Planning commission approves 95-room Fairfield by Marriott at Alder Avenue and Renaissance Parkway

The Rialto Planning Commission on July 1 approved a conditional development permit (CDP 2025-00003) and precise plan (PPD 2025-00003) for a four-story, 95-room Fairfield by Marriott hotel located at the northwest corner of Alder Avenue and Renaissance Parkway.

Planner Daniel presented the staff report, describing the roughly 2.6-acre site on two parcels within the Renaissance specific plan (freeway commercial). Daniel said the proposal includes a 95-room hotel with a south-facing main entry, a portico, 104 auto parking spaces, landscape planters, and emergency vehicle access around the building. He told the commission that "the city council did review this project and adopted an addendum to the Renaissance EIR back in August of 2017" and that Liilborn Corporation's consistency analysis "found that the project will not result in any new significant impacts." Daniel recommended that the commission "adopt the attached resolutions exhibit H and I to approve the CDP and PPD" subject to the findings and conditions in the staff report.

Applicant Michael Ramirez told the commission the property owner has an agreement with Marriott and said the ownership group has worked with Marriott for about 10 years. "Our goal now is, upon your approval, we would move to have the construction documents drawn and then move to try to get some type of development activity out at the site by second quarter of next year," Ramirez said.

Commissioners asked detailed questions about the project's design and operations, including whether signage would face the freeway (staff said conceptual elevations show building-mounted signage but that final sign design and size will be reviewed separately) and whether rooms would include kitchenettes (the applicant said the current design does not include kitchenettes). A commissioner also asked about a pool; the applicant confirmed the Fairfield prototype proposed for the site does not include a pool.

The commission opened the public hearing, heard no requests to speak and closed the hearing. Commissioner Gutier moved, and Commissioner Estander seconded, to adopt the resolutions approving CDP 2025-00003 and PPD 2025-00003 "based upon the findings subject to the conditions therein." The clerk conducted a roll call and the motion passed unanimously.

Next steps: the applicant said it will proceed to prepare construction documents and pursue development activity if building permits and other approvals proceed on schedule. The decision was procedural approval of the CDP and PPD; specific permits (including sign permits) will be subject to separate review.