HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso PC25-034 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-034
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA,
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE A
MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT TO AMEND SECTION
12.20.080 OF CHAPTER 12.20 OF TITLE 12 AND SECTIONS
17.20.020 AND 17.20.040 OF TITLE 17 OF THE MUNICIPAL
CODE TO ELIMINATE REFERENCES TO THE TRAILS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE,. AND MAKING A FINDING OF
EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 15061(B)(3) AND
15378(B)(5)
A. Recitals.
1. The City of Rancho Cucamonga has prepared a set of amendments, as described
in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Municipal Code
amendments are collectively referred to as the "Amendments."
2. On October 22, 2025, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga
conducted a noticed public hearing on the Amendments 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 Planning Commission',hereby 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 Planning Commission hereby finds as follows:
a. The Articles/Chapters/Sections of the Municipal Code subject to the
Amendment are as follows:
(1) Section 12.20.080 (Performance Measures and Implementation) of
Chapter 12.20 (Complete Street Program) of Title 12 (Streets, Sidewalks, and Public Places) of
the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code is hereby amended to eliminate the reference to the
Trails Advisory Committee as a public outreach entity; and
(2) Section 17.04.020(Planning Agency)of Article I (In General)of Title
17 (Development Code) of the Rancho, Cucamonga Municipal Code is hereby amended to
remove references to the Trails Advisory Committee; and
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(3) Section 17.20.040 (Major Design Review) of Chapter 17.20
(Planning Commission Decisions) of Article II (Land Use and Development Procedures) of Title
17 (Development Code)of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code is hereby amended to remove
the Trails Advisory Committee as a reviewing body for Major Design Review applications.
b. The Amendments conform to and do not conflict with the goals, policies,
and implementation programs of the General Plan, including, without limitation, the Housing and
Land Use Elements thereof, and will provide for development in a manner consistent with the
General Plan.
C. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") (Pub.
Resources Code, §21000 etseq.)and the City's local CEQA Guidelines the amendments are not
subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines
Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378(b)(5) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no
possibility that either the Committee dissolution or the proposed Amendments, eliminating
references to the dissolved Trails Advisory Committee within the Municipal Code, will not have a
significant effect on the environment, and because the 'Project constitutes and administrative
process of the City and/or organizational and administrative activities of the City that will not result
in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. The City Council has reviewed the
administrative record concerning the Committee dissolution and the proposed Amendments and
the proposed CEQA determination, and based on its own independent judgment, finds that the
Committee dissolution and the Amendments set forth in this Ordinance are not subject to, or
exempt from, the requirements of CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and
15378(b)(5). Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council, based on this
evidence and all evidence in the record, concur with Planning Department staff's determination
that the proposed Amendments will not have a significant effect on the environment, and an
exemption is the appropriate level of environmental review under CEQA.
3. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in subparagraphs 1 and 2 of
paragraph B above, the Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council adopt
the Amendments included collectively in.the draft City Council ordinance attached to the Planning
Commission resolution as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference.
4. The Secretary of the Planning Commission shall certify to the adoption of this
Resolution.
APPROVED'AND ADOPTED THIS 22ND DAY OF OCTOBER, 2023. PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
BY:
Tony orates; Chairman
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ATTEST:
Jen i er Nakamura, Secretary
I, Jennifer Nakamura, 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 an adjourned 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
NOES: COMMISSIONERS:
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS:
ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS:
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