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HomeMy WebLinkAbout86-04 - ResolutionsRESOLUTION NO. 86-04 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE AN APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW, NO. D.R. 85-15, TO CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN A MINI-STORAGE FACILITY, ON PROPERTY WITHIN THE INDUSTRIAL SPECIFIC PLAN AREA AND LOCATED AT 10~10 4TH STREET, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF A. Recitals. (i) Don Valk, as President of and on behalf of, ASSURED MINI- STORAGE, INC., has filed an application for Development Review, No. D.R. 85- 15, described above in the title of this resolution. Hereinafter in this resolution, the subject Development Review request is referred to as "the application." (ii) On September 11, 1985, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cueamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the subject matter of the application and following the conclusion of said September 11, 1985 hearing, the Planning Commission adopted its Resolution No. 85-134, thereby denying the application. (iii) The decision represented by said Planning Commission resolution was timely appealed to this Council. (iv) On November 6, 1985, this Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application and concluded said hearing on that date. (v) All legal prerequisites to the adoption of this resolution have occurred. B. Resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, it is found, determined and resolved by the City Council of the City of Raneho Cueamonga 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 substantial evidence presented to this Council during the above-referenced November 6, 1985 hearing, including written staff reports, the minutes of the above-referenced Planning Commission meeting and the contents of Planning Commission Resolution No. 85-134, this Council specifically finds as follows: a. The application applies to property within the Industrial Specific Plan (Subarea 6 - Industrial Park District) and located on the north side of Fourth Street, east of Turner; b. Tha property to the north of the subject site is located within the Industrial Specific Plan and is currently undeveloped and vacant. The property to the south of the subject site is located within the City of Ontario, within the Chevron Specific Plan, and is currently undeveloped and vacant. The property to the east of the subject site is located within the Industrial Specific Plan and is currently developed with an existing industrial facility. The property to the west of the subject site is located within the Industrial Speeifrie Plan and is currently undeveloped and vacant; c. The project contemplated involves the construction and maintenance of a mini-storage facility totalling approximately 45,000 square feet. Such use as contemplated conforms to the General Plan of the City of Rancho Cucamonga and is a permitted use within the Industrial Park District of the Industrial Specific Plan; Resolution No. 86-04 Page 2 d. The application has been submitted pursuant to requirements of Chapter 17.06 of the Development Code to allow design review of the proposed use so to minimize any adverse impact on the visual or aesthetic environment surrounding the subject site and to ensure a harmonious appearance of the proposed use in eonformlty with all applicable local design guidelines, standards and ordinances; e. The development as proposed in the subject Development Review application would contradict the goals and objectives of both the Industrial Specific Plan and Development Code of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, and would promote a detrimental condition to the persons and property in the immediate vicinity of the subject site, for the reasons as follows: (i) The Industrial Park District of the Industrial Specific Plan, in which the subject site is located, has as its goal the reservation of land for industrial firms seeking an attractive and pleasant working environment and a location which has prestige value. The development and design standards for such area are intended to protect against those developments which are inappropriate due to either function, appearance or environmental effects. More specifically, the design and development criteria for Subarea 6 of the Industrial Specific Plan, in which the subject site is located, calls for development to provide a high quality character associated with an "office park" type of development; (ii) The subject development site is located on a long and narrow parcel (approximately 100 feet x 600 feet), the same being formerly a remnant'of a flood control channel; (iii) Due to the constraints of the parcel involved, the subject application proposes two parallel buildings running lengthwise the parcel; each approximately two stories in height and each approximately 400 feet in length. The net observable appearance of such proposed design by adjacent parcels would be a massive, monolithic and linear wall; (iv) Such design as proposed would clearly be inconsistent with the low intensity office park development proposed for the area and, accordingly, such design would have an adverse impact on the property values of those parcels in the immediate vicinity of the subject site. f. Although the application has attempted to address the adverse impacts of the proposed building by designing increased landscaping and false windows within the outer perimeter walls, such design qualities do not significantly mitigate the adverse impacts identified in subparagraph e, above. 4. Based on the substantial evidence presented to this Council during the above-referenced November 6, 1985 hearing and upon the specific findings of fact set forth in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, above, this Council hereby finds and concludes as follows: a. The proposed use is not in accord with the objectives of the Development Code of the City of Rancho Cucamonga or the purposes of the Industrial Specific Plan in which the site is located; b. The proposed use, together with the conditions applicable thereto, will be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare and will be materially injurious to properties and improvements in the vicinity; and c. The evidence presented to this Council has identified substantial potential adverse effects of the design and development specified in the application. 5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 above, this Council hereby denies without prejudice the application. Resolution No. 86-04 Page 3 6. This Council hereby provides notice to ~r. Don Valk, as President of ASSURED MINI-STORAGE, INC., that the time within which Judicial review of the decision represented by this resolution must be sought is gorerend by the provisions of California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6. 7. The City Clerk is hereby directed to (a) certify to the adoption of this resolution, and (b) forthwith transmit a certified copy of this resolution, by certified mail, return receipt requested, to Mr. Don Valk at his address per City records. PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 15th day of January, 1986. AYES: Wright, Buquet, Mikeis, Dahl, King NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST: /~m D. ~ikels, Mayor BeverlY~A. Authelet, City ~lerk I, BEVERLY A. AUTHELET, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, 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 City Council held on the 15th day of January, 1986. Executed this 16th day of January, 1986 at Rancho Cucamonga, California. Beverly A. AUthel~t, C~tY'Cierk