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Planning commission recommends certification of EIR, annexation and light‑industrial zoning for Schulte Road warehouse
Summary
The commission recommended City Council certify a final EIR, approve pre‑zoning and a development review permit for a proposed 217,466‑square‑foot warehouse on about 21.92 acres at 16286 West Schulte Road and authorized staff to petition LAFCO for annexation; commissioners and labor groups supported the project during public comment.
The Planning Commission recommended that City Council certify a final environmental impact report and approve annexation and pre‑zoning for a roughly 217,466‑square‑foot industrial warehouse on approximately 21.92 acres at 16286 West Schulte Road.
Planning staff described the proposal as two adjacent parcels: a 20.92‑acre site proposed for industrial development and an adjacent roughly 1‑acre parcel owned by a utility company that would be annexed but not developed. Staff said the project would be pre‑zoned to M‑1 (light industrial) upon annexation and that the recommended action includes a development review permit for site layout, architecture and parking.
Why it matters: The project would extend the city limit to the property, add industrial employment uses, and generate construction and ongoing jobs and tax revenues in the city’s industrial area. The final EIR identified several significant and unavoidable impacts (aesthetics/visual resources,…
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