Resolution No. 2688 - East Valley General Plan (iii)

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CITY OF COLTON California March L7, 1966 WEST COL TON STUDY The area under study is situated westerly of Hermosa Avenue and its northerly extension, to the City Limits and southerly of i Randall Avenue (Citrus;) to Stover:; The area is largely vacant; the only development being scattered along Valley Boulevard, There are a few dwellings along Hermosa Avenue and San Bernardino Avenue. Recent developments and trends in this area make a re-evaluation of the proposed Land use and zoning necessary. The construction of the Colton to Palmdale cutoff, by Southern Pacific Railway, wilt alter the development trends of this vacant, potentially prime, Land. Existing Master Plan Although the area west of Meridian Avenue was not in the City at the adoption of the current General Plan, this area was considered as part of our realm of influence and planned as eventually being part of the City. The land south of the San Bernardino Freeway is designated as industrial; between the freeway and Valley Boulevard, west of Pepper, and the intersection of Pepper and Valley is designated as General Commercial.: At the intersection of Randall and Pepper there is some Retail Commercial. The southerly side of San Bernardino Avenue (Olive, at Pepper is designated as High Density Residential and Professional. Morrow Airport is a Special Development Area, due to its unique characteristics. It was felt that this would develop as air-related commercials light industrial, or a combination of public and commercial recreation uses . With the exception of the aforementioned areas, everything north of the freeway is designated as Low Density Residential. 'Existing Zoning Much of the area is in the Unclassified Zone, having been recently annexed to the City. Zoning in the area s residential of different classes, except for certain areas along Valley Boulevard and Pepper Avenue frontage from Randall Avenue, southerly. The existing R-t was established upon annexation, pursuant to the General Plan. The industrial, and large amounts of multiple family, have been reclassified from residential within the past fee.- years. "