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, CITY OF SAN S.&ttARDINO "- REQUESrJ FOR COUNCIL ACTION
Request by fhe Plannlnq Commiss]oQ to
S b' . dlr'ect staf to procesS a City lnltlated
u lect, General Plan Amehdment to chanae the Land
Use Desiqnation from IL to CR-3, in all
~arcels 50unded b~ Gardena St., Carollne
t'~hGaqepcaQal, ity.lhimits and the
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Mayor and Common Council Meeting
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From: A 1 Boughey, Di rector
Dept: Planning & Building Services
Dau: August 19, 1992
Synopsis of Previous Council action:
Upon the adoption of the General Plan on June ?, 1989, the amendment site
was designated IL, Industrial Light.
Recommended motion:
That the request by the Planning Commission to direct staff to process a
City initiated General Plan Amendment to change the land use designation
from 1L to CR-3, in all parcels bounded by Gardena Street, Caroline Street,
Gage Canal, city limits, and the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way,
be denied.
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Contact person:
A 1 Boughey
Phone:
384-5357
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Supporting daU attached:
Staff Report
Ward:
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
Amount: N/ A
Source: (Acct. No.)
(Acct. DescriDtion)
Finance:
Council Notes:
75.0262
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CiTy'OF SAN BER~RDiNO - 'REQUEST')!OR COUNCIL ACTION
STAFF REPORT
Subject:
Request for a City initiated General Plan Amendment
Mayor and Common Council Meetinq
September 8, 1992
REOUEST
The Planninq Commission requests that the Mayor and Common Council
direct staff to process a City initiated General Plan amendment to
chanqe the land use desiqnation from IL, Industrial Liqht, to CR-3,
Commercial Reqional, on the parcels bounded by Gardena Street
(west), Caroline Street (north), Gaqe CanallCity limits (east) and
the Southern Pacific riqht-of-way (south). (Please see Attachment
1)
BACKGROUND
On Auqust 4, 1992, the Planninq Commission passed a motion to
recommend the adoption of General Plan Amendment No. 91-06 (GPA 91-
06), to chanqe the land use desiqnation from IL, Industrial Liqht,
to CR-3, Commercial Reqional, on 35 contiquous lots consistinq of
approximately 33 acres of land. The amendment site is bounded by
Waterman Avenue, Caroline Street, Gardena Street and the Southern
Pacific Railroad riqht-of-way (see Attachment 1).
Due to a concern that neiqhborinq properties are beinq unfairly
excluded from the amendment site, the Commission passed a second
motion to request that the Mayor and Common Council direct staff to
prepare a City initiated General Plan amendment to redesiqnate
those properties, as shown in Attachment 1.
The amendment request was considered by the Planninq Commission at
a noticed public hearinq on Auqust 4, 1992. An owner of property on
Artesia Street, one block east of the amendment site, spoke in
opposition to the amendment as proposed because the amendment site
did not extend eastward to include the blocks between Gardena
Street and the city limits, and thus felt "disenfranchised."
ANALYSIS
GPA 91-06, which the Planninq Commission recommended for adoption,
was not City initiated. A qroup of property owners prepared the
application, hired a consultant and paid application fees to
compensate the City for the staff time and materials expended to
evaluate their request to chanqe the desiqnation of the properties
bounded by Waterman Avenue, Caroline Street, Gardena Street and the
Southern Pacific riqht-of-way.
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Request for a City initiated General Plan Amendment
Mayor and Common Council Meetinq
September 8, 1992
Paqe 2
Any property owner may submit an application for a General Plan
Amendment in the same manner as the applicant for GPA 91-06. Staff
will evaluate their request and make a recommendation based on land
use compatibility, General Plan qoals objectives and policies and
sound land use planninq principles.
Durinq the review of the GPA 91-06 application, staff determined
that such a redesiqnation will not threaten the viability of the
neiqhborinq parcels brouqht into question by the Planninq
Commission. The staff report to the Planninq Commission stated that
"a CR-3 desiqnation alonq the eastern frontaqe of Waterman Avenue
will serve to provide a visual buffer from the remaininq IL
desiqnated properties east of Gardena Street, which do not
necessarily require direct frontaqe onto a major arterial to
maintain their viability" (p. 6, !2).
It is not apparent that the City has any direct interest that would
warrant initiatinq a General Plan amendment to redesiqnate the
parcels in question. Thus, the expenses that would be incurred by
the City--includinq, possibly, the cost of hirinq a consultant to
prepare a traffic study--do not appear justified.
MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OPTIONS
1. The Mayor and Common Council may direct staff to process a
City initiated General Plan amendment in accordance with the
Planninq Commission's request; or
2.
The Mayor and Common Council may
Commission's request to direct staff
initiated General Plan amendment.
deny the Planninq
to process a City
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Mayor and Common Council deny the
Planninq Commission's request to direct staff to process a city
initiated General Plan Amendment to chanqe the land use desiqnation
from IL, Industrial Liqht, to CR-3, Commercial Reqional, on the
parcels bounded by Gardena Street, Caroline Street, Gaqe CanallCity
limits and the Southern Pacific riqht-of-way.
Prepared by: Greqory S. Gubman, Assistant Planner
for Al Bouqhey, AICP, Director
Department of Planninq and Buildinq Services
Attachment 1: Site and Vicinity Map
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CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PLANNING
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CAsEGeneral Plan
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HEARING DATE 9-8-92
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