NOTICE OF DETERMINATION
TO: X County Clerk, County of FROM: City of Fontana San Bernardino Planning Department
8353 Sierra Avenue
Office of Planning and Research Fontana, CA 92335 SUBJECT: Filing of Notice of Determination in Compliance with Section 21152 of the Public Resources Code.
Project Title: Specific Plan Amendment No. 21-003 - Southwest Industrial Park Specific Plan (SWIP) Amendment
State Clearinghouse Number: Southwest Industrial Park Specific Plan (SWIP) Program Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse No. 2009091089) Project Applicant: City of Fontana, 8353 Sierra Avenue, Fontana CA 92335 Project Location: The proposed project site for the Specific Plan Amendment is located within the existing SWIP Specific Plan area. The existing SWIP project area is an irregularly-shaped area and is generally located south of the Interstate 10 (I-10) freeway. Although the majority of the existing SWIP project area is located south of I-10 (between Etiwanda Avenue and beyond Juniper Avenue, north of Philadelphia Avenue on the west and north of Jurupa Avenue to the east), two (2) smaller irregularly-shaped areas in the existing SWIP are located north of the freeway and are generally situated south of San Bernardino Avenue between Banana Avenue and Beech Avenue.
Project Description: Amend SWIP Specific Plan for a comprehensive update to the land use tables and revisions to the following: landscaping standards, registered vehicle storage and cross dock requirements, definition of cross docks, industrial repair, monument sign concept, setback/building placement, fencing requirements, and single-family nonconforming rebuild percentages to provide additional clarity. The Specific Plan Amendment also includes the change of land use designation of some properties within the Southwest Industrial Park (SWIP) Specific Plan to be redesignated from their current designation of Jurupa North Research and Development District (JND) to Slover West Industrial District (SWD) generally located south of Santa Ana Avenue, between Mulberry Avenue and Cherry Avenue, and north of Kaiser High School.
This is to advise that the City of Fontana approved the above described project on July __, 2022 and has made the following determinations:
1. The project ____ will X will not have a significant effect on the environment.
2. ____ An Environmental Impact Report was prepared and certified for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA and reflects the independent judgment of the Lead Agency.
A Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA and reflects the independent judgment of the Lead Agency.
X Based on Sections 15162 through 15164 et seq, Section 15183, and Section 8.10 of the City of Fontana’s 2019 Local CEQA Guidelines, staff has determined that the previously certified Final Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse No. 2009091089), has adequately identified the impacts associated with of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines and Section 8.10 of the City of Fontana’s 2019 Local Guidelines for Implementing CEQA. The EIR was adopted by City Council on June 12, 2012 and anticipated the proposed project and adequately identified any potential impacts associated with this project; therefore, a Notice of Determination has been prepared.
3. Mitigation measures X were were not made a condition of the approval of the project.
4. A Statement of Overriding Considerations ___ was X was not adopted for this project.
5. Findings X were were not made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA.
6. The location and custodian of the documents which comprise the record of proceedings for the Final Environmental Impact Report are specified as follows:
Custodian: City of Fontana, Planning Department
Location: 8353 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335
DiTanyon Johnson
Principal Planner
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Date Received for Filing
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