HomeMy WebLinkAbout985- Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 985
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING PLANNED
COMMUNITY AMENDMENT DRC2021-00285 TO AMEND THE
VICTORIA PLANNED COMMUNITY TO REZONE SIX PARCELS
WITHIN THE SPECIFIC PLAN TO THE NEW URBAN CENTER
ZONING DISTRICT, ADOPTING AN ADDENDUM TO THE
GENERAL PLAN PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT,AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF
A. Recitals.
1. The City of Rancho Cucamonga is required by law to update the Housing Element of
its General Plan for the planning period of October 2021 through October 2029. In connection with
that requirement, the City is currently in the process of updating its Housing Element as part of the
PlanRC General Plan process. The City is on track to adopt the new General Plan, including the
Housing Element, in accordance with the deadlines set forth in State law.
2. Current housing law states that if a city cannot show that it has the capacity to
accommodate the Regional Housing Needs Assessment(RHNA)based on its existing planning and
zoning framework as of October 15,2021,the city is considered to have a"shortfall"in capacity. If
a city has a shortfall,the city then must include a program in its housing element to rezone specific
sites to show capacity to meet the shortfall based on new zoning standards for specific sites. The
rezoning program for sites used to demonstrate capacity for the very low and low income RHNA
allocations must rezone those sites to create a"by-right"process for developments that include 20
percent of the units for lower income households.
3. The City is proposing to amend its current General Plan, Development Code,Zoning
Map and related special planning documents for selected parcels to ensure that enough sites are
zoned to meet the RHNA requirements by October 15,2021 and to avoid the shortfall.The City has
prepared a set of amendments for this purpose, including Specific Plan Amendment DRC2021-
00285 as described in the title of this Ordinance (the "Amendment").
4. The Amendment proposes to amend the Victoria Planned Community to rezone six
parcels within the Specific Plan to the new Urban Center Zoning district and to establish
development standards and permitted uses for the Urban Center Zoning District. Specifically,the
proposed Amendment would amend the Victoria Planned Community to rezone Assessor's Parcel
Numbers(APN)22902168,22902169,22902170,22902171,229021172,and 229021173 to Mixed
Use - Urban Center(MU-UCT).
5. Concurrent with this Amendment,the City has prepared General Plan Amendment
DRC 2021-00281, Municipal Code Amendment DRC2021-0028, Zoning Map Amendment
DRC2021-00283, Planned Community Amendment DRC2021-00284,and Master Plan Amendment
DRC2021-00286. The collective purpose of these amendments is to ensure that enough sites
within the City are zoned to.meet the RHNA requirements by October 15, 2021, and to avoid any
shortfall.
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6. On August 11, 2021, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga
conducted a noticed public hearing on the Amendment and concluded said hearing on that date.
7. On September 1,2021,the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing on
the Amendment, and all interested persons were given an opportunity to present oral and written
evidence regarding the Amendment and the addendum to the General Plan Program Environmental
Impact Report(SCH #2000061027)and concluded said hearing on that date.
8. All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred.
B. Ordinance.
NOW,THEREFORE, it is hereby found,determined,and ordained by the City Council of the
City of Rancho Cucamonga as follows:
1. Recitals. The City Council hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set forth in the
Recitals, Part A, of this Ordinance are true and correct.
2. Findings. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to the City Council during
the above-referenced public hearing on September 1,2021, including written and oral staff reports,
together with public testimony, the City Council hereby specifically finds as follows:
a. The Victoria Planned Community amendment identified herein has been
processed including, but not limited to, public notice, in the time and manner prescribed by State
and local I w, including the California Environmental Quality Act("CEQA").
b. Pursuant to the CEQA and the City's local CEQA Guidelines, an addendum
to the General Plan Program Environmental Impact Report (SCH #2000061027) has been
prepared. The addendum concludes that the proposed Amendment and other amendments
intended to create sufficient housing capacity do not result in any new significant environmental
effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects beyond
what was analyzed in the certified EIR. No new information has become available and no
substantial changes to the circumstances under which implementation of the General Plan was
being undertaken since the certification of the EIR have occurred.The proposed Amendment would
not substantially increase the severity of effects relative to the environmental topics analyzed in the
Certified EIR, nor would the project require new mitigation measures or alternatives. As a
consequence, a. Based on this evidence and all the evidence in the record, the City Council
concurs with the Planning Commission and Planning Department staffs determination that the
Amendment will not have a significant effect on the environment and an addendum is the
appropriate level of environmental review under CEQA. The City Council has considered the
proposed addendum attached to the staff report accompanying the Amendment, along with the
General Plan Program Final EIR, and hereby adopts the addendum.
C. The Amendment is consistent with the direction, goals, policies, and
implementation programs of the adopted General Plan, including without limitation, the Land Use
Element thereof(as amended), and will provide for development in a manner consistent with the
General Plan.
d. The land use and development regulations within the Amendment are
comparable in breadth and depth to similar zoning regulations contained in the Development Code.
The proposed Amendment will ensure that higher density, mixed use development is concentrated
along major corridors within the City, similar to other zoning adopted by the City Council.
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e. The administration and permit processes within the Amendment are
consistent with the administration and permit processes of the Development Code.
f. The City Council finds that the Amendment serves the important purpose of
providing sufficient opportunities for housing development within the City to meet demand at all
income levels in accordance with its assigned RHNA. The City Council further finds that
maintaining some local control over the planning and development process for new residential
projects is important for purposes of protecting the public health, safety, and welfare. Therefore,
this Amendment is needed to ensure that the City does not have a housing shortfall as of October
15, 2021.
g. The findings set forth in this Resolution reflect the independent judgment of
the City Council.
3. Determination. Based on the findings set forth in this Ordinance and the totality of
the administrative record before it, the City Council hereby approves Planned Community
Amendment DRC2021-00285. Assessor's Parcel Numbers (APN) 22902168, 22902169,
22902170, 22902171, 229021172, and 229021173 are hereby rezoned to Mixed Use - Urban
Center (MU-UCT) and exempt from all inconsistent requirements of the Victoria Planned
Community. The development standards applicable to these parcels shall be the development
standards set forth in Section 17.36.020 of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code,which reads as
follows:
17.36.020 Development standards for mixed use urban center zoning districts.
A. Purpose and applicability. The purpose of this section is to establish minimum
development standards that are unique to development projects within the city's Mixed Use
Urban Center Zoning District. Development standards in this section apply to all land
designated on the zoning map within a Mixed Use Urban Center Zoning District and are
intended to be consistent with and implement the general plan.
TABLE 17.36.020-1 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR MIXED USE ZONING DISTRICTS
Development MU-UCT
Standard
Site/Lot Area n/a
(minimum)(1)
Lot Width/Depth
(minimum) n/a
Allowed Density
(dwelling units per
acre)
Minimum Density n/a
40-100
Maximum Density units/acre
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Development MU-UCT
Standard
Project shall
incorporate a
minimum of two
of the following
types of land
Land Use Mix(2)(3) uses:
Commercial,
Office,
Institutional,
Residential,
Live/Work
Setbacks(4)(5)
Street Yard
(Major/Special 0—5 ft.
Boulevard)
Street Yard
(Secondary/Collector) 0—5 ft.
Street Yard(Local
Streets) 0—5 ft.
Match rear yard
setback
Rear Yard(adjacent requirements of
to residential) adjacent base
district
Rear Yard(adjacent
to commercial or 0 feet
industrial)
Match side yard
Interior Side setback
(adjacent to requirements of
residential) adjacent base
district
Interior Side
(adjacent to 5 feet
commercial or
industrial)
Distance Between
Buildings
Minimum per
Primary Buildings Building Code
requirements
Minimum per
Accessory Buildings Building Code
requirements
Building Height
(maximum in feet)(7)
Primary Buildings 12 stories max.
Not to exceed
Accessory Buildings primary building
height
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Development MU-UCT
Standard
Open Space
Requirement
(minimum
Landscape Area
(overall net area) 10%minimum
Minimum of 150
square
Open Space feet/unit;See
Requirements Section 17.36.020
(D)for additional
requirements
Recreation Required per
Area/Facility Section
17.36.010(E)
Parking
Requirement
Parking Spaces See Table
17.64.050-1;
NOTE:A
parking study is
required for all
Mixed Use
projects per
Section
17.64.060(D)
Accessory Dwelling Allowed per
Units Chapter 17.100
(Accessory
Dwelling Units)
Table Notes:
(1) On existing lots of record,parcels less than three(3)acres or less than the required minimum frontage may only be
developed at the lowest end of the permitted density range.
(2) Lot sizes less than one-half(1b)acre are not subject to land use mix requirement.
(3) The precise amount of two or more land uses in a mixed use development is determined on a case by case basis,at the
discretion of the Planning Director.
(4) 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.
(5) Shall apply to buildings,parking and landscaping.
(6) Must meet minimum Building Codes.
(7) 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.
(8) 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.
(9) Permitted land uses within the Urban Corridor Zoning District are governed by the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code
Chapters 17.30 and 17.32.
4. In the event of any conflict between the Victoria Specific Plan and the applicable
provisions of Section 17.32.020 of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code, the provisions of the
Municipal Code shall control.
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5. The Planning Director is directed to take all actions necessary to document this
Amendment in the Victoria Specific Plan.
6. The City Council declares that, should any section, subsection, subdivision,
sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance for any reason is held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction,such decision shall not affect
the validity)of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it
would have adopted this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause,
phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
7. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the
same to be published in the manner required by law.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 15th day of September, 2021.
l9re" is Michael, Mayor
ATTEST:
leice C. Reynolds, Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) ss
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA )
I,JANICE C. REYNOLDS,City Clerk of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,California,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a Regular Meeting of the City
Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 1 st day of September 2021,and was passed
at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 15th day of
September 2021.
AYES: Hutchison, Kennedy, Michael, Scott, Spagnolo
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
Executed this 16th day of September 2021, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
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J ice C. Reynolds, Clerk
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