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Riverside, CA 92522

Planning Division

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City of Riverside

Planning Commission

Agenda

Meeting Date: Thursday, May 11, 2023

Publication Date: Tuesday, May 9, 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

Originally Published: April 28, 2023

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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.

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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 April 27, 2023 to be presented for approval.

Attachments:

Minutes 4-27-23

ATTENDANCE - That the Planning Commission excuse the April 27, 2023 absence

of Commissioner Kirby due to personal matters.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Individual audience participation is limited to 3 minutes.

PLANNING CASE: PR-2023-001502 (TTM):

Applicant is requesting further continuance to May 25, 2023.

Continued from April 27, 2023.

Proposal by

Mohammed Hossain of H2O, LLC to consider a Tentative Tract Map (TM 37279) to

subdivide a vacant 1.6-acre parcel into seven (7) residential lots. The project site is

located at 1008 Clark Street, situated on the north side of Paschels Way, east of

Cozumel Court, in the NSP-MDR – Northside Specific Plan – Medium Density

Residential Overlay Zone, in Ward 1. 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 Sections

15332 (In-Fill Development Projects) and 15061 (b) (3) (Common Sense Rule) of

the CEQA Guidelines, as it can be seen with certainty that the project will not have a

significant effect on the environment. Contact Planner: Suhaim Bawany, Associate

Planner, 951-826 5658, sbawany@riversideca.gov

Attachments:

Report - Continuance

Exhibit 1 - Applicant Email 4-28-23

PLANNING CASE PR-2022-001269 (CUP,DR): Proposal by Erick Marroquin of Tait

& Associates to consider the following entitlements for the redevelopment of an

existing commercial shopping center (Arlington Plaza): 1) a Conditional Use Permit

for a 2,100 square foot drive-thru building on Parcel 2; 2) a Conditional Use Permit

for a 2,800 square foot drive-thru building on Parcel 3; 3) a Conditional Use Permit

for a 6,540 square foot multi-tenant commercial building with drive-thru on Parcel 7;

and 4) a Design Review of the proposed buildings and parking lot modifications. The

11.99-acre site consists of seven contiguous parcels and is developed with an

existing commercial shopping center. The Project site is located at 6008-6390 Van

Buren Boulevard and is situated on the southwest corner of Van Buren Boulevard

and Arlington Avenue, 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 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the CEQA

Guidelines, as it can be seen with certainty that 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-2022-001269 & Ex 1 and 2

Exhibit 3 - Existing Site Photos

Exhibit 4 - Location Map

Exhibit 5 - General Plan Map

Exhibit 6 - Zoning Map

Exhibit 7 - Project PlansPart-1

Exhibit 7 - Project PlansPart-2

Exhibit 7 - Project PlansPart-3

Exhibit 7 - Project PlansPart-4

Exhibit 7 - Project PlansPart-5

Exhibit 7 - Project PlansPart-6

Exhibit 7 - Project PlansPart-7

Exhibit 7 - Project PlansPart-8

Presentation PR-2022-001269

DISCUSSION CALENDAR

This portion of the Planning Commission Agenda is for all matters where staff and public

participation is anticipated.

Public comments are limited to 3 minutes. Via phone: press

*9 to be placed in the queue to speak when the discussion item is called. Via Zoom:

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

you to "unmute" and speak.

PLANNING CASE PR-2023-001501: A request for Planning Commission annual

review of projects included in the fiscal year (FY) 2023/2024 Capital Improvement

Program (CIP), and determination that the projects are consistent with General Plan

2025 pursuant to California Government Code Section 65401. The Planning Division

of the Community and Economic Development Department has determined that CIP

consistency review is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), because the review is

not considered a “project” as defined by section 15378(b)(4). Contact Planner:

Daniel Palafox, Assistant Planner, (951) 826-5985, dpalafox@riversideca.gov

Attachments:

Exhibit 1 - CIP Projects

Exhibit 2 - CIP Project Descriptions

Report PR-2023-001501

Exhibit 3 - Existing Site Photos

Exhibit 4 - Location Map

Exhibit 5 - General Plan Map

Exhibit 6 - Zoning Map

Exhibit 7 - Project PlansPart-1

Exhibit 7 - Project PlansPart-2

Exhibit 7 - Project PlansPart-3

Exhibit 7 - Project PlansPart-4

Exhibit 7 - Project PlansPart-5

Exhibit 7 - Project PlansPart-6

Exhibit 7 - Project PlansPart-7

Exhibit 7 - Project PlansPart-8

Presentation

PLANNING CASE PR-2023-001510: Request by Gaby Adame, on behalf of the

Riverside Unified School District (RUSD), for City Planning Commission

determination of General Plan Consistency and Site Acquisition Findings to acquire

twenty-three (23) parcels totaling 4.2 acres across two development blocks (“Block

B” and “Block C”), for a future elementary school (Grades TK-6) in Ward 2. Block B

is located on the east side of Park Avenue between 13th Street and 14th Street,

west of Lincoln High School and Lincoln Continuation School. Block C is bounded

by 13th Street to the north, 14th Street to the south, Howard Avenue to the west, and

Park Avenue to the east. Parcels in Block B are zoned CR-SP - Commercial Retail

and Specific Plan (Marketplace) Overlay Zones and R-1-7000 - Single-Family

Residential Zone. Parcels in Block C are zoned CG-SP – Commercial General and

Specific Plan (Marketplace) Overlay Zones, CR-SP

Specific Plan (Marketplace) Overlay Zones, and R-3-1500-SP

Residential and Specific Plan (Marketplace) Overlay Zones. The City’s

Commercial Retail and

Multi-Family

determination is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as

RUSD is the “Lead Agency” for CEQA, and the approving authority for acquisition

of the subject properties. Contact Planner: Daniel Palafox, Assistant Planner, (951)

826-5985, dpalafox@riversideca.gov

Attachments:

Report PR-2023-001510

Exhibit 1 - FINAL RUSD_ Eastside Project_ Letter 4-10-23

Exhibit 2 - Aerial View of Project Site

Exhibit 3 - General Plan Map

Exhibit 4 - Zoning Map

Exhibit 5 - Specific Plan Map

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, May 25, 2023

For live Webcast of the Committee Meeting:

RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or

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