REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
To:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From:Jason Simpson, City Manager
Prepared by:Damaris Abraham, Community Development Director Date:November 18, 2025
Subject:Notice of Decision – Planning Commission Approval of Residential Design Review No. 2024-09 to Construct 131 Single-Family Residences and Related Site Improvements for Tentative Tract Map No. 25475 on a 37.3- acre Site Located within Planning Area 6 of the Ramsgate Specific Plan Applicant:Kurt Bausback, KB Homes
Recommendation
Receive and file the Notice of Decision for Residential Design Review No. 2024-09 approved by the Planning Commission on November 4, 2025.
Background
Residential Design Review (RDR) No. 2024-09 proposes to construct 131 detached single-family residences and related site improvements for a new residential development known as Tuscany Crest on a 37.3-acre site within Tentative Tract Map (TTM) No. 25475 in the Ramsgate Specific Plan (RSP) Medium Low Density (MLD) land use designation. Lot sizes for TTM 25475 range in size from a minimum of 5,000 square feet (sq. ft.) with premium, larger lots around 14,000 sq. ft.
The project proposes ten (10) different floor plan types that are both one and two-story and range in size from 1,470 to over 3,000 sq. ft. with three (3) to five (5) bedrooms and attached two-car garage with a private driveway. The development would also include HOA-maintained open- space areas as well as water quality basins.
The project site is a 37.3-acre vacant property located within Planning Area 6 of the RSP. More specifically, the site is southeast of Highway 74, west of Greenwald Avenue, and north of Interstate 15 and encompasses Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 349- 240-034, 349-240-038, 349-240-072, and 349-240-075.
On November 4, 2025, the Planning Commission, by a 4-0 vote, took the following actions:
RDR 2024-09 (Tuscany Crest)
1. Found that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, the proposed project would not have a significant effect on the environment, and no new environmental documentation is necessary because all potentially significant effects have been adequately analyzed in an earlier Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (EIR; SCH No. 88090525) and Addendum No. 3;
2. Adopted A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING FINDINGS THAT RESIDENTIAL DESIGN REVIEW NO. 2024-09 IS CONSISTENT WITH THE WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY MULTIPLE SPECIES HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN (MSHCP); and,
3. Adopted A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING RESIDENTIAL DESIGN REVIEW NO. 2024-09
FOR THE BUILDING DESIGNS, ON-SITE AMENITIES, AND RELATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS FOR A PROPOSED 131 DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS FOR TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 25475 LOCATED IN PLANNING AREA 6 OF THE RAMSGATE SPECIFIC PLAN AT APNS 349-240-034, 349-240-038, 349-240-072, AND 349- 240-075.
Discussion
The Planning Commission voted 4-0 (Vice Chair Carroll absent) to approve the project with modified conditions of approval (COA) at its regular meeting on November 4, 2025. The following modification was made to the Fire Department’s COA No. 47 to ensure that alternative water systems for model homes or other temporary uses/structures are only temporary and cannot be a permanent alternative unless approved otherwise by the Fire Department (bolded/underline text is new added language):
COA No. 47: Prior to building permit issuance for each phase, including Model Homes; install the approved water system and contact the Fire Department for a verification inspection. Any proposed Alternative Water Systems shall be temporary and are subject to further review and approval by the Riverside County Fire Department.
There were no written or oral comments. Only the applicant and their engineer attended the public hearing.
The Planning Commission’s decision is final, and no action by the City Council is required unless the City Council, by majority vote, elects to review and reconsider the Commission’s decision by ordering the matter set for a future noticed public hearing according to Section 17.410.110.F of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code (LEMC), or the applicant or an interested person files a complete appeal application within 15 days of this notice appearing on the City Council’s Agenda.
Fiscal Impact
RDR 2024-09 (Tuscany Crest)
The time and cost related to processing this application have been covered by fees paid for by the applicant. No General Fund budgets have been allocated or used in the processing of this application. Project approval does not fiscally impact the City’s General Fund. Mitigation measures to protect the City fiscally have already been included in the Conditions of Approval.
Attachments
Attachment 1 – Planning Commission Staff Report
Exhibit A – Modified Conditions of Approval