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The council adopted Resolution No. 2025-54 to approve the specific plan update and the revised final supplemental environmental impact report. The motion to accept staff recommendations was moved by Council Member Miller and seconded by Council Member Beaver and carried on a roll-call vote: Bieber — yes; Miller — yes; Woolsey — yes; Venable — no; Thorpe — yes.

The update changes land-use designations across the Interstate-10 corridor east of Yucaipa, adds housing-density options and reconfigures open-space mapping to reflect natural drainage courses. Staff and the applicant said the revised plan reduces projected peak vehicle trips at full build-out by roughly 52 percent compared with the 2008 plan and makes mitigation and permitting work available to future property owners through the plan’s environmental review.

Pacific Oaks Commerce Center: scope and conditions
The Pacific Oaks Commerce Center proposal covers about 312 acres and includes two warehouse buildings, access from Live Oak Canyon Road and a network of onsite roads and infrastructure the developer says will be constructed at its cost. The applicant, Pacific Industrial, told the council it expects to preserve about 95 acres as permanent open space and to provide an on-site multiuse trail across the site.

City staff described required public improvements conditioned on the project: road widening on Live Oak Canyon Road, a new bridge and roadway connections, onsite drainage, sewer, electric and telecommunications infrastructure, and a water main sized in coordination with Yucaipa Valley Water District. Staff reported estimated first-year fiscal benefits of about $789,000 in annual property-tax and related revenue and roughly $14.4 million in one-time development impact fees under the city’s new fee schedule.

The developer told the council it would not seek occupancy until the public-facing infrastructure improvements are complete. \"We designed a project that is, really green leaning,\" said Dan Floriani, co-founder of Pacific Industrial, during his presentation, adding the project includes solar-ready roofs, EV charging and circulation features intended to keep trucks off neighborhood streets.

Traffic, air quality and mitigation measures
The environmental review modeled traffic under conservative, peak-season conditions that included the pumpkin-patch period to account for the highest seasonal demand, staff and a peer reviewer said. Megan Truman of EPD Solutions, retained to peer-review the EIR, told the council the traffic analysis used peak counts and that the air‑quality and health‑risk assessments applied conservative assumptions to ensure a \"worst‑case\" analysis.

PlaceWorks, the city’s EIR consultant, reported that the project would generate an estimated 2,165 truck trips per day (about 1,083 truck round trips) and that the health‑risk assessment used an elevated cumulative threshold recommended by the South Coast Air Quality Management District working group. Nicole Vermillion of PlaceWorks said the health‑risk findings remained below AQMD thresholds with the mitigation measures proposed.

The mitigation and monitoring program includes requirements the council heard are more stringent than typical measures: all‑electric building design, tier‑4 construction equipment during grading and construction, restrictions on nonessential diesel truck idling to two minutes (where state and local rules allow longer), provision of onsite electric truck charging for domiciled electric trucks, and EV parking that exceeds CalGreen minimums.

Public comment and council debate
Speakers at the public hearing expressed strongly divergent views. Supporters included the Palmer family (property owners on the corridor), trade unions and regional business advocates, who highlighted jobs, infrastructure funding and the applicant’s commitments to hiring and local apprenticeships. \"This project opens that up for the new owners ... with water, sewer, and many infrastructure things,\" David Palmer said on behalf of the Palmer family.

Opponents raised concerns about air quality, wildfire evacuation, road capacity and the proximity of industrial uses to future residential areas. Several residents cited CalEnviroScreen indicators and warned that the corridor is already burdened by pollution. One pediatrician said additional truck traffic on constrained two‑lane roadways could create public‑safety and evacuation hazards in an emergency.

The council and staff addressed several of the concerns during discussion: staff said the project’s traffic mitigation will include widening Live Oak Canyon Road and constructing a new bridge; the developer confirmed infrastructure work will be completed before building occupancy; peer reviewers and the EIR team described the conservative assumptions used for traffic and air quality analyses; and the EIR includes continuing mitigation and monitoring commitments.

What the approval does and next steps
Council approval authorizes the specific plan update and the project’s discretionary entitlements subject to the conditions and mitigation measures in the revised final supplemental EIR and the project’s conditions of approval. Individual building permits, grading permits, utility permits and any required county or state approvals must still be obtained before construction. Staff said future projects in the plan area may rely on the environmental work completed for the update but also may need project‑level reviews.

