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Planning Department
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Master Case No. (MCN) 18-000069R1: Conditional Use Permit No. 18-000020R1, a request to amend CUP No. 18-000020 to add trailer sales to truck sales and ancillary truck repair; Conditional Use Permit No. 23-000009, a request to establish truck and trailer sales with ancillary truck repair; and CUP No. 23-0000010, a request to establish truck and trailer sales with ancillary truck repair. Additionally, Design Review No. 18-000020R1 is a request to modify previously approved Design Review No. 18-000020 to accommodate new trailer display parking spaces for an approximately 7.55 combined acre site located at 15132, 15170 and 15244 Valley Boulevard (APNs: 0235-072-09, -10, and -11), pursuant to a previously approved Initial Study (IS)/Negative Declaration
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RECOMMENDATION:
Based on the information in the staff report and subject to the attached Conditions of Approval, staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt Resolution No. PC 2025-____; and,
1. Find that the project has been reviewed under a previously approved Initial Study (IS)/Negative Declaration pursuant to Section 15162 through 15164 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines and Section 8-10 of Fontana’s 2019 Local Guidelines for Implementing CEQA, that no supplemental environmental review is required, and direct staff to file a Notice of Determination; and,
2. Approve Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. 18-000020R1; and,
3. Approve Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. 23-000009; and,
4. Approve Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. 23-000010; and,
5. Approve Design Review (DRP) No. 18-000018R1
APPLICANT:
Bobbie Lee Rey
Andresen Architecture, Inc.
17087 Orange Way
Fontana, CA 92335
LOCATION:
The project site is located at 15132, 15170 and 15244 Valley Boulevard (APNs: 0235-072-09, -10, and -11).
REQUEST:
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. 18-000020R1 (“Truck Sales 1”) - A request to modify the previously approved CUP to include trailer sales for (formerly CUP18-000020 - Truck Sales 1).
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. 23-000009 (“Truck Sales 2”) - A request to establish truck and trailer sales with ancillary truck repair for (formerly CUP18-000021 - Truck Sales 2).
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. 23-000010 (“Truck Sales 3”) - A request to establish truck and trailer sales with ancillary truck repair for (formerly CUP18-000022 - Truck Sales 3).
Design Review Permit (DRP) No. 18-000018R1- A request to modify site plan of a previously approved DRP to include trailer display parking.
PROJECT PLANNER:
Alexia Barberena, Associate Planner
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
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General Plan |
Zoning/Overlay |
Existing Land Use |
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Site: |
Light Industrial (I-L) |
SWIP Freeway Industrial/Commercial District (FID) |
Project Site Currently Under Construction |
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North: |
Light Industrial (I-L) / Residential Multiple (RM) and Residential Single (RS) in the County of San Bernardino |
SWIP Freeway Industrial/Commercial District (FID) / Residential Multiple (RM) and Residential Single (RS) in the County of San Bernardino |
Nonconforming Residence and Truck Businesses |
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South: |
Light Industrial (I-L) |
SWIP Freeway Industrial/Commercial District (FID) / Valley Business Park Overlay |
Various Trucking Businesses |
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East: |
Light Industrial (I-L) |
SWIP Freeway Industrial/Commercial District (FID) |
Multi-Tenant Business Park Building |
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West: |
San Bernardino County Community Industrial (I-C) |
Community-Industrial (I-C) in the County of San Bernardino |
Nonconforming Residence & Truck Business |
Background:
A. On December 11, 2018, the City Council approved a settlement agreement with the applicant/property owner (Prime Point Property Corporation) to address multiple improvements the project site needed to bring it into compliance, including the demolition of all existing buildings. This agreement automatically terminated on May 31, 2021.
B. On December 19, 2019, the Planning Commission approved Design Review No. 18-000018 to construct a Business Park that would be comprised of three (3) truck sales/repair/leasing businesses, and four industrial park buildings incorporating 15 (total) flex building suites. The flex building suites are intended to allow a combination of office, research and development, retail sales, small construction, high-tech, and similar businesses. The applicant proposed to develop the property in three (3) phases. The original approval included adoption of an Initial Study/Negative Declaration for the Project.
C. On December 19, 2019, the Planning Commission approved Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. 18-000020, CUP No. 18-000021 and CUP No. 18-000022, to allow three (3) truck sales/repair/leasing businesses, which are conditionally permitted uses within the SWIP FID Freeway Industrial/Commercial District.
D. On December 19, 2019, the Planning Commission approved Tentative Parcel Map No. 19-008 (TPM 19983) to reconfigure the existing five (5) parcels into five parcels totaling 11.9 acres.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
A. Site Area: Approximately 7.55 acres
B. Building/Unit Analysis:
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Business |
Office |
Repair Area |
Total Area |
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Truck Sales No. 1 (CUP No. 18-000020R1) |
1,500 sf |
3,000 sf |
4,500 sf |
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Truck Sales No. 2 (CUP No. 23-000009) |
1,500 sf |
3,000 sf |
4,500 sf |
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Truck Sales No. 3 (CUP No. 23-000010) |
1,500 sf |
3,000 sf |
4,500 sf |
C. Parking Analysis:
Truck Sales 1
Parking Required: 35
Parking Provided: 39
Truck Sales 2
Parking Required: 35
Parking Provided: 39
Truck Sales 3
Parking Required: 38
Parking Provided: 39
ANALYSIS:
The applicant, Andresen Architecture, Inc., is requesting that the Planning Commission review and approve CUP No. 18-000020R1 a request to amend CUP No. 18-000020 -Truck Sales 1 to add trailer sales as a proposed use in addition to truck sales and ancillary truck repair. CUP No. 23-000009- Truck Sales 2 a request to establish truck and trailer sales and an ancillary use of truck repair. CUP No. 23-0000010 - Truck Sales 3, a request to establish truck and trailer sales with ancillary truck repair. Additionally, DRP No. 18-000020R1 a request to modify the site plan to previously approved design review (DRP No. 18-000020) to accommodate the new trailer display parking spaces for all three (3) sites on a combined 7.55 adjusted gross acres.
Conditional Use Permit No. 18-000020R1 (Truck Sales 1)
The project is a request to add trailer sales to the previously approved Conditional Use Permit for Truck Sales 1. The previous CUP approval was for truck sales and ancillary truck repair. This CUP is a request to add trailer sales, but does not permit trailer repair.
Conditional Use Permit No. 23-000009 (Truck Sales 2)
Truck Sales 2 was formerly entitled under CUP No. 18-000021 but is now considered expired. This CUP is a request to establish truck and trailer sales with ancillary truck repair for Truck Sales 2.
Conditional Use Permit No. 23-000010 (Truck Sales 3)
Truck Sales 3 was formerly entitled under CUP No. 18-000022 but is now considered expired. This CUP is a request to establish truck and trailer sales with ancillary truck repair for Truck Sales 3.
Design Review (DRP) No. 18-000018R1
The project is a request to modify the site improvements to a previously approved Design Review for Truck Sales 1 through 3 locations, to include new trailer display parking. The previous site plan approval depicted truck display parking spaces only, and the applicant is requesting to now add trailer display parking spaces.
The previous approval included construction of multiple buildings totaling approximately 57,972 square feet to include three (3) repair buildings and two (2) industrial park buildings. Aside from the addition of trailer display parking spaces, no other aspects of the proposed development design have changed.
Grading/Walls:
The topography of the Project Site is relatively flat and will be paved. The existing drainage pattern flows south towards Valley Boulevard.
The previous approval included an eight (8) foot high CMU screen wall around the property boundaries, as well as, a new six (6) foot high wrought iron fence with decorative pilasters will be along the property line boundary adjacent to Valley Boulevard and Fontana Avenue. The driveways will have six (6) foot high sliding gates.
Site Access/Circulation/Parking:
The main ingress and egress to all three facilities will be accessed by driveways off Valley Boulevard with secondary access points along Fontana Avenue. Sufficient display areas have been designated on-site for the display of trucks separate from customer parking. The project site meets the minimum parking requirements for the development. The internal circulation has been reviewed by Planning, Fire, Traffic, and Engineering and is sufficient to support this type of use.
Environmental:
On December 17, 2019, the City adopted an initial study/negative declaration (“ND”) for the MCN No. 18-000069 project and approved Conditional Use Permit Numbers (“CUP Nos”) Nos 18-000020, 18-000021, 18-000020R1 and Design Review Permit Number (“DRP No.”) 18-000018.
Pursuant to CEQA, when taking subsequent discretionary actions on a project for which ND has been adopted, the lead agency is required to review any changed circumstances to determine whether any of the circumstances under Public Resources Code section 21166 and State CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 require additional environmental review.
The City has evaluated the proposed Project in light of the standards for subsequent environmental review outlined in Public Resources Code section 21166, State CEQA Guidelines section 15162 and the City of Fontana’s 2019 Local Guidelines for Implementing CEQA and concluded that the proposed Project would not result in new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects that were previously disclosed in the ND and therefore, no subsequent EIR or mitigated negative declaration is required.
Specifically, preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR is not required for the Project because it (a) will not result in substantial changes that would require major revisions of the ND due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; (b) will not result in substantial changes with respect to the circumstances under which the Project are developed that would require major revisions of the ND due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of the previously identified significant effects; and (c) does not present new information of substantial importance that was not known and could not have known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the ND documents were certified showing (i) The Project would have one or more significant effects not discussed in the ND; (ii) That significant effects previously examined would be substantially more severe than shown in the ND; (iii) That mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects, but the lead agency declined to adopt such measures; or (iv) That mitigation measures or alternatives considerably difference from those analyzed would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but which the leady agency declined to adopt. The environmental documents can be viewed by going to the following link below: Environmental Documents | Fontana, CA - Official Website (fontanaca.gov)
MOTION:
Approve staff’s recommendation.
ATTACHMENTS:
1 - Vicinity Map
2 - Project Plans
3 - Planning Commission Resolution, Findings and Conditions of Approval
4 - Notice of Determination
5 - Public Hearing Notice