Planning commission approves 193,469-sq-ft warehouse at 301 Tennessee with added landscaping condition

The Redlands Planning Commission on June 24 approved a conditional use permit and related approvals allowing construction of a 193,469-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility at 301 Tennessee Street, with an added condition directing the developer to increase tree/shade coverage in the rear parking area subject to review and approval by the Development Services director.

The commission voted to adopt Resolution No. 1707, which includes a mitigated negative declaration, a mitigation monitoring and reporting program, approval of Conditional Use Permit No. 1206, Commission Review and Approval No. 975, and a lot merger. The motion passed with three commissioners voting in favor and one opposed.

The project replaces an existing La-Z-Boy-era industrial building with a ~39-foot-tall, modern logistics facility on roughly 10.9 acres. Staff described the proposal as a reduction from an earlier, larger submission: "The reduced project is a 193,469 square foot warehouse ... with 8,000 square feet of office space," staff member Sean Riley told the commission. Riley said the earlier, denied proposal was slightly larger and that the current plan has fewer docks and no cold-storage component than the original submittal.

Prologis, the applicant, said the design prioritizes screening and safety. "Trucks will enter from Tennessee Street, exit onto…