Menifee City Council
October 19, 2022

City of Menifee
Menifee Commerce Center Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations August 2022 Findings of Fact
39 Supportive Evidence: Please refer to Draft EIR pages 4.9-19 through 4.9-21.

Impact 4.9-5: Less than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated According to maps published by the FEMA, the Project site is located within an area subject to flood hazards, Flood Zone X. Zone X is defined as “Areas determined to be outside the 0.2 percent annual chance floodplain.” As part of the Project design features, on-site flows would be collected by a system of offsite storm drains proposed at Trumble Road, Sherman Road, and Dawson Road which would convey runoff to Line-A. On-site flows generated by the Project would surface flow through the Project site’s ribbon gutters. Minimal subsurface storm drains would be used to convey flow into the Project site’s proposed (two) detention basins located along Building 1 and Building 2’s western property line. Building-1-basin would discharge into the proposed Sherman Road storm drain, while Building-2’s basin would discharge into the proposed Trumble Road storm drain. Therefore, with implementation of efficient design measures and applicable BMPs pursuant the Project’s WQMP and SWPPP (MM HYD-1; MM HYD-2; MM HYD-3), the Project would not substantially impede or redirect flood flows and no on-site flooding would occur.

Finding: The City adopts CEQA Finding 1.

Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21081(a) and State CEQA Guidelines Section 15091(a), the City hereby finds that changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Project that avoid or substantially lessen the significant effect on the environment to below a level of significance.

Mitigation Measures: Based upon the analysis presented in Section 4.9, Hydrology and Water Quality of the Draft EIR, which is incorporated herein by reference, Mitigation Measures MMs HYD-1, HYD-2, and HYD-3 are feasible and is made binding through the MMRP. Imposition of these mitigation measures will reduce potentially significant impacts to less than significant.

Supportive Evidence: Please refer to Draft EIR pages 4.9-21 through 4.9-22.

Impact 4.9-6: Less than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated According to Map No. 06065C2060H, portions of the Project site are located within the Zone X, which is defined as “Areas determined to be outside the 0.2 percent annual chance floodplain.” The WQMP concluded that no enclosed bodies of water lie adjacent to or up gradient of the site, the likelihood for induced flooding due to a dam failure or a seiche overcoming dam’s freeboard is considered nonexistent.

With implementation of Project BMPs pursuant to the WQMP and SWPPP (MM HYD-1, HYD-2, and HYD3), the Project’s risk would be reduced to less than significant.

Finding: The City adopts CEQA Finding 1.

Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21081(a) and State CEQA Guidelines Section 15091(a), the City hereby finds that changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Project that avoid or substantially lessen the significant effect on the environment to below a level of significance.

Mitigation Measures: Based upon the analysis presented in Section 4.9, Hydrology and Water Quality of the Draft EIR, which is incorporated herein by reference, Mitigation Measures MMs HYD-1, HYD-2, and Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 103
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Menifee Commerce Center Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations August 2022 Findings of Fact
40 HYD-3 are feasible and is made binding through the MMRP. Imposition of these mitigation measures will reduce potentially significant impacts to less than significant.

Supportive Evidence: Please refer to Draft EIR pages 4.9-22 through 4.9-23.

5.11 Land Use and Planning
No impacts were concluded to be significant.

5.12 Mineral Resources
No impacts were concluded to be significant.

5.13 Noise
Impact 4.11-1: Less than Significant with Mitigation Applied Project construction would result in a temporary increase in noise levels in the Project vicinity.

Construction is expected to last approximately 22 months, beginning no sooner than January 2023.

Construction equipment generally produces noise levels of 85 dBA at 50 feet. The closest Perris residence is over 3,000 feet from the Project site. At this distance, construction noise levels would be below 80 dBA.

Construction would occur during days and times prescribed by the City of Menifee and would not exceed 80 dBA in Perris residential zones, although the Project Applicant does not need to comply with City of Perris regulations. The impact of Project construction noise would be less than significant. However, to avoid unnecessary annoyance from construction noise, construction noise control Mitigation Measure (MM) NOI-1 would reduce construction noise impacts to a less than significant level.

On-site operations would generate noise levels ranging from approximately 27 dBA at the southern property line near Building 2 to 42 dBA at the north property line near Building 1. These noise levels are below the most-restrictive nighttime limit of 45 dBA. The impact from on-site operations and off-site traffic would be less than significant.

Finding: The City adopts CEQA Finding 1.

Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21081(a) and State CEQA Guidelines Section 15091(a), the City hereby finds that changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Project that avoid or substantially lessen the significant effect on the environment to below a level of significance.

Mitigation Measures: Based upon the analysis presented in Section 4.11, Noise of the Draft EIR, which is incorporated herein by reference, the following Mitigation Measure is feasible and is made binding through the MMRP. Imposition of this mitigation measure will reduce potentially significant impacts to less than significant.

MM NOI-1: Construction Noise Control. To avoid unnecessary annoyance from construction noise, the following construction noise control measures shall be implemented:
• Perform all construction in a manner to minimize noise and vibration. The contractor should be required to select construction processes and techniques that create the lowest noise levels.

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41 • Equip all internal combustion engines with a muffler of a type recommended by the manufacturer.
• Turn off idling equipment.
• Perform noisier operations during the times least sensitive to receptors. • Implement a noise control monitoring program to limit the impacts. • The construction contractor should be required by contract specification to comply with all local noise ordinances and obtain all necessary permits and variances.

Supportive Evidence: Please refer to Draft EIR pages 4.11-11 through 4.11-13.

5.14 Population and Housing
No impacts were concluded to be significant.

5.15 Public Services
No impacts were concluded to be significant.

5.16 Recreation
No impacts were concluded to be significant.

5.17 Transportation
Impact 4.13-1: Less than Significant with Mitigation Applied The Project TIA (see Appendix 9.11.1) used a multi-step process to estimate Project traffic. First, Project trip generation estimates the total arriving and departing traffic during a typical weekday and the weekday peak hours by applying the appropriate vehicle trip generation rates to the Project development tabulation. Next, trip distribution identifies the origins and destinations of Project traffic based on existing and expected future travel patterns. Finally, traffic assignment allocates the distributed Project traffic to specific roadways and intersections.

Thirty-two study intersections were analyzed for level of service (LOS) per Policy C‐1.2 of the Menifee GP.

The City of Menifee identified LOS D as the threshold for acceptable operating conditions for intersections except at constrained intersections and roadway segments in close proximity to I-215, where LOS E is accepted during peak hours. Therefore, any intersection operating at LOS E or F was considered deficient for the purposes of the analysis.

Based on the discussion above, Study intersections No. 1, 9, 15, and 16 operate below the minimum acceptable level of service (LOS) standard under existing conditions (Year 2021). Study intersections No. 1, 8, 9, 10,11, 12, 15, and 16 would operate below the minimum acceptable LOS standards during Opening Day Conditions (Year 2023). Study intersection No. 1, 7, 8, 9, 10,11, 12, 13, 15, 16, and 25 would operate below the minimum acceptable LOS standard during Cumulative Conditions (Year 2023); refer to Section Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 105
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Menifee Commerce Center Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations August 2022 Findings of Fact
42 4.13, Transportation, threshold 4.13-1, page 4.13-13 through 4.13-15, or Tables 13, 14, and 17, correspondingly, of the Traffic Impact Analysis, provided as Appendix 9.8 to this EIR.

It is noted that although the intersection of Case Road/Bonnie Drive at I-215 SB is expected to be directly impacted by the Project, an improvement project is currently under design at this location that would provide the additional lane capacity and operational improvements necessary to mitigate the expected Project impact. Therefore, it is not expected that the Project would contribute to this ongoing improvement project.

It is further noted that the City of Perris has considered and approved an entitlement project that would eliminate the intersection of Ethanac Road at Encanto Drive by constructing a new two-lane east/west roadway that would connect Encanto Drive to Trumble Road. In this case, if the approved project is constructed, the new traffic signal at Ethanac Road and Encanto Drive would not be installed. Just as the Project traffic would comprise a portion of the traffic at impacted intersections, the Project would contribute to the cost of improvements proportionately, per City and regional funding programs (Table

4.13-4: Project Fair Share Contribution).

Table 4.13-4: Project Fair Share Contribution
Intersection
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour Project
Fair
Share
EACP
Growth
Project
Traffic
Fair
Share
EACP
Growth
Project
Traffic
Fair
Share
1 Case Rd / Bonnie Dr @ I-215 SB 225 34 15.1% acceptable LOS conditions 15.1% 7 Ethanac Rd @ I-215 SB acceptable LOS conditions 1,488 647 43.5% 43.5% 8 Ethanac Rd @ I-215 NB direct project impact 100%
9 Ethanac Rd @ Encanto Dr 1,189 883 74.3% 1,683 1,177 69.9% 74.3% 10 Ethanac Rd @ Trumble Rd direct project impact 100%
11 Ethanac Rd @ Sherman Rd direct project impact 100%
12 Ethanac Rd @ Dawson Rd direct project impact 100%
13 Ethanac Rd @ Antelope Rd acceptable LOS conditions 614 186 30.3% 30.3% 15 SR-74 @ Menifee Rd 528 89 16.9% 741 125 16.9% 16.9%
16 SR-74 @ Briggs Rd 460 67 14.6% acceptable LOS conditions 14.6% 25 McCall Blvd @ I-215 SB acceptable LOS conditions 743 73 9.8% 9.8% Source: Albert A. Webb Associates. 2021. Menifee Commerce Center Project Traffic Impact Analysis.

However, the Project is expected to contribute to traffic impacts along SR-74 and Ethanac Road. SR-74 is currently built out to its ultimate designated width from the I-215 interchange to Sherman Road; therefore, no further roadway capacity improvements can be constructed there. For those roadway segments with cumulative impacts, the Project fair share contributions are given in Table 4.13-5:

Roadway Segment Fair Share Contributions.

Overall, with implementation of the Project Design Features (PDFs) and MMs noted in Table 4.13-7, Mitigation Measures (Recommended Improvements), the Project would be consistent with all applicable traffic thresholds and therefore, the Project would not conflict with an applicable plan, ordinance, or policy establishing measures of effectiveness for the performance of the circulation system. The Project’s traffic impacts, in terms of being consistent with all applicable traffic thresholds, would be less than significant with mitigation incorporated.

Finding: The City adopts CEQA Finding 1.

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City of Menifee
Menifee Commerce Center Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations August 2022 Findings of Fact
43 Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21081(a) and State CEQA Guidelines Section 15091(a), the City hereby finds that changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Project that avoid or substantially lessen the significant effect on the environment to below a level of significance.

Mitigation Measures: Based upon the analysis presented in Section 4.13, Transportation of the Draft EIR, which is incorporated herein by reference, the following Mitigation Measures are feasible and is made binding through the MMRP. Imposition of this mitigation measure will reduce potentially significant impacts to less than significant.

MM TRF-1 through TRF-12: As detailed above, several study intersections are expected to operate below the minimum acceptable LOS standard in one or more peak-hour study scenario. Table 4.13-7 summarizes the intersection improvements. It should be noted that these improvements will either be met via fair share contribution or constructed as part of the Project. Final engineering of street improvements for the Project would be reviewed and approved by the City of Menifee Engineering Department. The intersections noted in Table 4.13-7 of the Draft EIR shall be modified or constructed consistent with the recommended improvements and at the City of Menifee Conditions of Approval for the Project:

Mitigation
Measures
Intersection Deficient
Operations
Type of
Impact
Scenario
Needed Recommended Improvements
1 1
Case Rd
/ Bonnie
Dr @ I215 SB
AM Cumulative Opening Day - provide second SB through lane 2 7
Ethanac
Rd @ I215 SBPM Cumulative Cumulative
- provide second EB through lane (no widening)
- provide second WB left-turn lane (no widening)
3 8
Ethanac
Rd @ I215 NBAM/PM Direct
Opening Day - restripe/widen Ethanac for 2 thru lanes per direction Cumulative - provide second EB left-turn lane
- provide WB right-turn lane
4 9
Ethanac
Rd @
Encanto
Dr
AM/PM Cumulative Opening Day
- widen Ethanac to provide 2 thru lanes each direction
- install new traffic signal
5 10
Ethanac
Rd @
Trumble
Rd
AM Direct Opening Day - widen Ethanac to provide 2 thru lanes each direction 6 11 Ethanac
Rd @ AM/PM Direct Opening Day
- install new traffic signal
- provide E/W left-turn lanes
- provide SB, EB, WB right-turn lane
Sherman
Rd
- NB: provide 2 left-turn lanes, shared thru/right lane - provide N/S protected left-turn phasing
Cumulative - provide WB shared through/right lane at intersection - provide EB right-turn overlap phasing
7 12
Ethanac
Rd @
Dawson
Rd
AM/PM Direct Opening Day
- install new traffic signal
- provide WB left-turn lane
8 13
Ethanac
Rd @
Antelop
e Rd
PM Cumulative Cumulative - widen Ethanac Rd to provide two-way left-turn lane through intersection
9 15
SR-74 @
Menifee
Rd
AM/PM Cumulative Opening Day
- provide N/S left-turn lanes
- modify signal to eliminate N/S split phase operation
- modify signal to provide N/S protected left-turn
- modify signal to provide NB right-turn overlap phasing Cumulative - provide second WB left-turn lane
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Menifee Commerce Center Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations August 2022 Findings of Fact
44 Mitigation
Measures
Intersection Deficient
Operations
Type of
Impact
Scenario
Needed Recommended Improvements
10 16
SR-74 @
Briggs
Rd
AM Cumulative Opening Day
- provide second NB left-turn lane, NB right-turn lane
- provide SB right-turn lane
- modify signal to eliminate N/S split phase operation
- modify signal to provide N/S protected left-turn
- modify signal to provide EB right-turn overlap phasing 11 25
McCall
Blvd @ I215 SBPM Cumulative Cumulative
- provide second SB left-turn lane
- provide second SB right-turn lane
12 Ethanac Rd (I-215 to Sherman Rd) Direct Opening Day - widen from 1 to 2 lanes each direction (approx. 0.7 mi) Source: Albert A. Webb Associates. 2021. Menifee Commerce Center Project Traffic Impact Analysis.

Supportive Evidence: Please refer to Draft EIR pages 4.13-12 through 4.13-20.

5.18 Tribal Cultural Resources
No impacts were concluded to be significant.

5.19 Utilities
No impacts were concluded to be significant.

5.20 Wildfire
No impacts were concluded to be significant.

6.0 FINDINGS REGARDING SIGNIFICANT AND UNAVOIDABLE

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS WHICH CANNOT BE MITIGATED

TO A LEVEL OF LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT

6.1 Aesthetics
No impacts were concluded to be significant and unavoidable.

6.2 Agriculture and Forestry Resources
No impacts were concluded to be and significant and unavoidable.

6.3 Air Quality
Impact 4.2-1: Significant and Unavoidable Impact
The Project would be inconsistent with AQMP Criterion No. 1, resulting in a determination that impacts in this regard would be considered significant. The Project would implement development-specific air quality mitigation measures identified in this analysis (MM AQ-1 through MM AQ-12), acting to generally reduce the Project’s operational-source air pollutant emissions. Additionally, incorporation of contemporary energy-efficient technologies and operational programs, and compliance with SCAQMD emissions reductions and control requirements act to reduce Project air pollutant emissions generally.

In combination, the Project air quality mitigation measures; and Project emissions-reducing design features, and operational programs are consistent with and support overarching AQMP air pollution Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 108
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Menifee Commerce Center Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations August 2022 Findings of Fact
45 reduction strategies. Project support of these strategies would globally promote timely attainment of AQMP air quality standards and would bring the Project into conformance with the AQMP to the extent feasible. Notwithstanding, based on the analysis presented here, the Project is considered to be inconsistent with applicable AQMP Consistency Criteria, resulting in a significant and unavoidable impact.

Note that the City’s General Plan EIR had a similar level of significance.

Mitigation Measures: Based upon the analysis presented in Section 4.2, Air Quality, of the Draft EIR, which is incorporated herein by reference, the following Mitigation Measures are feasible and are made binding through the MMRP. Imposition of these mitigation measures will not reduce potentially significant impacts to less than significant. As such, the impact remains significant and unavoidable.

MM AQ-1 Prior to the issuance of any grading permits, all Applicants shall submit construction plans to the City of Menifee denoting the proposed schedule and projected equipment use. Construction contractors shall provide evidence that low emission mobile construction equipment will be utilized, or that their use was investigated and found to be infeasible for the project.

MM AQ-2 The Project's contractors shall prohibit off-road diesel-powered equipment from being in the “on” position for more than 10 hours per day. The Project's general contractor shall designate an officer to monitor the construction equipment operators on-site for compliance.

MM AQ-3 The Project Applicant shall be required to provide information on transit and ridesharing programs to construction employees, which shall be made available in the construction trailer at all times.

MM AQ-4 The Project shall be required to use paints, architectural coatings, and industrial maintenance coatings that have volatile organic compound levels of less than 10 g/L.

All specifications, plans, and or details necessary to verify compliance shall be included in the Project's applicable construction drawings. Prior to issuance of a building permit, the City of Menifee Building and Safety Department shall confirm that plans include the following specifications:
• To reduce VOC emissions associated with architectural coating, the Project designer and contractor shall reduce the use of paints and solvents by utilizing pre-coated materials (e.g., bathroom stall dividers, metal awnings), materials that do not require painting, and require coatings and solvents with a VOC content lower than required under Rule 1113 to be utilized. The construction contractor shall be required to utilize “Super-Compliant” VOC paints, which are defined in SCAQMD’s Rule 1113. Construction specifications shall be included in building specifications that assure these requirements are implemented. The specifications shall be reviewed by the City of Menifee’s Building and Safety Department for compliance with this mitigation measure prior to issuance of the Project’s building permit.
• Recycle leftover paint. Take any leftover paint to a household hazardous waste center; do not mix leftover water-based and oil-based paints.

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46 • Keep lids closed on all paint containers when not in use to prevent VOC emissions and excessive odors.
• For water-based paints, clean up with water only. Whenever possible, do not rinse the cleanup water down the drain or pour it directly into the ground or the storm drain. Set aside the can of cleanup water and take it to the hazardous waste center (www.cleanup.org).
• Use compliant low-VOC cleaning solvents to clean paint application equipment. • Keep all paint- and solvent-laden rags in sealed containers to prevent VOC emissions.
• Use high-pressure/low-volume paint applicators with a minimum transfer efficiency of at least 50 percent or other application techniques with equivalent or higher transfer efficiency.

MM AQ-5: Prior to issuance of tenant occupancy permits, Project operator’s with more than 100 employees shall prepare a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program detailing strategies that would reduce the use of single-occupant vehicles by employees by increasing the number of trips by walking, bicycle, carpool, vanpool, and transit. The TDM shall include, but is not limited to the following:
• Provide a transportation information center and on-site TDM coordinator to educate employers, employees, and visitors of surrounding transportation options.
• Promote bicycling and walking through design features such as showers for employees, self-service bicycle repair area, etc. around the project site. • Provide on-site car share information for employees who make only occasional use of a vehicle, as well as others who would like occasional access to a vehicle of a different type than they use day-to-day.
• Promote and support carpool/vanpool/rideshare use through parking incentives and administrative support, such as ride-matching service. • Incorporate incentives for using alternative travel modes, such as preferential load/unload areas or convenient designated parking spaces for carpool/vanpool users.
• Post both bus and MetroLink schedules in conspicuous areas. • Configure their operating schedules around the MetroLink schedule to the extent reasonably feasible.

MM AQ-6: Prior to the issuance of tenant occupancy permits, the City of Menifee Building and Safety Division shall confirm that the Project does not include cold storage.

MM AQ-7: The facility operator shall provide tenants with an information packet that:
• Provides information on incentive programs, such as the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program (Moyer Program), and other similar Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 110
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47 funding opportunities, by providing applicable literature available from the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The Moyer Program On-Road Heavy-Duty Vehicles Voucher Incentive Program (VIP) provides funding to individuals seeking to purchase new or used vehicles with 2013 or later model year engines to replace an existing vehicle that is to be scrapped.
• Provides information on the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay program and tenants shall be encouraged to use carriers that are SmartWay carriers.
• Recommends the use of electric or alternatively fueled sweepers with high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters.
• Recommends the use of water-based or low VOC cleaning products.

MM AQ-8: Prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy, the Project shall be required to install air filtration in the unconditioned warehouse facility, with a minimum of 1 air change per hour, in order to promote worker well-being.

MM AQ-9: All on-site outdoor cargo-handling equipment (including yard trucks, hostlers, yard goats, pallet jacks, forklifts, and other on-site equipment) shall be electric or nondiesel fueled. All on-site indoor forklifts shall be powered by electricity or other nondiesel fuel.

MM AQ-10: Conduits for the installation of electrical hookups to allow future electric vehicle (EV) trucks and trucks with auxiliary power units (APU) shall be installed at a ratio of one charging station for every 50 dock high doors.

MM AQ-11: Parking areas shall be designed to accommodate EV charging stations for passenger cars consistent with CalGreen Chapter 5 requirements.

MM AQ-12: All landscaping equipment (e.g., leaf blower) used for property management shall be electric-powered only. The property manager/facility owner shall provide documentation (e.g., purchase, rental, and/or services agreement) to the City of Menifee Planning Department to verify, to the City’s satisfaction, that all landscaping equipment utilized will be electric powered.

Supportive Evidence: Please refer to Draft EIR pages 4.2-15 through 4.2-17.

Impact 4.2-2: Significant and Unavoidable Impact
Even with the Project’s compliance with applicable rules, and the imposition of all feasible mitigation measures identified above (see MM AQ-1 through MM AQ-12), the Project’s operational VOC and NOX emissions under Scenario 1 and NOX emissions under Scenario 2 would exceed the applicable regional thresholds of significance. As such, Project operational-source VOC and NOX emissions (Scenario 1) or NOX emissions (Scenario 2) are considered significant and unavoidable.

Under Scenario 1, Building 1 is evaluated as high-cube fulfillment center warehouse space and Building 2 is evaluated as general warehousing space. Under Scenario 1, the Project would be expected to generate a total of approximately 8,749 vehicular trips per day, which includes 470 truck trips per day. Under Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 111
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48 Scenario 2, Building 1 as high-cube transload and short-term storage warehouse space and Building 2 as general warehousing space. Under Scenario 2, the Project would be expected to generate a total of approximately 2,429 vehicular trips per day, which includes 509 truck trips per day.

It should be noted that, approximately 99 percent of the Project’s NOX emissions are derived from vehicle usage which cannot be directly regulated by the City. The City cannot substantively or materially affect reductions in project-related vehicular source emissions beyond regulatory requirements, and mitigation measures identified herein. While there are no feasible mitigation measures that would reduce vehicular emissions, the Project Applicant, consistent with Mitigation Measures AQ-10 and AQ-11, would provide conduits for the installation of electrical hookups for future EV trucks and parking areas would be designed to accommodate EVs in accordance with the California Building Code would allow charging stations to be supplied based on demand. Charging stations could lead to less use of gasoline-burning automobiles and thus, less air pollutant emissions, but these charging stations would not decrease the impact to a level of insignificance. Hence, overall, there are no feasible mitigations that would reduce ozone precursor emissions consistent with the 2016 Air Quality Attainment Plan, and this impact is considered significant and unavoidable. Thus, VOC and NOX emissions under Scenario 1 and NOX emissions under Mitigation Measures: Based upon the analysis presented in Section 4.2, Air Quality, of the Draft EIR, under Scenario 2 are considered significant and unavoidable.

It is important to note that the majority of on-site operational VOC emissions are derived from consumer products. For analytical purposes, consumer products include cleaning supplies, aerosols, and other consumer products. As such, the Project cannot meaningfully control the use of consumer products by future building users via mitigation. On this basis, it is concluded that Project operational-source VOC emissions under Scenario 1 cannot be definitively reduced below applicable SCAQMD thresholds. VOC emissions under Scenario 2 do not exceed the applicable SCAQMD thresholds.

