New warehouses will not be allowed in Redlands, the City Council has decided.

The council unanimously approved a ban on new warehouse construction at its meeting Tuesday, Nov. 18, backing the recommendation of the city’s Planning Commission. Warehouses already approved by city leaders, such as the 357,610-square-foot logistics center at the former Splash Kingdom waterpark , are not impacted by the council’s decision.

The majority of public speakers at the meeting Tuesday said the supported the council’s action, some stressing their concerns about the air quality impacts of warehousing in the region.

Redlands resident Michael Paisner called the warehousing ban a “compromise” that serves both the community and developers.

Limiting the ban to future projects is a way of “respecting th

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