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Home My WebLink About20-02 Resolution RESOLUTION NO.20-02 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING DESIGN REVIEW DRC2019-00502, A REQUEST FOR SITE PLAN AND ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW OF 6 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES ON 3.19 ACRES OF LAND WITHIN THE VERY LOW (VL) RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (1-2 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE) AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAPPHIRE STREET AND BRITTANY LANE; APNS: 1061-691-22 through 27. A. Recitals. 1. GCA Land filed an application for the approval of Design Review DRC2019-00502 as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution,the subject Design Review is referred to as "the application." 2. On the 8t' day of January 2020, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application at which time the Planning Commission voted to continue the item to January 22, 2020. 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 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 January 22, 2020 including written and oral staff reports,together with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: a. The application applies to property located within the City; and b. The application applies to a vacant project site located at the northeast corner of Sapphire Street and Brittany Lane. The General Plan Land Use designation of the project site is Very Low Residential. The Development Code zoning designation of the project site is Very Low (VL) Residential District; and C. The project site is surrounded to the north,west and south by existing single-family residential homes which are also in the Very Low (VL) Residential District. The project site's northern boundary is adjacent to an existing 15-foot wide equestrian trail easement at the rear of the single-family homes. The project site's east boundary is shared with Floyd M. Stork Elementary School; and d_ The project site is a 4.75-acre site located at the northeast corner of Sapphire Street and Brittany Lane. The project site is improved with an existing single-family residence located on a separate lot at the northwest corner of the project site, now referred to as Lot 1. Lot 1 measures approximately 172 feet in width and 290 feet in length. The remainder of the site, measuring approximately 3.19 acres, is vacant and consists primarily of non-native vegetation and groundcover, and PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 20-02 DESIGN REVIEW DRC2019-00502—GCA Land January 22, 2020 Page 2 e. The applicant, GCA Land,is proposing to construct 6 single-family residences.The residences will be located on lots with sizes ranging between 20,034 to 27,319 square feet. Five of the 6 lots (Lots 3-7) are located around a proposed private street and cul-de-sac, Brittany Court. Access to these lots are provided to these 5 lots via onsite driveways extending to the cul-de-sac. Lot 2 is accessible directly from Sapphire Street; and f. Two separate floor plans are proposed, each with two elevations each. Floor Plan #1 represents the four single-story homes on Lots 2,3,5 and 7 and includes 3,610 square feet of living space, 696 square foot garage, 88 square foot porch and a 281 square foot California room. Floor Plan#2 represents the two two-story homes on Lots 4 and 6 and includes 4,058 square feet of living space, 633 square foot garage, 85 square foot porch and a 181 square foot California room; and g. Overall, the project site complies with the applicable Development Standards for the Very Low (VL) Residential District. The proposed residences are below the 25% lot coverage maximum permitted and meet or exceed the minimum setback requirements.The maximum height of all residences is below the 35 feet maximum height permitted in the Very Low (VL) Residential District. The project also complies with the City's landscape standards. Site landscape coverage in the front yards exceeds the minimum 50% requirement; and h. All proposed residences are designed with architecturally consistent design elements that extend throughout the faces of each residence (360-degree architecture). Architectural articulation and breaks in the wall planes are used throughout the fagade of each residence to break up each building's massing. Decorative windows and shutters,wood rafters, light fixtures and air vents are also provided to limit the amount of blank fagade along the wall planes. Residences consists primarily of stucco-coated exterior walls and the roofing. Alternative material finishes, such as brick, stacked stone, or board and batten, are provided on each home to emphasize and vary the chosen architectural style of each home. The homes are also carefully oriented onsite to create variation in elevations of the home as visible from the public right-of-way. 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 project is consistent with the objectives of the General Plan.The site is located within land designated as Very Low Residential. The Very Low Residential designation permits residential developments of 1 to 2 dwelling units per acre. The project consists of 6 single- family residential homes on 3.19 acres of land. All site improvements, including onsite garage parking and front yard landscaping, are designed to be consistent with the very low-density residential land use as designated in the General Plan; 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. The Development Code designates the project site as a Very Low(VL) Residential District. The proposed residences are consistent with the development standards established for residential development in the Very Low(VL)Residential District.The proposed residences are below the 25% lot coverage maximum permitted and meet or exceed the minimum setback requirements. The maximum height of all residences is below the 35 feet maximum height permitted in the Very Low(VL) Residential District. The project also complies with the City's landscape standards. Site landscape coverage in the front yards exceeds the minimum 50% requirement; and PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 20-02 DESIGN REVIEW DRC2019-00502—GCA Land January 22, 2020 Page 3 C. The proposed use is in compliance with each of the applicable provisions of the Development Code. The proposed project consists of 6 single-family residential homes on 3.19 acres of land,which is consistent with the Very Low(VL) Residential District requirement.The scale and sizes of the proposed homes and lot are consistent with other homes in the neighborhood. The residences will meet all residential development standards and will be constructed per the California Building Code's requirements. Therefore,the project is not expected to be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare of properties in the vicinity; and d. The proposed project, 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 surrounding neighborhood consists of residential homes in the Very Low (VL) Residential District. The applicant is proposing to construct 6 single-family residences. The residences will be located on lots with sizes ranging between 20,034 to 27,319 square feet.All the lots and residences will be similar in size and scale to other lots and residences in the neighborhood. The construction of the residences will comply with all California safety laws and the California Building Code. The project is therefore not expected to generate public health, safety or welfare impacts or be detrimental to improvements in the vicinity. 4. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's local CEQA Guidelines, the Planning Commission has determined that the project is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA)and the City's CEQA Guidelines. The project qualifies as a Class 32 exemption under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15332—In-Fill Development Projects, as the project is a proposed development occurring within city limits on a project site less than five acres in size and substantially surrounded by urban uses. The proposed project is for the site plan and architectural review of 6 single-family residences on an existing subdivision (Tract Map 18961).The future construction of 6-single family residences was originally considered under SUBTT18961 and its CEQA determination. SUBTT18961 was exempt underthe Class 32 exemption under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15332—In-Fill Development Projects.All environmental conditions relating to air quality, traffic, noise and water quality had been reviewed and it was determined that construction and operational activity relating to SUBTT18961 would not result in any significant effects. A Rapid Environmental Constraints Analysis (RECA) prepared by MIG in May 2014 also concluded that the project site had no value as habitat for endangered, rare or threatened species.Therefore,staff finds that there is no substantial evidence that the proposed project will have a significant effect on the environment. 5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth Paragraphs 1,2,3 and 4 above, this Commission hereby approves the applications subject to each and every condition in the attached Standard Conditions incorporated herein by this reference. 6. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 22"d DAY OF JANUARY 2020. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY: Tony Guglielmo, Chairman PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 20-02 DESIGN REVIEW DRC2019-00502—GCA Land January 22, 2020 Page 4 ATTEST: ne clntosh, AICP, Secretary I,Anne McIntosh,AICP, 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 22"d day of January 2020, by the following vote-to-wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: GUGLIELMO, OAXACA, DOPP, MORALES, WILLIAMS NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: