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City of San Bernardino, Calrfornra
Apnl 26, 19S5
~hlS rs the trme and place set for an Adjourned Regular
Meetrng of the Mayor and Common Councll of the Clty of San
Bernardrno at therr Adjourned Regular Meetrng held at 9:15 a.m..
Monda~, Aprrl 25, 19S5, ln the Councrl Chambers of Crty Hall, 300
North "D" Street, San Bernardrno, Californra.
The Crty Clerk has caused to be posted the Notrce of
AaJournment of sard meeting held Aprrl 25, 1988, and has on frle
rn the Offrce of the Crty ClerK an affrdavrt of sald postlng
together wrth a copy of sard order whrch was posted at 4:00 p.m.
on Monday, Aprrl 25, 19S5, rn the Councrl Chambers of Crty Hall,
3UU thrth "D" Street, San Bernardrno, Calrfornra.
The Adjourned Regular
Counc~l of the Crty of Jan
Mayor Wllcox at 5;10 p.m.,
Cuunc.r Chambers of Crty
Bernardlno, Californra.
~ INVOCATION
The Invocatron was grven by John Cole, Admrnrstratrve
Assrstant to the Councrl.
Meetrng of the Mayor and Common
Bernardrno was called to order by
on Tuesday, Aprrl 26, 19S5, rn the
Hall, 300 North "D" Street. San
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegrance was led by Mayor Pro Tempore Jack
RelIl'l.
",;:aLL CALL
Roll Call was taken by the Crty Clerk wrth the followrng
berng present: Mayor Wrlcox; Councrl Members Estrada, Rellly,
Flores, Maudsley, Mlnor, Mrller, Crty Attorney Penman; Crty Clerk
Clark Deputy Crty Admrnlstrator Robbrns. Absent: Counell
Member Pope-Ludlam.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
No one came forward to speak durrng the publrc comments
portron of the meetrng.
PUBLIC HEARING - GENERAL PLAN - LAND USE ALTER-
NATIVES - VALLEY COLLEGE, RIALTO BENCH, WESTSIDE
ThlS lS the trme and place set for a publrc hearrng on the
land use alternatlves for the Valley College, Rralto Bench and
Westslde areas.
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Plannrng Drrector Srracusa pornted out to the Councrl tha~
rt r5 staff's understandrng that unless the Councrl asks Plannrng
to maKe specrfic changes on ~he map, ~he Councrl is acceptrng the
land use designatrons as set forth on the map approved by the
Plan~rng Commrssron. (Alternatrve E)
JALLEY COLLEGE -
Mr. Steve Svete
4, Valley College, as
AREA 4
of Envrcom gave the boundar res
follows:
of Area No.
North:
South:
East:
West:
Nrnth street (rrregular)
Crty Boundary
1-215 Freeway
Rralto Bench
Usrng the map, Mr. Svete explained the proposed land uses
and explarned some changes that were made by the Plannrng
Commissron after publrc testrmony. He stated that the area rs
domrnated by two uses: single family and rndustrial. Also, thrs
map contarns the broadest of any mrxed use categorres--Mt.
Vernon, north of the tracks, and contarns the frrst extracted
lndustr1al zone: along Lytle Creek Wash.
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Staff Recommendation I
Plannrng Drrector Srracusa
the area at the northwest corner
AvenGe be changed from RS
(rnd~strral lrght).
presented a recommendatron that
of Mt. Vernon Avenue and Rralto
(reSrdentlal suburban) to 1L
She stated that staff had proposed light industrial but the
Planning Commrssion changed it. The area lS rlght up agarnst the
ra1lroad tracks and because of noise problems is not sUltable for
furtter slngle family development.
Ralph Hernandez, 190 North F1CO Avenue, asked to speak to
the Council about the recommendatron.
Mayor Wllcox rnformed Mr. Hernandez that publlC testlmony
woule be taken after staff had flnished rts presentation.
Staff Recommendation 2
The Plannrng staff recommended that the
Avenue and east of the Lytle Creek Wash
(rndu5trial heavyi to IL (rndustrial 11gl1t)
area south of Rlalto
be changed from IH
Plannlng Drrector Slracusa answered questions regardlng the
lSSU~ of non-conformlng uses. She stated that when a general
plan is changed, the eXlstrng use is allowed to contlnue as long
as it lS stlll in operatlon. If 1t becomes vacant for 180 days
or lenger, then it loses rts non-conformlng use status. If a
burlulng rn the category of non-conformlng use r5 50% destroyed
. by flre, lt cannot be rebul1t as the old use but must transltlon
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over cO the use deslgnated by the General Plan. If the Councll
flnds eXlstlng uses they wane to allow to remaln, but not
proliferate, the use can be grandfathered ln the new General
Plan. Basically, the use runs wlth the land not wlth
owner3hlp.
:he Plannlng Dlrector emphaslzed that any new general plan
wlll ~reate non-conformlng uses.
:ity Attorney Penman answered questlons regarding the legal
ramiflcations of a non-conforming use.
"he Plannlng Dlrector explalned the obJectlves that the
Counc~l mlght follow for dealing wlth non-conforming uses.
~taff Recommendatlon 3
3taff recommended that the area south of Foothlll Boulevard
and west of Rancho to the bench be changed from MU (mlxed use) to
IL (lndustrlal light), except for the northernmost portion along
Foothill Boulevard WhlCh should be changed to CG (commerclal
general).
Staff Recommendation 4
fhe Plannlng Director stated the Omnltrans
Flfth Street at Medical Center Drlve should be
(publlC facllltles) to correct all error.
lot north
shown as
of
PF
Staff Recommendatlon 5
Plannlng Director Slracusa
slte between Fourth and Flfth
(publlC park).
recommended that the Nunez ParK
Street should be deslgnated PP
The Planning Dlrector stated that Recommendatlon 5 concludes
the recommendatlons for the Valley College area.
Ralph Hernandez, 190 North P1CO Street, stated he Ilves ln
the area where the slngle famlly homes are next to the rallroad
tracks and he would llke the area to retaln ltS R 1 deslgnatlon.
He added that the Plannlng CommlSSlon recommended R 1 ana
emphaslzed that the nelghborhood wants to be left alone.
COUNCIL MEMBER
At 5.40 p.m. I
Councll Meetlng and
POPE-LUDLAM ARRIVED
Councll Member Pope-Ludlam
took her place at the Councll
arrived at
Table.
the
Mr. Hernandez noted that staff cltes nOlse as the Issue but
they do not know what Amtrack sounds like. He cannot sleep at
nIght without the sound of the tralns.
CounCil Member
Member Minor and
designation at the
Flores made a motion, seconden wi counCil
unanimously carried, to retaln the RS
northwest corner of Mt. Vernon Avenue and
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Rlalto Avenue except for a CG along Mt. Vernon Avenue north of
Thlrd Street.
Steve Svete answered questlons about deslgnatlng land uses
and stated that as a rule of thumb, they don't recommend a
deslgnatlon for areas less than five acres.
Anthony MarlC1C.
property on Foothlll
the CG deslgnatlon.
parCEiS are 300 feet
500 feet deep.
P. O. Box 1476, Fontana, stated he owns
near Rancho. R1S concern was the depth of
Presently, on the north slde of Foothll1 the
deep and on the south side the parcels are
ehe Plannlnq Dlrector suggested designatlng the parcels CR
and allow two types of uses, perhaps CG and CR. and then
explained the types of uses to be found ln CR, including large
outdcor storage.
Mr. MarlC1C agreed wlth two deslgnatlons: CG and CH.
Mr. Melvln EII10tt. 157 North Rancho Avenue, co-owner of
Elliott precislon Block at Bellevlew and Rancho Avenues. spoke
regarding twelve acres of vacant property, belonging to EII10tt
Block. Opposlte to the plant, WhlCh has been deslgnated MU.
Thelr preference 1S to retaln the MU zoning, but to add
commercial heavy (CH) to the MU.
Mr. Elliott used the map to locate the property ln questlon.
He suggested that Belleview be the boundary for the IH zone,
lnstead of the rallroad spur which shows on the map but is no
longer there. Bellevlew 1S the south boundary of thelr property.
He also stated that when hlS company started to bU11d a new
offlce on the property they needed the assistance of the City
Attorney to clarlfy the zonlng on the rallroad property. The
Planning Department stated the property was not zoned and the
Clty Attorney helped them clarify that lt was zoned.
COUNCIL MEMBERS ESTRADA AND MILLER EXCUSED
Councll Members Estrada and Mlller left the Councll table.
Mr. Elllott stated that the company lntends to bUlld a
retail materials yard on part of the vacant property.
Mr. Mac Elllott, the other owner of Elllott PreC1Slon Block.
urgec the Councll to glve a CH zone as requested. He pOlnted
out that thlS lS an out-of-the-way area of the Clty where you
put the less favored uses. The company has an area on WhlCh they
woule llke to put a recreatlcnal storage yard.
Mr. Randy Wyatt, 350
property on both sldes of
curve, stated he would llke
Rancho Avenue, spoke regardlng his
Foothill Boulevard and the Rancho
to see all three deslgnatlons: CH.
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eG, and IL. MIxed use IS fIne, but he would lIke It to Include
CH, CG and IL. He stated that the Mayor had made a commItment to
the property owners for a CM zone a few years prIor and the
property owners would lIke to retaIn the CM for chese large
parce~s In order to allow varIOUS types of uses.
:OUNCIL MEMBER MILLER RETURNED
:ouncIl Member MIller returned to the CouncIl MeetIng and
took ner place at the CouncIl table.
Mr. Rowan Adams Jr., 7917 Reche Canyon, Colton, owner of the
three acres on the southwest corner of Rancho and Rialto, and
manufacturer of fancoll unIts and furnlses, stated he agreed with
Mr. ~yatt for CM type uses. He dIsagreed wIth the CAC
recommendatIon for CN and stated he had conducted a survey of
other commercIal uses In the area and found that at the corner of
Rlalte and Pepper there are 29 stores wIth fIfteen vacanCIes. At
the corner of MIll and Rancho, there IS 18,000 square feet of
vacan~ bUIldIng in the commercIal zone.
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CouncIl Member Flores made a motIon, seconded by CouncIl
Member Maudsley and unanimously carrIed, that the area south of
FoothIll Boulevard and west of Rancho Avenue to the bench remain
MU as set forth on AlternatIve E wIth a POlICY of lL, CG and CH
as the types of uses permltted, WhlC11 would be addlng ~:H ~o what
was prevIously decIded upon.
~OUNCIL MEMBER ESTRADA RETURNED
CouncIl Member Estrada returned to the CouncIl MeetIng and
took her place at the CouncIl Table.
CouncIl Member Flores made a motIon, seconded by CouncIl
Member Reilly and unanImously carrIed, that the area south of
Rlalto and east of Lytle Creek Wash IS to remaIn IH Instead of
changIng It to IL.
COUNCIL MEMBER MINOR EXCUSED
CouncIl Member MInor left the CouncIl MeetIng.
PlannIng DIrector SIracusa requested the CouncIl take a look
at the strip of RM runnIng between Fourth and FIfth Streets, west
of Mt. Vernon. The eXIstIng use IS sIngle famIly resIdentIal and
may have some bootlegged second unIts. She pOInted out that the
lots are so small that It would take qUIte an assemblage to
deve10p the area as multIple famIly.
After dIScussIon, CouncIl Member Estrada made a motIon,
secoLded by CouncIl Member Maudsley and unanImously carrIed, that
the strIp of RM runnIng between Fourth and FIfth Streets, west of
Mt. Vernon and the strIp of RM between MIll Street and the wash,
west of Mt. Vernon are to remaIn RS.
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Mac Elllote. Elllott Preclslon Block, addressed the Councll
regardlng a parcel on the south slde of Rlalto Avenue near the
cornee of Rancho and Rlalto. Prevlously lt was zoned commerclal
but has been changed to Rl. As the block company uses nOlsy
machllery, they are concerned about a resldentlal use so close to
thelr buslness.
~OUNCIL MEMBER MINOR RETURNED
:ouncll Member Mlnor returned to the Councll Meetlng and
took illS place at the Councll table.
~1r. R. C . Adams :ota ted he tlad talked to the owner of that
vacant property. Mel Fuchs. Across the street lS a body and
fender shop and a bar, and the trafflc lS "horrendous"; therefore
lt would be lnapproprlate to put a resldentlal use there.
rhe Plannlng Dlrector answered
moblle home parks ln the area, one of
resldents own thelr own spaces.
questlons regarding the
WhlCh lS a park where ehe
The Planning Dlrector and Steve Svete recommended that if
the Councll goes wlth IL HI the area that they authorlze the
development of standards for the IL to make lt compatlble wlth
nearby resldentlal uses.
~ouncll Member Flores made a motlon, seconded by Councll
Member Rellly and unanimously carrled, that the strlp Just south
of R.laleo Avenue all the way from Rancho east to the flood
control channel be designated as IL wlth certaln restrlctlons as
far as setbacks and so forth; and the ones that border on the
resldentlal areas and Just south of that area, already comprlsed
of moblle home parks, be deslgnated RU and then further south
from there. be designated RS.
RIALTO BENCH - AREA 5
rhe boundarles for Area 5, Rlalto Bench, are as follows:
North:
South:
Sast:
'tlest:
Rlalto Bench
City Boundary
Rlalto Bench
Clty Boundary
Steve Svete of Envlcom spoke regardlng the character of the
area ~nd descrlbed the varlOUS designatlons proposed.
Staff Recommendation 1
Vince Bautista, Prlnclpal Planner, presented Staff
Recommendatlon 1 as follows: The CG deslgnation on the south
slde :)f Foothill Boulevard be changed to RU (Resldentlal Urbanj
between Merldlan and the Southern Pacific rallroad tracks and to
RS generally from the tracks to the Rialto bench.
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Staff Recommendation 2
Prlnclpal Planner Bautlsta presented a recommendatlon that
tne vacant/underdeveloped land north of Mlll Street, south of
Foothlll Boulevard, east of Pepper Avenue and west of the Rlalto
Bench should be changed from RM (residentlal medlum) to RU
(resldentlal urban)
Ann Slracusa answered questlons, and stated that anlmal
hOspltal would fall wlthln the CG category.
The Mayor and Council discussed the posslble expanSlon of
Southern Callfornla Edlson Company and the deslre to ensure thelr
ablll~y to expand.
rhe Plannlng Dlrector recommended a CO (commerclal office)
deslgnatlon ln the area adjacent to SCE as the best deslgnation
for posslble expanSlon. She also addressed the mlnistorage and
recommended that the RS next to the mlnlstorage be extended down
to th~ rallroad spur and grandfatherlng ln the mlnls~orage. The
area west of the tracks, shown as RM should be changed to RU.
Mr. Ted Sirkln, the owner of property on the north slde of
Foothlll Boulevard near the Rlalto Bench, and landscape
contr~ctor/realtor, stated that he was pleased with the process
ln general and would llKe to see a lo~ of contlnuum ln the land
use p~ocess. Even though ~he moblle park on the south slde of
Foothlll lS presently the mainstay of the area, one day lt wlll
not De there. Eventually, there wlll be a contlnuum of
commerclal on both sldes of Foothlll. He stated he concurs wlth
the Plannlng Commlssion posltion of gOlng CG on the south slde.
However, he dlsagrees that tne land use deslgnatlon should be
chang~d tc RS as recommended by staff.
Allce Stell, owner of a moblle home park at 2250 West
Chestnut, requested that the deslgnatlon for the park be changed
from RS to RU because thelr park is new.
Councll Member Flores made a motlon, seconded by Councll
Member Maudsley and unanimously carrled, that the Edlson property
be changed to CO and staff be instructed to lnvestlgate how far
down to the south and east the property owned by Edlson goes and
to designate it co acccrdlngly.
Councll Member Maudsley made a motion, seconded by Councll
Member Flores and unanlmously carrled, that the southwest corner
of Foothlll and Meridlan be deslgnated CG and the one street
residentlal subdlV1Slon lmmediately south from Pepper lS to
contlnue RS lf Edlson does not go south to Second Street.
:ouncll Member Minor made a motlon, seconded by Counell
Member Flores and unanlmously carried, that all vacant parcels
from Rlalto Avenue to Foothill and Meridian and the raIlroad
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tracks area be changed from RM to RU (9 units per acrel
lncludlng the eXlstlng apartment complex at Meridian.
;ouncll Member Flores made a motlon, seconded by Council
Member Rellly and unanlmously carrled, that from the Southern
Paclflc tracks eastward to the subdlvlsion deslgnated RS (past
the ffilnlstorage) lS to remaln RS but the mlnlstorage lS to be
grand fathered and the RS lS to be extended to the railroad
tracks.
~ouncil Member Flores made a motlon, seconded by Councll
Member Maudsley and unanlmously carrled, that the south slde of
Rialto Avenue, on both sldes of Merldlan be changed from RM to RU
(up to nlne unlts per acre)
;ouncll Member Flores made a motlon, seconded by Councll
Memb-r Maudsley and unanlmously carrled, that the deslgnatlon RS
for the parcels on the north slde of Mill Street WhlCh are an
exter.Slon of an eXlstlng slngle family subdlvlsion be extended
cver to Macy Street.
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Councll Member Flores made a motion, seconded by Councll
Member Pope-Ludlam and unanlmously carrled, that the area north
of Mlll Street that lS developed ln eXlstlng moblle home
subdivlslon up to the vacant parcel WhlCh lS designated RS be
chansed to RU and the RU be extended eastward to lnclude the
apartment complex and additlonal moblle home complexes north of
the apartment complex WhlCh are now deslgnated RM.
R.ECESS MEETING
At 7:15 p.m., Mayor Wllcox called for a ten mlnute recess.
RECONVENE MEETING
At 7:45 p.m., the Adjourned Regular Meetlng of the Mayor and
Commcn Councll of the Clty of San Bernardlno reconvened ln the
Councll Chambers of Clty Hall, C0" North "D" Street, San
Bernardlno, Callfornla.
ROLL CALL
Roll Call was taken by the City Clerk with the followlng
belne present: Mayor Wllcox; Councll Members Estrada, Rellly,
Flores, Maudsley, Mlnor, Pope-Ludlam, Mlller; Clty Attorney
Penman, Clty Clerk Clark, Deputy Clty Admlnlstrator Robbins.
Abser t: None.
WESTS IDE - AREA 6
Steve Svete of Envicom gave a descrlptlon of the uses ln
Area No.6 WhlCh has the followlng boundarles:
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North:
South:
Devll Canyon Flood Control Channel
Nlnth Street
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East:
West:
1-215 Freeway
Lytle Creek Park
Staff Recommendation 7 - Lytle Creek Levee
Prlnclpal Planner Bautlsta read the
recommendatlon: The area along the Lytle Creek
should be changed from (resldentlal rural) to
low) .
followlng staff
Levee In Muscoy
RL (residentlal
He stated that thls is the only RR designatlon on the map
and recommended RL whlch would be consistent with all of Muscoy.
Then the RR deslgnatlon would be deleted.
Staff Recommendation 6 - Delmann Heights
The Staff recommended that the Delmann Helghts area be
changed from RL (residentlal low) to RS (resldentlal suburban.
The Prlnclpal Planner stated that RS is more In keeping wltn
the actual Slze of the parcels In the area.
Staff Recommendation 8 - Cajon, Flood Control
Channel and City limits
Staff recommended that the area bounded by Cajon Boulevard,
the Devll Canyon Flood Control Channel and the Clty Ilmits be
changed from RL to RS.
staff Recommendations 4 and 5 - Highland Avenue,
Medical Center Drive, 1-215
Staff submitted the followlng recommendatlons
dlscussed concurrently:
to be
4. The north slde of Hlghland Avenue generally from Medical
Center Drlve to Callfornla Street be designated CG (commerclal
generOll)
5. The area bounded by the RS 30 Freeway rlght-of-way,
1-21: and Highland Avenue be deslgnated 1L (industrial Ilght)
except for the CG (commercial general) along Hlghland Avenue as
recommended In ltem number 4 above.
The Prlnclpal Planner answered questlons of the Council and
explained that a non-conformlng use retains its orlglnal
deslgnatlon as long as the use of the property stays the same.
The Mayor and Councll discussed some of the uses in that
area lncludlng the CHP office and the bowllng alley.
Staff Recommendatlon 1 - Mt. Vernon Avenue Corridor
Staff recommended that the Mt. Vernon Avenue corrldor from
Base Llne Street to Fourth Street be changed from MU (mixed use)
to CG (commerclal general).
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ThlS dlScusslon lncludes the entire Mt. Vernon corrldor
which extends south of Base Line and down to Fourth Street lnto
Plannlng Area 4, Valley College. Planning Area 4 was discussed
earller ln the evenlng.
fhe Prlncipal Planner stated that the Planning Commission
had recommended MU with a Ilmltation to CG and CO for thlS area.
To slmplify this, staff lS recommending CG because MU would imply
a greater mlX: residentlal, lndustrlal, etc.
The Plannlng Dlrector stated that there is a difference of
oplnlon as to what the commlssion recommended. She and Steve
remember the MU as lncludlng Ilght industrial. If the Mayor and
Councll want llght lndustrial to perpetuate existing uses, the
MU des1gnatlon should be reta1ned.
The Plannlng Dlrector pOlnted out that there are resldential
designations south of Hlghland at the Freeway curve. Agaln,
there lS a dlfference ln memory as to whether or not the MU came
all ehe way up to Highland. Testimony at the Plann1ng
Commlssion lndlcated that the community dld not deSlre
resldential in this area. The plan for the Northwest Project
Area 1ndlcates residentlal and would have to be amended to remove
the resldentlal.
John Hoegar, Development Special1st for the Redevelopment
Agency, answered questlons regard1ng the posslbillty of amendlng
the project plan for the Northwest ProJect Area. In order to
have a redevelopment plan consistent wlth the General Plan we had
to have a general plan designatlon that would allow resldential
and commerclal. In implementing that, the Clty and communlty
could get together and develop a speciflc overlay which would
allow either residentlal only in highly speclflc klnds of cases
or no residentlal at all.
The Plannlng Director pOlnted out that offlce uses ar~
permltted wlthln the CG deslgnatlon.
Staff Recommendation 2 - Medical Center Drive
Staff recommended that Medlcal Center Drlve
Comml.nity Hospltal to King Elementary School be
(mlxed use) to RS (residentlal suburban).
from south of
changed from MU
The MU would include CO, CG and
(CHC:, but staff recommends RS to
reslcential nelghborhood in the area.
the ~orthwest Project Area Plan.
Commercial Health Care
preserve a very nlce
The RS would not affect
Staff Recommendation 3 - Medical Center Drive
Staff recommended that Medical Center Drive from Communlty
Hosp:tal to Highland Avenue be changed from MU to eHC (Commerclal
Heal tn Care).
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The Plannlng Dlrector explalned CHC would include senior
housing and congregate care faclllties. This designation would
also allow for expanSlon of the hospital. The Councll would set
the parameters for the types of uses permitted.
=lty Attorney Penman answered
use deflnltlons would eventually
MunicIpal Code.
questIons, statlng
have to be deflned
the land
in the
Ann Slracusa pOlnted out that these are only conceptual
defInItIons that can be refined by the review process.
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Staff Recommendation 9 - Mt. Vernon and Base Line
Corridors - MU and its effect on Northwest Project
Area Plan
Although staff does not propose a change to the Commlsslon's
recommendatIon for MU (mIxed use) wIth all commercial uses on the
Mt. Vernon and Base Line corrldors on AlternatIve E. staff does
thIS only with the advIce to the Council that leavIng the MU
deslgnation will requIre, 1) sufficIent resIdential unIts to
support the desIgnatIon, and 2) a change to the Northwest
Redevelopment Plan. Staff has some strong concerns that the area
wIll not develop as envlsloned without an appropriate reslden~lal
compcnent. By desIgnatIng the corrIdors for all-commercIal uses,
the surroundlng area may not have the abIlity to support the
deSlred commercial acreage. In addItIon, the MU (mIxed use)
designatlon with all-commercIal uses will requlre amendlng the
Norttwest Redevelopment Plan.
James M. Carr, 7101 Cambria Circle, Orange, CA, spoke
regardIng hIS project on Cajon and June Streets. He expressed
concerns wlth the low denslty resldential designatIons south of
the SIte. When hIS property of 125 acres was annexed to the
CIty, 70 acres was redeSIgnated 3.9 units per acre. He stated he
is worklng wIth the Clty on extendlng a sewer line past hls
property to serve the Industrlal area north of the property, but
ln order to make thlS economically feasible, he must be able to
bUlle wIthin the RS deslgnation because custom homes cannot be
bUllt In the Muscoy area.
Lee Redmond, 10390 Commerce Center Drlve, Rancho Cucamonga,
SUlts 260, wlth O'Donnell, Armstrong, Brlgham and Partners,
stated that the partners have purchased substantially the
remaInder of the lots in State College Business Park. He passed
out a parcel map and requested that lots 11 and 37 near
Unlverslty Parkway and Hallmark Parkway be glven an MU
designatIon for lL and CG and lots. He also requested that lots
55 a~d 56, which front on Unlverslty Parkway. be deslgnated CG so
that the CG can flow Into the MU for more flexlbillty.
Mr. Redmond explained the uses enVISIoned for these parcels.
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The Planning Director stated that thlS IS a small area for a
MU deslgnatlon.
Councll Member Minor made a motion, seconded by Councll
Member Maudsley and unanimously carrled, that CG be approved for
lots 55 and 56 located north and south of Hallmark Parkway
between Unlverslty Parkway and Campeau Drlve and MU wlth a POllCY
of IL and CG be approved for parcels 11 and 37 located on Campeau
Drive between Mc Arthur Boulevard and Georgla Street.
The Planning Dlrector stated that under IL deslgnatlon
outslde storage IS allowed wlth approprlate screenlng.
.
John Edwins, 445 South Arrowhead, SUlte B, San BernardIno,
CA, stated he represents College Parkway Developers WhlCh has
slxteen acres of commerclal at the southeast quadrant of the
1-215 freeway and Unlverslty Parkway. The property, presently
zoned CM is in the process of being developed. They have no
problem with beIng redeslgnated CG; It IS their understandlng
that:G includes all uses In a C2, C3, C3A and C4 Zone. He asked
Council to be cautlous that as the final standards and POllCies
are adopted that the flnal standards will start eliminatlng uses.
It lE a great concern that they are belng zoned down to CG and as
polIcies are adopted, their uses become limlted and the amount of
square feet they can use would make a blg difference in the
development In that partlcular piece of property.
The Plannlng Dlrector stated that the Interlm pollcles
Indicate that durlng thlS perlod of tlme from the tlme this goes
to the State to the adoptlon of the plan, that those would be the
compatIble zone dIstrlcts and the uses in those zone dIstrIcts
would be allowed In this Interlm perlod. The final adoptlon of
the general plan could change the allowable uses. There are no
guarantees for a given use but the general concept for CG wlll be
uses of a CG nature.
~lllle Garrett, 1830 West 20th Street, San Bernardino,
speaking on behalf of the 20th Street Homeowners Assoclatlon,
reminded the Council that the people residing in the area have a
well kept resldentlal neighborhood, would like to keep It that
way, and do not want more mul tlple family dwelllngs In the ar'ea.
Mr. Garrett
cItl.:ens complex
rent of $800 to
area that had no
also questloned the development of senlor
on Medlcal Center Drive and Highland, charglng
$1000 per month, WhlCh seemed lllogical for an
services to offer seniors.
Morsell Johnson, 444 E. Foothlll Boulevard, SUlte C, Rlalto,
Real Estate Broker, and representIng the Westside Leadershlp
Coalltlon, presented hlS concerns about the economlC development
. In the Wests ide on the arterials, especially Mt. Vernon. Base
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Llne and Highland. He stated that the NWPA redevelopment plan
ltself actually conflicts wlth the needs of the community,
preventing commerclal development in the Mt. Vernon Area. The
finan=ial institutions left because the area no longer catered to
the tuslness lnterests.
Ar. Johnson stated he felt the area could support commercial
if so deSignated, and that the economic base needs to be bUllt.
Only the new shopplng center can take advantage of the
deslgnations in the NWPA. He reiterated that Hlghland, Mt.
Vernen and Base Llne should be commercial general.
John Hoegar, Development Speciallst, Redevelopment Agency,
answered questions regarding the cost of amending the NWPA plan
WhiCh could range as high as $200,000. Costs vary on the
extenslveness of the amendment, and the number of plans affected.
Mr. Hoegar pOinted out that amending the plan could mean
reopening it for attack.
fhe Planning Dlrector stated that RDA would be obllgated to
change any plans that conflict With the final general plan.
Mr. Hoegar explained the overlay idea.
S0~t~ overlay cost $125,000.
... Samuel Johnson, 1708 Mt. Vernon Avenue, explained how the
NWPA plan restricts his ability to expand hlS buslness. He
stated that thiS plan did not have the communlty at heart. Mr.
Johnson agreed that Mt. Vernon, Highland and Base Line Streets
should be designated eG.
The Central City
Morsell Johnson stated that the NWPA plan created economlC
decline, and emphasized that hlS community should not be
segregated and dlfferent from any other community. He requested
commercial designations for Base Line, Highland and Mt. Vernon.
It was painted out that opening up a Redevelopment Plan
could mean renegotiating the taxing agreements With the County.
Wesley Jefferson, 1321 West 21st Street, representing the
San Bernardino branch of the NAACP, stated that there should be
no multifamily units. The area needs commercial. The community
expressed itself before the CAC and the Planning Commission and
was ignored. He added that economic development is more a
function of income than population. He complained about the NWPA
plan stating that RDA has sent the area through a bureaucratic
maze instead of resolving the problems of the community.
...
Mr. David Lechuga. 2217
PAC, and representing the
Associationl recommeclded
Second Avenue, Chairman
Wests ide Homeowners
tha~ the existing
of the NWPA
and Tenants
residential
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subdivislons be retdlned, objected to MU on Medlcal Center Drlve
north of the hospltal at Hlghland Avenue,
conslstency between RDA plans and the general
has been deallng wlth these lssues Slnce he
Proje~t AI"ea lawsult In 1982.
suggested there be
plan, and stated he
flIed the Northwest
~r, Lechuga revlewed each of the staff recommendatlons and
gave alS obJectlons or concurrence.
Jurlean McGinnls, 1624 Susle Lane, San BernardlflO,
representing the Orangewood Estates Homeowners Assoclatlon,
agreeJ with the recommendatlon that the 77 vacant lots between
Pennsylvania, Susle Lane, Cummlng Way and 19th Street, remaln In
the Rl (RS) deslgnatlon.
~heryl Brown, a resident of the Westslde since 1959 and Vlce
Chalrman of the Plannlng Commlsslon, spoke regardlng a need for a
balance in the Westslde, just llke the rest of the communlty.
Mrs. Brown stated that the Westslde has ltS share of
apartments and low income but does not have large lots or some
place where people can move up. ThlS component is misslng from
the ~lan. If Delmann Helghts had a different reputatlon, lt
would have been the place to do that.
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?lannlng Commlssloner Brown also stated that the results of
a survey of Verdemont people showed that Verdemont resldents
would come down to the Westslde, Hlghland area, to shop because
the Verdemont resldents don't want commercial In thelr area.
Mrs. Brown stated that the Commlsslon's declslons were not
put forth to the Council and expressed her belief that the
Plann1ng Staff's recommendatlons mlght overrlde what the
CommlSSlon recommended. She stated she would clarlfy what the
Commlssion had recommended and talked regarding the MU
deslgnatlons on the Westside. She felt that all uses In the MU
could be sustalned, for example the CO. She also stated that IL
had been added In to brlng some jobs In the area, but staff lS
recomillendlng that the deslgnatlons be Ilmlted to CG.
Cheryl Brown stated that on Medlcal Center Drlve south of
Communlty Hospital, the MU was thrown 1n at the last ffilnute by
the Plannlng Commission. Mrs. Brown added that she did not want
CHC (commercial health care), because some of the uses deslred
for the area would not flt the CHC designatlon--restaurants, fast
food are preferred, The Plannlng CommlSSlon deslgnated MU on the
north slde of Hlghland from Medlcal Center to Callfornla, to
allow offlces or a llght lndustrlal use.
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Another issue was RR, resldential rural, WhlCh Mrs, Brown
requested be retained because "horses are blg business", On t11e
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channels, Mrs. Brown stated she felt an rndustrlal park would be
appropriate.
She also spoke regardrng the resIdentIal designatIons In the
Redevelopment Plan for the Northwest Project Area, and presented
a concern that the tax increment money from the SIxth Ward is
gOIng to the golf course, and that the Redevelopment dollars
spent on HospitalIty were misdirected and should have been spent
on the Westside.
John Hoegar, Development SpecIalist, Redevelopment Agency,
pointed out the golf course is in the State College Project Area;
not t~e Northwest Project Area, and that he thought that State
College had In fact loaned money to Northwest, not the other way
around.
Plannrng DIrector Siracusa spoke regarding the
recommendatIon for CHC WhICh would permIt and encourage hospital
related uses to congregate. A lot of thIngs permitted in general
commercIal would also be permitted In this desIgnatIon, includIng
restaurants, flower shops, etc. The dIfference would be the
hOUSIng uses, such as senIor hOUSIng and congregate care.
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:heryl Brown. PlannIng CommiSSIoner, expressed her InItial
concerns about providIng for expanSIon of the hospItal and
recoffimended that the Council look at both srdes of Western Street
for eHC uses and hospItal expanSIon.
PlannIng Director Siracusa answered a question of the Mayor
regardIng an RU desIgnation along Medical Center DrIve from the
hospItal, north of HIghland. There IS an area south of Highland
that 18 RU,
Cheryl Brown stated that the Planning
take the MU down all the major corrIdors.
comm~nityts desire for commerclal ffilxed use.
CommISSIon voted to
She emphaSIzed the
Steve Svete from
of what the PlannIng
Highland and recommend
property. He also spoke
designatIon.
Envlcom spoke regardIng hIS understandIng
Commission wanted for the RU south of
that staff take a look of the vacant
regardIng the approprIate uses for the CO
Robert McCLIntock, 3263 Mayfield Avenue, from Holcomb and
McCLIntock, Inc., stated that the total plan needs some total
fleXIbility. He spoke In favor of more SIngle family and
apartment development, and stated that many young people cannot
afford detached housing and the crty needs somethIng for
ever1'one.
Mr. McClintock stated that land is IrmIted and densrties are
. a big rssue. He questIoned whether or not the Crty can grow wrth
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the Influx of people to the communlty, and advocated hlgh rIse
apartment houslng to meet the needs.
The Mayor, CouncIl, and PlannIng Staff dlscussed the actions
that ~ould need to be taken.
:OUNC1L MEMBER ESTRADA EXCUSED
:ouncll Member Estrada was excused from the Councll Meeting.
