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Home My WebLink About2025-021 - Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 2025-021 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, DENYING THE APPEAL AND UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT DRC2024-00288 - A REQUEST TO OPERATE A MANUFACTURING USE OVER 50,000 SQUARE FEET IN THE MIXED EMPLOYMENT 2(ME2)ZONE, LOCATED AT 8949 TORONTO AVENUE;AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF—APN: 0209-401-05 A. Recitals. 1. The applicant, Goree Architects for Cal Box, filed an application for the approval of Conditional Use Permit DRC2024-00288 as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Design Review is referred to as "the application." 2. On April 23, 2025, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga adopted Resolution No. 25-013 approving the application and making findings in support of its decision. 3. On April 30, 2025, Lozeau Drury, LLP ("Appellant"), filed a timely appeal of the Planning Commission's decision approving the application. 4. On June 4, 2025, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga opened a duly noticed public hearing on the appeal, conducted the public hearing, concluded the hearing on that date, and adopted this Resolution denying the appeal and upholding the Planning Commission's approval of the application and making findings in support thereof. 5. 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 City 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 all available evidence in the record and presented to the City Council during the above-referenced public hearing on June 4, 2025, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, the City Council hereby specifically finds as follows: a. The application applies to property located within the City; and b. The application applies to a project site located 8949 Toronto Avenue (APN: 0209-401-05); and C. b. The existing Land Use, General Plan, and Zoning designations for the project site and adjacent properties are as follows: Resolution No. 2025-021 — Page 1 of 4 Land Use General Plan Zoning Site Industrial Building 21st Century Mixed Employment 2 (ME2) Employment District BNSF/Metrolink North - - Right of Way South Industrial Building 21st Century Mixed Employment 2 (ME2) Employment District East Vacant Land City Center Center 2 (CE2) West Industrial Building 21st Century Mixed Employment 2 (ME2) Employment District d. Approval is for the operation of a Light Manufacturing Large land use within a 144,399 square foot building; and e. The subject Conditional Use Permit is related to Development Review DRC2023-00379 to expand an existing 98,406 square foot building by 45,993 square feet (total area 144,399. 3. Based upon all available evidence in the record and presented to the City Council during the above-referenced public hearing and upon the specific findings of facts set forth in Paragraphs 1 and 2 above, the City Council hereby finds and concludes as follows: a. The use is consistent with the general plan designation. The 21st Century Employment District permits existing industrial uses to remain. The site is developed with an existing industrial building, parking, and landscaping. The related expansion of the existing industrial building (Design Review DRC2023-00379) is not expected to increase the number of employees or vehicle trips to the project site as it will bring activities that currently take place outdoors within the expanded building footprint; and b. The proposed use is consistent with the purposes of the Development Code and the purposes of the applicable zone as well as any applicable specific plans or city regulations/standards. Per Development Code Table 17.136.020-1 (Allowed Land Uses in Form- Based Zones), manufacturing uses over 50,000 square feet are classified as Light Manufacturing Large and require the approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) in the Mixed Employment 2 (ME2) Zone. The existing manufacturing use has been in operation in the current location prior to the CUP requirement. With the proposed expansion, the existing manufacturing use must obtain a CUP to comply with this requirement; and c. The site is physically suitable for the type, density, and intensity of the use being proposed, including access, utilities, and the absence of physical constraints that would make conduct of the use undesirable. The project's scale and operation align with the intensity of neighboring land uses. The proposed conditions of approval will ensure compliance with performance criteria, safety standards, maintenance expectations, and all related municipal codes to mitigate any potential adverse impacts associated with the manufacturing process; and Resolution No. 2025-021 — Page 2 of 4 PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 4th day of June 2025. 49�1 L. a nis chael, ayor ATTEST: m Sevy, City CI r STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) ss CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA ) I, Kim Sevy, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, at a Regular Meeting of said City Council held on the 4th day of June 2025. AYES: Hutchison, Kennedy, Michael, Scott, Stickler NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None Executed this 5th day of June 2025, at Rancho Cucamonga, California. m Sevy, City erk APPROVED AS TO FORM: sue' Nicholas R. Ghirelli, City Attorney Richards, Watson & Gershon Resolution No. 2025-021 — Page 4 of 4 d. The design, location, size, and operating characteristics of the proposed use would be compatible with the existing and other permitted uses in the vicinity, including transportation and service facilities. The manufacturing use on the site will take place entirely indoors, and the intensity of the use is not expected to exceed that of the current use on the site; and e. Granting the permit would not constitute a nuisance or be injurious or detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or welfare, or materially injurious to persons, property, or improvements in the vicinity and zone in which the property is located. The scale and operation of the use are of similar intensity to the surrounding uses. The use has been conditioned to meet performance criteria, safety standards, maintenance standards, and all other Municipal Code standards to mitigate any potential impact related to the proposed manufacturing use; and f. The proposed use will not pose an undue burden on city services, including police, fire, streets, and other public utilities, such that the city is unable to maintain its current level of service due to the use. The expansion of the existing operation is not expected to hinder the city's ability to maintain its current level of service; and g. The proposed project has been reviewed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The project qualifies as a Class 1 exemption under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 — Existing Facilities, as outlined in Section 4 below. 4. 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 also qualifies as a Class 1 exemption under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 — Existing Facilities, which covers the permitting of existing structures. The City Council has reviewed the Planning Department's determination of exemption, and based on its own independent judgment, concurs with staffs determination of exemption. The Planning Commission has reviewed the Planning Department's determination of exemption, and based on its own independent judgment, concurs with staffs determination of exemption. 5. Based upon the findings, evidence, and conclusions set forth in Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 above, the City Council hereby denies the appeal (DRC2025-00107) and upholds the Planning Commission's decision to approve Conditional Use Permit DRC2024-00288 subject to each and every condition set forth in the Conditions of Approval attached to Planning Commission Resolution No. 25-013. 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. 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