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HomeMy WebLinkAbout482 - OrdinancesORDINANCE ND. 482 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANfifO C~CAMDNGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ET/WANDA SPBEIFIC PLAN AM~qEMBNT 91-03, THE SOUI]{B]tq PORIION OF SUBAREA 3, TO AMMqD THE ~ SPECIFIC PLAN IAND USE MAP FRCM MBDILM RESIDElqTIAL (8-14 EWRTI.TNG UNITS PER ALOE) TO LOW M~DILM RESIDMqTIAL (4-8 DWRr.T.TNG UNITS PER ACRE) FOR APPROXI- MATELY 11.2 ACRES OF LAND BORDERED ON THE NORTHWEST BY THE ONTARIO (I-15) FREMaAY, ON THE FAST BY EXISTING LOW MMDILM RESIDMqTIAL DESIGNATED IAND, AND ON THE SOUTH BY MTLT.~R AVerirE, ~ MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPEDR~ THEPa0F - APN: 1100-041-04 THROUGH 10 A. Recitals. (i) On July 6, 1983, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga approved the enactment of the Regulatory Provisions of the Etiwanda Specific Plan through adoption of Ordinance No. 203. (ii) On March 16, 1991, the City of Rancho Cucamonga filed an application for Etiwanda Specific Plan Amendment No. 91-03 as described in the title of this Ordinance. Hereinafter in this Ordinance, the subject Etiwar~_ Specific Plan Amendment is referred to as "the application." (iii) On August 28, 1991, the Planning C~,,.,,i~ion of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application and recc~.~_nded denial by the adoption of Resolution No. 91-129 and also issued Resolution No. 91-128 r~ to the City Council that the associated Cem_ral Plan ~t No. 91-02B, Subarea 5, be denied. (iv) On November 20, 1991, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application. (v) All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred. NOW, THEREFORE, 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 substantial evidence presented to this Council during the above-referenced public hearing on November 20, 1991, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Council hereby specifically finds as follows: ~ No. 482 Page 2 (a) Subarea 3 of the application applies to approximately 30.72 acres of land, basically a linear configuration bordered on the northwest by the Ontario (I-15) Freeway, on the east by ~a-~t Avenue and existing Low Medium Residential designated land, and on the south by Miller Avenue, as shown on Exhibit "A," and is presently underdeveloped with three single family residences in the southwestern most portion. Said properties are currently designated as Medium Residential (8-14 dwelling units per acre); and (b) The property to the northwest of the subject site is designated freeway and is the Ontario (I-15) Freeway. The property to the east is designated Low Medium Residential and is underdeveloped with single family residences facing Miller Avenue, and on the opposite side of Fast Avenue it is designated Office (OFC) in the City of Fontana's West End Specific Plan. The property to the south on the opposite side of Miller Avenue is designated Medium Residential and is vacant. (c) This amendment for the southern portion of Subarea 3 does not conflict with the Tand Use Policies of the General Plan and Etiwanda Specific 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 for the southern portion of Subarea 3 does promote the goals and objectives of the Iand Use Element; and (e) This amendment for the southern portion of Subarea 3 would not be materially injurious or detrimental to the adjacent properties and would not have a significant impact on the environment nor the surrounding properties. 3. Based upon the sukstantial evidence presented to this Council during the above-referenced public hearing and upon the specific findings of facts set forth in paragraphs 1 and 2 above, this Council hereby finds and concludes as follows: (a) That the properties located in the southern portion of Subarea 3 of the application are suitable for the uses permitted in the proposed district and are cumpatible with existing and adjacent land use designations as evidenced by the site's being bordered on the east by the same land use designation; and (b) That the proposed eunendment would not have significant impacts on the environment nor on the surrounding properties as evidenced by the findings and conclusions listed in Parts I and II of the Initial Environ- mental Study and that the proposed designation would reduce the intensity of future residential develoIment on the subject properties; and (c) That the proposed amendment is in conformance with the General Plan and the Etiwanda Specific Plan by promoting the retention of Etiwanda's rural atmosphere through reduced residential densities. Ordinance No. 482 Page 3 4. ~llis Council hereby finds that the project has been reviewedard considered in c~liancewith the California ~vironmental Quality Act of 1970 and, further, this Council hereby authorizes the issuance of a Negative Declaration. 5. Based upon the findirrJs and conclusions set forth in paragraBhs 1, 2, 3, and 4 above, this Council hereby ordains that on the 4th day of December 1991, the City Council of tba City of Rancho Cucamonga approves Etiwanda Specific Plan Amerr]ment No. 91-03, the southern portion of Subarea 3, amending the Etiwanda Specific Plan Land Use Map from M~_ium Residential (8-14 dwelling unite per acre) to Low Medium Residential (4-8 dwelling unite per acre) for approximately 11.2 acres of land bordered on the northwest by the Ontario (I-15 Freeway, on the east by Fast Avenue and existing LcTw Medium Residential designated land, and on the south by Miller Avenue, as shown in Exhibit "A." 6. The Mayor shall sign this Ordinance and the City Clerk shall cause the same to be published within 15 days after ite passage at least once in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Ontario, California, and circulated in the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California. PASSFD, APP~, and ADOP~ this 18th day of December, 1991. Alexander, Buquet, Stout, Williams, Wright AYES: NOES: None ABS~]qT: None I, DFRRA J. ADAMS, CITY C[.k~ Of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance w~s introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 4th day of December, 1991, and was finally passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 18th day of December, 1991. Ordinance No. 482 Page 4 Executed this 19th day of December, 1991 at Rancho Cucamonga, California. 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