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Planning Commission approves development and appeal rulings

RialtoDec 17, 20254 min read

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The commission approved a parking variance for a children’s indoor playground, a large development package for land at Locust Avenue and Lowell Street, and denied an appeal involving a junior accessory dwelling unit at 1443 N. Riverside Avenue.

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The Planning Commission allowed a children’s indoor playground to use fewer parking spaces than the code normally requires, reducing the minimum from 139 spaces to 113. It also approved a set of land-use and development actions for a 38.89-acre site at Locust Avenue and Lowell Street in the Rialto Airport Specific Plan area. In a separate appeal, the commission upheld the Building Official’s decision that there was not enough evidence that a junior accessory dwelling unit at 1443 N. Riverside Avenue existed before January 1, 2020.

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Approved Variance No. 25-0002 to reduce required parking in an existing shopping center from 139 spaces to 113 spaces for a children’s indoor playground at 155 East Baseline Road.
Approved Tentative Parcel Map No. 2023-0006, Conditional Development Permit No. 2023-0032, Precise Plan of Design No. 2023-0041, Development Agreement No. 2024-0002, and Environmental Assessment Review No. 2023-0051 for a 38.89-gross-acre site at the southwest corner of Locust Avenue and Lowell Street.
Denied the appeal and adopted a resolution upholding the Building Official’s decision regarding the junior accessory dwelling unit at 1443 N. Riverside Avenue, finding the evidence did not show it existed or was constructed before January 1, 2020.
Approved the amended Planning Commission meeting minutes.

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Planning Commission

Dec 17, 2025, 6:00 PMCity Council Chambers, 150 S. Palm Ave., Rialto, CA 92376scheduled

REGULAR MEETING - 6:00 P.M.

Agenda

Public Participation Procedures
Call To Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Oral Communications from the Audience on items not on the Agenda
Planning Commission Minutes
Minutes from the December 3, 2025 Planning Commission meeting.
Public Hearings
Variance No. 25-0002: A request to allow a variance from Section 18.58.050E(4) of the Rialto Municipal Code (RMC) to reduce the minimum required parking within an existing commercial shopping center from 139 parking spaces to 113 parking spaces, as it relates to the establishment of a children’s indoor playground within an existing 25,750 square foot commercial building located at 155 East Baseline Road within the Community Shopping Center (C-1A) zone.
Tentative Parcel Map No. 2023-0006 (TPM 20809): Consideration of a Tentative Parcel Map to provide right-of-way dedications and to resolve underlying past recordings and instruments related to one (1) 38.89 gross acre (38.78 net acre) parcel of land (APN: 0239-192-23) located at the southwest corner of Locust Avenue and Lowell Street within the General Manufacturing (I-GM) land use district of the Rialto Airport Specific Plan. Conditional Development Permit No. 2023-0032: A request to allow the development and operation of a 664,859 square foot industrial warehouse building on 38.78 net acres of land (APN: 0239-192-23) located at the southwest corner of Locust Avenue and Lowell Street within the General Manufacturing (I-GM) land use district of the Rialto Airport Specific Plan. Precise Plan of Design No. 2023-0041: A request to allow the development of a 664,859 square foot industrial warehouse building with associated paving, landscaping, fencing, lighting, and drainage improvements on approximately 38.78 net acres of land (APN: 0239-192-23) located at the southwest corner of Locust Avenue and Lowell Street within the General Manufacturing (I-GM) land use district of the Rialto Airport Specific Plan. Development Agreement No. 2024-0002: Consideration of a Development Agreement between the City of Rialto and IV5 Locust Gateway Logistics Center LLC to memorialize certain benefits and terms related to the development of a 664,859 square foot industrial warehouse building on 38.78 net acres of land (APN: 0239-192-23) located at the southwest corner of Locust Avenue and Lowell Street within the General Manufacturing (I-GM) land use district of the Rialto Airport Specific Plan. Environmental Assessment Review No. 2023-0051: An Environmental Impact Report has been prepared for consideration in conjunction with Tentative Parcel Map No. 2023-0006 (TPM 20809), Conditional Development Permit No. 2023-0032, Precise Plan of Design No. 2023-0041, and Development Agreement No. 2024-0002, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Building Appeals Board to Review and Consider Adoption of a Resolution to Uphold the Building Officials Decision regarding a Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (JADU) at 1443 N. Riverside Avenue, in accordance with Government Code 66332.
Action Items
Community Development Director Comments
Information Item - Draft 2021-2029 Housing Element Update (Receive and File): The draft Housing Element is provided to the Planning Commission for review ahead of the January 21, 2026 meeting, at which it will be formally presented and discussed for City Council recommendation. No action is required at this time.
Planning Commissioner Comments
Adjournment

Documents from this meeting

Agendahttps://legistar.granicus.com/Rialto/meetings/2025/12/3323_A_Planning_Commission_25-12-17_Regular_Meeting.pdf
Packethttps://rialto.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=PA&ID=1363900&GUID=8DBFAB61-A4BF-4209-9D5A-CCAEFBBD0F17&G=2EB674DC-8DEB-46F4-B912-FF4DE16B0204
Agendahttps://rialto.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1363900&GUID=8DBFAB61-A4BF-4209-9D5A-CCAEFBBD0F17&G=2EB674DC-8DEB-46F4-B912-FF4DE16B0204
Minuteshttps://rialto.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1363900&GUID=8DBFAB61-A4BF-4209-9D5A-CCAEFBBD0F17&G=2EB674DC-8DEB-46F4-B912-FF4DE16B0204

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