HomeMy WebLinkAbout89-154 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 89-154
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF
DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT 89-02, REQUESTING TO AMEND
TITLE 17 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER 17.24,
SECTIONS 17.24.010 THROUGH 17.24.090, 17.06.010.C.1.g AND
17.06.020.C.6; AMENDING SUBSECTIONS 17.06.010E.5,
17.08.040.8 AND C, 17.08.050.E.5, 17.18.020.D,
17.18.030.A, 17.08.030.C, 17.18.040.A.1, 17.18.040.E.5.a,
AND 17.18.040.E.5.b; AND DELETING SUBSECTIONS
17.06.010.E.5.a THROUGH f, 17.18.040.A.1.a THROUGH e, AND
17.18.040.E.5.a.i . THROUGH iv. , REGARDING ESTABLISHMENT
OF GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT, AND
MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF
A. Recitals.
(i ) The City of Rancho Cucamonga has filed an application for
Development Code Amendment No. 89-02 as described in the title of this
Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Development Code
Amendment is referred to as "the application".
(ii) On December 13, 1989, the Planning Commission of the City of
Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application
and issued Resolution No. 89-153 recommending to the City Council that the
associated General Plan Amendment No. 89-03B be approved.
(iii) All legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution
have occurred.
B. Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby found, determined and resolved by the
Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga as follows:
1. This Commission hereby specifically finds that all of the facts
set forth in Recitals, Part "A", of this Resolution are true and correct.
2. Based upon substantial evidence presented to this Commission
during the above-referenced public hearing on December 13, 1989, including
written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this
Commission hereby specifically finds as follows:
(a) The proposed amendments will not have a significant impact
on the environment as evidenced by the conclusions and findings of the Initial
Study, Part II; and
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(b) The proposed amendments will promote and further implement
the goals and objectives of the General Plan by protecting the natural
character of the foothills, by limiting the potential alteration to the
natural landform, and by ensuring the safety, health and well -being of
thecommunity through restriction of development from areas with potentially
unsafe environmental conditions including soil erosion, landslide, seismic,
flood, fire, pollution, as well as limited public service access; and
(c) The proposed amendments shall preserve the scenic character
and minimize potential negative aesthetic impacts as a result of conventional
grading in the northern areas of the City by revising the definition of
hillside from 10 percent to include land with a natural slope of 8 percent or
greater; and
(d) The amendments encourage the protection of natural areas
for ecological , education and other scientific purposes by restricting
development from sensitive hillside areas and by encouraging a more sensitive
treatment to the land in the northern City and sphere areas; and
(e) The amendments will preserve the foothills at grades 30
percent or greater as a natural resource and will promote open space land uses
by restricting development from significant features of land such as rock
outcroppings, ridgelines, sensitive wildlife habitats, creekside or riparian
woodlands, and view corridors; and
(f) The amendments will avoid residential densities which
exceed the capacity of the land and level of services which can be reasonably
supplied by limiting the intensity of development in hillside areas through
application of the slope/capacity formula; and
(g) The amendments will encourage innovative and sensitive
development in the hillside areas through the provision of guidelines and
standards which address site design, driveway and roadway design,
architecture, walls and fences, landscaping, grading and drainage; and
(h) The amendments shall limit the potential negative impacts
on adjacent developed and undeveloped properties as the result of additional
requirements for hillside areas; and
(i) The proposed amendments will result in minimal impact to
environmentally sensitive areas through the use of transfer of development
credits to areas which are less sensitive.
3. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Commission
during the above-referenced public hearing and upon the specific findings of
facts set forth in paragraphs 1 and 2 above, this Commission hereby finds and
concludes as follows:
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(a) That the proposed amendment is compatible with the uses
permitted in the affected districts in terms of access, size, and
compatibility with existing land use in the surrounding area; and
(b) That the proposed amendment will not have significant
impacts on the environment nor the surrounding properties; and
(c) That the proposed amendment is in conformance with the
General Plan.
4. This Commission hereby finds that the project has been reviewed
and considered in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act of
1970 and, further, this Commission hereby recommends issuance of a Negative
Declaration.
