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Home My WebLink About1054 - OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 1054 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 10.56.020 OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALTER TRUCK ROUTES, MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF, AND MAKING A DETERMINATION THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT Recitals. A. The City of Rancho Cucamonga ("City") is, authorized by California Vehicle Code Section 35401 to establish truck length distances consistent with the maximum distances that the highway or highway portion can sustain to promote public health and safety. B. This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to the above referenced authorities in order to modify the existing truck routes within the City. II. Findings. A. This City Council hereby finds and concludes that this Ordinance is consistent with the General Plan's goals, policies, and implementation programs. The City's General Plan identifies the allowable truck routes throughout the City in Figure M-9 of Chapter 4 "Mobility and Access" of Volume 2 of the General Plan. These identified truck routes and truck routes with a 38-foot kingpin limit are reflected in the updates to the identified truck routes and 38-foot kingpin limit truck routes of Municipal Code Section 10.56.020 of this Ordinance. The updates to the Municipal Code that Section 10.56.020 contained herein reflect removal of the truck routes with a 38-foot kingpin limit on Vineyard Avenue from Foothill Boulevard to Carnelian Street and Carnelian Street from Vineyard Avenue to State Route 210 and mirror the truck routes identified in the General Plan Amendment adopted on December 17, 2025. B. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the State's 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 the number of trips by heavy vehicles on City streets will not be affected and neither will levels of traffic, noise and air pollution. Furthermore, the truck routes included within this Ordinance have been included in the General Plan Amendment adopted on December 17, 2025. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the State's CEQA Guidelines, the City has prepared an addendum to the Certified Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) (SCH #2021050261) prepared for the General Plan Update. The addendum concludes that the proposed amendments to the General Plan, including removal of the truck routes under this ordinance, do not result in any new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects beyond what was analyzed in the FEIR. No new information of substantial importance has become available nor any substantial changes to the circumstances since the FEIR certified have occurred. The proposed amendments do not substantially increase the severity of effects relative to the topics analyzed in the FEIR, nor would the amendments require new mitigation measure or alternatives. Ordinance No. 1054 - Page 1 of 3 III. Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Section 10.56.020 (Restricted Truck Routes) of Chapter 10.56 (Truck Routes and Restrictions) is amended as follows: "10.56.020 Restricted truck routes. A. Vehicle Code § 35401(e) allows any city, upon finding that certain streets cannot safely sustain the operation of trailers or semitrailers having the maximum kingpin to rearmost axle distance permitted under Vehicle Code § 35400, to restrict the use of such streets by trailers or semitrailers having a maximum kingpin distance as determined. Certain city streets have been determined to be able to safely accommodate a maximum such distance of 38 feet. Except as otherwise provided by law, trailers and semitrailers having a kingpin to rearmost axle distance in excess of 38 feet are prohibited from using the such streets. The streets described in this section shall be known as "restricted truck routes." Restricted truck routes in the city include: 1. Archibald Avenue from Foothill Boulevard to State Route 210. B. The provisions of this section may be enforced when and where the city traffic engineer has provided signing designating restricted truck routes." SECTION 2. 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 3. 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. SECTION 4. 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. 1054 - Page 2 of 3 PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 21st day of January, 2026. V A / I ennis Michael, Ma or ATTEST: ,i*m�PehO im evy, Ci &14rk 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 17th day of December 2025, and was passed at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 21 st day of January 2026. AYES: Hutchison, Kennedy, Michael, Scott, Stickler NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None Executed this 22"d day of January 2026, at Rancho Cucamonga, California. ✓' 4re'06h'o i vy, Cit CI Ordinance No. 1054 - Page 3 of 3