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HomeMy WebLinkAbout88-24 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 88-24 A RESOLUTION OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF A REQUEST TO AMEND THE LAND USE MAP OF THE GENERAL PLAN, GPA 88-01A, FROM OFFICE TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL FOR 3.45 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BASE LINE ROAD AND HELLMAN AVENUE, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, AND MAKE FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF A. Recitals. (i ) James E. Carter has filed an application for the General Plan Amendment No. 88-01A as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject General Plan Amendment request is referred to as The Application. (ii ) On January 27, 1988, 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. (iii ) All legal prerequisites 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 substantial evidence presented to this Commission during the above-referenced public hearing on January 27, 1988, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: (a) The Application applies to a 3.45 acre parcel of land basically rectangular in configuration, located on the southwest corner of Base Line Road and Hellman Avenue. Said property is currently designated as Office on the Land Use Map of the General Plan and is substantially vacant land except for an existing access easement that bisects the property in a north-south direction over which a two way driveway with central median is developed; and (b) The property to the north of the subject site is designated Low Residential (2-4 du/ac) on the Land Use Map of General Map and consists of a church site and surrounding Single Family Residential , the property to the south of the subject site is designated Medium Residential (8- 14 du/ac) on the Land Use Map of the General Plan and consists of a multi- family apartment complex, the property to the East is designated Office on the Land Use Map of the General Plan and consists of a Service Station and Office PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 88-24 RE: GPA 88-01A Page 2 buildings, and the property to the west is designated Civic/Community and Park on the Land Use Map of the General Plan and consists of the public Library and Lions Park; and (c) The application requests the Amendment of the Land Use Map of the General Plan from Office to Neighborhood Commercial for the 3.45 acre parcel ; and (d) The application would not be consistent with the Land Use Element of the General Plan, could potentially result in significant adverse impacts to persons and property in the immediate vicinity of the subject site, and would not be in the best interests of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Rancho Cucamonga as follows: (i ) Severe site constraints limit the development potential of this site. Specifically, this site must share access to peripheral streets with an adjacent apartment complex. This shared access requirement limits the site's potential to be buffered from the adjacent apartment complex. The Application would permit land uses of greater intensity than under current General Plan designation. Therefore, this Application has the potential to increase land use incompatibility of this site with the adjacent residential use, and this is contrary to the objectives of the Land Use Element of the General Plan. (ii ) With the approval of this application, the project site would be subjected to land uses of greater intensity that would expose adjacent residents to greater amounts of noise, objectionable odors, light/glare, truck traffic, litter and other nuisance factors. These conditions have the potential to result in significant adverse impacts to the people and property in the immediate vicinity of the project site, and therefore, would not be in the best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Rancho Cucamonga. (iii ) 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 that the application would not be consistent with the objectives of the Land Use Element of the General Plan to organize land uses to avoid creating nuisances among adjacent land uses would not be in the best interest of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, and would not protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Rancho Cucamonga, California. (iv) In conjunction with The Application, an Initial Study/Preliminary Environmental Assessment, in conformity with the requirements with the California Environmental Quality Act, has been prepared; however, Commission has determined that this project could have a significant adverse effect on the environment, and hereby declines to make a finding of no significant impact and to certify a Negative Declaration. (v) Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above, this Commission hereby recommends denial of The Application and directs that a certified copy of this Resolution and related material be forwarded to the City Council for final determination. PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 88-24 RE: GPA 88-01A Page 3 (vi ) The Deputy Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1988. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY: a/ ,( , tar 2 Larry �IcN�el , Chairman ATTEST: Cd$ Brad Buller, Deputy Secretary I, Brad Buller, Deputy 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 27th day of January, 1988, by the following vote-to-wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: CHITIEA, EMERICK, MCNIEL, TOLSTOY NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: BLAKESLEY