In response to the increase in warehouse development in California, the State of California Department of Justice issued a Memorandum in March 2021, entitled Warehouse Projects: Best Practices and Mitigation Measures to Comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (Memorandum). The Memorandum encourages warehouse projects to implement certain best practices regarding air quality impacts. In response to the Memorandum, the City and the Project Applicant have voluntarily incorporated numerous best practices recommended in the Memorandum. These best practices are enforceable by the City and must be implemented by the Project Applicant. Adherence to the below standard conditions and requirements, and mitigation measures, represents the Project Applicant’s willingness to go above and beyond to address the Department of Justice’s concerns regarding air quality impacts.

However, despite adherence to standard conditions and requirements, the design features and mitigation measures provided by the Project Applicant, and the anticipated regulations implemented by the U.S. EPA and CARB to improve truck efficiency, the Project would represent a substantial increase in emissions compared to existing conditions. The estimated long-term emissions generated under full buildout of the Project would exceed SCAQMD’s regional operational thresholds and would cumulatively contribute to the nonattainment designations in the SCAB. Therefore, the Project would result in a significant impact in this regard. Note that the City’s General Plan EIR had a similar level of significance Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 112
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Menifee Commerce Center Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations August 2022 Findings of Fact
49 Mitigation Measures: Based upon the analysis presented in Section 4.2, Air Quality, of the Draft EIR, which is incorporated herein by reference, Mitigation Measures AQ-1 through AQ-12, listed above, are feasible and are made binding through the MMRP. Imposition of these mitigation measures will not reduce potentially significant impacts to less than significant. As such, the impact remains significant and unavoidable.

Supportive Evidence: Please refer to Draft EIR pages 4.2-17 through 4.2-28.

6.4 Biological Resources
No impacts were concluded to be and significant and unavoidable.

6.5 Cultural Resources
No impacts were concluded to be and significant and unavoidable.

6.6 Energy
No impacts were concluded to be and significant and unavoidable.

6.7 Geology and Soils
No impacts were concluded to be and significant and unavoidable.

6.8 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Impact 4.7-1: Significant and Unavoidable Impact
Under Scenario 1, the Project would be expected to generate a total of approximately 8,749 vehicular trips per day, which includes 470 truck trips per day. Under Scenario 2, the Project would be expected to generate a total of approximately 2,429 vehicular trips per day, which includes 509 truck trips per day.

As shown in Table 2.7-3, Project Scenario 1 and 2 GHG Emissions, construction and operation of the Project would generate a total of 20,078.73 MTCO2e/yr under Scenario 1 and a total of 12,722.54 MTCO2e/yr under Scenario 2.

To further reduce emissions, Mitigation Measures (MM) AQ-1 through AQ-12 in Section 4.2, Air Quality and MMs GHG-1 through GHG-5 have been applied. Even with the Project’s compliance with applicable rules, adherence to standard conditions and requirements, and the imposition of all feasible mitigation measures identified above, the Project’s operational GHG would exceed the applicable regional thresholds of significance under both Scenarios 1 and 2. As such, Project operational-source GHG emissions are considered significant and unavoidable. It should be noted that, approximately 90 percent of the Project’s GHG emissions under Scenario 1 and 85 percent of the Project’s GHG emissions under Scenario 2 are derived from vehicle usage which cannot be directly regulated by the City. Neither the Project applicant nor the City can substantively or materially affect reductions in project-related vehicular source emissions beyond regulatory requirements, and mitigation measures identified herein.

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Menifee Commerce Center Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations August 2022 Findings of Fact
50 While there are no feasible mitigation measures that would reduce vehicular emissions, the City’s Industrial Good Neighbor Policies2requires Projects with 50 or more dock doors to identify the location of future electric truck charging stations (1 charging station for every 50 dock doors) and install conduit to those stations. The Project would include electric vehicle supply equipment in accordance with the California Building Code which would allow future charging stations to be supplied based on demand.

Charging stations could lead to less use of gasoline-burning automobiles and thus, less GHG emissions.

Nonetheless, GHG emissions under both scenarios are considered significant and unavoidable. Note that the City’s General Plan EIR had a similar level of significance Mitigation Measures: Based upon the analysis presented in Section 4.2, Air Quality, and Section 4.7, Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Draft EIR, which is incorporated herein by reference, Mitigation Measures AQ-1 through AQ-12, listed above, are feasible and are made binding through the MMRP.

Imposition of these mitigation measures will not reduce potentially significant impacts to less than significant. As such, the impact remains significant and unavoidable. Additionally, the following mitigation measures apply:

MM GHG-1 Prior to issuance of tenant occupancy permits, the Project owner or operator shall be required to install a total 314kwdc solar photovoltaic (PV) system on Building 1 (226kwdc) and Building 2 (88kwdc) or offset an equivalent amount of energy demand with renewable energy through either the purchase of renewable energy or implementation of alternative renewable measures that would offset an equivalent amount of energy demand subject to approval by the Community Development Director or his/her designee. To allow future operators to earn WAIRE Program points pursuant to SCAQMD’s Rule 2305, the exact timing of the PV system installation may be modified at the discretion of the Community Development Director or his/her designee. The PV requirement is subject to the utility provider agreeing to serve and facilitate the use of PV as well as final approval from the Airport Land Use Commission (if required).

MM GHG-2 Prior to the issuance of a building permit for tenant improvements, the Project Applicant or successor in interest shall provide documentation to the City of Menifee demonstrating that the Project is designed to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certified equivalent standards. This mitigation measure applies only to tenant permits and not the building shell approvals.

MM GHG-3 The development shall divert a minimum of 75 percent of landfill waste. Prior to issuance of certificate of tenant occupancy permits, a recyclables collection and load area shall be constructed in compliance with City of Menifee standards for Recyclable Collection and Loading Areas within the screened truck court area subject to approval by the Community Development Director or his/her designee. This mitigation measure applies only to tenant permits and not the building shell approvals. 2 City of Menifee, Design Guidelines Appendix A: Industrial Good Neighbor Policies, March 2022, https://www.cityofmenifee.us/DocumentCenter/View/14902/Design-Guidelines_Amended-March-2-2022?bidId= Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 114
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51 MM GHG-4 Prior to the issuance of tenant occupancy permits, the Planning Department shall confirm that the property’s landscape maintenance contract includes contractual language that all landscaping maintenance equipment used onsite shall be 100 percent electrically powered. This mitigation measure applies only to tenant permits and not the building shell approvals.

MM GHG-5 Prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy, the Project shall be required to construct cool pavement and/or portland cement concrete (PCC) for site paving in order to reduce heat island effects.

Supportive Evidence: Please refer to Draft EIR pages 4.7-27 through 4.7-35.

Impact 4.7-2: Significant and Unavoidable Impact
As shown in Section 4.7, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, the Project would not conflict with any of the 2017 Scoping Plan elements as any regulations adopted would apply directly or indirectly to the Project.

Further, recent studies show that the State’s existing and proposed regulatory framework would allow the State to reduce its GHG emissions level to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. Notwithstanding, the Project would result in a significant and unavoidable impact with respect to this threshold, as the Project exceeds the SCAQMD’s 3,000 MTCO2e screening thresholds for GHG emissions and therefore has potential to impede the State’s ability to achieve the 40 percent below 1990 level reduction target. A significant and unavoidable impact would occur as a result of the Project.

Mitigation Measures: Based upon the analysis presented in Section 4.2, Air Quality, and Section 4.7, Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Draft EIR, which is incorporated herein by reference, Mitigation Measures AQ-1 through AQ-12, and GHG-1 through GHG-5 listed above, are feasible and are made binding through the MMRP. Imposition of these mitigation measures will not reduce potentially significant impacts to less than significant. As such, the impact remains significant and unavoidable. Additionally, the following mitigation measures apply:

Supportive Evidence: Please refer to Draft EIR pages 4.7-34 through 4.7-39.

6.9 Hazards and Hazardous Materials
No impacts were concluded to be and significant and unavoidable.

6.10 Hydrology and Water Quality
No impacts were concluded to be and significant and unavoidable.

6.11 Land Use and Planning
No impacts were concluded to be and significant and unavoidable.

6.12 Mineral Resources
No impacts were concluded to be and significant and unavoidable.

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52 6.13 Noise
No impacts were concluded to be and significant and unavoidable.

6.14 Population and Housing
No impacts were concluded to be and significant and unavoidable.

6.15 Public Services
No impacts were concluded to be and significant and unavoidable.

6.16 Recreation
No impacts were concluded to be and significant and unavoidable.

6.17 Transportation
No impacts were concluded to be and significant and unavoidable.

6.18 Tribal Cultural Resources
No impacts were concluded to be and significant and unavoidable.

6.19 Utilities
No impacts were concluded to be and significant and unavoidable.

6.20 Wildfire
No impacts were concluded to be and significant and unavoidable.

7.0 FINDINGS REGARDING GROWTH INDUCING IMPACTS
CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.2(d) requires that an EIR:
“Discuss the ways in which the proposed project could foster economic or population growth, or the construction of additional housing, either directly or indirectly, in the surrounding environment.”
Under State CEQA Guidelines section 15126.2(e), a project would be considered to have a growthinducing effect if it would result in any of the following effects:
• Directly or indirectly foster economic or population growth, or the construction of additional housing in the surrounding environment;
• Remove obstacles to population growth (e.g., construction of an infrastructure expansion to allow for more construction in service areas);
• Tax existing community service facilities, requiring the construction of new facilities that could cause significant environmental effects; or
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53 • Encourage and facilitate other activities that could significantly affect the environment, either individually or cumulatively.

Here, the Project would not result in significant growth-inducing impacts.

First, the Project would not directly foster population growth as the Project does not involve the construction of residential uses, nor does the site zoning allow for residential development. The Project would generate employment, but the existing 4.3% unemployment rate in Riverside County3suggeststhat there is a need for local employment opportunities which are anticipated to be filled by locals.

Second, the Project would not remove obstacles to population growth. The proposed Project’s development is localized to the Project site. The Project would not amend the Land Use Element or increase density on the parcels adjacent to the Project site. While the development of the Project would involve the expansion and updating of utility facilities such as electricity and water connections and the improvement of existing roadways, these improvements would serve the existing residences and businesses in the City and would improve services to these facilities and City connectivity. Substantial upgrades to the roadway system outside of the general Project area, which would promote further development, are not included as components of the Project. All infrastructure improvements associated with the Project are required of the Project itself, and do not contemplate future development in the area.

All future projects in the general area would be subject to provide improvements to serve each project, as necessary.

Third, the Project would not tax existing community service facilities nor require the construction of new or expanded facilities that could cause significant environmental effects. The Project site was previously disturbed and is occupied by two nonconforming residential dwellings. These uses required utility and infrastructure improvements in order to function. The Project would include infrastructure improvements and connections to existing facilities to allow for the efficient use of resources such as natural gas, electricity, and water. Improvements to the Project adjacent streets would also include underground dry utility facilities (e.g., cable, electric, telephone, natural gas, television and fiber optics) along the Project’s frontage streets. The environmental impacts associated with the facility improvements associated with the proposed Project were analyzed in the EIR, but none of the infrastructure improvements associated with the Project would result in a significant environmental effect. Further, the proposed Project would not require the expansion of utility facilities such as water treatment plants or landfills, as such facilities have adequate capacity to serve the Project.

Finally, the Project would not encourage and facilitate other activities that could significantly affect the environment, either individually or cumulatively. The Project would not encourage or facilitate other development such as the construction of new housing or other developments that could potentially have a significant effect on the environment.

Finding – The City adopts CEQA Finding 1.
3 State of California Employment Development Department. 2021. Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) - Riverside County (Preliminary for March 2022). https://data.edd.ca.gov/Labor-Force-and-Unemployment-Rates/Local-Area-Unemployment-Statistics-LAUS-Riverside-/f6zddtm5 (accessed May 2022).

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54 The City hereby finds that the Project does not directly result in any significant growth-inducing impacts.

The Project involves the creation of opportunities for industrial development.

Supportive Evidence – Please refer to Draft EIR pages 5-4 through 5-5.

8.0 FINDINGS REGARDING PROJECT ALTERNATIVES
The following alternatives were addressed in the Draft EIR:
1) The No Project Alternative
2) Reduced Building Intensity Alternative
3) Trailer Storage and/or Additional Vehicular Parking on Smaller Site Alternative

8.1 No Project Alternative (Alternative 1)
Description: State CEQA Guidelines § 15126.6, requires an evaluation of the “No Project” alternative for decision-makers to compare the impacts of approving a project with the impacts of not approving it.

Alternative 1: No Project Alternative (Alternative 1) assumes that the Project site would not be developed, which means there would be no warehousing facilities, landscape improvements, or surface lot improvements developed on the Project site or off-site.

Although this alternative assumes “No Development” (as required by CEQA), this is considered a speculative assumption as the land is assumed to remain in private ownership (as there are no offers to purchase the land for public open space use). It is more likely that, eventually, the land would be developed with some form of industrial development in keeping with the City’s General Plan land use, Menifee North Specific Plan, and zoning designations
Finding – The City adopts Finding 3.

The City finds that Alternative 1 would not meet any of the Project objectives, as identified above as the Project site would remain in its existing condition. The Project site would not provide employment opportunities, would not facilitate the movement of goods, would not develop an industrial project/warehouse facility that is Class A and that would attract high-end tenants to increase the City’s tax base.

Supporting Evidence – Please see Draft EIR Pages 6-6 through 6-12.

8.2 Reduced Building Intensity (15% Reduction) (Alternative 2) Description: Alternative 2 would minimize overall impacts related to the scale of the Project by 15 percent in square feet of proposed buildings. Therefore, environmental impact areas such as aesthetics, energy, utilities and service systems, and wildfire hazards are anticipated to see a 15 percent improvement regarding potential impact significance.

Finding – The City adopts Finding 3.

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55 proposed in Alternative 2 would create a less distinct impact to aesthetic resources such as reduction in viewership of scenic vistas. A smaller building size would still be consistent with land use designations for the Project site. Utility demand would be decreased due to the smaller building size as well, along with the associated fire hazards. Additionally, Alternative 2 would reduce air quality and GHG emissions and traffic by approximately 15%.

Alternative 2 would meet all of the Project Objectives. However, Alternative 2 does not maximize the City’s benefits realized nor achievement of the Project Objectives when compared to the proposed Project due to the reduced land coverage (47% versus 55.32%).

Supporting Evidence – Please see Draft EIR Pages 6-13 through 6-17.

8.3 Trailer Storage and/or Additional Vehicular Parking on Smaller Site (Alternative 3)
Description: Alternative 3 would not construct Building 2 originally considered in the proposed Project.

As noted in Table 6-3, this would mean that building site coverage would be reduced from 55.3% to 39.8% from the proposed Project to Alternative 3. Building 2 considered in the proposed Project scenario would be replaced by an automobile and truck/trailer parking lot. This would mean that the 385,970 SF Building 2 warehouse would not be constructed. The major change between the proposed Project and Alternative 3 would be that Alternative 3 would reduce long-term impacts to scenic views and would have a slight reduction in utilities and public services as the typical needs from Building 2 construction and operations would not occur. Other resource areas such as traffic, air quality, energy, GHG, and noise among others would have a similar or greater impact from implementation of Alternative 3.

Finding – The City adopts Finding 3.

The City finds that Alternative 3 would only develop the site with one warehouse (Building 1). The square feet of Building 1 would decrease slightly under Alternative 3 and Building 2 would not be constructed.

Rather, the portion of the site for Building 2 would be developed with a vehicle/truck/trailer parking yard.

Overall, Alternative 3 would be slightly less construction intensive, but has the potential to be more traffic intensive and thus generate more air quality, energy, greenhouse gas emissions, noise, and transportation impacts than the proposed Project.

Supporting Evidence – Please see Draft EIR Pages 6-17 through 6-23.

9.0 FINDINGS REGARDING THE MITIGATION MONITORING AND

REPORTING PROGRAM
Section 21081.6 of the Public Resources Code requires that when making findings required by Section 21081(a) of the Public Resources Code, the Lead Agency approving a project shall adopt a reporting or monitoring program for the changes to the project which it has adopted or made a condition of project approval, in order to ensure compliance with project implementation and to mitigate or avoid significant effects on the environment. The City hereby finds that:

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56 1) A Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) has been prepared for the Project, and the mitigation measures therein. The MMRP is incorporated herein by reference and is considered part of the record of proceedings for the Project. 2) The MMRP designates responsibility for implementation and monitoring of proposed mitigation measures. The City’s Community Development Director will serve as the overall MMRP coordinator and will be primarily responsible for ensuring that all mitigation measures are complied with.
3) The MMRP prepared for the Project has been adopted concurrently with these Findings. The MMRP meets the requirements of Section 21021.6 of the Public Resources Code. The City will use the MMRP to track compliance with mitigation measures. The MMRP will remain available for public review during the compliance period.

10.0 OTHER FINDINGS
The City hereby finds as follows:
1) The foregoing statements are true and correct;
2) The City is the “Lead Agency” for the Project evaluated in the CEQA Documents and independently reviewed and analyzed in the Draft EIR and Final EIR for the Project; 3) The Notice of Preparation of the Draft EIR was circulated for public review. It requested that responsible agencies respond as to the scope and content of the environmental information germane to that agency’s specific responsibilities;
4) The public review period for the Draft EIR was for 45 days between June 7, 2022 and July 21, 2022. The Draft EIR and appendices were available for public review during that time. A Notice of Completion and copies of the Draft EIR were sent to the State Clearinghouse, and notices of availability of the Draft EIR were published by the City. The Draft EIR was available for review on the City’s website. Physical copies of the environmental documents are available at the City of Menifee Community Development Department, Sun City Library, and the Menifee Library; 5) The CEQA Documents were completed in compliance with CEQA; 6) The CEQA Documents reflect the City’s independent judgment; 7) The City evaluated comments on environmental issues received from persons who reviewed the Draft EIR. In accordance with CEQA, the City prepared written responses describing the disposition of significant environmental issues raised. The Final EIR provided adequate, good faith and reasoned responses to the comments. The City reviewed the comments received and responses thereto and has determined that neither the comments received nor the responses to such comments add significant new information to the Draft EIR regarding adverse environmental impacts. The City has based its actions on full appraisal of all viewpoints, including all comments received up to the date of adoption of these Findings, concerning the environmental impacts identified and analyzed in the Final EIR.

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57 8) The City finds that the CEQA Documents, as amended, provide objective information to assist the decision-makers and the public at large in their consideration of the environmental consequences of the Project. The public review period provided all interested jurisdictions, agencies, private organizations, and individuals the opportunity to submit all comments made during the public review period;
9) The CEQA Documents evaluated the following impacts: (1) aesthetics; (2) agriculture and forestry; (3) air quality; (4) biological resources; (5) cultural resources; (6) energy; (7) geology and soils; (8) greenhouse gas emissions; (9) hazards and hazardous materials; (10) hydrology and water quality; (11) land use and planning; (12) mineral resources; (13) noise; (14) population and housing; (15) public services; (16) recreation; (17) transportation and circulation; (18) tribal cultural resources; (19) utilities and service systems; (20) wildfire.

Additionally, the CEQA Documents considered, in separate sections, significant irreversible environmental changes and growth-inducing impacts of the Project, as well as a reasonable range of project alternatives. All of the significant environmental impacts of the Project were identified in the CEQA Documents;
10) The MMRP includes all of the mitigation measures identified in the CEQA Documents and has been designed to ensure compliance during implementation of the Project. The MMRP provides the steps necessary to ensure that the mitigation measures are fully enforceable; 11) The MMRP designates responsibility and anticipated timing for the implementation of mitigation; the City’s Community Development Director will serve as the MMRP Coordinator;
12) In determining whether the Project may have a significant impact on the environment, and in adopting these Findings pursuant to Section 21081 of CEQA, the City has complied with CEQA Sections 21081.5 and 21082.2;
13) The impacts of the Project have been analyzed to the extent feasible at the time of certification of the CEQA Documents;
14) The City made no decisions related to approval of the Project prior to the initial recommendation of certification of the CEQA Documents. The City also did not commit to a definite course of action with respect to the Project prior to the initial consideration of the CEQA Documents.
15) Copies of all the documents incorporated by reference in the CEQA Documents are and have been available upon request at all times at the offices of the City of Menifee Community Development Department, the custodian of record for such documents or other materials; 16) The responses to the comments on the Draft EIR, which are contained in the Final EIR, clarify and amplify the analysis in the Draft EIR;
17) Having reviewed the information contained in the CEQA Documents and in the administrative record, the City finds that there is no new significant information regarding adverse environmental impacts of the Project in the Final EIR; and Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 121
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58 18) Having received, reviewed and considered all information in the CEQA Documents, as well as all other information in the record of proceedings on this matter, these Findings are hereby adopted by the City in its capacity as the CEQA Lead Agency.

11.0 STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS
Pursuant to PRC § 21081(b), and CEQA Guidelines § 15093(a) and (b), the decision-making agency is required to balance, as applicable, the economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits of the project against its unavoidable environmental risks when determining whether to approve a project. If the specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits of the project outweigh the unavoidable adverse environmental effects, those effects may be considered “acceptable” (14 CCR § 15093 (a)). CEQA requires the agency to support, in writing, the specific reasons for considering a project acceptable when significant impacts are not avoided or substantially lessened. Those reasons must be based on substantial evidence in the FEIR or elsewhere in the administrative record (14 CCR § 15093(b)).

Courts have upheld overriding considerations that were based on a variety of policy considerations including, but not limited to, new jobs, stronger tax base, and implementation of an agency’s economic development goals, growth management policies, redevelopment plans, the need for housing and employment, conformity to community plan, and provision of construction jobs; see Towards Responsibility in Planning v. City Council (1988) 200 Cal App. 3d 671; Dusek v. Redevelopment Agency (1985) 173 Cal App. 3d 1029; City of Poway v City of San Diego (1984) 155 Cal App. 3d 1037; and Markley v. City Council (1982) 131 Cal App.3d 656.

The City finds that all feasible mitigation measures identified in the Final EIR that are within the purview of the City would be implemented with the Project, and that the mitigation measures that may be within another agency’s discretion have been, or can and should be, adopted by that other agency. As identified below, the City further finds that the remaining significant unavoidable effects are outweighed and are found to be acceptable due to the following specific overriding economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits, based upon the facts set forth above, the FEIR, and the record.

In accordance with the requirements of CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines, the City finds that the mitigation measures identified in the Final EIR and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), when implemented, would avoid, or substantially lessen all of the significant effects identified in the Final EIR for the Menifee Commerce Center (Project). However, certain significant impacts of the Project are unavoidable even after incorporation of all feasible mitigation measures. These significant unavoidable impacts would result from air quality impacts due to inconsistency with AQMP Criterion No. 1 and exceedance Project operational VOC and NOx, resulting in a determination that impacts in this regard would be considered significant. The Project would implement development-specific air quality mitigation measures identified in this analysis (MM AQ-1 through MM AQ-12), acting to generally reduce the Project’s operational-source air pollutant emissions.

In combination, the Project air quality mitigation measures; and Project emissions-reducing PDFs, and operational programs are consistent with and support overarching AQMP air pollution reduction strategies. Project support of these strategies would globally promote timely attainment of AQMP air quality standards and would bring the Project into conformance with the AQMP to the extent feasible.

Notwithstanding, based on the analysis presented here, the Project is considered to be inconsistent with applicable AQMP Consistency Criteria, resulting in a significant and unavoidable impact. Note that the Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 122
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59 City’s General Plan EIR had a similar level of significance. Additionally, greenhouse gas emissions would exceed the Project’s operational-source GHG emissions threshold and even with Mitigation Measures (MM) AQ-1 through AQ-12 in Section 4.2, Air Quality and MMs GHG-1 through GHG-5 in Section 4.7, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, a significant impact would remain.

The City finds that all feasible mitigation measures identified in the Final EIR that are within the purview of the City would be implemented with the Project. As identified below, the City further finds that the remaining significant unavoidable effects are outweighed and are found to be acceptable due to the following specific overriding economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits, based upon the facts set forth above, the Final EIR, and the record.

The City finds that any one of the benefits set forth below is sufficient by itself to warrant approval of the Project. This determination is based on the findings herein and the evidence in the record. Having balanced the unavoidable adverse environmental impacts against each of the benefits, the City hereby adopts this Statement of Overriding Considerations for the following reasons:

1. All feasible mitigation measures have been imposed to lessen Project impacts to less than significant levels; and furthermore, alternatives to the Project are infeasible because while they have similar or less environmental impacts, they do not provide the economic benefits of the Project, or are otherwise socially or economically infeasible when compared to the Project, as described in the Statement of Facts and Findings.

2. The Project is consistent with and will contribute to achieving the goals and objectives established by the General Plan. Implementing the City’s General Plan as a policy is a legal and social prerogative of the City. The Project would be consistent with the following General Plan Goals and Policies through the implementation of PDFs and Mitigation Measures:

Goals and policies from the Circulation Element applicable to the Project include:

Goal C-1 A roadway network that meets the circulation needs of all residents, employees, and visitors to the City of Menifee.

Policy C-1.1: Require roadways to:
i. Comply with federal, state, and local design and safety standards. ii. Meet the needs of multiple transportation modes and users. iii. Be compatible with the streetscape and surrounding land uses. iv. Be maintained in accordance with best practices.

Policy C-1.2 Require development to mitigate its traffic impacts and achieve a peak hour Level of Service (LOS) D or better at intersections, except at constrained intersections at close proximity to the I-215 where LOS E may be permitted.

Policy C-1.5 Minimize idling times and vehicle miles traveled to conserve resources, protect air quality, and limit greenhouse gas emissions.

Goal C-2 A bikeway and community pedestrian network that facilitates and encourages nonmotorized travel throughout the City of Menifee.

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60 Policy C-2.2 Provide off-street multipurpose trails and on-street bike lanes as our primary paths of citywide travel and explore the shared use of low-speed roadways for connectivity wherever it is safe to do so.

Policy C-2.3 Require walkways that promote safe and convenient travel between residential areas, businesses, schools, parks, recreation areas, transit facilities, and other key destination points.

Policy C-2.4 Explore opportunities to expand the pedestrian and bicycle networks; this includes consideration of utility easements, drainage corridors, road rights-of-way, and other potential options.

Goals and policies from the Community Design Element applicable to the Project include:

Goal CD-3 Projects, developments, and public spaces that visually enhance the character of the community and are appropriately buffered from dissimilar land uses so that differences in type and intensity do not conflict.

Policy CD-3.3 Minimize visual impacts of public and private facilities and support structures through sensitive site design and construction. This includes but is not limited to appropriate placement of facilities; undergrounding, where possible; and aesthetic design (e.g., cell tower stealthing).

Policy CD-3.5 Design parking lots and structures to be functionally and visually integrated and connected; off-street parking lots should not dominate the street scene.

Policy CD-3.8 Design retention/detention basins to be visually attractive and well-integrated with any associated project and with adjacent land uses.

Policy CD-3.9 Utilize Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) techniques and defensible space design concepts to enhance community safety.

Policy CD-3.10 Employ design strategies and building materials that evoke a sense of quality and permanence.

Policy CD-3.14 Provide variations in color, texture, materials, articulation, and architectural treatments. Avoid long expanses of blank, monotonous walls or fences.

Policy CD-3.15 Require property owners to maintain structures and landscaping to high standards of design, health, and safety.

Policy CD-3.16 Avoid use of long, blank walls in industrial developments by breaking them up with vertical and horizontal façade articulation achieved through stamping, colors, materials, modulation, and landscaping.

Policy CD-3.17 Encourage the use of creative landscape design to create visual interest and reduce conflicts between different land uses.

Policy CD-3.19 Design walls and fences that are well integrated in style with adjacent structures and terrain and utilize landscaping and vegetation materials to soften their appearance.

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61 Policy CD-3.20 Avoid the blocking of public views by solid walls.

Goal CD-6 Attractive landscaping, lighting, and signage that conveys a positive image of the community.

Policy CD-6.3 Require property owners to maintain the existing landscape on developed nonresidential sites and replace unhealthy or dead landscaping.

Policy CD-6.4 Require that lighting and fixtures be integrated with the design and layout of a project and that they provide a desirable level of security and illumination.

Policy CD-6.5 Limit light leakage and spillage that may interfere with the operations of the Palomar Observatory.

Goals and policies from the Open Space and Conservation Element applicable to the Project include:

Goal OSC-8 Protected biological resources, especially sensitive and special status wildlife species and their natural habitats.

Policy OCS-8.4 Identify and inventory existing natural resources in the City of Menifee.

Policy OCS-8.5 Recognize the impacts new development will have on the city's natural resources and identify ways to reduce these impacts.

Goals and policies from the Open Space & Conservation Element applicable to the Project include:

Goal OSC-9 Reduced impacts to air quality at the local level by minimizing pollution and particulate matter.

Policy OCS-9.2 Buffer sensitive land uses, such as residences, schools, care facilities, and recreation areas from major air pollutant emission sources, including freeways, manufacturing, hazardous materials storage, wastewater treatment, and similar uses.

Policy OCS-9.5 Comply with the mandatory requirements of Title 24 Part 1 of the California Building Standards Code (CALGreen) and Title 24 Part 6 Building and Energy Efficiency Standards.

Goals and policies from the Open Space & Conservation Element applicable to the Project include:

Goal OSC-5 Archaeological, historical, and cultural resources are protected and integrated into the city’s-built environment
Policy OCS-5.1 Preserve and protect archaeological and historic resources and cultural sites, places, districts, structures, landforms, objects and native burial sites, traditional cultural landscapes and other features, consistent with state law and any laws, regulations or policies which may be adopted by the city to implement this goal and associated policies.

Policy OCS-5.4 Establish clear and responsible policies and best practices to identify, evaluate, and protect previously unknown archaeological, historic, and cultural resources, following applicable CEQA and NEPA procedures and in consultation with the appropriate Native American tribes who have ancestral lands within the city.

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62 Goals and policies from the Open Space & Conservation Element applicable to the Project include:

Goal OSC-4 Efficient and environmentally appropriate use and management of energy and mineral resources to ensure their availability for future generations.

Policy OCS-4.1 Apply energy efficiency and conservation practices in land use, transportation demand management, and subdivision and building design.

Policy OCS-4.2 Evaluate public and private efforts to develop and operate alternative systems of energy production, including solar, wind, and fuel cell.

Goals and policies from the Safety Element applicable to the Project include:

Goal S-1 A community that is minimally impacted by seismic shaking and earthquakeinduced or other geologic hazards.

Policy S-1.1 Require all new habitable buildings and structures to be designed and built to be seismically resistant in accordance with the most recent California Building Code adopted by the city.

Goal S-2 A community that has used engineering solutions to reduce or eliminate the potential for injury, loss of life, property damage, and economic and social disruption caused by geologic hazards such as slope instability; compressible, collapsible, expansive or corrosive soils; and subsidence due to groundwater withdrawal.

Policy S-2.1 Require all new developments to mitigate the geologic hazards that have the potential to impact habitable structures and other improvements.

Policy S-2.2 Monitor the losses caused by geologic hazards to existing development and require studies to specifically address these issues, including the implementation of measures designed to mitigate these hazards, in all future developments in these areas.

Policy S-2.3: Minimize grading and modifications to the natural topography to prevent the potential for man-induced slope failures.

Goal S-4 A community that has effective fire mitigation and response measures in place, and as a result is minimally impacted by wildland and structure fires.

Policy S-4.1 Require fire-resistant building construction materials, the use of vegetation control methods, and other construction and fire prevention features to reduce the hazard of wildland fire.

Policy S-4.2: Ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that fire services, such as firefighting equipment and personnel, infrastructure, and response times, are adequate for all sections of the City. The City will continue to coordinate with the Riverside County Fire Department, for Interagency coordination, to respond to emergency calls in Menifee and to provide training and ongoing programs for public education.

Policy S-4.4 Review development proposals for impacts to fire facilities and compatibility with fire areas or mitigate.

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63 Policy S-4.17 The City should ensure that all new development has adequate water, sewer, and fire protection consistent with the most current California Building Code and California Fire Code and will comply with the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection Fire Safe Regulations.

Goal S-5 A community that has reduced the potential for hazardous materials contamination.

Policy S-5.1 Locate facilities involved in the production, use, storage, transport, or disposal of hazardous materials away from land uses that may be adversely impacted by such activities and areas susceptible to impacts or damage from a natural disaster.

Policy S-5.4 Ensure that all facilities that handle hazardous materials comply with federal and state laws pertaining to the management of hazardous wastes and materials.

Policy S-5.5 Require facilities that handle hazardous materials to implement mitigation measures that reduce the risks associated with hazardous material production, storage, and disposal.

Goals and policies from the Land Use Element applicable to the Project include:

Policy LU-3.4 Require that approval of new development be contingent upon the project's ability to secure appropriate infrastructure services.

Policy LU-3.5 Facilitate the shared use of right-of-way, transmission corridors, and other appropriate measures to minimize the visual impact of utilities infrastructure throughout Menifee.

Goal LU-4 Ensure development is consistent with the Riverside County Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan.

Policy LU-4.2 Ensure that development proposals within the March Air Reserve Base and Perris Valley Airport areas of influence fully comply with the permit procedures specified in Federal and State law, with the referral requirements of the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC), and with the conditions of approval imposed or recommended by the Federal Aviation Administration and ALUC, such as land use compatibility criteria, including density, intensity, and coverage standards. This requirement is in addition to all other City development review requirements.

Goals and policies from the Open Space & Conservation Element applicable to the Project include:

Goal OSC-7: A reliable and safe water supply that effectively meets current and future user demands.

Policy OCS-7.1 Work with the Eastern Municipal Water District to ensure that adequate, high-quality potable water supplies and infrastructure are provided to all development in the community.

Policy OCS-7.2 Encourage water conservation as a means of preserving water resources.

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64 Policy OCS-7.8 Protect groundwater quality by decommissioning existing septic systems and establishing connections to sanitary sewer infrastructure.

Goals and policies from the Community Design Element applicable to the Project include:

Goal N-1 Noise-sensitive land uses are protected from excessive noise and vibration exposure.

Policy N-1.1 Assess the compatibility of proposed land uses with the noise environment when preparing, revising, or reviewing development project applications.

Policy N-1.2 Require new projects to comply with the noise standards of local, regional, and state building code regulations, including but not limited to the city's Municipal Code, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, the California Green Building Code, and subdivision and development codes.

Policy N-1.7 Mitigate exterior and interior noises to the levels listed in the table below to the extent feasible, for stationary sources adjacent to sensitive receptors:

Land Use (Residential) Interior Standards Exterior Standards 10 p.m. – 7 a.m. 40 Leq (10 minute) 45 Leq (10 minute)
7 a.m. – 10 p.m. 55 Leq (10 minute) 65 Leq (10 minute)
Policy N-1.8 Locate new development in areas where noise levels are appropriate for the proposed uses. Consider federal, state, and city noise standards and guidelines as a part of new development review.

Policy N-1.9 Limit the development of new noise-producing uses adjacent to noise-sensitive receptors and require that new noise-producing land be are designed with adequate noise abatement measures.

Policy N-1.13 Require new development to minimize vibration impacts to adjacent uses during demolition and construction.

Goal N-2 Minimal Noise Spillover. Minimal noise spillover from noise-generating uses, such as agriculture, commercial, and industrial uses into adjoining noise-sensitive uses.

Policy N-2.1 Require that new developments abutting residentially designated properties that operate stationary noise sources such as industrial, commercial, entertainment, institutional uses, hospitals, or large hotels, be designed to minimize noise impacts generated by loading areas, parking lots, trash enclosures, mechanical equipment, and any other noise-generating features to the extent feasible.

3. Approval of the Project will create maximum employment-generating opportunities for citizens of Menifee and surrounding communities. The Project’s initial building and infrastructure construction spending will provide a one-time stimulus to the local and regional economies by creating hundreds of construction related jobs and services. The permanent annual recurring impact will also be substantial by creating long-term employment and generating indirect jobs off site within the City.

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65 4. Approval of the Project will contribute towards maximizing employment opportunities within the City to improve the jobs-housing balance and to reduce systemic unemployment within the City. The Project will attract businesses that can expedite the delivery of essential goods to consumers and businesses in Menifee and beyond the City boundary.

5. Development of the Project site would result in the increase in property taxes through development of vacant and unused parcels through a General Plan Amendment, Specific Plan Amendment, Change or Zone, Tentative Parcel Map and Plot Plan to allow for the development and to allow the City orderly and efficient control of the land use planning of the area. Additionally, payment of applicable DIFs would add to the City’s fiscal performance.

The Project will also have a wider regional economic impact in the near future. The surrounding area would greatly benefit due to the Applicant’s and the City’s investment in infrastructure. The extended benefit area would experience tremendous amount of growth in that it would bring more permanent City jobs and increase the annual recurring economic output in north Menifee. The sales tax revenues generated on behalf of the City by the local employees and residents within the Project and extended benefit areas would represent a sizeable boost to the City’s economy.

6. Approval of the Project will result in improved infrastructure to keep pace with the City’s ongoing development and will enhance the quality of life for the City’s residents by linking land use, transportation and infrastructure development. The Project includes the following Project Design Feature (PDFs):
• Construct curb, sidewalk, bike lane, and driveway improvements on Trumble Road, Sherman Road, and Dawson Road adjacent to Project site. • Provide roadway pavement on unpaved roadway sections adjacent to Project site. • Provide roadway pavement on Sherman Road south of Project frontage to McLaughlin Road and on McLaughlin Road between Trumble Road and Sherman Road to provide a two-lane roadway.
• Signing/striping to be implemented along with detailed construction plans for the Project site.
• Sight distance at the Project driveways would be reviewed with respect to City of Menifee standards at the time of preparation of final grading, landscape, site development, and street improvement plans.

With implementation of the PDFs and Mitigation Measures (MMs) Table 4.13-7: Mitigation Measures, the Project would be consistent with all applicable traffic thresholds and would provide adequate transportation infrastructure for the Project and the community overall.

7. The Project would provide a high quality and sustainable development. The Project would promote a planning approach that supports a sustainable and healthy community and reduces impacts on the natural environment. For instance, the Project would meet CalGreen Building Code energy efficiency requirements: consistent with Mitigation Measures AQ-10 and AQ-11, the Project would provide conduits for the installation of electrical hookups for future EV trucks and parking areas would be designed to accommodate EVs. Additionally, as Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 129
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66 noted in SC-9, the Project would be designed consistent with CalGreen Code 24 CCR, Part 11, as follows:
a. Design buildings to be water-efficient. Install water-efficient fixtures in accordance with Section 5.303 (nonresidential) of the California Green Building Standards Code Part 11.
b. Recycle and/or salvage for reuse a minimum of 65 percent of the nonhazardous construction and demolition waste in accordance with Section 5.408.1 (nonresidential) of the California Green Building Standards Code Part 11. c. Provide storage areas for recyclables and green waste and adequate recycling containers located in readily accessible areas in accordance with Section 5.410 (nonresidential) of the California Green Building Standards Code Part 11. d. Provide designated parking for any combination of low-emitting, fuel efficient and carpool/van pool vehicles. At least eight percent of the total parking spaces are required to be designated in accordance Section 5.106.5.2 (nonresidential), Designated Parking for Clean Air Vehicles, of the California Green Building Standards Code Part 11.

Although significant impacts will remain, the City will mitigate any significant adverse impacts to air quality and greenhouse gas emissions to the maximum extent practicable. In its decision to approve the Project, the City Council has considered the Project benefits to outweigh the environmental impacts.

12.0 CERTIFICATION OF THE FINAL EIR
The City Council certifies that the Final EIR was prepared in compliance with CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines and that the City Council has complied with CEQA’s procedural and substantive requirements.

The City Council further certifies that it has reviewed and considered the EIR in evaluation of the Project and that the EIR reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City Council. The City Council further finds that no new significant information as defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15088.5, has been received by the City Council after the circulation of the Draft EIR that would require further recirculation.

Accordingly, the City Council certifies the Final EIR for the Menifee Commerce Center Project.

As the decision-making body for approval, the City Council has reviewed and considered the information contained in the Findings and supporting documentation. The City Council determines that the Findings contain a complete and accurate reporting of the unavoidable impacts and benefits of the Project as detailed in the Statement of Overriding Considerations.

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Final Environmental Impact Report Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program 2 SECTION 1: AUTHORITY
This environmental Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (Program) has been prepared pursuant to Section 21081.6 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.), and CEQA Guidelines (14 Cal. Code Regs. Section 15000 et seq.) Sections 15091(d) and 15097, to ensure implementation of and provide for the monitoring of mitigation measures required of the Menifee Commerce Center (Project), as set forth in the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared for the Project. This report will be kept on file in the offices of the CEQA Lead Agency, the City of Menifee (City).

As noted in the EIR, the Project has been designed to avoid sensitive resources, as reflected in Project design plans and in Project Design Features (PDFs).

In addition, the EIR addresses the potential environmental impacts of the Project, and, where appropriate, recommends mitigation measures to avoid or substantially lessen significant environmental impacts. The Program detailed in the matrix table below is designed to monitor and ensure implementation of all mitigation measures that are adopted for the Project.

The City of Menifee (City) is the lead agency for the Project and assumes ultimate enforcement responsibilities for implementation of all mitigation measures listed in this Program. The City may assign responsibility for implementation or monitoring to appropriate designees such as a construction manager or third-party monitor. However, as the lead agency, the City remains responsible for ensuring that implementation of the mitigation measures occurs in accordance with this Program. In some cases, the City is required to secure permits or approvals from third-party agencies in order to implement a mitigation measure. In these cases, the City is responsible for verifying that such permits or approvals have been obtained in accordance with the conditions stipulated in the mitigation measure. The City’s existing planning, engineering, operations, and procurement review and inspection processes will be used as the basic foundation for the Program procedures and will also serve to provide the documentation for the reporting program.

SECTION 2: MONITORING SCHEDULE
Prior to construction, while detailed design plans are being prepared by City staff or its agents, City staff will be responsible for ensuring compliance with mitigation monitoring applicable to the Project construction, development, and design phases. Once construction has begun and is underway, monitoring of the mitigation measures associated with construction will be included in the responsibilities of City staff, who shall prepare or cause to be prepared periodic monitoring reports as appropriate. Regulatory agencies will have to harmonize CEQA mitigation with regulatory permit conditions and monitoring/reporting as part of the regulatory permitting process and will likely require submittal of formal monitoring reports. Once construction has been completed, the City will monitor the project as specified in the mitigation measures or as otherwise deemed necessary. At minimum, the City will prepare a mitigation monitoring status report prior to commencing construction, prior to commencing operations, within 90 days of commencing operations, and following completion of the first full year of operations.

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Final Environmental Impact Report Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program 3 SECTION 3: SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION
Findings and related documentation supporting the findings involving modifications to mitigation measures shall be maintained in the Project file with the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and shall be made available to the public upon request.

SECTION 4: FORMAT OF MITIGATION MONITORING MATRIX
The mitigation monitoring matrix on the following pages identifies the environmental issue areas for which monitoring is required, the required mitigation measures, the time frame for monitoring, and the responsible implementing and monitoring agencies.

SECTION 5: DEFINITIONS
The following list provides definitions for acronyms used in the mitigation monitoring and reporting program.

Acronyms/Abbreviation Description
ACM ................................................ Asbestos-Containing Materials AHERA............................................. Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act APU ................................................. Auxiliary Power Units AQ................................................... Air Quality AQMD ............................................. Air Quality Management District BIO .................................................. Biological Resources BMPs............................................... Best Management Practices CalOSHA.......................................... California Division of Occupational Safety and Health CARB ............................................... California Air Resources Board CDFW .............................................. California Department of Fish and Wildlife CEQA ............................................... California Environmental Quality Act City .................................................. City of Menifee County............................................. County of Riverside CUL.................................................. Cultural Resources EV.................................................... Electric Vehicle GEO.................................................Geology and Soils HAZ .................................................Hazards HEPA ...............................................High Efficiency Particulate Air LEED................................................ Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 133
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Final Environmental Impact Report Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program 4 MM ................................................. Mitigation Measure Moyer Program……………………………..Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program MSHCP ............................................ Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan PCC.................................................. Portland Cement Concrete PRD ................................................. Permit Registration Documents PRIMP ............................................. Paleontological Resource Mitigation Program SCAQMD ......................................... South Coast Air Quality Management District SMARTS........................................... Storm Water Multiple Application and Report Tracking System SWPPP............................................. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan State................................................ State of California TDM ................................................ Transportation Demand Management VIP................................................... Voucher Incentive Program VOC ................................................. Volatile Organic Compound WAIRE .............................................Warehouse Actions and Investments to Reduce Emissions Program WQMP ............................................Water Quality Management Plan XRF .................................................. X-Ray Fluorescence Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 134
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AIR QUALITY
MM AQ-1: Prior to the issuance of any grading permits, all Applicants shall submit construction plans to the City of Menifee denoting the proposed schedule and projected equipment use. Construction contractors shall provide evidence that low emission mobile construction equipment will be utilized, or that their use was investigated and found to be infeasible for the project.

Applicant Prior to the issuance
of grading permits.

City of Menifee
Building and Safety
Department
MM AQ-2: The Project's contractors shall prohibit off-road dieselpowered equipment from being in the “on” position for more than 10 hours per day. The Project's general contractor shall designate an officer to monitor the construction equipment operators on-site for compliance.

Project Contractor During construction. City of Menifee Building and Safety
Department
MM AQ-3: The Project Applicant shall be required to provide information on transit and ridesharing programs to construction employees, which shall be made available in the construction trailer at all times.

Applicant During construction. City of Menifee
Community
Development
Department
MM AQ-4: The Project shall be required to use paints, architectural coatings, and industrial maintenance coatings that have volatile organic compound levels of less than 10 g/L. All specifications, plans, and or details necessary to verify compliance shall be included in the Project's applicable construction drawings. Prior to issuance of a building permit, the City of Menifee Building and Safety Department shall confirm that plans include the following specifications:
▪ To reduce VOC emissions associated with architectural coating, the Project designer and contractor shall reduce the use of paints and solvents by utilizing pre-coated materials (e.g., bathroom stall dividers, metal awnings), materials that do not require painting, and require coatings and solvents with a VOC content lower than required under Rule 1113 to be utilized. The Applicant, Project
Contractor
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construction contractor shall be required to utilize “SuperCompliant” VOC paints, which are defined in SCAQMD’s Rule 1113. Construction specifications shall be included in building specifications that assure these requirements are
implemented. The specifications shall be reviewed by the City of Menifee’s Building and Safety Department for compliance with this mitigation measure prior to issuance of the Project’s building permit.
▪ Recycle leftover paint. Take any leftover paint to a household hazardous waste center; do not mix leftover water-based and oil-based paints.
▪ Keep lids closed on all paint containers when not in use to prevent VOC emissions and excessive odors.
▪ For water-based paints, clean up with water only. Whenever possible, do not rinse the cleanup water down the drain or pour it directly into the ground or the storm drain. Set aside the can of cleanup water and take it to the hazardous waste center (www.cleanup.org).
▪ Use compliant low-VOC cleaning solvents to clean paint application equipment.
▪ Keep all paint- and solvent-laden rags in sealed containers to prevent VOC emissions.
▪ Use high-pressure/low-volume paint applicators with a minimum transfer efficiency of at least 50 percent or other application techniques with equivalent or higher transfer efficiency.

