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Resolution No.
91-152
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ADOPTING THE
NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND ADOPTING
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 91-04(D) TO THE GENERAL PLAN OF
THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Recitals
(a) The General Plan for the City of San Bernardino was
adopted by the Mayor and Common Council by Resolution No. 89-
159 on June 2, 1989.
(b) General Plan Amendment No. 91-04(D) to the General
Plan of the city of San Bernardino was considered by the
Planning Commission on March 6, 1991, after a noticed public
hearing, and the Planning Commission's recommendation of
approval has been considered by the Mayor and Common Council.
(c) An Initial Study was prepared on February 28, 1991
and reviewed by the Environmental Review Committee and the
Planning Commission who both determined that General Plan
Amendment No. 91-04(D) would not have a significant effect on
the environment and therefore, recommended that a Negative
Declaration be adopted.
(d) The proposed Negative Declaration received a 21 day
public review period from March 7, 1991 through March 27,
1991 and all comments relative thereto have been reviewed by
the Planning Commission and the Mayor and Common Council in
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and
local regulations.
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RESOLUTION...ADOPTING THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO.
91-04(D) TO THE GENERAL PLAN OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO.
(e) The Mayor and Common Council held a noticed public
hearing and fully reviewed and considered proposed General
Plan Amendment No. 91-04(D) and the Planning Division Staff
Report on April 1, 1991.
(f) The adoption of General Plan Amendment No. 91-04(D)
is deemed in the interest of the orderly development of the
city and is consistent with the goals, objectives and
policies of the existing General Plan.
SECTION 2. Neqative Declaration
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, FOUND AND DETERMINED by the
Mayor and Common Council that the proposed amendment to the
General Plan of the City of San Bernardino will have no
significant effect on the environment, and the Negative
Declaration heretofore prepared by the Environmental Review
Committee as to the effect of this proposed amendment is
hereby ratified, affirmed and adopted.
SECTION 3. Findinqs
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Mayor and Common Council
of the City of San Bernardino that:
A. The proposed amendment is internally consistent with the
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General Plan in that all affected Tables, policies and
implementations have been changed in the same manner.
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RESOLUTION...ADOPTING THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO.
91-04(D) TO THE GENERAL PLAN OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO.
B.
C.
that:
The proposed amendment would not be detrimental to the
public interest, health, safety, convenience or welfare
of the city in that the minor text amendments are for
clarification purposes to enable
adoption of
the
Development Code to implement the
which
General Plan
ensures the public interest, health, safety, convenience
and welfare of the city.
The proposed amendment would maintain the appropriate
balance of land uses within the city in that text
amendments are proposed which do not affect the balance
of land uses.
SECTION 4. Amendment
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Mayor and Common Council
A. The text of the General Plan of the City of San
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Bernardino is amended by changing List of Figures, p.
iv, Table 6, p. 1-33, Table 7, p. 1-38, Policy 1.14.41,
p. 1-67, B. Fire, p. 15-3, Figure 61, p. 15-5, Policy
15.2.1, p. 15-8, Implementation Programs 115.2 and
115.3, p. 15-10, entitled Attachment A thru H, and is
more specifically relative to Foothill Fire Zones and
designated as General Plan Amendment No. 91-04(D) copies
of which
are attached and incorporated herein by
reference. (Attachment A through H)
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RESOLUTION...ADOPTING THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO.
91-04(D) TO THE GENERAL PLAN OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO.
B.
General Plan Amendment No. 91-04(D) shall be effective
immediately upon adoption of this resolution.
SECTION 5. Text Notation
This resolution and the amendment affected by it shall
be noted on the appropriate General Plan pages that have been
previously adopted and approved by the Mayor and Common
Council and which is on file in the office of the City Clerk.
SECTION 6. Notice of Determination
The Planning Division is hereby directed to file a
Notice of Determination with the County Clerk of the County
of San Bernardino certifying the City's compliance with CEQA
in preparing the Negative Declaration.
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RESOLUTION...ADOPTING THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO.
91-04(D) TO THE GENERAL PLAN OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the city of San
Bernardino at a
adjourned
re u.lar
meeting therefore, held on the
17th day of
1991, by the following vote, to
April
wit:
Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
ESTRADA x
REILLY x
FLORES x
MAUDSLEY x
MINOR -"--
POPE-LUDLAM x
MILLER -"--
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The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this
18th
day of
, 1991.
April
Approved as to
form and legal content:
JAMES F. PENMAN,
city Attorney
By: !lc ',M'" ? '
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ATTACHMENT A
Res. 91-152
liST OF FIGURES (Continued)
41. Environmental Management Resources/Hazards Composite
Overlay
42. Regionally Significant Construction Aggregate Sectors
43. South Coast Air Basin
44. Temperature Inversions
45. Faults that May Generate Damaging Surface Rupture
46. Maximum Credible Rock Acceleration From Earthquakes
47. Major Fault Locations
48. Liquefaction Susceptibility
49. Greatest Density of Building Structures in 1930
50. Critical, Sensitive, and High Occupancy Facilities
51. Potential Subsidence Areas
52. Slope Stability and Major Landslides
53. Soils Limitations
54. Geologic Hazards Overlay
55. Community Response to Noise
56. Land Use Compatibility for Community Noise Environments
57. Existing Noise
58. Future Noise
59. Wind Hazards
60. Historic Fire Bum Areas
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62.
