Planning Commission

City of Fontana 8353 Sierra Avenue Fontana, CA 92335 Regular Agenda Adjourned from June 17, 2024 Regular Planning Commission Meeting. Resolution No. PC 2025-021 Tuesday, June 24, 2025 6:00 PM Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers Planning Commission Idilio Sanchez, Chair Ricardo Quintana, Vice Chair Joe Armendarez, Secretary Dylan Keetle, Commissioner Torrie Lozano, Commissioner Planning Commission Regular Agenda June 24, 2025 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 accommodation 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 at the City Clerk’s Office. Para traducción en Español, comuniquese con la oficina,“City Clerk” al (909) 350-7602. 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 Page 1 of 5 Planning Commission Regular Agenda June 24, 2025 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 June 3, 2025. CC-A Approval of Minutes of June 3, 2025. 25-0341 Attachments: Draft Planning Commission Minutes of June 3, 2025 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 A Resolution of the Planning Commission Recommending that 25-0342 City Council Adopt the 2025 State of California Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map Pursuant to California Government Code Sections 51177-51179 and Amend Chapter 30, Article IX (Overlay Districts), Division 8 (Fire Hazard Overlay District), Section 30-656(a) of the City of Fontana Zoning and Development Code pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21065, CEQA Guidelines section 15378(a) and (b)(5), and section 10.59 of the City’s 2019 Local CEQA Guidelines. RECOMMENDATION: Based on the information contained in this staff report staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt Resolution No. PC 2025-____; and forward the recommendation to the City Council to: Page 2 of 5 Planning Commission Regular Agenda June 24, 2025 1. Designate Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ) within the Local Responsibility Area identified by the 2025 State of California Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map updated by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE) as required by Government Code Sections 51177-51179; and, 2. Amend Chapter 30, Article IX (Overlay Districts), Division 8 (Fire Hazard Overlay District), Section 30-656(a) of the City of Fontana Zoning and Development Code in its entirety to reference the updated FHSZ maps and associated text; and, 3. Determine that the Adoption of the 2025 State of California Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant. It has no potential to result in a physical change to the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect change to the environment, and it does not commit the City to any project that could have a significant effect on the environment. APPLICANT: City of Fontana LOCATION: City-Wide STAFF: Jeffrey Baughman, Director of Building and Safety Attachments: Attachment 1 - Resolution No. 2025-_____ Attachment 2 - Exhibit A, CALFIRE Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones Map Attachment 3 - Exhibit B, Quadrant Detail Fire Hazard Severity Zones Attachment 4 - Exhibit C, Zoning Code Amendment Attachment 5 - Notice of Exemption Attachment 6 - Planning Commission - Public Hearing Notice PH-B Master Case No. 25-020 and Municipal Code Amendment 25-0343 (MCA) No. 25-005: Fontana Municipal Code Amendments to Chapter 30 (Zoning and Development Code) to adopt objective design standards for residential and mixed-use development projects subject to streamlined and ministerial review under State of California law, pursuant to Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Page 3 of 5 Planning Commission Regular Agenda June 24, 2025 Section No. 3.22 and 3.07 of the 2019 Local Guidelines for Implementing CEQA. RECOMMENDATION: Based on information in the staff report, staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt Resolution No. PC 2025-___; and, 1. Determine that this Ordinance is exempt pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(B)(3) (the common-sense exemption) and 15378 and Sections 3.01, 3.22, and 10.59 of the 2019 Local Guidelines for Implementing CEQA, in that the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment where it can be with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in quest may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA; and, 2. Approve a resolution recommending that the City Council adopt an Ordinance for Municipal Code Amendment (MCA) No. 25-005 to amend Chapter 30 of the Municipal Code. APPLICANT: City of Fontana 8353 Sierra Avenue Fontana, CA 92335 LOCATION: Citywide PROJECT PLANNER: Cecily Session-Goins, Associate Planner Attachments: Attachment No. 1 - Planning Commission Resolution Attachment No. 2 - Notice of Exemption Attachment No. 3 - Public Hearing Notice UNFINISHED BUSINESS: A. None NEW BUSINESS: A. None Page 4 of 5 Planning Commission Regular Agenda June 24, 2025 DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS: A. Director Communications: DC-A Upcoming cases scheduled for City Council and Planning 25-0344 Commission. An update of future City Council agenda items for July 1, 2025 for the Planning Commission's information. An update of future Planning Commission agenda items for June 24, 2025 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, July 1, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in the Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers located at 8353 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, California. Page 5 of 5