Planning Commission

City of Fontana 8353 Sierra Avenue Fontana, CA 92335 Regular Agenda Resolution PC No. 2023-024 Tuesday, June 6, 2023 6:00 PM Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers Planning Commission Cathline Fort, Chair Idilio Sanchez, Vice Chair Ralph Thrasher, Secretary Raj Sangha, Commissioner Ricardo Quintana, Commissioner Planning Commission Regular Agenda June 6, 2023 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 disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such a request to the City Clerk’s Office at (909) 350-7602 at least 48 hours before the meeting, if possible. Any public record, relating to an open session agenda item, that is distributed within 72 hours prior to the meeting is available for public inspection in the Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers 8353 Sierra Avenue Fontana, CA 92335. Traduccion en Español disponible a peticion. Favor de notificar al Departamento "City Clerk". Para mayor informacion, favor de marcar el numero (909) 350-7602. 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. A. Approval of Minutes Approve the Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of May 16, 2023. Page 1 of 5 Planning Commission Regular Agenda June 6, 2023 CC-A Approval of Minutes of May 16, 2023. 21-2258 Attachments: Draft Planning Commission Minutes of May 16, 2023 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@fontanaca.gov. 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 Draft Environmental Report (DEIR) for Master Case No. 21-038, 21-2221 Tentative Parcel Map No. 20456 (TPM No. 21-007), and Design Review No. 21-013 - a request to receive comments of the DEIR, State Clearinghouse No. 2021120059 for the development of a new industrial commerce center building totaling approximately 623,460 square feet within a 29.8-acre site. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission: 1) Open the public hearing on the Draft EIR prepared for the Duke Warehouse at Cypress and Slover to receive comments from the public; 2) Review and provide Planning Commission comments on the DEIR; and, 3) Direct staff to address comments that are received within the Final EIR. APPLICANT: Duke Realty, LP 200 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite No. 1600 Irvine, CA 92618 Page 2 of 5 Planning Commission Regular Agenda June 6, 2023 LOCATION: The project site is located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Slover Avenue and Cypress Avenue, Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs): 0251-163-01, -02, -03, -04, -05, -06, -07, -08, -09, -10, and -13 and 0251-164-03, -04, -10, -11, -12, -14, -15, -16, -20, -23, and -25. PROJECT PLANNER: Jon Dille, Associate Planner Attachments: Attachment No. 1 - Vicinity Map Attachment No. 2 - Site Plan Attachment No. 3 - Public Hearing Notice and Availability - DEIR PH-B Master Case No. 22-064, Tentative Tract Map No. 20646 (TTM 21-2196 No. 22-002) and Design Review No. 22-034 - A request to establish a condominium map and to construct a 10-unit multi-family condominium complex with associated improvements on approximately 0.39 adjusted gross acres. RECOMMENDATION: Based on the information in the staff report and subject to the attached Findings and Conditions of Approval, staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt Resolution PC No. 2023-___; and, 1. Determine that the project is categorically exempt pursuant to Section No. 15332 (Class No. 32, Infill Development), and Section No. 3.22 (Categorical Exemption) of the 2019 Local Guidelines for Implementing the CEQA, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption; and, 2. Approve Tentative Tract Map No. 20646 (TTM No. 22-002); and, 3. Approve Design Review No. 22-034. APPLICANT: Rae Lynn Gentry Andresen Architecture 17087 Orange Way Fontana, CA 92335 LOCATION: 7966 Sierra Avenue (APN: 0190-154-17) Page 3 of 5 Planning Commission Regular Agenda June 6, 2023 PROJECT PLANNER: Mai Thao, Assistant Planner Attachments: Attachment No. 1 - Vicinity Map Attachment No. 2 - Project Plans Attachment No. 3 - Tentative Tract Map No. 20646 (22-002) Attachment No. 4 - Planning Commission Resolution Findings and Conditions of Approval Attachment No. 5 - Notice of Exemption Attachment No. 6 - Public Hearing Notice PH-C Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) review for Master 21-2214 Case No. 22-118: General Plan Amendment (GPA) No. 22-010 and Zoning Code Amendment (ZCA) No. 22-010 - a request to receive comments on the DEIR, State Clearinghouse No. 2022110624 for the General Plan and Zoning Code update to implement a new focused area in the Downtown Core. The intent of the Downtown Core amendments is to allow higher density residential and mixed use development and facilitate the development of the Downtown as a destination, including the ultimate creation of a pedestrian plaza in the Downtown. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission: 1) Open the public hearing on the Draft EIR prepared for the Downtown Core project and receive comments from the public; 2) Review and provide Planning Commission comments on the DEIR; and, 3) Direct staff to address comments received in the Final EIR. APPLICANT: City of Fontana 8353 Sierra Avenue Fontana, CA 92335 LOCATION: The project site is bounded by Foothill Boulevard to the north, Randall Avenue to the south, Juniper Avenue to the west, and Mango Avenue to the east. PROJECT PLANNER: Alejandro Rico, Associate Planner Page 4 of 5 Planning Commission Regular Agenda June 6, 2023 Attachments: Attachment No. 1 - Vicinity Map Attachment No. 2 - General Plan Land Use Change Attachment No. 3 - Zone Change Attachment No. 4 - Notice of Availability UNFINISHED BUSINESS: A. None NEW BUSINESS: A. None DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS: A. Director Communications: DC-A Upcoming cases scheduled for City Council and Planning 21-2259 Commission. An update of future City Council agenda items for June 13, 2023 and June 27, 2023 for the Planning Commission's information. An update of future Planning Commission agenda items for June 20, 2023 and July 4, 2023 for the Planning Commission's information. Attachments: Upcoming City Council Items Memo Upcoming Planning Commission Items Memo COMMISSION COMMENTS: A. Planning Commission Remarks: WORKSHOP: A. None ADJOURNMENT: A. Adjournment Adjourn to the next Regular Planning Commission Meeting on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers located at 8353 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, California. Page 5 of 5