(19,5210(17$/ ,03$&7 5(3257 '5$)7 RANCHO PALOS VERDES NATURAL COMMUNITIES CONSERVATION PLANNING SUBAREA PLAN (SCH# 2003071008) Prepared by City of Rancho Palos Verdes Department of Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391 February 20, 2004 Environmental Consultant: 1615 Murray Canyon Road, Suite 1000 San Diego, CA 92108-4314 619.294.9400 Fax: 619.293.7920 7$%/( 2) &217(176 Section 1 Introduction and Purpose.....................................................................................................1-1 1.1 Environmental Procedures............................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Purpose and Scope of the EIR/EA................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Responsible, Trustee, and Cooperating Agencies ........................................... 1-2 1.4 Compliance with CEQA.................................................................................. 1-2 1.5 Scoping Process............................................................................................... 1-3 1.6 Format of the EIR/EA...................................................................................... 1-5 Section 2 Executive Summary ..............................................................................................................2-1 2.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Project Location and Environmental Setting................................................... 2-1 2.3 Project Description .......................................................................................... 2-1 2.4 Summary of Project Alternatives .................................................................... 2-4 2.5 Environmental Issues/Mitigation Summary .................................................... 2-5 Section 3 Project Description................................................................................................................3-1 3.1 Project Location and Setting............................................................................ 3-1 3.2 Background and History.................................................................................. 3-1 3.3 Project Objectives............................................................................................ 3-3 3.4 Project Components......................................................................................... 3-4 3.5 Agreements, Permits, and Approvals ............................................................ 3-15 Section 4 Basis for the Cumulative Analysis.......................................................................................4-1 4.1 Ocean Trails Golf and Residential Development Project................................ 4-1 4.2 Subregion 1 (Oceanfront Estates Project) ....................................................... 4-1 4.3 Point View....................................................................................................... 4-3 4.4 Golden Cove Subarea Shopping Center .......................................................... 4-4 4.5 Long Point Resort Hotel.................................................................................. 4-4 4.6 Point Vicente Interpretive Center.................................................................... 4-4 4.7 Tentative Tract Map No. 52666 ...................................................................... 4-4 4.8 Marymount College Facilities Expansion ....................................................... 4-5 4.9 Belmont Village Assisted-Living Facility....................................................... 4-5 4.10 Crestridge Senior Development....................................................................... 4-5 4.11 Butcher Subdivision ........................................................................................ 4-6 4.12 Remax Office Building Expansion.................................................................. 4-6 Section 5 Description of Environmental Setting, Impacts, and Mitigation Measures ......................5-1 5.1 Biological Resources ....................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 Land Use and Relevant Planning................................................................... 5-28 5.3 Recreation...................................................................................................... 5-48 Section 6 Long-Term Implications of the Proposed Project...............................................................6-1 W:\27644296\06060-e-r.doc\19-Feb-04\SDG i 7$%/( 2) &217(176 6.1 Relationship Between Short-Term Uses of the Environment and Maintenance and Enhancement of Long-Term Productivity ................................................ 6-1 6.2 Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes that Would be Involved in the Proposed Action Should it be Implemented.................................................... 6-1 6.3 Growth Inducement ......................................................................................... 6-1 Section 7 Alternatives to the Proposed Project...................................................................................7-1 7.1 Alternatives Eliminated from Further Consideration ...................................... 7-1 7.2 No Project/No Action Alternative ................................................................... 7-1 7.3 Alternative A – Environmentally Preferred Alternative.................................. 7-3 7.4 Alternative B – Landowner Alternative .......................................................... 7-6 Section 8 Effects Found Not to be Significant.....................................................................................8-1 8.1 Aesthetics......................................................................................................... 8-1 8.2 Agricultural Resources .................................................................................... 8-2 8.3 Air Quality....................................................................................................... 8-2 8.4 Cultural Resources........................................................................................... 8-3 8.5 Geology and Soils............................................................................................ 8-3 8.6 Hazards and Hazardous Materials ................................................................... 8-4 8.7 Hydrology and Water Quality ......................................................................... 8-5 8.8 Mineral Resources ........................................................................................... 8-6 8.9 Noise................................................................................................................ 8-6 8.10 Population and Housing................................................................................... 8-7 8.11 Public Services ................................................................................................ 8-7 8.12 Transportation/Traffic ..................................................................................... 8-7 8.13 Utilities and Service Systems .......................................................................... 8-8 Section 9 Organizations and Persons Consulted................................................................................9-1 Section 10 Bibliography.........................................................................................................................10-1 Section 11 List of Preparers..................................................................................................................11-1 W:\27644296\06060-e-r.doc\19-Feb-04\SDG ii /LVW RI 7DEOHV )LJXUHV DQG $SSHQGLFHV Tables Table 2-1 Summary of Impacts and Mitigation Measures Table 3-1 Proposed Covered Species List for the Rancho Palos Verdes Subarea Plan Table 4-1 List of Cumulative Projects Table 5.1-1 Vegetation Communities in Rancho Palos Verdes Table 5.1-2 Proposed Conservation Acreage by Vegetation Community Table 5.1-3 Total Loss of CSS Habitat by City Projects Table 5.1-4 Total Loss of CSS Habitat by Private Projects and Mitigation Table 5.1-5 Estimated Take of Covered Species Point Locations Table 5.2-1 Existing Land Uses in Rancho Palos Verdes and Proposed Project Table 5.2-2 Designated Land Uses Table 5.2-3 Consistency with Applicable Plans and Policies Table 5.3-1 Existing Recreational Facilities in Rancho Palos Verdes Table 5.3-2 Bikeway Types Table 5.3-3 PMP Recommendations Table 7-1 Comparison of Alternative Conservation Plans Table 7-2 NCCP Subarea Plan Alternative Comparison of Habitat and Covered Species Conservation Figures Figure 3-1 Regional Vicinity Map Figure 3-2 Planning Area Map Figure 4-1 Cumulative Projects Location Map Figure 5.1-1 Natural Vegetation of Rancho Palos Verdes Figure 5.1-2 Covered Species Distributions Figure 5.1-3 Covered Species Point Locations Not Being Conserved by the Plan Figure 5.2-1 Existing Land Use in Rancho Palos Verdes Figure 5.2-2 Designated Land Use in Rancho Palos Verdes Figure 5.3-1 Existing Parks and Recreation Areas Figure 7-1 Reserve Design Alternatives Figure 7-2 Comparison of Alternative A and Proposed Project Figure 7-3 Comparison of Alternative B and Proposed Project Appendices Appendix A Notice of Preparation/Initial Study, Distribution List, and Scoping Comments W:\27644296\06060-e-r.doc\19-Feb-04\SDG iii /LVW RI $EEUHYLDWLRQV DQG