For City Council Meeting November 25, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Tanya Williams, City Manager
FROM: Christina Taylor, Community Development Director
Title
Request City Council Set a Public Hearing for January 13, 2026 to Consider (1) Specific Plan Amendment No. 2024-0005, an Amendment to the Renaissance Specific Plan Consisting of the Reconfiguration of Miro Way to Extend from Linden Avenue to Ayala Drive, the Changing of the Land Use Designation of Planning Area 123 to General Commercial with a Residential Overlay, and the Changing of Planning Area 126 and Planning Area 133 to Business Center (“Site”); (2) a Subsequent Environmental Impact Report to the 2016 Renaissance Specific Plan Amendment Environmental Impact Report (Environmental Assessment Review No. 2024-0025) Prepared for the Project, in Accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and, (3) a First Amendment to the Development Agreement Between the City of Rialto and Lewis-Hillwood Rialto Company LLC to Eliminate Provisions and References Related to a Public Park on Planning Area 126 and Planning Area 133 of the Renaissance Specific Plan.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Set a Public Hearing for January 13, 2026, to consider the Project, in accordance with the processes provided by Section 18.70.070 and Section 18.78.060 of the Rialto Municipal Code.
APPLICANT
City of Rialto/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Rialto
and
Lewis-Hillwood Rialto Company LLC, 1156 N. Mountain Avenue, Upland, CA 91786
LOCATION
The project site consists of portions of eleven (11) parcels of land (APN’s: 0264-211-15, & -20; 0264-212-12, -17, -30, -44, -45, -46, & -54; Portions of APN’s: 0264-212-05 & -06) located between Linden Avenue and Ayala Drive approximately 415 feet north of Baseline Road (Refer to the attached Location Map (Exhibit A)).
BACKGROUND
This staff report is intended to provide a general background on the project in order to set the public hearing. A more comprehensive staff report will follow once the hearing has been set.
Specific Plan Amendment No. 2024-0005, Environmental Assessment Review No. 2024-0025, and the First Amendment to the Development Agreement between the City of Rialto and Lewis-Hillwood Rialto Company LLC shall hereinafter be referred to as “Project” or “project”.
Planning Commission Action
On November 5, 2025, the Planning Commission opened the public hearing and discussed the Project during a regularly scheduled public meeting. After further discussion, the Planning Commission closed the public hearing and voted 5-0 (2 absences) to adopt 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 and Section 18.78.060 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.
GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY
The setting of a public hearing to consider the project is consistent with the following City of Rialto General Plan policy:
Guiding Principle: Our City government will lead by example, and will operate in an open, transparent, and responsive manner that meets the needs of the citizens and is a good place to do business.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
A Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (Environmental Assessment Review No. 2024-0025) has been prepared for consideration in conjunction with the project.
LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney has reviewed the staff report and approved the attached Notice of Public Hearing as to form (Exhibit C).