3900 Main Street

Riverside, CA 92522

Planning Division

(951) 826-5371

City of Riverside

Planning Commission

Agenda

Meeting Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026

Publication Date: Friday, February 27, 2026

9:00 AM

City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber

3900 Main Street, Riverside

Live Webcast at:

www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting

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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.

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9 A.M.

CHAIR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

a. Chair

b. Vice-Chair

c. Secretary

d. Sergeant at Arms

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: 2021-000894 (GPA, RZ, CUP, DR, PCRN, VR): APPLICANT

IS REQUESTING CONTINUANCE TO MARCH 26, 2026. Proposal by Steve

Berzansky of Steven Walker Communities to consider the following entitlements for

the construction of a vehicle fueling station with a 4,650 square foot convenience

store on 1.3 acres: (1) General Plan Amendment to amend a portion (0.62 acres) of

the project sites land use designation from O - Office to MU-V – Mixed Use –

Village; (2) Zoning Code Amendment to Rezone 0.62 acres from R-1-7000 – Single

Family Residential Zone to CR– Commercial Retail Zone and 0.70 acres from MU-V

– Mixed Use – Village Zone to CR–Commercial Retail Zone; (3) Conditional Use

Permit to permit a vehicle fueling station and off sale of alcohol (Type 20 Beer and

Wine); (4) Design Review of project plans; (5) Public Convenience or Necessity to

allow for an over concentration of off-sale alcohol licenses in Census Tract 315.04;

and (5) A Variance to allow a reduced separation from a business licensed for the

off-sale general of alcoholic beverages. The vacant project site consists of three

contiguous parcels, located at 6902, 6892, and 6836 Arlington Avenue, situated on

the southeast corner of Arlington Avenue and Monroe Street, in the R-1-7000 –

Single Family Residential Zone and MU-V – Mixed Use - Village Zone, in Ward 3.

The Planning Division of the Community & Economic Development Department

determined that the proposed project will not have a significant effect on the

environment and is recommending that a Mitigated Negative Declaration and

Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) be adopted. Contact Planner:

Yenifer Cid, Associate Planner, 951-826-5652, ycid@riversideca.gov

Attachments:

Report

Applicant's Request to Continue

PLANNING CASE PC-2026-00117 - CONTINUED FROM FEBRUARY 26, 2026

(Revocation): Request by the City of Riverside for the revocation of Planning Cases

P17-0126 (Minor Conditional Use Permit) and P17-0503 (Public Convenience or

Necessity Determination) to revoke the Bar and Nightclub uses for Downtown

Experiment, located at 3601 University Avenue, situated on the northeast corner of

University Avenue and Orange Street, zoned DSP-RC-SP-CR – Downtown Specific

Plan - Raincross District and Cultural Resources (Mission Inn Historic District)

Overlay Zones, in Ward 1. The Planning Division of the Community and Economic

Development Department is recommending that the City Planning Commission

determine that the project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15321,

(Enforcement Actions by Regulatory Agencies) of the CEQA Guidelines. Contact

Planner:

Edgardo

Caldera,

Principal

Planner,

951-826-5832 ,

ecaldera@riversideca.gov

Attachments:

Report

Exhibit 2 - Planning Commission Resolution

Exhibit 3 - Existing Site Photos

Exhibit 4 - Location Map

Exhibit 5 - Riverside Police Department Decemter 17, 2025 Memorandum

Exhibit 6 - P17-0126 (MCUP) and P17-0503 (PCN) Staff Report and Conditions

Exhibit 7 - Site Security Plan

Exhibit 8 - General Plan Map

Exhibit 9 - Zoning Map

Exhibit 10 - Specific Plan Map

Exhibit 11 - P17-0126 Project Plans

Presentation

PLANNING CASE PC-2025-00439 (GPA, SPA, RZ): Proposal by Matt Reid for TDA

Investment Group to consider General Plan Amendment, Specific Plan

Amendment, and Zoning Code Amendment to revise the Canyon Springs Healthcare

Campus (CSHC) and Canyon Springs Business Park (CSBP) Specific Plans to

remove approximately 3.9 acres from the CSHC-SP and incorporate it into the

CBSBP-SP, and to remove 3.9 acres from the CSBP-SP and incorporate it into the

CSHC-SP. The project site consists of two contiguous parcels totaling 3.9 acres,

situated on the northwest corner of Canyon Park Drive and Campus Parkway, and

two contiguous parcels totaling 3.9 acres, situated on the east side of Canyon Park

Drive, south of Campus Parkway, in the O-SP – Office and Specific Plan (Canyon

Springs Healthcare Campus and Canyon Springs Business Park) Overlay Zones, in

Ward

Contact

Planner:

Veronica

Hernandez,

951-826-3965,

vhernandez@riversideca.gov

Attachments:

Report

Exhibit 3 - Site Photos

Exhibit 4 - Location Map

Exhibit 5 - General Plan Map

Exhibit 6 - Specific Plan Map

Exhibit 7 - Zoning Map

Exhibit 8 - CSHC Specific Plan Text Amendment – Redline

Exhibit 9 - CSHC Specific Plan Text Amendment – Clean

Exhibit 10 - CSBP Specific Plan Amendment – Redline

Exhibit 11 - CSBP Specific Plan Amendment – Clean

Exhibit 12 - Addendum to the FEIR

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

Approve minutes of February 26, 2026

Attachments:

Minutes

DISCUSSION CALENDAR

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

Planning Commission 2026 Work Plan

Attachments:

Report

Draft Work Plan

Presentation

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.