HomeMy WebLinkAbout667 - Ordinances ORDINANCE NO. 667
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
CALIFORNIA, AFFIRMING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT AS CERTIFIED BY THE COUNTY OF SAN
BERNARDINO AND CERTIFYING A SUPPLEMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (SEIR) AND STATEMENT
OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS AS PREPARED BY THE
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA AND APPROVING ETIWANDA
NORTH SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 01-02, A REQUEST TO
CHANGE THE DISTRICT DESIGNATION FOR ONE PARCEL OF
LAND TOTALING 16.65ACRES IN SIZE FROM UTILITY
CORRIDOR TO LOW RESIDENTIAL (2-4 DWELLING UNITS PER
ACRE) AND FOR SIX PARCELS OF LAND TOTALING 212.1
ACRES IN SIZE FROM VERY LOW RESIDENTIAL (1-2 DWELLING
UNITS PER ACRE) TO LOW RESIDENTIAL (2-4 DWELLING
UNITS PER ACRE), FOR PROPERTIES GENERALLY LOCATED
BETWEEN DAY CREEK CHANNEL AND ETIWANDA AVENUE
AND NORTH OF 25TH STREET, AND MAKING FINDINGS IN
SUPPORT THEREOF - APN: 225-071-37, 48, 50, AND 51,225-
081-09, 14, AND 15
A. RECITALS.
1. A & J Resources, Inc., filed an application to amend the zoning designation of the
Etiwanda North Specific Plan, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in
this Resolution, the subject Amendment is referred to as "the application."
2. The County of San Bernardino Board of Supervisors previously certified an
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) in 1991. The City of Rancho Cucamonga in conjunction with
this project prepared a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR).
3. On June 13, 2001, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga
conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application and concluded said hearing
on that date.
4. On July 18, 2001, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly
noticed public hearing on the application and approved said application.
5. All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred.
B. ORDINANCE.
The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga does hereby ordain as follows:
1. This Council hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set forth in the
Recitals, Pad A, of this Ordinance are true and correct.
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2. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Council dudng the above-
referenced public hearing on July 18, 2001, including written and oral staff
reports, together with public testimony, this Council hereby specifically finds as
follows:
a. The application applies to properties currently located within the City of
Rancho Cucamonga's Sphere of Influence. The seven parcels total
approximately 240 acres of land, basically a rectangular configuration
(which is presently vacant) bisected by a 300-foot wide Southern
California Edison Corridor, located between Day Creek Channel and
Etiwanda Avenue north of 25th Street. Said property is currently
designated as Utility Corridor and Very Low Residential; and
b. The properties to the east and west of the subject site are designated
Low Residential (2-4 dwelling units per acre) and are vacant; and
c. This amendment does not conflict with the Land Use Policies of the
General Plan and will provide for development within the district in a
manner consistent with the General Plan and with related development;
and
d. This amendment does promote the goals and objectives of the Land Use
Element; and
3. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Council dudng 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. The subject properties are suitable for the uses permitted in the
proposed district in terms of access, size, and compatibility with existing
land use in the surrounding area as evidenced by its frontage on a public
street and its size exceeding minimum size requirements for the land use
designation; and
b. On the basis of the facts and evidence set forth in the Initial study and
Supplemental Environmental Impact Report prepared in conjunction with
this project, the City of Rancho Cucamonga has determined that the
SEIR is the adequate environmental analysis that is required as
authorized by the CEQA Guidelines; and
c. The proposed amendment is in conformance with the General Plan,
which contains provisions for Low Residential land use designations.
4. The City Council finds that individual and cumulative adverse imPacts generated
by the Project will be mitigated to the extent feasible through the Mitigation
Measures contained in the Supplemental Environmental Impact Report.
Irrespective of these measures the City Council finds that some impacts cannot
be feasibly mitigated to a level of non-significance. In addition, the City Council
finds that the Project may result in significant individual or cumulative impacts,
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which have not been identified at this time. The City Council finds that the
benefits provided by the Project, as described in the SEIR, will outweigh any
adverse impacts caused by the Project. These benefits are found by the Council
to include the following, based upon information in the SEIR, and as provided by
the applicant in public testimony at the above-referenced meetings and hearings:
a) The property owner's agreement to enter into a Development
Agreement for the development of the Rancho Etiwanda
· Estates projec_t;
· --. -, ' .- b) The proper~y owr~er's'a~greement to financially participate in the
development of community park, recreation and equestrian
facilities;
c) The provision of necessary roadway improvements to
complete the backbone system in the northeastern portion of
the City, and County areas; and
d) The local application of zoning and development performance
standards
5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1,2, 3 and
4 above, this Council hereby recommends approval of Etiwanda North
Specific Plan Amendment 01-02 to establish a Low Residential District at the
site described in this Ordinance designating the subject site as Low
Residential (2--4 dwelling units per acre) as shown on Exhibit "A" attached.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 1 ,t day of August 2001.
AYES: Alexander, Biane, Curatalo, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: Dutton
ABSTAINED: None
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A'I'FEST:
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I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a Regular Meeting of the Council of
the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 18th day of July 2001, and was passed at a Regular
Meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 1 ,t day of August 2001.
Executed this 2"d day of August 2001, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
'E~bra J. Ada{]3~, CMC: City C1e'rk '
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GENERAL pLAN AMENDMENT NO. GPA 01-0tD
ETIWANDA NORTH SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT NO. ENSPA 01-02
/~ From Utility Corridor to Low Residential
!J~'~ From Very Low Residential to Low Residential
EXHIBIT "A"