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Home My WebLink About20-40 Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 20-40 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT DRC2020-00254, A REQUEST TO AMEND THE EMPIRE LAKES SPECIFIC PLAN,A SPECIFIC PLAN THAT APPLIES TO PROPERTIES LOCATED NORTH OF 4TH STREET, SOUTH OF THE BNSF/METROLINK RAIL LINE, WEST OF MILLIKEN AVENUE, AND EAST OF UTICAICLEVELAND AVENUES, TO DELETE TEXT WITHIN THE SPECIFIC PLAN DOCUMENT RELATING TO STREET INFRASTRUCTURE AND PRIVATE OPEN SPACE AREAS; AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORTTHEREOF-APNS:0209-272-20, 0210-102-07 THROUGH -10, 0210-102-01 THROUGH -03, 0210- 102-19 THROUGH -61, 0210-102-15 AND -17, 0210-671-01 AND - 03 AND-04, 0210-671-06 THROUGH -24, 0210-681-03 AND -04 AND -06 THROUGH -13, 0210-681-14 THROUGH -33,AND 0210- 102-11. A. Recitals. 1. The City of Rancho Cucamonga initiated an application for Specific Plan Amendment DRC2020-00254 as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Specific Plan Amendment is referred to as"the application." 2. On August 12, 2020, the Planning Commission 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. Recitals. The Commission hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set forth in the Recitals, Part A, of this Resolution are true and correct. 2. Findings. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Commission during the above-referenced public hearing on August 12, 2020 including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony,this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: a. The application applies to a property that is currently in various phases of development and construction by the master developer (SC Rancho Development Corp. and Empire Lakes Holding Company, LLC) and their merchant builders; b. Development of the subject property is governed by the Empire Lakes Specific Plan, the City's Development Code, and the City's General Plan; C. The Specific Plan, as it was amended in 2016, consists of several "Planning Areas". The subject properties are within "Planning Area 1" of the Specific Plan. d. The subject properties are within a project site of 160-acres located in the Specific Plan. The Specific Plan has an overall area of 347-acres and is generally bound by 4th PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 20-40 SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT DRC2020-00254 — CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA August 12, 2020 Page 2 Street to the south, Milliken Avenue to the east, Cleveland Avenue and Utica Avenue to the west, and 8th Street and the BNSF/Metrolink rail line to the north. The subject property is generally located at the center of the Specific Plan. Both the Specific Plan and the project site are bisected into south and north halves by 6th Street; e. The City Council approved General Plan Amendment DRC2015-00114 on May 18, 2016, and Specific Plan Amendment DRC2015-00040 and Development Code Amendment DRC2015-00115 on June 1, 2016. These amendments enabled the property owner (master developer) SC Rancho Development Corp. and Empire Lakes Holding Company, LLC, and subsequent merchant builders to develop a new mixed use and transit- oriented project ("Empire Lakes/The Resort"; hereafter referred to as "the Project"); f. Concurrent with this application is an application for Development Agreement Amendment DRC2020-00124. The purpose of that application is to amend several terms that are in the original Development Agreement(DRC2015-00118)that the City Council adopted on September 5, 2018 (hereafter referred to as "the Agreement"). The Agreement became effective on October 8, 2018 and it was recorded with the County of San Bernardino on November 26, 2018; g. The proposed amendment to the Specific Plane is in response to the above- noted proposed amendment to the Agreement(specifically,Amendment#2). The amendment to the Specific Plan deletes text describing the details of the required temporary connection between 61h and 7th Streets. h. This will provide the City the flexibility to implement the conceptual street framework that has been developed by the City. It also removes any impediment to the completion of the area of the Project located south of 6th Street, by the master developer and their merchant builders,while the City incorporates the street framework via the City's separate amendment to the Specific Plan (DRC2020-00164). The location of the text that will be deleted is Appendix A, Section 7.0, on pages A-32 and -36. 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 amendment to the Specific Plan is for the deletion of text relating to a temporary to connect ,6th and 7th Streets within the Project. The proposed amendment is consistent with the General Plan goals, policies, and implementation programs; b. The proposed amendment to the Specific Plan is for the deletion of text relating to a temporary to connect 6th and 7th Streets within the Project. The proposed amendment does not affect the land use and development regulations within the Specific Plan in any manner that cause them to be not comparable in breadth and depth to similar zoning regulations contained in the Development Code; C. The proposed amendment to the Specific Plan is for the deletion of text relating to a temporary to connect 6th and 7th Streets within the Project. The proposed amendment does not create any inconsistencies between the administration and permit processes described within the Specific Plan and those same processes described in the zoning code. PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 20-40 SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT DRC2020-00254—CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA August 12, 2020 Page 3 4. Based upon the facts and information contained in the application, together with all written and oral reports included for the environmental assessment forthe 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), the City certified an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH No. 20150410083) on May 18, 2016 in connection with the City's approval of General Plan Amendment DRC2015-00114, Specific Plan Amendment DRC2015-00040, and Development Code Amendment DRC2015-00115. 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 as there have been a) no substantial changes proposed to the project that indicate new or more severe impacts on the environment; b) no substantial changes have occurred in the circumstances underwhich the project was previously reviewed that indicates new or more severe environmental impacts; c) no new important information shows the project will have new or more severe impacts than previously considered; and (d) no 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 proposed Specific Plan amendment, that substantial changes to the project or the circumstances surrounding the overall project have not occurred which would create new or more severe impacts than those evaluated in the previously certified EIR. The purpose of the Specific Plan amendment is to delete text describing the details of the required temporary connection between 6th and 7th Streets,that is no longer required; C. Staff further finds that the overall project will not have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previously certified EIR, 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 purpose of the Specific Plan amendment is to delete text describing the details of the required temporary connection between 6th and 7th Streets that is no longer required; d. 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 proposed Specific Plan amendment. 5. On the basis of the foregoing and the totality of the administrative record before it, the Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council approve Specific Plan Amendment DRC2020-00254 as shown in Attachment A. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 12TH DAY OF AUGUST 2020. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 20-40 SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT DRC2020-00254 — CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA August 12, 2020 Page 4 BY: Tony uglielmo, Chairman ATTEST: Anne McIntosh, Secretary I, Anne McIntosh, 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 12th day of August 2020, by the following vote-to-wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: GUGLIELMO, OAXACA, DOPP, MORALES, WILLIAMS NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: