3900 Main Street

Riverside, CA 92522

Planning Division

(951) 826-5371

City of Riverside

Planning Commission

Agenda

Meeting Date: Thursday, October 12, 2023

Publication Date: Friday, September 29, 2023

9:00 AM

City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber

3900 Main Street, Riverside

Live Webcast at:

www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or

www.WatchRiverside.com

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to PC@riversideca.gov.

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PLEASE NOTE:

The scheduled hearing times are approximate. No item will be heard

before its scheduled time, but may be heard later in the meeting.

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.

consent items will be discussed following the Discussion Calendar.

Removed

Minutes

Minutes of August 17, and September 14, 2023

Attachments:

08-17-23 Draft Minutes

09-14-23 Draft Minutes

PUBLIC HEARING

Individual audience participation is limited to 3 minutes.

PR-2022-001345 (DR, VR, VR, GE, GE): Proposal by Mike Sadeghian for the

following entitlements to facilitate construction of a 16,202 square foot single family

residence with an 844 square foot detached garage: 1) Design Review of project

plans; 2) Variance to allow for a residence 30 feet in height, where the Zoning Code

allows for a maximum building height of 20 feet; 3) Variance to allow for a 2-story

residence, where the Zoning Code allows for a maximum of one-story; 4) Grading

Exception to allow for 44,887 square foot graded pad, where the Grading Code

allows a maximum graded pad area of 21,000 square feet; and 5) Grading

Exception to allow for a 20 foot wide driveway, where the Grading Code allows a

maximum width of 15 feet. The project site consists of two contiguous parcels

totaling 4.84 vacant acres, located at 7530 and 7540 Spencer Court, situated at the

terminus of Spencer Court, in the RC - Residential Conservation Zone, in Ward 4.

The Planning Division of the Community & Economic Development Department

determined the proposal exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) review pursuant to Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of

Small Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines, as the project will not have a significant

effect on the environment. Contact Planner: Candice Assadzadeh, Senior Planner,

951-826-5667, cassadzadeh@riversideca.gov

Attachments:

Staff Report

3_Existing Site Photos

8_Applicant Prepared Variance Justifications

9_Applicant Prepared Grading Exception Justifications

Public Hearing Notice

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.

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The next Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for

Thursday, October 26, 2023