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Home My WebLink About20-35 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 20-35 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, FINDING THAT THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF 1.85 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE EMPIRE LAKES SPECIFIC PLAN, PLANNING AREA 10, AND LOCATED AT 9070 MILLIKEN AVENUE (APN: 0209-272-27) IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN A. Recitals 1. The City of Rancho Cucamonga proposes the acquisition of 1.85 acres of real property as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject acquisition is referred to as the "proposal." 2. On the 8th day of July 2020, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga received and considered the subject Director's Report on said proposal 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 Director's Report on July 8, 2020, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: a. The subject property (the "site") is a parcel of 1.85 acres located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Milliken Avenue and Azusa Court. The site is bound on the west by Anaheim Place. b. The parcel has dimensions of approximately 320 feet (north -south) by 250 (east - west). The site is fully developed with a parking lot. C. The existing Land Use, General Plan and Zoning designations for the project site and adjacent properties are as follows: Land Use General Plan Zoning Site Parking Lot Mixed Use Planning Area 10' North Metrolink Parking Lot Mixed Use Planning Area 10` South Commercial/Retail Buildings Mixed Use Planning Area 9' East Industrial Buildings General Industrial General Industrial GI District West Office Buildings Mixed Use Planning Area 10' *Empire Lakes Specific Plan PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 20-35 FINDINGS OF GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY - CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA July 8, 2020 Page 2 d. Government Code Section 65402(a) requires a city's planning agency, i.e. Planning Commission, review and report upon whether the location, purpose, and extent of a proposed real property acquisition by the city for public purposes is consistent with the General Plan as described below: If a general plan or part thereof has been adopted, no real property shall be acquired by dedication or otherwise for street, square, park or other public purposes, and no real property shall be disposed of, no street shall be vacated or abandoned, and no public building or structure shall be constructed or authorized, if the adopted general plan or part thereof applies thereto, until the location, purpose and extent of such acquisition or disposition, such street vacation or abandonment, or such public building or structure have been submitted to and reported upon by the planning agency as to conformity with said adopted general plan or part thereof. The planning agency shall render its report as to conformity with said adopted general plan or part thereof within forty (40) days after the matter was submitted to it, or such longer period of time as may be designated by the legislative body. e. The City is in the process of the acquisition of the site for potential economic development and integration with potential redevelopment on the properties that generally surround the site and on the publicly owned parking lot located immediately to the north of the site that serves the Metrolink train station; f. The location, purpose, and the extent of the acquisition conforms with the applicable policies set forth in the City's General Plan, including: 1) Land use policy LU-2.1 which states that the City should "plan for vibrant, pedestrian -friendly mixed use and high -density residential areas at strategic infill locations along transit routes" such as the Metrolink station. 2) Land use policy LU-3.2 which encourages "a mix of retail, service, industrial and manufacturing, and professional uses that create diverse, well -paying employment opportunities" and is a long-term goal of the City. 3) Land use policy LU-3.7 which encourages "new development projects to build on vacant infill sites within a built -out area, and/or redevelop previously developed properties that are underutilized' such as the inactive parking lot on the property. 4) Community mobility policy CM-2.2 which encourages "all feasible measures to reduce total vehicle miles traveled by automobiles, including enhanced transit access and land use approaches that provide compact and focused development along major transit corridors" such as the BNSF railway that is the route for Metrolink PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO.20-35 FINDINGS OF GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY - CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA July 8, 2020 Page 3 1) (commuter rail service) and Milliken Avenue which is a route for Omnitrans (bus transit). 2) Community mobility policy CM-3.2 which supports "Omnitrans' expansion of Bus Rapid Transit (BR7) into the City ... with stops at all major north -south streets..." such as Milliken Avenue. 2. Based upon the findings set forth in paragraph 2 above, this Commission hereby determines that the proposed acquisition of the site forpotential economic development conforms with the City's General Plan. 3. This Commission hereby directs the Planning Director to forward a copy of this Resolution to the City Council. 4. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 8TH DAY OF JULY 2020. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY: Ton Guglielmo, Chairman ATTEST: a4-A, / Anne McIntosh, 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 8th day of July 2020, by the following vote -to - wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: GUGLIELMO, OAXACA, DOPP, MORALES, WILLIAMS NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: