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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 24-11RESOLUTION NO. 24-11 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING TIME EXTENSION DRC2024-00026, A REQUEST TO ALLOW FOR A TIME EXTENSION OF A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DESIGN REVIEW (DRC2021-00120) AND TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 20120 (SUBTT00024), FOR THE MIXED -USE DEVELOPMENT OF 671 APARTMENT UNITS AND 20,841 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL SPACE WITHIN THE CORRIDOR 2 (CO2) ZONE, LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF FOOTHILL BOULEVARD AND MILLIKEN AVENUE AT 11220 FOOTHILL BOULEVARD RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730; APNS: 1077-422-51, - 55, -98, -99, 1090-121-38AND -39. (TIME EXTENSION DRC2024-00026). A. Recitals. 1. WDCC Milliken West Residential, LLC filed an application for the extension of the approval of Design Review (DRC2021-00120) and Tentative Tract Map 20120 (SUBTT00024), as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the Time Extension request is referred to as "the application." 2. On April 27, 2022, the Planning Commission adopted Resolutions No. 22-11 and 12, thereby approving the above -referenced entitlements subject to specific conditions and time limits whereas the subject Design Review and associated entitlements was originally set to expire on April 27, 2024 and the subject Tentative Tract Map and associated entitlements was originally set to expire on April 27, 2025. 3. On March 13, 2024, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a noticed public hearing on the application and concluded said hearing on that date. 4. 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: 1. This Commission hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set forth in the Recitals, Part A, of this Resolution are true and correct. 2. Based upon substantial evidence presented to this Commission during the above - referenced public hearing on March 13, 2024, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: a. The application applies to a 17.2-acre parcel located at the northwest corner of Foothill Boulevard and Milliken Avenue at 11220 Foothill Boulevard; and b. The existing Land Use, General Plan, and Zoning Designations for the project site and adjacent properties are as follows: Land -Use- General Plan Zoning Vacant City Corridor High Corridor 2 (CO2) Multifamily Residential Suburban Neighborhood Moderate Medium High Residential - I Terra Vista MH- PLANNING COMMISION RESOLUTION 24-11 TIME EXTENSION DRC2024-00026 WDCC MILLIKEN WEST RESIDENTIAL, LLC March 13, 2024 Page 2 Commercial/Retail Pad Buildings/Uses Shopping Center City Corridor High Corridor 2 (CO2) Corridor 2 CO2 Hospital (part) City Corridor High Corridor 2 (CO2) Vacant part Shopping Center City Corridor High Corridor 2 CO2 c. The design review and subdivision of the project site conforms to all applicable development standards of the zone; and d. Since the last approval, the Development Code has been updated and the subject site zone has been changed from the Mixed Use — Urban Corridor (MU-UCR) District to the Corridor 2 (CO2) District. The new zoning designation allows for the development of medium to high intensity mixed -use development along active, walkable corridors and at key intersections. e. This application is a request to extend the approval period of Design Review (DRC2021-00120) for two (2) additional years and Tentative Tract Map 20120 (SUBTT00024) for one (1) additional year. The time extension is necessary to provide the applicant time to prepare the project site for grading and construction. The expiration date with the approval of Time Extension DRC2024-00026 for the Design Review and Tentative Tract Map will be April 27, 2026. 3. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Commission during the above - referenced public hearing and upon the specific findings of facts set forth in Paragraphs 1 and 2 above, this Commission hereby finds and concludes as follows: a. The previously approved entitlements are consistent with the City's current General Plan and Zoning Code. The approved project is for the subdivision of 17.2 acres of land into 4 parcels for the mixed -use development of 671 apartment units and 20,841 square feet of commercial space. The approved entitlements are consistent with each of the related City requirement for the project site; and b. The site is physically suitable for the type and density of the previously approved entitlements as the project site as there are similar residential developments near and around the site; and c. The previously approved entitlements, together with the conditions applicable thereto, will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare, or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity. The project allows for the development of residential units in an area identified in the City's General Plan and Zoning Code as suitable for residential development of this type and intensity. The Planning Commission certified a Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on April 27, 2022 (State Clearinghouse No. 2021050261) through Resolutions 22-11 and 12. The project does not raise or create new environmental impacts not already considered in the Program EIR; and d. The previously approved entitlements comply with each of the applicable provisions of the Development Code at the time of approval for the development of mufti -family residential condominiums within the Mixed Use (MU); and 4. At the time that the subject development project was approved at the April 27, 2022 public hearing, the Planning Commission concluded that the project is within the scope of the PLANNING COMMISION RESOLUTION 24-11 TIME EXTENSION DRC2024-00026 WDCC MILLIKEN WEST RESIDENTIAL, LLC March 13, 2024 Page 3 Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (State Clearinghouse No. 2021050261) adopted and certified as part of the comprehensive update to the City's General Plan on December 15, 2021. The project was determined to not have one or more significant effects not discussed in the General Plan EIR, nor have more severe effects than previously analyzed, and that additional or different mitigation measures are not required to reduce the impacts of the project to a level of less than significant. The subject time extension does not raise or create new environmental impacts not already considered in the Program EIR. 5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 above, this Commission hereby grants a two (2) year time extension for Design Review (DRC2021- 00120) and a one (1) year time extension for Tentative Tract Map 20120 (SUBTT00024) for a new expiration date of April 27, 2026. 6. All applicable Conditions of Approval in Planning Commission Resolution No. 22-11 and 12 for the entitlements, respectively shall apply to Time Extension DRC2024-00026. 7. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 13TH DAY OF MARCH 2O24. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY: �dN Tony Morales, Chair ATTEST: I, Matt Marquez, Secretary of the Planning Commission of 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 13th day of March 2024, by the following vote -to -wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: MORALES, BOLING, DOPP NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: DANIELS, DIAZ RECUSE: COMMISSIONERS: