CONSENT CALENDAR
City of San Bernardino
Request for Council Action
Date: October 7, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Eric Levitt, City Manager
Mary Lanier, Interim Director of Community Development & Housing
Department: Community Development & Housing
Subject: Adoption of Ordinance No. MC – 1670 Approving General Plan Amendment 25-02 and Development Code
Amendment 25-07 (Zoning Map Amendment)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, adopt Ordinance No. MC – 1670 approving General Plan Amendment 25- 02, which changes the General Plan Land Use designation from Commercial to MultiFamily Residential and Development Code Amendment (Zoning Map Amendment) 25- 07, which changes the zoning designation from Commercial Office (CO) to Residential Medium (RM) for Assessor Parcel Numbers 0148-303-21, -22, -24, and -26; and amends the San Bernardino Development Code to allow Planned Residential Developments (PRDs) to establish project-specific development standards, including setbacks between structures, and lot coverage standards in lieu of fixed numerical development standards within planned residential developments, pursuant to a Mitigated Negative Declaration.
Executive Summary
Adoption of General Plan Amendment 25-02 changes the General Plan Land Use designation from Commercial to Multi-Family Residential and adoption of Development Code Amendment 25-07 (Zoning Map Amendment), changes the zoning designation from Commercial Office (CO) to Residential Medium (RM) for Assessor Parcel Numbers 0148-303-21, -22, -24, and -26; and amends the San Bernardino Development Code to allow Planned Residential Developments (PRDs) to establish project-specific development standards, including setbacks between structures, and lot coverage standards in lieu of fixed numerical development standards within planned residential developments. The first reading for Ordinance No. MC – 1670 was introduced to the Mayor and City Council at the September 16, 2026 hearing.
Background
On July 22, 2026 the City of San Bernardino Development and Environmental Review Committee (DERC) made the motion to move the aforementioned project to the City of San Bernardino Planning Commission for consideration. On August 11, 2026, the Planning Commission unanimously made the motion to recommend the project to the San Bernardino Mayor and City Council via Resolution 2026-024.
On September 16, 2026, the Mayor and City Council adopted Resolution 2026-153 adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and approving Subdivision 25-03 (TTM20526) to allow the subdivision of the
5.82 acre project site into sixty-eight (68) single-family Planned Residential Development (PRD) lots, and Development Permit Type-P 25-07 to allow the development, establishment, and architectural review of sixty eight (68) two-story detached PRD dwellings; and introduced Ordinance No. MC – 1670 approving General Plan Amendment 25-02, which changes the General Plan Land Use designation from Commercial to Multi-Family Residential and Development Code Amendment 25-07 (Zoning Map Amendment), which changes the zoning designation from Commercial Office (CO) to Residential Medium (RM) for Assessor Parcel Numbers 0148-303-21, - 22, -24, and -26; and amends City of San Bernardino Development Code to allow Planned Residential Developments (PRDs) to establish project-specific development standards, including setbacks between structures, and lot coverage standards in lieu of fixed numerical development standards within planned residential developments.
Discussion
On September 16, 2026, the Mayor and City Council introduced Ordinance No. MC - 1670 and on October 7, 2026 approved Ordinance No. MC – 1670 changing the General Plan Land Use designation from Commercial to Multi-Family Residential and Development Code Amendment (Zoning Map Amendment) 25-07, changing the zoning designation from Commercial Office (CO) to Residential Medium (RM) for Assessor Parcel Numbers 0148-303-21, -22, -24, and -26; and amending the City of San Bernardino Development Code to allow Planned Residential Developments (PRDs) to establish project-specific development standards, including setbacks between structures, and lot coverage standards in lieu of fixed numerical development standards within planned residential developments, pursuant to a Mitigated Negative Declaration (Attachment 1, Exhibit A and B). Pursuant to Section 19.74.040 Council Action on Amendments, amendments to the Zoning Map shall be adopted by ordinance and therefore become effective thirty (30) days after the second reading. 2021-2025 Strategic Targets and Goals
General Plan Amendment 25-02 and Development Code Amendment 25-07 (Zoning Map Amendment)aligns with Key Target No. 3: Improve Quality of Life. The sixty-eight (68) detached single family homes will help the City meet its State mandated housing requirements, will be consistent with the surrounding residential land uses, and provides for a market rate housing stock
Fiscal Impact
There is no negative Fiscal impact associated with the project.
Conclusion
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, adopt Ordinance No. MC – 1670 approving General Plan Amendment 25- 02, which changes the General Plan Land Use designation from Commercial to MultiFamily Residential and Development Code Amendment (Zoning Map Amendment) 25- 07, which changes the zoning designation from Commercial Office (CO) to Residential Medium (RM) for Assessor Parcel Numbers 0148-303-21, -22, -24, and -26; and amends the San Bernardino Development Code to allow Planned Residential Developments (PRDs) to establish project-specific development standards, including setbacks between structures, and lot coverage standards in lieu of fixed numerical development standards within planned residential developments, pursuant to a Mitigated Negative Declaration.
Attachments
Attachment 1 Ordinance No. MC – 1670 (Approving GPA 25-02 and DCA 25-07) Attachment 2 Ordinance No. MC – 1670 (Approving GPA 25-02 and DCA 25-07) – Exhibit A-Amendment to Development Code Notations
Attachment 3 Ordinance No. MC – 1670 (Approving GPA 25-02 and DCA 25-07) – Exhibit B-Zoning Map Amendment
Ward:
Second Ward; All Wards
Synopsis of Previous Council Actions:
September 16, 2026 Mayor and City Council introduced Ordinance No. MC – 1670