FROM:
Planning Department
TITLE:
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Master Case No. 24-019 and Municipal Code Amendment No. 24-001: Fontana Municipal Code amendments to Chapter 30 (Zoning and Development Code), pursuant to a categorical exemption in accordance with CEQA Guidelines section 15060(c) and 15061(B)(3). (Continued from March 5, 2024)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Based on information on the staff report staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt Resolution No. 2024-___; and,
1. Determine that this Ordinance is categorically exempted pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(B)(3) (the common-sense exemption), and 15378 and Sections No. 3.01, 3.22, and 10.59 of the 2019 Local Guidelines for Implementing 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 with certainty 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; and,
2. Approve a resolution recommending that the City Council adopt an Ordinance for Municipal Code Amendment (MCA) No. 24-001 to amend Chapter 30 of the Municipal Code.
APPLICANT:
City of Fontana
8353 Sierra Avenue
Fontana, CA 92335
LOCATION:
Citywide
REQUEST:
A Municipal Code Amendment (MCA) No. 24-001, for amendments to Chapter 30 that will modify multiple sections of the Zoning and Development Code, including removal of references to the development advisory board (various portions of the code), corrections to Tentative Parcel Map and Tentative Tract Map noticing section referencing minor use permits, removing maximum lot dimensions in the Form Based Code, addition of language regarding common and public open space in the Form Based Code, removal of owner occupancy requirements related to accessory dwelling units and removal of certain permitted uses in industrial zoning districts.
PROJECT PLANNER:
Salvador Quintanilla, Senior Planner
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of Fontana Zoning and Development Code regulates the development of commercial, industrial, and residential projects. Staff conducts ongoing reviews of the municipal code to determine where language within the code would benefit from updates, clarification, and/or redefinition to the help streamline zoning and development process.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The City of Fontana Zoning and Development Code regulates the development of commercial, industrial, and residential projects. Staff conducts ongoing reviews of the municipal code to determine where language within the code would benefit from updates, clarification, and/or redefinition to help streamline zoning and development processes.
ANALYSIS:
The City initiated Municipal Code Amendment No. 24-001 to update Chapter 30 (Zoning and Development Code) as summarized below; a detailed list of the proposed amendments is provided within Exhibit “A” of the Planning Commission Resolution (Attachment No. 1).
Development Advisory Board: Multiple sections will be amended to remove references to the Development Advisory Board, which no longer exists.
Tentative Map Cleanup Item: Corrections to clean up language that references the wrong entitlement application (minor use permits) in the Tentative Parcel Map and Tentative Tract Map noticing section of the code.
Maximum Lot Dimensions: This amendment will modify the development standards table for the subdistrict of the Form Based Code by removing the maximum lot dimensions. This will remove obstacles to residential development and provide consistency with the requirements of residential zoning districts.
Section 30-404: General requirements: This amendment will clarify the various amenities that can be constructed in Form Based Code open spaces.
Section 30-467: Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units: This amendment will remove the language that references owner occupancy for consistency with recently adopted state legislation.
Section 30-530: Uses permitted: This amendment will modify the language within the permitted uses table to remove “catch-all” categories withing the table.
In summary, the proposed amendments are proposed in order to provide flexibility, clarity, consistency in, and streamlining of, the City’s Municipal Code.
MOTION:
Approve staff’s recommendation.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment No. 1 - Planning Commission Resolution/ Exhibit A
Attachment No. 2 - Notice of Exemption
Attachment No. 3 - Public Hearing Notice