Planning Commission
Regular MeetingFontana, CA · April 16, 2024
Agenda
City of Fontana
8353 Sierra Avenue
Fontana, CA 92335
Regular Agenda
Resolution PC No. 2024-027
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
6:00 PM
Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers
Planning Commission
Cathline Fort, Chair
Idilio Sanchez, Vice Chair
Ricardo Quintana, Secretary
Ralph Thrasher, Commissioner
Raj Sangha, Commissioner
Planning Commission Regular Agenda April 16, 2024
Welcome to a meeting of the Fontana Planning Commission.
Welcome to a meeting of the Fontana Planning Commission. Meetings are held at the Grover
W. Taylor Council Chambers 8353 Sierra Avenue Fontana, CA 92335. To address the
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 Council Chambers 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
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The City of Fontana is committed to ensuring a safe and secure environment for its residents
to engage with the government. No oversized bags or backpacks (size limit of 14”x14”x6”) will
be allowed inside the Council Chambers. All bags are subject to search. Face masks are
prohibited in the Council Chambers, but clear masks will be provided upon request to
accommodate individuals with medical needs, ensuring their safety and well-being. Before
entering the Council Chambers, you may be subject to a metal detector screening. The City
Manager retains the discretion to grant any exemptions. Fontana aims to provide safe
buildings for our community members, employees, and visitors.
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
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Commission votes on them, unless a member of the Planning Commission requests a specific
item be removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion.
CC-A Planning Commission Determination of General Plan 21-2943
Consistency
Attachments: Attachment No. 1 - Vicinity Map
Attachment No. 2 - PC Resolution
Attachment No. 3 - Government Code Section 65402
CC-B Approval of Minutes of April 2, 2024. 21-2956
Attachments: Draft Planning Commission Minutes of April 2, 2024
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. 20-027R1: Conditional Use Permit No. 21-2874
95-019R4 - A request to modify conditions of approval for an
existing Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license to allow the
sale of distilled spirits and wine smaller than 375 ml and the
sale of beer/malt beverages in single size containers of 40 oz
or less for the existing Circle K convenience store located at
16119 Foothill Boulevard, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
Section No. 15301 (Existing Facilities). (Continued from
February 20, 2024)
RECOMMENDATION:
Based on the information in this staff report, staff
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recommends that the Planning Commission:
1. Determine that the project is categorically exempt pursuant
to Section No. 15301 (Class No. 1, Existing Facilities), and
Section No. 3.22 (Categorical Exemption) of the Local 2019
Guidelines for Implementing the CEQA, and direct staff to file
a notice of Exemption; and,
2. Deny Conditional Use Permit No. 95-019R4 subject to the
attached findings.
APPLICANT:
Jagjit Singh
J & Sandeep, Inc.
16119 Foothill Boulevard
Fontana, CA 92336
LOCATION:
16119 Foothill Boulevard (APN: 0191-011-06).
PROJECT PLANNER:
Alexia De La Torre, Assistant Planner
Attachments: Attachment No. 1 - Vicinity Map
Attachment No. 2 - Floor Plan
Attachment No. 3 - Census Tract No. 28.03
Attachment No. 4 - ABC Matrix
Attachment No. 5 - Resolution and Findings
Attachment No. 6 - Police Department Memo
Attachment No. 7 - Previously Approved PC Report
(MCN20-027)
Attachment No. 8 - Public Hearing Notice of Continuance
PH-B Master Case No. 22-105: Tentative Parcel Map No. 22-026 (TPM 21-2944
No. 20639) and Design Review No. 22-052 - A request to
consolidate eight (8) parcels into one (1) parcel and for site
and architectural approval of a new 385,970 square foot
industrial commerce center building with approximately
10,000 square feet of office space on approximately 18.2 acres
located on the southwest corner of Slover Avenue and Citrus
Avenue. (APNs: 0237-111-03, -04, -19, -20, -22, -36, -37, & -40)
pursuant to an Addendum and Mitigation, Monitoring and
Reporting Program (MMRP) to the Program Environmental
Impact Report (PEIR) (SCH No. 2009091089) for the Southwest
Industrial Park Specific Plan (SWIP).
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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. 2024-____, and
1. Adopt the Addendum to the SWIP PEIR (SCH No.
2009091089) and direct staff to file a Notice of Determination;
and,
2. Approve the Tentative Parcel Map No. 22-026 (TPM No.
20639); and,
3. Approve the Design Review No. (DRP) 22-052.
APPLICANT:
Seefried Industrial Properties
2321 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 2220
El Segundo, CA 90245
LOCATION:
The project site is located on the southwest corner of Slover
Avenue and Citrus Avenue. (APNs: 0237-111-03, -04, -19, -20,
-22, -36, -37, & -40).
PROJECT PLANNER:
Irene Romero, Associate Planner
Attachments: Attachment No. 1 - Vicinity Map
Attachment No. 2 - Tentative Parcel Map No. 20639
Attachment No. 3 - Project Plans
Attachment No. 4 - Planning Commission Resolution and
Conditions of Approval
Attachment No. 5 - Notice of Determination
Attachment No. 6 - Notice of Public Hearing
PH-C Master Case No. 23-102: Design Review (DRP) No. 23-023 - A 21-2936
request for site and architectural approval of a 214 detached,
alley-loaded condominium project including 1.1-acre and
.31-acre park sites and associated improvements on
approximately 16.2 acres in Planning Areas Gardens 1 and
Gardens 2 of the Arboretum Specific Plan, pursuant to a
previously approved Final Environmental Impact Report (State
Clearinghouse No. 2006071109).
RECOMMENDATION:
Based on the information contained in this staff report and
subject to the attached Findings and Conditions of Approval;
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staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt
Resolution PC No. 2024-____, and
1. Find that the project has been reviewed under a previously
certified Final Environmental Impact Report (State
Clearinghouse No. 2006071109), pursuant to Section 15162
through 15164 of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) Guidelines and Section 8.10 of the City of Fontana’s
2019 Local Guidelines for Implementing CEQA and that no
further analysis is required, and direct staff to file a Notice of
Determination; and,
2. Approve Design Review No. 23-023.
APPLICANT:
Stacey Sassaman
North Fontana Investment Company, LLC
1156 N. Mountain Avenue
Upland, CA 91786
LOCATION:
The project site is located east of Cypress Avenue, south of
Duncan Canyon Road and west of Cassava Drive
(APNs:1118-401-01 and -02).
PROJECT PLANNER:
Cecily Session-Goins, Associate Planner
Attachments: Attachment No. 1 - Vicinity Map
Attachment No. 2 - Project Plans
Attachment No. 3 - Planning Commission Resolution and
Conditions of Approval
Attachment No. 4 - Notice of Determination
Attachment No. 5 - Public Hearing Notice
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
A. None
NEW BUSINESS:
A. None
DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS:
A. Director Communications:
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DC-A Upcoming cases scheduled for City Council and Planning 21-2957
Commission.
An update of future City Council agenda items for April 23,
2024 and May 14, 2024 for the Planning Commission's
information.
An update of future Planning Commission agenda items for
May 7, 2024 and May 21, 2024 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, May 7, 2024 at
6:00 p.m. in the Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers located at 8353 Sierra Avenue,
Fontana, California.
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