For City Council Meeting April 23, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Tanya Williams, Acting City Manager
FROM: Colby Cataldi, Director of Community Development
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Request City Council to Set a Public Hearing for May 14, 2024, to consider (1) Specific Plan Amendment No. 2022-04, and Environmental Assessment Review No. 2024-002, a request to amend the Foothill Boulevard and Central Specific Plan Areas. The Proposed Project will update and combine the existing Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan and Central Area Specific Plan into the Foothill Central Specific Plan (Proposed Project). The Project if approved, would increase the allowable residential density within the Foothill Central Area and provides updates to the development guidelines for this area while preserving existing land uses (2) and Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the project, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
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RECOMMENDATION
In accordance with the process provided by Section 18.78.060G of the Rialto Municipal Code, Staff recommends that the City Council set a Public Hearing for May 14, 2024, to consider the Project.
APPLICANT:
City of Rialto
150 S. Palm Avenue
Rialto, CA 92376
LOCATION:
The Foothill Central Specific Plan Area (Exhibit A) encompasses parcels adjacent to the north and south sides of Foothill Boulevard throughout the City of Rialto and is bounded by Maple Avenue to the west and Pepper Avenue to east. The project site also encompasses Merrill Avenue to the south, Foothill Boulevard to the north, Willow Avenue to the west, and Sycamore Avenue to the east.
BACKGROUND:
Economic Development Committee
At the March 27th, 2024, Economic Development Committee (EDC) meeting, staff presented the proposed Foothill Central Specific Plan (FCSP) to the committee and requested comments on the specific plan amendment. After the staff presentation, the EDC committee requested staff schedule the...
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