LAKE ELSINORE
GENERAL PLAN UPDATE
City Council/Planning Commission Joint Session
June 18, 2024
AGENDA
Introductions
Project Overview
Public Participation
Alternatives
• Land Use
• Transportation
Next Steps
PROJECT OVERVIEW
General Plan Update
Now – Spring 2025
• Technical and Policy
Analysis
- Existing Conditions
Atlas | Completed
- Visioning and Guiding
Principles | Underway
- Alternatives |
Underway
- Preferred Plan |
Upcoming
Zoning Code Amendment
Spring 2025 – Winter 2025
• Technical Analysis
• User Interviews
• Proposed Changes
• Draft Code
Environmental Review
Summer 2025
• Initial Study/Scoping
Meeting
• Environmental
Analysis
• Environmental
Alternatives
• Draft EIR
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
COMPLETED EVENTS
Stakeholder Interviews - November 2023
City Council Focus Sessions - December 2023,
February and March 2024
Pop-Up Events - Pet Walk May 2024
UPCOMING EVENTS
Pop Up Events:
Alternatives – August 17th Taco Fest/Car Show
• Additional Council Focus Sessions
• Joint Study Sessions
• Native American Tribes Listening Sessions
• Online Questionnaires
FEEDBACK SO FAR…
Create a More Walkable
Community
Maintain Historic Downtown
Character
Improve Neighborhood
Aesthetics
Support All Housing Types and
Price Points
Need High-Quality Employment
Opportunities
Attract Diverse Business Mix
Emphasize Lake as Destination
Support Dream Extreme While
Enhancing Wildland/Urban
Interface
CITY COUNCIL OPPORTUNITY SITES
Residential
• Support single-family residential to Alberhill Villages, Tuscany Hills, and Terracina specific plan areas • Ideal multi-family residential locations are in North Alberhill Ranch (just south of I-15) and Spyglass Ranch specific plan area
Retail, Office, Hotel, and Medical Office
• Better synergies with new and existing retail uses
• Office and hotel uses in Downtown and Launch Pointe
• Commercial uses along Nichols Road/Collier Avenue and Central Avenue/I-15 Industrial, Warehousing, and Logistics
• Logistics to North Peak area and along Nichols Road/Collier Avenue ALTERNATIVES:
LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION
LAND USE
ALTERNATIVE
THEMES
Focus mixed use
designations along key
corridors to create special
places
LAND USE
ALTERNATIVE
THEMES
Focus mixed use
designations along key
corridors to create special
places
Add higher density residential
uses near Downtown, Launch
Pointe, and other key
sites/areas to bolster
economic vitality and livability
LAND USE
ALTERNATIVE
THEMES
Focus mixed use
designations along key
corridors to create special
places
Create new commercial and
industrial opportunities
compatible with the
surrounding area and market
trends
Add higher density residential
uses near Downtown, Launch
Pointe, and other key
sites/areas to bolster
economic vitality and livability
LAND USE
ALTERNATIVE
THEMES
Focus mixed use
designations along key
corridors to create special
places
Add higher density residential
uses near Downtown, Launch
Pointe, and other key
sites/areas to bolster
economic vitality and livability
Create new commercial and
industrial opportunities
compatible with the
surrounding area and market
trends
Facilitate the development of
a modern live, work, play
“Uptown” district
TRANSPORTATION FOCUS CORRIDORS
LAUNCH POINTE (AREA 1)
RIVERSIDE DRIVE | EXISTING
CURRENT GP CROSS SECTIONS
Riverside Drive
Lakeshore Drive
(Riverside Dr. to Graham Ave.)
LAUNCH POINTE | EXISTING
Existing Uses
• Vacant (1, 2, 3, 4)
• RV Park (1, 4)
• Strip Mall (1, 5)
• Single Family Homes (29)
High Density Residential
General Commercial
Commercial Mixed Use
Residential Mixed Use
Medium Density Residential
RHNA Site
LAUNCH POINTE | PRIMARY OPTION
• Reflect approved/proposed High
Density Residential projects (1 and 2)
• Accommodate commercial project in
the pipeline (3)
• Enable commercial (4, 29) OR
Create a mixed-use village to support
the success of Launch Pointe (4, 5,
29)
High Density Residential
General Commercial
RHNA Site
Opt 2:
RMU
Opt 3:
MDR
Opt 2:
CMU Opt 2:
MDR
LAUNCH POINTE | DIRECTION
“Consent Calendar” Direction?
• 1, 2: Residential Mixed Use (RMU) to High Density
Residential (HDR)
• 3: RMU to General Commercial (GC)
• 5: GC to CMU
• 29: GC to MDR
Direction?
• 4: Commercial Mixed Use (CMU) to GC
OR to RMU
OR to Medium Density Residential (MDR)
High Density Residential
General Commercial
Commercial Mixed Use
Residential Mixed Use
Medium Density Residential
RHNA Site
Opt 2:
MDR
RIVERSIDE DRIVE | OPTION A
RIVERSIDE DRIVE | OPTION A
RIVERSIDE DRIVE | OPTION B
RIVERSIDE DRIVE | OPTION B
GRAND AVENUE (AREA 2)
GRAND AVENUE | EXISTING
Existing Uses
• Strip Mall (16)
• Mobile Home Park (17)
• Vacant (17)
Commercial Mixed Use
Residential Mixed Use
General Commercial
RHNA Site
High Density Residential
RHNA Site
GRAND AVENUE | PRIMARY OPTION
• Provide more land use
opportunity allowing land use
to reflect market (16)
• Reflect adjacent land use (17)
High Density Residential
Commercial Mixed Use
RHNA Site
GRAND AVENUE | DIRECTION
“Consent Calendar” Direction?
• 16: GC to CMU
• 17: RMU to HDR
High Density Residential
Commercial Mixed Use
LAKESHORE & GRAHAM (AREA 3)
LAKESHORE DRIVE | EXISTING
CURRENT GENERAL PLAN CROSS SECTIONS
Riverside Drive
Lakeshore Drive
(Riverside Dr. to Graham Ave.)
LAKESHORE DRIVE | ACTIVE LE DIRECTION
LAKESHORE & GRAHAM | EXISTING
Existing Uses
• Single Family Homes (6,7, 26, 27)
• Restaurant (8)
• Local store (8)
• Pipeline Mixed Use Project (8)
• Vacant (8, 9)
Low Medium Density Residential
Neighborhood Commercial
Residential Mixed Use
Business Professional
LAKESHORE & GRAHAM | PRIMARY OPTION
• Create a small-scale mixed use
village (6, 7, 8)
• Add medium density residential
uses to facilitate economic
vitality (9, 26)
• Bring nonconforming residential
uses into compliance (27)
Medium Density Residential
High Density Residential
Commercial Mixed Use
Opt 2:
GC
LAKESHORE & GRAHAM | DIRECTION
“Consent Calendar” Direction?
• 8: NC to CMU
• 9: NC to HDR
• 26: Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR)
to MDR
• 27: Business Professional (BP) to MDR
Direction?
• 6: Neighborhood Commercial (NC) to
CMU OR GC
• 7: RMU to CMU OR GC
Medium Density Residential
High Density Residential
Commercial Mixed Use
DOWNTOWN & EAST LAKESHORE (AREA 4)
DOWNTOWN & EAST LAKESHORE | EXISTING
Existing Uses
• Vacant (10, 11, 13, 24)
• Single Family Homes (24)
Residential Mixed Use
Specific Plan (Mixed Use)
RHNA Site
Site for Discussion
High Density Residential RHNA Site
DOWNTOWN & EAST LAKESHORE |
PRIMARY OPTION
• High density residential uses
to support Downtown growth
and economic vitality and
create synergy with
surrounding HDR
neighborhoods (10, 11, 13, 24)
Site for Discussion
High Density Residential RHNA Site
DOWNTOWN & EAST LAKESHORE | DIRECTION
Consent Calendar Direction?
• 10, 11, 13: RMU to HDR
• 24: SP to HDR
Site for Discussion
EAST LAKESHORE AND CITY CENTER (AREA 5)
EAST LAKESHORE & CITY CENTER | EXISTING
Existing Uses
• Vacant (12, 25)
General Commercial
Specific Plan
Business Professional
Medium Density Residential
EAST LAKESHORE & CITY CENTER |
PRIMARY OPTION
• Add medium density residential
uses to support commercial
areas’ economic vitality (12)
• Create additional commercial
opportunities (25)
Medium Density Residential
General Commercial
RHNA Site
Opt 2:
HDR
EAST LAKESHORE & CITY CENTER | DIRECTION
“Consent Calendar” Direction?
25: BP to GC
Direction?
12: GC to MDR OR HDR
Medium Density Residential General Commercial
Opt 2:
HDR
CENTRAL AVENUE (AREA 6)
CENTRAL AVENUE | EXISTING
Existing Uses
• Vacant (15, 18)
• Application for multi-family
development in review (15, 18)
General Commercial
Commercial Mixed Use
CENTRAL AVENUE | PRIMARY OPTION
• Add high denser residential
uses to support economic
vitality of commercial areas
• Reflect proposed project
application
• Support a lively “Uptown”
High Density Residential
CENTRAL AVENUE | DIRECTION
Consent Calendar” Direction?
15, 18: CMU to HDR
High Density Residential
NICHOLS ROAD AND OUTLET (AREA 7)
NICHOLS ROAD & OUTLET | EXISTING
Existing Uses
• Outlet (19)
• Vacant (20, 28)
Residential Mixed Use
Low-Medium Density Residential
Specific Plan
Site 19 for Discussion
NICHOLS ROAD & OUTLET | PRIMARY OPTION
• Accommodate logistics/
warehousing market demand
(20, 28)
• Create synergy between
existing industrial uses (20, 28)
Limited Industrial Specific Plan
Site for Discussion
NICHOLS RD & OUTLET | DIRECTION
“Consent Calendar” Direction?
20: RMU to Limited Industrial (LI)
28: LMDR to LI
Discussion?
19: What is envisioned for the
Outlet Center?
Limited Industrial Specific Plan
NORTH PEAK (AREA 8)
NORTH PEAK | EXISTING
Existing Use
• Vacant
Specific Plan (Golf Course, Golf Course Residential
21 NORTH PEAK | PRIMARY OPTION
• Accommodate logistics/
warehousing market demand
• Council directive
• Conserved lands pose a
constraint
Limited Industrial Specific Plan
Opt 2:
LDR
Opt 3:
VLDR
21 NORTH PEAK | DIRECTION
Direction?
21: SP to LI
OR LDR
OR VLDR
Limited Industrial Specific Plan
21 NEXT STEPS
NEXT STEPS
General Plan
Land Use and Transportation Alternatives – Summer/Fall 2024 • Respond to CC/PC direction
• Conduct Community Engagement Pop Up Event (tentatively Taco Fest, August 17) • Preferred Alternative
Policy Preparation – Fall 2024/Winter 2025
Zoning Ordinance Update Initiation – Late Fall 2024
Environmental Review – Spring/Summer 2025
Public Hearings – Winter 2026
LAKE ELSINORE
GENERAL PLAN UPDATE
City Council/Planning Commission Joint Session
June 18, 2024