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HomeMy WebLinkAbout14-20 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO.14-20 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING UNIFORM SIGN PROGRAM AMENDMENT DRC2013-01120 USP NO. 221, IN THE GENERAL INDUSTRIAL(GI) DISTRICT, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 640 FEET WEST OF HELLMAN AVENUE AT THE SOUTH SIDE OF 8TH STREET AND THE SOUTH AND NORTH SIDES OF 7TH STREET; MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF — APN: 0209 151-38 THROUGH -48. A. Recitals. 1. DCT 8th and Vineyard, LLC filed an application for the issuance of an amendment to Uniform Sign Program No. 221, DRC2013-01120, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Development Review request is referred to as "the application." 2. On the 28th day of May 2014, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly notice 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 meeting on May 28, 2014, including written and oral staff reports, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: a. The application applies to twelve (12) parcels with a combined area of approximately 904,000 square feet (20.7 acres); and b. The project site is triangular in shape that is approximately 1,100 feet(east to west) at its widest point along 8th Street and 260 feet (east to west) along 7th Street. It is approximately 1,650 feet measured north to south; and C. The property is bound on the south and west by the Cucamonga flood control channel and beyond there are single-family residences in the City of Ontario. To the east are industrial office/warehouse buildings and an operations facility for Verizon. To the north is property owned by the City of Rancho Cucamonga and is the site for public works administration building and a household hazardous waste facility; and d. The zoning of the part of the property located between 7th and 8th Street is General Industrial (GI) District, while the zoning of the part of the property south of 7th Street is Low- Medium (LM) Residential District. The zoning of the properties to the north and east are General PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO.14-20 UNIFORM SIGN PROGRAM AMENDMENT DRC2013-01120 — DCT 8"' & VINEYARD LLC May 28, 2014 Page 2 Industrial (GI) District. The zoning of the properties to the southeast is Low-Medium (LM) Residential District; and e. The applicant proposes to amend the Uniform Sign Program No. 221 or DRC2013- 01120 due to the changes in the elevations and sizes of the buildings. The program still complies with standards and guidelines of the Sign Ordinance. 3. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Commission during the above- referenced meeting 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 project is consistent with the objectives of the General Plan by providing an area for signage to allow businesses to identify where their business is located to promote growth; and b. The proposed use is in accord with the objectives of the Development Code and the purposes of the district in which the site is located by requiring the Uniform Sign Program to adhere to the standards and guidelines set forth in the Sign Ordinance; and C. The proposed use is in compliance with each of the applicable provisions of the Development Code by limiting the size and area of the signage to not detract from the architecture of the building; and d. 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. 4. 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 Mitigated Negative Declaration on November 10, 2010, in connection with the City's approval of the Development Review of a twelve (12) building industrial/warehouse complex and 13 lot subdivision. 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 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 design review of the three (3) industrial building and the merger of nine (9) parcels into three (3) parcels, that substantial changes to the project or the circumstances surrounding the project have not occurred which would create new or more severe impacts than those evaluated in the previous Mitigated Negative PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO.14-20 UNIFORM SIGN PROGRAM AMENDMENT DRC2013-01120 — DCT 8"' & VINEYARD LLC May 28, 2014 Page 3 Declaration. The new project is similar in size as the previous approval and the new updated studies have identified only a minor change to the previous mitigation measures. This change is in accordance with the previous Mitigation Monitoring Program, but a new mitigation measure now requires the applicant to construct a sound wall a minimum of eight (8) feet in height along the northwestern property line. Staff further finds that the project will not have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous Mitigated 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 project is substantially the same as the previous project with the exception of the added 323 square foot of industrial building and the reduction of parcels and buildings from nine(9)to three(3) all the changeswere included in the Addendum analysis. The analysis concludes that the project will not have a significant increase on traffic or a significant impact on air quality. The updated studies indicate no new significant effects that were not previously analyzed, and the Addendum to the original environmental mitigation monitoring program is minor 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 Uniform Sign Program Amendment DRC2013- 01120 and adopts an Addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts that was adopted by the Planning Commission on November 10, 2010. 5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 above, this Commission hereby approves the application subject to each and every condition set forth below and in the Standard Conditions, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. Planning Department 1) Approval is for the Amendment of Uniform Sign Program (USP) DRC2013-01120 in the General Industrial (GI) District, located about 640 feet west of Hellman Avenue at the south side of 8th Street and the south and north sides of 7th Street - APN: 0209-151-38 through 48. 2) Any alterations to the approved Uniform Sign Program shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning Manager prior to any amendments. 3) The applicant shall comply with all applicable codes and obtain all the necessary permits from the Building and Safety Services Department. 6. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 28TH DAY OF MAY 2014. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO.14-20 UNIFORM SIGN PROGRAM AMENDMENT DRC2013-01120 - DCT 8th & VINEYARD LLC May 28, 2014 Page 4 BY: Fra Howdyshell, Chairman ATTEST: C-S - Can Burnett, Secretary I, Candyce Burnett, 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 28th day of May 2014, by the following vote-to-wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: FLETCHER, HOWDYSHELL, MUNOZ, OAXACA NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: WIMBERLY ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: NONE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - DEPARTMENT STANDARD CONDITIONS PROJECT #: DRC2013-01120 SUBJECT: Uniform Sign Program Amendment APPLICANT: DCT 81" &Vineyard LLC On the south side of 8th Street about 640 feet west of Hellman Avenue; APNs: 0209-151-38 LOCATION: through -48 ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS APPLY TO YOUR PROJECT. APPLICANT SHALL CONTACT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, (909) 477-2750, FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: A. General Requirements Completion Date 1. The applicant shall agree to defend at his sole expense any action brought against the City, its agents, officers, or employees, because of the issuance of such approval, or in the alternative, to relinquish such approval. The applicant shall reimburse the City, its agents, officers, or employees, for any Court costs and attorney's fees which the City, its agents, officers, or employees may be required by a court to pay as a result of such action. The City may, at its sole discretion, participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action but such participation shall not relieve applicant of his obligations under this condition. B. Time Limits 1. Any approval shall expire if Building Permits are not issued or approved use has not commenced within 5 years from the date of approval or a time extension has been granted. C. Site Development 1. The site shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the approved plans which include Site Plans, architectural elevations, exterior materials and colors, landscaping, sign program, and grading on file in the Planning Department, the conditions contained herein, the Development Code regulations. 2. Prior to any use of the project site or business activity being commenced thereon, all Conditions of Approval shall be completed to the satisfaction of the Planning Manager. 3. Approval of this request shall not waive compliance with all sections of the Development Code, all other applicable City Ordinances, and applicable Community, Specific Plans and/or Master Plans in effect at the time of Building Permit issuance. 1 Project No. DRC2013-01120 Completion Date 4. Graffiti shall be removed within 72 hours. 5. The entire site shall be kept free from trash and debris at all times and in no event shall trash and debris remain for more than 24 hours. 6. Signs shall be conveniently posted for"no overnight parking"and for"employee parking only." D. Signs 1. The signs indicated on the submitted plans are conceptual only and not a part of this approval. Any signs proposed for this development shall comply with the Sign Ordinance and shall require separate application and approval by the Planning Department prior to installation of any signs. 2. A Uniform Sign Program forthis development shall be submitted for Planning Manager review and approval prior to issuance of Building Permits. 2