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HomeMy WebLinkAbout89-541 - Resolutions - (withdrawn) WITHDRAWN BY WESTERN PROP~ RESOLUTION NO. 89-541 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, DENYING THE APPEAL AND UPHOLDING A CONDITION REQUIRING A PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY THROUGH BUILDING K AS IMPOSED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THE APPROVAL OF MODIFICATION TO CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 88-12 WITHIN THE TERRA VISTA TOWNE CENTER, LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF HAVEN AVENUE AND FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF - APN: 1077-421-,05, 06, AND 13 A. Recitals. (i) Western Properties has filed an application for various modifications to the Conditional Use Permit No. 88-12. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject request is referred to as "the application". (ii) On July 6, 1989, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a Design Review workshop at an adjourned meeting to discuss the design aspects of the various modifications to the site plan. On September 27, 1989, the Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing. Following the conclusion of said hearing the Commission adopted its Resolution No. 89-120 thereby approving the CUP 88-12 modification subject to certain conditions. (iii) The decision represented by said Planning Commission Resolution No. 89-120, Condition 5, was timely appealed to this Council. (iv) On November 1, 1989, and continued to November 15 and December 6, 1989, this City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing with respect to such appeal and concluded said hearing on that date. (v) All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred. B. Resol uti on. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga does hereby find, determine and resolve as follows: 1. This 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 this Council during the above-referenced public hearing on November 1, November 15, and December 6, 1989, including written and oral staff reports, this Council hereby finds and concludes as follows: (a) The application applies to property located at the northeast corner of Haven Avenue and Foothill Boulevard with a street frontage of +2,700 feet and lot depth of +1,440 feet and is presently in various stages of construction; and Resolution No' 89-541 Pa ge 2 (b) The property to the north of the subject site is an office complex under construction, the property to the south of that site consists of an office complex, the property to the east is vacant land planned for High Residential (24-30 units per acre) and the property to the northwest is an entertainment/office complex; and (c) One of the site plan modifications consists of combining Buildings E and F, G and H into one building and deleting the interior open pedestrian corridors. These pedestrian corridors provide a north/south connection for the future multi-family north of Towne Center Drive, the theatre and the shopping center to the south; and (d) There are over 140 parking spaces located at the rear of the buildings in this half of the center, most of which are concentrated behind Building "K", with no access to the storefront entrances. Providing pedestrian access to these parking spaces would encourage their use and promote a shorter route for employees who would typically park there; and (e) There are over 500 multi-family dwelling units planned across the street which would benefit from a more direct access into the center; and (f) The site plan for the center differs significantly from the original Terra Vista Community Plan concept in which the greenway trail system led directly through the heart of the center all the way to the corner of Haven and Foothill to encourage pedestrian patrons by separating them from vehicular traffic; and (g) The Community Plan envisioned this center as one in which clustered bull dings "joi ned together by covered wal kways sheltering pedestrians" and "masses of the various buildings in the center will be divided so as to be human-scaled and not appear monolithic"; and (h) A pedestrian corridor is a desirable amenity and feature that needs to be provided at the east side of the center through Building K. Such a corridor will allow pedestrian traffic from the future multi-family residential as well as direct access to the front of the center from the parking area at the rear of the shop buildings. 3. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Council during the above-referenced public hearing and upon the specific findings of facts set forth in paragraphs I and 2 above, this Council hereby finds and concludes that the pedestrian walkway would be consistent with the objectives of the Terra Vista Community Plan, Development Code and General Plan. 4. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 above, this Council hereby denies the appeal. NOT PASSED, APPROVED, or ADOPTED this 6th day of December, 1989.