HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-68 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 03-68
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA,APPROVING TENTATIVE PARCEL
MAP SUBTPM16090, A SUBDIVISION CREATING 2 PARCELS ON
3.6 ACRES IN THE MIXED USE DISTRICT OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA
SUBAREA 18 SPECIFIC PLAN, LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER
OF AZUSA COURT AND ANAHEIM PLACE, AND MAKING FINDINGS IN
SUPPORT THEREOF -APN: 0209-272-21.
A. Recitals.
1. Richard Dick Associate filed an application for approval of Tentative Parcel Map
SUBTPM16090, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the
subject Tentative Parcel Map request is referred to as "the application."
2. On the 23rd day of April 2003, the Planning Commission held a duly advertised public
hearing for the above-described map.
3. All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred.
B. Resolution.
1. This Commission hereby specifically 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 this Commission during the above-
referenced public hearing on April 23, 2003, including written and oral staff reports, together with
public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows:
a. The application applies to property located at the southeast comer of Anaheim Place
and Azusa Court with a street frontage of 630 feet and lot depth of 252 feet and is presently
improved with a parking lot in the northerly half; and
b. The subject property is within the Rancho Cucamonga Subarea 18 Specific Plan; and
c. The property to the north of the subject site is a Metrolink Station and parking lot, the
property to the south consists of the Jefferson at Empire Lakes apartments, the property to the east
is industrial, and the property to the west is developed with two office buildings; and
d. The application proposes to create two parcels of 1.9 acre and 1.7 acre, which
exceeds the minimum 1-acre size requirement of the Rancho Cucamonga Subarea 18 Specific Plan.
3. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Commission during the above-
referenced public hearing and upon the specific findings of facts set forth in paragraphs 1 and 2
above, this Commission hereby finds and concludes as follows:
a. That the tentative parcel map is consistent with the General Plan, Development Code,
and any applicable specific plans; and
b. That the design or improvements of the tentative parcel map is consistent with the
General Plan, Development Code, and any applicable specific plans; and
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 03-68
SUBTPM16090 — RICHARD DICK ASSOCIATES
April 23, 2003
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c. That the site is physically suitable for the type of development proposed; and
d. That the design of the subdivision is not likely to cause substantial environmental
damage and avoidable injury to humans and wildlife or their habitat; and
e. That the tentative parcel map is not likely to cause serious public health problems;
and
f. That the design of the tentative parcel map will not conflict with any easement
acquired by the public at large, now of record, for access through or use of the property within the
proposed subdivision.
4. On June 1, 1994, an Environmental Impact Report(State Clearinghouse No. 93102055)
was prepared and certified by the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga as a Program
Environmental Impact Report for the Rancho Cucamonga ]ASP Subarea 18 Specific Plan. The
California Environmental Quality Act provides that once a Program Environmental Impact Report has
been certified, no further Environmental Impact Report or Negative Declaration is required for
subsequent projects within the scope of the Program Environmental Impact Report. Based upon the
facts and information contained in the prior Environmental Impact Report, together with written and
oral staff reports, the Planning Commission finds that the proposed subdivision is within the scope of
the prior Environmental Impact Report and there are no substantial changes in the project or the site
and its surrounding conditions that would require revision to the previous Environmental Impact
Report.
5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 above,
this Commission hereby approves the application subject to each and every condition set forth below
and in the Standard Conditions, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
Engineering Division
1) Provide a crosswalk on Anaheim Place at Azusa Court (existing stop
controlled).
2) Additional street trees might be required during plan check along
Milliken Avenue.
3) Revise the existing Street Improvement Plans to reflect the missing
public improvements on Milliken Avenue, Azusa Court,Anaheim Place,
and 7th Street, to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.
4) Drive approach locations shall be per City Standard Driveway Policy.
6. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 23RD DAY OF APRIL 2003.
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 03-68
SUBTPM16090— RICHARD DICK ASSOCIATES
April 23, 2003
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BY
La c iel, Chai
ATTEST:
an Coleman, Acting Secretary
I, Dan Coleman,Acting Secretary of the Planning 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 Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, at a regular meeting of the Planning
Commission held on the 23rd day of April 2003, by the following vote-to-wit:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: FLETCHER, MACIAS, McNIEL, McPHAIL, STEWART
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
STANDARD CONDITIONS
PROJECT#: SUBTPM16090
SUBJECT: PARCEL MAP
APPLICANT: RICHARD DICK ASSOCIATES
LOCATION: SOUTHWEST CORNER AZUSA COURT AND ANAHEIM PLACE
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS APPLY TO YOUR PROJECT.