MM AQ-5: Prior to issuance of tenant occupancy permits, Project operator’s with more than 100 employees shall prepare a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program detailing strategies that would reduce the use of single-occupant vehicles by employees by increasing the number of trips by walking, bicycle, Project Operator Prior to issuance of
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carpool, vanpool, and transit. The TDM shall include, but is not limited to the following:
▪ Provide a transportation information center and on-site TDM coordinator to educate employers, employees, and visitors of surrounding transportation options.
▪ Promote bicycling and walking through design features such as showers for employees, self-service bicycle repair area, etc. around the project site.
▪ Provide on-site car share information for employees who make only occasional use of a vehicle, as well as others who would like occasional access to a vehicle of a different type than they use day-to-day.
▪ Promote and support carpool/vanpool/rideshare use through parking incentives and administrative support, such as ridematching service. ▪ Incorporate incentives for using alternative travel modes, such as preferential load/unload areas or convenient designated parking spaces for carpool/vanpool users.
▪ Post both bus and MetroLink schedules in conspicuous areas. ▪ Configure their operating schedules around the MetroLink schedule to the extent reasonably feasible.

MM AQ-6: Prior to the issuance of tenant occupancy permits, the City of Menifee Building and Safety Division shall confirm that the Project does not include cold storage.

Applicant Prior to the issuance
of tenant occupancy
permits.

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MM AQ-7: The facility operator shall provide tenants with an information packet that:
▪ Provides information on incentive programs, such as the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program (Moyer Program), and other similar funding opportunities, by providing applicable literature available from the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The Moyer Program On-Road HeavyDuty Vehicles Voucher Incentive Program (VIP) provides funding to individuals seeking to purchase new or used vehicles with 2013 or later model year engines to replace an existing vehicle that is to be scrapped.
▪ Provides information on the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay program and tenants shall be encouraged to use carriers that are SmartWay carriers.
▪ Recommends the use of electric or alternatively fueled sweepers with high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters. ▪ Recommends the use of water-based or low VOC cleaning products.

Applicant, Project
Operator
Prior to issuance of
tenant occupancy
permits.

City of Menifee
MM AQ-8: Prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy, the Project shall be required to install air filtration in the unconditioned warehouse facility, with a minimum of 1 air change per hour, in order to promote worker well-being.

Applicant Prior to issuance of
tenant occupancy
permits.

City of Menifee
MM AQ-9: All on-site outdoor cargo-handling equipment (including yard trucks, hostlers, yard goats, pallet jacks, forklifts, and other on-site equipment) shall be electric or non-diesel fueled. All on-site indoor forklifts shall be powered by electricity or other non-diesel fuel.

Applicant Ongoing, after
issuance of tenant
occupancy permits.

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MM AQ-10: Conduits for the installation of electrical hookups to allow future electric vehicle (EV) trucks and trucks with auxiliary power units (APU) shall be installed at a ratio of one charging station for every 50 dock high doors.

Applicant During construction. City of Menifee
MM AQ-11: Parking areas shall be designed to accommodate EV charging stations for passenger cars consistent with CalGreen Chapter 5 requirements.

Applicant Prior to issuance of
building permits.

City of Menifee
MM AQ-12: All landscaping equipment (e.g., leaf blower) used for property management shall be electric-powered only. The property manager/facility owner shall provide documentation (e.g., purchase, rental, and/or services agreement) to the City of Menifee Planning Department to verify, to the City’s satisfaction, that all landscaping equipment utilized will be electric powered.

Applicant Ongoing, after
issuance of tenant
occupancy permits.

City of Menifee

BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
MM BIO-1: If grading or construction activities, including vegetation removal, occurs between February 1st and August 31st, a preconstruction clearance survey for nesting birds shall be conducted within three (3) days of the start of any vegetation removal or ground disturbing activities to ensure that no nesting birds will be disturbed during construction. The Project Applicant shall ensure that impacts to nesting bird species at the project site are avoided through the implementation of preconstruction surveys, ongoing monitoring, and if necessary, establishment of minimization measures. The Project Applicant shall adhere to the following:

1. The biologist conducting the clearance survey shall document a negative survey with a brief letter report indicating that no impacts Qualified Biologist Prior to grounddisturbance
activities.

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to active avian nests will occur. The Project Applicant shall designate a biologist (Designated Biologist) experienced in: identifying local and migratory bird species of special concern; conducting bird surveys using appropriate survey methodology; nesting surveying techniques, recognizing breeding and nesting behaviors, locating nests and breeding territories, and identifying nesting stages and nest success; determining/establishing appropriate avoidance and minimization measures; and monitoring the efficacy of
implemented avoidance and minimization measures.

2. Surveys shall be conducted by the Designated Biologist at the appropriate time of day/night, during appropriate weather conditions, no more than 3 days prior to the initiation of project activities. Surveys shall encompass all suitable areas including trees, shrubs, bare ground, burrows, cavities, and structures. Survey duration shall take into consideration the size of the project site; density, and complexity of the habitat; number of survey participants; survey techniques employed; and shall be sufficient to ensure the data collected is complete and accurate. If a nest is suspected, but not confirmed, the Designated Biologist shall establish a disturbance-free buffer until additional surveys can be completed, or until the location can be inferred based on observations. If a nest is observed, but thought to be inactive, the Designated Biologist shall monitor the nest for one hour (four hours for raptors during the non-breeding season) prior to approaching the nest to determine status. The Designated Biologist shall use their best professional judgement regarding the monitoring period and whether approaching the nest is appropriate.

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If an active avian nest is discovered during the pre-construction clearance survey, construction activities should stay outside of a nodisturbance buffer. The size of the no-disturbance buffer (generally 300 feet for migratory and non-migratory songbirds and 500 feet raptors and special-status species) will be determined by the wildlife biologist, and will depend on the level of noise and/or surrounding disturbances, line of sight between the nest and the construction activity, ambient noise, and topographical barriers. These factors will be evaluated on a case-bycase basis when developing buffer distances. Limits of construction to avoid an active nest will be established in the field with flagging, fencing, or other appropriate barriers; and construction personnel will be instructed on the sensitivity of nest areas. confirmed, the Designated Biologist shall immediately establish a conservative avoidance buffer surrounding the nest based on the nest based on their best professional judgement and experience. A biological monitor shall be present to delineate the boundaries of the buffer area and to monitor the active nest to ensure that nesting behavior is not adversely affected by the construction activity. The Designated Biologist shall monitor the nest at the onset of Project activities, and at the onset of any changes in such Project activities (e.g., increase in number or type of equipment, change in equipment usage, etc.) to determine the efficacy of the buffer. If the Designated Biologist determines that such project activities may be causing an adverse reaction, the Designated Biologist shall adjust the buffer accordingly or implement alternative avoidance and minimization measures, such as redirecting or rescheduling construction or erecting sound barriers. All work within these buffers will be halted until the nesting effort is finished (i.e., the juveniles are surviving independent from the nest). The onsite qualified biologist will review and verify compliance with these nesting avoidance buffers and will verify the nesting effort has finished. Once the young have fledged and left the Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 141
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nest, or the nest otherwise becomes inactive under natural conditions, construction activities within the buffer area can occur. Work can resume within these avoidance areas when no other active nests are found. Upon completion of the survey and nesting bird monitoring, a report shall be prepared and submitted to County for mitigation monitoring compliance record keeping.

MM BIO-2: The Project Developer shall retain a qualified biologist to conduct a 30-day pre construction survey for burrowing owl. The results of the single one-day survey would be submitted to the City prior to obtaining a grading permit, three days prior to construction activities. If at any time there is a lapse of Project activities for 30 days or more, another burrowing owl survey shall be conducted and reported to CDFW.

If burrowing owl are not detected during the pre-construction survey, no further mitigation is required. If burrowing owl are detected during the pre-construction survey, the Project applicant and a qualified consulting biologist would be required to prepare and submit for approval to the City a burrowing owl mitigation program in accordance with MSHCP protocol. If active burrowing owl burrows are detected during the breeding season, the onsite biologist will review and establish a conservative avoidance buffer surrounding the nest based on their best professional judgment and experience and verify compliance with this buffer and will verify the nesting effort has finished Work can resume when no other active burrowing owl nesting efforts are observed. If active burrowing owl burrows are detected outside the breeding season, then passive and/or active relocation pursuant to a Burrowing Owl Plan that shall be prepared by the Applicant and approved by the City in consultation with CDFW, or the Project Developer shall stop construction activities within the buffer zone Qualified Biologist Prior to grounddisturbance
activities.

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established around the active nest and shall not resume construction activities until the nest is no longer active. The Burrowing Owl Plan shall be prepared in accordance with guidelines in the MSHCP. Burrowing owl burrows shall be excavated with hand tools by a qualified biologist when determined to be unoccupied and backfilled to ensure that animals do not reenter the holes/dens.

GEOLOGY AND SOILS
MM GEO-1: To reduce damage from expansive soils, the contractor shall frequently moisture condition these soils throughout the grading process, unless grading occurs during a period of relatively wet weather.

Based on the presence of expansive soils, there shall be proper moisture conditioning of all building pad subgrade soils to a moisture content of two to four percent optimum moisture content during site grading. In addition to adequately moisture conditioning the subgrade soils and fill soils during grading, all necessary steps shall be taken to maintain moisture content of these soils at two to four percent above the optimum moisture content.

Construction contractor During construction. City of Menifee MM GEO-2: Additional soluble sulfate testing shall be conducted by a qualified geologist prior to issuance of a building permit to verify the soluble sulfate concentrations of the soils which are present at pad grade within the building area. If soluble sulfate concentrations above

0.10% are present, specialized concrete mix designs shall be required. A qualified geologist will determine the specialized concrete mix, if needed, upon results of lab testing of soluble sulfate soils.

Qualified Geologist Prior to issuance of
building permits.

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MM GEO-3: Prior to issuance of grading permits, the applicant will retain a qualified paleontologist to create and implement a Paleontological Resource Mitigation Program (PRIMP). The project paleontologist would review the grading plan and conduct any pre-construction work necessary to render appropriate monitoring and mitigation requirements, to be documented in the PRIMP. The PRIMP would be submitted to the City prior to issuance of a grading permit. Information contained in the PRIMP would minimally include:

1. Description of the project site and proposed grading operations

2. Description of the level of monitoring required for earthmoving activities

3. Identification and qualifications of the paleontological monitor to be employed during earth moving

4. Identification of personnel with authority to temporarily halt or divert grading to allow recovery of large specimens

5. Direction for fossil discoveries to be reported to the developer and the City

6. Means and methods to be employed by the paleontological monitor to quickly salvage fossils to minimize construction delays

7. Sampling methods for sediments that are likely to contain small fossil remains, if any.

8. Procedures and protocol for collecting and processing of samples and specimens, as necessary

9. Fossil identification and curation procedures

10. Identification of the repository to receive fossil material

11. All pertinent maps and exhibits

12. Procedures for reporting of findings

13. Acknowledgment of the developer for content of the PRIMP and acceptance of financial responsibility for monitoring, reporting, and curation.

Qualified Paleontologist Prior to issuance of
grading permits.

City of Menifee

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Refer to MM AQ-2 through MM AQ-12, above
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MM GHG-1: Prior to issuance of tenant occupancy permits, the Project owner or operator shall be required to install a total 314kwdc solar photovoltaic (PV) system on Building 1 (226kwdc) and Building 2 (88kwdc) or offset an equivalent amount of energy demand with renewable energy through either the purchase of renewable energy or implementation of alternative renewable measures that would offset an equivalent amount of energy demand subject to approval by the Community Development Director or his/her designee. To allow future operators to earn WAIRE Program points pursuant to SCAQMD’s Rule 2305, the exact timing of the PV system installation may be modified at the discretion of the Community Development Director or his/her designee. The PV requirement is subject to the utility provider agreeing to serve and facilitate the use of PV as well as final approval from the Airport Land Use Commission (if required).

Applicant, Project
Operator
Prior to the issuance
of tenant occupancy
permits.

Project Operator,
City of Menifee
MM GHG-2: Prior to the issuance of a building permit for tenant improvements, the Project Applicant or successor in interest shall provide documentation to the City of Menifee demonstrating that the Project is designed to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certified equivalent standards. This mitigation measure applies only to tenant permits and not the building shell approvals.

Applicant Prior to the issuance
of building permits.

City of Menifee
MM GHG-3: The development shall divert a minimum of 75 percent of landfill waste. Prior to issuance of certificate of tenant occupancy permits, a recyclables collection and load area shall be constructed in compliance with City of Menifee standards for Recyclable Collection and Loading Areas within the screened truck court area subject to approval by the Community Development Director or his/her designee. This mitigation measure applies only to tenant permits and not the building shell approvals.

Applicant Prior to the issuance
of tenant occupancy
permits.

Community
Development
Director
MM GHG-4: Prior to the issuance of tenant occupancy permits, the Planning Department shall confirm that the property’s landscape maintenance contract includes contractual language that all landscaping maintenance equipment used onsite shall be 100 percent electrically Applicant Prior to the issuance
of tenant occupancy
permits.

City of Menifee
Planning
Department
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powered. This mitigation measure applies only to tenant permits and not the building shell approvals.

MM GHG-5: Prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy, the Project shall be required to construct cool pavement and/or portland cement concrete (PCC) for site paving in order to reduce heat island effects.

Applicant Prior to the issuance
of tenant occupancy
permits.

City of Menifee

HAZARDS
▪ MM HAZ-1: Prior to issuance of a demolition permit of the on-site structures, preparation of a demolition plan for the safe dismantling and removal of building components and debris including a plan for lead and asbestos abatement shall be required. The demolition plan shall be submitted to the City’s (Building and Safety Department) for review and approval prior to commencement of demolition activities. ▪ Prior to demolition activities, an asbestos survey shall be conducted by an Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) and California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) certified building inspector to determine the presence or absence of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs). The sampling method to be used shall be based on the statistical probability that construction materials similar in color and texture contain similar amounts of asbestos. In areas where the material appears to be homogeneous in color and texture over a wide area, bulk samples shall be collected at discrete locations from within these areas.

In unique or nonhomogeneous areas, discrete samples of potential ACMs shall be collected. The survey shall identify the likelihood that asbestos is present in concentrations greater than one percent in construction materials. If ACMs are located, abatement of asbestos shall be completed prior to any activities that would disturb ACMs or create an airborne asbestos hazard.

Asbestos removal shall be performed by a State certified asbestos containment contractor in accordance with the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1403. Common asbestos abatement techniques involve removal, encapsulation, or enclosure.

The removal of asbestos is preferred when the material is in poor physical condition and there is sufficient space for the removal Applicant Prior to issuance of
demolition permits.

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Building and Safety
Department
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technique. The encapsulation of asbestos is preferred when the material has sufficient resistance to ripping, has a hard or sealed surface, or is difficult to reach. The enclosure of asbestos is to be applied when the material is in perfect physical condition, or if the material cannot be removed from the site for reasons of protection against fire, heat, or noise.

MM HAZ-2: If paint is separated from building materials (chemically or physically) during demolition of the structures, the paint waste shall be evaluated independently from the building material by a qualified Environmental Professional. A portable, field X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer shall be used to identify the locations of potential lead paint, and test accessible painted surfaces. The qualified Environmental Professional shall identify the likelihood that lead is present in concentrations greater than 1.0 milligrams per square centimeter (mg/cm2) in/on readily accessible painted surfaces of the buildings.

If lead-based paint is found, abatement shall be completed by a qualified Lead Specialist prior to any activities that would create lead dust or fume hazard. Potential methods to reduce lead dust and waste during removal include wet scraping, wet planning, use of electric heat guns, chemical stripping, and use of local High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) exhaust systems. Lead-based paint removal and disposal shall be performed in accordance with California Code of Regulation Title 8, § 1532.1, which specifies exposure limits, exposure monitoring and respiratory protection, and mandates good worker practices by workers exposed to lead. Contractors performing lead-based paint removal shall provide evidence of abatement activities to the Building Official.

Qualified Environmental
Professional, Construction
contractor
During Construction. City of Menifee
Building and Safety
Department

HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY
MM HYD-1: Prior to commencing grading, the Project Applicant shall comply with applicable construction water quality regulations including the NPDES General Construction Permit, which shall be obtained from the Regional Water Quality Control Board. This process requires that the applicant electronically submit Permit Registration Documents (PRDs) prior to commencement of construction activities in the Storm Water Applicant Prior to grading. City of Menifee,
RWQCB
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Multiple Application and Report Tracking System (SMARTS). PRDs consist of the NOI, Risk Assessment, Post-Construction Calculations, a Site Map, the SWPPP, a signed certification statement by the Legally Responsible Person, and the first annual fee.

The required Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) must be submitted to the City of Menifee Engineering Department for review and approval, identifying specific actions and Best Management Practices (BMPs) to prevent stormwater pollution during construction activities.

The SWPPP shall identify a practical sequence for BMP implementation, site restoration, contingency measures, responsible parties, and agency contacts. The SWPPP shall include but not be limited to the following elements:

A. Compliance with the requirements of the State of California’s most current Construction Stormwater Permit.

B. Temporary erosion control measures shall be implemented on all disturbed areas.

C. Disturbed surfaces shall be treated with erosion control measures during the October 15 to April 15 rainy season.

D. Sediment shall be retained on-site by a system of sediment basins, traps, or other BMPs.

E. The construction contractor shall prepare Standard Operating Procedures for the handling of hazardous materials on the construction site to eliminate discharge of materials to storm drains.

F. BMP performance and effectiveness shall be determined either by visual means where applicable (e.g., observation of abovenormal sediment release), or by actual water sampling in cases where verification of contaminant reduction or elimination (such as inadvertent petroleum release) is required by the Santa Ana RWQCB to determine adequacy of the measure.

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vegetative cover shall be established on the construction site as soon as possible after disturbance, as an interim erosion control measure throughout the duration of construction.

H. Prior to the issuance of the first grading permit, the Project Applicant shall submit the Final Tentative Parcel Map that includes the water quality BMPs for approval by the City of Menifee Engineer. The City of Menifee Engineer shall ensure that all applicable water quality standards are met before approving the SWPPP.

MM HYD-2: The Project Applicant shall prepare a Final Project-Specific Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) with O&M Plan for submittal together with the associated grading and improvement plans which must be approved prior to the issuance of a building or grading permit.

These documents shall be prepared in accordance with applicable City (Menifee) and County (Riverside) water quality requirements, for review and approval by the City of Menifee Engineering Department, including the following:
▪ Site Design BMPs
▪ Source Control BMPs
▪ Treatment Control BMPs
▪ BMP Sizing
▪ Equivalent Treatment Control Alternatives
▪ Regionally-Based Treatment Control BMPs
▪ O&M Responsibility for Treatment Control BMPs
Applicant Prior to issuance of
a building or grading
permit.

City of Menifee,
County of Riverside
MM HYD-3: Prior to issuance of grading permits, the Project Applicant shall submit final parcel map(s) for review and approval by the City of Menifee, including final drainage design plans supported by a final drainage study. The tract maps, grading plans, and final drainage study shall demonstrate compliance with applicable City and County drainage plans, policies, design guidelines and regulations including but not limited to City of Menifee Municipal Code Chapter 8.26 Grading Regulations.

Applicant Prior to issuance of
grading permits.

City of Menifee
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NOISE
MM NOI-1: Construction Noise Control. To avoid unnecessary annoyance from construction noise, the following construction noise control measures shall be implemented:
▪ Perform all construction in a manner to minimize noise and vibration. The contractor should be required to select
construction processes and techniques that create the lowest noise levels.
▪ Equip all internal combustion engines with a muffler of a type recommended by the manufacturer.
▪ Turn off idling equipment.
▪ Perform noisier operations during the times least sensitive to receptors.
▪ Implement a noise control monitoring program to limit the impacts.
▪ The construction contractor should be required by contract specification to comply with all local noise ordinances and obtain all necessary permits and variances.

Construction contractor During construction. City of Menifee

TRANSPORTATION
Refer to Table 4.13-7 on pages 4.13-20 through 4.13-21 of the Draft EIR. Applicant Ongoing, during construction.

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EXHIBIT C – DEIR AND FEIR VIRTUAL LOCATION
The FEIR, and DEIR, including the technical appendices can be accessed for review on the City website at https://www.cityofmenifee.us/325/Environmental-Notices-Documents.

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RESOLUTION NO. 22-____

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MENIFEE, CALIFORNIA APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO.

PLN21-0100, WHICH AMENDS THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE
DESIGNATION OF APN 331-140-021 AND 331-110-027 FROM HEAVY INDUSTRIAL (HI) TO SPECIFIC PLAN (SP) AND APN 331-140-021 AND 331-140-018 FROM BUSINESS PARK (BP) TO SPECIFIC PLAN (SP).

WHEREAS, on March 10, 2021, the applicant, Core5 Industrial Partners, LLC filed a formal application with the City of Menifee for the approval of General Plan Amendment No. PLN21-0100 to change APN 331-140-021 and 331-110-027 from Heavy Industrial (HI) to Specific Plan (SP) and 331-140-021 and 331-140-018 from Business Park (BP) to Specific Plan (SP); and
WHEREAS, the application for the General Plan Amendment is being processed concurrently with applications for a change of zone (PLN21-0101), specific plan amendment (2019-006), tentative parcel map (PLN21-0205) and a plot plan (2019-005) for the construction of two concrete tilt-up industrial buildings for a total square footage of 1,640,130 square feet on approximately 72.12 net acres located east of Trumble Road, west of Dawson Avenue, south of Ethanac Road, and north of McLaughlin Road.

Collectively, all the applications are referred to as the “Project” or “Menifee Commerce Center”; and,
WHEREAS, on September 28, 2022, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on General Plan Amendment No. PLN21-0100, considered all public testimony as well as all materials in the staff report and accompanying documents, which hearing was publicly noticed by a publication in The Press Enterprise, an agenda posting, notices placed on the Project site, and notice to property owners and non-owner residents within 300 feet of the Project boundaries as well as to persons requesting public notice; and
WHEREAS, at the September 28, 2022 Planning Commission public hearing, based upon the materials in the staff report and accompanying documents, public comment, and Planning Commission discussion, the City of Menifee Planning Commission recommended that the City Council approve General Plan Amendment No.

PLN21-0100; and,
WHEREAS, on October 19, 2022, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on General Plan Amendment No. PLN21-0100, considered all public testimony as well as all materials in the staff report and accompanying documents, which hearing was publicly noticed by The Press Enterprise, an agenda posting, notices placed on the Project site, and notice to property owners and non-owner residents within 300 feet of the Project boundaries, and to persons requesting public notice; and, WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this resolution have occurred.

NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Menifee resolves as follows:

Section 1: The amendment is consistent with the intent of the vision, goals and policies of the General Plan as a whole.

The Project site’s existing land use designation is composed of the following:

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Menifee North Specific Plan (SP), Business Park (BP), and Heavy Industrial (HI) and an existing zoning of Menifee North SP, Business Park/Light Industrial (BP), and Heavy Industrial/Manufacturing (HI). The proposed Project would be located within Planning Area (PA) 2 which is an area designated Industrial under the Menifee North Specific Plan (SP). As noted above, the Project site is made up of three different land use designations.

The majority of the project site is designated as Industrial under the Menifee North SP. Three parcels make up the majority and the balance of the site is made up of small pockets of land consisting of four parcels (two parcels designated as Heavy Industrial (HI) and two parcels designated Business Park (BP). All three designations (Menifee North SP (Industrial), Heavy Industrial (HI), and Business Park (BP) allow for the development of industrial and warehousing related uses which the proposed Project is consistent with.

However, because four parcels making up a minority of the Project site differ from the Menifee North SP (Industrial) designation, Discretionary Actions and Approvals would be required to consolidate the site’s designation to Menifee North SP, and thus, provide for a single set of development and design standards to be uniformly applied to the entirety of the Project site under the Menifee North SP PA 2.

The proposed General Plan Amendment would change the General Plan land use designation of APN 331-140-010 and 331-110-027 from Heavy Industrial (HI) to Specific Plan (SP) and APN 331-140-021 and 331-140-018 from Business Park (BP) to Specific Plan (SP).

