HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-28 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 10-28
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING USE
DETERMINATION DRC2010-00393, BY DETERMINING THAT A SPRINT
WIRELESS PHONE STORE IS SIMILAR TO A SPECIALTY RETAIL USE
WITHIN THE SPECIALTY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT OF THE FOOTHILL
BOULEVARD DISTRICT AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT
THEREOF.
A. Recitals.
1. North American Wireless filed an application for a Use Determination DRC2010-00393,
for a Sprint wireless phone store, within the Specialty Commercial District. Hereinafter in this
Resolution, the subject Use Determination request is referred to as "the application."
2. On the 14th day of July 2010, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga conducted a meeting on the Use Determination and concluded said meeting 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. The 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 substantial evidence presented to this Commission during the
above-referenced meeting on July 14, 2010, including written and oral staff reports,the Commission
hereby specifically finds as follows:
a. The use in question is of a similar intensity to other permitted or conditionally
permitted uses in the same district. The purpose and intent of the Development Code, stated in part
in Section 17.32.020 (Al) is, "to accommodate specialty uses, which promote a special landmark
quality or create a special ambience, which is unique to a particular subarea." The application
applies to property at 8976 Foothill Boulevard within the Thomas Winery Plaza.
b. The use in question does meet the purpose and the intent of the district in which it
is proposed. The application applies to property at 8976 Foothill Boulevard within the Specialty
Commercial District of the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan. The intent is that the primary use shall
be Specialty Retail according to Development Code Section 17.32.030(Cl),which states: 'The use
is typified as small shops and boutiques, which specialize in limited product lines of unique and
novel designs and/or purpose."
C. The use in question does meet and conform to the applicable goals and objectives
of the General Plan. The General Plan states it: "is responsive to our Vision because it provides
further land use support to supplement the activity centers previously envisioned in the
Old Cucamonga sector when Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan was prepared."
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USE DETERMINATION DRC2010-00393 - SPRINT
July 14, 2010
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3. Based upon substantial evidence presented to this Commission during the
above-referenced meeting on July 14, 2010, including written and oral staff reports,the Commission
hereby specifically finds and concludes as follows per the City of Rancho Cucamonga Development
Code, Section 17.02.040 D:
a. The use in question is of a similar intensity to other permitted or conditionally
permitted uses in the same district.
b. The use in question meets the purpose and intent of the intent of the district in
which it is proposed.
C. The use in question meets and conforms to the applicable goals and objectives of
the General Plan.
4. The Planning Department staff has determined that the activity is statutorily exempt from
the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's CEQA
Guidelines. The activity qualifies under Section 15061 (b)(1)of the State CEQA Guidelines Project
exemption because the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378 and there is no
possibility the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. The Planning
Commission has reviewed the Planning Department's determination of exemption, and based on its
own independent judgment, concurs in the staffs determination of exemption.
5. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Commission during the
above-referenced meeting and upon specific findings of facts set forth in Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4
above, this Commission hereby determines that the Sprint wireless phone store, is of a similar
intensity to other permitted or conditionally permitted uses in the same district, does meet the
purpose or intent of the Specialty Commercial District of the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan, and
does conform to the goals and objectives of the General Plan.
6. The Secretary shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 14TH DAY OF JULY 2010.
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
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Richard B. Fletcher, Chairman
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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 10-28
USE DETERMINATION DRC2010-00393 - SPRINT
July 14, 2010
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I, James R. Troyer,AICP, 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 14th day of July 2010, by the following vote-to-wit:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: FLETCHER, HOWDYSHELL, OAXACA, WIMBERLY
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: MUNOZ