HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-174 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 03-174
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT DRC2003-00552, A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION OF
33 SINGLE-FAMILY LOTS ON 28.7 ACRES OF LAND IN THE VERY LOW
RESIDENTIAL AND ESTATE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS (.1-2 AND
.1-1 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE, RESPECTIVELY)OF THE ETIWANDA
SPECIFIC PLAN, LOCATED NORTH OF BANYAN STREET BETWEEN
ETIWANDA AND BLUEGRASS AVENUES, AND MAKING FINDINGS IN
SUPPORT THEREOF -APN: 0225-111-18, 20, 24, 25 AND 27.
A. Recitals.
1. Carriage Estates III, LLC, filed an application for the approval of Conditional Use Permit
DRC2003-00552 as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the
subject Tentative Tract Map request is referred to as "the application."
2. On the 12th day of November 2003, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application and concluded said hearing
on that date.
3. All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred.
B. Resolution.
NOW,THEREFORE, it is hereby found, determined, and resolved by the Planning Commission
of the City of Rancho Cucamonga as follows:
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 November 12, 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 north of Banyan Street, between
Etiwanda and Bluegrass Avenues, with a street frontage of approximately 170 feet on Etiwanda
Avenue and 660 feet on Bluegrass Avenue and is presently vacant; and
b. Single-family residential homes and property surround the proposed project to the
north, south, east, and west; and
C. The project is designed in conformance with the Very Low Residential and Estate
Residential Districts, and Equestrian Overlay standards of the Etiwanda Specific Plan; and
d. The lot along Etiwanda Avenue will accommodate the design for a front-on home;
and
e. The streetscape including front yard landscaping,walls, and fencing are consistent
with the intent of the Etiwanda Avenue Overlay District.
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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. The proposed use is in accord with the General Plan, Development Code, and the
Etiwanda Specific Plan in which the site is located; and
b. The proposed use, together with the conditions applicable thereto, will not be
detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare or materially injurious to properties or
improvements in the vicinity; and
C. The site is physically suitable for the type of development proposed; and
d. The proposed use complies with each of the applicable provisions of the
Development Code and the Etiwanda Specific Plan.
4. Based upon the facts and information contained in the proposed Mitigated Negative
Declaration, togetherwith all written and oral reports included for the environmental assessment for
the application, the Planning Commission finds that there is no substantial evidence that the project
will have a significant effect upon the environment and adopts a Mitigated Negative Declaration and
Monitoring Program attached hereto, and incorporated herein by this reference, based upon the
findings as follows:
a. That the Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared in compliance with the
California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended, and the State CEQA guidelines
promulgated thereunder, that said Mitigated Negative Declaration and the Initial Study prepared
therefore reflect the independent judgment of the Planning Commission; furthermore, this
Commission has reviewed and considered the information contained in said Mitigated Negative
Declaration with regard to the application.
b. Although the Mitigated Negative Declaration identifies certain significant
environmental effects that will result if the project is approved, all significant effects have been
reduced to an acceptable level by imposition of mitigation measures on the project,which are listed
below as conditions of approval.
C. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 753.5(c)of Title 14 of the California Code of
Regulations, the Planning Commission finds as follows: In considering the record as a whole, the
Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration for the project, there is no evidence that the
proposed project will have potential for an adverse impact upon wildlife resources, or the habitat
upon which wildlife depends. Further, based upon the substantial evidence contained in the
Mitigated Negative Declaration, the staff reports and exhibits, and the information provided to the
Planning Commission during the public hearing, the Planning Commission hereby rebuts the
presumption of adverse effect as set forth in Section 753.5(c-1-d)of Title 14 of the California Code of
Regulations.
5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 above, this
Commission hereby approves the application subject to each and every condition set forth below:
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Planning Division
1) All conditions of approval relating to Tentative Tract Map SUBTT16466,
shall apply.
2) All conditions of approval relating to Development Review application
DRC2003-00880, shall apply.
3) Streetscape along Etiwanda Avenue shall comply with the Etiwanda
Avenue Overlay District.
4) Future house products shall have architectural styles that enhance and
reinforce the visual and historic character and quality of Etiwanda
Avenue.
5) Rock cobble curbing consistent with existing shall be required along
Etiwanda Avenue.
6) Fences, walls, etc. shall be of decorative material that reinforces the
historic character of Etiwanda Avenue.
Engineering Division
1) Etiwanda Avenue frontage improvements to be in accordance with
"Special Collector"and the Etiwanda Specific Plan standards, including
but not limited, to the following:
a) Provide cobble curb and gutter, 8-foot Class I Bike Path, street
trees, and asphalt pavement, per Figure 5-27 of Etiwanda
Specific Plan.
b) No driveways shall be constructed on Etiwanda Avenue frontage.
c) Provide one 9500 Lumen HPSV streetlight, per City Street
Lighting Standard.
d) Provide R26 "No Parking" signs and traffic striping and signage,
as required.
e) Install private landscaping and irrigation in the proposed side yard
of Lot 1 along Etiwanda Avenue. Owner of Lot 1 shall maintain
said side yard.
2) Connect the two ends of the 39-inch storm drain in Etiwanda Avenue
and provide a catch basin north of Street "E" (rather than the
cross-gutter shown on plans). The developer may request a
reimbursement agreement to recover over sizing costs, in excess of
fees, from future development within the same tributary area. If the
developer fails to submit for said reimbursement agreement within six
months of the public improvements being accepted by the City, all
rights of the developer to reimbursement shall terminate.
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3) Bluegrass Avenue frontage improvements to be in accordance with
"Collector Residential" standards, including but not limited to the
following:
a) Provide curb and gutter, sidewalk, and asphalt pavement, as
required.
b) Complete all required street improvements on Bluegrass Avenue
northerly to join existing improvements at Vista Verde Drive.
c) No driveways shall be constructed to Bluegrass Avenue frontage,
in accordance with City Driveway Policy, except for those required
for access to the Cucamonga County Water District facility north
of project site.
d) Provide 9500 Lumen HPSV streetlights, per City Street Lighting
Standard.
e) Provide R26 "No Parking" signs and traffic striping and signage,
as required.
4) Perimeter walls on Bluegrass Avenue shall be at least 5 feet behind
sidewalk and local trails shall be inside the perimeter fence.
5) Proposed internal street improvements to be in accordance with"Local
Residential' standards, including but not limited, to the following:
a) Provide curb and gutter, sidewalk, drive approaches, street trees,
and asphalt pavement, as required.
b) Provide 5800 Lumen HPSV streetlights, per City Street Lighting
Standard.
c) Provide traffic striping and signage, as required.
d) Provide drive approaches wherever there is vehicular access to
local trails. Install "step through" per City Standard No. 1007,
where there is no vehicular access (Etiwanda Avenue,
Street"A").
6) Developer shall dedicate a 21-foot right-of-way along the south side of
Street"D"from centerline. The 3-foot parkway behind the curb shall be
hardscaped and utilized for streetlights. The remaining parkway area
along the south side of Street"D"shall be for a private local feedertrail,
as indicated in the Trails Advisory Committee comments. Ownerof Lot
5 shall maintain the said local trial.
7) An in-lieu fee as contribution to the future undergrounding of the
existing overhead utilities(telecommunications and electrical,except for
the 66 kV electrical) on the opposite side of Etiwanda Avenue shall be
paid to the City, prior to final map approval. The fee shall be one-half
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the City adopted unit amount times the length of the entire project
frontage.
8) The existing overhead utilities (telecommunications and electrical,
except for the 66 kV electrical)on the project side of Bluegrass Avenue
shall be undergrounded along the entire project frontage, extending
from the first pole north of Vista Verde Drive to the first pole south of
the southerly project boundary, prior to public improvement acceptance
or occupancy, whichever occurs first. All services crossing Bluegrass
Avenue shall be undergrounded at the same time. The developer may
request a reimbursement agreement to recover one-half the City
adopted cost for undergrounding from future development
(redevelopment) as it occurs on the opposite side of the street. If the
developer fails to submit for said reimbursement agreement within
six months of the public improvements being accepted by the City, all
rights of the developer to reimbursement shall terminate.
9) Vehicular access to local trails shall be located on interior local streets,
preferably cul-de-sacs.
10) Where private local trail gradients exceed 4 percent,water bars,splash
curbs, or other diversionary devices shall be used. Where a
downstream end of a trail meets a street, the trail shall be graded at no
more than 0.5 percent for a distance of 25 feet from the right-of-way
line to prohibit the deposit of trail surface debris onto the
sidewalk/street. Provide curbside drain outlets for adjacent drainage
devices.
11) Parkways shall slope at 2 percent from the top of curb to 1-foot behind
the sidewalk along all street frontages.
12) Concentrated drainage flows shall not cross sidewalk. Proposed
v-gutters shall drain to an inlet box and parkway drain per City
standards.
13) The developer, prior to public improvement acceptance by the City,
shall install privately maintained landscaping and irrigation along the
side yard of Lot 1 along Etiwanda Avenue. Improvements are to be
installed to the street curb. Plans for these areas will be reviewed and
approved by the Planning Division, with exception of street trees.
14) If the Not-A-Part Parcel. owner is willing to maintain parkway along his
parcel frontage on Street"E", install irrigation, landscaping, and street
trees. If parkway maintenance responsibility is not confirmed, the
parkway shall be hardscaped to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.
The Not-A-Part Parcel frontage along Etiwanda Avenue shall be
landscaped (irrigation, street trees, etc.)to the satisfaction of the Not-A-
Part Parcel owner.
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15) The developer, prior to public improvement acceptance by the City,
shall install privately maintained landscaping and irrigation along the
rear yards of Lots 31-33, on Rancho Vista. Private landscape
improvements shall be installed in the parkway, between the private
trail and street curb, or hardscape may be required. Private
landscaping will be reviewed and approved by the Planning Division;
only street trees will be installed per public improvement plans.
16) Concrete crossing or provided access to trails (drive approaches,
curbside drain outlets, etc.) shall be medium broom finish. Manholes
within trails may require equestrian-friendly covers.
17) Construct local storm drain system in the private local trail along the
southern project boundary to Bluegrass Avenue and provide the
necessary easements. Existing Master Plan stone drain in Banyan
Street shall be upsized to accommodate new flows.
Environmental Mitigation
1) Development shall comply with all conditions of the Mitigating
Monitoring Program approved with Tentative Tract Map SUBTT16466
and attached to Planning Commission Resolution 03-173.
6. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 12TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2003.
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
BY: /2eZ
Rich Macias, Chairman
ATTEST:
Brad Bull cretary
I, Brad Buller, 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 12th day of November 2003, by the following vote-to-wit:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: FLETCHER, MACIAS, McNIEL, McPHAIL, STEWART
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE