For City Council Meeting [June 27, 2023]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Arron Brown, Acting City Manager
FROM: Colby Cataldi, Director of Community Development
Title
Request City Council receive a presentation on the Foothill Central Specific Plan.
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BACKGROUND
In November of 1983, the City Council adopted the Rialto Central Area Specific Plan for the downtown area of the City. The Rialto Specific Plan is generally bounded by Foothill Boulevard to the north, Merrill Avenue to the south, Willow Avenue to the west, and Sycamore Avenue to the east. The specific plan provided the vision for the future of the downtown area of Rialto along with development standards, permitted uses, and other regulatory standards specific to downtown.
In August of 2010, the City Council adopted the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan. The Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan is generally bounded by Maple Avenue to the west, Pepper Avenue to the east, and parcels on the north and south sides of Foothill Boulevard. The specific plan incorporates the vision for the future of Foothill Boulevard along with development standards, permitted uses, and other regulatory standards unique for a major thoroughfare across the City.
Since the adoption of both specific plans, only minor amendments have been approved to facilitate private investment on site specific projects. Neither the Central Area nor Foothill Boulevard specific plans have been significantly updated since their original adoption. Recognizing the need to revisit and update the Central Area and Foothill Boulevard specific plans, City Council authorized at a regularly scheduled meeting on January 26, 2021, the submittal of an application to the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) for technical assistance to facilitate amendments to Central Area and Foothill Boulevard specific plans. This provided an opportunity to combine the Rialto Central Area Specific Plan and the Foothill Boulevard Speci...
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