the date oil Production ceased The deed
restriction shall remain in effect for twenty -five years from the date oil
production ceases and be recorded over the lewlaads oil Production area of
the property and shall run with the land, binding all successors and assigns,
and shall be recorded free of prior liens and encumbrances that the Executive
Director determines may affect the enforceability of the restriction. This
deed restriction shall not be removed or changed without a Coastal
Commission- approved amendment to this coastal development permit unless
the Executive Director determines that no amendment is required.
AFTER YOU HAVE SIGNED AND RETURNED THE DUPLICATE COPY YOU WILL BE
RECEIVING THE LEGAL FORMS TO COMPLETE (WITH INSTRUCTIONS) FROM THE
SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE. WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE DOCUMENTS IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AT (415) 904 -5200.