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HomeMy WebLinkAbout80-88 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 80-88 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING AN EX- TENSION TO APPROVING THE GENERAL PLAN WHEREAS, it is the goal of the City of Rancho Cucamonga to prepare and adopt a long-range comprehensive General Plan setting forth the manner in which the land within the City may be developed so as to provide the best possible living situation for all concerned and to achieve a social, economic and environmental balance within the City; and WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Cucamonga, since its incorporation has proceeded diligently towards the adoption of all mandatory elements to the comprehensive General Plan by the adoption of interim elements of the General Plan including land use, circulation, public facilities and recreation, and by the near completion of the draft General Plan; and WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Cucamonga, contracted services with the professional planning firm of Sedway/Cooke, to complete all elements to the General Plan including the land use, circulation, housing, conservation, open space, seismic safety, noise, scenic highway, safety, and the optional elements of recreation, community design, and energy; and WHEREAS, the contract for services with the professional planning consultant firm of Sedway/Cooke, set forth the timetable for adoption of all elements of the General Plan within the prescribed time allowed under California State Government Code Section 65302.5 but the consultant firm after having to spend more time and money towards the preparation of all elements was forced to extend the necessary time to complete the remaining work on the draft plan as described in Exhibit "A"; and WHEREAS, it is the objective of the City of Rancho Cucamonga to protect against land development which would likely be inconsistent with the existing and proposed land use policy; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed and considered the Environmental Assessment on the extension request and found that the project will not have a significant adverse environmental impact in accordance with the conditional negative declaration herein attached as Exhibit B, Part II of the Initial Study, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that it shall be the policy of the Planning Commission and the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga to require the following: 1. Development projects and land divisions will be subject to the Growth Management Ordinance of the City of Rancho Cucamonga. 2. Development projects shall be reviewed for consistency with the existing Interim Land Use Element and the proposed Land Use Element of the General Plan where appropriate. 3. Residential projects will be encouraged which are consistent with the goals of the proposed Housing Element to provide affordable housing. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that because of the consultant's inability to complete the project on time, and in spite of budgetary provisions and substantial recruiting efforts, the City was unable to attain the necessary consultant's assistance to complete the General Resolution No. 80-88 Page 2 Plan within the prescribed time; and therefore, the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, requests that the California State Office of Planning and Research grant an eight (8) month extension towards the completion and adoption of the General Plan in accordance with the provisions as set forth in Government Code Section 65302.6. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 3rd day of September, 1980. AYES: Frost, Mikeis, Palombo, Bridge, Schlosser NOES: None ABSENT: None Seh osser, Y yor ATTEST: Lauren M. Wasserman, City Clerk Resolution No. 80-88 Page 3 EXHIBIT A BACKGROUND ON PROCESS TOWARDS ADOPTION OF GENERAL PLAN - CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA In February 1979, the City of Rancho Cucamonga adopted interim General Plan elements for land use, circulation, and public facilities. Theseelements were adopted with the understanding that the General Plan with all mandatory elements would be forth- coming once additional funding and staff time was available. The City pursued the selection of a consultant firm to complete all elements of the General Plan. After interviewing approximately six different consulting firms, the final selection was made for the professional planning consulting firm of Sedway/Cooke to complete all mandatory elements of the General Plan. Their work effort began in October of 1979 with the draft document scheduled for completion in May 1980. Based upon the contract and adopted work schedule, their work schedule called for research and analysis effort to be complete through the month of March with a plan draft being prepared during the months of April-May and presentation of the draft in June. However, the consultant expended more time and money on the analysis portion of the General Plan work program. Their efforts during the analysis portion of the plan development set the overall work schedule behind several months beyond the original review and adoption time period. The original time period for adoption would have coincided with the legal requirement of General Plan adoption within 30 months after city incorporation. However, since the resultant delay has now set the month of October for completion of the General Plan, it is necessary for an extension to the time allowed for adoption of all elements to the General Plan. Circumstances which led to the delay in completing the plan were beyond City staff responsibility and control because the consultant firm is responsible for the com- pletion of the General Plan including the review and analysis of data material, the development of plan concepts and policies and completion of the draft text. Further, the City does not have the staffing level capable of continuing the General Plan pro- cess to ultimately complete the plan within the required time frame. The resultant choice of the City is to continue towards the completion of the draft General Plan and to schedule the public hearing with adoption immediately following appropriate public review of the draft documents.