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Council approves Cedar Woods rezoning and IS/MND for 110,232 sq ft warehouse after air‑quality debate
Summary
The council approved a zoning amendment and adoption of an initial study/mitigated negative declaration for a 110,232‑square‑foot warehouse at 2461–2495 East Orange Thorpe Ave., after consultants said modeled emissions were below South Coast Air Quality Management District thresholds and SAFER requested a full EIR.
The Fullerton City Council voted to rezone the southerly portion of a 4.79‑acre parcel on East Orange Thorpe Avenue and to adopt a mitigated negative declaration for a new 110,232‑square‑foot warehouse building, after staff and consultants concluded the project’s emissions would fall below regional thresholds.
Planner staff described the project as demolition of older multi‑tenant industrial buildings and construction of a single modern tilt‑up warehouse. Staff said the emergency‑shelter overlay would remain in place and the parcel’s industrial land‑use designation would not change.
Supporters argued the redevelopment would replace obsolete structures, create higher‑paying tenants and broaden the city’s tax base. Opponents, led by the Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER), asked the council to require a full environmental impact report focused on air quality and cumulative impacts in a neighborhood with an elevated pollution burden.
Kimley Horn consultant Dana Privet and air‑quality analyst Ace Melissa explained the IS/MND methodology and said modeled construction and operational emissions were below South Coast Air Quality Management District thresholds. Melissa said, after accounting for existing uses to be removed, the project would not contribute to regional non‑attainment conditions and therefore did not require an EIR under CEQA.
After the public hearing and discussion, the council voted to introduce an ordinance and adopt the resolution approving the zoning amendment and associated IS/MND. The council directed staff to include responses to SAFER’s comments in the record and to continue coordinating any required mitigation and implementation measures.
What’s next: the ordinance language was read aloud and the council took final action to adopt the zoning amendment and associated approvals at the meeting. The applicant said they would work with remaining on‑site tenants on relocations and that new construction will be prepared for future electrification and solar to comply with updated California building codes.
Votes and procedural outcome are recorded in the council minutes.
