Planning Commission
Regular MeetingRiverside, CA · September 3, 2020
Agenda
City of Riverside 3900 Main St.
Riverside, CA 92522
Planning Division
Planning Commission (951) 826-5371
SPECIAL MEETING
Agenda
Meeting Date: Thursday, September 3, 2020 11:00 AM Virtual Meeting
Publication Date: Friday, August 28, 2020 Live Webcast at
www.engageriverside.com
MISSION STATEMENT
The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality municipal services to
ensure a safe, inclusive and livable community
The Planning Commission will conduct a virtual meeting. View live webcast at
www.engageriverside.com.
To comment, call (951) 826-8600. Callers may call in once for each general public
comment, Public Hearing, and Discussion Calendar item. Time is limited to 3 minutes
per item. Dial the call-in number when the agenda item is called to be placed in the
queue. Please follow along with the meeting via engageriverside.com, RiversideTV
cable channels, or City social media live feeds to ensure you call in at the
appropriate time for your item or items.
Public comments regarding items on this agenda or any matters within the
jurisdiction of the Planning Commission can be submitted by
eComment at www.engageriverside.com until one hour before the meeting.
Email comments to fandrade@riversideca.gov.
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City of Riverside Planning Commission action on all items may be appealed to the City
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(951) 826-5371 for further information.
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possible. TTY Users call 7-1-1- for telecommunications relay services (TRS).
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CHAIR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC COMMENT
1 You are invited to participate by phone at 951-826-8600 to comment on the matters
within the jurisdiction of the Planning Commission - Individual audience participation
is limited to 3 minutes.
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WORKSHOP
Individual audience participation is limited to 5 minutes.
2 Workshop requested by Planning Commission Chair to discuss Planning Cases
P20-0179 (AMD), P20-0190 (SPA) and P20-0191 (SPA) that are scheduled for
Planning Commission consideration on September 17, 2020: A proposal by the
City of Riverside to amend the following regulations to implement the proposed
policies of the revised Good Neighbor Guidelines for Siting New and/or Modified
Industrial Facilities (GNG-2020): 1) Title 19 (Zoning) of the Riverside Municipal
Code, including, but not limited to, Articles V (Base Zones and Related Use and
Development Provisions), VII (Specific Land Use Provisions), VIII (Site Planning
and General Development Provisions), and X (Definitions); 2) the Hunter Business
Park Specific Plan (HBPSP); and 3) the Sycamore Canyon Business Park Specific
Plan (SCBPSP). The proposed amendments are intended to implement the
proposed policies of the GNG-2020. Proposed amendments include, but are not
limited to: 1) revisions to Industrial Zones chapter to modify building setback and
height requirements and to establish maximum building size within certain
proximities to residential land uses; 2) revisions to the Base Zones Permitted Land
Uses Permitted Use Table to modify the required entitlements to establish
warehousing and distribution facilities; 3) addition of a new chapter establishing
specific use regulations including site location, development and operational
standards for warehousing and distribution facilities of varying sizes; 4)
modifications to outdoor storage and truck yard screening requirements; 5) addition
of a definition for warehousing and distribution facilities; 6) amendments to Chapter
3.0 (Development Standards and Criteria) of the SCBPSP to conform to the
proposed Zoning Code Amendments; 7) amendments to Chapter III (Development
Standards and Design Guidelines) of the HBPSP to conform to the proposed Zoning
Code Amendments; and 8) other minor, non-substantive changes and technical
corrections required to provide clarity or remove redundancies, as needed.
Attachments: Workshop Presentation
Proposed Zoning Code Amendments
Comment Summary Matrix
GNG-2020
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The next Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for
Thursday, September 17, 2020.
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