November 30, 2011 Special Joint Planning Commission

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I C: Arrowhead MC, Cemetery, sand fly habitat - Hospital and Cemetery have been changed from West Valley Specific Plan to Public Facility and Open Space — Reserve. Area 2 — Downtown Colton Downtown Colton - Downtown MU and Neighborhood MU. Also residential density at MDR to reflect existing densities and types of housing (some SFR, some SFR with granny flats or apartments to the rear, some apartments). • 2A: Downtown Colton was changed from General Commercial to Mixed Use - Downtown to allow a combination of residential, commercial, civic, and office uses within a urban downtown setting. General Commercial remains along Valley Blvd./I-10 Freeway. Mixed Use also expanded into existing industrial uses along 10 thStreet. • 213: La Cadena, from C Street to Bordwell Avenue, as changed from High Density Residential to Mixed Use — Neighborhood. This designation allows for some residential and office uses, while keeping the low -scale residential appearance along the street front. Allowing existing housing to change to low -scale office uses would be allowed. May consider increasing the density to 16 du/ac, closer to the Medium Residential Density range. Some apartment buildings already exist along this stretch of La Cadena. Within both Areas 2A and 2B, the High Density Residential areas were lowered to Medium Density Residential. This was done to limit large high density residential projects and to preserve some single-family homes, but still allow for some density increases, including second units, duplexes, triplexes, and townhouses. Area 3 — Northeast Colton Prior designation of Mt. Vernon Avenue for MU did not help transform this corridor, now constrained by small, shallow lots. A better approach is to designate Neighborhood Commercial to serve surrounding neighborhoods, change zoning regulations to focus on less -intense commercial uses, and step up code enforcement activities. Also proposed is to designate commercial centers on Citrus Avenue for commercial, with residential overlay which would allow stand-alone or integrated MU development. • 3A and 313: This area removed the existing Multi -Use Designation, particularly along Mt. Vernon Avenue, and applied the Neighborhood Commercial designation. This was aimed to protect existing single-family homes abutting commercial uses. Single -Family designation was also applied to some of the streets, again to protect from commercial intrusion into stable residential neighborhoods. Along Citrus Avenue and Mt. Vernon Ave, General Commercial Designation is proposed to be applied to large lots that could support larger shopping centers and retail centers. The Neighborhood Commercial designation was applied to smaller, shallow lots. Within 3A, Residential Overlay was applied to give the property owners the option to go to higher density residential projects or commercial projects, providing flexibility on larger lots or where lots can be consolidated, within very focused areas. • 3C: Mixed Use Neighborhood was applied to the south side of Colton Avenue, to allow some flexibility with both commercial and residential land uses, but only along Colton Avenue frontage, while protecting residential uses on abutting streets. • 31): Area to remain Light Industrial and Industrial Park due to the location of earthquake safety zone in this area. 2011 NOV 30 SPC CC/RDA/CPFA/CUA PLANNING COMISSION JOINT MEETING WORKSHOP -5-