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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1046 - Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 1046 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONING MAP AMENDMENT DRC2025-00141, A REQUEST TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP DESIGNATION FOR TRACTS 16072, 16072-1, 16072-2, AND 16072-3, TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 150.79 ACRES, TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ESTATE 2 (NE-2)TO LOW RESIDENTIAL(L), AND ENSURE CONSISTENCY WITH THE CONFIGURATION AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OF AN EXISTING 359 LOT SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION, IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION OF TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD, AND FINDING AN EXEMPTION FROM CEQA UNDER SECTION 15061(B)(3) OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Recitals. A. The City of Rancho Cucamonga (the "City") is proposing to amend the official Zoning Map to change the zoning designation for Tracts 16072, 16072-1, 16072-2, and 16072-3, which collectively comprise approximately 150.79 acres. These tracts are located within the northeastern portion of the City and were previously subdivided into 359 parcels for single-family residential development. The Final Maps for these tracts were recorded between August and December of 2023. B. The City has prepared Zoning Map Amendment DRC2025-00141, as described in the title of this Ordinance, to implement the zone changes. Hereinafter in this Ordinance, the subject Zoning Map Amendment is referred to as the "application" or"Amendment." C. The City is a municipal corporation, duly organized under the constitution and laws of the State of California. D. The Amendment changes the zoning designation of the subject tracts from Neighborhood Estate 2 (NE-2) to Low Residential (L) to better align with the original subdivision configuration and applicable General Plan Land use designation of Traditional Neighborhood. E. On July 23, 2025, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a noticed continued public hearing with respect to the Amendment and, following the conclusion thereof, adopted Resolution No. 25-018 recommending that the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga adopt said Amendment. F. On September 3rd, 2025, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a noticed public hearing on the amendment and concluded said hearing on that date. G. All legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred. Ordinance No. 1046 - Page 1 of 4 SECTION 2. Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga does ordain as follows: A. Recitals. The City Council hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set forth in the Recitals, Section 1, of this Ordinance are true and correct. B. Findings. 1) Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Council during the above-reference public hearing, this Council hereby finds and concludes that the proposed Amendment is in conformance with the General Plan goals, policies, and implementation programs. The existing General Plan Land Use Map designation for the subject parcels is Traditional Neighborhood, which allows up to 8 dwelling units per acre. The proposed Low Residential (L) zoning allows up to 6 dwelling units per acre and is an appropriate implementing zone. The Amendment restores consistency between the Zoning Map and the 359-lot subdivision approved in 2004 and recorded in 2023. The Amendment provides development standard more appropriate to the configuration of the approved Final Maps and support implementation of the General Plan's housing goals. 2) The Amendment will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare, or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity. The Amendment assigns the zoning designation of Low Residential (L), which most closely reflects the development standard under which the subdivision was originally approved in 2004 under the now retired Etiwanda North Specific Plan. No construction or physical modification are proposed under this action, and future developments will be reviewed under a separate application in accordance with current City processes. 3) The Amendment has been processed, including, but not limited to, public notice, in the time and manner prescribed by State and local law, including the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"). C. CEQA. The City finds that the Amendment is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b) (3)of the State CEQA Guidelines, which states that where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility the activity may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. The application is for a Zoning Map Amendment only and does not authorize any physical development. The proposed zoning change aligns with the existing subdivision of 359 lots approved in 2004 and is consistent with the current General Plan land use designation of Traditional Neighborhood. Therefore, the application will not have any specific impacts on the environment. D. Approval of Zoning Map Amendment DRC2025-00141. Based on the findings set forth in this Ordinance and the totality of the administrative record before it, the City Council hereby approves Zoning Map Amendment DRC2025-00141 as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. E. Zoning Map Amendment. The City Council hereby amends the official Zoning Map reflecting the amendments set forth in Exhibit A. For reference purposes, the updated official Zoning Map for Zoning Map Amendment DRC2025-00141 is also attached as Exhibit B. Ordinance No. 1046 - Page 2 of 4 F. Severability. The City Council declares that, should any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance for any reason is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional. G. Enforcement. Neither the adoption of this Ordinance nor the repeal of any other Ordinance of this City shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violations of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as a waiver of any penalty or the penal provisions applicable to any violation thereof. H. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effective thirty (30) days after its adoption and shall be published or posted as required by law. Publication. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause it to be published in the manner required by law. J. Nothing in this Ordinance is intended to conflict with the City's approvals of the Final Maps for Tracts 16072,16072-1, 16072-2, and 16072-3. Such maps are intended to be consistent with the Amendment adopted under this Ordinance. Ordinance No. 1046 - Page 3 of 4 PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 16th day of September, 2025. Srei Mich 5el, M or ATTEST: m Sevy, City Cler J� 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 Ordinance was introduced at an Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 3"day of September 2025, and was passed at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 16'h day of September 2025. AYES: Hutchison, Kennedy, Michael, Scott, Stickler NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None Executed this 17th day of September 2025, at Rancho Cucamonga, California. im Sevy, City Ordinance No. 1046 - Page 4 of 4