C.1.1 CUP 19-01, SA 19-03_Vivienda AveConditional Use Permit 19-01
Site and Architectural Review 19-03
Environmental 19-05
(Continued from May 21, 2020)
July 16, 2020
2030
VISION
STATEMENT
Goal #3 to promote
economic development by
establishing a use that is
consistent with the Industrial
Zoning District Designation.
Proposal
The applicant, Grand T-1, Inc is proposing to develop a trailer/container storage facility on approximately 22-acre lot.
650 maximum spaces
The improvements include:
Installation of a perimeter fencing (6-foot tall chain link with minimum 15-gallon vines)
A paved gated entrance and turn-around area
60-foot wide asphalt concrete central access road
Perimeter 26-foot wide slag or comparable material access road,
Security cameras
Landscaping, community garden and fruit tree grove, Santa Ana River Trail improvements, and Fitness Park amenity
Street improvements
PROPERTY CHARACTERISTICS
Over 50% of site impacted by a high
voltage SCE Utility Corridor
SCE places restrictions on uses within major
utility corridors
Entire site within 100-year Flood Plain
Site adjacent to two(2) railroad ROW’s (1
active) and major Floodway (Santa Ana
River)
Site surrounded on 3-sides by City of Colton
PROJECT SITE/AERIAL VIEW
INITIAL STUDY/ MITIGATED
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
Based on the initial study, the City intends to adopt
a Mitigated Negative Declaration.
The project will not have a significant effect to the
environment.
Mitigation measures have been included for:
Biological Resources
Cultural Resources
Geology Soils/Paleontology
Tribal Cultural Resources
Hydrology and Water Quality
PROJECT
BENEFITS/CONTRIBUTIONS
Discourages illegal dumping and homeless
encampments
Discourages truck access into adjacent neighborhoods
Dedicates Safety Improvements to North Terrace Avenue
Increases security presence
Eliminates access via underpass to and from South La
Cadena Drive
Increases tax base
Contributes financially to City’s General Fund for 10 years
Adds community enhancements
Benefits nearby retail and service businesses
BACKGROUND
On May 28, 2019, a community meeting was
held attended by approximately 15 residents.
Concerns included impacts to:Air quality, traffic,
noise, trucks driving through neighborhoods, and
aesthetics.
During the public hearing held on May 21,
2020, the Planning Commission and the
Residents raised questions about the Project.
Responses and clarifications to the questions
have been included in the attached table
entitled “Responses to the
Comments/Questions Raised at the May 21,
2020 Planning Commission Hearing.”
Comments/Questions
The main concerns from the commission and the
residents were related to traffic, noise,
improvements, conditions being enforced,
community improvements, street improvements,
and landscape:
Trucks potentially getting lost in the neighborhood
Staking of trailers, street signs, clarification regarding the
type of vehicles, guardrail at Terrace road, number of
vehicles travel
Forklift noise, project lighting, and security
Community Benefit Agreement, maintenance of the
community garden, number of people allowed in the
community garden.
Issue 1
Issue 2
Issue 3
Issue 4 and 5
Issue 6
Issue 7
Issue 8 and 9
Issue 10
Issue 11
Issue 11 (Continued)
Issue 12 -15
Issue 16 -18
Issue 19
Issue 20-22
Issue 23-26
Issue 27
Issue 27
Issue 28-30
Issue 31
Issue 32 and 33
Issue 34
Issue 35
Issue 36
Operations
Inbound units average approximately 2.1 units per hour during a 10-hour workday.
In bound frequencies may occur every 10 minutes (average), however the duration
would not be throughout the day only during peak instances.
A yard @ 0 percent capacity would take approximately 30 days (minimum) to fill to
capacity (600 units).
Storage at the facility typically has ‘peak’ (being at close to 100% capacity) for 3 to 6
months of the year.
The drivers (25 trucks) are local contractors associated with a major retailer, e.g.
COSTCO, AMAZON, etc…..and managed by the ‘Operator’ to ensure compliance with
all operational requirements. These are not ‘independent or out of town drivers.
Operations Plan to be developed and reviewed by the City. Plan to include:
Hours of operation
Truck Route Notification to All Drivers / Driver Orientation Training
Daily Log Counts
Security Plan / Measures
Self-Policing Report(s)
Community Hot Line
Quarterly and Annual Review Process
Monitor and Manage
Operations
25. The Applicant or assignee shall provide a Project
delivery staging and operating schedule to the City
for the purpose of avoiding stacking of trucks and
trailers at major City intersections. The schedule shall
be submitted for review and approval by the Planning
and Development Services Department on a quarterly
basis for the first three calendar years of operation
commencing on the date that the Project use begins
operating.
26. The Applicant shall avoid truck or trailer movement
during Grand Terrace traffic peak hours between 6:30
a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Truck
stacking from Terrace Avenue to Barton Road shall be
prohibited.
Monitor and Manage
Operations
27. Project truck traffic shall continue exclusively on
Terrace Avenue and shall not enter residential streets
at Vivienda Avenue and Walnut Avenue.
28. The Planning and Development Services Director
shall periodically evaluate the Project use to ensure it
is operated in a manner consistent with the conditions
of approval, including the mitigation measures
included in the initial study dated March 2020. If
adverse traffic impacts are identified, the Conditional
Use Permit shall be reviewed, pursuant to Section
18.83.032 (Revisions or modifications).
Conditions of Approval
Modified or Included
The responses in the Table identified the following conditions of approval that are recommended to be modified or included:
Condition of Approval No. 3 has been modified to revise the hours of operation: “the proposed business hours will be Monday thru Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and a total of twelve employees. No business activities shall be conducted after 10:00 p.m. except for emergency purposes only.”
Condition of Approval No. 10 has been included: “The applicant or authorized agent shall apply to the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to permit an alternative to back up alarms on “yard goats” and forklifts for the purpose of lessening the noise and frequency of standard back up apparatus. Said apparatus shall be reviewed and approved by OSHA and the Director of Planning and Development Services prior to the issuance of the first certificate of use and occupancy.”
Conditions of Approval
Modified or Included
Condition of Approval 16: will be deleted and addressed
in the Community Benefits Agreement.
Condition of Approval No. 20 has been revised: “The
Applicant shall comply with all requirements of the San
Bernardino County Fire Department, Office of the Fire
Marshal Community Safety Division, including the
conditions of approval contained in their Permit Number
FPLN-2019-00163. The applicant shall resubmit plans to
SBCF as indicated on the Fire Comments dated October
07, 2019, attached hereto as Exhibit 3.”
Conditions of Approval No. 26 has been revised. “The
Santa Ana River Trailhead entry structure and monument
sign size, style, and location shall be reviewed and
approved as identified in the Community Benefit
Agreement..”
Conditions of Approval
Modified or Included
Condition of Approval No. 27 has been included.
“Project traffic shall continue on Terrace Avenue and
Shall not enter residential streets at Vivienda Avenue
and Walnut Avenue.”
Condition of Approval No. 29 has been included “The
applicant or assignee shall submit a security camera
plan that demonstrates onsite and offsite monitoring.
Plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning
and Development Services Director prior to the
issuance of a certificate of use and occupancy.”
The Conditions of Approval from Building and Safety
have been revised since the construction of the
structures will be submitted separately with an
administrative conditional use permit.
Conditions of Approval
Modified or Included
40.(Modified)Any future or abandoned water well shall be
reviewed and approved by City Departments and agencies,
including obtaining applications and clearances by San
Bernardino County Environmental Health Services
Department.A copy of such certificates shall be provided to
the Planning and Development Services Division and the
Building and Safety Division.
Recommendation
Staff Recommends the Planning Commission Consider
Adoption of:
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION/SITE AND
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD OF THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE,CALIFORNIA,ADOPTING A MITIGATED NEGATIVE
DECLARATION (ENVIRONMENTAL 19-05)PURSUANT TO THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)AND
APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 19-01 AND SITE AND
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW 19-03 TO DEVELOP A
TRAILER/CONTAINER STORAGE FACILITY FOR A MAXIMUM OF
650 PARKING SPACES FOR EMPTY SEMI-TRAILERS,SHIPPING
AND STORAGE CONTAINERS,AND CHASSIS USE ON A 21.92-
ACRE SITE (ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBERS [APNs]0275-191-
06 AND 0275-191-30 IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED AND IS
LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 520 FEET NORTH OF VIVIENDA
AVENUE AND SOUTH OF THE SANTA ANA RIVER TRAIL IN THE
NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE CITY
Thank you!
Conditional Use Permit 19-01
Site and Architectural Review 19-03
Environmental 19-05
July 16, 2020
COMMUNITY BENEFIT
ENHANCEMENTS