WHAT TO EXPECT
If council members come to a consensus that existing land use standards are inconsistent with the intent of the Rancho Master Plan, the council could direct planning staff members to generate a zone text amendment that would tack on additional protections in the area.
City staffers have recommended that the zone text amendment should clarify the Rancho Master Plan Committee's definition of the type and size of stores that would be allowable in the Rancho District.
Without such a consensus, existing land use designations in the Rancho District would remain in place while the planning department continues to revise a city-wide general land use plan, which sets a blueprint for future development.
VIEW PROTECTION
The council is slated to discuss the details of phasing in a view-protection ordinance that would put controls on trees and other vegetation in the Hillside District.
City staffers have held community meetings to assess residents' ideas and concerns regarding implementation of the ordinance.
According to a staff report from the meetings, residents supported a system similar to one used in the city of Rancho Palos Verdes, where cities employ a mediation process before enforcing vegetation removal. In addition, residents favored a framework where vegetation on public land would be subject to the same standards as vegetation on private property.
WHAT TO EXPECT
The council will discuss how to best confront regulating vegetation growth in the future and direct staff accordingly.
