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HomeMy WebLinkAbout811 - OrdinancesORDINANCE NO. 811 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING TERRA VISTA COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT DRC2008-00761, A REQUEST TO REDUCE THE FRONT-TO-FRONT BUILDING SEPARATION FROM 30 FEET TO 16 FEET AND THE SIDE-TO- SIDE BUILDING SEPARATION REQUIREMENT FROM 15 FEET TO 8 FEET FOR TWO-STORY DUPLEX AND DETACHED SINGLE-UNIT BUILDINGS WITHIN THE MEDIUM-HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (14-24 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE) OF THE TERRA VISTA COMMUNITY PLAN; AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF. A. Recitals 1. Lewis Operating Corporation filed an application for Terra Vista Community Plan Amendment DRC2008-00761, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Terra Vista Community Plan Text Amendment is referred to as "the application." 2. On November 12, 2008, the Planning Commission approved the initiation of Terra Vista Community Plan Text Amendment DRC2008-00761. 3. On January 14, 2009, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing with respect to the above-referenced Terra Vista Community Plan Amendment DRC2008-00761 and, following the conclusion thereof, adopted its Resolution No. 09-03 recommending that the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga adopt said Terra Vista Community Plan Amendment DRC2008-00761. 4. On March 18, 2009, 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. 6. 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 March 18, 2009, 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 b. The amendment proposes reducing the required front-to-front building separation from 30 feet to 16 feet and the side-to-side building separation requirement from 15 feet to 8 feet. The amendment will only apply to detached single-unit buildings and two-story duplex buildings within the Medium-High Density Residential District of the Terra Vista Community Plan. Specifically, Chapter V of the Terra Vista Community Plan will be amended by adding the following underlined text: Community Development Standards, Medium-High Ordinance No. 811 Page 2 of 10 Density Residential Site Development Standards, page V-15: (h) Building separations: The standards from the Rancho Cucamonga Development Code shall apply except for the following feet; and c. Proper site planning can overcome any issues that may arise from the reduced building separations, and that future residents of projects developed using this criteria will be afforded the same high quality-of-life standards expected from all developments within the City; and d. The proposed Terra Vista Community Plan Amendment will provide the necessary legislative action that will permit a variety of multi-family dwelling unit types for rental purposes, such as duplexes and detached units, which are not typically found in apartment home communities. e. The proposed amendment is in conformance with the General Plan and objectives of the Terra Vista Community Plan; and f. The proposed Terra Vista Community 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. The proposed Terra Vista Community 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. The proposed Terra Vista Community Plan Text Amendment does promote the goals and objectives of the Development Code, and; c. The proposed Terra Vista Community 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 d. The subject application is consistent with the objectives the Terra Vista Community Plan; and e. The proposed amendment is in conformance with the General Plan. Ordinance No. 811 Page 3 of 10 4. Based upon the facts and information contained in the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration, together with all written and oral reports included for the environmental assessment for the application, the City Council finds that there is no substantial evidence that the Terra Vista Community Plan Amendment will have a significant effect upon the environment and adopts a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation 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. 5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 above, this City Council hereby approves Terra Vista Community Plan Text Amendment DRC2008-00761, thereby amending Chapter V, Community Development Standards, Medium- High Density Residential Site Development Standards, page V-15, (h) Building separations, with the addition of the following underlined text to the existing regulations: The standards from the Rancho Cucamonga Development Code shall apply except for the following exception: Two-story duplex and detached single-unit buildings may be developed with a reduced front-to-front building separation of 16 feet and aside-to-side building separation of 8 feet. Ordinance No. 811 Page 4 of 10 Plannino 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. 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. Ordinance No. 811 Page 5 of 10 • 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 occur 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 SCAQMD 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 Regional Water Quality Control Board [RWQCB]) daily to reduce Fine Particulate Matter (PM,o) emissions, in accordance with SCAQMD Rule 403. 7) The construction contractor shall utilize electric or clean alternative fuel-powered equipment where feasible. 8) The construction contractor shall ensure that construction-grading plans include a statement that work crews will shut off equipment when not in use. 9) All residential and commercial structures shall be required to incorporate high-efficiency/low-polluting heating, air conditioning, appliances, and water heaters. 10) All residential and commercial structures shall be required to incorporate thermal pane windows and weather-stripping. 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. Ordinance No. 811 Page 6 of 10 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. • 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 the summary report to the City of Rancho Cucamonga. Transfer collected specimens with a copy to the report to the San Bernardino County Museum. Ordinance No. 811 Page 7 of 10 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 time of year of construction. 3) Grading operations shall be suspended when wind speeds exceed 25 mph to minimize PM,o 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 the Building Official for approval, 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 the grading plan, and implemented for the proposed project that identifies specific measures to control on-site and off-site erosion from the time 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. 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. Ordinance No. 811 Page 8 of 10 5) The developer shall implement the BMPs identified in the Water Quality Management Plan (WOMP), prepared by Madole & Associates, Inc. on September 15, 2008, to reduce pollutants during the construction phase of project from entering the storm drain system to the maximum extent practical. 6) 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. 7) Prior to issuance of building permits, the applicant shall submit to the City Engineer for approval of a WOMP, including a project description and identifying BMPs that will be used on-site to reduce pollutants into the storm drain system to the maximum extent practicable. The WOMP 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. 8) 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. 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) The perimeter block wall shall be constructed as early as possible in the first phase. Ordinance No. 811 Page 9 of 10 4) 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. 6. 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. 7. 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 Vallev Dailv Bulletin, a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Ontario, California, and circulated in the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California. Please see fhe /ollowing page /or /ormal adoption, certi/ication antl signatures Ordinance No. 811 Page 10 of 10 PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 1st day of April 2009. AYES: Gutierrez, Kurth, Michael, Spagnolo, Williams NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None Donald J. Kurth,'M:B., Mayor ATTEST: ~anice C. Reynolds, Citq Clerk 1, JANICE C. REYNOLDS, 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 18th day of March 2009, and was passed at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 1st day of April 2009. Executed this 2nd day of April 2009, at Rancho Cucamonga, California. Janice C. Reynolds, Cit~Clerk