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Home My WebLink About20-44 Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 20-44 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA,APPROVING TIME EXTENSION DRC2020-00310, A REQUEST TO ALLOW FOR A ONE (1) YEAR TIME EXTENSION OF A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED TENTATIVE TRACT MAP SUBTT18908, A SUBDIVISION OFAPPROXIMATLEY 10.6 ACRES INTO 30 SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED LOTS WITHIN THE LOW' (L) RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, THE ETIWANDA NORTH SPECIFIC PLAN, LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF EAST AVENUE AND WILSONE AVENUS; AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF —APN: 1087-081-25. A. Recitals, 1. Richland Communities, Inc.filed an application a time extension to extend the approval period of Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18908, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Tentative Tract Map Time Extension request is referred to as "the application." 2. On September 28, 2016, this Commission adopted Resolution No. 16-48, thereby approving the application subject to specific conditions and time limits. 3. On October 28, 2020, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a noticed public hearing for the application and concluded said hearing on that date. 4. On October 28, 2020, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga approved a final one (1.)year time extension for Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18908, extending the approval period to October 28', 2021. 5. AlLlegal 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 substantial evidence presented to this Commission during the above- referenced public hearing on October 28, 2020, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as:follows: a. The application applies to a 10.6-acre rectangular-shaped parcel of land located on the northwest corner of East Avenue and Wilson Avenue with a linear dimension, from north to south, of approximately 659 feet and a linear dimension, from east to west of approximately 662 feet and is presently undeveloped; and b. The site is surrounded by vacant land in all directions. The zoning of the subject property and the properties to the north and west are Low(L) Residential District and the Etiwanda PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO..20-44 TIME EXTENSION DRC2020-00310—RICHLAND-COMMUNITIES, INC. October 28,2020 Page 2 North Specific Plan, while the zoning of the properties to the east and south are Very low (VL) Residential District and Etiwanda Specific Plan; and C. The subdivision of the project site conforms to all applicable development standards of the Development Code forthe.Low (L) Residential District, Etiwanda North Specific Plan; and d. This application is a request to extend the approval period.of Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18908 for one (1) additional year. The time extension'1s necessary to allow time for the completion of environmental permits with the US Army Corps of Engineers and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. 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,previouslyapproved Tentative Tract Map is consistent with the City's current General Plan, Municipal Code, ordinances, plans, codes, and policies. The proposed project is for the subdivision of 10:6 acres of land for 30 single-family detached lots development. The ,project site is within the Low(L) Residential District, Etiwanda'North Specific'Plan, which permits the development of single-family projects with a density of maximum 4 dwelling units per acre. The approved 30-unit single-family development on the project site has density of'approximately 2.83 dwelling units per acres.; and. b. The site is physically suitable for the type of development proposed. Currently the site is undeveloped. The project involves grading of the site to comply with City requirements and to be consistent with previously approved tract maps within the vicinity of the subject,property; and c. The proposed subdivision, 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; and d: The proposed.subdivision•complies,with each of the applicable provisions of the Development Code, The proposed subdivision,complies with all development standards outlined in the :Development Code for single-family projects within the Low (L) Residential District, Etiwanda North Specific Plan, including density, setbacks and design; and e. The time extension is within the time limits established by State law and local ordinance. State law allows for one (1) year time extensions. 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 September28, 2018, in connection with the City's approval of Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18908. Pursuant to PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 20-44 TIME EXTENSION DRC2020-00310—RICHLAND COMMUNITIES, INC. October 28, 2020 Page 3 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 indicate 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 Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18908, 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 July of 2020, a biological resource update letter was submitted as part of the request for the previous one (1) year time extension request. The July 2020 letter states that no substantial changes have occurred on the project site that would necessitate new or modified mitigation measures. The report also concluded that the recommended mitigation measures that were detailed in the 2002 Biological Resource Assessment is consistent with the site conditions that were observed in 2020. The application is for a one (1) year time extension of a previously approved Tentative Tract Map with no proposed changes to the scope of the original approval. Staff 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. 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 Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18908. 5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 above, this Commission hereby grants a time extension. The new expiration date for Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18908 is October 28, 2021. 6. All applicable Conditions of Approval in Resolution No.16-48 for SUBTT18908 shall apply to Time Extension DRC2020-00310. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2020. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY F RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY: Torey Guglielmo, Chairman 0 ATTEST: Anne McIntosh, AICP, Secretary C- PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 20-44 TIME EXTENSION DRC2020-00310 — RICHLAND COMMUNITIES, INC. October 28, 2020 Page 4 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 28th day of October 2020 by the following vote- . to-wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: GUGLIELMO, OAXACA, DOPP, MORALES, WILLIAMS NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: