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HomeMy WebLinkAbout97-06 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 97-06 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING VARIANCE NO. 96-09, A REQUEST TO REDUCE THE PARKING SETBACK FROM 15 FEET TO 5 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE FOR A PROPOSED KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES IN THE MEDIUM RESIDENTIAL ZONE (8-14 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE), TO BE LOCATED AT 8141 AND 8171 SAN BERNARDINO ROAD, AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF - APN: 207-123-02 AND 03. A. Recitals. 1. Mr. Ralph Olivas has filed an application for the issuance of Variance No. 96-09 as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Variance request is referred to as "the application." 2. On the 22nd day of January 1997, 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 public hearing on January 22, 1997, 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 8141 and 8171 San Bernardino Road with a San Bernardino Road street frontage of 225 feet and lot depth of 220 feet and is presently improved with a church facility and related parking areas on the eastern half of the site and is utilized as an unimproved storage area on the western half of the site; and b. The property to the north of the subject site is developed with residential and commercial buildings, the property to the south consists of vacant land, the property to the east is residential, and the property to the west is developed with a medical office complex; and c. The proposed application contemplates a reduction in the required 15-foot setback between an interior side property line and parking areas where planned residential development is adjacent to the church site, down to 5 feet; and d. An associated Conditional Use Permit is being processed that reflects the requested setback reduction and indicates a decorative block wall, dense landscaping, and low level parking lot lighting that projects only on the parking lot area and does not spill over to adjacent parcels; and PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 97-06 VAR 96-09 - OLIVAS January 22, 1997 Page 2 e. A 20-foot wide "flag pole" portion of a flag lot is immediately south of the church parcels that may serve as a future secondary access for the medical/office complex south and west of the church property and provide an additional buffer between the church and any future residential development to the south of the church site. 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 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 to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 22ND DAY OF JANUARY 1997. • PLA G C• MISSI;10F THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA ilk BY: _ 1DSS . •avid Bark- hairman ATTEST* Brad 5., ret ry 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 22nd day of January 1997, by the following vote-to-wit: PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 97-06 VAR 96-09 - OLIVAS January 22, 1997 Page 3 AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BARKER, BETHEL, MACIAS, TOLSTOY NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: MCNIEL