Downtown General Plan and Specific Plan No. 45 Amendments

Downtown General Plan and Specific Plan No. 45 Amendments

The proposed project involves revisions to the Downtown Specific Plan and corresponding amendments to the Redlands General Plan. The revisions to the Downtown Specific plan involve expansion of its boundaries, modification of its goals, and established of a development program that will provide a pedestrian-friendly, amenity-rich mixed-use environment in both the immediate and long-range future. The project proposes to extend the Specific Plan Area boundaries to generally include the area south of Redlands Boulevard, between Texas Street and Church Street. In addition, the proposed revisions to the Downtown Specific Plan will identify four achievable goals to guide the future of Redlands. These goals include (1) the promotion of economic vitality in Downtown Redlands by encouraging a mix of uses, (2) the creation of a pedestrian-oriented environment, (3) the maintenance and enhancement of a distinct Redlands character, and (4) the enhancement and extension of civic realm. Currently, the goals of the Downtown Specific Plan are to develop the Specific Plan area as an extension of downtown Redlands, to provide opportunities for the expansion and development of small business that provide local services, to provide public improvements for traffic circulation, flood control, utility services and aesthetic amenities that will attract new private investment and economic development, and to preserve historic buildings and sites. Buildout of the revised Downtown Specific Plan, which is assumed to be in 2025, would result in approximately 1,478 residential units, 931,851 sf of retail uses, 119,746 sf of restaurants, 330,000 sf of office space, 16 screens (3,703 seats) of theaters/cinemas, 100 rooms (20,000 sf) of hotel uses, and 120,000 sf of civic uses. These equate to net increases of 1,421 residential units, 203,640 sf of retail uses, 78,650 sf of restaurants, 285,500 sf of office space, two screens (900 seats) of theaters/cinemas, 100 rooms (20,000 sf) of hotel uses, and 7,900 sf of civic uses.

Redlands

San Bernardino

Air Resources Board, Transportation Projects, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region 8 (RWQCB), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6, Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency

Other (Revisions to the Downtown Specific Plan)

General Plan Amendment, Specific Plan

Aesthetics, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Wildfire, Wildlife, Pedestrian Safety