Planning Commission
Regular MeetingFontana, CA · May 3, 2022
Agenda
City of Fontana
8353 Sierra Avenue
Fontana, CA 92335
Regular Agenda
Resolution PC No. 2022-012
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
6:00 PM
Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers
Planning Commission
Cathline Fort, Chair
Raj Sangha, Vice Chair
Idilio Sanchez, Secretary
Matthew Gordon, Commissioner
Ralph Thrasher, Commissioner
Planning Commission Regular Agenda May 3, 2022
Welcome to a meeting of the Fontana Planning Commission.
Welcome to a meeting of the Fontana Planning Commission. A complete agenda packet is
located in the binder on the table in the lobby of the Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers 8353
Sierra Avenue Fontana, CA 92335. To address the Planning Commission, please fill out a
card located at the entrance to the right indicating your desire to speak on either a specific
agenda item or under Public Communications and give it to the City Clerk. Your name will be
called when it is your turn to speak. In compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
(42 USC § 12132), the Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers 8353 Sierra Avenue Fontana, CA
92335 is wheelchair accessible, and a portable microphone is available. Upon request, this
agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative forms to persons with disabilities, as
required by Section 12132 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Any person with a
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CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL:
A. Call To Order/Roll Call:
INVOCATION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
A. Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance:
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS:
This is an opportunity for citizens to speak to the Planning Commission for up to three minutes
on items not on the Agenda, but within the Planning Commission's jurisdiction. The Planning
Commission is prohibited by law from discussing or taking immediate action on non-agendized
items.
A. Public Communications:
CONSENT CALENDAR:
All matters listed under CONSENT CALENDAR will be enacted by one motion in the form
listed below. There will be no separate discussion on these items prior to the time Planning
Commission votes on them, unless a member of the Planning Commission requests a specific
item be removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion. Does any member of the public
wish to address the Planning Commission regarding any item on the Consent Calendar before
the vote is taken?
A. Approval of Minutes
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Approve the Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of April 5, 2022.
CC-A Approval of Minutes of April 5, 2022. 21-1348
Attachments: Draft Planning Commission Minutes of April 5, 2022
Approve Consent Calendar Item as recommended by staff.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
To comment on Public Hearing Items, you may submit comments via e-mail at
planning@fontana.org. In the subject of your e-mail please indicate whether you are in favor
or opposition of the item. Comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of
the meeting. You may also fill out a card at the meeting and give it to the City Clerk. Public
Comments should be no longer than three (3) minutes. If you challenge in court any action
taken concerning a Public Hearing item, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or
someone else raised at the Public Hearing described in this notice or in written
correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the Public Hearing.
All Public Hearings will be conducted following this format:
(a) hearing opened (e) oral - favor
(b) written communication (f) oral - opposition
(c) council/staff comments (g) hearing closed
(d) applicant comments
PH-A Master Case No. 21-121 - Design Review No. 21-044 - A 21-1315
proposal to construct a new multi-family development
consisting of 23 two-story units and five (5) two-story
accessory dwelling units on one (1) parcel of approximately
2.09 adjusted gross acres.
RECOMMENDATION:
Based on the information contained within this staff report
and subject to the attached findings, and conditions of
approval, staff recommends that the Planning Commission
adopt Resolution PC No. 2022 - _____: and,
1. Determine that the project is Categorically Exempt pursuant
to Section No. 15332, (Class No. 32, In-Fill) of the California
Environmental Quality Act and Section No. 3-18 (Infill Projects)
of the 2019 Local Guidelines for implementing the CEQA, and
direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption; and,
2. Approve Design Review No. 21-044.
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APPLICANT:
Dixi Design
1231 North Cactus Avenue, Suite “E”
Rialto, CA 92376
LOCATION:
The project site is located on the east side of Laurel Avenue
and south of Upland Avenue, the project site is otherwise
identified as 8315 Laurel Avenue (APN: 0246-031-23).
PROJECT PLANNER:
Cecily Session-Goins, Associate Planner
Attachments: Attachment No. 1 - Vicinity Map
Attachment No. 2 - Site Plan
Attachment No. 3 - Elevations
Attachment No. 4 - Planning Commission Resolution and Draft
Conditions of Approval
Attachment No. 5 - Notice of Exemption
Attachment No. 6 - Public Hearing Notice
PH-B Master Case No. 20-099R1 - Specific Plan Amendment No. 21-1336
21-001 and General Plan Amendment No. 21-006 - A request to
receive comments on the Draft Supplemental Environmental
Impact Report (Draft SEIR) for a General Plan Amendment and
Specific Plan Amendment to modify the General Plan and
Specific Plan land uses and comprehensive modification to
the overall Ventana at Duncan Canyon Specific Plan.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission: 1) Open the
public hearing on the Draft SEIR prepared for the Ventana at
Duncan Canyon Specific Plan Amendment to receive
comments from members of the public; and, 2) Review and
provide Planning Commission comments on the Draft SEIR;
and, 3) Direct staff to address comments received in the Final
SEIR.
APPLICANT:
Frontier Enterprises
Stephen King
2151 E. Convention Center Way, Suite No. 110
Ontario, CA 90212
LOCATION:
The project site is composed of eight (8) parcels totaling
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approximately 102 acres. The proposed revisions to the
Ventana at Duncan Canyon Specific Project (Project), is
located south of the I-15 Freeway, west of Citrus Avenue,
south and north of Duncan Canyon Road.
PROJECT PLANNER:
Salvador Quintanilla, Associate Planner
Attachments: Attachment No. 1 - Vicinity Map
Attachment No. 2 - Site Plan
Attachment No. 3 - Existing General Plan Land Use Designation
Attachment No. 4 - Propose General Plan Land Designation
Attachment No. 5 - Existing Specific Plan
Attachment No. 6 - Propose Specific Plan
Attachment No. 7 - Revised Notice of Availability for DSEIR
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
A. None
NEW BUSINESS:
A. None
DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS:
A. Director Communications:
DC-A Upcoming cases scheduled for City Council and Planning 21-1349
Commission.
An update of future City Council agenda items for May 10,
2022, May 24, 2022, and June 14, 2022 for the Planning
Commission's information.
An update of future Planning Commission agenda items for
May 17, 2022, June 7, 2022, and June 21, 2022 for the
Planning Commission's information.
Attachments: Upcoming City Council Items Memo
Upcoming Planning Commission Items Memo
COMMISSION COMMENTS:
A. Planning Commission Remarks:
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WORKSHOP:
A. None
ADJOURNMENT:
A. Adjournment
Adjourn to the next Regular Planning Commission Meeting on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at
6:00 p.m. in the Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers located at 8353 Sierra Avenue,
Fontana, California.
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