Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

Immediate impacts on safety, infrastructure, and the existing character of the neighborhood. My primary concern is safety. This is already an active residential street with steady vehicle traffic, limited parking, and consistent pedestrian movement throughout the day. Most importantly, it's a designated school bus route where children are picked up and dropped off every morning and afternoon. That means there's regularly young students walking, crossing the streets, and waiting.

Adding a significant increase in vehicles, residents, and congestion in this environment directly increases the risk of accidents in a way that can't be ignored. There's also serious concerns about whether the current infrastructure can support this level of added density. The water sewage and waste systems are already in regular use and functioning for the existing neighborhoods. There has been no clear detailed plan presented showing how those systems will be upgraded or how the increased demand will be managed without negatively impacting current residents. There are essential services, and they should not be stretched beyond their intended capacity without full transparency and planning.

Another important issue is a financial burden, a financial impact on surrounding homeowners. In many cases, potentially developments like this can lead to reassessments of nearby properties, which can potentially result in higher property taxes. For long time residents, this isn't just like a small adjustment. It can become significant and ongoing, and this is a decision that they had no role in creating and do not directly benefit from. I also wanna address the immediate property directly next to the proposed site, which is home to horses.

These animals depend on a quiet stable and low stress environment. The disruption from construction alone, heavy equipment, noise, vibration, dust, it would be significant to them. The level on construction activity combined with the long term increase in noise, traffic, and overall activity raises legitimate concerns about their safety and well-being. This is a long standing and valued part of the community and it should not be overlooked. Finally, there's a broader impact on the neighborhood itself, extended construction, increased noise, traffic congestion, and general disruption would affect residents' daily lives for an extended period of time without clear evidence that these impacts have been fully considered or mitigated.

At its core, it comes down to balance. Growth should be thoughtful and responsible, not something that shifts the burden onto existing residents and compromises safety, stability, and quality of life. Right now, this proposal does Your

time is up.

Thank you very much. And if you would please come up and grab a card and put your information on it, I'd appreciate it. Thank you. All right.

Do we have any other speakers? Okay. Thank you.

All right. With no other speakers, this public hearing is now closed. Is there any further discussion by the commission or may I have a motion?

Motion to approve master case number 21Dash00011 I'm sorry. 06R1 design review number 21Dash000042DashR1 and the public hearing item, number PHB master case number 21Dash10R1.

Alright. So we have a motion by secretary Lozano.

Can we bring it back for discussion? You don't mind. I have a couple of questions for staff.

Okay. So if there's no further so go ahead, commissioner.

Yeah. Yes. Alright. Thank you.

Just bring it back for discussion.

You're open.

Thank you. First question I have is regarding traffic. Was a traffic study done on this project?

Yes. So back in 2021, when the project was originally being reviewed, they provided a traffic memo and the daily trips did not trigger any further analysis.

Thank you for that. My next question is utilities for the project. Were those also researched and did they meet the requirements?

Yes. So those are reviewed by building safety and engineering. Engineering focuses on drainage, so they did review that. And they are expected to have utility access as required by the California Building Code.

Okay. And then my last question for you, and I appreciate you answering my questions. Thank you. I think you did say this, but were notices sent out to the residents when this this, initially went out?

It's sent out to the property owners. Property owners. So, that is the requirement. Yes.

Okay.

Director?

Yes. Thank you. I just wanted to note that there's also a noticing board that goes out in front of the property with public hearing information on that board at the property line, at the front.

Okay. Alright. Well, thank you. That's that's all for me.

I can hear him.

Yes. What the applicant was at we actually did send them to the occupants as well for this one. The applicants sent a mailing list that included the occupants as well, which we don't typically do, but it was a large stack that he gave us and we sent them out.

Okay. Thank you very much. So moving back, is there any further discussion by the commission? No. Alright. Yes, director?

I just want to note, can we confirm that the motion includes the modification to the condition of approval?

Yes. She did say PH21Dash0, I mean 21Dash106DashR1.

With the modification to condition number 43 that allows the tractor parcel map being recorded prior to the final certificate of occupancy.

Yes. Thank you. Alright. So moving forward, if there's no more discussion by the commission, may I have a motion? Okay. So may I get a second?

You need a second.

Thank you.

I'll second that motion.

Alright. So we have a motion from secretary Lozano and a second by vice chair Quintana. Let's go ahead and place our votes.

Three in favor, motion passes.

All right. That takes us to our next item, public hearing Item C. I will open the public hearing for master case number 19Dash000016R1 development agreement number 19Dash000002R1, a request to approve the first amendment to the Goodman Logistics Center Fontana three development agreement to extend the terms and add subs sustainability features. City clerk, do we receive any written correspondence on this item?

Chair, we did not. You can't just speak out like that?

Yeah. You can't you can't you need to make a request for public speaking.

If you yes. Yeah.

If you're talking about the prior item, we've already moved past that item. But if you'd like, you could come back either. Is there

As

any staff member that could

soon as this item's over with, we'll have staff people that can discuss. Okay.

We'll have a staff member speak to you after. Alright. Moving forward. So master case number wait. I'm sorry. City clerk, do we have any written correspondence for this item?

Chair, we do not.

Alright. So with no written correspondence, Reyna Lu, senior planner will provide the staff presentation.

Thank you, Planning Commission Chair and members of the Planning Commission. This item before you is a revision to the development agreement. The applicant is g l c Fontana three LLC, and this project site is generally located between Cypress Avenue and Juniper Avenue, north of Haroopa Avenue. And this, proposal before you this evening is a request for the first amendment to the development agreement to the Goodman Logistics Center Fontana three development agreement. Just to give you a little history on this project, in '20 on in June 2020, the city council approved the development agreement, and that was approved along with the approval of the entitlements for an industrial commerce center development that's comprised of three buildings on this property.

And then in April 2021, the planning commission approved an entitlement to subdivide a portion of this property as well as to establish a tractor trailer parking lot. So before you is a proposal to amend the development agreement. And the development agreement amendment has two components. The first component is to extend the term. So currently, the term is ten years.

However, the applicant has proposed ten additional years, which would give it a total of twenty years until 03/09/2041. The second component is that, the project will include new sustain sustainability features. And the list is provided below in the PowerPoint. So the first one would be a requirement for a truck routing plan, additional signage, larger trees, zero emissions would be required for on-site motorized operational vehicles. In addition to that, light colored and solar ready roofs.

EV conduit infrastructure for future charging stations are also included. Cool driving surfaces are included as well. Larger electrical rooms. And also a requirement for lower VOC paints and coatings. And then also the the development would would be required to incorporate the highest available CARB tier rated for construction equipment.

And also an implementation of both a recycling program and a property maintenance program, as well as an incentive program for operators that would include the Carl Moyer program, the Vulture Vulture Incentive program, as well as the US EPA smart way program. In the staff reports, as well as in the attachment to the staff reports, the city planning department received a written public comment requesting to change a land use designation of another property on another site. However, this application does not include any development. It does not include any changes in land use designation. Therefore, as part of this application before you tonight, it would not be appropriate to change any other land uses.

So with that, staff is recommending that the planning commission approve resolution number PC2026020 to approve the project. That concludes my presentation. I can answer any questions you may have.

Okay. Does the commission have any questions they would like to ask staff? Alright. With no questions from the communication, is the applicant here? And will the applicant step to the podium and state your name and state whether you accept the conditions of approval?

Good evening, commissioners. My name is Jeff Hamilton with Goodman. And, yes, we do accept the conditions of approval.

Okay. And then is there anything you want anything else you wanna share with us about this this change?

No. Staff and Rina did a did a great job. She explained, everything that we're looking for, an additional ten years of the development agreement. And in in exchange, we would be adding a significant amount of sustainability requirements to the future buildings.

Okay. Thank you. Are there any other questions for the commission for the applicant? Alright. City Clerk, did we request are there any requests to speak on this item?

Yes, Chair. We have one request from Mr. Jose Tinojero. Would you go to the microphone? And you have three minutes.

Hello, everybody. Thank you for the opportunity. My name is Jose Tinagero, and I'm located on 11229 Cypress Avenue, just south of the project. And yes, when Amazon opened their their doors, we got a high volume increase of traffic, which is causing us a few problems. Our driveway has been blocked so many times, and I do have pictures that I have taken through the time.

And now that the charge was open, we got a higher volume of traffic, and we I like to suggest the developer to widen the street to the four lanes that it was supposed to do before the warehouses because of the the danger of this street is becoming. To go out to get the mail, to bring the trash cans out is just a little too much traffic. So I can imagine opening all these business. Now it will become a little too much traffic for for Cypress Avenue. Thank you.

That concludes our speakers, Chair.

Okay. Thank you. All right. This public hearing is now closed. Is there any further discussion by the commission?

All right. If there's, no further discussion, may I have a motion?

I make a motion to approve master case 19Dash00016R1.

I have a motion made by commit by, vice chair Quintana. Can I get a second?

Second. That motion.

Second by Secretary Lozano. Go ahead place your votes.

Three in favor, motion passes.

Okay, moving next to our favorite time of the meeting where we get to hear from the great opportunity to hear everything that our director of community our director has for our director communications. What do you got for us today, Patty?

I have nothing this evening. Thank you, sir.

Okay. So with that being said, let's move on to commission comments. Commissioner secretary Lozano, you go ahead.

Thank you, chair. I just wanna say thank you to the planning staff for your presentations this evening. And these projects look really, really good. Looking forward to them. And I hope that everyone has a wonderful week and weekend. Thank you.

Alright. Vice chair Quintana.

More of a comment on I I know we closed that last item, but if staff can meet with mister Jose and just to help kinda resolve the whole driving, driveway issue, that'd be great. I think I saw, Rena Rena maybe already having that discussion, but I just wanna make sure. Yep.

What's planned and when it's coming.

Perfect. Thank you. As always, thank you to our fabulous staff for the report. Excellent reports, excellent presentations. It's always exciting to see, new housing project coming to, you know, in front of us. So it's, you know, always exciting to see this the city growing and us, you know, being able to use the the land and and continue to make Fontana better. So thank you to everyone involved. It's always a pleasure being on this commission, and I do appreciate being here every other Tuesday. So thank you.

Alright. Again, I'd like to echo the words of, my fellow commissioners. Planning department makes it really easy for us and are able to, just allow us to make very informative decisions right away by all the information that's provided thoroughly through you guys and the proper vetting that you do. I just want to apologize to the associate planner, Alalinda. Alalinda?

I have Alina.

Addie. Because I am horrible at names. I will Addie, I will try to do best, but I wanna apologize to you for butchering your name today. And also, just want to just tell everybody thank you for coming, and God bless, and have a great next two weeks, and see you all in two weeks. Alright. So now we're moving forward with the adjournment. About to adjourn this meeting for the next regular planning commission meeting with that which will be on 05/19/2026 at 6PM here in the Steelworkers Auditorium at eighty four thirty seven Sierra Avenue, Fontana, California. This meeting is now adjourned.