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HomeMy WebLinkAbout91-180 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 91-180 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT 91-04 AMENDING TITLE 17, SECTION 17.12.040.C.4 OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING BICYCLE STORAGE FACILITIES AND AMENDING SECTION 17.08.070 REGARDING TRAIL MAINTENANCE STANDARDS, AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF. A. Recitals. (i) The City of Rancho Cucamonga has initiated an application for Development Code Amendment No. 91-04 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 October 9 and continued to October 23, 1991, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted duly noticed public hearings 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 hearings on October 9 and October 23, 1991, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: (a) The application applies to various residential, commercial, and industrial properties located within the City; and (b) The proposed amendments will not have a significant impact on the environment as evidenced by the conclusions and findings of the Initial Study, Parts I and II; and 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) This amendment does not conflict with the Land Use Policies of the General Plan and will provide for development within the district in a manner consistent with the General Plan and with related development; and PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 91-180 DCA 91-04 - CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA October 23, 1991 Page 2 (b) The proposed amendment is consistent with the objectives of the Development Code; and (c) 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 (d) The proposed amendment will not be detrimental to the objectives of the General Plan or the Development Code. 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 as follows: (a) That the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga hereby recommends approval of Development Code Amendment 91-04 to modify the Municipal Code per the attached Ordinance. 6. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 23RD DAY OF OCTOBER 1991. PLANNING Cy ISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY:Aiilli t to1 ar. McNiel, Chairman ATTEST: - _____ «��� Br- erligretary 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 23rd day of October 1991, by the following vote-to-wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: CHITIEA, MCNIEL, MELCHER, VALLETTE NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: TOLSTOY ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT NO. 91-04, AMENDING TITLE 17, SECTION 17.12.040.C.4 OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE, REGARDING BICYCLE STORAGE FACILITIES AND AMENDING TITLE 17, SECTION 17.08.070 REGARDING TRAIL MAINTENANCE STANDARDS. The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, does hereby ordain as follows: SECTION 1: Section 17.12.040.C.4. is amended to read as follows: 4. Bicycle Storage: Bicycle storage spaces shall be provided in all commercial, office, and industrial districts in accordance with the following: (a) Minimum spaces equal to 5 percent of the required automobile parking spaces or 2 bicycle storage spaces, whichever is greater. After the first 50 bicycle storage spaces are provided, additional storage spaces required are 2.5 percent of the required automobile parking spaces. Warehouse distribution uses shall provide bicycle storage spaces at a rate of 2.5 percent of the required automobile parking spaces. In no case shall the total number of bicycle parking spaces required exceed 100. Where this results in a fraction of 0.5 or greater, the number shall be rounded off to the higher whole number. (b) The bicycle storage spaces shall be located no further than two times the distance between main building entrances and the nearest parking spaces to those entrances. (c) The bicycle storages spaces shall be a minimum length of six feet, a minimum width of two feet, and have a minimum overhead clearance of six feet. (d) An aisle or other space shall be provided for bicycles to enter and leave the storage spaces. This aisle shall CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. DCA 91-04 - CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA Page 2 have a width of at least five feet to the front or the rear of a standard six- foot bicycle parking in this space. (e) Security racks shall be provided for each storage space, and should be located in a highly visible area to minimize theft and vandalism. (f) Office or industrial projects with over 100 automobile spaces shall provide all- weather storage lockers for 50 percent of the required bicycle storage spaces. A "locker" is defined as a fully enclosed space accessible only to the owner or operator of the bicycle. This space may also serve other purposes. A locked room or locked enclosure accessible only to the owners or operators of bicycles parked within such room or enclosure may qualify. (g) The following uses shall be exempt: 1. Temporary uses per Section 17.04.070. 2. Motels. 3. Kiosks for key shops, film drops, etc. 4. Mini-storage facilities. 5. Recreational vehicle storage yards. 6. Vehicular storage yard and towing services. 7. Scrap yards. 8. Caretakers residences. 9. Other uses as determined by the City Planner. SECTION 2: Subsection E is added to Section 17.08.070 of Chapter 17.08 to read as follows: E. Local Feeder Trail Maintenance. All local feeder trails shall be maintained by the property owner in a safe and passable manner which does not detract from the use or appearance of the trail, and in a manner consistent with the following standards: 1. Scrap lumber, junk, trash, storage, or debris is prohibited. CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. DCA 91-04 - CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA Page 3 2. Abandoned, discarded, or unused objects or equipment, such as automobiles, automotive parts, furniture, stoves, refrigerators, cans, containers, or similar items, are prohibited. 3. Trail surface and proper grade shall be continuously maintained for safety and ridability, including removal of excessive size rocks, filling of pot holes, removal of weeds, and refilling of ruts caused by erosion or other disturbances. The trail surface shall be continuously maintained with surfacing material consistent with City Standards. 4. Construction of any structure within or across the trail easement, including walls and fences, gates, planters, sidewalks, drive approaches or similar structures, or installation of any vegetation or irrigation system or device or obstacles of any kind are prohibited. 5. Vegetation shall be kept cleared from encroaching into the trail to a height of 10 feet and to the full width of the trail. 6. Trail fences and gates shall be kept in good repair at all times, including replacing damaged members, and maintaining plumb. This shall not preclude the property owner from replacing the existing trail fence with another fence or wall material. 7. Drainage swales, curb and gutter, or similar drainage structures, shall be kept clean and free of debris, trash, soil, vegetation, or other material in a manner that permits proper drainage. SECTION 3: This Council finds that this amendment will not adversely affect the environment and hereby issues a Negative Declaration. CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. DCA 91-04 - CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA Page 4 The Mayor shall sign this Ordinance and the City Clerk 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.