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01-4. AGENDA
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RANCHO
CUCAMONGA MAY 25, 2011 - 7:00 PM
Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center
Council Chambers
10500 Civic Center Drive
Rancho Cucamonga, California
I. CALL TO ORDER I
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Chairman Munoz_ Vice Chairman Howdyshell _
• Fletcher_ Wimberly_ Oaxaca _
H. ANNOUNCEMENTS
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
April 27, 2011 Regular Meeting Minutes
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS
The following items are public hearings in which concerned individuals may voice their
opinion of the related project. Please wait to be recognized by the Chairman and
address the Commission by stating your name and address. All such opinions shall be
limited to 5 minutes per individual for each project. Please sign in after speaking.
A. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND MUNICIPAL CODE
AMENDMENT DRC2008-00158 - CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA -A
proposed amendment to the Historic Preservation Ordinance deleting
Chapter 2.24, Title 2 of the City of Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code
and replacing it in its entirety. Staff has prepared a Negative Declaration
of environmental impact for consideration. This item will be forwarded to
• the City Council for final action.
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V. PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time and place for the general public to address the commission. Items to be
discussed here are those that do not already appear on this agenda.
VI. COMMISSION BUSINESS/COMMENTS
VII. ADJOURNMENT
I, Lois J. Schrader, Planning Commission Secretary of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
or my designee, hereby certify that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was
posted on May 19, 2011, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting per Government Code
Section 54964.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamon•a. •
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Please turn off all cellular phones and pagers while the meeting is in session.
Copies of the Planning Commission agendas and minutes can be found at
http://www.ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca.us
If you need special assistance or accommodations to participate in this meeting, •
please contact the Planning Department at (909) 477-2750. Notification of 48
hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to
ensure accessibility. Listening devices are available for the hearing impaired.
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STAFF REPORT . ,�_
• PLANNING DEPARTMENT
RANCHO
Date: May 25, 2011 CUCAMONGA
To: Chairman and Members of the Historic Preservation Commission
From: James R. Troyer, AICP, Planning Director
By: Mayuko Nakajima, Assistant Planner
Subject: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT-AND MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT DRC2008-
00158 - CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A proposed amendment to the Historic
Preservation Ordinance deleting Chapter 2.24, Title 2 of the City of Rancho Cucamonga
Municipal Code and replacing it in it's entirety. Staff• has prepared a Negative
Declaration of environmental impacts for consideration. This item will be forwarded to
the City Council for final action.
BACKGROUND: The Historic Preservation Ordinance was adopted by the City Council on
April 4, 1979. There have been 6 minor amendments to the Ordinance since the initial approval.
The Ordinance was last amended on May 26, 1993, to allow the City Council to designate the
Planning Commission as the Historic Preservation Commission. The current Ordinance is out-of-
' -date and does not reflect the current standards and, practices set by the State and Federal
government. On April 25, 2007, the Historic Preservation Commission approved a request to
initiate a Municipal Code Amendment.
• ANALYSIS: The Planning Department determined that drafting a new Historic Preservation •
Ordinance was necessary in order to meet the preservation goals and objectives of the City of
Rancho Cucamonga and State and Federal standards. The Ordinance has been drafted to be
consistent with the goals and policies of the General Plan, adopted in May 2010.
• Early in the process, staff formed a stakeholders group in order to solicit community input on the
new Ordinance. The stakeholder group consists of 2 City Council members (Williams and
Spagnolo/Buquet), 2 Historic Preservation Commissioners (Wimberly and Munoz), 2 historic society
• members from the Etiwanda Historical Society and the Historical Preservation Association of •
Rancho Cucamonga, and 2 historic property owners. A total of 4 stakeholder meetings were held:
June 24, 2008; October 7, 2008; December 1, 2010; and April 6, 2011. At the October 7, 2008
meeting, the General Plan historic preservation consultant, Chattel Architecture, presented the
goals of the General Plan and the Historic Context Statement to the group. At the April 6, 2011
meeting, Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD) staff and board members attended to discuss
how the new Ordinance would affect properties and water concerns.
The following is an outline of the major sections that have been amended or added to Chapter 2.24:
1. Amended the "Purpose" section.
2. Added a "Definitions" section.
3. Amended the number of Commission members from 7 to 5 to reflect the current number of
members.
• 4. Added a thorough description of "Power and Duties" section.
Item A
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE DRC2008-00158
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
MAY 25, 2011
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5. Added an automatic designation for California and National Register sites.
6. Amended the designation review criteria and replaced with the California and National
Register criteria. Properties must have "integrity," which is a property's ability to convey it's
significance with respect to its location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling,
association, or any combination of these factors.
7. Added language for historic districts and conservation districts/Neighborhood Character Areas
(NCA). Although there are currently no historic districts identified for designation, designation
criteria is included in the Ordinance for the future possibility of historic districts. The General
Plan identified 8 NCA's that did not possess adequate integrity for designation as a historic
district. However, NCA's still warrant special considerations in local planning, such as in
design review.
8. Added procedures for landmark designation applications without owner consent. A property
must meet special circumstances if it is proposed for designation over the owner's wishes.
9. Amended the designation review procedures to ensure a streamlined process. A timeline
ensures that a complete application is acted upon after the Commission's recommendation.
10. Added a "Duty to Maintain" section for historic properties to prevent demolition by neglect.
"Demolition by Neglect" is the term used to describe .a situation in which a property owner
intentionally allows a historic property to suffer severe deterioration, potentially beyond the
point of repair. Property owners may have used this kind of long-term neglect in the past to
circumvent historic preservation regulations. •
11. Added a "Certificate of Appropriateness" requirement that will be required of any alteration,
restoration, rehabilitation, construction, removal, relocation, or demolition of any Historic
Landmark or Contributing Resource. This can be exempt from Commission review if it meets
the Secretary of the Interior's Standards. The update includes findings of facts for all
Certificates of Appropriateness.
12. Added a "Certificate of Economic Hardship" section where denial of a Certificate of
Appropriateness would create art undue hardship upon the owner.
13. Added mitigation measures when mitigating the loss of a historic resource.
14. Added demolition procedures for all historic resources, designated or not. This enables CEQA
review.
15. Amended the "Unsafe or Dangerous Condition" section.• The Commission may advise the
Building & Safety Official of the historic significance of a building and recommend a
reasonable period of postponement for the purpose of arranging for rehabilitation, relocation,
or salvage of the resource.
16. Added a "Historic Preservation Fund" section. All funds deposited into this fund shall be used
solely for the conservation, preservation, restoration, or rehabilitation of historic resources.
17. Included additional preservation incentives: Nonconforming Parking requirement, Fee Relief
and Waivers for Planning and Building plan check fees, and Alternative Conditional Use
Permit process.
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18. Expanded the violation section to add abatement procedures for violation of Chapter 2.24.
The City attorney looked into more stringent "Violations and Penalty" regulations and gave a
PowerPoint presentation to the Historic Preservation Commission on January 12, 2011.
Although surrounding cities may have more strict penalties in their ordinance, our attorney
could not find sufficient case law to support these penalties. The new Ordinance will establish
a "Duty to Maintain" section, so "demolition by neglect" can be avoided before it happens.
19. Revised the "Appeal" section for consistency with the Municipal Code.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: The Planning Department has prepared an Initial Study
pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). As indicated on the attached Initial
Study, there is no substantial evidence that the project would have a significant affect on the
environment; thus, a Negative Declaration has been prepared and was circulated to specific
agencies and interested parties as well as a public hearing notice.
CORRESPONDENCE: Because this item is a proposed amendment to the Municipal Code and is
of citywide importance, this item was advertised as a public hearing with a large, 1/8 page
advertisement in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin newspaper. Additionally, notices were mailed to all
of the historic landmark property owners.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Historic Preservation Commission adopt the
attached Resolution recommending approval of Historic Preservation Ordinance Amendment
• DRC2008-00158 and the proposed Negative Declaration of environmental impacts to the City
Council for final action.
Respectfully submittedS't�.
Ja s R. Troyer, AICP
Pla ning Director
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Attachments: Exhibit A - Initial Study Parts I and II
Draft Historic Preservation Commission Resolution Recommending Approval of
Municipal Code Amendment DRC2008-00158
Draft City Council Ordinance with Attachment A — Chapter 2.24 Historic Preservation
Ordinance
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ENVIRONMENTAL
• INFORMATION FORM
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City of Rancho Cucamonga (Please type or print clearly using ink. Use the tab key to move from one line to the next line.)
Planning Department
(909)477-2750
The purpose of this form is to inform the City of the basic components of the proposed
project so that the City may review the project pursuant to City Policies, Ordinances, and
Guidelines; the California Environmental Quality Act; and the City's Rules and
Procedures to Implement CEQA. It is important that the information requested in this
application be provided in full.
Upon review of the completed Initial Study Part I and the development application,
additional information such as, but not limited to, traffic, noise, biological, drainage, and
geological reports may be required. The project application will not be deemed complete
unless the identified special studies/reports are submitted for review and accepted as
complete and adequate. The project application will not be scheduled for Committees'
review unless all required reports are submitted and deemed complete for staff to
prepare the Initial Study Part II as required by CEQA. In addition to the filing fee, the
applicant will be responsible to pay or reimburse the City, its agents, officers, and/or
consultants for all costs for the preparation, review, analysis, recommendations,
mitigations, etc., of any special studies or reports.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED. Please note that it is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that
the application is complete at the time of submittal; City staff will not be available to perform work required to provide missing
information.
Application Number for the project to which this form pertains: DRC2008-00 1 5 8
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT
Project Title: DRC2008-00158 - CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
Name &Address of project owner(s):
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730
Name &Address of developer or project sponsor.
Same
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EXHIBIT A
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Contact Person &Address: Mayuko Nakajima, Assistant Planner
10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730
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Name &Address of person preparing this form(if different from above):
Telephone Number: 909-477-2750
PROJECT INFORMATION& DESCRIPTION:
Information indicated by an asterisk()is not required of non-construction CUP's unless otherwise requested by staff
*1) Provide a full scale (8-1/2 x 11) copy of the USGS Quadrant Sheet(s) which includes the project site, and indicate
the site boundaries.
2) Provide a set of color photographs that show representative views into the site from the north, south, east, and
west; views into and from the site from the primary access points that serve the site;and representative views of
significant features from the site. Include a map showing location of each photograph.
3) Project Location (describe): Citywide
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4) Assessor's Parcel Numbers(attach additional sheet if necessary): Citywide
*5) Gross Site Area (ac/sq. ft.): approximately 50 square miles
`6) Net Site Area(total site size minus area of public streets&proposed
dedications):
7) Describe any proposed general plan amendment or zone change which would affect the project site
(attach additional sheet if necessary):
None
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8) Include a description of all permits which will be necessary from the City of Rancho Cucamonga and other governmental
agencies in order to fully implement the project:
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9) Describe the physical setting of the site as it exists before the project including information on topography, soil stability,
plants and animals, mature trees, trails and roads, drainage courses, and scenic aspects. Describe any existing
structures on site(including age and condition)and the use of the structures. Attach photographs of significant features
described. In addition, cite all sources of information(i.e.,geological and/or hydrologic studies,biotic and archeological
surveys, traffic studies):
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Rancho Cucamonga is located in the Inland Empire of California in San Bernardino County. It is
located 37 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Direct freeway access to the City may be taken
from Route 210 and 1-15 Freeway. Unincorporated areas of the County of San Bernardino and the
City of Fontana are located east of Rancho Cucamonga. Upland is located west of the City.
Ontario is adjacent to the south and southwest portions of the City. The unincorporated area of the
County of San Bernardino is located to the north of the City.
The City of Rancho Cucamonga encompasses a total planning area of approximately 50 square
miles. Thirty-eight square miles constitute the incorporated area, augmented by a 12 square mile
Sphere-of-Influence that generally extends from our City's northern border up to the
San Bernardino National Forest.
The predominant City pattern for commercial activity is characterized by the commercial corridor
along Foothill Boulevard, accented by the planned clusters of commercial and service businesses
at many of the intersections. The northerly two-thirds of the City is predominately residential,
while the southerly one-third is largely industrial. Commercial centers are mostly located along
the main east/west spine of the City, Foothill Boulevard. The northerly edge of our
Sphere-of-Influence is dominated primarily by open spaces of various types—a transition from the
--San-Bernardino National-Forest.and Mountains that frame.this-part of.the West Valley area of the..
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10) Describe the known cultural and/or historical aspects of the site. Cite all sources of information(books,published reports
and oral history):
The Rancho Cucamonga area is known to have been inhabited by Native Americans according to •
the General Plan FPEIR (Section 4.6).
The General Plan FPEIR (Section 4.6) indicates that the Rancho Cucamonga area is on an
alluvial fan. According to the research performed at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County and the San Bernardino County database, no paleontological sites or resources have been
recorded within the City of Rancho Cucamonga or the Sphere-of-Influence, including the project
site; however, the area has a high sensitivity rating for paleontological resources. The older
alluvium, which would have been deposited during the wetter climate that prevailed
10,000-100,000 years ago during the Late Pleistocene epoch of the Quaternary period, when the
last "Ice Age" and the appearance of modern man occurred, may contain significant vertebrate
fossils. The project site is underlain by Quaternary alluvium per the Public Safety Element of the
General Plan
11) Describe any noise sources and their levels that now affect the site(aircraft,roadway noise,etc.)and how they will affect •
proposed uses:
The,city is in.an area that has already been disturbed by development.
12) Describe the proposed project in detail. This should provide an adequate description of the site in terms of ultimate use
that will result from the proposed project. Indicate if there are proposed phases for development, the extent of •
development to occur with each phase, and the anticipated completion of each increment. Attach additional sheet(s)if
necessary:
The project is a proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the historic preservation
ordinance and does not involve a site specific project at this time.
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13) Describe the surrounding properties, including information on plants and animals and any cultural, historical, or scenic •
aspects. Indicate the type of land use(residential,commercial,etc.),intensity of land use(one-family, apartment houses,
shops, department stores, etc.) and scale of development(height, frontage, setback, rear yard, etc.):
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Surrounding areas is the City of Fontana to the east, the City of Ontario to the south, the City of
Upland to the west, and the Sphere of Influence to the north.
•14) Will the proposed project change the pattern, scale, or character of the surrounding general area of the project?
The project is a proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the historic preservation
ordinance and does not involve a site specific project at this time.
15) Indicate the type of short-term and long-term noise to be generated,including source and amount. How will these noise
levels affect adjacent properties and on-site uses? What methods of soundproofing are proposed?
The project is a proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the historic preservation
ordinance and does not involve a site specific project at this time.
*16) Indicate proposed removals and/or replacements of mature or scenic trees:
The project is a proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the historic preservation
ordinance and does not involve a site specific project at this time.
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17) Indicate any bodies of water(including domestic water supplies) into which the site drains:
N/A
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16) Indicate expected amount of water usage. (See Attachment A for usage estimates). For further clarification, please
contact the Cucamonga Valley Water District at 987-2591.
a. Residential(gal/day) Peak use (gal/Day)
b. Commercial/Ind. (gal/day/ac) Peak use (gal/min/ac)
19) Indicate proposed method of sewage disposal. ❑ Septic Tank ❑ Sewer.
If septic tanks are proposed, attach percolation tests. If discharge to a sanitary sewage system is proposed indicate
expected daily sewage generation: (See Attachment A for usage estimates). For further clarification,please contact the
Cucamonga Valley Water District at 987-2591.
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b. Commercial/Industrial(gal/day/ac)
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RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS:
20) Number of residential units:
Detached(indicate range of parcel sizes, minimum lot size and maximum lot size: •
Attached(indicate whether units are rental or for sale units):
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21) Anticipated range of sale prices and/or rents:
Sale Price(s) $ to $
Rent(per month) $ to $
22) Specify number of bedrooms by unit type:
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23) Indicate anticipated household size by unit type:
24) Indicate the expected number of school children who will be residing within the project: Contact the appropriate School
Districts as shown in Attachment B:
a. Elementary:
b. Junior High:
c. Senior High
COMMERCIAL. INDUSTRIAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL PROJECTS
25) Describe type of use(s) and major function(s) of commercial, industrial or institutional uses:
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26) Total floor area of commercial, industrial, or institutional uses by type:
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•27) Indicate hours of operation:
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28) Number of employees:
Total:
Maximum Shift:
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Time of Maximum Shift:
29) Provide breakdown of anticipated job classifications.including wage and salary ranges,as well as an indication of the rate of
hire for each classification (attach additional sheet if necessary):
30) Estimation of the number of workers to be hired that currently reside in the City:
•31) For commercial and industrial uses only, indicate the source, type, and amount of air pollution emissions. (Data should be
verified through the South Coast Air Quality Management District, at(818) 572-6283):
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32) Have the water, sewer, fire, and flood control agencies serving the project been.contacted to determine their ability to
provide adequate service to the proposed project? If so, please indicate their response.
The project is a proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the historic preservation ordinance
and does not involve a site specific project at this time.
33) In the known history of this property, has there been any use, storage, or discharge of hazardous and/or toxic materials?
Examples-of hazardous and/or toxic materials include,but are not limited to PCB's;radioactive substances;pesticides and
herbicides;fuels. oils, solvents, and other flammable liquids and gases. Also note underground storage of any of the above.
Please list the materials and describe their use, storage, and/or discharge on the property, as well as the dates of use.if
known.
The project is a proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the historic preservation ordinance
_ and_does not involve.a site specific project at this time.
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34) Will the proposed project involve the temporary or long-term use, storage, or discharge of hazardous and/or toxic materials,
including but not limited to those examples listed above? If yes, provide an inventory of all such materials to be used and
proposed method of disposal. The location of such uses, along with the storage and shipment areas, shall be shown and
labeled on the application plans. •
The project is a proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the historic preservation ordinance
and does not involve a site specific project at this time.
35) The applicant shall be required to pay any applicable Fish and Game fee. The project planner will confirm which fees
apply to this project. All checks are to be made payable to the Clerk of the Board Supervisors and submitted to the
Planning Commission/Planning Director hearing:
I hereby certify that the statements furnished above and in the attached exhibits present the data and information required for
adequate evaluation of this project to the best of my ability,that the facts, statements,and information presented are true and correct
tot he best of my knowledge and belief. I further understand that additional information may be required to be submitted before an
adequate evaluation can be made by the City of Rancho Cucamonga.
Date: /rte.X-/.7 Signature:
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ATTACHMENT "A"
• CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
ESTIMATED WATER USE AND SEWER FLOWS FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT
(Data Provided by Cucamonga Valley Water District February 2003)
Water Usage
Single-Family 705 gallons per EDU per day
Multi-Family 256 gallons per EDU per day
Neighborhood Commercial 1000 gal/day/unit (tenant)
General Commercial 4082 gal/day/unit (tenant)
Office Professional 973 gal/day/unit (tenant)
Institutional/Government 6412 gal/day/unit (tenant)
Industrial Park 1750 gal/day/unit (tenant)
Large General Industrial 2020 gal/day/unit (tenant)
Heavy Industrial (distribution) 1863 gal/day/unit (tenant)
Sewer Flows
Ongle-Family 270 gallons per EDU per day
ulti-Family 190 gallons per EDU per day
General Commercial 1900 gal/day/acre
Office Professional 1900 gal/day/acre Institutional/Government
Industrial Park 3000 gal/day/acre
Large General Industrial 2020 gal/day/acre
Heavy Industrial (distribution) 1863 gal/day/acre
Source: Cucamonga Valley Water District
Engineering & Water Resources Departments,
Urban Water Management Plan 2000
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ATTACHMENT B
Contact the school district for your area for amount and payment of school fees: •
Elementary School Districts
Alta Loma
9350 Base Line Road, Suite F
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
(909) 987-0766
Central •
10601 Church Street, Suite 112
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
(909) 989-8541
Cucamonga
8776 Archibald Avenue
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
• (909) 987-8942
Etiwanda
6061 East Avenue
P.O. Box 248
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739
(909) 899-2451
High School •
•Chaffey High School
211 West 5th Street •
Ontario, CA 91762
(909) 988-8511
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111/ ir ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST FORM
� ' INITIAL STUDY PART II
BACKGROUND
1. Project File: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT
DRC2008-00158 - CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
2. Related Files: N/A
3. Description of Project: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND MUNICIPAL CODE
AMENDMENT DRC2008-00158 - CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA-A proposed Amendment to
the Historic Preservation Ordinance deleting Chapter 2.24, Title 2 of the City of
Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code and replacing it in its entirety. Staff has prepared a negative
declaration of environmental impact for consideration. This item will be forwarded to the City
Council for final action.
4. Project Sponsor's Name and Address:
City of Rancho Cucamonga
James Troyer, AICP, Planning Director
10500 Civic Center Drive
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
• 5. General Plan Designation:
Residential
Very Low(<2 Dwelling Units [DUs]/Acre [AC])
Low (2-4 DUs/AC)
Low-Medium (4-8 DUs/AC)
' Medium (8-14 DUs/AC)
Medium-High (14-24 DUs/AC)
High (24-30 DUs/AC)
Commercial
Office
Neighborhood Commercial
Community Commercial
General Commercial
Commercial Recreation
Mixed Use
Mixed Use
' Industrial
Industrial Park
General Industrial
Heavy Industrial
Open Space
Hillside Residential
• Conservation
Open Space
Flood Control / Utility Corridor
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Historic Preservation Ordinance DRC2008-00158 Page 2
Public Facilities •
Civic/Regional
Schools
Park
6. Zoning:
Residential -
Estate Residential (1 DU/AC)
Very Low (<2 DUs/AC)
Low(2-4 DU's/AC)
Low-Medium (4-8 DUs/AC)
Medium (8-14 DUs/AC)
Medium-High (14-24 DUs/AC)
High (24-30 DUs/AC)
Commercial/Office
Office/Professional
. Office
Office Park
Commercial/Office
Community Facilities
Village Commercial
Community Service
Neighborhood Commercial
Community Commercial
General Commercial
Specialty Commercial •
Freeway Related Commercial
Recreational Commercial
Regional Related Office/Commercial
Regional Related Commercial
Regional Center
Mixed Use
Financial
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Hospital
Mixed Use/Retail
Mixed Use/Office
Industrial
Industrial Park
Light Industrial
General Industrial
Minimum Impact Heavy Industrial •
Heavy Industrial
Open Space
Hillside Residential
Hillside Residential Estate
Open Space
Flood Control
Fault Zone
Utility Corridor
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7. Surrounding Land Uses and Setting (Briefly describe the project's surroundings):
Regional Description
Rancho Cucamonga is located in the Inland Empire of California in San Bernardino County. It is
located 37 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Direct freeway access to the City may be taken
from Route 210 and 1-15 Freeway. Unincorporated areas of the County of San Bernardino and the
City of Fontana are located east of Rancho Cucamonga. Upland is located west of the City.
Ontario is adjacent to the south and southwest portions of the City. The unincorporated area of
the County of San Bernardino is located to the north of the City.
The City of Rancho Cucamonga encompasses a total planning area of approximately 50 square
miles. Thirty-eight square miles constitute the incorporated area, augmented by a 12 square mile
Sphere-of-Influence that generally extends from our City's northern border up to the
San Bernardino National Forest.
The predominant City pattern for commercial activity is characterized by the commercial corridor
along Foothill Boulevard, accented by the planned clusters of commercial and service businesses
at many of the intersections. The northerly two-thirds of the City is predominately residential,
while the southerly one-third is largely industrial. Commercial centers are mostly located along the
main east/west spine of the 'City, Foothill Boulevard. The northerly edge of our
Sphere-of-Influence is dominated primarily by open spaces of various types—a transition from the
• San Bernardino National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains that frame this part of the West Valley
area of San Bernardino County.
Area Description
Not applicable. The proposed project involves the amending of Chapter 2.24, Title 2 of the City of
Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code to establish detailed procedures and guidelines for historic
resources. This project does not involve a site specific development.
Site—Description
Not applicable. The proposed project involves the amending of Chapter 2.24, Title 2 of the City of
Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code to establish detailed procedures and guidelines for historic
resources. This project does not involve a site specific development.
8. Lead Agency Name and Address:
City of Rancho Cucamonga
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Planning Department
10500 Civic Center Drive
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
9. Contact Person and Phone Number:
Mayuko Nakajima, Assistant Planner
(909)477-2750
10., Other agencies whose approval is required (e.g., permits, financing approval, or
participation agreement): N/A
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GLOSSARY–The following abbreviations are used in this report: •
CVWD–Cucamonga Valley Water District
EIR– Environmental Impact Report
FEIR– Final Environmental Impact Report
FPEIR - Final Program Environmental Impact Report
NPDES– National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NOx–Nitrogen Oxides
ROG– Reactive Organic Gases
PM10–Fine Particulate Matter
RWQCB– Regional Water Quality Control Board
SCAQMD– South Coast Air Quality Management District
SWPPP–Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
URBEMIS7G– Urban Emissions Model 7G
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED
The environmental factors checked below would be potentially affected by this project, involving at least
one impact that is a "Potentially Significant Impact" "Potentially Significant Impact Unless Mitigation
Incorporated," or"Less Than-Significant-Impact" as indicated by the checklist on the following pages.
( )Aesthetics (V)Agricultural Resources (✓)Air Quality
(✓) Biological Resources (✓) Cultural Resources ( ) Geology & Soils
( ) Hazards &Waste Materials ( ) Hydrology & Water Quality ( ) Land Use & Planning
( ) Mineral Resources ( ) Noise ( ) Population & Housing
( ) Public Services • ( ) Recreation ( ) Transportation/Traffic •
( ) Utilities& Service Systems ( ) Mandatory Findings of Significance
DETERMINATION
On the basis of this initial evaluation:
(X ) I find that the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment. A
NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
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EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
1. AESTHETICS. Would the project:
a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including, but ( ) ( ) ( ) (1)
not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic
• buildings within a State Scenic Highway?
c) Substantially degrade the existing visual character or ( ) ( ) ( ) (1)
quality of the site and its surroundings?
• d) Create a new source of substantial light or glare, ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
which would adversely affect day or nighttime views in
the area?
Comments:
a) This project is for a citywide Municipal Code Amendment for the preservation of historic
structures, and therefore has no impacts on scenic vistas.
b) Individual projects will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. There are no State Scenic
Highways within the City of Rancho Cucamonga.
1111 c) The proposed Municipal Code Amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time. The visual quality of the City of
Rancho Cucamonga will not degrade as a result of this Ordinance. The proposed
amendments would apply to a limited list of identified historic resources or potential
historic resources. Projects based on the proposed amendments would be evaluated
individually to prevent the inappropriate alteration of a site and its surroundings and would
aim to support and improve the historic character of the City's, planning area. The,
amendments are not anticipated to either directly, or indirectly, result in any future,
foreseeable development. Therefore, the proposed amendments would have no impacts
on the visual character or quality of the site and surroundings.
d) The Ordinance will not increase the number of streetlights and security lighting used in the
. immediate vicinity.
2. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES. Would the project:
a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique -Farmland, or ( ) ( ) (V) ( )
Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland), as
shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the
Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the
California Resources Agency, to non-agricultural use?
b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a ( ) ( ) ( ) (1)
Williamson Act contract?
c) Involve other changes in the existing environment, ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
• which, due to their location or nature, could result in
conversion of Farmland, to non-agricultural use?
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Incorporated Impact Impact
Comments:
a) There are approximately 209 acres of Farmland of Local Importance, Prime Farmland,
Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance within the City of Rancho
Cucamonga according to General Plan Table RC-2. Concentrations of Important
Farmland are sparsely located in the southern and eastern parts of the City that is
characterized by existing and planned development. Farmland in the southern portion of
the City is characterized by industrial, residential, and commercial land uses and
Farmland in the eastern portion of the City is within the Etiwanda area and planned for
development. Further, a large number of the designated farmlands parcels are small,
ranging from 3 acres to 30 acres, and their economic viability is doubtful; therefore, they
are not intended to be retained as farmland in the General Plan Land Use Plan. The
General Plan FPEIR identified the conversion of farmlands to urban uses as a significant
unavoidable adverse impact for which a Statement of Overriding Considerations was
ultimately adopted by the City Council. The proposed project is consistent with the
General Plan for which the FPEIR was prepared and impacts evaluated.
b) There is no agriculturally zoned land within the City of Rancho Cucamonga. There are no
- - Williamson Act contracts within the City.
c) Please see 2.a above.
3. AIR QUALITY. Would the project: •
a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
applicable air quality plan?
b) Violate any air quality standard or contribute ( ) ( ) (✓) ( )
substantially to an existing or projected air quality
violation?
c) Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of ( ) ( ) ( ) (1)
any criteria pollutant for which the project region is
non-attainment under an applicable Federal or State
ambient air quality standard (including releasing
emissions that exceed quantitative thresholds for
ozone precursors? •
d) Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant ( ) ( ) (1) ( )
concentrations?
e) Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
number of people?
Comments:
a) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation does not
involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, it will not create any air quality
impacts. Additionally, as noted in the General Plan FPEIR (Section 4.3), the proposed
project would not interfere with the region's ability to comply with Federal and State air
quality standards for Criterion 1 Increase in the Frequency or Severity of Violations (local
• air quality impacts) or Criterion 2 Exceed Assumptions in the AQMP (consistency with the •
2003 AQMP). Therefore the project is consistent with the 2003 AQMP and is consistent
with the General Plan for which the FPEIR was prepared and impacts evaluated.
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b) The proposed Municipal Code ato amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance does not
involve a site specific project at this time and individual projects will be reviewed on a
case-by-case basis in conformance with the Historic Preservation Ordinance and the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Therefore, the impacts will be less than
significant.
c) As noted in the General Plan FOR (Section 4.3), continued development would contribute
to the pollutant levels in the Rancho Cucamonga area, which already exceed Federal and
State standards. The General Plan FPEIR identified the citywide increase in emissions as
a significant and adverse impact for which a Statement of Overriding Considerations was
ultimately adopted by the City Council. The project proposed is consistent with the
General Plan for which the FPEIR was prepared and impacts evaluated.
d) Sensitive receptors are defined as populations that are more susceptible to the effects of
pollution than the population at large. The SCAQMD identifies the following as sensitive
receptors: long-term health care facilities, rehabilitation centers, convalescent centers,
retirement homes, residences, schools, playgrounds, child care centers, and athletic
facilities. According to the SCAQMD, projects have the potential to create significant
impacts if they are located within 1/4 mile of sensitive receptors and would emit toxic air
• contaminants identified in SCAQMD Rule 1401. The proposed Municipal Code
amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance does not involve a site specific
project at this time and individual projects will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis in
conformance with the Historic Preservation Ordinance and the California Environmental
Quality Act(CEQA). Therefore, the impacts will be less than significant.
e) Construction Odors (Short-term) may include odors associated with equipment use
including diesel exhaust or roofing, painting and paving. These..odors are temporary and
would=dissipate rapidly. Operation Odors (Long-term) are typically associated with the
type of use. Odors from residential uses would be like cooking and gardening. Similarly
common odors associated with mixed-use and commercial land uses would be expected
(i.e. restaurants). Local odors from the majority of land uses would be similar to other
urban areas and would not be considered significant. Industrial uses could create
objectionable odors and therefore are located away from residential uses and sensitive
receptors. Typically, the uses proposed do not create objectionable odors. No adverse
impacts are anticipated.
4. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES. Would the project:
a) Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or ( ) ( ) (✓) ( )
through habitat modifications, on any species
identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special status
species in local or regional plans, policies, or
regulations, or by the California Department of Fish
and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?
b) Have a substantial adverse effect on riparian habitat ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
• or other sensitive natural community identified in local
or regional plans, policies, or regulations or by the •
California Department of Fish and Game or US Fish
and Wildlife Service?
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c) Have a substantial adverse effect on federally ( ) • ( ) ( ) (✓)
protected wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the •
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Clean Water Act (including, but not limited to, marsh,
vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through direct removal,
filling, hydrological interruption, or other means?
d) Interfere substantially with the movement of any native ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
resident or migratory fish or wildlife species Or with
established native resident or migratory wildlife
corridors, or impede the use of native wildlife nursery
sites?
e) Conflict with any local policies or ordinances ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
protecting biological resources, such as a tree
preservation policy or ordinance?
f) Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat ( ) ( ) ( ) (V)
Conservation Plan, Natural Community conservation
Plan, or other approved local, regional, or State
habitat conservation plan?
Comments:
a) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time and individual projects will be reviewed •
on a case-by-case basis in conformance with the Historic Preservation Ordinance and
CEQA. Therefore, the impacts will be less than significant.
If it is found that a project indirectly resulting from this ordinance occurs in areas designed
for sensitive biological resources; care will be taken to coordinate all new projects with
California Department of Fish and Game and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to avoid
impacts to the species or to develop mitigation measures.
b) Please see Section 4.a above.
c) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time and individual projects will be reviewed
on a case-by-case basis in conformance with the Historic Preservation Ordinance and
CEQA. Therefore, it will not create any potential impacts to wetland habitat. Any new site
specific projects would be required to undergo a separate environmental review.
d) Please see Section 4.a above.
e) Any future project that occurs indirectly as a result of this project would be analyzed for
impacts to heritage trees. All new projects would be required to comply with the Tree
Preservation Ordinance in Chapter 19.08.
Please see Section 4.a above.
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5. CULTURAL RESOURCES. Would the project:
a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the ( ) ( ) (✓) ( )
significance of a historical resource as defined in
§ 15064.5?
b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
significance of an archeological resource pursuant to
§ 15064.5?
c) Directly or indirectly destroy a unique paleontological ( ) ( ) ( ) (1)
resource or site or unique geologic feature?
d) Disturb any human remains, including those interred ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
outside of formal cemeteries?
Comments:
a) This project is for a citywide Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic
Preservation Ordinance for the preservation of historic structures identified as part of the
"Inventory of Historic Resources." Any future project that might indirectly result from this
ordinance would be analyzed for impacts at the time a site specific project is received by
the City. If a project site is identified as a "Historic Resource," a cultural study may be
required as well as mitigation.
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b) The Rancho Cucamonga area is known to have been inhabited by Native Americans
according to the General Plan FPEIR (Section 4.6). This project is for a citywide Municipal
Code amendment for the preservation of historic structures, and therefore has no impacts.
Any future project would undergo CEQA review where an analysis of archaeological
resources would be conducted. •
c) The General Plan FPEIR (Section 4.6) indicates that the Rancho Cucamonga area is on
an alluvial fan. According to the research performed at the Natural History Museum of
• Los Angeles County and the San Bernardino County database, no paleontological sites or
resources have been recorded within the City of Rancho Cucamonga or the
Sphere-of-Influence, however, the area has a high sensitivity rating for paleontological
resources. The older alluvium, which would have been deposited during the wetter
climate that prevailed 10,000-100,000 years ago during the Late Pleistocene epoch of the
• Quaternary period, when the last "Ice Age" and the appearance of modern man occurred,
may contain significant vertebrate fossils. The proposed Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, it will not create any potential
impacts to palentological resources. Any future project would be evaluated on a case-by-
case basis in conformance with CEQA, where an analysis of palentological resources
would be conducted.
d) The proposed Historic Preservation Ordinance does not involve a site specific project at
this time; therefore the proposed Historic Preservation-Ordinance will not create any
impact to human remains. The California Health and Safety Code (Section 7050.5) states
that if human remains are discovered on-site, no further disturbance shall occur until the
County Coroner has made a determination of origin and disposition pursuant to Public
• Resources Code Section 5097.98. As adherence to State regulations is required for all
development, no mitigation is required in the unlikely event human remains are
discovered on-site. No adverse impacts are anticipated.
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6. GEOLOGY AND SOILS. Would the project
a) Expose people or structures to potential substantial
adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or
death involving:
i) Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
delineated on the most recent Alquist-Priolo
Earthquake Fault Zoning Map issued by the
- State Geologist for the area or based on other
substantial evidence of a known fault? Refer to
Division of Mines and Geology Special
Publication 42.
ii) Strong seismic ground shaking? ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
iii) Seismic-related ground failure, including ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
liquefaction?
iv) Landslides? ( ) ( ) ( ) (V)
b) Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of topsoil? ( ) ( ) ( ) (1)
c) Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable, ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
or that would become unstable as a result of the
project, and potentially result in on- or off-site •
landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction
or collapse?
d) Be located on expansive soil, as defined in Table ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
18-1-B of the Uniform Building Code (1994), creating
substantial risks to life or property?
e) Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the use ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
of septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal
systems where sewers are not available for the
disposal of wastewater?
Comments:
a) No known faults pass through the site and it is not in an Earthquake Fault Zone, nor is it in
the Rancho Cucamonga City Special Study Zone along the Red Hill Fault, according to the
General Plan Figure PS-2, and Section 4.7 of the General Plan FPEIR. The proposed
Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance does not
involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are anticipated.
• b) The City of Rancho Cucamonga is within a designated Soil Erosion Control Area
Exhibit 4.7-4 of the General Plan FPEIR. However, the proposed Historic Preservation
Ordinance does not involve a site specific project at this time. For new projects, a
separate environmental review will be conducted and mitigation measures implemented if
needed.
c) The General Plan FPEIR (Section 4.7) indicates that there is a potential for the hillside
areas at the northern end of the City and in the SOI for slope failure, landslides, and/or •
erosion. Areas subject to slope instability contain slopes of 30 percent or greater.
Landslides may be induced by seismic activity, rain, or construction. The City Hillside
Development Regulations prohibits the development within slopes of 30 percent or greater
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and limits the number of units that could be constructed within the Hillside Residential and
Very Low Density Residential designations in the Hillside areas. The proposed Historic
Preservation Ordinance does not involve a site specific project at this time. No adverse
impacts are anticipated.
d) The majority of Rancho Cucamonga is located on alluvial soil deposits. These types of
soils are not considered to be expansive. The proposed Municipal Code amendment to
amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance does not involve a site specific project at this
time; therefore, no adverse impacts are anticipated.
e) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, it will not create any impacts
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to wastewater disposal systems.
7. HAZARDS AND WASTE MATERIALS. Would the project:
a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the ( ) ( ) ( ) (1)
environment through the routine transport, use, or
disposal of hazardous materials?
b) Create a significant hazard to the public or the ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
environment through reasonably foreseeable upset
• and accident conditions involving the release of
hazardous materials into the environment?
c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or ( ) ( ) ( ) (1)
acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste
within 1/4 mile of an existing or proposed school?
d) Be located on a site which is included on a list of ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to
Government Code Section 65962.5 and, as a result,
would it create a significant hazard to the public or the
environment?
e) For a project located within an airport land use plan or, ( ) ( ) O -- (✓)
where such a plan has not been adopted, within 2
miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the
project result in a safety hazard for people residing or
working in the project area?
f) For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
would the project result in a safety hazard for people
• residing or working in the project area?
g) Impair implementation of or physically interfere with an ( ) ( ) ( ) (V)
adopted emergency response plan or emergency
evacuation plan?
h) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of ( ) ( ) ( ) (/)
loss, injury or death involving wildland fires, including
where wildlands are adjacent to urbanized areas or
• where residences are intermixed with wildlands?
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Comments:
a) Development within the City may utilize or generate hazardous materials or wastes. This
is usually associated with individual households, small business operations, and
maintenance activities like paints, cleaning solvents, fertilizers, and motor oil. Additionally,
through construction activities that would use paints, solvents, acids, curing compounds,
grease, and oils. These materials would be stored and used at individual sites. The City
participates in a countywide interagency coalition that is considered a full service
Hazardous Materials Division that is more comprehensive that any other in the State. The
City has an Emergency Operations Plan that meets State and Federal requirements and
is in the process of updating the approved 2005 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Compliance with Federal, State; and local regulations concerning the storage and
handling of hazardous materials and/or waste will reduce the potential for significant
impacts to a level less-than-significant. However, the proposed Municipal Code
amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance does not involve a site specific
project at this time; therefore the project will not involve the transport, use, or disposal of
hazardous materials.
b) Please see 7.a above.
c) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are •
anticipated. Please see 7.a above.
d) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated.
e) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated.
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f)" There are no private airstrips within the City. The nearest private airstrip, Cable Airport, is
located approximately 2.5 miles to the west of the City's westerly limits. The proposed
Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance does not
involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no impact is anticipated.
g) The City has a developed roadway network that provides emergency access and
evacuation routes to existing development. The City's Emergency Operation Plan, which
is updated every three years, includes policies and procedures to be administered by the
City of Rancho Cucamonga in the event of a disaster. The proposed Municipal Code
amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance does not involve a site specific
project at this time; therefore, no impact on any emergency response or evacuation plan is
expected. No impact is anticipated.
h) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated.
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8. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY. Would the project:
a) Violate any water quality standards or waste discharge ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
requirements?
b) Substantially deplete groundwater supplies or interfere ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
substantially with groundwater recharge such 'that
there would be a net deficit in aquifer volume or a
lowering of the local groundwater table level (e.g., the
production rate of pre-existing nearby. wells would •
drop to a level which_would not support existing land
uses or planned uses for which permits have been
granted)?
c) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
site or area, including through the alteration of the
course of a stream or river, in a manner, which would
result in substantial erosion or siltation on- or off-site?
d) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
site or area, including through the alteration of the
course of a stream or river, or substantially increase
the rate or amount of surface runoff in a manner,
• which would result in flooding on- or off-site?
e) Create or contribute runoff water which would exceed ( ) ( ) ( ) (V)
the capacity of existing or planned stormwater
drainage systems or provide substantial additional
sources of polluted runoff?
f) Otherwise substantially degrade water quality? ( ) ( ) ( ) (V)
g) Place housing within a 100-year flood hazard area as ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
mapped on a federal Flood Hazard Boundary or Flood
Insurance Rate Map or other flood hazard delineation
map?
h) Place within a 100-year flood hazard area structures ( ) ( ) ( ) (1)
that would impede or redirect flood flows?
i) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
loss, injury or death involving flooding, including
flooding as a result of the failure of a levee or dam?
j) Inundation by seiche, tsunami, or mudflow? ( ) ( ) ( ) (V)
Comments:
a) Water and sewer service is provided by the Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD).
The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated.
b) According to CVWD, approximately 35 percent of the City's water is currently provided
• from water supplies coming from the underlying Chino and Cucamonga Groundwater
Basins. CVWD complies with its prescriptive water rights as managed by the Chino Basin
Watermaster and will not deplete the local groundwater resource. The proposed Municipal
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Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance does not involve a site
• specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are anticipated.
c) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated.
d) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated.
e) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated.
f) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated.
g) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated. No housing units are proposed with this project. •
h) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated.
i) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated.
j) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated. There are no oceans, lakes, or reservoirs near the project site; therefore
impacts from seiche and tsunami are not anticipated. The Rancho Cucamonga area sits at
the base of the steep eastern San Gabriel Mountains whose deep canyons were cut by
mountain streams. Numerous man-made controls have been constructed' to reduce the
mudflow impacts to the level of non-significance within the City. This existing system
includes several debris dams and levees north of the City, and spreading grounds both
within and north of the City.
9. LAND USE AND PLANNING. Would the project:
a) Physically divide an established community? ( ) ( ) (..) (✓)
b) Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or ( ) ( ) ( ) (V)
regulation of an agency with jurisdiction over the
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project (including, but not limited to, a general plan,
specific plan, local coastal program, or zoning •
ordinance) adopted for the purpose of avoiding or
mitigating an environmental effect?
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. Impact Incorporated Impact Impact
c) Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation plan ( ) ( ) ( ) (7)
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or natural community conservation plan?
Comments:
a) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated.
b) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, the proposed ordinance
does not interfere with any policies for environmental protection, SCAG's Compass
Blueprint, or SCAG's Regional Comprehensive Plan. As such, no impacts are anticipated.
c) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated.
10. MINERAL RESOURCES. Would the project:
a) Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
• resource that would be of value to the region and the
residents of the State?
b) Result in the loss of availability of a locally important ( ) ( ) ( ) (7)
mineral resource recovery site delineated on a local
. general plan, specific plan or other land use plan?
Comments:
a) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated.
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b) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated.
11. NOISE. Would the project result in:
a) Exposure of persons to or generation of noise levels in ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
excess of standards established in the local general
plan or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of
other agencies?
b) Exposure of persons to or generation of excessive ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
ground borne vibration or ground borne noise levels?
c) A "substantial permanent increase in ambient noise ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
levels in the project vicinity above levels existing
• without the project?
d) A substantial temporary or periodic increase in ( ) ( ) ( ) (7)
ambient noise levels in the project vicinity above levels
existing without the project?
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Significant Less
Issues and Supporting Information Sources: Potentially With Than
Signtficant Mitigation Significant No
Impact Incorporated Impact Impact
e) For a project located within an airport land use plan or, ( ) ( ) ( ) (V)
where such a plan has not been adopted, within 2
miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the
project expose people residing or working in the
project area to excessive noise levels?
f) For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
would the project expose people residing or working in
the project area to excessive noise levels?
Comments:
a) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated. -
b) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated.
c) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated. The primary source of ambient noise levels in Rancho Cucamonga is traffic. •
The proposed activities will not significantly increase traffic; hence, are not anticipated to
increase the ambient noise levels within the vicinity of the project.
d) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated.
e) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore,-no adverse impacts are
anticipated.
f) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are •
anticipated. The nearest private airstrip, Cable Airport, is located approximately 21/2 miles
to the west of the City's westerly limits.
12. POPULATION AND HOUSING. Would the project:
a) Induce substantial population growth in an area, either ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
directly (for example, by proposing new homes and
businesses) or indirectly (for example, through
extension of roads or other infrastructure)?
b) Displace substantial numbers of existing housing, ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
necessitating the construction of replacement housing
elsewhere?
c) Displace substantial numbers of people, necessitating ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓) •
the construction of replacement housing elsewhere?
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Significant Less
Issues and Supporting Information Sources: Pot8n0a1ly `"th Than
Significant Mitigation Significant No
Impact Incorporated Impact Impact
Comments:
a) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated.
b) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated.
c) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated.
13. PUBLIC SERVICES. Would the project result in substantial
adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new
or physically altered governmental facilities, need for new or
physically altered governmental facilities, the construction of
which could cause significant environmental impacts, in order
to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times or other
performance objectives for any of the public services:
• a) Fire protection? ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
b) Police protection? ( ) ( ) ( ) (/)
c) Schools? O O O (✓)
d) Parks? ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
e) Other public facilities? ( ) ( ) ( ) (1)
Comments:
a) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time and should have no impact on fire
protection service levels. No impacts are anticipated.
b) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time and should have no impact on police
protection service levels. No impacts are anticipated.
c) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time and should have no impact on school
service levels. No impacts are anticipated.
d) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time and should have no impact on park
services. No impacts are anticipated.
• e) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time and should have no impact on other
public services levels. No impacts are anticipated.
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Less Than •
Significant Less
Potentially Nth Than Issues and Supporting Information Sources: Significant Mitigation
Significant No
Impact Incorporated Impact Impact
14. RECREATION. Would the project:
a) Increase the use of existing neighborhood and ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
regional parks or other recreational facilities such that
substantial physical deterioration of the facility would
occur or be accelerated?
b) Does the project include recreational facilities or ( ) ( ) ( ) (V)
require the construction or expansion of recreational
facilities, which might have an adverse physical effect
on the environment?
Comments:
a) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time and should have no impact on regional
parks or recreation facilities. No impacts are anticipated.
b) See Section 14.a above.
15. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC. Would the project:
a) Cause an increase in traffic, which is substantial in ( ) ( ) ( ) (V)
relation to the existing traffic load and capacity of the •
street system (i.e., result in a substantial increase in
either the number of vehicle trips, the volume to
capacity ratio on roads, or congestion at
intersections)?
b) Exceed, either individually or cumulatively, a level of ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
service standard established by the county congestion
management agency for designated roads or
highways?
c) Result in a change in air traffic patterns, including ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
either an increase in traffic levels or a change in
location that result in substantial safety risks?
d) Substantially increase hazards due to a design feature ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
(e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or
incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)?
e) Result in inadequate emergency access? ( ) ( ) ( ) (V)
f) Result in inadequate parking capacity? ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
g) Conflict with adopted policies, plans, or programs ( ) ( ) ( ) (V)
supporting alternative transportation (e.g., bus
turnouts, bicycle racks)?
Comments:
a) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time and should have no impact on traffic. •
• No impacts are anticipated.
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Potentially wni Than Issues and Supporting Information Sources: Significant Mitigation Si
No
Impact Incorporated Impact Impact
b) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time and should have no impact on traffic.
No impacts are anticipated.
c) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time and should have no impact on air traffic
patterns. No impacts are anticipated.
d) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time and should not increase hazards due to
design features in the area. No impacts are anticipated.
e) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time and should have no impact on
emergency access. No impacts are anticipated.
f) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time and should have no impact on parking
capacity. No impacts are anticipated.
g) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
• does not involve a site specific project at this time and should have no impact on features
supporting transportation and vehicle trip reduction (e.g., bus bays, bicycle racks, carpool
parking, etc.). No impacts are anticipated.
16. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS. Would the project:
a) Exceed wastewater treatment requirements of the ( ) ( ) ( ) (V)
applicable Regional Water Quality Control Board?
b) Require or result in the construction of new water or ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
wastewater treatment facilities or expansion of existing
facilities, the construction of which could cause
significant environmental effects?
c) Require or result in the construction of new storm ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
water drainage facilities or expansion of existing
• facilities, the construction of which could cause
significant environmental effects?
d) Have sufficient water supplies available to serve the ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
project from existing entitlements and resources, or
are new or expanded entitlements needed?
e) Result in a determination by the wastewater treatment ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
provider, which serves or may serve the project, that it
has adequate capacity to serve the project's projected
demand in addition to the provider's existing
commitments?
• f) Be served by a landfill with sufficient permitted ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
capacity to accommodate the projects solid waste
disposal needs?
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Significant Less
Issues and Supporting Information Sources: Parentally With
Than
Significant Mitigation Significant No
Impact Incorporated Impact Impact
g) Comply with Federal, State, and local statutes and ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
regulations related to solid waste?
Comments:
a) Water and sewer service is provided by the Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD).
The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated.
b) Water and sewer service is provided by the Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD).
The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time; therefore, no adverse impacts are
anticipated.
c) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time and should have no impact on storm
water drainage facilities. No impacts are anticipated.
d), The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time and should not affect existing water
supplies. No impacts are anticipated. •
•
e) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time and should have no impact on storm
water drainage facilities. No impacts are anticipated.
• f) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
• does not involve a site specific project at this time and should have no impact on solid
waste disposal. Solid waste disposal will be provided by the current City contracted hauler
who disposes the refuse at a permitted landfill with sufficient capacity to handle the City's
solid waste disposal needs. No impacts are anticipated.
g) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time and should have no impact on solid
waste. The City of Rancho Cucamonga continues to implement waste reduction
procedures consistent with AB 939. Therefore, no impacts are anticipated.
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Significant Less
Issues and Supporting Information Sources:
Potentially Uga Then
Significant c rporate Significant Impact
Inmrporatetl Impact Imoad
17. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE
a) Does the project have the potential to degrade the ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
quality of the environment, substantially reduce the
habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or
wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels,
threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community,
• reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or
endangered plant or animal, or eliminate important
examples of the major periods of California history or
prehistory?
b) Does the project have impacts that are individually ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
limited, but cumulatively considerable? ("Cumulatively
considerable" means that the incremental effects of a
project are considerable when viewed in connection
with the effects of past projects, the effects of other
current projects, and the effects of probable future
projects)?
•
c) Does the project have environmental effects that will ( ) ( ) ( ) (✓)
cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, •
either directly or indirectly?
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Comments: •
a) The proposed Municipal Code amendment to amend the Historic Preservation Ordinance
does not involve a site specific project at this time and should have no impact on sensitive
biological resources. For new projects, a separate environmental review will be
conducted and mitigation measures implemented if needed.
b) If the proposed project were approved, then the applicant would be required to develop
the site in accordance with the City of Rancho Cucamonga General Plan. The 2010
General Plan was adopted along with the certification of a Program FEIR, Findings of
Fact, and a Statement of Overriding Considerations for significant adverse environmental
effects of build-out in the City and Sphere-of-Influence. The City made findings that
adoption of the General Plan would result in significant adverse effects to Aesthetics,
Agriculture and Forest Resources, Air Quality, Climate Change and Mineral Resources.
Mitigation measures were adopted for each of these resources; however, they would not
reduce impacts to less-than-significant levels. As such, the City adopted a Statement of
Overriding Considerations balancing the benefits of development under the General Plan
Update against the significant unavoidable adverse impacts (CEQA Guidelines Section
15092 and 15096(h)). These benefits include less overall traffic volumes by developing
mixed-use projects that will be pedestrian friendly and conservation of valuable natural
open space. With these findings and the Statement of Overriding Considerations, no
further discussion or evaluation of cumulative impacts is required.
c) The proposed Historic Preservation Ordinance would not cause substantial adverse
effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly. The Initial Study identifies all
categories having no impact or less than significant impact. Any future project that
• indirectly results from this ordinance would be subject to separate environmental
consideration and review.
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. EARLIER ANALYSES •
Earlier analyses may be used where, pursuant to the tiering, program EIR, or other CEQA process, one
or more effects have been adequately analyzed in an earlier PER or Negative Declaration per Section
15063(c)(3)(D). The effects identified above for this project were within the scope of and adequately
analyzed in the following earlier document(s) pursuant to applicable legal standards, and such effects
were addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis. The following earlier analyses
were utilized in completing this Initial Study and are available for review in the City of Rancho
Cucamonga, Planning Department offices, 10500 Civic Center Drive (check all that apply):
(T) General Plan FPEIR
(SCH#2000061027, Certified May 19, 2010)
(T) General Plan FEIR
(SCH#2000061027, Certified October 17, 2001)
(T) Master Environmental Assessment for the 1989 General Plan Update
(SCH #88020115, certified January 4, 1989)
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APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
I certify that I am the applicant for the project described in this Initial Study. I acknowledge that I have
read this Initial Study and the proposed mitigation measures. Further, I have revised the project plans or
proposals and/or hereby agree to the proposed mitigation measures to avoid the effects or mitigate the
effects to a point where clearly no significant environmental effects would occur.
Applicant's Signature: Date:
Print Name and Title:
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S, NEGATIVE DECLARATION
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The following Negative Declaration is being circulated for public review in accordance with the
California Environmental Quality Act Section 21091 and 21092 of the Public Resources Code.
Project File No.: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT
DRC2008-00158 - CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
. Public Review Period Closes: May 25, 2011
Project Name: Project Applicant: James R. Troyer, AICP
Planning Director
City of Rancho Cucamonga
Project Description: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT
DRC2008-00158 - CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A proposed amendment to the Historic
Preservation Ordinance deleting Chapter 2.24, Title 2 of the City of Rancho Cucamonga Municipal
Code and replacing it in its entirety. Staff has prepared a negative declaration of environmental
impact for consideration, This item will be forwarded to the City Council for final action.
• FINDING
This is to advise that the City of Rancho Cucamonga,acting as the lead agency, has conducted an
Initial Study to determine if the project may have a significant effect on the environment and is
proposing this Negative Declaration based upon the following finding:
The Initial Study indicates that there is no substantial evidence that the project may have a significant
effect on the environment.
If adopted, the Negative Declaration means that an Environmental Impact Report will not be
required. The factual and analytical basis for this finding is included in the attached Initial Study.
The project file and all related documents are available for review at the City of Rancho
Cucamonga Planning Department at 10500 Civic Center Drive(909)477-2750 or Fax(909)477-2847.
NOTICE
The public is invited to comment on the proposed Negative Declaration during the review period.
May 25, 2011 .
Date of Determination Adopted By
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• RESOLUTION NO.11-04
A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA,
CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF MUNICIPAL
CODE AMENDMENT DRC2008-00158, A REQUEST TO DELETE
CHAPTER 2.24, TITLE 2 OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
MUNICIPAL CODE AND REPLACE IT IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND
MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF.
A. Recitals.
1. The City of Rancho Cucamonga filed an application for Municipal Code Amendment No.
DRC2008-00158, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the
subject Municipal Code Amendment is referred to as "the application."
2. On April 25, 2007, the Historic Preservation Commission approved a request to initiate a
Municipal Code Amendment.
3. On the 25th day of May 2011, the Historic Preservation Commission of the City of
Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application and concluded said
hearing on that date.
4. 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 Historic Preservation
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 May 25, 2011, including written and oral staff reports,together with
public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows:
a. The application applies to property located within the City; and
b. The proposed amendment will not have a significant impact on the environment;
and
c. This amendment does not conflict with the Land Use Policies of the General Plan
and is in conformance with the General Plan; and
d. This amendment does promote the goals and objectives of the Development Code
by implementing the policies of the General Plan, protecting the stability of land uses, and attaining
the advantages resulting from comprehensive and orderly land Use and resource planning; and
• e. The proposed amendment will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or
welfare or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity; and
3. The Planning Department staff has prepared an Initial Study pursuant to the California
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Environmental Quality Act(CEQA). As indicated in the Initial Study,there is no substantial evidence
that the project would have a significant affect on the environment; thus, a Negative Declaration has
been prepared and circulated to specific agencies and interested parties as well as a public hearing
notice. The Historic Preservation Commission has reviewed the Planning Department's
determination of exemption, and based on its own independent judgment, concurs in the staffs
determination of exemption.
4. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 above,this
Commission hereby recommends approval of Municipal Code Amendment No. DRC2008-00158
through the adoption of the attached Draft City Council Ordinance.
5. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 25TH DAY OF MAY 2011.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
BY:
Luis Munoz, Jr., Chairman •
ATTEST:
James R. Troyer, AICP, Secretary
I, James R. Troyer, AICP, Secretary of the Historic Preservation Commission of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced,
passed, and adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, at
a regular meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission held on the 25th day of May 2011, by the
following vote-to-wit:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS:
NOES: COMMISSIONERS:
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS:
ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS:
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ORDINANCE NO.
• AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF RANCHO
• CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING MUNICIPAL CODE
AMENDMENT DRC2008-00158, A REQUEST TO DELETE
CHAPTER 2.24, TITLE 2 OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE AND REPLACE IT IN ITS
ENTIRETY, AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF.
A. Recitals.
1. The City of Rancho Cucamonga filed an application for Municipal Code Amendment
No. DRC2008-00158, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution,
the subject Municipal Code Amendment is referred to as "the application."
1. On April 25, 2007, the Historic Preservation Commission approved a request to
initiate a Municipal Code Amendment.
2. On May 25, 2011, the Historic Preservation Commission of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing with respect to the above referenced .
amendment and, following the conclusion thereof, adopted its Resolution No. 11-04,
recommending that the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga adopt said amendment.
3. On , 2011, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a
duly noticed public hearing on the amendment.
• 4. 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:
SECTION 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.
SECTION 2: Based upon substantial evidence presented to the City Council during the
above-referenced public hearing on , 2011, including written and oral staff reports,
together with public testimony, the City Council hereby specifically finds as follows: •
a. The application applies to property located within the City; and
b. The proposed amendment will not have a significant impact on the
environment; and
c. This amendment does not conflict with the Land Use Policies of the General
Plan and is in conformance with the General Plan; and
d. This amendment does promote the goals and objectives of the Development
Code by implementing the policies of the General Plan, protecting the stability of land uses, and
attaining the advantages resulting from comprehensive and orderly land use and resource
• planning; and
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e. The proposed amendment will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or
welfare or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity; and
f. The Planning Department staff has prepared an Initial Study pursuant to the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). As indicated on the attached Initial Study, there is
no substantial evidence that the project would have a significant affect on the environment; thus,
a Negative Declaration has been prepared and circulated to specific agencies and interested
parties as well as a public hearing notice. The Historic Preservation Commission has reviewed
the Planning Department's determination of exemption, and based on its own independent
judgment, concurs in the staffs determination of exemption.
