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Yucaipa council rescinds freeway‑corridor specific plan, halts special election
Summary
After hours of public comment and debate, the Yucaipa City Council voted to rescind the August 2025 freeway corridor specific plan and an implementing ordinance, making two active referendum petitions moot and canceling a previously called special election.
The Yucaipa City Council voted 5–0 on March 9 to rescind the city’s August 2025 freeway corridor specific plan and the ordinance that amended the zoning map, a move that halts a pending special election tied to referendum petitions. City legal counsel told the council that rescinding the legislative actions would render the petitions moot under Elections Code 9241 and allow the council to cancel the January call for a special election.
The decision followed a lengthy public‑comment period in which residents said the proposed logistics complex and warehouses threatened Yucaipa’s rural character, increased traffic on County Line Road and raised health concerns from diesel truck emissions. “This project simply…
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