PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3.1 - Project Location 3.2

City of Chino - Majestic Chino Gateway
Draft EIR
Project Description
SECTION 3: PROJECT DESCRIPTION
3.1 - Project Location
The proposed project site consists of approximately 156 acres of vacant prison land currently used for
agriculture, at the California Institution for Men (CIM) Chino, and is generally located at the
northwest corner of Kimball Avenue and Euclid Avenue (State Route [SR] 83) in the southerly
portion of the City of Chino, California. The City of Chino is located in southwest San Bernardino
County, in Southern California. The proposed project site is approximately 2.15 miles east of the
Chino Valley Freeway (SR-71), which provides regional access to the proposed project site from SR91 to the south and SR-60 to the north. The proposed project site is located across the street to the
west from Chino Airport (approximately 0.21 mile west of the Chino Airport runway 8R). In
addition, the proposed project site is located approximately 1.24 miles southeast of the actual prison
facilities at the CIM Chino. Furthermore, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) Chino Basin 1
Desalter Plant is located directly south of the project site. The Subject property has been determined
to be underutilized by the State (Government Code 11011.2). Exhibit 3-1, Exhibit 3-2, and Exhibit
3-3 show the location of the proposed project.
3.2 - Project Background
The State of California owns and operates the CIM Chino. The CIM Chino property generally
consists of the following two land uses: (i) the prison facilities, which are typically secured areas
behind patrolled perimeter walls, and (ii) vacant land, which is outside of the secure perimeter walls
and much of which is or has been leased for farming. The subject Property, which has been
determined to be underutilized by the State (Govt. Code 11011.2), is approximately 156 acres of this
vacant, underutilized CIM Chino land located at the northwest corner of Euclid Avenue and Kimball
Avenue in the City of Chino (Property).
Pursuant to legislative authority, the State of California acting through the Department of General
Services issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking qualified entities and concepts for the
development of the Property.
A number of developers responded to the State’s RFP, including Majestic Realty Company
(Majestic). Majestic’s development concept, as generally depicted in Exhibit 3-6, is for a master
planned industrial park with a corner retail component to be developed pursuant to a long-term
ground lease with the State. The industrial park component includes large, high-ceiling, concrete tiltup buildings that can be utilized by a variety of tenants, though most will likely be including those
engaged in logistics, warehousing and distribution activities, consistent with similar buildings in the
area.
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Based on the totality of Majestic’s RFP response, the State selected Majestic Realty Co. to seek
entitlements, including studying the environmental impacts for a proposed development. The State’s
selection of Majestic does not commit either the State or Majestic to undertake any actions that might
result in a change in the physical environment. Before there can be any change in the physical
environment this Environmental Impact Report (EIR) will have to be certified by the City of Chino,
entitlements will have to be granted by the City of Chino, and the State, acting as a responsible
agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), will have to comply with CEQA
before it may choose to enter into a long-term ground lease with Majestic. Neither the State nor
Majestic are required to enter into a long-term ground lease with one another, regardless of whether
the City of Chino’s and the State’s discretionary and ministerial processes are completed successfully
or not. Neither the State nor the City of Chino shall take any action that could result in a change in
the physical environment without complying with CEQA, and neither entity has committed to any
action that would limit either entity's ability to exercise its discretion concerning any matter that may
be considered by either entity.
The proposed approvals to be issued by the City of Chino necessary to develop the proposed project
site include: (i) compliance with CEQA, through certification of an EIR, approval of a Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Program and approval of a Statement of Overriding Considerations, if such
a Statement is required, (ii) a general plan amendment; (iii) zone change; (iv) vesting parcel map; and
(v) site plan approval.
The proposed project approvals to be issued by the State necessary to develop the proposed project
include: (i) State compliance with CEQA, as a responsible agency, and (ii) then at State’s sole
discretion based upon its evaluation of the outcome of CEQA, approval of a long-term ground lease
with Majestic, which may include easements for construction, landscaping, and access outside of the
project boundary. However, as discussed above, only upon full compliance with CEQA and all other
applicable federal, state and local laws, can the proposed project proceed, if at all.
3.3 - Project Setting
The proposed project site consists of vacant, underutilized land associated with the CIM Chino
located at the southeast corner of the greater CIM Chino property. The Zoning and General Plan
Designations are summarized in Table 3-1, and Exhibit 3-4 and Exhibit 3-5 show the General Plan
and zoning designations within the vicinity of the proposed project site. The proposed project site
and surrounding CIM Chino properties, exclusive of the neighboring College Park Specific Plan, are
designated UR - Urban Reserve in the General Plan and OS-1 Open Space - Recreational in the
Zoning Ordinance, and are previously included within the City’s Merged Redevelopment Project
Area. Elevations on the site range from approximately 586-feet above mean sea level (MSL) at the
southwest corner of the property, to approximately 608-feet MSL at the northeast corner of the
property along Euclid Avenue.
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Silverwood Lake
Cogswell Reservoir
San Bernardino National Forest
Angeles National Forest
San Gabriel Reservoir
Morris Reservoir
15
Glendora
Project Site
Claremont
Upland
San Dimas
210
Rancho Cucamonga
Walnut
10
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San Bernardino County
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Chino
60
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15
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Los Angeles County
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215
Santiago Reservoir
22
15
55
Santa Ana
Cleveland National Forest
261
Fountain Valley
241
405
Costa Mesa
Irvine
Lake Elsinore
NORTH
Source: Census 2000 Data, The CaSIL, MBA GIS 2012.
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Regional Location Map
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Eucalyptus
Ave
Eucalyptus Ave
Magnolia
Magnolia Ave
Ave
Merrill
Merrill Ave
Ave
Project Site
Euclid
Euclid Ave
Ave
CHINO AIRPORT
Kimball
Kimball Ave
Ave
Fern
Fern Ave
Ave
San
San Antonio
Antonio Ave
Ave
Cypress
Cypress Ave
Ave
Bickmore
Bickmore Ave
Ave
Avvee
PPiinnee A
NORTH
Source: ESRI Aerial Imagery. Commerce Construction Co., LP, November 2012.
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Exhibit 3-2
Local Vicinity Map
Aerial Base
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Project Site
NORTH
Source: TOPO! USGS Prado Dam, CA (1978) 7.5' DRG.
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Exhibit 3-3
Local Vicinity Map
Topographic Base
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Legend
Project Site
UR - Urban Reserve
P - Public
GI - General Industrial
UR
AR - Airport Related
R/OS - Recreation / Open Space
MDR - Medium Density Residential
P
MDR
NORTH
Source: City of Chino
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Exhibit 3-4
General Plan Land Use Map
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Legend
Project Site
Airport Overlay District
Agricultural Overlay District
OS-1 and OS-R - Open Space Recreational
AD - Airport Development
M2 - General Industrial
AR - Airport Related (.35 FAR)
MDR - Medium Density Residential (10 DU/AC)
AD
NORTH
Source: City of Chino
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Exhibit 3-5
Zoning Map
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NORTH
Source: Commerce Construction CO., LP., December 2012 (updated April 18, 2013).
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Exhibit 3-6
Conceptual Project Site Plan
CITY OF CHINO • MAJESTIC CHINO GATEWAY PROJECT
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