For City Council Meeting July 25, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Arron Brown, Acting City Manager
FROM: Colby Cataldi, Community Development Director
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Request City Council to Set a Public Hearing for August 22, 2023 to consider (1) Tentative Parcel Map No. 2020-0001 (TPM 20195), a request to subdivide a 31.61 gross acre parcel of land into two (2) new parcels of land, (2) Conditional Development Permit No. 2020-0002, a request to allow the development and use of two (2) new industrial warehouse buildings, (3) Precise Plan of Design No. 2020-0012, a request for site and architectural review of a proposal consisting of one (1) 430,581 square foot industrial warehouse building and one (1) 249,026 square foot industrial warehouse building on 31.61 gross acres of land, and (4) an Environmental Impact Report (Environmental Assessment Review No. 2020-0003) prepared for the project, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The project site is located on the north side of Baseline Road approximately 350 feet east of Fitzgerald Avenue.
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APPLICANT:
Crow Holdings Industrial, LLC, 527 W. 7th Street, Suite 308, Los Angeles, CA 90014.
LOCATION:
The project site consists of one (1) parcel of land (APN: 0264-213-18) located on the north side of Baseline Road approximately 350 feet east of Fitzgerald Avenue (Refer to the attached Location Map (Exhibit A)).
BACKGROUND:
Tentative Parcel Map No. 2020-0001, Conditional Development Permit No. 2020-0002, Precise Plan of Design No. 2020-0003, and Environmental Assessment Review No. 2020-0003 shall hereinafter be referred to as “Project” or “project”.
Planning Commission Action
On April 26, 2023, the Planning Commission opened the public hearing and discussed the project during a regularly scheduled public meeting. After further discussion, the Commission closed the public hearing and voted 4-0 (1 absence & 2 vacancies) to adopt a Resolutions recommending that the City Council approve the project. Copies of the Planning Commission Resolutions are attached as Exhibit B.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
In accordance with Section 18.70.070 of the Rialto Municipal Code, the City Council is to set the matter for public hearing. A more comprehensive staff report will follow once the hearing has been set.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
An Environmental Impact Report (Environmental Assessment Review No. 2020-0003) has been prepared for consideration in conjunction with the project.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has reviewed and approved the staff report and the attached Notice of Public Hearing (Exhibit C).
RECOMMENDATION:
In accordance with the process provided by Section 18.70.070 of the Rialto Municipal Code, Staff recommends that the City Council set a Public Hearing for August 22, 2023, to consider the Project.