For City Council Meeting September 9, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Tanya Williams, City Manager
FROM: Christina Taylor, Community Development Director
Title
Request the City Council Conduct a Public Hearing to Introduce for First Reading of Ordinance No. 1703, entitled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 18.112 (INDOOR STORAGE USES) OF THE RIALTO MUNICIPAL CODE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY BILL 98 (AB 98)", reading by title only and waiving full reading thereof.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Conduct a Public Hearing; and
2) Introduction of Ordinance (Exhibit A) to amend portions of Chapter 18.112 (Indoor Storage Uses) of the Rialto Municipal Code for compliance with California State Assembly Bill 98 (AB 98).
APPLICANT:
City of Rialto, 150 S. Palm Avenue, Rialto, CA 92376
BACKGROUND:
In January 2021, the City of Rialto became a forerunner on indoor storage facility regulations with the adoption of Ordinance No. 1653, which created Chapter 18.112 (Indoor Storage Uses) of the Rialto Municipal Code to regulate the establishment, modification, expansion, or intensification of indoor storage facilities within the City limits. The term "indoor storage facilities" is all-encompassing and includes storage warehouses, fulfillment centers, and other buildings often referred to as "logistic facilities".
In September 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 98 (AB 98) into law, establishing environmental and design standards for logistics facilities near sensitive receptors (residences, parks, schools, etc.) to mitigate impacts on air quality, noise, and traffic. A copy of AB 98 is attached as Exhibit B.
AB 98 identified the City of Rialto as being within a "Warehouse Concentration Region". Cities within the "Warehouse Concentration Region" are required to incorporate the provisions of AB 98 into their municipa...
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