3900 Main Street

Riverside, CA 92522

Planning Division

(951) 826-5371

City of Riverside

Planning Commission

Agenda

Meeting Date: Thursday, January 19, 2023

Publication Date: Friday, January 6, 2023

9:00 AM

City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber

3900 Main Street, Riverside

View Virtual Meeting at

www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or

www.WatchRiverside.com

MISSION STATEMENT

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

ensure a safe, inclusive and livable community

The Planning Commission will conduct an in-person and virtual meeting.

Face coverings are strongly recommended regardless of vaccination status.

To participate virtually, two options are available:

TO PARTICIPATE VIA TELEPHONE:

Call (669) 900-6833 and enter Meeting ID: 926 9699 1265

Press star 9 (*9) to request to speak.

Individuals in the queue will be prompted press star 6 (*6) to unmute and 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.

Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.

Please follow along with the meeting via www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting, RiversideTV

cable channels, or City social media live feeds 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 Planning Commission can be submitted by eComment at

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

to fandrade@riversideca.gov.

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Pursuant to the City Council Meeting Rules adopted by Resolution No. 23618,

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, as well as the public participants are advised that any

delay or disruption in the proceedings or a refusal to obey the orders of the City

Council, Boards and commissions, or their presiding officer constitutes a violation of

these rules.

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all employees and external stakeholders to embrace a culture of transparency and

inclusivity. This includes acceptable behavior from everyone; a workplace that

provides dignity, respect, and civility to our employees, customers, and the public

they serve. City meetings should be a place where all members of our community

feel safe and comfortable to participate. While there could be a high level of emotion

associated with topics on this agenda, the City would like to set the expectation that

all members of the public use language appropriate to a collaborative, professional,

and respectful public environment.

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discrimination, or retaliation in the workplace. The City maintains a zero-tolerance

policy for harassment, discrimination, and retaliation in compliance with new

harassment and discrimination laws.

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everyone - a workplace that provides dignity, respect, and civility to our employees,

customers, and the public.

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

LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES are available for the hearing impaired--please see the

Commission Secretary. 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 951-826-5427 at least 72 hours before the

meeting, if possible. TTY users call 7-1-1 for telecommunications relay services (TRS).

Agenda related materials provided to the Planning Commission are available for public

inspection in the Planning Division Office during normal business hours and in the binder

located in the meeting room while the meeting is in session.

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.

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

The minutes of December 8, 2022 to be presented for approval.

Attachments:

Minutes 12-8-22

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Individual audience participation is limited to 3 minutes.

PLANNING CASE PR-2022-001322 (CUP, DR): Proposal by Steve Schwartz on

behalf of Chick-Fil-A to consider the following entitlements to construct

2,930-square-foot drive-thru restaurant (Chick-fil-A), surface parking lot, and

landscape improvements: 1) Conditional Use Permit to allow drive-thru

restaurant; and 2) a Design Review of project plans. The 1.36-acre site is currently

vacant and is part of a larger 15.45-acre commercial shopping center (Citrus

Landing). The project site is located at 6281 Van Buren Boulevard, situated on the

southeast corner of Arlington Avenue and Van Buren Boulevard, in the CR –

Commercial Retail Zone, in Ward 6. The Planning Division of the Community &

Economic Development Department has determined that this proposal is exempt

from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Section

15332 (Infill Development) of the CEQA Guidelines, as the project will not have a

significant effect on the environment. Contact Planner: Regine Kennedy, Senior

Planner, 951-826-5712, rkennedy@riversideca.gov

Attachments:

Report PR-2022-001322

Exhibit 3 - Existing Site Photos

Exhibit 4 - Location Map

Exhibit 5 - General Plan

Exhibit 6 - Zoning

Exhibit 7 - Project Plans

Presentation PR-2022-001322

PLANNING CASE PR-2022-001453 (AMD): Proposal by the City of Riverside to

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

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

Development Provisions), VI (Overlay Zones), VII (Specific Land Use Provisions),

and

(Definitions) related to commercial cannabis uses. The proposed

amendments are related to proposed amendments to Titles 5 (Business Taxes,

Licenses and Regulations) and 9 (Peace, Safety and Morals) to establish a

Cannabis Business Permit Program in the City at the direction of the City Council

Economic

Proposed amendments to Title 19 include but are not limited to: 1. Eliminate the

Citywide prohibition of commercial cannabis uses in the City; 2. Establish

Development,

Placemaking

and

Branding/Marketing

Committee.

Cannabis Storefront Retail, Cannabis Warehousing/Distribution and Cannabis

Testing Laboratories as permitted/conditionally permitted uses in specified Zones;

Establish Cannabis Cultivation and Cannabis Microbusinesses as prohibited

Amend various Chapters of the Zoning Code for consistency

uses in all Zones; 4.

with proposed amendments to Titles 5 and 9 of the Municipal Code; and

Establish Definitions related to the proposed changes to cannabis uses.

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: Judy Egüez, Senior Planner, (951) 826-3969, jeguez@riversideca.gov

Attachments:

Report PR-2022-001453

Exhibit 1 - Notice of Intent to Circulate Petition

Exhibit 2 - EDPBMC Committee Report - 10-20-2022

Exhibit 3 - Sensitive Uses and Buffer Maps

Exhibit 4 - Proposed Title 19 Amendments

Exhibit 5 - Public Comment Letter

Exhibit 6 - Presentation

COMMUNICATIONS

Items for future agendas and updates from City Planner and Planning

Commissioners

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The next Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for

Thursday, February 2, 2023.

For live Webcast of the Committee Meeting:

RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or

WatchRiverside.com