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ORDINANCE NO. MC -1442
ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 16-
01, DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT (ZONING MAP AMENDMENT) 16-01,
AND SPECIFIC PLAN 16-01 TO CHANGE THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE
DESIGNATIONS AND ZONING DISTRICTS OF AN AREA CONTAINING
APPROXIMATELY 41.6 ACRES TO THE RANCHO PALMA SPECIFIC PLAN
WHEREAS, the current City of San Bernardino Development Code was initially
implemented in 1991; and
WHEREAS, the current City of San Bernardino General Plan was initially
implemented in 2005; and
WHEREAS, on February 15, 2017 the Planning Commission of the City of San
Bernardino held a noticed public hearing to consider public testimony and the staff report, and
adopted Resolution 2017-014 recommending the certification of the Final Environmental
Impact Report and the approval of General Plan Amendment 16-01, Development Code
Amendment (Zoning Map Amendment) 16-01, Specific Plan 16-01, Subdivision 16-02
(Tentative Parcel Map 19701) and Subdivision 16-03 (Tentative Tract Map 20006) to the
Mayor and City Council; and
WHEREAS, notice of the public hearing for the Mayor and City Council's
consideration of the proposed Ordinance was published in The Sun newspaper on March 24,
2017.
NOW THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Mayor and City Council find that the above -stated Recitals are true
and hereby adopt and incorporate them herein.
SECTION 2. Findims of Fact — General Plan Amendment 16-01.
Finding No. 1: The proposed amendment is internally consistent with the General Plan.
Finding of Fact: The proposed amendment will allow a mixed use development that
incorporates unique design elements, and creates a walkable
neighborhood with commercial uses and open space to serve the
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Finding No. 2:
Finding of Fact:
Finding No. 3
Finding of Fact:
residential portion of the development and the surrounding
neighborhood, while also taking advantage of the sites proximity to
Interstate 215, and the SBx Rapid Transit Bus Line. Adequate utility
services will be provided for the development and sustainable design
features will be incorporated which will encourage water and energy
conservation, and reduce the developments overall impact on the
surrounding environment. Therefore, the proposed amendment is
internally consistent with the General Plan.
The proposed amendment would not be detrimental to the public
interest, health, safety, convenience, or welfare of the City.
The proposed Rancho Palma Specific Plan would establish a land use
and development framework to serve as a marketing tool for attracting
developers to key sites and for boosting economic development. The
Specific Plan is dedicated to creating a mixed use neighborhood that
compliments the surrounding community by type and quality of
development. The project provides additional shopping and commercial
services to the area within walking distance to residents of Rancho
Palma and the Verdemont Heights Community. Additionally, the
Rancho Palma Specific Plan promotes water and energy conservation
through sustainable development requirements for drought tolerant
landscaping, guidelines for implementing renewable energy sources for
utilities, and creating a walkable and convenient neighborhood with a
mix of commercial, residential, and open spaces for families to gather.
Therefore, the proposed Specific Plan will not be detrimental to the
public interest, health, safety, convenience, or welfare of the City.
The proposed amendment would maintain the appropriate balance of
land uses within the City.
The proposed amendment will allow a mixed use project that creatively
balances the need for housing within the City and additional
commercial retail uses in an area that is currently underserved, while
also incorporating the expansion of an existing public park, the addition
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of two private parks for the residents of the development to enjoy, and a
walking path connecting the residential neighborhood to the
commercial center integrating the uses and adding convenience to the
residents in the area and an appropriate balance of land uses to the
project area.
Finding No. 4 In the case of an amendment to the General Plan Land Use Map, the
subject parcel(s) is physically suitable (including, but not limited to
access, provisions of utilities, compatibility with adjoining land uses,
and absence of physical constraints) for the requested land use
designation(s) and the anticipated land use development(s).
Finding of Fact: The area surrounding the project site is substantially developed, so the
site will have adequate access to utilities for the residential and
commercial uses. The site is also framed by existing roadways and is in
close proximity to various transportation routes and types, including
Interstate 215 and the SBx Rapid Transit Bus Line. There are no
existing physical constraints that would interfere with the development
of the site for the proposed land uses.
SECTION 3. Findings of Fact — Development Code Amendment (Zoning Man
Amendment) 16-01:
Finding No. 1: The proposed amendment is consistent with the General Plan.
Finding of Fact: The proposed amendment will allow a mixed use development that
incorporates unique design elements, and creates a walkable
neighborhood with commercial uses and open space to serve the
residential portion of the development and the surrounding
neighborhood, while also taking advantage of the sites proximity to
Interstate 215, and the SBx Rapid Transit Bus Line. Adequate utility
services will be provided for the development and sustainable design
features will be incorporated which will encourage water and energy
conservation, and reduce the developments overall impact on the
surrounding environment. Therefore, the proposed amendment is
internally consistent with the General Plan.
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Finding No. 2: The proposed amendment would not be detrimental to the public
interest, health, safety, convenience or welfare of the City.
Finding of Fact: The proposed Rancho Palma Specific Plan would establish a land use
and development framework to serve as a marketing tool for attracting
developers to key sites and for boosting economic development. The
Specific Plan is dedicated to creating a mixed use neighborhood that
compliments the surrounding community by type and quality of
development. The project provides additional shopping and commercial
services to the area within walking distance to residents of Rancho
Palma and the Verdemont Heights Community. Additionally, the
Rancho Palma Specific Plan promotes water and energy conservation
through sustainable development requirements for drought tolerant
landscaping, guidelines for implementing renewable energy sources for
utilities, and creating a walkable and convenient neighborhood with a
mix of commercial, residential, and open spaces for families to gather.
Therefore, the proposed Specific Plan will not be detrimental to the
public interest, health, safety, convenience, or welfare of the City.
SECTION 4. Findings of Fact — Specific Plan 16-01:
Finding No. 1: The proposed plan is consistent with the General Plan.
Finding of Fact: The proposed 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. The following discussion
demonstrates how the Rancho Palma Specific Plan's goals are
consistent with the General Plan Goals:
✓ Land Use Element
o 2.1 Preserve and Enhance San Bernardino's Unique Neighborhoods.
The Rancho Palma Land Use Plan is designed to be compatible with the
surrounding residential and commercial uses within the Verdemont Heights
Community.
o 2.2 Promote Development that Integrates with and Minimizes Impacts on
Surrounding Land Uses.
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The residential uses proposed are separated from the adjacent existing
residential uses by the Cable Creek Channel.
o 2.3 Create and Enhance Dynamic, Recognizable Places for San Bernardino's
Residents, Employees, and Visitors.
The Specific Plan Design Guidelines provide for the creation of unique, quality
residential and commercial development.
o 2.4 Enhance the Quality of Life and Economic Vitality in San Bernardino by
Strategic Infill of New Development and Revitalization of Existing
Development.
Rancho Palma is infill development of a previously disturbed site.
o 2.5 Enhance the Aesthetic Quality of Land Uses and Structures in San
Bernardino.
The Specific Plan Design Guidelines provide for the creation of unique, quality
residential and commercial development.
✓ Housing Element
o 3.1 Facilitate the Development of a Variety of Types of Housing to Meet the
Needs of All Income Levels in the City of San Bernardino.
Rancho Palma provides for two residential lot sizes and corresponding living
areas to meet the needs of a variety of income levels and residential lifestyles.
✓ Economic Development Element
o 4.1 Encourage Economic Activity that Capitalizes upon the Transportation and
Locational Strengths of San Bernardino.
The commercial component of the Specific Plan takes advantage of the site's
proximity to the interstate 215/Palm Avenue interchange.
✓ Community Design Element
o 5.3 Recognize Unique Features in Individual Districts and Neighborhoods and
Develop a Program to Create Unifying Design Themes to Identify Areas
Throughout the City.
The Specific Plan Design Guidelines provide for the creation of unique, quality
residential and commercial development.
o 5.4 Ensure Individual Projects are Well Designed and Maintained
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The Specific Plan Design Guidelines provide for the creation of unique, quality
residential and commercial development and the residential homeowners
association will be responsible for the maintenance of the private streets, parks,
and gate houses.
0 5.5 Develop Attractive, Safe, and Comfortable Single Family Neighborhoods.
The Specific Plan Design Guidelines provide for the creation of unique, quality
residential development.
o 5.7 Develop Attractive and Safe Commercial, Office, and Industrial Projects
that are Creatively Designed and Intelligently Sited.
The Specific Plan Design Guidelines provide for the creation of unique, quality
commercial development.
✓ Circulation Element
o 6.1 Provide a Well -Maintained Street System.
The interior local roads will be maintained by the Rancho Palma homeowners
association.
✓ Parks Recreational and Trails Element
0 8.1 Improve the Quality of Life in San Bernardino by Providing Adequate
Parks and Recreation Facilities and Services to Meet the Needs of Our
Residents.
The Rancho Palma Specific Plan provides for a variety of private parks, as well
as the expansion of the existing Ronald Reagan Park.
0 8.4 Provide Adequate Funding for Parkland and Trails Acquisition,
Improvements, Maintenance, and Programs.
The private parks will be improved by the developer and maintained by the
homeowners association. The Ronald Reagan Park expansion parcel will be
dedicated to the City of San Bernardino.
✓ Utilities Element
o 9.1 Provide a System of Wastewater Collection and Treatment Facilities that
will Adequately Convey and Treat wastewater Generated by Existing and
Future Development in the City's Service Area.
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The Rancho Palma Specific Plan provides for the creation of a wastewater
system that will tie into existing facilities.
0 9.3 Provide Water Supply, Transmission, Distribution, Storage, and Treatment
Facilities to Meet Present and Future Water Demands in a Timely and Cost
Effective Manner.
The Rancho Palma Specific Plan provides for the creation of a water system
that will tie into existing facilities.
0 9.4 Provide Appropriate Storm Drain and Flood Control Facilities where
Necessary.
The Rancho Palma Specific Plan provides for the creation of a drainage system
that will tie into existing facilities.
0 9.10 Ensure that the Costs of Infrastructure Improvements are Borne by those
who Benefit.
The infrastructure improvements required by the Rancho Palma Specific Plan
will be financed by the builder.
✓ Safety Element
o 10.5 Reduce Urban Run -Off from New and Existing Development.
The Specific Plan Design Guidelines provide a variety of measures to reduce
urban run-off, including a drainage basin and bio-swales.
✓ Ener v and Water Conservation Element
o 13.1 Conserve Scarce Energy Resources.
The Rancho Palma Specific Plan contains a chapter on Sustainable Guidelines
to reduce energy and water use and conserve natural resources.
✓ Noise Element
o 14.1 Ensure that Residents are Protected from Excessive Noise Through
Careful Land Planning.
Through site planning and construction techniques, Rancho Palma residents
will be protected from excessive noise.
Finding No. 2: The proposed plan would not be detrimental to the public interest,
health, safety, convenience, or welfare of the City.
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Finding of Fact:
Finding No. 3
Finding of Fact:
Finding No. 4:
The proposed Rancho Palma Specific Plan would establish a land use
and development framework to serve as a marketing tool for attracting
developers to key sites and for boosting economic development. The
Specific Plan is dedicated to creating a mixed use neighborhood that
compliments the surrounding community by type and quality of
development. The project provides additional shopping and commercial
services to the area within walking distance to residents of Rancho
Palma and the Verdemont Heights Community. Additionally, the
Rancho Palma Specific Plan promotes water and energy conservation
through sustainable development requirements for drought tolerant
landscaping, guidelines for implementing renewable energy sources for
utilities, and creating a walkable and convenient neighborhood with a
mix of commercial, residential, and open spaces for families to gather.
Therefore, the proposed Specific Plan will not be detrimental to the
public interest, health, safety, convenience, or welfare of the City.
The subject properties are physically suitable for the requested land use
designations and the anticipated land use developments.
The proposed Rancho Palma Specific Plan allows up to 120 single
family dwelling units located within two residential planning areas, and
up to 98,000 square feet of commercial uses in one planning area. The
residential areas are designed to provide a gated single family
community with access to a variety of recreational opportunities, while
the commercial planning area is designed to provide retail opportunities
for local residents, as well as take advantage of the adjacent regional
traffic along Interstate 215. The proposed project will integrate well
into the surrounding neighborhood and Verdemont Heights
Community, and will add needed commercial retailers to the area.
The proposed plan shall ensure development of desirable character
which will be compatible with existing and proposed development in
the surrounding neighborhood.
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Finding of Fact:
The Rancho Palma Specific Plan has been created with the great
consideration for the surrounding neighborhood, and several
community outreach meetings were held over the last two years in
preparation for the Specific Plan. In addition to adding needed
commercial uses to an underserved area, future development of the
Specific Plan area will create a medium density, walkable neighborhood
with open spaces for children and families to enjoy, while maintaining
high quality design for the residential, as well as commercial uses
proposed.
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 following objectives have been established for the Rancho Palma
Specific Plan and will aid decision makers in their review of the project
and associated environmental impacts:
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Establish a mixed use community for the Verdemont Heights
Community with a balance of land uses including commercial, single
family housing, and recreation;
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Deliver an appropriately sized neighborhood commercial center that
provides a mix of retail uses with employment growth and increased
sales tax for San Bernardino;
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Provide new single family housing in the Verdemont Heights
Community;
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Increase the Verdemont Heights Community's recreation opportunities
by expanding the size and/or amenities of Ronald Reagan Park;
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Adopt appropriate standards and design guidelines to implement the
development to insure compatibility to surrounding neighborhoods;
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Promote a sense of community and character by providing
neighborhood signage and monumentation;
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Create a pedestrian environment with walkable parks and commercial
uses;
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✓ Provide for a fiscally sound project that provides for ongoing
maintenance and operation of neighborhood parks and project streets
with the additional sales tax revenues from the commercial;
✓ Improve circulation in the Verdemont Heights Community with
improvements of West Little League Drive and Magnolia Avenue
adjacent to the project;
✓ Facilitate additional public parking with the improvement of West
Little League Drive and Magnolia Avenue;
✓ Reduce the need for overnight parking of RV units on the street or
driveways with the provision of an RV storage yard; and
✓ Promote a "Green" project with water and energy saving measures as
defined by the Sustainable Guidelines.
SECTION 5. Compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
The Mayor and City Council having independently reviewed and analyzed the record
before it, including the Final Environmental Impact Report and written and oral testimony, and
having exercised their independent judgment, find that General Plan Amendment 16-01,
Development Code Amendment (Zoning Map Amendment) 16-01, Specific Plan 16-01,
Subdivision 16-02 (Tentative Parcel Map 19701), and Subdivision 16-03 (Tentative Tract Map
20006) will have no significant adverse effect on the environment with the adoption of the
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and find that the Final Environmental Impact
Report, as accepted by the Planning Commission as to the effects of the proposed General Plan
Amendment 16-01, Development Code Amendment (Zoning Map Amendment) 16-01, Specific
Plan 16-01, Subdivision 16-02 (Tentative Parcel Map 19701), and Subdivision 16-03 (Tentative
Tract Map 20006), has been completed in compliance with CEQA and is hereby certified and
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 6. General Plan Amendment 16-01, Development Code Amendment
(Zoning Map Amendment) 16-01, and Specific Plan 16-01 changing the General Plan Land
Use Designations and Zoning Districts of an area containing approximately 41.6 acres to the
Rancho Palma Specific Plan, is hereby approved and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 7. Notice of Determination: The Planning Division of the Community
Development Department is hereby directed to file a Notice of Determination with the County
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Clerk of the County of San Bernardino and State Clearinghouse within five working days of
final project approval certifying the City's compliance with the California Environmental
Quality Act in certifying the Final EIR.
SECTION 8. Severability: If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, or clause
or phrase in this Resolution 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 Resolution or any part thereof. The
Mayor and 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.
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ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 16-
01, DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT (ZONING MAP AMENDMENT) 16-01,
AND SPECIFIC PLAN 16-01 TO CHANGE THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE
DESIGNATIONS AND ZONING DISTRICTS OF AN AREA CONTAINING
APPROXIMATELY 41.6 ACRES TO THE RANCHO PALMA SPECIFIC PLAN
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the Mayor
and City Council of the City of San Bernardino at a joint regular meeting thereof, held on the
1" day of May 2017, by the following vote, to wit:
Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
MARQUEZ X
BARRIOS X
VALDIVIA X(S)
SHORETT X
NICKEL X(M)
RICHARD X
MULVIHILL X
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Georg nn Hanna, tbc, City Clerk
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The foregoing Ordinance is hereby approved this6�?l day of 2017.
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R. Carey Da �is, Mayor
City of San ernardino
Approved as to form:
Gary D. Saenz, City Attorney
By: