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Home My WebLink About21-17 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 21-17 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, DENYING THE APPEAL AND APPROVING HILLSIDE DESIGN REVIEW DRC2020-00016, A REQUEST TO CONSTRUCT A 3,300 SQUARE FOOT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE WITH TWO SEPARATE ATTACHED 2-CAR GARAGES TOTALING 1,063 SQUARE FEET ON A VACANT PROPERTY OF 15,601 SQUARE FEET (0.36-ACRE) WITHIN THE LOW (L) RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT AND THE HILLSIDE OVERLAY DISTRICT LOCATED AT 8005 CAMINO PREDERA; AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF —APN: 0207-631-06. A. Recitals. 1. Saurabh Patel filed an application for the approval of Hillside Design Review DRC2020- 00016, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Hillside Design Review request is referred to as "the application." 2. According to Development Code Section 17.16.140.E1, the Planning Director was the approval authority for Hillside Design Review DRC2020-00016 because the proposed project requires less than five feet of cuttfill. 3. On January 19, 2021, the Design Review Committee reviewed DRC 2020-00016 and recommended Planning Director approval of the application. 4. On January 25, 2021, the Planning Director of the City of Rancho Cucamonga approved Design Review DRC2020-00016 and made findings supporting that decision. 5. On February 3, 2021, Renee Massey ("Appellant"), filed a timely appeal of the Planning Director's decision approving the application. 6. On March 10, 2021, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application and directed staff to return to the next scheduled Planning Commission meeting with a resolution upholding the Planning Director's decision regarding Hillside Design Review DRC2020-00016, denying appeal DRC2021-00035, and making the findings of support thereof. 7. On March 24, 2021, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga adopted this Resolution upholding the Planning Director's decision regarding Hillside Design Review DRC2020- 00016 and denying appeal DRC2021-00035, based on the following evidence and findings. 8. 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 all available evidence presented to this Commission during the PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 21-17 HDR DRC2020-00016 — SAURABH PATEL MARCH 24, 2021 Page 2 above -referenced public hearing on March 24, 2021, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: a. The project is for the construction of a 3,300 square foot single-family residence with two attached garages totaling 1,063 square feet on a 15,601 square foot lot within the Low (L) Residential District and within the Hillside Overlay District at 8005 Camino Predera; and b. 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 Vacant Land Low Residential Low L Residential District North Single -Family Residences Low Residential Low L Residential District South Multi -Family Development Mixed -Use Mixed -Use MU District East Single -Family Residence Low Residential Low (L)Residential District West Vacant Land Low Residential Low L Residential District C. The project complies with each of the related Development Code requirements for projects within the Hillside Overlay District as shown in the following table: Proposed Project Development Code Compliant? Building Height (measured 25 Feet-3 Inches 30 Feet (maximum) Yes from finished grade) Front Building Setback Yes (measured from the curb at 54 Feet 37 feet (+/- 5 feet) (minimum) Camino Predera) Side Building Setbacks Yes (measured from the side 10/15 Feet 5/10 Feet (minimum) property lines) Rear Building Setback Yes (measured from the rear 97 feet 20 Feet (minimum) property line) Excavation (depth) 4 feet-6 inches 5 Feet (maximum) Yes Retaining Wall Height 3 Feet 4 Feet (maximum) Yes Lot Coverage (maximum) 16.8 Percent 40 Percent (maximum) Yes 3. Based upon all available evidence presented to this Commission during the above -referenced public hearing and upon the specific findings of fact 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 of the project site is Low Residential. The Low Residential designation is for the PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 21-17 HDR DRC2020-00016 — SAURABH PATEL MARCH 24, 2021 Page 3 development of detached, low -density residences on individual lots. The project is also within the Hillside Overlay District which was developed to allow for the reasonable development of hillside areas while minimizing the adverse effects of grading, protecting environmentally sensitive areas, and providing for public health and safety. The project is for the development of a single-family residence which was designed in accord with the Hillside Overlay District to limit the negative impacts of grading and to reduce view impacts. General Plan Policy LU-2.4 encourages the development of vacant residential lots where they are largely surrounded by other residential development to maximize efficient use of existing infrastructure and to meet housing demand. The vacant project site is largely surrounded by existing, development and the proposed single-family residence is compatible with the single-family development in the surrounding area. b. The proposed project is in accord with the objective of the Development Code and the purposes of the district in which the site is located. The Low (L) Residential District is for the development of single-family residences on lots with a minimum area of 7,200 square feet. The application is for the development of a single-family residence on a 15,601 square foot lot. The project site is also within the Hillside,Overlay District which seeks to minimize the negative impacts of grading while allowing for the reasonable development of land. This has been accomplished through the reduction of earthwork to ,less than 5 feet of cut and fill (4 feet-6 inches proposed), stepping the foundation of the house with the natural grade, and limiting view impacts by limiting the height of the structure above the face of the curb (13 feet) and greatly increasing the setbacks beyond the minimum requirements (10 and 15 feet .proposed vs. 5 and 10 feet required). C. The proposed project complies with the applicable provisions of the Development Code. The project complies with the development standards for the Low (L) Residential Development District including building setbacks, building height, lot coverage, grading limitations, and design. The project also complies with the development standards and the intent of the Hillside Overlay District, including reducing earthwork to less than 5 feet of cut or fill, stepping the foundation with the existing grade, and reducing the overall massing of the structure as seen from Camino Predera. The earthwork was limited to the area necessary to construct the residence and access driveway. The proposed house has a cohesive architectural design theme and the design features are carried around to each elevation. The building height is-13 feet above the Camino Predera curb face and;the side yard setbacks are 10 and 15 feet (beyond the 5- and 10'-foot setback requirement) to reduce view impacts. d. The proposed project, 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 residence is of similar size, configuration, and layoutto other residential developments along Camino Predera. The project was designed to reduce impacts on the surrounding area including reducing earthwork and limiting view impacts as seen from Camino Predera by reducing the height of the structure above the adjacent curb face and increasing the side yard setbacks beyond the minimum requirement. The construction of a single-family home on a single-family residential zoned parcel is in keeping with the intent of the development code and the residential community. The proposed single-family home also promotes the continuous improvement of the residential neighborhood with the development of the existing vacant parcel, which is more than adequate in size to accommodate the single-family home as proposed. The proposed home will also connect to existing infrastructure, including all necessary utilities, further keeping the single-family use consistent and complementary with the surrounding properties. A previously approved subdivision tract map was designed to allow the construction of single-family development along Camino Predera, and the proposed home is meeting the intent of the subdivided parcels. Therefore, the construction of the home as proposed is unlikely to be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare, or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity. PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 21-17 HDR DRC2020-00016 — SAURABH PATEL MARCH 24, 2021 Page 4 4. Based upon. the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 above, this Commission hereby upholds the Planning Director's approval of Hillside Design Review DRC2020- 00016 and denies Appeal DRC2021-00035, subject to each and every condition set forth in the Standard Conditions, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. 5. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 24TH DAY OF MARCH 2O21. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY: Z-2 Tony Guglielmo, Chairman ATTEST: Anne McIntosh, AICP, Secretary I, Anne McIntosh, AICP, Secretary of the Plannin�ission 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 March 2021, by the following vote -to -wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: GUGLIELMO, OAXACA, DOPP, MORALES, WILLIAMS NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: OAXACA ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: