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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012/01/25 - Minutes - PC-HPC CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Regular Meeting January 25, 2012 Chairman Munoz called the Regular Meeting of the City of Rancho Cucamonga Planning Commission to order at 7:47 p.m. The meeting was held in the Council Chambers at Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center, 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California. ROLL CALL COMMISSIONERS: PRESENT: Richard Fletcher, Frances Howdyshell, Lou Munoz, Francisco Oaxaca, Ray Wimberly ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: Candyce Burnett, Senior Planner; Mayuko Nakajima, Assistant Planner; Steven Flower, Assistant City Attorney; Joe Stofa, Associate Engineer; Lois Schrader, Planning Commission Secretary; Mike Smith, Associate Planner; James Troyer, Planning Director ANNOUNCEMENTS None APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion: Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Wimberly, carried 5-0, to approve the minutes of January 11, 2012. PUBLIC HEARINGS • A. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT DRCDA 01-01 -BCA DEVELOPMENT INC.-A proposed amendment to Development Agreement DA01-01 to amend Section 1. B. Term, to extend the Development Agreement term an additional 5 years(May 16,2017)for an approved project of 632 single-family units on approximately 248 acres of land generally located north of Wilson Avenue, east of Day Creek Boulevard and west of Etiwanda Avenue within the Etiwanda North Specific Plan area. Related Files: Tentative Parcel Map SUBTPM15699 and Tentative Tract Map SUBTT16226 and SUBTT16227. Staff has found the project to be within the scope of the project covered by a prior Environmental Impact Report certified by the County of San Bernardino Board of Supervisors in 1991 and Supplemental Environmental Impact Report certified by the City of Rancho Cucamonga in July 2001, and does not raise or create new environmental impacts not already considered in that Environmental Impact Report and Supplemental Environmental Impact Report. This action requires final action by the City Council and will be separately noticed. • May Nakajima, presented the staff report. She said there is a correction to the resolution whereby the paragraph which states the recommendation of the Commission has been added. Commissioner Fletcher asked if there are any legal limitations on extensions. Steven Flower,Assistant City Attorney said he is not aware of any but 5 years is certainly within the City's discretion. Ben Anderson of BCA Development said Rancho Etiwanda Estates is what we envisioned 10 years ago. He said the project has quality product and they still have over 200 homes to be built. He said there currently are 3 homebuilders,they have a nice product,they are conceptually masterplanned they have an HOA, and there is aggressive pricing. He said they have completed about 100 homes per year. Vice Chairman Howdyshell said the development is coming together nicely with incredible views. Chairman Munoz opened the public hearing and seeing and hearing no comment, Chairman Munoz closed the public hearing. Vice Chairman Howdyshell said it is a straightforward request and economically makes sense. Commissioner Oaxaca agreed and said the request is reasonable. Commissioner Wimberly concurred and said they have been active in the process and the development looks good; it is a straightforward time extension. Commissioner Fletcher said there are no major significant changes and he is encouraged that BCA anticipates being done in 5 years. Chairman Munoz echoed all the comments. He said he appreciates the work and quality of the homes. He said he hopes all of it is done in a few years. Motion: Moved by Howdyshell, seconded by Oaxaca, to adopt the Resolution recommending approval of Development Agreement Amendment DRCDA 01-01 as corrected to be forwarded to the City Council for final action. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: FLETCHER, HOWDYSHELL, MUNOZ, OAXACA, WIMBERLY NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE - carried B. TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP SUBTPM19355 - NL ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING, INC. FOR DAY CREEK VILLAGE, LLC -A request to subdivide a parcel of about 158,000 square feet (3.53 acres) that is currently developed with two (2) commercial buildings and is part of a shopping center with an overall area of about 442,000 square feet (9.8 acres), into two (2) parcels of 2 acres and 1.53 acre(Parcels 1 and 2, respectively)in the Village Commercial(VC) District within the Victoria Planned Community, located at 12223 Highland Avenue - APN: 1089-121-10. Related files: Conditional Use Permit DRC2001-00638 and Tentative Parcel Map SUBPMT15781. This action is categorically exempt per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15315, minor land divisions. Mike Smith,Associate Planner, presented the staff report. He said Staff received one comment with a request for clarification of the project and no other comments were received. He noted that the Planning Commission Minutes -2- January 25, 2012 resolution was missing Section 5 which he read into the record. He noted the paragraph has been added to correct the resolution. Steven Flower,Assistant City attorney also noted that the new Section 5 should appear immediately following Section 4 before the conditions of approval on the second page of the resolution. Chairman Munoz opened the public hearing. Commissioner Fletcher asked if there is a maintenance agreement since there is the potential for multiple owners. Mr. Smith stated that there is a condition of approval requiring that there be such an agreement. Mr. Flower said that before the final map can be approved, they must submit those agreements to the City of Rancho Cucamonga. Chairman Munoz asked why they are splitting up the property. Mr. Lau of NL Engineering said there is a potential to sell each property separately. He said they have no objections to the conditions of approval. He said other than splitting the lots, there will be no physical changes Chairman Munoz closed the public hearing. Commissioner Fletcher said it is a simple, straightforward request and he moved approval. Commissioner Wimberly agreed. Vice Chairman Howdyshell agreed. Motion: Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Wimberly, to adopt the Resolution of Approval as corrected for Tentative Parcel Map SUBTPM19355. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: FLETCHER, HOWDYSHELL, MUNOZ, OAXACA, WIMBERLY NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE - carried PUBLIC COMMENTS None 1 f R R COMMISSION BUSINESS AND COMMENTS None • Planning Commission Minutes -3- January 25, 2012 ADJOURNMENT Motion: Moved by Wimberly seconded by Oaxaca, carried 5-0, to adjourn. The Planning Commission adjourned at 8:07p.m. Respectfully submitted, K. F James R. Troyer, AICP Secretary Approved: February 8, 2012 Planning Commission Minutes -4- January 25, 2012