PROJECT UPDATE |
PROJECT DOCUMENTS |
- Neighborhood 1 - within Mead Valley Area Plan
- Neighborhood 2 - within Elsinore Area Plan
- Neighborhood 3 - within Elsinore Area Plan
Environmental Impact Report for GPA No. 1205 (Highway 74 Community Plan):
- Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 2023-24 (Certification of EIR and Adoption of Statement of Overriding Considerations)
- Final Environmental Impact Report
- Draft Environmental Impact Report
- Notice of Availability (NOA)
- Appendix A - Notice of Preparation
- Appendix B - Notice of Preparation Comment Letters
- Appendix C - Air Quality, GHG, and Energy Supporting Information
- Appendix D - Biological Resources Supporting Information
- Appendix E - Cultural Resources Supporting Information
- Appendix F - Government Records Report
- Appendix G - Noise Supporting Information
- Appendix H - Transportation Supporting Information
PROJECT INFORMATION |
The County of Riverside is the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Lead Agency for the proposed Highway 74 Community Plan, Project General Plan Amendment No. 1205 (GPA1205). The County has completed preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) in compliance with CEQA for the project identified herein.
PROJECT LOCATION: The Highway 74 Community Plan Project is generally located on a 6.8-mile-long noncontiguous corridor of Highway 74 (and includes properties contained within approximately 1,000-feet from the centerline of the highway) in the unincorporated area between Interstates 15 and 215, between the cities of Lake Elsinore and Perris, in western Riverside County. The planning area contains approximately 2,220 acres of unincorporated County land, with portions of the unincorporated communities of Good Hope, Meadowbrook, and Warm Springs being within the project boundary.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Highway 74 Community Plan has been prepared by the County to guide land use and planning decisions within the planning area. The proposed project includes GPA1205 to guide the development of potential future residential neighborhoods of varying densities, commercial retail, mixed use, light industrial, business park, public facilities, rural, open space, and recreation areas. In summary, GPA1205 would involve the following amendments: Modify the existing General Plan Land Use Designations, Policy Areas, and policies within the Highway 74 Community Plan planning area – Removal of the Rural Village Land Use Overlay (RVLUO) for all sites within the planning area – Either update both the foundational components and land use designations, or only land use designation of sites – Remove the Perris Policy Area, Good Hope Policy Area, and the Good Hope and Meadowbrook RVLUO’s – Remove the Warm Springs Policy Area that overlaps Neighborhood 3.
The proposed project would redesignate certain parcels so as to increase the allowable area for certain land use types as follows: Approximately 3,970 multi-family residential dwelling units; approximately 47.78 acres (2,081,150 square feet) of commercial retail uses; approximately 34.58 acres (1,506,217 square feet) of business park uses; approximately 17.01 acres (740,903 square feet ) of light industrial uses; approximately 21.6 acres of public facility uses; and approximately 4.28 acres of open space uses.
The proposed project would lead to a decrease of approximately 383 single-family detached residential units (<5 dwelling units per acre [DU/acre]). However, given the potential increase of 3,970 multi-family dwelling units listed above, the proposed project would lead to a net increase of 3,587 residential units.
Potentially Significant Environmental Effects: Analysis of the project determined that there were potentially significant impacts related to Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology and Soils, Noise, Transportation and Traffic, and Tribal Cultural Resources. However, implementation of mitigation measures provided in the DEIR would reduce the majority of these potential impacts to a less than significant level. Impacts that would remain significant even after implementation of all feasible mitigation measures include Project-Level and Cumulative Air Quality Impacts, and Project-Level and Cumulative Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Impacts.
As stated in the DEIR, the site is not listed as a hazardous materials site enumerated under Government Code Section 65962.5.
DEIR Document Review and Availability: An electronic copy of the DEIR is available for public review on the County’s website at: https://planning.rctlma.org/Advanced-Planning/Highway-74-Community-Plan. A hard copy of the DEIR can be viewed at the following locations:
Riverside County Planning Department
4080 Lemon Street, 12th Floor
Riverside, CA 92502-1409
Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Moses-Schaffer Community Center
21565 Steele Peak Drive
Perris, CA 92570
Hours: Monday–Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
CEQA COMMENT PERIOD |
The public review period to comment on the DEIR was from April 26, 2023, to June 9, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Any person, Agencies, or organization wishing to comment on the document must submit their comments in writing to the Project Planner at the information below.
By Mail:Riverside County Planning Department
Attn: Andrew Svitek,
4080 Lemon Street, 12th Floor
Riverside, CA 92501
Project Planner:
Andrew Svitek
[email protected]
951-955-8514
Draft EIR
Notice of Availability (NOA)
Appendix A - Notice of Preparation
Appendix B - Notice of Preparation Comment Letters
Appendix C - Air Quality, GHG, and Energy Supporting Information
Appendix D - Biological Resources Supporting Information
Appendix E - Cultural Resources Supporting Information
Appendix F - Government Records Report
Appendix G - Noise Supporting Information
Appendix H - Transportation Supporting Information
Project Vicinity Map
Proposed Land Use Map - North of Ethanac
Proposed Land Use Map - South of Ethanac
Proposed Land Use Map - Entire Area
PROJECT HISTORY |
Board of Supervisors - December 12, 2023
General Plan Amendment No. 1205 was adopted as part of the Second Cycle Land Use Element General Plan update. The Board agenda item is here.
Board of Supervisors - September 12, 2023
A public hearing was held to consider a recommendation by the Planning Commission for approval of General Plan Amendment No. 1205 and certification of the EIR by the Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to tentatively approve GPA No. 1205 and to adopt Alternative 3 of the EIR, with a statement of overriding considerations, subject to approval of the GPA resolution. The agenda item is available is here.
Planning Commission - August 16, 2023 (continued from August 2, 2023)
A public hearing was held, and the Planning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend that the Board of Supervisors approve GPA No. 1205. Agenda and proceedings are here.
Planning Commission - August 2, 2023 (continued to August 16, 2023)
A public hearing was held to consider whether to recommend approval to the Board of Supervisors. Agenda and recorded proceedings are here.
Good Hope/Meadowbrook MAC Meeting - May 5, 2023
Planning staff presented the project and the Draft EIR during the scheduled MAC meeting.
Scoping Meeting - May 16, 2019
Planning staff conducted a public scoping meeting in order to present the project information and the CEQA process, as well as to receive public comments and suggestions regarding the scope and content of the EIR. A Scoping Meeting was scheduled for May 16, 2019 at the Moses-Schaffer Community Center located 21565 Steele Peak Drive, Perris CA 92570 from 6 P.M.– 8 P.M. The scoping period was May 9, 2019 to June 10, 2019.
Community Workshop - August 3, 2017
Planning staff made a presentation and provided a Draft Land Use Plan for review and input, with larger scale versions of each planning areas as follows: Planning Area 1, Planning Area 2, Planning Area 3, Planning Area 4, Planning Area 5, Planning Area 6. A summary of public comments received are as follows - Community Comment Matrix
County Board of Supervisors - April 11, 2017
The Board of Supervisors at its meeting adopted an order initiating proceedings for GPA 1205, based on information provided by the Planning Department, including comments received from the Planning Commission and General Plan Advisory Committee.
Good Hope/Meadowbrook MAC Meeting - March 2, 2017
Planning staff made a presentation and distributed a survey at the Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) meeting.
Planning Commission - December 7, 2016
The Planning Commission at its public hearing reviewed the draft plan and made recommendations to the Board of Supervisors.
General Plan Advisory Committee - October 6, 2016
The General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) reviewed the proposed plan and approved the GPIP Report.
Land Use Study - May 2016
The County's planning consultant, CASC Engineering, completed a study of existing conditions and recommendations. The proposed Highway 74 Community Plan addresses in part the recommendations of the Highway 74 Business Corridor Land Use Study that was completed in May 2016. This land use study was supported by an in-depth community outreach and public participation effort that engaged the local communities, business leaders, and stakeholders.
COMMENTS/QUESTIONS |
Andrew Svitek, Project Planner - (951) 955-8514 or by email at [email protected]
Ken Baez, Administrative Services Manager - (951) 955-2009 or by email at [email protected]