ORDINANCE NO. 1886
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FONTANA APPROVING SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 21-006, TO REMOVE THE PROJECT SITE AT APN: 0240-121-22 FROM THE CORNER DISTRICT OF THE WALNUT VILLAGE SPECIFIC PLAN AND ESTABLISH THE ARAGON WEST DISTRICT TO ALLOW MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FONTANA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the applicant submitted a request for Specific Plan Amendment No. 21-006, to remove the project site at APN: 0240-121-22 from the Corner District of the Walnut Village Specific Plan and establish the Aragon West District to allow multi-family development; and WHEREAS, on December 7, 2021, the Planning Commission received public testimony and evidence presented by the applicant, City staff, and other interested parties, at the Public Hearing held with respect hereto on Specific Plan Amendment No. 21-006 along with accompanying applications; and WHEREAS, on December 7, 2021, the Planning Commission voted 5-0 to approve Resolution No. PC 2021-45 and recommended approval to City Council of Specific Plan Amendment No. 21-006 along with accompanying applications that include: General Plan Amendment No. 21-003, Tentative Tract Map No. 20441 (TTM No. 21-002) and Design Review No. 21-024 and after carefully considering all information pertaining to the proposed project, including the staff report, findings, and all of the information, evidence, and testimony presented at its public hearings on December 7, 2021; and NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FONTANA, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. On December 7, 2021, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on Specific Plan Amendment No. 21-006 along with the entitlements referenced herein, received testimony, and the supporting documents in evidence, the City Council found that the Specific Plan Amendment is in conformance with the goals and policies of the General Plan to provide a community that is balanced between residential, commercial, and industrial that is developed to high standards and provides diverse economic and social opportunities for our citizens and those who wish to invest here; and Section 2. The City of Fontana City Council hereby makes the following findings for Specific Plan Amendment No. 21-006 in accordance with Section 30-67 “Purpose” of the Fontana Zoning and Development Code:
Finding: A Specific Plan may be amended by changing the development standards or zoning designation of any zone whenever such an amendment is deemed necessary to protect or promote the public's health, safety or general welfare or when modification is viewed as appropriate in the context of generally accepted planning principles, surrounding land uses, and the General Plan.
Findings of Fact: The applicant is proposing to modify the Walnut Village Specific Plan to establish the Aragon West District. This District will require attractive development with quality Spanish architecture, vast landscaping, ample amenities for residents, housing needs and pedestrian paseos to promote walkability. This type of development will enhance the local areas with an attractive street scene and high-quality residential community between the commercial center to the north and residential area to the south.
Section 3. The City Council hereby adopts the Mitigated Negative Declaration on the proposed project. The City Council finds that the Mitigated Negative Declaration contains a complete and accurate reporting of all the environmental impacts associated with the Project. The City Council further finds that the Mitigated Negative Declaration has been completed in compliance with CEQA, 2019 Local Guidelines for Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, and the State CEQA Guidelines; and Section 4. Specific Plan Amendment No. 21-006 is hereby approved and the Walnut Village Specific Plan is amended for residential standards for the Aragon West District as shown on Exhibit “A”, and attached hereto and by this reference incorporated; and Section 5. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of February 2022.
READ AND APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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City Attorney
I, Tonia Lewis, City Clerk of the City of Fontana, and Ex-Officio Clerk of the City Council, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance is the actual Ordinance adopted by the City Council and was introduced at a regular meeting on the 8th day of February, 2022, and was finally passed and adopted not less than five days thereafter on the 22nd day of February, 2022, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
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City Clerk of the City of Fontana
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Mayor of the City of Fontana
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Exhibit “A”
Walnut Village Specific Plan Text and Land Use Map Amendment (See Separate Cover)
Ordinance No. 1886