REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
April 21, 2026
FROM
MIGUEL FIGUEROA, Director, Land Use Services Department
SUBJECT
Title
Second Cycle 2026 Policy Plan Land Use Element Amendment
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Conduct a public hearing to consider the Second Cycle 2026 Policy Plan Land Use Element Amendment and associated project approvals for the Kramer Junction Travel Stop and Bloomington Condominiums projects.
2. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act:
a. Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Kramer Junction Travel Stop project.
b. Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Bloomington Condominiums project.
3. Adopt the findings recommended by the Planning Commission for the approval of:
a. The Kramer Junction Travel Stop project.
b. The Bloomington Condominiums project.
4. Adopt Resolution amending the Land Use Category designation for the Second Cycle 2026 Policy Plan Land Use Element Amendment for:
a. The Kramer Junction Travel Stop project from Rural Living to Commercial for 4.69 acres of a 35.97-acre parcel.
b. The Bloomington Condominiums project from Low Density Residential to Medium Density Residential for two parcels totaling 4.85 acres.
5. Consider proposed ordinance amending the Land Use Zoning District designation for:
a. The Kramer Junction Travel Stop project from Rural Living, five-Acre Minimum, to Rural Commercial for 4.69 acres of a 35.97-acre parcel.
b. The Bloomington Condominiums project from Single Residential to Multiple Residential for two parcels totaling 4.85 acres.
6. Make alterations, if necessary, to the proposed ordinance.
7. Approve introduction of the proposed ordinance.
• An ordinance of San Bernardino County, State of California, to amend San Bernardino County Land Use Zoning District Maps FH29A, DH28A, and EH04A.
8. ADOPT ORDINANCE.
9. Approve:
a. The Kramer Junction Travel Stop entitlements consisting of:
i. Tentative Parcel Map No. 35944 to subdivide a 35.97-acre parcel into four parcels totaling 4.69 acres (Parcel No. 1: 1.90 acres, Parcel No. 2: 0.64 acres, Parcel No. 3: 0.65 acres, and Parcel No. 4: 1.50 acres) with a remainder parcel, subject to the Conditions of Approval.
ii. Conditional Use Permit to construct and operate a travel stop to be developed in two phases on Parcels Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Tentative Parcel Map No. 35944 comprised of a convenience store with quick serve restaurant, trucker lounge, and auto fueling on Parcel 1, Dairy Queen restaurant with drive-thru on Parcel 2, Starbucks with drive-thru on Parcel 3, and truck fueling and truck parking on Parcel 4, subject to the Conditions of Approval.
iii. Major Variance to increase the maximum height from 25 feet to 100 feet and maximum sign area from 100 square feet to 900 square feet of a freestanding pylon sign on Parcel No. 4 of Tentative Parcel Map No. 35944.
b. The Bloomington Condominiums entitlements consisting of:
i. Tentative Tract Map No. 20727 to subdivide two parcels totaling 4.85 acres into 68 lots for a condominium development, subject to the Conditions of Approval.
ii. Conditional Use Permit to construct a 68-unit condominium complex with associated community amenities and infrastructure on 4.85 acres, subject to the Conditions of Approval.
10. Direct the Land Use Services Department to file the Notice of Determination for the Kramer Junction Travel Stop and Bloomington Condominiums projects in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
(Presenter: Miguel Figueroa, Director, 387-4431)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote and Fulfill the Countywide Vision.
Create, Maintain and Grow Employment Opportunities and Economic Value in the County.
Improve County Government Operations.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Sufficient appropriation and revenue to complete this action have been included in the Land Use Services Department, Planning Division 2025-26 budget. All costs of processing this application are paid by the Applicants.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Section 65358 of the California Government Code requires that mandatory elements of the County Policy Plan be amended no more than four times during any calendar year. The projects presented for approval in the Land Use Element Amendment Cycle require changes to Policy Plan LU-1 Land Use Map on the 4.69 acres for the Kramer Junction Travel Stop project site and 4.85 acres for the Bloomington Condominiums project site. The proposed land use changes comprise the second amendment to the Policy Plan, Land Use Element for 2026. All subject projects have been considered in public hearings by the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors (Board). Therefore, the Second Cycle Land Use Element of the County Policy Plan is presented for final adoption, including the following projects:
Project No. 1: Kramer Junction Travel Stop
Applicant: Steeno Design Group - Tom Steeno
Community: Kramer Junction, 1st Supervisorial District
Location: East side of Highway 395, approximately 650 feet north of Highway 58
Proposal: A) Policy Plan Land Use Category amendment from Rural Living (RL) to Commercial (C) for 4.69 acres of a 35.97-acre parcel.
B) Land Use Zoning District amendment from Rural Living, 5-Acre Minimum (RL-5), to Rural Commercial (CR) for 4.69 acres of a 35.97-acre parcel.
C) Tentative Parcel Map No. 35944 to subdivide a 35.97-acre parcel into four (4) parcels totaling 4.69 acres (Parcel 1: 1.90 acres, Parcel 2: 0.64 acres, Parcel 3: 0.65 acres, and Parcel 4: 1.50 acres) with a remainder parcel, subject to the Conditions of Approval.
D) Conditional Use Permit to construct and operate a travel stop in two (2) phases on Parcels 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Tentative Parcel Map No. 35944 consisting of a convenience store with quick serve restaurant, trucker lounge and auto fueling on Parcel 1, Dairy Queen restaurant with drive-thru on Parcel 2, Starbucks with drive-thru on Parcel 3, and truck fueling and truck parking on Parcel 4, subject to the Conditions of Approval.
E) Major Variance to increase the maximum height from 25 feet to 100 feet and maximum sign area from 100 square feet to 900 square feet of a freestanding pylon sign.
CEQA: Adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration
APN: 0491-151-11
The Kramer Junction Travel Stop project was considered in a public hearing by the Planning Commission on December 18, 2025. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the project with a vote of 4-0 (Commissioner Dayal absent). The project is scheduled for a public hearing before the Board on April 21, 2026.
Project No. 2: Bloomington Condominiums
Applicant: TK Management Services - Kevin Kent
Community: Fontana, 2nd Supervisorial District
Location: 8428 Banana Avenue
Proposal: A) Policy Plan Land Use Category amendment from Low Density Residential (LDR) to Medium Density Residential (MDR) for two parcels totaling 4.85 acres.
B) Land Use Zoning District amendment from Single Residential (RS) to Multiple Residential (RM) on two parcels totaling 4.85 acres.
C) Tentative Tract Map No. 20727 to subdivide two parcels totaling 4.85 acres into 68 lots for a condominium development, subject to the Conditions of Approval.
D) Conditional Use Permit to construct a 68-unit condominium complex with associated community amenities and infrastructure on a 4.85-acre site, subject to the Conditions of Approval.
CEQA: Adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration
APN: 0230-031-67 and 0230-031-68
The Bloomington Condominiums project was considered in a public hearing by the Planning Commission on January 22, 2026. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the project with a vote of 3-0 (Commissioners Dayal and Stoffel absent). The project is scheduled for a public hearing before the Board on April 21, 2026.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Jason Searles, Supervising Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on April 8, 2026; and County Finance and Administration (Iliana Rodriguez, Administrate Analyst, 387-4205) on March 30, 2026.