Lake Elsinore City Council
March 14, 2024

Existing Land Uses
Lake Elsinore Sphere of Influence Total
Land Uses
Acres % of Land Uses Acres % of Land
Uses Acres % of Land
Uses
Residential 3,992.8 18.1% 3,686.3 20.5% 7,679.1 19.2%
Residential, Single-Family 3,421.2 15.5% 2,305.4 12.8% 5,726.6 14.3% Residential, Duplexes and
Triplexes 69.1 0.3% 21.5 0.1% 90.6 0.2%
Residential, 4+ Units 188.8 0.9% 199.1 1.1% 387.9 1.0%
Townhomes 11.6 0.1% -- -- 11.6 0.0%
Mobile Homes 302.1 1.4% 1,160.3 6.5% 1,462.4 3.7%
Commercial 991.5 4.5% 284.6 1.6% 1,276.1 3.2%
Regional Retail 126.9 0.6% 2.1 0.001% 129.0 0.3%
Local Retail 712.1 3.2% 260.0 1.4% 972.1 2.4%
Office 55.4 0.3% 11.1 0.1% 66.5 0.2%
Hotel/Motel 26.6 0.1% 0.3 0.0% 26.9 0.1%
Commercial Recreation
Facility 70.5 0.3% 11.2 0.1% 81.7 0.2%
Industrial 314.2 1.4% 190.5 1.1% 504.7 1.3%
Heavy Industrial 0.6 0.0% -- -- 0.6 0.0%
Light Industrial 281.5 1.3% 161.7 0.9% 443.2 1.1%
Warehousing, Distribution,
Storage 4.9 0.001% 25.4 0.1% 30.3 0.1%
Public Storage 27.2 0.1% 3.4 0.001% 30.6 0.1%
Parks and Open Space 5,807.6 26.3% 6,689.5 37.2% 12,497.1 31.2% Parks 3,413.6 15.5% 5,370.5 29.9% 8,784.1 21.9%
Existing Land Uses
Lake Elsinore Sphere of Influence Total
Land Uses
Acres % of Land Uses Acres % of Land
Uses Acres % of Land
Uses
Open Space 33.9 0.1% 71.8 0.4% 105.7 0.3%
Cemeteries 22.6 0.1% -- -- 22.6 0.1%
Golf Courses 187.4 0.8% -- -- 187.4 0.5%
Other Parks and Open
Space 2,150.1 9.8% 1,247.2 6.9% 3,397.3 8.5%
Public Facilities and
Institutions 491.2 2.2% 169.8 0.9% 661.0 1.7%
Emergency Services 214.1 1.0% 1.1 0.001% 215.2 0.5%
Primary and Secondary
Education 245.6 1.1% 67.7 0.4% 313.3 0.8%
Religious Institution 31.3 0.1% 101.0 0.6% 132.3 0.3%
Other Public Facilities and
Institutions 0.2 0.0001% -- -- 0.2 0.0%
Agriculture and Natural
Resource Extraction 5,153.7 23.4% 4,066.4 22.6% 9,220.1 23.0% Airport 73.1 0.3% -- -- 73.1 0.2%
Vacant 5,228.4 23.7% 2,884.8 16.1% 8,113.2 20.3%
Total 22,052.4 100% 17,971.9 100% 40,024.4 100%
Source: Urban Footprint,
2023