1 RESOLUTION NO. 2026-01
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
3 CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA RECOMMENDING CITY
COUNCIL ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN
4 INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION
5 (ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REVIEW NO. 25-0020) FOR
THE 2021-2029 (6I" CYCLE) GENERAL PLAN HOUSING
6 ELEMENT (AS PROVIDED IN GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
NO. 25-0001) AND FOR A RELATED PROJECT CONSISTING OF
7 ZONING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 25-0002, SPECIFIC PLAN
8 AMENDMENT NO. 25-0001, SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT
NO. 25-0002, WHICH ESTABLISH A HOUSING OPPORTUNITY
9 DISTRICT TO ACCOMMODATE HOUSING IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE HOUSING ELEMENT REZONE PROGRAM
10 IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT.
11 12 WHEREAS, pursuant to the 2021-2029 (6" Cycle) General Plan Housing Element Goal 13 #2, Housing Program 2B, referred to as the Rezone Program, the City will need to rezone parcels 14 to provide adequate sites to accommodate the City's Regional Housing Needs Allocation; and 15 WHEREAS, the 2021-2029 (6 Cycle) General Plan Housing Element and the Rezone 16 Program, which is comprised of Zoning Code Amendment No. 25-0002, Specific Plan 17 Amendment No. 25-0001, and Specific Plan Amendment No. 25-0002 (which collectively 18 establish a Housing Opportunity District to accommodate housing) (collectively hereafter referred to as the "Project"); and
20 WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) 21 Section 15164(a), Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et. seq. ("CEQA"), the State's CEQA 22 Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15000 et. seq., the City prepared an 23 Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the 2021-2029 (6" Cycle) General 24 Plan Housing Element (Environmental Assessment Review No. 25-0020) prepared by Kimley- 25 Horn and Associates, Inc., Exhibit "A" attached hereto; and 26 WHEREAS, a Notice of Intent to Adopt an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration 27 (NOI) for the draft 2021-2029 Housing Element Update was posted with the City Clerk and San 28 Bernardino County Clerk and sent to responsible agencies on or about October 24, 2025; and -1-
1 WHEREAS, the 30-day public review period for the Notice of Intent to Adopt an Initial 2 Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Project opened on October 25, 2025 closed on 3 November 26, 2025, comments were received are attached to the IS/MND (Exhibit "A"); and 4 WHEREAS, Based on the findings and recommended mitigation measures identified in 5 the IS/MND, staff determined that the project will not have a significant adverse impact on the 6 environment with mitigation incorporated. All potential impacts identified in IS/MND — 7 including, but not limited to, air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, greenhouse gas 8 emissions, hazards and hazardous materials, noise, transportation, and tribal cultural resources — 9 will be reduced to less than significant levels through the imposition of the mitigation measures 10 contained within the project's Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and 11 WHEREAS, the City published the public hearing notice in the San Bernardino Sun 12 newspaper and posted in public places as required by State law; and 13 WHEREAS, on January 21, 2026, the Planning Commission of the City of Rialto 14 conducted a duly noticed public hearing, as required by law, on the IS/MND for the 2021-2029 15 (6 Cycle) General Plan Housing Element (Environmental Assessment Review No. 25-0020), the 16 2021-2029 Sixth Cycle Housing Element, ZCA No. 25-0002, SPA No. 25-0001, and SPA No. 25- 17 0002, heard testimony, at which time it received input from staff and the city attorney; received 18 public testimony; discussed the proposed IS/MND for the 2021-2029 (6" Cycle) General Plan 19 Housing Element (Environmental Assessment Review No. 25-0020), ZCA No. 25-0002, SPA No. 20 25-0001, and SPA No. 25-0002; and closed the public hearing; and 21 WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred. 22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of Rialto 23 as follows:
24 SECTION 1: The Planning Commission hereby finds all of the above recitals to be true 25 and correct.
26 SECTION 2: The City of Rialto is the Lead Agency for the Project, as determined by 27 CEQA. Based on the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the 2021-2029 (6t Cycle) 28 -2-
1 General Plan Housing Element (Environmental Assessment Review No. 25-0020), it has been 2 determined that:
3 1. The Project will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment with mitigation 4 incorporated.
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2. All potential impacts identified in the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration - 7 including, but not limited to, air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, 8 greenhouse gas emissions, hazards and hazardous materials, noise, transportation, and 9 tribal cultural resources — will be reduced to less than significant levels through the 10 imposition of the mitigation measures contained within the project's Mitigation Monitoring 11 and Reporting Program.
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The Project will not have any significant effects that are not identified and discussed in the 14 Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration, and there are no feasible, or considerably 15 different, mitigation measures or alternatives which would substantially reduce one or 16 more significant effects of the Project which the applicant declines to adopt. 17 18 SECTION 3: The Planning Commission hereby recommends that City Council adopt a 19 resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIALTO, 20 CALIFORNIA ADOPTING AN INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION 21 FOR THE 2021-2029 (6TH CYCLE) GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT 22 (ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REVIEW NO. 25-0020) PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE 23 WITH CEQA.
24 SECTION 4: The Chairman of the Planning Commission shall sign the passage and 25 adoption of this resolution and thereupon the same shall take effect and be in force. 26 27
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1 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21ST day of January, 2026. 2 3 Mush
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4 5 I, Heidy Gonzalez, Administrative Assistant of the City of Rialto, do hereby certify that the 6 foregoing Resolution No. 2026-01 was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Planning 7 Commission of the City of Rialto held on the 21 day of January 2026. 8 Upon motion of Vice-Chair Jerry Gutierrez, second by Commissioner Dale Estvander, 9 foregoing Resolution No. 2026-01 was duly passed and adopted. 10 11 Vote on the motion:
12 AYES: 6 (Corral, Estvander, Gutierrez., Story, Thompson, Avalos-Villalobos) NOES: 0
14 ABSTENTION: 0
15 ABSENT: 1 (Schneider)
16 17 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the Official Seal of the City of 18 Rialto this 21% day of January 2026.
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1 RESOLUTION NO. 2026-02
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
3 CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT
4 THE CITY COUNCIL RATIFY ADOPTION OF GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT NO. 25-0001 (THE 2021-2029 SIXTH CYCLE
5 HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE) AND APPROVE AN
AMENDMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
6 ELEMENT TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY WITH THE HOUSING
ELEMENT.
8 9 WHEREAS, the General Plan is a long-range, comprehensive document that serves as a 10 guide for the orderly development of the City of Rialto; 11 WHEREAS, the Housing Element is one of seven State-mandated General Plan elements 12 and a component of the City of Rialto General Plan;
13 WHEREAS, the Environmental Justice Element includes policies intended to ensure that 14 pollution, health risks, and environmental burdens do not disproportionately impact low-income 15 communities or communities of color;
16 WHEREAS, California State Housing Element Law establishes the requirements for 17 Housing Elements and California Government Code Section 65588 requires that local 18 governments review and revise the Housing Element of their General Plans not less than once 19 every eight years;
20 WHEREAS, the updated Housing Element must be adopted by City Council and 21 certified by California State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), and 22 the Planning Commission is required to make a recommendation regarding the Housing Element 23 prior to City Council adoption;
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1 WHEREAS, the City of Rialto has completed public engagement that included 2 conducting two workshops, a web-based survey, pop-up activities, a special study session with 3 the Planning Commission, and multiple presentations to City Council; 4 WHEREAS, the City of Rialto Planning Division has prepared an update of the City's 5 General Plan Housing Element in accordance with Government Code Section 65588; WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), an Initial 7 Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) was prepared for the draft 2021-2029 Housing 8 Update in compliance with CEQA and the local environmental review guidelines; 9 WHEREAS, the IS/MND was circulated for the required 30-day public review period 10 from October 25, 2025 to November 26, 2025;
11 WHEREAS, a Notice of Intent to Adopt an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration 12 (NOI) for the draft 2021-2029 Housing Element Update was posted with the City Clerk and San 13 Bernardino County Clerk and sent to responsible agencies on or about October 24, 2025; 14 WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Sections 65350-65362, on January 21, 2026, 15 the Planning Commission of the City of Rialto conducted a duly noticed public hearing on GPA 16 No. 25-0001; heard public testimony; discussed GPA No. 25-0001; closed the public hearing; 17 and forwarded a recommendation of approval to the City Council for action; 18 WHEREAS, on December 2, 2025, staff received a letter from HCD, finding that the 19 revised draft meets the statutory requirements of State Housing Element Law; 20 WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Sections 65350-65362, on February 24, 21 2026, the City Council of the City of Rialto conducted a duly noticed public hearing on GPA No. 22 25-0001; heard public testimony; discussed GPA No. 25-0001; closed the public hearing; and 23 adopted the IS/MND and approved the 2021-2029 Housing Element Update and the 24 Environmental Justice Element amendment;
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1 2 NOW, THEREFORE, the Planning Commission of the City of Rialto, California, does 3 hereby resolve as follows:
4 5 SECTION 1. The Planning Commission hereby specifically finds that foregoing recitals 6 are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference. 7 8 SECTION 2. The Planning Commission finds as follows:
9 A. Government Code Section 65588(b), a provision of the State housing element laws 10 set forth in §65580 et seq., requires the City to update its Housing Element not less 11 than once every eight years. The City's Housing Element was last updated in 2020 for 12 the 2014-2021 Four Year (Mid-Cycle) update, and an update is required for the 13 planning period of 2021-2029.
14 B. The City submitted a draft of its 2021-2029 Housing Element Update to State HCD 15 for review of substantial compliance with housing element laws, in accordance with 16 Government Code Section 65588(b) and (d). State HCD confirmed that the revised 17 draft meets statutory requirements of the State Housing Element Law, communicated 18 via a letter dated December 2, 2025.
19 C. The Planning Commission has considered the approved Housing Element attached 20 hereto as Exhibit "A."
21 D. Based on substantial evidence in the record, the Planning Commission finds that 22 existing uses on the non-vacant sites identified in the site inventory to accommodate 23 the RHNA are likely to be discontinued during the planning period and therefore do 24 not constitute an impediment to planned residential development on the site during 25 the planning period.
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1 E. The Planning Commission has considered updating the Environment Justice Element 2 to conform to the Housing Element.
3 F. The Housing Element substantially complies with all requirements of State Housing 4 Element Law as interpreted by HCD.
5 G. The General Plan is internally consistent.
SECTION 3. The City of Rialto is the Lead Agency for the Project, as determined by CEQA. Based on the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the 2021-2029 (6th 8 Cycle) General Plan Housing Element (Environmental Assessment Review No. 25-0020), it has 9 been determined that 2021-2029 (6th Cycle) General Plan Housing Element will not have 10 significant adverse impact on the environment with mitigation incorporated. 2021-2029 (6th 11 Cycle) General Plan Housing Element is within the scope of the IS/MND and no subsequent 12 environmental review is required per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162-15164 as provided by 13 Resolution No. which incorporated herein by reference. The adoption of the proposed 14 revision to the Environment Justice Element, as provided in Exhibit "B", is not a project under 15 CEQA. The revision is not an action which has the potential to result in a direct physical change 16 in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. 17 (Public Resources Code section 21065; CEQA Guidelines, 14 Cal. Code of Regs. Section 18 15378.)
19 SECTION 3. The Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council of the 20 City of Rialto ratify adoption of the 2021-2029 Housing Element Update, General Plan 21 Amendment No. 25-0001
22 23 SECTION 4. The Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council adopt the 24 enclosed ordinance (Exhibit "B) entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE 25 CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 26 -4-
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1 ELEMENT OF THE RIALTO GENERAL PLAN TO MODIFY GOAL 9-14, "FAIR HOUSING OPTIONS FOR ALL" BY ADDING POLICY 9-14.4 TO ENSURE THAT THE 3 DEVELOPMENT OF SITES FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IS CONSISTENT WITH 4 THE POLICIES AND GOALS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ELEMENT AND 5 CONFORMS TO THE HOUSING ELEMENT.
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SECTION 5. Once adopted, the 6th Cycle Housing Element reflected in Exhibit A would 8 supersede and replace any prior versions of the Housing Element of the General Plan. 9 SECTION 6. It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to make 10 any non-substantive changes to the Housing Element that may be required by the State to achieve final certification or that may be necessary to ensure internal consistency with other planning 12 documents.
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15 SECTION 7. The Chairman of the Planning Commission shall sign this resolution 16 evidencing the passage and adoption of this resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of January, 2026. 17 18
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4 5 I, Heidy Gonzalez, Administrative Assistant of the City of Rialto, do hereby certify that the 6 foregoing Resolution No. 2026-02 was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Planning 7 Commission of the City of Rialto held on the 215 day of January 2026. 8 Upon motion of Vice-Chair Jerry Gutierrez, second by Commissioner Dale Estvander, 9 foregoing Resolution No. 2026-02 was duly passed and adopted. 10 11 Vote on the motion:
12 AYES: 6 (Corral, Estvander, Gutierrez, Story, Thompson, Avalos-Villalobos) 13 NOES: 0
14 ABSTENTION: 0
15 ABSENT: 1 (Schneider)
16 17 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Thave hereunto set my hand and the Official Seal of the City of 18 Rialto this 21°t day of January 2026.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-03
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
3 CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA RECOMMENDING CITY
4 COUNCIL ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE
18 (ZONING) OF THE RIALTO MUNICIPAL CODE TO MODIFY
5 CHAPTER 18.116 ESTABLISHING A RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY
ZONE TO ACCOMMODATE HOUSING AND MODIFYING
6 PERMITTED LAND USES AND RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE HOUSING ELEMENT REZONE
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT.
8 9 WHEREAS, there is a shortage of affordable housing in the City of Rialto ("City") as 10 documented in the 2021-2029 (6 Cycle) General Plan Housing Element; and 11 WHEREAS, the 2021-2029 (6" Cycle) General Plan Housing Element is a mandatory 12 clement of the City's General Plan and the City's main housing policy and planning document that 13 identifies housing needs and constraints, sets forth goals, policies and programs that address these 14 needs and constraints, and plans for projected housing needs for all income levels based on the City's 15 assigned Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA); and 16 WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65580(d) states that all cities have a 17 responsibility to use the powers vested in them to facilitate the improvement and development of 18 housing and to make adequate provisions for the housing needs of all economic segments of the community; and
20 WHEREAS, the Housing Element includes a Sites Inventory, which identifies suitable 21 sites throughout the City that can adequately accommodate the required capacity set forth by the 22 City's RHNA which for the 2021-2029 (6"' Cycle) planning period is 8,272 housing units; and 23 WHEREAS, consistent with State Law, Housing Goal #2 is to "Promote and encourage 24 housing development that adequately meets the needs of all socioeconomic segments of the 25 community and region"; and
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1 WHEREAS, in order to implement Housing Element Goal #2, Housing Program 2B, 2 referred to as the Rezone Program, calls for the City to rezone to provide adequate sites to 3 accommodate RHNA; and
4 WHEREAS, the City's Rezone Program includes a residential overlay affecting 315 5 parcels totaling approximately 323 acres; and
6 WHEREAS, the City's Rezone Program includes a provision to permit at least twenty units 7 per acre on sites identified in a prior housing element; and 8 WHEREAS, on January 21, 2026, the Planning Commission of the City. of Rialto 9 conducted a duly noticed public hearing, as required by law, on Zoning Code Amendment (ZCA) 10 No. 25-0002; heard public testimony; discussed ZCA No. 25-0002; and closed the public hearing; 11 and
12 WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred. 13 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of Rialto 14 as follows:
15 SECTION 1. The Planning Commission hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set forth 16 in the recitals above of this Resolution are true and correct and incorporated herein. 17 SECTION 2. The City of Rialto is the Lead Agency for ZCA No. 25-0002, as determined 18 by CEQA. Based on the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the 2021-2029 (6th 19 Cycle) General Plan Housing Element (Environmental Assessment Review No. 25-0020), it has 20 been determined that ZCA No. 25-0002 will not have significant adverse impact on the 21 environment with mitigation incorporated. ZCA No. 25-0002 is within the scope of the IS/MND 22 and no subsequent environmental review is required per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162-15164 23 as provided by Resolution No. which incorporated herein by reference. 24 SECTION 3. The Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council adopt the 25 enclosed ordinance (Exhibit "A") entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE 26 -2-
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CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 18 (ZONING) OF THE RIALTO MUNICIPAL CODE TO MODIFY CHAPTER 18.116 ESTABLISHING A HOUSING 3 OPPORTUNITY DISTRICT TO ACCOMMODATE HOUSING AND MODIFYING 4 PERMITTED LAND USES AND RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 5 HOUSING ELEMENT REZONE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT. 6 7
SECTION 4. When adopted, the contents of Exhibit A will supersede the prior zoning 8 overlay (which was adopted pursuant to Ordinance No. 1681). 9 SECTION 5. The Chairman of the Planning Commission shall sign the passage and 10 adoption of this resolution and thereupon the same shall take effect and be in force. 11 12 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of January, 2026. 13 14
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4 5 I, Heidy Gonzalez, Administrative Assistant of the City of Rialto, do hereby certify that the 6 foregoing Resolution No. 2026-03 was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Planning 7 Commission of the City of Rialto held on the 21% day of January 2026. 8 Upon motion of Vice-Chair Jerry Gutierrez, second by Commissioner Dale Estvander, 9 foregoing Resolution No. 2026-03 was duly passed and adopted. 10 11 Vote on the motion:
12 AYES: 6 (Corral, Estvander, Gutierrez, Story, Thompson, Avalos-Villalobos) 13 NOES: 0
14 ABSTENTION: 0
15 ABSENT: 1 (Schneider)
16 17 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the Official Seal of the City of 18 Rialto this 21% day of January 2026.
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1 RESOLUTION NO. 2026-04
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
3 CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA RECOMMENDING CITY
4 COUNCIL ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING
SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 25-0001 TO ESTABLISH A
5 HOUSING OPPORTUNITY DISTRICT IN THE FOOTHILL
CENTRAL SPECIFIC PLAN TO ACCOMMODATE HOUSING IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE HOUSING ELEMENT REZONE
7 PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT.
8 WHEREAS, there is a shortage of affordable housing in the City of Rialto ("City") as 9 documented in the 2021-2029 (6t Cycle) General Plan Housing Element; and 10 WHEREAS, the 2021-2029 (6" Cycle) General Plan Housing Element is a mandatory 11 element of the City's General Plan and the City's main housing policy and planning document that 12 identifies housing needs and constraints, sets forth goals, policies and programs that address these 13 needs and constraints, and plans for projected housing needs for all income levels based on the City's 14 assigned Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA); and 15 WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65580(d) states that all cities have a 16 responsibility to use the powers vested in them to facilitate the improvement and development of 17 housing and to make adequate provisions for the housing needs of all economic segments of the 18 community; and
19 WHEREAS, the Housing Element includes a Sites Inventory, which identifies suitable 20 sites throughout the City that can adequately accommodate the required capacity set forth by the City's RHNA which for the 2021-2029 (6" Cycle) planning period is 8,272 housing units; and 22 WHEREAS, consistent with State Law, Housing Goal 2 is to "Promote and encourage 23 housing development that adequately meets the needs of all socioeconomic segments of the 24 community and region", and
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1 WHEREAS, in order to implement Housing Element Goal 2, Housing Program 2B, 2 referred to as the Rezone Program, calls for the City to rezone to provide adequate sites to 3 accommodate RHNA; and
4 WHEREAS, the City's Rezone Program includes a Housing Opportunity District overlay 5 in the Foothill Central Specific Plan affecting approximately 170 parcels totaling approximately 6 173 acres; and
7 WHEREAS, the City's Rezone Program includes a provision to permit at least twenty units 8 per acre on sites identified in the housing element; and 9 WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), an Initial 10 Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) was prepared for the draft 2021-2029 Housing 11 Update in compliance with CEQA and the local environmental review guidelines; 12 WHEREAS, on January 21, 2026, the Planning Commission of the City of Rialto 13 conducted a duly noticed public hearing, as required by law, on Specific Plan Amendment (SPA) 14 No. 25-0001; heard public testimony; discussed SPA No. 25-0001; and closed the public hearing; 15 and
16 WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred. 17 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of Rialto 18 as follows:
19 SECTION 1. The Planning Commission hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set forth 20 in the recitals above of this Resolution are true and correct and incorporated herein. 21 SECTION 2. The City of Rialto is the Lead Agency for SPA No. 25-0001, as determined 22 by CEQA. Based on the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the 2021-2029 (6th 23 Cycle) General Plan Housing Element (Environmental Assessment Review No. 25-0020), it has 24 been determined that SPA No. 25-0001 will not have significant adverse impact on the 25 environment with mitigation incorporated. SPA No. 25-0001 is within the scope of the IS/MND 26 -2-
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1 and no subsequent environmental review is required per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162-15164 2 as provided by Resolution No. which incorporated herein by reference. 3 SECTION 3. The Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council adopt the 4 enclosed ordinance (Exhibit "A") entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE 5 CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 25-0001 6 TO ESTABLISH A HOUSING OPPORTUNITY DISTRICT OVERLAY IN THE FOOTHILL 7 CENTRAL SPECIFIC PLAN TO ACCOMMODATE HOUSING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 8 HOUSING ELEMENT REZONE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT. 9 SECTION 4. When adopted, the contents of Exhibit A will supersede the prior zoning 10 overlay.
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13 SECTION 5. The Chairman of the Planning Commission shall sign the passage and adoption 14 of this resolution and thereupon the same shall take effect and be in force. 15 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of_January. 2026. 16 17 lusa
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4 5 I, Heidy Gonzalez, Administrative Assistant of the City of Rialto, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2026-04 was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Planning 7 Commission of the City of Rialto held on the 215t day of January 2026. 8 Upon motion of Vice-Chair Jerry Gutierrez, second by Commissioner Dale Estvander, 9 foregoing Resolution No. 2026-04 was duly passed and adopted. 10 11 Vote on the motion:
12 AYES: 6 (Corral, Estvander, Gutierrez, Story, Thompson, Avalos-Villalobos) 13 NOES: 0
14 ABSTENTION: 0
15 ABSENT: 1 (Schneider)
16 17 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the Official Seal of the City of Rialto this 21s day of January 2026.
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1 RESOLUTION NO. 2026-05
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
3 CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA RECOMMENDING CITY
4 COUNCIL ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING
SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 25-0002 TO ESTABLISH A
5 HOUSING OPPORTUNITY DISTRICT IN THE GATEWAY
SPECIFIC PLAN TO ACCOMMODATE HOUSING IN
6 ACCORDANCE WITH THE HOUSING ELEMENT REZONE
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT.
8 WHEREAS, there is a shortage of affordable housing in the City of Rialto ("City") as 9 documented in the 2021-2029 (6' Cycle) General Plan Housing Element; and 10 WHEREAS, the 2021-2029 (6 Cycle) General Plan Housing Element is a mandatory 11 element of the City's General Plan and the City's main housing policy and planning document that 12 identifies housing needs and constraints, sets forth goals, policies and programs that address these 13 needs and constraints, and plans for projected housing needs for all income levels based on the City's 14 assigned Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA); and 15 WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65580(d) states that all cities have a 16 responsibility to use the powers vested in them to facilitate the improvement and development of 17 housing and to make adequate provisions for the housing needs of all economic segments of the 18 community; and
19 WHEREAS, the Housing Element includes a Sites Inventory, which identifies suitable 20 sites throughout the City that can adequately accommodate the required capacity set forth by the 21 City's RHNA which for the 2021-2029 (6" Cycle planning period is 8,272 housing units; and 22 WHEREAS, consistent with State Law, Housing Goal 2 is to "Promote and encourage 23 housing development that adequately meets the needs of all socioeconomic segments of the 24 community and region"; and
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1 WHEREAS, in order to implement Housing Element Goal 2, Housing Program 2B, 2 referred to as the Rezone Program, calls for the City to rezone to provide adequate sites to 3 accommodate RHNA; and
4 WHEREAS, the City's Rezone Program includes a Housing Opportunity District overlay 5 in the Gateway Specific Plan affecting approximately 2 parcels totaling approximately 20 acres; 6 and
7 WHEREAS, the City's Rezone Program includes a provision to permit at least twenty units 8 per acre on sites identified in the housing element; and 9 WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), an Initial 10 Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) was prepared for the draft 2021-2029 Housing 11 Update in compliance with CEQA and the local environmental review guidelines; 12 WHEREAS, on January 21, 2026, the Planning Commission of the City of Rialto 13 conducted a duly noticed public hearing, as required by law, on Specific Plan Amendment (SPA) 14 No. 25-0002; heard public testimony; discussed SPA No. 25-0002; and closed the public hearing; 15 and
16 WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred. 17 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of Rialto 18 as follows:
19 SECTION 1. The Planning Commission hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set forth 20 in the recitals above of this Resolution are true and correct and incorporated herein. 21 SECTION 2. The City of Rialto is the Lead Agency for SPA No. 25-0002, as determined 22 by CEQA. Based on the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the 2021-2029 (6th 23 Cycle) General Plan Housing Element (Environmental Assessment Review No. 25-0020), it has 24 been determined that SPA No. 25-0002 will not have significant adverse impact on the 25 environment with mitigation incorporated. SPA No. 25-0002 is within the scope of the IS/MND 26 -2-
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1 and no subsequent environmental review is required per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162-15164 2 as provided by Resolution No. which incorporated herein by reference. 3 SECTION 3. The Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council adopt the 4 enclosed ordinance (Exhibit "A") entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT.NO. 25-0002 6 TO ESTABLISH A HOUSING OPPORTUNITY DISTRICT OVERLAY IN THE GATEWAY 7 SPECIFIC PLAN TO ACCOMMODATE HOUSING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HOUSING 8 ELEMENT REZONE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT.
9 SECTION 4. When adopted, the contents of Exhibit A will supersede the prior zoning 10 overlay.
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SECTION 5. The Chairman of the Planning Commission shall sign the passage and adoption 12 of this resolution and thereupon the same shall take effect and be in force. 13 14 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of January, 2026. 15 16
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4 5 1, Heidy Gonzalez., Administrative Assistant of the City of Rialto, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2026-05 was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Planning 7 Commission of the City of Rialto held on the 21st day of January 2026. 8 Upon motion of Vice-Chair Jerry Gutierrez, second by Commissioner Dale Estvander, 9 foregoing Resolution No. 2026-05 was duly passed and adopted. 10 11 Vote on the motion:
12 AYES: 6 (Corral, Estvander, Gutierrez, Story, Thompson, Avalos-Villalobos) 13 NOES: 0
14 ABSTENTION: 0
15 ABSENT: 1 (Schneider)
16 17 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the Official Seal of the City of 18 Rialto this 21% day of January 2026.
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21 Heidy Gonzalez
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