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Home My WebLink About06-100 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 06-100 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, MODIFYING THEIR APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT DRC2005-00068 FOR PHASED CONSTRUCTOIN OF A NEW GOLF COURSE CLUBHOUSE INCLUDING BANQUET FACILITIES, DINING ROOM, KITCHEN, PARKING, AND RELATED AMENITIES LOCATED IN THE LOW RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT; AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF - APN: 0207-101-03, 23, AND 35. A. Recitals. 1. On the 15th day of September 2005, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held a duly noticed public hearing on Conditional Use Permit DRC2005-00068 application and concluded said hearing on that date. Following the conclusion of the public hearing,the Planning Commission conditionally approved Conditional Use Permit DRC2005-00068 through adoption of their Resolution No. 05-85. 2. Chuck Buquet of Charles Joseph Associates, on behalf of Red Hill Country Club Inc., filed a request to modify the conditions of approval for Conditional Use Permit DRC2005-00068 to delete the condition requiring undergrounding of, or payment of in-lieu fees for, the existing overhead utilities. Hereinafter in.this Resolution, the subject request is referred to as "the application." 3. On the 8th day of November 2006, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held a duly noticed public hearing on the application and concluded said hearing on that date. 4. 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 8, 2006, including written and oral staff reports,together with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: a. The application applies to the property located at 8358 Red Hill Country Club Drive with a street frontage of 204.45 feet on Redhill Country Club Drive and lot depth of 292 feet on the south side of Red Hill Country Club Drive and is presently improved with an existing clubhouse facility surrounded by an 18-hole golf course; and b. The previously adopted conditions of approval, specifically Engineering Department Special Condition No. 1f, required the undergrounding of the existing overhead utilities along Red Hill Country Club Drive (east/west), pursuant to this Commission's Resolution No. 87-96; and PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 06-100 MODIFICATION OF DRC2005-00068— RED HILL COUNTRY CLUB, INC. November 8, 2006 Page 2 C. On June 10, 1987, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 87-96 (Exhibit A of Staff Report)establishing a revised policy for undergrounding of the existing overhead utilities. This policy was intended "to remove unsightly existing overhead utility lines in order to promote a more aesthetic and desirable working and living environment within the City." The Resolution states that the policy applies to all developments except those specifically exempted "and any others specifically waived by the Planning Commission." Overhead utilities include telecommunication (phone and cable)and electrical but excludes 66KV or larger electrical lines; and d. The Commission's utility undergrounding policy includes seven exemptions;however,the Golf Course Clubhouse project did not qualify for any of these exemptions; and e. The adopted Planning Commission Resolution No. 05-85 contains an Engineering Department condition dealing with utility undergrounding. Condition No. 1f requires undergrounding on the project side of Red Hill Country Club Drive (east/west) from the first pole off-site east of the clubhouse entrance to the first pole off-site east of Alta Cuesta Drive(total length is about 315 feet). According to the Engineering Department, the estimated cost of undergrounding overhead electrical is $250 per linear foot and telephone is $50 per linear foot. Therefore, the estimated cost of undergrounding along Red Hill Country Club Drive is $105,000 (this includes money for vaults Edison requires). f. Red Hill Country Club Clubhouse is a unique circumstance because all of the surrounding properties are developed residential, hence would never underground. Further, because all of the surrounding properties are developed and would not pay in-lieu fees,there will never be the opportunity for reimbursement to the Golf Course for the undergrouhding along Red Hill Country Club Drive; and g. The Red Hill Country Club Clubhouse has asserted that the undergrounding would be impractical to underground the two existing utility poles along the south side of Red Hill Country Club Drive (east/west). Edison has confirmed that their utility easements for the properties north of this drive do not provide for underground utility placement; only one of these two poles would be able to be removed with such an underground endeavor. Also, the total estimated cost would be $105,000. 3. Based upon the facts and information contained in the application, together with all written and oral reports included for the environmental assessment for the application,the Planning Commission finds that no subsequent or supplemental environmental document is required pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in connection with the review and approval of this application based upon the following findings and determinations: a. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's local CEQA Guidelines, the City adopted a Negative Declaration on September 14, 2005, in connection with the City's approval of Conditional Use Permit DRC2005-00068 Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162, no subsequent or supplemental EIR or Negative Declaration is required in connection with subsequent discretionary approvals of the same project unless: (i)substantial changes are proposed to the project that indicate new or more severe impacts on the environment; (ii) substantial changes have occurred in the circumstances under which the project was previously reviewed that indicates new or more severe environmental impacts; or (iii) new important information shows the project will have new or more severe impacts than previously considered; or.(iv) additional mitigation measures are now feasible to reduce impacts or different mitigation measures can be imposed to substantially reduce impacts. b. The Planning Commission finds, in connection with the current application,thatsubstantial changes to the project or the circumstances surrounding the project have not occurred which would create PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 06-100 MODIFICATION OF DRC2005-00068 — RED HILL COUNTRY CLUB, INC. November 8, 2006 Page 3 new or more severe impacts than those evaluated in the previous Negative Declaration. The current application requests the deletion of a condition requiring utility undergrounding. Staff further finds that the project will not have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous Negative Declaration, not have more severe effects than previously analyzed,and that additional or different mitigation measures are not required to reduce the impacts of the project to a level of less than significant. The proposed deletion of the utility undergrounding will not change the project design, that is, the demolition of the Clubhouse, and the construction of a new 35,176 square foot Clubhouse. C. Based on these findings and all evidence in the record,the Planning Commission concurs with the staff determination that no additional environmental review is required pursuant to CEQA in connection with the City's consideration of the current application. d. Pursuant to the requirements of California Fish and Game Code Section 711.4 and Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 753.5, the Planning Commission finds, based on the Initial Study,the Negative Declaration,and considering the record as a whole,that there is no evidence before the City that the proposed project will have the potential for an adverse effect on wildlife resources or the habitat upon which the wildlife depends because the subject property was fully developed with a church more than a decade ago. Based on substantial evidence, the Planning Commission hereby makes a declaration rebutting the presumption of adverse effect as set forth in California Department of Fish and Game Regulation 753.5 (Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations Code, Section 753.5.) 4. Based upon the findings set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 above, this Commission hereby modifies their previous action approving Conditional Use Permit DRC2005-00068 by deleting Engineering Department Special Condition No. 1 f. 5. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 8TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2006. PLANNI CO MISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY: Uil� am ew rt, Chairman ATTEST: Jame R. Troyer, AICP, Secrethry 1, James R. Troyer, AICP, 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 8th day of November 2006, by the following vote-to-wit: PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 06-100 MODIFICATION OF DRC2005-00068 — RED HILL COUNTRY CLUB, INC. November 8, 2006 Page 4 ' AYES: COMMISSIONERS: FLE'FCHER,-McPHAIL, MUNOZ, STEWART NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: MACIAS