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HomeMy WebLinkAbout612 - Ordinances ORDINANCE NO. 612 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING INDUSTRIAL AREA SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 99-02, A REQUEST TO REMOVE APPROXIMATELY 18.5 ACRES OF LAND FROM SUBAREA 16 OF THE INDUSTRIAL AREA SPECIFIC PLAN, LOCATED BETWEEN FOURTH AND SIXTH STREETS ON THE WEST SIDE OF ARCHIBALD AVENUE, AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF -APN: 210-062-31 A. RECITALS. 1. Griffin Industries has flied an application for Industrial Area Specific Plan Amendment 99-02 as described in the title of this Ordinance. Hereinafter in this Ordinance, the subject Industrial Area Specific Plan Amendment is referred to as "the application." 2. An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for the Cucamonga Cornerpointe residential development and was certified by the City Council on November 20, 1996. The Environmental Impact Report analyzed the impacts associated with the conversion of the entire block from Industrial Park to Low- Medium Residential. 3. On October 13, 1999, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application. 4. On November 3, 1999, 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. NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby found, determined, and ordained by the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga 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 the substantial evidence presented to this City Council during the above-referenced public hearing on November 3, 1999, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this City Council hereby specifically finds as follows: O~inance 612 Page 2 a. The application applies to a single parcel of land totaling approximately 18.5 acres, located between Fourth and Sixth Streets on the west side of Archibald Avenue and is presently vacant and undeveloped. Said property is currently zoned as Industrial Park (Subarea 16) in the Industrial Area Specific Plan; and b. The property north of the subject site is designated Industrial Park (Subarea 16) in the Industrial Area Specific Plan and is vacant. The property to the west is designated Low-Medium Residential (4-8 dwelling units per acre) and is to be developed with the Cucamonga Cornerpointe residential project. The property to the east is designated General Industrial (Subareas 4 and 5) in the Industrial Area Specific Plan and is improved with industrial uses. The property to the south is designated as Industrial Park (Subarea 16) in the Industrial Area Specific Plan and Low-Medium Residential District (4-8 dwelling units per acre)and is currently vacant; and c. The application is part of a series of applications relating to General Plan Amendment 99-05A and Development District Amendment 99- 03, which re-designate the subject site to Low-Medium Residential (4-8 dwelling units per acre); and d. This 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, Development Code, and related development; and e. ThisamendmentpromotesthegoalsandobjectivesoftheLandUse Element; and f. This amendment would not be materially injurious or detrimental to the adjacent properties and would not have a significant impact on the environment nor the surrounding properties. 3. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this City Council during the above-referenced public hearing and upon the specific findings of facts set forth in paragraphs 1 and 2 above, this City Council hereby finds and concludes as follows: a. The subject property is suitable for the uses permitted in the proposed district in terms of access, size, and compatibility with existing land uses in the surrounding area; and b. The proposed amendment is in conformance with the General Plan and will not result in any internal inconsistences with the General Plan, Development Code, and Industrial Area Specific Plan and would not have significantly greater impacts on the environment nor the surrounding properties than would be expected under the existing land use designation. 4. Based upon the facts and information contained in the proposed 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 project will have a significant effect upon the environment and adopts a Negative Declaration based upon the findings as follows: a. The Negative Declaration has been prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended, and the Ordinance 612 Page 3 State CEQA guidelines promulgated thereunder; that said Negative Declaration and the Initial Study prepared therefore reflects the independent judgment of the City Council; and, further, this City Council has reviewed and considered the information contained in said Negative Declaration with regard to the application. b. Based upon the changes and alterations which have been incorporated into the proposed project, no significant adverse environmental effects will occur. c. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 753.5(c) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, the City Council finds as follows: In considering the record as a whole, the Initial Study and Negative Declaration for the project, there is no evidence that the proposed project will have potential for an adverse impact upon wildlife resources or the habitat upon which wildlife depends. Further, based upon substantial evidence contained in the Negative Declaration, the staff reports and exhibits, and the information provided to the City Council during the public hearing, the City Council hereby rebuts the presumption of adverse effect as set forth in Section 753.5(c-1-d) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations. 5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 above, this City Council hereby approves Industrial Area Specific Plan Amendment 99-02 removing 18.5 acres of land located between Fourth and Sixth Streets on the west side of Archibald Avenue from Subarea 16 in the Industrial Area Specific Plan, as shown on the attached Exhibit "A". 6. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published within fifteen (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. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 17th day of November, 1999. AYES: Williams, Biane, Dutton NOES: None ABSENT: Alexander, Curatalo ABSTAINED: None ~am/~eXander, Ma;or Ordinance 612 Page 4 A'R'EST: De~5~. Ada~,~'C, City Clerk v I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, 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 3rd day of November, 1999, and was passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 17th day of November, 1999. Executed this 1Bth day of November, 1999, at Rancho Cucamonga, California. '~br~J. Ada~%MC, City Cler~ Ordinance 612 FIG. IV-18 Page 5 .SUI~A~IEA 1 ~ Revised: 11/20195 EXHIBIT "A" ISPA