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Home My WebLink About2024-11-13 - Supplementals 50586742.1/200483.0004 November 12, 2024 City of Rancho Cucamonga Attn: Jennifer Nakamura Deputy Director of Planning In 2022, the zoning of our building at 10808 6th Street was changed from Neo-Industrial to Mixed Employment 2 (ME2). We appreciate that Item D5, consideration to amend Chapter 17.62 of Article IV of Title 17 (Development Code) of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code to Amend Nonconforming Use Provisions Concerning the Discontinuance, is currently on the November 13, 2024 Planning Commission agenda. Based on our interpretation, this proposed Code Amendment will extend the time for maintaining the right to nonconforming use from 180 days to one year of discontinuation. Unfortunately, that amount of time is not adequate and a minimum two year right to maintain the nonconforming use is absolutely critical for this Code Amendment to have the intended effect. As previously discussed, the zoning and land changes enacted in 2022 have several unintended consequences that contradict the City’s goals. A major goal of the 2022 land use change was to limit pure warehouse and trucking uses in favor of higher employment tenants, but this code change will have the opposite effect: • Tenants with a higher employment base for manufacturing or heavier office use are less common. It often takes a year or longer to lease a space to higher employment use and then 6-8 months to plan, design, permit and build the office space or manufacturing infrastructure within the building. With only a year of discontinuation allowed, we will be forced to lease the building quickly to a pure warehouse tenant to preserve our nonconforming rights. • Uses with higher office and employment opportunities require more capital than typical warehouses. With the zoning change in 2022, our building is nonconforming which is considered riskier by lenders and other capital sources. The main issue is that the nonconforming right is extinguished within currently 6 months (or 1 year with the proposed change) while this is not an issue to lenders or other capital sources if the time period is extended to at least 2 years. The additional time allows us to fund the improvements required to land the most desirable tenants (to us and the City). We closed on this building in 2022 after being reassured by the City in a zoning verification letter that “the future zoning for this property is expected to remain Neo-Industrial (NI) District”. The change we are requesting is minor and does not alter the land use changes initiated in 2022. This minor change of extending the discontinuation period to 2 years allows us to take the time and invest the required capital to attract the most desirable tenants to the City. Sincerely, Bob Close Director- Development and Construction Bridge Logistic Properties Cell: (954) 882-8793 Email: bob.close@bridgeblp.com Nonconforming Use Ordinance Planning Commission November 13, 2024 Background •2021 Industrial Land Use Amendment •Changes in land uses to reflect desired diversification •Created nonconforming uses •Nonconforming uses can continue •Chapter 17.62 (Nonconforming uses) •Use can be continued by new user within 180 days of discontinuation by previous user Proposed Change •Modify Nonconforming Use Discontinuation •Expand discontinuation period from 180 to 365 days •Applicable to industrial uses only •Changes in industrial land uses •Longer time to re-tenant industrial buildings •Other uses experienced less land use change Environmental Assessment •This ordinance is not subject to CEQA under the following provisions •15061(b)(3) •Proposed administrative amendment •No effect on the environment Public Noticing •Advertised in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin on November 1, 2024 •Individual noticing was not required as this is a citywide ordinance Recommendation •Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt Resolution 2024-037 recommending that the City Council adopt the proposed ordinance Planning Commission November 13, 2024 SUBTPM20808 Project: A request to subdivide a 43,428 square foot lot into 4 parcels for the future development of 4 single-family residences Entitlements: Tentative Parcel Map – SUBTPM20808; Zoning Designation: Low Residential(L); General Plan Designation: Suburban Neighborhood Very Low. Project Overview Location Street View Site Plan Environmental Assessment •The project is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as a Class 15 exemption under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15315 – Minor Land Divisions; •The project scope is for the subdivision of a residentially zoned lot into four separate parcels and complies with the requirements outlined for the Minor Land Divisions exemption. Public Art Housing projects with a density less than 4 units per acres are exempt from the public art ordinance as outlined in Chapter 17.124 of the Development Code. Correspondence •The item was advertised as a public hearing with a regular legal advertisement in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin newspaper on October 28, 2024; the property was posted on October 30, 2024; •Notices were mailed to 131 owners within a 660-foot radius of the project site on October 29, 2024. Staff recommends the Planning Commission take the following action: •Adopt the resolution of approval for Tentative Parcel Map SUBTPM20808 with the attached conditions of approval. Staff Recommendation Planning Commission November 13, 2024 SUBTT20863 Project Overview •Project: A request to consolidate six parcels into one parcel totaling approximately 9.15 acres of land at the northeast corner of Foothill Boulevard and Grove Avenue; APNs 0207-011 -35, -36, -41, -43, -44, and -45 •Applicant: Fore Property •Entitlement:Tentative Tract Map SUBTT20863 (Related File:Design Review DRC2022-00379) •Zoning Designation:Center 1 (CE1) •General Plan Designation:Traditional Town Center Subject Parcels Location Tentative Tract Map Environmental Assessment •The item is consistent with the City’s General Plan and certified Program Environmental Impact Report as shown in the compliance memorandum previously prepared under Design Review DRC2022-00379, pursuant to CEQA Section 15183(c) Correspondence •Advertised in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin on October 28, 2024 •Notices sent out to all property owners within 660 feet of the site on October 28, 2024 •Site was posted on October 29, 2024. To date, staff has not received any responses. Recommendation •Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt Resolution 24-33 for the approval of Tentative Tract Map SUBTT20863, subject to the attached conditions of approval