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Planning Commission approves conditional permit for 3,200-square-foot overstock retail store on Foothill Boulevard
Summary
The Rialto Planning Commission voted to approve a conditional development permit for a discount overstock store to occupy a roughly 3,200-square-foot vacancy in the Foothill Boulevard shopping center, with staff finding the project categorically exempt from CEQA.
The Rialto Planning Commission on an oral vote approved a conditional development permit to allow a single-price discount overstock store to occupy a roughly 3,200-square-foot vacant tenant space at the northwest corner of Lilac Avenue and Foothill Boulevard.
Planning staff told the commission the site is within the Foothill Boulevard specific plan and has a commercial pedestrian land-use designation. Daniel, planning staff, said the use requires a conditional development permit under Chapter 18.66 of the Rialto Municipal Code and that the project is a Class 1 categorical exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act because it involves an existing facility.
The staff presentation described a storefront layout with sales aisles, rear storage, and employee facilities. The applicant told the commission the overstock items will come from major national retailers and be broken into smaller retail packages for sale, and that the operation will employ two full-time workers plus part-time staff. The applicant did not provide a separate business address for other locations and identified this as their first local store.
Commissioners had no substantive amendments to the conditions and there were no public speakers. A motion to adopt the attached resolution approving Conditional Development Permit 2024-0018, Exhibit D, passed by voice vote with the chair calling for favor; no recorded roll-call tally was provided in the meeting transcript.
The staff report recommended approval and listed conditions and findings in the attached resolution. The record before the commission included the staff report, the proposed floor plan, and the finding that the project is consistent with the Foothill Boulevard specific plan and the General Plan goal 3-1.
The commission’s approval allows the applicant to proceed with tenant improvements and occupancy subject to the resolution’s conditions. The staff and the applicant were available to implement the conditions and to answer follow-up ministerial reviews.
