HomeMy WebLinkAbout88-25 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 88-25
A RESOLUTION OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA PLANNING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF A REQUEST TO AMEND THE DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICTS MAP, DDA 87-11, FROM OFFICE/PROFESSIONAL TO
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL FOR A 3.45 ACRE PARCEL 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 Development
Districts Amendment No. 87-11 as described in the title of this Resolution.
Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Development Districts 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/Professional on the Development Districts Map 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 Development Districts 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 Development Districts Map and consists of a multi-family
apartment complex, the property to the East is designated Office/Professional
on the Development Districts Map and consists of a Service Station and Office
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 88-25
RE: DDA 87-11
January 27, 1988
Page 2
buildings, and the property to the west is designated Low Residential (2-4
du/ac) on the Development Districts Map and and consists of the public Library
and Lions Park; and
(c) The application requests the Amendment of the Development
Districts Map from Office/Professional 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 within an adjacent apartment complex. This shared access
requirement limits the site's potential to be buffered from the adjacent
apartment. The Application would permit land uses of greater intensity than
under current Development Districts 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. 88-25
RE: DDA 87-11
January 27, 1988
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: r / SaE rry
ATTEST: C/a Ceartial•— sZ
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