18.12 (Sections 18.12.070 through 18.12.190), then a Commission Review and Approval permit shall be required for site plan approval (and a public hearing shall not be required unless a related permit or other entitlement requires a public hearing in accordance with the zoning regulations). The City shall notify a developer whether the developer’s application is complete within thirty (30) days, pursuant to California Government Code Section 65943. Action shall be taken within sixty (60) days from the date an application has been deemed complete.
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18.156.1060: DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONAL STANDARDS:
A low-barrier navigation center development is a use by-right in areas zoned for mixed- use and nonresidential zones permitting multifamily uses, if it meets the following requirements:
A. Connected Services. It offers services to connect people to permanent housing through a services plan that identifies services staffing.
B. Coordinated Entry System. It is linked to a coordinated entry system, so that staff in the interim facility or staff who co -locate in the facility may conduct assessments and provide services to connect people to permanent housing. “Coordinated entry syste m” means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 576.400(d) or Section 578.7(a)(8), as applicable, of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as those sections read on January 1, 2020, and any related requirements, designed to coordinate program participant intake, assessment, and referrals.
C. It complies with Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 8255) of Division 8 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
D. Homeless Management Information System. It has a system for entering information regarding client stays, client demographics, client income, and exit destination through the local Homeless Management Information System, as defined by Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.”
SECTION 2 7. Redlands Municipal Code Chapter 18.156 (Development Standards for Specific Uses) is hereby amended to add Article XIV, entitled “Farmworker and Agricultural Worker Housing,” and read as follows:
“ARTICLE XIV. FARMWORKER HOUSING STANDARDS
In addition to all other applicable requirements of this title, farmworker and agricultural worker housing shall be developed and operated in accordance with the following requirements.
18.156.1100: PURPOSE:
A. Under Section 65580(a) of the Government Code, the Legislature has declared that the availability of housing, including farmworker housing, is of vital statewide importance. The purpose of this section is to promote the development of, and to establish development standards for, farmworker housing, which is available to farmworkers and agricultural workers who are employed on a full-time, full-time seasonal, temporary, or part-time basis; and their families. Farmworker and agricultural worker housing includes:
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1. Farmworker Dwelling Units: Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 17021.6, employee housing for six (6) or fewer employees is treated as a single-family structure and permitted in the same manner as other dwellings of the same type in the same zone.
2. Farmworker Housing Complex: Employee housing consisting of no more than twelve (12) units or thirty-six (36) beds to be permitted in the same manner as other agricultural uses in the same zone.
3. Temporary trailers for seasonal and temporary farmworkers pursuant to Section
18.156.1160.
18.156.1110: DEFINITIONS:
A. “Agricultural Worker Housing” means housing occupied by farmworkers or animal caretakers in the form of farmworker dwelling units, farmworker housing complexes, or temporary trailers in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
B. “Farmworker” and “agricultural worker” means the same as “agricultural employee” as defined in Section 1140.4(b) of the California Labor Code.
C. “Farmworker dwelling unit” means a single-family residential unit occupied by a maximum of six (6) farmworkers at any one time. The farmworkers are employed full- time and working on the same lot on which the dwelling unit is located, or employed on other land that is under the same ownership or lease as the subject lot.
D. “Farmworker housing” means a housing accommodation developed for and/or provided to farmworkers and agricultural workers, and shall consist of any living quarters, dwelling, boarding house, barracks, bunkhouse, mobile home, manufactured home, recreational vehicle, travel trailer, or other housing accommodation maintained in one or more buildings and on one or more sites. Farmworker housing shall consist of either a farmworker dwelling unit, farmworker housing complex, or temporary trailer.
E. “Farmworker housing complex” means farmworker housing other than a farmworker dwelling unit that (1) contains a maximum of thirty-six (36) beds if the housing consists of any group living quarters, such as barracks or a bunkhouse, and is occupied exclusively by farmworkers; or (2) contains a maximum of twelve (12) residential units occupied exclusively by farmworkers and their households, if the housing does not consist of any group living quarters. The units are rented to persons who are principally employed within San Bernardino County for activities associated with agriculture.
F. “Farmworker, Principally Employed” means a farmworker whose income from activities associated with agriculture is at least fifty (50) percent of their gross personal income, as reflected in documents cited in Section 18.156.1170.
18.156.1120: PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR
FARMWORKER HOUSING:
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All farmworker housing shall comply with the setback, lot coverage, height, and other development standards applicable to the zone in which it is located and the following development standards, unless otherwise indicated in this Article.
18.156.1130: GENERAL PROVISIONS:
A. New farmworker housing shall not be located on land classified as “Prime” or “Statewide” Importance by the California Department of Conservation Important Farmland Inventory, unless no other feasible alternative location exists on-site.
B. Farmworker housing shall not be located on areas utilized for active crop production on the parcel, unless approved with a land use entitlement.
C. New farmworker housing shall be clustered together, if feasible, and sited near existing road and other structures to reduce grading, landform alteration, the need for construction of new roads, and potential impacts to agricultural soils and operations.
D. New exterior lighting for agricultural worker housing shall be of a low profile and limited to security needs only; all exterior lights shall be directed downward and fully shielded from streets and any off-site residences.
18.156.1140: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR FARMWORKER HOUSING:
Farmworker dwelling units are subject to the following development standards:
A. Farmworker dwelling units may be permitted (with a building permit, if applicable) if the maximum number of allowable units does not exceed the limits listed below in Table 18.156-XIV-A for that lot.
B. No more than four (4) farmworker dwelling units shall be located on any single lot.
C. New farmworker dwelling units shall not exceed 1,800 square feet in gross floor area. An attached accessory structure, either habitable or non-habitable, with internal access to the farmworker or animal caretaker dwelling unit shall count toward the total square footage of the dwelling unit.
D. Pre-manufactured or mobilehome dwelling units intended as permanent housing shall be installed on a permanent foundation and shall provide permanent utility connections (potable water, sewer line, electricity, etc.) including permanent heating and cooling facilities.
E. Single-family dwellings, including mobilehomes, shall provide a minimum of one off- street parking space per unit. Parking areas shall be provided in accordance with Chapter
18.164, Article III (Property Development Standards), except Section 18.164.310 may be waived or modified by the Development Services Director or Planning Commission.
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Table 18.156-XIV-A: Maximum Allowable Farmworker and
Animal Caretaker Dwelling Units
Agricultural Land Use Maximum Allowable Farmworker and
Animal Caretaker Dwelling Units
Orchards, vineyards, and field crops One unit per 20 acres in crops Irrigated row crops and field-grown
plant materials
One unit per 10 acres in crops
Greenhouses One unit per 1 acre of propagating
greenhouse
Horse ranches and equestrian
facilities
One unit per 10 brood mares, or one
unit per 25 equines, where a stall exists
for each animal.
18.156.1150: STANDARDS FOR FARMWORKER HOUSING COMPLEX:
A. Farmworker housing complex facilities are a group of structures, or a single structure in the form of single-room occupancy, dormitories, boarding houses, barracks or bunkhouses, consisting of either individual or shared facilities for the purpose of providing housing or services for farmworkers. These facilities may be designed as a combination of sleeping rooms or bunk beds and may include a shared kitchen, mess hall, and bathroom facilities. If designed as group quarters with shared facilities, the housing shall only be occupied by individual farmworkers and not their families. Farmworkers with families or dependent children shall occupy individual dwelling units with independent living facilities (kitchen and bathroom facilities), not within group quarters.
B. Minimum Parcel Size. A farmworker housing complex is allowed on parcels with a minimum size of five (5) contiguous acres.
C. A farmworker housing complex shall be prohibited in any location designated as a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone.
D. Units in a farmworker housing complex may include studios, one-, two- or three- bedrooms.
E. Accessory structures for use by the residents may include: kitchen facility or dining hall; laundry facilities; enclosed individual storage for each resident or dwelling unit; and facilities primarily used to provide residents with information regarding and referral to employment, social and community, education, health and other services.
F. Open Space Requirements: When the development includes more than twelve (12) units, then recreational facilities and outdoor living space shall be provided for the benefit and recreational use of the residents in accordance with the requirements of section
18.60.170 of this title.
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G. Housing complexes or group quarters shall provide a minimum of one off-street parking space per four beds. Parking areas shall be provided in accordance with Chapter
18.164, Article III (Property Development Standards), except Section 18.164.310 may be waived or modified by the Development Services Director or Planning Commission.
18.156.1160: STANDARDS FOR FARMWORKER TEMPORARY TRAILERS:
A. A maximum of one (1) temporary trailer may be used to provide housing for seasonal or temporary farmworkers or animal caretakers, and their families, on a limited term basis. The trailer must be located on the same lot where the farmworkers or animal caretakers are employed.
B. Permit Type and Requirements:
1. A qualifying temporary trailer shall be permitted with a building permit and Zoning Clearance form, which will serve as a ministerial Limited Term Trailer Permit, permitted for a maximum of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive calendar days or fewer in any 12-month period pursuant to the following:
a. The permit application shall include a description of the number of seasonal or temporary farmworkers or animal caretakers to occupy the temporary trailer, the area of cultivation and crops requiring these workers, and the time period for which seasonal or temporary farmworkers or animal caretakers are required.
b. The permit application shall clearly identify the location of sewer connections, dump stations, or otherwise demonstrate adequate sewage disposal by, for example, including a plan or contract for regular service through registered or permitted septage pumping vehicles, or a combination thereof, which will serve the trailer.
c. In addition to meeting all ministerial and Zoning Clearance application requirements, the applicant shall submit an affidavit in a separate signed statement affirming that the temporary trailer will only be used to house seasonal or temporary farmworkers or animal caretakers solely employed on the site for agricultural production or animal keeping. d. After the issuance of a Zoning Clearance authorizing use of the temporary trailer as housing for seasonal or temporary farmworkers or animal caretakers, all electrical and plumbing connections to the trailer(s) must be approved and inspected (and obtain a building permit, if required) by the Building and Safety Division prior to occupancy of the trailer.
2. The Development Services Director may extend a Limited Term Trailer Permit by an additional ninety (90) days, on a one-time basis, provided that the applicant submits documentation to justify the additional seasonal employment necessary for the agricultural activity.
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C. General Requirements:
1. A maximum of one temporary trailer will be allowed on any lot.
2. The temporary trailer must be a motor home, travel trailer, truck camper, recreational vehicle, or camping trailer, that is self-contained and habitable, and that is either self-propelled, truck-mounted, or permanently towable on roadways without a permit under the California Vehicle Code.
3. A temporary trailer used to house seasonal or temporary farmworkers or animal caretakers shall be occupied for no more than one hundred eighty (180) consecutive calendar days in any 12-month period, unless the permit is extended pursuant to Section 18.156.1160(B)(2) above.
4. The maximum size of a temporary trailer occupying a space on the lot shall be three hundred (300) square feet of living area. Living area does not include built- in equipment such as wardrobes, closets, cabinets, kitchen units or fixtures, or bath and toilet rooms.
5. The temporary trailer must be “habitable” by meeting all of the following criteria:
a. The temporary trailer must contain sleeping, cooking, bathing, and sanitary facilities;
b. The temporary trailer must either contain an adequate source of potable water through an internal tank or be connected to a permanent source of potable water;
c. Composting toilets are not allowed. The temporary trailer’s wastewater must be disposed of by one of the following means:
i. Through a connection to an existing sewer utility connection; or ii. Through the use of an incorporated wastewater tank that is located within or outside the vehicle, provided that such tank is regularly serviced, for the duration of the vehicle’s use as temporary housing, by a wastewater disposal provider, or a septage pumping vehicle. The permittee shall provide proof of such regular wastewater disposal service, in the form of a contract or receipts, to the Planning Division or Building & Safety Division upon request.
d. The temporary trailer must be connected to an approved electrical source. Acceptable electrical connections include the use of an existing electrical source on the lot or a temporary power pole. Generators are not considered an approved electrical source; and
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e. Heating and cooling facilities shall be in accordance with those associated with trailers, or equipment initially installed or designed for trailers. No temporary heating facilities will be allowed.
6. Utility conduits shall be installed underground in conformance with applicable state and local regulations.
7. When the temporary trailer is not in use, utilities shall be disconnected, and such housing shall be removed from the site or stored during the remainder of the year. The temporary trailer shall be removed from the site within five days of the expiration of the permitted period. It may be stored on-site for the remaining days of the calendar year if screened from public view and stored in a rear yard. A temporary trailer stored on-site shall be covered when not in use.
D. Site Design Criteria:
1. Building height and setbacks shall be as prescribed in the applicable zone, except where Title 25 of the California Administrative Code is more restrictive.
2. The temporary trailer shall be located a minimum of six feet (6’) from any other structure on the lot.
3. Roadways and vehicle pads shall not be permitted in areas of natural slope inclinations greater than fifteen percent (15%) or where grading would result in slope heights greater than ten feet and steeper than 2:1.
4. One picnic table, and a grill (without any open flame if located in a High Fire Hazard Area) may be provided on a level, landscaped front yard area.
18.156.1170: EMPLOYMENT CRITERIA, VERIFICATION, AND ENFORCEMENT:
A. Occupancy Restrictions for Agricultural Worker Housing
1. Farmworker housing shall only be occupied by farmworkers and members of their household (however, group living quarters shall only be occupied exclusively by farmworkers).
2. The applicant shall demonstrate that the farmworker housing shall only be used for farmworkers (on a permanent or seasonal basis) who meet the employment criteria in Section 18.156.1170(B). This requirement shall not apply to housing occupied by farmworkers who subsequently retire or become disabled and continue to reside in the unit pursuant to Section 18.156.1170(B)(3). This requirement shall not apply to a surviving spouse or domestic partner who continues to reside in the unit pursuant to Section 18.156.1170(B)(4).
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for construction for all farmworker housing except for temporary trailers, limiting the use of such housing to farmworker housing and setting forth the conditions and requirements applicable to such use. The property owner shall also be required to provide written disclosure of all such conditions and requirements before any sale, lease, or financing of the subject lot(s) and dwelling units. This use restriction shall not be amended, released, terminated, or removed from the property without the prior written consent of the City. In the event the farmworker housing use is terminated and/or structures are removed in accordance with this Municipal Code and other applicable law as confirmed in writing by the Development Services Director, the deed restriction that accompanies the development shall be released and removed from the property.
B. Employment Criteria for Agricultural Workers
1. Farmworker dwelling units shall only be rented or provided under the terms of employment to farmworkers who are employed on a full-time (minimum of 32 hours per week), full-time seasonal, or temporary basis by the property owner or lessee of the lot upon which the dwelling unit is located to work onsite or on other land in San Bernardino County that is under the same ownership or lease.
Farmworkers may retain their employment status during periods of non- agricultural employment, as long as they meet the full-time requirement for at least nine months of the calendar year.
2. Units in a farmworker housing complex shall only be rented or provided to persons who are principally employed within San Bernardino County for activities directly associated with agriculture. This includes farmworkers who work on a full-time, full-time seasonal, temporary or part-time basis.
3. A qualified farmworker who has been renting or occupying a farmworker dwelling unit, or a unit in a farmworker housing complex, and who subsequently retires or becomes disabled, may continue to reside in the unit along with members of their household.
4. After the death of a qualified farmworker who has been renting or occupying a farmworker dwelling unit, or a unit in a farmworker housing complex, their surviving spouse or domestic partner may continue to reside in the unit.
5. Temporary trailers shall only be rented or provided to farmworkers who are employed on a full-time, full-time seasonal, or temporary basis by the property owner or lessee of the lot to work on the land upon which the temporary trailer is located.
6. Proof of qualifying employment for occupants of farmworker housing shall be provided at the time of permit approval, which can be satisfied by providing a combination of at least two of the following documents, as applicable:
a. Employee’s income tax return;
b. Employee’s pay receipts;
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c. Employee’s W-2 form;
d. Employer’s DE-34 form;
e. Employer’s ETA 790 form;
f. Employer’s DLSE-NTE form;
g. A document signed by both the employer and the employee, which states that the occupant of the agricultural worker housing is employed in agriculture, and includes a description of the employee’s job duties; or, h. Other proof approved in writing by the Development Services Director.
C. Annual Verification of Employment of Agricultural Workers
1. The owner or lessee of the property, property management company, and/or designated agent of the owner or lessee, shall submit an annual employment verification declaration, and any applicable City-required verification fees as established by resolution of the City Council, no later than May 15th of each year to the Development Services Director or designee to verify that all the dwelling units or sleeping quarters in the farmworker housing are occupied by persons who meet the employment criteria established above. For purposes of this section, permanent farmworker housing includes all agricultural worker housing except for temporary trailers. The completed verification declaration and supporting documentation shall require the property owner to meet all the following requirements:
a. Verify and provide evidence that any permanent agricultural worker housing was occupied by farmworkers during the preceding calendar year; b. Declare that any permanent agricultural worker housing will be occupied by farmworkers during the current calendar year; and, c. Provide proof of qualifying employment for occupants of agricultural worker housing, upon request by the City, by using a combination of at least two of the documents as listed in Section 18.156.1170(B)(6).
D. Enforcement
1. The provisions of Sections 18.156.1170(B) and 18.156.1170(C) of this Article shall be referenced or set forth in deed restrictions and/or conditions of approval that shall be recorded in the subject property’s chain of title. Violations of Sections 18.156.1170(B) and 18.156.1170(C) may be enforced through any other available legal means.
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Recorder, a deed restriction in a form approved by the City that runs with the land on which the agricultural employee housing is located declaring that:
a. The agricultural employee housing will continuously be maintained in compliance with this Article XIV of Chapter 18.156 and all other applicable sections of this Municipal Code; and
b. If required for pre-manufactured housing and/or mobilehome units used for farmworker housing, the property owner shall obtain the appropriate permit(s) from the City of Redlands and/or California Department of Housing & Community Development.
c. The deed restriction shall not be amended, released, terminated, or removed from the property without the prior written consent of the City of Redlands. In the event the agricultural employee housing use is terminated and/or structures are removed in accordance with this Article and other applicable law as confirmed in writing by the Development Services Director, the deed restriction that accompanies the development shall be released and removed from the property.
3. In addition to all other available enforcement and legal remedies, the City may require the removal of a housing unit and restoration of the site (including any affected agricultural soils) based on the unpermitted or unverified use of the farmworker housing units, or based on other violations of this Article.”
SECTION 28. Redlands Municipal Code Chapter 18.156 (Development Standards for Specific Uses) is hereby amended to add Article XV, entitled “Single Room Occupancy Facilities,” and read as follows:
“ARTICLE XV. SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY FACILITIES
18.156.1200: PURPOSE OF ARTICLE:
A. To expand opportunities for affordable housing where allowed by zoning district regulations;
B. To facilitate the establishment of affordable housing in locations with convenient access to services and employment;
C. To provide adequate standards for the orderly development of safe housing in a high-quality environment;
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E. For purposes of this Article, “single -room occupancy” is defined as a multi -tenant building that provides, for rent or a fee, small rooms as a permanent residence and/or primary residence. Private rooms may be furnished or unfurnished.
18.156.1210: GENERAL PROVISIONS:
All single room occupancy facilities shall be subject to the provisions of this Article:
A. Any single room occupancy facility shall conform to the standards of the zoning or specific plan district in which it is located. In case of districts where mixed uses are permitted, single room occupancy facilities shall be subject to the standards applyi ng to nonresidential development. Where any provision of this Article conflicts with another provision of this title or any adopted specific plan, the more restrictive shall apply.
B. Density standards (i.e., lot area per dwelling unit) shall not apply to single room occupancy facilities.
C. Floor-Area Ratio standards, if applicable, shall apply to single room occupancy facilities. In no case may the number of units exceed three times the maximum density that is applicable within the subject zoning district or specific plan district.
D. Tenancy shall not be less than thirty (30) days.
E. All units shall comply with the requirements of the current edition of the California Building Code.
F. All facilities shall comply with all applicable accessibility and adaptability requirements.
G. The proposed conversion or retrofit of an existing structure into a single room occupancy facility shall conform to all applicable development standards unless a physical constraint or characteristic of the subject property makes such conformance infeasible. The Development Services Director (or Planning Commission if a CUP is required) is authorized to modify, reduce, or waive one or more development standard(s) of section 18.156.1220 upon determining that strict adherence to the standard(s) is infeasible due to physical conditions or constraints of the subject property. The applicant shall bear the burden of proof that imposing the development standard(s) in question would make the project physically or financially infeasible.
H. All facilities and units shall not be subdivided or individually sold.
I. This Article shall not be applicable to short -term rentals in the City of Redlands and shall not be construed to permit or authorize short -term rental facilities in the City of Redlands.
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J. Other provisions or permit requirements of the Redlands Municipal Code may be applicable, including for properties located within local historic districts and/or designated as a local historic resource.
18.156.1220: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS:
A. Unit Size and Occupancy. Each unit shall have a minimum floor area of 150 square feet excluding closet and bathroom spaces. Each unit shall be occupied by no more than two persons.
B. Minimum Dimension. Each unit shall have a minimum horizontal dimension of twelve (12) feet.
C. Common Area.
1. A minimum of 10 square feet per unit or 250 square feet, whichever is greater, shall be provided as indoor common area on the ground floor. Required common area shall exclude shared bathrooms and kitchens, maintenance areas, laundry facilities, storage areas, and hallways. The design of the common area shall accommodate appropriate furnishings such as lounge seating, tables and chairs, office desks, and a television.
2. Outdoor common area may be permitted. The design of all improvements and furniture shall be of a quality to sustain weather and wear. Furniture shall be made of durable materials such as wrought iron, wood, steel, or cast aluminum. The following activities are prohibited in outdoor common areas between the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.: amplification of sound or use of sound machines, storage, motor vehicle parking, or overnight activities.
3. All common areas shall be fully accessible.
D. Kitchens. If kitchen facilities are provided within a unit, the unit shall have a sink with a hot water connection and a garbage disposal, a cooking appliance, refrigeration facilities, and a countertop having a minimum size of three (3) square feet and a minimum horizontal dimension of 18 inches. If private kitchen facilities are not provided within each unit, shared kitchen facilities shall be provided at a ratio of one kitchen for every twenty (20) units on each floor containing units without private kitchen facilities.
E. Bathrooms.
1. If a partial (or half) bathroom is provided within the unit, it shall provide a water closet including a sink. The water closet shall have a minimum area of 15 square feet. If private bathing facilities are not provided for each unit, shared shower or bathtub facilities shall be provided at a ratio of one for every seven (7) units or fraction thereof on each floor with units not having full bathrooms. The shared shower or Redlands Regular Meeting of 07-01-2025
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bathtub facility shall be accessible from a common area or hallway. Each shared shower or bathtub facility shall be provided with an interior lockable door.
2. If a full bathroom is provided within the unit, it shall contain a private toilet, sink and bathtub, shower or bath/shower combination.
3. Common bathrooms shall be either single occupant use with provisions for privacy, or multi-occupant use with separate provisions for men and women.
F. Parking.
1. One (1) space per two units, inclusive of guest parking.
2. If a unit is provided for an on-site manager, one (1) space for the resident manager.
3. If rent or a separate charge is assessed for use of on-site parking spaces, the owner or management shall be required to rent or charge a separate fee for use of the space by an individual tenant (i.e., unbundled parking).
4. With the exception of projects that allow only senior residents, projects that have less than one automobile parking space per unit shall provide one easily accessible space for storing and locking a bicycle per unit.
5. Government Code section 65863.2 may further reduce or eliminate the on-site parking requirements for a residential, mixed use, or other development project if the project site is located within one-half mile of a major transit stop as defined in Public Resources Code sections 21064.3 and 21155.
6. Required on-site spaces may be provided through covered or uncovered parking, or tandem spaces, but not on-street parking.
7. This section shall not reduce, eliminate, or preclude the enforcement of any requirement imposed on a new multifamily residential or nonresidential development that is located within one-half mile of public transit to provide parking spaces that are accessible to persons with disabilities that would have otherwise applied to the project if this section did not apply.
8. Parking areas shall comply with the applicable property development standards contained in Chapter 18.164 of this title. Parking shall not be provided within any front yard or street-side yard setbacks or any required landscape areas, except for authorized driveways.
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G. Exterior Architecture.
1. Any room addition(s) or expansion(s) to the existing residence that modify the exterior architecture shall be matching in exterior design and architectural treatment (including materials, colors, roof, doors and windows, and other design elements).
2. Interior access for residents shall be provided to all rooms or units within the structure, and no exterior do orways shall be provided or created for individual dwelling units or rooms .
3. New exterior stairways, steps, decks or access platforms shall not be permitted above the first floor nor more than four feet above existing ground level.
4. Properties designated as historic resources and/or located within historic or scenic districts shall comply with the applicable provisions of the City’s Historic Architectural Design Guidelines.
H. Storage. Each unit shall have a closet. All units must have access to a separate usable storage space (in addition to a closet) within the facility, that is not less than fifty (50) cubic feet.
I. Laundry. Single room occupancy facilities shall be provided with laundry facilities in a separate room at a minimum ratio of one washer and one dryer for every ten (10) units.
Additional washers and dryers shall be provided for any facility that has more than twenty (20) units at the ratio of one washer and one dryer for every additional 20 units.
J. Trash. Refuse disposal service and receptacles shall be provided by the property owner.
Garbage receptacles must be located on the lot or property in a manner that does not hinder access to any required off-street parking spaces, driveways, or any means of emergency ingress or egress.
K. Mailboxes. A mailbox shall be provided for each unit in a commonly accessible location within the single room occupancy facility.
L. Signs. Single room occupancy facilities may have signs in accordance with the sign regulations applicable to the subject zoning district (pursuant to Chapter 15.36 of Title 15 of the Redlands Municipal Code) or specific plan district where it is located.
18.156.1230: MANAGEMENT:
A. Management Plan. The applicant shall prepare and submit a single -room occupancy management plan, and shall at a minimum contain the following elements: management policies and operations, rental procedures and rates, maintenance plans, information for residents to contact management 24 hours daily, residency and guest rules and procedures, security procedures, and staffing needs including job descriptions. The management plan shall be finalized before issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. Such plan shall be provided to the City upon request.
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B. On-Site Manager. A 24 -hour on-site resident manager shall be provided for any single room occupancy use with twelve (12) or more units, and shall include a dwelling unit designated for the manager.
18.156.1240: EXISTING FACILITIES:
Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 18.184 of this title, existing nonconforming single room occupancy uses and buildings may be altered to comply with one or more development standards required by this Article.”
SECTION 29. Redlands Municipal Code Chapter 18.164 (Parking and Loading Space Requirements), Section 18.164.090 entitled “Multiple -Family Residential Dwellings,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“18.164.090: MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS:
A. Multiple residential projects shall have a minimum of the following number of covered parking spaces:
No bedroom and 1 bedroom unit 1
2 bedroom units 11/2
3 or more bedroom units 2
B. Individually owned dwelling units, such as within condominium or cooperative multiple-family residential projects, shall have a minimum of two (2) covered parking spaces per dwelling unit. The requirements of this subsection may be modified by the city council in a density bonus agreement entered into pursuant to California Government Code section 65915 et seq.
C. In addition, all multiple residential projects containing more than two (2) units per lot of record shall provide one uncovered off street parking space for each two (2) units or fraction thereof.
D. Parking for Single Room Occupancy facilities shall be provided in accordance with Article XV of chapter 18.156 of this title.”
SECTION 3 0. Redlands Municipal Code Chapter 18.12 (Administrative Provisions) is hereby amended to add Section 18.12.210 to read as follows:
“18.12.210: POST-ENTITLEMENT PERMIT APPLICATION APPEALS:
A. For a development that is intended to be at least two-thirds residential, as defined in Government Code sections 65913.3(j) and 65589.5(h), "post-entitlement phase permit" means and includes all nondiscretionary permits and reviews filed after the entitlement process has been completed that are required or issued by the local agency to begin construction of a housing development project.
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B. If a post-entitlement phase permit is determined to be incomplete or denied or determined to be noncompliant with the applicable provisions of Government Code section 65913.3, the applicant may appeal the decision to the planning commission within ten (10) days of the director’s decision. The appeal shall be made on forms provided by the city, and upon payment of the fees established by resolution of the city council.
C. The decision of the commission shall be final, unless an appeal therefrom is taken to the city council as provided for in section 18.12.110 of this chapter.”
SECTION 31. Redlands Municipal Code Title 17 (Subdivision Regulations) is hereby amended to add Chapter 17.12, entitled “Urban Lot Splits,” and read as follows:
"CHAPTER 17.12 URBAN LOT SPLITS INTO TWO RESIDENTIAL PARCELS SECTION:
17.12.010: General
17.12.020: Form And Contents, Accompanying Data And Reports
17.12.030: Requirements
17.12.040: Action By Development Services Director
17.12050: Conditions of Approval
17.12.060: Appeal Of Director Action
17.12.070: Expiration And Extensions
17.12.080: Amendments To Approved Or Conditionally Approved Tentative Map
17.12.090: Parcel Maps
17.12.010: GENERAL:
A. The form and contents, submittal, and approval of applications for tentative parcel maps for urban lot splits consisting of two (2) residential parcels pursuant to California Government Code Section 66411.7 shall be governed by the provisions of this Chapter.
B. Definition. An “urban lot split” means the subdivision of an existing, legally subdivided lot into two lots in accordance with the requirements of this section.
C. Before submitting a development application for a subdivision subject to the streamlined, ministerial approval process described herein, the development proponent shall submit to the Development Services Department a preliminary application that includes all of the information described in California Government Code Section 65941.1, as that section read on January 1, 2020.
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D. The City may only accept an application for streamlined, ministerial approval pursuant to this chapter if the procedures contained in Calif. Gov. Code Section 65913.4(b) and 65913.4(b)(3) regarding scoping and/or consultation with the applicable local tribal government(s) have been met.
E. A project shall not be eligible for the streamlined, ministerial process pursuant to this chapter if any of the conditions contained in Calif. Gov. Code Section 65913.4(b)(4) apply regarding tribal cultural resources.
17.12.020: FORM AND CONTENTS, ACCOMPANYING DATA AND REPORTS:
A. The tentative parcel map (“tentative parcel map”) shall be prepared in a manner acceptable to the Development Services Department and shall be prepared by a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor. The form and contents shall comply and be consistent with the requirements of Section 17.07.020 of this Title and the accompanying data and reports shall comply with and be consistent with Sections 17.07.030 through 17.07.050, inclusive, of this Title.
B. The required application submittal items shall include the following in addition to the subdivision or development application form:
1. Tentative Parcel Map that includes the statement, “For SB 9 Urban Lot Split,” on the title page or cover sheet.
2. Supplemental application form for an urban lot split.
3. Chain of title for the last three (3) years, including a current title report dated no more than ninety (90) days prior to the date of application submittal.
4. Affidavit of owner-occupancy for a minimum period of three (3) years from the date of final map recordation of an urban lot split.
5. Evidence of property vacancy or owner occupancy (such as: property tax records, income tax records, utility bills, vehicle registration, or similar documentation).
6. For two-unit development projects under Title 18 of the Redlands Municipal Code (if applicable): a site plan with all information as listed on the development application form; and for properties with on-site septic systems, a Percolation Test conducted within the last five (5) years or a recertification obtained within the last ten (10) years.
C. The applicant must obtain a certificate of compliance with the Subdivision Map Act for the lot and provide the certificate with the application.
D. Only a complete application will be considered. The City will inform the applicant in writing of any incompleteness within thirty (30) days after the application is submitted.
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17.12.030: REQUIREMENTS:
A. Department Review. The tentative parcel map application shall be filed with the Development Services Department for review in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 17.07.060 of this Title. The application shall be completed on the form(s) provided by the Department and submitted with the applicable filing fee(s) adopted by City Council resolution. The Development Services Department or city engineer may waive, modify, or reduce any submittal requirements that may be in conflict with California Government Code Section 66411.7.
B. The individual property owner(s) of the subject property may apply for an urban lot split. “Individual property owner” means a natural person holding fee title individually or jointly in the person’s own name or a beneficiary of a trust that holds fee title. Corporations, including but not limited to LLCs, are not eligible applicants because they cannot satisfy the three-year occupancy requirement. “Individual property owner” does not include any corporation or corporate entity or person of any kind (partnership, LP, LLC, C corp., S corp., etc.), except for a community land trust (as defined by Revenue & Tax Code Section 402.1(a)(11)(C)(ii)) or a qualified nonprofit corporation (as defined by Revenue & Tax Code Section 214.15).
C. Subdivision Map Act Compliance.
1. The urban lot split must conform to all applicable objective requirements of the Subdivision Map Act (SMA) (Government Code Section 66410 et. seq.), including implementing requirements in this Code, except as otherwise expressly provided in this section.
2. If an urban lot split violates any part of the SMA, the City’s subdivision regulations, including this section, or any other legal requirement:
a. The buyer or grantee of a lot that is created by the urban lot split has all the remedies available under the SMA, including but not limited to an action for damages or to void the deed, sale, or contract.
b. The City has all the remedies available to it under the SMA, including but not limited to the following:
i. An action to enjoin any attempt to sell, lease, or finance the property. ii. An action for other legal, equitable, or summary remedy, such as declaratory and injunctive relief.
iii. Criminal prosecution, punishable by imprisonment in county jail or state prison for up to one year, by a fine of up to $10,000, or both; or a misdemeanor.
iv. Record a notice of violation.
v. Withhold any or all future permits and approvals.
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3. Notwithstanding Government Code Section 66411.1 of the SMA, no dedication of rights-of-way or construction of offsite improvements is required for an urban lot split.
D. Zone. The lot to be split shall be located within a single-family residential zone. For purposes of this section, a single-family residential zone is one of the following: Single Family Residential (R-1 and R-1-D); Suburban Residential (R-S); Residential Estate (R-E and R-A); Residential Estate Animals (R-A-A); Residential Rural (R-R); Residential Rural Animals (R-R- A); and the single-family districts of adopted Specific Plans within the City.
E. Lot Location Criteria. The lot to be split is not located on a site that meets any of the applicable criteria contained in California Government Code § 66411.7(a)(3)(C) (and incorporating Government Code section 65913.4(a)(6)(B) - (K) by reference).
F. Objective Standards. The proposal shall be consistent with the objective planning standards, development standards, and engineering standards applicable to the design or improvements of a parcel. If the proposal conflicts with any objective planning standards, written documentation shall be provided to the applicant regarding which standard or standards the development conflicts with, and an explanation for the reason or reasons the development conflicts with that standard or standards, within sixty (60) days of application submittal.
1. Lot Size. The following standards shall apply to urban lot splits:
a. The lot to be split must be a minimum of 2,400 square-feet in area. b. The resulting lots must each be a minimum of 1,200 square-feet in area. c. Each of the resulting lots must be between 60 percent and 40 percent of the original lot area.
2. Setbacks and Yards. The proposed lots shall be designed to allow the existing and/or future dwelling units to comply with the applicable objective standards for yards and setbacks. This setback standard is only enforced to the extent that it does not prevent two primary dwelling units on the lot at 800 square feet each. No setback shall be required for an existing structure or a structure constructed in the same location and to the same dimensions as an existing structure.
3. Lot Coverage. The proposed lots shall be designed to allow the existing and/or future dwelling units to comply with the applicable objective standard for maximum lot coverage, to the extent practicable. This lot coverage standard is only enforced to the extent that it does not prevent two primary dwelling units on the lot at 800 square feet each.
G. Not Historic. The lot to be split must not be a historic property or within a historic district that is included in the State Historic Resources Inventory. Nor may the lot be or be within a site that is designated by ordinance as a city or county landmark or as a historic property or district.
H. No Prior Urban Lot Split. The lot to be split must not have been established through a prior SB 9 urban lot split, and the lot to be split must not be adjacent to any lot that was established through a prior SB 9 urban lot split by the owner of the lot to be split or by any person acting in concert with the owner.
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I. Easements.
1. The owner must enter into an easement agreement with each public-service provider to establish easements that are sufficient for the provision of public services and facilities to each of the resulting lots.
2. Each easement must be shown on the tentative parcel map.
3. Copies of the unrecorded easement agreements must be submitted with the Development Application. The easement agreements must be recorded against the property before the final map may be approved, in accordance with Section 17.12.050 of this Chapter.
4. If an easement is recorded and the project is not completed, making the easement moot, the property owner may request, and the City will provide, a notice of termination of the easement, which the owner may record.
J. Lot Access. Each resulting lot shall have access to, provide access to, or adjoin a public right-of-way. The minimum access width shall be at least fifteen (15) feet.
K. Utilities.
1. Development on each resulting lot shall be served by separate direct utility connections.
2. Each primary dwelling unit on the resulting lots that is or that is proposed to be connected to an onsite wastewater treatment system must first have a percolation test completed within the last five years or, if the percolation test has been recertified, within the last ten years.
L. Building & Safety. All structures built on the lot must comply with all current local building standards. An urban lot split is a change of use.
M. No Impact on Protected Housing. The urban lot split shall not require or include the demolition or alteration of any of the following types of housing:
1. Housing that is income-restricted for households of moderate, low, or very low income.
2. Housing that is subject to any form of rent or price control through a public entity’s valid exercise of its policy power.
3. Housing, or a lot that used to have housing, that has been withdrawn from rental or lease under the Ellis Act (California Government Code Sections 7060 - 7060.7) at any time in the fifteen (15) years prior to submission of the urban lot split application.
4. Housing that has been occupied by a tenant in the last three (3) years. The applicant and the owner of a property for which an urban lot split is sought must provide a sworn statement as to this fact with the application for the parcel map. The City may conduct its own inquiries and investigation to ascertain the veracity of the sworn statement, including but not limited to, surveying owners of nearby properties; and the City may require additional evidence of the applicant and owner as necessary to determine compliance with this requirement.
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N. Nonconforming Conditions. An urban lot split may be approved without requiring a legal nonconforming zoning condition or lot standard to be corrected. This provision shall supersede Section 18.184.040 (Nonconforming Lots) of Title 18 of the Redlands Municipal Code for the duration that applicable State law remains in effect.
O. Fire Hazard Mitigation Measures. For a proposed subdivision on a lot that is located in a fire hazard severity zone (as defined by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection), the subject property shall comply with the applicable provisions of the California Fire Code, and any amendments thereto contained in the Redlands Municipal Code, that apply uniformly to development within the underlying zone.
P. Regulation of Land Uses.
1. Residential use only. No non-residential use is permitted on any lot created by urban lot split.
2. No Short-Term Rental. No dwelling unit on a lot that is created by an urban lot split may be rented for a period of less than thirty (30) days.
3. Owner Occupancy. The applicant for an urban lot split must sign an affidavit stating that the applicant/subdivider intends to occupy one of the dwelling units on one of the resulting lots as the applicant's principal residence for a minimum of three (3) years after the urban lot split is approved.
Q. Deed Restriction Required. The owner shall record a deed restriction, acceptable to the City, that does each of the following:
1. Expressly prohibits any rental of any dwelling on the property for a period of less than thirty (30) days.
2. Expressly prohibits any non-residential use of the lots created by the urban lot split.
3. States that the property is formed by an urban lot split, and is therefore subject to the City’s urban lot split regulations, including all applicable limits on dwelling size and development.
17.12.040: ACTION BY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR:
A. Upon receipt of a tentative parcel map application that is determined by the Development Services Department to be complete, the Department shall review the proposal and render a decision within the time limits prescribed by State law. An application for a tentative parcel map for an urban lot split is approved or denied ministerially, by the Development Services Director, without discretionary review.
B. The tentative parcel map may be approved or conditionally approved by the Development Services Director if staff finds that the proposed subdivision, together with the provisions for its design and improvement, is consistent with the general plan, any applicable specific plan, and all applicable provisions of this code. The Development Services Director may require as a condition of approval that the payment by the subdivider of all development fees required to be Redlands Regular Meeting of 07-01-2025
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paid at the time of the application for, or issuance of, a building permit or other similar permit shall be made at the rate for such fees in effect at the time of such application or issuance.
If no action is taken by the Development Services Director within sixty (60) days from the date the City receives a tentative map application, or such other time limits specified in applicable State law, the tentative parcel map, as filed, shall be deemed to be approved.
C. Conditions of Approval.
1. A tentative parcel map for an urban lot split is approved ministerially if it complies with all the requirements of this chapter. The tentative parcel map may not be recorded.
A final parcel map is approved ministerially as well, but not until the owner demonstrates that the required documents have been recorded, such as the deed restriction and any easements.
2. The approval shall require the owner and applicant to hold the City harmless from all claims and damages related to the approval and its subject matter.
3. The approval shall require the owner and applicant to reimburse the City for all costs of enforcement, including attorneys’ fees and costs associated with enforcing the requirements of this code.
4. Other conditions of approval may be attached to enforce any other requirements, including, but not limited to: applicable development standards; standard requirements; engineering design requirements or other design regulations; and any other conditions to protect the public health, safety, and general welfare.
D. Denial. The tentative parcel map may be denied by the Development Services Director on any of the grounds or objective standards provided by the Subdivision Map Act, California Government Code Section 66411.7, or this Code. The Development Services Director shall deny approval of the tentative parcel map if the Department makes any of the following findings to the extent they are related to the design or to improvements of a parcel, consistent with Calif. Gov.
Code section 66411.7:
1. That the proposed map is inconsistent with objective zoning standards, objective subdivision standards, or objective design review standards that are related to the design or to improvements of a parcel;
2. That the site is not located within a single-family residential zone;
3. That the site is a designated historic property or located within a historic district;
4. That the project site or design of the subdivision does not meet the applicable criteria and requirements of California Government Code Section 66411.7, California Government Code Section 65913.4 (subparagraphs (B) to (K), inclusive, of paragraph 6 of subdivision (a)), or the Subdivision Map Act;
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5. That the proposed lot split would have a specific, adverse impact upon public health and safety for which there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific, adverse impact; or,
6. That the design of the subdivision or the type of improvements will conflict with easements, acquired by the public at large, for access through or use of, property within the proposed subdivision; provided, however, the Development Services Director may approve a map if it finds that alternate easements, for access or for use, will be provided, and that these will be substantially equivalent to ones previously acquired by the public.
This subsection shall apply only to easements of record or to easements established by judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, and no authority is hereby granted to the Development Services Director to determine that the public at large has acquired easements for access through or use of property within the proposed subdivision.
E. Specific Adverse Impacts.
1. Notwithstanding anything else in this section, the City may deny an application for an urban lot split if the Building Official makes a written finding, based on a preponderance of the evidence, that the project would have a “specific, adverse impact” on public health and safety for which there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific adverse impact.
2. “Specific adverse impact” has the same meaning as in the California Government Code Section 65589.5(d)(2): “a significant, quantifiable, direct, and unavoidable impact, based on objective, identified written public health or safety standards, policies, or conditions as they existed on the date the application was deemed complete” and does not include (1) inconsistency with the zoning ordinance or general plan land use designation or (2) the eligibility to claim a welfare exemption under Revenue and Taxation Code Section 214(g).
C. The Building Official may consult with and be assisted by Planning staff, Engineering staff, and others as necessary in making a finding of specific, adverse impact.
F. Notice of Denial. If an application for an urban lot split is denied, then the Development Services Director shall notify the applicant within sixty (60) days from receipt of the application and provide a full set of comments to the applicant with a list of items that are defective or deficient and a description of how the application can be remedied.
17.12.050: CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL:
A. The following conditions of approval shall be applied to all urban lot splits, in addition to the other standard conditions of approval, design requirements, and standard requirements that are otherwise applicable to subdivision maps as authorized by the Subdivision Map Act and California Government Code Section 66411.7.
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1. Affidavit signed by the property owner guaranteeing owner-occupancy for a minimum period of three (3) years from the date of final map recordation, and agreement by the property owner for verification of compliance upon request by the City.
2. For urban lot split subdivisions (if applicable): Execution and recordation of a deed restriction entitled “Occupancy, Land Use, and Development Restriction Agreement for Urban Lot Split” within thirty (30) days of map approval.
3. For two-unit development projects (if applicable): Execution and recordation of a deed restriction entitled “Occupancy, Land Use, and Development Restriction Agreement for Two-Unit Development” within thirty (30) days of development approval.
4. Prohibit short-term rental for less than thirty (30) days of any units created through an SB 9 urban lot split or two-unit development.
B. Conditions of approval shall not be imposed that conflict with the applicable provisions of California Government Code Section 66411.7 for urban lot splits, including requiring any:
dedication of right-of-way; construction of off-site improvements; correction of nonconforming zoning conditions or improvements; any additional on-site parking spaces (if the criteria and provisions of current State law are met); or other provisions in State law.
C. The Development Services Director may modify or delete any of the additional conditions of approval recommended in the department's report. The Development Services Director may add additional requirements as conditions of approval.
17.12.060: APPEAL OF DIRECTOR ACTION:
Appeal of the decision by the Development Services Director with respect to the tentative parcel map for urban lot split shall be made to the planning commission or city council in accordance with the provisions of Section 18.193.070 of Title 18 of the Redlands Municipal Code.
17.12.070: EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION:
A. The approval or conditional approval of a tentative parcel map shall expire six (6) months from its approval by the Development Services Director, unless the expiration date is extended for not more than six (6) months in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.07.120 of this Title.
B. The subdivider may request an extension of the expiration date for action in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.07.120 of this Title, except that the Development Services Director shall be responsible for the review of the request. The Development Services Director may approve, conditionally approve, or deny the request for an extension.
C. The subdivider or any interested person adversely affected may appeal the action of the Development Services Director to the planning commission or city council in accordance with the provisions of section 18.193.070 of Title 18 of the Redlands Municipal Code.
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17.12.080: AMENDMENTS AND EXTENSION FOR APPROVED OR
CONDITIONALLY APPROVED TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP:
A. Amendments to the approved or conditionally approved tentative parcel map or conditions of approval shall be made in accordance with Section 17.07.130 of this Title; provided that amendments, which in the opinion of the department are not minor, shall be presented to the Development Services Director for approval. Processing shall be in accordance with the provisions for processing a tentative parcel map as set forth in this title. Any approved amendment shall not alter the expiration date of the tentative parcel map.
B. Extension of time. The subdivider may request an extension of the expiration date of the approved or conditionally approved tentative SB 9 map by written application to the department with the payment of applicable filing fees established by resolution of the City Council. The application shall be filed not less than thirty (30) days before the map is to expire and shall state the reasons for requesting the extension. One extension may be granted for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days. The Development Services Director may approve, conditionally approve, or deny the request for an extension. The subdivider or any interested person adversely affected may appeal the action of the Development Services Director to the planning commission or city council in accordance with the provisions of section 18.193.070 of this title.
17.12.090: PARCEL MAPS:
The form and contents, submittal, approval and filing of final parcel maps shall conform to the provisions of the subdivision map act and this section.
A. Survey Required: An accurate and complete survey of the land to be subdivided shall be made by a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor. All monuments, property lines, centerlines of streets, alleys and easements adjoining or within the subdivision shall be tied into the survey. The allowable error of closure on any portion of the parcel map shall not exceed 1/10,000 for field closures and 1/20,000 for calculated closures.
B. Form And Contents: The form and contents of the parcel map shall conform to the final map form and contents requirements of Sections 17.09.040 and 17.09.050 of this Title.
C. Preliminary Submittal: The subdivider shall submit prints of the parcel map to the city engineer for checking. The preliminary prints shall be accompanied by copies of the data, plans, reports and documents as required for final maps by Section 17.09.060 of this Title.
The city engineer may waive any of the requirements if the location and nature of the proposed subdivision does not justify compliance with the requirements of Section 17.09.060 of this Title.
D. Review And Approval By Development Services Department: The Development Services Director or his/her designee shall review the parcel map and the subdivider shall make corrections and/or additions until the map is acceptable to the department. The subdivider shall submit the original tracing of the map, corrected to its final form and signed by all parties required to execute the certificates on the map, to the Development Services Department. The city clerk or authorized agent shall, subject to the provisions of the California Government Code Redlands Regular Meeting of 07-01-2025
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Section 66464 of the Subdivision Map Act, transmit the approved parcel map to the county recorder. The Development Services Director shall approve the parcel map if it complies with the requirements of the subdivision map act, this title, the tentative parcel map and all conditions thereof.”
SECTION 32. Redlands Municipal Code Chapter 18.156 (Development Standards for Specific Uses) is hereby amended to add Article XVI, entitled “Two-Unit Projects on Residential Parcels,” and read as follows:
"ARTICLE XVI. TWO-UNIT PROJECTS ON RESIDENTIAL PARCELS
SECTION:
18.156.1300: Purpose of Article
18.156.1310: Definitions
18.156.1320: Application Requirements
18.156.1330: Development Standards
18.156.1340: Specific Adverse Impacts
18.156.1350: Approval by Director
18.156.1360: Appeal Of Director Action
18.156.1370: Extension and Amendment
18.156.1380: Remedies
18.156.1300: PURPOSE OF ARTICLE:
The purpose of this Article is to allow and appropriately regulate two-unit residential development projects in accordance with Government Code section 65852.21 in single-family residential zones that permit single-family residences.
18.156.1310: DEFINITIONS:
A. A “two-unit project” means the development of two primary dwelling units or, if there is already a primary dwelling unit on the lot, the development of a second primary dwelling unit on a legally subdivided lot in accordance with the requirements of this article.
B. A “primary dwelling unit,” for purposes of this article, means a single-family residence that does not meet the criteria or requirements for an Accessory Dwelling Unit pursuant to Redlands Municipal Code Chapter 18.156, Article VII (Accessory Dwelling Units) and/or current State law.
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C. An “accessory dwelling unit” means a residential dwelling unit that is accessory and subordinate to a primary dwelling unit located on the same parcel, and such accessory unit meets the criteria or requirements for an Accessory Dwelling Unit pursuant to Redlands Municipal Code Chapter 18.156, Article VII (Accessory Dwelling Units) or current State law.
D. A “single family residential zone,” for purposes of this section, means a land use district with a zoning designation as R-E, R-S, R-1, R-1-D, R-R, R-R-A, R-A, R-A-A, or a single-family district within an adopted Specific Plan of the City.
E. “SB 9” means Senate Bill 9 effective beginning January 1, 2022, and codified in California Government Code section 65852.21.
18.156.1320: APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
A. The individual property owner(s) of the subject property may apply for a two-unit project. “Individual property owner” means a natural person holding fee title individually or jointly in the person’s own name or a beneficiary of a trust that holds fee title. Corporations, including but not limited to LLCs, are not eligible applicants because they cannot satisfy the three-year occupancy requirement. “Individual property owner” does not include any corporation or corporate entity or person of any kind (partnership, LP, LLC, C corporation, S corporation, etc.), except for a community land trust (as defined by Revenue & Tax Code Section 402.1(a)(11)(C)(ii)) or a qualified nonprofit corporation (as defined by Revenue & Tax Code Section 214.15).
B. An application for a two-unit project must be submitted on the City’s approved form together with all required application submittal items, project plans, and other materials.
C. Only a complete application will be considered. The City will inform the applicant in writing of any incompleteness within thirty (30) days after the application is submitted.
D. The city may establish a fee to recover its costs for adopting, implementing, and enforcing this section of the code, in accordance with applicable law. The City Council may establish and change the fee by resolution. The fee must be paid with the application.
18.156.1330: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS:
A two-unit project must satisfy each of the following development standards and requirements:
A. Map Act Compliance. The existing lot must have been legally subdivided.
B. Zone. The lot is in a single -family residential zone of the City of Redlands (R -1, R-1-D, R-S, R-A, R-A-A, R-E, R-R, or R-R-A zoning districts) or a single -family district within an adopted Specific Plan of the City.
C. Lot Location. The lot is not located on a site that meets any of the location criteria as listed in Government Code § 66411.7(a)(3)(C) (and incorporating Government Code section 65913.4(a)(6)(B) - (K) by reference).
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D. Not Historic. The lot shall not be within a site that is designated or listed as a city landmark or historic property or historic/scenic district, and the lot shall not be a historic property or within a historic district that is listed on the State His toric Resources Inventory (as defined in Section 5020.1 of the Public Resources Code).
E. No Impact on Protected Housing. The two-unit project must not require or include the demolition or alteration of any of the types of housing identified in Government Code § 65852.21(a)(3)-(4), inclusive.
1. Housing that is income-restricted for households of moderate, low, or very low income.
2. Housing that is subject to any form of rent or price control through a public entity’s valid exercise of its policy power.
3. Housing that has been occupied by a tenant in the last three (3) years. The applicant and the owner of a property for which a two-unit development is sought must provide a sworn statement as to this fact with the application for the parcel map. The City may conduct its own inquiries and investigation to ascertain the veracity of the sworn statement, including but not limited to, surveying owners of nearby properties; and the City may require additional evidence of the applicant and owner as necessary to determine compliance with this requirement.
F. Dwelling Unit Standards.
1. Quantity. For purposes of this section, “unit” means any dwelling unit, including, but not limited to, a primary dwelling unit, a unit created under this section of this code, an ADU, or a Junior ADU.
a. No more than two (2) dwelling units of any kind may be built on a lot that results from an urban lot split
b. A lot that is not created by an urban lot split may have a two -unit project under this section, plus any ADU or Junior ADU that must be allowed under State law and the City’s ADU ordinance, not to exceed two (2) primary dwelling units per lot and a combined total of four (4) dwelling units within the development.
2. Height Restriction. All dwelling units shall be subject to the same height limitations applicable to the underlying zone.
3. Lot Coverage. The lot coverage limit shall be applicable within the zoning district where the subject property is located. This lot coverage standard is only enforced to the extent that it does not prevent the construction of two (2) primary dwelling units on the lot at eight hundred (800) square feet each.
4. Open Space. The new development shall be subject to the open space requirement, if any, imposed within the zoning district where the subject property is located. This open space standard is only enforced to the extent that it does not prevent the constru ction of two (2) primary dwelling units on the lot at eight hundred (800) square feet each.
5. Setbacks.
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a. Generally. All setbacks must conform to those objective setbacks that are applicable to the underlying zone.
b. Exceptions. Notwithstanding subpart 18.156.1330(F)(7)(a) above:
i) Existing Structures. No setback is required for an existing legally established structure or for a new structure that is constructed in the same location and to the same dimensions as an existing legally established structure.
ii) Eight hundred (800) square-feet; four-foot side and rear setbacks.
Exceptions to the setbacks imposed by the underlying zone may be applied to the degree necessary to avoid physically precluding up to two units on the lot or either of the two units from being of at least eight hundred (800) square feet in floor area on the subject property; but in no event may any structure be less than four feet (4’) from a side or rear property line.
iii) New Structures. Shared interior lot line; zero foot (0’) interior side setback. Setback requirements for an interior side lot line, where the interior lot line is shared between the two new parcels (and the lot line is perpendicular to the primary street frontage of both lots), may be modified to permit a zero foot (0’) side setback. The intent of this provision is to permit a shared wall between two new dwelling units on separate lots, so that the combined structure has the appearance from the street as one single-family residence. Designs with a shared common wall shall comply with all applicable California Building Code regulations, and the Director may require a Homeowners’ Association as well as CC&Rs for the subject properties. If this provision for a zero foot (0’) interior side setback is not utilized, then the standard setback requirement shall apply, and in no case shall be less than four feet (4’).
5. Parking. Each new primary dwelling unit shall have one (1) off-street parking space per unit on a paved surface, which may be covered or uncovered, placed outside of all required setbacks, and constructed in accordance with the applicable provisions of A rticle I of Chapter 18.164 of this title. Off-street parking shall not be required if one of the following applies:
a. The lot is located within one-half mile walking distance of either:
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ii) a site that contains one of the following: an existing rail or bus rapid transit station; or the intersection of two or more major bus routes with a frequency of service interval of fifteen (15) minutes or less during the morning and afternoon peak commute periods.
b. The site is located within one block of a car-share vehicle location that is permanently installed and permanently marked for car-share pickup or dropoff service.
6. Nonconforming Conditions. A two -unit project may be approved without requiring a legal nonconforming zoning condition or standard to be corrected. This provision shall supersede Chapter 18.184 of Title 18 of the Redlands Municipal Code for the duration that applicable State law remains in effect.
7. Utilities. Each primary dwelling unit on the lot that is or that is proposed shall comply with the development regulations applicable to the underlying zone.
8. Building & Safety. All structures built on the lot shall comply with all building code regulations applicable to the underlying zone.
G. Fire Hazard Mitigation Measures. For a development project on a lot that is located in a fire hazard severity zone (as defined by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection), the proposal shall comply with all applicable fire-hazard mitigation measures:
1. The proposed development complies with the applicable provisions of the California Fire Code, and any amendments thereto adopted in the Redlands Municipal Code, that apply uniformly to development within the underlying zone.
2. The proposed development complies with the applicable provisions of the California Building Code (including Chapter 7A), and any amendments or additions thereto adopted in the Redlands Municipal Code (including RMC Chapter 15.30 Wildland-Urban Interface Code), that apply uniformly to development within the underlying zone.
3. The subject property will comply with all applicable landscape design, materials, fuel modification, and vegetation management requirements of applicable State law (including but not limited to Calif. Gov. Code § 51182, Public Resources Code § 4291, Calif. Fire Code § 4906, and Calif. Building Code Chapter 7A) for requirements pertaining to landscape fuel modification zones and vegetation management that apply uniformly to development within the underlying zone.
H. Regulation of Uses.
1. Residential-only. No non-residential use is permitted on the lot. a. Home occupations may be permitted with a Home Occupation Permit issued pursuant to Chapter 18.160 of this title.
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b. Small family daycare homes may be permitted pursuant to Chapter 18.156, Article VIII, of this title.
c. Single-room occupancy residential facilities may be permitted pursuant to Chapter 18.156, Article XV, of this title.
2. No Short-Term Rentals. No dwelling unit on the lot may be rented for a period of less than thirty (30) days.
I. Deed Restriction. The owner must record a deed restriction, acceptable to the city, that does each of the following:
1. Expressly prohibits any rental of any dwelling on the property for a period of less than thirty (30) days.
2. Expressly prohibits any non-residential use of the lot.
3. States that the property was developed pursuant to SB 9 and shall not be further developed with additional primary dwelling units, or further subdivided subsequent to a prior SB 9 lot split.
J. Undergrounding of utilities: For construction of new SB 9 dwelling units, utility laterals and connections shall be installed underground for the new unit(s).
18.156.1340: SPECIFIC ADVERSE IMPACTS:
A. Notwithstanding anything else in this section, the city may deny an application for a two-unit project if the building official makes a written finding, based on a preponderance of the evidence, that the project would have a “specific, adverse impact” on public health and safety and for which there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific adverse impact.
B. “Specific adverse impact” has the same meaning as in Gov. Code § 65589.5(d)(2): “a significant, quantifiable, direct, and unavoidable impact, based on objective, identified written public health or safety standards, policies, or conditions as they existed on the date the application was deemed complete” and does not include (1) inconsistency with the zoning ordinance or general plan land use designation or (2) the eligibility to claim a welfare exemption under Revenue & Taxation Code section 214(g).
C. The building official may consult with and be assisted by Planning staff, Engineering staff, and others as necessary in making a finding of specific, adverse impact.
18.156.1350: APPROVAL BY DIRECTOR:
A. An application for a two-unit development pursuant to SB 9 is approved or denied ministerially, by the Development Services Director, without discretionary review.
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B. A two-unit development is approved ministerially if it complies with all the requirements of this article.
C. The approval must require the owner and applicant to hold the City of Redlands harmless from all claims and damages related to the approval and its subject matter.
D. The approval must require the owner and applicant to reimburse the City of Redlands for all costs of enforcement, including attorneys’ fees and costs associated with enforcing the requirements of this article.
E. Notice of Denial. If an application for an SB 9 two-unit housing project is denied, then the Development Services Director shall notify the applicant within sixty (60) days from receipt of the application and provide a full set of comments to the applicant with a list of items that are defective or deficient and a description of how the application can be remedied.
18.156.1360: APPEAL OF DIRECTOR ACTION:
Appeal of the decision by the Development Services Director with respect to a two-unit development shall be made to the planning commission or city council in accordance with the provisions of section 18.193.070 of this title.
18.156.1370: AMENDMENTS TO APPROVED PLANS:
Construction plans or plan checks deemed by the department to be in substantial conformance with the approved two-unit development plan and/or tentative parcel map shall be reviewed by the Development Services Director or designee. The Development Services Director may approve or deny the request for an amendment through the ministerial plan check process, or may require the filing of a new two-unit development plan and/or new tentative parcel map for major amendments deemed not to be in substantial conformance with the approved two-unit development plan or tentative parcel map.
18.156.1380: REMEDIES:
If a two-unit project violates any part of this code or any other legal requirement:
A. The buyer, grantee, or lessee of any part of the property has an action for damages or to void the deed, sale, or contract.
B. The City of Redlands may:
1. Bring an action to enjoin any attempt to sell, lease, or finance the property.
2. Bring an action for other legal, equitable, or summary remedy, such as declaratory and injunctive relief.
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3. Pursue criminal prosecution, punishable by imprisonment in county jail or state prison for up to one year, by a fine of up to $10,000, or both; or a misdemeanor.
4. Record a notice of violation.
5. Withhold any or all future permits and approvals.
6. Pursue all other administrative, legal, or equitable remedies that are allowed by law or the Redlands Municipal Code.”
SECTION 3 3. Redlands Municipal Code Chapter 17.05 (Maps Required), Section
17.05.030 entitled “Division of Land; Four or Less Parcels,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“17.05.030: DIVISION OF LAND; FOUR OR LESS PARCELS:
A tentative and final parcel map shall be required for all divisions of land into four (4) or less parcels, except that maps shall not be required for:
A. Subdivisions of a portion of the operating right of way of a railroad corporation, defined by section 230 of the State Public Utilities Code, which are created by short term leases terminable by either party on not more than thirty (30) days' notice in writing.
B. Land conveyed to or from a governmental agency, public entity or public utility, or for land conveyed to a subsidiary of a public utility for conveyance to such public utility for rights of way, unless a showing is made by the department in individual cases, upon substantial evidence, that public policy necessitates a parcel map.
C. Lot line adjustments, provided:
1. No additional parcels or building sites are created;
2. The resulting parcels conform to title 18 of this code;
3. The lot line adjustment is approved by the community development director.
The community development director may impose conditions or exactions on the approval of a lot line adjustment to conform to titles 18 and 15 of this code, or to facilitate the relocation of existing utilities, infrastructure or easements. Lot line adjustments which are being processed concurrently with land use applications requiring action by the planning commission or the city council shall be scheduled for review and action by the same approving body as the other application(s). The lot line adjustment shall be reflected in a deed, and a record of survey if required by state law, which shall be recorded. When parcels subject to lot line adjustments are encumbered by deeds of trust, mortgage liens or assessment liens, such deeds of trust and liens shall be modified by the parcel owners to correspond to the new lot lines of these parcels, to the satisfaction of the city, to ensure that foreclosure on such deeds or liens does not create illegal parcels.
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Appeals of the community development director's action with respect to lot line adjustments shall be made first to the planning commission and then to the city council in accordance with the provisions of section 17.07.100 of this title.
Appeals of the planning commission action on lot line adjustments shall be made to the city council in accordance with the provisions of section 17.07.100 of this title.
If a lot line adjustment is approved or conditionally approved by the approving body, the appeal body shall have the right to call up such approval for appeal body review by a written request to the community development director within ten (10) days of the final action by the approving body. If the appeal body decides to review the lot line adjustment and conditions, it shall conduct a public hearing after giving notice pursuant to subsection 17.07.070A of this title. The public hearing shall be held within thirty (30) days after the date of the request for review. The appeal body may add, modify or delete conditions if the appeal body determines that such changes are necessary to ensure that the lot line adjustment conforms to the subdivision map act and this code. Within ten (10) days following the conclusion of the hearing, the appeal body shall render its decision. If the appeal body does not act within the time limits set forth in this section, the lot line adjustment shall be deemed to have been approved or conditionally approved as last approved or conditionally approved by the approving body insofar as it complies with all other applicable provisions of the subdivision map act, this title and this code.
D. Parcel maps waived in accordance with the provisions of section 17.11.080 of this title.”
SECTION 34. Redlands Municipal Code Chapter 18.12 (Administrative Provisions), Section 18.12.130 entitled “Site Plan Approval; Expiration,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“18.12.130: SITE PLAN APPROVAL: EXPIRATION:
Unless otherwise specified by the planning commission or city council, a site plan approval shall expire two (2) years from the date of its approval unless the holder of the site plan approval obtains a building permit or, in those instances where a buildi ng permit is not required, a certificate of occupancy for the site plan approval, within such two (2) year period. The planning commission may, upon written request for a time extension by the holder of the site plan approval, prior to expiration of the ap proval, grant a one year extension of time; provided, however, that the total number of extensions for a site plan approval shall not exceed three (3).”
SECTION 35. Redlands Municipal Code Chapter 18.192 (Conditional Use Permits), Section 18.192.090 entitled “Conditional Use Permit; Expiration,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
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“18.192.090: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT; EXPIRATION:
A. Except for a CUP issued for a planned residential development and, unless otherwise specified by the planning commission or city council in the conditions of approval for a CUP, a CUP shall expire two (2) years from the date of its approval unless the holder of the permit obtains a building permit or, in those instances where no building permit is required, a certificate of occupancy for the use, within such two (2) year period. The planning commission may, upon submittal of a written application for a time extension by the holder of the permit and prior to the expiration of the CUP, grant a one year extension of time; provided, however, that the total number of extensions for a CUP shall not exceed three (3).
B. Failure to develop the use within the time limits of this section shall amount to the forfeiture of all development entitlement under the CUP.”
SECTION 36. Redlands Municipal Code Chapter 18.168 (Landscaping, Fences, Walls and Signs), Section 18.168.070 entitled “Minor Exception Permits; Application Procedure,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“18.168.070: MINOR EXCEPTION PERMITS; APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
A. An application for a minor exception permit shall be made on forms provided by the city, and shall include such plans as may be required for a complete understanding of the request, and a filing fee as established by resolution of the city council. Applications shall be limited to the resident owner.
B. Minor Exceptions which are being processed concurrently with land use applications requiring action by the planning commission or the city council shall be scheduled for review and action by the same approving body as the other entitlement application(s). If approved by the planning commission or city council, a separate or subsequent Minor Exception Permit application or public hearing shall not be required for the specific design feature approved with the land use entitlement.”
SECTION 37. Redlands Municipal Code Section 18.20.160 and Section 18.21.140, entitled “Accessory Buildings,” are hereby amended to read as follows:
“18.20.160: ACCESSORY BUILDINGS:
A. Accessory buildings shall not occupy more than ten percent (10%) of the rear yard, or may be in an interior side yard area of a parcel where there is no buildable rear yard area. Accessory buildings shall not be placed forward of the front façade of the main dwelling or a line extended parallel to the front façade. Where there are multiple front façades on the main dwelling, the front elevation with the greatest front setback dimension shall be utilized as the required setback.
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B. An accessory building shall not exceed a total floor area of one thousand (1,000) square feet.
C. Accessory buildings must maintain the following minimum separation distances from other buildings on the same site:
1. Accessory buildings shall be a minimum of ten feet (10') from the main buildings; provided, however, that when more than five feet (5') of such accessory building extends into the area to the rear of the main building, which area is defined by the projection of planes parallel to the side lot lines, which planes pass through the sides of the main building, in which case the minimum space between buildings shall be twenty feet (20'). In cases where vehicular entry to garage occurs in the space between buildings, the minimum space between buildings shall be not less than twenty five feet (25').
2. Accessory buildings shall be a minimum of five feet (5’) from any other accessory structure.
D. Accessory buildings shall be located not closer to the side and rear property lines than:
1. Five feet (5') for buildings up to ten feet high;
2. Ten feet (10') for buildings more than ten feet high.
E. When lots are served by an existing or proposed alley, no main building shall be located within twenty five feet (25') of the rear property line, and for accessory buildings, if perpendicular access to the accessory building is from the alley, not less than twenty feet (20') from the rear property line. Perpendicular access to a carport or an enclosed garage with an automatic garage door opener may be reduced to a width of twenty five feet (25'), measured from the opposite side of the alley. If access parallel to the alley is provided to a garage or carport, the provisions of subsection C of this section shall apply.
F. Accessory buildings shall not exceed a maximum height of fifteen feet (15’) as measured from the foundation at ground-level to the highest point of the roof.
G. Accessory buildings shall not contain a kitchen or kitchenette.
H. Architectural Design:
1. Metal paneling, if any, shall be decorative such as stamped steel or seam metal, and shall be painted on the exterior side. Corrugated metal is prohibited.
Reflective exterior metallic materials or untreated metal panels are prohibited.
2. Exterior light fixtures shall be a design, or shall include shielding, to contain glare within the subject property and prevent light trespass onto adjacent properties exceeding 0.5 foot-candle as measured at the property line.
3. HVAC condensers and heat pumps shall be ground-mounted.
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4. Window and roof-mounted HVAC equipment shall not be visible from the public right-of-way.
5. Exterior stairways to upper floors shall not be visible from public right-of-way at the front or side of the property.”
SECTION 38. Redlands Municipal Code Chapter 18.32 entitled “R -A Residentual Estate District” is hereby amended to add the following section as follows:
“18.32.115: ACCESSORY BUILDINGS:
For accessory buildings in R -A districts, the provisions of section 18.20.160 of this title shall apply.”
SECTION 39. Redlands Municipal Code Chapter 18.33 entitled “R -A-A Residentual Estate Animals District” is hereby amended to add the following section as follows:
“18.32.125: ACCESSORY BUILDINGS:
The provisions of section 18.20.160 of this title shall apply for accessory buildings in R - A-A districts, except that accessory buildings may occupy not more than fifteen percent (15%) of the rear yard area.”
SECTION 40. Redlands Municipal Code Section 18.40.150 entitled “Accessory Buildings” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“18.40.150: ACCESSORY BUILDINGS:
A. Accessory buildings shall not occupy more than twenty percent (20%) of the rear yard, or may be in an interior side yard area of a parcel where there is no buildable rear yard area. Accessory buildings shall not be placed forward of the front façade of the main dwelling or a line extended parallel to the front façade. Where there are multiple front façades on the main dwelling, the front elevation with the greatest front setback dimension shall be utilized as the required setback.
B. An accessory building shall not exceed a total floor area of one thousand (1,000) square feet.
C. Accessory buildings must maintain the following minimum separation distances from other buildings on the same site:
1. Accessory buildings shall be a minimum of ten feet (10') from the main buildings; provided, however, that when more than five feet (5') of such accessory building extends into the area to the rear of the main building, which area is defined by the projection of planes parallel to the side lot lines, which planes pass through the sides of the main building, in which case the minimum space between buildings shall be twenty feet (20'). In cases where vehicular entry to garage Redlands Regular Meeting of 07-01-2025
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occurs in the space between buildings, the minimum space between buildings shall be not less than twenty five feet (25').
2. Accessory buildings shall be a minimum of five feet (5’) from any other accessory structure.
D. Accessory buildings shall be located not closer to the side and rear property lines than:
1. Five feet (5') for buildings up to ten feet high;
2. Ten feet (10') for buildings more than ten feet high.
E. When lots are served by an existing or proposed alley, no main building shall be located within twenty five feet (25') of the rear property line, and for accessory buildings, if perpendicular access to the accessory building is from the alley, not less than twenty feet (20') from the rear property line. Perpendicular access to a carport or an enclosed garage with an automatic garage door opener may be reduced to a width of twenty five feet (25'), measured from the opposite side of the alley. If access parallel to the alley is provided to a garage or carport, the provisions of subsection D of this section shall apply.
F. Accessory buildings shall not exceed a maximum height of fifteen feet (15’) as measured from the foundation at ground-level to the highest point of the roof.
G. Accessory buildings shall not contain a kitchen or kitchenette.
H. Architectural Design:
1. Accessory buildings that are five hundred (500) square feet or more shall not contain more than ten percent (10%) metal paneling as a primary exterior material, excluding the roof material.
2. Metal paneling, if any, shall be decorative such as stamped steel or seam metal, and shall be painted on the exterior side. Corrugated metal is prohibited.
Reflective exterior metallic materials or untreated metal panels are prohibited.
3. Use of shipping containers or its parts are prohibited.
4. Exterior architectural treatment shall be similar to, or matching, the main residence on the subject property (including exterior materials, siding, and color).
5. Exterior light fixtures shall include shielding to contain glare within the subject property and prevent light trespass onto adjacent properties exceeding 0.5 foot- candle as measured at the property line.
6. HVAC condensers and heat pumps shall be ground-mounted.
7. Window and roof-mounted HVAC equipment shall not be visible from the public right-of-way.
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8. Exterior stairways to upper floors shall not be visible from public right-of-way at the front or side of the property.”
SECTION 41. Redlands Municipal Code Section 18.44.160 entitled “Accessory Buildings” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“For accessory buildings in the R -1 Zone, the provisions of section 18.40.150 of this title shall apply, except that accessory buildings may occupy not more than thirty percent (30%) of the rear yard area.”
SECTION 42. Redlands Municipal Code Section 18.48.180 entitled “Accessory Buildings” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“In the R-1-D Zone:
A. The provisions of section 18.40.150 of this title shall apply, except that accessory buildings may occupy not more than thirty five percent (35%) of the rear yard area.
B. Accessory buildings may be located in a required rear yard and a front and rear yard combination, provided such accessory buildings are not closer than ten feet (10') from the front main building and twenty feet (20') from the front of the rear main building.” SECTION 43. Redlands Municipal Code Section 18.52.190 entitled “Accessory Buildings” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“For accessory buildings in the R -2 zone, the provisions of s ection 18.40.150 of this title shall apply, except that accessory buildings may occupy not more than eighty percent (80%) of the rear yard area.”
SECTION 44 . Redlands Municipal Code Section 18.56.220 entitled “Accessory Buildings” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“In the R-2-2000 zone, the provisions of section 18.40.150 of this title shall apply, except that accessory buildings may occupy not more than eighty percent (80%) of the rear yard area.”
SECTION 45 . Redlands Municipal Code Section 18.60.190 entitled “Accessory Buildings” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“For accessory buildings in the R -3 zone, the provisions of section 18.40.150 of this title shall apply, except that accessory buildings may occupy not more than eighty percent (80%) of the rear yard area.”
SECTION 46. General Plan Consistency. The City Council finds that the amendments to Title 18 (Zoning Regulations) of the Redlands Municipal Code described herein are consistent with the adopted and certified 2021 -2029 (6th Cycle) Housing Element of the City of Redlands 2035 General Plan, and will comply with the applicable provisions of State law.
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SECTION 47. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this ordinance for any reason is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance, each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 48. The Mayor shall sign this ordinance and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and shall cause it, or a summary of it, to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation within the City, and thereafter, this ordinance shall take effect as provided by law.
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Mario Saucedo, Mayor
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Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk
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I, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk, City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly introduced by the City Council at the regular meeting thereof, held on the 1st day of July, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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RESOLUTION NO. 8700
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS ADOPTING SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 53 TO THE EAST
VALLEY CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN (SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 40) AS WELL
AS AMENDMENT TO THE VARIOUS RESIDENTIAL SPECIFIC PLANS
OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS (SPECIFIC PLANS 23, 26, 43, 47, 56, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, AND 66) FOR TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE LIST S OF
PERMITTED LAND USES IN THE SEVERAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS WITHIN SAID SPECIFIC PLANS.
WHEREAS, on October 4, 2022, the City Council adopted the final 2021-2029 Housing Element that was certified by the California Department of Housing & Community Development; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the City of Redlands faces a serious housing problem and the lack of access to affordable housing has a direct impact upon the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the City; and
WHEREAS, the California Legislature has consistently recognized the continuing need for affordable housing in California, stating in Government Code Section 65580, that "the availability of housing is of vital statewide importance, and the early attainment of decent housing… is a priority of the highest order" and, further, that, "local… governments have a responsibility to use the powers vested in them to facilitate the improvement and development of housing to make adequate provision for the housing needs of all economic segments of the community"; and
WHEREAS, affordable housing is regulated by a variety of state and local laws, ordinances, and policies, and the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) requires the City to provide for the development of a specified number of housing units. The City’s Housing Pro duction allocation for the 2021-2029 allocation cycle calls for the development of 3,516 new affordable housing units consisting of the following: 1,282 units for above -moderate income households; 652 units for moderate -income households, 615 unit s for low -income households ; and 967 units for very low - and extremely low - income households; and
WHEREAS, a lack of new units affordable to very -low, low and moderate-income households within the City will have a substantially negative impact because: (1) housing will have to be built far from employment centers, which will increase commuting and nega tively impact traffic, air and noise pollution, and (2) the City and employers within the City will find it difficult to recruit and retain employees; and
WHEREAS, the State of California requires each city to develop a general plan establishing policies for future development. As specified in the Government Code, the general plan must: (i) encourage the development of a variety of housing types for all inco me levels; (ii) assist in the development of adequate housing to meet the needs of low and moderate-income households; and (iii) conserve and improve the condition of the existing affordable housing stock, which may include addressing ways to mitigate the loss of dwelling units demolished by public or private action; and Redlands Regular Meeting of 07-01-2025
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WHEREAS, the City has authority under its police power to protect the public health, safety, and welfare, by imposing land use regulations that that will provide additional housing that is affordable to all income levels that is dispersed throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, the implementation of th is resolution will aid the City in achieving the goal of making housing availability more diverse, dispersed, and affordable; and
WHEREAS, on April 8, 2025, and May 27, 2025, the Planning Commission held a noticed public hearing at which interested persons had an opportunity to testify in support of, or opposition to, Amendment No. 53 to the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40) and related amendments to other residential Specific Plans in the City of Redlands; and
WHEREAS, on May 27, 2025, the Planning Commission recommended approval to the City Council for the proposed Amendment No. 53 to the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40) and related amendments to other residential Specific Plans in the City of Redlands; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Amendment No. 53 to the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40) is exempt from environmental review in accordance with Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378(b)(5) of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Government Code sections 65090 and 65854, on or about June 10, 2025, the City Clerk gave notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation of the holding of a public hearing at which Resolution No. 8700 would be considered by City Council; and
WHEREAS, on July 1, 2025, the City Council held a noticed public hearing at which interested persons had an opportunity to testify in support of, or opposition to, Resolution No. 8700.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. California Environmental Quality Act. The proposed amendment to certain text of the Transit Villages Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 65) does not require environmental review in accordance with Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378(b)(5) of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines. Pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), this proposal is an organizational or administrative activity of the City that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, and therefore no t a project. Additionally, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), this proposal is exempt from environmental review because there is no possibility that the specific plan amendment may have a significant effect on the environment, insofar as it would make minor modifications to the text of the lists of allowable land uses that are contained in the several residential districts contained in the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan as well as the residential Specific Plans of the City.
SECTION 2. Chapter 2 (Single Family Residential District) of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40), Section EV3.0210 entitled “Permitted Land Uses,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“The following uses are permitted within the Single Family Residential District. New construction shall require Commission Review and Approval if required by the Redlands Municipal Code.
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(1) Single family residential use, not to exceed one (1) dwelling unit per parcel.
(2) Agriculture as a continuing use of the existing land use, including orchards, groves, nurseries, field crops, tree crops, berry crops, bush crops, truck gardening and commercial flower growing, and all necessary structures and appurtenances thereof.
(3) Community Care Facility, licensed, for up to six (6) persons, as defined in Title 18 (chapter 18.08) of the Redlands Municipal Code.
(4) Supportive and transitional housing for up to six (6) people intended to serve the target population, as defined in chapter 18.08 of this title.
(5) Employee housing for up to six (6) persons, as defined in chapter 18.08 of Title 18 of the Redlands Municipal Code.”
SECTION 3. Chapter 2 (Single Family Residential District) of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40), Section EV3.0212 entitled “Accessory Land Uses,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“The following uses are permitted as an accessory to a permitted or conditionally permitted use. Determinations regarding similar uses not specifically listed shall be made pursuant to §EV3.0135(b):
(1) Accessory building such as bath house, cabana, and storage shed
(2) Garage or carport with space for maximum of four vehicles
(3) Accessory Dwelling Unit or Guest house (bathroom plumbing only; no kitchen facilities permitted)
(4) Home occupation as defined in and subject to the requirements of the Redlands Municipal Code
(5) Private greenhouse or horticultural collection incidental to the residential use of the premises
(6) Private swimming pool, as defined by the Uniform Building Code.
(7) Recreational facilities intended for use by the residents of a residential development and their guests, including playgrounds, tennis courts, athletic fields, and equestrian facilities (subject to Chapter 18.156, Article XII for Private Residential Recreation Courts, of Title 18 in the Redlands Municipal Code, if applicable).
(8) Small family daycare home is a permitted use as an accessory use to a principal residential use, provided that the use complies with all of the standards defined in section 18.156.610 of Title 18 of the Redlands Municipal Code.”
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SECTION 4. Chapter 2 (Single Family Residential District) of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40), Section EV3.0213 entitled “Conditionally Permitted Uses,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“The following uses may be permitted subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
Determinations regarding similar uses not specifically listed shall be made pursuant to §EV3.0135(b):
(1) Recreational facilities, including playgrounds, tennis courts, and athletic fields not intended for use by residents of a residential development and their guests.
(2) Large family day-care home, serving seven (7) to fourteen (14) twelve (12) children.
(3) Second units ("granny flats") as defined and regulated by the Redlands Municipal Code.
(3 4 ) Churches and other institutions facilitating worship.
(4 5) Day care centers for fifteen (15) thirteen (13) or more children.
(5 6) Board and care homes for more than six (6) residents.
(6 7) Adult day care facilities.
(7 8) Public utilities and public service uses or structures including, but not limited to, reservoirs, pumping plants, electrical substations, central communication office, but not including any of the following: microwave and repeater huts and towers, satellite receiving stations, and cellular telephone antennae.”
SECTION 5. Chapter 3 (Multiple Family Residential – 3000 District) of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40), Section EV3.0310 entitled “Permitted Land Uses,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“The following uses are permitted within the Multiple Family-3000 Residential District. New construction shall require Commission Review and Approval as required by the Redlands Municipal Code.
(1) Single family residential use, not to exceed one (1) dwelling unit per parcel.
(2) Two-family dwellings or two (2) one-family dwellings of a permanent nature on each lot.
(1)(3) Multiple family dwellings of three (3) units or more, in either one (1) structure or a group of structures.
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nurseries, field crops, berry crops, bush crops, truck gardening and commercial flower growing and all necessary structures and appurtenances thereof.
(3) Community Care Facility, licensed, for up to six (6) persons, as defined in Title 18 (chapter 18.08) of the Redlands Municipal Code.
(4) Supportive and transitional housing intended to serve the target population, as defined in chapter 18.08 of this title.
(5) Employee housing, as defined in chapter 18.08 of Title 18 of the Redlands Municipal Code.”
SECTION 6. Chapter 3 (Multiple Family Residential – 3000 District) of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40), Section EV3.0312 entitled “Accessory Land Uses,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“The following uses are permitted as an accessory use to a primary permitted or conditionally permitted use. Determinations regarding similar uses not specifically listed shall be made pursuant to §EV3.0135(b ):
(1) Accessory building such as bath house, cabana, and storage shed.
(2) Garage or carport.
(3) Home occupation as defined in and subject to the requirements of the Redlands Municipal Code.
(4) Private greenhouse or horticulture collection incidental to the residential use of the premises.
(5) Recreational facilities intended for use by the residents of a residential development and their guests, including playgrounds, tennis courts, athletic fields, and private or public swimming pools (as defined by the Uniform Building Code).
(6) Accessory Dwelling Unit
(7) A small family daycare home is a permitted use as an accessory use to a principal residential use, provided that the use complies with all of the standards defined in section 18.156.610 of Title 18 of the Redlands Municipal Code.”
SECTION 7. Chapter 3 (Multiple Family Residential – 3000 District) of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40), Section EV3.0313 entitled “Conditionally Permitted Uses,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“The following uses may be permitted subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
Determinations regarding similar uses not specifically listed shall be made pursuant to §EV3.0135(b):
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(1) Recreational facilities intended for use by the general public, including playgrounds, tennis courts and athletic fields.
(2) Mobilehome parks, subject to the requirements of the Redlands Municipal Code.
(3) Large family day-care home, serving seven (7) to fourteen (14) twelve (12) children. (3)(4) Day care centers for fifteen (15) thirteen (13) or more children. (5) Second units ("granny flats") as defined and regulated by the Redlands Municipal Code.
(6) Board and care homes for more than six (6) residents.
(7) Adult day care facilities.
(4)(8) Churches and other institutions facilitating worship. (5)(9) Public utilities and public service uses or structures including, but not limited to, reservoirs, pumping plants, electrical substations, central communication office, but not including any of the following: microwave and repeater huts and towers, satellite receiving stations, and cellular telephone antennae.”
SECTION 8. Chapter 4 (Multiple Family Residential – 2500 District) of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40), Section EV3.0410 entitled “Permitted Land Uses,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“The following uses are permitted within the Multiple Family-2500 Residential District. New construction shall require Commission Review and Approval as required by the Redlands Municipal Code.
(1) Agriculture as a continuation of the existing land use, including orchards, groves, nurseries, field crops, berry crops, bush crops, truck gardening and commercial flower growing and all necessary structures and appurtenances thereof.
(2) Multiple family dwellings either in one (1) structure or a group of structures. No groups of single family detached dwelling units may be placed on any lot or parcel of land.
(3) Community Care Facility, licensed, for up to six (6) persons, as defined in Title 18 (chapter 18.08) of the Redlands Municipal Code.
(4) Supportive and transitional housing intended to serve the target population, as defined in chapter 18.08 of this title.
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(5) Employee housing, as defined in chapter 18.08 of Title 18 of the Redlands Municipal Code.”
SECTION 9. Chapter 4 (Multiple Family Residential – 2500 District) of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40), Section EV3.0412 entitled “Accessory Land Uses,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“The following uses are permitted as an accessory use to a primary permitted or conditionally permitted use. Determinations regarding similar uses not specifically listed shall be made pursuant to §EV3.0135(b):
(1) Accessory building such as a bath house, cabana, and storage shed.
(2) Garage or carport
(3) Private or Public swimming pool, as defined by the Uniform Building Code.
(4) Recreational facilities intended for use by the residents of a residential development and their guests, including playgrounds, tennis courts and athletic fields.
(5) Accessory Dwelling Unit
(6) Small family daycare home is a permitted use as an accessory use to a principal residential use, provided that the use complies with all of the standards defined in section 18.156.610 of Title 18 of the Redlands Municipal Code.”
SECTION 10. Chapter 4 (Multiple Family Residential – 2500 District) of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40), Section EV3.0413 entitled “Conditionally Permitted Uses,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“The following uses may be permitted subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
Determinations regarding similar uses not specifically listed shall be made pursuant to §EV3.0135(b):
(1) Recreational facilities, including playgrounds, tennis courts and athletic fields not intended for use primarily by residents of a residential development and their guests.
(2) Large family day-care home, serving seven (7) to fourteen (14) twelve (12) children.
(3) Day care centers for fifteen (15) thirteen (13) or more children.
(4) Mobilehome parks, subject to the requirements of the Redlands Municipal Code.
(5) Second units ("granny flats") as defined and regulated by the Redlands Municipal Code.
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(5)(6) Churches and other institutions facilitating worship.
(6)(7) Public utilities and public service uses or structures including, but not limited to, reservoirs, pumping plants, electrical substations, central communication office, but not including any of the following: microwave and repeater huts and towers, satellite receiving stations, and cellular telephone antennae.”
SECTION 11. The single-family residential districts of specific plans adopted by the City of Redlands are hereby amended to include (and/or be interpreted to include in accordance with current State housing law) the following land uses within each of their respective single-family residential district(s):
“Principal Permitted Uses include:
• Community Care Facility, licensed, for up to six (6) persons, as defined in Title 18 (chapter 18.08) of the Redlands Municipal Code.
• Supportive and transitional housing for up to six (6) persons intended to serve the target population as defined in Title 18 (chapter 18.08) of the Redlands Municipal Code.
• Employee housing, as defined in chapter 18.08 of Title 18 of the Redlands Municipal Code.”
The applicable specific plans include, but are not limited to, the following:
a. Specific Plan No. 23 (Section 3, sub-part (B)(3));
b. Specific Plan No. 26 (Section 3, sub-part (B)(3)(a)); c. Specific Plan No. 43 (Neighborhoods 1, 2, 3, and 4); d. Specific Plan No. 47 (Section 4, sub-part (A)(2));
e. Specific Plan No. 56 (Section 2, sub-part (A));
f. Specific Plan No. 59 (Section 4, sub-part (A)(2));
g. Specific Plan No. 60 (Section II, sub-part (A));
h. Specific Plan No. 61 (Section 3, sub-part (A));
i. Specific Plan No. 62 (Section 2, sub-part 2.2(A));
j. Specific Plan No. 64 (Section 3, sub-parts (A)(1), (B)(1), and (C)(1)); k. Specific Plan No. 65 (Chapter 4, Section 4.2 and Table 4-2); and, l. Specific Plan No. 66 (Section 3, sub-part (1)).
SECTION 12. General Plan Consistency. The City Council finds that the Specific Plan Amendments described herein are consistent with the City’s adopted and certified 2021-2029 (6th Cycle) Housing Element and will comply with the applicable provisions of State law.
SECTION 13. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this resolution for any reason is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this resolution, each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
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SECTION 14. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption.
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Mario Saucedo, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk
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I, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk, City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council at the regular meeting thereof, held on the 1st day of July, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Jeanne Donaldson, City Cle
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1 \\files\dept\CMO\cmo\Resolutions\8700 Adopting Amendment No. 53.docx-ms RESOLUTION NO. 8700
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS ADOPTING SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 53 TO THE EAST
VALLEY CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN (SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 40) AS WELL
AS AMENDMENT TO THE VARIOUS RESIDENTIAL SPECIFIC PLANS
OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS (SPECIFIC PLANS 23, 26, 43, 47, 56, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, AND 66) FOR TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE LISTS OF
PERMITTED LAND USES IN THE SEVERAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS WITHIN SAID SPECIFIC PLANS.
WHEREAS, on October 4, 2022, the City Council adopted the final 2021 -2029 Housing Element that was certified by the California Department of Housing & Community Development; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the City of Redlands faces a serious housing problem and the lack of access to affordable housing has a direct impact upon the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the City; and
WHEREAS, the California Legislature has consistently recognized the continuing need for affordable housing in California, stating in Government Code Section 65580, that "the availability of housing is of vital statewide importance, and the early attainment of decent housing… is a priority of the highest order" and, further, that, "local… governments have a responsibility to use the powers vested in them to facilitate the improvement and development of housing to make adequate provision for the housing needs of all economic segments of the community"; and
WHEREAS, affordable housing is regulated by a variety of state and local laws, ordinances, and policies, and the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) requires the City to provide for the development of a specified number of housing units. The City’s Housing Production allocation for the 2021-2029 allocation cycle calls for the development of 3,516 new affordable housing units consisting of the following: 1,282 units for above -moderate income households; 652 units for moderate -income households, 615 units for low -income households; and 967 units for very low - and extremely low - income households; and
WHEREAS, a lack of new units affordable to very -low, low and moderate-income households within the City will have a substantially negative impact because: (1) housing will have to be built far from employment centers, which will increase commuting and negatively impact traffic, air and noise pollution, and (2) the City and employers within the City will find it difficult to recruit and retain employees; and
WHEREAS, the State of California requires each city to develop a general plan establishing policies for future development. As specified in the Government Code, the general plan must: (i) encourage the development of a variety of housing types for all income levels; (ii) assist in the development of adequate housing to meet the needs of low and moderate-income households; and (iii) conserve and improve the condition of the existing affordable housing stock, which may include addressing ways to mitigate the loss of dwelling units demolished by public or private action; and Redlands Regular Meeting of 07-01-2025
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2 \\files\dept\CMO\cmo\Resolutions\8700 Adopting Amendment No. 53.docx-ms WHEREAS, the City has authority under its police power to protect the public health, safety, and welfare, by imposing land use regulations that that will provide additional housing that is affordable to all income levels that is dispersed throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, the implementation of this resolution will aid the City in achieving the goal of making housing availability more diverse, dispersed, and affordable; and
WHEREAS, on April 8, 2025, and May 27, 2025, the Planning Commission held a noticed public hearing at which interested persons had an opportunity to testify in support of, or opposition to, Amendment No. 53 to the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40) and related amendments to other residential Specific Plans in the City of Redlands; and
WHEREAS, on April 8, 2025, the Planning Commission recommended approval to the City Council for the proposed Amendment No. 53 to the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40) and related amendments to other residential Specific Plans in the City of Redlands; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Amendment No. 53 to the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40) is exempt from environmental review in accordance with Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378(b)(5) of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Government Code sections 65090 and 65854, on or about June 10, 2025, the City Clerk gave notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation of the holding of a public hearing at which Resolution No. 8700 would be considered by City Council; and
WHEREAS, on July 1, 2025, the City Council held a noticed public hearing at which interested persons had an opportunity to testify in support of, or opposition to, Resolution No. 8700.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. California Environmental Quality Act. The proposed amendment to certain text of the Transit Villages Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 65) does not require environmental review in accordance with Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378(b)(5) of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines. Pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), this proposal is an organizational or administrative activity of the City that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, and therefore not a project. Additionally, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), this proposal is exempt from environmental review because there is no possibility that the specific plan amendment may have a significant effect on the environment, insofar as it would make minor modifications to the text of the lists of allowable land uses that are contained in the several residential districts contained in the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan as well as the residential Specific Plans of the City.
SECTION 2. Chapter 2 (Single Family Residential District) of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40), Section EV3.0210 entitled “Permitted Land Uses,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“The following uses are permitted within the Single Family Residential District. New construction shall require Commission Review and Approval if required by the Redlands Municipal Code.
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3 \\files\dept\CMO\cmo\Resolutions\8700 Adopting Amendment No. 53.docx-ms (1) Single family residential use, not to exceed one (1) dwelling unit per parcel.
(2) Agriculture as a continuing use of the existing land use, including orchards, groves, nurseries, field crops, tree crops, berry crops, bush crops, truck gardening and commercial flower growing, and all necessary structures and appurtenances thereof.
(3) Community Care Facility, licensed, for up to six (6) persons, as defined in Title 18 (chapter 18.08) of the Redlands Municipal Code.
(4) Supportive and transitional housing for up to six (6) people intended to serve the target population, as defined in chapter 18.08 of this title.
(5) Employee housing for up to six (6) persons, as defined in chapter 18.08 of Title 18 of the Redlands Municipal Code.”
SECTION 3. Chapter 2 (Single Family Residential District) of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40), Section EV3.0212 entitled “Accessory Land Uses,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“The following uses are permitted as an accessory to a permitted or conditionally permitted use. Determinations regarding similar uses not specifically listed shall be made pursuant to §EV3.0135(b):
(1) Accessory building such as bath house, cabana, and storage shed
(2) Garage or carport with space for maximum of four vehicles
(3) Accessory Dwelling Unit or Guest house
(4) Home occupation as defined in and subject to the requirements of the Redlands Municipal Code
(5) Private greenhouse or horticultural collection incidental to the residential use of the premises
(6) Private swimming pool, as defined by the Uniform Building Code.
(7) Recreational facilities intended for use by the residents of a residential development and their guests, including playgrounds, tennis courts, athletic fields, and equestrian facilities (subject to Chapter 18.156, Article XII for Private Residential Recreation Courts, of Title 18 in the Redlands Municipal Code, if applicable).
(8) Small family daycare home is a permitted use as an accessory use to a principal residential use, provided that the use complies with all of the standards defined in section 18.156.610 of Title 18 of the Redlands Municipal Code.” Redlands Regular Meeting of 07-01-2025
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4 \\files\dept\CMO\cmo\Resolutions\8700 Adopting Amendment No. 53.docx-ms SECTION 4. Chapter 2 (Single Family Residential District) of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40), Section EV3.0213 entitled “Conditionally Permitted Uses,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“The following uses may be permitted subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
Determinations regarding similar uses not specifically listed shall be made pursuant to §EV3.0135(b):
(1) Recreational facilities, including playgrounds, tennis courts, and athletic fields not intended for use by residents of a residential development and their guests. (2) Large family day-care home, serving seven (7) to fourteen (14) children.
(3) Churches and other institutions facilitating worship.
(4) Day care centers for fifteen (15) or more children.
(5) Board and care homes for more than six (6) residents.
(6) Adult day care facilities.
(7) Public utilities and public service uses or structures including, but not limited to, reservoirs, pumping plants, electrical substations, central communication office, but not including any of the following: microwave and repeater huts and towers, satellite receiving stations, and cellular telephone antennae.”
SECTION 5. Chapter 3 (Multiple Family Residential – 3000 District) of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40), Section EV3.0310 entitled “Permitted Land Uses,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“The following uses are permitted within the Multiple Family-3000 Residential District. New construction shall require Commission Review and Approval as required by the Redlands Municipal Code.
(1) Multiple family dwellings of three (3) units or more, in either one (1) structure or a group of structures.
(2) Agriculture as a continuation of the existing land use, including orchards, groves, nurseries, field crops, berry crops, bush crops, truck gardening and commercial flower growing and all necessary structures and appurtenances thereof. (3) Community Care Facility, licensed, for up to six (6) persons, as defined in Title 18 (chapter 18.08) of the Redlands Municipal Code.
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5 \\files\dept\CMO\cmo\Resolutions\8700 Adopting Amendment No. 53.docx-ms (4) Supportive and transitional housing intended to serve the target population, as defined in chapter 18.08 of this title.
(5) Employee housing, as defined in chapter 18.08 of Title 18 of the Redlands Municipal Code.”
SECTION 6. Chapter 3 (Multiple Family Residential – 3000 District) of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40), Section EV3.0312 entitled “Accessory Land Uses,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“The following uses are permitted as an accessory use to a primary permitted or conditionally permitted use. Determinations regarding similar uses not specifically listed shall be made pursuant to §EV3.0135(b):
(1) Accessory building such as bath house, cabana, and storage shed.
(2) Garage or carport.
(3) Home occupation as defined in and subject to the requirements of the Redlands Municipal Code.
(4) Private greenhouse or horticulture collection incidental to the residential use of the premises.
(5) Recreational facilities intended for use by the residents of a residential development and their guests, including playgrounds, tennis courts, athletic fields, and private or public swimming pools (as defined by the Uniform Building Code).
(6) Accessory Dwelling Unit
(7) A small family daycare home is a permitted use as an accessory use to a principal residential use, provided that the use complies with all of the standards defined in section 18.156.610 of Title 18 of the Redlands Municipal Code.” SECTION 7. Chapter 3 (Multiple Family Residential – 3000 District) of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40), Section EV3.0313 entitled “Conditionally Permitted Uses,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“The following uses may be permitted subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
Determinations regarding similar uses not specifically listed shall be made pursuant to §EV3.0135(b):
(1) Recreational facilities intended for use by the general public, including playgrounds, tennis courts and athletic fields.
(2) Mobilehome parks, subject to the requirements of the Redlands Municipal Code.
(3) Large family day-care home, serving seven (7) to fourteen (14) children.
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6 \\files\dept\CMO\cmo\Resolutions\8700 Adopting Amendment No. 53.docx-ms (3) Day care centers for fifteen (15) or more children. (4) Churches and other institutions facilitating worship. (5) Public utilities and public service uses or structures including, but not limited to, reservoirs, pumping plants, electrical substations, central communication office, but not including any of the following: microwave and repeater huts and towers, satellite receiving stations, and cellular telephone antennae.”
SECTION 8. Chapter 4 (Multiple Family Residential – 2500 District) of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40), Section EV3.0410 entitled “Permitted Land Uses,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“The following uses are permitted within the Multiple Family-2500 Residential District. New construction shall require Commission Review and Approval as required by the Redlands Municipal Code.
(1) Agriculture as a continuation of the existing land use, including orchards, groves, nurseries, field crops, berry crops, bush crops, truck gardening and commercial flower growing and all necessary structures and appurtenances thereof.
(2) Multiple family dwellings either in one (1) structure or a group of structures. No groups of single family detached dwelling units may be placed on any lot or parcel of land.
(3) Community Care Facility, licensed, for up to six (6) persons, as defined in Title 18 (chapter 18.08) of the Redlands Municipal Code.
(4) Supportive and transitional housing intended to serve the target population, as defined in chapter 18.08 of this title.
(5) Employee housing, as defined in chapter 18.08 of Title 18 of the Redlands Municipal Code.”
SECTION 9. Chapter 4 (Multiple Family Residential – 2500 District) of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40), Section EV3.0412 entitled “Accessory Land Uses,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“The following uses are permitted as an accessory use to a primary permitted or conditionally permitted use. Determinations regarding similar uses not specifically listed shall be made pursuant to §EV3.0135(b):
(1) Accessory building such as a bath house, cabana, and storage shed.
(2) Garage or carport
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(4) Recreational facilities intended for use by the residents of a residential development and their guests, including playgrounds, tennis courts and athletic fields.
(5) Accessory Dwelling Unit
(6) Small family daycare home is a permitted use as an accessory use to a principal residential use, provided that the use complies with all of the standards defined in section 18.156.610 of Title 18 of the Redlands Municipal Code.”
SECTION 10. Chapter 4 (Multiple Family Residential – 2500 District) of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 40), Section EV3.0413 entitled “Conditionally Permitted Uses,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“The following uses may be permitted subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
Determinations regarding similar uses not specifically listed shall be made pursuant to §EV3.0135(b):
(1) Recreational facilities, including playgrounds, tennis courts and athletic fields not intended for use primarily by residents of a residential development and their guests. (2) Large family day-care home, serving seven (7) to fourteen (14) children.
(3) Day care centers for fifteen (15) or more children.
(4) Mobilehome parks, subject to the requirements of the Redlands Municipal Code.
(5) Churches and other institutions facilitating worship.
(6) Public utilities and public service uses or structures including, but not limited to, reservoirs, pumping plants, electrical substations, central communication office, but not including any of the following: microwave and repeater huts and towers, satellite receiving stations, and cellular telephone antennae.”
SECTION 11. The single-family residential districts of specific plans adopted by the City of Redlands are hereby amended to include (and/or be interpreted to include in accordance with current State housing law) the following land uses within each of their respective single-family residential district(s):
“Principal Permitted Uses include:
• Community Care Facility, licensed, for up to six (6) persons, as defined in Title 18 (chapter 18.08) of the Redlands Municipal Code.
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The applicable specific plans include, but are not limited to, the following:
a. Specific Plan No. 23 (Section 3, sub-part (B)(3));
b. Specific Plan No. 26 (Section 3, sub-part (B)(3)(a)); c. Specific Plan No. 43 (Neighborhoods 1, 2, 3, and 4); d. Specific Plan No. 47 (Section 4, sub-part (A)(2));
e. Specific Plan No. 56 (Section 2, sub-part (A));
f. Specific Plan No. 59 (Section 4, sub-part (A)(2));
g. Specific Plan No. 60 (Section II, sub-part (A));
h. Specific Plan No. 61 (Section 3, sub-part (A));
i. Specific Plan No. 62 (Section 2, sub-part 2.2(A));
j. Specific Plan No. 64 (Section 3, sub-parts (A)(1), (B)(1), and (C)(1)); k. Specific Plan No. 65 (Chapter 4, Section 4.2 and Table 4-2); and, l. Specific Plan No. 66 (Section 3, sub-part (1)).
SECTION 12. General Plan Consistency. The City Council finds that the Specific Plan Amendments described herein are consistent with the City’s adopted and certified 2021-2029 (6th Cycle) Housing Element and will comply with the applicable provisions of State law.
SECTION 13. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this resolution for any reason is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this resolution, each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 14. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption.
Mario Saucedo, Mayor
ATTEST:
Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk
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AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk
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City Council Meeting K. 2.
DATE: 07/01/2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBJECT: Public Hearing to consider Resolution No. 8694 - Delinquent Administrative Citation and Fine Report
(Mayor to declare the meeting open as a public hearing) Resolution No. 8694 will adopt the Delinquent Administration Citation Fine Report and submittal to the Auditor-Controller of San Bernardino County for Lien Processing (Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
A.
PROCEDURE FOR PUBLIC HEARING:
Mayor declares the meeting open as a public hearing.1.
Mayor calls upon Department Director for report.2.
Mayor calls for questions/comments from members of the City Council.3.
Mayor calls for comments/questions/testimony from members of the public (3 minutes per speaker).
4. Mayor calls upon City Clerk to note any written comments received.5.
Mayor closes the public hearing.6.
City Council considers the motion and votes.7.
MOTION(S):
If the City Council determines that staff's recommendation is appropriate, the following motion is provided:
I move to adopt Resolution No. 8694.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 8694, and approve the delinquent fines report and submittal of a Notice of Lien to the San Bernardino County Auditor- Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector for recordation as a special assessment on the 2025-2026 tax roll against the properties identified Redlands Regular Meeting of 07-01-2025
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in the report resulting from non-payment of City of Redlands' administrative citation fines.
DISCUSSION:
The property owners identified in the report have been found in violation of various sections of the Redlands Municipal Code (RMC). To date, 27 delinquent administrative citations have been issued to the property owners listed in the report with a total unpaid fine balance of $27,985 as of July 1, 2025. In this report, the delinquent 27 administrative citations are related to Chapter 5.04 business license required, Chapter 2.24, 8.04, 8.08, 8.10, 8.20, 8.72, 9.16,
9.32, property maintenance, weeds, trash, graffiti, permits needed, noise disturbance, inoperative vehicles, vacant registration, prohibited RV/boat parking, emergency response, unlawful possession, unsightly appearance, fire hazard, public nuisance, Chapters 12.12, 12.32, 12.46, 13.52, 13.54, 15.04,
15.36, 18.164, 18.168, 18.188, 18.20, HS17920.3 - permits not obtained, mechanical/ electrical/building code violations, property alteration of buildings, no landscaping or maintenance of parkway, unsecured property, illegal grading/no permit, maintenance, lack of paint, dumping/burying, prohibited acts/open space, no address posted, premature demo, CUP needed, prohibited signs, buildings not for human habitation, and items in the parkway.
The Code Enforcement Division's standard procedures for addressing code violations include first conducting an initial inspection to identify any potential code violations along with educating the public on the Redlands Municipal Code. If violations are present during the inspection, a Notice of Violation is sent to the property owner as a courtesy to allow time to address violations without penalty. Notices include contact numbers for staff if further assistance is necessary. In the event that the violation is not corrected within the confirmed timeframe, staff will initiate the citation process as described in Section 1.22, Administrative Citations, of the Redlands Municipal Code. This process provides additional notices subject to penalty fees, with the ability to appeal and contest the citation. Pursuant to this Chapter, the appeal is subject to a hearing and reviewed by a third-party administrative hearing officer.
The owners of the property listed on the attached sheet were mailed a notice of the City Council's consideration of this report, which specifies that objections may be presented at the hearing or filed in writing five days in advance of the hearing. The City Council must consider the report, together with any objections or protests which may be raised by any person. The City Council may make corrections, revisions or modifications to the report as it may deem appropriate.
If the City Council approves the Resolution confirming the special assessments, the City Clerk will be directed to file a Notice of Lien with the County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/ Tax Collector.
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Section 1.22.140 (B) of the RMC states that the fines levied by administrative citations are deemed a special assessment against each lot or parcel of land upon which the violation existed, and as thus made and confirmed, shall also become the personal obligation of each lot or parcel of land. Prior to recording a lien against a property, a report must be prepared by the City Manager in accordance with Section 1.22.140 (B), detailing the fines and additional information on the property and violation. A comprehensive report of the fines and corresponding information has been prepared by staff in accordance with the Redlands Municipal Code and is attached for the City Council's reference.
Recording a lien for non-payment does not relieve the property owner from correcting the violation.
If these delinquent fines are not paid by August 18, 2025, they will be included on the 2025-2026 tax roll that staff will submit to the County no later than final deadline of August 30, 2025. Staff will accept payments up until August 18th, such that any and all accounts that are brought current as a result will be excluded from the list being sent to the County for recordation. The cost of submitting the special assessments for the next tax roll is $1.20 per parcel, charged to the property owner. The current total amount of delinquencies for these citations is $27,985. In the event the violations are not corrected, and additional citations accrue, future special assessments may be placed on the tax roll to secure payment from the property owner.
ALTERNATIVES:
The City Council may make corrections, revise or modify the report as it may deem appropriate.
SUBMITTED BY:
Tabitha Crocker, Facilities and Community Services Director RECOMMENDED BY:
Charles M. Duggan Jr., City Manager
REVIEWED BY:
Yvette M. Abich Garcia, City Attorney
Janice McConnell, Assistant City Manager
Christopher Boatman, Assistant City Manager
Danielle Garcia, Management Services/Finance Director
PREPARED BY:
Glenn Vargas, Code Enforcement Supervisor
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Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Year: FY 2025-26
Revenue Generating: Yes
Amount: $27,985
Account No.: 101306
Discussion:
To date, 27 administrative citations have been issued to the property owners listed in the report with a total unpaid fine balance of $27,985 as of July 1, 2025. The cost of adding each special assessment to the tax roll is considered nominal at a cost of $1.20 per parcel, charged to the property owner.
Attachments
Letter
A. Resolution No. 8694
B. Citation Report
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JUNE 16, 2025
Recipient Address
RE: APN XXXXXXXXXX PREMISE ADDRESS:
DELINQUENT BALANCE AS OF THIS NOTICE: $
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
This notice is to inform you that on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the City of Redlands Council Chambers located at 35 Cajon St., Suite 2, Redlands, California, the Redlands City Council will hold a public hearing to consider the submittal of a report to the Auditor of San Bernardino County for recordation of a Special Assessment on the 2025-2026 tax roll against your property resulting from non-payment of a City of Redlands Administrative Citation.
Pursuant to Section 1.22.130 of the Redlands Municipal Code, you have the opportunity to present objections to the City Council regarding this matter. Alternatively, you may submit your objections in writing at least five (5) days in advance of the hearing, or by Thursday, June 26, 2025.
To prevent this impending lien action, please remit your past due balance in full no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, August 18, 2025.
Please be informed that if the assessment is imposed on your property, that the property may be sold after three years by the tax collector for unpaid delinquent assessments. The tax collector’s power of sale shall not be affected by the failure of a property owner to receive notice. The assessment may be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary municipal taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary municipal taxes.
For questions regarding this matter, please contact Glenn Vargas, Code Enforcement Supervisor at (909) 798-7655.
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RESOLUTION NO. 8694
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS
APPROVING A DELINQUENT ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION FINE
REPORT AND SUBMITTAL OF A NOTICE OF LIEN TO THE SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY AUDITOR-CONTROLLER/TREASURER/TAX
COLLECTOR FOR PROCESSING
WHEREAS, the City of Redlands has issued administrative citations to the owners of various properties located within the City; and
WHEREAS, the property owners who received the a dministrative citations are identified in the City Manager’s report and have failed to pay the delinquent fines for such citations; and
WHEREAS, Section 1.22.140 of the Redlands Municipal Code provides that “…fines levied by administrative citation, or by administrative hearing order, constitute a special assessment against each lot or parcel of land upon which the violation existed, and a s thus made and confirmed shall also become the personal obligation of each lot or parcel of land;” and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 1.22.140 of the Red lands Municipal Code, on Jul y 1, 2025, a duly noticed public hearing was held at which the property owners were provided the opportunity to object or protest the proposed adoption of this resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Redlands, having considered the City Manager’s report regarding delinquent administrative citations, together with any objections and protests by the property owners of various locations, desires to declare the deli nquent fines as special assessments and cause such fines to be recorded as a lien against the properties identified in the report;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council approves the delinquent administrative citation fines report submitted by the City Manager and confirms such delinquent fines to be entered as special assessments on the property tax roll against the properties identified in the report.
Section 2. The City Clerk of the City of Redlands, and the City’s Finance Director, are hereby authorized and directed to send a certified copy of this resolution and a Notice of Lien for the delinquent fines (as special assessments), and all other appropriate documentation to place the fines in the tax roll to the San Bernardino County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector for the County of San Bernardino.
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ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 1st day of July 2025.
Mario Saucedo, Mayor
ATTEST:
Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk
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I, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 1st of July, 2025 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAINED:
Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk
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CITY OF REDLANDS
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS
FY: _____________
MISCELLANEOUS
Updated as of :
6/3/2025
VIOLATION ADDRESS ADDRESS
APN NUMBER N/S/ STREET CITY ZIP NUMBER N/S STREET CITY STATE ZIP CITATION DATE DUE DATE CITATION# CASE#
DELINQUENT
FINE AMOUNT
TOTAL FINES
BY PARCEL
25% LATE
PAYMENT
CHARGE
No. of months
Deliquent
No. of months
subject to
interest
INTEREST (10%
PER MONTH) NOTES
0170221500000 017022150 N Grove Redlands 92374 555 10 th St Santa Monica CA 90402 07/17/24 08/06/24 23-0657-01 23-0657 $ 200.00 $430.00 $ 50.00 9.90 9 $ 180.00 0171353160000 350 Alvarado St Redlands 92373 350 Alvarado St Redlands CA 92373 10/22/24 11/12/24 24-0620-01 24-0620 $ 200.00 $4,065.00
$ 50.00 6.67 6 $ 120.00 0171353160000 350 Alvarado St Redlands 92373 350 Alvarado St Redlands CA 92373 03/24/25 04/07/25 24-0620-04 24-0620 $ 1,100.00 $ 275.00 1.87 1 $ 110.00 0171353160000 350 Alvarado St Redlands 92373 350 Alvarado St Redlands CA 92373 02/06/25 02/21/25 24-0620-003 24-0620 $ 1,000.00 $ 250.00 3.35 3 $ 300.00 0171353160000 350 Alvarado St Redlands 92373 350 Alvarado St Redlands CA 92373 12/13/24 01/11/25 24-0620-002 24-0620 $ 400.00 $ 100.00 4.70 4 $ 160.00 0172431390000 140 Bellevue Ave Redlands 92373 9007 Georgia Ln Modesto CA 95357 05/12/25 05/26/25 24-0475-01 24-0475 $ 400.00 $500.00 $ 100.00 0.26 - $ - 0171241240000 317 Brookside Ave Redlands 92373 700 S Ardmore Ave #503 Los Angeles CA 90005 05/05/25 05/20/25 24-0706-01 24-0706 $ 200.00 $250.00 $ 50.00 0.46 - $ - 0167181180000 1429 Calhoun St Redlands 92374 1429 Calhoun St Redlands CA 92374 10/31/24 11/20/24 22-0349-02 22-0349 $ 200.00 $1,030.00 $ 50.00 6.41 6 $ 120.00 0167181180000 1429 Calhoun St Redlands 92374 1429 Calhoun St Redlands CA 92374 01/16/25 01/08/25 22-0349-03 22-0349 $ 400.00 $ 100.00 4.80 4 $ 160.00 0171088040000 501 E Citrus Ave Redlands 92373 34886 Grape Ave Yucaipa CA 92399 09/23/24 10/15/24 23-1117-01 23-1117 $200 $390.00 $ 50.00 7.59 7 $ 140.00 0169022080000 802 W Colton Ave Redlands 92374 418 Silvertree Lane Redlands CA 92374 09/12/23 10/02/23 22-0080-1 22-0080 $400 $9,935.00
$ 100.00 20.05 20 $ 800.00 0169022080000 802 W Colton Ave Redlands 92374 418 Silvertree Lane Redlands CA 92374 10/19/23 11/08/23 22-0080-02 22-0080 $800 $ 200.00 18.84 18 $ 1,440.00 0169022080000 802 W Colton Ave Redlands 92374 418 Silvertree Lane Redlands CA 92374 11/20/23 12/11/23 22-0080-03 22-0080 $2,100 $ 525.00 17.75 17 $ 3,570.00 0300471080000 30505 Country Club Dr Redlands 92373 30505 Country Club Dr Redlands CA 92373 04/23/25 05/08/25 25-000095 A25-017624 $ 100.00 $125.00 $ 25.00 0.85 - $ - Animal Services 0174031120000 101 E Crescent Ave Redlands 92373 101 E Crescent Ave Redlands CA 92373 10/04/24 10/24/24 24-0094-01 24-0094 $100 $195.00 $ 25.00 7.30 7 $ 70.00 0167313050000 103 Hartzell Ave Redlands 92374 103 Hartzell Ave Redlands CA 92374 10/10/24 10/30/24 V24-000087 A24-016471 $ 1,200.00 $5,115.00 $ 300.00 7.10 7 $ 840.00 Animal Services 0167313050000 103 Hartzell Ave Redlands 92374 103 Hartzell Ave Redlands CA 92374 11/09/24 11/29/24 V24-000090 A24-016874 $ 1,500.00 $ 375.00 6.12 6 $ 900.00 Animal Services 0167232110000 617 W Lugonia Ave Redlands 92374 817 W Cedar St Compton CA 90220 03/26/25 04/10/25 25-0014-01 25-0014 $ 200.00 $270.00 $ 50.00 1.78 1 $ 20.00 0176392060000 458 Marilyn Ln Redlands 92373 PO Box 12084 San Bernardino CA 92423 04/29/25 05/19/25 24-0681-01 24-0681 $ 200.00 $250.00 $ 50.00 0.49 - $ - 0168521240000 1455 Paiute Ave Redlands 92374 120 S Riverside Plz Suite 2000 Chicago IL 60606 09/26/24 10/16/2024 24-0434-01 24-0434 $300 $585.00 $ 75.00 7.56 7 $ 210.00 0171181400000 1000 Pine Ave Redlands 92373 1000 Pine Ave Redlands CA 92373 07/17/24 08/01/24 A24-000086 A24-016002 $ 1,500.00 $3,375.00 $ 375.00 10.06 10 $ 1,500.00 Animal Services 0173291200000 626 Roosevelt Rd. Redlands 92374 626 Roosevelt Rd Redlands CA 92374 02/18/25 03/10/25 V29-000094 A25-017321 $ 100.00 $145.00 $ 25.00 2.79 2 $ 20.00 Animal Services 0176481150000 671 E Sunset Dr N Redlands 92373 671 E Sunset Dr N Redlands CA 92373 10/18/24 11/07/24 23-0244-09 23-0244 $ 200.00 $370.00 $ 50.00 6.84 6 $ 120.00 0176031240000 533 Via Vista Dr Redlands 92373 533 Via Vista Dr Redlands CA 92373 08/07/24 08/27/24 23-0956-01 23-0956 $ 100.00 $585.00 $ 25.00 9.21 9 $ 90.00 0176031240000 533 Via Vista Dr Redlands 92373 533 Via Vista Dr Redlands CA 92373 10/22/24 11/11/24 23-0956-02 23-0956 $ 200.00 $ 50.00 6.71 6 $ 120.00 0167124060000 1622 Washington St Redlands 92374 1622 Washington St Redlands CA 92374 10/30/24 11/15/24 V24-000088 A24-016722 $ 100.00 $370.00 $ 25.00 6.58 6 $ 60.00 Animal Services 0167124060000 1622 Washington St Redlands 92374 1622 Washington St Redlands CA 92374 10/30/24 11/15/24 V24-000089 A24-016722 $ 100.00 $ 25.00 6.58 6 $ 60.00 Animal Services TOTAL $27,985.00 $ - 1,506.11 1,506 $ - Redlands Regular Meeting of 07-01-2025
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City Council Meeting K. 3.
DATE: 07/01/2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBJECT: Public Hearing to consider Ordinance No. 2986 - Designate 2025 Fire Hazard Severity Zones
(Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing)
Ordinance No. 2986 will amend Chapter 15.20 of Redlands Municipal Code to designate the 2025 Fire Hazard Severity Zones as developed by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) (Fire Chief Sessler)
A.
PROCEDURE FOR PUBLIC HEARING:
Mayor declares the meeting open as a public hearing.1.
Mayor calls upon Department Director for report.2.
Mayor calls for questions/comments from members of the City Council.3.
Mayor calls for comments/questions/testimony from members of the public (3 minutes per speaker).
4. Mayor calls upon City Clerk to note any written comments received.5.
Mayor closes the public hearing.6.
City Council considers the motion and votes.7.
MOTION(S):
If the City Council determines that staff's recommendation is appropriate, the following motion is provided:
I move to introduce Ordinance No. 2986.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 2986 designating the Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps for the City of Redlands as developed by CalFire. This ordinance formalizes the City's recognition of updated wildfire risk areas to support public safety, guide land use planning, and align with state fire Redlands Regular Meeting of 07-01-2025
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prevention standards.
DISCUSSION:
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) recently updated its statewide Fire Hazard Serverity Zone Maps as part of its mandate to identify areas within heightened fire risks. These maps categorize zones based on fire hazard severity, considering factors such as fuel load, climate, winds and terrain. The updated maps aim to inform state, regional, and local planning efforts to mitigate wildfire risks and enhance public safety.
The updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) map developed by CAL FIRE has implications for the City of Redlands. The revised map expands areas designated as “Moderate” and “High” fire hazard zones, notably including the east side of Interstate 210 and large portions of far north Redlands. Southern and eastern regions, such as San Timoteo Canyon, Live Oak Canyon, and the Crafton Hills area, continue to be classified under the “Very High” fire hazard category.
These updated hazard designations are based on a comprehensive, science-driven model that evaluates factors such as vegetation, topography and fire history. The classifications—Moderate, High, and Very High—are determined by the physical conditions that influence fire likelihood and behavior, without considering existing mitigation measures like home hardening or fuel reduction efforts. The updated FHSZ map serves as a vital tool for guiding land use planning, building code enforcement, and emergency preparedness strategies in Redlands, ensuring that the city aligns with state fire prevention standards to enhance public safety.
Per California Government Code Section 51179, the Redlands City Council is required to adopt these maps via ordinance. The Council cannot reduce the fire hazard severity zone within the city limits but can increase the severity of a zone prior to adoption.
ALTERNATIVES:
The City Council may choose not to adopt Ordinance No. 2986, which designates the 2025 Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map, and may instead provide staff with alternative direction.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
Priority B - Public Health & Safety
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SUBMITTED BY:
Rich Sessler, Fire Chief
RECOMMENDED BY:
Charles M. Duggan Jr., City Manager
REVIEWED BY:
Yvette M. Abich Garcia, City Attorney
Janice McConnell, Assistant City Manager
PREPARED BY:
Bruni Reyes, Management Analyst
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Year: 2024-2025
Discussion:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the adoption of Ordinance No. 2986.
Attachments
Ordinance No. 2986
Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AMENDING CHAPTER 15.20 OF THE REDLANDS MUNICIPAL CODE TO DESIGNATE THE 2025 FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES AS DEVELOPED BY
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION
WHEREAS, Article XI, § 7 of the California Constitution authorizes cities to make and enforce within their limits all local, police, sanitary, and other ordinances and regulations not in conflict with general laws; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code §§ 51175 et seq. authorizes the State Fire Marshal to identify areas in the state as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones based on the severity of fire hazard that is expected to prevail in those areas due to fuel loading, slope, fire weather, and oth er relevant factors including areas where winds have been identified as a major cause of wildfire spread; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code § 51178.5 provides that within 30 days after receiving a transmittal from the State Fire Marshal that identifies fire hazard severity zones pursuant to Section 51178, a local agency shall make the information available for public review and comment; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redlands (“City”) received a transmittal from the State Fire Marshal that identifies fire hazard severity zones within the City on or about March 24, 2025; and WHEREAS, the information from the State Fire Marshal identifying fire hazard severity zones within the City was made available for public review and comment on April 1, 2025, through an interactive page on the City Fire Department's website, which allowed community members to view the map and submit feedback or call directly. The City also hosted an in-person agendized informational presentation at the City Disaster Council Meeting on April 28, 2025; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code § 51179 requires that the City, within 120 days of receiving a transmittal from the State Fire Marshal that identifies fire hazard severity zones within the City, to designate, by ordinance, moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones in the City; and
WHEREAS, as required by Government Code Section 51179, the City Council of the City of Redlands desires to designate the fire hazard severity zones as identified by the State Fire Marshal as required by Government Code Section 51179; and
WHEREAS, the City Council also desires to amend Redlands Municipal Code (“CMC”) Chapter 15.16 to update the regulations pertaining to fire hazard severity zones to be consistent with state law.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The City Council finds and determines that the foregoing Recitals are true and correct and incorporates the Recitals herein.
Section2. CEQA Findings. This action is exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which states that a project is exempt from CEQA if the activity is covered by the common sense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. This action simply designates fire hazard severity zones as recommended by the California State Fire Marshal pursuant to Government Code Section 51178, as mandated by Government Code Section 51179, and there is no possibility that adopting this Ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment. Therefore, no environmental analysis is required.
Section 3. Adoption of Fire Hazard Severity Zones Map. The City Council hereby adopts the City of Redlands Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones Map from the Office of the State Fire Marshal dated March 24, 2025 for the incorporated area of the City of Redlands.
Section 4. Amendment to Table of Contents. Chapter 15.20 (“Fire Code”) of Title 15 of the Redlands Municipal Code hereby amend s the table of contents to add a new section
15.20.750 to read as follows:
“15.20.750: Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map”
Section 5. Code Amendment . Chapter 15.20 (“Fire Code”) of Title 15 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to add a new Section 15.20.750 to read as follows:
“15.20.750: FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE MAP:
A. The City of Redlands hereby designates the Fire Hazard Severity Zones as recommended by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to Government Code Section 51178.
1. The map, adopted by the City of Redlands, is hereby incorporated by reference, and entitled “Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones - City of Redlands - San Bernardino County.” Dated March 24, 2025.
2. A copy of the official map included may also be viewed the City Clerk’s Office and electronically at:
https://www.cityofredlands.org/pod/community-wildfire-safety-statewide- fire-hazard-zone-map-updates
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Section 6. Severability. If any provision or clause of this Ordinance or any application of it to any person, firm, organization, partnership or corporation is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions of this Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. To this end, the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 7. Conflicting Ordinances . This Ordinance shall supersede all other previous City Council resolutions and ordinances that may conflict with, or be contrary to, this Ordinance.
Section 8. Effective Date. The Mayor shall sign this ordinance and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and shall cause it, or a summary of it, to be published once in the Redlands Daily Facts, a newspaper of general circulation within the City, This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its adoption.
Mario Saucedo, Mayor
ATTEST:
Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk
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AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk
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City and County boundaries as of 10/22/24 (CA Board of Equalization) CAL FIRE State Responsibility Areas (SRA25_1)
CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZSRA23_3, FHSZLRA_25_1) Data Sources:
Daniel Berlant, State Fire Marshal, CA Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Joe Tyler, Director/Fire Chief, CA Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Wade Crowfoot, Secretary for Natural Resources, CA Natural Resources Agency Gavin Newsom, Governor, State of CaliforniaThe State of California and the Department of Forestry and Fire Pr
otection make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy of data or maps. Neither the State nor the Department shall be liable under any circumstances for any direct, special, incidental, or consequential damages with respect to any claim by any user or third party on account of, or arising from, the use of data or maps. and other relevant factors including areas where winds
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City Council Meeting L. 1.
DATE: 07/01/2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBJECT: Consideration of Resolution No. 8696 adopting the Climate Action Plan Update (“Climate Action Plan 2050”) and adoption of a Negative Declaration prepared for the project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (Development Services Director Desatnik) MOTION(S):
If the City Council determines that staff’s recommendation is appropriate, the following motion is provided:
“I move that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 8696 to adopt the Negative Declaration prepared for the project and adopt the 2050 Climate Action Plan.” RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 8696 to:
a) Adopt the Negative Declaration prepared for the project; and, b) Adopt the 2050 Climate Action Plan.
The Planning Commission has reviewed the progress of the Climate Action Plan at two meetings. On June 11, 2024, the Commission received a progress report (regarding the City’s status on the previously adopted GHG reduction goals) as well as confirmed the new GHG reduction target for 2050 in accordance with new Statewide goals.
On April 22, 2025, the Commission reviewed the proposed strategies and policy objectives for reducing citywide GHG emissions. Commissioners expressed comments supportive of expanding accessibility to public EV charging infrastructure as well as increasing the number of urban trees. Some Commissioners expressed concerns regarding measure BE-2b, which would require proposed remodels/additions to single-family and multifamily residential buildings to meet newer (more stringent) energy efficiency standards. Several Commissioners requested clarification regarding the definition of “substantial remodel” that might trigger the more stringent energy efficiency standards contained in the Building Code. As a result of the Commission's input, the criteria for a residential remodel/addition will be subsequently defined when the City adopts a "reach code" in the future, and the extent of the energy efficiency Redlands Regular Meeting of 07-01-2025
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improvements for a given property (i.e. cost to be borne by the property owner) will be proportional to the size or value of the renovation project. The intent is for any required energy improvements to be reasonable, proportional, and allow a property owner to choose from a menu of possible options that will ultimately help reduce GHG emissions.
The additional energy requirements are anticipated to add 2-3% to the cost of home remodel projects with a value over the established threshold.
Measure BE-2b is important because simply relying on the energy efficiency of newly-constructed buildings alone is not sufficient to achieve the necessary GHG reductions (and therefore, some retrofitting of some existing structures will be necessary). The Climate Action Plan 2050 document has since been completed utilizing the Commission’s input.
DISCUSSION:
Background: The City’s first Climate Action Plan was adopted in December 2017 in conjunction with the 2035 General Plan and provides projections for the years 2030 and 2035. The Climate Action Plan provides goals and recommendations to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere, thus helping to improve air quality as well as slow the progression of warming temperatures in the climate. The goals and recommendations include actions by the City, developers, residents, and businesses in Redlands that will result in incremental reductions to GHG emissions over the next 20 years or more. The Climate Action Plan can also help with streamlining environmental review of proposed development projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
At the time the Climate Action Plan was prepared, the State of California had established statewide goals and objectives to reduce GHG emissions, through the passage of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), the Governor’s Executive Order (EO) S-3-05 in 2005, and the passage of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2016 (SB 32). The California Air Resources Board also established GHG and air quality guidelines in 2017, which were considered during the preparation of the City’s Climate Action Plan.
Since 2017, the State Legislature has passed laws that establish more aggressive targets. Executive Order (EO) B-55-18, issued in 2018, outlines the State’s objective to achieve carbon neutrality no later than 2045. In addition, AB 1279 (2022) directed that the State should achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible, but no later than 2045, and reduce GHG emissions by 85 percent below 1990 levels by 2045. These targets extend and expand previous targets set by EO B-30-15 and the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2016 (SB 32) as well as past goals established by AB 32 and EO S-3-05.
As more than five years have passed since the adoption of the Climate Action Plan in 2017, together with new GHG emissions reduction goals established by the State, the document is due to be updated. The City selected the same firm that prepared the original Climate Action Plan (Dyett & Bhatia Urban and Regional Planners) to prepare the updated 2050 Climate Action Plan.
A) Climate Action Plan Update Project
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The two primary objectives of the Climate Action Plan Update are the following:
1. To monitor/benchmark progress toward the 2030 and 2035 GHG reduction targets established in the City’s 2017 Climate Action Plan, which was prepared concurrently with the 2035 General Plan and consistent with (previous) State GHG reduction goals.
2. To update the 2017 Climate Action Plan to reflect the latest climate science and State guidance, as well as align with new City and State targets for 2030 and 2045. As a “qualified” GHG reduction plan, the updated Climate Action Plan will provide unified City actions and CEQA clearance for streamlining future projects.
Major tasks for this project have included: collect and analyze GHG related data for the City to monitor progress; prepare a baseline community GHG inventory; conduct transportation modeling; develop updated GHG forecasts; prepare a GHG inventory and GHG reduction progress report; conduct public outreach; develop new strategies and GHG reduction measures consistent with new State GHG reduction goals; prepare an updated Climate Action Plan; and prepare an Initial Study for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
B) Greenhouse Gas Inventory Update and Progress Report
The consultant prepared a GHG Inventory Update and Progress Report (incorporated in the updated 2050 Climate Action Plan) which found that citywide GHG emissions were not going to achieve the goals previously established for year 2035. Annual citywide GHG emissions in Redlands have increased since 2015 from 7.1 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e) per capita to 7.7 MTCO2e in 2022. Despite the increase between 2015 and 2022 baseline conditions, future per capita emissions under the adjusted business-as-usual scenario would decrease to 6.4 MTCO2e in 2030 and 4.8 MTCO2e in 2050, primarily due to changes in State law. However, based on this model, the City would not meet its previously adopted target of 6.0 MTCO2e for 2030 or the newly proposed reduction target for 1.0 MTCO2e in 2050. Therefore, additional reduction measures would be required.
The progress report was reviewed by the Planning Commission on June 11, 2024, and by City Council on July 2, 2024. Both the bodies provided direction that the Climate Action Plan Update should be drafted with sufficient measures to achieve a GHG reduction target of 1.0 MTCO2e per capita for the year 2050, consistent with State goals.
C) Community Outreach
Input from the general public has played an important role in the development of this updated Climate Action Plan. Two community workshops and a community survey were held to discuss the list of candidate strategies and gain an understanding of the community’s priorities. The first workshop was held in-person at the City Council Chambers on October 7, 2024, and the second workshop was held on October 9, 2024, via Zoom. The community survey was available for public participation beginning on October 7 through October 20, 2024. A summary of the workshop discussions and survey results are provided in Attachment B. The results of the public outreach efforts have helped form the list of preferred strategies that were subsequently presented to the Redlands Regular Meeting of 07-01-2025
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have helped form the list of preferred strategies that were subsequently presented to the Planning Commission on April 22, 2025.
D) Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategies
The proposed GHG reduction strategy framework aligns with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) recommendations for local jurisdictions to focus on actions that most effectively reduce GHGs. The two largest contributors to total emissions in Redlands are:
The transportation sector (specifically from on-road vehicles) and,1.
The built environment sector (emissions associated with electricity generation as well as combustion of natural gas).
2. Therefore, numerous strategies are suggested that will address these two categories.
The strategies are a blend of actions aimed at the private sector (property owners, businesses, motor vehicles, etc.) as well as the public sector (City facilities and vehicles, street trees, street improvements, building regulations, etc.).
Though solid waste, potable water, and wastewater emissions are substantially less than transportation and built environment emissions, the City has significant influence over these sectors (because these systems are under the City’s direct control).
Therefore, several potential strategies for these sectors have been suggested.
The new goal for greenhouse gas reduction is 1.0 MTCO2e and the proposed measures to achieve this goal are included in Table 4-2 of Attachment A (see pages 4-5 through 4-24). The measures that can be quantified are summarized in Table A below.
Additional supportive measures are included in the 2050 Climate Action Plan but are excluded from the table below (they are described as “supportive” because they cannot be quantified due to the lack of available data, lack of established quantification methodology, or potential for double-counting from other reduction measures).
Table A: Summary of GHG Reduction Measures, 2030-2050
Reduction Measure/Strategy
Emissions Reductions
(MTCO2e)
Cost to City
to ImplementYear 2030 Year 2050
TR-1a. Achieve EV charger target to support on-road
ZEVs -71,745 -251,700 Moderate2
BE-2b. Require existing residential buildings to meet
building performance standards
-10,706 -36,218 Low1
CS-1a. Increase urban tree canopy by planting new
trees
-3,017 -15,083 Moderate
TR-2a. Limit idling of off-road equipment and require
upgraded equipment using cleaner fuels
-3,723 -12,948 Low
SW-1b. Divert 75% of organic waste (SB 1383) -3,976 -4,346 Low to Moderate
SW-1a. Accelerate solid waste diversion target to 75% -1,496 -1,635 Low to Moderate
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BE-2a. Adopt a local benchmarking ordinance -351 -1,053 Low TR-3a. Reduce fragmentation of pedestrian network -771 -738 Moderate SW-1c. 20% edible food recovery (SB 1383) -437 -478 Low to Moderate
TR-3b. New bike paths, separated bike lanes, or
bikeways -60 -58 High3
TR-3c. Transit-supportive roadway treatments -10 -10 High
Total GHG reductions from proposed measures:
-96,703
-326,038
GHG emissions reductions needed to meet targets:
Number of reductions exceeding the targets:
-30,433
66,270
-314,284
11,754
GHG Reduction Targets Achieved?
Yes
Yes
Low = Less than $100,0001.
Moderate = $100,000 to $1 million2.
High = More than $1 million3.
Under the built environment sector, the City will increase energy efficiency and reduce energy demand, especially from existing buildings, through measures such as BE-2a and BE-2b. Assembly Bill 802 currently requires existing large commercial and multifamily buildings over 50,000 square feet to conduct energy assessments with the EPA ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. BE-2a would expand the requirement to include buildings between 30,000 square feet and 50,000 square feet. Current City GIS data reports this would apply to 31 commercial buildings and four multifamily buildings within the City. The measure assumes voluntary upgrade, which may lead to future savings for owners.
Measure BE-2b would require existing single-family and multifamily residential buildings undergoing remodels and/or additions meeting certain criteria to meet a minimum energy savings score (MMBtu per year). The criteria to trigger the minimum energy savings score requirement would be later defined and adopted in a “Reach Code” and the energy improvements would be proportionate to the size or value of the renovation project. Various cities, such as Carlsbad, Piedmont and Encinitas, have adopted reach codes to establish the measure. For example, the City of Encinitas requires existing single-family residential building additions or alterations with a permit value of $50,000 or higher to include any one energy efficiency measure from a pre-determined menu of options, which range from about $423 to $11,247, an average increase in project cost by 2 to 3%. The menu of options may include such things as:
LED Lamps, Vacancy Sensors, and Exterior Photocells
Water Heating Package
Duct Sealing
Solar and Electric Ready Pre-Wire
Cool Roof (heat-reflecting shingles)
Heat Pump Clothes Dryer
Induction Cooktop
Wall Insulation
New Ducts and Duct Sealing
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Heat Pump Water Heater
Attic Insulation and Air Sealing
Heat Pump HVAC
Energy-efficient Windows
In order to calculate the reduction potential of this measure, the Cost Effectiveness Explorer tool assumed the policy requirements will apply to 50 percent of existing residential units undergoing remodel. From 2020 to 2024, the City received an average total of 109 building permits per year for remodels and additions. If the City of Redlands were to follow the definition set by the City of Encinitas, only 12% of those permits would meet the $50,000 or higher permit value and would be subject to include any one energy efficiency measure from a pre-determined menu of options. As of June 2025, the City has received a total of 39 permits of which 11, or 28%, meet the criteria. A summary of the permit totals may be found in Table C below. In order to achieve the goal of having 50 percent of the remodel/addition permits apply to the Reach Code, the threshold of $50,000 may need to be lowered. This will be evaluated as further research is done on the implementation of the Reach Code.
Table C: Percent of Permits with a Valuation of $50,000 or Higher per Year Year Number equal to or greater than
$50,000
Number of Total
Permits Percentage
2025 11 39 28%
2024 13 87 15%
2023 8 104 8%
2022 20 139 14%
2021 9 117 8%
2020 15 97 15%
(2020-2024) AVG. TOTAL PER YEAR: 109 12%
Under the transportation sector, the City could support State-level efforts under Executive Order (EO) N-79-20 to transition both on- and off-road vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs), especially zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), by supporting the market transition and making it easier for residents to purchase and own a ZEV. This includes providing sufficient necessary infrastructure, namely EV chargers, and resources to support residents’ ability to find affordable options to operate and maintain a ZEV.
Under the Built Environment sector, the City can “lead by example” by taking actions to achieve carbon neutrality at City facilities and for municipal operations as soon as possible. The City will play an important role as the community makes the transition to clean, renewable energy and reduces energy demand in line with State goals such as Senate Bill 100.
Other proposed strategies included within the list focus on solid waste, potable water/wastewater, and carbon sequestration. Senate Bill 1383 called for jurisdictions to curb organic waste as the most significant source of potent GHGs. The list includes measures to achieve updated goals, improve organic waste management, and public education outreach to reduce waste. Regarding potable water and wastewater, the measures aim to continue and/or expand the City’s current efforts to reduce water Redlands Regular Meeting of 07-01-2025
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demand through water efficiency and conservation, including by using treated wastewater to displace potable water for certain landscaping and industrial uses.
Lastly, the primary form of proposed carbon sequestration is through urban forestry (which includes public and private trees, open spaces, and various planted areas) dedicated to the removal and storage of carbon from the air. The City currently maintains approximately 43,800 street trees, and carbon sequestration was not accounted for in the community GHG inventory. However, this sector will play a key role in the City’s ability to support statewide carbon neutrality, while creating green spaces and increasing shade for local residents.
E) Implementation
Through deliberate and consistent implementation of several of the strategies listed above, the City can achieve the State’s aggressive new goals to reduce citywide GHG emissions at the community level. As can be seen in Table A above, it will require numerous programs and implementation efforts to substantially reduce the community’s GHG emissions down to 1.0 MTCO2e per capita, according to the expected timelines (by the year 2050). The Development Services Department has recently filled a new Sustainability Coordinator position with the intention of implementing a variety of sustainability efforts citywide, including the 2050 Climate Action Plan. Such efforts will likely require coordination among several City Departments, including policy and budgeting priorities, to achieve maximum effectiveness.
While the State has not yet identified any explicit funding sources to help local agencies implement and achieve their individual Climate Action Plans, there may be existing programs and grant sources available through State or regional agencies that the City may be able to utilize (e.g., Calif. Department of Transportation, San Bernardino County Transportation Authority, Southern California Association of Governments, South Coast Air Quality Management District, etc.).
Another implementation option may be public-private partnerships for specific items. For example, there are companies that install and operate publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) chargers within public right-of-way on behalf of cities and public agencies.
A private company could potentially provide the equipment, perform the installation, and operate public EV chargers at convenient locations on streets or public parking lots (subject to City’s permission and written authorization), and relieve the City from taking on such a program as a capital improvement project. This approach could be implemented incrementally (or as-needed to respond to demand), could be expanded and adjusted in response to market conditions, have an acceptable level of risk and financial commitment by the City, and could achieve the greatest reductions to citywide GHG emissions.
Specific implementation steps or programs will need to be developed subsequent to the adoption of the 2050 Climate Action Plan.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
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potentially significant environmental effects, and therefore, no mitigation measures are recommended or required. A Negative Declaration is the appropriate environmental determination (CEQA Guidelines § 15074).
The Notice of Intent was filed with the County Clerk and the State Clearinghouse (SCH No. 2025050137), and the Initial Study/Negative Declaration was circulated for 30 days between May 2, 2025, through June 2, 2025, as required by CEQA. The Initial Study/ Negative Declaration is included with this staff report as Attachment C. The environmental document was also made available via the City’s website ( www.cityofredlands.org/post/environmental-documents ). No public comments
or letters were received during the public review and comment period.
ALTERNATIVES:
The City Council can continue the proposal and direct staff to address any further issues.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
This project will help implement Priority D (Sustainability), the strategic objective for Climate Change, "Explore City initiatives to address the effect of climate change." SUBMITTED BY:
Brian Desatnik, Development Services Director
RECOMMENDED BY:
Charles M. Duggan Jr., City Manager
REVIEWED BY:
Yvette M. Abich Garcia, City Attorney
Christopher Boatman, Assistant City Manager
Janice McConnell, Assistant City Manager
Danielle Garcia, Management Services/Finance Director
PREPARED BY:
Jazmin Serrato, Associate Planner
Brian Foote, City Planner/Planning Manager
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Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Year: 24-25
Revenue Generating: No
Appropriation Required Y/N: No
Discussion:
There is no impact to the General Fund with adoption of the updated Climate Action Plan.
Attachments
Attachment A - Redlands Climate Action Plan 2050
Attachment B-1: Summary of Community Workshops
Attachment B-2: Summary of Survey Results
Attachment C: Initial Study / Negative Declaration
Attachment D: Resolution No. 8696
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Climate Action
Plan 2050
DRAFT MAY 2025
CITY OF REDLANDS
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Climate Action Plan 2050
DRAFT MAY 2025
CITY OF REDLANDS
Prepared for the City of Redlands
Prepared by:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary ................................................................................................. ES -1
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1 -1
1.1 Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases Overview ....................................................................... 1-1 1 .2 Scope and Purpose ........................................................................................................................... 1 -2
1.3 California GHG Legal Framework .................................................................................................... 1- 3 1.4 Redlands Community Profile ........................................................................................................... 1 -4
1.5 Planning Process ............................................................................................................................... 1-7 1 .6 How to Use this Plan ......................................................................................................................... 1- 8 2. Emissions Inventory .............................................................................................. 2-1
2.1 Methodology ............................................................................................................................... ....... 2-1
2.2 Baseline Emissions Inventory .......................................................................................................... 2- 4 2.3 Business-as-Usual Forecast ............................................................................................................. 2- 6 2.4 Adjusted Business-As-Usual Forecast ........................................................................................... 2-11
3. GHG Reduction Targets and Forecasts ................................................................ 3-1
3.1 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets ................................................................................................ 3-1
4. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy Framework .............................................. 4 -1
4.1 Key Considerations ............................................................................................................................ 4-1 4 .2 Preferred Strategy ............................................................................................................................ 4- 4 5. Monitoring, Evaluating, and Reporting ............................................................... 5-1
5.1 Updated Baseline Inventory Progress Reports ............................................................................. 5-1 5 .2 Annual CAP Monitoring Report ...................................................................................................... 5-1 5 .3 Updates to the CAP .......................................................................................................................... 5 -1
5.4 GHG Reduction Strategy Implementation Matrix ......................................................................... 5 -2
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure ES-1: Pro jected Trajectory, Targets, and Required Reduction, 2015-2050 ......................... ES -2 Figure 1-1: Time
line of key state climate regulations ....................................................................... 1- 5 Figure 2-1: 202
2 Baseline GHG Emissions by Sector ........................................................................ 2-5 F
igure 2-2: Ann
ual GHG Emissions Per Capita Comparison with Neighboring Jurisdictions ....... 2-6 F
igure 2-3: Chan
ge in Total Annual Business-As-Usual GHG Emissions, 2015-2050 ..................... 2-8 F
igure 2-4: Busi
ness-As-Usual GHG Emissions Per Capita, 2015-2050 ......................................... 2-1 0 Figure 2-5: 203
0 and 2050 Business-As-Usual GHG Emissions by Sector .................................... 2-1 0 Figure 2-6: Chan
ge in Total Annual Adjusted Business-As-Usual GHG Emissions, 2015-2050 ... 2- 12 Figure 3-1: Comp
arison of State and Redlands Per Capita Emissions, 2015-2050 ....................... 3-6 F
igure 4-1: Adj
usted Business-as-Usual Emissions by Sector, 2030-2050 ...................................... 4-2
LIST OF TABLES
Table ES-1: Pro jected Trajectory, Targets, and Required Reduction, 2015-2050 .......................... ES -3 Table 2-1: 202
2 Baseline Community-wide GHG Emissions Inventory by Sector ........................ 2-4 T
able 2-2: Pop
ulation, Housing, and Employment Growth Assumptions, 2022-2050 ................ 2-7 T
able 2-3: Bas
eline and Business-As-Usual Detailed Community-wide GHG Emissions Inven
tories by Sector, 2015-2050 ..................................................................................... 2-8 Tab
le 2-4: Summ
ary of Adjusted Business-As-Usual Community-wide GHG Emissions Inven
tory, 2015-2050 ...................................................................................................... 2-1 3 Table 3-1: 202
2 Scoping Plan Emissions, Performance Levels, and Efficiency Metrics, 20 22-2045 ........................................................................................................................... 3- 3 Table 3-2: Bas
eline and Adjusted Business-As-Usual Forecasted GHG Emissions Inven
tories, 2015-2050 ..................................................................................................... 3-5 T
able 3-3: Pro
jected Trajectory, Targets, and Required Reduction, 2015-2050 ............................ 3-6 Table 4-1: Summary of Reductions from Quantified Potential Measures, 2030-2050 ...........................................................................................................................4-5 Table 4-2: Eval
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ES-1
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Executive Summary
Redlands Climate Action Plan
Update
The Redlands Climate Action Plan (CAP) was
adopted on December 5, 2017, to emphasize
the City’s commitment to reducing greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions and demonstrate how the
City will comply with the State of California’s
GHG emission reduction targets. As a Qualified
GHG Reduction Strategy, the CAP also enables
streamlined environmental review of future
development projects, in accordance with the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The
2017 CAP included:
•
An inventory of the city’s GHG emissions
(referred to as a “community-wide” GHG
inventory);
•
Forecasts of future GHG emissions for
2030 and 2035;
•
Monitoring and reporting processes to
ensure targets (for 2030 and 2035) are
met; and
•
Options for reducing GHG emissions
beyond State requirements that could be
adopted at a future date, if so needed or
desired.
Since the time that CAP was prepared, the State
of California has updated its GHG reduction
targets and conditions in Redlands have also
evolved. This updated CAP establishes new tar-
gets consistent with State goals, evaluates the
City’s progress since the last CAP, projects GHG
emissions through 2050 and assesses the City’s
capacity to support the State’s climate objec-
tives, including an ambitious goal of carbon neu-
trality by 2045. The GHG Reduction Strategy of
the CAP includes actions that will help the City
meet and/or exceed State requirements.
Local Government Actions for
Climate Change
The updated Redlands CAP reflects the lat-
est guidance from the California Air Resources
Board (CARB) as reflected in the 2022 Scoping
Plan, which is designed to implement the State’s
GHG emission reduction targets set in Assem-
bly Bill (AB) 32, Executive Order (EO) S-3-15, and
Senate Bill (SB) 32. Although previous guidance
(i.e., in the 2017 Scoping Plan, which is now
superseded by the 2022 Scoping Plan) provid-
ed efficiency metrics for local governments to
implement these targets, this is no longer the
primary approach recommended by CARB; rath-
er, local governments are encouraged to adopt
CAPs and implement local actions that support
State efforts to electrify transportation, decar-
bonize buildings, and reduce vehicle miles trav-
eled (VMT), among other GHG-reducing mea-
sures. The GHG Reduction Strategy outlined in
this updated CAP aligns with this new approach.
Nevertheless, quantified metrics, including the
GHG emissions inventory and forecasts, remain
essential to climate action planning (as described
below).
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inven-
tory, Forecast, and Mitigation
GHG emissions inventories are used to measure
a community’s progress toward reducing GHGs.
AB 32 established a statewide target of reducing
GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Califor-
nia has exceeded this now-past target and has
already established longer-term goals for 2030
(in SB 32) and 2045 (in AB 1279). The previous
target for 2050 (80 percent below 1990 levels)
is assumed to be in line with the State-adopted
goal to achieve carbon neutrality (85 percent
statewide reductions below 1990 levels) by 2045.
The earliest available GHG emissions invento-
ry for the City of Redlands is 2015, as prepared
for the 2017 CAP, which also included forecasts
for 2030 and 2035, in accordance with the State
target under SB 32 and the Redlands General
Plan 2035. The updated Redlands CAP includes
a new baseline GHG inventory for 2022 and
updated emissions forecasts for 2030 and 2050.
It is noted that the 2015 GHG inventory has
been adjusted using the same methodology as
the 2022, 2030, and 2050 inventories to allow
valid comparison and measure progress since
adoption of the 2017 CAP, due to change in data
accounting methods/models and unavailability
of tools used to prepare the 2015 GHG inventory
for the 2017 CAP.
The 2022 GHG emissions inventory and 2030
and 2050 forecasts cover direct GHG emissions
from sources within the boundaries of Redlands,
including fuel combusted and solid waste gener-
ated within the city. Indirect emissions associat-
ed with the consumption of energy in Redlands
that is generated outside the borders of the city
(such as electricity, with no end point emissions)
are also included. Table ES-1 shows the 2022
emissions inventory and 2030 and 2050 adjust-
ed business-as-usual (BAU) emissions forecasts
which reflect reasonably foreseeable future
conditions with the land use and transportation
network modeled by the San Bernardino Trav-
el Activity Model Plus (SBTAM+) and includes
the effect of state-level actions and efforts that
would reduce GHG emissions in Redlands.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Table ES-1 and Figure ES-1 show the city’s cur-
rent trajectory of population growth, total GHG
emissions, and per capita emissions. Targets for
per capital GHG emissions for 2030 and 2050
aligned with State goals are also presented. As
can be seen, current projections indicate that
GHG emissions in Redlands will exceed targets
for both 2030 and 2050. In particular, significant
additional GHG reductions will be required to
align with the State’s carbon neutrality goal and
meet the proposed new long-term target for the
Redlands CAP Update by 2050. In order to meet
TABLE ES-1: PROJECTED TRAJECTORY, TARGETS, AND REQUIRED REDUCTION, 2015-2050 METRIC 2015
BASELINE1
2022
BASELINE
2030
ADJ. BAU2
2050
ADJ. BAU2
2030
ADJ. BAU
WITH GHG
REDUCTION
STRATEGY
2050
ADJ. BAU
WITH GHG
REDUCTION
STRATEGY
Projected Trajectory
Population3 70,310 72,259 75,243 82,228 75,243 82,228
Total annual GHG
emissions (MTCO2e) 497,625 554,413 481,891 396,512 385,188 70,474 Per capita emissions
(MTCO2e per capita) 7.1 7.7 6.4 4.8 5.1 0.9
Target Metrics and Reduction Levels
GHG targets
(MTCO2e per capita)
4 - - 6.0 1.0 6.0 1.0
Emissions level if
target is achieved
(MTCO2e)
5 - - 451,458 82,228 451,458 82,228
Additional
emissions
reductions needed
to achieve target
(MTCO2e)
- - -30,433 -314,284 0 0
1. E missions for 2015 are adjusted from the 2015 GHG Inventory included in the 2017 CAP using the same meth- odology as the 2022 baseline inventory to allow for valid comparison.
2. Adj. BA
U = Adjusted Business-As-Usual forecast.
3. P
opulation for 2015 and 2022 are from California Department of Finance estimates (Tables E-4 and E-5). Popu- lation for 2030 and 2050 are as modeled by SBTAM+, consistent with regional projections under Connect SoCal 2024. All population values are consistent with those used to calculate the GHG inventories.
4. The 201
7 CAP target for 2035 is not shown because an updated GHG inventory forecast has not been quanti- fied for that year, so gap analysis cannot be conducted.
5. P
roduct of the GHG reduction targets and the population shown in the table.
Source: Source: Dyett & Bhatia, 2024
these goals, the updated CAP introduces a GHG
Reduction Strategy with measures and perfor-
mance standards that would collectively achieve
the specified emissions levels. Table ES-1 and
Figure ES-1 also show how the GHG Reduction
Strategy would meet the CAP’s target metrics
and reduction levels. The CAP places the biggest
emphasis on mitigation through on-site GHG-re-
ducing design features, vehicle-miles traveled
(VMT) reduction, access to transit or shared
mobility services, building decarbonization, and
electric vehicle (EV) charging.
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1.1 Climate Change and
Greenhouse Gases
Overview
Climate Change and Climate
Planning
Evolving climate science is continually improving
our understanding of the climate system and
how each of its components have changed over
time. New climate model simulations, analyses,
and sophisticated, evidence-based methods
have helped to illustrate the extent of human
influence on a range of climate variables, includ-
ing weather and climate extremes.
Human activities, principally through
emissions of greenhouse gases, have
unequivocally caused global warming,
with global surface temperature reach-
ing 1.1°C above 1850-1900 in 2011-2020.
Global greenhouse gas emissions have
continued to increase, with unequal his-
torical and ongoing contributions arising
from unsustainable energy use, land
use and land-use change, lifestyles and
patterns of consumption and produc-
tion across regions, between and within
countries, and among individuals.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change
1 The main driver of climate change is the con-
centration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the
atmosphere from human activities, especially
transportation and energy used in buildings.
The increase in atmospheric GHGs has led to
increase in global temperatures and changes in
1 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. “Summa-
ry for Policymakers.” Climate Change 2023: Synthesis
Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, H. Lee and J.
Romero (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland, 1-34. https:// doi.org/10.59327/IPCC/AR6-9789291691647.001.
precipitation patterns, with cascading impacts
on other climate conditions. California, with
its diverse geography and range of climates,
has been recognized as one of the most “cli-
mate-challenged” regions of North America
that faces warming temperatures, heat waves,
reduced snowpack and droughts, wildfires,
coastal and inland flooding, and sea level rise,
among other effects. However, the State is also a
leader in climate action and adaptation planning
to address these impacts and improve resiliency
and equity in communities throughout Califor-
nia.
2 State guidance and objectives have also evolved
in response to the latest climate science. Since
Assembly Bill (AB) 32 was passed in 2006, Califor-
nia has achieved a reduction in GHG emissions
down to 1990 levels by 2020 and is on track to
achieving 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030,
per Senate Bill (SB) 32. Executive Orders (EOs)
S-3-05 and B-30-15 follow this downward trajec-
tory, striving toward a GHG emissions reduction
of 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.
Yet, the severity of the climate crisis has become
more evident, with communities already feeling
the impact of more frequent and severe climate
events such as “wildfire seasons,” “atmospher-
ic river” storms, and heat waves. California has
taken a firm stance against the continuation of
business as usual by aiming for a more aggres-
sive target of statewide carbon neutrality no
later than 2045 (per EO B-55-18 and AB 1279),
which translates to a reduction of GHG emis-
sions to at least 85 percent below 1990 levels.
3 2 California Air Resources Board. 2022 Scoping Plan for Achieving Carbon Neutrality. November 16, 2022. Ac-
cessed October 10, 2023. https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/
default/files/2022-12/2022-sp.pdf.
3 California Air Resources Board. 2022 Scoping Plan
Introduction1
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Climate Equity
Comprehensive mitigation and adaptation solu-
tions that address both the causes and impacts
of climate change will be required to meet
California’s ambitious carbon neutrality goal.
Climate equity is also a key component of the
State’s vision for a more sustainable and equi-
table future. Along with public health policies in
the General Plan, the GHG reduction strategies
included in this CAP seek to benefit communi-
ties hardest hit by climate impacts and ongoing
pollution from the use of fossil fuels. The CAP
also balances co-benefits to support the decar-
bonization of transportation infrastructure and
built systems across all sectors of the economy.
The GHG Reduction Strategy (Chapter 4) has
been informed and prioritized based on input
from the community, stakeholders, and deci-
sion-makers through two community work-
shops, an online community survey, and two
stakeholder group input meetings. In general,
input from community members revealed ideas
that supported safety improvements, expand-
ed bike lanes, and more public transit options
in order to reduce private vehicle reliance. Cli-
mate resilience efforts like retrofitting older
buildings, increasing shading, and promoting
community gardens also received strong back-
ing. Community members highlighted the need
for a more sustainable, equitable approach to
climate action in Redlands, including ambitious
greenhouse gas reduction goals and improved
air quality initiatives.
This CAP’s GHG Reduction Strategy also maxi-
mizes co-benefits based on top community pri-
orities, such as shading from trees that lower
energy demand to cool buildings, among other
environmental benefits. The City also aims to
prioritize such approaches in low-income areas,
where residents may not be able to afford ener-
gy efficiency upgrades. Co-benefits from the
GHG Reduction Strategy also communicate the
value of complementary actions like landscape
water efficiency, as well as potential to strength-
en climate resilience and adaptation.
for Achieving Carbon Neutrality. November 16, 2022.
Accessed October 10, 2023. https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/ default/files/2022-12/2022-sp.pdf.
1.2 Scope and Purpose
State law requires local jurisdictions to address
climate vulnerability and incorporate climate
adaptation policies into their planning. Many
jurisdictions also develop greenhouse gas miti-
gation or climate action plans to achieve local,
regional, and State emission reduction goals. In
2017, Redlands approved its first Climate Action
Plan (CAP), which focused on reinforcing the
City’s commitment to reducing GHG emissions,
and demonstrating how the City planned to
comply with State of California GHG emission
reduction standards.
However, since the 2017 CAP was prepared, the
State has passed new laws that require a more
aggressive GHG reduction trajectory than was
previously outlined in EO S-03-05. Assembly Bill
(AB) 1279 codifies the goal set in EO B-55-18
to achieve statewide carbon neutrality no later
than 2045, translating to statewide GHG emis-
sions reductions to at least 85 percent below
1990 levels by 2045.
Further, the City has not monitored progress
since the 2017 CAP was prepared to ensure that
it is on the path to attaining the GHG reduction
targets for 2030 and 2035. The 2017 Redlands
CAP states the City will update the GHG inven-
tory periodically. For continuity, the inventory
updates will tally emissions from the same sec-
tors analyzed in Chapter 2 of the original CAP.
If an updated inventory reveals that Redlands is
not making adequate progress toward meeting
the GHG target, or that new technologies and
programs emerge that warrant inclusion in the
CAP, the City will adjust the CAP by modifying,
adding, and/or replacing policies in the General
Plan or elsewhere, or incorporating measure(s)
outlined in Chapter 4.
As such, the purpose of the Redlands Climate
Action Plan 2050 is to outline practical, innova-
tive, and cost-effective methods of achieving tar-
gets that support the State’s latest GHG reduc-
tion objectives (discussed further in Section 1.3).
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This update to the 2017 CAP reflects the latest
climate science with updated baseline and fore-
casted GHG emissions inventories, as well as
aligns with new City and State targets for 2030
and 2045.
To enable streamlining, this plan fulfills the
requirements for a CAP that is compliant with
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
and supports the State’s GHG and vehicle-miles
traveled (VMT) reduction goals. The following
sections meet the criteria for a CEQA-qualified
plan:
•
Chapter 2
quantifies GHG emissions,
both existing and projected over a specific
period, resulting from activities within the
City of Redlands. This section also iden-
tifies and analyzes the GHG emissions
resulting from specific actions or catego-
ries of actions anticipated within the City
of Redlands.
•
Chapter 3
establishes a level, based on
substantial evidence, below which the
contribution to GHG emissions from activ-
ities covered by the General Plan would
not be cumulatively considerable.
•
Chapter 4
specifies the measures and
performance standards, that would col-
lectively achieve the specified emissions
level (i.e., GHG reduction targets estab-
lished in Section 3.1), as demonstrated by
substantial evidence, if implemented on a
project-by-project basis.
•
Chapter 5
includes a mechanism to mon-
itor the plan’s progress toward achieving
the level and to require amendment if the
plan is not achieving specified levels.
1.3 California GHG Legal
Framework
This section describes the key State legislation
that sets the framework for the CAP.
Assembly Bill 32 and the Scoping
Plan
Assembly Bill (AB) 32, or the Global Warming
Solutions Act of 2006, is a landmark legisla-
tion that recognized the significant detrimental
effects that human activity has on the climate
and set the stage for California to transition to
a sustainable, low-carbon future by taking a
comprehensive, long-term approach to address
climate change.
4 AB 32 established the State’s
first GHG reduction target to reach 1990 levels
by 2020.
Technological feasibility and cost-effective-
ness are also important factors of AB 32, which
requires the California Air Resources Board
(CARB) to adopt regulations that most effectively
achieve GHG emissions reductions while main-
taining a robust economy. Every five years, CARB
develops a Scoping Plan that lays out California’s
strategy for meeting the goals. The Scoping Plan
5 was first approved in 2008 and has since been
updated in 2014, 2017, and 2022. The current
2022 Scoping Plan reflects the latest regulations
and outlines the State’s plan to achieve both its
short- and long-term GHG reduction targets,
described in the next sections.
The Scoping Plan is also an important guid-
ing document that contains recommendations
from CARB for local governments to support
the State’s efforts to reduce GHG emissions. In
4 California Air Resources Board. “AB 32 Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006.” Last updated September 28, 2018.
Accessed June 21, 2024. https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resourc- es/fact-sheets/ab-32-global-warming-solutions-act-2006. 5 California Air Resources Board. 2022 Scoping Plan for Achieving Carbon Neutrality. November 16, 2022. Ac-
cessed October 10, 2023. https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/
default/files/2022-12/2022-sp.pdf.
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doing so, local governments can demonstrate
alignment with the State’s GHG reduction goals.
The Redlands CAP has been developed based on
such guidance from CARB in the 2022 Scoping
Plan as a means to prepare a CEQA-qualified
GHG reduction plan.
Senate Bill 32 – 2030 Target
Passed in 2016, Senate Bill (SB) 32 codifies the
direction in Executive Order (EO) B-30-15 to
extend the GHG reduction target set in AB 32
to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. This
short-term target was established as a marker
along the way to longer-term reduction goals
that align with the scientifically established
emissions levels needed in the U.S. to limit glob-
al warming below the threshold at which there
would likely be major climate disruptions such
as super droughts and rising sea levels.
6 Assembly Bill 1279 – Carbon Neu-
trality by 2045
Passed in 2022, AB 1279 codifies the long-term
carbon neutrality goal initially outlined in EO
B-55-18. Specifically, the bill requires California
to achieve statewide net zero GHG emissions as
soon as possible but no later than 2045, then
maintain carbon neutrality thereafter. In similar
terms to previously established goals, the 2045
target would be achieved if the state reduces its
emissions to 85 percent below 1990 levels.
7 Carbon neutrality is an ambitious but necessary
goal to address climate change. The 2022 Scop-
ing Plan recognizes that GHG-generating sourc-
es and activities will not be entirely eliminated
due to technological and/or economic reasons.
Rather, achieving net zero emissions depends
6 California Office of Governor. Brown, Edmund G., Jr. “Gov- ernor Brown Establishes Most Ambitious Greenhouse
Gas Reduction Target in North America.” April 29, 2015. https://archive.gov.ca.gov/archive/gov39/2015/04/29/
news18938/index.html.
7 California State Assembly Democratic Caucus. District 66.
Muratsuchi, Al. “Governor Newsom signs Assemblymem-
ber Muratsuchi's AB 1279, the California Climate Crisis Act.” September 16, 2022. https://a66.asmdc.org/press-re- leases/20220916-governor-newsom-signs-assemblymem-
ber-muratsuchis-ab-1279-california-climate.
on the ability of natural and working lands and
carbon dioxide removal technologies through-
out the state to remove carbon from the atmo-
sphere. In most cases, such carbon sequestra-
tion and removal are limited at a local level or
not within the local government’s control; this
is true for Redlands. This limitation is acknowl-
edged in the 2022 Scoping Plan, which directs
local governments to determine locally appro-
priate targets that support the State’s climate
objectives, without necessarily achieving carbon
neutrality themselves.
1.4 Redlands
Community Profile
The health and economic impacts of climate
change are not experienced equally, or in the
same way, by all members of the population.
Factors such as where people live, their access
to food and reliable transportation, occupa-
tion, overall health, daily activities, and history
of exposure to environmental burdens can all
affect individual and community levels of expo-
sure, degree of sensitivity, and the ability to
adapt to the effects of climate change.
8 Climate
change effects interact with a complex socio-cul-
tural landscape in which various groups already
experience different levels of access to econom-
ic, health, and political resources. Some of these
resources include financial assets, stable hous-
ing, food, insurance, social services, transporta-
tion, communication skills, social networks, and
the knowledge necessary to manage economic
and climate risks. Historically, many of these
resources have been out of reach to the socially
marginalized.
9 8 Maxwell, K., Julius S., Grambsch A., Kosmal A., Larson L., Sonti, N., Built Environment, Urban Systems, and Cities.
In Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States:
Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II (Wash-
ington D.C., 2018). Oct 28 2019: https://nca2018.global- change.gov/chapter/11/.
9 Thomas K, Hardy RD, Lazrus H, Mendez M, Orlove B,
Rivera-Collazo I, Roberts JT, Rockman M, Warner BP, Win- throp R. “Explaining differential vulnerability to climate change: A social science review.” WIREs Climate Change
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FIGURE 1-1: TIMELINE OF KEY
STATE CLIMATE REGULATIONS
2006
AB 32 sets the first statewide goal to reduce
GHG emissions by to 1990 levels by 2020.
2008
CARB adopts its first Scoping Plan that out-
lines actions to achieve the 2020 target.
2011
SB X1-2 increases Renewable Portfolio
Standards for 20% of retail electricity to
be from renewable resources by 2010 and
33% by 2020.
AB 341 requires local jurisidictions to
reduce, recycle, or compost 50% of solid
waste by 2000 and sets a statewide policy
goal of 75% solid waste diversion by 2020.
2012
CARB adopts the Advanced Clean Cars
program that set fuel economy stan-
dards, low-emission vehicle criteria, and
zero-emission vehicle regulations through
2025.
2014
CARB approves the 2013 scoping plan,
which sets the gorundwork for achiev-
ing the 2020 target and new longer-term
targets.
2015
SB 350 accelerates the Renewable Portfolio
Standards program to 50% by 2030.
2018
SB 100 further accelerates Renwable Port-
folio Standards to 60% by 2030 and sets a
goal to power 100% of retail electricity with
renewable and zero-carbon resources by
2045.
2020
California meets its AB 32 target and con-
tinues to be on track for 2030.
EO N-79-20 sets a course to end sales of
internal combustion passenger vehicles by
2035. Transition to zero-emission trucks
and off-road vehicles and equipment oper-
ations would follow.
2022
AB 1279 codifies EO B-55-18, establishing
the stastewide goal of achieving carbon
neutrality, or 85% reduction below 1990
levels, by 2045.
CARB approves the 2022 Scoping Plan,
laying out the State's pathway to achieving
carbon neutrality.
CPUC adopts Renewable Gas Standards
(biomethane procurement targets per SB
1440) for natural gas utilites to collectively
displace some of the fossil fuel natural gas
supplied to core customers with biometh-
ane by 2025 and 2030.
CARB approves the Advanced Clean Cars
II rule, which codifies EO N-79-20 and
requires automakers to reach 100% sales
of zero-emission or plug-in hybrid electric
light-duty vehicles by 2035.
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Within the United States, those groups that have
been found to generally be more socially vul-
nerable to climate change include very low-in-
come communities, communities of color, older
adults, young children, people with physical and
mental illness, people with cognitive and phys-
ical disabilities, immigrants, those experienc-
ing discrimination, the socially isolated, those
with limited transportation options, and those
with inadequate housing.
10,11,12 The current City
of Redlands 2021-2029 Housing Element has
developed a community profile to identify such
socially vulnerable groups in order to administer
its programs and activities in a manner to affir-
matively further fair housing (AFFH).
As detailed in the Housing Element’s AFFH
analysis, segregation patterns exist in the city,
including the concentration of minority popu-
lations in central north Redlands. In addition,
there is a north/south segregation by race/eth-
nicity and income with higher-income and pre-
dominantly white residents located in southern
Redlands. Contributing factors to the areas of
high segregation and poverty include the older
housing stock and buildings in the tract, limited
housing opportunities for higher density and
more affordable housing elsewhere in the city,
(2019). Nov 8 2019: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/ full/10.1002/wcc.565.
10 Maxwell, K., Julius S., Grambsch A., Kosmal A., Larson L., Sonti, N., Built Environment, Urban Systems, and Cities.
In Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States:
Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II (Wash-
ington D.C., 2018). Oct 28 2019: https://nca2018.global- change.gov/chapter/14/.
11 U.S. Global Change Research Program, Climate and
Health Assessment (Washington D.C., 2016). Oct 28 2019:
https://health2016.globalchange.gov/populations-con-
cern.
12 Benevolenza MA, DeRigne L. “The impact of climate
change and natural disasters on vulnerable pop-
ulations: A systematic review of literature.” Jour-
nal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
(2019). Nov 8 2019: https://www.tandfonline.com/
doi/abs/10.1080/10911359.2018.1527739?journal-
Code=whum20.
and higher air pollution and diesel particulate
pollution due to the proximity of I-10. As such,
priority factors the City aims to address include
the north/south pattern of segregation; inequal
access to opportunities, especially in the down-
town area and additional areas of high segre-
gation and poverty; and addressing dispropor-
tionate housing needs, including more units
available to lower-incomes. These factors limit
fair housing choice and mobility the most, which
also makes affected community members more
susceptible to the health and economic impacts
of climate change.
Local Climate Action
In accordance with the 2017 CAP and 2035 Gen-
eral Plan, Redlands has implemented several
local programs and actions to aid in the mitiga-
tion of GHG emissions. Redlands has endorsed
the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement,
effectively establishing City policy to pursue
environmental stewardship pertaining to a
broad array of environmental programs and
initiatives. The City has committed to exceed
the target of reducing global warming pollution
levels to seven percent below 1990 levels. The
green policy initiatives that will be necessary to
achieve this goal include land use policies that
promote walkable communities, preserve open
space, and reduce sprawl; amenities that pro-
mote alternative transportation such as public
transit, bicycle use, etc.; use of alternative sourc-
es of energy and energy efficiency; sustainable
building practices such as Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design (LEED) development;
increased recycling rates; and the promotion of
healthy urban forests and shade trees. The City
has implemented several other programs and
actions to reduce energy use, increase efficiency
and reduce waste:
•
Electrical generation from landfill gas
: The
City installed a landfill gas (LFG) collection
system and constructed a cogeneration
facility for electricity generation from
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the LFG. This system currently generates
approximately 700 KW to provide approx-
imately 60-70 percent of the electrical
demand of the Wastewater Reclamation
Facility. The City temporarily discontinued
use of the facility as a result of it failing a
“smog test” and new AQMD regulations
but has since come back online. The 2035
General Plan contains policies directed at
the investment in new infrastructure and
technology for the reuse of methane gas
emissions from the landfill.
•
Conversion of the solid waste fleet to lique
-
fied natural gas/compressed natural gas
(LNG/CNG) alternative fuel: The City has
replaced all of its trucks with LNG/CNG
vehicles.
•
Expansion of City recycling programs
: As a
result of expanded programs, and imple-
mentation of best practices and technol-
ogy, the California Street Landfill has an
extended lifespan of 2053.
•
Ride share
: The City promotes ride sharing
among its employees through the Ride
Share Time Off program.
•
LED streetlights
: The Municipal Utilities and
Engineering Department installed LED
lights in all existing traffic signals in the
City and has established specifications
for requiring LED lights in all new traffic
signals. This action resulted in a 90 per-
cent reduction in energy usage per traffic
signal with a 3.7-year payback for the cost
of installation. The City has been convert-
ing non-traffic streetlights and requires
that LED light be installed during right-of-
way improvement projects.
•
Conversion of park irrigation controllers to
SMART Controllers: In addition to saving
water through changes in the park irri-
gation control system, the City also has
a program to provide irrigation timer
scheduling assistance to residents and
businesses.
•
Adoption of a Water Efficient Landscape
Ordinance: Chapter 15.54 of the Municipal
Code addresses water-efficient landscape
requirements throughout the City. This
Chapter of the Code establishes a struc-
ture for planning, designing, installing,
maintaining, and managing water efficient
landscapes in new construction and reha-
bilitated projects.
1.5 Planning Process
How This Plan Was Prepared
The CAP reflects the City’s commitment to the
core values presented in the General Plan, and
links elements of the plan—including Distinc-
tive City, Livable Community, Connected City,
Healthy Community, and Sustainability—with
the goal of GHG reduction. The CAP also evalu-
ates the City’s progress toward meeting targets
established under the 2017 CAP and updates
the plan to respond to new State goals and man-
dates. The CAP update was prepared in 2025 by
City staff and consultants.
Relationship to California Envi-
ronmental Quality Act
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
is a statute that requires local agencies to iden-
tify significant environmental impacts of their
actions and avoid or mitigate those impacts, if
feasible. In 2007, California’s lawmakers enact-
ed SB 97, which expressly recognizes the need
to analyze GHG emissions as part of the CEQA
process. SB 97 required the Governor’s Office
of Planning and Research (OPR) to develop rec-
ommended amendments to address GHG emis-
sions as an environmental effect.
In 2010, OPR’s amendments to the CEQA
guidelines addressing GHG emissions became
effective. Lead agencies are now obligated to
describe, calculate, or estimate the amount
of GHG emissions resulting from a project, by
using a model or methodology to quantify GHG
emissions resulting from a project or relying
on a qualitative analysis or performance-based
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standards. The lead agency should determine
whether a project’s GHG emissions signifi-
cantly affect the environment by considering
whether the project’s emissions, as compared
to the existing environmental setting, exceeds
a threshold of significance that the lead agency
determines applies to the project, and the extent
to which the project complies with the regula-
tions or requirements adopted to implement a
statewide, regional, or local plan for the reduc-
tion or mitigation of GHG emissions. In addition,
the lead agency is required to impose feasible
mitigation to eliminate or substantially reduce
significant effects.
This updated CAP will help the City with compli-
ance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.5(b):
Tiering and Streamlining the Analysis of Green-
house Gas Emissions
13, which became effective
in 2010. The required elements of a CAP, as cited
in the guidelines, state that a plan for the reduc-
tion of GHG emissions should:
•
Quantify greenhouse gas emissions, both
existing and projected over a specified
time period, resulting from activities with-
in a defined geographic area;
•
Establish a level, based on substantial
evidence, below which the contribution to
greenhouse gas emissions from activities
covered by the plan would not be cumula-
tively considerable;
•
Identify and analyze the greenhouse gas
emissions resulting from specific actions
or categories of actions anticipated within
the geographic area;
•
Specify measures or a group of mea
-
sures, including performance standards,
that substantial evidence demonstrates,
13 15183.5(b) of CEQA Guidelines states, “Plans for the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Public agen-
cies may choose to analyze and mitigate significant
greenhouse gas emissions in a plan for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions or similar document. A plan
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions may be used in a
cumulative impacts analysis as set forth below. Pursuant to sections 15064(h)(3) and 15130(d), a lead agency may determine that a project’s incremental contribution to a cumulative effect is not cumulatively considerable if the project complies with the requirements in a previously
adopted plan or mitigation program under specified
circumstances.”
if implemented on a project-by-project
basis, would collectively achieve the speci-
fied emissions level;
•
Establish a mechanism to monitor the
plan’s progress toward achieving the level
and to require amendment if the plan is
not achieving specified levels; and
•
Be adopted in a public process following
environmental review.
Relationship to General Plan and
Future Projects
The City’s approach to addressing GHG emis-
sions within the General Plan is parallel to the
climate change planning process followed by
numerous California jurisdictions. A General
Plan is a project under CEQA, and projects under
CEQA are required to estimate carbon dioxide
(CO2) and other GHG emissions, as described
above. The CAP is designed to provide discrete
actions to operationalize the General Plan poli-
cies that help with GHG reduction. The prepara-
tion of a CAP is also consistent with CEQA Guide-
lines Section 15183.5 that allows jurisdictions to
analyze and mitigate the significant effects of
GHG at a programmatic level, by adopting a plan
to reduce GHG emissions.
Project-specific environmental documents pre-
pared for projects consistent with the Gener-
al Plan may rely on the programmatic analysis
contained in the CAP and the certified Initial
Study-Negative Declaration for the Redlands
CAP.
1.6 How to Use this Plan
The CAP is intended to be a tool for policy makers,
community members and others to guide the
implementation of actions that limit Redlands’s
GHG emissions. Ensuring that CAP translates
from policy language to on-the-ground results is
critical to its success. Chapter 5 describes how
the City can monitor progress in reducing emis-
sions and periodically revisit assumptions and
key provisions of the plan.
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2 Emissions Inventory
This chapter identifies the major sources and
the overall magnitude of greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions in Redlands, pursuant to Sections
15183.5(b)(1)(A) and 15183.5(b)(1)(C) of the state
CEQA Guidelines. As part of the CAP preparation
effort, this 2022 GHG inventory was prepared
to provide a recent measure of emissions and
is summarized in this chapter. Section 2.1 will
discuss the methodology, Section 2.2 discusses
the baseline emission inventory, Section 2.3 dis-
cusses the business-as-usual forecast, and Sec-
tion 2.4 discusses the adjusted business-as-usu-
al forecast.
The inventory follows the standards devel-
oped by the International Council for Local
Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) for community
GHG inventories. The inventory methodology
is described first, followed by the inputs, and
results.
2.1 Methodology
Framework and Included Emis-
sions
The emissions inventory covers direct GHG
emissions from sources within the boundaries
of Redlands, including fuel combusted and solid
waste generated within the city. Indirect emis-
sions associated with the consumption of ener-
gy in Redlands that is generated outside the bor-
ders of the city (such as electricity, with no end
point emissions) are also included. The emis-
sions inventory is calculated for the year 2022.
While the methodology for the updated GHG
inventory is broadly consistent with the approach
used for the current CAP (adopted in 2017), the
10 emissions sectors (Residential, Commercial,
Industrial, Transportation, Solid Waste, Water,
Wastewater, Agriculture, Off-Road Equipment,
and Public Lighting) have been consolidated to
better align with available data, types of emis-
sions sources or activities, and the anticipated
framework for potential GHG reduction strate-
gies. The resulting five sectors are: Built Environ-
ment (including electricity and natural gas usage
from residential, commercial, industrial uses
and public lighting), Transportation, Solid Waste,
Potable Water, and Wastewater. (See Section
2.2 for more information about excluded emis-
sions.)
ICLEI U.S. Community Protocol (version 1.2, July
2019) methods and assumptions were used to
estimate emissions from electricity and natural
gas usage, solid waste generation, potable water
delivery, and wastewater treatment. Although
the 2017 CAP used ICLEI’s ClearPath model to
estimate emissions from these sources, the
updated inventory follows the quantification
methods described in the U.S. Community Pro-
tocol appendices that correspond to each appli-
cable sector because the model is no longer
available for public use.
1 The California Air Resources Board’s (CARB’s)
Emissions Factor (EMFAC) 2021 model was used
to calculate on-road transportation emissions,
and the companion OFFROAD2021 model was
used for the off-road equipment sector. Unlike
the previous version used to prepare the GHG
inventory for the 2017 CAP, EMFAC 2021 is
offered as a web-based tool and includes a Sce-
nario Analysis option that directly calculates
emissions specific to the selected location and
year for the input vehicle miles traveled (VMT).
The result includes total emissions from on-road
vehicles during start-up, running, and idling
phases and is therefore more comprehensive
than the on-road emissions estimated for the
2017 CAP, which only included running emis-
sions. The methodology for off-road transporta-
tion is unchanged.
1 ClearPath is a web-based model developed by ICLEI in
2013 to inventory, forecast, and manage GHG emissions.
Use of the ClearPath model was available for any U.S. city, county, or regional government for free between 2015
and 2018 due to grant funding by Bloomberg Philanthro-
pies. Since 2019, ClearPath is only available through paid ICLEI membership.
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The basic approach to calculate emissions is
based on activity data and emissions factors,
using the following equation:
[Activity Data] x [Emissions Factor] = Emissions
Activity data refers to a measurement of energy
use or another GHG-generation process, such
as electricity consumption or decomposition
of landfilled solid waste. Emissions factors are
used to convert activity data to emissions and
are usually expressed as emissions per unit of
activity data (e.g., metric tons of carbon dioxide
equivalent [MTCO2e] per kilowatt hour [kWh] of
electricity). As an example, multiplying the total
amount of electricity consumed (i.e., activity
data, expressed in kWh) by the emissions factor
(in MTCO2e per kWh) produces the GHG emis-
sions from electricity consumption. Inputs for
the emissions inventory based on activity data
(or usage) for baseline year 2022 are described
in the next section.
Although there are six internationally recognized
GHGs that directly impact the climate—carbon
dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide
(N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluoro-
carbons (PFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)—
the GHG inventory quantifies only the weighted
sum of CO2, CH4, and N2O as carbon dioxide
equivalents (CO2e) due to lack of reliable data
about sources of HFCs, PFCs, and SF6 (broadly
referred to as fluorinated gases), which are typi-
cally emitted by leaking refrigerants and fire sup-
pressants. Further, the City has little to no con-
trol over this emissions source, so these GHGs
are excluded from the inventory, consistent with
the significant influence reporting framework of
the ICLEI U.S. Community Protocol. Where CO2,
CH4, and N2O emissions are calculated sep-
arately (e.g., when there is no CO2e emission
factor available), the 100-year Global Warming
Potential (GWP) factors are used to convert CH4
and N2O emissions to CO2e. According to the
International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),
the GWP of CH4 is 27, and the GWP of N2O is
293.
2 2 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate
Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis [Table 7.15],
Working Group I Contribution to the Sixth Assessment Re- port of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,
Excluded Emissions
Consistent with the current 2017 CAP, the updat-
ed baseline and forecasted community-wide
GHG inventories are intended to encapsulate
emissions generated by sources and activities
within Redlands over which the City has signif-
icant influence to measure progress of existing
local GHG reduction strategies, or revise/develop
new strategies as necessary, that support short-
and long-term climate objectives established by
the State. The GHG inventories are as compre-
hensive as possible; however, some emissions
are excluded because sufficient, accurate data
was unavailable; there is no established method
for quantification; or the scope or applicability to
the City of Redlands was inappropriate or irrel-
evant. The following emissions were excluded
from the GHG inventories:
Consumption-Based Emissions
Although emissions related to solid waste gen-
erated by residents and businesses in Redlands
account for some of the goods consumed with-
in the city, there is no widely accepted standard
methodology for reporting consumption-based
inventories or reliable database for tracking
consumption (i.e., all the consumer goods of
a household). ICLEI Community Protocol also
notes that inclusion of consumption-based
reporting frameworks may also increase poten-
tial for double-counting. As such, the prepared
inventories are prepared at the community (city-
wide) level.
Emissions from Mountainview Generating
Station
Consistent with the 2017 CAP, emissions relat-
ed to the Southern California Edison (SCE)
Mountainview Generating Station—including
embodied or “upstream” emissions from energy
generation, in addition to emissions associated
with consumption of the electricity itself—were
[Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, A. Pirani, S.L. Connors, C. Péan, S. Berger, N. Caud, Y. Chen, L. Goldfarb, M.I.
Gomis, M. Huang, K. Leitzell, E. Lonnoy, J.B.R. Matthews, T.K. Maycock, T. Waterfield, O. Yelekçi, R. Yu, and B. Zhou (eds.)] (Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY,
USA: Cambridge University Press): 2021, https://doi.
org/10.1017/9781009157896.
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excluded from the community-wide GHG inven-
tory because these emissions are included at
the points where energy is consumed (some of
which are in Redlands) rather than where it is
simply produced. Exclusion of emissions from
the Mountainview Generating Station therefore
ensures that they would not be double count-
ed within the data provided by SCE for the Built
Environment (electricity) sector. Additionally,
large stationary sources (which are considered
part of the Built Environment sector by ICLEI)
are generally regulated at the state level, and
the City has little to no influence over the facility.
Finally, emissions from this production source
are excluded because they would otherwise
inflate emissions from electricity consumption,
which is already the second largest contributor
to GHG (as discussed in Chapter 4), such that it
would critically undermine local climate action
planning.
Natural and Working Lands
Although the City of Redlands is located within
a context of significant natural and agricultural
resources, a majority of land within city limits
is classified as urban and built-up (developed)
land. CARB’s 2022 update of the AB 32 Scoping
Plan (2022 Scoping Plan) emphasize the impor-
tance of natural and working lands to achieving
statewide carbon neutrality; however, sufficient
data and tools are not available to quantify local
levels of carbon sinks and sources in this sector.
Emissions from Agricultural Operations
Agricultural land located within city limits is rel-
atively limited and does not include major com-
mercial-scale livestock activity, which would gen-
erate substantial emissions. Existing General
Plan policies and other regulations allow certain
urban agriculture activities within Redlands, and
many of the emissions from these activities are
covered by other sectors included in the invento-
ry, such as off-road equipment within the Trans-
portation sector. It is noted that the 2017 CAP
included an Agriculture sector, which included
electricity consumption by agricultural users.
However, this data was not available for 2022
due to data aggregation laws, and therefore,
an accurate estimate of agricultural emissions
could not be quantified. Given that emissions
from agricultural operations makes up only 0.13
percent of the 2015 baseline inventory, as pre-
sented in the 2017 CAP, this amount is consid-
ered relatively negligible for the CAP Update.
High-Global Warming Potential Greenhouse
Gases
High-GWP GHGs, including sulfur hexafluoride
(SF6), chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydrofluoro-
carbons (HFCs), and other fluorinated gases, are
most commonly generated in urban environ-
ments by refrigerant leakage and fire suppres-
sant emissions. Although these GHGs contribute
a significant effect to climate change, there is no
reliably accurate data source for this informa-
tion, and the City has limited control over the
issue. For these reasons, high-GWP GHGs are
generally excluded from local community inven-
tories.
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2.2 Baseline Emissions
Inventory
Total Emissions
The annual GHG emissions for baseline year
2022 total 554,413 MTCO2e. Table 2-1 details
the emissions by sector, and Figure 2-1 depicts
the distribution of emissions by sector. The
TABLE 2-1: 2022 BASELINE COMMUNITY-WIDE GHG EMISSIONS INVENTORY BY SECTOR
SECTOR SOURCE/ACTIVITY DETAILS
MTCO2E PER YEAR
EMISSIONS SUBTOTAL
Built Environment
Energy - Electricity
Residential 43,020
91,750 (16.5%)Commercial 36,512
Industrial 11,618
Public Lighting 601
Energy - Natural Gas
Residential 56,017
72,002 (13.0%)Commercial 15,451
Industrial1 534
Transportation Fugitive/Energy On-Road 351,444 367,14 4 (66.2%)Off-Road 15,700
Solid Waste Fugitive - Landfill
Residential 2,368
7,412 (1.3%)Commercial/
Industrial 5,031
Bulk Waste 13
Potable Water
Energy - Supply Extraction 582
2,975 (0.5%)Conveyance 53
Energy – Treatment
2 327
Energy – Distribution 2 2,013
Wastewater
Stationary - Treatment 38
13,129 (2.4%)
Process - Treatment 185
Fugitive - Treatment 376
Energy - Collection,
Treatment
3 Electricity 1,203
Natural Gas 11,327
Grand Total 554,413
1. I
ndustrial natural gas emissions may be underestimated due to unavailability of data from large facilities (cus- tomer confidentiality laws).
2. E
missions from electricity used to treat and distribute potable water are subtracted from the commercial cate- gory in the Built Environment sector to avoid double counting; emissions from water supply represent embod- ied energy and are not included in the SCE report for consumption by Redlands and therefore do not need to be subtracted.
3. E
nergy for wastewater collection and treatment is reported together and cannot be separated. Emissions are subtracted from the commercial electricity and natural gas categories in the Built Environment sector to avoid double counting.
Dyett & Bhatia, 2024.
largest sector is Transportation (66.2 percent),
followed by Built Environment (29.5 percent).
In 2021, the San Bernardino County Transpor-
tation Authority (SBCTA) led preparation of
the San Bernardino Regional Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Plan, which includes GHG invento-
ries and potential reduction measures to serve
as a guide for more detailed community-level
CAPs throughout the county. The Regional GHG
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Reduction Plan provides context for neighbor-
ing jurisdictions in the county; for example, the
2016 baseline was 203,924 MTCO2e for the City
of Loma Linda, 218,940 MTCO2e for the City of
Highland, and 1,440,525 MTCO2e for the City of
San Bernardino.
3 Likewise, neighboring cities in Riverside County
have also prepared GHG inventories. According
to their Economic Prosperity Action Plan and
Climate Action Plan (2016), the 2020 forecasted
business-as-usual GHG inventory for the City
of Riverside was 1,045,427 MTCO2e.
4 The City
of Moreno Valley also adopted a CAP in 2021,
which estimates a 2018 baseline inventory of
866,410 MTCO2e.
5 As reported in the 2017 CAP, the 2015 baseline
3 San Bernardino County Transportation Authority/San Ber- nardino Council of Governments, San Bernardino County
Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan, March 2021,
https://www.gosbcta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/
San_Bernardino_Regional_GHG_Reduction_Plan_Main_
Text_Mar_2021.pdf
4 City of Riverside, Economic Prosperity Action Plan and Climate Action Plan, January 2016, https://corweb.river- sideca.gov/cedd/sites/riversideca.gov.cedd/files/pdf/plan -
ning/other-plans/2016%20Riverside%20Restorative%20
Growthprint%20Economic%20Proposerity%20Action%20
Plan%20and%20Climate%20Action%20Plan.pdf
5 City of Moreno Valley, City of Moreno Valley Climate
Action Plan, Adopted June 15, 2021, https://moval.gov/
city_hall/general-plan2040/MV-CAP.pdf
inventory for Redlands was 419,417 MTCO2e.
However, as noted in the Methodology section,
tools and data sources used to prepare the 2015
baseline have changed or are no longer avail-
able. In addition, the updated 2022 baseline
inventory recategorizes the emissions sectors to
better align with recent State recommendations
for local government actions for GHG reduc-
tions that support State efforts to decarbonize
the built environment, electrify transportation,
and reduce VMT. To enable valid comparison
between 2015 and 2022 and assess progress,
the 2015 baseline inventory has been adjusted
using the new methodology and based on inputs
reported in the 2017 CAP; the resulting 2015
adjusted baseline inventory is 497,625MTCO2e.
Given its geographic and population size, the rel-
atively moderate level of GHG emissions gener-
ated by Redlands is comparable to neighboring
jurisdictions based on a comparison of per capi-
ta emissions, shown in Figure 2-2. However, the
updated baseline GHG Inventory for 2022 shows
an increase in community-generated GHG emis-
sions since 2015 (discussed further in Chapter 3),
and therefore GHG reduction is recommended.
FIGURE 2-1: 2022 BASELINE GHG EMISSIONS BY SECTOR
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2.3 Business-as-Usual
Forecast
As was done for the baseline inventory (see
Section 2.2), the forecasted GHG inventories
project all direct emissions from sources within
Redlands city limits, including fuel combusted in
the city, as well as indirect emissions associated
with the consumption of energy that is generat-
ed outside the borders of the city. Included and
excluded GHGs are as described in Section 2.1.
The emissions inventories tally emissions from
the same five sectors as the baseline inventory.
The emissions projected in the forecast use
the activity data (or usage) from the 2022 base-
line inventory as an initial value, then predict-
ed growth in each sector is projected to scale
with various Redlands characteristics, such as
population and housing growth and increase in
non-residential development in 2030 and 2050,
unless specific growth projections (e.g., water
use or energy demand) are otherwise provided.
The business-as-usual forecast estimates emis-
sions through the years 2030 and 2050, assuming
the land use and circulation system incorpo-
rated into the SBTAM+ regional transportation
model, which is consistent with regional growth
projections under the 2024 update to Connect
SoCal that is currently underway. The growth
assumptions, as shown in Table 2-2, include the
housing and employment inputs for SBTAM+
provided by Fehr & Peers, as well as population
estimates and projections from the California
Department of Finance. This approach was used
to model growth assumptions in absence of
specific buildout projections that align with the
target years 2030 and 2050. This methodology
differs from the 2017 CAP, which used the 2035
General Plan buildout. Where possible, 2022 val-
ues were validated against or supplemented by
the most recent estimates from the California
Department of Finance.
In addition, the business-as-usual scenario
includes the effects of key climate regulations
at the federal and State levels, primarily affect-
ing the Built Environment and Transportation
sectors. These effects are incorporated into
the energy demand forecasts prepared by the
California Energy Commission (CEC) and used
to project growth in electricity and natural gas
FIGURE 2-2: ANNUAL GHG EMISSIONS PER CAPITA COMPARISON WITH
NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS
Sources: City of Riverside Economic Prosperity Action Plan and Climate Action Plan, 2016; City of Moreno Valley Climate Action Plan, 2021; SBCTA San Bernardino County Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan, 2021; California Depart- ment of Finance Table E-4; Dyett & Bhatia, 2024
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consumption, as well as EMFAC 2021 (and the
corresponding OFFROAD 2021 model) used
to model future transportation emissions. For
example, both sources account for the impact
of Executive Order (EO) N-79-20, which calls for
100 percent of passenger vehicle sales to be
zero-emission by 2035 and all on-road trucks
to be zero-emission where feasible by 2045,
in addition to Advanced Clean Cars, Advanced
Clean Fleets, and related Pavley regulations. A
full description of the regulations incorporat-
ed into the CEC’s energy demand forecast are
described in the 2023 Integrated Energy Policy
Report (IEPR)
6, and regulatory assumptions for
EMFAC 2021 are as described in the EMFAC 2021
6 California Energy Commission, Adopted 2023 Integrat-
ed Energy Policy Report with Errata, February 14, 2024, https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/reports/integrat- ed-energy-policy-report/2023-integrated-energy-policy-re- port.
Volume III Technical Document.7
State actions that do not underlie growth
assumptions were quantified separately and
are reflected in the adjusted business-as-usual
forecast (described in Section 2.4). These include
Renewables Portfolio Standards (RPS) under SB
100 and SB 1020, 2022 Title 24 Building Energy
Efficiency Standards, and Renewable Gas Stan-
dards (RGS) under SB 1440. Local actions that
would be implemented by the City, such as
increasing solid waste diversion in line with the
statewide goal under AB 341, are not included
but would instead be credited as a GHG reduc-
tion measure (to be developed) in the updated
CAP.
7 California Air Resources Board, EMFAC2021 Volume III
Technical Document (Version 1.0.1), April 2021, https:// ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2021-08/emfac2021_
technical_documentation_april2021.pdf.
TABLE 2-2: POPULATION, HOUSING, AND EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ASSUMPTIONS, 2022- 2050
2022 2030 2050
METRIC ESTIMATE PROJECTION GROWTH,
2022-2030 PROJECTION GROWTH,
2030-2050
Population1
City of Redlands 72,259 75,243 4.1% 82,228 9.3%
San Bernardino County 2,180,777 2,368,002 8.6% 2,681,796 13.3% Redlands Housing Units2 27,580 28,321 2.7% 32,849 16.0% Single-family 17,766 18,024 1.5% 18,903 4.9%
Multifamily 9,814 10,297 4.9% 13,947 35.4%
Redlands Employment3 50,400 52,803 4.8% 60,103 13.8%
Retail jobs 9,474 9,232 -2.6% 8,499 -7.9%
Non-retail jobs 40,926 43,571 6.5% 51,604 18.4%
1. P
opulation estimates for 2022 from California Department of Finance Table E-5 (May 2023 release), and 2030 and 2050 County population projections from Table P-2B. City of Redlands population projections for 2030 and 2050 as used in regional modeling and as provided by Fehr & Peers.
2. H
ousing for 2030 and 2050 calculated based on the number of households provided by Fehr & Peers and main- taining Redlands’ vacancy rate in 2022 (5.14%) as estimated by California Department of Finance Table E-5 (May 2023 release).
3. E
mployment estimates and projections are provided by Fehr & Peers, consistent with inputs to the SBTAM+ used to calculate VMT. SBTAM+ is consistent with regional projections (by SCAG) under the 2024 Connect SoCal RTP/SCS but are locally scaled by SBCOG/SBCTA. Employment is categorized into retail (including retail trade) and non-retail (including all occupational sectors other than retail trade); the decrease in retail jobs is likely a result of both growth projections as well as the categorization method.
Sources: California Department of Finance, 2023; Fehr & Peers, 2024; Dyett & Bhatia, 2024 Redlands Regular Meeting of 07-01-2025
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Total Emissions
Table 2-3 and Figure 2-3 compare the GHG
emissions inventories by sector for the adjust-
ed 2015 baseline, 2022 baseline, and 2030 and
2050 business-as-usual forecasts without reduc-
tions from State actions. As shown in Figure 2-3,
annual GHG emissions in Redlands is estimated
to continue increasing since 2015, except for a
slight fluctuation in 2030, when the decrease in
transportation emissions outweighs growth-in-
duced increases in emissions from other sec-
tors. In absolute terms, total annual emissions
in the business-as-usual scenario are projected
to increase from 497,625MTCO2e in 2015 to
560,779 MTCO2e in 2050 (an increase of 13 per-
cent).
FIGURE 2-3: CHANGE IN TOTAL ANNUAL BUSINESS-AS-USUAL GHG EMISSIONS, 2015-2050
TABLE 2-3: BASELINE AND BUSINESS-AS-USUAL DETAILED COMMUNITY-WIDE GHG EMISSIONS INVENTORIES BY SECTOR, 2015-2050
SOURCE/ACTIVITY DETAILS 20151
BASELINE
2022
BASELINE
2030 BAU
FORECAST
2050 BAU
FORECAST
Built Environment
Energy - Electricity
Residential 46,892 43,020 47,326 63,400
Commercial 50,240 36,512 43,9678 68,187
Industrial 19,306 11,618 11,624 11,750
Public Lighting 747 601 544 449
Energy - Natural Gas
Residential 49,983 56,017 56,078 56,266
Commercial 23,362 15,451 18,404 21,017
Industrial2 331 534 539 544
Subtotal 190,861 163,753 178,193 221,613
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SOURCE/ACTIVITY DETAILS 20151
BASELINE
2022
BASELINE
2030 BAU
FORECAST
2050 BAU
FORECAST
Transportation
Fugitive/Energy On-Road 259,239 351,444 308,472 295,192 Off-Road 13,315 15,700 16,108 18,592
Subtotal 272,554 367,14 4 324,580 313,784
Solid Waste
Fugitive - Landfill
Residential 14,741 2,368 2,466 2,694
Commercial/
Industrial 10,184 5,031 5,239 5,725
Bulk Waste 8 13 14 15
Subtotal 24,933 7,412 7,718 8,435
Potable Water
Energy - Supply Extraction 621 582 533 609
Conveyance 77 53 67 76
Energy – Treatment3 —4 327 334 382
Energy – Distribution3 2,490 2,013 2,057 2,350
Subtotal 3,189 2,975 2,990 3,417
Wastewater
Stationary - Treatment 1 38 40 44
Process - Treatment 180 185 193 211
Fugitive - Treatment 402 376 393 430
Energy - Collection,
Treatment5
Electricity 1,345 1,203 1,431 1,574
Natural Gas 4,161 11,327 11,272 11,272
Subtotal 6,088 13,129 13,329 13,530
Grand Total 497,625 554,413 526,811 560,779
Percent Change from 2015 - +11% +6% +13%
Per capita emissions 7.1 7.7 7.0 6.8
BAU = Business-As-Usual
1. E
missions for 2015 are adjusted from the 2015 GHG Inventory included in the 2017 CAP using the same method- ology as the 2022 baseline inventory to allow for valid comparison. Emissions from the Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Agricultural, and Public Lighting sectors of the 2015 GHG Inventory were combined into the Built Envi- ronment sector; 2015 commercial electricity includes agriculture electricity, which is not available for other years.
2. I
ndustrial natural gas emissions may be underestimated due to unavailability of data from large facilities (custom- er confidentiality laws).
3. E
missions from electricity used to treat and distribute potable water are subtracted from the commercial cate- gory in the Built Environment sector to avoid double counting; emissions from water supply represent embodied energy and are not included in the SCE report for consumption by Redlands and therefore do not need to be subtracted.
4. E
nergy (electricity) used for treatment and distribution of potable water were reported together for the 2015 GHG Inventory and are shown combined under distribution.
5. E
nergy for wastewater collection and treatment is reported together and cannot be separated. Emissions are sub- tracted from the commercial electricity and natural gas categories in the Built Environment sector to avoid double counting.
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When evaluated based on an efficiency met-
ric, business-as-usual forecast emissions are
expected to improve compared to the 2022
baseline emissions level, which is substantially
higher than in 2015 (as adjusted for valid com-
parison). As shown in Figure 2-4, the total annu-
al emissions of 526,811 MTCO2e in 2030 would
correspond to 7.0 MTCO2e per capita, decreas-
ing from 7.7 MTCO2e per capita in 2022 as well
as decreasing from 7.1 MTCO2e per capita in
2015. The efficiency metric for 2050 would also
continue this downward trend to 6.8 MTCO2e
per capita.
As shown in Figure 2-5, the transportation sec-
tor continues to represent the greatest source of
community-wide emissions, accounting for 61.7
percent of emissions in 2030 and 55.9 percent
in 2050. Built environment emissions remain as
the second largest sector, making up 33.8 per-
cent of emissions in 2030 and 39.5 percent in
2050.
FIGURE 2-4: BUSINESS-AS-USUAL GHG EMISSIONS PER CAPITA, 2015-2050 FIGURE 2-5: 2030 AND 2050 BUSI-
NESS-AS-USUAL GHG EMISSIONS
BY SECTOR
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2.4 Adjusted Business-
As-Usual Forecast
Reductions from State actions that could be quan-
tified independently from growth assumptions
are reflected in the adjusted business-as-usual
forecast, as described in the following sections.
Local actions that would be implemented by
the City, such as increasing solid waste diver-
sion in line with AB 341 or establishing a local
food recovery goal as outlined by SB 1383, are
not included but would instead be credited as a
GHG reduction measure in the CAP.
Electricity Emissions Reductions
from Renewables Portfolio Stan-
dards
Renewables Portfolio Standards (RPS), estab-
lished in 2002 by SB 1078 with the initial require-
ment that 20 percent of electricity retail sales
(such as by investor-owned utilities like SCE)
must be served by renewable resources by 2017.
RPS requirements were accelerated in 2015 with
SB 350 to 50 percent by 2030, then again in 2018
with SB 100, which increased the 2030 target to
60 percent and requires all of the state’s electric-
ity to come from carbon-free resources by 2045.
In 2022, SB 1020 clarified interim RPS targets: 90
percent by 2035, 95 percent by 2040, and 100
percent by 2045. Quantified reductions in the
adjusted business-as-usual forecast reflect the
latest RPS consistent with SB 100 and SB 1020.
Natural Gas Emissions Reduc-
tions from Renewable Gas Stan-
dards
CPUC Decision 22-02-0258 requires California’s
four largest investor-owned utilities providing
natural gas (one of which is SoCalGas) to meet
collective biomethane procurement targets for
2025 and 2030 to implement SB 1440 (2022)
and support California’s organic waste diversion
goal under SB 1383 (2016). Under this decision,
8 California Public Utilities Commission, Decision 22-02-025:
Decision Implementing Senate Bill 1440 Biomethane Pro-
curement Program (Rulemaking 13-02-008), February 24,
2022, https://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Published/ G000/M454/K335/454335009.PDF
SoCalGas is responsible for procuring its pro-
portionate share of Cap-and-Trade allowances
(49.26 percent) of the collective renewable nat-
ural gas procurement target of 17.6 billion cubic
feet (Bcf) annually by 2025, as well as contrib-
uting its proportionate share of 2020 annual
bundled core natural gas demand forecasted
in the 2020 California Gas Report
9 of the collec-
tive 72.8 Bcf annually by 2030. The latter target
is referred to as the “Renewable Gas Standard”
(RGS) and applies to 2030 and beyond, but CPUC
will re-evaluate and revise, as necessary, this
standard for the longer term in 2025.
SoCalGas’ Aspire 2045 Sustainability Strate-
gy establishes a goal of delivering 20 percent
renewable natural gas to core customers by
2030,
10 in line with these regulations. According
to the Aspire 2045 Factsheet, SoCalGas is cur-
rently (as of August 2023) providing five percent
renewable gas.
11 Given this direction, quantified
reductions in the adjusted business-as-usu-
al forecast reflect SoCalGas’ goal for 2030 and
assume this goal would be maintained there-
after (through 2050). Although SoCalGas is the
locally specific utility for Redlands, SoCalGas’
compliance with RGS is included as a state-lev-
el (rather than local) action because it is direct-
ly tied to SB 1440 and the City has no influence
over this action.
Built Environment Reductions
from Title 24
The Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Stan-
dards (Part 6, Energy Code) are updated every
three years and set increasingly stringent stan-
dards to reduce wasteful, uneconomical, and
unnecessary uses of energy in residential and
non-residential buildings. The 2022 standards
are effective as of January 1, 2023. The CEC esti-
mated annual savings over the previous (2019)
9 California Gas and Electric Utilities, 2020 California Gas Report, October 2020, https://www.socalgas.com/sites/
default/files/2020-10/2020_California_Gas_Report_Joint_ Utility_Biennial_Comprehensive_Filing.pdf.
10 Southern California Gas Company, Aspire 2045: SoCalGas Sustainability Strategy, February 2022, https://www.socal- gas.com/sites/default/files/2022-02/SoCalGas_Sustainabil- ity_Strategy_final.pdf.
11 Southern California Gas Company, Aspire 2045 Factsheet, August 2023, https://www.socalgas.com/sites/default/
files/2023-08/ASPRIE_2045_Factsheet.pdf.
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standards in the 2022 Energy Code Impact Anal-
ysis.12 Quantified reductions in the adjusted busi-
ness-as-usual forecast reflect these estimates
for climate zone 10 (Riverside County), applied
to electricity and natural gas consumption of
residential and non-residential new construc-
tion and alterations, using the same assump-
tions as the CEC. Savings from Title 24 due to
avoided electricity and natural gas consumption
are in addition to reductions from RPS and RGS.
Summary
As shown in Figure 2-6, annual community-wide
GHG emissions in Redlands have increased
since 2015, rising about 11 percent from 497,625
MTCO2e in 2015 (adjusted using the methodol-
ogy described in this report using inputs from
the 2017 CAP for valid comparison) to 554,413
MTCO2e in 2022. Without State actions to decar-
bonize electricity and natural gas GHG emis-
sions generated by Redlands would continue
12 California Energy Commission, 2022 Energy Code Impact Analysis, June 30, 2023, https://www.energy.ca.gov/publi- cations/2023/impact-analysis-2022-update-california-en- ergy-code.
to increase to 560,779 MTCO2e in 2050 under
the business-as-usual scenario, representing a
13-percent rise above 2015 levels.
However, annual community-wide GHG emis-
sions are estimated to decrease under the
adjusted business-as-usual scenario to 396,512
MTCO2e in 2050, representing a 20-percent
reduction from 2015 levels. These significant
reductions, particularly in the Built Environment
and Potable Water sectors, reflect the achieve-
ment of 100-percent carbon-free electricity from
SCE by 2045 (supporting RPS) and 20-percent
renewable gas delivered by SoCalGas by 2030
and beyond (supporting RGS). In fact, emissions
in the Potable Water sector would virtually be
reduced to zero, based on the carbon-free ener-
gy used to supply, treat, and deliver potable
water. In addition, Transportation sector emis-
sions are expected to decrease slightly due to
State efforts such as the Advanced Clean Cars
Program and EO N-79-20, despite an absolute
increase in VMT within Redlands.
FIGURE 2-6: CHANGE IN TOTAL ANNUAL ADJUSTED BUSINESS-AS-USUAL GHG EMISSIONS, 2015-2050
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Meanwhile, emissions from the Solid Waste
sector would continue to increase in propor-
tion with increasing solid waste disposed by the
growing population of Redlands. However, emis-
sions quantified in this report do not include the
impact of increasing solid waste diversion in line
with the statewide target under AB 341 or estab-
lishing a local food recovery goal under SB 1383,
which would be implemented as a City action
and credited under the updated CAP. Inclusion
of these GHG reduction measures, to be devel-
oped as part of the updated CAP’s GHG Reduc-
tion Strategy, is recommended to offset increas-
ing emissions in this sector.
Despite the increase between 2015 and 2022
baseline conditions, future per capita emissions
under the adjusted business-as-usual scenar-
io would also decrease to about 6.4 MTCO2e
per capita in 2030 and 4.8 MTCO2e in 2050, as
shown in Table 2-4. Based on this efficiency met-
ric, the City would not meet its adopted target
for 2030 of 6.0 MTCO2e per capita contained in
the adopted 2017 CAP, and additional reduc-
tions would be required, especially in the Trans-
portation and Built Environment sectors.
TABLE 2-4: SUMMARY OF ADJUSTED BUSINESS-AS-USUAL COMMUNITY-WIDE GHG EMISSIONS INVENTORY, 2015-2050
METRIC 2015 BASELINE 2022 BASELINE 2030 ADJ. BAU 2050 ADJ. BAU Total Annual GHG
Emissions (MTCO2e) 497,625 554,413 481,891 396,512
Percent change from
2015 levels - +11% -3% -20%
Per capita emissions1 7.1 7.7 6.4 4.8
Adj. BAU = Adjusted Business-As-Usual (includes reductions from State actions, including RPS, RGS, and Title 24)
1. P
er capita emissions calculated based on population shown in Table 7.
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3 GHG Reduction Targets
and Forecasts
This chapter describes the greenhouse gas
(GHG) reduction targets provided by State law,
provides a baseline forecast of GHG emissions,
and models forecasts of future GHG emissions
through 2050 with quantified GHG reductions
from State actions.
3.1 Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Targets
State Goals and Guidance
Since passage of AB 32 in 2006, California’s
statewide GHG reduction targets have con-
tinued their downward trajectory below 1990
emissions levels. Namely, these state-level tar-
gets have included achievement of 1990 levels
by 2020 (AB 32), 40 percent below 1990 levels by
2030 (SB 32), and 80 percent below 1990 levels
by 2050 (EO S-03-05). However, long-term goals
have changed in response to EO B-55-18 and AB
1279, which call for statewide carbon neutrality,
or 85 percent below 1990 levels, by no later than
2045 and net zero emissions (or better) there-
after.
In the previous 2017 Scoping Plan, the Califor-
nia Air Resources Board (CARB) provided rec-
ommendations for local GHG reduction targets
that aligned with the State’s targets for 2030
and 2050. Especially given that many local juris-
dictions do not have GHG inventories for 1990,
these recommended targets were provided as
efficiency metrics calculated based on the pop-
ulation. Specifically, the 2017 Scoping Plan rec-
ommended that local jurisdictions achieve 6.0
MTCO2e per capita in 2030 and 2.0 MTCO2e per
capita in 2050 to demonstrate consistency with
statewide targets. However, given that the new
carbon neutrality goal for 2045 is more ambi-
tious than the 2050 target, this recommendation
for 2050 is no longer appropriate. According to
the updated 2022 Scoping Plan, CARB now rec-
ommends that jurisdictions focus on developing
locally appropriate, plan-level targets that align
with the trajectory to carbon neutrality instead
of focusing on a per capita 2050 target.
Methodology for Target Setting
The City of Redlands adopted two GHG reduction
targets in the 2017 CAP that are now considered
short-term targets: 6.0 MTCO2e per capita in
2030 and 5.0 MTCO2e per capita in 2035. These
adopted targets remain consistent with the
State’s GHG reduction objectives and therefore
do not need to be revised for the Redlands CAP
Update. However, the updated CAP will extend
the City’s GHG reduction strategy to reflect the
State’s revised long-term goal through the year
2050. The methodology for determining a locally
appropriate target for Redlands is described in
the following sections.
Comparison with the 2022 Scoping Plan
Consistency with the Scoping Plan is considered
alignment with the State’s climate goals and
relevant State plans or policies adopted for the
purposes of reducing GHGs because the Scop-
ing Plan itself was prepared to implement these
regulations. As such, the Scoping Plan and its
corollary documents and data are used as the
primary source and guidance for determining a
local target.
The 2022 Scoping Plan lays out the State’s
plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045 and
improves upon previous versions of the plan
that focused only on the industrial, energy, and
transportation sectors by expanding actions for
carbon capture and storage through the state’s
natural and working lands as well as a variety
of mechanical approaches. The 2022 Scoping
Plan acknowledges that, despite efforts to sig-
nificantly reduce emissions from combustion of
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fossil fuel for energy and transportation, some
residual emissions will inevitably remain from
sources such as certain industrial activities,
internal combustion vehicles still on the road,
and refrigerants. At a statewide level, forests,
shrublands/chaparral, croplands, wetlands, and
other natural and working lands will necessari-
ly play a critical role to feasibly achieve carbon
neutrality, but sequestration and storage by
these lands will also need to be supplemented
by additional methods to remove carbon from
the atmosphere.
Strategies and actions included in the 2022
Scoping Plan are based on the statewide emis-
sions that were modeled for each AB 32 GHG
inventory sector for the 2022 Scoping Plan sce-
nario from 2018 through 2045. More informa-
tion about the modeling is available in the 2022
Scoping Plan’s Appendix H: AB 32 GHG Inventory
Sector Modeling.
1 Table 3-1 shows the statewide
emissions by sector for the 2022 Scoping Plan
scenario in 2020, 2030, and 2045, followed by
three types of total emissions:
1. Net total emissions include all sectors
shown in the table;
2. Gross total emissions include all sectors
except for the reductions from carbon
dioxide removal (CDR); and
3. “CAP inventory total” emissions, which
include the same sectors that are includ-
ed in the Redlands CAP community-wide
GHG emissions inventory:
•
Built environment emissions from
residential, commercial, industrial, and
public lighting electricity and natural gas
consumption;
•
Transportation emissions from on-road
vehicles and off-road equipment;
•
Solid waste landfill emissions;
1 California Air Resources Board, “Appendix H: AB 32 GHG Inventory Sector Modeling,” 2022 Scoping Plan, November 2022, https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/ nc-2022-sp-appendix-h-ab-32-ghg-inventory-sector-mod-
eling.pdf.pdf; AB 32 GHG Inventory Sectors Modeling Data Spreadsheet is available at: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/ default/files/2022-11/2022-sp-PATHWAYS-data-E3.xlsx.
• Potable water emissions from energy
used to supply, treat, and deliver water;
and
•
Wastewater emissions from treatment
processes and wastewater treatment
plant energy demand.
Performance levels are shown relative to emis-
sions in 2022 rather than 1990 levels to align
with the 2022 updated baseline year quanti-
fied for Redlands and because data for 1990 is
not available for Redlands. Further, the earliest
year for 2022 Scoping Plan data is 2018, which
does not align with the earliest available inven-
tory year for Redlands (2015). The correspond-
ing emissions per capita efficiency metrics were
calculated using population estimates from the
California Department of Finance.
As seen in Table 3-1, the 2022 Scoping Plan is
estimated to meet and exceed the carbon neu-
trality target for 2045, with a greater level of car-
bon removed from the atmosphere than emit-
ted. When accounting for carbon removal and
sequestration, net statewide emissions in 2030
would be about 40 percent below 2022 levels
and 5.6 MTCO2e per capita, further decreasing
in 2045 to about 103 percent below 2022 levels
and -0.3 MTCO2e per capita. Without carbon
removal and sequestration, the gross total emis-
sions would be about 82 percent below 2022
levels and 1.6 MTCO2e per capita. When only
considering the same emissions as included in
the Redlands CAP inventories, the 2022 Scoping
Plan would be about 87 percent below 2022 lev-
els and achieve 1.0 MTCO2e per capita.
Proposed Long-Term Local Target
As noted above, CARB recommendations in the
2022 Scoping Plan suggest that jurisdictions
should focus on developing locally appropriate,
plan-level targets that align with the trajectory
to carbon neutrality instead of focusing on a per
capita 2050 target. However, this guidance does
not necessarily preclude usage of a per capita
target. The long-term target for 2050 is therefore
expressed in MTCO2e per capita for consistency
with the metrics used in the 2017 CAP.
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TABLE 3-1: 2022 SCOPING PLAN EMISSIONS, PERFORMANCE LEVELS, AND EFFICIENCY METRICS, 2022-2045
METRIC 2022 2030 2045
California Population1 39,028,571 39,430,871 40,152,224 2022 Scoping Plan Scenario Statewide Emissions (MTCO2e) Agriculture 32,400,217 20,099,616 15,301,010
Carbon Dioxide Removal
(CDR)2 0 -6,774,430 -74,991,771
Electric Power 46,887,456 39,199,474 8,680,822
High Global Warming
Potential 20,250,000 9,900,000 9,000,000
Industrial 70,691,831 40,550,536 11,519,123
Recycling and Waste 9,840,000 9,179,852 7,989,708
Residential and
Commercial 34,829,287 26,815,926 4,404,489
Transportation,
Communications,
Utilities (TCU)
152,548,276 80,578,332 7,942,868
Statewide GHG Emissions Totals (MTCO2e)
Net emissions with all
sectors 367,4 47,067 219,549,306 -10,153,751
Gross emissions without
CDR
3 367,4 47,067 226,323,736 64,838,020
CAP Inventory
emissions
4 314,796,850 196,324,120 40,537,010
Statewide Performance Levels Relative to 2022 (% below 2022 emissions) Net (all sectors) - 40.3% 102.8%
Gross (without CDR) - 38.4% 82.4%
CAP Inventory3 - 37.6% 87.1%
Statewide Efficiency Metrics (MTCO2e per capita)
Net (all sectors) 9.4 5.6 -0.3
Gross (without CDR) 9.4 5.7 1.6
CAP Inventory
3 8.1 5.0 1.0
1. P
opulation data from the California Department of Finance Table P-2A Total Population for California and Counties (2020-2060).
2. The 2022 Sc
oping Plan assumes carbon dioxide removal (CDR) reductions would take effect starting 2028.
3. I
ncludes all AB 32 GHG Inventory Sectors except CDR: agriculture, electric power, high-GWP, industrial, recy- cling and waste, residential and commercial, and transportation.
4. I
ncludes only the same sectors that are included in the Fairfield CAP community-wide GHG emissions inven- tory (see Section 2): electric power, industrial, recycling and waste, residential and commercial, and transporta- tion.
Sources: California Air Resources Board, 2022; California Department of Finance (Table P-2A), 2024; Dyett & Bhatia, 2024
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In addition, the target year 2050 was selected
in favor of 2045 to best align with the horizon
year of long-term planning efforts, including the
Southern California Association of Governments
(SCAG) regional transportation plan/sustainable
communities strategy (RTP/SCS), Connect SoCal
2024. Given the State’s most recent update to
its long-term GHG reduction target for 2045 and
overall climate goals, it is assumed that carbon
neutrality—or net positive emissions as shown in
Table 3-1—would be maintained through 2050.
The performance levels and efficiency metrics
calculated for 2045 are therefore assumed to be
sufficient for 2050.
The net total emissions shown in Table 3-1
includes all sectors quantified for the 2022
Scoping Plan per AB 32 and provides a compre-
hensive picture of GHG-generating activities, as
well as efforts to offset some of those GHGs in
California. This level of detail was necessary in
the 2022 Scoping Plan to show the feasibility of
achieving statewide carbon neutrality by 2045.
However, sufficient data and tools are not avail-
able to quantify local levels of carbon seques-
tration and storage, and carbon removal efforts
are generally beyond the scope of local actions
and influence. Therefore, setting a local target
based on the net total emissions is not appro-
priate. The gross total emissions calculated from
the 2022 Scoping Plan data includes all sectors
except carbon removal and therefore adjusts for
the fact that this sector cannot be quantified at
the local level. However, this total would also be
inappropriate for setting the local GHG reduc-
tion target because it includes other sectors
such as agriculture and high-GWP emissions
that were not included in the community-wide
inventory for Redlands and is therefore not a
valid comparison.
As such, the subset of total emissions from the
2022 Scoping Plan that correspond to the same
five primary sectors included in Redlands’ inven-
tory (the “CAP inventory total” shown in Table
3-1) is the most appropriate total that provides
the closest match between state- and local-level
emissions inventories. The recommended long-
term target for the Redlands CAP Update is 1.0
MTCO2e per capita by 2050.
Emissions and Targets Gap Anal-
ysis
Summary of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Inventories
Table 3-2 summarizes the results of the updat-
ed baseline and forecasted GHG inventories for
Redlands. The forecasted emissions for 2030
and 2050 correspond to the “adjusted busi-
ness-as-usual” scenario, which represents rea-
sonably foreseeable future conditions with the
land use and transportation network modeled
by the San Bernardino Travel Activity Model Plus
(SBTAM+) and includes the effect of state-level
actions and efforts that would reduce GHG emis-
sions in Redlands. State-level actions that were
incorporated into the adjusted business-as-usu-
al forecasted inventory are detailed in Section
2.4. Need for Additional Reductions
Table 3-3 and Figure 3-1 show how the City will
need to take actions to reduce GHG emissions
beyond the adjusted business-as-usual scenario
to meet its GHG targets for 2030 and 2035 as
adopted in the 2017 CAP. Significant addition-
al reductions will also be required to align with
the State’s carbon neutrality goal and meet the
proposed new long-term target for the Redlands
CAP Update by 2050.
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TABLE 3-2: BASELINE AND ADJUSTED BUSINESS-AS-USUAL FORECASTED GHG EMISSIONS INVENTORIES, 2015-2050
METRIC 2015 BASELINE 1 2022 BASELINE 2030 ADJ. BAU 2 2050 ADJ. BAU 2 Total annual GHG
emissions (MTCO2e) 497,625 554,413 481,891 396,512
Built environment –
Electricity 117,185 91,750 73,340 -
Built environment –
Natural gas 73,676 72,002 62,919 64,117
Transportation – On-
road 259,239 351,444 308,472 295,192
Transportation – Off-
road 13,315 15,700 16,108 18,592
Solid waste 24,933 7,412 7,718 8,435
Potable water 3,189 2,975 2,175 -
Wastewater 6,088 13,129 11,159 10,176
Reductions from state-
level actions
3 - - -30,433 -314,284
Performance Metrics
Percent below 2015
levels - +11% -3% -20%
Population4 70,310 72,259 75,243 82,228
Per capita emissions 7.1 7.7 6.4 4.8
Emissions for 2015 are adjusted from the 2015 GHG Inventory included in the 2017 CAP using the same methodolo- gy as the 2022 baseline inventory to allow for valid comparison.
Adj. BAU = Adjusted Business-As-Usual forecast.
State-level actions include RPS, RGS, and Title 24; reductions from Title 24 are beyond (distinct from) reductions from RPS and RGS. Transportation sector reductions are already built into the emissions modeling tool and cannot be separated.
Population for 2015 and 2022 are from California Department of Finance estimates (Tables E-4 and E-5). Population for 2030 and 2050 are as modeled by SBTAM+, consistent with regional projections under Connect SoCal 2024.
Sources: California Department of Finance (Table E-4 estimates for 2000-2010 and Table E-5), 2012-2023; Dyett & Bhatia, 2024
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TABLE 3-3: PROJECTED TRAJECTORY, TARGETS, AND REQUIRED REDUCTION, 2015-2050 METRIC 2015
BASELINE 1
2022
BASELINE
2030 ADJ.
BAU2
2050 ADJ.
BAU2
Projected Trajectory
Population3 70,310 72,259 75,243 82,228
Total annual GHG emissions (MTCO2e) 497,625 554,413 481,891 396,512 Per capita emissions (MTCO2e per
capita) 7.1 7.7 6.4 4.8
Target Metrics and Reduction Levels
GHG reduction targets (MTCO2e per
capita)4 - - 6.0 1.0
Emissions level if target is achieved
(MTCO2e)
5 - - 451,458 82,228
Additional emissions reductions
needed to achieve target (MTCO2e) - - -30,433 -314,284 Emissions for 2015 are adjusted from the 2015 GHG Inventory included in the 2017 CAP using the same methodolo- gy as the 2022 baseline inventory to allow for valid comparison.
Adj. BAU = Adjusted Business-As-Usual forecast.
Population for 2015 and 2022 are from California Department of Finance estimates (Tables E-4 and E-5). Population for 2030 and 2050 are as modeled by SBTAM+, consistent with regional projections under Connect SoCal 2024.
All population values are consistent with those used to calculate the GHG inventories.
The 2017 CAP target for 2035 is not shown because an updated GHG inventory forecast has not been quantified for that year, so gap analysis cannot be conducted.
Product of the GHG reduction targets and the population shown in the table.
Source: Dyett & Bhatia, 2024
FIGURE 3-1: COMPARISON OF STATE AND REDLANDS PER CAPITA EMISSIONS, 2015-2050
Source: Dyett & Bhatia, 2024
Note: Business-as-Usual scenario represents future conditions without reductions from state-level actions, which are included in the Adjusted Business-as-Usual forecast.
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4 Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Strategy Framework
This section presents GHG reduction strategies
with key considerations for selecting and priori-
tizing specific measures. The chapter also quan-
tifies GHG reductions from (1) State actions and
(2) the updated CAP measures and actions and
applies these reductions to the emissions fore-
cast.
4.1 Key Considerations
Significant Contributors
As shown in Figure 4-1, the transportation sec-
tor—specifically from on-road vehicles (see
also Table 3-2 above)—is expected to contin-
ue to make up the large majority of Redlands’
total annual GHG emissions in 2030 and 2050.
This trend would be moderated by federal and
state-level actions, Advanced Clean Cars pro-
gram, Innovative Clean Transit, and other regu-
lations incorporated into EMFAC 2021, that are
expected to result in lower annual emissions pri-
marily due to electrification of vehicle fleets and
use of cleaner and more efficient technologies.
However, this means that vehicle miles traveled
(VMT) will be an increasingly critical lever; with-
out decreasing total VMT overall, the transpor-
tation sector would continue to represent a dis-
proportionately large share of total emissions.
The second largest contributor to total emis-
sions in Redlands is the built environment sec-
tor, which includes emissions associated with
electricity and natural gas consumption by res-
idential, commercial, and industrial buildings
as well as public lighting. Figure 4-1 also shows
how the built environment sector is expected
to represent 28.3 percent of total emissions in
2030 and 16.2 of total emissions in 2050. Energy
consumption would grow in proportion with the
population, housing, and non-residential devel-
opment in Redlands, consistent with region-
al growth (see the Progress Report for more
information). Significant emissions reductions
are expected due to State-level actions noted
in Section 3.1 to decarbonize the energy sector.
However, such changes are limited by the feasi-
bility of technologies that are still under devel-
opment. Therefore, controlling energy demand
and consumption, such as by increasing energy
efficiency and conservation, will continue to be
the key to decreasing built environment sector
emissions in the foreseeable future.
Significant Influence
As noted above, the City can influence VMT,
energy demand, and generation of solid waste
within the community. Though solid waste,
potable water, and wastewater emissions are
substantially less than transportation and built
environment emissions, the City has significant
influence over these sectors because the sys-
tems are under the City’s direct control. That is,
the City owns and operates the California Street
Landfill, the Tate and Hinckley surface water
treatment plants, and the Redlands Wastewater
Treatment Facility, which are all located within
the city.
As shown in Table 3-2 above, solid waste emis-
sions would continue to grow from the 2022
baseline through 2050 in proportion with the
population. Local actions will help to reduce the
upward trajectory for both residential as well
as commercial and industrial waste streams, as
well as provide an opportunity to align with the
State’s focus on short-lived climate pollutants
(SB 1383). Guidance for local solid waste regula-
tions and programs are provided by CalRecycle
and continue to develop along with statewide
efforts such as under AB 341 and SB 1383.
Potable water emissions quantified in the GHG
inventory are based on the energy it takes to
supply, treat, and deliver water to Redlands res-
idents. As shown in Figure 4-1 and Table 3-2,
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these emissions would virtually reach zero due
to state-level actions that would reduce emis-
sions from electricity used to operate the City’s
water system. However, anticipated changes in
technologies would best be coupled with actual
reductions in water demand and correspond-
ing energy needs to ensure emissions reduc-
tions in this sector. The forecasted inventories
are based on water demand projections from
the City’s 2020 Urban Water Management Plan
(UWMP), which assumes water demand would
increase in proportion with population growth,
but increased water efficiency and conservation
efforts would be expected to help reduce these
needs.
The wastewater sector represents a larger share
of total annual emissions (about two percent)
compared to the potable water sector, but these
two sectors are inherently interrelated because
consumption of potable water results in gener-
ation of wastewater. While methane and nitrous
oxide emissions generated as byproducts of the
wastewater treatment process are inevitable,
the City can influence the significant portion
of wastewater sector emissions generated by
natural gas consumed by the wastewater treat-
ment plant, such as by using biogas (methane
from wastewater treatment) or other sources of
on-site energy in place of natural gas.
Input from Stakeholder Outreach
Potential reduction strategies are also based on
input from the Stakeholder Meeting conducted
on July 25, 2024, that was attended by 14 par-
ticipants representing Accelerate Neighborhood
Climate Action (ANCA), University of Redlands,
Redlands YIMBY, Omnitrans, City of Riverside,
and City of Redlands staff from the Facilities and
Community Services Department, Municipal
Utilities and Engineering Department, and Build-
ing and Safety Division. Key highlights from the
meeting include the following considerations.
•
Infrastructure supporting electric
vehicles (EVs). Publicly available EV
chargers should be distributed equitably
throughout the city—especially in North
Redlands, low-income areas, and disad-
vantaged communities—and accessible at
all hours. The City should provide way-
finding signage, have a plan to maintain
and repair public EV chargers, and ensure
there is adequate technical support for
users experiencing issues with their EVs
or the infrastructure. The CAP should
prioritize actions, such as exceeding Title
24 requirements or innovative solutions
like EV chargers serving on-street parking,
that most effectively achieve the target
number of EV chargers, in a manner that
FIGURE 4-1: ADJUSTED BUSINESS-AS-USUAL EMISSIONS BY SECTOR, 2030- 2050
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proportionately distributes public and pri-
vate obligation to provide public, publicly
accessible, and shared private EV char-
gers. Grants and other incentives to offset
costs of owning an EV should be provided,
especially for low-income residents.
•
Renewable electricity.
The City should
transition its electricity provider to Com-
munity Choice Energy to maximize renew-
able energy usage, especially as electricity
demand increases in proportion with EV
ownership.
•
Mixed-use and higher density land uses
to reduce VMT. The City should consid-
er zoning changes—such as increasing
base densities, allowing more mixed uses,
reducing setbacks, raising maximum
heights, allowing single-stair reform in
multifamily and commercial development,
promoting row houses by eliminating side
setbacks, and reducing parking require-
ments—to enable transit-supportive
densities, provide nearby services and
amenities, and reduce driving. Existing
bike infrastructure could be improved by
focusing on enhancing safety, including by
installing protected bike lanes. Programs
to increase transit ridership is a cost-effec-
tive way to leverage recent improvements
to the transit system, though services
could also be improved through targeted
strategies – such as expanding SBX to
Redlands to increase residents’ access to
medical facilities in Loma Linda, address-
ing fragmentation of sidewalks or other
pedestrian and bicycle networks, and
enhancing connections to key community
destinations.
•
Partnership with schools.
Existing
opportunities to reduce driving and
encourage the transition to EVs include
the Safe Routes to School program and
ANCA’s efforts to organize neighborhood
carpools. It was noted that outreach
and education efforts through schools
represents an opportunity to effective-
ly engage with students and families.
The University of Redlands has plans to
reduce its emissions through installation
of additional EV chargers and solar panels
but is interested in doing more, such as
renewing efforts to implement a bike-
share program connecting the campus to
the Downtown area.
•
Costs and co-benefits
. The GHG Reduc-
tion Strategy should include a mix of
measures that target new construction
and existing buildings, as well as land use
type (i.e., residential, commercial, indus-
trial, medical, educational, etc.). Financial
impact—such as direct costs to upgrade
or retrofit homes or potential long-term
costs of natural gas for households that
cannot afford upgrades—on low-income
residents is an important consideration,
and measures should minimize negative
consequences, such as rents raised by
landlords who need to offset the cost of
upgrading/retrofitting their properties,
through tax rebates and other resources.
Measures should also maximize co-ben-
efits, such as shading from trees that
lower energy demand to cool buildings,
among other environmental benefits. The
City should prioritize such approaches in
low-income areas, where residents may
not be able to afford energy efficiency
upgrades. Co-benefits should also com-
municate the value of complementary
actions like landscape water efficiency,
as well as potential to strengthen climate
resilience and adaptation.
•
Outreach and education.
Education
about EVs should be provided to EV sup-
pliers and service providers, not only con-
sumers. For example, used EV retailers
should be knowledgeable about rebates
that are available to help residents access
affordable options for owning an EV. Edu-
cation about home electrification should
be more clearly coordinated by the City
to prevent misinformation and scams, as
well as address lack of awareness, such
as by endorsing trusted information and
resources. More funding for education
and outreach about existing recycling and
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organic waste diversion programs is need-
ed to increase awareness about these
requirements, along with enforcement to
increase compliance.
•
City- and community-led efforts. The
City should “lead by example,” such as
converting vehicle fleets to EVs, installing
solar panels and batteries, striving for
zero waste, and reducing emissions from
City-owned facilities including the landfill
and wastewater treatment plant. The City
can also facilitate community-led efforts,
such as ANCA’s Repair Café program to
encourage residents to repair and reuse
items rather than throw them away or
a sustainable food system consisting of
local food produced in community gar
-
dens and composting. The City may con-
sider a single-use plastics and containers
ban, which is strongly supported by ANCA.
2017 Climate Action Plan Mea-
sures (2035 General Plan Policies)
The 2017 CAP forecasted that the 2035 Gener-
al Plan land use and circulation system as well
as the reasonably foreseeable State actions at
the time would be sufficient to meet the estab-
lished GHG reduction targets for 2030 and 2035.
In addition, the 2017 CAP estimated that addi-
tional General Plan policies and actions—includ-
ing bikeway system improvements, pedestrian
improvements and increased connectivity, traf-
fic calming, parking facilities and policies, and
transportation improvements—would further
reduce the City’s future emissions. Reductions
corresponding to these five measures were cal-
culated using the Quantifying Greenhouse Gas
Mitigation Measures methodology developed
by California Air Pollution Control Officers Asso-
ciation (CAPCOA) to quantitatively demonstrate
how the 2017 CAP would achieve the plan’s
reduction targets.
However, as discussed in Chapter 3, the updat-
ed GHG inventory shows that the City is not on
track to meet its targets and would need to sig-
nificantly reduce its emissions to align with the
State’s long-term GHG goals. In other words, the
2035 General Plan policies and actions alone
would not be sufficient to meet the City’s and
the State’s climate goals. Many of the measures
quantified in CAPCOA’s methodology, which was
updated in 2021, apply to projects rather than to
communities as a whole and thus require specif-
ic, project-level data that is not available at this
time
and/or not appropriate for the community-
wide scale of the CAP.
Therefore, the 2017 CAP measures are not quan-
tified for the CAP Update. However, applicable
policies and actions from the 2035 General Plan
are included as supportive measures or incorpo-
rated
into other potential reduction measures
and quantified where possible.
Cost and Benefit Considerations
In
addition to the GHG reduction potential and
degree of local jurisdictional control, the ease
of implementation and enforcement for each
reduction measure may vary. Section 4.2 below
provides an initial estimate of each measure’s
GHG emissions reduction potential and associ-
ated City and/or private costs to implement the
measure (approximately rated as low, moderate,
or high). Additional financial feasibility consider-
ations are noted where applicable with respect
to availability of relevant federal, state, local, and
other potential funding sources – such as eligi-
ble
projects and programs, funding amounts,
and schedules for application and award of
funds. Co-benefits—including cost savings, job
creation, air quality or other environmental
quality,
adaptation, public health, and equity—
are also identified in Section 4.2 and have been
confirmed and refined in response to communi-
ty and stakeholder input.
4.2 Preferred Strategy
As shown in Table 3-3, the City will need to take
actions to reduce GHG emissions beyond the leg-
islatively adjusted business-as-usual (BAU) sce
-
nario to meet its GHG targets for 2030 and 2035
as
adopted in the 2017 CAP. Significant addition-
al reductions will also be required to align with
the
State’s carbon neutrality goal and meet the
proposed new long-term target for the Redlands
CAP Update by 2050. Table 4-1 and Table 4-2
detail the Preferred Strategy to meet the City’s
greenhouse
gas (GHG) reduction targets. The
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TABLE 4-1: SUMMARY OF REDUCTIONS FROM QUANTIFIED POTENTIAL MEASURES, 2030-2050
EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS (MTCO2E) 1
METRIC/MEASURE 2030 2050
Reduction Targets
Projected per capita emissions (MTCO2e per capita) 6.4 4.8 GHG Reduction Target (MTCO2e per capita) 6.0 1.0
Total emissions reductions needed to achieve target 2 -30,433 -314,284 Quantified Reduction Measures
TR-1a. Achieve EV charger target to support on-road ZEVs -71,745 -251,700 TR-2a. Limit idling of off-road equipment and require
upgraded equipment using cleaner fuels -3,723 -12,948
TR-2b. Require electric landscaping equipment - 411 -1,771 TR-3a. Reduce fragmentation of pedestrian network -771 -738 TR-3b. New bike paths, separated bike lanes, or bikeways -60 -58 TR-3c. Transit-supportive roadway treatments -10 -10
BE-2a. Adopt a local benchmarking ordinance -351 -1,053 BE-2b. Require existing residential buildings to meet
building performance standard -10,706 -36,218
SW-1a. Accelerate solid waste diversion target to 75% -1,496 -1,635 SW-1b. Divert 75% of organic waste (SB 1383) -3,976 -4,346 SW-1c. 20% edible food recovery (SB 1383) -437 -478
CS-1a. Increase urban tree canopy by planting new trees -3,017 -15,083 Total Reductions from Measures
3 -96,703 -326,038
Target achieved? Yes Yes
1. Estimated emissions reductions bey
ond the adjusted business-as-usual forecast scenarios for 2030 and 2050.
Table shows these as negative values to emphasize that they are reductions, and do not mean they are addi- tional emissions.
2. Emissions reductions needed to achiev
e targets beyond state-level actions, including RPS, RGS, Title 24, and transportation sector reductions are already built into EMFAC 2021, that are included in the adjusted busi- ness-as-usual inventories.
4. Numbers may not sum exactly due to r
ounding.
Source: Dyett & Bhatia, 2024
Preferred Strategy reflects input from City staff,
stakeholders, and community members as well
as accounts for significant contributors to GHG
emissions and areas in which the City has signif-
icant influence.
Table 4-1 shows greenhouse gas measures that
could be implemented to achieve the proposed
reduction target presented in Table 3-3. Mea-
sures that can be quantified are summarized in
Table 4-1, and additional supportive measures
that cannot be quantified due to lack of available
data, established quantification methodology, or
potential for double counting are excluded from
the summary table but are described in Table
4-2 below. As shown in Table 4-1, implementa-
tion of the potential GHG reduction measures is
expected to be sufficient to meet the City’s GHG
reduction targets for both 2030 and 2050.
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TABLE 4-2: EVALUATION OF GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION MEASURES
MEASURE PERFORMANCE
METRIC
REDUCTION
POTENTIAL
(MTCO2E)
1,2
APPROX. COST
LEVEL
POTENTIAL
RESOURCES CO-BENEFITS NOTES
TRANSPORTATION
TR-1. Provide and maintain EV refueling infrastructure, with a focus on disadvantaged areas, to support transition to ZEVs.
TR-1a. 760 EV chargers citywide
by 2030 (26% of passenger and
27% of medium/heavy duty
vehicles on the road are ZEVs);
3,300 chargers by 2050 (100% of
passenger and 85% of medium/
heavy duty vehicles on the road
are ZEVs)
Citywide total in 2024: 546 (383
commercial)
760 EV chargers
citywide by 2030 (26%
of passenger and 27%
of medium/heavy
duty vehicles on the
road are ZEVs); 3,300
chargers by 2050
(100% of passenger
and 85% of medium/
heavy duty vehicles
on the road are ZEVs)
2030: 71,745
MTCO2e
2050: 251,700
MTCO2e
Estimated for
passenger
and medium/
heavy duty
on-road ZEVs
corresponding to
target.
Moderate cost to
City as new public
works projects or
increased project
cost for private
developer
Various programs
and incentives
available
Air quality,
public health,
equity, job
creation
This measure supports
the goals of EO
N-79-20 to electrify
transportation.
TR-1b. Work with SCE to utilize
existing streetlight infrastructure
to provide additional EV
charging stations throughout
the city. Prioritize installation in
disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Pilot program
launched by 2027 See TR-1a
Moderate to High
cost to City as
new public works
projects
US Dept. of Energy
Vehicle
Technologies Office
funding
Air quality, cost
savings, equity
Opportunity to expand
on existing Street Light
Upgrade Program
TR-1c. Identify additional
opportunities to make the
zoning code and installation
process more “EV-friendly,”
such as creating a definition for
alternative fuels and recharging
facilities, specifying EV chargers
as a permitted use in as many
districts as possible, and allowing
online permitting for small-scale
installations.
Review and update, as
necessary, Redlands
Municipal Code
Chapter 15.58, Electric
Vehicle Charging
Systems, Chapter
18.08, Definitions
and Construction,
and applicable zoning
districts by 2026
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MEASURE PERFORMANCE
METRIC
REDUCTION
POTENTIAL
(MTCO2E)
1,2
APPROX. COST
LEVEL
POTENTIAL
RESOURCES CO-BENEFITS NOTES
TR-1d. Require installation of EV
direct current (DC) fast chargers
at new gas stations and existing
gas stations that undergo a
proposed amendment to the
existing CUP and streamline
review of these changes.
Adopt ordinance by
2026 See TR-1a
Low cost to
City, high cost
to developer or
property owner
SCE Charge
Ready Program,
Low Carbon Fuel
Standard credits,
SB 445 opportunity
to transition gas
stations to EV
charging
Air quality,
public health,
economic
development
May require
amendment to
Redlands Municipal
Code Sec. 18.156,
Automobile Service
Stations.
TR-1e. Work with Redlands
Unified School District, Esri,
and Omnitrans and seek other
public-private partnerships to
provide publicly accessible EV
chargers at popular community
destinations and within
disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Locations identified
by 2026; Joint-use
agreements signed
by 2027
Supportive
(not quantified)
Low to moderate
costs, assumed
to be shared by
partners
Veloz Public-Private
Partnership,
SoCalREN Public
Power-Up program,
CALeVIP 2.0
Air quality,
equity, cost
savings
TR-1f. Increase EV charging
wayfinding and signage to
help navigate EV drivers to the
nearest station. Review, and
amend as necessary, design
standards to increase visibility
of EV chargers.
Signs installed for all
publicly accessible
EV charging stations
with more than 4
Level 2 chargers or 2
DC fast chargers
Supportive
(not quantified)
Low cost to
City, low cost
to developer or
business
Free Caltrans
highway system
trailblazer signs
Air quality
TR-1g. Provide a GIS-based
community reporting system
and publicly accessible online
map of EV chargers for residents
to locate nearby chargers,
report chargers in need of
repair, or suggest locations for
new EV charging stations.
This could build on the existing
Redlands 311 system and/or
federal or State mapping tools.
Develop program and
conduct outreach
by 2026; use
inputs to prioritize
implementation of
TR-1a
Supportive
(not quantified) Low cost to City
US Dept. of Energy
Alternative Fuels
Data Center,
CEC Electric
Vehicle Chargers
in California
Dashboard
Air quality,
equity
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MEASURE PERFORMANCE
METRIC
REDUCTION
POTENTIAL
(MTCO2E)
1,2
APPROX. COST
LEVEL
POTENTIAL
RESOURCES CO-BENEFITS NOTES
TR-1h. Designate a City EV
Coordinator to oversee EV
programs, resources, and
outreach, as well as encourage
participation in California
Climate Action Corps programs.
Expand community education
and awareness about making
the transition to ZEVs and
resources to help make the
transition affordable for all
residents.
City will appoint
EV Coordinator
responsibilities
by 2026; Annual
outreach conducted
Supportive
(not quantified) Low cost to City
Resources
compiled by
SCE, South Coast
AQMD, SoCalREN,
federal and State
agencies, etc.
Cost savings,
equity, job
creation
TR-2. Work with South Coast AQMD to reduce emissions from off-road sources.
TR-2a. Adopt a policy that
limits idling of construction,
industrial, and commercial off-
road equipment and requires
upgraded equipment that uses
cleaner fuels.
25% of construction,
industrial,
commercial, and
portable off-road
equipment energy
demand is electrified
by 2030; 75% by 2050
2030: 3,723
MTCO2e
2050: 12,948
MTCO2e
Low cost to
City, low to
moderate costs
for applicable
businesses
Clean Off-road
Equipment
(CORE) vouchers,
GoGreen
Financing, Carl
Moyer Program,
South Coast
AQMD incentives
and programs
Air quality,
public health
This measure supports
the goals of EO
N-79-20 to electrify
transportation.
A
ssumptions in line
with 2022 Scoping Plan
scenario.
TR-2b. Require landscaping
equipment to be electric-
powered for both residential
and commercial projects
25% of residential
and commercial
landscaping
equipment is electric-
powered by 2030;
100% by 2050
2030: 411
MTCO2e
2050: 1,771
MTCO2e
Low cost to
City, low to
moderate costs
for landscaping
businesses
South Coast
AQMD electric
lawn and garden
rebate, incentive,
and exchange
programs
Air quality,
public health
This measure supports
the goals of EO
N-79-20 to electrify
transportation and is in
line with AB 1346.
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MEASURE PERFORMANCE
METRIC
REDUCTION
POTENTIAL
(MTCO2E)
1,2
APPROX. COST
LEVEL
POTENTIAL
RESOURCES CO-BENEFITS NOTES
TR-3. Increase the convenience, reliability, affordability, and safety of walking, bicycling, and taking public transit to reduce VMT.
TR-3a. Improve pedestrian
network by reducing
fragmentation. Implement
actions in the Sustainable
Mobility Plan to prioritize
pedestrian safety and first-last
mile connectivity, especially in
low-income and disadvantaged
communities.
Increase sidewalk
length by 5% by 2030
(17 miles, relative to
the existing sidewalk
network)
See priority projects
recommended in the
Sustainable Mobility
Plan
2030: 771
MTCO2e
2050: 738
MTCO2e
Estimated
for 5% total
network
increase
Moderate cost
to City as new
public works
projects
Redlands Measure
T, SBCTA Measure
I, Caltrans Climate
Adaptation
Planning
grant, SBCTA
Transportation
Development Act
Air quality,
public health,
equity,
community
cost savings
This is a plan/
community level
CAPCOA measure to
reduce VMT. Supported
by General Plan
policies, Safe Routes to
School programs, and
other related plans,
including Sustainable
Mobility Plan goal
of 7.21 miles of
pedestrian routes
TR-3b. Improve bicycle network
by constructing bike paths,
separated bike lanes, or
bikeways. Implement actions in
the Sustainable Mobility Plan to
improve safety and connectivity,
especially in low-income and
disadvantaged communities.
Increase bikeway
network length by
7.64 miles of Class
I, II, or IV lanes by
2030 (resulting in a
10% increase of the
existing bikeway
network)
See priority projects
recommended in the
Sustainable Mobility
Plan; 4.05 miles
of Class I, II, or IV
currently proposed
2030: 60
MTCO2e
2050: 58
MTCO2e
Estimated for
10% network
increase
High cost to City
as new public
works projects
or increased
project cost
for private
developer
SBCTA
Transportation
Development Act,
SCAG Sustainable
Communities
Program, Caltrans
Sustainable
Transportation
Planning Grant
Air quality,
public health,
community
cost savings,
equity
This is a plan/
community level
CAPCOA measure to
reduce VMT. Supported
by General Plan
policies, bicycle parking
requirements in the
California Green Code,
and other related plans
TR-3c. Implement transit-
supportive roadway treatments
to improve transit travel times
and reliability
Improve 10% of
transit routes.
Examples: transit
signal priority, bus-
only signal phases,
queue jumps, curb
extensions to speed
passenger loading,
dedicated bus lanes
2030: 10
MTCO2e
2050: 10
MTCO2e
Estimated for
10% network
improvement
High cost to City
as new public
works projects
Partnership with
Omnitrans, SCAG
Carbon Reduction
Program, SBCTA
Transportation
Development Act
Air quality,
public health
This is a plan/
community level
CAPCOA measure to
reduce VMT. Supported
by General Plan
policies and other
related plans
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(MTCO2E)
1,2
APPROX. COST
LEVEL
POTENTIAL
RESOURCES CO-BENEFITS NOTES
TR-3d. Work with Omnitrans to
develop and market a program
that improves public perception
and increases ridership of buses
and zero-emission transit.
Program
implemented by
2026; Increase
ridership by 5% by
2035; 10% by 2050
Supportive
(not quantified)
Low cost to
City, low cost to
Omnitrans
Partnership
with Omnitrans,
Volkswagen
Environmental
Mitigation Trust
Public health,
equity,
community
cost savings,
adaptation
with shade
covers at bus
stops
Work with Omnitrans
to obtain ridership
data for annual CAP
monitoring and
explore the idea of
shuttle services that
provide first-/last-mile
connections to transit
stations
TR-3e. Implement the integrated
land use and transportation
policies, such as allowing
greater mixed uses and denser
housing near transit, envisioned
in the Transit Villages Specific
Plan (TVSP) and General Plan to
reduce VMT. Prioritize projects
that achieve transit-supportive
densities.
Apply to grant
programs listed
in TVSP Table 9-1,
Funding Tool Matrix
by 2026; buildout
of future planned
improvements in the
TVSP by 2040
Supportive
(not quantified)
Moderate to
high cost to City
for feasibility
studies and
subsequent
public works
projects
Partnership
with SBCTA,
Omnitrans, and
Esri; resources
in TVSP Funding
Matrix
Air quality,
public health,
equity, job
creation
TR-3f. Install roundabouts as
a traffic control device when
feasible to smooth traffic flow,
reduce idling times, eliminate
bottlenecks, and manage speed.
Install 5 roundabouts
or traffic circles by
2035
Supportive
(not quantified)
High cost to City
as new public
works projects
SCAG Sustainable
Communities
Program, Caltrans
Sustainable
Transportation
Planning Grant
Air quality,
energy and
fuel savings,
enhanced
pedestrian or
traffic safety,
public health
TR-4. Implement transportation demand management strategies to reduce commute trips to work, school, and other frequent destinations.
TR-4a. Work with RUSD
and ANCA to establish a
neighborhood carpool program
and/or increase ridership of
zero-emission school buses.
Develop goal in
partnership with
RUSD and ANCA
(example: 75% of
students signed up
for carpool by 2030
and 90% by 2050)
Supportive
(not quantified)
Low cost to City
and partners
Safe Routes to
School program,
Volkswagen
Environmental
Mitigation Trust
Public health,
adaptation
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POTENTIAL
(MTCO2E)
1,2
APPROX. COST
LEVEL
POTENTIAL
RESOURCES CO-BENEFITS NOTES
TR-4b. Encourage University
of Redlands, Esri, and other
employers with 250 or more
employees to implement
commute trip reduction
programs. Elements may
include providing vanpool or
ridesharing, transit passes, or
other ways to reduce driving.
Program must include at
least one mandatory element
and regular monitoring and
reporting.
Decrease the
percentage of
Redlands
residents who drive
alone to work to 75%
by 2030 and 65% by
2050
2022 ACS five-year
estimates (Table
B08006): 76.1%
Supportive
(not quantified)
Low cost to City,
moderate to
high costs to
employers
South Coast
AQMD Employee
Commute
Reduction
Program (Rule
2202), University
of Redlands
Shuttle Services,
Esri Rideshare
Program and
loaner bicycles
Air quality,
public health
Same performance
metric target for 2030
as Sustainable Mobility
Plan
TR-4c. Use the
recommendations in the TVSP
and findings of the Downtown
Parking Study to develop pilot
projects of parking strategies
that encourage less solo driving.
Pilot project located
Downtown launched
by 2027
Supportive
(not quantified)
Moderate cost to
City, moderate
cost to private
vehicle owners
The City of
San Diego
implemented a
Downtown Parking
Pilot Program to
test the use of
varying meter
rates and time
restrictions in the
downtown area.
The new strategies
increased parking
utilization rates;
the revenue of
which could be
used to implement
other transit-
supportive
roadway
treatments
Air quality,
public health
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POTENTIAL
(MTCO2E)
1,2
APPROX. COST
LEVEL
POTENTIAL
RESOURCES CO-BENEFITS NOTES
TR-4d. Pilot programs for
EV-preferential policies such
as dedicated loading zones,
parking, and other incentives
Pilot project launched
by 2027
Supportive
(not quantified)
Moderate cost to
City Air quality
BUILT ENVIRONMENT
BE-1. Facilitate the transition to renewable, clean energy and enhance communitywide electric readiness.
BE-1a. If a regional Community
Choice Aggregation (CCA) is
created by a multi-jurisdictional
agency, consider opting in to
participate, with the goal of
transitioning all City accounts to
100% renewable.
Supportive
( n o t q u a n t i fi e d )
Low cost to City
to participate
in an already-
created CCA
BE-1b. Develop a community
shared solar generation system,
such as microgrids and storage
of local electricity at schools,
public facilities and community
centers, fire stations, and
libraries.
Pilot project
completed by 2035
Supportive
(not quantified)
High initial cost
to City and/or
developer, but
future savings
US Dept. of Energy
Community Power
Accelerator,
Low-Income
Weatherization,
California Strategic
Growth Council
Community
Assistance for
Climate Equity
Program, SCE
Community
Renewables
Program
Equity
BE-1c. Work with SCE to promote
and further incentivize battery
storage as a means to maximize
electrification benefits and
improve resiliency
Establish baseline
percentage of homes
with battery storage
beginning in 2025;
increase or maintain
year over year
Supportive
(not quantified)
Low cost to City,
low to moderate
costs to owners
to purchase
batteries
Self-Generation
Incentive Program,
SCE New Home
Energy Storage
Pilot, SCE Storage
Marketplace
Adaptation
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POTENTIAL
(MTCO2E)
1,2
APPROX. COST
LEVEL
POTENTIAL
RESOURCES CO-BENEFITS NOTES
BE-1d. Partner with educational
institutions and local businesses
to support development of
a local green economy by
providing resources for and
marketing education and
training programs
Provide outreach
materials (e.g., to
businesses and
schools)
Supportive
(not quantified) Low cost to City
SoCalREN
Workforce
Education &
Training Program,
CalSEED, potential
partnership with
Esri
Job creation,
equity,
adaptation
BE-1e. Encourage lenders
to participate in solar and
green lending education
and certification programs;
market certified lenders to
homeowners
City to provide
outreach materials
Supportive
(not quantified) Low cost to City
Example:
University of
New Hampshire-
Inclusive Solar and
Green Lending
Job creation,
equity
BE-2. Increase energy efficiency and reduce energy demand, especially from existing buildings.
BE-2a. Adopt a local
benchmarking ordinance that
expands AB 802 to require
existing large commercial
and multifamily buildings of
30,000 square feet or larger to
conduct energy assessments
with the EPA ENERGY STAR
Portfolio Manager and disclose
assessments to the City
annually.
10% of energy
assessments result
in at least 15%
energy efficiency
improvements
2030: 351
MTCO2e
2050: 1,053
MTCO2e
Low cost to City
and low cost to
owners of large
commercial
and multifamily
buildings, with
future savings
CEC AB 802
resources
(e.g., ENERGY
STAR Portfolio
Manager); City of
San Jose Energy
and Water Building
Performance
Ordinance (BPO)
Cost savings
Assumes voluntary
upgrades; City Building
& Safety Division staff
to monitor/enforce
reporting and send out
notices to comply
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METRIC
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POTENTIAL
(MTCO2E)
1,2
APPROX. COST
LEVEL
POTENTIAL
RESOURCES CO-BENEFITS NOTES
BE-2b. Adopt building
performance standards that
require existing single-family
and multi-family residential
buildings undergoing remodels
and/or additions meeting
certain criteria to meet a
minimum energy savings score
(in site MMBtu per year).
Single family, pre-
1978: 39 site MMBtu/
year
Single family, 1978-
1991: 30
Single family, 1992-
2010: 18
Multifamily, pre-1978:
17 Multifamily, 1978-
1991: 16
Multifamily, 1992-
2010: 13
2030: 10,706
MTCO2e
2050: 36,218
MTCO2e
Estimated for
2022 Code Cycle
Low City cost to
adopt criteria;
approx. 8.6-year
payback period
for multifamily
properties;
approx. 16.5-
year payback
period for
single-family
properties; Low
to moderate
costs to owners
with future
savings
Local Energy
Codes – Cost
Effectiveness
Explorer,
Low-Income
Weatherization
Program
Cost savings
Based on Action BE-2b,
if a single-family or
multifamily building’s
remodel or addition
meets the stated
criteria (to be defined
and adopted in a
reach code), the energy
improvements will be
proportionate to the
size or value of the
renovation project,
with a flexible menu
of options; Reach code
needs to be adopted
for every Energy Code
cycle (e.g., 2025 code
cycle begins in 2026).
BE-2c. Provide information to
owners about resources, such
as funding sources, tax credits,
on-bill financing, rebates, or
other incentives, to make energy
efficiency upgrades
Information provided
on City’s website, at
permitting counter,
and during related
outreach events
Supportive
(not quantified) Low cost to City
Federal Solar
Investment Tax
Credit, CPUC
Self-Generation
Incentive Program,
CPUC Single-
Family Affordable
Solar Homes
(SASH) Program,
SoCalREN, SCE,
South Coast
AQMD resources
Cost savings,
equity
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(MTCO2E)
1,2
APPROX. COST
LEVEL
POTENTIAL
RESOURCES CO-BENEFITS NOTES
BE-2d. Continue implementation
of Redlands Municipal Code
Section 18.156.950, Sustainable
Energy, for new warehouses and
logistics distribution centers and
explore the opportunity to apply
similar requirements to large
commercial developments.
Track compliance of
development projects
subject to Section
18.156.950 with
respect to the zero-
emission equipment,
renewable energy,
energy efficiency,
solar PV, EV charging,
and tree planting
requirements. By
2030, evaluate and
update requirements,
as needed, and
consider similar
requirements
for commercial
developments.
Supportive
(not quantified) Low cost to City Collaboration with
developers
Adaptation,
cost savings
Recent example
of project to track:
Resolution No. 8620
(Lot Merger No. 8 and
Planned Development
No. 7)
BE-3. Lead by example by achieving carbon neutrality of City buildings and operations BE-3a. Develop and implement
a City “lead by example” plan
to increase energy efficiency
in City buildings, facilities, and
operations. Ensure adequate
staffing, such as dedicated
climate staff or fellows, and
determination of responsibilities
by various departments,
agencies, and partners to
successfully implement the plan.
Adopt plan by 2028;
conduct annual
performance reviews
Supportive
(not quantified) Low cost to City
SoCalREN services,
Climate Mayors
network resources
Adaptation,
cost savings
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POTENTIAL
(MTCO2E)
1,2
APPROX. COST
LEVEL
POTENTIAL
RESOURCES CO-BENEFITS NOTES
BE-3b. Consider joining the
national Climate Mayors
coalition to demonstrate
commitment to climate
leadership
Join by 2026; annually
participate in
meetings or events
Supportive
(not quantified) Low cost to City
Access to network
resources and
idea sharing
opportunities
Cost savings
BE-3c. Enroll in SoCalREN’s
services for energy efficiency
resources and participate in
network events
Complete enrollment
and maintain
membership; attend
meetings
Supportive
(not quantified)
Low cost to City
as eligible public
agency
None needed;
resources gained Cost savings
SoCalREN is
administered by
the County of Los
Angeles and funded
by utility ratepayers
under the auspices of
the California Public
Utilities Commission
(CPUC). SoCalREN
offers an objective,
third party resource
for enrolled agencies at
no cost.
BE-3d. Electrify the City’s vehicle
fleet
60% of the municipal
fleet is electrified
by 2035; 100% of all
feasible vehicles and
equipment by 2050.
Incorporated into the
lead by example plan
Supportive
(not quantified)
Moderate cost to
City
US Dept. of Energy
and CEC funding
for EV readiness
plans
Air quality
BE-3e. As part of Measure BE-3a,
include projects in the City’s
Capital Improvement Plan for
installing solar PV systems and
battery storage at City facilities
Priorities identified
and underway by
2030
Supportive
(not quantified)
Moderate to high
costs to City as
public works
projects
Alternative Fuel
Vehicle Refueling
Property Credit
Adaptation,
cost savings
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1,2
APPROX. COST
LEVEL
POTENTIAL
RESOURCES CO-BENEFITS NOTES
SOLID WASTE
SW-1. Solid waste diversion
SW-1a. Achieve a solid waste
disposal rate through local
action that matches the
statewide goal of 75% diversion
Disposal rate of 2.95
pounds per person
per day (PPD) by
2030 and maintained
thereafter; organic
waste diversion and
food recovery counts
toward this goal (see
SW-1b and SW-1c)
2030: 1,496
MTCO2e
2050: 1,635
MTCO2e
Low to moderate
cost to City for
enforcement
and outreach
(e.g., SW-1c and
SW-1d), higher
costs to City
for facility and
management
improvements
(e.g., SW-3a);
moderate costs
to businesses
Beverage
Container
Recycling City/
County Payment
Program
Environmental
quality, job
creation
Environm
Accelerates AB 939
“Good Faith Effort”
jurisdiction targets in
line with but do not
exceed statewide goals
SW-1b. Continue to implement
Redlands Municipal Code Sec.
13.67, Mandatory Organic
Waste Disposal Reduction, that
supports SB 1383 by locally
diverting 75% of organic waste
from landfills in order to match
the statewide goal
75% organic waste
diversion by 2025
and maintained
thereafter; Review
and update, as
necessary, code by
2026
2030: 3,976
MTCO2e
2050: 4,346
MTCO2e
Same as SW-1a
CalRecycle SB 1383
Implementation
Resources (see
SW-1c through
SW-1e)
Environmental
quality, job
creation
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(MTCO2E)
1,2
APPROX. COST
LEVEL
POTENTIAL
RESOURCES CO-BENEFITS NOTES
SW-1c. Adopt a Food Waste
Prevention and Edible Food
Recovery policy, such as
expanding Redlands Municipal
Code Sec. 13.67.060 and
13.67.070, to develop a
program, in collaboration with
community partners, including
San Bernardino County, with
guidance and incentives for
compliance and monitoring
in line with SB 1383 for food
recovery and distribution.
20% of currently
disposed, edible
commercial
food surplus is
recovered for human
consumption by
2025 and maintained
thereafter
2030: 437
MTCO2e
2050: 478
MTCO2e
Low to moderate
cost to City; can
be combined
with SW-1d
Edible Food
Recovery Grant
Program,
CalRecycle
Model Edible
Food Recovery
Agreement and
jurisdiction
examples
Public health,
equity, job
creation
Intended to support
SB 1383 through local
action to match the
statewide goal of 75%
diversion
SW-1d. Increase education
and enforcement of organics
waste collection, processing,
and diversion from landfills,
especially activities that prevent
contamination of recyclable or
divertible waste streams.
Determine baseline
compliance
through required
enforcement
activities per SB
1383 by 2025 and
implement an
annual inspection
and enforcement
program ;
Annual outreach
for residents and
enforcement to
Tier One and Two
commercial edible
food generators
Supportive
(not quantified)
Low to moderate
cost to City; can
be combined
with SW-1c
CalRecycle
Mandatory
Organic Waste
Disposal
Reduction
jurisdiction
examples,
CalRecycle
Beverage
Container
Recycling grants,
Best Practices
for Route Review,
and other SB 1383
resources
Job creation
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1,2
APPROX. COST
LEVEL
POTENTIAL
RESOURCES CO-BENEFITS NOTES
SW-1e. Adopt a communitywide
Recovered Organic Waste
Product Procurement Policy
that supports continued
achievement of Redland’s
annual recovered organic waste
product procurement target,
as established by CalRecycle.
Explore partnerships with local
farms to help meet the annual
procurement target. Example
strategies include using the
maximum possible amount
of compost for City parks and
landscaping.
Annually procure
0.08 tons of organic
waste per resident
Supportive
(not quantified) Low cost to City
CalRecycle Model
Procurement
Policy and
jurisdiction
examples, City’s
current utilization
of compost/mulch
from One Stop
Landscape
Environmental
quality,
community
cost savings
Per SB 1383,
procurement does not
necessarily have to be
from organic waste
generated by the city
SW-2. Solid waste reduction
SW-2a. Encourage the reduction
of single use plastics and
containers communitywide,
especially at City events and
facilities
Ordinance adopted
by 2026
Supportive
(not quantified)
Low cost to
City, moderate
to high cost for
businesses
Partnership with
ANCA, Beverage
Container
Recycling Grant
Program, Beverage
Container
Recycling City/
County Payment
Program
Environmental
quality
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1,2
APPROX. COST
LEVEL
POTENTIAL
RESOURCES CO-BENEFITS NOTES
SW-2b. Adopt policies to reduce
waste from City operations such
as “Buy Recycled” or actions
to encourage paper reduction,
such as a “think before you
print” campaign, reducing
margins and logos on City-
branded materials, requiring
fewer copies or smaller-sized
project plans or submittals,
using computer software to
remove blank pages and images
from documents, etc.
Ordinance adopted
by 2026
Supportive
(not quantified)
Moderate cost to
City but potential
future savings
Recycled-
Content Product
Manufacturers
directory,
RecycleStore
Cost savings
SW-2c. Require projects that
require a construction and
demolition recycling plan to
divert a minimum of 65% of
non-hazardous construction
and demolition waste with
third-party verification, in
compliance with CALGreen Tier
1 requirements
Amend Sec.
13.66.050 to include
a mandatory target
of 65% diversion of
construction and
demolition waste
with third-party
verification
Supportive
(not quantified) Low cost to City Environmental
quality
Consider increasing
local requirement
and/or revising
as CALGreen
requirements change.
SW-2d. Adopt a policy, in
compliance with AB 2593,
to require recycled asphalt
pavement for bikeways
and greenways, as well as
commercial and community
parking lots where feasible.
Ordinance adopted
by 2026
Supportive
(not quantified)
Low to moderate
costs to City for
future public
works projects
Rubberized
Pavement Grant
Program
Public health
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1,2
APPROX. COST
LEVEL
POTENTIAL
RESOURCES CO-BENEFITS NOTES
SW-2e. Require new commercial
developments to submit waste
reduction plans and encourage
existing businesses to conduct
waste audits. Develop a
green business program
that recognizes and rewards
local businesses for high
waste diversion and/or other
sustainability measures
50% of businesses
conduct waste audits
by 2030, and 100% by
2050. Green business
program established
by 2027.
Supportive
(not quantified)
Low to moderate
cost to City,
moderate cost
to developers
or businesses
with potential
future savings or
revenue
California Strategic
Growth Council
Community
Assistance for
Climate Equity
Program
Adaptation, job
creation
May require
amendment to Sec.
13.66.030
SW-2f. Work with ANCA, schools,
local art groups, and businesses
to expand neighborhood-scale
programs that support a circular
economy by encouraging reuse
to reduce waste generation,
such as creative reuse
workshops or community
exchange programs.
Establish program by
2026, and conduct at
least one event per
year
Supportive (not
quantified) Low cost to City
Partnership with
ANCA and others,
Recycling Market
Development
Revolving Loan
Program, New
Market Tax Credits
Job creation
SW-3. Reduce emissions from the City’s landfill facility SW-3a. Explore opportunities
to increase waste-to-energy
capacity at the landfill, such
as using captured landfill gas
to meet the facility’s energy
demand and/or providing the
energy on a local grid.
This action also supports progress
toward Redlands’ procurement
target (see SW-1e).
60% landfill facility
energy demand met
by energy generated
on site by 2035; 100%
by 2050
Supportive
(not quantified)
Moderate cost to
City to connect
current landfill
gas capture
system for
waste-to-energy,
with potential
future savings or
revenue
Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Loans,
Clean Electricity
Investment Tax
Credit
Adaptation,
cost savings
Emissions from energy
usage by the landfill
facility are included in
the built environment
sector for this
inventory due to lack of
site-specific data.
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TABLE 4-2: EVALUATION OF GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION MEASURES
MEASURE PERFORMANCE
METRIC
REDUCTION
POTENTIAL
(MTCO2E)
1,2
APPROX. COST
LEVEL
POTENTIAL
RESOURCES CO-BENEFITS NOTES
SW-3b. Coordinate capacity
planning with the County per
SB 1383 and increase sorting
capabilities at the landfill to
support diversion goals. Seek to
achieve a high diversion organic
waste processing facility status
Divert 75% of organic
waste (see SW-1b).
Supportive
(not quantified)
Low to cost to
City, potentially
higher costs (see
SW-1b)
Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Loans Job creation
POTABLE WATER
PW-1. Increase water efficiency and water conservation
PW-1a. Continue to implement
the Water Efficient Landscape
Ordinance, Urban Water
Management Plan, and Water
Systems Master Plan.
Review and update
plans; monitor
progress in an annual
report
Supportive
(not quantified)
Cost varies with
projects
California Climate
Investments,
Watershed
Resilience
Program,
WaterSMART
Small-Scale Water
Efficiency Projects
grants
Water quality,
adaptation
PW-1b. Require CALGreen Tier
2 water efficiency requirements
for indoor water uses in new
development and renovated
buildings.
Ordinance adopted
by 2026
Supportive
(not quantified)
Low cost to
City, moderate
potential costs
to developers or
owners
WaterSMART
Small-Scale Water
Efficiency Projects
grants
Water quality,
cost savings
Consider reductions
for smaller projects
PW-1c. Explore options to
reduce prevalence of water-
intensive ornamental lawns,
especially in lower density
residential districts, such as
by reducing front yard setback
requirements
Study of options
completed by 2026;
amendments to
zoning code by 2027
Supportive
(not quantified)
Low to moderate
cost to City to
hire consultant
Adaptation,
cost savings,
environmental
quality
Potential opportunity
to connect to infill
housing objectives
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MEASURE PERFORMANCE
METRIC
REDUCTION
POTENTIAL
(MTCO2E)
1,2
APPROX. COST
LEVEL
POTENTIAL
RESOURCES CO-BENEFITS NOTES
PW-1d. Increase enforcement
activities of water use
restrictions to ensure
compliance. Require
noncompliant water customers
to participate in an education
program.
Establish
baseline level of
noncompliance by
2027 and reduce or
maintain this level
year over year
Supportive
(not quantified)
Low to moderate
cost to City for
inspections,
potential
revenue from
inspection fees
Water quality
PW-1e. Join the EPA-sponsored
national WaterSense
partnership to promote water-
efficient products and practices
Join partnership
by 2026, attend
meetings or events
annually
Supportive
(not quantified)
Low cost to City
with potential
savings
WaterSense
partner resources
Water quality,
cost savings
PW-1f. Continued education,
incentives, and assistance
services to comply with AB
1668 and SB 606, such as
events that showcase the
city’s demonstration gardens
to encourage landscape
conversion
Annually
monitor program
participation and
assess opportunities
to improve
Supportive
(not quantified) Low cost to City
City of Redlands
Water Efficiency
Rebate Program
Adaptation
Demand management
measures included in
the UWMP and Water
Systems Master Plan
WASTEWATER
WW-1. Reduce emissions from wastewater treatment
WW-1a. Continue to implement
the recommendations in the
Wastewater Master Plan to
optimize operational efficiency.
Projects identified
in the Capital
Improvement Plan
Supportive
(not quantified)
Low to moderate
costs to City as
public works
projects, with
potential future
savings
Cost savings
Focus will be on
advancing and
innovating WWTP
processes to increase
water and energy
efficiency.
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MEASURE PERFORMANCE
METRIC
REDUCTION
POTENTIAL
(MTCO2E)
1,2
APPROX. COST
LEVEL
POTENTIAL
RESOURCES CO-BENEFITS NOTES
CARBON SEQUESTRATION
CS-1. Increase capacity for local carbon sequestration
CS-1a. Update the Street Tree
Policy and Protection Guidelines
Manual and City Street Tree
Planting Plan and/or develop
an urban forest master plan
with a new tree planting goal
to equitably increase the city’s
urban forest.
Plant 880 new trees
by 2030 (2% increase
in current tree
canopy); 4,400 new
trees by 2050 (10%
increase in current
tree canopy)
2030: 3,017
MTCO2e
2050: 15,083
MTCO2e
Moderate cost
to City for
planting and
maintenance
Honorary Tree
Program, Redlands
Community
Foundation,
CAL FIRE Urban
and Community
Forestry Grants,
CNRA Urban
Greening Program
Air and other
environmental
quality,
adaptation,
public health,
equity
Trees to be planted
will be in parks, right-
of-way planters, and
other City property.
Reductions include
energy saving benefits
from trees. Related
efforts include existing
tree shade cover
requirement under
Section 18.156.930(D).
CS-1b. Use compost (organic
waste procurement) for
urban forest planting and
maintenance.
Achieve Redland’s
annual recovered
organic waste
product procurement
target (See SW-1e)
Supportive
(not quantified) Low cost to City
Environmental
quality, cost
savings
Per SB 1383,
procurement does not
necessarily have to be
from organic waste
generated by the city
CS-1c. Allow community gardens
in as many districts as possible
as a way to support growth of
a local food system, encourage
stewardship, and create spaces
with capacity to sequester
carbon.
Amend zoning code
by 2026
Supportive
(not quantified) Low cost to City
CAL FIRE Urban
and Community
Forestry Grants,
CNRA Urban
Greening Program,
University of
Redlands SURF
Garden
Environmental
quality, job
creation, public
health
1. Reductions in the built envir
onment sector in 2050 are from avoided natural gas emissions only because it is assumed electricity would be 100% carbon-free due to RPS requirements by 2045.
2. There are no additional emissions reductions from potable water sector in 2050 because electricity would be 100% zero emission due to RPS.
Source: Dyett & Bhatia, 2025
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5. MONITORING, EVALUATING, AND REPORTING
5-1
Monitoring, Evaluating,
and Reporting5
The Climate Action Plan (CAP) outlines a strate-
gic roadmap for Redlands to meet its 2030 and
2035 greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction
targets as well as the State’s carbon neutrali-
ty goal and proposed new long-term target for
2050. Recognizing that underlying assumptions
and data—such as adoption rates of measures,
technological advancements, cost changes, leg-
islative updates, and co-benefits—will evolve
over time, the CAP is intended to be a living doc-
ument that provides flexibility for updates as
new information becomes available and success
is monitored over time.
This chapter identifies the monitoring frame-
work for the CAP to implement the GHG Reduc-
tion Strategy presented in Chapter 4.
5.1 Updated Baseline
Inventory Progress
Reports
The City remains committed to the ongo-
ing, incremental, and comprehensive efforts
required to meet the long-term climate goals set
forth in this CAP. As measures are implemented,
data on the timing and success of implementa-
tion, as well as communitywide GHG emissions
trends, will be used to inform updates to indi-
vidual GHG reduction measures and the CAP as
a whole. The intent is to allow City staff to eval-
uate and monitor CAP performance over time
and alter or amend the plan if it is not achieving
the desired outcomes. This may include com-
munity engagement, providing regular progress
updates, and creating opportunities for public
input as policies and programs are developed
and infrastructure is built. The City should con-
duct communitywide GHG emissions invento-
ries supported by GHG standard protocols and
climate commitments, approximately every two
to three years if feasible.
5.2 Annual CAP
Monitoring Report
The City will periodically monitor and report on
progress towards achieving the emissions tar-
gets every year. The monitoring report will
include information on the status of the
federal and State level emissions reductio ns
measures identified in Chapter 3 of this CAP, as
well as any new efforts that may emerge in the
reporting year. The report will be presented to
the City Council at a public meeting during
which interested parties may comment on
the
report.
5.3 Updates to the CAP
As technologies and markets evolve, and the City
implements the CAP actions, these reports will
help track progress and identify areas needing
improvement, adjustment, or replacement. The
City should update the CAP every five years to
reflect the findings and recommendations from
the inventory updates (desc
ribed in Section 5.1)
and monitoring reports (described in Section
5.2). Updates will also address new state or fed-
eral legislation, market trends, or regional ini
-
tiatives that may influence local climate change
mitigation efforts. Moreover, the updates pro-
vide an opportunity to reassess measures and
actions that were previously challenging to
implement due to unavailable technologies or
high upfront costs.
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5.4 GHG Reduction
Strategy
Implementation
Matrix
Table 4-2 above summarizes the performance
metrics, timeframe, and responsibilities for each
GHG reduction measure and supporting action
to ensure successful implementation of the CAP.
A list of resources, including federal, state, and
regional programs that represent opportunities
for funding or partnerships that are currently
available as preparation of this CAP are included
in Table 4-2.
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City of Redlands Climate Action Plan Update
Community Workshop #1 Summary
Date: October 7, 2024, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: City Council Chambers, Redlands City Hall
1. ATTENDEES
City Planning Division staff and Dyett & Bhatia (D&B) hosted an in -person workshop attended by six Redlands residents, some of whom also work in the city. Organizations that were represented include Accelerate Neighborhood Climate Action (ANCA), University of Redlands, and Redlands YIMBY.
2. AGENDA AND MEETING OVERVIEW
● Welcome. City staff and D&B welcomed participants, presented the meeting agenda, and introduced the context for the Redlands Climate Action Plan (CAP) Update. ● Presentation about the CAP Update. D&B presented background information about the purpose and key concepts of the CAP Update. Participants asked general questions about the CAP Update process.
● Small group discussion. D&B led a visioning activity and discussion about the draft candidate strategies, focused on input about community priorities. ● Closing. D&B closed the meeting by inviting participants to take the online community survey and providing contact information for follow-up questions or comments.
3. NOTES
1. General Questions/Comments
Participants asked the following questions, answered by technical consultant D&B. ● Was the GHG inventory prepared for just City (municipal) operations, or does it include citywide emissions? How was the activity data (e.g., electricity consumption from SCE) obtained for just Redlands?
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2. Visioning Activity
Participants were asked to respond to the prompt: “Please describe your vision of a sustainable future for Redlands in 2050. In 2050, Redlands is… ” Responses were written on sticky notes, as listed below. When asked to share their responses to the group, participants generally agreed with each other’s responses.
● Better use of open buildings
● Walkable/city + more bike lanes
● Green spaces
● Clean
● Resilient
● Denser/transit-oriented
● Less car traffic
● More EVs
● Planning for walkability and public
transportation
● Closer partnership with RUSD
● Regenerate green space
● Safe, equitable streets
● Effective public transportation system
● Zero waste
● Walkable city
● Diverse localized economy
● Sustained water conservation
● Disaster preparedness
● Localized sustainable food systems
● Neighborhood climate resilience
● Environmental justice
● Dense
● Walkable
● Safely bikeable
● Has great transit
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d cloud generated after the workshop using responses listed above. The most common word used was “walkable.” Note: The term “transit” was substituted with “public transportation.”
3. Discussion about Community Priorities
Participants were asked to share their input regarding the draft candidate strategies, especially the topics, approaches, and considerations such as co- benefits that they are most interested in. Given the small size of the group, participants were encourag ed to have “organic” discussion, with many responses building on one another. The following notes are organized by common themes.
1. Land Use Strategies and VMT Reduction
● Participants strongly support integration of land use and transportation policies (action TR - 3f)—especially removing density restrictions, encouraging more density, and transit-supportive density—as well as emphasis on infill and mixed uses particularly on vacant lots. A participant suggested a study by UC Berkeley as a resource to help estimate potential GHG reductions from infill development.
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r a sustainable future in 2050, in which Redlands residents can live and work in their community as well as have all their needs met within the city. ● Participants feel strongly that the GHG reduction strategy should prioritize VMT reduction by improving walkability and bikeability as well as supporting public transportation systems through adequate infrastructure and higher density, mixed uses in the city center. ● Participants would like to see less car traffic in Redlands, with more effective public transit through higher frequency service and more bus lines.
● Participants supported action TR-3c to construct more bike paths (Class I), separated bike lanes (Class II), or bikeways (Class IV). They agreed that existing “sharrows” (Class III) are not adequate for cyclist safety compared to protected bike lanes and are glad these are not the focus of TR-3c. In addition, one participant asked for more bike parking and a plan for e -bikes (i.e., infrastructure and/or management for both electric and non-electric bicycles). ● One participant commented that they are interested in electrification of the regional rail system (i.e., the Arrow line and Metrolink in general) as it relates to efficiency of service (e.g., faster speeds/acceleration, etc.) as well as GHG emission reductions. It was noted that there are plans for the Arrow line to convert to hydrogen power but not electric. Additionally, the City would have limited control over this issue.
● A participant voiced their support for transit -supportive roadway treatments that improve transit travel times and reliability (action TR -3d), especially the combination of transit signal priority and bus -only signal phases. They emphasized that transit sh ould be a faster mode of transportation than driving in order to be a viable option in place of private vehicles. ● Participants agreed that adding shade covers to bus stops to improve comfort and protection from heat could have a significant impact on bus ridership (action TR-3e). ● Participants agreed that the City should increase enforcement of existing bike parking requirements, such as ensuring that commercial properties are providing the required amount of bike racks, as well as encouraging provision of safe and secure bike parking facilities. ● Participants would support parking strategies including reduced and priced parking (e.g., congestion/demand-responsive pricing) to disincentivize driving. A participant commented that the City should not provide free parking because this subsidizes driving, and thereby GHG emissions, and entrenches car dependency. City staff noted that the findings of the Downtown Parking Study (as referred to in action TR -4c) show that there is sufficient parking in Downtown Redlands but that better management (e.g., enforcing time limits) is required.
Participants support a transition to parking structures rather than surface parking (e.g, parking lots, street parking, etc.) and see this as an opportunity for co-benefits through incorporation of sustainable building/site design such as green infrastructure. Participants also urge the City to consider reducing parking requirements, such as required for areas near transit under AB 2097.
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rticipants supported the idea of pilot projects under action TR -4c, suggesting State Street as a potential location for removing cars within the city center, with the co -benefit of supporting local businesses by increasing foot traffic.
● One participant cited their experience in the Traffic and Parking Commission, suggesting that the City should include evaluation of the safety and usability of active transportation as part of their RFPs for traffic studies.
● A participant asked whether the City’s fleet would also transition to zero-emission vehicles, and City staff confirmed this effort is included in the GHG reduction strategy and is already underway.
● It was noted that the performance metrics for actions under measure TR -3 should specify the target year.
2. Electric Vehicles
● While it was recognized that transitioning to EVs has the most significant impact on GHG emissions reductions, all participants strongly agreed that the GHG reduction strategy should de-emphasize the role of EVs and instead prioritize actions that reduce driving, regardless of the type of vehicle. (See above for notes about VMT reduction.) ● It was noted that production of EVs is still resource-intensive, resulting in GHG emissions, and would still require significant costs to maintain road infrastructure (i.e., instead of investing in public transportation, etc.). A participant commented that they see the transition from gas to electric cars and potential increase in availability/use of autonomous vehicles as an opportunity for cost savings and also underlined that the City should invest in infrastructure that supports climate objectives because continuing to maintain roads for cars drives “induced demand.” ● Participants agreed that the City should prioritize the transition of mass transportation (i.e., buses and shuttles, etc.) to EVs over private vehicles. It was noted that partnerships with RUSD and Omnitrans would be key to this effort, as well as strategi es to increase ridership of mass transit.
● One participant asked for clarifications about the EV charger goals of action TR-1a, specifically whether the goal includes both private and public chargers in addition to residential and commercial and what the source for the quantified targets is. They s uggested that the target should be higher, based on the ratio suggested by the 2023 NREL Report on the national charging network (1.178 EVs served by one charger), implying there would be 896 new EVs by 2030.
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elopment in Redlands as well as undermine efforts to facilitate higher density, infill, and sustainable development. They would support changing this action to an incentive -based program that encourages but does not necessarily require carbon neutrality. ● Another participant questioned whether carbon neutrality under action BE -1b includes embodied carbon (e.g., for the sourcing and production of building construction materials) in addition to operational emissions. It was noted that the California Green Building Standards (CALGreen) include requirements for recycling of construction materials. The participant would like to see better enforcement of existing requirements, such as by hiring a consultant to follow-up on whether CALGreen requirements are actuall y being met beyond the City’s checklist, as well as providing incentives for achieving CALGreen Tier 1 and Tier 2. In addition, the participant supports reuse and renovation of existing buildings to reduce embodied carbon. ● A participant supports Community Choice Aggregation for Redlands (action BE -1a) as a way to accelerate transition to renewable energy. Participants supported CCA as a way for the community to have more control over their energy, despite minimal benefit fro m cost savings, especially in the longer term.
● Participants discussed the need for more support and resources to help residents transition their homes to electric. For example, there are subsidies/rebates for disadvantaged communities and other resources to help with affordability, such as from the IRA , but these websites can be confusing. Participants would like the City to help connect the community to these resources and also play a role in educating and incentivizing installers and contractors that supply electric appliances to make it easier for residents to electrify their homes. ● A participant expressed that the process for solar installation is long and complicated, especially for existing multifamily buildings that do not currently have the appropriate infrastructure to support a solar PV system, which introduces additional costs and impacts financial feasibility.
Another participant also emphasized that storage (e.g., batteries) are also essential to a viable solar energy system.
● Participants supported strengthening the language of action TR-2b to not only require electric- powered landscaping equipment but “ban gas -powered lawn equipment,” in line with the objectives of AB 1346 and being done in other cities. Participants strongly support complementing this effort with resources for small landscaping businesses, such as those offered by SCAQMD, to convert their equipment in a financially feasible and equitable manner. ● A participant supported the co- benefit about climate adaptation and resilience, noting the importance of neighborhood-level disaster preparedness.
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4. Green Spaces
● Participants are interested in integrating more green spaces, such as parks and plazas, within the urban environment, with more trees and associated co -benefits such as increasing pedestrian comfort by making it less hot (i.e., shading).
● Participants were interested in habitat and open space conservation or restoration. One participant suggested emphasizing habitat connectivity as a co-benefit of lawn conversion, along with community food production and native planting, especially given th e prevalence of large yards in Redlands.
● Another participant would like to see stronger growth management policies that focus urban development within a compact city center while restoring natural land and regenerating habitat and biodiversity surrounding the city (e.g., tearing down warehouses), as well as protecting the viability of local food production on agricultural lands. It is noted that such policies would not be within the scope of the CAP and would be better addressed by the General Plan.
5. Stakeholders and Community Leadership
● One participant mentioned that they would like the school district to play a larger role in communitywide climate action and encourage the City to pursue a more “fruitful” partnership with schools, given that they own a large amount of land and influence many activities in the city (e.g., commuting to and from school). In addition to coordinating implementation of the City’s CAP, the participant suggested urging the school district to adopt its own specific CAP or climate action policies to lead the communitywide initiative. ● Another participant supported the role of schools in educating the community, especially younger generations to address long-term climate action. ● Participants discussed the role of major employers in Redlands, such as Esri, the University of Redlands, and the medical sector, in the local economy to foster a community in which residents can live, work, and meet their other needs – thereby reducing VMT. Additionally, one participant commented that the City should pursue a more diverse economy, with less logistics/distribution businesses, to avoid “economic monoculture.” ● Participants would like to see the City of Redlands be a leader of climate action, both in the region and the state, such as by exceeding statewide goals.
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City of Redlands Climate Action Plan Update
Community Workshop #2 Summary
Date: October 9, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: via Zoom with registration
4. ATTENDEES
City Planning Division staff and Dyett & Bhatia (D&B) hosted an online workshop attended by two Redlands residents, both of whom are members of Accelerate Neighborhood Climate Action (ANCA).
5. AGENDA AND MEETING OVERVIEW
● Welcome. City staff and D&B welcomed participants and presented the meeting agenda. ● Presentation. D&B presented background information about the purpose and key concepts of the Climate Action Plan (CAP) Update.
● Discussion. Participants introduced themselves, shared their vision for the CAP, and discussed the draft candidate strategies, asking clarifying questions about specific actions. ● Closing. D&B closed the meeting by inviting participants to take the online community survey and providing contact information for follow-up questions or comments.
6. NOTES
1. Visioning
As an introduction, participants were asked to introduce themselves, how long they have lived or worked in Redlands, and what they were most interested in discussing at the workshop. They were also invited to describe their vision of a sustainable future for Redlands in 2050.
One shared that they would like to see the actions in the current CAP implemented as well as the proposed reduction measures of the CAP Update to do more to achieve a sustainable future, given that Redlands is not on track to achieve its current targets. Another participant shared that they were interested in climate adaptation and resilience, such as equitable access to cooling strategies. Both participants agreed that changes to transportation were a key component of their vision for a sustainable future, in addition to related co- benefits on air quality and quality of life.
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2. Discussion about Draft Candidate Strategies
Participants were asked to share their input regarding the draft candidate strategies, especially the topics, approaches, and considerations such as co- benefits that they are most interested in. One participant kicked off discussion regarding the transportation topic.
The following notes are organized by emission sectors of the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction strategy framework. It is noted that the input captured below reflect the comments and specific suggestions about the measures from primarily one participant, given the small turnout and because one of the participants had to leave the workshop early.
1. Transportation
● Similar to action TR-1c to make the Zoning Code more “EV-friendly,” both participants agreed that the City should require all new development to be EV -friendly and better ensure compliance with CALGreen such as for solar readiness and other requirements. It is noted that this suggestion overlaps with action TR-1d.
● A participant would like action TR-1i to not only “consider” but to actually establish a Climate Action and Adaptation Fund for implementation.
● For actions under measure TR -3, a participant asked for the performance metrics to be more ambitious. Specifically, they would like to see much more sidewalks (action TR-3a), potentially tying this to the Safe Routes to School program, and expressed that the northern part of the city needs more bikeways (TR-3c). Similarly, they would like to double the performance metrics for actions TR-3d and TR-3e from 10 percent to 20 percent, underlining that they would like the CAP to achieve more ambitious outcomes fa ster but recognizing that these goals should be realistic.
● A participant asked about the implementation of action TR -4b. It was clarified that these programs would contain a mix of voluntary and mandatory measures, to be developed by large employers. Both participants agreed that there is opportunity for the hospi tal, university, and Esri to offer carpooling and shuttle services. A participant cited Esri’s carpool reward system as an existing example that could be improved through additional engagement to increase awareness and continue conversations (general education) about reducing driving. Another participant provided a different example from the City of Corona, which has a grant -funded program to make City vans available for residents to carpool to nearby destinations such as neighboring cities.
● When asked more generally about their ideas for an effective, sustainable transportation system, participants supported the idea of shuttle services that provide first -/last-mile connection to transit stations, especially during rush hours, such as in Anaheim, Wilmington, and Corona.
Another idea was providing free inner -city transportation (e.g., between the university and another destination within Redlands).
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rticipants supported a stronger partnership between transportation and school systems to encourage residents to take transit. For example, in Los Angeles, schools and colleges offer free transit passes to students. Another participant shared their experi ence organizing commuter carpooling networks as a neighborhood-level program and would like to see something like this in San Bernardino County.
● A participant would like action TR -1g to require signage for EV charging stations with more than two Level 2 chargers.
● It was suggested that the performance metric for action TR -2b to require landscaping equipment is increased for a faster time frame.
2. Built Environment
● A participant supported the carbon neutrality requirement for all new construction (action BE- 1b) but would like for this requirement to be sooner than 2030. It was noted that the proposed time frame accounts for the process the City would need to take to adopt a reach code that is approved by the California Energy Commission. The participant also strongly supported the local carbon offset program (action BE -1b) and supported the community shared solar generation system (action BE-1d), which they would like to see a pilot project of by 2030 rather than 2035.
● A participant suggested increasing the requirements of the local benchmarking ordinance and building performance standards (actions BE -2b and BE-2c) so that more buildings are subject to the requirements and meet more stringent energy saving scores. It was noted that the performance metrics for action BE -2b are assumed rates of effectiveness based on a study conducted by the Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN). The participant also suggested providing incentives for retrofitting to action BE-2c to increase financial feasibility for owners.
● A participant suggested that enforcement activities for multifamily projects should be established for action BE -2d. They agreed that this could be stronger enforcement of existing CALGreen standards.
● In response to action BE -2f, it was suggested that the City should increase the performance standards and mitigations of the Redlands Municipal Code Section 18.156.950 (Ordinance No. 2955) so that green roofs, solar systems, etc. are state-of-the-art. ● A participant would like the City to electrify its fleet (action BE-3d) sooner than 60 percent by 2035. City staff noted that this is an existing effort by the Facilities and Community Services Department, and the current goal is to electrify the fleet by 2030, as already identified in the City’s five-year Capital Improvement Plan.
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3. Solid Waste
● A participant supported the Food Waste and Prevention and Edible Food Recovery Policy (action SW -1c) but would like more information about implementation of an edible food recovery program. They also support the Organic Waste Product Procurement Policy (action SW-1e) and suggested it should be clarified this goal would be communitywide. ● A participant strongly supports the elimination of single-use plastics and containers (action SW- 2a), which is an ongoing effort by ANCA, but would like to see this required communitywide and not just at City events and facilities.
● A participant questioned the need for an ordinance to reduce paper consumption from City operations (action SW-2b) and would like to see examples of other communities that have done this.
● For actions SW -2c and SW -2d, a participant questioned whether these would exceed existing CALGreen and other State requirements. It was clarified that these actions are intended to increase enforcement at the local level. The participant suggested a shorter time frame for the performance metrics.
● A participant suggested that the requirements of action SW-2e should be for all businesses or a lower threshold such as businesses with over 50 employees so that small businesses are not disproportionately impacted. They also supported emphasis on incentiv e-based programs that support smaller businsses.
● It was clarified that the California Climate Action Corps intern (action SW-2h) would be hosted through State funding. It was also noted that the City is also in the process of hiring a Sustainability Coordinator (action TR -1j) that would also help increas e the City’s administrative capacity for implementation of the CAP.
4. Potable Water
● A participant would like action PW -1c to be stricter, such as requiring reductions in water- intensive ornamental lawns, especially given the local climate and propensity for drought. They suggested seeking more funding sources to increase rebates to remove lawns, which are currently insufficient to incentivize owners to do so. It was noted that Redlands is not part of the metropolitan water district and therefore residents cannot access this funding, but that the City offers its own separate rebate.
5. Carbon Sequestration
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vided to residents for free or planted in parks, etc. The participant supported the overall effort, especially with respect to co-benefits on environmental quality and climate adaptation.
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City of Redlands Climate Action Plan Update
Online Community Survey Results Report
The Redlands Climate Action Plan (CAP) Update Online Community Survey was conducted from October 7, 2024 through October 20, 2024. The survey focused on five different topics related to potential reduction greenhouse gas (GHG) measures including:
● Energy efficient and electric homes
● Electric vehicles (EVs) and EV chargers
● Sustainable transportation
● Climate resiliency and adaptation
● Equitable climate action and community co-benefits
The survey was conducted in both English and Spanish. An online version of the survey was available via a link on the City’s website ( https://www.cityofredlands.org/post/climate- action-plan-update) and quick response (QR) codes shared with participants at the in-person community workshop (October 7, 2024), online community workshop (October 9, 2024), and stakeholder meeting (October 15, 2024), in addition to printed on English and Spanish flyers distributed at the in -person community workshop and multiple community events to raise awareness of the survey and promote participation. Participation was also promoted through citywide newsletters, email blasts, posters, and posts on social media.
In total, 115 English and zero Spanish survey responses were received. This survey report documents the survey methodology, provides a profile of respondents, and presents key implications for the planning process. A full and complete record of all comments received is included at the end of this report.
3 SUMMARY OF RESULTS
The survey reveals that while support for energy -efficient technology and sustainable initiatives exists, significant barriers remain to adopting electric and climate -focused solutions in Redlands. Respondents are generally unlikely to transition to all -electric homes or electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030, with high costs and limited charging options cited as primary obstacles. However, energy -efficient lighting, electric appliances, and smart thermostats are widely used, suggesting some openness to energy-saving technology.
Safety improvements, expanded bike lanes, and more public transit options were favored to reduce private vehicle reliance. Additionally, respondents would support separated bike lanes and wider sidewalks but expressed reservations about adding bus -only lanes. Climate resilience efforts like retrofitting older buildings, increasing shading, and promoting community gardens received strong backing. A high priority is also placed on supporting public health, environmental quality, and addressing climate vulnerability.
Key areas of concern raised in comments included:
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naging warehouse pollution.
● Preserving native plants.
● Improving public transit and walkability.
● Reducing single-use plastics.
● Increasing housing affordability.
Respondents highlighted the need for a more sustainable, equitable approach to climate action in Redlands, including ambitious greenhouse gas reduction goals and improved air quality initiatives.
4 DETAILED ANALYSIS OF SURVEY RESPONSES
4.1 Section 1: Energy Efficient and Electric Homes
4.1.1 Question 1. How likely are you to live in an all-electric home in the next five years (i.e., by 2030)?
Respondents were first asked to consider the likelihood of them living in an all-electric home by 2030 on a scale of 1 (not at all likely) to 5 (extremely likely). Of the 112 respondents who answered this question, 18% said they were extremely likely, 20% said they were likely, 17% were neutral, 24% were not likely, and 21% were not at all likely. As seen in Figure 1 -1, on average respondents were slightly unlikely about the likelihood of living in an all -electric home in the next five years, with a weighted average ranking of 2.88.
Figure 1-1: How likely are you to live in an all-electric home in the next five years (i.e., by 2030)?
On av
erage, survey respondents indicated they are not likely to live in an all-electric home by 2030.
4.1.2 Question 2. Which of the following energy efficient technologies do you have at home? Of the 115 respondents who answered this question, a majority have energy-efficient lighting (84.4%), electric appliances (64.4%), and smart thermostats (53.0%) in their homes as shown in Figure 2 . About half of the respondents mentioned having electric heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (48.7%) and solar photovoltaic (PV) panels (40.0%) in their Redlands Regular Meeting of 07-01-2025
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s. This was followed by 22.6% having electric water heaters, and 6.5% having none of the options.
In addition, 6.1% respondents mentioned having other energy efficient technologies in their homes, this included EV charge stations, EV cars, and low-flow toilets. A full list of comments is available at the end of this report.
Figure 1-2: Which of the following energy efficient technologies do you have at home?
The
most common type of energy -efficient technology that survey participants have at home is energy -efficient lighting, but responses indicate that there is room to improve energy efficiency of air conditioning and water heating systems in addition to electrification efforts.
4.1.3 Question 3. How likely are you to change your energy usage in response to seeing information about your energy usage?
Respondents were then asked to consider the likelihood of them changing their energy usage in response to seeing information about their usage on a scale of 1 (not at all likely) to 5 (extremely likely). Of the 112 respondents who answered this question, 24% said they were extremely likely, 34% said they were likely, 20% were neutral, 10% were not likely, and 13% were not at all likely. As seen in Figure 1-3, on average respondents were slightly likely about changing their energy usage, with a weighted average ranking of 3.47.
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e 1-3: How likely are you to change your energy usage in response to seeing information about your energy usage?
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average, survey respondents are likely to change their energy consumption behavior in response to information about their energy usage.
4.2 Section 2: Electric Vehicles and EV Chargers
4.2.1 Question 4. How likely are you to drive an electric vehicle (EV) in the next five years (i.e., by 2030)?
Respondents were then asked to consider the likelihood of them driving an electric vehicle (EV) in the next five years on a scale of 1 (not at all likely) to 5 (extremely likely). Of the 110 respondents who answered this question, 15% said they were extremely likely, 11% said they were likely, 21% were neutral, 14% were not likely, and 40% were not at all likely. As seen in Figure 2-1, on average respondents were slightly unlikely to drive an EV in the next five years, with a weighted average ranking of 2.46.
Figure 2-1: How likely are you to drive an electric vehicle (EV) in the next five years (i.e., by 2030)?
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ajority of survey respondents are not likely to drive an EV by 2030.
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4.2.2 Question 5. What, if anything, is the biggest barrier to driving an EV? Please select all that apply.
Of the 109 respondents who answered this question, more than half (55.1%) thought that the biggest barrier to driving an EV is the initial cost to own or lease an EV as shown in Figure 2-
2. Others thought major barriers were not having a place to charge an EV at home (38.5%), insufficient range to reach the destination (37.6%), and the lack of fast chargers or time to charge an EV (35.8%). In addition, a quarter of the respondents felt that the cost of charging an EV (26.6%) and the lack of familiarity with or cost of maintaining an EV (25.7%) were barriers. And finally, 10.1% of respondents thought no place to charge an EV at work was a barrier, and 22.9% chose other.
Of those who specified another reason, respondents identified barriers including already having an EV, not wanting to or having the need to change their car in the next five years, the lack of resources for EVs in the City, and issues with the environmental impact of the batteries. A full list of comments is available at the end of this report.
Figure 2-2: What, if anything, is the biggest barrier to driving an EV? Ac
cording to survey respondents, the primary barrier to driving an EV in Redlands is the initial cost to own or lease an EV.
4.2.3 Question 6. What types of places would you like new EV charging stations to be installed? Please select all that apply.
Of the 111 respondents who answered this question, a majority of the respondents wanted to see new EV charging stations installed at shopping centers (69.4%); parks, community centers, and City facilities (66.7%); and as near or at gas stations (66.7%), as seen in Figure 2-3. Others thought that appropriate locations for EV chargers would be at schools (41.4%), in single-family neighborhoods (33.%), and alongside street parking (33.3%).
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addition, 14.4% of the respondents mentioned having other locations for EV charging stations including apartment/multi -family dwelling complexes; parking lots of supermarkets, churches, hospitals, and airports; as well as in parking garages. A full list of comments is available at the end of this report.
Figure 2-3: What types of places would you like new EV charging stations to be installed?
Locat
ions most supported by survey respondents for installation of new EV chargers include commercial and public areas, such as shopping centers, gas stations, parks, community centers, and City facilities.
4.3 Section 3: Sustainable Transportation
4.3.1 Question 7. How would you like the City to make it easier to bike, walk, and take public transit? Please select all that apply.
Of the 111 respondents who answered this question, a majority of the respondents (65.8%) felt that safety precautions would make it easier to bike, walk, and take public transit as seen in Figure 3-1. In addition, almost half the respondents thought that adding more bike lanes (48.7%) and more public transit near them (48.7%) would make it easier. Others felt that improvements such as installing better lighting on bus stops and streets (37.8%) public transit that takes them to work or school (36.0%) and a bikeshare or scooter share system (25.2%) would help.
In addition, 27.9% of the respondents had other suggestions including more public transit and a higher frequency of the existing transit, safer/protected bike lanes; better connectivity between different modes of transit, as well as improved sidewalks and more crosswalks. A full list of comments is available at the end of this report.
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e 3-1: How would you like the City to make it easier to bike, walk, and take public transit?
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le survey respondents support expanding bicycle and public transit systems, safety of existing transportation systems is the top priority for survey respondents to reduce use of private vehicles.
4.3.2 Question 8. Would you support or oppose redesigning some of the City’s streets to use some of the road space for the following uses to improve transit reliability, make walking and biking safer, and reduce reliance on private vehicles:
Respondents were then asked if they would support or oppose redesigning some of the City’s streets on a scale of 1 (strongly oppose) to 5 (strongly support) as seen on Figure 3 -2. 110 respondents answered this question, and of the three options ‘separated bike lanes’ got the most support with an average ranking of 3.94 with 37.6% strongly supporting it, 32.9% supporting it, 18.8% being neutral, 7.1% opposing it, and 3.5% strongly opposing it.
This was followed by ‘wider crosswalks/sidewalks’ which received an average ranking of
3.79. This included 29.3% of respondents strongly supporting it, 32.6% supporting it, 30.4% being neutral, 3.3% opposing it, and 4.3% of respondents strongly opposing it.
And finally, ‘bus -only lanes’ got the most opposition with an average ranking of 2.71. This included only 7.0% of respondents strongly supporting it, 15.1% supporting it, 36.0% being neutral, 25.6% opposing it, and finally 16.3% strongly opposing it.
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e 3-2: Would you support or oppose redesigning some of the City’s streets to use some of the road space for the following uses to improve transit reliability, make walking and biking safer, and reduce reliance on private vehicles? On
average, survey respondents would support converting public roads into separate bike lanes and wider crosswalks or sidewalks, but generally would not support addition of bus- only lanes.
4.4 Section 4. Climate Resiliency and Adaptation
4.4.1 Question 9. Which of the following strategies would you support to strengthen resiliency and climate action in the city? Please select all that apply.
Of the 113 respondents who answered this question, a majority of the respondents supported strategies including energy retrofit of older buildings (79.7%), community gardens and composting programs (77.0%), and climate -ready infrastructure (74.3%) as seen in Figure 4-1. In addition, respondents also supported strategies to reduce food/yard waste to landfills (65.5%) and to improve alternatives for car trips (65.5%). Less than half supported the strategy to offer more City services online (33.6%), and 18.6% had other suggestions.
Other reasons specified by survey respondents included wanting to see more green spaces and landscaping; wanting more alternatives to driving (more transit, better bike lanes, etc.); wanting less warehouses; and comments about educating the community about climate change. A full list of comments is available at the end of this report.
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e 4-1: Which of the following strategies would you support to strengthen resiliency and climate action in the city?
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vey respondents would most support retrofitting older buildings (e.g., by improving their energy efficiency) to strengthen resiliency and climate action in the city.
4.5 Section 5. Equitable Climate Action and Community Co-benefits
4.5.1 Question 10. How should we respond as a community to reduce impacts of climate change on our most vulnerable citizens (elderly, young children, people with disabilities, low -income households, etc.)? Please select all that apply.
Of the 115 respondents who answered this question, a majority of the respondents supported strategies including increasing shading such as planting new trees and installing shade structures to reduce impacts of extreme heat (87.8%), rebates and incentives for home energy and water efficiency programs (77.4%), and improving weatherization and energy efficiency of rental housing (75.7%), as shown in Figure 5 -1. In addition, 60.0% of respondents also support rebates and subsidies for home air cleaners to improve indoor air quality during wildfires, and 16.5% of respondents had other suggestions.
Other suggestions included wanting to see more landscaping with native plants, more shade trees, services for the homeless and those who can’t afford these resources, and wanting to see more incentives such as tax breaks. A full list of comments is available at the end of this report.
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e 5-1: How should we respond as a community to reduce impacts of climate change on our most vulnerable citizens?
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vey respondents would most support urban heat strategies that increase shading to reduce impacts of climate change on the most vulnerable citizens.
4.5.2 Question 11. How important are the following co-benefits to you? Note: In this context, “co- benefits” are the positive effects that a greenhouse gas reduction measure might also have on other social, economic, or environmental objectives.
The respondents were then asked to rank a variety of co-benefits on a scale from 1 (not at all important) to 5 (very important). All the co- benefits were received positively, with an average score higher than 3.5 as seen on Figure 5 -2. 114 respondents answered this question, and of the five co-benefits listed ‘supporting public health and a high quality of life’ got the most positive response with an average ranking of 4.75. This included 82.5% of respondents thinking it’s very important; 13.2% finding it important; 2.6% being neutral; and
0.9% each finding it either somewhat unimportant or not at all important. ‘Protecting and improving environmental quality’ received the next highest level of support, with an average ranking of 4.68 and 75.4% of respondents finding it very important. In addition, 19.3% found it important; 3.5% were neutral; and 1.8% found it som ewhat unimportant. This was followed by ‘addressing environmental justice and equity’ and ‘creating new jobs and developing a green economy’, which each received average rankings of 4.28 and 4.16 respectively. ‘Cost savings for the community and/or City’ received the least enthusiastic response, with an average ranking of 3.95.
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e 5-2: How important are the following co-benefits to you? Ov
erall, addressing climate vulnerability in Redlands is a very important priority for survey respondents, especially supporting public health and a high quality of life, followed by protecting environmental quality.
4.6 Additional Comments
4.6.1 Question 12. Please use the space below to share any comments or tell us more about any other ideas you may have.
Of the 42 respondents who answered this question, the most common suggestions brought up include:
● Warehouse Development and Pollution: A significant portion of comments expressed concern over the development of warehouses, especially where clusters of warehouses are leading to increased pollution and truck traffic. Many suggested stricter regulations on warehouse proximity and a shift towards using electric trucks or requiring companies to contribute to pollution mitigation efforts. Additionally, suggestions included the inclusion of sustainable features like solar panels, green roofs, and electric vehicle infrastructure if additional warehouses are built in the future.
● Native Plants, Landscaping, and Open Space: Many community members advocated for the use of native, low-water plants in public parks, city landscaping, and new developments.
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ey suggested updating plant lists to favor native species, which would reduce water usage, support local wildlife, and improve carbon sequestration. There were also calls to preserve open space and enhance green areas with more native trees and plants. ● Public Transit, Bike Lanes, and Walkability: There was strong support for improving public transportation, increasing the safety of walking and biking, and developing more protected bike lanes. Some called for reduced car dependency and better infrastructure to support transit, walking, and cycling. Suggestions included revising zoning codes to create more walkable, mixed-use community hubs.
● Single-Use Plastics and Waste Reduction: Several comments focused on the need to eliminate single-use plastics, particularly in restaurants and grocery stores. Residents also raised concerns about Styrofoam and called for more robust waste reduction and recycling programs.
Some suggestions included city-branded trash bags and other incentives to encourage recycling and reduce landfill waste.
● Housing and Affordability: Housing affordability and the high cost of living were also frequent concerns. Many called for modernizing apartment buildings, adding electric vehicle chargers, and increasing the housing supply to make homeownership more affordable. There were also suggestions to integrate sustainable building practices, such as solar energy and water reuse, into new and existing housing developments.
● Other
: Other suggestions stressed the urgency of addressing climate change, with calls for more ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; concerns about air quality, especially inn relation to wildfires; as well as issues in relation to traffic and road safety.
A full list of comments is available at the end of this report.
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4.7 Demographic Questions
4.7.1 Question 13. What is your age?
The most common age range of the 106 respondents to this question was 18-24 and 65 and older (22.6%), this was followed by 35-44 (17.0%), 45-54 (16.0%), 25-34 (9.4%), and 55-64 (8.5%). Nobody under the age of 18 took the survey, and 3.8% of respondents preferred not to say.
Figure 6-1: Survey Respondents by Age
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4.7.2 Question 14. What is your gender?
Of the 106 respondents who answered this question, 55.7% were female, 37.7% were male, and 6.6% preferred not to say.
Figure 6-2: Survey Respondents by Gender
4.7. 3 Question 15. Do you ___ in Redlands? Please select all that apply.
Of the 108 respondents who answered this question, 63.0% own a home in Redlands, while
14.8% rent a home. Additionally, 38.9% work in Redlands, and 23.2% attend school in the city. In addition, 7.4% selected other and mentioned that they owned a business in the city; volunteered in the city; have family there; or own property among others. A full list of comments is available at the end of this report.
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e 6-3: Survey Respondents by Residency, Employment, or Other Relationship to Redlands
4.7. 4 Question 16. In which voting district do you live? Please see the map for reference.
Of the 107 respondents who answered this question, 17.8% lived in District 1, 3.7% in District 2, 21.5% in District 3, 18.7% in District 4, 29.0% in District 5, and 9.4% chose other (this included Riverside County, District 32, District 36, Beaumont, among others) . A full list of comments is available at the end of this report.
Figure 6-4: Survey Respondents by Voting District
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4.7.5 Question 17. How long have you lived in Redlands? Of the 109 respondents who answered this question, a majority had lived in Redlands for more than 15 years (41.3%). This was followed by 2 -4 years (22.9%), 8 -10 years (9.2%), closely followed by 5-7 years (8.3%) and 0-1 years (6.4%). Additionally, 4.6% have only lived in Redlands for 11-15 years, and 7.3% don’t live in Redlands.
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4.7. 6 Question 18. For statistical purposes only, how would you describe yourself? Please select all that apply.
Of the 107 respondents who answered this question, 73.8% described themselves as white/Caucasian, followed by respondents describing themselves as Hispanic/Latino (15.0%), Asian (5.6%), and Black/African American (5.6%) as seen the Figure 6-6 below. In addition, 1.9% selected other, and a full list of comments is available at the end of this report.
Figure 6-6: Survey Respondents by Race/Ethnicity
4.7.7 Question 19. A survey report will be published on the City’s website once the results are analyzed, along with the Preferred Strategy for the Draft Climate Action Plan. If you would like to be notified when the results are available, please sign up by providing your email address.
The last question of the survey provided respondents the opportunity to provide their email address to be notified when the survey report (this document) is available, along with the Preferred Strategy for the Draft CAP. 50 survey respondents provided their information.
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5 OPEN-ENDED RESPONSES
5.1.1 Question 2: Other (please specify)
“Which of the following energy efficient technologies do you have at home? Please select all that apply.”
1. EV
2. Stove is gas, oven electric; Heat is gas AC electric; we are renters and have not control over choice of electric or gas
3. EV Car
4. Low-Flow Toilets
5. Electric vehicle
6. EV charge station for our EV
7. Electric AC Electric washer
5.1.2 Question 5: Other (please specify)
“What, if anything, is the biggest barrier to driving an EV? Please select all that apply.”
1. All of the above
2. insurance cost
3. Already own an EV
4. Don’t need a new car yet
5. Own one EV. The barrier to overcome was a strong enough reason to replace my previous transportation, and also lack of familiarity. After I participated in a few workshops/webinars and understand EVs, Plug -In EVs and Hybrids, I was able to make the decision.
6. The are many reasons as to switching to all electric is a problem.
7. Had to find a place to fix it if and when there is a problem. Need more shops to work on them.
8. Electric vehicles are made from environmentally harmful sources and materials, and it won’t stop accidents and traffic
9. Battery resourced unethically (lithium mines)
10. No barriers
11. Does not apply
12. My partner and I have two EVs and solar and a home charger and it is grrrrreat!
13. EV's are still sketchy
14. Just not interested as I have no plans to purchase a new car.
15. Don’t want to charge
16. This response has been screened due to its political content.
17. Nothing wrong with my current car - except the fossil fuel
18. Ownership/chance on owning E.V/knowledge on how to access gov. Approved - GRANT/car dealership.
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19. Environmental impact of batteries
20. They lose their value as used cars
21. Can't afford new car and very low miles driven per year
22. Battery technology and disposal and the need for electricity to charge them
23. No local place to charge
24. Right to repair. Plans for battery and e-waste.
25. We need more fast chargers around town pronto
5.1.3 Question 6: Other (please specify)
“What types of places would you like new EV charging stations to be installed? Please select all that apply.”
1. Churches & hospitals
2. Airports, churches, government buildings,
3. near or in multiple family residential dwelling complexes
4. New homes should be built with them in the garage.
5. All new housing projects should include EV chargers
6. Large commercial parking lots or churches parking lots when not in use and banks parking lots
7. EV charging stations to be built into the garages of homes.
8. Please not at schools, you’ll have random people showing up to charge.
9. Apartment complexes
10. Work
11. Supermarkets, Hospitals and Medical Offices
12. Change Out/ upgrade ALL known GAS stations
13. Parking garages
14. I don’t care
15. Apartment complexes, churches, food, grocery, businesses
16. No opinion.
5.1.4 Question 7: Other (please specify)
“How would you like the City to make it easier to bike, walk, and take public transit? Please select all that apply.”
1. Safer bike lanes, better design. Curb, bike lane, parallel parking, then vehicle lane.
Bike lane protected by parked cars.
2. Change zoning to allow for neighborhood markets
3. Safety systems for pedestrians and bikes
4. Sharrows are insufficient. Crave out space in right of way for dedicated bike lanes - Dearborn is a good example. Narrower auto lanes promote slower speeds, making roads safer and reducing speed limit creep. Better traffic signal recognition of bicycles and/or bike-level crossing buttons. Require secure bicycle parking retrofits Redlands Regular Meeting of 07-01-2025
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with tenant improvements . Better stop -sign enforcement - SO MANY near misses with bikes in 4-way stops with impatient/distracted drivers. Redlands is generally a very bikeable town, but more can be done to make biking a less risky choice. Use DIF or other funds to obtain ROW dedications on road sections with existing bike lanes that are fragmented and create unsafe pinch points (i.e., east San Bernardino Ave between Harrison Ln. and Verona Dr. or west side of Church St. S of Pennsylvania Ave.) Waiting for these properties to (re)develop unnecessarily keeps today's road users in risky situations.
5. Would like public transportation to specifically and extensively serve the city of Redlands, not just to go between neighboring towns. The current bus system is not helpful at all to avoid using your car in Redlands to run errands, shopping, go to work, school, etc.
6. Public transportation around town.
7. Support EBike subsidies and combine with cheaper Metrolink passes/more frequent trains
8. Increase in railway and bus ways, decrease in car usage
9. Complete and/ or repair neighborhood sidewalks. Make shopping malls walker - friendly.
10. More frequent train times and later times on weekend so transportation to LA events is possible
11. Bike parking
12. More consistent sidewalks, crosswalks/guards for high traffic school crossings, more patrol around schools to eliminate dangerous drivers making it unsafe for kids to walk/bike
13. Protected bike lanes. traffic calming measures. painting stripes on 40mph streets is less than worthless
14. Stop building warehouses that increase traffic and pollution against the suggestions of the planning commission and constituents' will.
15. Car free State St!!!!
16. Better connections between Arrow train and Metrolink
17. The NEW Redlands TRAIL/ to include SEGWAY elect. standable
18. More walkathons
19. Close roads or lanes and make them bike only.
20. I'm too old to walk and bike
21. Protected bike lanes with physical barriers.
22. More crosswalks
23. Walk paths in neighborhoods
24. Connect the Arrow to Riverside Downtown!!! More trains, faster busses
25. Bring back the rail trolley
26. We want more trains! And protected bike lanes all over the city
27. Enforcement of traffic laws
28. No opinion
29. Not interested
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30. 1. Public transit that takes me to shopping centers and business districts. 2. Public transit that comes every 15 minutes to a bus/train stop. 3 Transit stops with seats and shade.
31. Paint is not a bike lane. Public transit that takes much longer than driving is not useful.
5.1.5 Question 9: Other (please specify)
“Which of the following strategies would you support to strengthen resiliency and climate action in the city? Please select all that apply.”
1. Grass in medians result in ridiculous water runoff. Drought tolerant landscaping needs more focus on native plants
2. Enforce landscape design and fine lawns over a certain sq footage.
3. More green space, reducing hardscape
4. City-owned agrivoltaic farms. Micro-grids within the city.
5. Eliminate parking minimums (and implement paid parking and/or permit system to keep peace with residents). Let alternative transportation become more convenient than driving, reduce blacktop/heat island, and increase urban shade canopy.
6. offer more bus service ~ reduction of fare back to 2010 pricing (Omnitrans)
7. Reward residence who strive to reduce greenwaste and refuse in landfill
8. community involvement in deciding warehouses be made
9. Regulations applied to large buildings/businesses not just making it the responsibility of single family homes.
10. Stop approving warehouses and approve houses and apartments instead. The high housing cost means a lot of people have to commute into Redlands from increasingly distant communities.
11. Elimination of gas tools for landscapers, promote water wise landscaping for city and private owned land. Stop approving warehouses everywhere.
12. This response has been screened due to its political content.
13. Stop building warehouses that increase traffic and pollution against the suggestions of the planning commission and constituents' will.
14. Planting more trees and creating more green zones
15. GO more GREEN. ELECT
16. Close roads or lanes and make them bike only.
17. Educating the community more about climate change
18. I don't know if most of these are feasable
19. Our city needs to do more to combat all of the diesel truck emissions in our area.
Everyday the air quality is marginal and you can see the smog. Mandating warehouses to build solar panel roofs and vertical gardens. There needs to be more done as these warehouses proliferate. The short term job growth is not worth our communities health.
20. Complete warehouse bans in populated areas with free transport for workers
21. We would like alternatives TO car trips :-)
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5.1.6 Question 10: Other (please specify)
“How should we respond as a community to reduce impacts of climate change on our most vulnerable citizens (elderly, young children, people with disabilities, low -income households, etc.)? Please select all that apply.”
1. Laying new tar in hot months is silly. More impervious surfaces
2. Native plants in the City plant list (not just drought tolerant, but a high percentage of natives)
3. Cooling centers. Making sure our street trees actually make shade (replacing palms).
Encouraging parking lot shade structures that double as PV systems on commercial lots -
make it ministerial. Program(s) for mobile home heat resiliency. Expand rebates/subsides for home air cleaners to improve indoor air quality regardless of wildfire activity.
4. Some of the initiatives above would make legally requiring landlords to comply necessary, and should include single family rental homes as well as apartments and should not be dependent on how many properties the landlord owns.
5. Especially at the schools. Redlands schools have no shade, and when it's over 95 they aren't allowed outside, that's ridiculous.
6. Focus on Redlands tree canopy
7. Incentives for people who make less waste. Currently it is only a few dollars more for a giant trash bin . I have a small bun and it’s hardly ever full . Sometimes I don’t even put it out for a few weeks because I try not to make waste. I should be rewarde d for my efforts. Other people should have to pay more so that being wasteful hurts a little
8. Provide additional assistance to those who cannot afford to make these modifications or gain access to resources
9. Require landlords with rentals to update homes. Many rentals have old/poor insulation and windows/doors that are 50+ years old here.
10. The community wants to stop building warehouses that increase traffic and pollution against the suggestions of the planning commission and constituents' will.
11. Mandate cool surfaces on new construction
12. Included/(all)public areas
13. Tax breaks incentives
14. Make more green medians.
15. some of this is already being done. Where does the $ come from for rebates?
16. Housing for people living on the streets
17. Encourage native plants and trees. Discourage grass
18. Permanent housing and social services for those with no homes at all to shelter them from the climate
19. Trees are much more important than shade structures; they filter air pollution, sequester carbon and provide shading
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5.1.7 Question 12: Please use the space below to share any comments or tell us more about any other ideas you may have.
1. There needs to be stricter laws regarding building warehouses within a certain distance of each other. There is an ongoing issue in the city of San Bernardino in which companies are building several warehouses in very close proximity. There is an increase in pollution due to truck traffic and emissions. There needs to be a trade- off where the companies need to use elec tric semi -trucks or contribute towards helping reduce the pollution they are responsible for.
2. Use low water requiring, low maintenance native plants in parks and city landscaping. Require landscaping around new businesses and new housing to be local native plants. This will support local birds, butterflies, native bees, etc, and require less water and maintenance.
3. City park and facility plant lists need a complete redo to have native plants. It’s the easiest solution both for habitat which is part of climate change, and reduction of water usage. It’s actually silly we still have exotic plants on the lists, like we don’t understand where we live.
4. The city needs to support more open space and in all landscaping, more CA native plants and trees which have proven to be better with carbon sequestration, etc. Also for more safe bike lanes and walking lanes, etc. please reduce the speed limits if possible.
5. Eliminate the use of single -use plastics in restaurants & grocery stores.
Significant greenhouse gas reductions must be made by 2030, so the timeframe reduction alternatives must be shorter than currently proposed, if we have a chance of stopping the increase in temperature.
6. ● native plants and trees in landscaped areas (and encouraging residents to include them) support local wildlife
● limit/reduce development of warehouses
● add housing to already developed areas and preserve open space (apply "Smart Growth" principles
● change zoning in residential areas to support local gardens/agriculture (allow for backyard chickens & bee keeping...)
7. thank you for this survey and for putting a lot of effort into this issue which is extremely important.
● bring more organic farms to our region also if possible ● add water re-use to new buildings, and retro-fit old buildings using it? ● local solar & ag farm which powers our neighborhoods and provides food security, and reduces the transportation required for food. Can the City initiate this? ● Please also work on trash -- our city produces way too much Styrofoam and single-use plastic waste, which is so harmful and polluting.
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to car dependency and parking entitlement and whatever else. Stive to make walking/rolling/transit become safe, efficient, and at least as convenient as driving.
Bring back the corner store. Comprehensive update of zoning code to break down segregation of uses. Allow locally serving community uses within residential areas to create walkable community nodes. Case in point, Olive Ave Market, Gerard's grocery store, Redlands Village shopping center, Plaza Las Palmas, Brookside Plaza, and Citrus Village are all surrounded by residential neighborhoods resulting in greater walk/roll traffic. Some of these places were wildly unpopular at the time of their development and they have all since become significant community hubs and a resource for the residents around them.
9. Cost of living is too high. If the energy initiatives cause costs and taxes too increase they’re not worth it.
10. I am very passionate about the condition of our environment and believe that as much action should be taken as possible.
11. In terms of climate change, I would also recommend tolling freeways based on traffic levels, environmental friendliness of the car, and whether the work they’re doing is necessary for life and to do in-person, would also recommend the use of self-driving cars when there’s enough of them, and possibly tax unnecessary businesses.
12. As part expanding public transportation as a method to reduce car emissions, have the University of Redlands have the funding for free bus fares, alike surrounding colleges like Cal State San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College and Crafton Hills College. The addition of this university into the free fare program will allow for an extended population to decrease car emissions, as well offer more ideas for bus stops that reach to more small communities like Mentone.
13. University Arrow station very difficult to access on foot, need a sidewalk from Citrus to the station on east side of University
14. The recent approval to increase the cost of residential refuse service is focused toward those who over -tax the landfill and city refuse systems. Additionally, the increase is an unfair burden to those households who follow a lifestyle of Reduce, Reuse, Re
cycle and who also compost ALL kitchen waste. As an example, our household of two senior citizens set our trash can out once each second or third week, our recycling out once a month and green waste can out according to the season, usually every two weeks. Most times our cans are less than half full. We are doing our part. The additional burden of the increased fees acts as a punishment instead of reward for striving to do what is right for our environment. The City would do better to offer carrots rather than a stick to encourage enforcement of mandate to reduce the volume of landfill waste. We await a wise and considered decision on this topic.
The option to comment on this topic came where we were out of state, therefore I appreciate this option for comment.
15. I would like transit around Redlands so that it’s possible to go downtown or to work and back. Also to have the train support people who want to go to events in LA on the weekend that run later than 9 o’clock.
16. I am really bothered by all of the plastic and especially styrofoam to go containers in Redlands. Please do something to stop this very toxic material from being offered to people. When you break styrofoam it releases carcinogenic toxins. Children have been biting and breaking styrofoam since its inception. Not good!! Not to mention that it breaks apart so easily and then is toxic in its micro version too. Oy! Redlands Regular Meeting of 07-01-2025
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17. Give more say to the people in regards to the instillation of warehouses as they create large impacts to the community on the micro and macro scale.
18. Shading would definitely be good with the rising temperatures
19. Every time we bring warehouses into our community it is not just limiting students but limiting our community to certain needs. Students don’t want to come to school etc.
20. Better roll out of programs, the food waste program in particular was unclear and many don’t have the resources to adhere to this. Again, businesses need to do their share. Many are consuming large volumes of energy even in off hours with lights on 24/7. Improving walkability/safety especially near schools.
21. I live in an apartment with gas appliances and no EV charger. If we had EV chargers, I would buy an electric car. If home prices were more reasonable, I would buy a home and use electric appliances. What would benefit me is 1) incentivizing apartment buildings to modernize; and 2) approving new housing so that supply increases and some homes (even smaller, older homes) are affordable for first-time homeowners.
22. City council continually ignores it's citizens. Start listening, and caring about the community.
23. Stop fear mongering. Nuclear is the best way to combat emissions.
24. Programs that help renters would be great. We are very limited in our ability to make changes such as more efficient appliances and homes. Making Redlands a safe and convenient place for bikers would also make a big difference. I have been disappointed that roads redone in the past few years have not included accommodations for bikers. I am thinking specifically of the freeway underpasses at 6th and Eureka that do not even have shoulders, let alone bike lanes!
25. Stop building warehouses that increase traffic and pollution against the suggestions of the planning commission and constituents' will. Stop flattening groves filled with trees that help offset pollution from the warehouses.
26. We need to move forward with policies that help the environment and strengthen out city. Too many fires and incredibly hot summers will destroy this place if we aren’t careful
27. State St. downtown would be such an amazing car free zone. I love seeing the community come together for special events down there and I truly believe making it walking only would do amazing things for the businesses there.
28. I don't see the point to have a surplus budget if our kids don't have clean air and water
29. Would support a moratorium on warehouse expansion, and make concerted efforts to develop a greener economy.
30. Thank YOU! for all you do...and being able to take any and all surveys/opinion! GOD BLESS 🙏🙏 YOU @LL!! 😇😇!
31. Incentivize lower water use. Tax homes with pools higher. Tax 2+ or more car homes higher.
32. Please stop building warehouses.
33. Many of these ideas have merit but are costly. There needs to be a cost -benefit analysis done. Asking residents to pay for it (thru taxes & fees) is a burden I cannot support
34. You could save money by not having to maintain so many streetlights by replacing some of them with roundabouts. They are safer too. You could also save money by Redlands Regular Meeting of 07-01-2025
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getting smaller fire trucks that are just as capable like they have in other countries and have separated bike paths that you can use as emergency lanes. Smaller trucks have better maneuverability and visibility. I am begging you to check out the youtube channel called Not Just Bikes.
35. Please keep also upgrading and/or improving rail transit into Los Angeles. This is more of a county/state responsibility I suppose, but it sure is nice to have this option as traffic toward LA becomes more untenable to deal with (or people wanting to come to Redlands for events or visitation have to deal with it). And thank you for this survey!
36. Larger cities in the world have dealt with and overcome bad pollution and air quality, Mexico City and Delhi. Things like regulating diesel truck use, growing my greenery (parks, sidewalk trees, vertical and rooftop gardens on buildings) can help alleviate our serious air quality problems.
37. I have asthma, and the air quality here is very concerning. The wildfire smoke in particular causes me a great deal of anxiety and stress. I want to stay in Redlands otherwise, but I don't know if I will be able to if the air quality gets too bad for my health.
38. None of this matters if we have trucks to and from warehouses on streets and the freeways. We need local agriculture and manufacturing to supply local needs.
39. ● Require all new and existing warehouses to build green roofs, and/or solar panels. ● Enhanced recycling program: my hometown implemented city- branded trash bags that you had to pay for, and garbage trucks would only pick up those bags, so people recycled a lot more because it essentially cost money to throw things in the garbage. ● Promote water harvesting: build rain gardens and swales in medians and parks. ● More parks and green spaces with native plants, rain gardens, and trees trees trees.
40. I feel like the city council has voted against the best interests of the city by approving more warehousing and not investing in ways to improve our tragic air quality.
41. Given the number of people who bicycle throughout Redlands, it seems pertinent to implement protected/separated bike lanes not just for the safety of us current riders but also to allow new riders to begin riding their bikes as a form of alternative transit and feel safe.
42. Improving the traffic measures, i.e. speeding on city streets, red light running, and putting in speed bumps without costs being put on homeowners.
5.1.8 Question 15: Other (please specify)
“Do you ___ in Redlands? Please select all that apply.”
1. Small business owner
2. Volunteer.
3. Attend college
4. Live
5. University of Redlands
6. Rent/tenant APT.
7. Have family there, spend lots of time there. Looking to move there.
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8. Own property
5.1.9 Question 16: Other (please specify)
“In which voting district do you live? Please see the map for reference.”
1. Na
2. Riverside
3. N/A
4. District 32
5. Riverside county (San Timoteo Canyon)
6. Mentone, San Bernardino County
7. 36
8. San Bernardino district
9. BEAUMONT
10. Currently living in Forest Falls
5.1.10 Question 18: Other (please specify)
“For statistical purposes only, how would you describe yourself? Please select all that apply.”
1. Mexican/American.
2. (Family of two)
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1.4 Project Background ........................................................................................................ 1-4
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1.6 Project Description ......................................................................................................... 1-5
1.6.1 Emissions Inventory, Baseline and Projections ...................................................................... 1-5
1.6.2 GHG Emission Reduction Measures ...................................................................................... 1-7
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2.2 Environmental Factors Potentially Affected ................................................................ 2-11
2.3 Determination ................................................................................................................ 2-12
2.4 Summary of Environmental Impact Analysis ................................................................ 2-13 3 Environmental Analysis ................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1 Aesthetics ...................................................................................................................... 3-1
3.2 Agriculture and Forestry Resources ................................................................................ 3-3
3.3 Air Quality ...................................................................................................................... 3-4
3.4 Biological Resources ...................................................................................................... 3-6
3.5 Cultural Resources .......................................................................................................... 3-7
3.6 Energy ............................................................................................................................ 3-8
3.7 Geology and Soils ........................................................................................................... 3-9
3.8 Greenhouse Gas Emissions ........................................................................................... 3-11
3.9 Hazards and Hazardous Materials ................................................................................ 3-12
3.10 Hydrology and Water Quality ....................................................................................... 3-14
3.11 Land Use and Planning ................................................................................................. 3-16
3.12 Mineral Resources ....................................................................................................... 3-17
3.13 Noise ............................................................................................................................ 3-17
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3.15 Public Services .............................................................................................................. 3-19
3.16 Recreation .................................................................................................................... 3-20
3.17 Transportation ............................................................................................................. 3-21
3.18 Tribal Cultural Resources ............................................................................................. 3-22
3.19 Utilities and Service Systems ........................................................................................ 3-23
3.20 Wildfire ........................................................................................................................ 3-24
3.21 Mandatory Findings of Significance .............................................................................. 3-25 4 List of Preparers .............................................................................................................. 4-1 List of Figures
Figure 1: Regional Location .................................................................................................... 1-2 Figure 2: Local Project Area ................................................................................................... 1-3 List of Tables
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1.6 Project Description
1.6.1 EMISSIONS INVENTORY, BASELINE AND PROJECTIONS
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Table 1: Projected Trajectory, Targets, and Required Reduction, 2015-2050 Metric 2015
Baseline1
2022
Baseline
2030
Adj. BAU2
2050
Adj. BAU2
Projected Trajectory
Population3 70,310 72,259 75,243 82,228
Total annual GHG emissions
(MTCO2e) 497,625 554,413 481,891 396,512
Per capita emissions (MTCO2e per
capita) 7.1 7.7 6.4 4.8
Target Metrics and Reduction Levels
GHG reduction targets (MTCO2e
per capita)4 - - 6.0 1.0
Emissions level if target is
achieved (MTCO2e)5 - - 451,458 82,228
Additional emissions reductions
needed to achieve target (MTCO2e) - - -30,433 -314,284
1. Emissions for 2015 are adjusted from the 2015 GHG Inventory included in the 2017 CAP using the same methodology as the 2022 baseline inventory to allow for valid comparison.
2. Adj. BAU = Adjusted Business-As-Usual forecast.
3. Population for 2015 and 2022 are from California Department of Finance estimates (Tables E -4 and E -5).
Population for 2030 and 2050 are as modeled by SBTAM+, consistent with regional projections under Connect SoCal 2024. All population values are consistent with those used to calculate the GHG inventories.
4. The 2017 CAP target for 2035 is not shown because an updated GHG inventory forecast has not been quantified for that year, so gap analysis cannot be conducted.
5. Product of the GHG reduction targets and the population shown in the table.
Source: Dyett & Bhatia, 2024
1.6.2 GHG EMISSION REDUCTION MEASURES
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Table 2: Summary of Reductions from Quantified Potential Measures, 2030-2050 Emissions Reductions (MTCO2e)1
Metric/Measure 2030 2050
Reduction Targets
Projected per capita emissions (MTCO2e per capita) 6.4 4.8 GHG Reduction Target (MTCO2e per capita) 6.0 1.0
Total emissions reductions needed to achieve target2 -30,433 -314,284 Quantified Reduction Measures
TR-1a. Achieve EV charger target to support on-road
ZEVs -71,745 -251,700
TR-2a. Limit idling of off-road equipment and require
upgraded equipment using cleaner fuels -3,723 -12,948
TR-2b. Require electric landscaping equipment -411 -1,771 TR-3a. Reduce fragmentation of pedestrian network -771 -738 TR-3b. New bike paths, separated bike lanes, or
bikeways -60 -58
TR-3c. Transit-supportive roadway treatments -10 -10
BE-2b. Adopt a local benchmarking ordinance -351 -1,053 BE-2c. Require existing residential buildings to meet
building performance standard -10,706 -36,218
SW-1a. Accelerate solid waste diversion target to
75% -1,496 -1,635
SW-1b. Divert 75% of organic waste (SB 1383) -3,976 -4,346 SW-1c. 20% edible food recovery (SB 1383) -437 -478
CS-1a. Increase urban tree canopy by planting new
trees -3,017 -15,083
Total Reductions from Measures4 -96,703 -326,038
Target achieved? Yes Yes
Estimated emissions reductions beyond the adjusted business -as-usual forecast scenarios for 2030 and 2050. Table shows these as negative values to emphasize that they are reductions, and do not mean they are additional emissions.
Emissions reductions needed to achieve targets beyond state-level actions, including RPS, RGS, Title 24, and transportation sector reductions are already built into EMFAC 2021, that are included in the adjusted business-as-usual inventories.
3. No additional reductions beyond RPS in 2050.
Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding.
Sources: Dyett & Bhatia, 2024
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2.4 Summary of Environmental Impact Analysis
Potentially Significant
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Less Than Significant
Impact After Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than Significant
Impact
No Impact
I. AESTHETICS. Except as provided in Public Resources Code Section 21099, would the project:
a. Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? X b. Substantially damage scenic resources, including, but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a state scenic highway?
X
c. Substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of the site and its surroundings?
X
d. Create a new source of substantial light or glare that would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area?
X
II. AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESOURCES. In determining whether impacts to agricultural resources are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to the California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Model (1997) prepared by the California Department of Conservation as an optional model to use in assessing impacts on agriculture and farmland. In determining whether impacts to forest resources, including timberland, are significant environmen tal effects, lead agencies may refer to information compiled by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection regarding the state’s inventory of forest land, including the Forest and Range Assessment Project and the Forest Legacy Assessment project; and forest carbon measurement methodology provided in Forest Protocols adopted by the California Air Resources Board. Would the project:
a. Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland), as shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the California Resources Agency, to non-agricultural use?
X
b. Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a Williamson act contract?
X
c. Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of, forest land (as defined in Public Resources Code section 12220(g)), timberland (as defined by Public Resources Code section 4526), or timberland zoned
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Impact
Less Than Significant
Impact After Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than Significant
Impact
No Impact
Timberland Production (as defined by Government Code section 51104(g))?
X
d. Result in the loss of forest land or conversion of forest land to non- forest use?
X
e. Involve other changes in the existing environment that, due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of Farmland, to non- agricultural use or conversion of forest land to non-forest use?
X
III. AIR QUALITY. Where available, the significance criteria established by the applicable air quality management or air pollution control district may be relied upon to make the following determinations.
Would the project:
a. Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable air quality plan? X
b. Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutant for which the project region is non -attainment under an applicable federal or state ambient air quality standard? X
c. Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations? X d. Result in other emissions (such as those leading to odors) adversely affecting a substantial number of people? X
IV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES. Would the project:
a. Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or through habitat modifications, on any species identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special status species in local or regional plans, policies, or regulations, or by the California Department of Fish and Game or U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service?
X
b. Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian habitat or other sensitive natural community identified in local or regional plans,
X
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Impact
Less Than Significant
Impact After Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than Significant
Impact
No Impact
policies, regulations, or by the California Department of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?
c. Have a substantial adverse effect on federally protected wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (including, but not limited to, marsh, vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through direct removal, filling, hydrological interruption, or other means?
X
d. Interfere substantially with the movement of any native resident or migratory fish or wildlife species or with established native resident or migratory wildlife corridors, or impede the use of native wildlife nursery sites?
X
e. Conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources, such as a tree preservation policy or ordinance?
X
f. Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat conservation plan?
X
V. CULTURAL RESOURCES. Would the project:
a. Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource as defined in CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5?
X
b. Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an archaeological resource pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5?
X
d. Disturb any human remains, including those interred outside of formal cemeteries?
X
VI. Energy. Would the project:
a. Result in potentially significant environmental impact due to wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources, during project construction or operation?
X
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Less Than Significant
Impact After Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than Significant
Impact
No Impact
b. Conflict with or obstruct a state or local plan for renewable energy or energy efficiency?
X
VII. GEOLOGY AND SOILS. Would the project:
a. Expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving:
X
i) Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as delineated on the most recent Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Map issued by the State Geologist for the area or based on other substantial evidence of a known fault? Refer to Division of Mines and Geology Special Publication 42.
X
ii) Strong seismic ground shaking? X
iii) Seismic-related ground failure, including liquefaction? X iv) Landslides? X
b. Result in substantial soil erosion, loss of topsoil, or changes in topography or unstable soil conditions from excavation, grading, or fill?
X
c. Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable, or that would become unstable as a result of the project, and potentially result in on-or off-site landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction or collapse?
X
d. Be located on expansive soil, as defined in Table 18-1-B of the Uniform Building Code (1994), creating substantial risks to life or property? X e. Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the use of septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal systems where sewers are not available for the disposal of wastewater?
X
f. Directly or indirectly destroy a unique paleontological resource or site or unique geologic feature? X
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Potentially Significant
Impact
Less Than Significant
Impact After Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than Significant
Impact
No Impact
VIII. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS: Would the project:
a. Generate greenhouse gas emissions, either directly or indirectly, that may have a significant impacts on the environment?
X
b. Conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases?
X
IX. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS: Would the project:
a. Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials? X
b. Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment?
X
c. Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed school?
X
d. Be located on a site that is included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 and, as a result, would it create a significant hazard to the public or the environment?
X
e. For a project located within an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within two miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the project result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the project area?
X
f. Impair implementation of or physically interfere with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan?
X
g. Expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss, injury or death involving wildland fires, including where wildlands are adjacent to urbanized areas or where residences are intermixed with wildlands?
X
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Potentially Significant
Impact
Less Than Significant
Impact After Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than Significant
Impact
No Impact
X. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY. Would the project:
a. Violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements or otherwise substantially degrade surface or ground water quality?
X
b. Substantially decrease groundwater supplies or interfere substantially with groundwater recharge such that the project may impede sustainable groundwater management of the basin?
X
c. Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river or through the addition of impervious surfaces, in a manner which would:
i. result in a substantial erosion or siltation on- or off-site; ii. substantially increase the rate or amount of surface runoff in a manner which would result in flooding on- or offsite;
iii. create or contribute runoff water which would exceed the capacity of existing or planned stormwater drainage systems or provide substantial additional sources of polluted runoff; or impede or redirect flood flows?
X
d. In flood hazard, tsunami, or seiche zones, risk release of pollutants due to project inundation?
X
e. Conflict with or obstruct implementation of a water quality control plan or sustainable groundwater management plan?
X
XI. LAND USE AND PLANNING. Would the project:
a. Physically divide an established community?
X
b. Cause a significant environmental impact due to a conflict with any land use plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect?
X
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Potentially Significant
Impact
Less Than Significant
Impact After Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than Significant
Impact
No Impact
XII. MINERAL RESOURCES. Would the project:
a. Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral resource that would be of value to the region and the residents of the state?
X
b. Result in the loss of availability of a locally important mineral resource recovery site delineated on a local general plan, specific plan or other land use plan?
X
XIII. NOISE. Would the project result in:
a. Generation of a substantial temporary or permanent increase in ambient noise levels in the vicinity of the project in excess of standards established in the local general plan or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of other agencies?
X
b. Generation of excessive groundborne vibration or groundborne noise levels?
X
c. For a project located within an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within two miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the project expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels?
X
XIV. POPULATION AND HOUSING. Would the project:
a. Induce substantial population growth in an area, either directly (for example, by proposing new homes and businesses) or indirectly (for example, through extension of roads or other infrastructure)?
X
b. Displace substantial numbers of existing people or housing, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere?
X
XV. PUBLIC SERVICES.
a. Would the project result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities, need for new or physically altered governmental facilities, the construction of which could cause
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significant environmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times or other performance objectives for any of the public services:
i) Fire protection?
X
ii) Police protection?
X
iii) Schools?
X
iv) Parks?
X
v) Other public facilities?
X
XVI. RECREATION.
a. Would the project increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated?
X
b. Does the project include recreational facilities or require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities that might have an adverse physical effect on the environment?
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Potentially Significant
Impact
Less Than Significant
Impact After Mitigation
Incorporated Less Than Significant
Impact
No Impact
XVII. TRANSPORTATION. Would the project:
a. Conflict with a program, plan, ordinance or policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle and pedestrian facilities?
X
b. Conflict or be inconsistent with CEQA Guidelines § 15064.3, subdivision (b)?
X
c. Substantially increase hazards due to a design feature (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)?
X
d. Result in inadequate emergency access? X
XVIII. TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES.
a. Would the project cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a tribal cultural resource, defined in Public Resources Code § 21074 as either a site, feature, place, cultural landscape that is geographically defined in terms of the size and scope of the landscape, sacred place, or object with cultural value to a California Native American tribe, and that is:
i. Listed or eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources, or in a local register of historical resources as defined in Public Resources Code section 5020.1(k), or
ii. A resource determined by the lead agency, in its discretion and supported by substantial evidence, to be significant pursuant to criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resources Code § 5024.1. In applying the criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resource Code § 5024.1, the lead agency shall consider the significance of the resource to a California Native American tribe.
X
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Impact
Less Than Significant
Impact After Mitigation
Incorporated Less Than Significant
Impact
No Impact
XIX. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS. Would the project:
a. Require or result in the relocation or construction of new or expanded water, wastewater treatment or storm water drainage, electric power, natural gas, or telecommunications facilities, the construction or relocation of which could cause significant environmental effects?
X
b. Have sufficient water supplies available to serve the project and reasonably foreseeable future development during normal, dry and multiple dry years?
X
c. Result in a determination by the wastewater treatment provider that serves or may serve the project that it has adequate capacity to serve the project’s projected demand in addition to the provider’s existing commitments?
X
d. Generate solid waste in excess of state or local standards, or in excess of the capacity of local infrastructure, or otherwise impair the attainment of solid waste reduction goals?
X
e. Comply with federal, state, and local management and reduction statutes and regulations related to solid waste?
X
XX. WILDFIRE. If located in or near state responsibility areas or lands classified as very high fire hazard severity zones, would the project:
a. Substantially impair an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan?
X
b. Due to slope, prevailing winds, and other factors, exacerbate wildfire risks, and thereby expose project occupants to pollutant concentrations from a wildfire or the uncontrolled spread of a wildfire?
X
c. Require the installation or maintenance of associated infrastructure (such as roads, fuel breaks, emergency water sources, power lines or other utilities) that may exacerbate fire risk X
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Impact
Less Than Significant
Impact After Mitigation
Incorporated Less Than Significant
Impact
No Impact
or that may result in temporary or ongoing impacts to the environment?
d. Expose people or structures to significant risks, including downslope or downstream flooding or landslides, as a result of runoff, post-fire slope instability, or drainage changes?
X
XXI. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE.
a. Does the project have the potential to substantially degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, substantially reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory?
X
b. Does the project have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable? (“Cumulatively considerable” means that the incremental effects of a project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effec ts of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects.)
X
c. Does the project have environmental effects which will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly?
X
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RESOLUTION NO. 8696
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS ADOPTING THE REDLANDS CLIMATE ACTION PLAN UPDATE (“CLIMATE ACTION PLAN 2050”) AND NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE PLAN
WHEREAS, on December 5, 2017, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 7795 adopting the 2035 Climate Action Plan in conjunction with the 2035 General Plan; and WHEREAS, on December 5, 2017, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 7794 certifying and adopting a Final Environmental Impact Report for the General Plan Update and the Climate Action Plan; and,
WHEREAS, on December 18, 2023, the City Council initiated an update to the 2035 Climate Action Plan to monitor and benchmark progress toward the 2030 and 2035 greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, reflect the latest climate science and updated State guidance, as well as align with new City and State targets for 2030 and 2045 (the “Project”); and WHEREAS, on June 11, 2024, the Redlands Planning Commission reviewed the Greenhouse Gas Inventory Update and Progress Report that was prepared by the City’s consultant; and
WHEREAS, on July 2, 2024, the Redlands City Council reviewed the Greenhouse Gas Inventory Update and Progress Report that was prepared by the City’s consultant; and WHEREAS, the City’s consultant and the Development Services Department conducted a public outreach program between July 25, 2024, and October 20, 2024 (including two community workshops, a community survey, and stakeholder meetings); and WHEREAS, on April 22, 2025, the Redlands Planning Commission reviewed a list of proposed GHG reduction strategies, and considered the written and verbal testimony submitted by members of the general public; and
WHEREAS, the Project is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City has prepared an Initial Study for the Project in accordance with the State CEQA Guidelines, and proposed to adopt a Negative Declaration in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15074;
WHEREAS, the City has circulated the Initial Study for public review and comment for a period of 30 days (from May 2, 2025, through June 2, 2025) as required by the California Environmental Quality Act; and
WHEREAS, on April 30, 2025, a Notice of Intent to adopt the Initial Study/Negative Declaration was filed with the State Clearinghouse (SCH No. 2025050137) and posted with the County Clerk’s Office as required by the California Environmental Quality Act; and WHEREAS, on July 1, 2025, the City Council considered the City staff’s written and verbal reports, and the written and verbal testimony submitted by members of the general public.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. CEQA Compliance. As the decision-making body for the Project, the City Council has reviewed and considered the information contained in the Initial Study/Negative Declaration, any public comments received, any Responses to Comments, and supporting documentation. The City Council determines that the Negative Declaration and related documents contain complete and accurate reporting of the environmental impacts associated with the Project. The City Council finds that the Negative Declaration was prepared in compliance with CEQA, and that the City complied with CEQA’s procedural and substantive requirements.
Section 2. Independent Judgment of Lead Agency. The Negative Declaration for the Project, prepared by the City’s environmental consultant, reflects the City’s independent judgment and analysis. The City has exercised independent judgment and analysis in accordance with Public Resources Code Section 21082.1(c)(3) in managing as appropriate the environmental consultant and directing the consultant in the preparation of the Negative Declaration. The City Council has independently reviewed and analyzed the Negative Declaration and finds that the document reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City.
Section 3. Adoption of Negative Declaration. The City Council finds on the basis of the whole record that there is no substantial evidence that the Project will have a significant effect on the environment and hereby adopts the Negative Declaration for the Project. The City Council directs staff to file and post a Notice of Determination in accordance with the State CEQA Guidelines.
Section 4. Custodian of Records. The custodian of documents and other material which constitute the record of proceedings upon which its decision is based is the Development Services Director or designee, and all records are located in the City’s Development Services Department.
Section 5. Adoption of the Climate Action Plan Update . The City Council h ereby adopts the “2050 Climate Action Plan.” The City Council hereby determines that the 2050 Climate Action Plan incorporates the latest climate science and updated State guidance, incorporates the State of California’s new GHG reduction goals for the years 2030 and 2045, and will align the City’s efforts and programs to try to meet the new GHG reduction targets.
Section 6. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption.
ADOPTED, SIGNED, AND APPROVED this 1st day of July, 2025.
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Mario Saucedo, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk
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I, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk, City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 1st day of July 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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City Council Meeting L. 2.
DATE: 07/01/2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBJECT: Consideration of a Purchase Order Modification for the Redlands Fire Station No. 262 Remodel Project addressing changes to the scope of the project and increasing the contingency from 10% to 15% of the original contract amount (Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
MOTION(S):
If the City Council determines that staff’s recommendation is appropriate, the following motion is provided:
I move to approve the Purchase Order Modification, increasing the approved contingency from 10% to 15% of the original contract amount.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the Purchase Order Modification for the Redlands Fire Station No. 262 Remodel Project.
DISCUSSION:
On February 20, 2024, the City Council approved a Public Works Construction Contract with Elegant Construction Inc. in the amount of $2,160,000 for the remodel and expansion of Fire Station No. 262. The project scope includes the construction of new spaces and the remodeling of specific areas within the existing 3,683-square-foot, one-story building, along with new additions. Site improvements include CMU retaining walls, tube steel fencing, a crew parking area, and landscaping.
The approved project budget included a 10% contingency ($216,000) to address unforeseen change orders or site conditions that may arise during construction.
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the City Manager is authorized to approve change orders up to 25% of the original contract amount.
As is common with most public works construction projects, a portion of this change-order authority has been utilized to address unexpected conditions that were not fully known at the time of design. These include existing site conditions, product availability, and integration challenges between new and existing systems. Due to several unforeseen issues, the required contingency to complete the project has increased from the original 10% to 15%—a $108,000 increase from $216,000 to $324,000.
The additional costs are primarily attributed to the following:
Generator Site and Connection Work: $75,415
Fire Sprinkler System Installation (Gym Building): $45,868
The generator, which was approved and procured outside of the construction contract, requires site and mechanical work to support full-facility backup power.
Additionally, fire sprinklers must be installed in the newly constructed gym building.
The total change orders remain within the City Manager’s authorized limit for public works projects. The Fire Suppression and Emergency Preparedness Division has reallocated funds from other budgeted projects to cover these additional costs. However, because these changes were not part of the original scope presented to Council, staff is returning to request formal approval of the revised contingency and budget allocation.
ALTERNATIVES:
City Council may deny the Purchase Order Modification and provide staff alternate direction.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
The project supports Strategic Plan Priority B, Strategic Objective 3.
SUBMITTED BY:
Tabith Crocker, Facilities and Community Services Director RECOMMENDED BY:
Charles M. Duggan Jr., City Manager
REVIEWED BY:
Janice McConnell, Assistant City Manager
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Christopher Boatman, Assistant City Manager
Danielle Garcia, Management Services/Finance Director
PREPARED BY:
Don Craw, Facilities and Community Services Senior Manager Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Year: 24/25
Revenue Generating: N
Appropriation Required Y/N: N
Amount: $2,484,000
Budgeted Y/N: Y
Account No.: Multiple
Discussion:
The additional change orders necessary to incorporate the added generator to the project increased the contingency utilized through change-orders from 10% ($216,000) to approximately 15% ($324,000), an increase of $108,000 which was allocated from other projects within the current approved budget.
Attachments
Public Works Contract
Purchase Order
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Vendor
Bill To
Fiscal Year
Department
Purchase Order Date
Purchase Order Number
Ship To
VENDOR PHONE NUMBER REQUISITION NUMBERVENDOR NUMBERVENDOR FAX NUMBER DELIVERY REFERENCEBUYER NAME NOTES
ITEM # DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UOM UNIT PRICE EXTENDED PRICE Ship Email:
PURCHASE ORDER
201651
ELEGANT CONSTRUCTION INC
188 TECHNOLOGY DR
SUITE N
IRVINE, CA 92618
CITY OF REDLANDS
PO BOX 3005
REDLANDS, CA 92373
EMAIL: [email protected]
*Emailing invoice and referencing PO No.
is required and will expedite payment*
.
FINBIL
22401800
FIRE DEPARTMENT
03/06/2024
THIS PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER MUST APPEAR ON
ALL INVOICES, PACKAGES, AND SHIPPING PAPERS.