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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 24-15RESOLUTION NO. 24-15 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP SUBTT20680, A REQUEST TO RE -SUBDIVIDE THE PROPERTIES COMMONLY KNOWN AS CENTRAL PARK, CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 103 ACRES, FROM THE CURRENT 11 PARCELS INTO 12 PARCELS CONSISTENT WITH THE CENTRAL PARK MASTER PLAN PHASING MAP. APNS: 1076-591-01, -02, -03, -04, -05, -06, -07, - 08, -09, -10, AND -11. A. Recitals. 1. The City of Rancho Cucamonga filed an application for the issuance of Tentative Tract Map SUBTT20680, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Tentative Tract Map request is referred to as "the application." 2. On the 8th day of May 2024, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on said 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: 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 the substantial evidence presented to this Commission during the above -referenced meeting on May 8, 2024, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: a. The application applies to the properties extending north of Baseline Road to the Pacific Electric Trail, between Milliken Avenue and Deer Creek Channel, commonly known as Central Park; and b. The project site is a vacant parcel with an area of approximately 103 acres and constitutes the area designated by the Central Park Master Plan; and C. The existing land uses on, and General Plan land use and zoning designations for, the project site and the surrounding properties (relative to the above -noted parcel) are as follows: PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 24-15 TENTATIVE TRACT MAP SUBTT20680 City of Rancho Cucamonga May 8, 2024 Page 2 Land Use General Plan Zoning site Park/Vacant General Open Space and Parks (P) Facilities Pacific Electric Trail General Open Space and Parks (P) Facilities North Single Family Suburban Neighborhood Medium Residential (M) Residential Low South Single Family Suburban Neighborhood Low Medium Residential — Residential Low Terra Vista LM- East Single Family Suburban Neighborhood Medium Residential (M) Residential Low Deer Creek Channel General Open Space and Flood Control/Utility Corridor Facilities FC/UC West Single Family Suburban Neighborhood Low Medium Residential — Residential Low Terra Vista (LM-TV) d. The project includes the subdivision of 103 acres of land into 12 numbered lots. The proposed lots are irregularly shaped and would correspond with the Central Park Master Plan's long-term phasing map; and e. The subdivision complies with each of the development standards for the Parks (P) Zone; and f. The subject subdivision includes no development of the site. 3. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Commission during the above -referenced meeting 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 proposed subdivision is in accord with the General Plan, the objectives of the Development Code, and the purposes of the district in which the site is located. The proposal is to subdivide a property with an area of approximately 103 acres of land into twelve (12) numbered lots consistent with the Central Park Master Plan Phasing Map. The underlying General Plan designation is General Open Space and Facilities which is intended for recreational, educational, public utility, and flood control uses and systems that are typically owned or controlled by the city, other public agencies, and public utility companies. b. The proposed subdivision complies with each of the applicable provisions of the Development Code for the Parks (P) Zone, and C. The proposed subdivision will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare, or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity. The proposal is for the subdivision only and does not include any development of the site at this time. 4. Based upon the facts and information contained in the CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 Compliance Memorandum, together with all written and oral reports included for the environmental assessment for the application, the Planning Commission finds that there is no PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 24-15 TENTATIVE TRACT MAP SUBTT20680 City of Rancho Cucamonga May 8, 2024 Page 3 substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect upon the environment based upon the findings as follows: a. The City of Rancho Cucamonga certified a Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Central Park Master Plan Update on April 7'h, 2021. According to Section 15168 of the CEQA Guidelines, a Program EIR may be prepared on a series of actions that can be characterized as one large project. Use of a Program EIR gives the Lead Agency an opportunity to consider broad policy alternatives and program - wide mitigation measures, as well as greater flexibility to address project -specific and cumulative environmental impacts on a comprehensive scale. b. Pursuant to Section 15162 of the State CEQA Guidelines, no subsequent or Supplemental EIR or Negative Declaration is required in connection with subsequent discretionary approvals of the same project as long as there have been a) no substantial changes proposed to the project that indicate new or more severe impacts on the environment; b) no substantial changes have occurred in the circumstances under which the project was previously reviewed that indicates new more severe environmental impacts, c) no new important information that shows the project will have new or more severe impacts than previously considered; and d) no additional mitigation measures are now feasible to reduce impacts or different mitigation measures can be imposed to substantially reduce impacts. The proposed subdivision does not raise or create new environmental impacts not already considered in the Environmental Impact Report or Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. Therefore, no subsequent or supplemental EIR is required for the proposed project. 5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 above, this Commission hereby approves the application subject to each and every condition set forth in the Standard Conditions, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. 6. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 8TH DAY OF MAY 2024, PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY: : / , f zd. Tony orates, Chairman ATTEST: Matt Marqu ecretary PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 24-15 TENTATIVE TRACT MAP SUBTT20680 City of Rancho Cucamonga May 8, 2024 Page 4 I, Matt Marquez, Secretary 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 8th day of May 2024, by the following vote -to -wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: MORALES, DANIELS, DIAZ, DOPP NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: BOLING ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: