Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

Alright, here we go. Alright, good evening and welcome to the Planning Commission of the City of Marina Valley and I call this meeting to order on 05/14/2026 at approximately 06:03PM. I will invite Commissioner Taylor to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Okay. Can we have a roll call please?

Commissioner Zaitz?

Present.

Commissioner Taylor? Present. Commissioner Steffen?

Present.

Vice Chairperson Baker? Here. Chairperson DeJeanet?

Present. Okay, we'll now move on to

the approval of the agenda. Do we I'll leave it at that. But I would like somebody to answer me on my how many continuous does the applicant get. Okay? Thank you.

Our next speaker is Renee Ramirez followed by Sharon Morton.

Good evening council my name is Renee Ramirez I am one of the small business owners along with Heather Ramirez that is there in that Pigeon Pass Complex. As you can see by the people that have turned out tonight this is something that is very near and dear to the hearts of every single community member. I am sure that this type of, outcome in these meetings is not seen regularly. However, me along with the other residents here feel very strongly against having this McDonald's there. I'll give you a really good first hand knowledge as to the operations of the complex where this McDonald's is supposed to go.

Recently, the security that is supposed to patrol that area was canceled. This is now the third time that the management company has done this. Since they did it, the homelessness has once again ramped up. We have chased people off of the property. We have trash that is left continuously in front of every single shop.

Having a McDonald's there is only going to increase the amount of homelessness, the crime. We have in the last two years experienced an armed robbery at the subway that is also in the same complex. We have people that show up and deal drugs in that complex. What do you think a McDonald's is going to do, as far as the crime that we see in that complex? It's going to increase.

You couple that with a management company that does not care about the safety of the small businesses there, and what you have is a recipe for disaster. Listen to the community. The people that are here gave their time to be here, which is not something that people do regularly, but they're here today. They're gonna be here on May 28, and they will be here every single time this thing gets postponed if it means stopping this project. Thank you.

Thank you. Our

last speaker is Sharon Morton.

Good evening. My name is Sharon Morton, and I'm here about the McDonald's too. We have five. If you count the one on Day Street, that's six. I know that's East Riverside, but that's close enough. The food has changed. It's not as tasty, and the prices have went up. That corner where all the homeless people do drugs and stuff, it's gonna get worse for the school kids getting out of school. They're gonna have to run into that type of stuff, and a lot of these school kids will be going to McDonald's. They will go to that McDonald's where they have to run into homeless guys that's doing drugs and all the stuff that they nonsense that that they do.

It's not fair. You've seen the traffic coming up Ironwood in the early mornings. It's a it's a mess trying to get to the freeway to go to work. We don't need I've been here since the late seventy. McDonald's was not here when I moved here in Sunnymeade. It was not here. Now we got more than we can count. We do not need another McDonald's to make it harder for us to commute back and forth. It's enough traffic here. When I first moved here, it was just a few, housing tracks.

Now we got an epidemic of housing tracks. They're taking down mountains and everything. But to put a McDonald's right there in front of the State Of Brothers, that's absurd. All the homes over there, the threats, the break ins, you're just gonna bring more problems for everybody who live in that area. You know? And I like to go to that that State Of Brothers, but the traffic is so bad. People be speeding down Ironwood and coming down Pigeon Pass and Frederick speeding. And, yes, there have been numerous deaths on that corner. And we got children getting out of school, riding their bicycles, their e bikes, and all of that. No one wants to see another dead child on that corner.

No one. Not one more dead person. Jose's needs to stay there. We all like Jose's. We all enjoy Jose's. Please do not kick them out of the area. They've been they're monument, and I love having them there. You go down Ironwood, get to that corner, you can look up. That's Jose's. Mhmm. We don't wanna see another McDonald's six. That's not far from each other. Please reconsider what you're doing. Listen to everybody. We're the one that gonna pay the price.

You you guys probably don't even stay near that area, but we're gonna have to deal with it. Especially the people going to work and the children going to school. It's not fair. Let go of this McDonald's nonsense. Pricey food, and it don't taste good anymore.

Thank you.

Do we have any other speakers?

We have no more speaker cards, Chair. Oh, I do apologize. Mr. Bob Palomaras?

I've got a question for

the Can you give me a moment to start your time? Thank you, sir.

I've got a question for the applicant. How much outreach has he done to the people? It's obvious that it's not wanted and I think he should reconsider, you know, that he's putting a dollar before the will of the people. As a matter of fact, there's a business next to Jose that will also be a victim. And like they say, we don't need no more McDonald's.

They don't want it. What would you do or what would the applicant do if he had the McDonald's there and all these people would be protesting or picketing in front of that place? So I would encourage him to reconsider it and save everybody the dilemma of him trying to get this through because, again, mister applicant, it's not gonna work. Take your money somewhere else. Thank you.

Thank you. Do we have any more speakers?

We have no more speaker cards, sir.

Okay, so it looks like the next item on the agenda is the approval of the consent calendar. All items listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and non controversial and may be enacted by a motion unless a member of the commission requested item be removed for separate action. Items withdrawn for report discussion will be heard before the action on the consent calendar. Questions or comments from the public on the consent calendar manner must pertain to the subject matter. For consideration.

Hang on. I'll pause for a moment. Looks a little Alright. At this time, would any commissioner like to pull an item from the consent calendar for a separate vote? We only have two items left here. Okay. Do we have any public comments for items on the consent calendar?

We have no speaker cards, sir.

Okay. Do I have a motion and a second for the consent calendar?

We approve the consent calendar submitted.

I'll second.

Alright, we

have a motion and a second. Electronic.

Got it, kid.

Alright. The next item. I don't see. He was here. Where's Omar? Did he? Yeah. He was sitting right there.

Yeah. Chair designate and planning commissioners. Unfortunately, former commissioner Cobian had to leave but we do have a plaque for him and it reads the city of Moreno Valley is pleased to honor Omar Cobian for years of service as a planning commissioner from 2021 to 2025. Your dedication and commitment contributed greatly to the successful growth and development of the city. So, the staff will make sure he gets his plaque.

Would it be possible to move that to the city council or to the twenty eighth? Because I'd really like for Omar to get that in on record and.

We could ask former Commissioner Cobian if he can be at that meeting on the twenty eighth and we will agenda it if he can.

Okay. Alright. Okay. So, it looks like we're going to move past that item into item number two which is amended conditional use permit PEN 250009 in District 3. Do we have a staff report?

Chair of the members of the planning Commission at this time, I'd like to introduce Christian Lou, our assistant planner, who's the project manager and will be given a presentation to the Planning Commission tonight on this item.

Good evening chairman and members of the planning commission. Christian Lua, assistant planner. The project before you this evening is a request to consider an amended conditional use permit to allow the construction of a 9,654 square foot two story multipurpose building for an existing church, the Moreno Hills Seventh Day Adventist Church. The proposed project is located at 25873 Alessandro Boulevard on the South side of Alessandro Boulevard and West of LaSalle Street. The site is approximately 1.72 acres that is located in the office commercial zoning district which allow churches within 300 feet of a residential zone or use subject to the granting of a conditional use permit.

This proposed project is subject to an amended conditional use permit. Surrounding land uses include existing single family homes and the vacant lot zone for neighborhood commercial zoning to the north, existing single family homes to the south, vacant parcels zone mixed use community corridor to both east and the west, and future multiple family homes are anticipated to the east of the property. An amended conditional use permit is required to ensure that these certain changes and uses will not be detrimental to the surrounding properties. The proposed, project includes seven thousand three thousand seven thousand three hundred and seventy nine square feet on the 1st Floor and 2,275 square feet on the 2nd Floor. The proposed building will be used as an extension of the Moreno Hills seven day Adventist Church for events, activities, and bible study rooms held after church services.

The use of the multipurpose building is intended to be scheduled so that no activities within the proposed building occur concurrently with church services. Vehicle access to the proposed project is provided by an existing driveway located on the north end of the project site off on Alessandra Boulevard and from a second existing driveway located at the south end of the project, on Copper Cove Lane. The project site currently provides 84 parking spaces. The existing church on-site and the proposed multi purpose room will not be used concurrently to ensure that adequate parking is maintained on-site which satisfies the municipal code requirement, for the proposed project. The proposed, projects design is to match the existing church on-site, elements include decorative stone veneer, exterior stucco finish, columns for architectural enhancements, crown molding, and a colonial red verse a pan of metal roof.

This is to create visual interest and architectural variation of the proposed project as designed and the existing site meets and exceeds the required landscape, design, lighting standards and objectives of the municipal code and satisfies the city's parking requirements. The proposed project complies with section nine point zero two point zero six zero of conditional use permits and all applicable development standards of the zoning code. With recommended conditions of approval, the staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt the resolution twenty twenty six Dash08 determining that the conditional use permit PEN25Dash0009 is category exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act, CEQA, and the CEQA guidelines as a class 32 exemption for infill development. In accordance with CEQA guidelines section fifteen three thirty two and approving the amended conditional use permit PN25-nine subject to the attached conditions of approval included as exhibit A of the resolution number 2020 and as shown on the approved plan. This concludes staff's presentation.

I'm available for any questions. Also the applicants representative from the proposed project is present with us tonight and available for a question.

Thank you. Are there any commissioner questions? Yes I

have one. The exit opposite of Alessandro, how many cars are figured to go out of there during a peak period? We have that?

The current cars, I was wondering if you can repeat the question,

On our going out on not Alessandro but Yeah. The back have concern because it does dump into that neighborhood and I'm just concerned you know how much is that going to be like a main exit? Could they put a secondary entrance and exit on the front and then use that say as a auxiliary exit for fire or whatever? That way everybody goes out on Alessandro, they're not driving through this these people's neighborhoods.

The primary interest is from Alessandro Avenue, but the secondary is from Copper Cove Lane. The use of the proposed multi purpose building is not to concur at the same time as church services. So that's another item that we looked into for this project. Overall there's going to be the same access for from both Alessandro and Copper Covalene.

That exit is there now or is it a new one?

It's currently existing off on Copper Covalene.

Alright.

Commissioner Zeitz, I would also like to add that this project will not propose to add any more new individuals. So the people that will be using this multipurpose building will be the church goers who are already attending there. So there is no concurrent use happening at the same time.

Any other commissioner questions for staff? And and just my understanding is that. It is a condition of approval that both buildings are not used at the same time, one for parking and for the alleviation of additional traffic correct

yes, chair that is that's correct conditional approval has been added to the COA for the project to not concurrently use the main structure and the accessory structure.

Okay. Alright. Any other commissioner questions? Okay. Let me see. I I I I'm looking at this and I I usually think this is a little bit backwards. Alright, we'll now open the public hearing at 06:58PM and what the applicant like to speak. Is the applicant present?

Okay.

You sure? Okay. Alrighty. Alright. Well, are there any questions to the applicant? We may have questions of you possibly. No? Alright. If there's no commissioner questions of the applicant and the and the applicant doesn't want to speak, we're now moving to public comment. Nope. There we go. She said she almost left me out.

Yeah. Really. After the first one, I'm like still in the days. I just would like to ask, how many parishioners do you have going there now? I'm I'm sure you don't fill up all the parking slots, do you?

Here he comes.

I am the owner, not the applicant. He told me to come up here. The seating capacity is 254. And in a regular Saturday worship that we have, we don't fill it up to every seat. Probably have about 110.

Okay. So, basically, all the parking slots

No.

Are not full. Okay. That that was my question. I just didn't know what how many parishioners you did have and how you know? Because you've been there a while.

Oh, yeah. Uh-huh. Since 2016.

Yeah.

And in all honesty, we haven't opened the gate on the other side.

Oh, so now you're gonna open the gate.

Because we don't use it. Oh. We just want one entrance.

Oh, okay.

But we have Knox Box there as to satisfy the condition that we need to have that for emergency

Right.

For fire.

Well, it's nice that you're building.

Excuse me?

It's nice that you're adding on.

