HomeMy WebLinkAbout8269RESOLUTION NO 8269
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DETERMINING
THAT A PROPOSED MIXED -USE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT LOCATED AT THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF BROOKSIDE AVENUE AND EUREKA STREET QUALIFIES
FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE REDLANDS GENERAL PLAN PROVISIONS
ESTABLISHED BY MEASURE U
WHEREAS, on November 4, 1997, the qualified voters of the City of Redlands approved a citizen -
sponsored initiative measure, commonly known as Measure U, as an amendment to the Redlands General Plan to
implement comprehensive growth management principles to preserve, enhance, and maintain the quality of life
in the Redlands community; and
WHEREAS, Measure U, by its own provisions, recognizes that certain types of development or projects
may be determined to be exempt from those provisions of the Redlands General Plan established by Measure U
including five "Special Categories of Development" specifically listed in the Measure; and
WHEREAS, the City's development entitlement applications request an applicant to inform the City
whether its proposed project qualifies for any of the exemptions of Measure U in order to assist the City in
determining which Redlands General Plan provisions will be applicable to the project for determining first,
whether the application is "complete" in accordance with Section 65943 of the California Government Code and
second, to identify the applicable Redlands General Plan provisions, and other City laws governing the City's
subsequent processing of the project; and
WHEREAS, Vantage One Real Estate Investments has filed development applications with the City for
a Conditional Use Permit, Tentative Parcel Map, and an exemption from Measure U, for the construction of a
mixed use project consist of 138 multifamily dwelling units, up to 10,500 square- feet of restaurant space,
structured and surface parking, landscaping, and related site improvements located at the northwest corner of
Brookside Avenue and Eureka Street within the C-3, General Commercial zoning district (the "Project"), and
WHEREAS, the application for exemption from the provisions of Measure U is based on the proposed
Project's relationship to the proposed Metrolink station in the downtown area of the City and the Project's
location within the Downtown Transit Village as identified in the 2035 General Plan, and
WHEREAS, among the Special Categories of Development, Measure U provides a specific exemption
for "development directly related to proposed Metrolink stations in the City of Redlands, including one at the
University of Redlands," and
WHEREAS, for more than two decades, the City has planned cooperatively with the San Bernardino
County Transportation Authority (formerly known as the San Bernardino Associated Governments), other local
public authorities, and private interests, to establish a Metrolink rail line, Arrow passenger rail line, and train
stations to serve the City; and
WHEREAS, on June 19, 2012, the City Council adopted Resolution No 7173 determining that the
creation of a General Plan "Transit Village Overlay" land use classification was exempt from Measure U to
promote the development of high density residential and non-residential uses within walking distance of
Metrolink stations to reduce motor vehicle use, reduce vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse gas emissions,
improve air quality, provide health benefits, and provide economic development opportunities, among other
public benefits, and
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WHEREAS, on December 5, 2017, the City Council adopted the 2035 General Plan which features the
Transit Villages Concept as an organizing strategy around which more than one hundred Principles and Actions
are designed to promote sustainable infill-development within a half -mile radius of the future train stations in
Redlands, and
WHEREAS, on December 5, 2017, the City Council adopted the Climate Action Plan that provides
policies and guidelines to enable the City's residents and businesses to operate effectively while reducing their
environmental impacts from motor vehicle trips, electricity consumption/production, water use, and other effects
from urbanized development; and
WHEREAS, the 2035 General Plan incorporates the Transit Villages Concept and seeks to encourage
transit -oriented development that will reduce motor vehicle trips and vehicle miles traveled, reduce greenhouse
gases emissions, improve air quality both within Redlands and regionally; promote infill development and
discourage sprawl, preserve agricultural land within and around Redlands, protect open space and conservation
areas around the periphery of the city; and preserve natural hills and scenic views around the periphery of the
City; and
WHEREAS, the Project is located within one -quarter (1/4) mile of the Redlands downtown train station
and platforms, and its mixed -use development with multifamily dwelling units is encouraged by the Transit
Villages Concept in the 2035 General Plan.
WHEREAS, on September 28, 2021, the Planning Commission held a public meeting at which interested
persons had an opportunity to testify in support of, or in opposition to, the requested exemption, and at which the
Planning Commission considered the exemption, and
WHEREAS, on September 28, 2021, the Planning Commission approved a resolution recommending that
the City Council exempt the Project from the provisions of Measure U, and
WHEREAS, on October 19, 2021, the City Council held a public meeting and considered the staff written
and oral reports, the recommendation of the Planning Commission, the testimony and written evidence submitted
by and on behalf of the applicant, and testimony by members of the public,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS
AS FOLLOWS
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Redlands hereby determines that the proposed Project
(depicted in the preliminary Site Plan in Exhibit "A" attached hereto) is exempt from those provisions of the
Redlands General Plan established by Measure "U," in accordance with the exemption provided for
"Development directly related to proposed Metrolink stations in the City of Redlands, including one at the
University of Redlands" contained in Section 2, Part B, subsection 2 (titled "Special Categories of Development")
of Measure "U "
Section 2. This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption.
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ADOPTED, SIGNED, AND APPROVED this 19th day of October, 2021
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ATTEST
e Donaldson, City Clerk
Paul T Banch, Mayor
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I, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 19th day of October, 2021
AYES Councilmembers Tejeda, Davis, Guzman -Lowry, Mayor Banch
NOES Councilmember Foster
ABSENT None
ABSTAINED None
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e Donaldson, City Clerk
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