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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-02-26 Agenda Packet - PC-HPC FEBRUARY 26, 2020 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 1 of 4 A. 7:00 P.M. – CALL TO ORDER Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call: Chairman Guglielmo _____ Vice Chairman Oaxaca _____ Commissioner Dopp _____ Commissioner Morales _____ Commissioner Williams _____ B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS This is the time and place for the general public to address the Historic Preservation Commission or Planning Commission on any item listed or not listed on the agenda. State law prohibits the Commission from addressing any issue not previously included on the Agenda. The Commission may receive testimony and set the matter for a subsequent meeting. Comments are to be limited to five minutes per individual or less, as deemed necessary by the Chair, depending upon the number of individual members of the audience. This is a professional business meeting and courtesy and decorum are expected. Please refrain from any debate between audience and speaker, making loud noises or engaging in any activity which might be disruptive to the decorum of the meeting. C. CONSENT CALENDAR/HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION The following Consent Calendar items are expected to be routine and non-controversial. They will be acted upon by the Commission at one time without discussion. Any item may be removed by Commissioners for discussion. C1. Consideration to adopt Regular Meeting Minutes of February 12, 2020. FEBRUARY 26, 2020 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 2 of 4 D. PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING COMMISSION The following items have been advertised and/or posted as public hearings as required by law. The Chairman will open the public hearing to receive testimony. All such opinions shall be limited to 5 minutes per individual or less as determined by the Chairman. Please sign in after speaking. D1. TIME EXTENSION DRC2019-00955– RICHLAND COMMUNITIES – A request for a one (1) year time extension for a previously approved Tentative Tract Map SUBTT14749—The subdivision of approximately 168.77 acres into 269 residential lots located in the Low (L) Residential District and Flood Control (FC) District within the Etiwanda North Specific Plan, and the northeast corner of Day Creek Boulevard and Etiwanda Avenue– APNs: 1087-081- 04, through -09, and 1087-081-14. D2. TIME EXTENSION DRC2019-00559 – SALLY CHENG – A request to allow for the first one (1) year time extension of a previously approved 6-lot Tentative Tract Map (SUBTT20026) on 1.67 acres of land within the Low (L) Residential District, located at 10235 19th Street; APN: 1076-121-03. 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 as a Class 32 (CEQA Guidelines Section 15332) exemption, which covers in-fill development on no more than 5 acres substantially surrounded by urban uses. E. COMMISSION BUSINESS/HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND PLANNING COMMISSION DIRECTOR’S COMMENTS: COMMISSION ANNOUNCEMENTS: F. ADJOURNMENT I, Elizabeth Thornhill, Executive Assistant of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, or my designee, hereby certify that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on Thursday, February 20, 2020, seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive. FEBRUARY 26, 2020 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 3 of 4 If you need special assistance or accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact the Planning Department at (909) 477-2750. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. Listening devices are available for the hearing impaired. INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE PLANNING COMMISSION The Planning Commission encourages free expression of all points of view. To allow all persons to speak, given the length of the agenda, please keep your remarks brief. If others have already expressed your position, you may simply indicate that you agree with a previous speaker. If appropriate, a spokesperson may present the views of your entire group. To encourage all views and promote courtesy to others, the audience should refrain from clapping, booing or shouts of approval or disagreement from the audience. The public may address the Planning Commission on any agenda item. To address the Planning Commission, please come forward to the podium located at the center of the staff table. State your name for the record and speak into the microphone. After speaking, please sign in on the clipboard located next to the speaker’s podium. It is important to list your name, address and the agenda item letter your comments refer to. Comments are generally limited to 5 minutes per individual. If you wish to speak concerning an item not on the agenda, you may do so under “Public Comments.” There is opportunity to speak under this section prior to the end of the agenda. Any handouts for the Planning Commission should be given to the Planning Commission Secretary for distribution to the Commissioners. A copy of any such materials should also be provided to the Secretary to be used for the official public record. All requests for items to be placed on a Planning Commission agenda must be in writing. Requests for scheduling agenda items will be at the discretion of the Commission and the Planning Director. AVAILABILITY OF STAFF REPORTS Copies of the staff reports or other documentation to each agenda item are on file in the offices of the Planning Department, City Hall, located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California 91730. These documents are available for public inspections during regular business hours, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except for legal City holidays. FEBRUARY 26, 2020 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 4 of 4 APPEALS Any interested party who disagrees with the City Planning Commission decision may appeal the Commission’s decision to the City Council within 10 calendar days. Any appeal filed must be directed to the City Clerk’s Office and must be accompanied by a fee of $3,114 for all decisions of the Commission. (Fees are established and governed by the City Council). Please turn off all cell phones while the meeting is in session. Copies of the Planning Commission agendas, staff reports and minutes can be found at www.CityofRC.us. Vicinity Map Historic Preservation and Planning Commission Meeting February 26, 2020 D1: TIME EXTENSION DRC2019-00955 D2: TIME EXTENSION DRC2019-00559 D2 D1 FEBRUARY 12, 2020 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MINUTES RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER NEW LOCATION: TRI-COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE ROOM 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 1 of 10 A. 7:00 P.M. – CALL TO ORDER 7:09 pm Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call: Chairman Guglielmo __x__ Vice Chairman Oaxaca __x__ Commissioner Dopp __x__ Commissioner Morales __x__ Commissioner Williams __A__ Additional Staff Present: Nick Ghirelli, Assistant City Attorney; Anne McIntosh, Planning Director; Mike Smith, Principal Planner; Elizabeth Thornhill, Executive Assistant; Sean McPherson, Sr. Planner; Brian Sandona, Senior Civil Engineer; David Eoff, Sr. Planner; Tabe van der Zwaag, Associate Planner. B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS This is the time and place for the general public to address the Historic Preservation Commission or Planning Commission on any item listed or not listed on the agenda. State law prohibits the Commission from addressing any issue not previously included on the Agenda. The Commission may receive testimony and set the matter for a subsequent meeting. Comments are to be limited to five minutes per individual or less, as deemed necessary by the Chair, depending upon the number of individual members of the audience. This is a professional business meeting and courtesy and decorum are expected. Please refrain from any debate between audience and speaker, making loud noises or engaging in any activity which might be disruptive to the decorum of the meeting. Chairman Guglielmo opened the public communications. Seeing none, closed. C. CONSENT CALENDAR/HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION FEBRUARY 12, 2020 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MINUTES RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER NEW LOCATION: TRI-COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE ROOM 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 2 of 10 The following Consent Calendar items are expected to be routine and non-controversial. They will be acted upon by the Commission at one time without discussion. Any item may be removed by Commissioners for discussion. C1. Consideration to adopt Regular Meeting Minutes of January 22, 2020. Moved by Commissioner Dopp, second by Commissioner Morales; carried 4-0-1 absent Commissioner Williams. D. PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING COMMISSION The following items have been advertised and/or posted as public hearings as required by law. The Chairman will open the public hearing to receive testimony. All such opinions shall be limited to 5 minutes per individual or less as determined by the Chairman. Please sign in after speaking. D1. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP SUBTPM20006 AND DESIGN REVIEW DRC2018-00529 – REDROCK DEVELOPMENT, INC. FOR SCHEU MANAGEMENT COMPANY - A request to subdivide 13.6 acres of land for four (4) separate parcels and develop the site with four (4) industrial/warehouse buildings totaling 240,710 square feet within the General Industrial (GI) District, located at the northeast corner of Archibald Avenue and 7th Street – APN: 0209-211-24. Related File: Design Review DRC2018- 00529 and Tentative Parcel Map SUBTPM20006. A Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts has been prepared for consideration. Mike Smith, Principal Planner, presented Commissioners with a Staff Report and PowerPoint presentation (copy on file). Michael Morris, Red Rock Development representing the applicant. Presented a check payable to Clerk of the Board of Supervisors for MND. Introduced his team and expressed their excitement and see it as a major milestone moving forward. No public comments. Commissioner Dopp, stated the project looks impressive. Mentioned there is a need for certain types of spaces for businesses that need to expand, especially a warehouse, it brings something extra to the community. FEBRUARY 12, 2020 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MINUTES RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER NEW LOCATION: TRI-COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE ROOM 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 3 of 10 Chairman Guglielmo mentioned it will be an added improvement to the neighborhood. A well-thought-out project. Moved by Commissioner Dopp, second by Vice Chair Oaxaca; carried 4-0-1 absent Commissioner Williams. D2. DESIGN REVIEW DRC2019-00590 – SHEAN KIM FOR XEBEC REALTY - A request for site plan and architectural review of a 103,945 square foot warehouse distribution building on 4.75 acres of land in the General Industrial (GI) District on the east side of Pecan Avenue south of Arrow Route; APN: 0229-171-02. This item is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City’s CEQA guidelines under CEQA Section 15332 – Infill Development Projects. Tabe van der Zwaag, Associate Planner, presented Commissioners with a Staff Report and PowerPoint presentation (copy on file). Paige Fennie, Lozeau Drury, expressed concerns on an environmental safety issue. Requesting City to conduct an EIR on this project. Commissioner Dopp requested for City Attorney Ghirelli to weigh in on the comment conflict with CEQA application. Attorney Ghirelli explained he reviewed the letter with Staff, and it does not claim the project qualifies for any of the elements of class 32 exemption. CEQA’s categorical exemptions are subject to exceptions. (There are 5 exceptions.) Two were raised in this case. Staff determined that because the project is an industrial project in an area zoned for industrial uses, and surrounded by other industrial uses, there was really nothing unusual about placing the warehouse of this size, and this type at this location. Without any unusual circumstance, Staff feels that the findings that were provided in support of the class 32 exemption are supported and the exemptions are implacable in this case. Commissioner Dopp commented on the recent trend of law firms representing environmental groups challenging the CEQA findings, then later settling with the applicants. As City Attorney said, it is zoned for industrial area. It appears to be the best fit for the land, the categorical exemption is appropriate. He expressed his approval for this project moving forward. Vice Chair Oaxaca stated he reviewed the documentation. He also supports the project. FEBRUARY 12, 2020 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MINUTES RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER NEW LOCATION: TRI-COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE ROOM 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 4 of 10 Commissioner Morales stated he believes all the concerns have been addressed. Project will complement the area. Chairman Guglielmo stated he agrees and added the current use there is impactful with trucking and will be an improvement to the neighborhood for building to be built there. Commissioner Dopp mentioned, before making the motion to approve he added, if it’s taking over a trucking company and we are building something else in that land, you could make a theatrical argument that could actually be a benefit to the area because based off the amount of truck traffic that potentially goes through there vs. a warehouse. Not saying it’s 100% true but you could make the argument. Moved by Commissioner Dopp, second by Vice Chair Oaxaca; carried 4-0-1 absent Commissioner Williams. D3. DESIGN REVIEW DRC2019-00381 AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT DRC2018-00936 – KEN KANG FOR 8166 FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, LLC - A request for site plan and architectural review for the reconstruction and expansion of a service station and convenience store located in the Mixed-Use (MU) District and Foothill Boulevard Overlay District Subarea 1 at the northeast corner of Foothill Boulevard and Red Hill Country Club Drive, at 8166 Foothill Boulevard; APN: 0207-112-20 and 23. This item is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City’s CEQA guidelines under CEQA Section 15303 – New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures. Tabe van der Zwaag, Associate Planner, presented Commissioners with a Staff Report and PowerPoint presentation (copy on file). Chairman Guglielmo asked a question for Engineering regarding the new realignment and how it will work, concerns channeling cars to create more traffic. Is that a valid point or will alignment improve. Brian Sandona answered, the alignment will improve the flow of traffic in the area. The existing Red Hill Country Club will be vacated, and that land will revert back to the original owners but after the new alignment is dedicated and constructed. No public comments. FEBRUARY 12, 2020 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MINUTES RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER NEW LOCATION: TRI-COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE ROOM 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 5 of 10 Commissioner Dopp stated he is satisfied with how staff and applicant addressed some of the issues. Vice Chair Oaxaca stated he agrees with Commissioner Dopp, expressed the project is very nicely designed and definitely designed for the future. Commissioner Morales stated with the reconstruction and updated architecture enhances the entry way into the City and agrees it will be a good project. Chairman Guglielmo agrees with his fellow Commissioners. It’s a good design and an improvement to that entry point. Moved by Vice Chair Oaxaca, second by Commissioner Morales; carried 4-0-1 absent Commissioner Williams. D4. TIME EXTENSION DRC2019-00939 – YOULITA AND KIRYAKOS, LLC - A request to allow for a one (1) year time extension of a previously approved Tentative Tract Map (SUBTT18823) along with related Variance DRC2012-00135 and Minor Exception DRC2012-00513 to subdivide 3 parcels of land totaling 12.93 acres into 19 lots for the future development of single-family residences in the Very Low (VL) Residential District of the Etiwanda North Specific Plan (.1 to 2 dwelling units per acre) located on the west side of Wardman Bullock Road, south and east of Blue Sky Court - APN: 0226-081-15, 16 and 17. Related files Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18823, Variance DRC2012-00135, and Minor Exception DRC2012-00513. On January 23, 2013, a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts was adopted by the Planning Commission for Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18823. The California Environmental Quality Act provides that no further environmental review or Negative Declaration is required for subsequent projects or minor revisions to the project within the scope of the previous Mitigated Negative Declaration. Tabe van der Zwaag, Associate Planner, presented Commissioners with a Staff Report and PowerPoint presentation (copy on file). Chairman Guglielmo asked what has caused the delay. Carlos Cueva, with Rancho Wardman is here tonight on behalf of the applicant. Explained the problems with break-ins of homes at the project site and working with the Police to resolve issue. Also, working on environmental issues to be resolved and how to submit the FEBRUARY 12, 2020 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MINUTES RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER NEW LOCATION: TRI-COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE ROOM 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 6 of 10 next set of plans to the Engineering department. Trying to move through that as quickly as possible. Commissioner Dopp asked the applicant about project timing going forward. Carlos Cueva answered that it must get done within this calendar year. They do not have extension period. Trying to get Engineering approved and Environmental addressed. No public comments. Moved by Commissioner Morales, second by Commissioner Dopp; carried 4-0-1 absent Commissioner Williams. D5. MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT DRC2020-00004 – CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA – A request to amend Title 17 (Development Code) of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code to modify the development standards applicable to single-family residential development within a specific area of the Red Hill community that is generally located north of Foothill Boulevard, south of Base Line Road, west of Vineyard Avenue, and east of Grove Avenue (the City’s west boundary). This item is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City’s CEQA guidelines under CEQA Section 15061(b)(3). This item will be forwarded to City Council for final action. Continued from January 22, 2020 HPC/PC Meeting. David Eoff, Senior Planner, presented Commissioners with a Staff Report and PowerPoint presentation (copy on file). Commissioner Morales asked, since time is of the essence for the proposed code amendments, how much time do we have until it has to be addressed. Anne McIntosh, Planning Director explained, that there are a number of vacant lots along south side of the street. Without design standards in place, applications could go forward as the previous applications have under the current standards. Moving this forward quickly would benefit both the projects and concerns of the neighbors. The neighbors are aware and still were more comfortable allowing that additional time. The City Manager’s Office agrees. Oscar Gonzalez, Camino Predero resident stated, when developing this code for his neighborhood street, to please consider what’s best for its general curb appeal. FEBRUARY 12, 2020 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MINUTES RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER NEW LOCATION: TRI-COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE ROOM 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 7 of 10 Jane Adams, Camino Predero resident, expressed her objection to the amendment of the code. Does not see the need for neighborhood meetings due to the hostility and pity of neighbors. Requests the decision makers (Planning) to please make a decision. Rob Patel, Camino Predero resident, stated he went to every single house in the community and got the curb heights. Realized some issues with the code that are being proposed by staff. Produced a drawing of property line and setbacks and submitted findings to Planning. Anne McIntosh, Planning Director, commented that Mr. Patel did an extensive analysis that goes beyond what he just presented. He spoke with her earlier today and she mentioned staff would be happy to accept his research analysis and incorporate that in the subsequent report and will be brought back to the Commission once submitted officially. Renee Massey, stated she will be providing a petition of signatures showing support of Staff’s recommendation for continuance. Shena Ice, Camino Predero lot owner and sister of Rob Patel (continued where Rob Patel left off), stating they went to all the community and lot owners to see what they thought. Hoping the City would review the information and move forward with the right proposal. Chuck Buquet, stated he was never approached by the Patel’s. Expressed he is open to talking but was never contacted. He suggests staff recommend the continuance, which will allow neighbors to come back and communicate. Christopher Nosrat, resident, expressed his feelings about the neighborhood. He does not understand why hostility. Expressed not everyone is going to be happy with the outcome but a decision needs to be made. Susan McNinch, resident, stated she disagrees with Rob Patel about going around talking to neighbors because no one came to her door and approached her. Expressed how residents need to look after each other and take care of each other or they will be back in two years with same situation. Commissioner Dopp, stated there are two different perspectives and at some point, the Commission is going to have to make a decision one way or the other. He asked Staff to provide a record of what is being said at community meetings. He is open to see more FEBRUARY 12, 2020 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MINUTES RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER NEW LOCATION: TRI-COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE ROOM 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 8 of 10 technical analysis of what Mr. Patel provided with roofing and setbacks. Asking staff to bring to the next public hearing a more visualization of what these setbacks look like at street level and at a slightly elevated view. He likes the idea about the trees that maybe could help alleviate some of the view issues. Vice Chair Oaxaca, mentioned we do have a current set of codes and those are in place for any individual who wishes to construct in the City based on the codes are allowed to do so. He is not supportive of the use of outside pressure to inhibit what is allowed legally under the existing codes. He was happy to hear there has been progress in the discussions. Commissioner Morales, stated that progress is being made. He hopes that additional time will be productive and resolve outstanding issues for everyone involved. He hopes the community will be able to move forward and live in a peaceful and beautiful neighborhood. Chairman Guglielmo, asked staff what is the plan going forward. Anne McIntosh, answered to make clear, the overlay that staff had proposed would be an option to property owners. It does not replace the underlying Hillside standards that are in place. Property owners can continue to come under the existing guidelines if they wanted to. After tonight, additional comments were submitted, and staff can arrange for another meeting. Chairman Guglielmo requested for staff to bring concrete results from neighborhood meetings to avoid mixed messaging. He recommends this item be continued and for the neighbors to work towards a compromise. Moved by Commissioner Dopp, second by Vice Chair Oaxaca; carried 4-0-1 absent Commissioner Williams, to continue Item D5 to date unspecified. E. COMMISSION BUSINESS/HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND PLANNING COMMISSION DIRECTOR’S COMMENTS: None COMMISSION ANNOUNCEMENTS: None FEBRUARY 12, 2020 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MINUTES RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER NEW LOCATION: TRI-COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE ROOM 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 9 of 10 If you need special assistance or accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact the Planning Department at (909) 477-2750. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. Listening devices are available for the hearing impaired. F. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Vice Chair Oaxaca, second by Commissioner Morales to adjourn the meeting; carried 4-0-1 absent Commissioner Williams. 8:50pm I, Elizabeth Thornhill, Executive Assistant of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, or my designee, hereby certify that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on Thursday, February 06, 2020, seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive. INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE PLANNING COMMISSION The Planning Commission encourages free expression of all points of view. To allow all persons to speak, given the length of the agenda, please keep your remarks brief. If others have already expressed your position, you may simply indicate that you agree with a previous speaker. If appropriate, a spokesperson may present the views of your entire group. To encourage all views and promote courtesy to others, the audience should refrain from clapping, booing or shouts of approval or disagreement from the audience. The public may address the Planning Commission on any agenda item. To address the Planning Commission, please come forward to the podium located at the center of the staff table. State your name for the record and speak into the microphone. After speaking, please sign in on the clipboard located next to the speaker’s podium. It is important to list your name, address and the agenda item letter your comments refer to. Comments are generally limited to 5 minutes per individual. If you wish to speak concerning an item not on the agenda, you may do so under “Public Comments.” There is opportunity to speak under this section prior to the end of the agenda. FEBRUARY 12, 2020 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MINUTES RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER NEW LOCATION: TRI-COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE ROOM 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 10 of 10 Any handouts for the Planning Commission should be given to the Planning Commission Secretary for distribution to the Commissioners. A copy of any such materials should also be provided to the Secretary to be used for the official public record. All requests for items to be placed on a Planning Commission agenda must be in writing. Requests for scheduling agenda items will be at the discretion of the Commission and the Planning Director. AVAILABILITY OF STAFF REPORTS Copies of the staff reports or other documentation to each agenda item are on file in the offices of the Planning Department, City Hall, located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California 91730. These documents are available for public inspections during regular business hours, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except for legal City holidays. APPEALS Any interested party who disagrees with the City Planning Commission decision may appeal the Commission’s decision to the City Council within 10 calendar days. Any appeal filed must be directed to the City Clerk’s Office and must be accompanied by a fee of $3,114 for all decisions of the Commission. (Fees are established and governed by the City Council). Please turn off all cell phones while the meeting is in session. Copies of the Planning Commission agendas, staff reports and minutes can be found at www.CityofRC.us. STAFF REPORT SUBJECT: TIME EXTENSION DRC2019-00955– RICHLAND COMMUNITIES – A request for a one (1) year time extension for a previously approved Tentative Tract Map SUBTT14749—The subdivision of approximately 168.77 acres into 269 residential lots located in the Low (L) Residential District and Flood Control (FC) District within the Etiwanda North Specific Plan, at the northeast corner of Day Creek Boulevard and Etiwanda Avenue– APNs: 1087-081-04 through -09, and 1087-081-14. Related files: Annexation DRC2003-01051, Specific Plan Amendment DRC2003-00409, General Plan Amendment DRC2003-00410 and Development Agreement DRC2003-00411. Staff finds the project to be within the scope of the project covered by a prior Environmental Impact Report certified by City Council on June 21, 2004 (State Clearinghouse #2003081085) by Resolution 04-240 and does not raise or create new environmental impacts not already considered in the Environmental Impact Report. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission take the following action: • Approve Time Extension DRC2019-00955 through the adoption of the attached Resolution of Approval. PROJECT AND SITE DESCRIPTION: The project site consists of approximately 168.77 acres of undeveloped land located at the northeast corner of Day Creek Boulevard and Etiwanda Avenue. The subject parcel has a linear dimension, from north to south, of approximately 1,800 feet and approximately 2,500 feet from east to west. The project is covered with ornamental grasses and gravel. The existing Land Use, General Plan and Zoning designations for this project site and surrounding properties are as follows: DATE: February 26, 2020 TO: Chairman and Members of the Planning Commission FROM: Anne McIntosh, AICP, Planning Director INITIATED BY: Mena Abdul-Ahad, Assistant Planner Land Use General Plan Zoning Site Vacant Low Residential (2.0-4.0 Dwelling Units Per Acre) Low (L) Residential District1, Equestrian Overlay District and Flood Control (FC) District1 North Vacant Flood Control/Utility Corridor Utility Corridor (UC) District1 011 011 PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT DRC2019-00955 – RICHLAND COMMUNITIES February 26, 2020 Page 2 The design of the proposed subdivision is consistent with the surrounding residential subdivisions within the area. The proposed 269 lots will be developed in accordance with the Low (L) Residential District, Etiwanda North Specific Plan standards. BACKGROUND: Tentative Tract Map 14749 (SUBTT14749) was approved by the planning Commission on June 9, 2004. This approval was appealed to the City Council on July 21, 2004. The appeal was denied, and the project was approved with the second reading of Ordinances No. 729 (Specific Plan Amendment) and Ordinance 730 (Development Agreement) on August 4, 2004. A lawsuit was subsequently filed on August 18, 2004, against the City over the approved project (Spirit of the Sage Council vs. City of Rancho Cucamonga, with the applicant, Traigh Pacific L.P., as the Real party of Interest). The case was settled on December 20, 2005, with the applicant agreeing to pay a settlement to the petitioner and the original City approval remaining intact. The settlement agreement became effective on February 10, 2006, with the lawsuit dismissed 7 days later on February 17, 2006. On June 12, 2007, the City Attorney informed staff that pursuant to California Code Section 66452.6(c), the subject tentative tract map was entitled to an automatic time extension for the period between the date the lawsuit was filed (August 18, 2004) and the date the lawsuit was settled (February 10, 2006), or 541 days. The duration of the approval period for tentative tract maps is 3 years. Thus, the start date of the approval period was the date of the second reading by the City Council for the Specific Plan Amendment and the Development Agreement (final approval of all aspects of the project) – August 4, 2004. With the time extension, and with the lawsuit taken into account, the official start date of the approval period for SUBTT14749 was January 27, 2006, with the expiration date occurring on January 27, 2009. At various points in time throughout the life of the project, the State Legislature approved legislation automatically extending the approval period of active Tentative Maps throughout the State. Specifically, Senate Bill 1185 was approved on July 15, 2008 providing a one (1) year extension; Assembly Bill 333 was approved on July 15, 2009, providing a two (2) year extension; Assembly Bill 208 was approved on July 13, 2011, providing another two (2) year time extension; and Assembly Bill 116 was approved on July 11, 2013 granting yet another two (2) year time extension. These extensions granted by the State Legislature extended the approval period of the subject tentative tract map by a total of 7 years. Additionally, the Planning Commission approved four separate one-year time extensions on the dates shown in the table below. With these extensions, Tentative Tract Map SUBTT14749 was extended to January 27, 2020. The applicant submitted the subject time extension request on December 2, 2019, and the earliest South Vacant Flood Control/Utility Corridor Utility Corridor (UC) District1 East Etiwanda Creek Conservation Flood Control (UC) District1 West Single-Family Residences Low Residential (2.0-4.0 Dwelling Units Per Acre) Low (L) Residential District and Equestrian Overlay District1 1. Etiwanda North Specific Plan (ENSP) 012 012 PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT DRC2019-00955 – RICHLAND COMMUNITIES February 26, 2020 Page 3 date that this item could be scheduled for public hearing is February 26, 2020. As there have been four-time extensions previously granted to this project by the Planning Commission, the subject time extension application, is the final time extension that can be granted for this project by the City pursuant to Development Code Section 16.16.170(C). A breakdown of the approval history of the subject tentative tract map is as follows: Tentative Tract Map 14749 Approving Authority Approval/Extension Type Approval Period Approval Date Expiration Date Planning Commission Initial Approval 3 Years June 9, 2004 June 9, 2007 Project Appealed Planning Commission Appeal June 12, 2004 City Council Appeal Denied (CC Reso No. 04-243) July 21, 2004 City Council Final Approval 3 Years August 4, 2004 Lawsuit Settled 541 days after approval 3 Years January 27, 2006 January 27, 2009 Senate Bill 1185 Automatic Extension 1 Year January 27, 2009 January 27, 2010 Assembly Bill 333 Automatic Extension 2 Years January 27, 2010 January 27, 2012 Planning Commission Time Extension (PC Reso 11-26) 1 Year June 8, 2011 January 27,2013 Assembly Bill 208 Automatic Extension 2 Years January 27, 2013 January 27, 2015 Assembly Bill 116 Automatic Extension 2 Years January 27, 2015 January 27, 2017 Planning Commission Time Extension (PC Reso 17-06) 1 Year January 25, 2017 January 27, 2018 Planning Commission Time Extension (PC Reso 18-02) 1 Year January 24, 2018 January 27, 2019 Planning Commission Time Extension (PC Reso 19-28) 1 Year April 10, 2019 January 27, 2019 Planning Commission Proposed Time Extension - FINAL (PC Reso 20-18) 1 Year February 26, 2020 February 26, 2021 (Proposed) ANALYSIS: A. Subdivision Map: Municipal Code Section 16.20.100 (Extensions) states that tentative tract maps may be extended for a time period not exceeding five years. The municipal code requires that a request for a time extension be submitted not less than 60 days prior to the 013 013 PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT DRC2019-00955 – RICHLAND COMMUNITIES February 26, 2020 Page 4 expiration date. The applicant submitted a letter (Exhibit B) on December 2, 2019, stating a one (1) year extension is necessary to allow time for the completion of environmental permits (SBKR critical habitat designation) and a resolution for the required equestrian center. The applicant is not requesting/proposing any changes to the approved map. Flexibility with the 60-day submittal period has been afforded to applicants in the past who were unaware of the submittal time limit. This application involves one (1) year time extension request, which would set the expiration date to February 26, 2021. If approved, this will be the final time extension for the Tentative Tract Map. B. Public Art: This subject Tentative Tract Map Time Extension is exempt from providing public art as outlined in Chapter 17.124 of the Development Code as the project is not associated with any applications to develop the site. However, public art will be required as a condition of approval for any future development applications. C. Environmental Assessment: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City’s local CEQA Guidelines, the City adopted an Environmental Impact Report on August 4, 2004 in connection with the City’s approval of SUBTT14749. 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 unless: (i) substantial changes are proposed to the project that indicate new or more severe impacts on the environment; (ii) substantial changes have occurred in the circumstances under which the project was previously reviewed that indicate new or more severe environmental impacts; or (iii) new important information shows the project will have new or more severe impacts than previously considered; or (iv) additional mitigation measures are now feasible to reduce impacts or different mitigation measures can be imposed to substantially reduce impacts. The applicant submitted a Biological Resource Memorandum (ESA Consulting; November 13, 2019) which reviewed whether changes have occurred on the project site that would necessitate new or different mitigation measures. The report concluded that no substantial changes have occurred on the project site that would necessitate new or modified mitigation measures. The report also concluded that the recommended mitigation measures that were detailed in the 2003 Tracy Development EIR, the 2011 PCR Biological Assessment, and the 2017 and 2018 ESA Biological Resource Memo are consistent with the site conditions that were observed later 2019. Staff has evaluated Time Extension DRC2019-00955 and concludes that substantial changes to the project or the circumstances surrounding the project have not occurred which would create new or more severe impacts than those evaluated in the previous Mitigated Negative Declaration. The application is for a one (1) year time extension of a previously approved Tentative Tract Map with no proposed changes to the scope of the original approval. Staff further finds that the project will not have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous Environmental Impact Report, nor have 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. The applicant has not proposed any changes to the originally approved entitlements. Therefore, pursuant to CEQA, staff recommends that the Planning Commission concur with 014 014 PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT DRC2019-00955 – RICHLAND COMMUNITIES February 26, 2020 Page 5 the staff determination that no additional environmental review is required in connection with the City’s consideration of Time Extension DRC2019-00955. FISCAL IMPACT: The project site currently is assessed an annual property tax. A percentage of this annual tax is shared with the City. The proposed development will increase the value of the project site and the City’s annual share of the property tax will increase accordingly. The project proponent will also be responsible for paying one-time impact fees. These fees are intended to address the increased demand for City services due to the proposed project. The following types of services that these impact fees would support include the following: library services, transportation infrastructure, drainage infrastructure, animal services, police, parks, and community and recreation services. COUNCIL GOAL(S) ADDRESSED: Although a specific current City Council goal does not apply to the application, the proposed map extension for 269 single-family detached homes will enhance the premier community status by adding additional housing which will increase the City’s housing supply. This project is also consistent with the goals and policies of the General Plan and the objectives of the Development Code as the General Plan land use and zoning designations of the project site are Low Residential and the subdivision is for residential purposes. CORRESPONDENCE: This item was advertised as a public hearing with a regular page legal advertisement in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin newspaper, the property was posted, and notices were mailed to all property owners within a 660-foot radius of the project site. To date, no comments have been received regarding the project notifications. EXHIBITS: Exhibit A - Aerial Photo Exhibit B - Time Extension Request Letter dated December 2, 2019 Exhibit C - Environmental Assessment Report Exhibit D - Planning Commission Staff Report dated April 10, 2019, related Conditions of Approval, and related Resolution of Approval. Draft Resolution 20-18 of Approval for Design Review DRC2019-00955 015 015 Exhibit A016016 Exhibit B017017 Exhibit C018018 019019 020020 021021 022022 023023 024024 025025 026026 027027 028028 029029 030030 031031 032032 033033 RESOLUTION NO. 20-18 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING TIME EXTENSION DRC2019-00955, A REQUEST TO ALLOW FOR A ONE (1) YEAR TIME EXTENSION OF A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED TENTATIVE TRACT MAP SUBTT14749, A SUBDIVISION OF APPROXIMATLEY 168.77 ACRES INTO 269 SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED LOTS WITHIN THE LOW (L) RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, FLOOD CONTROL (FC) DISTRICT, AND THE ETIWANDA NORTH SPECIFIC PLAN, LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF DAY CREEK BOULEVARD AND ETIWANDA AVENUE; AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF – APN: 1087-081-04, THROUGH -09, AND 1087-081-14. A. Recitals. 1. Richland Communities, Inc. filed an application a time extension to extend the approval period of Tentative Tract Map SUBTT14749, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Tentative Tract Map Time Extension request is referred to as "the application." 2. On February 26, 2020, this Commission adopted Resolution No. 20-18, thereby approving the application subject to specific conditions and time limits. 3. On February 26, 2020, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a noticed public hearing for the application and concluded said hearing on that date. 4. On February 26, 2020, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga approved a one (1) year time extension for Tentative Tract Map SUBTT14749, extending the approval period to February 26, 2021. 5. 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 substantial evidence presented to this Commission during the above- referenced public hearing on February 26, 2020, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: a. The application applies to a 168.77-acre parcel of land located on the northeast corner of Day Creek Boulevard and Etiwanda Avenue with a linear dimension, from north to south, of approximately 1800 feet and approximately 2500 feet from east to west and is presently undeveloped; and 034 034 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 20-18 TIME EXTENSION DRC2019-00955 – RICHLAND COMMUNITIES, INC. February 26, 2020 Page 2 b. The site is surrounded by vacant land from north to south, single-family residential to the west and the Etiwanda Creek to the east. The zoning of the subject property is located in the Low (L) Residential District, Etiwanda North Specific Plan, Equestrian Overlay District, and the Flood Control District. The zoning for the properties to the north and south are Utility Corridor, the zoning for the property on the east is Flood Control District, and the zoning for the properties on the wert are Low (L) Residential District, Etiwanda North Specific Plan, and the Equestrian Overlay District; and c. The subdivision of the project site conforms to all applicable development standards of the Development Code for the Low (L) Residential District, Etiwanda North Specific Plan, Equestrian Overlay District, and the Flood Control (FC) District; and d. This application is a request to extend the approval period of Tentative Tract Map SUBTT14749 for one (1) additional year. The time extension is necessary to allow time for the completion of environmental permits (SBKR critical habitat designation) and a resolution for the required equestrian center. This is the fifth and final time extension granted. 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. The previously approved Tentative Tract Map is consistent with the City's current General Plan, Municipal Code, ordinances, plans, codes, and policies. The proposed project is for the subdivision of 168.77 acres of land for 269 single-family detached lots development. The project site is within the Low (L) Residential District, Etiwanda North Specific Plan, Equestrian Overly District, and Flood Control (FC) District, which permits the development of single-family projects with a density of maximum 4 dwelling units per acre. The approved 269-unit single-family development on the project site has a density of approximately 1.6 dwelling units per acres; and b. The site is physically suitable for the type of development proposed. Currently the site is undeveloped. The project involves grading of the site to comply with City requirements and to be consistent with previously approved tract maps within the vicinity of the subject property; and c. The proposed subdivision, together with the conditions applicable thereto, will not be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare, or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity; and d. The proposed subdivision complies with each of the applicable provisions of the Development Code. The proposed subdivision complies with all development standards outlined in the Development Code for single-family projects within the Low (L) Residential District, Etiwanda North Specific Plan, Equestrian Overlay District, and Flood Control (FC) District, including density, setbacks and design; and e. The time extension is within the time limits established by State law and local ordinance. State law allows for one (1) year time extensions. 4. Based upon the facts and information contained in the application, together with all written and oral reports included for the environmental assessment for the application, the Planning Commission finds that no subsequent or supplemental environmental document is 035 035 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 20-18 TIME EXTENSION DRC2019-00955 – RICHLAND COMMUNITIES, INC. February 26, 2020 Page 3 required pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in connection with the review and approval of this application based upon the following findings and determinations: a. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) and the City’s local CEQA Guidelines, the City adopted An Environmental Impact Report on August 4, 2004, in connection with the City’s approval of Tentative Tract Map SUBTT14749. 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 unless: (i) substantial changes are proposed to the project that indicate new or more severe impacts on the environment; (ii) substantial changes have occurred in the circumstances under which the project was previously reviewed that indicate new or more severe environmental impacts; or (iii) new important information shows the project will have new or more severe impacts than previously considered; or (iv) additional mitigation measures are now feasible to reduce impacts or different mitigation measures can be imposed to substantially reduce impacts. b. The Planning Commission finds, in connection with Tentative Tract Map SUBTT14749, that substantial changes to the project or the circumstances surrounding the project have not occurred which would create new or more severe impacts than those evaluated in the previous Mitigated Negative Declaration. In November of 2019, a biological resource update report was submitted as part of the request for the one (1) year time extension request. The November 2019 report states that no substantial changes have occurred on the project site that would necessitate new or modified mitigation measures. The report also concluded that the recommended mitigation measures that were detailed in the 2003 Tracy Development EIR, the 2011 PCR Biological Assessment, and the 2017 and 2018 ESA Biological Resource Memo are consistent with the site conditions that were observed later 2019. Staff further finds that the project will not have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous Environmental Impact Report, nor have 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. c. Based on these findings and all evidence in the record, the Planning Commission concurs with the staff determination that no additional environmental review is required pursuant to CEQA in connection with the City’s consideration of Tentative Tract Map SUBTT14749. 5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 above, this Commission hereby grants a time extension. The new expiration date for Tentative Tract Map SUBTT14749 is February 26, 2021. 6. All applicable Conditions of Approval in Resolution No. 20-18 for SUBTT14749 shall apply to Time Extension DRC2019-00955. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 26TH DAY OF February 2020. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY: Tony Guglielmo, Chairman 036 036 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 20-18 TIME EXTENSION DRC2019-00955 – RICHLAND COMMUNITIES, INC. February 26, 2020 Page 4 ATTEST: Anne McIntosh, AICP, Secretary I, Anne McIntosh, AICP, Secretary of the Planning Commission of 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 26th day of February 2020, by the following vote-to-wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: 037 037 Exhibit D038038 039039 040040 041041 042042 043043 044044 045045 046046 047047 048048 049049 050050 051051 052052 053053 054054 055055 056056 057057 058058 059059 060060 061061 062062 063063 064064 065065 066066 067067 068068 069069 070070 071071 072072 073073 074074 075075 076076 077077 078078 079079 080080 081081 082082 083083 084084 085085 086086 087087 088088 089089 090090 091091 092092 093093 094094 095095 096096 097097 098098 099099 100100 101101 102102 103103 104104 105105 106106 107107 108108 109109 110110 111111 112112 113113 114114 115115 116116 117117 118118 119119 120120 121121 122122 123123 124124 125125 126126 127127 128128 129129 130130 131131 132132 133133 134134 135135 136136 137137 138138 139139 140140 141141 142142 143143 144144 145145 146146 147147 148148 149149 150150 151151 152152 153153 STAFF REPORT SUBJECT: TIME EXTENSION DRC2019-00559 – SALLY CHENG – A request to allow for the first one (1) year time extension of a previously approved 6-lot Tentative Tract Map (SUBTT20026) on 1.67 acres of land within the Low (L) Residential District, located at 10235 19th Street; APN: 1076-121-03. 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 as a Class 32 (CEQA Guidelines Section 15332) exemption, which covers in-fill development on no more than 5 acres substantially surrounded by urban uses. RECOMMENDATION: • Approve Time Extension DRC2019-00559 for Tentative Tract Map SUBTT20026 through the adoption of the attached Resolution of Approval. PROJECT AND SITE DESCRIPTION: The project site is a “double-frontage” parcel located between 19th Street on the north and Hamilton Street on the south. Hermosa Avenue and Haven Avenue are about 950 feet and 1,425 feet to the west and east of the site, respectively. There are currently several structures including a single-family residence on the property. The property is generally level with an elevation at the north and south sides of about 1,441 and 1,430 feet, respectively. The existing Land Use, General Plan and Zoning designations for the project site and adjacent properties are as follows: Land Use General Plan Zoning Site Single-Family Residence Low Residential Low (L) Residential District North Single-Family Residential Low Residential Low (L) Residential District South Deer Canyon Elementary School School Low (L) Residential District East Single-Family Residences Low Residential Low (L) Residential District West Single-Family Residences Low Residential Low (L) Residential District On October 26, 2016, the Planning Commission approved Tentative Tract Map SUBTT20026 to subdivide the subject property into 6 lots. Prior to that approval, the project was reviewed by the Technical Review Committee on October 4, 2016. The Committee recommended that the project DATE: February 26, 2020 TO: Chairman and Members of the Planning Commission FROM: Anne McIntosh, AICP, Planning Director INITIATED BY: Vincent Acuna, Associate Planner 154 154 PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT TIME EXTENSION DRC2019-00559 – SALLY CHENG February 26, 2020 Page 2 move forward to the Planning Commission for final review and approval. Since no house product was proposed, the project was not reviewed by the Design Review Committee. ANALYSIS: A. General: This time extension request is the first request to extend the approval period of Tentative Tract Map SUBTT20026 for one (1) year. The original approval of SUBTT20026 was on October 26, 2016, for a time period of 3 years. The applicant filed a time extension application on July 25, 2019, prior to the original approval’s October 26, 2019 expiration date. On January 6, 1999, the City Council amended the City’s Subdivision Ordinance to establish a 3-year initial approval period for tract and parcel maps (increased from 2 years previously). The amendment also allows the Planning Commission to grant time extensions in 12-month increments for up to an additional 5 years (a maximum of 8 years from the original time approval), which is the maximum allowed under the State Subdivision Map Act Section 66452.69 (e). This application involves a third 1-year time extension request, which would set the expiration date to October 26, 2020. The approvals for the subject tentative tract map including the proposed time extension are outlined in the table below: Tentative Tract Map 20026 Approval History Approving Authority Approval/Extension Type Approval Period Approval Date Expiration Date Planning Commission Original Approval 3 Years 10/26/16 10/26/19 Planning Commission Time Extension DRC2019- 00559 (proposed) 1 Year 02/12/20 10/26/20 At this time, no changes have occurred from what was previously approved, which involves the subdivision of 1 lot into 6 lots, with 3 lots fronting 19th Street and 3 lots fronting Hamilton Street. All lots continue to comply with the development standards applicable to the Low (L) Residential Zoning district, as described in the Development Code. B. Public Art: Tentative Maps are exempt from providing public art as outlined in Chapter 17.124 of the Development Code. The future development of the six (6) single-family residences on the subject tentative map will be required to fulfill the public art requirement. Based on the number of future residential units, the total art value required per Section 17.124.020.C. is $4,500 (6 lots X $750 per Unit). C. Environmental Assessment: The Planning Department staff previously 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 qualified under the Class 32 exemption under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 - In-Fill Development Projects, as the project includes in-fill development consistent with the applicable General Plan designation and regulations. In addition, there was no substantial evidence that the project may have a significant effect on the environment. The Planning Commission reviewed the project and the Planning Department's determination of exemption, and based on its own independent judgment, concurred in staff's determination of exemption on October 26, 155 155 PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT TIME EXTENSION DRC2019-00559 – SALLY CHENG February 26, 2020 Page 3 2016. There continues to be no substantial evidence that the project may have a significant effect on the environment. FISCAL IMPACT: The project proponent will be responsible for paying one-time impact fees. These fees are intended to address the increased demand for City services due to the proposed project. The following types of services that these impact fees would support include the following: library services, transportation, infrastructure, drainage infrastructure, animal services, police, parks, and community and recreation services. The proposed development will increase the value of the project site and the parcels will be assessed an annual property tax. A percentage of this annual tax is shared with the City. COUNCIL GOAL(S) ADDRESSED: Although a specific current City Council goal does not apply to this application, the proposed tentative map time extension will further the City Council’s 2019 goal of enhancing our premier community status by providing an opportunity for the future development of market rate for-sale residences on the 1.68-acre infill parcel. With this time extension, the site retains the approved entitlement to subdivide the project site into 6 single-family lots, consistent with the goals and policies of the General Plan and the objectives of the Development Code. CORRESPONDENCE: This item was advertised as a public hearing with a regular legal advertisement in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin newspaper, the property was posted, and notices were mailed to all property owners within a 660-foot radius of the project site. To date, no comments have been received regarding the project notifications. EXHIBITS: Exhibit A - Time Extension Request Letter Exhibit B - Planning Commission Staff Report for SUBTT20026 dated October 26, 2019 (with exhibits) Draft Resolution 20-19 of Approval for Time Extension DRC2019-00559 156 156 Exhibit A 157 157 Exhibit B 158 158 159 159 160 160 161 161 162 162 163 163 164 164 165 165 166 166 167 167 168 168 169 169 170 170 171 171 172 172 173 173 174 174 175 175 176 176 177 177 178 178 179 179 180 180 181 181 RESOLUTION NO. 20-19 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING TIME EXTENSION DRC2019-00559, A REQUEST TO ALLOW FOR THE FIRST ONE (1) YEAR TIME EXTENSION OF A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED 6-LOT TENTATIVE TRACT MAP (SUBTT20026) ON 1.67 ACRES OF LAND WITHIN THE LOW (L) RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, LOCATED AT 10235 19TH STREET; AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF - APN: 1076-121-03. A. Recitals. 1. Sally Cheng filed an application for the extension of the approval of Tentative Tract Map SUBTT20026, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Tentative Tract Map Time Extension request is referred to as "the application." 2. On October 26, 2019, the Commission adopted Resolution No. 16-52, thereby approving the application subject to specific conditions and time limits. 3. On February 26, 2020, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a noticed public hearing on the application and concluded said hearing on that date. 4. 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 substantial evidence presented to this Commission during the above- referenced public hearing on February 26, 2020, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: a. The application applies to a 1.67-acre parcel of land located at 10235 19th Street; and b. The subject property is within the Low (L) Residential District and is generally level with an elevation at the north and south sides of about 1,441 and 1,430 feet, respectively; and c. The subject property is surrounded by single-family residential development to the north, east, and west, within the Low (L) Residential District. The lot to the south across Hamilton Street, is developed with an elementary school within the Low (L) Residential District; and d. The subdivision of the project site conforms to all applicable development standards of the Low (L) Residential District; and 182 182 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 20-19 TIME EXTENSION DRC2019-00559 (TENTATIVE MAP SUBTT20026) SALLY CHENG February 26, 2020 Page 2 e. This application is a request to extend the approval period of Tentative Tract Map SUBTT20026 for one (1) additional year. The time extension is necessary to provide the applicant time to sell the project site. The expiration date with the approval of Time Extension DRC2019- 00559 will be October 26, 2020. 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. The previously approved subdivision is consistent with the City's current General Plan and Zoning Code. The approved project is for the subdivision of 1.67 acres of land for the future development of 6 single-family residences. The approved subdivision is consistent with each of the related City requirements for the project site; and b. The site is physically suitable for the type and density of the previously approved subdivision. The project site is well suited for the approved subdivision as there are similar residential developments to the north, east, and west of the site; and c. The previously approved subdivision, together with the conditions applicable thereto, will not be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare, or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity. The project qualifies under the Class 32 exemption under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 (In-Fill Development Project) because the project involves the construction of development within City limits on no more than 5 acres that is substantially surrounded by urban uses. Additionally, approval of the project would not result in any significant effect relating to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality; and d. The previously approved subdivision complies with each of the applicable provisions of the Development Code. The previously approved subdivision complies with all development standards outlined in the Development Code for the development of single-family lots within the Low (L) Residential District; and e. The time extension is within the time limits established by State law and local ordinance. State law allows for one (1) year time extensions of tentative maps. 4. The Planning Department staff previously 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 qualified under the Class 32 exemption under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 - In-Fill Development Projects, as the project includes in-fill development consistent with the applicable General Plan designation and regulations. In addition, there was no substantial evidence that the project may have a significant effect on the environment. The Planning Commission reviewed the project and the Planning Department's determination of exemption, and based on its own independent judgment, concurred in staff's determination of exemption on October 26, 2016. There continues to be no substantial evidence that the project may have a significant effect on the environment. 