PROJECT SUMMARY:

CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 2000004, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 200001 – Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration – (CEQ200003) – Applicant/Representative: Wayne Dollarhide – Third Supervisorial District – Winchester Area Zoning District – Harvest Valley/Winchester Area Plan: Community Development: Commercial Retail (CD:CR) – Location: south of Newport Road, west of Winchester Road, east of Rice Road – 5.8 Acres - Zoning: Rural Residential - (R-R Zone) - REQUEST: CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 2000004 is a proposal to change the current zoning classification of the site from Rural Residential (R-R) to General Commercial (C-1/C-P) for the area designated Commercial Retail (CR) in the General Plan while retaining the current Rural Residential (R-R) zoning classification for the area designated Rural Mountainous (RM) in the General Plan at the southwest corner of the property. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 200001 proposes to construct a 3,200 sq. ft. gas station/convenience store that includes the sale of beer and wine, with a 3,180 square foot drive-thru car wash, and a mini storage facility with recreational vehicle and boat parking on 5.81 gross acres. The storage facility consists of four (4) buildings: a single-story 3,075 sq. ft. building with 1,247 square feet of office space, a single-story 11,358 sq. ft. mini storage building, a single-story 56,348 sq. ft. mini storage building, and a two-story 9,404 sq. ft. mini storage building with a water tank and underground detention basin. APNs: 466-050-019, 466-050-020, and 466-050-021.

By this notice, the County is announcing the opening of the 30-day comment period (May 25, 2022, to June 27 2022). All written comments must be received in writing by June 27, 2022, by 5:00 p.m. (end of the 30-day public review period). Please send all comments via mail to Riverside County Planning Department, Attention: Brett Dawson, 4080 Lemon Street, 12^th Floor, Riverside, CA 92501 OR via email to bdawson@rivco.org

PROJECT LOCATION:

The Project is located south of Newport Road, west of Winchester Road, east of Rice Road