1313 E. PHILLIPS BOULEVARD, CITY OF POMONA, CA
PROPERTY & PROJECT DESCRIPTION
I. PROPERTY OVERVIEW.
The approximately 10.85-acre site is located generally at 1313 E. Phillips Boulevard, Pomona (the “City”), CA 91766 (the “Property”). The Property is surrounded by a mix of industrial uses, including outdoor storage yards, parking lots, and warehouses of various sizes. Properties to the north, south, and east are all zoned M-2 (General Industrial) and are improved with a mix of industrial uses. To the west is an existing rail line with industrial zoned land and additional industrial uses beyond. Access to the site is from both E. Phillips and Grand Avenue.
The Property is comprised of four parcels (APNs: 8327-021-018, 8327-021-023, 8327-021-024, 8327-021-029) and is subject to Conditional Use Permit 03-028, which was approved by the City Council in 2004, is still valid today, and authorizes use of the Property as a wood-recycling facility (the “Recycling Facility”). (Resolution No. 2004-120, May 17, 2004 [the “2004 CUP”].) The site is entirely paved, screened from its surroundings, and features a roughly 35,000 square foot (“ sf”) structure. There are also two existing single-story office buildings, located on the Property’s E. Phillips Boulevard frontage, with a total of approximately 2,548 sf of floor area across both buildings.
The purpose of this application is to discontinue the existing Recycling Facility authorized under the 2004 CUP to allow for the project, which is detailed below.
II. THE PROJECT.
AG-5R Pomona Owner, LLC (“ Applicant”) is seeking the approval of a Conditional Use Permit (“CUP”) to authorize occupancy of the Property by one or more tenants engaged in any of the uses listed below (collectively, the “Authorized Uses”). This CUP will allow for multiple tenants to occupy the site.
Each individual tenant could establish one or more of the Authorized Uses within the area of the Property that they lease.
• Storage of Infrastructure (i.e., storage of equipment and materials necessary for the repair, replacement, and/or construction of public and private infrastructure including , but not limited to, roads and highways, underground wet and dry utilities, and ab ove ground electrical transmission lines);
• Storage of Equipment, including, but not limited to, Contractor Equipment; • Equipment Sales and Rental, including, but not limited to, Contractor Equipment; • Storage of Machinery;
• Contractor Storage Yard;
• Storage of Construction Materials (e.g., steel, piping, cement, concrete, wire, wood, stone, brick, aggregate or similar materials);
• Storage of Scaffolding (i.e., storage of all structures and materials , either assembled or disassembled, that provide scaffolding for the general construction industry); Attachment No. 3
• Photovoltaic Power Station (i.e., solar panels) and Associated Battery Storage; • Charging Systems and Energy Storage;
• Assembly and Manufacturing, provided such activities are conducted within a n enclosed structure;
• Rail-Served Storage Yard; and
• Outdoor Storage, provided such storage is conducted in connection with an Authorized-Use.
In connection with the CUP, Applicant will complete limited improvements at the Property. These improvements will include the addition of screening necessary to bring the Property into compliance with the applicable land use and development standards and restriping the entire site. No new construction is being proposed and no floor area will be added to the site. Furthermore, no grading or drainage patterns will be added to accommodate the Authorized Uses. Please refer to the site plan, attached hereto as Exhibit A, for additional detail regarding the scope of the proposed improvements. Finally, while hours of operation will vary based on the use(s) ultimately established at the Property , Applicant is requesting operations be allowed 24-hours per day 7 days per week.
Once one or more of the Authorized Uses is established, operations at the site will comply with all applicable City ordinances and any conditions of approval imposed by the City.
III. ANTICIPATED ENTITLEMENTS AND APPROVALS.
To allow for the Authorized Uses, a CUP will be required. The project qualifies for one or more categorical exemptions from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), including, but not limited to, CEQA’s Common Sense Exemption, CEQA’s Class 1 (Existing Facilities) Exemption, CEQA’s Class 2 (Replacement or Reconstruction) Exemption, and CEQA’s Class 4 (Minor Alternations to Land) Exemption.