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1 DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING CITY OF LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION DAVIDP~fo~~BROZ RENEE DAKE WILSON VlCE-PRESIDENT CAROLINE CHOE RICHARD KATZ JOHNW. MACK CALIFORNIA SAMANTHA MILLMAN MARC MITCHELL VERONICA PADILLA-CAMPOS DANA M. PERLMAN ERIC GARCElTI ROCKY WILES COMMISSION OFFICE MANAGER (213) 978-1300 June 16, 2017 Council member Jose Huizar, Chair Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson Councilmember Gilbert A. Cedillo Councilmember Mitchell Englander Councilmember Curren D. Price, Jr. MAYOR Planning and Land Use Management Committee Los ANGELES City Hall 200 N. Spring Street Los ANGELES , CA 90012 Re: City Planning Case Nos: VTT-73427-2A CPC-2004-7308-ZC-ZAD-K-1A, and ENV-2014-3995-EIR Project Address: 9503 N. Andora Place, Chatsworth EXECUTIVE OFFICES 200 N.

2 SPRING STREET, ROOM 525 Los ANGELES , (A 90012-4801 VINCENT P. BERTONL AICP DIRECTOR (213) 978-1271 KEVIN J. KELLER, AICP DEPUTY DIRECTOR (213) 978-1272 LISA M. WEBBER, AICP DEPUTY DIRECTOR (213) 978-1274 JAN ZATORSKI DEPUTY DIRECTOR (213) 978-1273 The proposed Andora Estates Subdivision project involves a 34-lot subdivision (33 residential lots and 1 open space lot) on an approximately 91-acre undeveloped site. The project proposal includes the development of 33 single-family residences and associated public streets, with approximately acres (or roughly 70 percent of the total project site) proposed as an open space lot to be donated to the Mountains recreation and conservation Authority (MRCA). In addition to the open space lot, portions of the privately-owned residential lots (totaling approximately 14 acres) will together be dedicated as a conservation easement in favor of the MRCA.)

3 This land donation, conservation easements, as well as trail improvement payments to the MRCA, will all serve to preserve natural resources and features on the site. On October 20, 2016, the applicant and the MRCA entered into a conservation easement agreement, which guaranteed these above-mentioned benefits (see Attachment A). In order to reflect this agreement, the applicable Project Design Features listed as conditions of approval for the project should be updated to more accurately clarify the status of the donation. In addition, some Project Design Features reference deed-restricted areas within the rear portions of the residential lots, which are all located within the conservation easement area to be donated to the MRCA.

4 conservation easements are a stronger enforcement mechanism for the protection of natural resources than deed-restrictions placed on the individual lots. Therefore, at the request of the California DEPARTMENT of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), language referencing deed-restricted areas should be clarified to reflect that these areas have all been placed under a conservation easement to the MRCA. June 16, 2017 CF 17-0470 and 17-0470-81 (PLUM) PAGE2 In order to address these recommended changes, the following Project Design Features should be clarified as follows (rod strike through indicating deletion and bold underline indicating addition): PDF-1 PDF-2 PDF-3 PDF-4 PDF-5 PDF-8 PDF-9 The open space lot, shall be donated in fee title which has already been donated to the Mountains recreation and conservation Authority (MRCA) !

5 ! .__! conservation easement, and which will become a fee title donation to the MRCA after the recordation of the tract map. te shall be retained in perpetuity by the MRCA as a permanent open space conservation easement. The specific boundaries and area of the open space conservation easement are dependent on the final recorded tract map and are approximately acres under the Project. Tho Projoet shall ineludo a deed rostrietion to designate a A non-buildable conservation easement has been donated to the MRCA on portions of lots 1 through 33 for purposes of preserving the natural topography and landform within the non-graded portions of the conservation easement subdivision. The MRCA shall retain this area as a permanent open space conservation easement.

