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Home My WebLink About21-50 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 21-50 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF (1) GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT DRC2021-00281 TO AMEND THE LAND USE ELEMENT TO ADD THREE NEW ZONING DESIGNATIONS AND REDESIGNATE 62 PARCELS FROM THEIR EXISTING LAND USE DESIGNATIONS TO ONE OF THE NEW LAND USE DESIGNATIONS; (2) MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT DRC2021-00281 TO AMEND THE DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ESTABLISH THREE NEW ZONING DISTRICTS AND ESTABLISH DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND PERMITTED USES FOR EACH NEW ZONING DISTRICT AND REMOVE 6 PARCELS FROM THE HAVEN AVENUE OVERLAY AND 1 PARCEL FROM THE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL OVERLAY; (3) ZONING MAP AMENDMENT DRC2021-00283 TO REZONE 41 PARCELS WITHIN THE CITY TO ONE OF THE THREE NEW ZONING DISTRICTS, (4) PLANNED COMMUNITY AMENDMENT DRC2021-00284 TO AMEND THE TERRA VISTA PLANNED COMMUNITY TO REZONE 13 PARCELS TO THE NEW URBAN CORRIDOR ZONING DESIGNATION AND ESTABLISH DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE URBAN CORRIDOR ZONING DISTRICT; (6) SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT DRC2021-00285 TO AMEND THE VICTORIA SPECIFIC PLAN TO REZONE 6 PARCELS WITHIN THE SPECIFIC PLAN TO THE NEW URBAN CENTER ZONING DESIGNATION AND ESTABLISH DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE URBAN CENTER ZONING DISTRICT; (6) MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT DRC2021-00286 TO AMEND THE TOWN SQUARE MASTER PLAN TO REZONE 2 PARCELS WITHIN THE MASTER PLAN TO THE NEW URBAN CENTER ZONING DESIGNATION AND ESTABLISH DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE URBAN CENTER ZONING DISTRICT; AND (7) AN ADDENDUM TO THE CERTIFIED EIR FOR THE 2010 GENERAL PLAN UPDATE, AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORTTHEREOF A. Recitals. 1. The City of Rancho Cucamonga has prepared a set of amendments, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Municipal Code Amendment is referred to as "the Amendments". 2. On August 11, 2021, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a noticed public hearing on the application and concluded said hearing on that date. 3. All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred. B. Resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby found, determined, and resolved by the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga as follows: This Commission hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set forth in the Recitals, Exhibit G PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2021-50 GPA, MCA, ZMA, PCA, SPA, MPA — CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA August 11, 2021 Page 2 Part A of this Resolution, are true and correct. 2. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to the Planning Commission during the above -referenced public hearing on August 11, 2021, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: a. The City is required by law to update its housing element that covers the planning period of October 2021 through October 2029; b. The City is currently in the process of updating the housing element as part of the PlanRC General Plan process and is currently on track to adopt the new General Plan, including the housing element, later this year; C. Current housing law states that if cities cannot show that it has the capacity to accommodate the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) based on its existing planning and zoning framework, the city is considered to have a "shortfall" in capacity; d. The City is proposing to amend its current General Plan, Development Code, Zoning Map and related special planning documents for selected parcels to ensure that enough sites are zoned to meet the RHNA requirements by October 15, 2021 and to avoid the shortfall; e. The City prepared the Amendments, which are included as Attachments A through F to this Resolution and are hereby incorporated by this reference as if set forth in full; f. Municipal Code Amendment DRC2021-00281 and Zoning Map Amendment DRC2021-00283 conform to and does not conflict with the General Plan, including without limitation, the Land Use Element thereof (as amended), and will provide for development in a manner consistent with the General Plan; g. The Development Code Amendment and Zoning Map Amendment are also consistent with the proposed Planning Community, Specific Plan, and Master Plan amendments included herein. h. General Plan Amendment DRC2021-00281 would be internally consistent with the remainder of the General Plan; I. Planned Community Amendment DRC2021-00284, Specific Plan Amendment DRC2021-00285, and Master Plan Amendment DRC2021-00286 would be consistent with the General Plan, as amendment; and j. The Planning Commission finds that the Amendments serve the important purpose of providing sufficient opportunities for housing development within the City to meet demand at all income levels in accordance with its assigned RHNA. 3. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the City's local CEQA Guidelines, an addendum to the General Plan Program Environmental Impact Report (SCH #2000061027) has been prepared. The addendum concludes that the proposed changes do not result in any new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects beyond what was analyzed in the certified EIR. No new information has become available and no substantial changes to the circumstances under which implementation of the General Plan was being undertaken since the certification of the EIR have occurred. The proposed project would not substantially increase the severity of effects relative to the environmental topics analyzed in the Certified EIR, nor would the project require new mitigation measures or alternatives. As a consequence, an addendum is the appropriate level of PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2021-50 GPA, MCA, ZMA, PCA, SPA, MPA—CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA August 11, 2021 Page 3 environmental review. Based on this evidence and all the evidence in the record, the Planning Commission concurs with the Planning Department staffs determination that the Amendment will not have a significant effect on the environment and is therefore exempt from further environmental review under CEQA. The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council adopt the proposed addendum. 4. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 above, this Commission hereby recommends that the City Council approve General Plan Amendment DRC2021-00281 as indicated in Attachment A incorporated herein by this reference. 5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 above, this Commission hereby recommends that the City Council approve Municipal Code Amendment DRC2021-00282 as indicated in Attachment B incorporated herein by this reference. 6. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 above, this Commission hereby recommends that the City Council approve Zoning Map Amendment DRC2021-00283 as indicated in: Attachment C incorporated herein by this reference. 7. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 above, this Commission hereby recommends that the City Council approve Planned Community Amendment DRC2021-00284 as indicated in Attachment D incorporated herein by this reference. 8. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 above, this Commission hereby recommends that the City Council approve Specific Plan Amendment DRC2021-00285 as indicated in Attachment E incorporated herein by this reference. 9. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 above, this Commission hereby recommends that the City Council approve Master Plan Amendment DRC2021-00286 as indicated in Attachment A incorporated herein by this reference. 10. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 11TH DAY OF AUGUST 2021. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY: Francisco Oaxaca, Chairman ATTEST: �/ue' LAlMcIntosh, AICP, Secretary PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2021-50 GPA, MCA, ZMA, PCA, SPA, MPA — CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA August 11, 2021 Page 4 I, Anne McIntosh, Secretary of the Planning Commission for the City of Rancho Cucamonga, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced, passed, and adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission held on the 111 day of August 2021, by the following vote -to -wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: GUGLIELMO, OAXACA, DOPP, MORALES, WILLIAMS NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: