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ORDINANCE NO. 642
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING VICTORIA
COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT 00-03, A REQUEST TO
CHANGE THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM
LOW RESIDENTIAL (2-4 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE) TO
VILLAGE COMMERCIAL FOR .24 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED
NEAR THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF DAY CREEK BOULEVARD
AND HIGHLAND AVENUE, AND MAKING TEXT AMENDMENTS
TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE VILLAGE COMMERCIAL
DESIGNATION, AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF.
A. RECITALS.
1.
The City of Rancho Cucamonga filed an application for Victoria Community Plan
Amendment No. 00-03 as described in the title of this Ordinance. Hereina~er in
this Ordinance, the subject Victoria Community Plan Amendment is referred to
as "the application."
2. On September 27, 2000, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearings on associated general
plan land use applications and issued Resolution Nos. 00-104 and 00-106
recommending to the City Council that the associated General Plan Amendment
Nos. 00-02A and 00-02C be approved.
3. On September 27, 2000, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application and
issued Resolution No. 00-107, recommending to the City Council that Victoria
Community Plan Amendment No. 00-03 be approved.
4. On November 1, 2000, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga
conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the an associated general plan land
use application and issued Resolution No. 00-234, approving the associated
General Plan Amendment No. 00-02C.
5. On November 1, 2000, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga
conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application.
6. 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. ThisCouncilherebyspeci~callyfindsthatallofthefactssetforthintheRecitals,
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 1,2000, including written and oral staff
reports, together with public testimony, this Council hereby specifically finds as
follows:
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a. The application applies to approximately .24 acres of land, basically a
triangular configuration, located on the northeast corner of Highland
Avenue and Day Creek Boulevard and is presentlyvacant. Said property
is currently designated as Low Residential (2-4 dwelling units per acre)
within the Victoria Community Plan; and
b. The property to the north of the subject site is being developed with a
new state freeway. The property to the east is designated Low and is
developed with a single-family residential neighborhood. The propertyto
the west is designated Village Commercial and is vacant. The pmpertyto
the south is designated Low Residential (2-4 dwelling units per acre) and
is developed with a single family residential neighborhood; and
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
through the land use review process of this application; and
d. This amendment does promote the goals and objectives of the Land Use
Element by providing additional Convenience Commercial opportunities
for the nearby residents and by deleting the potential of residential
development from an area of increasing vehicle traffic and noise; 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 as evidence by the findings
of the environmental assessment.
Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Council during the above-
referenced public headng 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 when combined with the parcel immediatelyadjacent to
the site, in terms of access, size, and compatibility with existing land use
in the surrounding area by the combined site exceeding the minimum lot
width of 150 feet for Commercial sites of the Victoria Community Plan
and by being adjacent to existing Village Commercial designated land;
and
b. That the proposed amendment would not have significant impacts on the
environment nor the surrounding properties as evidenced by the
conclusions listed in the Initial Study Parts I and II; and
c. That the proposed amendment is in conformance with the General Plan
by providing a land use pattern that is complementary with nearby
existing Village Commercial parcels.
Based upon the facts and information contained in the proposed Negative
Declaration, together with all written and oral reports included for the
environmental assessment forthe 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 based upon the findings as
follows:
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a. ThattheNegativeDeclarationhasbeenpreparedincompliancewiththe
California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended, and the State
CEQA guidelines promulgated there under; 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. pursuanttotheprovisionsofSection753.5(c)ofTitle14oftheCalifornia
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 resoumes or the habitat upon which
wildlife depends. Further, based upon 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 heraby 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.
Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1,2, 3, and 4
above, this Council hereby recommends approval of Victoria Community Plan
Amendment No. 00-02 to change the land use designation to Village
Commercial as shown in Exhibit "A" to this Ordinance and to amend the
description of the Village Commercial Center in the first and second paragraphs
on pages 67-68 of the Victoria Community Plan, as shown in the bolded print
below, to read as follows:
"Local commercial needs in the Windrows will be served by a
Village commercial center at Highland Avenue and Day Creek
Boulevard. Its location on two major arterial roads is convenient
to village residents as they enter or leave the community by
automobile, and is also accessible to bicycles and pedestrians
via the community trail system. Any potential expansion ofthe
Village Commercial land use area should be clearly intended
to primarily serve the nearby residents. Expansion of the
Village Commercial in this area should not be established to
promote 'freeway dependent' commercial activities.
The architectural theme that is used for the Village Commercial
Center should draw upon the character of the older Victodan
homes of the Etiwanda area for inspiration. Village Commercial
development should focus on enhancing, and not detracting
from the rural Etiwanda character. In this regard,
commercial development should be visually non-intrusive to
the nearby residential neighborhoods."
6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAINED:
day of
ATTEST:
William J. Alexander, Mayor
Debra J. Adams, CMC, City Clerk
I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, Califomia, 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 1st day of November 2000, and was passed at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 15th day of November
2000.
Executed this day of
__., at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
Debra J. Adams, CMC, City Clerk
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Exhibit "A"