HomeMy WebLinkAbout78-33 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 78-33
A RESOLUTION OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA PLANNING
COMMISSION RECOMMENDllqG ADOPTION OF THE INTERIM
LAND USE, CIRCULATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES
ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN AND INTERIM DEVELOP-
MENT REVIEW POLICIES FOR THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCA-
MONGA
WHEREAS, it is the goal of the City of Rancho Cucamonga to prepare and
adopt a long range comprehensive general plan setting forth the manner in
which the land within the City may be developed so as to provide the best
possible living situation for all concerned and to achieve a social, economic
and environmental balance within the city;
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65302,5b requires that ~ewly incorporated
communities develop all mandatory elements of the general plan within 30 months
after the date of incorporation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Cucamonga at the time of incorporation had
fiscal resources to only do a portion of the work necessary for development
of a complete master plan; and
WHEREAS, prior to the adoption of the complete generR1 plan, petitioners
have or will attempt to subdivide and develop land in a manner that would be
inconsistent with and would frustrate the general plan by circumventing the
intent of the plan by requesting subdivision and project approval during the
plans formulation stage; and
WHEREAS, it is the objective of the City of Rancho Cucamonga to protect
the general plan from indescriminate lot splitting and development during its
incubation period but not prohibit all lot splitting or development pending
adoption of the complete general plan; and
WHEREAS, it is the objectives of the City of Rancho Cucamonga to adopt
measures to prevent this type of indiscriminate lot splitting and/or development;
and
ICHEREAS, the City of Rancho Cucamonga immediately needs a basic framework
for planning within the community; and
WHEREAS, John Blayney and Associates has prepared interim Land Use, Circula-
tion and Public Facilities Elements of the General Plan for the City of Rancho
Cucamonga; and
WHEREAS, t~e
Plan~lng Cormnission has held a duly aduertised public hearings
pursuant to Section 65854 of the California Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has considered revisions to the interim
el~nents by the public and other interested parties at subsequent Planning Com-
mission meetings; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Corm~ission has reviewed and considered the Draft
Environmental Impact Report on the Interim Land Use, Circulation and Public
FAcilities Elements and all testimony and comments pertaining to it and finds
the Draft Environmental Impact Report to be adequate and reco~nends certifica-
tion of the Draft Environmental Impact Report by the City Council.
SECTION 1: The Rancho Cucamonga Planning Co~nission has made the fol-
lowing findings:
1. That the interim Land Use, Circulation and Public Facilities Elements
includes interim statements of development policies including maps
and text setting forth objectives, principles, standards and plan
proposals.
2. That the interim Land Use, Circulation and Public Facilities Element
of the General Plan designates proposed general distribution, general
location and extent of the uses of the land.
3. That the interim Land Use, Circulation and Public Facilities Elements
of the General Plan designates the general location and extent of
existing and proposed major thoroughfares, transportation routes and
local public facilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
1. That pursuant to Sections 65351 and 65352 of the California Government
Code, that the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga
hereby recommends approval of the interim Land Use, Circulation and
Public Facilities Elements of the General Plan for Rancho Cucamonga
on the 13th day of December, 1978.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Rancho Cucamonga Planning Commission
will review these interim elements after preparation of the other mandatory
elements for possible modification to reflect consistency in element
policies.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that it shall be the policy of
the Planning Co,~ission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga to:
1. Anticipate and accommodate population growth in ways that are not
damaging to the social, economic and environmental systems in the
community by insuring compatibility with the existing and projected
surrounding land use, preserving the identities of present communities;
discouraging leapfrog development to reduce the cost of providing urban
level services within these communities; and protecting areas sensitive
to development from urbanization.
2. To improve ~he~ual'i~y-of life for the community by developing an
ongomng open space program to provide visual relief from urban
densities.
3. To encourage preservation of significant archeological and historical
sites representing all the ethnic, cultural and economic groups that
have lived in Rancho Cucamonga.
4. To insure that its biological diversity be preserved for their
scenic and education value by assuring that all proposed develop-
ments will be adequately reviewed with regard to possible adverse
or beneficial effects on plant and animal life.
5. To safeguard and maintain areas of outstanding geologic features
for their scenic, historical and cultural value.
6. To avoid land uses which threaten public ~afety and property value
by:
a. Assuring that population densities and development are kept
to a minimum in areas of geologic hazards such as active
fault zones and landslide areas.
b. Requiring geologic reports where conditions warrant them
identifying unstable slopes and seismic hazards relating to
building sites prior to the approval of development projects;
and
c. Considering the limiting effects of geologic hazards on poten-
tial land uses and zoned dwelling unit densities; and
d. Requiring new residential developments be designed to minimize
volume and velocity of surface runoff and soil erosion including
the application of revegetation programs, the proper design of
surface and subsurface drainage and appropriate grading; and
e. Consultation with the Foothill Fire District in critical fire
areas for particular regulations prior to subdivision or project
approval.
7. To encourage quality of design of all land uses within the City through
a rigorous design critique of project design; and
8. To preserve residential neighborhoods by protecting residential areas
from incompatible land uses and discouraging the conversion of existing
residential uses to non-residential uses.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a Certified Copy of this Resolu-
tion and related material hereby adopted by the Planning Co~nission shall be
forwarded to the City Council.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1978.
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
Secre~tary of the Planning Commission
I, JACK LAM, Secretary of the Plarming Commission of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and
regularly introduced, passed, and adopted by the Planning Comission of
the City of Rancho Cucamonga, at a regular meeting of the Planning Com-
mission held on the 13th day of December , 1978 by the following
vote to-wit:
AYES: C(IMMISSIONERS: GARCIA, TOLSTOY, DAHL, JONES, REMPEL
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE