HomeMy WebLinkAbout14-54 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 14-54
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT DRC2014-00992, A REQUEST TO MODIFY CUP
DRC2008-00512 TO INCLUDE: 1) REPLACING A PROPOSED 16,781
SQUARE FOOT BAGHOUSE AIR FILTERING SYSTEM WITH A 11,853
SQUARE FOOT BAGHOUSE AIR FILTERING SYSTEM, 2) REPLACING
A PROPOSED 11,778 SQUARE FOOT ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION
BUILDING WITH A 4,000 SQUARE FOOT ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION
BUILDING, 3) ENCLOSING THE EXISTING MELT SHOP CUPOLA
WITHIN A PROPOSED 6,375 SQUARE FOOT NEW MELT SHOP
CANOPY, AND 4) CONSTRUCTING A 6,090 SQUARE FOOT ADDITION
TO THE MELT SHOP BUILDING, ON 80 ACRES AT THE EXISTING
GERDAU STEEL PLANT IN THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL (HI) DISTRICT
LOCATED AT 12459-B ARROW ROUTE; AND MAKING FINDINGS IN
SUPPORT THEREOF -APN: 0229-131-19.
A. Recitals.
1. MIG Hogle-Ireland filed an application on behalf of Gerdau Steel for Conditional Use
Permit No. DRC2013-00992, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this
Resolution, the subject Conditional Use Permit request is referred to as "the application."
2. On the 10th day of December 2014, 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.
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 public hearing on December 10, 2014, 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 12459-B Arrow Route on the
south side of Arrow Route between the 1-15 Freeway and Etiwanda Avenue with a street frontage
of approximately 345 feet and an average lot depth of 1,210 feet and which is presently improved
with 98,032 square feet of manufacturing space, 22,009 square feet of office space, and
70,049 square feet of warehousing space; and
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DRC2013-00992 — MIG HOGLE-IRELAND (GERDAU STEEL)
December 10, 2014
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b. The properties to the south, east, and west of the project site are within the Heavy
Industrial (HI) District and the properties to the north (on the north side of Arrow Route) are within
the General Industrial (GI) District; and
C. 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. As conditioned, the new Baghouse will meet the South Coast Air
Quality Management standards and be monitored by them to assure that the emission limits are
not exceeded; and
d. The proposed project meets or exceeds all Development Code standards,
except building height. The Development Code permits building heights in over 75 feet subject
to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit. The existing Melt Shop cupola is 120 feet high, the
proposed Melt Shop Canopy is 135 feet high, and the proposed Baghouse is 78 feet high. These
buildings are in the southerly portion of the project site, are set back approximately 700 feet south
of Arrow Route, and the slight increase in height will not represent a significant change in the
visual environment on the project site.
e. The project design and exterior building materials will match the existing
materials of the Baghouse, substation, and Melt Shop. The Baghouse and Melt Shop additions
and canopy will be constructed of rolled structural steel sections, the siding and roofing is sheet
metal, which are similar materials to the existing building. The electrical substation will be
constructed of fabricated steel frames and cold formed steel sections with metal siding and
roofing. The Melt Shop, Baghouse, and substation buildings will be painted "Signal White' on the
siding and "Ultramarine Blue" on the upper siding and trim. The canopy and ducting will be
painted "Shale Gray' (a high temperature resistant paint).
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. The proposed use is in accord with the General Plan, the objectives of the
Development Code, and the purposes of the district in which the site is located.
b. 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.
C. The proposed use complies with each of the applicable provisions of the
Development Code.
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 in January 2009 in
connection with the City's approval of Conditional Use Permit DRC2008-00512. Pursuant to
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 14-54
DRC2013-00992 — MIG HOGLE-IRELAND (GERDAU STEEL)
December 10, 2014
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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 Conditional Use Permit
DRC2013-00992, 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 Declaration. The project includes: 1) replacing a proposed
16,781 square foot Baghouse air filtering system with a 11,853 square foot Baghouse air filtering
system, 2) replacing a proposed 11,778 square foot electrical substation building with a 4,000
square foot electrical substation building, 3) enclosing the existing Melt Shop cupola within a
proposed 6,375 square foot Melt Shop canopy, and 4) constructing a 6,090 square foot addition
to the Melt Shop building, the additional square footage does not amount to a major change and
would not create new significant impacts or increase the severity of any impacts previously
identified in the MND. As documented in the Addendum, the project will not have any significant
effects not discussed in the previous Mitigated Negative Declaration, will 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. As such, the.
proposed Conditional Use Permit application does not raise or create new environmental impacts
not already considered in the approved Mitigated Negative Declaration.
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 Conditional Use Permit DRC2014-
00992 and an Addendum to the previously adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration is sufficient.
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 in
the attached Conditions of Approval attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
6. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 10TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2014.
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
BY:
Ravenel Wimberly, Chairman
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ATTEST:
Cand c urnett, Secretary
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 14-54
DRC2013-00992 — MIG HOGLE-IRELAND (GERDAU STEEL)
December 10, 2014
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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 10th day of December 2014, by the following vote-to-wit:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: FLETCHER, HOWDYSHELL, MUNOZ, OAXACA, WIMBERLY
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
Conditions of Approval
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Project#: DRC2013-00992 CEQA2014-00020
Project Name:
Location: 12459 ARROW RTE - 022913119-0000
Project Type: Conditional Use Permit Modification CEQA Review
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS APPLY TO YOUR PROJECT.
A. Planning Department
1. All Standard Conditions, Conditions of Approval, and environmental mitigations contained in
Planning Commission Resolution of Approval No. 09-01 for Conditional Use Permit DRC2008-00512
shall apply.
2. Approval is for a modification to Conditional Use Permit DRC2008-00512 to include: 1) replacing a
proposed 16,781 square foot baghouse air filtering system with a 11,853 square foot baghouse air
filtering system, 2) replacing a proposed 11,778 square foot electrical substation building with a 4,000
square foot electrical substation building, 3) demolishing the existing Melt Shop cupola and
constructing a 6,375 square foot Melt Shop canopy, and 4) constructing a 6,090 square foot addition
to the Melt Shop building, and other minor alterations.
3. The Melt Shop, Baghouse, and substation buildings shall be painted "Signal White" on the siding
and "Ultramarine Blue" on the upper siding and trim. The canopy and ducting shall be a high
temperature resistant"Shale Gray'.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Copies of the signed Planning Commission Resolution of Approval No. 14-**, Planning
Commission Resolution of Approval No. 09-01, Standard Conditions, Conditions of Approval, and all
environmental mitigations shall be included on the plans (full size). The sheets are for information
only to all parties involved in the construction/grading activities and are not required to be wet
sealed/stamped by a licensed Engineer/Architect.
7. Any approval shall expire if Building Permits are not issued within 5 years from the date of
approval or a time extension has been granted.
B. Engineering Services Department
1. Dedicate an additional 20 feet along the approximately 320 feet of Arrow Route fronting APN
229-121-34, bringing the total to 50 feet (measured from the street centerline).
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ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS APPLY TO YOUR PROJECT.
B. Ennineering Services Department
2. Arrow Route frontage improvements shall be in accordance with City "Major Arterial' standards
including but not limited to, curb and gutter, asphalt pavement, curvilinear sidewalk, street trees and
streetlights.
a. Remove and replace the existing asphalt pavement south of the Arrow Route centerline. Widen as
needed so that curb face is 36 feet south of said centerline. Join existing improvements to the east
and transition to the existing pavement width west of the west property line to the satisfaction of the
City Engineer.
b. Provide 9500 Lumen HPSV-equivalent LED streetlights.
c. Protect, repair or provide signing and striping as required.
d. The developer shall receive credit against, and reimbursement of costs in excess of, the
Transportation Development Fee in conformance with City policy. If the developer fails to submit for
said reimbursement agreement within 6 months of the public improvements being accepted by the
City, all rights of the developer to reimbursement shall terminate.
3. Parkway shall slope at 2 percent from the top of curb to the right-of-way.
4. Drive approach shall conform to Standard Drawing 101, Type C, including the minimum 35-foot
width at the right-of-way.
5. Install street trees per City street tree design guidelines and standards as follows: Gingko biloba
"Fairmount" (common name Maidenhair Tree), 15-gallon, planted 20-feet on center in 5-foot
minimum grow spaces. The Engineering Services Department reserves the right to adjust tree
species based upon field conditions and other variables.
The completed Street Tree Legend box and construction notes (below) shall appear on the title page
of the street improvement plans. Street Improvement plans shall include a line item within the
construction legend stating: "Street trees shall be installed per the notes and legend on sheet
(typically sheet 1)."
Construction Notes for Street Trees:
1. All street trees are to be planted in accordance with City standard plans.
2. Prior to the commencement of any planting, an agronomic soils report shall be furnished to the
City inspector. Any unusual toxicities or nutrient deficiencies may require backfill soil amendments,
as determined by the City inspector.
3. All street trees are subject to inspection and acceptance by the Engineering Services Department.
4. Street trees are to be planted per public improvement plans only.
6. Public improvement plans shall be 90 percent complete prior to the issuance of grading permits.
Public improvement plans shall be 100 percent complete, signed by the City Engineer, and an
improvement agreement and bonds executed by the developer, prior to building permit issuance.
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Project#: DRC2013-00992 CEQA2014-00020
Project Name:
Location: 12459 ARROW RTE - 022913119-0000
Project Type: Conditional Use Permit Modification CEQA Review
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS APPLY TO YOUR PROJECT.
B. Engineering Services Department
7. The existing overhead utilities (telecommunications and electrical, except for 66 kV electrical) on
the project side of Arrow Route shall be undergrounded from the first pole off site east of the east
project boundary to the first pole off site west of the west project boundary, prior to public
improvement acceptance or occupancy, whichever occurs first. The developer may request a
reimbursement agreement to recover up to one-half the actual costs for undergrounding. We
collected $79,431.00 from DRC2004-01290 on the north side of Arrow Route for this segment and a
portion of the adjacent property to the west.
8. Prior to the issuance of building permits, a Diversion Deposit and related administrative fees shall
be paid for the Construction and Demolition Diversion Program. The deposit is fully refundable if at
least 50% of all wastes generated during construction and demolition are diverted from landfills, and
appropriate documentation is provided to the City. Form CD-1 shall be submitted to the Engineering
Division when the first building permit application is submitted to Building and Safety. Form CD-2
shall be submitted to the Engineering Division within 60 days following the completion of the
construction and/or demolition project.
9. Applicant shall pay development impact fees prior to the issuance of a building permit as follows:
a. Transportation: $5,401 per 1,000 square feet of additional industrial buildings.
b. General City Drainage: Not Applicable until the total area of additions and new structures
constructed after the effective date of the original ordinance (1979) exceeds fifty percent of the area
of existing structures on the parcel on the effective date of the original ordinance, as codified in
Chapter 13.08 of the Municipal Code.
10. Relocate 66 kV power poles for Arrow Route frontage improvements. If Southern California
Edison (SCE) indicates relocation is not possible, or would recommend it not being done at this time,
the developer shall provide a cash contribution in lieu of construction for that portion of the Arrow
Route improvements that cannot be completed. Said contribution in lieu of construction shall include
the future power pole relocation costs.
C. Fire Prevention / New Construction Unit
1. Obtain approval of the RCFPD for the FPP, when approval from the planning department and
RCFPD is received please submit construction plans to B&S for plan review
D. Building and Safety Services Department
1. Submit two sets of structural calculations, two sets of energy conservation calculations, and a soils
report. Architect's/Engineer's stamp and "wet" signature are required prior to plan check submittal.
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Project#: DRC2013-00992 CEQA2014-00020
Project Name:
Location: 12459 ARROW RTE - 022913119-0000
Project Type: Conditional Use Permit Modification CEQA Review
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS APPLY TO YOUR PROJECT:
D. Building and Safety Services Department
2. Submit five complete sets of plans including the following:
a. Site/ Plan;
b. Foundation Plan;
c. Framing Plan;
d. Electrical Plans (2 sets, detached) including the size of the main switch, number and size of
service entrance conductors, panel schedules, and single line diagrams;
e. Plumbing and Sewer Plans, including isometrics, underground diagrams, water and waste
diagram,
f. Planning Department Project Number (i.e., SUBTT, SUBTPM, MDR, CUP, DRC, etc.) clearly
identified on the all plans
g. Structural Calculations (2 sets)
h. Mechanical plans.
3. Contractors must show proof of State and City licenses and Workers' Compensation coverage to
the City prior to permit issuance.
4. Separate permits are required for fencing and/or walls.
5. Business shall not open for operation prior to posting the Certificate of Occupancy issued by the
Building and Safety Services Department.
E. Grading Section
1. Grading of the subject property shall be in accordance with current adopted California Building
Code, City Grading Standards, and accepted grading practices. The Grading and Drainage Plan(s)
shall be in substantial conformance with the approved conceptual Grading and Drainage Plan.
2. A soils report shall be prepared by a qualified Engineer licensed by the State of California to
perform such work. Two copies will be provided at grading and drainage plan submittal for review.
Plans shall implement design recommendations per said report.
3. A geologic report shall be prepared by a qualified Engineer or Engineering Geologist and
submitted at the time of application for Grading and Drainage Plan review.