APPLICANT SHALL CONTACT THE PLANNING DIVISION, (909) 477-2750, FOR
COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
A. General Requirements Completion Date
1. The applicant shall agree to defend at his sole expense any action brought against the City, —j--j—
its agents, officers, or employees, because of the issuance of such approval, or in the
alternative, to relinquish such approval. The applicant shall reimburse the City, its agents,
officers, or employees, for any Court costs and attorney's fees which the City, its agents,
officers, or employees may be required by a court to pay as a result of such action. The City
may, at its sole discretion, participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action
but such participation shall not relieve applicant of his obligations under this condition.
B. Time Limits
1. This tentative tract map or tentative parcel map shall expire, unless extended by the Planning
Commission, unless a complete final map is filed with the City Engineer within 3 years from
the date of the approval.
C. Site Development
1. The site shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the approved plans which
include site plans, architectural elevations, exterior materials and colors, landscaping, sign
program, and grading on file in the Planning Division, the conditions contained herein,
Development Code regulations.
2. All site, grading, landscape, irrigation, and street improvement plans shall be coordinated for
consistency prior to issuance of any permits (such as grading, tree removal, encroachment,
building, etc.) or prior to final map approval in the case of a custom lot subdivision, or
approved use has commenced, whichever comes first.
3. Approval of this request shall not waive compliance with all sections of the Development
Code, all other applicable City Ordinances, and applicable Community or Specific Plans in
effect at the time of building permit issuance.
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4. All ground-mounted utility appurtenances such as transformers, AC condensers, etc., shall
be located out of public view and adequately screened through the use of a combination of
concrete or masonry walls, berming, and/or landscaping to the satisfaction of the City
Planner. For single-family residential developments, transformers shall be placed in
underground vaults.
D. Landscaping
1. The final design of the perimeter parkways, walls, landscaping, and sidewalks shall be
included in the required landscape plans and shall be subject to City Planner review and
approval and coordinated for consistency with any parkway landscaping plan which may be
required by the Engineering Division.
2. Special landscape features such as mounding, alluvial rock, specimen size trees,
meandering sidewalks (with horizontal change), and intensified landscaping, is required
along Milliken Avenue.
3. Landscaping and irrigation systems required to be installed within the public right-of-way on
the perimeter of this project area shall be continuously maintained by the developer.
4. All walls shall be provided with decorative treatment. If located in public maintenance areas,
the design shall be coordinated with the Engineering Division.
5. Landscaping and irrigation shall be designed to conserve water through the principles of
Xeriscape as defined in Chapter 19.16 of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code.
APPLICANT SHALL CONTACT THE ENGINEERING DIVISION, (909) 477-2740, FOR
COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
E. Street Improvements
1. Construct the following perimeter street improvements including, but not limited to:
Curb& A.C. Side- Drive Street Street Comm Median Bike
Street Name Gutter Pvmt walk Appr. Lights Trees Trail Island Trail Other
7th Street x x (e)
Anaheim Place x x x (e)
Azusa Court x x (e(f)
Milliken Avenue x
Notes: (a) Median island includes landscaping and irrigation on meter. (b) Pavement
reconstruction and overlays will be determined during plan check. (c) If so marked, sidewalk
shall be curvilinear per Standard 114. (d) If so marked, an in-lieu of construction fee shall be
provided for this item (e)traffic signs and striping (f) access ramp.
2. Improvement Plans and Construction:
a. Street improvement plans, including street trees, street lights, and intersection safety
lights on future signal poles, and traffic signal plans shall be prepared by a registered
Civil Engineer and shall be submitted to and approved by the City Engineer. Security
shall be posted and an agreement executed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer and
the City Attorney guaranteeing completion of the public and/or private street
improvements, prior to final map approval or the issuance of building permits,
whichever occurs first.
b. Prior to any work being performed in public right-of-way, fees shall be paid and a
construction permit shall be obtained from the City Engineer's Office in addition to any
other permits required.
C. Pavement striping, marking, traffic signing, street name signing, traffic signal conduit, _ _/_J_
and interconnect conduit shall be installed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.
