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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-049 - Resolution • • • RESOLUTION NO. 2022-049 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE.CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING MASTER PLAN DRC2022-00074, ESTABLISHING A MASTER PLAN ON A 17.-2-ACRE SITE WITHIN THE MIXED-USE URBAN CORRIDOR (MU-UCR) DISTRICT, LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF FOOTHILL BOULEVARD AND MILLIKEN AVENUE; AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF-APNs: 1077-422-51,-55,-98,-99,1090-121-38,and -39 A. Recitals. 1. The applicant, WDCC Milliken West Residential, LLC filed an application for the approval of Design Review DRC2021-00120 and Tentative Tract Map 20120, related to a Site Plan and Architectural Review for the construction of a mixed-use development comprising of 671 apartments and 20,841 square feet of commercial space at the northwest corner of Foothill Boulevard and Milliken Avenue. The applicant also applied for the approval of Master Plan DRC2022-00074 as described in the title of this resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Master Plan is referred to as "the application." 2. On April 27, 2022, the.Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga adopted Resolution Nos. 22-10, 22-11, and 22-12 recommending that the City Council approve the Master Plan DRC2022-00074, and approving Design Review DRC2021- 00120, and Tentative Tract Map 20120 respectively, and making findings in support of its decision. 3. On May 18, 2022, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga opened a duly noticed public hearing for the application, conducted the public hearing, concluded the hearing on that date, and adopted this Resolution approving Master Plan DRC2022- 00074 and making findings in support thereof. 4. All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred. A. Resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby found, determined, and resolved by the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga as follows: 1. This City Council 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 the City Council during the above-referenced public hearing on May 18, 2022, including written and oral staff reports, this City Council hereby specifically finds as follows: Resolution No. 2022-049 - Page 1 of 5 a. The application applies to a vacant site located at the northwest corner of Foothill Boulevard and Milliken Avenue; and b. The project site has an area of approximately 17.2 acres. The project site covers approximately three-fourths of the city block bordered by Elm Avenue to the west, Milliken Avenue to the east, Church Street to the north, and Foothill Boulevard to the 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 site) are as follows: Land Use General Plan Zoning Site Vacant Cit Corridor High Mixed Use- Urban Corridor(MU-UCR) y g District Multifamily Suburban 1 North Residential Neighborhood Medium High (MH) Residential Moderate Shopping Center(north Financial, Restaurants, Residential South and south of City Corridor High (MFC)1 north of Foothill and Industrial Foothill) Park (IP) south of Foothill Hospital/ Hospital and Related Facilities, Office East Partially City Corridor High (MHO)1 Vacant West Shopping City Corridor High Community Commercial (CC) District Center 1 — Terra Vista Planned Community d. The application consists of establishing a Master Plan to regulate development within the'project site; and e. This application is in conjunction with Design Review DRC2021-00120 and Tentative Tract Map 20120 related to the construction of a mixed-use development comprising of 671 apartments and 20,841 square feet of commercial space; and 3. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to the City Council during the above-referenced public hearing and upon the specific findings of facts set forth in Paragraphs 1 and 2 above, this City Council hereby specifically finds and concludes as follows: a. The proposed Master Plan is consistent with the goals, policies, and objectives of the General Plan. The Master plan will enable the construction of a mixed- Resolution No. 2022-049 - Page 2 of 5 • • use project that has been well-designed to align with the Corridor High designation. The development proposes a density of 39 units per acre, which falls within the expected range of the Corridor High designation of 36-60 units per acre. The site plan includes proper building placement near the sidewalks with proper orientation to exterior or interior streets to accommodate active frontages and ground floor uses. The strategic placement of the buildings forms strong circulation patterns and streetscapes, helping create the - . --- desired urban character of the Corridor. The project site also has the benefit of street frontage on four sides and has taken advantage of those frontages to provide easy access and strong connectivity. The site is divided into quadrants, using privately owned streets to create walkable blocks in and throughout the project site. While the streets are privately owned, they will be public accessible and designed to look, feel, and function like public streets, as envisioned by the General Plan. b. The proposed Master Plan meets the applicable requirements set forth in Chapter 17.22.020 of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code. The Master Plan allows for the coordinated comprehensive planning of a subarea of the city in order to allow the development of an exceptional project design that cannot be built under an existing zoning district or due to constraints of existing development standards. The application complies with all applicable requirements set forth by the development code related to the establishment of a Master Plan. 4. Based upon the facts and information contained in the CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 Compliance Memorandum, together with all written and oral reports included for the environmental assessment for the application, the City Council finds that there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect upon the environment based upon the findings as follows: a. The City of Rancho Cucamonga adopted a comprehensive update to the City's General Plan (GPU) and certified a Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH No. 2021050261) on December 15, 2021. As part of the GPU, the Project site was designated for"City Corridor— High" land uses, which allows for residential development at densities ranging from 36 to 60 dwelling units per acre (du/ac) and non-residential development at a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) ranging from 0.6 to 1.5. According to Section 15168 of the CEQA Guidelines, a Program EIR may be prepared on a series of actions that can be characterized as one large project. Use of a Program EIR gives the Lead Agency an opportunity to consider broad policy alternatives and program-wide mitigation measures, as well as greater flexibility to address project-specific and cumulative environmental impacts on a comprehensive scale. b. Pursuant to Section 15183(c) of the State CEQA Guidelines, "if an impact is not peculiar to the parcel or to the project, has been addressed as a significant effect in the prior EIR, or can be substantially mitigated by the imposition of uniformly applied development policies or standards...then an additional EIR need not be prepared for the project solely on the basis of that impact." The 17.2-acre property is designated by the City's General Plan for "City Corridor — High" land uses. The GPU EIR assumed the Project site would be developed with 722 multi-family residential dwelling units and 337,154 square feet of commercial retail land uses. The proposed Project is fully consistent with the site's GPU land use designation of"City Corridor— High" and would Resolution No. 2022-049 - Page 3 of 5 • • be consistent with all applicable GPU policies. Therefore, no subsequent or supplemental EIR is required for the proposed project. To demonstrate that no subsequent EIR or environmental review is required, a CEQA Section 15183 Compliance Memorandum dated March 22, 2022, was prepared by T & B Planning. Staff evaluated this memorandum and concluded that the project is within the scope of the EIR certified as part of the City's GPU on December 15, 2021. The project will not have one or more • significant effects not discussed in the GPU EIR, nor have more severe effects than previously analyzed, and that additional or different mitigation measures are not required to reduce the impacts of the project to a level of less than significant. 5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 above, the City Council hereby approves Master Plan DRC2022-00074 subject to each and every condition set forth in the Conditions of Approval attached to Planning Commission Resolution Nos. 22-10, 22-11, and 22-12. 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. • Resolution No. 2022-049 - Page 4 of 5 PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 18th day of May, 2022. . en is Michael, yor ATTEST: it nice C. Reynolds, CI y Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) ss CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA ) I, Janice C. Reynolds, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, at a Regular Meeting of said Council held on the 18th day of May 2022. AYES: Hutchison, Kennedy, Michael, Scott NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None Executed this 19th day of May, 2022, at Rancho Cucamonga, California. ice C. Reynolds, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Nicholas R. Ghirelli, Ci y ttorney Richards, Watson & Gershon Resolution No. 2022-049 - Page 5 of 5