3900 Main Street

Riverside, CA 92522

Planning Division

(951) 826-5371

City of Riverside

Planning Commission

Agenda

Meeting Date: Thursday, February 13, 2025

Publication Date: Friday, January 31, 2025

9:00 AM

City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber

3900 Main Street, Riverside

Live Webcast at:

www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting

MISSION STATEMENT

The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality municipal services to

ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community.

For virtual Public Comment, two options are available:

VIA TELEPHONE:

Call (951) 826-8688

Press *9 to be placed in the queue to speak.

Individuals in the queue will be prompted to unmute by pressing *6 to speak.

VIA ZOOM:

Use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/92696991265

Select the "raise hand" function to request to speak.

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Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.

Please follow along via the telephone or Zoom options above to ensure you call in at

the appropriate time for your item(s).

Public comments regarding items on this agenda or any matters within the

jurisdiction of the Commission can be submitted by eComment at

www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting until two hours before the meeting.

Email comments to PC@riversideca.gov

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Pursuant to the City Council Meeting Rules adopted by Resolution No. 24076, members

of all Boards and Commissions and the public are reminded that they must preserve

order and decorum throughout the Meeting. In that regard, members of all Boards and

Commissions and the public are advised that any delay or disruption in the proceedings

or a refusal to obey the orders of the City Council or the presiding officer constitutes a

violation of these rules.

The City of Riverside is committed to fostering a workplace that provides dignity, respect,

and civility to our employees, customers, and the public they serve.

The City of Riverside wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public.

Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to

persons with disabilities, as required by 42 U.S.C. §12132 of the Americans with

Disabilities Act of 1990. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or

accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the

City's ADA Coordinator at (951) 826-2211 at least 72 hours before the meeting, if

possible.

Agenda related writings or documents provided to the Commission are available for public

inspection at www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting and in the binder located at the entrance of

the meeting room.

PLEASE NOTE--The numerical order of items on this agenda is for convenience of

reference. Items may be taken out of order upon request of the Commission Members.

City of Riverside Planning Commission action on all items may be appealed to the City

Council within ten calendar days after the decision.

(951) 826-5371 for further information.

Contact the Planning Division at

9 A.M.

CHAIR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PUBLIC COMMENT

Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.

To comment on any matters within the jurisdiction of the Planning Commission, you

are invited to participate in person or call at (951) 826-8688. Press *9 to be placed

in the queue to speak. Individuals in the queue will be prompted to unmute by

pressing *6 when you are ready to speak.

To participate via ZOOM, use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/92696991265,

select the "raise hand" function to request to speak. An on-screen message will

prompt you to "unmute" and speak - Individual audience participation is limited to 3

minutes.

PUBLIC HEARING

Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.

PLANNING CASE PR-2023-001523 (AMD): Proposal by the City of River-side to

consider amendments to Title 19 (Zoning) of the Riverside Municipal Code (RMC),

including but not limited to Articles V (Base Zones and Related Use and

Development Provisions), VII (Specific Land Use Provisions), and X (Definitions).

The proposed amendments implement policy direction from the City Council Land

Use Committee and are intended to:

1. Introduce a new definition for sensitive receptors throughout Title 19 including

amending applicable tiered development standards for new indus-trial development

adjacent to specified uses;

2. Repeal the existing Floor Area Ratio (FAR) table and replace with a new table

which evaluates a parcels proximity to a sensitive receptor and parcel size to

determine cumulative building area;

3. Provide additional landscaping buffering requirements for new industrial

development adjacent to sensitive receptors;

4. Modify project notification requirements by increasing the notification radius for

warehousing and distribution projects, require on-site Notice of Filing signs, and

require notice to multi-tenant occupants in addition to real property owners;

5. Introduce green building and on-site renewable energy requirements for new

Warehousing and Distribution Facilities;

6. Revise the Base Zones Permitted Land Uses Permitted Use Table to modify the

required entitlements to establish warehousing and distribution facilities greater than

400,000 square feet;

7. Align the Zoning Code with recent changes to State law including implementation

of Assembly Bill (AB) 98; and

8. Make other minor and/or non-substantive changes and technical corrections as

required to provide clarity, correct errors, or remove redundancies.

The Community & Economic Development Department recommends that the City

Planning Commission determine that this project is exempt from the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common

Sense) of the CEQA Guidelines, as it can be seen with certainty that there is no

possibility the project will have a significant effect on the environment. Contact

Planner:

Daniel

Palafox,

Associate

Planner,

(951)

826-5985,

dpalafox@riversideca.gov.

Attachments:

Staff Report

Exhibit 1 - Staff Report Compilation

Exhibit 2a - Chapter 19.130 Industrial Zones

Exhibit 2b - Chapter 19.150 Permitted Land Uses

Exhibit 2c - Chapter 19.435 Warehousing & Distribution Facilities

Exhibit 2d - 19.670 Public Hearing and Notice Requirements

Exhibit 2e - Chapter 19.910 Definitions

Exhibit 3 - FAR Comparison Table

Exhibit 4 - NOTICE OF FILING SIGN REQUREMENTS

Exhibit 5 - AB 98 Bill Text

Exhibit 6- Current Sensitive Receptor Areas

Exhibit 7 - Proposed Sensitive Receptor Areas

Presentation

CONSENT CALENDAR

All matters listed under the CONSENT CALENDAR are considered routine by the

Planning Commission and may be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There

will be no separate discussion of these items unless, before the Planning Commission

votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the Planning Commission or staff request

specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.

Minutes of December 19, 2024

Attachments:

Minutes

Record the absence of Commissioner Kirby from the December 19, 2024, regular

meeting as excused

Attachments:

Report

DISCUSSION CALENDAR

Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.

Determine whether the absence of Commissioner Stewart from the December 19,

2024, regular meeting should be recorded as excused or unexcused

Attachments:

Report

Planning Commission 2025 Workplan

Attachments:

Report

Draft Work Plan

COMMUNICATIONS

Items for future Planning Commission consideration as requested by members of

the Commission. Only items that fall within the powers and duties of the Planning

Commission as set forth in the City Charter and/or the Riverside Municipal Code will

be agendized for future discussion.

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The next Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for

Thursday, February 27, 2025

For live Webcast of the Committee Meeting:

RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or

WatchRiverside.com

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