HomeMy WebLinkAbout800 - OrdinancesORDINANCE NO. 800
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING
ETIWANDA SPECIFIC PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT DRC2007-
00935, A REQUEST TO AMEND PART II, CHAPTER 5,
SECTION 5.24.300 OF THE OPEN SPACE DISTRICTS BY
ADDING SECTION .304 UNDER CONDITIONAL USES,
THEREBY PERMITTING RECREATIONAL VEHICLE AND
BOAT STORAGE AND SELF-STORAGE FACILITIES AS A
CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USE, SUBJECT TO BEING
LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ETIWANDA AND SAN
SEVAINE FLOOD CONTROL CHANNEL AND ADJACENT TO
THE TO THE EASTBOUND I-210 AND I-15 FREEWAY
INTERCHANGES; AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT
THEREOF.
A. Recitals
1. Charles Joseph Associates filed an application for Etiwanda Specific Plan Text
Amendment DRC2007-00935, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this
Resolution, the subject Etiwanda Specific Plan Text Amendment is referred to as "the
application."
2. On March 12, 2008, the Planning Commission approved the initiation of Etiwanda
Specific Plan Text Amendment DRC2007-00935.
3. On September 24, 2008, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing with respect to the above-referenced
Etiwanda Specific Plan Text Amendment DRC2007-00935 and, following the conclusion
thereof, adopted its Resolution No. 08-51 recommending that the City Council of the City of
Rancho Cucamonga adopt said Etiwanda Specific Plan Amendment DRC2007-00935.
4. On November 5, 2008, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted
a duly noticed public hearing on the application.
5. All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred.
B. Ordinance.
The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga does ordain as follows:
1. This City 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 the City Council during the above-
referenced public hearing on November 6, 2008, including written and oral staff reports,
together with public testimony, the City Council hereby specifically finds as follows:
The application applies to property located within the City; and
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b. The application is in conjunction with a Conditional Use Permit application
DRC2008-00204 to permit Phase II of amaster-planned recreational vehicle and self-storage
facility on 3.60 acres of land;
c. The proposed Etiwanda Specific Plan Text Amendment contemplates
amending Part II, Chapter 5, Section 5.24.300 of the Open Space District by adding Section
.304 under Conditional Uses, thereby permitting recreational vehicle and boat storage and self-
storage facilities as conditionally permitted use, subject to being located on the east side of the
Etiwanda and San Sevaine Flood Control Channel and adjacent to the eastbound I-210 and I-15
freeway interchange; and
d. The proposed Etiwanda Specific Plan Text Amendment would not be
detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare, materially injurious or detrimental to the
adjacent properties and would not have a significant impact on the environment, nor on the
surrounding properties; conversely, the amendment will allow for recreational vehicle and boat
storage and self-storage facilities in the Open Space District within the Etiwanda Specific Plan in
a location that is suitable for the storage of personal property because of its immediate
adjacency to the I-15 and I-210 Freeways; and
e. The proposed Etiwanda Specific Plan Text Amendment will provide the
necessary legislative action that will permit the completion of Phase II of amaster-planned
recreational vehicle and storage facility in conjunction with Conditional Use Permit DRC2007-
00935. The master plan and Phase I of the recreational and vehicle was previously approved
under Conditional Use Permit DRC2003-00048 on April 14, 2004, by the Planning Commission
at a public hearing; and
f. The proposed amendment is in conformance with the General Plan and
objectives of the Etiwanda Specific Plan by conditionally permitting recreational vehicle and
boat storage and self-storage facilities in a location that is appropriate for this type of land use;
and
g. The proposed Etiwanda Specific Plan Text Amendment will not have a
significant impact on the environment.
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. This Etiwanda Specific Plan Text Amendment does not conflict with the Land
Use Policies of the General Plan and will provide for development, within the district, in a
manner consistent with the General Plan and with related development; and
b. This Etiwanda Specific Plan Text Amendment does promote the goals and
objectives of the Development Code, and;
c. The proposed Etiwanda Specific Plan Text Amendment will not be detrimental
to the public health, safety, or welfare or materially injurious to properties or improvements in
the vicinity; and
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Plan; and
d. The subject application is consistent with the objectives the Etiwanda Specific
e. The proposed amendment is in conformance with the General Plan.
4. Based upon the facts and information contained in the proposed Mitigated Negative
Declaration, together with all written and oral reports included far the environmental assessment
for the application, the City Council finds that there is no substantial evidence that the Etiwanda
Specific Plan Text Amendment will have a significant effect upon the environment and adopts a
Mitigated Negative Declaration and Monitoring Program attached hereto, and incorporated
herein by this reference, based upon the findings as follows:
a. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the City's
local CEQA Guidelines, City staff prepared an Initial Study of the potential environmental effects
of the project. Based on the findings contained in that Initial Study, City staff determined that,
with the imposition of mitigation measures, there would be no substantial evidence that the
project would have a significant effect on the environment. Based on that determination, a
Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared. Thereafter, City staff provided public notice of
the public comment period and of the intent to adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration.
b. The City Council has reviewed the Mitigated Negative Declaration and all
comments received regarding the Mitigated Negative Declaration and, based on the whole
record before it, finds: (i) that the Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared in compliance
with CEQA; and (ii) that, based on the imposition of mitigation measures, there is no substantial
evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment. The City Council
further finds that the Mitigated Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment and
analysis of the City Council. Based on these findings, the City Council adopts the Mitigated
Negative Declaration.
c. The City Council also reviewed and considered the Mitigation Monitoring
Program for the project that has been prepared pursuant to the requirements of Public
Resources Code Section 21081.6 and finds that such Program is designed to ensure
compliance with the mitigation measures during project implementation. The City Council
adopts the Mitigation Monitoring Program for the project.
d. The custodian of records for the Initial Study, Mitigated Negative Declaration,
Mitigation Monitoring Program and all other materials which constitute the record of proceedings
upon which the City Council's decision is based is the Planning Director of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga. Those documents are available for public review in the Planning Department of
the City of Rancho Cucamonga located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga,
California 91730, telephone (909) 477-2750.
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5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4
above, this City Council hereby approves Etiwanda Specific Plan Text Amendment DRC2007-
00935, thereby amending Part II of Chapter 5, Section 5.24 Open Space Districts, as listed
below and including the conditions shown below:
Addition of the following bold text to Part II of Chapter 5, Section 5.24 Open Space
Districts:
.304 Conditional Uses:
Recreational Vehicle and Boat Storage and Self Storage Facilities, subject to
being located on the east side of the Etiwanda and San Sevaine Flood Control
Channel and adjacent to the eastbound I-210 and I-15 Freeway Interchange.
Planning Department
1) The applicant shall agree to defend at his sole
expense any action brought against the City, its
agents, officers, or employees, because of the
issuance of such approval, or in the alternative, to
relinquish such approval. The applicant shall
reimburse the City, its agents, officers, or employees,
for any Court costs and attorney's fees which the
City, its agents, officers, or employees may be
required by a court to pay as a result of such action.
The City may, at its sole discretion, participate at its
own expense in the defense of any such action but
such participation shall not relieve applicant of his
obligations under this condition.
Environmental Mitigation
Air Quality
1) All construction equipment shall be maintained in good operating
condition so as to reduce operational emissions. The contractor
shall ensure that all construction equipment is being properly
serviced and maintained as per manufacturers' specifications.
Maintenance records shall be available at the construction site for
City verification.
2) Prior to the issuance of any grading permits, the developer shall
submit construction plans to the City denoting the proposed
schedule and projected equipment use. Construction contractors
shall provide evidence that low-emission mobile construction
equipment will be utilized, or that their use was investigated and
found to be infeasible for the project. Contractors shall also conform
to any construction measures imposed by the South Coast Air
Quality Management District (SCAQMD), as well as City Planning
staff.
3) All paints and coatings shall meet or exceed performance standards
noted in SCAQMD Rule 1113. Paints and coatings shall be applied
either by hand or high-volume, low-pressure spray.
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4) All asphalt shall meet or exceed performance standards noted in
SCAQMD Rule 1108.
5) All construction equipment shall comply with SCAQMD Rules 402
and 403. Additionally, contractors shall include the following
provisions:
• Reestablish ground cover on the construction site through
seeding and watering.
• Pave or apply gravel to any on-site haul roads.
• Phase grading to prevent the susceptibility of large areas to
erosion over extended periods of time.
• Schedule activities to minimize the amounts of exposed
excavated soil during and after the end of work periods.
• Dispose of surplus excavated material in accordance with local
ordinances and use sound engineering practices.
• Sweep streets according to a schedule, established by the City
if silt is carried over to adjacent public thoroughfares or occurs
as a result of hauling. Timing may vary depending upon the
time of year of construction.
• Suspend grading operations during high winds (i.e., wind
speeds exceeding 25 mph) in accordance with Rule 403
requirements.
• Maintain a minimum 24-inch freeboard ratio on soils haul
trucks or cover payloads using tarps or other suitable means.
6) The site shall be treated with water or other soil-stabilizing agent
(approved by SCAQMD and the Regional Water Quality Control
Board [RWQCB]) daily to reduce Fine Particulate Matter (PM,o)
emissions, in accordance with SCAQMD Rule 403. Water all active
construction areas three times daily.
7) Pave or apply water four times daily to all unpaved parking or
staging areas.
8) Reduce speed on unpaved roads to less than 15 mph.
9) Cover or water twice daily any on-site stockpiles of debris, dirt or
other dusty material.
10) Chemical soil-stabilizers (approved by SCAQMD and RWQCB) shall
be applied to all inactive construction areas that remain inactive for
96 hours or more to reduce PM,o emissions.
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11) The construction contractor shall utilize electric or clean alternative
fuel powered equipment, instead of diesel equipment, where
feasible.
12) The construction contractor shall ensure that construction grading
plans include a statement that work crews will shut off equipment
when not in use.
13) Suspend use of heavy construction equipment during first stage
smog alerts.
14) Encourage use of "clean diesel" equipment if modified engines
(catalyst equipped or newer Moyer Program retrofit) are available at
reasonable cost.
15) Encourage car pooling for construction workers.
16) Limit lane closures to off-peak travel periods.
17) Park construction vehicles off travel roadways.
18) Wash or sweep access points daily.
19) Encourage receipt of materials during non-peak traffic hours.
20) All industrial and commercial facilities shall post signs requiring that
trucks shall not be left idling for prolonged periods (i.e., in excess of
10 minutes).
21) All residential and commercial structures shall be required to
incorporate high-efficiency/low-polluting heating, air conditioning,
appliances, and water heaters.
22) All residential and commercial structures shall be required to
incorporate thermal pane windows and weather-stripping.
Biological Resources
1) If site preparation activities are scheduled to occur during February
1 to August 31,,a pre-construction survey Burrowing Owl/nesting
avian survey by a biologist shall be completed a minimum of 30
days prior to construction. Should eggs or fledglings be discovered
in any owl burrow or native nest, these resources cannot be
disturbed until the young have hatched and fledged. A biologist
shall complete a report containing recommendations on whether
passive relocation or avoidance is preferred. The applicant shall
adhere to all mitigation measures in the biologist's report and all
requirements of the MBTA and CDFG code.
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Cultural Resources
1) If any prehistoric archaeological resources are encountered before
or during grading, the developer will retain a qualified archaeologist
to monitor construction activities, to take appropriate measures to
protect or preserve them for study. With the assistance of the
archaeologist, the City of Rancho Cucamonga will:
• Enact interim measures to protect undesignated sites from
demolition or significant modification without an opportunity for
the City to establish its archaeological value.
• Consider establishing provisions to require incorporation of
archaeological sites within new developments, using their
special qualities as a theme or focal point.
• Pursue educating the public about the archaeological heritage
of the area.
• Propose mitigation measures and recommend conditions of
approval to eliminate adverse project effects on significant,
important, and unique prehistoric resources, following
appropriate CEQA guidelines.
• Prepare a technical resources management report,
documenting the inventory, evaluation, and proposed
mitigation of resources within the project area. Submit one
copy of the completed report, with original illustrations, to the
San Bernardino County Archaeological Information Center for
permanent archiving.
2) If any paleontological resource (i.e. plant or animal fossils) are
encountered before or during grading, the developer will retain a
qualified paleontologist to monitor construction activities, to take
appropriate measures to protect or preserve them for study. The
paleontologist shall submit a report of findings that will also provide
specific recommendations regarding further mitigation measures
(i.e., paleontological monitoring) that may be appropriate. Where
mitigation monitoring is appropriate, the program must include, but
not be limited to, the following measures:
• Assign a paleontological monitor, trained and equipped to
allow the rapid removal of fossils with minimal construction
delay, to the site full-time during the interval of earth-disturbing
activities.
• Should fossils be found within an area being cleared or
graded, divert earth-disturbing activities elsewhere until the
monitor has completed salvage. If construction personnel
make the discovery, the grading contractor should immediately
divert construction and notify the monitor of the find.
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Prepare, identify, and curate all recovered fossils for
documentation in the summary report and transfer to an
appropriate depository (i.e., San Bernardino County Museum).
Submit a summary report to the City of Rancho Cucamonga.
Transfer collected specimens with a copy of the report to the
San Bernardino County Museum.
Geology and Soils
1) The site shall be treated with water or other soil-stabilizing agent
(approved by SCAQMD and RWQCB) daily to reduce PM,o
emissions, in accordance with SCAQMD Rule 403 or re-planted with
drought resistant landscaping as soon as possible.
2) Frontage public streets shall be swept according to a schedule
established by the City to reduce PM,o emissions associated with
vehicle tracking of soil off-site. Timing may vary depending upon
the time of year of construction.
3) Grading operations shall be suspended when wind speeds exceed
25 mph to minimize PM,a emissions from the site during such
episodes.
4) Chemical soil-stabilizers (approved by SCAQMD and RWQCB) shall
be applied to all inactive construction areas that remain inactive for
96 hours or more to reduce PM,o emissions.
Hydrology and Water Quality
1) Prior to issuance of Grading Permits, the permit applicant shall
submit to Building Official for approval a Storm Water Pollution
Prevention Plan (SWPPP) specifically identifying Best Management
Practices (BMPs) that shall be used on-site to reduce pollutants
during construction activities entering the storm drain system to the
maximum extent practical.
2) An Erosion Control Plan shall be prepared, included in Grading
Plan, and implemented for the proposed project that identifies
specific measures to control on-site and off-site erosion from the
time of ground disturbing activities are initiated through completion
of grading. This Erosion Control plan shall include the following
measures at a minimum: a) Specify the timing of grading and
construction to minimize soil exposure to rainy periods experienced
in Southern California, and b) An inspection and maintenance
program shall be included to ensure that any erosion which does
occur either on-site or off-site as a result of this project will be
corrected through a remediation or restoration program within a
specified time frame.
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3) During construction, temporary berms such as sandbags or gravel
dikes must be used to prevent discharge of debris or sediment from
the site when there is rainfall or other runoff.
4) During construction, to remove pollutants, street cleaning will be
performed prior to storm events and after the use of water trucks, to
control dust in order to prevent discharge of debris or sediment from
the site.
5) The developer shall implement the Best Management Practices
(BMPs) identified in the Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP)
prepared by Lockman and Associates, June 2008, to reduce
pollutants after construction entering the storm drain system to the
maximum extent practical.
6) Parking lots shall be swept quarterly.
7) Landscaping plans shall include provisions for controlling and
minimizing the use of fertilizers/pesticides/herbicides. Landscaped
areas shall be monitored and maintained for at least two years to
ensure adequate coverage and stable growth. Plans for these
areas, including monitoring provisions for a minimum of two years,
shall be submitted to the City for review and approval prior to the
issuance of grading permits.
8) Prior to issuance of building permits, the applicant shall submit to the
City Engineer for approval of a WQMP, including a project description
and identifying Best Management Practices (BMPs) that will be used
on-site to reduce pollutants into the storm drain system to the
maximum extent practicable. The WQMP shall identify the structural
and non-structural measures consistent with the Guidelines for New
Development and Redevelopment adopted by the City of Rancho
Cucamonga in June 2004.
9) Prior to issuance of grading or paving permits, the applicant shall
obtain a Notice of Intent (NOI) to comply with obtaining coverage under
the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General
Construction Storm Water Permit from the State Water Resources
Control Board. Evidence that this has been obtained (i.e., a copy of
the Waste Discharger's Identification Number) shall be submitted to the
City Building Official for coverage under the NPDES General
Construction Permit.
Noise
1) Construction or grading shall not take place between the hours of
8:00 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. on weekdays, including Saturday, or at any
time on Sunday or a national holiday.
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2) Construction or grading noise levels shall not exceed the standards
specified in Development Code Section 17.02.120-D, as measured
at the property line. The developer shall hire a consultant to
perform weekly noise level monitoring as specified in Development
Code Section 17.02.120. Monitoring at other times may be required
by the Building Official. Said consultant shall
report their findings to the Building Official within 24 hours; however,
if noise levels exceed the above standards, then the consultant shall
immediately notify the Building Official. If noise levels exceed the
above standards, then construction activities shall be reduced in
intensity to a level of compliance with above noise standards or
halted.
3) Haul truck deliveries shall not take place between the hours of
8:00 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. on weekdays, including Saturday, or at any
time on Sunday or a national holiday. Additionally, if heavy trucks
used for hauling would exceed 100 daily trips (counting both to and
from the construction site), then the developer shall prepare a noise
mitigation plan denoting any construction traffic haul routes. To the
extent feasible, the plan shall denote haul routes that do not pass
sensitive land uses or residential dwellings.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this Ordinance is, for any
reason, deemed or held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of
competent jurisdiction, or preempted by legislative enactment, such decision or legislation shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City of
Rancho Cucamonga hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or words thereof, regardless of the fact that any
one or more sections, subsections, clauses, phrases, or words might subsequently be declared
invalid or unconstitutional or preempted by subsequent legislation.
The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and 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.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 19th day of November 2008.
AYES: Gutierrez, Kurth, Spagnolo, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: Michael
ABSTAINED: None
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Donal .Kurth, M. ., Mayo
ATTEST:
Ka hry L. S Ott, CMC, Acting City Clerk
I, KATHRYN L. SCOTT, ACTING CITY 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 5`" day of
November 2008, and was passed at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga held on the 19`h day November 2008.
Executed this 20th day of November 2008, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
Kathryn L. Scoft, CMC, Acting City Clerk