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Rialto planning commission forwards Myra Way/Ayala specific‑plan amendment and EIR to council amid park, truck and air‑quality concerns
Summary
The commission voted 5–0 to recommend City Council certify a subsequent EIR and approve a specific‑plan amendment and first amendment to the development agreement that change several planning‑area land uses from school/park to commercial/business center; opponents warned of lost parkland, added truck trips and greenhouse‑gas impacts.
The Rialto Planning Commission voted unanimously on Nov. 5 to forward to the City Council a package that includes a subsequent environmental impact report (EIR), a specific‑plan amendment to the Renaissance Specific Plan, and the first amendment to the development agreement between the City of Rialto and Lewis Hillwood Rialto Company concerning the Myra Way/Ayala Drive area.
Staff and the applicant said the package would change Planning Area 123 from a school designation to general commercial with a residential overlay and redesignate Planning Areas 126 and 133 as Business Center, enabling future industrial or commercial development and a reconfiguration that extends Myra Way to connect to Ayala Drive. The staff presentation noted the amendments would allow, as land‑use capacity examples, roughly 112,000 square feet of commercial uses (or about 164 dwelling…
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