HomeMy WebLinkAbout1051 - Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 1051
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA,
CALIFORNIA, REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 89 ADOPTING A
DESIGN REVIEW PROCEDURE WHICH ESTABLISHES A
DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE AND DESIGN REVIEW
CRITERIA
The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga does ordain as follows:
Section 1. Recitals.
A. In 1979 the City Council of the City Rancho Cucamonga ("City") adopted
Ordinance 89 and the City's Planning Commission adopted Resolution 79-61, both collectively
establishing the Design Review Committee as an advisory body to the Planning Commission
and City Council and applicable governing regulations in order to support the implementation of
the General Plan.
B. The Design Review Committee is a recommending body with the authority to
review architectural and site plan elements as defined by Municipal Code Section 17.04.020.
The Design Review Committee has further been operating under the guidance of established
documentation such as Rancho Cucamonga's 2023 Boards/Commissions/Committees Staff
Liaison Handbook.
C. In order to better define the role of the Design Review Committee considering
recent changes to State law governing land use and land development procedures, City staff
have prepared draft administrative regulations, otherwise referred to as the DRC Bylaws.
Planning Commission Resolution 2025-033 repealed the previous Planning Commission
Resolution 79-61.
D. On October 22, 2025, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga considered the proposed DRC Bylaws, and following the receipt of public comment,
adopted Resolution No. 2025-033 approving the DRC Bylaws and repealing Planning
Commission Resolution 79-61.
E. The City Council desires to repeal Ordinance No. 89, as the Planning
Commission's adoption of the DRC Bylaws by adoption of Resolution No. 2025-033 now provide
the governing regulations for the Design Review Committee.
Section 2. Ordinance.
A. Recitals. The City Council finds the foregoing recitals and their findings to be true
and correct, and hereby incorporates such recitals and their findings into this Ordinance.
B. Ordinance No. 89 (An Ordinance of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California,
Adopting a Design Review Procedure Which Establishes a Design Review Committee and
Design Review Criteria) is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Ordinance No. 1051 —Page 1 of 3
Section 3. CEQA. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the
City's local CEQA Guidelines, the City Council finds that adoption of this Ordinance is covered
by general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a
significant effect on the environment. The City Council finds that there is no possible significant
effect directly related to adoption of this Ordinance, therefore no further action is required under
CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3)of the State CEQA Guidelines (14 CCR § 15061(b)(3)).
This is because this Ordinance will result in no potential development that could have an
environmental impact.
Section 4. Severability. The City Council declares that, should any section, subsection,
subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance for any reason be held 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.
Section 5. 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.
Section 6. 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.
Ordinance No. 1051 —Page 2 of 3
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 3`d day of December, 2025.
. n s Michae , Mayor
ATTEST:
c,i) im Sevy, City etAP*6 6
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 a Regular Meeting of the City Council of
the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 19'h day of November 2025, and was passed at a
Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 3'd day of
December 2025.
AYES: Hutchison, Michael, Scott, Stickler
NOES: None
ABSENT: Kennedy
ABSTAINED: None
Executed this 4'h day of December 2025, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
D im Sevy, City Clerk
Ordinance No. 1051 — Page 3 of 3