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PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
Regular Meeting
May 9, 2007
Vice Chairman Fletcher called the Regular Meeting of the City of Rancho Cucamonga Planning
Commission to order at 7:08 p.m. to run concurrently with the Historic Preservation Committee
meeting already in session. 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, Rich Macias, Lou Munoz
ABSENT: Pam Stewart
STAFF PRESENT: Candyce Burnett, Senior Planner; Rebecca Coleman, Office Specialist II;
Kevin Ennis, Assistant City Attorney; Larry Henderson, Principal Planner;
Dan James, Senior Civil Engineer; Lois Schrader, Planning Commission
Secretary;
ANNOUNCEMENTS
None.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion: Moved by Munoz, seconded by Fletcher, carried 3-0-1 (Stewart absent), to approve the
minutes of April 25, 2007.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. DRC2006-00444 - CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A request to amend the Victoria
Community Plan Land Use Map and applicable text sections from High Density Residential to
Mixed Use for consistency with the existing General Plan on 14.33 acres of land (commonly
known as the Joseph Filippi Winery), located at 12467 Base Line Road -APN: 0227-161-10,
0227-161-24 and 1089-581-04. Related files: Landmark Alteration DRC2007-00150 and
Development Agreement DRC2005-00361. Staff has prepared a Mitigated Negative
Declaration of environmental impacts for consideration. CONTINUED FROM APRIL 11,2007.
B. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND MASTER PLAN
DRC2005-00361 - PITASSI ARCHITECTS - A proposal to develop a master plan and
development agreement to guide the development of the 14.33 acres of land(commonly known
as the Joseph Filippi Winery) located at 12467 Base Line Road - APN: 0227-161-10, 0227-
161-24 and 1089-581-04. Related files:Victoria Community Plan Amendment DRC2006-00444
and Landmark Alteration DRC2007-00150. Staff has prepared a Mitigated Negative
Declaration of environmental impacts for consideration. CONTINUED FROM APRIL 11,2007.
Staff requested that Item A of the Historic Preservation Commission agenda be heard concurrently
with Items A and B of the Planning Commission agenda.
Vice Chairman Fletcher announced that a continuance was requested for these items and asked if
there was anyone in the audience that would be unable to attend a meeting at a later date that
wished to speak in regard to the items tonight. He opened the public hearing, and hearing and
seeing no comment, ended the public comment period for tonight, but left the hearing open to an
unspecified date.
Motion: Moved by Munoz, seconded by Macias, to continue HPC Item A/Landmark Alteration
DRC2007-00150 and PC Items A and B, Victoria Community Plan Amendment DRC2006-00444
and Development Agreement and Master Plan DRC2005-00361 to an unspecified date. The items
will be re-noticed and re-advertised prior to the future meeting. Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: FLETCHER, MACIAS, MUNOZ,
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: STEWART - carried
C. MODIFICATION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO.85-37 - DRC2007-00134— El POLLO
LOCO- A request to expand the floor area of the existing fast food restaurant by approximately
1,091 square feet; in the Deer Creek Shopping Center in the General Commercial (GC)District,
located at 7746 Haven Avenue; APN: 1077-401-31. The Planning Department staff has
determined that the project is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act(CEQA)and the City's CEQA Guidelines. The project qualifies as a
Class 1 exemption, under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301. (e).2, Existing Facilities.
REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE
Larry Henderson, Principal Planner noted that staff has requested a continuance of the item to allow
time for the project to be presented to the Design Review Committee.
Vice Chairman Fletcher opened the public hearing. Seeing and hearing no comment,he ended the
comment period, but left the hearing open to be continued to an unspecified date.
Motion: Moved by Munoz, seconded by Macias, to continue DRC2007-00134 to an unspecified
date. The item will be re-noticed and re-advertised prior to the future meeting. Motion carried by the
following vote:
AYES: FLETCHER, MACIAS, MUNOZ
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: STEWART - carried
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DIRECTOR'S REPORTS
D. 2008 GENERAL PLAN UPDATE
Candyce Burnett,,Senior Planner gave a PowerPoint presentation highlighting the scope of the
General Plan update.
Vice Chairman Fletcher asked what would happen if a city did not complete their update on time.
Larry Henderson, Principal Planner, reported that there can be state funding and/or revenue sources
that can be affected,and in regard to the housing element,a city could be open to litigation and also
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could affect the ability of that city to issue building permits. He added that it could mean that there
would not be a good source document for the Planning Commission and City Council to base their
decisions upon. He noted that the more up to date the General Plan and General Plan EIR is, the
more consistent and legally defensible their decisions become.
Kevin Ennis, Assistant City Attorney noted that certain decisions made by the Redevelopment
Agency also require this update to be done.
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
Terri Smith, 10343 Ridgeview Court, stated she represents the neighbors who had previously
expressed concerns regarding the Hillside Community Church development. She said they are
upset and disappointed because the Commission requested the church to set a meeting with them
and that two weeks has passed and they have not been contacted by the church. She reported that
it was her understanding that Rina Leung, Senior Planner, had been in contact with the church and
had given them direction as to how to set up the meeting. Ms. Smith requested an update be
agendized for the next meeting because nothing seems to be happening. She asked that if nothing
happens over the next two weeks, she would request that a review and revision of the chruch's
Conditional Use Permit be placed on the agenda.
Brenda Vejar, 6274 Briar Court, Riverside, asked what the problem is with the church.
Vice Chairman Fletcher gave a brief explanation of the residents concerns.
COMMISSION BUSINESS
None
ADJOURNMENT
Motion: Moved by Munoz, seconded by Macias, carried 3-0-1 (Stewart absent), to adjourn. The
Planning Commission adjourned at 7:30 p.m. concurrently with the adjournment of the Historic
Preservation Commission.
Respectfully submitted,
Ja s R. Troyer, AICP
Secretary
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Approved: June 13, 2007
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