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HomeMy WebLinkAbout16-43 - Resolutions - Recommending Approval Of Developent Code Amendment RESOLUTION NO.16-43 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT DRC2016-00563, A SUPPLEMENT TO DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE DRC2010-00571 AMENDING TITLE 17 (DEVELOPMENT CODE) OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE TO REVISE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE MIXED USE (MU) DISTRICT BY REMOVING MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR) REQUIREMENTS. A. Recitals. 1. The City of Rancho Cucamonga filed an application for Development Code Amendment DRC2016-00563, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Development Code Amendment is referred to as "the application." 2. On August 10, 2016, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a noticed public hearing on the application and concluded said hearing 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 the substantial evidence presented to the Planning Commission during the above-referenced public hearing on August 10, 2016, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: a. The application applies to property located within the City; and b. On October 21, 2015, the City Council adopted Development Code Amendment DRC2015-00421 to establish development standards for the Mixed Use (MU) District; and c. Based on feedback received since the effective date of the adoption of Development Code Amendment DRC2015-00421, the City prepared an amendment to delete Floor Area Ratio (FAR) requirements from the Mixed Use (MU) District, which is included as Attachment 1 to this Resolution and is hereby incorporated by this reference as if set forth in full; and d. Development Code Amendment DRC2016-00563 conforms to and does not conflict with the General Plan, including without limitation, the Land Use Element thereof, and will provide for development in a manner consistent with the General Plan; and e. The proposed amendment will not have a significant impact on the environment since this amendment does not propose development. New development is required to be PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO.16-43 DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT DRC2016-00563 - CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA August 10, 2016 Page 2 reviewed by the Planning Department on a case-by-case basis. This will include a review of any potential impacts each individual project may have on the environment. 3. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Commission during the above- referenced public hearing and upon the specific findings of facts set forth in paragraphs 1 and 2 above, this Commission hereby finds and concludes as follows: a. This amendment does not conflict with the Land Use Policies of the General Plan and will provide for development, within the district, in a manner consistent with the General Plan and with related development. This update complies with Policy LU-4.1 in the General Plan, in that the amendment promotes Mixed Use development; and b. This amendment does promote the goals and objectives of the Development Code. The proposed Mixed Use standards, including, but not limited to, setbacks, building height, parking, landscaping and open space, will provide further direction for the development of Mixed Use sites. The deletion of the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) requirement removes an undue restriction on the development of Mixed Use sites; and c. The proposed amendment will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity. This amendment does not propose development. New development is required to be reviewed by the Planning Department on a case-by-case basis and is required to not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity; and d. The proposed amendment is in conformance with the General Plan, which encourages Mixed Use development within the City's designated Mixed Use areas. The amendment involves the modification of Mixed Use development standards, which will facilitate in the development of properties in the Mixed Use (MU) Districts. 4. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the City's local CEQA Guidelines, the City adopted a Negative Declaration on October 21, 2015, in connection with the City's approval of Development Review DRC2015-00421. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162, no subsequent or supplemental EIR or Negative Declaration is required in connection with subsequent discretionary approvals of the same project. No substantial changes are proposed to the project that indicate new or more severe impacts on the environment; no substantial changes have occurred in the circumstances under which the project was previously reviewed that indicates new or more severe environmental impacts; no new important information shows the project will have new or more severe impacts than previously considered; and no additional mitigation measures are now feasible to reduce impacts or different mitigation measures can be imposed to substantially reduce impacts. On October 21, 2015, the City adopted a Negative Declaration regarding a Development Code update for development standards for Mixed Use Districts. The proposed Code amendment is limited to the adoption of a text amendment to the Development Code to eliminate the maximum Floor Area Ratio requirement for Mixed Use Districts and does not involve a site-specific project, and the adoption of the amendment does not preclude the review by the City of any project that results from this amendment. Accordingly, there have been no substantial changes to the project or the circumstances surrounding the project which would create new or more severe impacts than those evaluated in the previous Negative Declaration. Staff further finds that the project will not have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous Negative Declaration, not have PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO.16-43 DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT DRC2016-00563 - CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA August 10, 2016 Page 3 more severe effects than previously analyzed, and that additional or different mitigation measures are not required to reduce the impacts of the project to a level of less-than-significant. Additionally, when an application for a site-specific project is submitted for review by the City, the City will conduct a project-and site-specific environmental assessment. At that time, based upon the specific calculated Floor Area Ratio of the project and any associated potential impacts, the applicant will be required to submit environmental studies that analyzes 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. 5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 above, this Commission hereby recommends that the City Council approve Development Code Amendment DRC2016-00563 as indicated in Attachment 1. 6. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 10TH DAY OF AUGUST 2016. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY: Francisco Oaxaca, Chairman ATTEST: ��C Candyce urnett, Secretary I, Candyce Burnett, Secretary of the Planning Commission for 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 10th day of August 2016, by the following vote-to-wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: FLETCHER, MACIAS, MUNOZ, OAXACA, WIMBERLY NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: NONE Attachment 1 Text Amendments to the Development Code Article III —Zoning Districts, Allowed Uses, and Development Standards Table 17.36.020-2 of the Development Code is hereby revised to read as follows: TABLE 17.36.020-2 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR MIXED USE ZONING DISTRICTS Development Standard MU Site/Lot Area (minimum) (1) n/a Lot Width/Depth (minimum) n/a Allowed Density(dwelling units per acre) Minimum Density n/a Maximum Density 50 units/acre Project shall incorporate a minimum of two of the following types of Land Use Mix(2) land uses: Commercial, Office, Institutional, Residential, Live/Work Setbacks(3)(4) Street Yard (Major/Special 50% -75% reduction of streetscape requirements(7) Boulevard) Street Yard (Secondary/Collector) 50% - 75% reduction of streetscape requirements(7) Street Yard (Local Streets) 75% - 100% reduction of streetscape requirements(7) Rear Yard (adjacent to residential) Match rear yard setback requirements of adjacent base district Rear Yard (adjacent to commercial 0 feet(5) or industrial) Interior Side(adjacent to Match side yard setback requirements of adjacent base district residential) Interior Side (adjacent to 5 feet commercial or industrial) Distance Between Buildings Primary Buildings Minimum per Building Code requirements Accessory Buildings Building Height(maximum in feet)(6) Primary Buildings 75 feet maximum Accessory Buildings Not to exceed primary building height Floor Area Ratio 1.0 max Open Space Requirement(minimum percentage of open space per parcel or project) Landscape Area (overall net area) 10% minimum Open Space Requirements Minimum of 150 square feet/unit See Section 17.36.020 (D)for additional requirements Recreation Area/Facility Required per Section 17.36.010 (E) Parking Requirement See Table 17.64.050-1 Parking Spaces NOTE:A parking study is required for all Mixed Use projects per Section 17.64.060(D) Table Notes: C12 On existing lots of record,parcels less than three(3)acres or less than the required minimum frontage may only be developed ATTACHMENT.. at the lowest end of the permitted density range. 0 Lot sizes less than one-half(%)acre are not subject to land use mix requirement. f31 Setbacks are measured between the structure and curb face in front yards and corner side yards. Setbacks are measured between the structure and property line in rear yards and interior side yards. f� Shall apply to buildings,parking and landscaping. 0 Must meet minimum Building Codes. f§1 All buildings within one-hundred(100)feet of LM,L,or VL Districts shall not exceed twenty five feet(25);however,there may be areas where the maximum building height may be required to be less than the cited maximum,and shall be determined on a case by case basis. 0 For mixed use development of any type see the streetscape setbacks in Table 17.36.010-3 that apply to Attached Single- Family Residential and Multi-Family Residential.