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Home My WebLink About21-41 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 21- 41 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP SUBTT20353, A REQUEST TO SUBDIVIDE A VACANT PARCEL OF APPROXIMATELY 2 ACRES INTO 6 LOTS WITHIN THE LOW (L) RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, LOCATED AT 6929 HELLMAN AVENUE; AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF — APN: 0202-061-32. A. Recitals. 1. W&W Land Design Consultants filed an application for the issuance of Tentative Tract Map SUBTT20353, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Tentative Tract Map request is referred to as "the application." 2. On the 11th day of August 2021, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on said application and concluded said hearing on that date. 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 meeting on August 11, 2021, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: a. The application applies to a vacant parcel located at 6929 Hellman Avenue; and b. The project site is a vacant parcel with an area of approximately 2 acres. The overall dimensions of the site are approximately 350 feet (east to west) by approximately 250 feet (north to south); and C. The existing land uses on, and General Plan land use and zoning designations for, the project site and the surrounding properties (relative to the above -noted) are as follows: Land Use General Plan Zoning Site Vacant Low Residential Low (L) Residential District North Single -Family Residences Low Residential Low (L) Residential District South Single -Family Residences Low Residential Low (L) Residential District Exhibit D PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 21-41 TENTATIVE TRACT MAP SUBTT20353 — W&W LAND DESIGN CONSULTANTS August 11, 2021 Page 2 East Single -Family Residences Low Residential Low (L) Residential District West Vacant Low Residential Low (L) Residential District d. The proposal is to subdivide the property into 6 lots for single-family residential development; and e. All lots will comply with the development standards applicable to the Low (L) Residential district as described in Table 17.36.010-1 of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code. The minimum lot depth proposed within the subdivision is 125 feet, which meets the minimum required lot depth of 100 feet. The minimum lot width proposed is 70 feet, in compliance with the minimum 70-foot lot width requirement. Individual lot areas will range between 8,670 square feet to 14,998 square feet, which are in excess of the required minimum 7,200 square -foot lot size. The minimum average lot area is 11,669 square feet, in excess of the minimum 8,000 square foot average lot size; and f. This application is in conjunction with Design Review DRC2020-00195 for the architectural review of 6 single-family residences, Tree Removal Permit DRC2021-00119 to remove 16 Heritage Trees, and Minor Exception DRC2021-00038 for a 1-foot wall height increase over the City's 6-foot wall height requirement. 3. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Commission during the above -referenced meeting 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 development is in accord with the General Plan, the objectives of the Development Code, and the purposes of the district in which the site is located. The proposal is to subdivide a property with an area of approximately 2 acres into 6 lots for single-family residential development. The underlying General Plan designation is Low Residential which is intended for the development of single-family residences with a typical density of 2-4 units per acre. The proposed development will have a density of 3 dwelling units per acre which is within the density range expected for properties under the Low Residential General Plan Designation. b. The proposed development, 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 project site is vacant; the proposed land use is consistent with the land uses within the vicinity where it is located and the expectations of the community. The zoning of the property and all surrounding properties is Low (L) Residential District. G. The proposed development complies with each of the applicable provisions of the Development Code. The proposed development meets all standards outlined in the Development Code and the design and development standards and policies of the Planning Commission and the City. 4. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's local CEQA Guidelines, the Planning Commission finds that the project qualifies as a Class 32 exemption under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 — In -Fill Development projects. The proposed PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 21-41 TENTATIVE TRACT MAP SUBTT20353 — W&W LAND DESIGN CONSULTANTS August 11, 2021 Page 3 development occurs within city limits on a project site of no more than five acres, surrounded by single-family residential uses. Approval of the project would not result in any significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality. Therefore, there is no substantial evidence that the project may have a significant effect on the environment. 5. The Planning Commission finds that there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment. 6. 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. 7. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 11TH DAY OF AUGUST 2021. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY: rancisco Oaxaca, Chairman ATTEST: a'.tx� / e, Anne McIntosh, AICP, Secretary I, Anne McIntosh, AICP, Secretary of the City ofTRncho 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 11th day of August 2021, by the following vote -to -wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: GUGLIELMO, OAXACA, DOPP, WILLIAMS, MORALES NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: