MISSION STATEMENT
The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality municipal services to ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community.
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Please follow along via the telephone or Zoom options above to ensure you call in at the appropriate time for your item(s).
Public comments regarding items on this agenda or any matters within the jurisdiction of the Commission can be submitted by eComment at www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting until two hours before the meeting.
Email comments to PC@riversideca.gov
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9 A.M.
CHAIR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC COMMENT
To comment on any matters within the jurisdiction of the Planning Commission, you are invited to participate in person or call at (951) 826-8688. Press *9 to be placed in the queue to speak. Individuals in the queue will be prompted to unmute by pressing *6 when you are ready to speak.
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PUBLIC HEARING
PLANNING CASE PC-2026-00117 - CONTINUED FROM MARCH 12, 2026: Withdraw 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 PR-2024-001684 (CUP): Proposal by Travis Chopp of Alta Vista Public Charter, Inc. to consider a Conditional Use Permit to permit a public charter school (Vista Norte Public Charter) consisting of up to 450 students ranging from 14-23 years of age. The 0.57-acre project site is fully developed, located at 7680 Casa Blanca Street, situated on the south side of Casa Blanca Street between Winstrom and Depot Streets, in the R-1-7000 – Single Family Residential Zone, in Ward 5. The Planning Division of the Community & Economic Development Department has determined that the proposal is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines, as the project will not have a significant effect on the environment. Contact Planner: Yenifer Cid, Associate Planner, 951-826-5652, ycid@riversideca.gov.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
Minutes
Minutes of May 21, 2026
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, June 18, 2026, at 9 a.m.
For live Webcast of the Committee Meeting:
RiversideCA.gov/Meeting
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