HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem No. 13 - Second Reading of Ordinance No. MC-1532 Approving Specific Plan Amendment 19-01 - I.E. Hub Center Project
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Consent Calendar
City of San Bernardino
Request for Council Action
Date: May 6, 2020
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Teri Ledoux, City Manager
By:Michael Huntley, Community & Economic Development Director
Subject: 2ND Reading of Ordinance MC-1532 Approving Specific Plan
Amendment 19-01
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino,
California, accept for final reading and adopt Ordinance No. MC-1532 approving
Specific Plan Amendment 19-01 changing the Waterman + Baseline Neighborhood
Transformation Specific Plan Land Use Zone from Neighborhood Residential to
Employment of three (3) parcels (APN: 0278-051-08, 17 and 24) containing a total of
approximately 15.39 acres located at 1066 N. Tippecanoe Avenue.
Background
On April 1, 2020, the Mayor and City Council conducted a public hearing on Specific
Plan Amendment 19-01 changing the Waterman + Baseline Neighborhood
Transformation Specific Plan Land Use Zone from Neighborhood Residential to
Employment of three (3) parcels (APN: 0278-051-08, 17 and 24) containing a total of
approximately 15.39 acres.
2020-2025 Strategic Targets and Goals
The Specific Plan Amendment 19-01 aligns with Key Target No. 3: Improved Quality of
Life. The proposed development will create an economic benefit to an otherwise vacant
and underutilized parcel and has been designed to achieve visual interest and a clean,
landscaped industrial site.
Conclusion
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino,
California, accept for final reading and adopt Ordinance No. MC-1532 approving
Specific Plan Amendment 19-01 changing the Waterman + Baseline Neighborhood
Transformation Specific Plan Land Use Zone from Neighborhood Resi dential to
Employment of three (3) parcels (APN: 0278-051-08, 17 and 24) containing a total of
approximately 15.39 acres located at 1066 N. Tippecanoe Avenue.
Attachments
Attachment 1 Ordinance MC-1532; Exhibit A - Zoning Map Amendment
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Ward: 1
Synopsis of Previous Council Actions:
April 1, 2020 Mayor and City Council introduced Ordinance No. MC-1532.
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ORDINANCE NO. MC-1532
ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING SPECIFIC PLAN
AMENDMENT 19-01 CHANGING THE WATERMAN + BASELINE
NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSFORMATION SPECIFIC PLAN LAND USE ZONE
FROM NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL TO EMPLOYMENT OF THREE (3)
PARCELS (APN: 0278-051-08, 17 AND 24) CONTAINING A TOTAL OF
APPROXIMATELY 15.39 ACRES LOCATED AT 1066 N. TIPPECANOE
AVENUE, PURSUANT TO AN ADDENDUM TO THE FINAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPART REPORT
WHEREAS, together, Specific Plan Amendment 19-01 and Development Permit Type-P
19-06 constitute the I. E. Hub Center Project (“Project”); and
WHEREAS, on December 19, 2016, the Mayor and City Council certified the Final
Environmental Impact Report (SCH #2015081086), adopted the Mitigation Monitoring and
Reporting Program, and approved the Waterman + Baseline Neighborhood Transformation
Specific Plan; and
WHEREAS, Specific Plan Amendment 19-01 is a request to change the Waterman +
Baseline Neighborhood Transformation Specific Plan Land Use Zone from Neighborhood
Residential to Employment of three (3) parcels containing a total of approximately 15.39 acres;
and
WHEREAS, Development Permit Type-P 19-06 is a request to allow the development,
establishment, and operation of a truck and trailer storage facility with an office/shop building
containing approximately 7,000 square feet, along with the construction of the required on-site
and off-site improvements, on a project site containing approximately 15.39 acres; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”; Public
Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.), Section 21067, and State CEQA Guidelines (California Code
of Regulations, § 15000 et seq.), Section 15367, the City of San Bernardino is the lead agency
for the Project; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to requirements of Section 15164(b) (Addendum to an EIR) of
CEQA, the Planning Division of the Community and Economic Development Department
accepted the Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Report prepared by Kimley-Horn on
behalf of and submitted by the applicant for the Project; and
WHEREAS, on March 10, 2020, the Planning Commission of the City of San
Bernardino held a duly-noticed public hearing to consider public testimony and the staff report,
and adopted Resolution No. 2020-013 recommending the adoption of the Addendum to the Final
Environmental Impact Report, and the approval of Specific Plan Amendment 19-01 and
Development Permit Type-P 19-06 to the Mayor and City Council; and
WHEREAS, notice of the April 1, 2020 public hearing for the Mayor and City Council's
consideration of this proposed Ordinance was published in The Sun newspaper on March 21,
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2020, and was mailed to property owners within a 500 foot radius of the project site in
accordance with Development Code Chapter 19.52 (Hearings and Appeals); and
WHEREAS, no comments made in the public hearing conducted by the Mayor and City
Council, and no additional information submitted to the City Council, has produced substantial
new information requiring substantial revisions that would trigger recirculation of the Addendum
to the Final Environmental Impact Report or additional environmental review under State CEQA
Guidelines Section 15164; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirements of Chapters 19.52 (Hearing and Appeals) and
Chapter 19.74 (Zoning Map Amendments) of the City of San Bernardino Development Code, the
Mayor and City Council have the authority to take action on Specific Plan Amendment 19-01.