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d. Signal conduit with pull boxes shall be installed with any new construction or
reconstruction project along major or secondary streets and at intersections for future
traffic signals and interconnect wiring. Pull boxes shall be placed on both sides of the
street at 3 feet outside of BCR, ECR, or any other locations approved by the City
Engineer
Notes:
1) Pull boxes shall be No.'6 at intersections and No. 5 along streets, a maximum of
200 feet apart, unless otherwise specified by the City Engineer.
2) Conduit shall be 3-inch (at intersections) or 2-inch (along streets) galvanized
steel with pull rope or as specified.
e. Handicapped access ramps shall be installed on all corners of intersections per City
Standards or as directed by the City Engineer.
f. Existing City roads requiring construction shall remain open to traffic at all times with
adequate detours during construction. Street or lane closure permits are required. A
cash deposit shall be provided to cover the cost of grading and paving, which shall be
refunded upon completion of the construction to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.
g. Concentrated drainage flows shall not cross sidewalks. Under sidewalk drains shall be
installed to City Standards, except for single family residential lots.
h. Street names shall be approved by the City Planner prior to submittal for first plan
check.
3. Street trees, a minimum of 15-gallon size or larger, shall be installed per City Standards in _J_J_
accordance with the City's street tree program.
4. Install street trees per City street tree design guidelines and standards as follows. The —J--/—
completed legend and construction notes shall appear on the title page of the street
improvement plans. Where public landscape plans are required, tree installation in those
areas shall be per the public landscape improvement plans.
The City Engineer reserves the right to adjust tree species based upon field conditions and
other variables. For additional information, contact the Project Engineer.
Min.
Grow
Street Name Botanical Name Common Name Space Spacing Size city.
Anaheim Place Brachychiton Bottle tree 5' 25'o.c. 15-gal Fill in
Populneus
P zusa Court p.a.8' Liquidambar Ncn 8' 25'o.c. 24'-box Fill in
or greater Styraciflua"Palo Alto"
p.a.less than 8' Lagestroemia Indica Crape myrtle hybrid- 3' 20'o.c.
"Catawba' dark purple
Milliken Avenue Cinnamomum Camphor tree 8' W. 15-gal Fill in
north of Foothill Camphora o.c.forma
foreground groups of 3
to 4
p.a.8'or greater
25'o.c.
informal
background Pinus Canariensis Canary island pine 8' groupings 15-gal
p.a.8'or greater
7th Street Planantus Acedfolia London plane tree 8' 30'o.c. 15-gal Fill in
p.a.8'or greater
Pyrus Calleryana 20'o.c.
p.a.less than 8' "Bradford" Bradford pear 3' 15-gal
`TREES SHALL BE 15-GALLON SIZE UNLESS OTHERWISE APPROVED.
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Construction Notes for Street Trees:
1) All street trees are to be planted in accordance with City standard plans.
2) Prior to the commencement of any planting, an agronomic soils report shall be furnished to
the City inspector. Any unusual toxicities or nutrient deficiencies may require backfill soil
amendments, as determined by the City inspector.
3) All street trees are subject to inspection and acceptance by the Engineering Division.
4) Street trees are to be planted per public improvement plans only.
F. Public Maintenance Areas
1. A signed consent and waiver form to join and/or form the appropriate Landscape and Lighting
Districts shall be filed with the City Engineer prior to final map approval or issuance of
building permits whichever occurs first. Formation costs shall be borne by the developer.
2. Parkway landscaping on the following street(s) shall conform to the results of the respective
Beautification Master Plan Milliken Avenue.
G. Improvement Completion
1. If the required public improvements are not completed prior to approval of the final parcel
map, an improvement certificate shall be placed upon the final parcel map, stating that they
will be completed upon development for Parcel 2.
H. Utilities
1. Provide separate utility services to each parcel including sanitary sewerage system, water,
gas, electric power, telephone, and cable TV (all underground) in accordance with the Utility
Standards. Easements shall be provided as required.
2. The developer shall be responsible for the relocation of existing utilities as necessary.
3. Water and sewer plans shall be designed and constructed to meet the requirements of the
Cucamonga County Water District (CCWD), Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District, and
the Environmental Health Department of the County of San Bernardino. A letter of
compliance from the CCWD is required prior to final map approval or issuance of permits,
whichever occurs first. Such letter must have been issued by the water district within 90
days prior to final map approval in the case of subdivision or prior to the issuance of permits
in the case of all other residential projects.
4. Approvals have not been secured from all utilities and other interested agencies involved.
Approval of the final parcel map will be subject to any requirements that may be received
from them.
