For City Council Meeting [August 12, 2025]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Tanya Williams, City Manager
FROM: Christina Taylor, Interim Community Development Director
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Request City Council Set a Public Hearing for September 9, 2025, to Consider Adoption of an Ordinance (Zoning Code Amendment No. 25-0001) Amending portions of Chapter 18.112 (Indoor Storage Uses) of the Rialto Municipal Code to ensure compliance with California State Assembly Bill 98.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Set a Public Hearing for September 9, 2025, to consider adoption of an ordinance (Zoning Code Amendment No. 25-0001) amending portions of Chapter 18.112 (Indoor Storage Uses) of the Rialto Municipal Code to ensure compliance with California State Assembly Bill 98, in accordance with the process provided by Government Code Section 65853.
APPLICANT:
City of Rialto, 150 S. Palm Avenue, Rialto, CA 92376.
BACKGROUND:
In September 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 98 (AB 98) into law, establishing environmental and design standards for logistics facilities (warehouses, distribution centers, fulfillment centers, etc.) near sensitive receptors (residences, parks, schools, etc.) to mitigate impacts on air quality, noise, and traffic. A copy of AB 98 is attached as Attachment 1.
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 municipal codes by January 1, 2026. As a result, the Planning staff has analyzed the provisions of AB 98 and crafted a Draft Ordinance for review and consideration by the City Council.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
In accordance with Government Code Section 65853, the City Council is to set the matter for public hearing. A more comprehensive staff report will follow once the hearing has been set. The Public Hearing Notice is included in this sta...
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