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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
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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.
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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
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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
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COMMISSION BUSINESS AND COMMENTS
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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
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