The applicant, Pacific Industrial, and property owners will be required to execute infrastructure agreements and to complete the public improvements and required mitigation before occupancy of the buildings, per conditions included in the project approvals. The council’s action preserves the city’s ability to pursue the corridor’s housing and economic‑development objectives that have been under study since the early 2000s.

Ending
The updated Freeway Corridor Specific Plan and Pacific Oaks entitlements mark the next step in a plan-area process spanning more than a decade. The council’s approvals allow the applicant and property owners to proceed with detailed engineering, permitting and the infrastructure agreements required to move the project into construction, subject to the monitoring and mitigation the council adopted with the plan.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting - 8/25/2025 - City of Yucaipa","oneSentenceSummary","The Yucaipa City Council voted 4-1 on Aug. 25 to adopt an updated Freeway Corridor Specific Plan and approve entitlements for the Pacific Oaks Commerce Center, a two‑building industrial project that the applicant says will fund road and utility work and set aside 95 acres of open space.","taxTitle","Yucaipa, San Bernardino County, California","taxId",4256,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6506470,"Votes at a glance: Yucaipa council approves consent items, ball‑field grant and vehicle procurement",88,188000,276000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5681080-258f672213301c4c5ef8b961a918fed0&start=188&end=276","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5681080-258f672213301c4c5ef8b961a918fed0/thumbnail_188000.jpg","/articles/6506470/Yucaipa/San-Bernardino-County/California/Votes-at-a-glance-Yucaipa-council-approves-consent-items-ballfield-grant-and-vehicle-procurement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6506470-6c9851835babe290c7b3af58156f8d09/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157803&Signature=DWzkw1-DFXt8oUJ2FBZfZoYMJF07CUlKLSOwyFoDn7J2Y8EW7XiLcUdKowmcjYJ7ozhHLnxs7a914MdsBCDusvIVVvk1Hc1MKVpGB~NwsiOzAXTbKErQ9rN3o7VzBp2xoXr~iqSNstVJyuKDA3q5wY6yOLreVTbOOlc1gXe9VvAmTRmqWeRJkMPVKC~5wPMoQnykNERg6qIlFG-TRptt2e9NnUDbXSwXHImPkBdF2F0ZUg2g5EG7aNKxacoZg4lo11TuAYdb6XkKDaqd0AM0F4Hr38PIybA4lHcYaPbnHPKeB~XBQsA9JKRWzBNTiWuhpYgymkJvtLOnTwvhdq5CcA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several routine and budgetary items were approved at the Aug. 25 Yucaipa City Council meeting with little debate. Council action included approval of the consent agenda, authorization to pursue a grant for ball‑field lighting with a required local match funded from development‑impact proceeds, and procurement of a command vehicle for the second staff battalion chief. The council also received the July report on usage of the city mobile app.

Consent agenda and roll call
Council approved consent items 1 through 4 and 6 through 8 by roll call vote after Council Member Miller requested to pull Item 5 for discussion. The roll call vote on the remainder of the consent agenda was unanimous in favor.

Item 5 — ball‑field lighting grant and local match
Council pulled Item 5 for discussion. Staff explained the item was a request to apply for a matching grant to fund upgrades to the Thirteenth Street Sports Complex, including ball‑field lighting and parking‑lot lighting. The total project cost was presented as approximately $1,000,000. The grant application being sought would provide 50 percent of the cost ($500,000) if awarded; the city’s local match of $500,000 was recommended to come from proceeds of a sale of surplus property (proceeds in the development impact fee fund), per staff explanation.

After questions about timing, bids and whether work could begin before grant award, the council voted to approve the grant application and commit to the local match as recommended. The motion to approve Item 5 was moved by Council Member Beaver and seconded by Council Member Miller; roll‑call votes were recorded as in the meeting minutes and the motion carried.

Item 9 — command vehicle procurement
Council approved procurement of a command vehicle for the second staff battalion chief. Staff had solicited informal quotes and recommended purchase through a local dealer for a base purchase price of $64,072 and return to council later for the command‑portion build costs. The council approved the purchase and directed staff to further study a citywide fleet leasing strategy.

Item 10 — mobile app usage report (July)
Staff presented the July report for the Yucaipa mobile app: 274 monthly users, 355 reports submitted, and top reported issues as streets (97), code enforcement (77) and illegal fireworks (67). Average response times for streets and code enforcement were about 2.5 days; the app could not capture response time for fireworks reporting. The council received the report; no formal vote was required.

Voting summary (representative)
- Consent agenda (items 1–4, 6–8): approved (roll call unanimous)
- Item 5 (ball‑field lighting grant application and match): approved (roll call, motion carried)
- Item 9 (procurement of command vehicle): approved (roll call unanimous)
- Item 10 (mobile app usage report): received (no vote required)

Ending
The smaller, routine and budgetary approvals clear the way for staff to finalize grant applications, proceed with specified procurements and monitor the city’s community reporting app. Staff will return to council with contract details for the command‑vehicle build and with grant‑award results if the ball‑field grant is awarded.","At its Aug. 25 meeting the Yucaipa City Council approved consent agenda items, a grant application and local match for ball‑field lighting, and purchased a command vehicle for the fire department; the council received the monthly mobile‑app usage report.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6506475,"Council broadens ‘responsible person’ definition for code enforcement to include managers, contractors and occupants",94,1211000,1305000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5681080-258f672213301c4c5ef8b961a918fed0&start=1211&end=1305","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5681080-258f672213301c4c5ef8b961a918fed0/thumbnail_1211000.jpg","/articles/6506475/Yucaipa/San-Bernardino-County/California/Council-broadens-responsible-person-definition-for-code-enforcement-to-include-managers-contractors-and-occupants","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6506475-14ef88ab9aa9a1866b1a78d32ae1c7bc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157803&Signature=QocQU0qR88vfFrFH07AwRKxJep0htBM90ZDj9AfTrk6uT2whiiuxgmMCWxQTQ55gd2Ng-VXE4uIyn0niAlFUzxySys0G8tGkIydqXSCTOpcjc~zN8jhlKdGvmOEdfQRXMZ5JADWPN8-8XnQxNHgYX757oSM1Rl7eEjsBkjWPFCcmOsT5U9vJOtDDVvMOZ2DhlLkA5Il2EAGcKaO3GpzbcSLuOrU9BshZzcCgLoBQnhBaYLgt4nDMutqdhsWRhE2FlUPUBFrzvlB78DJNy0lHCzVo3JnH9QB2BrfNLo4gUIG-3~cXBnhJkXYKUOPb7DPzfucAN5BwIGqkUD2zm3-AZg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Yucaipa City Council unanimously approved an amendment to the municipal code on Aug. 25 that expands who can be cited as a \"responsible person\" for violations handled by code enforcement.

City Attorney Steven Graham presented Ordinance No. 463 as a limited, targeted change to Section 1.12.0.01 of the municipal code. The current code defines a responsible person as the property owner, a tenant, a person with a legal interest in real property, or a person in possession of real property. The amendment adds several new categories that staff said would help direct enforcement at the party actually controlling or creating nuisances.

New categories and rationale
The ordinance adds as potentially responsible parties: property managers or management companies with contractual or actual authority over the property; contractors, subcontractors or developers performing work that creates a nuisance; operators or hosts of short‑term rentals; business operators or franchisees conducting operations on the property; homeowners associations or similar entities responsible for maintaining common areas; and family members, caretakers or other occupants who exercise control over the property.

Graham said the change responds to situations in which an elderly property owner may be cited even though another occupant or caretaker actually controls the property and can correct violations. \"The goal here is to put additional tools in the toolbox for our code enforcement to make sure that we are holding those individuals responsible who are actually creating the nuisances in our community,\" Graham told the council.

Vote and implementation
Council Member Miller moved to approve the ordinance and Council Member Woolsey seconded. The roll-call vote was unanimous: Bieber — yes; Miller — yes; Woolsey — yes; Venable — yes; Thorpe — yes. The council carried the ordinance as drafted; staff said the change would allow code enforcement to issue citations to the appropriate responsible party and would be applied through existing enforcement procedures.

Ending
The code amendment is intended to give enforcement staff additional options to address nuisances and to direct remedies to the party able to correct conditions. Further policy decisions about enforcement priorities and program resources remain at council discretion.","By unanimous vote, the Yucaipa City Council amended the municipal code to expand the definition of a 'responsible person' for code enforcement to include property managers, contractors, short‑term rental hosts, business operators, homeowners associations and family members exercising control over a property.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6506480,"Council fails to pass urgency ordinance on sprinklers for new and relocated mobile homes",96,1260000,1356000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5681080-258f672213301c4c5ef8b961a918fed0&start=1260&end=1356","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5681080-258f672213301c4c5ef8b961a918fed0/thumbnail_1260000.jpg","/articles/6506480/Yucaipa/San-Bernardino-County/California/Council-fails-to-pass-urgency-ordinance-on-sprinklers-for-new-and-relocated-mobile-homes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6506480-a132f56fb0dc87269139ccb2f889c17a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157803&Signature=FjuHldeUof8SRa~1koXYeraC5343r6MUrPvLVkge6jUAze1oumO25S1spYjCdmPX~eR2f-mjqI5bQAqnT~~vvE-0VyqYP7ohnDhT4kgkYWl-lw6txOeY7X6Ca6jXYLTvYyyGRMQ8brC9HbECOoI40~A5GAE3Anncj7BHRB1vFZSegR02f~Ir6Fkp2uyOs~aIWg0Z5rHPnmlRUOYdZimQrdydwVIKA9Csvryq4h8qqgvmQIwJqWx6d4BH3gLu3yw~ojsy7LTzb7N1VxqKrwukhiHvvtFRgXmAqQ7QgSevsPi0yNBm-hOn8tXx3KT-CrvBF91tTdu0K7CNx~39aOMymg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Yucaipa City Council considered and rejected an urgency ordinance on Aug. 25 that would have required newly constructed and relocated mobile homes and manufactured homes to be equipped with fire sprinkler systems and — in designated high fire severity zones — to use ignition‑resistant materials.

City Attorney Steven Graham told the council the ordinance was brought on an urgency basis in response to state action (AB 306 language adopted in the budget) that freezes many local amendments to building codes through 2031 unless they qualify as necessary emergency standards. Graham said the city could adopt an urgency ordinance now to grandfather the sprinkler and materials requirements before the state moratorium takes effect.

After discussion and public comment, the council voted 3‑2 on the ordinance, falling short of the four‑fifths vote necessary for an urgency ordinance to take immediate effect. The roll call was Bieber — yes; Miller — yes; Woolsey — no; Venable — no; Thorpe — yes. The motion to approve the ordinance was moved by Council Member Miller; the second was not identified in the public record. Because an urgency ordinance requires four‑fifths support, the measure failed.

What the ordinance would have done
Staff’s amended urgency ordinance removed language that would have required sprinklers when an existing unit is remodeled; the final version before the council applied only to newly constructed and relocated mobile and manufactured homes. Staff also added a requirement that units in high fire severity zones be constructed with ignition‑resistant materials and practices.

Supporters and opponents
Supporters of the ordinance, and of measures to harden manufactured housing, emphasized wildfire risk. Opponents and mobile‑home advocates warned the cost and infrastructure demands of sprinkler systems could be significant for mobile‑home parks. Mark Westwood, chair of the Yucaipa Mobile Home Residence Association, urged a cautious approach and emphasized that the amended ordinance no longer applied to remodels; he also cited local mobile‑home counts presented in the hearing.

Several councilmembers and residents questioned operational issues such as water pressure and the cost of retrofits. Council Member Miller raised concerns that sprinkler systems can require higher pressure and that parks might need pressure regulators or pipe replacements; staff said pressure regulators are a typical technical solution but that the council should seek engineering advice when considering mandates.

Public record and clarifying details
Speakers at the hearing noted local conditions and costs: Westwood said, on the record, that there are about 4,018 mobile homes in the city as of 2023 and cited one relocation estimate of roughly $12,000 plus pump costs reported in the public comments. Staff said the sprinkler requirement would apply citywide for new and relocated units, while the ignition‑resistant materials requirement would apply only in state‑designated high fire severity zones.

Why the urgency route mattered
Staff said they sought an urgency ordinance because the California Legislature used budget‑bill language to limit local code changes (derived from AB 306) and that narrow, targeted changes necessary to protect health and safety could still be enacted now and be grandfathered in. Without a four‑fifths vote tonight, the city retains the option to bring a non‑urgency ordinance through normal public hearings and a later adoption process, but those changes could be subject to the state moratorium.

Ending
The council’s failure to reach the four‑fifths threshold means the proposed sprinkler requirement will not take effect immediately. Staff said council may return with revised proposals or pursue a regular adoption process; any future ordinance would require follow‑up hearings, technical analysis and, if moving forward, attention to implementation issues such as water pressure, costs and funding for retrofits.","A proposed urgency ordinance that would have required fire sprinklers for newly constructed or relocated mobile and manufactured homes, and required ignition‑resistant construction in high fire severity zones, failed on Aug. 25 when the City Council could not reach the four‑fifths vote required for urgency measures.","actionData","errors"]

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