HomeMy WebLinkAboutDELETE (5) RESOLUTION NO. 2025-035
A RESOLUTION, OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA,
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF MUNICIPAL CODE
AMENDMENT DRC2025-00072, AMENDING THE RANCHO
CUAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE CONTAINING REQUIREMENTS
AND STANDARDS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACCESSORY
DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING
UNITS CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE LAW, AND MAKING
FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF.
A. Recitals.
1. The City of Rancho Cucamonga has prepared Municipal Code Amendment DRC2025-
00072, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject
Municipal Code Amendment is referred to,as "the application".
2. On the 22nd day of October 2025, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga conducted a noticed public hearing on the 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 the Planning Commission during the
above-referenced public hearing on October 22, 2025, including written and oral staff reports, '
together with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows:
a. General Plan Housing Goal HE-1 promotes the creation of new opportunities that
enable a broad range of housing types, maintain a balanced supply of ownership
and rental units, and provide sufficient numbers of dwelling units to accommodate
expected new household formations; and
b. General Plan Land Use Policy LU-1.1 encourages the protection of neighborhoods
from the encroachment of incompatible activities or land uses that may have a
negative impact on the residential living environment; and
c. By developing a revised ordinance governing accessory dwelling units(ADUs)and
junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs), the City.is permitting ADUs and JADUs
as required by State law, with provisions to ensure that they are compatible with
the main dwelling unit and surrounding neighborhood.
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2025-035
DRC2025-00072 — CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
October 22, 2025
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3. The Planning Department Staff has determined that the project is statutorily exempt from
the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's CEQA
Guidelines. The project qualifies under Section 15282(h) of CEQA which establishes a statutory
exemption for the adoption of an ordinance regarding second units in a single-family or multi-
family residential zone by a city of county to implement the provisions of Sections 66310-66342
of the Government Code pertaining to ADUs and JADUs. The proposed code amendment is
consistent with this exemption.
4. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 above, this
Commission hereby recommends that the City Council approve Municipal Code Amendment
DRC2025-00072 as indicated in Exhibit A incorporated herein by this reference.
5. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 22ND DAY OF OCTOBER 2025.
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
BY:
Tony Morales, Chairman
ATTEST:
enni Nakamura, Secretary
1, Jennifer'Nak ura, Secretary of the Planning Commission for 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 22nd day of October 2025, by the following vote-to-wit:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: MORALES, BOLING, DOPP, DANIELS, DIAZ
i NOES: COMMISSIONERS:
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS:
ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: