FROM:
Planning Department
TITLE:
Title
Master Case No. 25-0078 and Municipal Code Amendment No. 25-0010: Fontana Municipal Code amendments to Chapter 30 to modify Emergency Shelter Overlay District development standards and operating regulations and incorporate property located at 11109 Jasmine Street into the overlay district.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Based on the information in the staff report, staff recommends that the Planning Commission approve Resolution No. PC 2025-____; and,
1. Determine that the proposed ordinance is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15378, and 15061(B)(3) (the common-sense exemption), and Sections No. 3.01, 3.22, and 10.59 of the 2019 Local Guidelines for Implementing CEQA, in that the ordinance is covered by the rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and also by the common sense exemption which provides that, where it can be determined 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. 25-0010 to amend Chapter 30 of the Municipal Code.
APPLICANT:
City of Fontana
8353 Sierra Avenue
Fontana, CA 92335
LOCATION:
11109 Jasmine Street (APN: 0238-111-53) and citywide
REQUEST:
Municipal Code Amendment (MCA) No. 25-0010 is a request to amend Chapter 30 to modify Emergency Shelter Overlay District regulations and development standards and place the overlay on the property located 11109 Jasmine Street (APN: 0238-111-53).
PROJECT PLANNER:
Cecily Session-Goins, Associate Planner
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of Fontana Zoning and Development Code along with other chapters of the Fontana Municipal Code regulate 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, redefinition or additions to help streamline and facilitate the development process and commercial business activity.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Municipal Code Amendment No. 25-0010 provides updates to Chapter 30 (Zoning and Development Code), as described below. A detailed list of the proposed amendments is provided within Exhibit “A” of the Planning Commission Resolution provided as Attachment No. 1.
ANALYSIS:
This request includes modifications to the Emergency Shelter Overlay District that will simplify and clarify the development standards and operating regulations for emergency shelters in the overlay district, including:
• The addition of specific standards regarding security surveillance systems for facilities in the overlay district;
• The removal of time limits for residents’ stays;
• Limits on the provision of “walk in” services.
Additionally, the amendment will place the overlay district on the industrially zoned property at 11109 Jasmine Street (APN: 0238-111-53).
In summary, the amendments will provide clear standards for establishing and operating an emergency shelter, thereby creating opportunities to provide shelter for the unhoused population in Fontana while limiting impacts on the surrounding community.
MOTION:
Approve staff recommendation.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment No. 1 - Planning Commission Resolution/Exhibit A
Attachment No. 2 - Notice of Exemption
Attachment No. 3 - Public Hearing Notice