Resolution No. 2025-378
Resolution No. 2025-378
October 15, 2025
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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-378
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA,
REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 2020-265 OF THE MAYOR
AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO ESTABLISHING GUIDANCE RELATING
TO THE ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY USE PERMITS
ALLOWING ON-SITE AND OFF-SITE CONTRACTORS'
CONSTRUCTION YARDS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
WHICH PROHIBITS CRUSHING OF CONCRETE WITHIN
1000 FEET OF RESIDENTIALLY ZONED PROPERTIES.
WHEREAS, in 2009, the Oxbow development, located at 6920 Palm Avenue, was approved by the City of San Bernardino under Tentative Tract Map 16794 which subdivided an existing 18.45-acre parcel into 43-single family lots with minimum lot sizes of 10,882 square feet.
WHEREAS, the topography of the site requires the import of dirt to flatten certain parts of the site and create buildable lots (grading).
WHEREAS, in July 2020, the property owner was issued a Temporary Use Permit (TUP 20-033), with conditions, to import approximately 3,000 truckloads and about 60,000 tons of concrete from a demolished, fire-damaged Amazon warehouse building located at 2255 W.
Lugonia Avenue in Redlands; and
WHEREAS, in response to complaints from the residents of Palm Avenue and Ward 5, in general, the City of San Bernardino commissioned an environmental study to determine the best alternative to remove the debris; and
WHEREAS, the City entered into a contract with CSG Consultants in March 2025, to provide a comprehensive analysis of the options available to the city for the removal of the Oxbow debris; and
WHEREAS, in May of 2025, CSG, in collaboration with Kimley-Horn, completed the report and proposed three alternatives for the removal of the Ox Box debris; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council, after careful study, has elected to select an option from the Environmental Study prepared by CSG in collaboration with Kimley-Horn which would allow crushing of concrete onsite;
WHERES, in order to crush concrete onsite, Resolution No. 2020-265 has to be repealed;
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1.The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. That the decision of the Mayor and City Council adopting one of the alternatives for the disposal of the debris pile is based on an exhaustive analysis provided by CSG and Kimley-Horn specifically for the Oxbox development site located at 6920 Palm Avenue.
SECTION 3.CEQA. The Mayor and City Council finds this Resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in that the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty, as in this case, 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.
SECTION 4.Severability. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are declared to be severable.
SECTION 5. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately.
APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council and signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk this 15th day of October 2025.
Helen Tran, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
Attest:
Telicia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO) ss
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
I, Telicia Lopez, CMC, Acting City Clerk, hereby certify that the attached is a true copy of Resolution No. 2025-378, adopted at a regular meeting held on the 15 th day of October 2025, by the following vote:
Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
SANCHEZ _____ _____ _______ _______
IBARRA _____ _____ _______ _______
FIGUEROA _____ _____ _______ _______
SHORETT _____ _____ _______ _______
KNAUS _____ _____ _______ _______
FLORES _____ _____ _______ _______
ORTIZ _____ _____ _______ _______
WITNESS my hand and official seal of the City of San Bernardino this __ day of _____ 2025.
Telicia Lopez, CMC, Acting City Clerk