1 RESOLUTION NO. 2022-64
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
3 CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT
THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE GENERAL PLAN
4 AMENDMENT NO. 2022-0003 TO CHANGE THE GENERAL
PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 101.7
5 ACRES OF LAND (APNS: 0264-191-02, -04, -13, & -14 AND 0264- 6 201-08, -25, -27, -28, -29, -30, & -31) GENERALLY LOCATED EAST OF EUCALYPTUS AVENUE, SOUTH OF THE SR-210
7 FREEWAY, WEST OF MERIDIAN AVENUE, AND NORTH OF
WALNUT AVENUE FROM A MIX OF RESIDENTIAL 6 AND
8 BUSINESS PARK TO SPECIFIC PLAN WITH A SPECIFIC PLAN
9 OVERLAY.
10 WHEREAS, approximately 101.7 acres of land (APN's: 0264-191-02, -04, -13, & -14 and 11 0264-201-08, -25, -27, -28, -29, -30, &- 31) generally located east of Eucalyptus Avenue, south of 12 the SR-210 Freeway, west of Meridian Avenue, and north of Walnut Avenue ("Site") is currently 13 designated by the Land Use Element of the General Plan as a mix of Residential 6 and Business Park; 14 and
15 WHEREAS, on December 12, 2017, the City Council adopted Resolution Nos. 7258 and 16 7259 approving the Pepper Avenue Specific Plan and an Environmental Impact Report 17 (Environmental Assessment Review No. 2017-0072) for the Site; and 18 WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65454 requires a Specific Plan to be consistent 19 with the General Plan; and
20 WHEREAS, the Pepper Avenue Specific Plan is not consistent with the Site's underlying 21 Residential 6 and Business Park general plan land use designations; and 22 WHEREAS, in accordance with Government Code Sections 65350-65362, the City of 23 Rialto initiated General Plan Amendment No. 2022-0003 (GPA No. 2022-0003") to change the 24 general plan land use designation of the entire Site to Specific Plan with a Specific Plan Overlay; 25 and
26 WHEREAS, GPA No. 2022-0003 will create consistency between the General Plan and 27 the Pepper Avenue Specific Plan as required by Government Code Section 65454; and 28 -1-
1 WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Sections 65350-65362, the City Council is 2 authorized to amend the General Plan within the City; and 3 WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Sections 65350-65362, the Planning 4 Commission shall hold a public hearing for a proposed amendment to the General Plan and forward 5 a recommendation to the City Council for action; and
6 WHEREAS, on October 26, 2022, the Planning Commission of the City of Rialto 7 conducted a duly noticed public hearing, as required by law, on GPA No. 2022-0003, took 8 testimony, at which time it received input from staff, the city attorney, and the applicant; heard 9 public testimony; discussed GPA No. 2022-0003; and closed the public hearing; and 10 WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred. 11 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of Rialto 12 as follows:
13 SECTION 1. The Planning Commission hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set forth 14 in the recitals above of this Resolution are true and correct and incorporated herein. 15 SECTION 2. Based on substantial evidence presented to the Planning Commission during 16 the public hearing conducted with regard to GPA No. 2022-0003, including written staff reports, 17 verbal testimony, project plans, other documents, and the conditions of approval stated herein, the 18 Planning Commission hereby determines that GPA No. 2022-0003 satisfies the requirements of 19 Government Code Sections 65358 pertaining to the findings which must be made precedent to 20 amending a General Plan. The findings are as follows:
21 22 That the proposed General Plan Amendment is in the public interest. 23 This finding is supported by the following facts:
24 GPA No. 2022-0003 is necessary to change the Land Use Map and text of the General Plan 25 to facilitate consistency between the Pepper Avenue Specific Plan and the General Plan.
Additionally, GPA No. 2022-0003 will "activate" the Pepper Avenue Specific Plan, which 26 will facilitate the orderly development of the Site to its highest and best use. The alternative would be to allow the Site to develop without the Pepper Avenue Specific Plan in a piece 27 meal fashion in a non-cohesive manner.
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The primary objective of the Pepper Avenue Specific Plan and the associated General Plan 1 Amendment is to create an eastern gateway into the City of Rialto that offers new retail 2 opportunities and promotes the identity of the Pepper Avenue neighborhood. GPA No. 2022- 0003 will not be detrimental to the public safety, health and general welfare and is compatible 3 with the overall goals and objectives of the Pepper Avenue Specific Plan and the 2010 General Plan.
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SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Rialto Certified an Environmental Impact 6 Report for the Pepper Avenue Specific Plan (SCH #2016021047) on December 12, 2017 (Resolution 7 No. 7258). The Specific Plan and the associated General Plan Amendment were thoroughly analyzed 8 in the Environmental Impact Report for the Pepper Avenue Specific Plan and there are no changes or 9 impacts not previously analyzed. No further environmental review is required for GPA No. 2022- 10 0003 pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). 11 SECTION 4. The Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council approve 12 13 GPA No. 2022-0003 to change the general plan land use designation of the entire Site to Specific Plan 14 with a Specific Plan Overlay, and to update the text, tables, charts, and maps within the General Plan 15 to reflect the new general plan land use designation of the Site. 16 SECTION 5. The Chairman of the Planning Commission shall sign as to the passage and 17 adoption of this resolution and thereupon the same shall take effect and be in force. 18 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of October, 2022. 19 20
21 22 JERRY GUTIERREZ, CHAIR
CITY OF RIALTO PLANNING COMMISSION
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4 5 I, Kimberly Dame, Administrative Analyst of the City of Rialto, do hereby certify that the 6 foregoing Resolution No. 2022-64 was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Planning 7 Commission of the City of Rialto held on the 26"h day of September 2022. 8 Upon motion of Commissioner Dale Estvander, second by Commissioner Artist Gilbert 9 foregoing Resolution No. 2022-64 was duly passed and adopted. 10 11 Vote on the motion:
12 AYES: 5 (Gutierrez, Estvander, Gonzlaez, Gilbert)
13 NOES: 0
14 ABSTENTION: (Peukert)
15 ABSENT: 0
16 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the Official Seal of the City of 17 Rialto this 26" day of October 2022.
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Administrative Analyst
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