5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 above, this Commission hereby grants a one (1) year time extension. The new expiration date for Tentative Tract Map SUBTT20026 is October 26, 2020. 183 183 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 20-19 TIME EXTENSION DRC2019-00559 (TENTATIVE MAP SUBTT20026) SALLY CHENG February 26, 2020 Page 3 6. All applicable Conditions of Approval in Planning Commission Resolution No. 16-52 for SUBTT20026 shall apply to Time Extension DRC2019-00559. 7. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2020. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY: Tony Guglielmo, Chairman ATTEST: Anne McIntosh, AICP, Secretary I, Anne McIntosh, AICP, Secretary of the Planning Commission of 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 26th day of February 2020, by the following vote-to-wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: 184 184 FEBRUARY 26, 2020 PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP AGENDA RAINS ROOM RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 1 of 3 A. CALL TO ORDER Roll Call: Chairman Guglielmo _____ Vice Chairman Oaxaca _____ Commissioner Dopp _____ Commissioner Morales _____ Commissioner Williams _____ B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS This is the time and place for the general public to address the Planning Commission on any item listed or not listed on the agenda. State law prohibits the Commission from addressing any issue not previously included on the Agenda. The Commission may receive testimony and set the matter for a subsequent meeting. Comments are to be limited to five minutes per individual or less, as deemed necessary by the Chair, depending upon the number of individual members of the audience. This is a professional business meeting and courtesy and decorum are expected. Please refrain from any debate between audience and speaker, making loud noises or engaging in any activity which might be disruptive to the decorum of the meeting. C. DISCUSSION ITEMS PLANNING COMMISSION C1. PRE-APPLICATION REVIEW DRC2019-00961 – GH PALMER ASSOCIATES – A pre-application review of a proposed mixed use project on a vacant property with an area of 14.57 acres located on the east side of Haven Avenue between 4th Street and Trademark Parkway North in the Industrial Park (IP) District, Haven Avenue Overlay District; APN: 0210-081-41. 185 185 FEBRUARY 26, 2020 PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP AGENDA RAINS ROOM RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 2 of 3 D. ADJOURNMENT I, Elizabeth Thornhill, Executive Assistant of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, or my designee, hereby certify that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on Thursday, February 20, 2020 seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive. INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE PLANNING COMMISSION The Planning Commission encourages free expression of all points of view. To allow all persons to speak, given the length of the agenda, please keep your remarks brief. If others have already expressed your position, you may simply indicate that you agree with a previous speaker. If appropriate, a spokesperson may present the views of your entire group. To encourage all views and promote courtesy to others, the audience should refrain from clapping, booing or shouts of approval or disagreement from the audience. The public may address the Planning Commission on any agenda item. To address the Planning Commission, please come forward to the podium located at the center of the staff table. State your name for the record and speak into the microphone. After speaking, please sign in on the clipboard located next to the speaker’s podium. It is important to list your name, address and the agenda item letter your comments refer to. Comments are generally limited to 5 minutes per individual. If you wish to speak concerning an item not on the agenda, you may do so under “Public Comments.” There is opportunity to speak under this section prior to the end of the agenda. Any handouts for the Planning Commission should be given to the Planning Commission Secretary for distribution to the Commissioners. A copy of any such materials should also be provided to the Secretary to be used for the official public record. If you need special assistance or accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact the Planning Department at (909) 477-2750. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. Listening devices are available for the hearing impaired. 186 186 FEBRUARY 26, 2020 PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP AGENDA RAINS ROOM RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 3 of 3 All requests for items to be placed on a Planning Commission agenda must be in writing. Requests for scheduling agenda items will be at the discretion of the Commission and the Planning Director. AVAILABILITY OF STAFF REPORTS Copies of the staff reports or other documentation to each agenda item are on file in the offices of the Planning Department, City Hall, located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California 91730. These documents are available for public inspections during regular business hours, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except for legal City holidays. APPEALS Any interested party who disagrees with the City Planning Commission decision may appeal the Commission’s decision to the City Council within 10 calendar days. Any appeal filed must be directed to the City Clerk’s Office and must be accompanied by a fee of $2,793 for all decisions of the Commission. (Fees are established and governed by the City Council). Please turn off all cellular phones and pagers while the meeting is in session. Copies of the Planning Commission agendas, staff reports and minutes can be found at www.CityofRC.us. 187 187 188 188 Page 1 of 1 The Pre-Application Review process provides an opportunity for conceptual designs to be presented to the Planning Commission prior to a formal application submittal. The pre- application review workshop is intended to provide broad, general comments and direction to the applicant and staff. The focus of the workshop is a discussion by the Planning Commissioners on the concept, function, and vision of the project. The meeting is not a forum for debate and no formal decision or vote is made. Attached are the exhibits for a pre-application review of a proposed mixed-use development located at the northeast corner of Haven Avenue and 4th Street. The proposal includes roughly 600 apartment units within two structures, three commercial buildings, and additional commercial space along the ground floor of one of the apartment structures. Both structures will have a “podium” design in which parking is provided on the ground floor with three stories of apartments above it. An oral presentation of the project will be provided by staff that will highlight the general concept of the project and identify characteristics and features of the project for the Commission’s review and discussion. Staff will present the areas of concern that were shared with the applicant and topics for discussion at the meeting. Staff will also discuss the City’s overall vision and expectations for the project and the project site. This will be followed by a presentation by the applicant. Following the meeting, written comments summarizing the feedback from the Commission and staff will be provided to the applicant. The exhibits included for your review are conceptual but represent a potential development scenario for the project site. As the concepts and designs will be developed and refined further by the applicant, the project will be presented to the Planning Commission at a second follow up pre-application review workshop in the future. DATE: February 26, 2020 TO: Chairman and Members of the Planning Commission FROM: David F. Eoff IV, Senior Planner SUBJECT: PRE-APPLICATION REVIEW DRC2019-00961 – GH PALMER ASSOCIATES – A pre-application review of a proposed mixed use project on a vacant property with an area of 14.57 acres located on the east side of Haven Avenue between 4th Street and Trademark Parkway North in the Industrial Park (IP) District, Haven Avenue Overlay District; APN: 0210-081-41 MEMORANDUM Planning Department 189 189