6 The deed restrietod conservation easement areas would provide a buffer zone from the developed pad areas and the adjoining open space lots, and would preserve the natural ridgelines and geologic formations that occur on the slopes of the lots outside of the designated developed pad areas. Common open space areas ( : equestrian trails and the secondary access road) and deed rostrietod areas shall be maintained in an orderly manner under the control and operation of an active Homeowners Association (HOA), with covenants and restrictions defining how the open space, hiking and equestrian trails shall be maintained and remain accessible for the general public's use. Landscaping within the HOA designated common space areas shall be limited to California native drought-tolerant plant and tree species, consummate with Venturan coastal sage scrub plants, and non-nat,ive invasive species shall be prohibited.

7 The Project Applicant will create Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions forbidding all non-native plants and invasive species in the eeea rostrietod conservation easement areas. i!n the entire Project development area aAG-a there shall be a ban on the use of rodenticides to minimize indirect impacts to wildlife movement. A perimeter fence, as shown in Figure 11-7, Proposed Deed Restricted Areas, consisting of tubular steel or equivalent materials and/or a masonry retaining wall, shall be installed by the developer prior to issuance of the certificate of occupancy of any housing structure. The perimeter fence and/or wall shall be maintained by the Tentative Traet's HOA during the life of the Project. No other fencing shall be allowed within any deed rostrieted conservation easement area except for Lots 25 through 33 where the fencing will be located slightly downslope from the building pads.

8 The fencing is intended to minimize trespassing and protect adjacent conservation areas. The Applicant has contractually agreed to sRaU provide a one-time payment donation to the mountain recreation & conservation Authority (MRCA) in the amount of $15,000 for trail maintenance and signage. Payment shall be completed prior to the recordation of the final tract map. A conservation easement shall be has been. granted to the MRCA on acres of adjacent property to the north that is not a part of the proposed subdivision. The property shall be retained in perpetuity by the MRCA as a permanent open space conservation easement. June 16, 2017 CF 17-0470 and 17-0470-81 (PLUM) PAGE3 These clarifications and project features do not involve any substantive changes to the project, do not present new information of substantial importance to the project, do not result in changes to the conclusions or analysis undertaken by the Environmental Impact Report, and do not change the findings of approval for the project.

9 Therefore, DEPARTMENT of City Planning staff respectfully recommends incorporating the above clarifications and project features for both the proposed tract map (VTT-73427-2A), other land use entitlements (CPC-2004-7308-ZC-ZAD-K-1A) and associated environmental clearance (ENV-2014-3995-EIR). Luciralia Ibarra Senior City Planner Major Projects, DEPARTMENT of City Planning Attachments: Attachment A -ConseNation Easement Agreement Council Files 17-0470 and 17-0470-Sl DEPARTMENT of City Planning Staff Letter-June 16,2017 Attachment A - conservation Easement Agreement This page is part of your document .. DO NOT DISCARD 20161291306 I IIIII I IIIII llllllllllllllllll tl\11 \Ill~~~ lllllllll II~ Recordecllfiled in Official Records Recorder's Office, Los ANGELES County, California 10120/16 AT 08:00AM Pages: 0022 FEES: LEADSHEET 201610200120018 00012810188 1011111\lllllllllllllWII 007886044 SEQ: 08 DAR -Title Company (Bard Copy) THIS FORM IS NOT TO BE DUPLICATED ~S: orBER: PAID: T44 I '.

10 RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND AFfER RECORDING MAIL TO: Mountains recreation and conservation Authority 570 West Avenue 26, Suite 100 Los ANGELES , CA 90065 Attn: Jeffrey K. Maloney \llllllllllil *20161291306. ' --__ ,../ ,.____, ___ . ~ ---.. Exempt from recording fees pursuant to Government Code 6103. Exempt from documentary transfer tax: pursuant to Revenue and Tax Code 11922 (transfer to public entity). conservation EASEMENT AGREEMENT This conservation Easement Agreement (the "Agreement" or "Easement") is entered into on June 8, 2016 (the "Effective Date"), by and between Andora Properties I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, hereinafter referred to as ~'Grantor," and Mountains recreation and conservation Authority, a local public agency established pursuant to Government Code Section 650o, et seq.