SECTION 3: Chapter 2.24 (Historic Preservation) of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read, in words and figures, as shown on Attachment A.
SECTION 4: 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. •
SECTION 5: 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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Chapter 2.24
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
2.24.010 Purpose.
It is found that the protection, enhancement, perpetuation, and use of districts, sites, and
structures of historic, cultural, and architectural significance, located within the City of Rancho
Cucamonga are of aesthetic and economic value to the City. It is further found that cultural and
Historic Resources contribute to the City's character, atmosphere, and reputation, and that
respecting the heritage of the City will enhance its economic, cultural, and aesthetic standing.
Therefore, it is imperative that the City safeguards these irreplaceable resources for the welfare,
enjoyment, and education of the present and future community.
The purpose of this Chapter is to:
A. Provide a mechanism to identify, designate, protect, preserve, enhance, and
perpetuate those historic sites, structures, and objects that embody and reflect the City's
aesthetic, cultural, architectural, and historic heritage;
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• B. Foster civic pride in the beauty and accomplishments represented by the City's
Historic Landmarks and distinctive neighborhoods and recognize these resources as economic
assets;
C. Encourage the protection, enhancement, appreciation, and use of structures of
historical, cultural, architectural, community, or aesthetic value that have not been designated
as historical resources but are deserving of recognition;
D. Enhance the quality of life and promote future economic development within the
City by stabilizing and improving the aesthetic and economic value of such districts, sites,
structures, and objects;
E. Encourage adaptive reuse of the City's Historic Resources by promoting public
awareness of the value of rehabilitation, restoration, and maintenance of existing buildings as a
means to conserve reusable material and energy resources;
F. Integrate historic preservation within the City's comprehensive development plan;
G. Promote and encourage historic preservation through continued private
ownership and utilization of such sites, buildings, and other structures now so owned and used,
to the extent that the objectives listed above can be attained under such policy.
2.24.020 Definitions.
• • The following terms when used in this Chapter shall have the meaning set forth in this
Section, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
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"Alteration" means any act or process that modifies a Historic Landmark or Contributing
Resource that either: (1) requires a building permit and changes one or more of the features of
a landscape or structure including, without limitation, the erection, construction, reconstruction,
or relocation of any structure or any part of a structure; or (2) significantly changes any feature
of a landscape or exterior of a structure that relates to its status as a Historic Landmark or
Contributing Resource, regardless of whether such act or process requires a building permit.
"Commission" means the City of Rancho Cucamonga Historic Preservation Commission.
"Conservation District" means an area of the City designated as a Conservation District
pursuant to this Chapter.
"Contributing Resource" means any site, sign, structure, building, landscape, object,
area, place, or feature within a Conservation District that is either a separately designated
Historic Landmark or designated as a resource that contributes to the district's historic, cultural,
or architectural significance.
"Council" means the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga.
"Demolition" means any act or process that destroys, in whole or in part, a building,
structure, or site or permanently impairs its structural integrity.
"Historic Landmark" means any structure any site, sign, structure, building, landscape, •
object, area, place, or feature designated as a Historic Landmark pursuant to this Chapter.
"Inventory of Historic Resources" means the inventory adopted by the Commission of
potentially historic sites, structures, buildings, landscapes, areas, and places in the City.
"Ordinary maintenance and repair" means any work for which a building permit is not
required by law the purpose and effect of which is to correct any deterioration of or damage to
an improvement or natural feature or any part thereof and to restore the same to its condition
prior to the occurrence of such deterioration or damage.
"Planning Director" means the Planning Director of the City of Rancho Cucamonga or his
or her designee.
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"Point of Historic Interest" means a location designated as a Point of Historic Interest
pursuant to this Chapter.
"Register of Historic Resources" means the inventory adopted by the Commission of
Historic Landmarks, Points of Historic Interest, and Conservation Districts designated pursuant
to this Chapter.
"Rehabilitation" means the act or process of making possible a compatible use for a
property through repair, alterations, and additions while preserving those portions or features
which convey its historical, cultural, or architectural significance,
"Restoration" means the act or process of accurately depicting the form, features, and •
character of a property as it appeared at a particular period of time by means of the removal of
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features from other periods in its history and reconstruction of missing features from the
restoration period, which may include the limited and sensitive upgrade of mechanical,
electrical, and plumbing systems and other code-required work to make the property functional.
"Secretary's Standards' means the Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
adopted by the United States Secretary of the Interior, and all guidelines adopted for the
implementation of the same.
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"Small Business" means any office-type use that does not exceed 2,500 square feet,
with no more than 5 employees.
"State Historical Building Code" means California Health & Safety Code, Section 18950
et seq. and the California'Historical Building Code, codified at Part 8, Title 24 of the California
Code of Regulations, as either of these may be amended from time to time.
2.24.030 Historic Preservation Commission.
A. There is created the Historic Preservation Commission of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga.
B. Powers and Duties: The Commission shall have the following powers and duties
• in addition to any other duties specified in this Chapter:
1. Administer the provisions of this Chapter.
2. Advise the Council in all matters pertaining to historic preservation.
3. Maintain a current register of designated Historic Resources for public
use and information.
4. Maintain a current inventory of potentially Historic Resources for public
use and information.
5. Recommend the designation of historical resources, as hereinafter
provided by this Chapter.
6. Review and hold public hearings on applications for Certificates of
Appropriateness, as hereinafter provided.
• 7. Review and comment on the decisions and documents, including but not
limited to environmental assessments, Environmental Impact Reports, and Environmental
Impact Statements, prepared by other public agencies when such decisions or documents might
affect designated or potential historical resources within the City.
8. Participate in, promote, and conduct public •informational, educational,
and interpretive programs pertaining to historical resources.
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9. Recommend and encourage the protection, enhancement, appreciation,
and use of structures of historical, cultural, architectural, community or aesthetic value that have
not been designated as historical resources but are deserving of recognition.
10. Consider requests by property owners for non-technical advice on
proposed work on historical landmarks and Contributing Resources.
11. Perform any other functions that may be designated by resolution or
action of the Council.
C. Membership — Appointment and Terms. The Commission shall consist of 5
voting members who shall each be residents of the City and appointed by the Council.
1. Each member shall serve a term of 4 years, except that two (2) of the
members first appointed shall be designated to serve a term of 2 years, and three (3) of the
members for a term of four (4) years, so as to provide a continuity of membership on the
Commission. Thereafter, the term for each voting member shall be 4 years. An appointment to
fill an unexpired term shall be for the remainder of such unexpired term. Three members of the
Commission shall constitute a quorum.
2. Commission members shall be appointed to terms commencing on the
first day of January next succeeding each regular municipal election scheduled to occur in •
November of even-number years.
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D. Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson — Appointment and Term. The Mayor, with
the approval of the Council, shall appoint the first chairperson from among the members of the
Commission: The term of office of the chairperson shall be for the calendar year or that portion
remaining after the chairperson is appointed or elected. Thereafter, when there is a vacancy in
the office of the Chairperson, the Commission shall elect a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson
each year in the month of July from among its members. The same individual shall not hold the
position of Chairman for more than three years in a row.
E. Assignment of Duties by Council:
1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, the Council may, by
resolution, designate the Planning Commission as the Historic Preservation Commission and
vest all functions, rights, powers, and duties of the Historic Preservation Commission in the
Planning Commission. In the event the Council so designates the Planning Commission, the
membership, terms of office and officers of the Historic Preservation Commission shall be the
same as that set forth for the Planning Commission.
2. If, on the effective date of this Section, the Planning Commission is then
acting as the Historic Preservation Commission pursuant to the Council's previous designation,
such designation shall continue in effect and the Planning Commission shall continue to act as
the Historic Preservation Commission subject to the requirements and terms of this Chapter.
F. Secretary: The Planning Director shall act as Secretary to the Commission and •
shall be custodian of its records, conduct official correspondence, and generally coordinate the
clerical and technical work of the Commission in administering this Chapter.
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2.24.040 Designation of Historic Landmarks, Points of Historic Interest, and
Conservation Districts.
A. Automatic Designation. Any property within the City that is listed in the National
Register of Historic Places or the California Register of Historic Resources is automatically
designated as a Landmark for purposes of this Chapter.
B. Prior Designations. Any Historic Landmark or Point of Historic Interest previously
designated as such by the City on or before the effective date of this Chapter shall continue to
be a Historic Landmark or Point of Historic Interest as previously designated for purposes of this
Chapter and shall be subject to all provisions herein.
C. New Designations. The Council may designate any structure, property, or
properties as a Historic Landmark, Point of Historic Interest, or Contributing Resource subject to
the criteria and procedures set forth in this Chapter.
D. Amendment or Rescission. The Council may amend or rescind the designation
of any Historic Landmark, Point of Historic Interest, Historic District, or Conservation District for
purposes of this Chapter, subject to the same procedures required for their designation,
including without limitation hearing and recommendation of the Commission.
• 2.24.050 Designation Criteria for Historic Landmarks.
A. The Council may designate a property as a Historic Landmark if it meets the
requirements of both paragraphs B and C of this Section.
B. Historic Landmarks must meet at least one of the following criteria:
1. It is or was once associated with events that made a significant
contribution to the broad patterns of local or regional history or the cultural heritage of California
or the United States.
2. It is or was once associated with persons important to local, California, or
national history.
3. It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of
construction.
4. It represents the work of a master, possesses high artistic values, or
represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual
distinction.
5. It has yielded or has the potential to yield information important to the
prehistory or history of the local area, California, or the nation.
• C. Historic Landmarks must retain integrity from their period of significance with
respect to its location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association, or any
combination of these factors. A proposed landmark need not retain all such original aspects,
but must retain sufficient integrity to convey its historic, cultural, or architectural significance.
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Neither the deferred maintenance of a proposed landmark nor its dilapidated condition shall, on
its own, be equated with a loss of integrity. Integrity shall be judged with reference to the
particular characteristics that support the property's eligibility.
2.24.060 Designation Criteria for Points of Historic Interest.
A. The Council may designate a property as a Point of Historic Interest, if it meets
the requirements applicable to Historic Landmarks under paragraph B of Section 2.24.050.
Points of Historic Interest shall not be required to retain integrity from their periods of
significance.
B. Designated Points of Historic Interest shall not be subject to the same restrictions
applicable to designated Historic Landmarks and Contributing Resources.
C. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as limiting or foreclosing analysis of
the impacts of a proposed project on a Point of Historic Interest under the California
Environmental Quality Act.
D. The Commission shall maintain a current register of Points of Historic Interest for
public use and information.
2.24.070 Designation Criteria for Historic Districts and Conservation Districts. •
A. The Council may designate a property or collection of properties as a Historic
District if the proposed district meets the requirements of both paragraphs B and C of this
paragraph Section.
B. Historic Districts must meet at least one of the following criteria:
1. It has an identifiable, clear, and distinct boundary that possesses a
significant concentration of structures sharing common historical, visual, aesthetical, cultural,
archaeological, or architectural plan or physical development; or
2. It demonstrates character, interest, or value as part of the development,
heritage, or cultural characteristics of the community, state, or country; or
3. It is the site of a significant local, state, or national event; or
4. It is associated with the lives of persons important to local, state, or
national history; or
5. It is identifiable as the work of a master builder, designer, architect, artist,
or landscape architect whose individual work has influenced the development of the community,
county, state, or country.
C. Historic Districts must retain integrity from their period of significance with respect •
to its location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. Not all
properties or structures in a proposed district need to'retain all such original aspects, but a
substantial number of such properties and structures must retain sufficient integrity to convey
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the historic, cultural, or architectural significance of the district. Neither deferred maintenance
within a proposed district nor the dilapidated condition of its constituent buildings and
landscapes shall, on its own, be equated with a loss of integrity. Integrity shall be judged with
reference to the particular characteristics that support the district's eligibility.