:ouncil Member Flores made a motion, seconded by Councll
Member Pope-Ludlam and unanlmcusly carrIed, that the Mt. Vernon
Avenu9 corrldor from Base Llne Street to Fourth be changed from
MU (mlxed use) to CG (commerclal general)
:ouncll Member Pope-Ludlam made a motIon, seconded by
Councll Member Maudsley and unanimously carried, that Medical
Center DrIve from south of Communlty Hospital to Klng Elementary
School be changed from MU to ES.
~ouncll Member Pope-Ludlam made a motlon, seconded by
Councll Member Maudsley and unanImously carried, that the
following staff recommendatlons be continued to Wednesday, May 4,
193B, at 9:00 a.m., In the Councll Chambers of City Hall, 300
North "D" Street, San BernardIno, Callfornla.
3. Medical Center DrIve from CommunIty Hospital to
Hlghland be changed from MU to CHC.
1. Norch side Highland, MedIcal Center Drive to
CalifornIa Street, desIgnated CG.
5. Area bounded by RS 30 Freeway rIght of way, 1-215
and HIghland Avenue, deslgnated 1L except for the
CG along HIghland as recommended In item 4 above.
9. Although staff does not propose a change to the
CommIssions recommendatIon for MU with all
commercial uses on the Mt. Vernon and Base Llne cor-
ridors on AlternatIve E, they do so only with the
advice to CouncIl that leavlng the MU deslgnatlon
wIll requIre 1) sufflclent residencial unIts to
support the deslgnatlon, and 2) a change to the
Northwest Redevelopment Plan. Staff has some
strong concerns that the area wIll not develop as
envlsloned wIthout an approprIate residentIal
component. By desIgnating the corrIdors for all
commercial uses, the surroundIng area may not have
the abIlity to support the desIred commercIal
acreage. In addltlon the MU desIgnatIon wIth all-
commerclal uses will requIre amending the NWPA plan.
Steve Svete of EnVlcom answered queEtlons.
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Clty Attorney Penman answered questions regardlng the
process. He stated it was strange to him that the Mayor and
Councll are belng asked to make the land use deslgnatlons without
a deflnltlon of thelr land uses.
council Member Minor made a motlon, seconded by Council
Member Pope-Ludlam and unanlmously carrled, that the following
staff recommendations be approved:
6. The Delmann Helghts area be changed from RL to RS,
7. The area along the Lytle Creek Levee In Muscoy be
changed from RR (resldentlal rural) to RL (residential
low)
8, The area bounded by CaJon Boulevard, the Devil Canyon
Flood Control Channel and the Clty llmits be changed
from RL to RS.
CLOSED SESSION - PENDING LITIGATION
Councll Member Minor made a motion, seconded by Councll
Member Reilly and unanlmously carried, to recess to closed
session pursuant to Government Code Sectlon 54956.9(a) to confer
with ltS attorney regarding pending lltigation whlch has been
lnitl~ted formally and to which the City lS a party, as follows:
Kend<'!lJ-L-et aL.Y.. Cl tv. of San Ber-J!.9rdi,noL et . a I-=-
3uperlor Court Case 233233;
'~lo.ty'.of San
C.L'-ill~ln,g,.
239193
Bernardlno v SaQ Bernardlno Baseball
- San Bernardino Superior Court Case
DE1:J:'.tnn€l.."..C::lj::Y.9J.$.5lnlt€l.Xllar.din.o. - San Bernardino
Superior Court Cases 214093 and 222068
ROLL CALL
Roll Call was taken by the City Clerk wlth the following
being present: Mayor Wilcox; Council Members Rellly, Flores,
Maudsley, Minor, Pope-Ludlam. Miller; Clty Attorney Penman, Clty
Cler~ Clark; Deputy Clty Administrator Robbins. Absent: Council
Membpr Estrada.
RECESS CLOSED SESSION
At 11:15 a.m., the Closed SeSSlon of the Mayor and Common
Councll of the City of San Bernardino recessed to the Adjourned
Regu.ar Meetlng of the Mayor and Common Councll.
RECONVENE MEETING
At 11:15 a,m., the AdJourned Regular Meeting of the Mayor
and Lommon Councll of the Clty of San Bernardlno reconvened In
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the c'ouncll Chambers of Cl ty Hall. 300 Ncrth "D" Street. San
Bernardlno. Californla.
ROLL CALL
Roll Call was taken by the City Clerk wlth the followlng
belng present: Mayor Wilcox: Councll Members Rellly, Flores,
Mauds'ey. Mlnor. Pope-Ludlam, Miller; City Attorney Penman, Clty
Clerk Clark; Deputy Clty Admlnlstrator Robbins. Absent: Councll
Membe:'" Estrada.
A,!JOURN MEETING
A~ 11.15 p.m., Councll Member M1nor made a motion. seconded
by C~uncll Member Maudsley and unanimously carrled, ~hat the
AdJoucned Regular Meet1ng of the Mayor and Common Councll of the
Clty ~f San Bernardino adJourn to Thursday, Aprll 28. 198~, at
~:uO 1.m., 1n the Oak Room on the campus of Californla State
Unlverslty San Bernardlno, 7700 North University Parkway, San
Bernardino. Califorlila.
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/ Clty Clerk
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