FROM:
Planning Department
TITLE:
Title
Planning Commission Determination that the disposition of land located at 14355 Foothill Blvd. (Assessor’s Parcel Number 0230-051-33) is in Conformance with the City of Fontana 2018-2035 General Plan and making CEQA findings pursuant to the State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission consider the location, purpose, and extent of the proposed real property disposition described herein as required under Government Code Section 65402 and adopt Resolution No. PC 2024-060 finding that the proposed disposition is in conformance with the City’s General Plan, making CEQA findings pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) and directing staff to file a Notice of Exemption.
APPLICANT:
City of Fontana
8353 Sierra Avenue
Fontana, CA 92335
LOCATION:
14355 Foothill Boulevard. Assessor’s Parcel Number 0230-051-03.
REQUEST:
Determination by the Planning Commission that the disposition of the property described herein is consistent with the goals and policies of the City of Fontana General Plan.
PROJECT PLANNER:
Patty Nevins, Director of Planning
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Government Code section 65402 (attached) provides that a local agency’s acquisition or disposal of real property shall be submitted to and reported upon by the planning agency with respect to conformity with the adopted general plan.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The City of Fontana has previously declared certain property located at 14355 Foothill Blvd. (Assessor’s Parcel Number 0230-051-03) as surplus and intends to dispose of it. The City acquired this parcel as part of the Foothill Boulevard widening project. The parcel, approximately 20,300 square feet in size, is located on the south side of Foothill Blvd, 300 feet east of Almond Avenue. See vicinity map attached as Attachment No. 1.
ANALYSIS:
Government Code section 65402 (attached) provides that the City’s acquisition or disposal of real property shall be submitted to and reported upon by the planning agency with respect to conformity with the adopted general plan.
General Plan Consistency
The City has no plan to develop the site and therefore previously declared the property as surplus and intends to dispose of the property. The General Plan land use designation for the subject property is Walkable Mixed-Use Downtown and Corridors (WMXU-1). The General Plan Walkable Mixed-Use Downtown and Corridors designation is intended to provide for the development of areas that residents and visitors can walk, bike, and take transit to for work, shopping, entertainment, and more. A variety of uses are included within the WMXU-1 land use areas, including residential, retail, entertainment, civic, mixed use, and others. Disposition of the site will make it available for future private development which is consistent with the goals of General Plan.
The General Plan’s Land Use, Zoning, and Urban Design element supports a consistency finding for the disposition of the property. Applicable goals within the Land Use, Zoning, and Urban Design element supportive of the consistency finding include:
• Goal No. 2: Fontana development patterns support a high quality of life and economic prosperity.”
Government Code section 65402 (attached) provides that the City’s disposal of the real property shall be submitted to and reported upon by the planning agency with respect to conformity with the adopted general plan.
California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”)
The proposed Project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption). Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines states that an activity is covered by the common sense exemption that CEQA only applies to project that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen 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 review. The disposal of property will not involve nor approve any physical change nor any reasonably foreseeable future change. Therefore, no environmental review is required.
CONCLUSION:
Based on the General Plan criteria cited above, staff concludes that disposal of the subject property for future private development purposes is consistent with the City of Fontana General Plan.
MOTION:
Approve Staff’s Recommendation
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment No. 1: Vicinity Map
Attachment No. 2: Planning Commission Resolution PC 2024-060
Attachment No. 3: Government Code Section 65402