FROM:
Planning
TITLE:
Master Case No. 22-112; Design Review Project No. 22-053 - A request, to construct an approximately 118,000 square foot industrial commerce center building on a parcel of approximately 6-acres, pursuant to an Addendum to the Southwest Industrial Park Specific Plan Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH No. 2009091089) that was prepared and certified by the City in 2012.
RECOMMENDATION:
Based on the information in the staff report, the attached Findings and Conditions of Approval, staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt Resolution PC No. 2023-___; and,
1. Adopt the Addendum and Mitigation, Monitoring, and Reporting Program, (MMRP) to the SWIP PEIR (SCH NO. 2009091089) and direct staff to file a Notice of Determination; and
2. Approve Design Review No. 22-053
APPLICANT:
Shubin Nadal Realty Investors
901 Dove Street, Suite 225
Newport Beach, CA 92660
LOCATION:
The project site is located at 11700 Industry Avenue (APN: 0238-171-37)
REQUEST:
Design Review Project No. 22-053 - A request to construct an approximately 118,000 square foot industrial commerce center building on a parcel approximately six (6) acres of land.
PROJECT PLANNER:
Irene Romero, Associate Planner
I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Land Use Designation:
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General Plan |
Zoning /Overlay |
Existing Land Use |
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Site: |
General Industrial (I-G) |
Southwest Industrial Park Specific Plan (SWIP) Jurupa South District (JSD) |
Industrial Commerce Center Building |
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North: |
General Industrial (I-G) |
Southwest Industrial Park Specific Plan (SWIP) Jurupa South District (JSD) |
Industrial Commerce Center Building |
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South: |
General Industrial (I-G) |
Southwest Industrial Park Specific Plan (SWIP) Jurupa South District (JSD) |
Industrial Commerce Center Building |
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East: |
General Industrial (I-G) |
Southwest Industrial Park Specific Plan (SWIP) Jurupa South District (JSD) |
Industrial Commerce Center Building |
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West: |
City of Ontario |
City of Ontario |
Industrial Businesses |
II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
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A. Site Area: |
Approximately six (6) adjusted gross acres |
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B. FAR Ratio: |
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Allowed: |
55 percent (maximum coverage) |
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Provided: |
46.4 percent |
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C. Building/Unit Analysis: |
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Office Area |
Approximately |
3,000 |
square feet |
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Warehouse Area: |
Approximately |
115,000 |
square feet |
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Total Area: |
Approximately |
118,000 |
square feet |
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D. Parking Analysis: |
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Vehicle Spaces |
Required: |
64 spaces |
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Provided: |
64 spaces |
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Trailer Loading |
Required: |
4 spaces |
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Provided: |
4 spaces |
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E. Landscaping: |
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Minimum Required: |
15 percent |
(18,043) square feet) |
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Provided: |
26 percent |
(32,300) square feet) |
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III. ANALYSIS:
The applicant, Shubin Nadal Realty Investors (“Applicant”), is requesting that the Planning Commission review and approve the demolition of an existing warehouse building and the construction of an industrial commerce building totaling approximately 118,000 square feet which includes 3,000 square feet of office space within the building footprint. In addition to the construction of the building and associated site improvements, all off-site improvements for sewer and sidewalk along Industry Avenue will be completed.
The project site is located at 11700 Industry Avenue. The project site has a General Plan land use designation of General Industrial (I-G) and is within the Jurupa South Industrial District (JSD) of the Southwest Industrial Park Specific Plan (SWIP).
The project site has met all the requirements of the Industrial Commerce Center Sustainability Standards, pursuant to Section 9-70 of the Fontana Municipal Code.
Design Review No. 22-053:
The Applicant is proposing to demolish the existing warehouse building and construct the proposed building of approximately 118,000 square feet. The commerce building has been designed for one (1) potential tenant with office space totaling approximately 3,000 square feet within the building footprint. The warehouse includes 21 dock doors, four (4) loading spaces, and 64 auto parking spaces. Offices are proposed to be located on the southeast corner of the proposed building. The use of glazing, tower elements, and a variety of colors will add structural and visual interest to the building. Additionally, variations to the building face and roof lines, with tower elements proposed at 43 feet will be architecturally pleasing and be consistent with the surrounding buildings.
The project site consists of one (1) parcel totaling approximately six (6) adjusted gross acres. The project site is currently developed with a legal 109,000 square foot industrial building, which will be demolished prior to grading.
The project site is physically suitable in size and shape to support the development of the proposed warehouse building. Applicable building codes, zoning codes, specific plan and fire codes and standards, will be met and make for a safe, attractive, and well-designed project. Currently, the surrounding area reflects industrial uses. The project design incorporates safety measures for automobiles and pedestrians in the area. The proposal provides a development that has been designed with features (architectural relief, landscaping, offsite improvements, and lighting), to enhance the character of the surrounding neighborhood.
Circulation to and from the site will occur via Industry Avenue. The northerly driveway is approximately 35 feet wide and will accommodate employee (vehicular) traffic and the southerly driveway is approximately 50 feet wide and will accommodate both vehicular and truck traffic. Additionally, a Fire Lane (ranging from 30 to 40 feet) runs along the perimeter of the project site.
Walls/Grading
The proposed project will have an eight-foot-high tubular steel fence located at the north and west side of the property. The project site will have two 8-foot-high tube steel rolling gates and an 8-foot-high concrete screen wall located at the southside of the property screening the loading docks.
The generally rectangular shaped parcel is elongated in the west to east direction and the topography of the relatively level property descends gradually from west to east. The project site drains easterly to Industry Avenue. The site’s runoff will be managed through a mixture of strategies, including development of an engineered stormwater system, which, along with pervious areas on the project site would allow water to drain into subsurface soils and maximize infiltration capacity.
Environmental:
Pursuant to Sections 15162 and 15164 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines and Section 8.06 of the City of Fontana’s 2019 Local Guidelines for Implementing CEQA, an Addendum to the Southwest Industrial Park Specific Plan Program Environmental Impact Report (SWIP PEIR) (State Clearinghouse [SCH] No. 2009091089) has been prepared for this proposed project. The aforementioned EIR adopted by the City Council on June 12, 2012, anticipated various types of warehouse uses.
The proposed project does not represent significant changes to the approved SWIP PEIR relative to CEQA since it does not change the assumptions, analysis, conclusions, or mitigation. The components of the proposed project do not alter the EIR project’s significance conclusions or represent significant new information. Additionally, the proposed project does not require major revisions to the aforementioned EIR, does not lead to new significant environmental effects, nor does it lead to substantial increase in the severity of the previously identified significant effects in the Southwest Industrial Park Specific Plan EIR. Therefore, an Addendum to the EIR has been prepared for this proposed project and no further/additional CEQA review is required.
The Final Southwest Industrial Park Specific Plan Program Environmental Impact Report (SWIP PEIR) (State Clearinghouse [SCH] No. 2009091089) and the Addendum are posted on the City’s website:
<https://www.fontanaca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/36383/SWIP-Final-PEIR---Responses-20120124>
<https://fonopengislayers.fontana.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=1778551&dbid=0&repo=FontanaRecords>
MOTION:
Approve staff recommendation
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Vicinity Map
2. Project Plans
3. Planning Commission Resolution, Findings and Conditions of Approval
4. Notice of Determination
5. Notice of Public Hearing