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9 A.M.
CHAIR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
a. Chair
b. Vice-Chair
c. Secretary
d. Sergeant at Arms
PUBLIC COMMENT
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PUBLIC HEARING
PLANNING CASE PR: 2021-000894 (GPA, RZ, CUP, DR, PCRN, VR): APPLICANT IS REQUESTING CONTINUANCE TO MARCH 26, 2026. Proposal by Steve Berzansky of Steven Walker Communities to consider the following entitlements for the construction of a vehicle fueling station with a 4,650 square foot convenience store on 1.3 acres: (1) General Plan Amendment to amend a portion (0.62 acres) of the project sites land use designation from O - Office to MU-V – Mixed Use – Village; (2) Zoning Code Amendment to Rezone 0.62 acres from R-1-7000 – Single Family Residential Zone to CR– Commercial Retail Zone and 0.70 acres from MU-V – Mixed Use – Village Zone to CR–Commercial Retail Zone; (3) Conditional Use Permit to permit a vehicle fueling station and off sale of alcohol (Type 20 Beer and Wine); (4) Design Review of project plans; (5) Public Convenience or Necessity to allow for an over concentration of off-sale alcohol licenses in Census Tract 315.04; and (5) A Variance to allow a reduced separation from a business licensed for the off-sale general of alcoholic beverages. The vacant project site consists of three contiguous parcels, located at 6902, 6892, and 6836 Arlington Avenue, situated on the southeast corner of Arlington Avenue and Monroe Street, in the R-1-7000 – Single Family Residential Zone and MU-V – Mixed Use - Village Zone, in Ward 3. The Planning Division of the Community & Economic Development Department determined that the proposed project will not have a significant effect on the environment and is recommending that a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) be adopted. Contact Planner: Yenifer Cid, Associate Planner, 951-826-5652, ycid@riversideca.gov
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PLANNING CASE PC-2026-00117 - CONTINUED FROM FEBRUARY 26, 2026 (Revocation): Request by the City of Riverside for the revocation of Planning Cases P17-0126 (Minor Conditional Use Permit) and P17-0503 (Public Convenience or Necessity Determination) to revoke the Bar and Nightclub uses for Downtown Experiment, located at 3601 University Avenue, situated on the northeast corner of University Avenue and Orange Street, zoned DSP-RC-SP-CR – Downtown Specific Plan - Raincross District and Cultural Resources (Mission Inn Historic District) Overlay Zones, in Ward 1. The Planning Division of the Community and Economic Development Department is recommending that the City Planning Commission determine that the project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15321, (Enforcement Actions by Regulatory Agencies) of the CEQA Guidelines. Contact Planner: Edgardo Caldera, Principal Planner, 951-826-5832, ecaldera@riversideca.gov
PLANNING CASE PC-2025-00439 (GPA, SPA, RZ): Proposal by Matt Reid for TDA Investment Group to consider a General Plan Amendment, Specific Plan Amendment, and Zoning Code Amendment to revise the Canyon Springs Healthcare Campus (CSHC) and Canyon Springs Business Park (CSBP) Specific Plans to remove approximately 3.9 acres from the CSHC-SP and incorporate it into the CBSBP-SP, and to remove 3.9 acres from the CSBP-SP and incorporate it into the CSHC-SP. The project site consists of two contiguous parcels totaling 3.9 acres, situated on the northwest corner of Canyon Park Drive and Campus Parkway, and two contiguous parcels totaling 3.9 acres, situated on the east side of Canyon Park Drive, south of Campus Parkway, in the O-SP – Office and Specific Plan (Canyon Springs Healthcare Campus and Canyon Springs Business Park) Overlay Zones, in Ward 2. Contact Planner: Veronica Hernandez, 951-826-3965, vhernandez@riversideca.gov
CONSENT CALENDAR
Minutes
Approve minutes of February 26, 2026
DISCUSSION CALENDAR
Planning Commission 2026 Work Plan
COMMUNICATIONS
Items for future Planning Commission consideration as requested by members of the Commission. Only items that fall within the powers and duties of the Planning Commission as set forth in the City Charter and/or the Riverside Municipal Code will be agendized for future discussion.
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The next regular Planning Commission meeting
is scheduled for Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 9 a.m.
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