Yep. Yeah. And it's a challenge. There's so we waited for so long because I know you're particular with looks, and we would like to make it beautiful. And we also are concerned about the ministry and the good things that we can do to the community.

Right now we are very involved in seeing to it that our community benefited from our strength, which is more on health, which is more on how to stay healthy physically, mentally, and most importantly, spiritually. We are partnering with the city to have a beautiful, healthy city. Thank you very much guys for considering this. It's a pleasure. I've been here in this church for twenty eight years and I so far, we have a wonderful relationship with the city.

Well, you sir. Any other questions for the applicant? Alright, we'll now move into the public comment. The clerk will call upon each person who has requested to speak. Are there any speakers on this item?

Yes, sir. We have one speaker, Seth Cox.

Evening again, everybody. Seth Cox. Public person. I wasn't totally transparent earlier. I am part of a commission and I'm not here talking from a commissioner standpoint. I think the logic behind having the two events not happening simultaneously is a little flawed, okay? What would happen if, again, if if you've ever looked at the thing, there's a basketball court inside, okay? What is basketball courts draw? Kids, young people, okay? Some of them probably drive themselves, right?

So, what happens when the way you say they have their Saturday event, their church event. You know, and then, the kids want to come play basketball or they have a internal basketball tournament. The parents are either going to stay while their kids then come later on and with their vehicles and you're going to have more cars. It's you cannot control traffic by having separated events. It just will not work, alright?

I mean, some people have four or five kids. They have to bring two or three cars anyway. You know, maybe some of them have 10 kids. So, then, they got a ban full of kids. Their friends come. Again, I it's supposed to be for the parishioners of the thing. He said, maybe two fifty come. I mean, how many of them have kids? How many kids does that add up and how many cars? I mean, every every house in Moreno Valley has at least four to six cars just for that one residence.

Where there's two people in the house or not, you're going to have more cars. So I think that logic is a little bit flawed. I'm not saying it's going to prevent this thing from happening. I just wanted to point out to you, I think it's flawed. Okay? Thanks.

Thank you. Are there any other speakers?

We have no more speaker cards, chair.

Alright, if there's no other speakers, we'll close the public testimony at 07:03PM and move into deliberations.

Anyone? One thing I'd like not trying to knock that guy. You know, I don't know. Lot of people have background on Seventh day Adventist. I had a good friend in Kansas City. And where I when we when I maybe I'm wrong, but from sundown on Friday till sundown on Saturday, nothing happens other than church. And and there and that's it. Period. Is am I correct in saying that or not? Yes. Okay. So there's no way that that they're gonna have a basketball game during the church service. There's just no way it's gonna happen. So and and And they are right that it's going be two separate deals. I know that gentleman back here doesn't agree with me on that, but that's the way it is in the Seventh day Adventist Church.

I'm so glad that they are putting money in Moreno Valley, I mean, especially churches. We I know Ginger and I were in Rochester, New York, and every block had a church locked up. I mean, they were a big casino. But we've been very fortunate here in Moreno Valley. I don't know of one church that has locked up and walked away from the parishioners here in Moreno Valley.

And and we need more of these type of people to keep these kids off drugs and all the other stuff they get into. And this is a good I know that down the street there what what's that other church that has a a gym right down? I can't think of it now, but they they I know my daughter went there for a while, and they had a lot of activities for kids. And and this will be very good. I'm I'm a 100% for this.

Okay? Anybody else?

I don't have a problem with it. I know a lot of churches, they do activities for the kids, and and it's a good thing. Even when my granddaughter came down from Iowa, she was welcomed with open arms to go to the church. She even participated that time with the trunk trunk or treat at their church, and she wasn't even you know, she was just visiting. So when you've got a church that's going to do something for the kids, because there isn't much here for them, and expand, I actually think it's a good thing.

Alright. Do we have motion in a second? Oh, yeah. It was I got it right here. Yeah. P E N Right. Resolution 202608. Yeah. Yeah.

That's Okay. I move that we accept the conditional use permit for PN 25 Dash 009 in District 3 along with the amended conditional use permit to allow the construction of the 9,854 square foot two story multipurpose building. Is that right? Is this to the existing church, Reno Reno Hills, SDA Church. Oh, I'm I'm okay.

Let's let's start back here. I'm sorry. I got it in the wrong area. Adopt resolution twenty twenty six dash o five determining that the conditional use per opinion twenty five dash zero one three six was categorically exempt from the California Environmental Act and also sequel guidelines of class two thirty two exemption in the infield department in compliance with the Sequa guidelines section one three three two. And also approving a conditional use permit PN 25DashO136 subject to the attached conditions of approval. Yeah. Think that's

not the right one.

Not the right one. Okay.

I I think that somebody

They do? Yeah. They're they're transcribed.

Me.

It says 30 6 on the screen.

It says Can we put that?

Yeah, it's it says different. Okay. So, I'm going to make the resolution here. I'm I'm I'd say I make a a motion that the Planning Commission adopt resolution 202608 and PN 20 50 09 also approving the conditional use permit PN 25009. I think that's it. Right. I think, yeah, that should be the right one. Okay.

And I'll second it.

Okay. It's different on here than it is. It says oh five on here. Here we go. Alright, the motion does carry. Do we have a staff wrap up?

May I just state for the record that the action taken by the Planning Commission are final unless an appeal is received by the Community Development Director during the ten day appeal period.

Chair, hi. I respectfully request that we go back to the public comment. We have been informed that there are members of the public here that were waiting to speak on items not on the agenda and because earlier we had a lot going on with moving the item I1. So I'd like to ask chair if it would be okay to have those speakers come up now.

So we're going to move back to?

Public comment on

matters. The agenda. Yes. Alright. You know what? Yeah, that's fine. Let's go. Let's go back to public comment period. That are items that are not on the agenda and I I understand we still have some other speakers. However, you think it'd be prudent here for us to take a short five minute recess because I think I see some mistakes here that we need to. So right now we're gonna take a short five minute recess before we go on that and we'll be back at 07:50.

Right. Right.

Alright, thank you everyone. Let me see here. I'd like to reopen the Planning Commission meeting for the City Of Marina Valley at approximately 07:17 p. M. And as requested, we'd like to go back to the public comments not on the agenda.

And as a reminder, if we are speaking about item I-one, those items are not entered into record for that item. Though the actual hearing is scheduled for the twenty eighth but of course we welcome any public comments and we welcome the public to come in and be part of this process. And again I I did hear a lot of people say hey I'm bringing neighbors bring them. Let's let's talk. Let's bring em in.

Let's hear the comments. Let's hear the concerns. Let's hear what's going on in the hearts and the minds and the feelings of the public. But again, just remember tonight for item I one, those comments are not going to be entered into record for that item. So, do we have any speakers?

Yes, chair. I have two speaker cards. George Hague followed by Deanna Hargreaves.

Now, just for clarification, each speaker gets three minutes, correct?

That's correct. And

Mr. Hague did already have his three minutes during this portion.

That's my understanding he did, yes.

Excuse me, Chair. So Mr. Hague spoke on item I one and now he's speaking on an item not on the agenda so he has an additional three minutes.

Okay, I just want to make sure because then we want to make sure that everyone, I'd like to hear mister Hague's comments. We wanna make sure that everyone gets the opportunity and the same opportunity to speak. So whether or that's three minutes, six minutes, nine minutes, everyone gets the same opportunities to have that. Okay, just want to make sure.

George Hague, I did fill out two speaker slips and I filled out one for this section and then I filled out one for I-one and a couple of us were I think missed or passed over on this. I want to read something as some of you have heard me read once before and I wish this was read at every Planning Commission meeting. It's on public notices that the people, it's in the public notices that people receive about your meetings. The Planning Commission may consider and approve changes in the proposed proposal under consideration during the public hearing. This is for the meeting on the twenty eighth, which seems like it's gonna be a quite long meeting considering it deals with the very important ordinance and also now with Jose's.

But again, the planning commission, this should be read at every one of your meetings, the planning commission may consider and approve changes in the proposal under consideration. Every time you hear a project, you're allowed to make changes in the project during your meeting. This is in the packet that all five of you have now received about the hearing on the twenty eighth. Yesterday, some of you heard me speak about the matrix. I selected the matrix because that was an easier form to explain things, and I have some notes next to it, and hopefully, you'll open the envelope that I've given you and look at this.

But again, there are problems in the middle column, which is the city's way of implementing what the attorney general said in the first, at least in my opinion, there are problems. I pointed out some last night at a hearing that a few of you attended. Hopefully you'll read this. I give you a two sided paper like this where the numbers on that go along with the numbers on here. So number one on here goes along with the first one here.

And please take some time and look at this. You have two weeks before the twenty eighth. And on the backside of the single paper, have that also. I decided not to get into the ordinance last night because of the audience that was there. It was much easier to focus on this document and explain things through this, which applies to the ordinance, Okay.

But this is the document that is gonna be before you to either approve as is or make significant changes. And hopefully you will make some significant changes because I point out some of those changes that should be made on this single paper based on what is written here. And hopefully you will look for those changes and come to the meeting with that in mind. I thank you and please try to

Thank you.

Our next speaker is Deanna Hargreaves.

I don't see her.

If she's not in the audience, we have no further speaker cards.

Okay, thank you. Alright, so we're now going to move on to item number three, which is a plot plan PEN 25,008. Do we have a staff report?

Yes, chair. DJ at this time, we'd like to introduce assistant planner DJ Patel who's going to give us the presentation on this item.

Good evening, Chairman and members of the Planning Commission. Djinn Patel, Assistant Planner. The project we for you this evening is a request to consider a plot plan for the development of a five unit apartment building and two ADUs. The proposed project is located on the South Side of 4 Avenue, East Of Lee Street in the residential neighborhood. The 0.35 acre site is currently vacant.

Surrounding land uses consists of a single family and a multifamily residential development to the north, south, east and west within the village residential VR district of the village specific plan two zero four. The proposed development consists of seven unit residential project, including a two story apartment building containing five units, units one to five, and two ADUs units six and seven. Each apartment unit will have a separate entrance and will share one or two side walls with adjacent units. The two ADUs are located in a separate structure and are connected to the primary building by a covered roof element that forms a walkway between the buildings. Approximately 1,500 square eight square feet of common space is provided south of the apartment building.

The common open space will feature a playground, picnic tables, a barbecue grill. Pedestrian access will be brought it from 4 Avenue along the Westerly property line via pedestrian gate. Vehicular access will be brought it via 4 Avenue through a driveway on the easterly side of the property. The proposed project complies with the city's parking requirements of the municipal code providing two guest parking spaces and one accessible space. Units one to five will each be served by a private two car garage.

The building design incorporates elements of Spanish and contemporary architectural styles, utilizing materials, finishes, and architectural details consistent with this design themes. Proposed materials included clay barrel roof tiles, sand float stucco finish, stone veneers, vents coating, and stained wood balcony. Radiation in wall planes and the modulated facade providing articulation and visual interest, creating depth and dimensions. The proposed color palette consists of light warm tones that provide contrast while maintaining a cohesive appearance. A trash and recycling enclosure with the roof cover painted to match the proposed building architecture is designed also included with this project.

As proposed, the project complies with applicable development standards of VR district of the village specific plan and the city's design and landscape standards for the multifamily residential development. Each unit will contain approximately 932 square foot of a living area. This includes a foyer entry, bedroom, private bathrooms. Each unit also contains an approximately 152 square foot private open space. Unit 1 will also include a private balcony.

The proposed project complies with the section nine point zero two point zero seven zero plot plan and all applicable development standards of the zoning code. With the recommended conditions of approval, the staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt resolution number 2026Dash07 determining that the plot plan PEN 25 dash zero zero zero eight is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Code Equality Act, CEQA, and the CEQA guidelines as a class 32 exemption in full development in accordance with CEQA's CEQA guidelines section one five three three two and approving the plot plan P E N 25 Dash 0008 subject to the attached conditions of approval. This concludes staff presentation. I'm I'm open for any questions. We also have the applicant present for any questions for the project.

Thank you. Are there any commissioner questions for staff?

I have one. Maybe one. Maybe two. What was the purpose of are is the ADUs and the apartments the same size?

Yes, that's correct.

Commissioner. So, why are we just not building all apartments not ADUs? Is this a zoning thing?

Commissioners, I take an answer to your question. So, under the zoning ordinance and general plan, five units are the maximum amount that are allowed on that site but given its size and the allowable density. ADUs are not actually the ADUs presented tonight are actually not part of the action. ADUs are approved ministerial by staff. The reason they're showing it is that is the ultimate development that's being proposed at this point. The five units is what's being considered tonight by the Planning Commission. The 80s are shown as a means to depict how what the ultimate development's going to be at the site.

So, basically, it's going to be R seven. I know you can. Interesting.

Okay. ADUs don't count towards the site's density.

Any other commissioner questions for staff? My my guess my question would be is didn't look like there was any space for guests. What if guests come whether you have to park on fur? So at

the in front of the ad use there are there are some parking spaces shown and those are actually the guest parking spaces. ADUs themselves are exempt from the parking requirement because it's within a half mile of a bus stop. That's a state law provision.

Okay, right. Yeah. Are there any other commissioner questions for staff? Any questions? Are

we going

to be seeing more of these?

I would imagine that we are going to see more of these Commissioner Stefan. And you'd likely not to see many of them because most ADUs are just processed by staff ministerial.

Yeah, I know, but we haven't ever seen one. Of this one sets precedent. So, we'll probably be seeing more.

I would I would expect so.

Now, with ADUs was that considered in our general plan update that they were going to be there for our housing numbers or not.

Commissioner Zites specifically to the general plan, their ADUs are considered in the housing element. There's discussion of ADUs and housing development. They do count towards the city's progress towards meeting its arena allocation. So,

yes, they decount. Are we relying on them? I'm not

sure if that we're actually relying on but I'm not intimately familiar enough with the language and the housing element to see what how much we're relying on ADUs to meet our Rina. So, what we're

let me get it right. So, our general plan is set up without the ADUs, but yet we're putting ADUs in which then will raise our numbers. I don't know. It just goes back to other things that we're having problem with. Okay. Thank you.

Alright. Any other commissioner questions for the staff? Alright, we'll open up the public hearing at 07:31PM and at this time what the applicant like to speak.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

My name is Darian Radic. I am the project architect with NoVUM Architecture. I'm here on my behalf of my client to help answer any questions. We are I'm thankful for being for Lao to be here before you, and we're looking forward to this project.

Well, thank you.

Good afternoon. My name is Jesse Weiser. I am the developer and, of course, he's my architect. This project is family oriented project. It's a two story. Each unit has its own two car garage. The units are designed in such a way that is family completely oriented because they are three bedrooms, three bathrooms each unit. So and also the two car garage makes a big difference for the person who lives in there. So it's not like a one bedroom or two bedrooms where you have a lot of people coming in and out. So this the design is done in such a way only for family oriented.

I did a couple of projects in Fontana similar to this and it's fantastic because people usually stay there longer. They don't move around as much as like the singles or the one bedrooms the two bedrooms. So the three bedrooms is totally family oriented and the design that he's done is such a way to blend with the housing around that is there. And of course, we have also an ADA parking space and three extra parking spaces for the visitors. So it complies with the city requirements and of course, like the planner said, we do have two ADUs which is allowable by the state.

Right now we kind of design it like a R15 so the density will be like an R15 not like a R20. So we were able to fit the other two ADUs right next to it. And their requirements of course are different from your typical units size.

Thank you. Thank you. Any commissioner questions for the applicant? No? Alright. Well, thank you, sir. We appreciate you.

Thank you. Thank you. Alright.

We'll now move into the public comment section of this agenda and we'll ask the clerk to call upon each person who has requested to speak. Are there any speakers?

We have no speaker cards, chair.

Are you sure? Alright. Well, at this time, if there's no speakers for the public testimony, then, we'll close the public testimony and move into deliberations. Thoughts, concerns, questions? To me it seems pretty straightforward. Motion in a second. It's just right there for me. Alright. No. We'll get any Sykes, you got it?

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I move that we adopt resolution twenty twenty six dash o seven determining that plot plan b n 25 dash zero zero eight is temporary exempt from the provisions of the California sequel act and guidelines of class 32 exemption in field development in accordance

I'll second.

Okay, the motion does carry. Do we have a staff wrap up?

Yes. Let the record show that the motion passes five oh actions taken by the PC are final unless an appeal is received by the community development director during the ten day appeal period.

Alright, the next item on the agenda is other commissioner business which we don't have any other business. Any staff comments, do we have any staff comments?

Hi, thank you chair, yes. As I was not able to attend the last planning commission meeting I was at a conference. I do want to take an opportunity to introduce you, I should say formally introduce you to two members of our team. You did meet Regine Kennedy at the last Planning Commission meeting. She is our new principal planner.

She started with the city in mid April and she comes to the city of Moreno Valley with a wealth of experience in both the public and private sectors. Just before coming to Moreno Valley, Regine was planner with a neighboring city. Also here tonight with us is Sergio Madera, who is the planning official, and he began with the city earlier this month. Sergio brings over twenty five years of experience as a professional planner, so please join me in welcoming the two of them to our team. And I do want to give some shout outs and kudos to Christian Lua and Dejan Patel, two assistant planners with the team here tonight.

They were, they presented and it was their present, first presentations here in Moreno Valley, so they both did fantastic and proud to have them on the team. And then earlier this evening we did hear a public comment regarding the community outreach meeting last night on AB 98 and SB four fifteen. Do you want to inform the commission and the public that as we know on May 28 we will have a public hearing on logistics use mitigation measures and the draft ordinance and matrix on the mitigation measures are online. If anyone is interested, mobile.org/truckroutes, you can find the draft documents there. And that was all I have, thank you.

Thank you. Well, welcome, Regine and Sergio. Absolutely and you guys did a great job. I hope tonight didn't like, wow. I'm like, is this what I got into? Trust me, it's like this all the time. No. It's gonna be fine. You guys did a great job. Alright, the next item on the agenda is Planning Commissioner comments. Are there any Planning Commissioner comments?

This is for staff. I'm just wondering if we are and probably should do the same as city council to get our meetings on Zoom or whatever thing we use. I think we get a lot more participation out of our citizens. I feel that by not doing it, are holding back comments to our planning commission. So I would like the staff or whoever needs to look into this and come back and give us a report next meeting on what it would take and why and why not.

Thank you Commissioner Seitz, Angelica Fraustalupo, Community Development director. The city is looking into doing the same for the Planning Commission as the City Council. As of right now I don't have any other details but happy to see if I might have those at the next meeting.

My comment would be is as I took notes through this, there were a couple of questions that came up. Some I know that's not within the, I guess the preview of the scope of of the city to ask. There were some questions in it but there was one and that came from Seth Cox and if someone could get back to him because he asked how many times can the applicant continue an item. So I don't know if someone could reach out Mr. Cox and give him that answer.

Thank you, Chair. We're happy to reach out to Mr. Seth Cox on that question. Also to inform the Planning Commission there is no limit to how many continuations can be requested. There's nothing in our zoning code and there's nothing in state law that limits the continuations.

Okay, absolutely. All right, with that being said, you guys did a great job tonight. That's my you guys, I see your faces. It's like you guys do a great job.

On Absolutely. That note, we could have not granted a continuance, right?

Commissioner Stephan, that is correct. That was so it was you could have decided to not grant the continuation and requested to hear the item this evening.

Without the applicant?

Staff would have been prepared to present. We would have informed you that the applicant was not here to present or answer any questions.

Got it. Okay. All right. With that being said, the Planning Commission meeting is adjourned at 07:42PM to our next regular Planning Commission on 05/28/2026 at 6PM. Thank you. Oh, should I? Hit that thing right there.