HomeMy WebLinkAbout611 - Ordinances ORDINANCE NO. 611
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ETIWANDA
SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 99-01, A REQUEST TO CHANGE
THE ETIWANDA SPECIFIC PLAN LAND USE MAP FOR
APPROXIMATELY 20 ACRES OF LAND SOUTH OF THE
INTERSTATE 15 FREEWAY AND WEST OF EAST AVENUE FROM
MEDIUM RESIDENTIAL TO LOW-MEDIUM RESIDENTIAL, AND
FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED ON THE
EAST SIDE OF ETIWANDA AVENUE, 550 FEET NORTH OF
FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, FROM LOW-MEDIUM RESIDENTIAL TO
MEDIUM RESIDENTIAL, AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT
THEREOF -APN: 1100-031-08, 1100-061-02THROUGH 04, 1100-
071-01 AND 02, AND 1100-151-01 AND 02
A. RECITALS.
1. Overland Company has filed an application for Etiwanda Specific Amendment
99-01 as described in the title of this Ordinance. Hereinafter in this Ordinance, the
subject Etiwanda Specific Amendment is referred to as "the application."
2. :)n September 22, and continued to September 29, 1999, the Planning
C,:~;,',!~'lission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public
hearing on the application.
3. On November 3, 1999, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga
conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application.
4. All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred.
B. ORDINANCE.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is herebyfound, determined, and ordained bythe City Council
of the City of Rancho Cucamonga as follows:
1. ThisCouncilherebyspecificallyfindsthatallofthefactssetforthintheRecitals,
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 November 3, 1999, including written and oral staff
reports, togetherwith public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as
follows:
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a. The application applies to two areas, each with approximately 20
acres of land. Area 1 is basically a linear configuration which flanks
the south side of the Interstate 15 freeway with frontage on East
Avenue and is presently vacant. Area 2 is basically a rectangular
configuration, located on the east side of Etiwanda Avenue, 550 feet
north of Foothill Boulevard and is presently vacant. Said properties
are currently designated as Medium Residential (8-14 dwelling units
per acre) and Low-Medium Residential (4-8 dwelling units per acre),
respectively; and
b. The properties to the north of the subject sites are designated
freeway and Low-Medium Residential, and contain a freeway and
vacant land, respectively. The properties to the west are designated
freeway and Low-Medium Residential, and contain a freeway and
vacant land, respectively. The properties to the east are within the
City of Fontann and are vacant. The properties to the south are
designated Low-Medium Residential and Commercial, respectively,
and contain vacant land and a residence, a retail store, and vacant
land, respectively.
c. This amendment does not conflict with the Land Use Policies of the
General Plan and will provide for development within the district in a
manner consistent with the General Plan and with related
development; and
d. This amendment promotes the goals and objectives of the Land Use
Element; and
e. 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 properties.
3. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Council during the above-
referenced public 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 subject property is suitable for the uses permitted in the
proposed district in terms of access, size, and compatibility with
existing land use in the surrounding area. A Low-Medium Residential
designation is proposed in Area 1, consistent with the other Low-
Medium districts abutting the Interstate 15 Freeway in the Etiwanda
Area. The proposed Low-Medium designation was shown in the
Master Plan for approved Tentative Tract 15711 to depict circulation
and a potential subdivision design. A Medium Residential
designation is proposed in Area 2 adjoining a commercial corridor to
provide suppod for businesses, public transit, and to create viable
activity centers. Area 2 is shown on the Etiwanda Specific Plan
Concept Plan of "Relative Land Use Intensities" as an appropriate
site for higher land use intensities because of the proximity to major
traffic and commercial corridors. The proposed Medium designation
in Area 2 is consistent with the existing property lines and contains
ample frontage along Etiwanda Avenue, with secondary access
available to the north in approved Tentative Tract Map 15711. The
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property configurations in Area 2 provide opportunity for a
coordinated, appropriately designed Medium density project
compatible with the nearby Foothill Boulevard commercial corridor;
and
b. Thattheproposedamendmentwouldnothavesignificantimpactson
the environment nor the surrounding properties. The General Plan
currently designates Area 1 as Medium Residential (8-14 dwelling
units per acre) and Area 2 as Low-Medium Residential (4-8 dwelling
units per acre). The proposed project exchanges land use
designations of two undeveloped 20-acre sites. This equal exchange
of land use designations is intended to be "density neutral" with no
changes in the number of dwelling units designated for the Etiwanda
Specific Plan; and
c. That the proposed amendment is in conformance with the General
Plan and the Etiwanda Specific Plan.
4. Based upon the facts and information contained in the proposed Negative
Declaration, together with all written and oral reports included for the environmental
assessment for the application, the City Council finds that there is no substantial
evidence that the project will have a significant effect upon the environment and
adopts a Negative Declaration attached heroto, and incorporated heroin by this
reference, based upon the findings as follows:
a. That the Negative Declaration has been prepared in compliance with
the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended, and
the State CEQA guidelines promulgated therounder; that said
Negative Declaration and the Initial Study prepared therefore reflect
the independent judgment of the City Council; and, further, this
Council has reviewed and considered the information contained in
said Negative Declaration with regard to the application.
b. That, based upon the changes and alterations which have been
incorporated into the proposed project, no significant adverse
environmental effects will occur.
c. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 753.5(c) of Title 14 of the
California Code of Regulations, the City Council finds as follows: In
considering the record as a whole, the Initial Study and Negative
Declaration for the project, there is no evidence that the proposed
project will have potential for an adverse impact upon wildlife
resources or the habitat upon which wildlife depends. Further, based
upon the substantial evidence contained in the Negative Declaration,
the staff reports and exhibits, and the information provided to the City
Council during the public hearing, the City Council hereby rebuts the
presumption of adverse effect as set forth in Section 753.5(c-1-d) of
Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
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5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4
above, this Council hereby approves Etiwanda Specific Plan Amendment 99-01, a
request to change the Etiwanda Specific Plan Land Use Map for approximately 20
acres of land south of the Interstate 15 Freeway and west of East Avenue from
Medium Residential (8-14 dwelling units per acre) to Low-Medium Residential (4-8
dwelling units per acre); and for approximately 20 acres of land on the east side of
Etiwanda Avenue, 550 feet nodh of Foothill Boulevard, from Low-Medium
Residential (4-8 dwelling units per acre) to Medium Residential (8-14 dwelling units
per acre) as shown in the Exhibit "A."
6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 17th day of November, 1999.
AYES: Williams, Biane, Dutton
NOES: None
ABSENT: Curatalo, Alexander
ABSTAINED: None
Willian~/~xander, M~yor
ATTEST:
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I, D EBRA J. ADAMS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, do
hereby certify that tl~e foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of the
City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 3rd day of November, 1999, and was assed at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 17tPday of November,
1999.
Executed this 18th day of November, 1999, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
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