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Home My WebLink About21-37 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 21-37 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT DRC2021-00170 TO MODIFY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, AMEND LAND USES AND DEFINITIONS AND CREATE 'NEW DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND MAKING FINDINGS .IN SUPPORTTHEREOF A. Recitals. 1. The City of Rancho Cucamonga has prepared Municipal Code Amendment DRC2021- 00170, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Municipal Code Amendment is referred to as "the Application". 2. On May 26, 2021, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a 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 oft this Resolution, are true and correct. 2. Based upon the substantial evidence presentedto the Planning Commission during the above -referenced public hearing on May 26., 2021, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony; this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: a. The City Council adopted an Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 976, establishing a moratorium on new industrial building development on properties in all industrial zones within the "Southeast Industrial Quadrant" (SEIQ) of the City and within 500 feet of the public right-of-way of a segment of Foothill Boulevard between Haven Avenue and Milliken Avenue. On December 16, 2020, the City Council extended the Interim Urgency Ordinance to June 30, 2021; b. This interim ordinance was developed as staff observed an increase in the level of development interest in the SEIQ and along Foothill Boulevard, The SEIQ has been dominated by "legacy" uses and tenants on significantly large properties with limited infrastructure. These uses/tenants have been present since before the City's incorporation in 1977. Similarly, there are multiple smaller properties in the SEIQ developed with, for example, small manufacturing businesses, storage yards, and non -conforming residences. Many of these properties are relatively under -developed, i.e. they are not developed to their maximum potential; C. The Council determined that a strategic pause on industrial development in the SEIQ and along Foothill Boulevard was appropriate and would provide staff time to review our development standards, consider work being done on the General Plan.as well as engage the Exhibit C PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO.2021-37 MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT DRC2021-00170-CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA May 26, 2021 Page 2 industrial development community to understand their needs and find common ground to ensure a robust, diverse industrial sector which can provide employment and services for local residents and generate positive economic outcomes for the City; d. The proposed updates will apply uniformly to all industrial zones throughout the City, notjust the areas impacted by the moratorium; e. The City prepared a set of amendments (the "Amendments"), which is included as Attachment A to this Resolution and is hereby incorporated by this reference as if set forth in full; f. Development Code Amendment DRC2021-00170 conforms to and does not conflict with the General Plan, including without limitation, the Land Use Element thereof, and will provide for development in a manner consistent with the General Plan; and 3. The Planning Department staff has determined that the project is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's CEQA Guidelines. The project qualifies under the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects, which have the potential for causing significant effect on the environment. Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(13)(3), where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. The consolidation of zoning districts, changes to the entitlement process and the elimination of higher impact industrial uses from the land use table will impose greater limitations on industrial development than exist today and will thereby serve to eliminate potentially significant adverse environmental impacts. The implementation of requirements for solar collector systems for new industrial development will provide a renewable electric resource for the development and reduce dependence on non-renewable electric resources. Requiring development electric vehicle charging infrastructure will encourage use of electric vehicles for industrial uses, reducing GHG emissions in future developments. These requirements impose greater limitations on industrial development than exist today and will thereby serve to eliminate potentially significant adverse environmental impacts. Each of these components, individually and cumulatively, does not result in the possibility of creating significant to cumulative effects on the environment. Future development subject to these provisions will be reviewed for CEQA compliance under separate entitlements or actions as proposed by these code updates. During the entitlement process, the applicant will be required to comply with CEQA. In reviewing each project for compliance with CEQA, an applicant may be required to submit environmental studies that analyze potential impacts such as air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, noise levels, and transportation/traffic caused by the site -specific project. On a case -by -case review of each project, the appropriate environmental document will be prepared to address project -specific impacts. Based on this evidence and all the evidence in the record, the Planning Commission concurs with the Planning Department staffs determination that the Amendment will not have a significant effect on the environment and is therefore exempt from further environmental review under CEQA. 4. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 above, this Commission hereby recommends that the City Council approve Municipal Code Amendment DRC2021-00170 as indicated in Attachment A incorporated herein by this reference. The Planning Commission also recommends that City staff provide options and/or recommendations to the City Council to address the Planning Commission's comments regarding the proposed land use table, those uses requiring a conditional use permit, and the standards applicable to rooftop solar panels and truck queuing. 5. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO.2021-37 MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT DRC2021-00170- CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA May 26, 2021 Page 3 APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 26TH DAY OF MAY 2021. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY: Z n=2Tony duglielmo, Chairman ATTEST: AtrLo' Anne McIntosh, AICP, Secr I, Anne McIntosh, AICP, Secretary of the Planning Commission for 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 26th day of May 2021, by the following vote -to -wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: GUGLIELMO, OAXACA, DOPP, MORALES, WILLIAMS NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: