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ORDINANCE NO. 450
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANC~O
CUCAMDNGA, CALIFORNIA, APP~OV/NG ETIWAN[R SPECIFIC PLAN
~ 91-03, SUBAREA 1, AM~qDM THE ETIWRNDA
SPECIFIC PLAN LAND USE MAP F~CM MBDILM RESID~qT/AL (8-14
DWRLI.TNG UNITS PER ACRE) TO LOW M~DIlM RESID~NIIAL (4-8
E~n~.LTNG UNITS PER ACRE) FOR ~XIMATELY 27.89 ACRES OF
LAND BORDERED ON THE NORTHWEST BY THE ONTARIO (I-15)
FRN~AY, ON THE EAST BY ETIWANDA AV~qUE AND EXISTING LOW
MEDiIM RESID~fIAL DESI~ LAND, AND ON THE SOUTH BY
APN: 227-211-02, 04, 05, 09, 10, 15, 20, AND 29.
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 the adoption of Ordinance No. 203.
(ii) On March 16, 1991, the City of Ram_ho Cucamonga filed an
application for Etiwanda Specific Plan Amendment No. 91-03 as described in tba
title of this Ordinance. Hereinafter in this Ordinance, the subject Etiwanda
Specific Plan Amendment is referred to as "the application."
(iii) On May 22, and continued to May 29, 1991, the Planning
C~,uLassion of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted duly noticed public
hearings on the application and follc~ing the conclusion of said public
hearings, made no reoaL.~e3x~tion to the City Council.
(iv) On July 17, 1991, the City Council of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga held a duly noticed public hearing and concluded said hearing prior
to its adoption of this Ordinance.
(iii) All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this
Ordinance have occurred.
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 substantial evidenc~ presented to this Council during
the above-referenced public hearing on July 17, 1991, including written and
oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Council hereby
specifically finds as follows:
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(a) 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; and
(b) Ibis ~t does prceote the goals and objectives of the
Land Use Element; and
(c) That the properties located in Subarea 1 of the application
are suitable for the uses permitted in the proposed district and are
co~a~tible 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
(d) 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 Study and
that the proposed designation would reduce the intensity of future residential
development on the subject properties; and
(e) That the proposed amendment is in conformance with the
General Plan and the Etiwanda Specific Plan by prc~oting the retention of
Etiwanda's rural atmosphere through reduced residential densities.
3. This Council hereby finds that the project has been reviewed and
considered in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970
and, further, this Council hereby issues a Negative Declaration.
4. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraFhs
1, 2, and 3 above, this Council hereby approves Etiwanda Specific Plan
Amendment No. 91-03, Subarea 1, amending the Etiw-dnda Specific Plan land use
map from Medium Residential (8-14 dwelling unites per acre) to Low Medium
Residential (4-8 dwelling units per acre) for approximately 27.89 acres of
land bordered on the northwest by the Ontario (I-15) Freeway, on the east by
Etiwanda Avenue and existing Low Medium Residential designated land, and on
the south by existing Commercial designated land bordering Foothill Boulevard,
as shown on Exhibit "Ai."
5. The Mayor shall sign this Ordinance and the City Clerk shall
cause the same to be published within 15 days after its 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.
NOT PASSED, APPROVED OR ADOPTED this 20th Day of November, 1991.