D. Conservation Districts: The Council may designate a property or collection of
properties that do not qualify as a Historic District as a Conservation District if the proposed
district has either:
1. A distinctive, cohesive, and identifiable setting, character, or association
that make it unique and an integral part of the City's identity; or
2. A recognized neighborhood identity and a definable physical character
and either high artistic value or a relationship to urban centers or Historic Districts that makes
conservation of the proposed Conservation District essential to the City's history or function.
2.24.080 Owner Consent.
Owner consent is not required for a structure or property to be designated as a Point of
Historic Interest, Historic Landmark, or a Contributing Resource. However, a structure or
property cannot be designated as either a Historic Landmark or a Contributing Resource over
• the owner's objection unless the Council makes all of the'following findings:
A. The structure or property is on the City's historical inventory;
B. The structure or property possesses exceptional architectural, historical,
aesthetic, or cultural qualities;
C. Designation will preserve or protect the exceptional qualities of the structure or
property.
2.24.090 Designation Procedures — Historic Landmarks and Points of Historic
Interest.
A. Application. The City Council, Historic Preservation Commission, Planning
Director, or the owners of the subject property or their authorized agents may apply for a
Historic Landmark or Point of Historic Interest designation. A third party who believes that a
property or structure should be designated may submit a written request for the Commission to
initiate an application. In the event the Council or Commission initiates the application, the
Planning Director shall complete the required application. All applications shall be made on a
form prescribed by the Planning Director and shall include the following data:
1. The assessor's parcel number and legal description of site;
2. A description of the Historic Landmark or Point of Historic Interest;
• including its current condition and its special aesthetic, cultural, architectural, or engineering
interest, or value of a historic nature;
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3. Sketches, drawings, photographs, or other descriptive material;
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4. The signature of the property owner or the authorized agents. (See also
Section C: Owner Consent);
5. Such other information as requested by the Planning Director. •
B. Except as necessary to correct an unsafe or dangerous condition pursuant to
Section 2.24.190, it shall be unlawful for any person to carry out or cause to be carried out any
activity requiring a Certificate of Appropriateness on a proposed Historic Landmark for-which an
application has been filed until the Council has taken final action denying the application.
C. Survey. Within 45 days of when a designation application is deemed complete,
the Planning Director shall conduct a survey to document all potentially historic features of the
subject property and prepare a report to the Commission.
D. Commission Review and Recommendation. The Commission shall conduct a
public hearing on the application. After the close of the public hearing, the Commission shall
adopt a resolution recommending to the Council the approval, conditional approval, or denial of
the application.
E. Council Determination, After receiving the Commission's recommendation, the
Council shall conduct a public hearing on the application; excepting that an application for the
designation of a Point of Historic Interest may be approved via the consent calendar without •
public hearing. The Council shall adopt a resolution approving, conditionally approving, or
denying the application. If the•Council has not taken action on the application within 180 days of
the Commission's recommendation, then the application shall be deemed denied.
F. The Planning Director shall forward a copy of the resolution approving the
designation of a Historic Landmark or Point of Historic Interest to any department or agency that
the Planning Director deems appropriate.
G. Upon designation by the Council, the Planning Director shall record the location,
characteristics, and significance of the Historic Landmark or Point of Historic Interest on a
California Department of Parks and Recreation Historic Resources Inventory Form 523, and
include therewith a description of the particular features that are to be preserved and the legal
description of the Historic Resource.
H. A designated Historic Landmark or Point of Historic Interest may be identified by
an approved City marker, but such a marker is not required.
2.24.100 Designation Procedures — Historic Districts and Conservation Districts.
A. • Procedures for the application and designation of Historic Districts and
Conservation Districts shall be the same as those applicable to Historic Landmarks and Points
of Historic Interest except as modified by this section.
B. Applications: In addition to all other information and materials required by •
Section 2.27.090(A), all applications for designation of Historic Districts and Conservation
Districts shall include the following:
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1. A petition in support of the application that is signed by at least 51 percent
of the owners of the properties within the proposed district. For purposes of the petition
requirement, only one signature shall be allowed per parcel.
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2. A depiction of the district that includes a clear and distinct description of
its boundaries and an inventory of all contributing and non-Contributing Resources within the
district.
3. A proposed conservation plan to regulate the manner in which the
preservation objectives of the district will be attained.
C. Except as necessary to correct an unsafe or dangerous condition pursuant to
Section 2.24.190, it shall be unlawful for any person to carry out or cause to be carried out any
activity requiring a Certificate of Appropriateness for any property within the boundaries of a
proposed historic or Conservation District for which an application is pending.
D. Whenever the Council designates a Historic District or Conservation District, it
shall also adopt: (1) a written description and clear depiction of the district_boundaries; (2) an
inventory that identifies and describes Contributing Resources for the district; and (3) a
conservation plan to regulate the manner in which the preservation objectives of the district will
be attained.
• 2.24.110 Maintenance of Historic Landmarks and Contributing Resources.
A. The owner, occupant, or other person having legal custody and control of a
Historic Landmark or Contributing Resource shall keep in good repair all exterior portions
thereof, all interior portions thereof regulated by the applicable designation statement or
adopted conservation plan, and all interior portions thereof whose maintenance is necessary to
prevent deterioration and decay of any exterior architectural feature.
B. The owner, occupant or other person having legal custody and control of a
Historic Landmark or Contributing Resource shall promptly repair such building or structure
consistent with all other applicable local, State, and Federal laws, if it is found to have any of the
following defects:
1. Building elements in danger of falling and injuring persons or property.
2. Deteriorated or inadequate foundation.
3. Defective or deteriorated flooring.
4. Walls, partitions, or other vertical supports that split, lean, list, buckle, or
are otherwise failing due to defective material or deterioration.
5. Ceilings, roofs, ceiling, roof supports, or other horizontal members that
• sag, split, buckle, or are otherwise failing due to defective materials or deterioration.
. 6. Fireplaces or chimneys that list, bulge, settle, or are otherwise failing due
to defective material or deterioration.
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7. Deteriorated, crumbling or loose exterior plaster.
8. Deteriorated or ineffective waterproofing of exterior walls, roofs,
foundations or floors; including, but not limited to broken windows or doors.
9. Defective or insufficient weather protection for exterior wall coverings,
including lack of paint, or weathering due to lack of paint or other protective covering.
10. Any fault, defect, or deterioration in the building that renders it structurally
unsafe or insufficiently watertight.
C. A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be issued for the demolition of a
Historic Landmark or a Contributing Resource because of the failure of the owner to comply with
the provisions of this section.
2.24.120 Commission Advisory Function.
The Commission may, upon request of the property owner, render non-technical advice
on proposed work on a Historic Landmark or to a Contributing Resource. In rendering such
advice and guidance, the Commission shall be guided by the purposes and criteria in this
Chapter. This Section shall not be construed to impose any regulation or controls upon any
property. •
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2.24.130 Certificates of Appropriateness — Requirement.
A. No person shall carry out or cause to be carried out any alteration, restoration,
rehabilitation, construction, removal, relocation, or demolition of any Historic Landmark or
Contributing Resource unless the City has first issued a Certificate of Appropriateness in
accordance with the requirements of this Chapter.
B. Exceptions. A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for any of the
following actions.
1. Ordinary maintenance or repair of any exterior architectural feature that
does not involve a change in design, material, or external appearance of a Historic Landmark or
Contributing Resource.
2. Alterations previously identified in an adopted conservation plan for a
Historic District or Conservation District and designated in such conservation plan for review
through the design review procedures set forth in Section 17.06.010 of the Development Code
and approved accordingly.
3. Alterations that comply with the State Historical Building Code.
4. Alterations or actions for which a Certificate of Economic Hardship has
been approved. •
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2.24.140 Certificate of Appropriateness — Procedures.
A. Application. An application for a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be filed with
the Planning Department upon the prescribed form and shall contain the following data:
1. A description of the proposed work and an explanation of how it is
compatible with the historical nature of the resource.
2. Plans describing the size, height, and appearance of the proposed work.
3. A site plan showing all existing buildings and structures and the
relationship of the proposed work to the surrounding environment.
4. Relationship to the existing scale, massing, architectural style, site and
streetscape, landscaping and signage, for new construction in Historic Districts.
5. If the application is for demolition, an explanation why the demolition is
necessary and an economic feasibility report.
6. Other information deemed necessary by the Planning Director.
• B. Commission Review. The Commission shall conduct a public hearing on the
application, after which it shall adopt a resolution approving, conditionally approving, or denying
the application.
C. Planning Director Review. Notwithstanding the previous paragraph, the Planning
Director shall review, and after conducting a public hearing, shall deny, approve, or conditionally
approve any application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for any of the following types of
• alterations:
1. Repair or replacement of deteriorated materials with applications or
materials of the same kind, type, and texture already in use for roofs, windows, siding material,
chimneys and fireplaces, accessory structures, or fencing.
2. Addition or deletion of awnings, shutters, canopies, and similar incidental
appurtenances.
D. Upon approval, copies of the Certificate of Appropriateness shall be forwarded to
the applicant, the Building Official, the Planning Director, and any other department or agency
that requests one.
E. No Certificate of Appropriateness shall become effective until the time to appeal
its approval has expired.
2.24.150 Certificate of Appropriateness — Findings.
• A. Standard Findings. A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be approved
unless the Commission or Planning director, as appropriate, makes all of the following findings:
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1. The project will not cause a substantial adverse change in the
significance of an Historic Resource within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality
Act.
2. The project is consistent with the purposes of this Chapter.
3. The project is consistent with the Secretary's Standards.
B. Additional Findings for Demolitions: In the case of a Certificate of
Appropriateness to allow demolition of part or all of a Historic Landmark or Contributing
Resource, all of the following additional findings must be made.
1. All efforts to restore, rehabilitate, or relocate the resource have been
exhausted.
2. Restoration or rehabilitation would require extensive alterations that
would render the resource unworthy of preservation.
3. Failure to demolish the resource would adversely affect or detract from
the character of the neighborhood.
C. Unsafe or Dangerous Conditions. Notwithstanding any other provision of this •
Section, an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness may be approved if the Commission
finds the project is necessary to correct an unsafe or dangerous condition on the subject
property that was not caused by a failure to maintain the property as required by this Chapter.
2.24.160 Certificate of Economic Hardship.
A. The Commission may issue a Certificate of Economic Hardship to allow
alteration or demolition of a Historic Landmark or Contributing Resource where denial of a
Certificate of Appropriateness would create an undue hardship upon the owner.
B. Applications. An application for a Certificate of Economic Hardship shall be
made on the prescribed form and shall be accompanied by all of the following information if
requested by the Planning Director:
1. The estimated market value of the property in its current condition.
2. The estimated market value of the property after completion of the
proposed alteration or demolition.
3. Estimates of the costs of proposed alteration or demolition.
4. In the case of demolition, the estimated market value of the property after
renovation of the existing property for continued use and an estimate from an architect,
developer, real estate consultant, appraiser, or other real estate professional with experience in •
rehabilitation as to the economic feasibility of rehabilitation or reuse of the existing structure on
the property.
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5. A rehabilitation report from a licensed engineer or architect with expertise
in rehabilitation as to the structural soundness of any structures on the property and their
suitability for rehabilitation.
6. For income-producing properties, information on annual gross income,
operating and maintenance expenses, tax deductions for depreciation, and annual cash flow
after debt service, current property value appraisals, assessed property valuations, and real
estate taxes.
7. Remaining balance on any mortgage or other financing secured by the
property and annual debt service, if any, for the previous two (2) years.
8. All appraisals obtained within the previous two (2) years by the owner or
applicant in connection with the purchase, financing, or ownership of the property.
9. The amount paid for the property if purchased within the previous thirty
six (36) months, the date of purchase, and the party from whom purchased, including a
description of the relationship, if any, between the owner of record or applicant and the person
from whom the property was purchased, and any terms of financing between the seller and
buyer.
• 10. Any listing of the property for sale, rent, prices asked, and offers received,
if any within the previous two (2) years.
