HomeMy WebLinkAbout90-16 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 90-16
A RESOLUTION OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA PLANNING COMMISSION
APPROVING VARIANCE NO. 89-12, A REQUEST TO ALLOW REDUCED
FRONT YARD SETBACKS ON 8 LOTS, A REDUCED MINIMUM AVERAGE
FRONT YARD SETBACK FOR ALL LOTS , HEIGHT EXTENSIONS ABOVE
35 FEET ON 3 LOTS , AND A REDUCED ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
SETBACK ON LOT 2 , FOR A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED TRACT MAP
CONSISTING OF 38 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS ON 15.7 ACRES OF LAND
IN THE LOW RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (2-4 DWELLING UNITS PER
ACRE) , LOCATED SOUTH AND EAST OF RED HILL COUNTRY CLUB
DRIVE , SOUTH OF CALLE CORAZON, AND MAKING FINDINGS IN
SUPPORT THEREOF. APN: 207-631-01 through 23 and
207-641-01 through 15.
A. Recitals.
(i ) CALPROP CORPORATION has filed an application for the issuance
of the Variance No. 89-12 as described in the title of this Resolution.
Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Variance request is referred to as
"the application" .
( ii ) On January 24 , 1990, the Planning Commission of the City of
Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application
and concluded said hearing on that date.
( iii ) All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this
Resolution have occurred.
B. Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby found, determined and resolved by the
Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga as follows :
1 . This Commission hereby specifically finds that all of the facts
set forth in the Recitals, Part A, of this Resolution are true and correct.
2. Based upon substantial evidence presented to this Commission
during the above-referenced public hearing on January 24, 1990, including
written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this
Commission hereby specifically finds as follows:
(a) The application applies to property located south and east
of Red Hill Country Club Drive, south of Calle Corazon with a street frontage
of 1585.91 feet and lot depths ranging from 117.51 feet to 305.84 feet and is
presently improved with curb, gutter and sidewalk; and
(b) The property to the north of the subject site is single
family residential , the property to the south of that site consists of vacant
commercial land; the property to the east is a railroad and vacant; and the
property to the west is multi-family residential ; and
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January 24 , 1990
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(c) Reduced front yard setbacks would provide a more
aesthetically pleasing atmosphere than extended stem walls on the rear
elevation of houses, facing Foothill Boulevard; and
(d) Due to the excessive slope on the front portion of many
lots, driveway construction with a slope of more than twenty (20) percent for
extended distances would exist if the houses were constructed at or behind the
required front property lines; and
(e) The property has the following unusual topographic
characteristics:
(1) Eleven lots drop 12 feet or more within the first 25
feet (which is also the approximate front setback line) which represents a 50
percent slope gradient; and
(2) Thirteen lots have more than 70 percent of their
site area in slopes with a 20 percent or steeper gradient; and
(3) Five of the lots exhibit cross slope conditions
ranging from 9 percent to 25 percent.
3. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Commission
during the above-referenced public hearing and upon the specific findings of
facts set forth in paragraphs 1 and 2 above, this Commission hereby finds and
concludes as follows:
(a) That strict or literal interpretation and enforcement of
the specified regulations would result in practical difficulty or unnecessary
physical hardship inconsistent with the objectives of the Development Code.
(b) That there are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances
or conditions applicable to the property involved or to the intended use of
the property that do not apply generally to other properties in the same
district.
(c) That the strict or literal interpretation and enforcement
of the specified regulation would deprive the applicant of privileges enjoyed
by the owners of other properties in the same district.
(d) That the granting of the Variance will not constitute a
grant for special privilege inconsistent with the limitations on other
properties classified in the same zone.
(e) That the granting of the Variance will not be detrimental
to the public health, safety, or welfare, or materially injurious to
properties or improvements in the vicinity.
4. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs
1 , 2 , and 3 above, this Commission hereby approves the application.
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January 24 , 1990
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5. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption
of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 24TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1990.
PLANNING COMM SION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
BY: 4,12
Larry T. McNiel , Chairman
ATTEST: ;1f11■14i�/
Brad :ul egretary
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 24th day of January, 1990, by the following vote-to-wit:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BLAKESLEY, CHITIEA, MCNIEL, TOLSTOY, WEINBERGER
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE