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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-94 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 05-94 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING VARIANCE DRC2005-00278 TO ALLOW A BUILDING HEIGHT OF 58 FEET IN LIEU OF THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED HEIGHT OF 35 FEET IN CONJUNCTION WITH CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 78,140 SQUARE FOOT CHURCH SANCTUARY AND RELATED FACILITIES ON 3.8 ACRES OF LAND IN THE LOW RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (2-4 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE), LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF HAVEN AVENUE AND BANYAN STREET; AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF - APN: 0201-821-51. A. Recitals. 1. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church filed an application for the issuance of Variance DRC2005-00278 as described in the title of this Resolution in conjunction with Conditional Use Permit DRC2004-01058. Hereinafter in this Resolution;the subject Variance request is referred to as "the application." 2. On the 28th day of September 2005, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application and concluded said hearing on that date. 3. All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred. B. Resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby found, determined, and resolved by the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga as follows: 1. This Commission hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set forth in the Recitals, Part A, of this Resolution are true and correct. 2. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Commission during the above-referenced public hearing on September 28, 2005, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: a. The application applies to property located at the southwest corner of Haven Avenue and Banyan Street with a street frontage of approximately 420 feet and lot depth of approximately 375 feet, and is presently unimproved; and b. The property to the north of the subject site is a religious assembly,the property to the south consists of multiple-family residential, and the properties to the east and west are single-family residential; and C. The Variance has been requested to allow the 58-foot height associated with the roof gables that exceed the 35-foot height limit of the zone. The impact of the additional 14 feet, 6 inches of height is slightly reduced by the grade of the building pad of approximately 3 to 8 feet below the rear yards of the houses to the west. More importantly, the height impact is significantly addressed by plotting the building 100 feet away from nearest home to the west. A building separation of 100 feet is ten times the 10 feet of separation expected in the Low Residential District. If the church property had been developed with single-family homes,the required side yard setback would have been 5 feet; therefore, a typical two-story home would have had far greater visual impact upon its neighbor. As viewed from Banyan Street, the additional height is completely offset by the pad grade lowered 16 feet below the street. it PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 05-94 DRC2005-00278— SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS LUTHERAN CHURCH September 28, 2005 Page 2 3. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Commission during the above-referenced public hearing and upon the specific findings of facts set forth in Paragraphs 1 and 2 above, this Commission hereby finds and concludes as follows: a. Finding: That strict or literal interpretation and enforcement of the specified regulation would result in practical difficulty or unnecessary physical hardship inconsistent with the objectives of the Development Code. Fact/s: The applicant has requested flexibility with the required wall height in order to better provide an attractive architectural design. b. Finding: That there are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applicable to the property involved orto the intended use of the property that do not apply generally to other properties in the same district. Fact/s: The project site is extraordinary because of its relative size in this neighborhood and the grade differences provided by the site design. C. Finding: That strict or literal interpretation and enforcement of the specified regulation would deprive the applicant of privileges enjoyed by the owners of other properties in the same district. Fact/s: Without the Variance, the project would be deprived of privileges enjoyed by other owners within the same district in developing single-family residences with substantially smaller setbacks. The proposed building height is consistent proportionally with surrounding properties with consideration to the property size. d. Finding: That the granting of the Variance will not constitute a grant of special privilege inconsistent with the limitations on other properties or improvements in the vicinity. Facts: Because the location of the site and its unique size in the neighborhood as well as the site design proposed, no special privilege is granted with.the Variance. e. Finding: That the granting of the Variance will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity. Fact/s: Granting of the Variance will not be detrimental to the public health,safety,or welfare or be materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity. On the contrary,granting of the Variance will provide substantially more privacy and light and ventilation for the surrounding single-family uses than the construction of single-family houses on the subject site. PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 05-94 DRC2005-00278— SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS LUTHERAN CHURCH September 28, 2005 Page 3 4. The Planning Commission hereby finds and determines that the project identified in this Resolution is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA)of 1970,as amended,and the Guidelines promulgated thereunder,pursuant to Section 15305 of the State CEQA Guidelines. 5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 above, this Commission hereby approves the application. 6. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 28TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2005. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY: a �"/ J Parnywart, Chairman ATTEST: 0"� Dan Coleman, Acting Secretary I, Dan Coleman, Acting Secretary of the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced, passed, and adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission held on the 28th day of September 2005, by the following vote-to-wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: FLETCHER, McNIEL, McPHAIL, STEWART, MACIAS NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE