HomeMy WebLinkAbout90-037 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO~ 90-037
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
89-03B REQUESTING TO AMEND THE SECTION IV, ENVIRONMENTAL
RESOURCES AND SECTION V, PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENTS OF THE
GENEEAL PLAN AS THEY RELATE TO HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT AND
GRADING, REVISING THE DEFINITION OF HILLSIDE TO INCLUDE
SLOPES 8 PERCENT ORGREATER AS WELL AS RESTRICTING
DEVELOPMENT ON SLOPES 30 PERCENT OR GREATER, AND MAKING
FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF
A. Recital s.
(i) The City or Rancho Cucamonga has filed an application for
General Plan Amendment No. 89-03B as described in the title of this
Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject General Plan
Amendment is referred to as the "application".
(ii) On December 13, 1989.,-the Planning Commission of the City of
Rancho Cucamonga conducted, a duly noticed .public hearing on the application
and, following the conclusion of said' public hearing, adopted Resolution No.
89-153 thereby recommending to this City Council that said application be
approved.
(iii) On January 17, 1990, the City Council of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application and
concluded said hearing on that date.
(iv) All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this
Resolution have occurred.
B. Resolution. .
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Ramcko 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. This Council _hereby finds and certifies that the project has been
reviewed and oonsidered in compliance with the California Environmental
Quality Act of 1970, and further, this Council hereby issues a Negative
Declaration.
3. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Council
during the above-referenced public hearing, including written and oral staff
reports, this Council hereby finds and concludes as follows:
{a} The proposed amendments will not have a-significant impact
on the environment as evidenced by the conclusions and findings of the Initial
Study, Part II.
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(b) The proposed amendments will promote and further implement
the goals and objectives of the General Plan by protecting the natural
character of the foothills, by limiting the potential alteration of the
natural landform, and by ensuring the safety, health and well-being of the
community through restriction of development from areas with potentially
unsafe environmental conditions including soil erosion, landslide, seismic,
flood, fire, pollution, as well as limited public service access.
(c) The proposed amendments shall preserve the scenic character
and minimize potential negative aesthetic impacts as a result of conventional
grading in the northern areas of the City by revising the definition of
hillside from 10 percent to include land with a natural slope of 8 percent or
greater.
(d) The amendments encourage the protection of natural areas
for ecological, education and other scientific purposes by restricting
development from sensitive hillside areas and by encouraging a more sensitive
treatment to the land in the northern City and sphere areas.
(e} The amendments will preserve the foothills at grades
30 percent or greater as a natural resource and will promote open space land
uses by restricting development from significant features of land such as rock
outcroppings, ridgelines, sensitive wildlife habitats, creekside or riparian
woodlands, and view corridors.
4. The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga hereby approves
the application.
5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 17th day of january, 1990.
AYES: Alexander, Buquet, Stout
NOES: Wright
ABSENT: Brown
D~nnis L. S~ou~t, Mayor
ATTEST:
Debra J. Ada~
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I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, 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,
California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 17th day of
January, 1990.
Executed this 18th day of January, 1990 at Rancho Cucamonga,
Cal i forni a.
De'bra J. ~Sams, City Clerk