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HomeMy WebLinkAbout98-03 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 98-03 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING USE DETERMINATION 97-02, DETERMINING THAT A YOUTH COUNSELING/EDUCATIONAL SERVICE IS SIMILAR TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AND IS A PERMITTED USE WITHIN THE FOOTHILL BOULEVARD SPECIFIC PLAN, AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF A. Recitals. 1. Options for Youth has filed an application for the approval of Use Determination 97-02, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Use Determination is referred to as "the application." 2. On the 14th day of January 1998, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a meeting on the application and concluded said meeting 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 meeting on January 14, 1998, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: a. The application contemplates classifying a youth counseling/educational service similar to an administrative office as a permitted use within the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan; and, b. The youth counseling/educational service operates in a manner similar to an administrative office because the use provides individual counseling, instruction, and administration of exams on an appointment basis during normal business hours between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. The use facilitates independent study by youth participants. The use does not include group instruction or classes such as found in a traditional school environment. c. The Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan permits administrative offices in the Specialty Commercial, Community Commercial, Regional Related Commercial, Office, Commercial Office, and Mixed Use Districts. 3. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Commission during the above- referenced meeting and upon the specific findings of facts set forth in paragraphs 1 and 2 above, this Commission hereby finds and concludes as follows: a. The use in question has similar operational characteristics and intensity to an administrative office which is a permitted use in the Specialty Commercial, Community Commercial, Regional Related Commercial, Office, Commercial Office, and Mixed Use Districts of the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan; and PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 98-03 UD 97-02 - OPTIONS FOR YOUTH January 14, 1998 Page 2 b. The use in question meets the purpose and intent of the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan. The Goals of the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan include "to create a dynamic concourse that is attractive and of high quality with a unifying community design image, reflective of community heritage and identity, providing an economically viable setting for a balanced mixture of commercial and residential uses with safe, efficient, circulation and access" (FBSP p. 11-4.1); and, "to develop a specific plan which is sensitive to community land use and fiscal needs" (FBSP p. 11-4.2). The use is adaptable to existing commercial and office developments in the corridor, without compromise of design image, and provides a necessary service to further the educational development of youth in the community. c. The use in question meets and conforms to the applicable goals and objectives of the General Plan. The use provides counseling and educational services to a segment of the community with special needs, specifically to youth who are at risk of not succeeding in the traditional educational system. The use furthers the General Plan land use objectives for schools, including "work toward cooperation with the school districts for a learning environment that is capable of meeting the educational and recreational needs of the City's school-aged population and that encourages a diversity of experiences" and "set aside sufficient natural and historic areas for purposes of teaching environmental and historic values, and provide equipment and facilities to support these programs." (FBSP p. 111-65). The Foothill Boulevard corridor contains such historic resources and may be a conducive leaming environment for youth counseling/educational services. 4. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 above, this Commission hereby determines that a youth counseling/educational service is similar to an administrative office and is a permitted use in the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan in those districts which so permit administrative offices. 5. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 14TH DAY OF JANUARY 1998. PLA ,ogi► \41M SION OF AR- ITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY: AIIag ddr _ David =r, Chairman ATTEST' %ri' Br- Secretary 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 14th day of January 1998, by the following vote-to-wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BARKER, MACIAS, MCNIEL, TOLSTOY NOES: COMMISSIONERS: BETHEL ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE