HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 23-27RESOLUTION NO. 23-27
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA,
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT
THE EPICENTER MASTER PLAN, ADOPT AN
ADDENDUM TO A CERTIFIED RANCHO CUCAMONGA
GENERAL PLAN UPDATE 2020 FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT, AND ADOPT FINDINGS PURSUANT
TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
A. Recitals.
1. The City of Rancho Cucamonga has prepared an Epicenter Master Plan
for the city -owned parcels that make up the area commonly known as the Epicenter
Sports Complex, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this
Resolution, the subject Master Plan is collectively referred to as the "Plan."
2. On November 8, 2023, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga conducted a noticed public hearing on the Plan and concluded said hearing
on that date.
3. All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby found, determined, and resolved by the Planning
Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga as follows:
1. This Planning Commission hereby finds that all of the facts set forth in the
Recitals, 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 November 8, 2023,
including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Planning
Commission hereby finds as follows:
a. The Plan area consists of city -owned parcels commonly known as
the Epicenter Sports Complex, consisting of Quakes Stadium, Sofive Soccer Center,
Rancho Cucamonga Sports Center, Rancho Cucamonga Animal Center, Rancho
Cucamonga Municipal Utility Facility and Parking, associated parking lots and a City
owned vacant lot at the northwest corner of Rochester and Arrow.; and
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b. The parcels that are subject to the Plan include APN's 229-012-73
and -74, 0229-012-01,-02,-03,-09,-10,-22,-23,-72; and
C. No privately owned parcels are subject to this Plan.
d. The City prepared the Plan, which is included as Exhibit 'A," to this
Resolution and are hereby incorporated by this reference as set forth in full.
e. The Plan conforms to and does not conflict with the goals, policies,
and implementation programs of the General Plan, including, without limitation, the
Housing and Land Use Elements thereof, and will provide for development in a manner
consistent with the General Plan.
f. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") (Pub.
Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.) and the City's local CEQA Guidelines, the City Council,
in December 2021, certified the Rancho Cucamonga General Plan Update 2020 Final
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH No. 2021050261) for the City's adoption of the
2020 General Plan Update ("PIanRC") and Climate Action Plan, and adopted findings
pursuant to CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines ("Certified FEIR"). No new information
has become available and no substantial changes to the circumstances under which
implementation of the General Plan Update and Climate Action Plan has been undertaken
since the certification of the FEIR occurred. The proposed Amendments would not
substantially increase the severity of effects relative to the environmental topics analyzed
in the Certified FEIR, nor would the proposed Plan require new mitigation measures or
alternatives. An Addendum to the Certified FEIR for the PIanRC and Climate Action Plan
was prepared for the adoption of the Plan pursuant to CEQA and State CEQA
Guidelines Section 15164. The Planning Commission has reviewed the Addendum to
the Certified FEIR attached to the staff report accompanying the proposed Plan, along
with the Certified FEIR, and, hereby recommends that the City Council:
(1) Based on this evidence and all evidence in the record, concur
with Planning Department staff's determination that the proposed Plan will not have a
significant effect on the environment and an Addendum is the appropriate level of
environmental review under CEQA;
(2) In the exercise of its independent judgment, conclude that the
Addendum accurately describes the environmental ramifications of the adoption the
Plan;
(3) Find, based on the evidence in the record, including the
Addendum, that the Plan does not require supplemental or subsequent environmental
review because the Epicenter Master Plan (i) is not a substantial change to the PIanRC
and Climate Action Plan analyzed under the Certified FEIR that would require major
revisions to the previously Certified FEIR, (ii) is not a substantial change in the
circumstances under which the PIanRC and Climate Action Plan are being undertaken
that would require major revisions to the Certified FEIR, and (iii) do not constitute new
information of substantial importance that was not known at the time the FEIR was
certified;
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(4) Find that if the Plan is adopted by the City Council, the
impacts associated with the adoption of the Plan would be the same or less than those
identified for the PlanRC and Climate Action Plan in the Certified FEIR, for the reasons
set forth in the Addendum;
(5) Exercising its independent judgment after considering the
administrative record, adopt the Addendum to the Certified FEIR and reaffirm the findings
adopted as part of the FEIR certification as remaining applicable to the Plan.
3. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in subparagraphs 1 and
2 of paragraph B above, the Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City
Council adopt the Plan as indicated in Exhibit "A", and incorporated herein by this
reference.
4. The Secretary of the Planning Commission shall certify to the adoption of
this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 8TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2023.
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
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BY:
BrYA Dopp, Chairman
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I, Matt Marquez, 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 an adjourned regular meeting of the Planning Commission held on the
8th day of November, 2023, by the following vote -to -wit:
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AYES: COMMISSIONERS: DOPP, WILLIAMS, MORALES, BOLING, DANIELS
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