Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

ADOPTION OF THE REVISED 2025 PLANNING COMMISSION CALENDAR – VACATING THE DECEMBER 31, 2025 HEARING DATE.

28852 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 240025 (CUP240025) - CEQA Exempt per Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense)

Applicant: Salim Daher, c/o DB Oil - Engineer/Representative: Western States Engineering c/o Joseph Karaki - Second Supervisorial District - Meadowbrook Zoning Area - Elsinore Area Plan: Community Development: Commercial Retail (CD:CR) - Location: Northwest of Highway 74, south of El Toro Cutoff - 1.44 Gross Acres - Zoning: Manufacturing-Service Commercial (M-SC). REQUEST: The request is a proposal for a Type 21 (Off-Sale Beer, Wine & Spirits) Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License for Off-Site Consumption of Beer, Wine and Spirits at a proposed Gas Station and Convenience Store approved under PPT210016 - APN(s): 347-130-028, 347-130-029 - Continued from September 17, 2025 Project Planner: Suhaim Bawany at 951-955-3103, or email at sbawany@rivco.org.

29115 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 240012 (CUP240012) - CEQA Exempt (Section §15303)

Applicant: Ron Meraz - Engineer/Representative: CJ Hortsman, HAB Design Group - Fourth Supervisorial District - Lower Coachella Valley Zoning District - Eastern Coachella Valley Area Plan: Community Development: Mixed Use Area (MUA) - Location: The project site is in the community of Vista Santa Rosa, currently with an assigned address of 56400 Monroe Street. The property is east of the Palms Golf Club - 3.28 gross acres - Zoning: Community Development: Mixed Use (MU) - REQUEST: Conditional Use Permit No. 240012 proposes the conversion of an existing 3,752 square-foot (SF) grocery store with attached two-story residence to a grocery market and delicatessen, with administrative office space on second floor. A detached, 1,674 SF one-story residence at the rear of the site will be converted into commercial kitchens to prepare food for onsite consumption as well as local catering. The Project scope includes approximately 282 SF of additions to both buildings, 1,290 SF of new outdoor covered dining areas, attached trellis structures, fencing and landscape improvements. Related cases PAR230092 - APN: 760-080-003, -004 - Project Planner: Jose Merlan at 951-955-0314, or email at jmerlan@rivco.org. STAFF RECOMMENDS CONTINUANCE TO NOVEMBER 19, 2025.

29007 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 190012 - Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration (CEQ190075 / EA190075)

Applicant: J. Craig Mann - Third Supervisorial District Rancho California Zoning Area - Southwest Area Plan: Community Development: Commercial Retail (0.20-0.35 FAR) - Location: Southwest corner of Keller Drive and SH79/ Winchester Road - 6.98 Gross Acres - Zoning: General Commercial (C-1/C-P) REQUEST: CUP190012 is a request to construct a 125,781 square foot self-storage facility on a 6.98 gross acre lot. The Project will include a total of eight buildings: one 1,172 square foot office building and seven storage buildings ranging in size from 1,525 square feet to 76,744 square feet. Three of these buildings will provide 20 parking spaces for RV storage. In addition to these interior spaces, there will be 32 available outdoor RV and boat parking spaces. The Project will be open 7 days a week between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and there will be 4 employees overseeing the site operations per a shift. There are 7 standard parking spaces, including 1 ADA space and 1 EV space, and 3 additional spaces dedicated to loading and unloading - Project Planner: Blanca Bernardino at 951-955-6503, or email at bbernardino@rivco.org.

27623 SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 401, GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 230001, CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 2300003, TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 38578, PLOT PLAN NO. 240016, PLOT PLAN NO. 230005, PLOT PLAN NO. 230006-Intent to Certify an EIR

Applicant: Thermal Ranch, LLC-Representative: MSA Consulting-Fourth District-Eastern Coachella Valley Area Plan: Agriculture (AG)-Zoning: Heavy Agriculture, 10 acre minimum (A-2-10), Controlled Development Areas (W-2)-Location: east of Harrison, south of 62nd, west of Tyler, north of 64th - 619.1 acres - REQUEST: The Specific Plan is a proposal for a development program on 619.1 acres that consists of an Equestrian Center, Very Low Density Residential, Medium High Density Residential, High Density Residential, Commercial Tourist, and Commercial Retail. The General Plan Amendment is a proposal to establish the Specific Plan and modify the land use designations of the General Plan to match those as proposed by the Specific Plan. The Change of Zone is a proposal to rezone the properties from A-2-10 and W-2 to Specific Plan, create the zoning ordinance of the Specific Plan, and define the Planning Area boundaries of the Specific Plan. The Tentative Tract Map is a subdivision of the 619.1 acre site into 330 lots, including 1 lot for the Equestrian Center, 2 lots for Horse Park Workforce Housing, 2 lots for commercial purposes, 110 lots for large lot single-family residential, 161 lots for small lot detached single-family, 10 lots for 191 attached condominium units, and 45 lots for various open space lots, well sites, and I.I.D substation. Plot Plan No. 240016 is a development plan for the 191 attached condominium units. Plot Plan No. 230005 is for Horse Park Workforce Housing on 41.3 acres that includes 500 units and an RV park with 300 RV parking stalls. Plot Plan No. 230006 is for the equestrian center on 223.2 acres. APNs 751-020-002, 751-020-003, 751-020-006, 751-020-007, 751-020-010 - Project Planner : Russell Brady at 951-955-3025, or email at rbrady@rivco.org.

29016 INITIATION OF FOUNDATION COMPONENT GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 240019 (GPA240019)

REQUEST: The applicant requests that the County of Riverside consider whether to recommend the initiation of GPA240019 to change the General Plan Foundation Component of one (1) parcel from Open Space: Rural (OS: RUR) to Community Development: Low Density Residential (CD: LDR), Rural: Rural Desert (R: RD) and Open Space: Rural (OS: RUR) to allow for the submittal of an application for development of plus/minus 70 single-family homes and an eco-tourist glamping resort, while maintaining the northern portion of the project site as open space. Additional development applications and review by the County to confirm that the overall project complies with applicable standards, policies, findings, and other requirements will be required if the proposed GPA240019 is initiated by the Board of Supervisors. - Fourth Supervisorial District - Pass & Desert District - Western Coachella Valley Area Plan Applicant: Scott Taschner - Engineer / Representative: SRK Architects c/o Brian Kite Existing Zoning: W-2 (Controlled Development Areas) - Existing Land Use: Open Space: Rural (OS: RUR) - Location: 0.5 miles north of Mission Lakes Boulevard and 0.9 miles east of Annandale Avenue - APN(s): 638-070-001 - 161.76 Gross Acres - Project Planner: Elizabeth Mora-Rodriguez at (951) 955-3024, or email at emorarodriguez@rivco.org.