Giant Warehouse Project OK'd At Site Of Former Redlands Waterpark

REDLANDS, CA—The Redlands City Council gave the green light this week to a proposed 357,610-square-foot warehouse project despite a recommendation to reject it.

On Tuesday, the council voted 3-2 to approve the project targeted for the vacant Splash Kingdom waterpark property. The site, located at 1101 California Street between Lugonia Avenue and Interstate 10, is approximately 16 acres.

Formerly called Pharaoh’s Lost Kingdom, Splash Kingdom closed in 2019 and was demolished in 2021.

The Council's approval overturns the Planning Commission’s unanimous vote last month recommending the project be rejected.

During Tuesday's meeting, Councilmembers Denise Davis and Jenna Guzman-Lowery opposed the project, citing concerns about air pollution and that it does not conform to or enhance the city’s character.

Assemblymember Eloise Gomez Reyes (D-Colton) also opposes the project. In a letter read aloud during Tuesday's meeting, Reyes wrote, "Approving this project would add an additional 360,000 square feet of warehousing to an already saturated area and would inevitably draw even more truck traffic to the site, impacting local community members." (Find the environmental documents attached to the warehouse project here.)

Several community members also turned out at Tuesday's meeting to voice opposition to the project.

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