HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-070 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 92-070
~ON OF ~HE CITY ~ OF ~{E CITY OF RAN(~D
CALIFC/%NIA, DI~{II~ OF ~ ~'£C PIAN
89-03, A REQUEg~ TO AMH/D CH~lg. IN DEVELO~
(i) U.S. Hc~e Corporation has filed an application for Etiwanda
Specific Plan ~-~nt No. 89-03 as described in the title of t_his
Resolution. F~reinafter in this Resolution, the subject Etiwanda Specific
(ii) On December 11, and continued to December 17, 1991, the
Planning c~m~L~sion of the City of Rancho Cucamo~ga conducted duly r~tioed
public hearings on the application. The Planning ~ion continued the
application to January 8, 1992.
(iii) On January 8, 1992, the Plannin~ CCemdssion of the City of
Rancho O_~7~nga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application
that a Resolution of Denial be prepared for the Ja~mry 22, 1992, meet/n~. At
that meeting, the Planning O~mILdssion adopted its Resolution No. 92-07 thereby
rec~~ to this City Council that said application be denied.
(iv) ~be decision r~esenb~ by ~/U Pb~nin~ ~ion Resoluti~
was timely appealed to th/s Council.
(v) On the 18th day of March 1992, the City Ooumcil of the City of
Rancho ~ conducted a d~y noti~d ~ublic bearin~ and owcluded ~id
(vi) ml l~ ~m~e~,~i~s prior to the ~__~ion of this
NOW, ~%~E, the City Council of the City of ~ Cucamonga does
hereby find, determine, and resolve as folly:
1. This Oouncil hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set
forth in the Recitals, Part A, of this P~solution are true and correct.
the above-ref~ March 18, 1992 p~blic hearing, incl~ writte~ staff
reports, the minutes of the. ~reference~ Planning ~ion meeting, and
the contents of Plannir~ ~ion Resolution No. 92-07, this Oouncil hereby
specifically fir~s as follows:
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(a) ~he application applies to all properties located within
the Low Medium and Medium Residential Development Districts within the area
governed by the Etiwanda Specific Plan; and
(b) ~he Develc~ Code permits detaohed single family
residences only utilizing the optional develo~ standards, as currently
does the Etiwar~a Specific Plan; and
(c) The amendment does conflict with the goals and policies of
the EtiwaD~__a Specific Plan and General Plan for reasons as follc~s:
1) The amendment to allc~ single family residences in the
Medium Residential zone _ur~e_~_-~ basic standards wield reduce the amount of
policy for p~-oviding ample usable open space within the Specific Plan Area;
2) The amendment w~uld d/scourage the potential for
project "clustering" for the purpose of preservation of open space; and
3) The ~ w~uld not suppo~ the Etiwa~ Specific
Plan policy of creating a "country or rural armor" by integrat/ng natu~al
areas with urban areas through a system of linear open spaces.
(d) This ~ will reduce the incentive to utilize the
size and thus allow higher densities for "conventi~" projects utilizir~
of the Etiwanda Specific Plan which contradicts the general intent of the plan
for providing a generally more rsiral atmosphere and strer~the~Lr~ the sense of
(e) The amendment does not take into om~ideration other
interrelated develc~ standards (lot coverage, setbacks, etc.) which may
d/rectly influence the character of projects and r~_~ the ability to meet
the basic goals and objectives of the Etiwanda Specific Plan and the General
Plan.
reports, this Council hereby finds ar~ cc~cl~ as follows:
(a) ~at the proposed application does not ~mote the gca~
and policies of the Etiwanda Specific Plan; and
(b) That the px~posed ~ would have significant impacts
(c) T~at the proposed amendment is not in conformance with the
General Plan and Etiwanda Specific Plan.
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4. Based upon the find~ and conclusions set forth in parag~
1, 2, and 3, above, the City Oouncil hareby denies the application.
5. ~ Council hereby provides notice to U. S. H~me C0xporation
that the time within which judicial revie~ of the decision re~ by t_his
Resolution ~ be sought is governed by the provisions of California Code of
Civil Procedure Section 1094.6.
6. ~he City Clerk of the City of Rancho Cucamonga is bm~.by
directed to: (a) certify to the adoption of tb~ Resolution, and (b)
forth transmit a certified copy of this ~esolution, by certified mail,
return-receipt requested, to U. S. Home CUrporatio~ at the address identified
in city reou~.
7. q~e City Clerk shall certify to the ~_option of this Resolution.
PASS~D, ~, and ADOPI~D this 2nd day of September, 1992.
AYES: Stout, Williams, Wright
~: None
I, D~RA J. ADAMS, CITY c~RK of the city of Rancho
California, do ~ ~ ~t ~ f~~ ~1~ ~ ~y
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~~, at a ~ ~~ of ~d Ci~ ~il ~d ~ ~ 2~ ~y of
~, 1992.
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