HomeMy WebLinkAbout105-C - Ordinances ORDINANCE NO. 105-C
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING SUBSECTION E AND F OF SECTION 16.32.030 OF THE
RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATIVE TO PARR AND
RECREATIONAL LAND DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS
The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, does
ordain as follows:
Section 1: Subsection E of Section 16.32.030 of the Rancho Cucamonga
Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows:
"Credit for Private Open Space"
Where private open space for park and recreational purposes is
provided in a proposed subdivision, and such space is to be privately owned and
maintained by the future residents of the subdivision, such areas may be
credited against not more than fifty percent (50X) of the requirement of
dedication and development for park and recreation purposes, as set forth in
this article, or the payment of fees in lieu thereof, as set forth herein,
provided the Planning Commission finds it is in the public interest to do so,
and that the following standards are met:
(1) That yards, court areas, setbacks and other open areas required
to be maintained by the zoning and building provisions of this Code shall not
be included in the computation of such private open space; and
(2) That the private ownership and maintenance of the open space is
adequately provided for by written agreement; and
(3) That the use of the private open space is restricted for park and
recreational purposes by recorded covenants which run with the land in favor of
the existing and future owners of property within the subdivision and which
cannot be defeated or eliminated without the consent of the Council; and
(4) That the proposed private open space is reasonably adaptable for
use for park and recreational purposes, taking into consideration such factors
as size, shape, topography, geology, access and location of the private open
space land; and
(5) That facilities proposed for the open space are in substantial
accordance with the provisions of the recreation and parks element of the
general plan for the City and are approved by the Planning Commission; and
(6) That the minimum open space for which credit will be considered
is three acres and provides a minimum of four of the elements listed below, or
a combination of such, and other recreational improvements that will meet the
specific recreation park needs of the future residents of the area:
Criteria List
A. Children's play apparatus
B. Family barbecue picnic area
C. Game court area
D. Swim pool with adjacent deck and ancilliary facilities
E. Recreation building
The subdivider requestiing consideration for private open space credit
shall, as part of the submittal filing, include:
1. Written request for such consideration by the Planning
Commission; and
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2. Submit detailed plans and specifications for areas and
improvements within such proposed private open space.
The Planning Commission shall, as an element of the review for private
open space credit, solicit comments and recommendations from the Park
Development Commission on all such applications.
Section 2: Subsection F of Section 16.32.030 of the Rancho Cucamonga
Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows:
"Credit for Private Open Space - Planned Cos=unitiea"
Where private open space for park and recreational purposes is
provided in a planned community and portions of or all such space is to be
privately owned and maintained by the future residents of the planned community
or publicly dedicated and maintained by a special assessment district, credit
against the requirement of dedication for park and recreational purposes, as
set forth in Section 16.32.020 G shall be determined through the adoption of
the planned community text; provided, however, that the park standard for the
planned community is the same as for any other development and that the
planning commission finds it is in the public interest to do so, and that the
standards for private open space, as set forth in Section 16.32.030 E, are met.
Section 3: All other portions of Ordinance 105 shall remain in full
force and effect.
Section 4: The Mayor shall sign this Ordinance and the City Clerk
shall cause the same to be published within fifteen (15) days after its passage
at least once in The Daily Report, a newspaper of general circulation published
in the City of Ontario, California, and circulated in the City of Rancho
Cucamonga, California.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 1st day of August, 1984.
AYES: Wright, Buquet, Mikels, Dahl, King
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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D. Mikels, Mayor
ATTEST:
Beverly A. Authelet, City -Clerk