For City Council Meeting [October 8, 2019]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Administrator
FROM: Fred Galante, City Attorney
Title
Adopt Urgency Ordinance No. 1624, entitled, "AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY 45-DAY MORATORIUM ON THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXPANSION, OR MODIFICATION OF TRUCK TERMINALS, TRUCK/CONTAINER STORAGE YARDS, AND TRUCK/CONTAINER PARKING AND RELATED USES IN THE CITY OF RIALTO," reading the ordinance by title only and waving further reading thereof.
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BACKGROUND
Rialto Municipal Code Sections 18.38.020 and 18.48.020 authorize the establishment of, among other uses, truck terminals, repair shops, hauling and storage yards, and storage warehouses within the light manufacturing (M-1) and general manufacturing (M-2) zones of the City, respectively. However, due to the recent and rapid expansion of industrial developments within the City and neighboring communities, and particularly the development and expansion of truck terminals, truck/container storage yards, and truck/container parking, residents and businesses have experienced various adverse impacts related to these industrial developments, including increased truck traffic, damage to local streets, loss of potential economic revenue, and deteriorating air quality and environmental health.
As a result, the City requires time to study the adverse impacts of truck terminals, truck/container storage yards, and truck/container parking on the City, and to develop a comprehensive update to the City's General Plan and Zoning Code to address the adverse impacts. Staff recommends that the City Council consider adopting a moratorium on such uses to conduct the necessary studies and analyses so that the General Plan and Zoning Code update can address the impacts of truck terminals, truck/container storage yards, and truck/container parking and related uses going forward. During this process...
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