APPLICANT SHALL CONTACT THE FIRE SAFETY DIVISION, FIRE PROTECTION
PLANNING SERVICES AT, (909) 477-2770, FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING
CONDITIONS:
SEE ATTACHED
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FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
FIRE SAFETY DIVISION
TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMENTS
FD PLAN REVIEW#: FD-03-0911
PROJECT#: SUBTPM16090
PROJECT NAME: Parking Lot
DATE: March 9, 2003
PLAN TYPE: Parcel Map Review
APPLICANT NAME: General Dynamics
OCCUPANCY CLASS: Group N/A
FLOOR AREA(S): N/A
TYPE CONSTRUCTION: Type N/A
FIRE PROTECTION
SYSTEM REQUIRED: N/A
LOCATION: SW corner of Azusa and Anaheim
FD REVIEW BY: Tim Fejeran, Fire Inspector
PLANNER: Dou�q Fe;:,,,,,,,,.,,,.,,,.�
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMENTS APPLY TO YOUR
PROJECT. THOSE PORTIONS OF THE PLANS COVERED BY COMMENTS IN
SECTIONS B THROUGH E ARE CONSIDERED INCOMPLETE AS NOTED.
PROJECT CANNOT BE SCHEDULED FOR PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL
OR PROCEED TO BUILDING PLAN CHECK UNTIL ITEMS B THROUGH E ARE
ADDRESSED.
APPLICANT SHALL CONTACT THE FIRE SAFETY DIVISION, (909) 477-2770, TO
VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
PLEASE CONSIDER THIS PROJECT 'INCOMPLETE" UNTIL ITEMS IN SECTIONS "B" THROUGH "E" ARE
CORRECTED OR ADDRESSED
A. Outstanding Fire District Issues Affecting Approval of Project- Incompleteness Comments
1: There are no outstanding Fire District "completeness" items for this project. Any conditions,
comments, or corrections are technical in nature and shall be addressed prior to issuance of required
permits or a certificate of occupancy as indicated.
B. Fire District Fees
1. No Fees Due: All fees due at this time have been paid.
C. Community Facilities Districts Annexation
1. There are no Fire District annexation issues for this project.
D. Available Water Supply
1. There are no Fire District water supply or fire flow issues for this project based on one of the
following:
a. The required verification of available water supply has been received.The Rancho Cucamonga Fire
Protection District Water Availability for Fire Protection Form has been completed by the Water
District and submitted to the Fire Safety Division, or
b. The ro'ect does not require proof of available water supply or additional fire flow.
E. Fire District Access Issues to Be Addressed Immediately
1. No Access Problems:There are no outstanding "incompleteness" items related to FD access for this
project. For outstanding technical issues see below.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA FIRE DISTRICT- STANDARD CONDITIONS & REQUIREMENTS —
General, Procedural, Technical, or Operational Information that shall be Included,
Corrected, or Completed as noted below. The following is applicable to the above
project.
PRIOR TO (PARCEL) MAP RECORDATION- For Each Development Phase
1. Reciprocal Access Agreement: The plans as submitted indicate that a required point of Fire District
access:
a. Requires passage on property not under the control of the applicant; or
b. Does not access a public way; or
c. Crosses a property line
Please provide a permanent access agreement granting irrevocable use of the adjacent property for use
by the Fire District to gain access to the subject property. The agreement shall include a statement that
no obstruction, gate, fence, building, or other structure shall be placed within the dedicated access. The
recorded agreement shall include a copy of the site plan required below. The agreement shall be
recorded with the County of San Bernardino, Recorders Office. The agreement shall be approved by the
Fire Safety Division prior to recordation.
To assist the Fire Safety Division in reviewing the agreement the following shall be included in the
submittal:
a. Title Report. A current title report, policy of title insurance, or other equivalent documentation
proving ownership of all property included in the agreement.
b. Legal Description. A legal description of all property subject to the agreement.
c. Assessor's Parcel Numbers. The assessor's parcel numbers of each parcel subject to the
agreement.
d. Site Plan: The access roadway shall comply with the requirements of Private Roadways and
Fire Lanes listed above. A scaled site plan showing the path of the Fire District access, the width,
turn radii, load-bearing capacity of roadway surface, etc. shall be provided.
Contact the Fire Safety Division 909 477-2770
Fire District Forms and Letters
Note: If these conditions are part of the final Standard Conditions issued by the Planning Division referenced
Fire District forms and letters are not included. Contact the Fire Safety Division for copies of forms or letters.The
forms and letter are also found in previously issued Fire District comments.
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