4. The final Grading and Drainage Plan, appropriate certifications and compaction reports shall be
completed, submitted, and approved by the Building and Safety Official prior to the issuance of
building permits.
5. A separate Grading and Drainage Plan check submittal is required for all new construction projects
and for existing buildings where improvements being proposed will generate 50 cubic yards or more
of combined cut and fill. The Grading and Drainage Plan shall be prepared, stamped, and wet
signed by a California licensed Civil Engineer.
6. The applicant shall comply with the City of Rancho Cucamonga Dust Control Measures and place
a dust control sign on the project site prior to the issuance of a grading permit.
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Project#: DRC2013-00992 CEQA2014-00020
Project Name:
Location: 12459 ARROW RTE - 022913119-0000
Project Type: Conditional Use Permit Modification CEQA Review
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS APPLY TO YOUR PROJECT.
E. Grading Section
7. If a Rough Grading and Drainage Plan/Permit are submitted to the Building and Safety Official for
review, that plan shall be a separate plan/permit from Precise Grading and Drainage Plan/Permit.
8. A drainage study showing a 100-year, AMC 3 design storm event for on-site drainage shall be
prepared and submitted to the Building and Safety Official for review and approval for on-site storm
water drainage prior to issuance of a grading permit. All reports shall be wet signed and sealed by
the Engineer of Record.
9. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to acquire any required off-site drainage easements
prior to the issuance of a grading permit.
10. The Grading and Drainage Plan shall implement City Standards for on-site construction where
possible, and provide details for all work not covered by City Standard Drawings.
11. All slopes shall be a minimum 2-foot offset from the public right of way or adjacent private
property.
12. Private sewer, water, and storm drain improvements will be designed per the, latest adopted
California Plumbing Code.
13. The maximum parking stall gradient is 5 percent. Accessibility parking stall grades shall be
constructed per the, current adopted California Building Code.
14. This project shall comply with the accessibility requirements of the current adopted California
Building Code.
15. The precise grading and drainage plan shall follow the format provided in the City of Rancho
Cucamonga handout "Information for Grading Plans and Permit".
16. Grading Inspections: a) Prior to the start of grading operations the owner and grading contractor
shall request a pre-grading meeting. The meeting shall be attended by the project
owner/representative, the grading contractor and the Building Inspector to discuss about grading
requirements and preventive measures, etc. If a pre-grading meeting is not held within 24 hours from
the start of grading operations, the grading permit may be subject to suspension by the Building
Inspector; b) The grading contractor shall call into the City of Rancho Cucamonga Building and
Safety Department at least 1 working day in advance to request the following grading inspections
prior to continuing grading operations: i) The bottom of the over-excavation; ii) Completion of Rough
Grading, prior to issuance of the building permit; iii) At the completion of Rough Grading, the grading
contractor or owner shall submit to the Permit Technicians (Building and Safety Front Counter) an
original and a copy of the Pad Certifications to be prepared by and properly wet signed and sealed by
the Civil Engineer and Soils Engineer of Record; iv) The rough grading certificates and the
compaction reports will be reviewed by the Associate Engineer or a designated person and approved
prior to the issuance of a building permit.
17. Prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy the engineer of record shall certify the
functionality of the storm water quality management plan (WQMP) best management practices
(BMP) devices.
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Project#: DRC2013-00992 CEQA2014-00020
Project Name:
Location: 12459 ARROW RTE - 022913119-0000
Project Type: Conditional Use Permit Modification CEQA Review
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS APPLY TO YOUR PROJECT.
E. Grading Section
18. The Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) shall include a copy of the project Conditions of
Approval.
19. Prior to the issuance of a Grading Permit the City of Rancho Cucamonga's "Memorandum of
Agreement of Storm Water Quality Management Plan" shall be submitted for review and approval by
the Building Official and recorded with the County Recorder's Office.
20. Prior to issuance of a Grading Permit the applicant shall obtain a Waste Discharge Identification
Number(WDID).
21. Flow lines steeper than 6 percent could be erosive. The applicant shall provide hard lined gutters
and swales where concentrated flows exceed 3fps, and anywhere that flow lines exceed 10 percent
22. Prior to the issuance of a grading permit the applicant shall provide to Building and Safety
Services Director a copy of the City of Rancho Cucamonga's Memorandum of Agreement for Storm
Water Quality Management Plan for review prior to recordation of the document. The Memorandum
of Agreement for Storm Water Quality Management Plan shall be recorded prior to issuance of a
grading permit.
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