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Commission finds city-owned triangular parcel disposition conforms to general plan; sale remains council decision
Summary
The Planning Commission found that selling a 1,400-square-foot city-owned triangular parcel on Grove Avenue to an adjacent developer would conform to Upland's general plan; the proposed transfer would facilitate a second driveway to improve circulation for an entitled Rancho Cucamonga-adjacent multifamily project.
The Upland Planning Commission on Feb. 26 determined that the proposed disposition of a 1,400-square-foot city-owned surplus parcel on the east side of Grove Avenue conforms with the City of Upland’s general plan; the sale itself remains a City Council decision.
Staff said the narrow triangular parcel—originally recorded with tract map number 5628 and acquired by the city in 1957—has been declared surplus and an adjacent property owner has asked to purchase it. The parcel would be combined with a neighboring site in Rancho Cucamonga that already has entitlements for a mixed-use project with 308 apartment units and about 14,704 square feet of commercial uses. Staff said the triangular parcel would not host structures but would allow the developer to construct a second driveway on Grove Avenue to improve on-site circulation.
In its analysis, planning staff found the disposition would not increase residential density on the Upland parcel itself and that it would help distribute traffic in a way consistent with circulation policies in the general plan; staff also said the city could require driveway design measures—such as a landscaped “pork chop” and signage—to restrict right turns that would direct traffic away from the adjacent neighborhood. The commission voted 7–0 to find the proposed disposition in conformity with the general plan. Staff noted the general plan conformity determination is exempt from CEQA where the act of determining conformity does not itself have potential to cause significant environmental effects.
Commissioners asked whether the parcel sits entirely within Upland (it does) and whether the driveway design could include left-turn or other geometry; staff said final driveway design would be subject to city approval as part of plan review. The sale and final purchase and sale agreement, if any, would be decided by the City Council; the commission’s role was limited to the general plan conformity determination.