5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs
1, 2, 3, and 4 above, this Commission hereby resolves that pursuant to Section
65850 to 65855 of the California Government Code, that the Planning Commission
of the City of Rancho Cucamonga hereby recommends approval on the 13th day of
December, 1989, of Development Code Amendment 89-02 amending Title 17 of the
Municipal Code as follows:
SECTION 1: The following subsections of the Development Code of the City of
Rancho Cucamonga shall be amended to read, in words and figures, as follows:
a) 17.06.010E.5:
5. Grading Committee: The Grading Committee, comprising of
representatives of each Division of the Community
Development Department will consider items such as, but not
limited to, cut and fill areas; drainage and flood control
facilities; erosion control ; retaining walls; and the
effect of proposed grading on adjacent properties. This
Committee will determine if the grading plan meets City
grading guidelines and policies. The decision of the
Grading Committee will be forwarded to the City Planner or
Planning Commission and will be based on criteria contained
in the City's Hillside Development Ordinance, Chapter
17.24.
b) 17.08.040.8 and C, footnote A:
A. Excluding land necessary for secondary streets and
arterials and in hillside areas shall be dependent on the
slope/capacity factor contained in Section 17.24.080.B.
c) 17.08.040.B, adding footnote K and 17.08.040.C, adding footnote
L, which shall state the following:
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"In hillside areas, heights shall be limited to 30 feet as
specified in Section 17.24.070.0.1" .
d) 17.08.050.E.5:
5. The project site is designated by the General Plan as
Hillside Residential , or is a hillside condition (defined
as having natural slopes of eight (8) percent or greater)
and environmental studies have been conducted to determine
land holding capacity and site development constraints, and
the proposed density is no greater than two units per net
buildable acre.
e) 17.18.020.0:
D. A precise site development plan showing lot layouts,
access, street design, building locations, building design,
and grading, must be prepared in accordance with the
residential review procedures contained in Chapters 17.06
and 17.08, in conjunction with any subdivision or
development proposal in the Hillside Residential
District. All such proposals must comply with the design
guidelines, standards and absolute policies in Chapters
17.08 and 17.24.
f) 17. 18.030.A:
A. Minimum Parcel Size: No absolute minimum parcel widths and
depths are required. Buildable area is considered to be a
contiguous area of the lot which is less than thirty (30)
percent in natural slope or the area determined through the
environmental studies and investigation as buildable and is
subject to slope/capacity factor calculations contained in
Section 17.24.080.
g) 17.18.030.C:
Building height: Shall be consistent with the height provisions
contained in Section 17.24.070.0.1.
h) 17.18.040.A.1.a through e:
1. Grading of any site shall conform to the standards
contained in Section 17.24.050.
i ) 17. 18.040.E.5.a.1 through 4:
a) Retaining walls shall be constructed in a manner consistent
with the provisions contained in Sections 17.24.070.B, C,
and G.
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j) 17.18.040.E.5.b:
Exposed walls and fences facing roadways shall be no greater
than 5 feet in height, except as necessary for acoustical
purposes to satisfy the intent of the noise ordinance.
SECTION 2. Section 17.06.010.E.5.a through f, 17.18.040.A.1.a
through e, and 17.18.040.E.5.a.i through iv of the Development Code shall be
deleted.
SECTION 3. The Development Code of the City of Rancho Cucamonga
shall be amended adding subsections 17.06.O10.C.1.g, 17.06.020.C.6 and Chapter
17.24, Sections 17.24.010 through 17.24.090 to read, in words and figures, as
follows:
a) 17.06.010C.1.g
g) All projects within a hillside area (defined as having
slopes eight (8) percent or greater) are subject to review
pursuant to Section 17.24.020.8.
b) 17.06.020.C.6
Projects which may require review per Section 17.24.020.C.
c) Hillside Development - Chapter 17.24, Sections 17.24.010 through
17.24.090.
6. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption
of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1989.
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
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ATTEST:
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I , Brad Buller, Secretary of the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and
regularly introduced, passed, and adopted by the Planning Commission of the
City of Rancho Cucamonga, at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission held
on the 13th day of December, 1989, by the following vote-to-wit:
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AYES: COMMISSIONERS: CHITIEA, MCNIEL, TOLSTOY, WEINBERGER
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: BLAKESLEY