Planning Commission

City of Fontana 8353 Sierra Avenue Fontana, CA 92335 Regular Agenda Resolution PC No. 2023-029 Tuesday, August 15, 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 August 15, 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 July 18, 2023. Page 1 of 5 Planning Commission Regular Agenda August 15, 2023 CC-A Approval of Minutes of July 18, 2023. 21-2400 Attachments: Draft Planning Commission Minutes of July 18, 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 Master Case No. 22-011; Tentative Parcel Map No. 20761 (TPM 21-2374 No. 22-033), Conditional Use Permit No. 22-002, Design Review No 22-005 (a request to construct a new retail center containing a fueling station, sit-down restaurant, quick service restaurant, retail with drug store and multi-tenant retail building on a vacant site of approximately 6.53 adjusted gross acres located in the General Commercial (C-2) zoning district.) and Mitigated Negative Declaration. 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. Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Program (MMRP) and direct staff to file a Notice of Determination; and, 2. Adopt a resolution approving Tentative Parcel Map No. 20761 (TPM No. 22-033), Conditional Use Permit No. 22-002 Page 2 of 5 Planning Commission Regular Agenda August 15, 2023 and Design Review No. 22-005. APPLICANT: Midland Investments LLC 3270 Inland Empire Boulevard, Suite 430 Ontario, CA 91764 LOCATION: The project site is located on the west side of Sierra Avenue between Baseline Avenue and Montgomery Avenue (APN 0241-051-01, -02, -16, -17 and -32) PROJECT PLANNER: Cecily Session-Goins, Associate Planner Attachments: Attachment No. 1 - Vicinity Map Attachment No. 2 - Project Plans Attachment No. 3 - Planning Commission Resolution Attachment No. 4 - Notice of Determination Attachment No. 5 - Notice of Intent and Notice of Public Hearing PH-B Draft Environmental Report (DEIR) for Master Case No. 22-079, 21-2380 General Plan Amendment No. 22-007, Specific Plan Amendment No. 22-003, Tentative Parcel Map No. 20638 (TPM No. 22-016), and Design Review No. 22-040 - a request to receive comments of the DEIR, State Clearinghouse No. 2022090611 for the development of a new industrial commerce center building totaling approximately 490,565 square feet within a 19-acre site. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission: 1) Open the public hearing on the Draft EIR prepared for the Poplar South Distribution Center Project 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: Seefried Industrial Properties, Inc. 2321 Rosecrans Ave, Suite 2223 El Segundo, CA 90245 LOCATION: The project site is located on forty-one (41) parcels east of Poplar Avenue and west of Catawba Avenue along Rose Page 3 of 5 Planning Commission Regular Agenda August 15, 2023 Avenue. The parcels include Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs): 0237-171-01 through -19, 0237-172-01 through -12, -19, -22, -23, -26, -27, -28, and -30 through -33. PROJECT PLANNER: Alejandro Rico, Associate Planner Attachments: Attachment No. 1 - Vicinity Map Attachment No. 2 - Site Plan Attachment No. 3 - Public Hearing Notice UNFINISHED BUSINESS: A. None NEW BUSINESS: A. None DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS: A. Director Communications: DC-A Upcoming cases scheduled for City Council and Planning 21-2401 Commission. An update of future City Council agenda items for August 22, 2023 and September 12, 2023 for the Planning Commission's information. An update of future Planning Commission agenda items for September 5, 2023 and September 19, 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: Page 4 of 5 Planning Commission Regular Agenda August 15, 2023 A. Adjournment Adjourn to the next Regular Planning Commission Meeting on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers located at 8353 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, California. Page 5 of 5