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General Plan AmendmentTabledCitywide — Foothill Central Specific Plan (~159 acres) and Gateway Specific Plan (~20 acres)

Housing Element Update and Housing Opportunity District Rezones

Rialto

Description

The state-required housing element update plus rezones creating a Housing Opportunity District with densities of 20-50 units per acre on about 179 acres. The adoption vote tied 2-2 and was continued to the first March meeting.

Impact summary

Could enable thousands of new housing units citywide but makes some existing commercial uses non-conforming, worrying grocery center and motel owners.

Applicant

Name
City of Rialto
Address
Citywide — Foothill Central Specific Plan (~159 acres) and Gateway Specific Plan (~20 acres)

At a glance

Hearings
1
Public comments
3
Total mentions
1

Last vote · City Council

Tabled2–2

Last discussed Feb 24, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Feb 24, 2026Tabled 2–2

City Council — February 24, 2026

The state-required housing element update plus rezones creating a Housing Opportunity District with densities of 20-50 units per acre on about 179 acres. The adoption vote tied 2-2 and was continued to the first March meeting.

Related issues (1)

Sixth-cycle housing element approved by state

Rialto must plan for 8,272 housing units by 2029 under state law. The approved package overlays residential capacity on roughly 179 acres in two specific plan areas, with a 6,991-unit surplus buffer — meaning some commercial sites, including shopping centers and a Jack in the Box parcel, could eventually redevelop as housing.

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