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Read. Follow. Verify.Proposed Commercial Center and Zoning Changes at Sierra Avenue and Terra Vista Drive
Record date · June 2, 2026
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What This Bill Does
The Planning Commission is reviewing a proposal to rezone a 9.3-acre site from residential to commercial use to allow for a new 69,617-square-foot retail center. The project includes a grocery store, inline shops, a pad building, and a drive-thru restaurant, along with modifications to the broader Arboretum Specific Plan.
This project will change the land use of a 9.3-acre site from residential to commercial, authorizing the construction of a new retail center and the sale of alcohol at a future grocery store.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Local Residents
Residents near the intersection of Sierra Avenue and Terra Vista Drive will see a change in land use from residential to commercial.
Lewis Retail
The company is the applicant seeking approval for the commercial center development.
North Fontana Investment Company
The company is the applicant seeking the Specific Plan Amendment.
Key Facts
- The project proposes rezoning 9.3 acres from Residential Planned Community (R-PC) to General Commercial (C-G).
- The commercial center will total 69,617 square feet of development.
- The center includes a 49,362-square-foot grocery store, a 13,017-square-foot inline shop building, a 9,544-square-foot pad building, and a 3,694-square-foot drive-thru restaurant.
- The proposal includes a conditional use permit for off-site alcohol sales at the grocery store.
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- The project requires an amendment to the Arboretum Specific Plan to reconfigure planning areas and park sites.
- The project involves a tentative tract map to subdivide the retail center and a tentative parcel map to reconfigure remaining planning areas.
- The proposal includes an amendment to the Arboretum Specific Plan Development Agreement.
- The project is subject to an Addendum to the Arboretum Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2006071109).
- The Planning Commission is recommended to adopt eight specific resolutions and ordinances to approve the project.
- The project site is identified by APN: 0239-081-52.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Residential to Commercial Conversion
The project represents a shift in land use policy for the specific 9.3-acre site from residential to commercial, indicating a change in the city's long-term planning for that intersection.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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