For the Planning Commission Meeting of November 8, 2017
TO: Honorable Chairman and Planning Commissioners
APPROVAL: Robb Steel, Asst.CA/Development Services Director
REVIEWED BY: Gina M. Gibson-Williams, Planning Manager
FROM:
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A request to determine the adequacy of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (Environmental Assessment Review 2017-0072) and recommend approval of a Specific Plan (Specific Plan 2017-0001) to establish the boundaries, zoning, infrastructure and design standards for a 101.7-acre site known as the Pepper Avenue Specific Plan (Master Case 2017-0042).
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BACKGROUND:
APPLICANT
City of Rialto
LOCATION
The site is located east of Eucalyptus Avenue, south of the 210 Freeway, west of Meridian Avenue and north of Walnut Avenue. Pepper Avenue bisects the Project into two east and west halves.
Developer Initiated Specific Plan
Mr. Everett Hughes filed the original Pepper Avenue Specific Plan on September 20, 2006 for a 112-acre master planned community consisting of residential and commercial development. The City completed the task of securing environmental clearance and Federal permits to initiate construction of the roadway extension. Mr. Everett Hughes withdrew the project in 2007. The Pepper Avenue roadway extension was completed in 2014.
City Initiated Specific Plan
A specific plan is a tool to implement the general plan. It establishes a link between policies of the general plan and individual development proposals in a defined area. A specific plan may encompass an area as large or as small as a single acre.
On February 25, 2014, the City Council approved a Professional Service Agreement with KTGY for preparation of the Pepper Avenue Specific Plan. Preparation of the Specific Plan and Environmental Impact Report began in March 2014.
COMMUNITY MEETINGS
The City held three community meetings to receive public input on the Specific Plan and the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR).
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