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Home My WebLink About15-32 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO.15-32 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING TIME EXTENSION DRC2015-00239, A REQUEST FOR A ONE-YEAR TIME EXTENSION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT DRC2006-00926 FOR LIFEWAY CHURCH TO CONSTRUCT THE REMAINING PHASES OF THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED LIFEWAY CHURCH MASTER PLAN, INCLUDING A 15,000 SQUARE FOOT TWO-STORY CLASSROOM WING AND A 10,074 SQUARE FOOT MULTI-PURPOSE HALL FOR PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE LOW RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT AT 7477 VINEYARD AVENUE; AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF - APN: 0208-921-36. A. Recitals. 1. Lifeway Church Ministries, filed an application for the approval of Time Extension DRC2015-00239, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Time Extension request is referred to as "the application." 2. On October 22, 2008, this Commission adopted its Resolution No. 08-62, thereby approving the application subject to specific conditions and time limits. Based on this approval, Conditional Use Permit DRC2006-00926 would have expired on October 22, 2013. 3. On July 24, 2013, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a noticed public hearing on the application and concluded said hearing on that date. The Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 13-31 approving the request to extend the duration of the existing entitlement approval by an additional two (2) years. Based on this approval, Conditional Use Permit DRC2006-00926 expires on October 22, 2015. 4. On May 13, 2015, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a noticed public hearing on the application and concluded said hearing on that date. 5. 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 13, 2015, including written and oral staff reports, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: a. The application applies to property located at 7477 Vineyard Avenue (APN: 0208-921-36), with a street frontage of approximately 297 feet and lot depth of PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 15-32 TIME EXTENSION DRC2015-00239 — LIFEWAY CHURCH MINISTRIES May 13, 2015 Page 2 approximately 720 feet, and is presently improved with the Phase 1 sanctuary and office building of Conditional Use Permit DRC2001-00439; and b. The project is located within the Low Residential District. The properties to the north, east and south of the subject site are also located within the Low Residential (L) District and contain single-family residential development; and the property to the west is located within the Open Space (OS) District and contains a public park; and C. The applicant does not propose any changes to the original project in conjunction with this time extension request. The proposal involves development of the remaining phases of the previously approved Lifeway Church Master Plan, including a 15,000 square foot two-story classroom wing and a 10,074 square foot multi-purpose hall; and d. The previously approved Conditional Use Permit is in substantial compliance with the City's current General Plan, specific plans, ordinances, plans, codes, and policies. As stated in the staff report for Conditional Use Permit DRC2006-00926, the use is in compliance with the City's parking, setback and building height requirements as well as design standards. Staff has verified that, aside from a lack of ten (10) trees along the site's southern perimeter, the landscape throughout the site is in compliance. Staff is including a Condition of Approval that requires the installation the trees prior to occupancy of the 15,000 square foot classroom wing or prior to the expiration date of Conditional Use Permit DRC2015-00239 (October 22, 2016), whichever comes first; and e. The extension of the approval of the Conditional Use Permit will not cause significant inconsistencies with the current General Plan, specific plans, ordinances, plans, codes, or policies; and f. The extension, which is this project's final time extension, is within the time limits established by State law and local 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 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. Churches and schools are permitted uses within the Low (L) Residential District subject to a Conditional Use Permit and Planning Commission approval; and 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. The project was previously approved by the Planning Commission on October 22, 2008 and was determined that, subject to a list of conditions of approval stated within Resolution No. 02-43 and Resolution No. 08-62, the use will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity. Since the applicant does not propose any changes to the project, staff finds that the impacts will not be detrimental or materially injurious; and C. The proposed use complies with each of the applicable provisions of the Development Code. The project, as previously approved, is in compliance with the City's PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 15-32 TIME EXTENSION DRC2015-00239— LIFEWAY CHURCH MINISTRIES May 13, 2015 Page 3 development standards, including, but not limited to setbacks, building height, parking and design. Aside from a lack of ten (10) trees along the site's southern perimeter, the landscape throughout the site is in compliance. Once installed, the site's landscape will be in general compliance with the City's landscape requirements. 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 April 24, 2002 in connection with the City's approval of Conditional Use Permit DRC2001-00493. 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 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 the Time Extension DRC2015-00239, 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. In 2008, staff evaluated Conditional Use Permit DRC2006-00926 and concluded 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. At that time, the applicant proposed a less intense project by consolidating the initial Gymnasium and Fellowship Hall buildings into a smaller single structure that reduced the building height, square footage, and building mass by eliminating approximately 1,900 square feet. In the initial proposal, these two functions (i.e., the Gymnasium and Fellowship Hall) were provided in separate buildings on two levels. In the revised proposal the buildings were combined into a single Multi-Purpose Hall that would be located on a lower, mid-plaza level. Since the applicant is proposing a time extension to the previous approval, the Planning Director has evaluated Time Extension DRC2015-00239 and concludes 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 Planning Director 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. Staff has determined that the project is consistent with the previously approved Master Plan. Furthermore, the design of the project has not changed since the Planning Commission approved Conditional Use Permit DRC2006-00926. Therefore, pursuant to CEQA, Staff recommends that the Planning Commission concur with the Staff determination that no additional environmental review is required in connection with the City's consideration of Time Extension DRC2015-00239. PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 15-32 TIME EXTENSION DRC2015-00239 — LIFEWAY CHURCH MINISTRIES May 13, 2015 Page 4 C. Based on these findings and all evidence in the record, the Planning Commission concurs with the Planning Director's determination that no additional environmental review is required pursuant to CEQA in connection with the City's consideration of the Time Extension DRC2015-00239 for Conditional Use Permit DRC2006-00926. 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 incorporated herein. 6. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 13TH DAY OF MAY 2015. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY: Ravenel Wimberly, Chairman ATTEST: &1�f— Candyce(purnett, 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 13th day of May 2015, by the following vote-to-wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: FLETCHER, HOWDYSHELL, OAXACA, WIMBERLY NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: MUNOZ ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: NONE Conditions of Approval cRnM°oNo�+ Community Development Department Project#: DRC2015-00239 Project Name: One-Year Time Extension for Lifeway Church Master Plan Location: 7477 VINEYARD AVE - 020892136-0000 Project Type: Time Extension ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS APPLY TO YOUR PROJECT: Planning Department Please be advised of the following Special Conditions 1. Approval is for the extension of the duration of the entitlement approval (Time Extension DRC2015-00239) for Conditional Use Permit DRC2006-00926 and modification of the applicable approval time limit as described in Planning Condition #2 contained in Resolution No. 08-62 that was adopted by the Planning Commission on October 22, 2008. 2. The time extension of the entitlement approval is for one (1) year. The new, and final, expiration date for Conditional Use Permit DRC2006-00926 is October 22, 2016. 3. All other prior conditions of approval, including all of the standard/special conditions of approval from other City departments for Conditional Use Permit DRC2006-00926 (Resolution No. 08-62) and Conditional Use Permit DRC2001-00439 (Resolution No. 02-43), shall apply. 4. The installation of the remaining trees along the southern perimeter, as shown on the previously approved planting plan, shall be installed prior to occupancy of the 15,000 square foot classroom wing or prior to the expiration date of Conditional Use Permit DRC2015-00239, October 22, 2016, whichever comes first. Installation of the remaingin ten (10) trees may be modified to include a drought tolerant tree variety subject to review and approval of the Planning Director prior to installation. The selected variety must provide similar or better screening from the neighboring properties. Grading Section Standard Conditions of Approval 1. This project shall comply with the current adopted Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) Permit requirements at the time of construction w .CityofRC.us Pnnted 4/29/2015