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HomeMy WebLinkAbout97-47 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 97-47 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING VARIANCE NO. 97-01 TO REDUCE REQUIRED SIDE YARD SETBACKS FOR A MIXED USE PUBLIC STORAGE FACILITY FROM 5 FEET TO 0 FEET, TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED BUILDING COVERAGE FROM 40 PERCENT TO 43.7 PERCENT, TO REDUCE REQUIRED LANDSCAPE COVERAGE FROM 15 PERCENT TO 10 PERCENT, AND TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED BUILDING HEIGHT WITHIN 100 FEET OF A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT FROM 25 FEET TO 29 FEET ON 3.8 ACRES OF LAND IN SUBAREA 1 (COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL) OF THE FOOTHILL BOULEVARD SPECIFIC PLAN, LOCATED AT 8363 FOOTHILL BOULEVARD AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF - APN: 207-571-76, 77, and 78 A. Recitals. 1. Chavin Development has filed an application for the issuance of Variance No. 97-01 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 25th day of June 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 June 25, 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 8363 Foothill Boulevard with a street frontage of 300 feet on Foothill Boulevard and 140 feet on San Bernardino Road and lot depth of 450 feet and is presently improved with a single family home and a commercial building; and b. The property to the north of the subject site is developed with the Sycamore Inn Restaurant, the properties to the south consists of abandoned rail road right-of-way and single family homes, the property to the east is developed with a night club, and the property to the west is developed with a vehicle storage lot and a carwash facility; and c. The property is an unusual triangular shape at the southerly end. Further, the property is deeper than its width; hence, has poor exposure for retailers to Foothill Boulevard which is uncommon to most properties within the Community Commercial District of the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan. PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 97-47 VARIANCE NO. 97-01 - CHAVIN DEVELOPMENT June 25, 1997 Page 2 d. The existing non-perpen dicular alignment of the San Bernardino Road and Foothill Boulevard intersection creates an exceptional circumstance that will necessitate realignment and dedications that present unique a site development constraint. e. The reduction in interior side and rear setbacks does not grant the applicant a special privilege since the proposed uses will be a low key activity. The project is designed to minimize any impacts associated with the requested Variance items relative to surrounding properties and public rights-of-way. The project has been designed with landscape buffers extending approximately 150 feet along the east and west property lines in the areas most visible from public rights-of-way and adjacent properties. f. The allowance of a 5-foot increase in building height within 100 feet of a residential district will not grant the applicant a special privilege since the property is uniquely separated from residences by an 80-foot wide rail road right-of-way. g. The increase in building coverage, and corresponding reduction in landscape coverage, will not grant the applicant a special privilege since the project will aesthetically upgrade the site, including landscaping and public improvements, from its current level of development which is substantially below the minimum development standards. 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 subject to each and every condition set forth below. 1) All conditions contained in Planning Commission Resolution No. 97-36, approving Conditional Use Permit 97-09, shall apply. 5. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 25TH DAY OF JUNE 1997. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 97-47 VARIANCE NO. 97-01 - CHAVIN DEVELOPMENT June 25, 1997 Page 3 BY: ��1i C3IA -k lir - T. Mc He!, Vice Chairman ATTEST: alt itarelier Brad 1-r'cretary W 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 25th day of June 1997, by the following vote-to-wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BETHEL, MACIAS, MCNIEL, TOLSTOY NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: BARKER