Locust Gateway Development Project

The Locust Gateway Development Project, managed by the City of Rialto, involves the construction of a large-scale industrial warehouse facility on approximately 40 acres of land located at the southwest corner of Locust Avenue and Lowell Street in Rialto, California. The development, spearheaded by Brookfield Properties, features a 664,859-square-foot warehouse complemented by roughly 7,713 square feet of ancillary office space. Key infrastructure includes a fence-secured dock area with 82 dock doors, 398 trailer parking stalls, and 365 vehicle parking stalls, which include 8 ADA-compliant spaces. Site access is designed through three new driveways on Lowell Street, one on Locust Avenue, and an emergency-only driveway on Lake Padden Lane. The project has undergone extensive environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), resulting in a Draft Environmental Impact Report and a subsequent Notice of Determination. While mitigation measures are in place to address impacts related to air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, noise, and transportation, greenhouse gas emissions were identified as a significant and unavoidable impact. Technical assessments have addressed various site-specific concerns, including geotechnical stability, water supply sufficiency for a 20-year period, stormwater management through a Preliminary Water Quality Management Plan, and potential paleontological and cultural resource sensitivities. Additionally, environmental due diligence included Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments to evaluate historical military and industrial contamination risks, such as perchlorates and volatile organic compounds.