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HomeMy WebLinkAbout454 - Ordinances ORDINANCE NO. 454 AN ORDINANCE OF ~ CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCS3 CIEAMDNGA, CALIFORNIA, ~ ETiWANDA SPECIFIC PLAN ~ 91-03, WEST POEON OF SUBAREA 6, TO AMB~D THE TIAL (8-14 DWRr.LTNG UNITS P~R ACRE) TO LOW-MBDILM RESIDE ( 4-8 DW~ I JNG UNITS P~R ACRE) FOR APPROXI- MATELY 10.00 ACRES OF IAND BORDBR[D ON THE NOP~H BY THE ~ PACIFIC R~T~y, ON THE EAST BY EAST AVerSE, ON THE SOUTH BY EXISTING OFFICE DESIGnaTED LAND, AND ON THE WEST BY EXISTING LOW-M~3IIM RESID~]~TIAL DESI~ LAND - APN: 227-141-14 AND 66, AND MAKING FINDINGS IN ~ THEREOF A. Recitals. (i) On July 6, 1983, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga approved the enactment of the Regulatory ~-ovisions of the Etiwanda Specific Plan through the adoption of Ord/nance 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 EtiwaDda Specific Plan Amendment is referred to as "the application." (iii) On August 28, 1991, the Planning Ccm~ission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application and recommended approval of the west portion of Subarea 6 by adoption of Resolution No. 91-66A and also issued Resolution No. 91-65A recu~a~~ to the City Council that the associated General Plan Amendment No. 91-02B, west portion of Subarea 8, be approved. (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 Ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga does hereby ordain as follows: 1. Tnis Council hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set forth in the Recitals, Part A, of this Ord/nance are true and correct. 2. Based upon substantial evidence presented to this Council during the above-refer~ public hearing on November 20, 1991, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Council hereby specifically finds as follows: Ordinance No. 454 Page 2 (a) Subare 6 of the application applies to approximately 20.34 acres of land bordered on the north by the Southern Pacific Railway, on the east by the Ontario (I-15) Freew~y, on the south by existing Office/Profes- sional designated land, and on the west by existing Low Medium Residential designated land as shown on Exhibit "AI," and is presently underdeveloped with two single family residences. Said properties are currently designated as Medium Residential (8-14 dwelling unite per acre); and (b) Tne property to the north of the subject site is designated Low Medium Residential and is vacant. The property to the west is designated freew~y and is developed with the Ontario (I-15) Freeway. The property to the east is designated Low Medium Residential and is vacant. The property to the south is designated Office/Professional and is vacant. (c) This amendment does not conflict with the Land Use Policies of the General Plan and of the Etiwanda Specific Plan and will provide for development, within the district, in a manner consistent with the General Plan and with related development, bat land use ~tibilities may result on the east portion of Subarea 6 because this area is adjacent to significant transportation facilities; and (d) This amendment does prcmote the goals and objectives of the (e) This amendment would not be materially injurious or detri- , mental to the adjacent properties and would not have a significant impact on the environment nor on the surrounding properties, bat land use ino~pat~ili- ties may result for the east portion of Subarea 6. 3. Based upon the substantial 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 west portion of Subarea 6 of the application are suitable for the uses permitted in the proposed district and are compatible with existing and surrounding land use designa- tions as evidence~ by the site's being bordered on the north and west by the same land use designation; and (b) That the proposed amendment for the west portion of Subarea 6 would not have significant impacts on the environment nor on the surrcundir~ properties as evidenced by the findings and conclusions listed in Parts I and II of the Initial Environmental Study and that the proposed designation for the west portion of Subarea 6 would reduce the intensity of future residential development on the subject properties; and (c) That the proposed amendment for the west portion of Subarea 6 is in conformance with the General Plan and the Etiwar~__a Specific Plan by promoting the retention of Etiwanda's rural atmosphere through reduced residential densities. Ordinance No. 454 Page 3 4. This Council hereby finds that the project has been reviewed and considered in compliance with the California Envirommntal Quality ~Et of 1970 and, further, this C~L~,dssion hereby authorizes the issuance of a Negative Declaration for the west portion of Subarea 6. 5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 above, this Council hereby resolves that on the 20th day of November 1991, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga approves Etiwanda Specific Plan Amendment No. 91-03, west portion of Subarea 6, amend- ing the EtiwapH~ Specific Plan land Use Map from Medium Residential (8-14 dwelling unite per acre) to Low Medium Residential (4-8 dwelling unite per acre) for approximately 10.00 acres of land as shown on Exhibit "Ai." 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. PASSED, APE, and ADOPlOD this 4th day of December, 1991. AYES: Alexander, Buquet, Stout, Williams NOES: Wright ABS~]qT: None ~ ~ Dennis L. Stout, Mayor AITEST: J. cl k I, D~RA J. ADAMS, CITY CY.RRK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Ceincil of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 20th day of November, 1991, and was finally passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 4th day of December, 1991. Executed this 5th day of December, 1991 at Rancho Cucamonga, California. 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