HomeMy WebLinkAbout594 - OrdinancesORDINANCE NO. 594
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 15,
CHAPTER 15.12 OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL
CODE REGARDING REVIEW OF GRADING PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS.
A. RECITALS.
1. On June 10, and continued to July 22, 1998, the Planning Commission of the
City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly-noticed public hearing with respect
to the above-referenced Municipal Code Amendment and, following the conclusion
thereof, adopted its Resolution No. 98-44, recommending that the City Council of
the City of Rancho Cucamonga adopt said amendment.
2. On December 16, 1998, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga
conducted and concluded a duly-noticed public hearing concerning the subject
amendment to the Municipal Code.
3. All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred.
B. ORDINANCE.
The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: The City Council hereby specifically finds that all of the facts
set forth in Recitals, Part A, of this Ordinance are true and
correct.
SECTION 2:
The City Council hereby finds and determines that the
subject amendment identified in this Ordinance is exempt
from the requirements of the California Environmental
Quality Act of 1970, as amended, and the Guidelines
promulgated thereunder, pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of
Chapter 3 of Division 6 of Title 14 of the California Code of
Regulations.
SECTION 3:
Section 15.12.220, Appendix Section 7006 -- Plans and
Specifications, Subsections (d) and (e) are hereby amended
to read, in words and figures, as follows:
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(d)
(e)
Soils Engineering Report. The soils
Engineering Report required by Subsection
(c) shall include data regarding the nature,
distribution and strength of existing soils,
conclusions and recommendations for
grading procedures and design criteria for
corrective measures including buttress fills,
when necessary, and opinions and
recommendations covering adequacy for the
intended use of sites to be developed by the
proposed grading as affected by soils
engineering factors, including the stability of
slopes. Recommendations included in the
soils Engineering Report and approvod by thc
building official shall be incorporated into the
Grading Plan or Specifications.
Engineering Geology Re13ort. The Engineering
Geology Report required by Subsection (a) shall
include an adequate description of the geology of
the site, conclusions and recommendations
regarding the effect of geologic conditions on the
proposed development, and opinions and
recommendations covering the adequacy for the
intended use of sites to be developed by the
proposed grading as affected by geological
factors. Recommendations included in the report
and approvcd by thc Duilding Official shall be
incorporated in the Grading Plans or
Specifications.
SECTION 4:
Section 15.12.250, Appendix Section 7010 -- Fills,
Subsections (a) and (e) are hereby amended to read, in
words and figures, as follows:
SECTION 7010
(a) Fills. Unless otherwise recommended in the
approved soils Engineering Report and approvcd
by thc guilding Official, fills shall conform to the
provisions of this Section and to Figure A, Typical
Lot Cross-section for Fills.
EXCEPTION:
The larovisions of this section may be waived by
the Buildinq Official for minor fills not intended to
support structures.
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(e) Compaction. All Fills, including backfill in utility
trenches, shall be compacted to a minimum of 90
percent of maximum density.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Fills exempted elsewhere in this Ordinance
and where the Building Official determines that
Compaction is not a necessary safety measure to
aid in preventing saturation, settlement, slipping,
or erosion of the Fill.
2. Where lower density and expansive types of
soil exist, permission for lesser Compaction may
be granted by the Building Official upon showing
of good cause under the conditions provided
herein.
3. Alternate methods of filling and compaction
may be utilized on utility trenches or other
specific projects when recommended by the soils
Engineering Report and approved by the Buildinq
SECTION 5:
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word
of this Ordinance is, for any reason, deemed or held to be
invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of
competent jurisdiction, or preempted by legislative
enactment, such decision or legislation shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City
Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga hereby declares
that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word thereof,
regardless of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or words might
subsequently be declared invalid or unconstitutional or
preempted by subsequent legislation.
SECTION 6:
The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance
and shall cause the same to be published within 15 days
after its passage at least once in the Inland Valley Daily
Bulletin a newspaper of general circulation published in the
City of Ontario, California, and circulated in the City of
Rancho Cucamonga, California.
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ATTEST:
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 6th day of January, 1999.
Alexander, Biane, Curatalo, Williams
AYES:
NOES: None
ABSENT: Dutton
ABSTAINED: None
William J. Alexa~n/~er, Mayor
Debra J. Adamsi'.,E:MC, City Clerk
I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Council
of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 16th day of December, 1998, and was finally passed
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 6th day of
January, 1999.
Executed this 7th day of January, 1999, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
Debra J. Adams,~--~C,
City Clerk