HomeMy WebLinkAbout94-83 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 94-83
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING VARIANCE NO. 94-05, A REQUEST
TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED MINIMUM BUILDING SEPARATION FROM 15 FEET
TO 8 FEET AND TO INCREASE THE DISTANCE FOR THE CLOSEST VISITOR
PARKING SPACE FROM A DWELLING UNIT FROM A MAXIMUM OF 150 FEET
TO 240 FEET FOR A PROPOSED 153-UNIT DETACHED CONDOMINIUM
PROJECT ON 20.15 ACRES OF LAND IN THE MEDIUM AND MEDIUM HIGH
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS (8-14 AND 14-24 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE,
RESPECTIVELY) , LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF BASE LINE
ROAD AND MILLIKEN AVENUE, AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT
THEREOF - APN: 227-691-01.
A. Recitals.
1. Matreyek Homes has filed an application for the issuance of a Variance
No. 94-05 as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter, the subject
Variance request is referred to as "the application. "
2. On the 9th day of November 1994, 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.
3. 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 hearing on November 9, 1994, including written and oral staff
reports, together with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically
finds as follows:
a. The application applies to property located at the northeast corner
of Base Line Road and Milliken Avenue with a Base Line Road frontage of 902.59
feet and a Milliken Avenue frontage of 1249.21 feet and is presently improved
with curb and gutter along the street frontages; and
b. The property to the north of the subject site consists of railroad
right-of-way and single family homes, the property to the south is developed with
a commercial shopping center, the properties to the east are single family
subdivisions under construction, and the property to the west is vacant; and
c. The site is zoned for Medium and Medium High residential
development by the Victoria Community Plan. A density of 7.6 dwelling units per
acre, more typical of Low-Medium density residential development (detached
dwellings on smaller lots) is proposed; and
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d. The variance for the minimum building separation of 15 feet is
needed to allow side building separations to a minimum of 8 feet in 99 situations
throughout the project; and
e. The 15-foot minimum building separation requirement stems from the
multiple family development standards (Ordinance No. 465) and is intended
specifically for more massive multiple unit buildings where breaking up large
building masses is more critical; and
f. The 10-foot building separation is permitted in lower density
single family residential zones governed by the Development Code, typical of the
proposed density; and
g. In these situations where the units are separated by less then 10
feet, the units have been designed and plotted as to not create any privacy
concerns between units. This issue is not normally required to be addressed
where units are as close as 10 feet apart in single family residential detached
subdivision; and
h. The application contemplates an increase in the required distance
between visitor parking spaces from 150 to approximately 240 feet. The 150 foot
maximum distance between visitor parking and all dwelling units is required per
Development Code Section 17.08.050F; and
i. The proposal includes 81 visitor parking spaces, well in excess of
the 38 spaces required by the Development Code for this application; and
j . Driveways for two cars are available to 19 of the 25 units in
excess of 150 feet from the closest visitor parking space, thereby mitigating the
visitor parking availability concern for these units; and
k. Staff surveys have found that visitor parking provided at the
minimum ratio of one space per four units are often utilized by residents of the
development that are using their individual garages as storage space. With
visitor parking available well beyond the required ratio, visitors should be able
to find an open visitor parking space more readily and in many cases, closer than
would be normally open in projects where visitor parking is provided at the
minimum ratio.
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 of
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.
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c. That 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 of
special privilege inconsistent with the limitations on other properties
classified in the same district.
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.
5. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify the adoption of this
Resolution.
APPROVED AND • ••• ED THIS 9TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 1994
PLAN, `• •%' ISSION OF THE CIA OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
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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 9th day
of November 1994, by the following vote-to-wit:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BARKER, LUMPP, TOLSTOY
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: MELCHER
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: MCNIEL