DATE: July 15, 2026
TO: CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM: ANDREA GILBERT, CITY PLANNER
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SUBJECT
PL26-0119 (Specific Plan Amendment), PL25-0120 (Site Approval), and PL25-0121 (Tentative Tract Map No. 20845).
RECOMMENDATION
1) Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. PC2026-012, recommending the City Council approve PL26-0019 (East Chino Specific Plan Amendment), based on the findings listed in Planning Commission Resolution No. PC2026-012; 2) Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 2026-013, approving PL25-0120 (Site Approval) and PL25-0121 (Tentative Tract Map No. 20845), based upon the findings and subject to the departmental conditions of approval.
BACKGROUND
On June 17, 2026 the Planning Commission heard PL26-0119 (Specific Plan Amendment), PL25-0120 (Site Approval), and PL25-0121 (Tentative Tract Map No. 20845), a request to subdivide 12.42 acres of land for the development of 55 single-family homes. The request also included an amendment to the East Chino Specific Plan to allow homes to front onto Amsterdam Avenue and reduce the front yard setback to allow swing-in garages. At the Planning Commission hearing, staff presented the item with a recommendation for approval. During the public comment period, the Planning Commission heard testimony from various residents who live in the community west of the project. The residents expressed concerns about traffic, parking, and vehicular accessibility on Amsterdam Avenue. For parking, there were concerns that residents and guests of the 10 homes facing Amsterdam Avenue will park on the adjacent street, Dalton Street. Residents also stated that the parking of personal vehicles and temporary package delivery trucks would create a blockage which inhibits vehicles from driving through Amsterdam Avenue. After the public testimony, the Planning Commission asked the applicant if they were able to flip the site plan and have homes front onto Cypress Avenue instead of Amsterdam...
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