NOW THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this
reference.
SECTION 2. Compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act. In accordance
with Section 15164 (Addendum to an EIR), as the decision-making body for the project, the
Mayor and City Council have reviewed and considered the information contained in the
administrative record for Specific Plan Amendment 19-01 and Development Permit Type-P 19-
06, and the Final Environmental Impact Report (SCH #2015081086) certified on December 19,
2016 in conjunction with the approval of the Waterman + Baseline Neighborhood
Transformation Specific Plan. Based upon the facts and information contained in the
administrative record and the previously certified Final Environmental Impact Report, including
all written and oral evidence presented to the Mayor and City Council, the Mayor and City
Council find as follows:
(1) The environmental impacts of this project were previously analyzed in the Final
Environmental Impact Report certified on December 19, 2016 in conjunction with the approval
of the Waterman + Baseline Neighborhood Transformation Specific Plan and within the
Addendum for the approval for Specific Plan Amendment 19-01 and Development Permit Type-
P 19-06; and
(2) The certified Final Environmental Impact Report and the Addendum contains a
complete and accurate reporting of the environmental impacts associated with the project; and
(3) The certified Final Environmental Impact Report and the Addendum was
completed in compliance with CEQA and the Guidelines promulgated thereunder; and
(4) The certified Final Environmental Impact Report and the Addendum reflects the
independent judgment of the Mayor and City Council; and
(5) The proposed project will introduce no new significant environmental impacts
beyond those previously analyzed in the certified Final Environmental Impact Report, and all
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mitigation measures previously adopted with the Mitigated Monitoring and Reporting Program
and the Addendum are incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 3. Finding of Facts – Specific Plan Amendment 19-01
Finding No. 1: The proposed amendment is consistent with the General Plan.
Finding of Fact: The Waterman + Baseline Neighborhood Transformation Specific Plan
changed the General Plan Land Use Designations and the Zoning District
Classifications of the properties contained within an area comprised of
approximately 710 acres in order to establish the land use policies and
development standards to facilitate the maximum build out of up to 4,341
residential units and approximately 3,570,448 square feet of non-
residential uses, and the future construction of the associated
transportation/mobility and infrastructure improvements. The primary
purpose of the Specific Plan is to provide a vision and implementation
program for the future development of vacant or underutilized properties
within Specific Plan boundaries. This Specific Plan also contains a
comprehensive set of goals, objectives, strategies and guidelines to be
used by the City to support, attract and facilitate new development and
revitalization projects.
Additionally, the City of San Bernardino General Plan includes primary
goals and policies to guide future development within the City.
Accordingly, the Specific Plan provides a detailed explanation of the
Specific Plan’s relationship to the City’s General Plan, including a
comparison of goals, objectives and policies.
Specific Plan Amendment 19-01 proposes to change the Land Use Zone of
three (3) parcels containing a total of approximately 15.39 acres within the
Specific Plan from Neighborhood Residential to Employment in order to
accommodate the development, establishment, and operation of a truck
and trailer storage facility.
The Neighborhood Residential Land Use Zone of the Specific Plan allows
for single-family residential and multi-family residential developments
which is consistent with the City’s General Plan Land Use Designations of
Single-Family Residential and Multi-Family Residential. The
Employment Land Use Zone of the Specific Plan allows for multi-family
residential and light industrial developments which is consistent with the
City’s General Plan Land Use Designations of Multi-Family Residential
and Industrial. With the approval of Specific Plan Amendment 19-01,
proposed Employment Land Use Zone for the subject 15.39 areas will be
consistent with the City’s General Plan.
Finding No. 2: The proposed amendment would not be detrimental to the public interest,
health, safety, convenience, or welfare of the City.
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Finding of Fact: The Waterman + Baseline Neighborhood Transformation Specific Plan
established a land use and development framework, identified needed
transportation and infrastructure improvements, and serves as a marketing
tool for attracting developers to key sites and for boosting economic
development. The Specific Plan is intended to encourage residential and
neighborhood-serving commercial establishments on major corridors such
as Baseline Avenue and Waterman Avenue, direct the creation of
employment generating uses to the southern portion of the project area
closer to the Civic Center and Downtown, and protect and enhance the
existing residential neighborhoods. The Specific Plan is not detrimental to
the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or welfare of the City in
that the primary purpose of the Specific Plan is to provide a vision and
implementation program for the future development of vacant or under-
utilized properties within Specific Plan boundaries and contains a
comprehensive set of goals, objectives, strategies and guidelines to be
used by the City to support, attract and facilitate new development and
revitalization projects and will enhance the physical and visual qualities of
the project area thereby enhancing the aesthetics of the surrounding
neighborhood, while preserving the environmental environs.
Specific Plan Amendment 19-06 proposes to change the Land Use Zone of
three (3) parcels containing a total of approximately 15.39 acres within the
Waterman + Baseline Neighborhood Transformation Specific Plan from
Neighborhood Residential to Employment in order to transform a vacant
and underutilized site with the development, establishment, and operation
of a truck and trailer storage facility which would not be detrimental to the
public interest, health, safety, convenience, or welfare of the City.
Finding No. 3: The subject properties are physically suitable for the requested land use
designations and the anticipated land use developments..
Finding of Fact: The Waterman + Baseline Neighborhood Transformation Specific Plan
changed the General Plan Land Use Designations and the Zoning District
Classifications of the properties contained within an area comprised of
approximately 710 acres in order to establish the new Land Use Districts
and Design Guidelines maintains an appropriate balance of land uses by
providing for the revitalization of existing under-utilized properties.
Specific Plan Amendment 19-06 proposes to change the Land Use Zone of
three (3) parcels containing a total of approximately 15.39 acres within the
Specific Plan from Neighborhood Residential to Employment in order to
transform a vacant and underutilized site with the development,
establishment, and operation of a truck and trailer storage facility in which
the project site is physically suitable for the requested land use designation
and the proposed land use development with the approval of Specific Plan
Amendment 19-01.
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Finding No. 4: The proposed plan shall ensure development of desirable character which
will be compatible with existing and proposed development in the
surrounding neighborhood.
Finding of Fact: The Waterman + Baseline Neighborhood Transformation Specific Plan is
intended to encourage residential and neighborhood-serving commercial
establishments on major corridors such as Baseline Avenue and Waterman
Avenue, direct the creation of employment generating uses to the southern
portion of the project area closer to the Civic Center and Downtown, and
protect and enhance the existing residential neighborhoods. The land use
plan accommodates an increase in existing residential uses from an
estimated 2,049 units to approximately 4,341 units, an increase in
commercial uses from approximately 2,366,385 square feet to
approximately 3,570,448 square feet, and establishes six (6) distinct
districts to guide future development of key parcels throughout the project
area.
Specific Plan Amendment 19-06 proposes to change the Land Use Zone of
three (3) parcels containing a total of approximately 15.39 acres within the
Specific Plan from Neighborhood Residential to Employment in order to
transform a vacant and underutilized site with the development,
establishment, and operation of a truck and trailer storage facility which is
a development of desirable character which will be compatible with
existing and proposed development in the surrounding neighborhood with
the approval of Specific Plan Amendment 19-01.
Finding No. 5: The proposed plan will contribute to a balance of land uses so that local
residents may work and shop in the community in which they live.
Finding of Fact: The Waterman + Baseline Neighborhood Transformation Specific Plan
creates employment generating uses to the southern portion of the project
area closer to the Civic Center and Downtown, and protects and enhances
through the accommodation of increased residential uses from an
estimated 2,049 units to approximately 4,341 units and increased
commercial uses from approximately 2,366,385 square feet to
approximately 3,570,448 square feet.
Specific Plan Amendment 19-06 proposes to change the Land Use Zone of
three (3) parcels containing a total of approximately 15.39 acres within the
Specific Plan from Neighborhood Residential to Employment in order to
transform a vacant and underutilized site with the development,
establishment, and operation of a truck and trailer storage facility which
contributes to a balance of land use with the approval of Specific Plan
Amendment 19-01.
SECTION 4. Specific Plan Amendment 19-01 to change of the Waterman + Baseline
Neighborhood Transformation Specific Plan Land Use Zone of three (3) parcels containing a
total of approximately 15.39 acres (APN: 0278-051-08, 17 and 24) from Neighborhood
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Residential to Employment, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit A, is
hereby approved.
SECTION 5. Notice of Determination: The Planning Division of the Community and
Economic Development Department is hereby directed to file a Notice of Determination with the
County Clerk of the County of San Bernardino within five (5) working days of final project
approval certifying the City’s compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act in
approving the Project.
SECTION 6. Severability: If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, or clause or
phrase in this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, invalid
or ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or
effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part thereof. The City Council
hereby declares that it would have adopted each section irrespective of the fact that any one or
more subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared unconstitutional,
invalid, or ineffective.
SECTION 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days
after the date of its adoption.
SECTION 8. Notice of Adoption. The City Clerk of the City of San Bernardino shall
certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause publication to occur in a newspaper of general
circulation and published and circulated in the City in a manner permitted under Section 36933
of the Government Code of the State of California.
APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council and signed by the Mayor and attested
by the City Clerk this ___ day of _________, 2020.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the Mayor and
City Council of the City of San Bernardino at a _______________________ meeting thereof,
held on the _____ day of ______________, 2020, by the following vote, to wit:
Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
SANCHEZ
IBARRA
FIGUEROA
SHORETT
NICKEL
RICHARD
MULVIHILL
Genoveva Rocha, CMC, Acting City Clerk
The foregoing Ordinance is hereby approved this _____ day of __________________, 2020.
John Valdivia, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
Approved as to form:
Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney
By:____________________
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EXHIBIT 6: Proposed Specific Plan Land Use Plan
I.E. Hub Center Project, City of San Bernardino
Source: Waterman + Baseline Specific Plan “Figure 4.1 - Proposed Land Use Plan” 2016, Kimley-Horn 2019