Chino council upholds approval for Gateway Terminal after environmental appeal

The Chino City Council on Oct. 21 denied an appeal by the Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER) and upheld the Planning Commission’s approval of the Chino Gateway Terminal project, a proposal that includes a 158,548-square-foot industrial warehouse and a 3,540-square-foot food-and-beverage building at the southwest corner of Shafer and Oaks avenues.

SAFER had asked the council to require a new environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act, arguing new information shows the project could cause significant biological, air-quality and noise impacts. The council voted unanimously to accept staff’s recommendation that an addendum to the city’s 2010 general plan environmental impact report (EIR) was the appropriate CEQA document and that SAFER’s supplemental materials did not present substantial new evidence requiring…