HomeMy WebLinkAbout89-153 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 89-153
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 89-03B, REQUESTING TO AMEND THE
SECTION IV, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND SECTION V, PUBLIC
SAFETY ELEMENTS OF THE GENERAL PLAN AS THEY RELATE TO
HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT AND GRADING, REVISING THE DEFINITION
OF HILLSIDE TO INCLUDE SLOPES 8 PERCENT OR GREATER AS
WELL AS RESTRICTING DEVELOPMENT ON SLOPES 30 PERCENT OR
GREATER, AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF
A. Recitals.
(i ) The City of Rancho Cucamonga has filed an application for
General Plan Amendment No. 89-03B as described is the title of this
Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject General Plan
Amendment is referred to as "the application".
(ii ) On December 13, 1989, the Planning Commission of the City of
Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application.
(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 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 December 13, 1989, including
written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this
Commission hereby specifically finds as follows:
(a) The proposed amendment will not have a significant impact
on the environment as evidenced by the conclusions and findings of the Initial
Study, Part II; and
(b) The proposed amendment will promote and further implement
the goals and objectives of the General Plan by protecting the natural
character of the foothills, by limiting the potential alteration to the
natural landform, and by ensuring the safety, health and well -being of the
community through restriction of development from areas with potentially
unsafe environmental conditions including soil erosion, landslide, seismic,
flood, fire, pollution, as well as limited public service access ; and
PLANNING COI4IISSION RESOLUTION NO. 89-153
GPA 89-03B
December 13, 1989
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(c) The proposed amendments shall preserve the scenic character
and minimize potential negative aesthetic impacts as a result of conventional
grading in the northern areas of the City by revising the definition of
hillside from 10 percent to include land with a natural slope of 8 percent or
greater; and
(d) The amendment encourages the protection of natural areas
for ecological , education and other scientific purposes by restricting
development from sensitive hillside areas and by encouraging a more sensitive
treatment to the land in the northern City and sphere areas; and
(e) The amendment will preserve the foothills at grades
30 percent or greater as a natural resource and will promote open space land
uses by restricting development from significant features of land such as rock
outcroppings, ridgelines, sensitive wildlife habitats, creekside or riparian
woodlands, and view corridors; and
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 proposed amendments would not have significant
impacts on the environment nor the surrounding properties; and
(b) That the proposed amendments are in conformance with the
General Plan.
4. This Commission hereby finds that the project has been reviewed
and considered in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act of
1970 and, further, this Commission hereby recommends issuance of a Negative
Declaration.
5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs
1, 2, 3, and 4 above, this Commission hereby resolves that pursuant to Section
65850 to 65855 of the California Government Code, that the Planning Commission
of the City of Rancho Cucamonga hereby recommends approval on the 13th day of
December, 1989, of General Plan Amendment No. 89-03B.
6. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption
of this Resolution.
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 89-153
GPA 89-03B
December 13, 1989
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1989.
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
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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 13th day of December, 1989, by the following vote-t-wit:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: CHITIEA, MCNIEL, TOLSTOY, WEINBERGER
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: BLAKESLEY