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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-084 - Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 2024-084 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING MINOR EXCEPTION DRC2023-00280, A REQUEST TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED ONSITE PARKING OF A RELATED MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT ON 1.8 ACRES OF LAND AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF RED OAK STREET AND SPRUCE AVENUES IN THE CENTER 2 (CE2) ZONE AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF -APN: 0208-353-18 A. Recitals. 1. The applicant, Western Spire, has filed an application requesting the issuance of Minor Exception DRC2023-00280, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Minor Exception request is referred to as "the application." 2. On the loth day of July 2024, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga adopted Resolution 2024-022 recommending approval to the City Council 3. On the 21 st day of August 2024, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on said 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 City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga as follows: 1. This Council 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 Council during the above- referenced public hearing on August 21, 2024, including written and oral staff reports, this Council hereby specifically finds as follows: a. The application applies to a 1.8-acre undeveloped site located at the northwest corner of Red Oak and Spruce Avenues; and b. The existing land use, General Plan designation, and Zones for the project site and adjacent properties are as follows: Land Use General Plan Zoning Site Vacant City Center Center 2 (CE2) North Commercial Center City Center Center 2 (CE2) South Church/School Office Employment Mixed Employment 1 (ME1) East Hotel Mixed-Use City Corridor High Corridor 2 CO2 West Office Building City Center Center 2 (CE2) Resolution No. 2024-084— Page 1 of 4 c. A Minor Exception is being requested to reduce the required onsite parking of a 176 residential-unit mixed-use development from 362 required parking stalls to 339 provided parking stalls, representing a deficiency of 6.1 percent, or 23 parking spaces; and d. The applicant has provided a parking study which has demonstrated that the. project will be sufficiently parked based on the proposed mix of uses and available onsite parking. The project site is surrounded by a mix of commercial, retail, and office land uses that are readily accessible to future project residents and commercial tenants; and e. Development Code Section 17.16.110 allows parking reductions up to 25% upon the approval of a Minor Exception. The requested reduction by 6.1 percent is less than the maximum allowed reduction of25% allowed by the Development Code. 3. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Council during the above- referenced public hearing and upon the specific findings of facts set forth in Paragraphs 1 and 2 above, this Council hereby specifically finds and concludes as follows: a. The minor exception is consistent with the general plan or any applicable specific plan or development agreement. The General Plan Designation for the project site is City Center, which envisions a broad range of residential and non-residential land uses. The minor exception is for a 6.1 percent(23 parking spaces) reduction in the required parking which will permit the project to be developed at the density contemplated by the General Plan; and b. The proposed minor exception is compatible with existing and proposed land uses in the surrounding area. The project site is within the Center 2 (CE2) Zone, which is envisioned for a mix of residential and non-residential land uses. The 6.1 percent (23 parking spaces) reduction in the required parking will not impact the project's compatibility with the surrounding land uses with the implementation of the Parking Management Plan submitted for the project, compliance with which is enforced by conditions imposed upon the project; and c. The proposed exception to the specific development standard(s) is necessary to allow creative design solutions compatible with the desires of the community and/or accommodate unique site conditions. The 6.1 percent (23 parking spaces) reduction in the required on-site parking will allow the project to provide a mix of residential and non-residential land uses as contemplated for the land use district; and d. The granting of the minor exception will not constitute a grant of special privilege inconsistent with the limitations on other properties classified in the same zone, and will not be detrimental to public health, safety orwelfare, or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity. A CEQA Section 15332 Infill Exemption was prepared for the project that demonstrates that the project would not have a significant impact on the environment not already contemplated in the General Plan EIR. 4. Based upon the facts and information contained in the CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 Infill Exemption, together with all written and oral reports included for the environmental assessment for the application, the Council finds that there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect upon the environment based upon the findings as follows: Resolution No. 2024-084— Page 2 of 4 a. Planning staff has determined that the project is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's CEQA Guidelines. The project qualifies as a Class 32 exemption under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 — Infill Development Projects as the project is for the construction of a mixed-use development on 1.8 acres of .land. The Section 15332 CEQA exemption covers infill developments on sites less than 5 acres in area that will not have a significant impact relating to traffic, noise, air quality, or water. b. A Section 15332 CEQA exemption was prepared by Placeworks (May 2024), an environmental consultant hired by the City (Exhibit D—CEQA Section 15332 Infill Exemption), to demonstrate compliance with the Section 15332 exemption. Staff evaluated the CEQA exemption prepared by Placeworks and concluded that the project will not have a significant impact on the environment relating to traffic, noise, air quality, or water.. The City Council has reviewed the Planning and Economic Development Department's determination of exemption, and based on its own independent judgment, concurs in the staff's determination of exemption. 5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 above, the City Council hereby approve the project subject to each and every condition set forth below and in the attached standard conditions incorporated herein by this reference. 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. Resolution No. 2024-084— Page 3 of 4 PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 21s'day of August, 2024. J L. Dennis Michael, Mayo ATTEST: olwo i, e. ice C. Reynolds, City lerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) ss CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA ) I,Janice C. Reynolds, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, at a Regular Meeting of said Council held on the 21s'day of August, 2024. AYES: Hutchison, Kennedy, Michael, Scott, Stickler NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None Executed this 22"d day of August, 2024, at Rancho Cucamonga, California. Janice C. Reynolds, Cit Clerk Resolution No. 2024-084— Page 4 of 4