When originally adopted, the Menifee North Specific Plan Planning Area 2 boundary excluded several small properties along the outside edges and in the middle of the planning area. It is unknown why these properties were not originally designated as Specific Plan but from a land use planning perspective, incorporating the subject parcels into the Specific Plan allows for concentrated growth, creates place and identity, and provides infrastructure efficiently.

The Project site is not identified in the City’s Housing Element as a Housing Opportunity Site for residential. The Housing Element did not assume the site would contribute any dwelling units. The Project would, therefore, not conflict with any density range anticipated in the Housing Element for the site. For these reasons, the Project is not inconsistent with and of the City’s General Plan elements and is consistent with its objectives, policies, and programs.

In addition, the General Plan Amendment is consistent with the following City of Menifee General Plan policies:
• LU-1.1: Concentrate growth in strategic locations to help preserve rural areas, create place and identity, provide infrastructure efficiently, and foster the use of transit options.

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routes for employees and delivery personnel and the location helps concentrate activity and development near the major transit corridors of the city as opposed to the rural areas or traveling through residential areas.
• LU-1.5: Support development and land use patterns, where appropriate, that reduce reliance on the automobile and capitalize on multimodal transportation opportunities.

The projects infrastructure improvements including roadways, intersection improvements such as traffic signals and turn lanes, bike lanes and sidewalks will help promote multimodal transportation opportunities for employees and residents surrounding the Project site. • CD-3.12: Utilize differing but complementary forms of architectural styles and designs that incorporate representative characteristics of a given area.

The proposed industrial project utilizes industrial architecture which focuses on efficiency for processing goods and products. The building is designed to prioritize employee safety and functionality.

Nonetheless, the building is still designed to meet Menifee North Specific Plan architectural guidelines as well as City of Menifee Design Guidelines such as building form, roof form, massing and articulation, materials and colors, windows, door and entries.
• CD-3.14 Provide variations in color, texture, materials, articulation, and architectural treatments. Avoid long expanses of blank, monotonous walls or fences.

The architecture of the Project incorporates varied colors, recesses, material changes, varied roof lines, wall plane changes, accent materials, and other architectural treatments that break up wall areas to avoid any long expanses of blank, monotonous walls. Screen walls have also been designed to incorporate architectural elements from the building for compatibility. Additionally, densely landscaped berms are proposed to reduce the visual height of the walls from the public right of way and to provide a visually pleasing street scene.

For these reasons, the General Plan Amendment is consistent with the City’s General Plan objectives, policies, and programs.

Section 2: The amendment prescribes reasonable controls and standards for affected land uses to ensure compatibility and integrity of those uses with other established uses.

Incorporating the four parcels is specifically intended to meet the finding to prescribe reasonable controls and standards for affected land uses and to ensure compatibility and integrity of those uses with other established uses.

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from three different land use and zoning designations. The amendment would address this inconsistency and ensure the integrity of the approved specific plan land uses. The Specific Plan was found to be compatible with other established uses in the area.

Section 3: The amendment provides for the protection of the health, safety, and/or general welfare of the community.

The amendment proposes to incorporate four parcels currently designated as Heavy Industrial and Business Park, into the Menifee North Specific Plan.

To ensure that the amendment would not affect the general health, safety and/or welfare of the community, an environmental impact report was prepared to analyze potential impacts to the surrounding community. The EIR determined that potential impacts would all be less than significant with the necessary mitigation incorporated, except for significant and unavoidable impacts to Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas. A Statement of Overriding Considerations is included for the EIR stating that the impacts of the project are acceptable and outweighed by the benefits of the project. With the exception of these environmental categories (Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas) the proposed entitlements are not anticipated to create conditions materially detrimental to the public health, safety and general welfare or injurious to or incompatible with other properties or land uses in the project vicinity.

Section 4: CEQA Compliance. The City Council hereby determines that the Menifee Commerce Center Environmental Impact Report (Project EIR) has been completed for the Project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, State and local CEQA guidelines and pursuant to a separate Resolution, finds that the facts presented within the public record provide the basis to certify the Project EIR, adopt the Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations, and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, which have been completed for the project.

Section 5: Approval of the General Plan Amendment. The City Council finds that the facts present within the public record and within this Resolution provide the basis to approve General Plan Amendment No. PLN21-0100 amending the General Plan Land Use Map as shown in the attached exhibit provided in this resolution.

Section 6: The documents and materials that constitute the record of proceedings on which this Resolution has been based are located at the Community Development Department – Planning Division, 29844 Haun Road, Menifee, CA 92586. This information is provided in compliance with Public Resources Code section 21081.6.

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General Plan Amendment No. PLN21-0100
October 19, 2022
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 19th DAY OF OCTOBER 2022. ___________________________
Bill Zimmerman, Mayor
Attest:
___________________________
Stephanie Roseen, Acting City Clerk
Approved as to form:
___________________________
Jeffrey T. Melching, City Attorney
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Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial DevelopmentItem Page Number: 157 p;                                                                        October 19, 2022 ORDINANCE NO. 2022-____

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MENIFEE APPROVING CHANGE OF ZONE NO. PLN21-0101, WHICH CHANGES

THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF FOUR PROPERTIES
CONSISTING OF 6.4 ACRES ON PROPERTY EAST OF TRUMBLE

ROAD, WEST OF DAWSON ROAD, SOUTH OF ETHANAC ROAD AND

NORTH OF MCLAUGHLIN ROAD FROM HEAVY INDUSTRIAL AND
BUSINESS PARK TO MENIFEE NORTH SPECIFIC PLAN.

WHEREAS, on March 10, 2021, the applicant, Core5 Industrial Partners, LLC filed a formal application with the City of Menifee for the approval of Change of Zone No.

PLN21-0101 to change APN 331-140-021 and 331-110-027 from Heavy Industrial (HI) to Menifee North Specific Plan (SP) and 331-140-021 and 331-140-018 from Business Park (BP) to Menifee North Specific Plan (SP); and
WHEREAS, the application for the Change of Zone is being processed concurrently with applications for a general plan amendment (PLN21-0100), specific plan amendment (2019-006), tentative parcel map (PLN21-0205) and a plot plan (2019- 005) for the construction of two concrete tilt-up industrial buildings for a total square footage of 1,640,130 square feet on approximately 72.12 net acres located east of Trumble Road, west of Dawson Avenue, south of Ethanac Road, and north of McLaughlin Road. Collectively, all the applications are referred to as the “Project” or “Menifee Commerce Center”; and,
WHEREAS, on September 28, 2022, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on Change of Zone No. PLN21-0101, considered all public testimony as well as all materials in the staff report and accompanying documents, which hearing was publicly noticed by a publication in The Press Enterprise, a newspaper of general circulation, an agenda posting, notices placed on the Project site, and notice to property owners within 300 feet of the Project boundaries as well as to persons requesting public notice; and
WHEREAS, at the September 28, 2022 Planning Commission public hearing, based upon the materials in the staff report and accompanying documents, public comment, and Planning Commission discussion, the City of Menifee Planning Commission recommended that the City Council approve Change of Zone No. PLN21- 0101; and,
WHEREAS, on October 19, 2022, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing concerning the Ordinance, introduced and conducted a first reading of the Ordinance, and considered testimony and evidence at the public hearing held with respect thereto; and;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Menifee does ordain as follows:

Section 1: The proposed Change of Zone is consistent with the intent of the goals and policies of the General Plan
The land use and zoning designation of the site is Specific Plan, Heavy Industrial and Business Park. The change of zone proposes to change the zoning of APN 331-140-010 and 331-110-027 from Heavy Industrial (HI) to Menifee North Specific Plan and APN 331-140-021 and 331-140-018 from Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 158
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Business Park (BP) to Menifee North Specific Plan. All parcels would be zoned as Menifee North Specific Plan, Planning Area 2 (Industrial).

The intent of the Specific Plan general plan land use designation is to recognize areas where an existing specific plan is in place and to provide policies, standards and criteria for the development or redevelopment of these areas. All three designations (Menifee North SP “Industrial”, Heavy Industrial, and Business Park) allow for the development of industrial and warehousing related uses which the proposed project is consistent.

However, because four parcels making up a minority of the Project site differ from the Menifee North SP designation, Discretionary Actions and Approvals are being required to consolidate the site’s designation to Menifee North SP, and thus, provide for a single set of development and design standards to be uniformly applied to the entirety of the Project site under the Menifee North SP PA 2. The project is consistent with the development standards and design guidelines of the Menifee North Specific Plan and therefore consistent with the General Plan.

The Project site is not identified in the City’s Housing Element as a Housing Opportunity Site for residential. The Housing Element did not assume the site would contribute any dwelling units. The Project would, therefore, not conflict with any density range anticipated in the Housing Element for the site. For these reasons, the Project is not inconsistent with and of the City’s General Plan elements and is consistent with its objectives, policies, and programs.

In addition, the Change of Zone is consistent with the following City of Menifee General Plan policies:
• LU-1.1: Concentrate growth in strategic locations to help preserve rural areas, create place and identity, provide infrastructure efficiently, and foster the use of transit options.

The proposed industrial project is in close proximity (approximately 1/2 mile) to the I-215 freeway Ethanac Road interchange. The location is well suited for industrial development to promote easily accessible routes for employees and delivery personnel and the location helps concentrate activity and development near the major transit corridors of the city as opposed to the rural areas or traveling through residential areas.
• LU-1.5: Support development and land use patterns, where appropriate, that reduce reliance on the automobile and capitalize on multimodal transportation opportunities.

The projects infrastructure improvements including roadways, intersection improvements such as traffic signals and turn lanes, bike lanes and sidewalks will help promote multimodal transportation opportunities for employees and residents surrounding the Project site.

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• CD-3.12: Utilize differing but complementary forms of architectural styles and designs that incorporate representative characteristics of a given area.

The proposed industrial project utilizes industrial architecture which focuses on efficiency for processing goods and products. The building is designed to prioritize employee safety and functionality.

Nonetheless, the building is still designed to meet Menifee North Specific Plan architectural guidelines as well as City of Menifee Design Guidelines such as building form, roof form, massing and articulation, materials and colors, windows, door and entries. • CD-3.14 Provide variations in color, texture, materials, articulation, and architectural treatments. Avoid long expanses of blank, monotonous walls or fences.

The architecture of the Project incorporates varied colors, recesses, material changes, varied roof lines, wall plane changes, accent materials, and other architectural treatments that break up wall areas to avoid any long expanses of blank, monotonous walls. Screen walls have also been designed to incorporate architectural elements from the building for compatibility. Additionally, densely landscaped berms are proposed to reduce the visual height of the walls from the public right of way and to provide a visually pleasing street scene.

Section 2: The proposed change of zone prescribes reasonable controls and standards to ensure compatibility with other established uses.

The project site is generally bounded by Ethanac Road to the north, a flood control channel, Southern California Edison Easement and McLaughlin Road to the south, Trumble Road to the west, and Dawson Road to the east. The proposed change of zone as described above, is compatible with the surrounding established uses. Surrounding uses include nonconforming residential uses, commercial establishments, and other industrial uses. The project site is surrounded by business park zoning, public utility corridor zoning, or other parts of the Menifee North Specific Plan, Planning Area 2. The project has been designed to include reasonable controls and standards such as increased setbacks, screen walls, shielded lighting, and landscape buffers to ensure compatibility with established uses. The Project complies with all other established controls and standards outlined in the Menifee North Specific Plan.

Section 3: The proposed change of zone provides reasonable property development rights while protecting environmentally sensitive land uses and species.

The property development rights are compatible and consistent with surrounding developments and the adopted City of Menifee Municipal Code and Menifee North Specific Plan. All proposed properties that are proposed with the change of zone are directly adjacent to existing areas of the Menifee North Specific Plan. Planning Area 2 in the Menifee North Specific Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 160
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Plan would be increased by 6.4 acres from 138.8 acres to 145.2 acres (4.6% increase).

Biological reports were conducted to determine sensitive plant and animal species onsite and applicable mitigation measures included in the EIR were included for their protection. The EIR also includes additional reports to determine consistency with the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (WR-MSHCP) such as riparian/riverine areas, vernal pools, narrow endemic plant species, burrowing owl, and fairy shrimp. Review and mitigation coordination occurred with the applicable state and federal wildlife agencies. Therefore, the change of zone provides reasonable property development rights while protecting environmentally sensitive land uses and species.

Section 4: The proposed change of zone ensures protection of the general health, safety and welfare of the community.

The Change of Zone will not result in conditions detrimental to the public health, safety, or general welfare as designed and conditioned. The associated entitlements have been reviewed and conditioned by the City of Menifee Community Development, Engineering, Building and Safety and Fire Departments to ensure that it will not create conditions materially detrimental to the surrounding uses. Conditions of approval include landscaping, roadway improvements consistent with the General Plan, expanded sidewalks and a network of bike lanes and to encourage nonvehicular travel, fire infrastructure, and drainage improvements that will benefit the Project site and surrounding areas.

In addition, environmental impacts resulting from the implementation of the Project and associated Change of Zone have been analyzed in the Menifee Commerce Center Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The EIR determined that potential impacts would all be less than significant with the necessary mitigation incorporated, except for significant and unavoidable impacts to Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas. A Statement of Overriding Considerations is included for the EIR stating that the impacts of the project are acceptable and outweighed by the benefits of the project. With the exception of these environmental categories (Air Quality, and Greenhouse Gas) the proposed entitlements are not anticipated to create conditions materially detrimental to the public health, safety and general welfare or injurious to or incompatible with other properties or land uses in the Project vicinity.

Section 5: CEQA Compliance. The City Council hereby determines that the Menifee Commerce Center Environmental Impact Report (Project EIR) has been completed for the Project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, State and local CEQA guidelines and pursuant to a separate Resolution, finds that the facts presented within the public record provide the basis to certify the Project EIR, adopt the Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations, and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, which have been completed for the project.

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Change of Zone No. PLN21-0101
Section 6: Approval of the Change of Zone. The City Council hereby approves Change of Zone No. PLN21-0101 0101 to change APN 331-140-021 and 331-110-027 from Heavy Industrial (HI) to Menifee North Specific Plan (SP) and 331-140-021 and 331-140-018 from Business Park (BP) to Menifee North Specific Plan (SP).

Section 7: Effective Date. The Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and operation thirty (30) days after its second reading and adoption.

Section 8: Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivision, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.

Section 9: Notice of Adoption. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to cause this Ordinance to be published within fifteen (15) days after its passage in a newspaper of general circulation and circulated within the City in accordance with Government Code Section 36933(a) or, cause this Ordinance to be published in the manner required by law using the alternative summary and posting procedure authorized under Government Code Section 36933(c).

This Ordinance was introduced and read on the 19th day of October, 2022 and PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this ___ day of ___________, 2022. ___________________________
Bill Zimmerman, Mayor
Attest:
___________________________
Stephanie Roseen, Acting City Clerk
Approved as to form:
___________________________
Jeffrey T. Melching, City Attorney
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Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial DevelopmentItem Page Number: 163 p;                                                                        October 19, 2022 ORDINANCE NO. 22-____

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MENIFEE APPROVING SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT NO. PLN19-006, WHICH

CHANGES THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF FOUR PROPERTIES
CONSISTING OF 6.4 ACRES ON PROPERTY EAST OF TRUMBLE

ROAD, WEST OF DAWSON ROAD, SOUTH OF ETHANAC ROAD AND

NORTH OF MCLAUGHLIN ROAD FROM HEAVY INDUSTRIAL AND
BUSINESS PARK TO MENIFEE NORTH SPECIFIC PLAN.

WHEREAS, on March 10, January 7, 2019, the applicant, Motte Town Center One, LLC, filed a formal application with the City of Menifee for the approval of Change of Zone No. PLN21-0101) Specific Plan Amendment No. 2019-006 (fourth amendment to the Menifee North Specific Plan) to modify the boundary of the Menifee North Specific Plan to include APN 331-140-010, 331-140-018, 331-140-021 and 331-110-027 within Planning Area 2 and to provide technical corrections, and Plot Plan No. 2019- WHEREAS, on September 25, 2019, the project applicant changed from Motte Town Center One, LLC to Core5 Industrial Partners, LLC, represented by Jon Kelly; and WHEREAS, the application for the Specific Plan Amendment is being processed concurrently with applications for a general plan amendment (PLN21-0100), change of zone (PLN21-0101), tentative parcel map (PLN21-0205) and a plot plan (2019-005) for the construction of two concrete tilt-up industrial buildings for a total square footage of 1,640,130 square feet on approximately 72.12 net acres located east of Trumble Road, west of Dawson Avenue, south of Ethanac Road, and north of McLaughlin Road.

Collectively, all the applications are referred to as the “Project” or “Menifee Commerce Center”; and,
WHEREAS, on September 28, 2022, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on Specific Plan Amendment No. 2019-006, considered all public testimony as well as all materials in the staff report and accompanying documents, which hearing was publicly noticed by a publication in The Press Enterprise, a newspaper of general circulation, an agenda posting, notices placed on the Project site, and notice to property owners within 300 feet of the Project boundaries as well as to persons requesting public notice; and
WHEREAS, at the September 28, 2022 Planning Commission public hearing, based upon the materials in the staff report and accompanying documents, public comment, and Planning Commission discussion, the City of Menifee Planning Commission recommended that the City Council adopt Specific Plan Amendment No. 2019-006; and,
WHEREAS, on October 19, 2022, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing concerning the Ordinance, introduced and conducted a first reading of the Ordinance, and considered testimony and evidence at the public hearing held with respect thereto; and;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Menifee does ordain as follows:

Section 1: The specific plan amendment is consistent with the intent of the goals and policies of the General Plan and is not inconsistent with any element thereof.

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The Project site’s existing land use designation is composed of the following: Menifee North Specific Plan (SP), Business Park (BP), and Heavy Industrial (HI) and an existing zoning of Menifee North SP, Business Park/Light Industrial (BP), and Heavy Industrial/Manufacturing (HI). The proposed Project would be located within Planning Area (PA) 2 which is an area designated Planning Area 2: Industrial, under the Menifee North Specific Plan (SP). As noted above, the Project site is made up of three different land use designations. The large majority of the project site (over 90%) is designated as Industrial under the SP. Three parcels make up the majority and the balance of the site is made up of small pockets of land consisting of four parcels (two parcels designated as Heavy Industrial (HI) and two parcels designated Business Park (BP). All three designations (Menifee North SP (Industrial), Heavy Industrial (HI), and Business Park (BP) allow for the development of industrial and warehousing related uses which the proposed Project is consistent with.

However, because four parcels making up a minority of the Project site differ from the Menifee North SP Industrial designation, Discretionary Actions and Approvals would be required to consolidate the site’s designation to Menifee North SP, and thus, provide for a single set of development and design standards to be uniformly applied to the entirety of the Project site under the Menifee North SP PA 2.

The proposed Specific Plan Amendment would change the boundary of the Menifee North Specific Plan, Planning Area 2, to incorporate APN 331-140- 010, 331-140-018, 331-140-021 and 331-110-027, thereby increasing the total acreage of Planning Area 2 from 138.8 acres to 145.2 acres, an approximately 4.6% increase.

The small size of the existing four parcels that are proposed to be incorporated into the Specific Plan are not of a sufficient size to have a viable Heavy Industrial or Business Park use developed. By incorporating the properties into the specific plan, consistency with General Plan policies is achieved by concentrating growth in strategic locations, creating place and identity, and providing infrastructure efficiently. The Specific Plan Amendment would also support development that reduces reliance on the automobile and capitalizes on multimodal transportation opportunities by providing approximately 1 mile of new paved sidewalk infrastructure on Trumble Road, Sherman Road, and Dawson Road and bike lanes on Trumble Road and Sherman Road. The Project would provide connection points for residents that are currently unimproved dirt roads. This Project also complies with the General Plan policies to require roadways to comply with federal, state and local design and safety standards and to provide aesthetically appealing street trees on the roadways.

In order to add the four parcels into the Menifee North Specific Plan, all of the applicable tables and exhibits are required to be updated to reflect the change. Furthermore, minor technical corrections are occurring because when the City of Menifee adopted the third amendment to the specific plan, it didn’t identify a total number of acres for the City of Menifee and associated figures continued to reflect Planning Areas within the County of Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 165
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Riverside’s jurisdiction. This amendment will make clear which Planning Areas were removed under the third amendment as a result of the City’s Incorporation in 2008, and provides a total acreage of those Menifee North Specific Plan areas that lie within the City of Menifee.

The Project site is not identified in the City’s Housing Element as a Housing Opportunity Site for residential. The Housing Element did not assume the site would contribute any dwelling units. The Project would, therefore, not conflict with any density range anticipated in the Housing Element for the site. For these reasons, the Project is not inconsistent with and of the City’s General Plan elements and is consistent with its objectives, policies, and programs.

In addition, the Specific Plan is consistent with the following City of Menifee General Plan policies:
• LU-1.1: Concentrate growth in strategic locations to help preserve rural areas, create place and identity, provide infrastructure efficiently, and foster the use of transit options.

The proposed industrial project is in close proximity (approximately 1/2 mile) to the I-215 freeway Ethanac Road interchange. The location is well suited for industrial development to promote easily accessible routes for employees and delivery personnel and the location helps concentrate activity and development near the major transit corridors of the city as opposed to the rural areas or traveling through residential areas.
• LU-1.5: Support development and land use patterns, where appropriate, that reduce reliance on the automobile and capitalize on multimodal transportation opportunities.

The projects infrastructure improvements including roadways, intersection improvements such as traffic signals and turn lanes, bike lanes and sidewalks will help promote multimodal transportation opportunities for employees and residents surrounding the Project site.
• CD-3.12: Utilize differing but complementary forms of architectural styles and designs that incorporate representative characteristics of a given area.

The proposed industrial project utilizes industrial architecture which focuses on efficiency for processing goods and products. The building is designed to prioritize employee safety and functionality.

Nonetheless, the building is still designed to meet Menifee North Specific Plan architectural guidelines as well as City of Menifee Design Guidelines such as building form, roof form, massing and articulation, materials and colors, windows, door and entries. • CD-3.14 Provide variations in color, texture, materials, articulation, and architectural treatments. Avoid long expanses of blank, monotonous walls or fences.

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The architecture of the Project incorporates varied colors, recesses, material changes, varied roof lines, wall plane changes, accent materials, and other architectural treatments that break up wall areas to avoid any long expanses of blank, monotonous walls. Screen walls have also been designed to incorporate architectural elements from the building for compatibility. Additionally, densely landscaped berms are proposed to reduce the visual height of the walls from the public right of way and to provide a visually pleasing street scene.

For these reasons, the proposed Specific Plan Amendment No. 2019-006 is consistent with the City’s General Plan objectives, policies, and programs.

The Specific Plan is not inconsistent with any element of the General Plan.

Section 2: The Specific Plan Amendment prescribes reasonable controls and standards for affected land uses to ensure compatibility and integrity of those uses with other established uses.

The project site is generally bounded by Ethanac Road to the north, a flood control channel, Southern California Edison Easement and McLaughlin Road to the south, Trumble Road to the west, and Dawson Road to the east. The proposed specific plan amendment as described above, is compatible with the surrounding established uses. Surrounding uses include non-conforming residential uses, commercial establishments, and other industrial uses. The project site is surrounded by business park zoning, public utility corridor zoning, or other parts of the Menifee North Specific Plan, Planning Area 2. The project has been designed to include reasonable controls and standards such as increased setbacks, screen walls, shielded lighting, and landscape buffers to ensure compatibility with established uses. The Project complies with all other established controls and standards outlined in the Menifee North Specific Plan to ensure compatibility and integrity of the Project with other established uses.

Section 3: The Specific Plan provides reasonable property development rights while protecting environmentally sensitive land uses and species.

The property development rights are compatible and consistent with surrounding developments and the adopted City of Menifee Municipal Code and Menifee North Specific Plan. All proposed properties that are proposed with the specific plan amendment are directly adjacent to existing areas of the Menifee North Specific Plan. Planning Area 2 in the Menifee North Specific Plan would be increased by 6.4 acres from 138.8 acres to 145.2 acres (4.6% increase).

Biological reports were conducted to determine sensitive plant and animal species onsite and applicable mitigation measures included in the EIR were included for their protection. The EIR also includes additional reports to determine consistency with the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (WR-MSHCP) such as riparian/riverine areas, vernal pools, narrow endemic plant species, burrowing owl, and fairy shrimp. Review and mitigation coordination occurred with the applicable Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 167
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state and federal wildlife agencies. Therefore, the specific plan amendment provides reasonable property development rights while protecting environmentally sensitive land uses and species.

Section 4: The Specific Plan provides for the protection of the health, safety, and/or general welfare of the community.

The specific plan amendment will not result in conditions detrimental to the public health, safety, or general welfare as designed and conditioned. The associated entitlements have been reviewed and conditioned by the City of Menifee Community Development, Engineering, Building and Safety and Fire Departments to ensure that it will not create conditions materially detrimental to the surrounding uses. Conditions of approval include landscaping, roadway improvements consistent with the General Plan, expanded sidewalks and a network of bike lanes to encourage nonvehicular travel, fire infrastructure, and drainage improvements that will benefit the Project site and surrounding areas.

In addition, environmental impacts resulting from the implementation of the Project and associated specific plan amendment have been analyzed in the Menifee Commerce Center Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The EIR determined that potential impacts would all be less than significant with the necessary mitigation incorporated, except for significant and unavoidable impacts to Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas. A Statement of Overriding Considerations is included for the EIR stating that the impacts of the project are acceptable and outweighed by the benefits of the project. With the exception of these environmental categories (Air Quality, and Greenhouse Gas) the proposed entitlements are not anticipated to create conditions materially detrimental to the public health, safety and general welfare or injurious to or incompatible with other properties or land uses in the Project vicinity.

Section 5: CEQA Compliance. The City Council hereby determines that the Menifee Commerce Center Environmental Impact Report (Project EIR) has been completed for the Project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, State and local CEQA guidelines and pursuant to a separate Resolution, finds that the facts presented within the public record provide the basis to certify the Project EIR, adopt the Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations, and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, which have been completed for the project.

Section 6: Approval of the Specific Plan Amendment. The City Council hereby approves Specific Plan Amendment No. 2019-006 (fourth amendment to the Menifee North Specific Plan) to modify the boundary of the Menifee North Specific Plan to include APN 331-140-010, 331-140-018, 331-140-021 and 331-110-027 within Planning Area 2 and to provide technical corrections.

Section 7: Effective Date. The Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and operation thirty (30) days after its second reading and adoption.

Section 8: Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 168
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unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivision, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.

Section 9: Notice of Adoption. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to cause this Ordinance to be published within fifteen (15) days after its passage in a newspaper of general circulation and circulated within the City in accordance with Government Code Section 36933(a) or, cause this Ordinance to be published in the manner required by law using the alternative summary and posting procedure authorized under Government Code Section 36933(c).

This Ordinance was introduced and read on the 19th day of October, 2022 and PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this ___ day of ___________, 2022. ___________________________
Bill Zimmerman, Mayor
Attest:
___________________________
Stephanie Roseen, Acting City Clerk
Approved as to form:
___________________________
Jeffrey T. Melching, City Attorney
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MENIFEE NORTH
SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 260
AMENDMENT NO. 4
Prepared for:

CORE 5 Industrial Partners
300 Spectrum Center Drive  Suite 880
Irvine, CA 92618
(949)467-3290
Contact: Jon Kelly
Prepared by:

Albert A. WEBB Associates
3788 McCray Street
Riverside CA 92506
(951)686-1070
Contact: Larry Roberts
October 2022
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BOLD ENTRIES INDICATE SECTIONS REVISED IN THIS AMENDMENT NO.4 All Sections, Figures and Tables are found in Riverside County Specific Plan No. 260, Amendment No. 1 (SPA1) unless otherwise noted below. Other documents include: Riverside County Specific Plan No. 260, Amendment No. 2 (SPA2), City of Menifee Specific Plan No. 260, Amendment No. 3 (SPA3), and City of Menifee Specific Plan Amendment No. 4 (SPA4).

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I. SUMMARY OF CHANGES (SPA4) ................................................................................................I-1A II. SUMMARY (SPA4).........................................................................................................................II-1A A. BACKGROUND (SPA4) ..................................................................................................II-1A B. INTRODUCTION (SPA4) ...............................................................................................II-2A C. PROJECT SUMMARY(SPA4) .......................................................................................II-5A D. EIR SUMMARY MATRIX/MITGATION MONITORING PROGRAM............................II-6 E. DEVELOPMENT MONITORING PROGRAM FOR TRAFFIC IMPACTS ....................II-38 III. SPECIFIC PLAN..........................................................................................................................III-1A A. DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND STANDARDS...........................................................III-1A

1. Specific Land Use Plan (SPA4...........................................................................III-1A a.Project Description (SPA4)...................................................................III-1A b. Development Standards (SPA4)..........................................................III-5A

2. Circulation Plan (SPA2).........................................................................................III-12 a.Plan Description (SPA2)...........................................................................III-12 b.Development Standards (SPA3) ...............................................................III-12

3. Drainage Plan.........................................................................................................III-19 a.Plan Description........................................................................................III-19 b.Development Standards (SPA3) ...............................................................III-19

4. Water and Sewer Plans ..........................................................................................III-23 a.Water Plan Description.............................................................................III-23 b.Sewer Plan Description.............................................................................III-23 c.Development Standards ............................................................................III-23

5. Open Space and Recreation Plan ...........................................................................III-27 a.Plan Description (SPA2)...........................................................................III-27 b.Development Standards (SPA2) ...............................................................III-28

6. Grading Plan ..........................................................................................................III-31 a.Plan Description .......................................................................................III-31 b.Development Standards ............................................................................III-31

7. Landscaping Plan ...................................................................................................III-34 a.Plan Description........................................................................................III-34 b.Development Standards (SPA2) ...............................................................III-34

8. Public Facility Sites Phasing Plan (SPA4).........................................................III-37 a.Public Facility Phasing Description (SPA4).........................................III-37 b.Public Facility Phasing Schedule (SPA4).............................................III-38

9. Project Phasing Plan...............................................................................................III-40 a.Project Phasing Plan Description..............................................................III-40 b. Project Phasing Standards........................................................................III-40

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B. PLANNING AREA DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.....................................................III-46

1. Planning Area 1...................................................................................................Deleted a.Descriptive Summary ............................................................................Deleted b.Land Use and Development Standards .................................................Deleted c.Planning Standards ...............................................................................Deleted

2. Planning Area 2 (SPA4)......................................................................................III-49 a.Descriptive Summary (SPA4) ...............................................................III-49 b.Land Use and Development Standards (SPA4)...................................III-49 c.Planning Standards (SPA4)...................................................................III-49

3. Planning Area 3 .....................................................................................................III-51 a.Descriptive Summary................................................................................III-51 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-51 c.Planning Standards ...................................................................................III-51

4. Planning Area 4 .....................................................................................................III-53 a.Descriptive Summary................................................................................III-53 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-53 c.Planning Standards ...................................................................................III-53

5. Planning Area 5 .....................................................................................................III-55 a.Descriptive Summary................................................................................III-55 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-55 c.Planning Standards ...................................................................................III-55

6. Planning Area 6 .....................................................................................................III-56 a.Descriptive Summary................................................................................III-56 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-56 c.Planning Standards ...................................................................................III-56

7. Planning Area 7 .....................................................................................................III-58 a.Descriptive Summary................................................................................III-58 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-58 c.Planning Standards ...................................................................................III-58 7B. Planning Area 7B (SPA2) .....................................................................................III-58 a.Descriptive Summary (SPA2)................................................................III-58A b.Land Use and Development Standards (SPA2) .....................................III-58A c.Planning Standards (SPA2)....................................................................III-58A

8. Planning Area 8 .....................................................................................................III-59 a.Descriptive Summary (SPA2)...................................................................III-59 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-59 c.Planning Standards ...................................................................................III-59

9. Planning Area 9 .....................................................................................................III-61 a.Descriptive Summary................................................................................III-61 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-61 c.Planning Standards ...................................................................................III-61

10. Planning Area 10 (SPA2).......................................................................................III-62 a.Descriptive Summary (SPA2)...................................................................III-62 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-62 c.Planning Standards (SPA2).......................................................................III-62

11. Planning Area 11 (SPA3).......................................................................................III-64 a.Descriptive Summary (SPA3)...................................................................III-64 Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 172
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b.Land Use and Development Standards (SPA3)........................................III-64 c.Planning Standards (SPA3).......................................................................III-64

12. Planning Area 12 (SPA3).......................................................................................III-65 a.Descriptive Summary (SPA3)...................................................................III-65 b.Land Use and Development Standards (SPA3)........................................III-65 c.Planning Standards (SPA3).......................................................................III-65

13. Planning Area 13 (SPA3).......................................................................................III-67 a.Descriptive Summary (SPA3)...................................................................III-67 b.Land Use and Development Standards (SPA3)........................................III-67 c.Planning Standards (SPA3).......................................................................III-67

14. Planning Area 14 (SPA3).......................................................................................III-68 a.Descriptive Summary (SPA3)...................................................................III-68 b.Land Use and Development Standards (SPA3)........................................III-68 c.Planning Standards (SPA3).......................................................................III-68

15. Planning Area 15 ...................................................................................................III-70 a.Descriptive Summary................................................................................III-70 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-70 c.Planning Standards ...................................................................................III-70

16. Planning Area 16 ...................................................................................................III-71 a.Descriptive Summary................................................................................III-71 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-71 c.Planning Standards ...................................................................................III-71

17. Planning Area 17 ...................................................................................................III-72 a.Descriptive Summary................................................................................III-72 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-72 c.Planning Standards ...................................................................................III-72

18. Planning Area 18 ...................................................................................................III-74 a.Descriptive Summary................................................................................III-74 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-74 c.Planning Standards ...................................................................................III-74

19. Planning Area 19 ...................................................................................................III-75 a.Descriptive Summary................................................................................III-75 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-75 c.Planning Standards ...................................................................................III-75

20. Planning Area 20 (SPA2).......................................................................................III-77 a.Descriptive Summary (SPA2)...................................................................III-77 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-77 c.Planning Standards (SPA2).......................................................................III-77

21. Planning Area 21 ...................................................................................................III-78 a.Descriptive Summary (SPA2)...................................................................III-78 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-78 c.Planning Standards ...................................................................................III-78

22. Planning Area 22 ...................................................................................................III-79 a.Descriptive Summary................................................................................III-79 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-79 c.Planning Standards ...................................................................................III-79 23A.Planning Area 23A (SPA2) .................................................................................III-81 Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 173
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a.Descriptive Summary (SPA2)...................................................................III-81 b.Land Use and Development Standards (SPA2)........................................III-81 c.Planning Standards (SPA2).......................................................................III-81 23B. Planning Area 23B (SPA2) ..............................................................................III-81A a.Descriptive Summary (SPA2)................................................................III-81A b.Land Use and Development Standards (SPA2) .....................................III-81A c.Planning Standards (SPA2)....................................................................III-81A

24. Planning Area 24 ...................................................................................................III-83 a.Descriptive Summary................................................................................III-83 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-83 c.Planning Standards ...................................................................................III-83

25. Planning Area 25 ...................................................................................................III-86 a.Descriptive Summary................................................................................III-86 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-86 c.Planning Standards ...................................................................................III-86

26. Planning Area 26....................................................................................................III-88 a.Descriptive Summary................................................................................III-88 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-88 c.Planning Standards ...................................................................................III-88

27. Planning Area 27 ...................................................................................................III-90 a.Descriptive Summary................................................................................III-90 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-90 c.Planning Standards ...................................................................................III-90

28. Planning Area 28 ...................................................................................................III-93 a.Descriptive Summary................................................................................III-93 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-93 c.Planning Standards ...................................................................................III-93

29. Planning Area 29 ...................................................................................................III-94 a.Descriptive Summary................................................................................III-94 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-94 c.Planning Standards ...................................................................................III-94

30. Planning Area 30 ...................................................................................................III-95 a.Descriptive Summary................................................................................III-95 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-95 c.Planning Standards ...................................................................................III-95

31. Planning Area 31 ...................................................................................................III-97 a.Descriptive Summary................................................................................III-97 b.Land Use and Development Standards ....................................................III-97 c.Planning Standards ...................................................................................III-97

32. Planning Area 32 .................................................................................................III-100 a.Descriptive Summary..............................................................................III-100 b.Land Use and Development Standards ..................................................III-100 c.Planning Standards .................................................................................III-100 33A. Planning Area 33A ...........................................................................................III-102 a.Descriptive Summary..............................................................................III-102 b.Land Use and Development Standards ..................................................III-102 c.Planning Standards .................................................................................III-102 Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 174
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33B. Planning Area 33B ............................................................................................III-104 a.Descriptive Summary..............................................................................III-104 b.Land Use and Development Standards ..................................................III-104 c.Planning Standards .................................................................................III-104

34. Planning Area 34 .................................................................................................III-106 a.Descriptive Summary..............................................................................III-106 b.Land Use and Development Standards ..................................................III-106 c.Planning Standards .................................................................................III-106

35. Planning Area 35 .................................................................................................III-109 a.Descriptive Summary..............................................................................III-109 b.Land Use and Development Standards ..................................................III-109 c.Planning Standards .................................................................................III-109

36. Planning Area 36 .................................................................................................III-111 a.Descriptive Summary..............................................................................III-111 b.Land Use and Development Standards ..................................................III-111 c.Planning Area Standards ........................................................................III-111

37. Planning Area 37 .................................................................................................III-113 a.Descriptive Summary..............................................................................III-113 b.Land Use and Development Standards ..................................................III-113 c.Planning Standards .................................................................................III-113

38. Planning Area 38 .................................................................................................III-115 a.Descriptive Summary..............................................................................III-115 b.Land Use and Development Standards ..................................................III-115 c.Planning Standards .................................................................................III-115

39. Planning Area 39 .................................................................................................III-116 a.Descriptive Summary..............................................................................III-116 b.Land Use and Development Standards ..................................................III-116 c.Planning Standards .................................................................................III-116

40. Planning Area 40 .................................................................................................III-118 a.Descriptive Summary..............................................................................III-118 b.Land Use and Development Standards ..................................................III-118 c.Planning Standards .................................................................................III-118

41. Planning Area 41 .................................................................................................III-120 a.Descriptive Summary..............................................................................III-120 b.Land Use and Development Standards ..................................................III-120 c.Planning Standards .................................................................................III-120

42. Planning Area 42 .................................................................................................III-121 a.Descriptive Summary..............................................................................III-121 b.Land Use and Development Standards ..................................................III-121 c.Planning Standards .................................................................................III-121

43. Planning Area 43 .................................................................................................III-123 a.Descriptive Summary..............................................................................III-123 b.Land Use and Development Standards ..................................................III-123 c.Planning Standards .................................................................................III-123

44. Planning Area 44..................................................................................................III-124 a.Descriptive Summary..............................................................................III-124 b.Land Use and Development Standards ..................................................III-124 Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 175
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c.Planning Standards .................................................................................III-124

45. Planning Area 45 .................................................................................................III-126 a.Descriptive Summary..............................................................................III-126 b.Land Use and Development Standards ..................................................III-126 c.Planning Standards .................................................................................III-126

46. Planning Area 46 .................................................................................................III-128 a.Descriptive Summary..............................................................................III-128 b.Land Use and Development Standards ..................................................III-128 c.Planning Standards .................................................................................III-128

47. Planning Area 47..................................................................................................III-130 a.Descriptive Summary..............................................................................III-130 b.Land Use and Development Standards ..................................................III-130 c.Planning Standards .................................................................................III-130

48. Planning Area 48 (SPA2)....................................................................................Deleted a.Descriptive Summary(SPA2) ................................................................Deleted b.Land Use and Development Standards (SPA2).....................................Deleted c.Planning Standards (SPA2) ...................................................................Deleted IV. DESIGN GUIDELINES ....................................................................................................................IV-1 A. PURPOSE AND INTENT....................................................................................................IV-1 B. GENERAL GUIDELINES ...................................................................................................IV-1

1. Project Theme..........................................................................................................IV-1

2. Project Setting .........................................................................................................IV-2 C. COMMUNITY ELEMENTS ..............................................................................................IV-2

1. Project Monumentation Treatments ........................................................................IV-2

2. Land Use Transitions (SPA2)..................................................................................IV-4

3. Streetscapes .............................................................................................................IV-9

4. Community Open Space (SPA2) ...........................................................................IV-11

5. Community Walls and Fencing ............................................................................IV-11

6. Signage ..................................................................................................................IV-12

7. Lighting .................................................................................................................IV-16 D. LANDSCAPE, ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS .....................IV-17

1. Introduction ...........................................................................................................IV-17

2. Menifee North Plant Material Palette ...................................................................IV-17

3. Planting Time ........................................................................................................IV-21

4. Landscape Installation Requirements ...................................................................IV-21

5. Climatic Constraints .............................................................................................IV-21

6. Horticultural Soils Test Requirements ..................................................................IV-22

7. Irrigation ...............................................................................................................IV-22

8. Landscape Maintenance ........................................................................................IV-22 E. ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES .................................................................................IV-48

1. Materials ...............................................................................................................IV-51

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3. Building Massing ..................................................................................................IV-52

4. Entries ...................................................................................................................IV-53

5. Screening ..............................................................................................................IV-54

6. Roofs .....................................................................................................................IV-55

7. Windows ...............................................................................................................IV-56

8. Doors .....................................................................................................................IV-57

9. Garage Doors ........................................................................................................IV-57

10. Porches ..................................................................................................................IV-58

11. Balconies ...............................................................................................................IV-59

12. Loggias ..................................................................................................................IV-60

13. Towers ..................................................................................................................IV-61

14. Chimneys ..............................................................................................................IV-61

15. Exterior Stairs and Steps .......................................................................................IV-62

16. Gutters and Downspouts .......................................................................................IV-63

17. Skylights and Clearstories ....................................................................................IV-63

18. Flashing and Vents ................................................................................................IV-63

19. Mailboxes ..............................................................................................................IV-63

20. Utility Meters ........................................................................................................IV-63

21. Mechanical Equipment .........................................................................................IV-63

22. Commercial Business Park and Industrial Criteria ...............................................IV-63 F. ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES PLANNING AREAS 11 AND 12
(MULTIFAMILY) .............................................................................................................IV-64 G. ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES PLANNING AREAS 13 AND 12
(COMMERCIAL) ..............................................................................................................IV-82 V. GENERAL PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS .......................................................................V-1 A. GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DETERMINATION SYSTEM (STEPS 1-4) ....................V-1

1. Site Identification within Open Space and Conservation Map Inventory ................V-1

2. Site Identification within Composite Hazards/Resource Map Inventory ................V-1

3. Land Use Area Profile and Community Policy Area ...............................................V-5

4. Summary of Project Proposal/Site Comparison with Applicable Land Use Category Policies or Community Plans....................................................................................V-8 B. LAND USE ELEMENT .......................................................................................................V-9

1. Land Use Planning Area Policy Analysis ................................................................V-9

2. Land Use Category Policy Analysis ......................................................................V-10 C. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS AND RESOURCES ELEMENT (EXISTING

CONDITIONS, IMPACTS, GENERAL PLAN RELATIONSHIP AND
MITIGATIONS) .................................................................................................................V-11

1. Seismic Safety ........................................................................................................V-11

2. Slopes and Erosion .................................................................................................V-15

3. Wind Erosion and Blowsand ..................................................................................V-23

4. Flooding .................................................................................................................V-24

5. Noise ......................................................................................................................V-29

6. Climate and Air Quality .........................................................................................V-40

7. Water Quality .........................................................................................................V-52

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9. Open Space and Conservation ...............................................................................V-56

10. Agriculture .............................................................................................................V-66

11. Wildlife/Vegetation ................................................................................................V-73

12. Mineral Resources ..................................................................................................V-80

13. Energy Resources ...................................................................................................V-81

14. Scenic Highways ....................................................................................................V-83

15. Cultural and Scientific Resources ..........................................................................V-85 D. PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES ...........................................................................V-90

1. Circulation ..............................................................................................................V-90

2. Water and Sewer ..................................................................................................V-109

3. Fire Services .........................................................................................................V-116

4. Sheriff Services ....................................................................................................V-118

5. Schools .................................................................................................................V-120

6. Parks and Recreation ............................................................................................V-124

7. Utilities .................................................................................................................V-129

8. Solid Waste ..........................................................................................................V-131

9. Libraries ...............................................................................................................V-134

10. Heath Services ......................................................................................................V-135

11. Light and Glare ....................................................................................................V-136

12. Airports ................................................................................................................V-137

13. Disaster Preparedness ...........................................................................................V-136 E. HOUSING ELEMENT .....................................................................................................V-139

1. General Plan Policies ...........................................................................................V-139

2. Specific Plan .........................................................................................................V-141 F. REGIONAL ELEMENT ...................................................................................................V-143

1. Regional Growth (SCAG) Forecasts ....................................................................V-143 a. Identification of Regional Growth Forecasts for Project Site .............V-143 b. RSA/Land Use Planning Area Profile .................................................V-143 c. Project Growth Forecast Comparative Analysis with Regional Growth Forecast ................................................................................................V-144

2. Applicable Employment Housing Balance Policies ............................................V-144 G. ADMINISTRATIVE ELEMENT .....................................................................................V-146

1. Land Use Policy Specific Plan Timeframes for Development ............................V-146

2. Fiscal Impact Analysis .........................................................................................V-146 H. MANDATORY CEQA TOPICS ......................................................................................V-147

1. Cumulative Impact Analysis ................................................................................V-147

2. Unavoidable Adverse Impacts .............................................................................V-156

3. Alternatives to the Proposed Project ....................................................................V-158

4. Growth Inducing Impacts of the Proposed Action ...............................................V-179

5. The Relationship Between Local Short-Term Uses Man’s Environment and the Maintenance and Enhancement of Long-Term Productivity ..................V-180

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Resources Should the Project be Implemented ....................................................V-181

