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Home My WebLink About21-04 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 21-04 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING DESIGN REVIEW DRC2019-00651, A REQUEST TO DEMOLISH AN EXISTING OFFICE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCT A NEW 18,165 SQUARE -FOOT INDUSTRIAL BUILDING/PRODUCTION FACILITY WITH A 3,490 SQUARE -FOOT OFFICE AND ADDITIONAL SITE IMPROVEMENTS. THE PROJECT IS LOCATED IN THE GENERAL INDUSTRIAL (GI) ZONE AT 12550 ARROW ROUTE — APN: 0229-031-23. A. . Recitals. 1. SGE Consulting Structural Engineers for Air Gas Specialty Gas Facility filed an application for the approval of Design Review DRC2019-00651 as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Design Review request is referred to as "the application." 2. On January 13, 2021, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga 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. 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 public hearing on January 13, 2021, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: a. The application applies to the property located at 12550 Arrow Route with an area of roughly 19 acres and is currently developed with an industrial/production facility and various parking areas. The site is bound by industrial uses to the south, east, and west, and general commercial to the north; and b. The property to the south is zoned Heavy Industrial (HI), the property to the east, and west is zoned General Industrial (GI), and the property to the north is zoned Regional Related Commercial (RRC); and C. The site has a General Plan land use designation of General Industrial; and d. The application is a proposal to demolish an existing office building and construct a new 18,165 square -foot industrial/production building for the current Air Gas Specialty Gas operation; and PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 21-04 DESIGN REVIEW DRC2019-00651 — SGE CONSULTING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS FOR AIR GAS SPECIALTY GAS FACILITY. JANUARY 13, 2021 Page 2 e. The proposed industrial building and the included office space will require 73 parking stalls. The applicant proposes to provide 75 spaces, resulting in a surplus of parking spaces. Additionally, the proposed industrial building will include one loading, which will require a minimum of one parking space specifically for trucks. The project site contains 13 truck parking spaces, exceeding the minimum amount required; and f. The proposed building will feature elements of a modern architectural style, containing an angled roof using standing -seam metal, an exterior finish consisting of textured insulated panels designed to replicate stucco or concrete tilt -up, and various windows to help break up the fagade. The building will also include variation in height to complement the angled roof and various elements such as steel canopies and window coverings to enhance the overall design; and g. The project was reviewed by the Design Review Committee (DRC) on November 10, 2020. No major issues were discussed. Two secondary issues related to the design of the canopy columns and the proposed fencing along Arrow Route were discussed. The Committee accepted Staff's recommendation that the project be forwarded to the Planning Commission for their review and approval with the requirement that the applicant work with staff to revise the design/material of the perimeter fencing along Arrow Route. The applicant has agreed to revise the fencing as required by DRC and is reflected in the project plans; and 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 General Plan. The General Plan land use designation for the project is General Industrial, which provides for a wide range of industrial uses, such as warehousing and production. The project is for the development of a new industrial/production facility with office space, which is consistent with the intent of the General Plan's General Industrial land use designation; and b. The proposed use is in accord with objective of the Development Code, and the purposes of the district in which the site is located. The Development Code states that the General Industrial zones are areas designated for the widest possible range of light and medium industrial activity, including manufacturing, assembling, fabrication, wholesaling, heavy commercial, and office uses. The project is to construct a production facility with ancillary office space to improve the operation and efficiency of the Specialty Air Gas Facility operation; and C. The proposed use is in compliance with each of the applicable provisions of the Development Code. The project meets all applicable development and performance standards for a industrial development set forth by the Development Code; and d. The proposed use, together with the conditions applicable thereto, will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare, or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity. The proposed use is a compatible and complimentary to the existing surrounding developments where it is located, as it meets the intent and purpose of the General Plan Designation and Zoning District for the project site; and PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 21-04 DESIGN REVIEW DRC2019-00651 — SGE CONSULTING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS FOR AIR GAS SPECIALTY GAS FACILITY. JANUARY 13, 2021 Page 3 4. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's local CEQA Guidelines, the Planning Commission finds that the qualifies underthe Class 32 exemption under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 - In -Fill Development Projects, as the project includes in -fill development consistent with the applicable General Plan designation and regulations. The proposed construction of the new industrial/production building will occur on a site that is developed an operational by the Air Gas Specialty company. In addition, the proposed building will improve efficiency of the current Air Gas operation, the surrounding area is developed with similar uses and is adequately served by all required utilities and public services. The Planning Commission finds that there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment. 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 Conditions of Approval, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. 6. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 13TH DAY OF JANUARY 2021 PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY: ze� Tony Guglielmo, Chairman ATTEST: 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 13th day of January 2021, by the fo!!owing vote - to -wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: GUGLIELMO, OAXACA, DOPP, MORALES NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: WILLIAMS ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: