For the Planning Commission Meeting of August 8, 2018
TO: Honorable Chairman and Planning Commissioners
APPROVAL: Robb Steel, Assist. City Administrator/Dir. of Development Services
FROM: Gina M. Gibson-William, Planning Manager
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Specific Plan Amendment No. 2018-0004 and Environmental Review Assessment No. 2018-0079: Recommend approval of an amendment to the Land Use Map of the Renaissance Specific Plan to the City Council to re-designate the zoning of a 3.07-acre parcel (APN 0264-212-27) located at the southwest corner of Fitzgerald Avenue and Lieske Drive from Low Density Residential (LDR) to Employment and adopt a Negative Declaration In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
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BACKGROUND:
Applicant
The request is City initiated.
Location
The property is located on Fitzgerald Avenue, just south and west of the intersection of Leiske Drive (APN #0264-212-27).
Legal Action
In 2017, the representative for the property, Airport Industrial Land Trust contacted the City to discuss development options for the property. The 2010 Renaissance Specific Plan (RSP) initially designated the 3.07-acre parcel for industrial use (Employment) and the 2016 Amended RSP then designated it for residential purposes (Exhibit A).
The property owner contends that he did not receive notice of the public hearings on the Amended RSP. Staff determined that the City published, posted, and mailed to the property owner of record (via first class mail), all the appropriate and legally required notices. Although the City cannot ascertain that the property owner received the mailed notice, receipt of the notice is not a legal obligation of the City, and thus the City complied with all the legal requirements under the law. Nonetheless, the property owner requests that the City re-designate his property for industrial purposes.
On December 21, 2017, the property owner filed a lawsuit (Exhibit B) with the San Bernardino County Superior Court ...
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