7. Project Correspondence .......................................................................................V-182

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FIGURE PAGE
I-1 Area of Change (SPA4) .......................................................................................................I-2A I-2 Existing and Proposed Area of Change (SPA4) ................................................................I-3A II-1 Regional Map (SPA4).........................................................................................................II-3A II-2 Vicinity Map............................................................................................................................II-2 III-1 Existing Land Use Plan (SPA4) .......................................................................................III-3A III-1A Proposed Land Use Plan (SPA4) ...................................................................................Deleted III-2 Circulation Plan (SPA4)....................................................................................................III-13 III-2A Circulation Plan, Planning Areas 11, 12, 13 and 14(SPA3)..............................................III-13A III-3 Typical Roadway Cross-Sections (SPA3)............................................................................III-14 III-4 Typical Roadway Cross- Sections (SPA3)...........................................................................III-15 III-5 Regional Drainage Plan .......................................................................................................III-21 III-6 Master Drainage Plan (SPA4) ..........................................................................................III-22 III-7 Master Water Plan (SPA4) ...............................................................................................III-25 III-8 Master Sewer Plan (SPA4)................................................................................................III-26 III-9 Open Space and Recreation Plan (SPA4)........................................................................III-30 III-10 Grading Concept...................................................................................................................III-33 III-11 Conceptual Landscape Plan (SPA4) ...............................................................................III-36 III-12 Public Facility Sites Conceptual Phasing Plan (SPA4) ..................................................III-39 III-13 Phasing Plan (SPA4)..........................................................................................................III-41 III-14A Planning Area 1.................................................................................................................Deleted III-14B Planning Area 2 (SPA4) ....................................................................................................III-56 III-14C Planning Area 3 ....................................................................................................................III-58 III-14D Planning Area 4 ....................................................................................................................III-60 III-14E Planning Area 5 & 6.............................................................................................................III-63 III-14F Planning Area 7A, 7B, & 8 (SPA2) .....................................................................................III-60 III-14G Planning Area 9 & 10 (SPA2)..............................................................................................III-63 III-14.11 Planning Area 11(SPA3) ...................................................................................................III-64A III-14.11A Planning Area 11 (SPA3) ..................................................................................................III-64D III-14.12 Planning Area 12 (SPA3) .....................................................................................................III-66 III-14.12A Planning Area 12 (SPA3) ..................................................................................................III-66B III-14.13 Planning Area 13 (SPA3) ..................................................................................................III-67B III-14.13A Planning Area 13(SPA3) ...................................................................................................III-67D III-14.14 Planning Area 14(SPA3) ......................................................................................................III-69 III-14J Planning Areas 15, 16 & 17 .................................................................................................III-79 III-14K Planning Areas 18 & 19 .......................................................................................................III-82 III-14L Planning Areas 20, 21, & 22 (SPA2) ...................................................................................III-80 III-14M Planning Areas 23A & 23B (SPA2).....................................................................................III-82 III-14N Planning Areas 24 ................................................................................................................III-91 III-14O Planning Areas 25 ................................................................................................................III-93 III-14P Planning Areas 26 & 27 .......................................................................................................III-98 III-14Q Planning Areas 28, 29 & 30 ...............................................................................................III-102 III-14R Planning Areas 31, 31A, & 33A.........................................................................................III-104 III-14S Planning Areas 32, 33B, 33C & 33D .................................................................................III-108 III-14T Planning Areas 34 ..............................................................................................................III-117 III-14U Planning Areas 35 ..............................................................................................................III-119 III-14V Planning Areas 36 ..............................................................................................................III-121 III-14W Planning Areas 37 ..............................................................................................................III-123 III-14X Planning Areas 38 & 39 .....................................................................................................III-126 III-14Y Planning Areas 40 ..............................................................................................................III-128 Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 180
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III-14Z Planning Areas 41 & 42 .....................................................................................................III-131 III-14AA Planning Areas 43 & 44 .....................................................................................................III-134 III-14BB Planning Areas 45 ..............................................................................................................III-136 III-14CC Planning Areas 46 ..............................................................................................................III-138 III-14DD Planning Areas 47 .............................................................................................................Deleted III-14EE Planning Areas 48 .............................................................................................................Deleted IV-1 Conceptual Landscape Plan..............................................................................................IV-24 IV-2 Community Entries and Intersections ..................................................................................IV-25 IV-3 Project Entries and Intersections..........................................................................................IV-26 IV-4 Minor Intersections ..............................................................................................................IV-27 IV-5 Neighborhood Entries ..........................................................................................................IV-28 IV-6 Business Monument Signage ..............................................................................................IV-29 IV-7 On-Site Residential/Adjacent Existing Residential Interface ..............................................IV-30 IV-8 Secondary Road Streetscape/Adjacent Existing Residential Interface ................................IV-31 IV9 Residential, School, Park/Drainage Channel Interface ........................................................IV-32 IV-10 Business Park, Commercial and Industrial/Drainage Channel Interface .............................IV-33 IV-11 Residential/Park Interface ....................................................................................................IV-34 IV-11A Residential/Park Interface (SPA2) ....................................................................................IV-34B IV-12 Residential/ Business Park, Mixed Use and Commercial Interface.....................................IV-35 IV-13 Residential/Regional Trail/Open Space Interface................................................................IV-36 IV-14 Regional Trail/Roadway/ Commercial Business Park, and Residential Interface...............IV-37 IV-15 Highway 74/Ethanac Road Streetscape (SPA 2) .................................................................IV-38 IV-16 Arterial Highway Streetscape- Menifee Road (SPA2) ........................................................IV-39 IV-17 Major Highway Streetscape (SPA2) ....................................................................................IV-40 IV-18 Typical Secondary and Industrial Collector Streetscape (SPA2) ........................................IV-41 IV-18A Sultanas Road Streetscape Adjacent to PAs 31A and 31(SPA2).........................................IV-42 IV-19 Community Park/School Shared Use (PA 38) .....................................................................IV-43 IV-19A Community Park/School Shared Use (PA 20) (SPA2) ........................................................IV-44 IV-19B Community Park Site Plan Concept (PA10) (SPA2)...........................................................IV-44 IV-20 Typical Mini-Park ...............................................................................................................IV-45 IV-21 Community Walls and Fencing Plan (SPA) ....................................................................IV-46 IV-22 Community Walls and Fencing Details ...............................................................................IV-47 V-1 Riverside County General Plan Open Space and Conservation Map .....................................V-2 V-2 Riverside County Environmental Resources Map ..................................................................V-3 V-3 Riverside County Environmental Hazards Map .....................................................................V-4 V-4 Geology ................................................................................................................................V-16 V-5 Site Elevation Analysis .........................................................................................................V-18 V-6 Site Slope Analysis................................................................................................................V-19 V-7 Master Drainage Plan ............................................................................................................V-25 V-8 Future CNEL Noise Levels ...................................................................................................V-32 V-9 Existing Land Uses................................................................................................................V-57 V-10 Existing Zoning .....................................................................................................................V-58 V-11 Site Soils Map........................................................................................................................V-67 V-12 Site Biology Map...................................................................................................................V-74 V-13 Existing Number of Through Travel Lanes and Intersections Controls................................V-91 V-14 Existing Daily Traffic Volumes ............................................................................................V-93 V-15 County of Riverside General Plan Circulation Element Map ...............................................V-95 V-16 Traffic Zone Map ..................................................................................................................V-99 V-17 Project Daily Traffic Volumes ..........................................................................................V-103 V-18 Circulation Recommendations ............................................................................................V-104 Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 181
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TABLE PAGE
I-A Land Use Comparison (Area of Change) (SPA4) .............................................................I-1A I-B Project Summary Comparison (SPA4)..............................................................................I-5A II-A Land Use Summary (By Planning Area) (SPA4) ............................................................II-5A II-B Land Use Summary (By Land Use Designation) (SPA4)................................................II-6A II Detailed Land Use Summary (SPA4)............................................................................Deleted IIA Circulation Element Roadways (SPA3) ...............................................................................III-18 III Open Space and Recreation Plan Summary (SPA2) ............................................................III-27 IIIA Quimby Act Requirements...................................................................................................III-29 IV Public Facilities Phasing (SPA4) ......................................................................................III-38 V Phasing Plan (SPA4)..........................................................................................................III-44 V-1 Permitted Land Uses, Planning Areas 11, 12 and 13 (SPA3) .........................................III-64B1 V-2 Building Standards and Setbacks, Planning Area 11 (SPA3)............................................III-64C V-3 Building Standards and Setbacks, Planning Area 12 (SPA3) ...........................................III-66A V-4 Building Standards and Setbacks, Planning Area 13 (SPA3)............................................III-67C VI Regional Faults......................................................................................................................V-12 VII Traffic CNEL Noise Increase................................................................................................V-34 VIII Future Noise Levels with the Project ...................................................................................V-36 IX Air Quality Levels Measured at the Perris Ambient Air Monitoring Station .......................V-41 X Project Related Emissions (Diesel Powered Scraper) ...........................................................V-42 XI Motor Vehicle Emissions, Daily Emissions for Proposed Project .......................................V-43 XII Power Plant Emissions ..........................................................................................................V-44 XIII Natural Gas Emissions ..........................................................................................................V-44 XIV Comparison of Emissions......................................................................................................V-45 XV Soils Associations On-Site ....................................................................................................V-68 XVI Existing Intersection Capacity and Lane Geometrics ...........................................................V-96 XVII Traffic Generation Rates .....................................................................................................V-100 XVIII Project External Trips Generated .......................................................................................V-101 XIX Project Water Demands.......................................................................................................V-111 XX Estimated Sewage Demands................................................................................................V-112 XXI Estimated Student Generation .............................................................................................V-121 XXII Other Development Proposed and Approved in the Area ...................................................V-148 XXIII Existing Zoning Alternative ................................................................................................V-161 Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 183
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I. SUMMARY OF CHANGES
Since the adoption of Amendment No. 2 to the MENIFEE NORTH Specific Plan in 2008 by the County of Riverside, the City of Menifee was incorporated. Amendment No. 3 (SP260A3) to the MENIFEE NORTH Specific Plan was adopted by the City of Menifee as it involved Planning Areas under the jurisdiction of the City. Table II, Menifee North Detailed Land Use Summary, found in SP260A3, identified through the use of strike-out text, that a number of Planning Areas were located in the County of Riverside as a result of the City’s incorporation. However, SP260A3 did not identify a total number of acres for the City of Menifee and associated figures continued to reflect Planning Areas within the County of Riverside’s jurisdiction.

The purpose of the MENIFEE NORTH Specific Plan No. 260, Amendment No. 4 (SP260A4), is to modify the boundary and acreage for Planning Areas 2 in order to provide consistency with proposed Plot Plan (PP 2019-005) and Tentative Parcel Map (TPM 38156) which are being processed concurrently with SP260A4. Change of ZonePLN21-0101 and General Plan Amendment No. PLN21-0100 are also being processed currently to ensure consistency among the Specific Plan and the City’s General Plan Land Use Designation and Zoning Maps.

SP260A4, specifically proposes to change the boundary Planning Area 2 currently designated Industrial.

This Planning Area will be modified to increase acreage by from 138.8 to 145.2. This change is reflected in Figure I-1, Area of Change and Table I-A, Land Use Comparison (Area of Change), below.

Table I-A, Land Use Comparison (Area of Change)
Approved Menifee North Specific Plan No. 260
Amendment No. 3
Proposed Menifee North Specific Plan No. 260
Amendment No. 4
PA Land Use Acres Target
Units
Target
Density PA Land Use Acres Target Units
Target
Density
2 Industrial 138.8 – – 2 Industrial 145.2 – –
Total 138.8 – – Total 145.2 – –
Additionally, SP260A4 makes clear the Planning Areas that were removed under SP260A3 as a result of the City’s incorporation and provides a total acreage of those areas that lie within the City of Menifee. It also provides a correction for acreage that was incorrectly identified for Planning Area 2. Hence, SP260A4 will provide technical corrections for errors and omissions resulting from SP260A3.

Figure I-2, Existing and Proposed Area of Change, provides a graphical comparison of Planning Area 2 between the adopted SP260A3 and the proposed SP260A4. Table I-B, Project Summary Comparison, provides a comparison between the adopted SPA260A3 and proposed SP260A4.

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FIGURE I-1 AREA OF CHANGE
I.

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Table I-B, Project Summary Comparison
ADOPTED SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 260
AMENDMENT NO. 3
PROPOSED SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 260
AMENDMENT NO. 4
Land Use Designation Planning
Area Acres
Maximum
Dwelling
Units
Density
Range
Percent
of
Plan
Acres
Maximum
Dwelling
Units
Density
Range
Percent
of
Plan

RESIDENTIAL
4 21.80 76 3.5 21.8 76 3.5
5 (1) 18.30 68 3.7 18.3 68 3.7
6 (1) 24.60 91 3.7 24.6 91 3.7
9 (1) 30.40 106 3.5 30.4 106 3.5
15 10.60 32 3.0 10.6 32 3.0
7,200 Medium Residential (1)
18 10.30 31 3.0 10.3 31 3.0
SUBTOTAL - MEDIUM 7,200 SF MIN. 116.00 404 3.5 12.9% 116.0 404 3.5 12.8% 4000 Medium High Residential 7A 15.20 85 5.6 15.2 85 5.6 SUBTOTAL - MEDIUM HIGH 4,000 SF MIN. 15.20 85 5.6 1.7% 15.2 85 5.6 1.7% 5000 Medium High Residential 22 11.30 56 5.0 11.3 56 5.0 SUBTOTAL - MEDIUM HIGH 5,000 SF MIN. 11.30 56 5.0 1.3% 11.3 56 5.0 1.2% 7B 11.90 87 7.3 11.9 87 7.3
High Density Residential
23A 18.10 153 8.5 18.1 153 8.5
SUBTOTAL - HIGH DENSITY (Garden Courts) 30.00 240 8.0 3.3% 30.0 240 8.0 3.3% 11A 19.56 19.56
11B 9.79
586 24

9.79 586 20
12A(2) 4.11 4.11
Very High (2)
12B(2) 1.52
135 24

1.52 135 24
SUBTOTAL - HIGH DENSITY (Garden Courts) 34.98 721 20.6 3.9% 35.0 721 20.6 3.9% RESIDENTIAL SUBTOTAL 201.85 1,506 7.5 22.5% 201.9 1,506 7.5 22.3% Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 187
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Table I-B, Project Summary Comparison
ADOPTED SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 260
AMENDMENT NO. 3
PROPOSED SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 260
AMENDMENT NO. 4
Land Use Designation Planning
Area Acres
Maximum
Dwelling
Units
Density
Range
Percent
of
Plan
Acres
Maximum
Dwelling
Units
Density
Range
Percent
of
Plan

NON-RESIDENTIAL
8 3.30 – 3.30 –
12A(2) 6.14 – – 6.14 –
12B(2) 1.52 – – 1.52 –
13A 10.23 – – 10.23 –
13B 2.53 – – 2.53 –
14 9.27 – – 9.27 –
16 33.60 – – 33.60 –
17 34.40 – – 34.40 –
Commercial
23B 23.7 – – 23.7 –
SUBTOTAL - COMMERCIAL 124.7 – 13.9% 124.7 – 13.8%
Commercial/Business Park 19 32.9 – 32.9 –
SUBTOTAL - COMMERCIAL/BUSINESS PARK 32.9 – – 3.7% 32.9 – 3.6% 10 12.5 – – 12.5 –
Community Park
20 11.4 – – 11.4 –
SUBTOTAL - COMMUNITY PARK 23.9 – 2.7% 23.9 – 2.6%
2 138.8 – 145.2 –
Industrial
3 75.9 – 75.9 –
SUBTOTAL - INDUSTRIAL 214.7 – – 23.9% 221.1 – 24.4%
School 21 9.4 – – 9.4 –
SUBTOTAL - SCHOOL 9.4 – – 1.0% 9.4 – 1.0%
NON-RESIDENTIAL SUBTOTAL 405.6 – – 45.1% 412.0 – 45.5%
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MENIFEE NORTH SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 260 AMENDMENT NO. 4
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Table I-B, Project Summary Comparison
ADOPTED SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 260
AMENDMENT NO. 3
PROPOSED SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 260
AMENDMENT NO. 4
Land Use Designation Planning
Area Acres
Maximum
Dwelling
Units
Density
Range
Percent
of
Plan
Acres
Maximum
Dwelling
Units
Density
Range
Percent
of
Plan

OTHER NON-RESIDENTIAL
Drainage Channels 15.9 – 1.8% 15.9 – 1.8%
Utility Easements/Existing Uses 111.4 – 12.4% 111.4 – 12.3% Major Roadways 164.1 – 18.3% 164.1 – 18.1%
SUBTOTAL - NON-RESIDENTIAL 291.4 – 32.4% 291.4 – 32.2%
TOTALS 898.8 1,506 7.5 100.0% 905.2 1,506.0 7.5 100.0%
Notes:

1. The maximum density may be increased to 6.0 du/ac with a 5,000 square foot lot size in Planning Areas 5,6,and 9 in either of the following two circumstances:
a. The project is designed for and restricted to senior citizen housing; or b. The project is a mobile home park or mobile home subdivision.

If this option is elected the maximum number of dwelling units show in Table II may exceed up to a new maximum which is listed in Planning Area description for the relevant Planning Area. The overall maximum number of dwelling units for the entire Specific Plan may not exceed 1,506.

2. PA12A can either be a maximum of 67% residential or 100% commercial. PA12B can be 100% residential or 100% commercial. Density reflected is the maximum allowed (67% of 12A + 100% of 12B), not including the area for the SCE Easement.

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MENIFEE NORTH SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 260 AMENDMENT NO. 4
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Specifically, SP260A4 provides the following modifications:
 Provide a technical correction to reflect and carry over the correct acreage for Planning Area 2, which under SP260A2, was incorrectly identified as 96.1 acres instead of 138.8 Acres. Overall industrial acreage of 214.7 was correctly identified in SP260A2 and SP260A3 however, so was unaffected by this error.
 Modify the boundary and increase the size of Planning Area 2 by 6.39 acres.  Provide technical correction remove all Planning Areas not under the jurisdiction of the City of Menifee and provide a total acreage for Planning Areas located within the City of Menifee.

Actions and entitlements necessary to facilitate implementation of this proposed Plan include the following:
 Approval of General Plan Amendment
 Approval of Change of Zone
 Approval of Specific Plan Amendment
 Approval of Tentative Parcel Map
 Approval of Plot Plan (for implementing Project)
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II. SUMMARY
The changes resulting from The MENIFEE NORTH Specific Plan No. 260 Amendment No. 4 as described below, are indicated by strikeout text for deletions, and underlined text for additions.

A. BACKGROUND
In November 1994, The MENIFEE NORTH Specific Plan No. 260 (SP260) was adopted by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors along with Environmental Impact Report No. 329 – State Clearinghouse Number 89100207. The plan encompassed 1,636.2 acres providing for 2,390 residential dwelling units along with a mixed of non-residential uses. Since adoption of the original specific plan, a number of updates have occurred. These are listed below.
 On April 3, 2007, Amendment No. 1 to the Specific Plan (SP260A1) was adopted by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. This amendment increased residential dwelling units from 2,390 to 2,602, increase the site acreage from 1,636.2 to 1,635.3. Some commercial land uses were eliminated to allow for additional residential and Planning Area 32 was re-designated Medium High Density Residential from Medium Density Residential.  On February 5, 2008, Amendment No. 2 to the Specific Plan (SP260A2) was adopted by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. This amendment included changes to Planning Areas 10, 20, 23, and 48. Residential dwelling units were increased from 2,390 to 2,914 and site acreage was increased 1,635.3 acres to 1,645.4 acres.
 On October 1, 2008, the City of Menifee was incorporated and a portion of SP260A2 fell within the jurisdiction of the City of Menifee.
 Since the adoption of Amendment No. 2 to the MENIFEE NORTH Specific Plan in 2008, the City of Menifee incorporated, resulting in an approximately 775.4 acre portion of the adopted Specific Plan west of Briggs Road being removed from County of Riverside jurisdiction.  On April 5, 2016, Substantial Conformance No. 1 to Amendment No. 2 (SP260A2-SC1) was adopted by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors to modify the Specific Plan boundary; thus, removing all areas west of Briggs Road from the MENIFEE NORTH Specific Plan. The revised limits of the MENIFEE NORTH Specific Plan were reduced to approximately 829.2 acres east of Briggs Road, west of Juniper Flats Road, south of Alicante Drive, and north of Matthews Road, continuing to allow for a wide range of land uses including 2,025 residential units. The balance of 816.2 acres and 889 residential dwelling units resided within the City of Menifee.  On March 17, 2020, Substantial Conformance No. 2 to the MENIFEE NORTH Specific Plan (SP260A2-SC2) was adopted to modify Planning Areas 24, 25, 26 and 28 boundaries, acreages, and residential dwelling unit counts for consistency with approved Tentative Tract Map No. 29322 and proposed Tentative Tract Map No. 37533, which were processed concurrently. SP260A2-SC2 maintained the approved maximum of 2,025 residential units permitted on 829.2 acres, while modifying the Specific Plan text and graphics to: reduce the minimum lot sizes within Planning Area 25 from 6,000 s.f. to 3,500 s.f.; re-allocate 22 dwelling units from Planning Areas 26 and 28 (TTM 29322) to Planning Areas 24 and 25 (10 dwelling units and 12 dwelling units respectively) to be consistent with Tentative Tract Map No. 37533; revised the locations of the water quality basins and mini-park sites within Planning Areas 24, 25, 26, and 28; and reduced the overall acreage of major roads within the overall SP area from 77.1 acres to 74.8 acres. Additionally, SP260A2- Item Title: 11.1 Menifee Commerce Center Industrial Development Item Page Number: 191
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SC2 made other, non-substantive changes throughout the document to accommodate these modifications. SP260A2-SC2 also included a technical correction for the land use designations of Planning Areas 26 and 28, from “Medium-High Density Residential” to “Medium Density Residential”, so that the designations would be consistent with previously approved TM 29322.

SP260A2-SC1 had modified the land use designations of Planning Areas 26 and 28 in error, because no consideration was made of the approved unit count and acreages in approved TTM No. 29322. SP260A2-SC2 re-designated Planning Areas 26 and 28 from MHDR to MDR to resolve this error.
 On July 1, 2020, Amendment No. 3 to the Specific Plan (SP260A3) was adopted by the City of Menifee City Council. This amendment involved Planning Areas entirely within the jurisdiction of the City of Menifee making changes to Planning Areas 11, 12, 13, and 14. Residential dwelling units were increased from 2,390 to 2,914 and site acreage was increased 1,635.3 acres to 1,645.4 acres.

B. INTRODUCTION
The MENIFEE NORTH Specific Plan provides the County of RiversideCity of Menifee, as well as future developers, community groups and community service districts, with a comprehensive set of plans, regulations, conditions, and programs for guiding the systematic development of the project. The Specific Plan also implements each applicable Element of the Riverside CountyCity of Menifee General Plan and assures that development of the proposed land use plan will proceed as a coordinated project involving the orderly and systematic construction of residential, commercial, industrial, and open space uses and the provisions of public infrastructure and services necessary to ensure that Riverside County City of Menifee standards for orderly growth are implemented.

The MENIFEE NORTH Specific Plan provides the County of RiversideCity of Menifee , as well as future developers, community groups and community service districts, with a comprehensive set of plans, regulations, conditions, and programs for guiding the systematic development of the project. The Specific Plan also implements each applicable Element of the County of RiversideCity of Menifee General Plan.

The MENIFEE NORTH Specific Plan assures that development of the proposed land use plan will proceed as a coordinated project involving the orderly and systematic construction of residential, commercial, industrial, and open space uses and the provisions of public infrastructure and services necessary to ensure that County of RiversideCity of Menifee standards for orderly growth are implemented.

MENIFEE NORTH, as noted on the Figure II-1, Regional Map and illustrated on the Figure II-2, Vicinity Map, is located on approximately 1,604.6898.8 ±acres between the communities of Homeland and Romoland in southwestern Riverside County, east of Interstate 215 along Highway 74. The MENIFEE NORTH Specific Plan project site is separated by Matthews Road and the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) rail line. The portion of the Plan north of Matthews Road, is bound to the north by Watson Road, to the west by Antelope Trumble Road, to the east by Juniper Flats Briggs Road and to the south by Ethanac Road. The portion of the Plan south of Matthews Road has a northern boundary limit located approximately 335 feet south of Ethanac Road, a northwestern boundary at Matthews Road, a southern boundary limit at a drainage channel approximately 350’ north of McLaughlin Road, western boundary at Trumble Road, and eastern boundary at Palomar Road. The western portion of the project site is traversed in a northwest-southeast direction by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad right-of-way.

The project area primarily consists of vacant land with some existing residential and commercial uses surrounded by either fragmented residential, commercial, agricultural or some limited forms of professional office land uses.

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AREA OF CHANGE

AREA OF SPECIFIC PLAN

PLANNING AREA DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
FIGURE II-1 REGIONAL MAP
II. SUMMARY
MENIFEE NORTH SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 260 AMENDMENT 4
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MENIFEE NORTH will provide a community which offers a unique living and working environment, providing a range of residential densities, commercial, and industrial square footage, and park and open space amenities consistent with the on-going development in the Southern Perris Valley region. Many of the future residents, who are projected to range from first-time to move-up buyers, will be able to take advantage of amenities offered in the MENIFEE NORTH Specific Plan project area.

When fully developed, the MENIFEE NORTH Specific Plan, as located within the boundaries of the City of Menifee, will provide a balance of residential land uses varying in density within individual Planning Areas from 3.0 dwelling units per acre to 8.1 8.5 dwelling units per acre in addition to higher density residential developments ranging from 23.9 to 57.6 20.6 to 24.0 dwelling units per acre. The project will also include one elementary school site, a community park, a community center/park, and natural open space, as well as commercial retail, business park, mixed use planning areas, and light industrial uses.

The residential products to be provided will serve to meet a market need in this urbanizing portion of southwest Riverside County, while maintaining a sensitive approach to development relative to existing streets and anticipated traffic volumes that are planned for within the Riverside County Circulation Plan and Master Plan of Highways and City of Menifee General Plan Circulation Plan.

Section 65450 of the California Government Code grants local government agencies the authority to prepare specific plans of development for any area covered by a General Plan, for the purpose of establishing systematic methods of implementation of the agency's General Plan. A Specific Plan, as the name implies, is specific in nature as compared to a General Plan. It is designed to address site specific issues such as building setbacks and visual appearance, as well as project-wide concerns such as circulation and provisions for utilities. A General Plan does not show local streets, individual parcels, or specific land uses. While a General Plan examines an entire City or County, a Specific Plan will concentrate on the individual development issues of a particular project or region. The County of RiversideCity of Menifee General Plan has established objectives which mandate the preparation of individual Specific Plan documents in order to ensure that new developments meet the basic standards of environmental safety, infrastructure, quality of structural design, site planning and contain the provisions to maintain aesthetic quality and cultural identity. Most importantly, the Specific Plan has strong implications on government budgeting decisions.

In addition to the MENIFEE NORTH Specific Plan, the accompanying Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. 329 (EIR329), was prepared under the authority of the County of Riverside and is in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and County of Riverside Guidelines. The EIR is intended to serve as the project-wide Master Environmental Document for the MENIFEE NORTH Specific Plan and all subsequent development projects undertaken pursuant to and within the Specific Plan boundaries. Furthermore, the EIR is an informational document designed to provide decision-makers and members of the general public with a full understanding of the potential environmental effects of the development proposal. Together, the Specific Plan and EIR provide a path to properly develop the site, taking into account all local goals, objectives, and environmental considerations.

In addition to the MENIFEE NORTH Specific Plan Amendment No. 4, the accompanying Environmental Impact Report was prepared under the authority of the City of Menifee and is in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (EIR# 2022030233). This EIR is intended to serve as the Environmental Document for the MENIFEE NORTH Specific Plan Amendment No. 4 and the project-specific Environmental Document for the implementing development project that is being processed concurrently with SP260A4.

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C. PROJECT SUMMARY
The MENIFEE NORTH Specific Plan can be briefly summarized as reflected in Table II-A, Land Use Summary by Planning Area and Table II-B, Land Use Summary (By Land Use Designation, below.

Table II-A, Land Use Summary (By Planning Area)
Planning
Area Land Use Designation Acres
Dwelling
Units
Target
Density
2 Industrial 138.8145.2 – –
3 Industrial 75.9 – –
4 7200 Medium Residential 21.8 76 3.5
5 7200 Medium Residential (1) 18.3 68 3.7
6 7200 Medium Residential (1) 24.6 91 3.7
7A 4000 Medium High Residential 15.2 85 5.6
7B High Density Residential 11.9 87 7.3
8 Commercial 3.30 – –
9 7200 Medium Residential (1) 30.4 106 3.5
10 Community Park 12.5 – –
11A Very High 19.56
11B Very High 9.79 586 24
12A Commercial / Very High Residential (2) 6.14
12B Commercial / Very High Residential (2) 1.52 135 2424 13A Commercial 10.23 – –
13B Commercial 2.53 – –
14 Commercial 9.27 – –
15 7200 Medium Residential 10.6 32 3.0
16 Commercial 33.60 – –
17 Commercial 34.40 – –
18 7200 Medium Residential 10.3 31 3.0
19 Commercial/Business Park 32.9 – –
20 Community Park 11.4 – –
21 School 9.4 – –
22 5000 Medium High Residential 11.3 56 5.0
23A High Density Residential 18.1 153 8.5
23B Commercial 23.7 – –
Drainage Channels 15.9 – –
Utility Easements/Existing Uses 111.4 – –
Major Roadways 164.1 – –
PROJECT TOTALS 898.84905.23 1,506 7.47.5
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b. The project is a mobile home park or mobile home subdivision.

If this option is elected the maximum number of dwelling units show in Table II may exceed up to a new maximum which is listed in Planning Area description for the relevant Planning Area. The overall maximum number of dwelling units for the entire Specific Plan may not exceed 1,506.

2. PA12A can either be a maximum of 67% residential or 100% commercial. PA12B can be 100% residential or 100% commercial. Density reflected is the maximum allowed (67% of 12A + 100% of 12B), not including the area for the SCE Easement.

Table II-B, Land Use Summary (By Land Use Designation)
Land Use Acreage Density
Units / Acre
Dwelling
Units Percentage
Residential
7,200 SF Medium (1) 116.0 3.5 404 12.912.8
4,000 SF Medium High 15.2 5.6 85 1.7
5,000 SF Medium High 11.3 5.0 56 1.31.2
High Density 30.0 8.0 240 3.3
Very High (Garden Courts) (2) 34.9 20.6 721 3.9
Residential Subtotal 201.8 7.5 1,506 22.522.3
Non-Residential
Commercial 124.7 - - 13.913.8
Commercial/Business Park 32.9 - - 3.73.6
Community Parks 23.9 - - 2.72.6
Industrial 214.7221.1 - - 24.624.4
Schools 9.4 - - 1.0
Drainage Channels 15.9 - - 1.8
Easements/Existing Uses 111.4 - - 12.412.3
Major Roads 164.1 - - 18.318.1
Non-Residential Subtotal 697.0703.4 - - 77.577.7
PROJECT TOTAL 898.8905.2 7.5 1,506 100
Notes:

1. The maximum density may be increased to 6.0 du/ac with a 5,000 square foot lot size in Planning Areas 5,6,and 9 in either of the following two circumstances:
a. The project is designed for and restricted to senior citizen housing; or b. The project is a mobile home park or mobile home subdivision.

If this option is elected the maximum number of dwelling units show in Table II may exceed up to a new maximum which is listed in Planning Area description for the relevant Planning Area. The overall maximum number of dwelling units for the entire Specific Plan may not exceed 1,506.

2. PA12A can either be a maximum of 67% residential or 100% commercial. PA12B can be 100% residential or 100% commercial. Density reflected is the maximum allowed (67% of 12A + 100% of 12B). Acres does not include the area containing the SCE Easement.

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Table I-A, Land Use Summary II-C, Approved Tract Maps, identifies the Planning Areas with approved Tract Maps, the number of dwelling units approved by those tract maps and how many dwelling units have been constructed.

Table I-A, Land Use SummaryII-C – Approved Tract Maps
Planning
Area Land Use Designation
Maximum
Dwelling
Units
Approved
Tract Map
Number
Dwelling
Units
Mapped
Dwelling
Units
Built
4 7200 Medium Residential (1) 76 29495 56
5 7200 Medium Residential (2) 68 29495 71 20
6 7200 Medium Residential (2) 91 29495 85
7A 4000 Medium High Residential 85
7B High Density Residential 87
9 7200 Medium Residential (2) 106 29495 106
11A Very High
11B Very High 586
12A Commercial / Very High Residential
(3)
12B Commercial / Very High Residential
(3)
135
15 7200 Medium Residential 32
18 7200 Medium Residential 31
22 5000 Medium High Residential 56
23A High Density Residential 153
PROJECT TOTALS 1,506 318 20
Notes:

1. A total of 56 dwelling units are mapped on a portion of Planning Area 4.

2. The maximum density may be increased to 6.0 du/ac with a 5,000 square foot lot size in Planning Areas 5,6,and 9 in either of the following two circumstances:
a. The project is designed for and restricted to senior citizen housing; or b. The project is a mobile home park or mobile home subdivision.

If this option is elected the maximum number of dwelling units show in Table II may exceed up to a new maximum which is listed in Planning Area description for the relevant Planning Area. The overall maximum number of dwelling units for the entire Specific Plan may not exceed 1,506.

3. PA12A can either be a maximum of 67% residential or 100% commercial. PA12B can be 100% residential or 100% commercial. Density reflected is the maximum allowed (67% of 12A + 100% of 12B). Acres does not include the area containing the SCE Easement.

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III. SPECIFIC PLAN
A. DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND STANDARDS
 PLANNING OBJECTIVES
This Specific Plan has been prepared within the framework of a detailed and comprehensive multidisciplinary planning program. Issues such as engineering feasibility, market acceptance, economic viability, County Comprehensive General Plan goals and objectives, development phasing and local community goals have been fully examined and considered. To further ensure the environmental compatibility, aesthetic satisfaction and functional integrity of the plan, specific planning goals and objectives were identified. With this analysis and the specific project goals and objectives in mind, the MENIFEE NORTH Specific Plan:
 Provides a development plan of superior environmental sensitivity including a high quality of visual aesthetics, suppression of noise, protection of health and safety, and the promotion of the community and region.
 Considers topographic, geologic, hydrologic, and environmental opportunities and constraints to create a design that generally conforms to the character of the land by retaining and utilizing basic existing landforms as much as possible.  Reflects anticipated market needs and public demand by providing a range of housing types which will be marketable within the developing economic profile of Southern Perris Valley Area as well as the County of Riverside.
 Provides residential uses with specific emphasis on employing natural and created open space for a heightened aesthetic environment.
 Provides direct and convenient access to clustered neighborhoods via a convenient and efficient circulation system.
 Provides additional employment opportunities for the current and future residents of the region and surrounding communities.
 Creates a unique residential character that provides for a distinct environment through architectural treatment, viewshed, and natural terrain.

1. SPECIFIC LAND USE PLAN
a. Project Description
When completed, the Menifee North project area will be composed of a high-quality mix of residential uses varying in density from 3.63.5 du/ac to 8.08.5 du/ac. These residential uses will be constructed in compliance with a site design that is consistent with the Riverside County City of Menifee General Plan.

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community. When fully developed, a maximum of 2,8151,506 homes will be constructed in MENIFEE NORTH. The units will be developed across a spectrum of lot sizes as depicted in the Figure III-1, Specific Land Use Plan. In order to create a full service, balanced community, the project also will provide commercial, business park, industrial, recreation, public facility, and natural open space land uses.

The project site has been divided into 4627 planning areas on the basis of logical, separate units of development. Specific information on each of the planning areas within MENIFEE NORTH is provided within Section III.B; Planning Area Development Standards, in the Detailed Land Use Summary (Table III-A) and in Planning Area Figures III-14A through 14EE).

The proposed land uses within the MENIFEE NORTH Specific Plan include:
❖ RESIDENTIAL - The Specific Plan was formulated based on the goal of providing a variety of housing types, styles, sizes, and values to attract a variety of homebuyers. The residential element of the plan accounts for 644.4201.8 acres of the project site, containing 2,8151,506 units. Residential densities within the project will net 4.4 7.5 du/ac and gross 1.81.7 du/ac overall. The housing mix will be spread over four density ranges varying from Medium to MediumVery-High, as described below.
 Medium Density Residential (4.6 du/ac) - consists of 827 dwelling units on 178.5 acres in Planning Areas 25, 26, 28, 35, 37 and 40. Lot sizes in these areas will be a minimum of 6,000 square feet.
 Medium Density Residential (3.63.5 du/ac) - consists of 947404 dwelling units on 261.2116 acres in Planning Areas 4, 5, 6, 9, 15, and 18, 41, 42, 45, and 46. Lot sizes in these areas will be a minimum of 7,200 square feet.
 Medium-High Density Residential (5.6 du/ac) – consisting of 85 dwelling units on 15.2 acres in Planning Area 7A. Lot sizes in these areas will be a minimum of 4,000 square feet.  Medium-High Density Residential (5.6 du/ac) - consists of 71656 dwelling units on 159.511.3 acres in Planning Areas 22, 24, 33 and 34. Lot sizes in these areas will be a minimum of 5,000 square feet.
 High Density Residential (8.0 du/ac) – consists of 240 dwelling units on 30.0 acres in Planning Areas 7B and 23A. Residential uses in these areas will consist of Garden Court homes.
 Very High Density Residential (20.6.0 du/ac) – consists of 721 dwelling units on 34.98 acres in Planning Areas 12A and 12B. The purpose of these Planning Areas are to provide flexibility between eh commercial planning areas to the south, and the residential planning areas to the north.

The maximum density of Planning Areas 5, 6, and 9, 32, 33 and/or 34 may be increased to 6.0 du/ac with a 5,000 square foot lot minimum if the planning area is designed for and restricted to senior citizen housing or if the planning area is a mobile home park or mobile home subdivision. Additional residential opportunities are also provided by Planning Area 31A which could accommodate high density residential uses within a mixed use/neighborhood commercial environment.

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PLANNING AREA DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
FIGURE III-1 LAND USE PLAN
III. SPECIFIC PLAN
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MENIFEE NORTH SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 260 AMENDMENT NO. 4
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❖ COMMERCIAL - MENIFEE NORTH will contain several commercial sites totaling 164.9124.7 acres, proposed for Planning Areas 8, 14, 16, 17, and 23B, 27, 29 and 31. The commercial uses proposed will serve residents of MENIFEE NORTH, off-site users and persons employed in the area. The commercial sites are located to provide easy access for both on-site residents and the regional population. The provision of commercial uses is important not only for convenience, but also to satisfy commercial needs of the future population in this region. ❖ COMMERCIAL/BUSINESS PARK - The Commercial/Business Park uses, totaling 66.332.9 acres of land, are proposed for Planning Areas 13 and 19, 30, and 44. This land use is intended to provide areas for wholesale commercial, business/office, support commercial and possibly some light industrial uses, as allowed in the IP zone.
❖ BUSINESS PARK - The Business Park uses, totaling 50.1 acres of land, are proposed for Planning Areas 11, 12, and 43. This land use is intended to provide development areas for professional office and related supportive commercial uses as well as some limited types of "clean" light industrial uses, as allowed in the IP zone.
❖ MIXED USE/NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL - The Mixed Use/Neighborhood Commercial area is proposed for Planning Area 31A. This 18.5 acre area will provide a mix of limited commercial and high density residential land uses.
❖ INDUSTRIAL - The Industrial uses will be located in Planning Areas 2 and 3 and will total 214.7 221.1 acres of land. This land use is intended to support the commercial uses in the region and to blend in with the adjacent industrial uses.
❖ SCHOOLS – Three One elementary school sites are is planned within MENIFEE NORTH, containing a total of 19.3 9.4 acres, located in Planning Areas 21 and 39. The Specific Plan satisfies the standards of the Perris Union and Romoland School Districts for the reservation of school sites as the project is implemented over the phasing period.
❖ PARKS - The MENIFEE NORTH project offers various active recreational opportunities. Two community parks and one community center park are proposed within the project. A 12.5-acre park is proposed for Planning Area 10, and a 11.4-acre community center park is proposed for Planning Area 20, adjacent to one of the two school sites, and a 5.5-acre park is proposed for Planning Area 38, also adjacent to a school site. Locating these parks in proximity to schools provides excellent opportunities for sharing of facilities. In addition, mini-parks are required in Planning Areas 32, 35, and 37.
❖ OPEN SPACE - Approximately 102.8 acres of the Specific Plan area will remain as natural open space, preserved in Planning Area 36. This open space area includes the preservation of a significant hillside in the eastern portion of the site. ❖ ROADS - Major roadways totaling 155.7 161.1acres will be developed in conjunction with the proposed project. The Riverside County Master Plan of Streets and Highways and City of Menifee Circulation Plan will adequately serve future traffic volumes for the region. On-site traffic will be handled by a hierarchical roadway system consisting of Expressway, Urban Arterial Highway, Major Highway, Secondary Highway, Industrial Collector, Collector, and local roadways ranging in right-of-way width from 56 feet to 220 feet.

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III. SPECIFIC PLAN

CITY OF MENIFEE
MENIFEE NORTH SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 260 AMENDMENT NO. 4
III-5A
b. Land Use Development Standards
In order to ensure the orderly and sensitive development of the land proposed for MENIFEE NORTH, special techniques or mitigations have been created for each planning area. These area-specific standards, discussed in detail in Section III.B., Planning Area Development Standards, will assist in accommodating the proposed development and provide adequate transitions among neighboring land uses.

In addition to these specific techniques, project-wide development standards also have been prepared which complement the unique conditions within each planning area. These general standards are:
1) The total Specific Plan area shall be developed with a maximum of 2,8151,506 dwelling units on 1,604.6905.2 acres, as illustrated on the Specific Land Use Plan (Figure III-1). General uses permitted will include residential, commercial, business park, industrial, schools, recreation and circulation as delineated on the Specific Land Use Plan and in the individual planning areas (Figures III-14A-14EE).
2) Uses and development standards will be in accordance with the County of Riverside Zoning Code Ordinance 348 and will be defined by Specific Plan objectives, future detailed plot plans and potential conditional use permits as appropriate.
3) Standards relating to signage, landscaping, parking, and other related design elements will conform to the County of Riverside Zoning Ordinance No. 348. When appropriate and necessary to meet the goals of this Specific Plan, the standards contained within this document will exceed the zoning code requirements. In addition, a Specific Plan Zoning Ordinance will be processed concurrently with this Specific Plan.
4) All project lighting shall be in accordance with applicable County of Riverside standards, including Ordinance No. 655 regarding Mt. Palomar Observatory standards. 5) Development of the property shall be in accordance with the mandatory requirements of all County of Riverside ordinances including Ordinances No. 348 and 460. Development shall conform substantially with adopted Specific Plan No. 260 as filed in the office of the County of Riverside City of Menifee Planning Department, unless otherwise amended. This Specific Plan conforms with state laws.
6) Except for the Specific Plan Zoning Ordinance adopted concurrently with this Specific Plan, no portion of this Specific Plan which purports or proposes to change, waive, or modify any ordinance or other legal requirement for the development shall be considered to be part of the adopted Specific Plan.
7) A land division filed for the purpose of phasing or financing shall not be considered an implementing development application provided that if the maintenance organization is a property owner's association, the legal documentation necessary to establish the association shall be recorded concurrently with the recordation of the final map.

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1-ECLECTRIC PUMP 1,000 G.P.M.
1-GAS PUMP 1,700 G.P.M.
3,900 G.P.M.ULTIMATE FLOW FOR MENIFEE NORTH

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EXISTING WATER LINES 1627’ PRESSURE ZONE IMPROVEMENT 1693’ PRESSURE ZONE IMPROVEMENT 1811’ PRESSURE ZONE IMPROVEMENT PROPOSED WATER TANK PROPOSED PUMP STATIONPROPOSED LOCAL WATER LINES (AS PART OF SPECIFIC PLAN) WILL OCCUR ON ALL SPECIFIC PLAN ROADS BORDERING PLANNING AREAS; SIZES TO BE DETERMINED AT A FUTURE DATE.

PLANNING AREA DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
FIGURE III-7 WATER IMPROVEMENTS
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EXISTING BACKBONE A.D. 5 & A.D. 7 SEWER FACILITIES EXISTING AND/OR PROPOSED BACKBONE SEWER FACILITIES TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY E.M.W.D. NEW BACKBONE SEWER FACILITES NECESSARY TO SERVE INITIAL DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN MENIFEE NORTH FOR NUMBER OF UNITS PLANNED FOR A.D. 5 & A.D. 7 NEW BACKBONE SEWER FACILITIES NECESARRY TO SERVE INITIAL DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN MENIFEE NORTH FOR NUMBER OF UNITS GREATER THAN THOSE PLANNED FOR A.D. 5 & A.D. 7 PORTIONS OF MENIFEE NORTH WITHIN A.D. 5 & A.D. 7 PROPOSED LOCAL SEWER LINES (AS PART OF SPECIFIC PLAN) WILL OCCUR ON ALL SPECIFIC PLAN ROADS BORDERINGPLANNING AREAS; SIZES TO BE DETERMINED AT A FUTURE DATE. 18”
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FIGURE III-8 SEWER IMPROVEMENTS
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COMMUNITY PARK/COMMUNITY CENTER PRIVATE RECREATION CENTER SCHOOL RECREATION FACILITIES (1) & (2)NOTES:(1) THE APPLICANT WILL PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL RECREATION FACILITIES ON A 10-ACRE SCHOOL SITE (TO BE IDENTIFIED BY THE ROMOLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT).(2) SCHOOL RECREATION FACILITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY USE DURING NON-SCHOOL HOURS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

PLANNING AREA DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
FIGURE III-9 OPEN SPACE & RECREATION PLAN
III. SPECIFIC PLAN
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COMMUNITY ENTRIES/INTERSECTIONS (See Figure IV-2) PROJECT ENTRIES/INTERSECTIONS (See Figure IV-3) MINOR INTERSECTIONS (See Figure IV-4) EXPRESS STREETSCAPE (See Figure IV-15) URBAN ARTERIAL HIGHWAY STREETSCAPE (See Figure IV-16) MAJOR HIGHWAY STREETSCAPE (See Figure IV-17) TYPICAL SECONDARY ROAD & INDUSTRIAL COLLECTOR STREETSCAPE (See Figure IV-18) TYPICAL COLLECTOR STREET

PLANNING AREA DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
FIGURE III-11 CONCEPTUAL LANDSCAPE PLAN
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COMMUNITY PARK TO BE COMPLETED IN DURING PHASE II COMMUNITY PARK/COMMUNITY CENTER TO BE COMPLETED DURING PHASE III TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR PUPIL DEMAND AND FUNDING CAPABILITY*NOTE:* THE APPLICANT WILL PROVIDE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10-ACRE SCHOOL (TO BE IDENTIFIED BY THE ROMOLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT) PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF THE FINAL PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT.

PLANNING AREA DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
FIGURE III-12 PUBLIC FACILITY SITES CONCEPTUAL PHASING PLAN III. SPECIFIC PLAN
MENIFEE NORTH SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 260 AMENDMENT 4
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PHASE ONE PHASE TWO PHASE THREE SCHOOL SITES TO BE DEVELOPED PER SCHOOL DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS

PLANNING AREA DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
FIGURE III-13 PHASING PLAN
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CITY OF MENIFEE
MENIFEE NORTH SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 260 AMENDMENT NO. 4
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8) PUBLIC FACILITY SITES PHASING PLAN
a. Public Facility Phasing Description
In order to ensure timely development of public facilities, a phasing plan has been prepared for the community parks (Planning Areas 10 and 38), for each of the elementary schools (Planning Areas 21 and 39) , and the Community Center Park (Planning Area 20) and the mini-parks within Planning Areas 32, 35, and 37. (See Figure III-12).

Public facility construction shall be phased as provided by the Table IV, Public Facilities Phasing, below:

TABLE IV, PUBLIC FACILITIES PHASING

PLANNING

AREA PUBLIC FACILITY ACREAGE MILESTONES AND REQUIREMENTS 10 Community Park 12.5
To be completed prior to the issuance of the 650th building permit in the Specific Plan for portions within the boundaries of the City of Menifee
20 Community
Park

11.4 To be completed during Phase III, prior to issuance of the 1,435th building permit in the project.
21 Elementary School 9.4 To be constructed by the School District in accordance with their pupil demand and funding capabilities.
b. Public Facility Phasing Standards
1) Improvement plans for mini-park sites shall accompany the first development application for the Planning Area in which the park is contained.
2) Improvement plans for the 11.4-acre Community Center/Park (Planning Area 20) shall be submitted prior to issuance of the 1,435th building permit. 3) Improvement plans for the 5.5-acre community park (Planning Area 38) shall accompany the first development application for Planning Area 34 or 40, whichever occurs first. 3) The design of the Community Center shall be coordinated with the City of Menifee, Riverside County Office of Education, County Public Library, and the Southern California Association of Governments.
4) The 11.4-acre Community Center/Park shall be funded, designed and partially operational prior to issuance of the 1,435th 903rdresidential building permit (60% of the residential component) or 15% of the commercial/business park/industrial component of MENIFEE NORTH, whichever occurs first.
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