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Home My WebLink AboutReso 22-23RESOLUTION NO. 22-23 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, FINDING THAT THE PROPOSED DISPOSITION OF UP TO 9.56 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY FOR THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH-SPEED RAIL STATION LOCATED AT 11175 AZUSA COURT (APN: 0209-272-11 AND 0209-272-22) IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN A. Recitals. 1. The City of Rancho Cucamonga proposes the disposition of up to 9.56 acres of real property as described in the title of this Resolution. The final area to be disposed of is under negotiation with the grantee. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject disposition is referred to as the "proposal." 2. The City and the San Bernardino County Transit Authority each hold a 50 percent interest as tenants in common in the subject property. This Resolution relates to the City's disposition of its 50 percent interest in the subject property. 3. On the 27 day of July 2022, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga received and considered the subject Director's Report on said proposal on that date. 4. 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 Director's Report on July 27, 2022, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: a. The subject property (the "site') is a parcel of approximately 9.56 acres located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Milliken Avenue and Azusa Court. b. The parcel has dimensions of approximately 441 feet (north -south) by 932 (east - west). The City of Rancho Cucamonga and the San Bernardino County Transit Authority each hold a 50-percent fee interest as tenants in common in the site. The site is fully developed with the Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink Station, a public plaza, bus facilities, and a large parking lot. C. The existing Land Use, General Plan and Zoning designations for the project site and adjacent properties are as follows: PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 22-23 FINDINGS OF GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY - CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA July 27, 2022 Page 2 Land Use General Plan Zoning site Parking Lot and City Center Center 2 (CE2) Zone Metrolink Train Station Metrolink Train Station Neo-Industrial North Employment Neo Industrial (NI) District South Commercial/Retail Buildings City Center Center 2 (CE2) Zone and Parking Lot Industrial Buildings 21st Century Mixed Employment 2 (ME2) East Employment Zone District West Transit City Center Planning Area 1' 'The Resort Specific Plan d. Government Code Section 65402(a) requires a city's planning agency, i.e. Planning Commission, review and report upon whether the location, purpose, and extent of a proposed real property disposition by the city for public purposes is consistent with the General Plan as described below: If a general plan or part thereof has been adopted, no real property shall be acquired by dedication or otherwise for street, square, park or other public purposes, and no real property shall be disposed of, no street shall be vacated or abandoned, and no public building or structure shall be constructed or authorized, if the adopted general plan or part thereof applies thereto, until the location, purpose and extent of such acquisition or disposition, such street vacation or abandonment, or such public building or structure have been submitted to and reported upon by the planning agency as to conformity with said adopted general plan or part thereof. The planning agency shall render its report as to conformity with said adopted general plan or part thereof within forty (40) days after the matter was submitted to it, or such longer period of time as may be designated by the legislative body. e. The City is in the process of disposing, by sale or lease for 55 years, of its 50- percent fee interest in some or all of the site for the development of a high-speed rail station, customer parking lot and ancillary transit uses, such as bathrooms and ticket counters; f. The location, purpose, and the extent of the disposition conforms with the applicable policies set forth in the City's General Plan, including: 1)The HART Focus Area identifies the site for the planned high-speed rail station (Volume II at pp. 114-17, ). 2) The Transit Plan identifies the site for the planned high-speed rail station (Volume II at p. 153). 3) Land Use and Community Character Goal LC-1.4 which states that the City should work to complete "a network of pedestrian- and bike -friendly streets and trails, designed in concert with adjacent land uses" such as PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 22-23 FINDINGS OF GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY - CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA July 27, 2022 Page 3 the extensive network of bicycle and pedestrian pathways that will connect to the high-speed rail and Metrolink stations on the site. 4) Land Use and Community Character Goal LC-5.1 which states that the City should "systematically extend and complete a network of complete streets to ensure a high-level of multi -modal connectivity within and between adjacent Neighborhoods, Centers and Districts," such as the network of City bus, bicycle and pedestrian pathways that will use the high-speed rail station and Metrolink station as a central hub for transit to the City's economic centers. 5) Mobility and Access Goal MA-1.2 which states that the City should "support redevelopment in and around the Cucamonga Station to support transit -oriented development," which will all be located on the disposed site. 6) Mobility and Access Goal MA-5.1 which encourages the City to reduce Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT) through "enhanced transit access," including to non -automotive transit modes like high-speed rail and Metrolink trains. 7) Resource Conservation Goal RC-5.1 which encourages the City to "minimize increases of new air pollutant emissions in the city," including by providing access to non -automotive transit modes like high-speed rail and Metrolink trains. 8) Resource Conservation Goal RC-6.5 which states that the City should "reduce [greenhouse gas] emissions by 80 precent below 1990 levels by 2050 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2045," including by reducing WIT by providing access to non -automotive transit alternatives. 9) Resource Conservation Goal RC-6.8 which states that the City should encourage the adoption of "Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies," such as employer -provided transit pass credits for transit options to and from the high-speed and Metrolink rail stations. 3. Based upon the findings set forth in paragraph 2 above, this Commission hereby determines that the proposed disposition of the site for the development of a high-speed rail station, customer parking lot and ancillary transit uses conforms with the City's General Plan. 4. This Commission hereby directs the Planning Director to forward a copy of this Resolution to the City Council. 5. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 27TH DAY OF JULY 2022. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 22-23 FINDINGS OF GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY - CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA July 27, 2022 Page 4 BY: Bryan Dopp, Chairman ATTEST �cretary I, Matthew R. Burris, AICP, LEED AP, Secretary of the Planning 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 27th day of July 2022, by the following vote -to - wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: DOPP, WILLIAMS, MORALES, BOLING, DANIELS NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: