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Riverside, CA 92522

Planning Division

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City of Riverside

Planning Commission

Agenda

Meeting Date: Thursday, July 18, 2024

Publication Date: Friday, July 5, 2024

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.

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Email comments to PC@riversideca.gov

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

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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

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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 (669) 900-6833 and enter Meeting ID:

926 9699 1265. 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.

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 June 20, 2024

Attachments:

Minutes

Record the absences of Commissioners Parker and Singh from the June 20, 2024,

regular meeting as excused

Attachments:

Report

PUBLIC HEARINGS

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

PLANNING CASE PR-2022-001359 (GPA, SPA, RZ, PM, DR, EIR): Proposal by

Michelle Rubin of Regional Properties, Inc, to consider the following entitlements for

the construction of a multi-family residential development consisting of 347 units: (1)

General Plan Amendment to amend the land use designation of the project site from

C – Commercial to MU-U – Mixed Use-Urban; (2) Specific Plan Amendment to

revise the Mission Grove Specific Plan and establish a Mixed Use Urban category

for the subject site; (3) Zoning Code Amendment to rezone the project site from

CR-SP – Commercial Retail and Specific Plan (Mission Grove) Overlay Zones to

MU-U-SP – Mixed-Use – Urban and Specific Plan (Mission Grove) Overlay Zone;

(4) Tentative Parcel Map (PM 38598) to modify Parcel Map 36320 creating two

parcels for financing and conveyance purposes; (5) Design Review of project plans;

and (6) Environmental Impact Report. The 9.92-acre project site is located at 375 E.

Alessandro Boulevard, situated on the northwest corner of Mission Grove Parkway

and Mission Village Drive, south of Alessandro Boulevard, in Ward 4. The City of

Riverside has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report for this project.

All

significant effects of the proposed project have been reduced to less than

significant with implementation of mitigation measures with the exception of impacts

to Hazards, Land Use & Planning, and Transportation. Contact Planner: Veronica

Hernandez, Senior Planner, (951) 826-3965, vhernandez@riversideca.gov

Attachments:

Staff Report

Exhibit 3 - Existing Site Photos

Exhibit 4 - Location Map

Exhibit 5 - Existing and Proposed General Plan Map

Exhibit 6 - Existing and Proposed Specific Plan Map

Exhibit 7 - Existing and Proposed Zoning Map

Exhibit 8 - Airport Land Use Compatibility Zones

Exhibit 9 - Specific Plan Amendment - Redline

Exhibit 10 - Specific Plan Amendment - Clean

Exhibit 11 - Project Plans

Exhibit 12 - Riverside County Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) Report

Exhibit 13 - Western Municipal Water District Conditions of Approval

Exhibit 14 - Public Comment Letters

Exhibit 15 - Draft EIR

Presentation

PLANNING CASE PR-2021-001049 (CUP, DR): Proposal by David Gilmore of

GRAE La Sierra, LLC to consider a Conditional Use Permit and a Design Review to

demolish an existing 6,000 square foot commercial building and construct a new

2,350-square-foot restaurant (Ono Hawaiian BBQ) with a drive-thru. The 0.85-acre

parcel is part of a 63.3-acre commercial shopping center (Park Sierra Dining and

Entertainment Park), located at 3765 La Sierra Avenue, situated on the southeast

corner of La Sierra and Magnolia Avenues, in the CG-X-SP - Commercial General,

Building Setback (10 feet from La Sierra) and Specific Plan (Magnolia Avenue)

Overlay Zones, in Ward 6. The Planning Division of the Community & Economic

Development Department determined the proposal is exempt from the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Section 15303 (Construction

or Conversion of Small Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines, as the project will not

have a significant effect on the environment. Contact Planner: Winnie Liang,

Associate Planner, (951) 826-5933, wliang@riversideca.gov

Attachments:

Staff Report

Exhibit 3 - Existing Site Photos

Exhibit 4 - Location Map

Exhibit 5 - General Plan Map

Exhibit 6 - Zoning Map

Exhibit 7 - Specific Plan Map

Exhibit 8 - Project Plans

Presentation

PLANNING CASE PR-2024-001643 (TM, DR): Proposal by Matthew Esquivel of

Warmington Residential to consider the following entitlements to facilitate the

construction of a multifamily development consisting of 149 units (141 market rate

and 8 affordable units): (1) Tentative Tract Map for condominium purposes, and (2)

Design Review of project plans. The 6.44-acre site consists of three contiguous

parcels, developed with a single-family residence, located at 3510 Van Buren

Boulevard and 3469 Myers Street, zoned MU-V-SP – Mixed Use-Village and

Specific Plan (Magnolia Avenue) Overlay Zones, MU-V – Mixed Use-Village and

R-1-7000 – Single Family Residential Zone, in Ward 5. The Planning Division of the

Community & Economic Development Department has determined the proposed

project is exempt from additional environmental review pursuant to Section 15183 of

the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as the project is consistent with the

Final EIR for the 2021-2029 Housing Element Update/Housing Implementation Plan

certified in October 2021 (SCH No. 2021040089) subject to compliance with the

approved Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. The proposed Tentative

Tract Map is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) subject

to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Rule) of the CEQA Guidelines, as it can be

seen with certainty that the Tentative Tract Map will have no significant effect on the

environment. Contact Planner: Judy Egüez, Senior Planner, 951-826 3969,

jeguez@riversideca.gov

Attachments:

Staff Report

2. Existing Site Photos

7. 6th Cycle Housing Element Site Map

8. Project Plans

9. CEQA Consistency Memo

9a. AQ-GHG Model_Attachment A

9b. HRA Letter Report_Attachment B

9c. Biological Resource Evaluation_Attachment C

9d. Cultural Phase I Report_Attachment D

9e. Paleotological Resources_Attachment E

9f. Noise Study_Attachment F

9g. Traffic Impact Analysis_Attachment G

Presentation

DISCUSSION CALENDAR

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

Discuss absence of Commissioner Elizalde from June 20, 2024, regular meeting

Attachments:

Report

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, August 1, 2024

For live Webcast of the Committee Meeting:

RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or

WatchRiverside.com

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