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Council approves 138‑lot Foothill‑Macy residential PUD, approves general plan and zoning changes
Summary
The council adopted a mitigated negative declaration, approved a General Plan amendment and a zoning‑map change and approved a subdivision and development permit for a 138‑lot planned unit development at Foothill Boulevard and Macy Street. Council voted unanimously to advance the package and schedule ordinance second reading.
The San Bernardino City Council unanimously approved a package of land‑use actions to allow a planned unit development of roughly 15.71 acres at the northwest corner of Foothill Boulevard and Macy Street in Ward 6. The actions included adopting a mitigated negative declaration, approving General Plan Amendment 24‑01 to change the land‑use designation from commercial to multifamily residential, introducing an ordinance for Development Code/Zoning Map Amendment 24‑01 (first reading), and approving Tentative Tract Map 20695 and Development Permit P24‑04 for a clustered single‑family planned unit development (PUD).
Why it matters: the project rezones 14 parcels from Commercial General (CG‑1) to Residential Medium (RM), subdivides the property into 138 single‑family lots, and proposes six floor plans with private yards and common amenity areas. City staff described the development as a planned‑unit approach intended to increase housing supply through higher density clustered lots.
Key project details - Site area: approximately 15.71 acres (north of Foothill, west of Macy and east of Dallas). - Entitlements approved or introduced: mitigated negative declaration; General Plan Amendment 24‑01; Development Code/Zoning Map Amendment 24‑01 (ordinance introduced, second reading scheduled); Tentative Tract Map 20695; Development Permit P24‑04. - Unit/layout: 138 single‑family lots with lot sizes about 2,400–4,100 square feet; six floor plans sized about 2,325–3,076 sq. ft.; each unit 3–5 bedrooms and 2‑car garage; 59 guest parking spaces; HOA maintained open space and amenities (picnic areas, BBQs, tot lot, paseos). - Architecture: three stylistic options (farmhouse, Spanish, prairie) and earth‑tone palettes; landscaping with drought‑tolerant species and boxed trees along the perimeter.
Council and public comments Council members praised the project as needed housing and thanked staff and the developer for community outreach. Several council members expressed interest in complementary commercial development to serve new residents. A resident speaker asked about infrastructure capacity (traffic, retail, grocery access) and whether homes will be for sale or rentals; the project representative said the units are expected to be market homes for sale, and the developer said they plan to prepare the project to be “shovel ready” and seek national homebuilders once market conditions support construction.
Quote from the applicant: “As of right now, all indications is that these will be market homes for sale,” the developer said, adding that the family developer intends to get the project shovel‑ready and then market it to national builders.
Votes and next steps Councilmember Sanchez moved to approve the entitlements; Councilmember Knauss seconded. The council passed the resolutions and introduced the ordinance on first reading by a unanimous vote; the second reading of the zoning map amendment ordinance (MC‑1654) was scheduled for the Aug. 6 council meeting. Staff and applicant will continue final engineering, coordination with Caltrans for Route 66 frontage work, and outreach to potential homebuilders.