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One Hundred Year Floodplain
Land Use Plan
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Available at
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Department of
Planning and
Office of the
City Cerk
ATTACHMENT B
Res. 91-152
.. TABLE 6 (Cont.)
General Plan Section Related Maos Open Space Resource
11.0 Energy and Water N/A Managed Production
Conservation of Resources
Chap 4, Hazards
120 Geologic and Seismic Fig. 47, Major Fault Public Health and
Locations Safety
Fig. 48, liquefaction Public Health and
Susceptibility Safety
Fig. 51, Potential Subsidence Public Health and
Areas Safety
Fig. 52, Slope Stability and Public Health and
Major Landslides Safety
15.0 Wmd and Fire Fig. €I, rife Wn,--Ii :'-rea!! Public Health and
~? f),J "/~ 0) {Hff Safety
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" 16.0 Flooding Fig. 62, One Hundred Year Public Health and
Floodplain Safety
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ATTACHMENT
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TABLE 7 (Cont.)
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Open SJ'ace Resource
Qpen Space Programs
.PireHazards
· Implementation 12.4 requires a 5D-
foot setback from an active fault.
· Policies 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.2.1, 12.3.1-
12.3.4, 12.4.1-12.4.8, 12.5.1, 12.5.2,
12.6.1-12.6.3,12.7.1 and 12.7.2 address
these measures.
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- H~e 'lliesi8'lIl.1!6 _eM slISeepaele
ftll".'illUAVQ firl!6.
· Implementation 15.1 requires
incorporation in the Development
Code of the provisions of the Foothill
Communities Protective "Greenbelt"
Program pertaining to siting, access,
water supply, vegetation, erosion
control, etc.
· Policies 15.2.1-15.2.9 address this
measure.
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· Flooding
· Figure 5 designates areas for flood
control uses.
· Figure 65 designates areas within the
100-year floodplain.
· Implementation 16.1 requires projects
within the 100-year floodplain to be
consistent with requirements in the
Municipal Code. It also requires
review of projects by the County Flood
Control District.
· Policies 16.1.1-16.1.4 address this
measure.
· Hillside Management
· The Dra,ft Land Use Plan designates
areas included in the Hillside
Management Overlay.
· Implementation 1.1 requires inclusion
in the Development Code of standards
and restrictions.
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ATTACHMENT D
1.14.38
Require the use of fire retardant vegetation and irrigated setbacks for
development, in accordance with the requirements of the Fire Department
01.1,11.2,11.4, and 11.6).
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Require the use of fire retardant building materials, in accordance with the
requirements of the Fire Department 01.1, 112, 11.4, and 11.6).
Require that buildings be designed to "fit" with their hillside setting, in-
cluding:
1.14.40
a. avoidance of architectural design styles which dominate their setting
or call attention to themselves;
b. use of architectural forms and shapes which complement the setting
(low rise structures, horizontal versus vertical building bulk, shed
roofs, large overhangs, arcades, etc.);
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1.14.41
c. use of materials which complement the setting; and
d. siting of buildings in areas where they do not visually dominate,
within the context of their fire protection setbacks 01.1, 11.4, 11.6,. and
11.11).
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il.elfWrl! aElRerl!flee t8 tftl! stll!'l8.M"a9 of the ''Foothill Communities
Protective Greenbelt Program" (11.1,11.2,11.3, and 11.16).
COMMERCIAL
. a. Commercial and Re~ion-Servin~ Retail Uses
O~jective
It shall be the objective of the City of San Bernardino to:
1.15 Maintain and enhance Central City and Inland Center Malls and adjacent
properties as the principal region-serving retail centers of the City of San
Bernardino, focusing a majority of the additional demand of 2.2 million
square feet in these areas.
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ATTACHMENT E
Res. 91-152
B..Eiu.
The San Bernardino planning area is subject to wildland fires due to the steep terrain
and highly flammable chaparral vegetation of the foothills of the San Bernardino
Mountains and high winds that correspond with seasonal dry periods. Major fires have
endangered the City of numerous occasions in the past and in several instances, have
spread iilto the City and caused extensive damage.
The U.S. Department of Forestry has records of wildland fires dating back to the begin_
ning of the 20th century. The data indicates that fires occur on a regular basis almost
every year and that very large fires occur fairly regularly every ten years. According to
the Department of Forestry, the large fires correspond to the age of the vegetation
which, if not burned regularly, begins to accumulate dead material that is more easily
ignited and spreads fire faster than newer growth.
Consequently, a decade will pass with few fires followed by a decade with several large
fires. The occurrence of the largest fires also corresponds to periods of extremely high
wind conditions. The largest fires in recent history are indicated on Figure 60. Much of
the burn areas overlap. Consequently for some fires only the extremities are depicted.
The large fires that are spread by winds periodically approaching and exceeding 90-100
miles per hour are considered uncontrollable by the California Department of Forestry
and U.S. Forest Service. Other areas in southern Califonua are being burned off period-
ically by way of controlled burns to remove older vegetation. The controlled burn pr~
cess is not used in the San Bernardino Mountains because of the unpredictability and
force of the winds in the area which could make controlled burns a potential hazard.
As a consequence, the San Bernardino Mountains will experience wildland fires on a
regular basis and approximately every ten years it can be expected to experience a very
large fire that will burn out of control for an extended period of time.
In recognition of these hazards, the City of San Bernardino participated in the
preparation of the Foothill Communities Protective "Greenbelt" Program in 1983 in col-
laboration with the County of San Bernardino, California Department of Forestry,
Foothill Fire Protection District, West End Resource Conservation District, East Valley
Resource Conservation District, US. Soil Conservation Services, and U.S. Forest Service.
The purpose of the program is to reduce fire, flood, and erosion losses in the wild-
land/urban interface in the foothills of the San Bernardino Valley. The program was
prompted, in part, by the Panorama Fire which occurred in 1980. MAP DN FI/..€: oj -mE'
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The interface zone is divided into three categories of fire hazard as shown on F;o....: 61.
These relate to terrain, accessibility, soil stability, and vegetation. The program pre-
scribes development standards to reduce fire risks; including roadway characteristics,
area accessibility, building construction (materials and configuration), location and sit-
ing of structures, landscape and irrigation, vegetation management, and establishment
of a "greenbelt".
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ATTACHMENT G
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Maintain police, fire, medical, and other pertinent programs to respond to
wind-caused emergencies al5.6).
It shall be the goal of the City of San Bernardino to:
15B Protect people and property from brush fire hazards.
Obiective
It shall be the objective of the City of San Bernardino to:
15.2 Ensure that buildings are constructed, sites are developed, and vegetation
and natural areas are managed to minimize wildfire risks.
Policies
It shall be the policy of the City of San Bernardino to:
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Require that development in the High Fue Hazard Area, as designated on
th~vir~urces/Hazards Composite Overlay (Figure 41).e-
Alii' t ~...-tl~."'r 7~""~~.:l ;- the Foothill Communities
Protective "Greenbelt" Program for protection of property al5.1-115.3,
and 115.5).
Work with the US. Forest Service and private land owners to maintain
landscape, provide buffers, and reduce fire hazards in foothill areas of the
City al5.1 and 115.7).
Study the potential acquisition of private lands for establishment of green-
belt buffers adjacent to existing development, where such buffers cannot
be created by new subdivision (115.7).
Enforce fire inspection, code compliance, and weed abatement while
maintaining sensitive environmental habitats as prescribed for the
Biological Resource Management Area, Pol,icies 10.2.3, 10.3.1, and 10.3.3
015.8).
Maintain police, fire, medical, and other pertinent programs to respond to
wildfire emergencies 015.6).
Require that all new construction and the replacement of 50 percent and
greater of the roofs of existing structures use fire retardant materials 015.2
and 115.3).
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ATTACHMENT H
Res. 91-152
j. Water supply sources shall have access to static water supplies, and
adequate access to hydrants.
115.2 Review the city's existing High Fire Hazard Ordinance and incorporate
pertinent o,,-.,tdi If I ~ of the Foothill Communities Protective
"Greenbelt" Program. \
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115.3 Continue and expand, as appropriate, the Oty's Building Code require-
ments for the design of structures to minimize wind and fire hazard desig-
nated risk areas. These shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
a. Design of structures to withstand extreme wind velocities.
b. Prohibition of the use of structural and site elements whose character-
istics would be vulnerable to damage during extreme winds.
c. Design of structures to preclude the creation of wind tunnel effects at
its base, on adjacent public open spaces, and in pedestrian passage-
ways.
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d. Inclusion of pertinent . . .L ___ '-"1-_._o~ of the Foothill
Communities Protective "Greenbelt" program; including those for the
use of fire resistant construction; non-combustible roofing, fencing,
and decking; fire walls; adequate placement of vents; and safety win-
dow glass.
At least once each three years the Oty shall review its Building Code to
evaluate its effectiveness in mitigating wind and fire hazards and reflec--
tion of current technologies and construction methods. As appropriate
the Code shall be revised to account for any deficiencies.
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Development Review
115.4 Proposed development projects in the High Wind Hazard Area shall be
reviewed according to their conformance to the policies contained in this
Plan and standards and requirements of the Development Code. Site
plans and architectural schematics shall be reviewed for their ability to
provi~windprotectionto~~tsand~in~em~~~and~to~
ers.
115.5 Proposed development projects in the High Fire Hazard Area shall be re-
viewed for their conformance to the policies contained in this Plan and
standards and requirements of the Development Code.
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