11. Any other information the Planning Director may reasonably require to
-• determine whether or not the property does or may yield a reasonable return to the owners.
C. The Commission shall hold a public hearing on all applications for a Certificate of
Economic Hardship; after which it may approve, conditionally approve, or deny the application.
Such hearing may be held concurrently with any related application for a Certificate of
Appropriateness.
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D. The Commission shall not approve any Certificate of Economic Hardship unless
it makes all of the following findings:
1. Denial of the application would decrease the value of the subject property
so as to leave no substantial value.
2. Sale or rental of the property is not financially feasible, when looking at
the cost of holding such property for uses permitted in this zone.
3. Adaptive reuse of the property for lawful purposes is prohibited or
impractical.
4. Denial of the application would damage the owner of the property
• unreasonably in comparison to the benefit conferred on the community.
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E. Upon approval, copies of the Certificate of Economic Hardship shall be
forwarded to the applicant, the Building Official, the Planning Director, and any other department
or agency that requests one.
F. No Certificate of Economic Hardship shall become effective until the time to
appeal its approval has expired.
2.24.170 Mitigation/Conditions of Approval.
Whenever any decision under this Chapter by the Council, Commission, or Planning
Director to approve an application has the potential to diminish or destroy the historic, cultural,
or architectural value of a Historic Landmark or Contributing Resource, the Commission or
Planning Director may impose conditions to mitigate the loss of a Historic Landmark or
Contributing Resource. Such conditions may include, but not be limited to the following:
A. Documentation of the historic features of the property including, but not limited to,
site plans, floor plans, elevations, detailed drawings of character defining features, photographic
records of the exterior, interior, and any character defining features, title deed of the original
owners, any historical information of person and events associated with the site.
B. Requiring salvage, relocation, donation, or adaptive reuse of significant items or
features within or on the property. •
2.24.180 Demolition of Potential Historic Resources.
A. No permit for the demolition of any structure more than 50 years old or located
on a property listed in the inventory of Historic Resources shall be issued unless the provisions
of this Section have been satisfied.
B. Within 30 days of when an application for such a permit is deemed complete, the
Planning Director shall review the historic significance of the property to determine whether the
property meets the criteria for a Historic Landmark. If the Planning Director finds the property
meets the criteria, he or she shall immediately initiate a Historic Landmark Application and
provide written notice of the decision to the property owner.
C. If the Planning Director initiates a Historic Landmark Application, no demolition
permit shall issue until final action of the Council, denying the proposed designation, except as •
otherwise provided in Sectioh 2.24.190.
D. If the Planning Director does not initiate a Historic Landmark Application, within
the 30 days specified by this section, the hold on the permit for demolition shall be released.
2.24.190 Unsafe or Dangerous Conditions.
A. None of the provisions of this Chapter shall be construed to prevent any
construction, alteration, removal, demolition or relocation of a Historic Landmark or Contributing •
Resource necessary to correct the unsafe or dangerous conditions of any structure, or feature,
or part thereof, where the Building & Safety Official has declared such condition unsafe or
dangerous and the proposed construction, alteration, removal, demolition or relocation
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necessary to correct the unsafe or dangerous condition. Only such work as is necessary to
correct the unsafe or dangerous condition may be performed pursuant to this Section.
B. The Building & Safety Official shall inform the Commission prior to authorizing
any work pursuant to this Section unless he or she determines that such work is immediately
necessary to correct the unsafe or dangerous condition; in which case, the Building and Safety
Official shall report his or her actions to the Commission at its next regular meeting.
C. If work authorized by the Building & Safety official pursuant to his Section is not
immediately necessary to correct the unsafe or dangerous condition, the Commission may
advise the Building & Safety Official of the historic significance of the building and recommend a
reasonable period of postponement for the purpose of arranging for rehabilitation, relocation, or
salvage of the Historic Resource or Contributing Resource. Notwithstanding the forgoing, if no
arrangements have been made for rehabilitation, relocation, or salvage within sixty days of an
order to abate a nuisance, the Building & Safety Official may proceed with the abatement action.
2.24.200 Environmental Review.
If any action required or taken pursuant to this Chapter is subject to the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act, the time in which such action must be taken shall be
extended in order to allow time to comply with said Act, provided, however, that such action is
• taken within the time limits imposed by the Permit Streamlining Act.
2.24.210 Appeals.
Any interested party may appeal any decision by the Commission or Planning Director
• under this Chapter pursuant to the limitations and procedures in Section 17.02.080 of the
. Municipal Code. Appeals must be filed within ten calendar days of the hearing body's decision.
All appeals brought under this section shall be accompanied by a filing fee established by the
Council. This Section shall not apply to decisions by the Planning Director whether to initiate a
Historic Landmark designation application in accordance with Section 2.24.180.B, above.
2.24.220 Historic Preservation Fund.
A. The Historic Preservation Fund is established to provide funding for historic
preservation efforts such as surveys, development of design guidelines, public education, and
incentive programs. All funds deposited into the Historic Preservation Fund shall be used solely
for the conservation, preservation, restoration, or rehabilitation of Historic Resources.
B. The Commission shall advise the Council regarding the use and expenditure of
funds from the Historic Preservation Fund and shall recommend activities or actions necessary
to fulfill the objectives of the Historic Preservation Fund.
C. No money from the Historic Preservation Fund shall be used for the sole benefit
of any property unless it has been designated a Historic Landmark, a Point of Historic Interest,
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2.24.230 Preservation Incentives.
To encourage owners to designate, maintain, preserve, rehabilitate, and improve
Historic Landmarks and Contributing Resources, the City provides the incentives set forth in this •
Section. Only properties designated as Historic Landmarks or Contributing Resources are
potentially eligible to apply for preservation incentives.
A. Mills Act Contracts. Pursuant to and consistent with California Government
Code, Section 50280, the Council may enter into Mills Act contracts with the owner of a Historic
Landmark for the purpose of preservation, rehabilitation, and maintenance of designated
Historic Resources, which shall allow the owner to receive a reduction in property taxes in
exchange for a commitment to specific repair, restoration, or rehabilitation improvements and
. satisfactory maintenance of the property. The agreement shall include, but not be limited to, the
contract provisions required under State law, and shall extend for a minimum period of 10 years,
renewed annually, until and unless a notice of non-renewal or cancellation is filed. The
application process, review procedures, and required contract provisions for Mills Act
Agreements shall be established at the sole discretion of the Council based on the
recommendations of the Commission in a form to be approved by the City Attorney. The
program shall be implemented by the Planning Director or his designee.
B. Public Recognition: The Commission may establish a program to publicly
recognize Historic Resources, Points of Historic Interest, Historic Districts, and Conservation •
Districts with plaques, signage, and other appropriate forms of recognition.
C. State Historical Building Code: Any alteration made for preservation,
rehabilitation, restoration or relocation of Historic Resources may be made according to the
requirements of the State Historical Building Code.
D. Nonconforming Parking: Single-family residences designated as Historic
Resources that are nonconforming due to substandard parking shall not be required to provide
parking according to current standards provided that additional floor area does not exceed 50%
of the existing floor area in any 24-month period. Multiple-family developed properties
designated as Historic Resources that are nonconforming, due to substandard parking shall not
be required to bring the existing parking into compliance with current parking requirements due
to the addition of new units provided that parking for the new units meets the current zoning
standards.
E. Fee Relief and Waivers: Historic Landmarks and Contributing Resources are
eligible for the following fee waivers, refunds, and reductions:
1. A 50% refund of applicable building permit fees at time of issuance for
projects found to be in compliance with the Secretary's Standards.
2. A 50% refund of applicable planning fees, not including applications made
pursuant to this Chapter, at the time of issuance for projects found to be in compliance with the
Secretary's Standards.
3. Waiver of application fees to operate a Large Family Day Care if the •
proposed location is a Historic Landmark or Contributing Resource. A Large Family Day Care
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means twelve children are being cared for in a private residence and up to fourteen children if
two of the children are at least six years of age.•
F. Preservation Easements: The City may agree to acquire preservation
easements on the facades of buildings designated as Historic Landmarks, or acquire such on
the City's behalf, by a nonprofit group designated by the City through purchase, donation, or
condemnation pursuant to California Civil Code 815.
G. Alternative Conditional Use Permit Procedures. Where a proposed conditionally
permitted use involving a Historic Landmark or Contributing Resource is small in scale and
neither intensifies the use of the subject property nor disrupts any adjacent uses or
neighborhood, the Planning Director may approve, conditionally approve, or deny the
application in the same manner and subject to the same procedural requirements as a non-
construction Conditional Use Permit pursuant to Section 17.04.035 of the Development Code.
Applications approved by the Planning Director under this paragraph shall only be for small
scale uses; including, but not limited to, boarding houses, bed and breakfasts, inns, small
offices, boutiques, antique shops, bookstores, or florists. If in the opinion of the Planning
Director, the application involves unusual requirements or raises questions of land use policy
substantially more significant than generally pertain to such application, the Planning Director
may refer the application to the Planning Commission for consideration. Approval of a
Conditional Use Permit under this paragraph shall neither waive any requirement of this Chapter
• nor excuse any performance required by this Chapter, including but not limited to the need for a
Certificate of Appropriateness or Certificate of Economic Hardship.
2.24.240 Permit Application Filing Fees.
Before accepting for filing any application described in this Chapter, the Planning
Director shall charge and collect such administrative fees as may be set by resolution of the
Council.
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A. Whenever a public hearing is required by this Chapter, it shall be noticed and
held in accordance with Section 17.02.110 of the Municipal Code.
B. The Planning Director shall maintain a list of parties, including local historical
organizations, who have asked for notice of public hearings regarding matters that affect
designated or potential Historic Landmarks, Points of Historic Interest, Historic Districts,
Conservation Districts, and Contributing Resources. The Planning Director shall provide as a
courtesy to all persons and organizations on the list copies of all notices required by this
Chapter. No action or inaction by the Council, Commission, the Planning Commission, or the
Planning Director, shall be held void or invalid or be set aside by any Court due'to failure to
provide notice to any person or organization on the list pursuant to this paragraph.
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2.24.260 Enforcement Authority.
It shall be the duty of the Planning Director and the Building & Safety Official to
administer and enforce the provisions of this Chapter with the assistance of other City
departments when deemed necessary.
2.24.270 Violations and Remedies.
• A. It is unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or corporation to violate any
provision or to fail to comply with any of the requirements of this Chapter. Each such person,
firm, partnership, or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every
day or any portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter is
committed, continued or permitted by such person, firm, partnership, or corporation.
B. Causing, permitting, aiding, abetting or concealing a violation of any provision of
this Chapter is prohibited.
C. Violations of this Chapter are subject to criminal misdemeanor penalties and civil
penalties pursuant to Chapter 1.12 of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code, in addition to
any penalties and remedies specified or available under this Chapter. The penalties and
remedies provided for in this Section are cumulative and in addition to any other remedies
available at law or in equity. The City may seek to remedy any violation of this Chapter by a •
civil action, including, without limitation, administrative or judicial nuisance abatement
proceedings, civil or criminal code enforcement proceedings, and suits for injunctive relief.
D. A violation of this Chapter is declared to be a public nuisance and may be abated
by the City through the administrative procedures specified in Chapter 8.23 or through civil
process by means of restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction, or in any other
manner provided by law for the abatement of such nuisance. Abatement remedies may include
but shall not be limited to reconstructing or restoring the property to its condition before the
performance of work in violation of this Chapter, or in the case of a failure to maintain a Historic
Landmark or Contributing Resource, by completing the work as required to stabilize and arrest
• further deterioration of the property.
E. If a violation occurs in the absence of an approved development project, or while
an application for a building permit or discretionary development approval is pending for the
property upon which the Historic Landmark or Contributing Resource is located, the Planning
Director or Building & Safety Official may issue a stop work order halting all development activity •
on the parcel to allow the City to determine appropriate mitigation measures, if any, and to
ensure such measures are incorporated into any future or pending development approvals for
the property. Mitigation measures may be imposed as a condition of any subsequent permits
for development on the subject property.
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