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HomeMy WebLinkAbout638 - Ordinances ORDINANCE NO. 638 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING SUBAREA 18 SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 00 01, TO ADD MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AS A PERMITTED USE IN THE MIXED USE PLANNING AREA IX OF THE SUBAREA 18 AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF. A. RECITALS. 1. JPI Westcoast Development, L.P., has filed an application for Industrial Area Specific Plan Amendment 00-01 as described in the title of this Ordinance. Hereinafter in this Ordinance, the subject Industrial Area Specific Plan Amendment is referred to as the "application." 2. On the 13th of September 2000, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application and, following the conclusion of said public hearing, adopted Resolution No. 00-93; thereby, recommending to this City Council that said application be approved. 3. On October 18, 2000, the Gity Gouncil of the Gity of Rancho Oucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application and, following the conclusion of said hearing, and adopted Resolution No. 00-93. 4. All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred. B. ORDINANCE. NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby found, determined, and resolved by the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga as follows: 1. This Council hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set forth in the Recitals, Part "A," of this Ordinance are true and correct. 2. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Council during the above-referenced public hearing on October 18, 2000, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this Council hereby specifically finds as follows: a. This amendment does not conflict with the Land Use Policies of the General Plan; and b. This amendment promotes the goals and objectives of the Land Use Element and the Industrial Area Specific Plan; and c. This amendment would not be materially injurious or detrimental to the adjacent properties and would not have a significant impact on the environment nor the surrounding propedies; Ordinance No. 638 Page 2 of 4 d. The amendment is consistent with key land use objectives identified in the General Plan including, i) encourage opportunities to mix different, but compatible land uses and activities, ii) promote land use patterns that encourage non-motorized modes of transportation; and iii) organize land uses to promote the maximal opportunity for transit usage; and e. The inclusion of multi-family residential as a permitted use in Mixed Use Planning Area IX will provide an integrated environment that will respond to evolving market conditions and will help to create a "City that functions efficiently, is exciting to live in, and makes the best use of its various resources" pursuant to the objectives of the General Plan. 3. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Council during the above-referenced pubic hearing and upon the specific findings of facts set forth in paragraphs 1 and 2 above, this Council hereby finds and concludes as follows: a. That the proposed amendment would not have significant impacts on the environment nor the surrounding properties; and b. That the proposed amendment is in conformance with the General Plan. 4. An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was prepared and certified as a Master EIR for the Empire Lakes Subarea 18 Industrial Area Specific Plan. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 21157.1 provides that the preparation and certification of a Master EIR allows for the limited review of subsequent projects that were described in the Master EIR as being within the scope of the reporting accordance with certain requirements. However, because of the changes that are submitted by this project, an Addendum was prepared for said project. An Addendum to the Subarea 18 Specific Plan final EIR is appropriate documentation because some changes or additions are necessary to describe the proposed residential project but none of the conditions described in the CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 calling for the preparation of a subsequent EIR have occurred. The Planning Commission has reviewed and considered the attached Addendure based on the following findings: a. There have not been substantial changes in the project that require major revisions to the previous EIR because of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in severity of previously identified significant effects. b. There have not been substantial changes with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken, which will require major revisions to the previous EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects. c. There is no new information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of Ordinance No. 638 Page 3 of 4 reasonable diligence at the time the EIR was certified as complete, that shows any of the following: 1) the project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR, 2) significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than shown in the previous EIR, 3) mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible, and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the project but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative, or 4) mitigation measures or alternatives, which are considerably different from those analyzed in the final EIR would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative. 5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 above, this Commission hereby approves the application to each and every condition set forth below: Planning Division The following conditions are to be reviewed for compliance by the City Planner. Within 45 days of City Council approval or prior to issuance of building permits, whichever comes first, a revised Plan text and graphics, including al~ renumbered pages within affected sections, shall be submitted to the City Planner for review and approval. Upon acceptance by the City Planner, a total of 25, 3-hole punch, copies of the revised Plan shall be submitted for distribution to the City Council, the Planning Commission, Library, and staff. In addition, one unbound original, and one executable copy in Microsoff Word file format on a 3.5 inch IBM formatted diskette, shall be submitted. 2~ Table A shall be re-labeled as Table 4-1 to replace said table on pages 4-5 of Rancho Cucamonga Industrial Area Specific Plan Subarea 18 Specific Plan. 31 Table 5-1, Residential, shall be revised to insert a footnote after the words "Multiple Family Dwellings" to read as follows: "(3) Residential permitted without industrial in same Planning Area." 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance. Please see the following page for formal adoption and signatures Ordinance No. 638 Page 4 of 4 PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 1st day of November. AYES: Alexander, Biane, Curatalo, Dutton, Williams NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None ~W~e n~ay~o4/~''~ ATTEST: bebra J. Ad~sr(0~,~MC, City Clerk I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 4th day of October 2000, and was passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 1st day of November 2000. Executed this 2nd day of November 2000, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.