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Home My WebLink About600 - Ordinances ORD[NAINCE NO. 600 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT'AMENDMENT 99-0~!, A PROPOSAL TO CHANGE THE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT MAP FROM MEDIUM RES IDENTIAL (8-14 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE) TO LOW-MEDIUM RESIDENTIAL ~(4~8 DWELLING UNITS PERACRE) WITH A MASTER FOR 17.85 ACRES OF LAND, LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF HIGHLAND AND LEMON AVENUES, AND FIINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF - APN: 201~272-~17 AND 18. A. RECITALS. 1. The City of Rancho Cucamonga Planning Commission has authorized the filing of an appticati,o!n fo!r Deve!opment District Amendment No. 99-01 as described i~n the itit!!e 0f this Orcliinance. Hereinafter in this Ordinance, the subject Developmen~ D~stri~ct Amendment is referred to as "the application." 2. On March 10, 1999, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga re~:ommen,ded approval of the associated General Plan Amendment No,. 99~01 to change the General Plan Land Use Map from Medium Residentiail (8-14 dwelling units per acre) to Low-Medium Residential (4-8 dwelling u~nits per ecre) for the properties at the northeast corner of Highlend end Lemon Avenues. 3. On March 10., 1999, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga recommended approva~ of Development District Amendment No. 99-'01 to change ~h,e Development District Map from Medium Residential (8-14 dwelling units per acre) to Low-Medium Residential (4-8 dwelling units per acre) for the properties at the northeast corner of Highland and Lemon Avenues. 4. On April 21, 1999, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga approved the associated General Plan Amendment No. 99-01 to change the General Plan Land Use Map from Medium Residential (8-14 dwelling units per acre) to Low-Meidi,um Residen:tial (4-8 dwelling units per acre) for the properties at the northeast corner of Highland and Lemon Avenues. 5. On April 21, 1999, the City Co.uncil of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing: on the application. 6. All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred. Ordinance 600 Page 2 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, Part A, of this Ordinance are true and correct. 2. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Council during the above-referenco~ p.ub#c!~hea~ng on Apd121,1999, inclu~ding written and oral staff reports, together wi~ public testimony, this Council h,ereby specifically finds as follows: a. The application applies to two parcels of land totaling approximatel~ 17:85 acres, basi~cally a rectilinear configuration, located neair ~e no~east comer of Highland and Lemon Avenues and is presently vaunt. Said properties are currently within the Mediuim Residential (8-14 dwelling units per) District with a Master Plan Overlay designation; and b. The properties to the north of the subject site are designated Low-Medium Residlenfial (4-8 dwelling units per acre)and are vacant. Thei to the west is designated Low-Medium Residential per acre) and is developed with a single The property to the east is designated L~Mediium Residential. (4-8 dwelling units per acre) and is va,~nt with a concrete flood control channel. The property to the south, on the south side of Highland Avenue, within the Victoria Planned Community, is designated as Low- Medium Residential (4-8 dwelling units per acre) and is developed with a siing;ie family residential project; and c. This amend~nt does not conflict with the Land Use Policies of thie General Plan and will provide for development within the district in a manner ¢on~sistent with the General Plan and with related deve!opment upon the enactment of General Plan Amendment 99-01; aind d. This amendment promotes the goals and objectives of the Land Use Element; and e. This amendment would not be materially injurious or detrimental to the adjacent properties and would not have a significant impact on the! en~o~ment nor the surrounding properties. 3. Based upon the subs~anti,al evidence presented to this Council during the above-referencedi publiic: hearing and upon the specific findings of facts set forth in paragraphs I and2 above, this Council hereby finds and concludes as follows: a. That the subject property is suitable for the uses permitted in the proposed district in terms of access, size, and compatibility with existing land uses in the surrounding area as evidenced by the Ordinance 600 Page 3 Conceptual Master plan for a singte family residential development exhibited in the previous Vesting Tentative Tract 13890 application; and b. That the proposed amendment would not have significant impacts on the environment nor the surrounding properties; and c. That the propiosed amendment is in conformance with the General Plan by the adoption of General Plan Amendment 99- 01. 4. Based upon the facts and information contained in the proposed Negative Declaration, together with all written and oral reports included for the environm,ental assessment for the application, the City Council finds that there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect upon the environment and adopts a Negative Declaration based upon the findings as follows: a. That the Negative De.c~aration has been prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended, and the State CEQA guidelines promulgated thereunder; that. said Negative Declaration and the Initial Study prepared therefore reflect the independent judgment of the City Council; and, further, this Council has reviewed and considered the information contained in said Negative Declaration with regard to the application. b. That, based upon the changes and alterations which have been incorporated into the proposed proj,ect, no significant adverse environmental effects will occur. c. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 753.5(c) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, the City Council finds as follows: In considering the record as a whole, the Initial Study and Negative Declaration for the project, there is no evidence that the proposed project will have potential for an adverse impact upon wildlife resources or the habitat upon which wildlife depends. Further, based upon substantial evidence contained in the Negative Declaration, the staff reports and exhibits, and the information provi,ded to the City Council during the public hearing, the City Council hereby rebuts the presumption of adverse effect as set forth in Section 753.5(c-l-d) of Title 14 of the California Code, of' Regulations. 5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1,2, 3, and 4 above, this Council hereby approves Development District Amendment 99-01 to change the Land Use Map for the subject properties to Low- Medium Residential (4-8 dwelling units per acre) with a Master Plan Overlay as shown on the attached Exhibit "A." Ordinance 600 Page 4 6. The City Clerk shall ce~ify to the adoption of this Ordinance. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ~,O.PTED this 21st day of April, 1999. AYES: Alexander, Bia~ne, Curatalo, Dutton, Williams NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: NoneJ ,~~,~~~~ ' ~11i~~Alexan,de, ayo A~EST: . Debra J. Ada~, OMO, Oity Olerk I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, Cl~ 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 21~t day of April, 1999, and was finally passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 5th day of May, 1999. Executed this 6th day of' May, 1999, at Rancho Cucamonga, California. D, ;bra J. City Clerk Ordinance 600 Page 5 L LM® LM L LM~® .... Lemon LM o o qo-.o~O LM LM V.P.C. LM T.V.P.C,. ~ n r"11"'l!