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Home My WebLink About21-52 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 21-52 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. DRC2020-00433, A REQUEST TO OPERATE A PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY IN A PROPOSED 12,176 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING FOR THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LOCATED ON A VACANT LOT ROUGHLY 400 FEET EAST OF THE HAVEN AVENUE AND TOWN CENTER DRIVE INTERSECTION ROUGHLY 3.67 ACRES IN SIZE IN COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL ZONE; AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF —APN: 1077-423-01 A. Recitals. 1. The Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District filed an application for the issuance of Conditional Use Permit DRC2020-00433, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Conditional Use Permit request is referred to as "the application." 2. On the 251 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. 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 August 25, 2021, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: a. The application applies to the vacant property located roughly 400 feet east of the Haven Avenue and Town Center Drive Intersection on the southside of Town Center Drive; 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 Community Community Commercial / Terra Commercial Vista Planned Community North Neighborhood Commercial Center Medium High Community Commercial / Terra / Multi -Family Residential Residential Vista Planned Community West Commercial Shopping Center pp g Community Community Commercial / Terra Commercial Vista Planned Community Exhibit E PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 21-52 DRC2020-00433 FIRE STATION 178 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT August 25, 2021 Page 2 South Commercial Offices Industrial Park Industrial Park District' East Warehouses Industrial Park Industrial Park District C. The applicant, the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District (RCFPD), proposes to construct and operate a new public safety facility for fire emergency services to serve the central part of the city and surrounding communities. The site planning and architecture of the project is subject to the review of Design Review DRC2020-00432 that is associated with this Conditional Use Permit; and d. The proposed use is a "Public Safety Facility" and is defined in the Development Code as a "facility operated by public agencies including fire stations, other fire prevention and firefighting facilities, and police and sheriff substations and headquarters, including interim incarceration facilities." Public facilities are permitted, subject to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit; and e. The proposed fire station would be equipped, staffed, operated, and maintained by RCFPD. The fire station would accommodate a crew of up to 7 personnel rotating over a 24- hour shift. This staffing would accommodate up to 2 fire apparatus; and f. There are no parking requirements applicable to public safety facilities in the Development Code. However, 26 parking stalls total, 26 parking stalls for staff and 6 parking stalls for the public. The amount of staff parking that is needed is based on the anticipated staffing levels for the facility. The number of parking stalls for the public it typically based on an office parking ratio of 1 stall per 250 square feet applied to the lobby area (the only publicly accessible part of the facility). With a floor area of about 400 square feet, the parking requirement for the lobby is roughly 2 parking stalls (rounding up as required by the Code). 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. Findinq: The proposed use is allowed within the applicable zoning district and complies with all other applicable provisions of this Zoning Code, Municipal Code, General Plan, and any applicable Specific Plans or City regulations/standards. Fact: The proposed facility is on a property designated in the General Plan and Zoning Map as Community Commercial. Within this zone, public safety facilities are a permitted land use, subject to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit. The proposed public safety facility is designed in accordance with all applicable development standards of the Development Code such as building setbacks, building height, and parking. b. Finding: The site is physically suited for the type, density, and intensity of the proposed use including access, utilities, and the absence of physical constraints, and can be conditioned to meet all related performance criteria and development standards. Fact: The project site is comprised of a single lot with a total area of 3.67 acres and is suitable for the proposed public safety facility. The project will have the PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 21-52 DRC2020-00433 FIRE STATION 178 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT August 25, 2021 Page 3 required vehicular access and parking, the necessary utility services are all available, and there are no physical constraints on the site that will affect the operations of the facility. The project can, and will, be conditioned to meet all applicable performance criteria and meets all applicable development standards. c. Finding: Granting the permit would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or welfare, or materially injurious to persons, property, or improvements in the vicinity in which the project is located. Fact: The operation of the proposed project will not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or welfare, or materially injurious to persons, property, or improvements in the vicinity in which the project is located. The primary purpose of the proposed project will be to provide public safety and emergency services. The facility will enable the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District to serve the community more efficiently and more effectively. Response times to incidents will be reduced. Operational inefficiencies will be reduced, and communication with Fire administration will be improved with the station be closer to city hall. The project is designed to meet all applicable performance criteria and Development Code standards and will, be conditioned appropriately to minimize any potential impacts to adjacent properties. 4. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Initial Study of the potential environmental effects of the project was prepared by ECORP. Based on the findings contained in that Initial Study, City staff determined that, with the imposition of mitigation measures, there would be no substantial evidence that the project would have a significant effect on the environment. The mitigation measures that the applicant will be required to comply with will reduce potential impacts to biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, noise, and tribal cultural resources. Based on the determination, a Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared. Thereafter, City staff provided public notice of the public comment period and of the intent to adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration. One comment was received from Cucamonga Valley Water District, which has been noted and addressed in the final Mitigated Negative Declaration. A Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program has also been prepared to ensure implementation of, and compliance with, the mitigation measures for the project. 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. 6. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 251 DAY OF August 2021. PLANNING CS MISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY: Francisco Oaxaca, Chairman PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 21-52 DRC2020-00433 FIRE STATION 178 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT August 25, 2021 Page 4 ATTEST: dA44' A z4 vo� Anne McIntosh, AICP, Secrets I, Anne McIntosh, AICP, Secretary ot�tk Tanning 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 25"' day of August 2021, by the following vote - to -wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: GUGLIELMO, OAXACA, DOPP, MORALES, WILLIAMS NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: