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Specific Plan Amendment 23-02 and
Conditional Use Permit 23-11/Reclamation
Plan
Presented by:
Travis Martin
Principal Planner
Specific Plan Amendment 23-02 and
Conditional Use Permit 23-11/Reclamation Plan
PROPOSED PROJECT:
• Amend Conditional Use Permit 91-31/Reclamation Plan and the CalMat/Cajon Creek Specific Plan's Design Guidelines governing mining depths and areas • Allow the consolidation of the City's and County's Reclamation Plans to allow the continuation of aggregate (sand and gravel) mining operation • Southwest of Cajon Boulevard between Institution Road to the north and Devils Creek Diversion Channel to the south
• Specific Plan - CalMat/Cajon Creek Industrial Extractive and Industrial Light zones Specific Plan Amendment 23-02 and
Conditional Use Permit 23-11/Reclamation Plan
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VICINITY MAP:
• In the Valley Region
• Portions are in the City
& County
• Between Cajon Blvd to
the Northeast & Cajon CALIFORNIA SITE
Creek Wash to the West
• Bordered by Devil Creek
Diversion Channel to
the South & Institution
Road to the North
Specific Plan Amendment 23-02 and
Conditional Use Permit 23-11/Reclamation Plan
AERIAL MAP:
• Vulcan operates 2 separate
AREA M
aggregate (sand & gravel )mining
operations
AREA K
• Area K, L, M, and N in the City
• Area Q in the County
AREA N
AREA Q
• Both aggregate mining operations
abut each other
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CINDENY 1049
LOCATION/ZONING MAP:
City - SP-CC Industrial Extractive & HOUSTRIAL PRINT 215 Site Industrial Light
co-pree
County - Community Industrial CAJON BLVD
City - SP-CC Industrial Extractive &
North
Industrial Light
County - MS/FW/Residential
South
City - Residential Suburban
West County - MS/RS-1/FW
East City - Industrial Light
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Conditional Use Permit 23-11/Reclamation Plan
CINDEMN 1919
PROJECT BACKGROUND:
• Cajon Creek Quarry (City of San Bernardino)
• Approved in 1993 - Areas K, L, M, and N
• Area K was to serve as a buffer development
• Acres: 334.5
• Approved Depth - 120 feet below ground surface (bgs)
• Area Q (County of San Bernardino)
• Approved in 2020 - Area Q
• Acres 196
• Approved Depth - 120 feet below ground surface (bgs)
• Project life - 30 years (pending commencement of mining activity) BERN
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Conditional Use Permit 23-11/Reclamation Plan
BINDEIMY KA0
PROJECT ANALYSIS (PROJECT OBJECTIVES):
• Amend CalMat Cajon Creek Specific Plan
Mining Area K to a depth of 240 fee bgs
• Mining in Areas L and M - increase mining depth from the permissible depth of 120 feet bgs to 240 feet bgs
• Mining in the northern portion of Area N to a depth of 120 fee bgs • Revise previously approved CUP 91-31 for Areas L, M, N reflecting the deepen mining operations
• Reclamation Plan
Reflect Consolidation of Areas K, L, and Q in one mining area, and M and N in another (creating 2 consolidated mining pits for efficient mineral resource recovery)
• Extend life of the mine to 70 years, to approximately 2093 BERN
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Conditional Use Permit 23-11/Reclamation Plan
CINDHINKY 1949
PROJECT ANALYSIS (AGENCY ROLES):
MOU transferred Lead Agency Roles from the City to the County CEQA
• SMARA: Principal responsibility for review/approval of the reclamation plan; Financial Assurances; Mine Inspection; and SMARA Enforcement
CEQA Environmental Evaluation
• Previously certified Environmental Impact Reports for 1993 Cajon Creek Quarry EIR and 2020 Area Q Quarry EIR
• The project does not involve any new significant environmental impacts or more severe environmental impacts that were not analyzed or mitigated in the previous EIRs • An Addendum to both EIRs was prepared and adopted by the County of San Bernardino (as Lead Agency)
• The City (as Responsible Agency) will continue to be the permitting authority for activities in the City
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TENDED 1919
PROJECT SITE PLAN:
• The Project will be divided by the RR
that runs N/S through the site
• The Project will avoid disturbance of
the channel via a 50' setback & 10'
earth berm
AREA N
Setbacks from the RR, Diversion
Channel & Cajon Wash are 50' , along
w/ setbacks of 30' from Cajon Blvd &
100' from the adjacent Industrial
Parcels to the North
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DUNDED IN 1910
CURRENT SITE CONDITIONS:
• North - Industrial Development
• South - Muscoy & Residential
Community
• East - Industrial Facilities
• West - Undeveloped Land / Cajon
Wash Lytle Creek
• Area K has an existing Berm along
Cajon Blvd to be kept in place
• Areas L and M have active mining
activity to the permissible depth of
120 feet bgs
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Conditional Use Permit 23-11/Reclamation Plan
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CURRENT SITE CONDITIONS FROM CAJON BLVD (EXISTING BERM):
FACING NORTHBOUND FACING SOUTHBOUND
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Specific Plan Amendment 23-02 and
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CURRENT SITE CONDITIONS:
AREA L,FACING NORTHWEST AREA M, FACING SOUTHEAST
Conclusion
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Staff Recommendation:
1) Adopt Resolution No. 2024-XX of the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, considering an Environmental Impact Report, making Responsible Agency Findings, and adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and an Addendum to the Environmental Impact Report; and
2) Introduce, read by title only, and waive further reading of Ordinance No. MC-XXXX of the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, approving Specific Plan Amendment 23-02; and
3) Adopt Resolution No. 2024-XX of the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, approving Conditional Use Permit Revision 23-11; and 4) Schedule the adoption of the Ordinance to the regularly scheduled meeting of the Mayor and City Council on September 4, 2024
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