HomeMy WebLinkAbout922 - Ordinances - AMENDING MUNICIPAL CODE MODIFYING PARKWAY LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS ORDINANCE NO. 922
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA,
AMENDING THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE
MODIFYING PARKWAY LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS,
ADOPTING THE STATE MODEL WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING
ORDINANCE, AND MODIFYING CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED
ZONES FOR INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT AND AMUSEMENT USES,
AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF
A. Recitals.
1. The City of Rancho Cucamonga has prepared Municipal Code Amendment DRC2017-
00726, as described in the title of this Ordinance. Hereinafter in this Ordinance, the subject
Municipal Code Amendment is referred to as "the application".
2. On September 27, 2017, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga
conducted a duly noticed public hearing with respect to the above referenced Municipal Code
Amendment and, following the conclusion thereof, adopted its Resolution No. 07-83,
recommending that the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga adopt said Ordinance.
3. On October 18, 2017, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a
duly noticed public hearing on the application.
4. All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred.
B. Ordinance.
The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: This City Council hereby specifically finds that all the facts set forth in the
Recitals, Part A, of this Ordinance are true and correct.
SECTION 2: Based upon substantial evidence presented to the City Council during the
above-referenced public hearing on October 18, 2017, including written and oral staff reports,
together with public testimony, the City Council hereby specifically finds as follows:
a. The City desires to adopt the following changes to Title 17 of the Municipal Code
in order to (i) clarify landscape standards in residential parkways; (ii) formally adopt by reference
the updated State Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO); and (iii) conditionally
permit indoor amusement and entertainment uses within IP and GI zoning districts; and
b. The changes proposed to Title 17 (Development Code) in the amendment are
consistent with the General Plan goals, policies and implementation programs. General Plan
Policy LU-10.3 promotes low water usage, and emphasizes fire-safe defensible space. By
allowing turf alternatives in residential parkways, the amount of water needed in residential
landscapes is reduced. General Plan Policy LU-10.1 promotes the implementation of the City's
Water Efficiency Ordinance and encourages regular review and update. Adopting the State
MWELO keeps the ordinance up to date with the latest in water use efficiency standards. General
Plan Policy LU-3.2 encourages a mix of retail, service, industrial and manufacturing, and
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professional uses that create diverse, well-paying employment opportunities. Adding indoor
entertainment and recreation uses to the IP and GI zones provides additional flexibility to allow
for new uses that are compatible with these zones; however, by allowing it only as a conditionally
permitted use, the City will review each one proposed for suitability to avoid conflict with
surrounding uses; and
C. Planning Department Staff has determined that the project is exempt from the
requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's CEQA
Guidelines. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), where it can be seen with
certainty that there is no possibility that the project, to amend the Municipal Code to (i) clarify
standards for the use of turf alternative landscape materials in residential parkways; (ii) formally
adopt the updated State Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO); and (iii)
conditionally permit indoor amusement and entertainment uses within IP and GI zones will have
a significant effect on the environment. The project will not result in a permanent alteration of
property nor the construction of any new or expanded structures. The proposed modifications to
landscape standards in residential parkways and the revised MWELO will implement policies and
procedures to ensure that water resources are conserved by reducing water consumption through
the planning, designing, installing, maintaining and managing of water-efficient landscapes. The
addition of indoor amusement and entertainment uses to the IP and GI zoning districts does not
propose any physical change to the environment itself. The amendment only revises the land use
regulation that applies to where indoor amusement and entertainment uses are allowed. It does
not permit nor allow the construction of any new locations. Applications for indoor amusement
and entertainment uses will be reviewed for CEQA compliance under a separate Conditional Use
Permit application. The applicant may be required to submit environmental studies that analyze
the impact(s) (if any) to, for example, air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, noise
levels, and transportation/traffic caused by the site-specific project. On a case-by-case review of
each project,the appropriate environmental document will be prepared to address project-specific
impacts. Therefore, this project will not have a significant effect on the environment.
SECTION 3: Table 17.30.030-1 of Section 17.30.030 (Allowed land uses and permit
requirements) of Chapter 17.30 (Allowed Land Use by Base Zoning District) of Title 17
(Development Code) is hereby amended as follows:
TABLE 17.30.030-1: ALLOWED LAND USES AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
BY BASE ZONING DISTRICT
Land Use/ VL L LM M IVIHJ H MU OP NC GC CC SC RRC CO IP GI MI/HI HI JOSHRI FC UC
Zoning District
Recreation, Resource Preservation, Open Space, Education, and Public Asse bly Uses
Indoor Amusement/
Entertainment N N N N N N C N C C P P P N C C N N N N N N
Facilit
SECTION 4: Section 17.32.020(C)(7) of Chapter 17.32 (Allowed Use Descriptions) of
Title 17 (Development Code), is hereby amended as follows:
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7. Indoor amusement/entertainment facility. An establishment providing amusement and
entertainment services in an indoor facility for a fee or admission charge, including but not limited
to, dance halls, ballrooms, bowling alleys, laser tag, inflatable playgrounds, trampoline parks,
escape room venues and electronic game arcades, as primary uses. Four or more electronic
games or coin-operated amusements in any establishment, or premises where 50 percent or
more of the floor area is occupied by amusement devices, are considered an amusement device
arcade as described above; three or less machines are not considered a land use separate from
the primary use of the site.
SECTION 5: Section 17.56.070(D) of Chapter 17.56 (Landscaping Standards) of Title
17 (Development Code), is hereby added as follows:
D. Parkway Landscaping. Permitted parkway groundcover landscaping materials and
methods for residential lots are listed below:
1. Low water use plants, excluding cactus, roses and all other plants that contain
sharp, pointed and thorn type plant structures. Plants shall not exceed a height of
18 inches at maturity.
2. Low water use turf alternatives (i.e. groundcovers and grasses).
3. Synthetic turf, provided it meets the requirements of 17.56.050.
4. Decomposed Granite, provided it is installed with a stabilizer in accordance with
City Standards.
5. Gravel may be used as ground cover only if it is 3/d' in size (i.e. crushed stone) and
is not smooth (i.e. pea gravel or river rock).
6. Mulch or bark may be used as a ground cover.
7. Mulch, bark or gravel must be installed just below the curb, to prevent migration of
material to the sidewalk or street.
8. The installation of turf alternatives shall not cause negative impact to existing trees
within the parkway. A tree root protection zone of five to six feet from the trunk
shall be maintained at all times.
9. All trees within the parkway shall be irrigated properly to ensure the life of the tree.
SECTION 6: Chapter 17.82 (Water Efficient Landscaping) of Title 17 (Development
Code) of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code is deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:
"CHAPTER 17.82 WATER EFFICIENT LANSCAPING
Section 17.82.010: Purpose.
Section 17.82.020: State Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance.
17.94.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to ensure the design, installation and maintenance of
landscapes in the City meet the requirements of the State of California's Model Water Efficient
Landscape Ordinance (MWELO).
17.94.020 State Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance
A. The City adopts the State of California's MWELO, which is found in Sections 490-
495 of Chapter 2.7, Division 2, Title 23 of the California Code of Regulations."
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SECTION 7. The City Council declares that,should any section,subsection,subdivision,
sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance for any reason is held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares
that it would have adopted this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence,
clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
SECTION 8. Neither the adoption of this Ordinance nor the repeal of any other
Ordinance of this City shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violations of ordinances,
which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as a waiver
of any penalty or the penal provisions applicable to any violation thereof.
SECTION 9. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause
it to be published in the manner required by law.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 1 sl day of November 2017.
ne B. Kennedy, Maor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
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61ice C. Reynolds, Ci Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) ss
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA )
I, JANICE C. REYNOLDS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a Regular Meeting of
the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 181h day of October 2017, and was
passed at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the
1" day of November 2017.
AYES: Alexander, Kennedy, Spagnolo, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: Michael
ABSTAINED: None
Executed this 2nd day of November 2017, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
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J ice C. Reynolds, City Clerk
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