Environmental Documents

Cherry Commerce Center Project
Notice of Preparation/Scoping Meeting

Master Case No. 23-059; Design Review Project No. 23-013; and Tentative Parcel Map No. 20744 (TPM No. 23-010)

Project Summary
The Cherry Commerce Center project proposes two logistical warehouse buildings totaling approximately 702,000 sf, of which 16,000 sf would be office space. The Project site is located at 11171 Cherry Avenue, on approximately 30 acres that is currently occupied by a staging yard for heavy building materials and construction equipment. Building 1 would total approximately 477,480 sf including office space and Building 2 would total approximately 224,315 sf including office space. The Project would include 333 automobile parking stalls, 105 trailer parking stalls, curb and gutter, security lighting, perimeter wall and gated access.  The proposed logistics Buildings No. 1 and No. 2 would be designed to specifically screen the truck court, docks and truck parking stalls to face the center of the site to shield them from the residential development located south of Jurupa Avenue and the Henry J. Kaiser High School located west of Cherry Avenue. Building No. 1 would be 50 feet high and Building No. 2 would be 46 feet high; both buildings would be well within the maximum allowed building height of 60 feet within Southwest Industrial Park Specific Plan (SWIP-JND). The Project proposes a total of 91 dock doors, of which, Building 1 would include 62 dock doors along the east side of the building; Building 2 would include 29 dock doors along the west side of the building. Dock doors for both buildings would face the center of the site and would be shielded from direct public views by the proposed buildings, and landscaping.  

Scoping Meeting
The City of Fontana will hold a public scoping meeting on July 19, 2023 from 5:00pm - 6:00 pm, via webcast: 

(https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetupjoin/19%3ameeting_ZjAyZWE3MTktODZjYi00MzNhLWEwY2ItYWU0ODU2MjBmZDFi%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%227e220d30-0b59-47e5-8a81-a4a9d9afbdc4%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22d5ef5f36-1c0b-40db-b34e-5d63a2e5cb96%22%7d). 

At this meeting, agencies, organizations, and members of the public will receive a brief presentation on the Project and will have the opportunity to provide comments on the scope of the information and analysis to be included in the EIR.

Environmental Review
The required Notice of Preparation (NOP) for an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is posted on the City’s website:

 (https://www.fontanaca.gov/2137/Environmental-Documents). 

The NOP identifies environmental topics that will be evaluated in the EIR for the proposed project, which the City of Fontana, as lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), will prepare. The NOP will circulate for public review until August 7, 2023. Comments on the NOP can be submitted to George Velarde, Assistant Planner by 5:00 p.m. on August 7, 2023 at the address or via email below:

George Velarde, Assistant Planner
City of Fontana, Planning Department
8353 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335
Phone: (909) 350-6569 - Email: gvelarde@fontanaca.gov 

Notice of Preparation/Scoping Meeting (PDF) 

Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report and Scoping Meeting - Updated Walnut Village Specific Plan

Second Community Meeting and Scoping Meeting for the Notice of Preparation of a DRAFT Environmental Impact Report: 

SECOND SCOPING AND COMMUNITY MEETING INFORMATION to solicit environmentally related public comments on the scope and content of the EIR for the Project will be held on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at 5:00 P.M. via Teams at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/5cra226z or call in at (805) 456-4438 (Phone Conference ID: 551 009 054#). This meeting will also serve as a community meeting where members of the public can learn more about the proposed updates to the Walnut Village Specific Plan.

Second Community Meeting and Scoping Meeting Post Card Notice (PDF) 

Project Location:
The Project is located in the City of Fontana within the southwest portion of the County of San Bernardino. The Project site is bounded by State Route (SR) 210 to the north, Baseline Avenue to the south, Mango Avenue to the east, and Sierra Avenue to the west. The Project site is comprised of the entire Walnut Village Specific Plan. The majority of the specific plan has been developed. 

Project Description:
The Project proposes the rescinding of the existing Walnut Village Specific Plan and the adoption of a new Specific Plan to clarify regulations for existing development as well as allow for additional development potential on approximately 53 acres of total 342 acres of the Specific Plan area, which have been identified as developable or capable of redevelopment. The 53 acres identified for the Project include a variety of parcels in the northwest, southeast, and southwest portions of the Specific Plan area. Upon implementation, the Project would allow for the development potential of new residential units and new non-residential (commercial, retail, office, public facilities, etc.) uses.  

An EIR will be prepared to fully evaluate the potential impacts of the proposed Project. The EIR will evaluate all identified issues from the 2019 CEQA Initial Study Checklist.

Public Scoping:
A Public Scoping Meeting to solicit environmentally related public comments on the scope and content of the EIR for the Project will be held on May 24, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. via teams at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/25mbtm7w or call in at (805) 456-4438 (Phone Conference ID: 726 525 304).

Please provide any project-related comments to Cecily Session-Goins, Associate Planner at the City of Fontana 8353 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335 or by phone and email at (909) 350‐6723 and csgoins@fontanaca.gov by 5:00 pm on June 5, 2023. Please include the name, phone number, and address of your agency’s contact person in your response.

Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report and Scoping Meeting Notice (PDF) 
Figures: No. 1 Vicinity Regional, No. 2 Site Boundary (PDF)

Sierra Distribution Facility - Notice of Preparation/Scoping Meeting. 

Scoping Meeting on April 19, 2023 from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

The City of Fontana will hold a public scoping meeting from 6:00 pm -7:00 pm on April 19, 2023, via webcast:

https://kimley-horn.zoom.us/j/98389892636?pwd=OW9BV2tYZEc2azB6bjhWOUpac01Udz09 

(Dial-In Number +1-669-444-9171, United States Conference ID: 983 8989 2636, Passcode: 469897). 
At this meeting, agencies, organizations, and members of the public will receive a brief presentation on the Project and will have the opportunity to provide comments on the scope of the information and analysis to be included in the EIR.

Comment Period: Monday, April 3, 2023 through Wednesday, May 3, 2023 by 5:00 p.m.

Notice of Preparation and Scoping Meeting (PDF)

For more information regarding the documents listed above, please contact Irene Romero, Associate Planner at (909) 350-6658 or via email.

Master Case No. 22-143; Design Review Project No. 22-064 - Hemlock Warehouse Project

Scoping Meeting on March 6, 2023 from 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Comment Period: Thursday, February 27, 2023 through Monday, March 27, 2023. 

Notice of Preparation and Scoping Meeting (PDF)
Initial Study (PDF)
Appendix A – Cultural Resource Study (PDF)
Appendix B – Phase I Environmental Site Assessment and Limited Subsurface Investigation (PDF)
Appendix C – Geotechnical Investigation (PDF)
Appendix D – Paleontological Assessment (PDF)
Appendix E – Preliminary Hydrology Report (PDF)
Notice of Preparation of a Subsequent EIR/Scoping Meeting (PDF)

For more information regarding the documents listed above, please contact Rina Leung, Senior Planner at (909) 350-6566 or via email.

Master Case No. 21-064; Design Review Project No. 21-025 - Fontana Corporate Center

Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report and Scoping Meeting (PDF)
Draft Environmental Impact Report (PDF)

For more information regarding the documents listed above, please contact Associate Planner, Cecily Session-Goins, at (909) 350-6723 or via email.