HomeMy WebLinkAbout21-10 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 21-10
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING DESIGN REVIEW DRC2016-01017,
A REQUEST FOR SITE PLAN AND ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW OF A 2,456
SQUARE FOOT RESTAURANT WITH AN 858 SQUARE FOOT SECOND -
STORY OFFICE AREA ON A 24,189 SQUARE FOOT PARCEL OF LAND IN THE
MIXED USE (MU) DISTRICT AND FOOTHILL BOULEVARD OVERLAY
DISTRICT SUBAREA 1 AT THE INTERSECTION OF FOOTHILL BOULEVARD
AND SAN BERNARDINO ROAD AT 88269 FOOTHILL BOULEVARD; AND
MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF —APN: 0207-113-23 and 24.
A. Recitals.
1.r Marth Schacht, for Chago Tortas Ahogadas, filed an application for the approval of Design
Review DRC2016-01017, 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 the 24th day of February 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 hearings of February 24, 2021, including written and oral staff reports, together
with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows:
a. The vacant 0.56-acre (24,189 square feet) project site is located at the southwest corner
of Foothill Boulevard and San Bernardino Road and is made up of two separate parcels of land (APN:
0207-113-23 and 24); and
b. The existing Land Use, General Plan and Zoning Designations for the project site and
adjacent properties are as follows:
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Land. Use
General Plan
Zoning
Site
Vacant Land
Mixed -Use
Mixed -Use MU District*
North
Vacant Land
Approved for Multi -Family
Development
Mixed -Use
Mixed -Use (MU) District*
South
Car Wash
Mixed -Use
Mixed -Use (MU) District*
Multi -Family Development
East
Storage FacilityMixed-Use
Mixed -Use MU District*
West
Restaurant
Mixed -Use
Mixed -Use MU District*
*Foothill Boulevard Overlay District Subarea 1
C. The project is for the construction of a new commercial building which includes a 2,456
square foot restaurant with an 858 square foot second -story office at the intersection of Foothill
Boulevard and San Bernardino Road; and
d. The project site is within the Mixed Use (MU) District which necessitates the
development of two separate land uses; in this case, a restaurant on the ground level and a separate
office area on the second story; and
e. The project complies with all requirements of the Development Code including setbacks,
parking, design, and landscape coverage; and
a. The project provides 29 parking spaces, which is the minimum number required for the
proposed'restaurant and office land uses.
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 proposed
restaurantloffice land use is consistent with the Mixed Use (MU) General Plan land use designation; and
b. The proposed use is in accord with the objective of the Development Code and the
purposes of the district in which the site is located. Restaurantloffice uses are permitted uses within the
Mixed Use (MU) District; and
C. The proposed use is in compliance with each of the applicable provisions of the
Development Code. The project complies with each of the development criteria outlined in the
Development Code including building setbacks, parking and design; and
d. The proposed use, 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 proposed restaurant/office building will not be detrimental to the surrounding land uses
as it is of similar size and intensity to the surrounding commercial buildings.
4. The Planning Department Staff has determined that the project is categorically exempt from
the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's CEQA Guidelines.
The project qualifies as a Class 3 exemption under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15303, which
permits the construction of a commercial building up to 10,000 square feet in urbanized areas. The
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project is for the construction of 3,314 square foot restaurant/office building and there is no substantial
evidence that the project may have a significant effect on the environment. The Planning Commission
has reviewed the Planning Department's determination of exemption, and based on its own independent
judgment, concurs in the staffs determination of exemption.
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
Standard Conditions, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021.
PLANNING COM ION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
BY:
Tony Guglielmo, hairman
ATTEST: (24,ty, C
Anne McIntosh, AICP, Secre:
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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 24th day of February 2021, by the following vote -to -wit:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: GUGLIELMO, OAXACA, DOPP, MORALES, WILLIAMS
NOES: COMMISSIONERS:
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS:
ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: