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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDELETE (5)RESOLUTION NO. 22-26 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP SUBTT20440, A REQUEST TO SUBDIVIDE A VACANT PARCEL OF APPROXIMATELY 91 ACRES INTO 16 LOTS WITHIN PLANNING AREA 1B OF THE RESORT SPECIFC PLAN, LOCATED NORTH OF 6TH STREET BETWEEN MILLIKEN AVENUE TO THE EAST, CLEVELAND AVENUE TO THE WEST, AND THE RAIL LINE TO THE NORTH; AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF – APN: 0209-272-20. A.Recitals. 1.SC Rancho Development Corp. (Lewis Operating Corp.), filed an application for the issuance of Tentative Tract Map SUBTT20440, 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 14th day of September 2022, 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 September 14, 2022, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: a.The application applies to the undeveloped property roughly 91 acres in size located north of 6th Street between Milliken Avenue to the east, Cleveland Avenue to the west, and the rail line to the north, further identified by assessor’s parcel number 0209-272-20; and b.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 City Center Resort Specific Plan (Placetypes: Transit, Mixed Use, Urban Neighborhood, Core Living, Village Neighborhood, Recreation) North Industrial/Manufacturing Neo-Industrial Neo-Industrial Exhibit E PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 22-26 TENTATIVE TRACT MAP SUBTT20440– SC RANCHO DEVELOPMENT CORP. September 14, 2022 Page 2 South Multifamily Residential, Single-Family Residential Urban Neighborhood Resort Specific Plan (Placetypes: Mixed Use, Core Living, Village Neighborhood, Recreation) East Multifamily Residential, Metrolink Station City Center Center 2 West Office, Industrial 21st Century Employment Mixed Employment 2 c. The proposal is to subdivide a property of approximately 91 acres into sixteen (16) lots for future development of Planning Area 1B (PA1B) of the Resort Specific Plan, which among other things, calls for the development of walkable, mixed-use community providing a range of opportunities for living, recreation, and working; and d. The tentative map is designed to be consistent with the circulation and development plan for PA1B in the Resort Specific Plan, including lot sizes, street types, street placement, among others; and e. The proposal is for a tentative map only and does not include any development proposal or development application. All future development will require submittal of separate applications for review in compliance with the Resort Specific Plan and the City’s Development Code, including Lot 14 and Lot 15, which will require a subsequent subdivision and incorporation of additional street connections as part of any future development; and 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. That the tentative tract is consistent with the General Plan, Development Code, and the Resort Specific Plan. The proposal involves a subdivision for development of a mixed- use community development within PA1B of the Resort Specific Plan. The Specific Plan provides criteria to help guide the development of a mixed-use community as envisioned by the Resort Specific Plan and further expected by the City Center land use designation of the General Plan. The Resort Specific Plan is intended to develop into a walkable, mixed-use community that prioritize pedestrian activity while still ensuring adequate vehicle circulation is maintained. The tentative tract map implements these expectations of the Resort Specific Plan and the General Plan with the creation of developable lots that meet the development density and intensities of the Specific Plan, and with the integration of the circulation network that will provide strong access and movement for pedestrians and vehicles. b. The design or improvements of the tentative tract is consistent with the General Plan, Development Code, and Resort Specific Plan. The proposal involves a subdivision for development of a mixed-use community development within PA1B of the Resort Specific Plan. The Specific Plan provides criteria to help guide the development of a mixed-use community as envisioned by the Resort Specific Plan and further expected by the City Center land use designation of the General Plan. The tentative tract map implements these expectations of the PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 22-26 TENTATIVE TRACT MAP SUBTT20440– SC RANCHO DEVELOPMENT CORP. September 14, 2022 Page 3 Resort Specific Plan and the General Plan with the creation of developable lots that meet the development density and intensities of the Specific Plan, and with the integration of the circulation network that will provide strong access and movement for pedestrians and vehicles. c. The site is physically suitable for the type of development proposed. Currently, the site is undeveloped. The proposed project involves the establishment of developable lots and a new circulation network through the tentative map process. The proposed site is roughly 91 acres and has been analyzed and designed to accommodate the anticipated development intensities and densities provided in the Resort Specific Plan for PA1B. d. The design of the subdivision is not likely to cause substantial environmental damage and avoidable injury to humans and wildlife or their habitat. An Environmental Impact Report was certified for the establishment of the Resort Specific Plan, which called for the development of a mixed-use community at a range of densities and intensities. The EIR covered all potential impacts to humans and wildlife and provided necessary mitigations to reduce any identified impacts to less than significant. The proposed tentative tract map will be required to comply with all mitigation measures identified for the project site. Additionally, the potential for environmental damage to wildlife habitat is less than likely, as the site has completed mass grading across the site as part of the Specific Plan adoption in 2016 and the clearing of previous land use activities on the site. e. The tentative tract is not likely to cause serious public health problems. The proposed project involves a subdivision for the development of a mixed-use community that is a continuation of a similar development south of the project site. The future mixed-use community will combine residential and non-residential use in a cohesive manner that encourages healthy and active living, and ultimately establishes a built environment that focuses on people first. f. The design of the tentative tract will not conflict with any easement acquired by the public at large, now of record, for access through or use of the property within the proposed subdivision. The project incorporates several points of access into the project site to complement that development pattern and program for the PA1B. Any identified easements have been considered in the design of the circulation network and land use plan and are not expected to cause any potential conflict with future development. 4. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City certified an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH No. 2015041083) on May 18, 2016, in connection with the City’s approval of General Plan Amendment DRC2015-00114, Specific Plan Amendment DRC2015-00040, and Development Code Amendment DRC2015-00115 associated with the approval and establishment of the Resort Specific Plan. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162, no subsequent or supplemental EIR is required in connection with subsequent discretionary approvals of the same project as there have been a) no substantial changes proposed to the project that indicate new or more severe impacts on the environment; b) no substantial changes have occurred in the circumstances under which the project was previously reviewed that indicates new or more severe environmental impacts; c) no new important information shows the project will have new or more severe impacts than previously considered; and d) no additional mitigation measures are now feasible to reduce impacts or different mitigation measures can be imposed to substantially reduce impacts. PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 22-26 TENTATIVE TRACT MAP SUBTT20440– SC RANCHO DEVELOPMENT CORP. September 14, 2022 Page 4 The proposed tentative tract map is consistent with the Resort Specific Plan and does not propose substantial changes which will require major revisions to the Final EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects. No new information of substantial importance was found that would create new significant effects, increase the severity of previously examined effects, determine that mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible, or introduce mitigation measures or alternatives that are considerably different from those analyzed in the Final EIR that would reduce significant impacts. The tentative tract map establishes developable lots that will accommodate the anticipated development densities, intensities, and development patterns envisioned by the Specific Plan and analyzed by the Final EIR. Therefore, no additional environmental review is required in connection with the City’s consideration of tentative tract map SUBTT20440 for the PA1B of the Resort Specific Plan. The Planning Commission has independently reviewed City staff’s determination, and based upon the whole record before it, and its independent review and judgement, finds that the tentative tract map is not subject to further environmental review. 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 attached Conditions of Approval. 6. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 14TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2022. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY: Bryan Dopp, Chairman ATTEST: Matthew R. Burris, Secretary, AICP, LEED AP I, Matthew R. Burris, Secretary, AICP, LEED AP, 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 14th day of September 2022, by the following vote-to-wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: