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Kevin Berry, planning staff, presented the application (Commission Review and Approval No. 974 and Tentative Tract Map No. 20755). Berry said the site is designated Transit Village in the general plan and is in the Village Center district of the Transit Villages specific plan, which anticipates transit-oriented mixed residential and commercial uses. The project proposes 82 units, including eight inclusionary units, 51 covered parking spaces, three new 20-foot driveways for vehicle access, an on-site public walkway, two central courtyards, and varied architectural elements. The parking structure on the project’s first floor will be open to the public dawn to dusk under a shared-use agreement with the city, Berry said.

Jennifer Dublais, senior project architect with Brooks + Scarpa Architects, and the project owner and architect were available to answer questions. The applicant’s representative, Glenn Fearon, said the developer intends to offer tenant parking on-site and may use a hang-tag system in the parking structure across the street; some on-site spaces would be rented separately.

Members of the public raised concerns during the hearing about existing downtown parking shortages, traffic and speeding on adjacent streets, early-morning loud maintenance activity in a nearby parking structure, and pedestrian safety near bus operations and the train station. Pablo Velasco and Mark Salerno, nearby residents, both urged the commission and staff to address speeding on Third Street and improve crosswalks or mid-block crossings for safer pedestrian access. Staff said engineering would review potential mid-block crossing locations and that any required street vacations or right-of-way changes would require subsequent approvals by the city council.

Commissioners asked about access, parking strategy, security, and EV charging. The project team said EV chargers are provided as required by code for residents and that bicycle parking includes a secured room. Commissioners also discussed whether the project’s required street vacation application should be explicitly tied to the project approval. Staff explained the street vacation application must be submitted and accepted by the city engineer and that the final map and street vacation approvals are separate city processes; staff noted the tentative map cannot be recorded until the required street-vacation and right-of-way matters are resolved.

Commissioner Wells moved to adopt the resolution approving the tentative map, commission review and approval and associated inclusionary housing plan subject to the attached conditions; Commissioner Stanson seconded. The commission voted in favor and the motion carried.

Conditions discussed in the hearing include submittal and approval of the street-vacation application prior to final map recordation, required engineering conditions for right-of-way and public improvements, and standard environmental review findings: staff determined the project qualified for a CEQA infill exemption because the site is under five acres in an urbanized area. The project record will proceed to city council for any actions that require council approval (for example, street vacations or final map recordation).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Redlands - Planning Commission - Apr 08, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Redlands Planning Commission approved a 82-unit, three-story mixed-use development with about 7,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space at the northeast corner of Eureka Street and Stewart Avenue on April 8.","taxTitle","Redlands City, San Bernardino County, California","taxId",12807,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6610322,"Commission continues housing-definitions ordinance to May 13 after late comment; staff to refine language",2083,3230000,5313000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2904535-27943fe8b229d30e77de75a63b58e7e0&start=3230&end=5313","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2904535-27943fe8b229d30e77de75a63b58e7e0/thumbnail_3230000.jpg","/articles/6610322/Redlands-City/San-Bernardino-County/California/Commission-continues-housing-definitions-ordinance-to-May-13-after-late-comment-staff-to-refine-language","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6610322-ddcd7506c66d3422c1eaae0ca1c8d35a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771178465&Signature=DFVN0IKxtJX4qSwDRS93EcHAmTfmqUArlX-G6XvMEIqPDJBMgaVBLiRcYm3CToj4DfVl1NH5rECUN3LNw3RkLFzGhVzEQE7XD8lZO2S7BTQeK~WwT7sl~dbSxZNYooEivf6YgVYUGTTM1ltvyr9RoHHl5vzFQNQfCzJk~J-aQjeT04nMNL89QbiY0gcClKS6WIRd5OAcNnv9NZMQjooexAzzNk9PYBJLUxOz4Ju4vnNwYS~TnCmcuo1DLQFGH6buw2I6Qlv2iMtGlZDKK6Evnjr9RcjuH0TYO9P0y4A9VdoWwuTSPIO6ajGcGf~g1Ijlf9l58MbxnBoxSmjhmKHLgg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning Commission on April 8 continued Ordinance Text Amendment No. 361, a comprehensive zoning update to implement elements of the city’s adopted housing element and state law requirements, to its May 13 meeting so staff can review a written comment submitted shortly before the hearing and make targeted revisions.

Brian Foote, planning staff, described the draft ordinance as a sizable package of code changes to align city zoning with state law and the city’s housing element. Proposals in the draft include updated definitions for employee housing, supportive housing and transitional housing; new development standards for farmworker/employee housing in agricultural zones; ministerial “urban lot split” and two-unit procedures to implement Senate Bill 9 (SB 9); single-room occupancy standards in multifamily and certain commercial zones; a formal standard for low-barrier navigation centers (a form of shelter plus services); changes to administrative procedures for lot-line adjustments and extensions of time; and a proposal to remove the separate conditional-use permit requirement for multifamily projects that meet objective standards.

Foote said the ordinance text is intended to align zoning with state law and the city’s housing-element work program. He explained staff’s reading of SB 9 (ministerial lot splits and two-unit developments) and said that deed restrictions and administrative procedures are included in the draft to be consistent with state law.

Commissioners asked detailed questions about definitions (particularly whether to replace the term “family” with “single housekeeping unit”), about how single-room occupancy and low-barrier navigation centers will be treated, and about roadway-width requirements in high fire hazard areas. Foote said staff can refine the draft language on definitions and verify whether several points raised in a late letter from the California Housing Defense Fund require statutory adjustments.

A written letter from the California Housing Defense Fund arrived about an hour before the meeting and was distributed to commissioners at the dais. Foote said some points in that letter could be changed quickly in the draft ordinance but other points require legal vetting against state law (for example, the relationship of SB 9 and ADU law and roadway-width questions in high fire hazard areas). Commissioners discussed whether to continue the item to allow staff time to reconcile the comment letter with the draft language and legal requirements.

After discussion, Commissioner Stanson moved and Commissioner Smith seconded a motion to continue OTA No. 361 to the May 13 meeting so staff can finalize revisions and respond to the comments. The commission voted in favor and the motion carried.

Staff told commissioners the ordinance as drafted is exempt from environmental review under the CEQA sections cited in the staff report; staff also said additional public hearings and council review will follow and that any necessary edits that do not change policy intent can be made before the item goes to city council.","The Redlands Planning Commission on April 8 continued a broad zoning-text amendment (OTA No. 361) that updates housing definitions and development standards to implement the city’s housing element and state law, returning the item to the commission on May 13 for additional refinements.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6610332,"Planning commission approves conditional-use permit for commercial laundry at 1941 West Park Avenue",538,45000,583000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2904535-27943fe8b229d30e77de75a63b58e7e0&start=45&end=583","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2904535-27943fe8b229d30e77de75a63b58e7e0/thumbnail_45000.jpg","/articles/6610332/Redlands-City/San-Bernardino-County/California/Planning-commission-approves-conditional-use-permit-for-commercial-laundry-at-1941-West-Park-Avenue","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6610332-170d499f161318cdfd316eba68424ce7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771178465&Signature=DxiQbAE6lnLGPmqEYFG2gpusaO8zwJvmWNkJQon~pNlA~5VBCPCTXKe3789pNngoOtxF5~0JLj64px~fnWAWqDg2eLok84vPY5LSBkjnyKsR0oq4oXyfHqme8EZLDcy~vQuW1xTzx41WLQOSK5WuToE~J1gxqI8A8cucY2PtKNrrV1BX1ZHu3nSMELjdYzid1lt1lo9b62JGXY25z56F7DqYLWe84awsVrrXP916Oc1jjdEqaYhLGKED8vIZT47D6j-a~3tn-q9hVMNBDRQFCIPrPlZ5nUnmJHVe~j1OQYr~HjiSwfDWD~fRJ0cQLB3Vm8Xh1Efthfu16Q6ABnO4rA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Redlands Planning Commission on April 8 voted to approve Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 1205, allowing a commercial laundry, linen and towel service to locate in the eastern building of an existing industrial complex at 1941 West Park Avenue.

Planning staff said the operation would occupy about 19,500 square feet in an existing industrial unit built under a prior review (Commission Review and Approval No. 929). Nelson Esco, planning staff, told commissioners the site is in the East Valley Corridor specific plan industrial-commercial district and that “cleaning plants, laundries, and linen service is conditionally permitted within the district.” Esco described initial operations as Monday–Sunday, 6 a.m.–5 p.m., with delivery and drop-off hours of 6 a.m.–4 p.m., one to two shifts of five to six employees per shift, and an initial processing rate of approximately “500 pounds of laundry will be processed per hour.”

Esco said the applicant, Mitesh Mekhan, intends to scale operations over time and may seek future permits to expand to 24-hour on-site operations; truck traffic would remain limited to daytime hours under the current proposal. The project site currently provides 43 parking spaces and two loading/unloading bays; staff said future changes to hours or intensity would trigger a review of parking demand at the time of any building permit application.

During the public hearing no members of the public spoke and no written comments were submitted. Commissioners had no substantive questions for staff or the applicant. Commissioner Smith moved to adopt Resolution No. 1700 approving CUP 1205 based on the staff findings and conditions; Commissioner Gonzales seconded. The chair called for the vote, the commission voted in favor, and the motion carried.

The approval includes the findings required for a conditional-use permit and a determination the project is exempt from environmental review under the CEQA provision cited in the staff report (section cited in the record). The commission’s approval is subject to the conditions of approval attached to Resolution No. 1700.

The project will occupy existing interior space with no exterior expansion proposed at this stage; any future operational changes (extended hours, increased truck movements) will require additional permits and staff review.

Planning staff and the applicant said they are available to answer follow-up questions and will process any future building-permit requests if the business proposes expanded operations.","The Redlands Planning Commission on April 8 approved Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 1205 allowing a commercial laundry, linen and towel service to operate in an existing industrial building at 1941 West Park Avenue in the East Valley Corridor specific plan area, subject to standard conditions of approval.","actionData","errors"]

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