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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 22-08 RESOLUTION NO. 22-08 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, FINDING THAT THE DRAFT INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING PLAN FOR THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA GENERAL PLAN A. Recitals. 1. On February 16, 2022, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga ("City Council") adopted Resolution No. 2022-029, which initiated the process to establish the Rancho Cucamonga Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District ("Rancho Cucamonga EIFD") pursuant to Chapter 2.99 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the California Government Code (commencing with Section 53398.50) and established the Rancho Cucamonga EIFD Public Financing Authority ("PFA") to serve as the governing board of the Rancho Cucamonga EIFD. 2. As set forth in Resolution No. 2022-029, the Rancho Cucamonga EIFD may finance public capital facilities or other projects of community-wide significance, on-going maintenance, planning and design work, replacement housing and relocation expenses and incidental expenses, as set forth in more detail in Exhibit B to Resolution No. 2022-029. 3. Pursuant to Government Code Section 53398.63, on March 8, 2022, the PFA directed the City Manager to prepare an infrastructure financing plan (IFP)for the Racho Cucamonga EIFD which identifies, among other things, the map and legal descriptionf the District, a description of the public facilities to be financed by the District, and a discussion of the financing for these facilities. 4. Pursuant to Government Code Section 53398.64, on March 24, 2022, the draft IFP was sent to the Planning Commission with a report required by the California Environmental Quality Act. 5. Pursuant to Government Code Section 53398.63, the IFP muar be consistent with the Rancho Cucamonga General Plan and any applicable specific plan. 6. On April 13, 2022, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga received and considered the draft IFP, the supporting CEQA report, and the IFP's consistency with the City's General Plan, and thereafter adopted this Resolution. 7. 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 this Commission during the above-referenced Planning Commission meeting of April 13, 2022, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows: PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 22-08 Infrastructure Financing Plan General Plan Consistency April 13, 2022 Page 2 a. The draft IFP identifies the following two facilities to be financed by the Rancho Cucamonga EIFD: (1) parking infrastructure and related improvements between Haven Avenue and Day Creek Boulevard along Foothill Corridor; and (2) transportation connectivity improvements linking Cucamonga Station and Haven/Arrow focus Area. b. The facilities identified in the IFP are consistent with the Rancho Cucamonga General Plan, based on the following provisions: 1) The General Plan's HART (Haven/Arrow) District Focus Area identifies a proposed local circulator and other transit improvements throughout the area to provide connectivity to various locations, including the Cucamonga Metrolink Station. (General Plan, Figure FA-4). The proposed transportation connectivity improvements linking the Cucamonga Station with the Haven/Arrow focus area could implement the proposed'local circulator. 2) The General Plan's Transit Plan identifies a proposed local circulator directly between the Cucamonga Metrolink Station with several connection points north to Foothill Boulevard. (General Plan, Figure M- 1). For similar reasons, the proposed transportation connectivity improvements identified in the IFP could implement this program. 3) Land Use Element Policy LC-2.7 encourages "structured and shared parking solutions that ensure that parking lots do not dominate street fronts and are screened from public views whenever possible." One purpose of the proposed parking instrastructure between Haven Avenue and Day Creek Boulevard along the Foothill Corridor is to provide shared parking in a location that does not impact street frontage. 4) Similarly, Land Use Element Policy LC-2.11 "allows and encourages strategies that enable adjacent uses and properties to flexibly share parking facilities, so that users can park once and pursue multiple activities on foot before returning to their car, such as unbundling parking from development . . . ." One purpose of the proposed parking infrastructure is to create a shared parking facility that permits residents to access multiple activities, such as transportation connections. The parking facility is expected to be disconnected from a specific residential or commercial development project. 3. Based upon the General Plan policies and provisions set forth above, the Planning Commission hereby finds that the draft IFP is consistent with the City's General Plan and any applicable Specific Plans. 4. The Planning Commission acknowledges that it received a notice of exemption under CEQA concluding that the adoption of the IFP is exempt from CEQA as a funding mechanism that does not involve a significant impact to the environment. The Planning Commission concurs PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 22-08 Infrastructure Financing Plan General Plan Consistency April 13, 2022 Page 3 with the determination that the IFP is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378 (b)(4) and Section 15061(b)(3). 5. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 13TH DAY OF APRIL, 2022. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY: _. `----Bryan Dopp, Chairman ATTEST. Matt ew R` urris, AICP, LEED AP, Secretary I, Matt Burris, Al P, LEED AP, 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 13th day of April, 2022, by the following vote-to- wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: DOPP, WILLIAMS, MORALES, BOLING, DANIELS NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: