For the Planning Commission Meeting of October 28, 2020
TO: Honorable Chairman and Planning Commissioners
APPROVAL: Karen Peterson, Acting Community Development Director
FROM: Stephanie Gutierrez, Interim Deputy City Attorney
Title
Planning Commission Resolution No. 2020-38: Request to consider adoption of a resolution reporting to the City Council on the conformity of the proposed disposition of City owned real property known as San Bernardino County Assessor Parcel No. 1119-241-28-0000.
Body
APPLICANT:
City of Rialto
LOCATION:
The site consists of 13.22 acres of vacant and undeveloped land located at the southwest corner of Alder Avenue and Sierra Lakes Parkway, also known as San Bernardino County Assessor Parcel No. 1119-241-28-0000 [refer to the attached Location Map (Exhibit A)].
BACKGROUND:
General Plan Designations
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Location |
General Plan Designation |
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Site |
Specific Plan with a Specific Plan Overlay (Renaissance SP) |
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North |
Specific Plan with a Specific Plan Overlay (Rialto Airport SP) |
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East |
Specific Plan with a Specific Plan Overlay (Renaissance SP) |
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South |
Freeway/Highway (SR-210 Freeway) |
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West |
Specific Plan with a Specific Plan Overlay (Renaissance SP) |
Zoning and Land Use
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Location |
Zoning |
Existing Land Use |
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Site |
Freeway Incubator (FI) Zone |
Vacant |
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North |
General Manufacturing (I-GM) |
Quarry/Basin |
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East |
Freeway Incubator (FI) |
Gas/Diesel Station |
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South |
N/A (SR-210 Freeway) |
Freeway |
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West |
Freeway Incubator (FI) |
Vacant |
The City is the owner of real property located at the southwest corner of Alder Avenue and Sierra Lakes Parkway, also known as San Bernardino County Assessor Parcel No. 1119-241-28-0000 (“Property”). The Property consists of 13.22 acres of vacant and undeveloped land. Staff analyzed the feasibility of utilizing the Property and determined it is infeasible due to the absence of improvements, the costs associated with developing the Property to the standards of the Freeway Incubator (FI) zone, the Property’s close proximity to the Mid-Valley Landfill and the western city limits, and the Property’s lengthy distance to the nearest residences within the City of Rialto, further diminishing the prospect of a convenient and efficient community use of the Property. Therefore, staff recommended the City Council consider disposition of the property for which the sale proceeds and property tax generated may provide funding to enhance City services. Furthermore, any future development of the Property would eliminate blight and promote neighborhood livability and sustainability.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
Before the City can dispose of or acquire any real property, the Planning Commission reviews the proposed transaction for conformity with the General Plan as set forth in California Government Code section 65402(a):
“If a general plan or part thereof has been adopted, no real property shall be acquired by dedication or otherwise for street, square, park or other public purposes, and no real property shall be disposed of, no street shall be vacated or abandoned, and no public building or structure shall be constructed or authorized, if the adopted general plan or part thereof applies thereto, until the location, purpose and extent of such acquisition or disposition, such street vacation or abandonment, or such public building or structure have been submitted to and reported upon by the planning agency as to conformity with said adopted general plan or part thereof.…”
To determine whether the land disposition conforms to the General Plan, the Planning Commission evaluates whether the disposition carries out General Plan policies or is contrary to or would impede the implementation of General Plan policies.
GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY:
The sale of the surplus property located at the southwest corner of Alder Avenue and Sierra Lakes Parkway is consistent with the City’s General Plan and the project advances the following goals and policies of the General Plan:
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General Plan Policies |
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Goal 2-22 |
Promote commercial and/or industrial development that is well designed, people-oriented, environmentally sustainable, sensitive to the needs of the visitor or resident, and functionally efficient for its purpose. |
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Goal 3-1 |
Strengthen and diversify the economic base and employment opportunities and maintain a positive business climate. |
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Goal 3-3 |
Attract, expand, and retain commercial and industrial businesses to reduce blighted conditions and encourage job growth. |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
Sales of surplus government property are exempt from the California Environmental Act (CEQA) pursuant to Title 14 Section 15312 of the California Code of Regulations.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission:
• Adopt the attached Resolution (Exhibit B) Reporting to the City Council on the Conformity of the Proposed Disposition of City Owned Real Property Known as San Bernardino County Assessor Parcel No. 1119-241-28-0000.