a.Murrieta Road – Project shall improve Murrieta Road frontage to the ultimate half-width plus 12’ in accordance with City of Menifee Secondary Roadway Standard Plan No. 111, including offsite transitions back to existing roadway conditions, approved by the City Engineer/Public Works Director.
i.Northern Driveway – This driveway shall be restricted to right- in right-out movement only, unless developer/property
owner elects to install a traffic signal at this driveway, allowing for lefthand movements out.
ii.Southern Driveway – This driveway shall be restricted to right- in right-out movement only.
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4 iii.Murieta Road Northern Driveway: Striping for southbound right turn access into this driveway shall insure adequate queuing for truck circulation and vehicle movements, as approved by the City Engineer / Public Works Director.
b.Geary Street – Project shall improve Geary Road along project frontage to the ultimate half-width plus 12’ in accordance with the City of Menifee Industrial Collector Roadway Standard Plan No. 112, including appropriate offsite transitions back to existing roadway conditions, approved by the City Engineer/Public Works Director. i.Driveways:
1.Interim Condition: The Driveways shall be limited to right in and left out movements until properties are developed to the north or west of the project.
2.Ultimate Condition: The northern Driveways along Geary shall have full access, utilizing a two way left turn along the Geary Improvements in the ultimate condition. The southern drive will be limited to left out for trucks only. Per the City of Menifee’s MOU, Trucks shall not be permitted north of the furthest northerly driveway on Geary. Trucks on Geary must enter and exit via the truck corridor.
c.Truck Route – Project shall improve the westbound truck route along the southern project frontage to the ultimate with of 32’ Curb to Curb, with parkway as shown on the site plan.
d.Floyd Ave As a community benefit, the Developer will to pave Floyd Avenue from end to end (from Murrieta to Geary and through to the end of the cul de sac). Developer agrees to pave street per City standard plan #121 or “Rural Local”, unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer / Public Works Director
e.Driveway Radii – Driveway Radii have been adjusted on the site to insure adequate ingress/egress into the project site. The following Radii shall be applicable unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer / Public Works Director:
i.Murrieta Road Northern Driveway: 50’ Radius for Northern Half, 40’ for southern half.
ii.Murrieta Road Passenger Driveway: Standard Commercial Driveway
iii.Murrieta Road Southern Driveway: 50’ Radius for Northern Half, 20’ for Southern.
iv.Geary Street Northern Driveway: 50’ Radius for both halves v.Geary Street Southern Driveway: 50’ Radius for
Northern Half, 20’ for Southern. No right in for northbound trucks.
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4 at the time of project construction. If it is determined during project construction that the existing road is found to be substandard, then the Public Works Director / City Engineer will require the developer / property owner to provide full reconstruction as provided for in these conditions of approval. The existing pavement shall be cored during project construction to confirm the structural section, and any findings shall be incorporated into project design. The Public Works Director / City Engineer shall have the final approval for all road conditions.
80.Offsite Improvements – The following offsite improvements are required in order for the proposed project to function adequately:
a. Geary Street Offsite Improvements – Interim Condition: The developer / property owner shall construct Geary Street to the northern frontage of the project, until a project to the north or west is permitted.
The Developer / Property Owner shall post an improvement bond for the full cost of the “Post Interim” Geary Improvements (of two 12’ lanes with 6’ shoulders) from the Northern property limits to Ethanac Road.
Alternatively the Developer / Property Owner may pay an in-lieu of cash cost for the full cost of the “Post Interim” Geary improvements (of two 12’ lanes with 6’ shoulders) from the Northern Property limits to Ethanac Road. The bond amount and/or in-lieu of cash cost is subject to review and approval by the City Engineer / Public Works Director.
b. Geary Street Offsite Improvements – Ultimate Condition: Once a new project is approved and permitted to the north or
west Developer/Owner will cooperate with the adjacent owner to construct the Geary Improvements (two 12’ lanes with 6’ shoulders) from the Project northern frontage to Ethanac. The City Engineer/Public Works Director shall consider other project’s obligations in determining Developer/Owner’s ultimate scope. i. Note, that for ROW for the for Geary Street exists from the project boundary to Ethanac road, with a minimum width of 40’.
In the instance where the 36’ pavement section provided is unable to adequately be constructed within said ROW, the section width may be adjusted to insure adequate room for drainage, grading, water quality requirements, at the
discretion/approval of the Public Works Director / City Engineer.
ii. If the roadway is unable to be constructed within the existing ROW, the developer / property owner may be required to obtain right of way from the adjacent property owners consistent with the “Off-Site Dedications” condition.
c. Murrieta and Ethanac Road – The developer / property owner shall improve the intersection of Murrieta Road and Ethanac Road to a condition that allows for adequate turning movements for ingress and egress. This includes:
i. Extension of the Westbound Left Turn Pocket to 350’
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4 ii. Widening at the southwest corner to allow for adequate turning movements southbound and widening at the southeast corner iii. As a Community Benefit, Developer/Owner shall add a right- turn lane on eastbound Ethanac to allow right turns to
southbound Murrieta.
iv. Any ROW acquisition with these improvements
d. Developer/Owner shall install a new traffic signal at the intersection of Murrieta and the new Truck Route to provide safe turning movements to allow trucks to make a left on to Murrieta northbound
81.Murrieta and Ethanac Road RBBD Reimbursement – In the event where an RBBD (Road Bridge and Benefit District) is established that includes improvements constructed by this project at Murrieta and Ethanac Road, the developer / property owner may enter into an RBBD Agreement with the City of Menifee providing reimbursement for applicable improvements in the form of credit to required RBBD payments.
a. In the event where the constructed improvements exceed the project’s RBBD obligations, the project shall received reimbursement for said improvements upon receipt of RBBD fees from applicable adjacent projects.
82.Fair Share Contributions – In addition to the required physical improvements listed in the previous conditions, the developer / property owner shall provide the following fair share contributions prior to any certificates of occupancy. a. Murrieta Road and Ethanac Road – The project shall contribute fair share costs equal to 4.17% for the following improvements. i. Widening and restriping of northbound Murrieta Road to provide exclusive left turn, through and right turn lanes.
ii. Traffic Signal Modification associated with these improvements b. Case/Barnett Road and Ethanac Road – The
project’s shall contribute fair share costs equal to 2.72% for the following improvements.
i. Widening and restriping of the northbound Case/Barnett Road to provide exclusive right turn and shared thru-left turn lane. ii. Implement recommended signage and striping for safety purposes.
iii. Traffic Signal modification associated with these improvements iv. Any payments made to Perris for these improvements as part of a settlement agreement shall be deemed to satisfy this requirement and any over payment for
these improvements shall be credited against any future RBBD obligation.
83.RBBD replacement of Fair Share Contributions – In the event where a RBBD (Road Bridge and Benefit District) is established prior to the fair share contribution requirements, the project’s RBBD obligation shall supersede any applicable fair share requirement.
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4 84.Drainage Facilities for Ownership by the Flood Control District. Some of the proposed drainage facilities may be requested for ownership and maintenance by the Flood Control District. For such drainage facilities, applicable Flood Control District Standards and guidelines shall be compiled with, including conditions of approval required for said drainage facilities. Prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy, the developer / property owner shall enter into a three-party cooperative agreement with the City and the Flood Control District. Both the Riverside County Board of Supervisors and the City Council shall approve the agreement.
85.ADP Fees - This project is located within the Homeland/Romoland Line A Area Drainage Plan. As such, this project is subject to Riverside County Flood Control’s ADP fees associated with this area.
General Conditions:
86. All required public improvements must be constructed and accepted by the City prior to issuance of the first and any subsequent certificate of occupancy, unless approved by City Engineer/Public Works Director.
87. Engineering Design exceptions to City design standards and policies must be specifically requested in writing and approved by City Engineer/PW Director.
Any design exceptions shown on the tentative map and associated engineering documents that are not specifically requested are not approved.
88. The developer is responsible to furnish & install one 2” and one 3” conduit for traffic signal interconnect and broadband purposes, per City of Menifee Standard Detail 1005, along all circulation element roads and intersections along project frontage.
89.Subdivision Map Act – The developer / property owner shall comply with the State of California Subdivision Map Act and all other laws, ordinances, and regulations pertaining to the subdivision of land.
90.Mylars – All improvement plans and grading plans shall be drawn on twenty- four (24) inch by thirty-six (36) inch Mylar and signed by a licensed civil engineer and/or other registered/licensed professional as authorized by State law.
91.Guarantee for Required Improvements. Prior to grading permit issuance, construction permit issuance, and/or Final Map recordation, financial security or bonds shall be provided to guarantee the construction of all required improvements associated with each phase of construction, per the City’s municipal code.
92.Bond Replacement, Reduction, and Releases - All requests for bond replacements (such as in changes of property ownerships), reductions (such as in partial completion of improvements), releases (such as in completion of improvements), shall conform to City policies, standards, and applicable City ordinances. It shall be the responsibility of the developer / property owner to notify the City in time when any of these bond changes are necessary. The Item Title: 11.2
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4 City shall review all changes in Bond Agreements and the accompanying bonds or security.
93.Existing and Proposed Easements - The final grading plan and improvement plans shall correctly show all existing easements, traveled ways, drainage courses, and encumbrances. Any omission or misrepresentation of these documents may require said plan to be resubmitted for further consideration.
94.Engineered Plans - All improvement plans, and grading plans shall be drawn on twenty-four (24) inches by thirty-six (36) inch Mylar and signed by a licensed civil engineer or other registered/licensed professional as required.
95.Plan Check Submittals – Appropriate plan check submittal forms shall be completed and submittal check list provided that includes required plan copies, necessary studies / reports, references, fees, deposits, etc. Prior to final approval of improvement plans by the Public Works / Engineering Department, the developer / property owner shall submit to the Public Works / Engineering Department CAD layers of all improvements to be maintained by the City (pavement, sidewalk, streetlights, etc.). A scanned image of all final approved grading and improvement plans on a Universal Serial Bus (USB) drive, also known as a “flash” drive or “thumb” drive, shall be submitted to the Public Works / Engineering Department, in one of the following formats: (a) Auto CAD DXF, (b) GIS shapefile (made up of ESRI extensions .shp, .shx and .dbf) or (c) Geodatabase (made up of ESRI extension .gdb). CAD files created with the latest version shall only be accepted if approved by the Public Works Director / City Engineer. GIS and ACAD files 2004 or later are required for all final maps upon approval.
96.Final Map Submittal Process – Appropriate final map plan check submittal forms shall be completed and appropriate fees or deposits paid. Prior to approval of the final map by the City Council, the developer / property owner shall provide along with the final map mylars, electronic files of the final map on Compact Disc (CD), in one of the following formats: (a) Auto CAD DXF, (b) GIS shapefile (made up of ESRI extensions .shp, .shx and .dbf) and (c) Geodatabase (made up of ESRI extension .gdb). CAD files created with the latest version shall only be accepted if approved by the Public Works Director / City Engineer.
97.Plan Approvals – Improvement plans and grading plans shall be submitted with necessary supporting documentation and technical studies (hydrology, hydraulics, traffic impact analysis, geotechnical studies, etc.) to the Public Works / Engineering Department for review and approval. All submittals shall be signed and date stamped by the Engineer of Record. The plans must receive Public Works / Engineering Department approval prior to issuance of any construction permit, grading permit, or building permits as applicable and as determined by the Public Works Director / City Engineer. All submittals shall include a completed City Fee or Deposit Based Worksheet and the appropriate plan check. For improvements proposed to be owned and maintained by the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, improvement plans must receive district approval prior to Building permit issuance or as determined by the District.
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4 All required improvement plans and grading plans must be approved by the Public Works Engineering Department prior to recordation of a final map for which the improvements are required, or prior to issuance of any construction and/or grading permit, whichever comes first and as determined by the PW Director. Supporting City approved studies including, but not limited to, hydrologic and hydraulic studies and traffic studies must be provided prior to approval of plans. All required CFD landscape plans must be approved prior to building permit issuance.
98.As-Built Plans – Upon completion of all required improvements, the developer/property owner shall cause the civil engineer of record to as-built all project plans, and submit project base line of work for all layers on a USB drive to the Public Works / Engineering Department, in one of the following formats:
(a) Auto CAD DXF, (b) GIS shapefile (made up of ESRI extensions .shp, .shx and .dbf) or (c) Geodatabase (made up of ESRI extension .gdb). The timing for submitting the as-built plans shall be as determined by the Public Works Director / City Engineer.
99.Construction Times of Operation. The developer / property owner shall monitor, supervise, and control all construction and construction related activities to prevent them from causing a public nuisance including, but not limited to, strict adherence to the following:
a. Construction activities shall comply with City of Menifee ordinances relating to construction noise. Any construction within the City limits located 1/4 of a mile from an occupied residence shall be permitted Monday through Saturday, except on nationally recognized holidays, 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in accordance with Municipal Code Section
8.01.020. There shall be no construction permitted on Sunday or nationally recognized holidays unless prior approval is obtained from the City Building Official or City Engineer.
b. Removal of spoils, debris, or other construction materials deposited on any public street no later than the end of each working day.
c. The construction site shall accommodate the parking of all motor vehicles used by persons working at or providing deliveries to the site.
Violation of any condition or restriction or prohibition set forth in these conditions shall subject the owner, applicant to remedies as set forth in the City Municipal Code. In addition, the Public Works Director / City Engineer or the Building Official may suspend all construction related activities for violation of any condition, restriction or prohibition set forth in these conditions until such a time it has been determined that all operations and activities are in conformance with these conditions.
d. A Pre-Construction meeting is mandatory with the City’s Public Works Inspection team prior to permit issuance and the start of any construction activities for this site.
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4 100.Dry Utility Installations - Electrical power, telephone, communication, traffic signal, street lighting, and cable television conduits and lines shall be placed underground in accordance with current City Ordinances, and as approved by the Public Works Director / City Engineer. This applies also to existing overhead lines which are 33.6 kilovolts or below along the project frontage and within the project boundaries. In cases where 33.6kV or below lines are collocated with high voltage lines (for example, 115kV), the low voltage lines shall be placed underground even when the high voltage lines are exempt from relocation or undergrounding in accordance with City standards and ordinances. Exemption from undergrounding low voltage lines shall only be by the Public Works Director / City Engineer or as directed by the City Council.
101.All grading activities shall conform to the latest adopted edition of the California Building Code, City Grading Ordinance, Chapter 8.26, applicable City design standards and specifications, City ordinances, policies, rules and regulations governing grading in the City.
102.Regulations and Ordinance on Grading Within the City – In addition to compliance with City Chapter 8.26, grading activities shall also conform to the latest edition of the California Building Code, City General Plan, other City Ordinances, City design standards and specifications and all other relevant laws, rules and regulations governing grading in the City of Menifee. Prior to commencing any grading, clearing, grubbing or any topsoil disturbances, the applicant shall obtain a grading permit from the Public Works / Engineering Department. Grading activities that are exempt from a grading permit as outlined by the City ordinance may still require a grading permit by the Public Works Director / City Engineer when deemed necessary to prevent the potential for adverse impacts upon drainage, sensitive environmental features, or to protect property, health safety, and welfare.
103.Dust Control – All necessary measures to control dust shall be implemented by the developer during grading. Fugitive dust shall be controlled in accordance with Rule 403 of the California Air Quality Control Board.
104.2:1 Maximum Slope - Graded slopes shall be limited to a maximum steepness ratio of 2:1 (horizontal to vertical) unless otherwise approved by the Public Works / Engineering Department.
105.Slope Setbacks – Observe slope setbacks from buildings and property lines per the California Building Code and City ordinance on grading.
106.Slope Landscaping and Irrigation – All slopes greater than or equal to 3 feet in vertical height shall be irrigated and landscaped with grass or ground cover.
All manufactured slopes shall be irrigated and landscaped with grass or approved ground cover, and shall have some type of drainage swale at the toe of the slope to collect runoff. Slopes exceeding 15 feet in vertical height shall be irrigated and planted with shrubs and/or trees per City Grading Ordinance Chapter 8.26. Drip irrigation shall be used for all irrigated slopes.
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4 plans shall be prepared and signed by a licensed landscape architect and bonded per applicable City ordinances.
108.Erosion Control Plans – All grading plans shall require erosion control plans prior to approval. Temporary erosion control measures shall be implemented immediately following rough grading to prevent deposition of debris onto downstream properties or drainage facilities. Plans showing erosion control measures may be included as part of the grading plans or submitted as a separate set of plans for city review and approval. Graded but undeveloped land shall provide, in addition to erosion control planting, any drainage facilities deemed necessary to control or prevent erosion. Erosion and sediment control BMPs are required year-round in compliance with all applicable City of Menifee Standards and Ordinances and the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit from the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB). Additional Erosion protection may be required during the rainy season.
109.Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) - All grading plans shall require an approved copy of the Water Quality Management Plan sheet per the approved WQMP, executed report. The developer / property owner shall comply with the requirements of the WQMP report, the NPDES municipal permit in force, and City standards and specifications.
110.Design Grade Criteria – Onsite parking areas shall be designed in accordance with the current version of City of Menifee Standards and Specifications. Non-compliance may require a redesign of the project.
Significant redesigns may require a revised Plot Plan.
Design Grade Criteria:
a. On-Site Parking – Where onsite parking is designed, such as in common areas, parking stalls and driveways shall not have grade breaks exceeding 4%. A 50’ minimum vertical curve shall be provided where grade breaks exceed 4%. Five percent grade is the maximum slope for any parking area. Where ADA requirement applies, ADA requirement shall prevail.
b. Down Drains - Concrete down drains that outlet onto parking lot areas are not allowed. Drainage that has been collected in concrete ditches or swales should be collected into receiving underground drainage system, or should outlet with acceptable velocity reducers into BMP devises.
c. Pavement - Permeable pavement requires the layers of filter material to be installed relatively flat. As such, the permeable pavement areas should have a maximum surface gradient of 2%,or approved by the PW Director/City Engineer.
111.Drainage Grade - Minimum drainage design grade shall be 1% except on Portland cement concrete surfaces where 0.35% shall be the minimum. The engineer of record must submit a variance request for design grades less than 1% with a justification for a lesser grade.
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4 112.Finish Grade – Shall be sloped to provide proper drainage away from all exterior foundation walls in accordance California Building Code.
113.Use of Maximum and Minimum Grade Criteria – Actual field construction grades shall not exceed the minimum and maximum grades for ADA and approved project grading design, to allow for construction tolerances. Any improvement that is out of the minimum and maximum values will not be accepted by the City Inspector and will need to be removed and replaced at developer’s or owner’s expense.
114.Licensed Geotechnical Engineer - A California licensed Geotechnical Engineer shall perform final determination of the foundation characteristics of soils within on-site development areas, and per the approved geotechnical report reviewed and approved by the City.
115.Retaining Walls – Sections, which propose retaining walls, will require separate permits. They shall be obtained prior to issuance of any other building permits – unless otherwise approved by the Building Official and/or the Public Works Director / City Engineer. The walls shall be designed by a licensed civil engineer and conform to City Standards. The plans shall include plan and profiles sheets.
116.Trash Racks: Trash Racks shall be installed at all inlet structures that collect runoff from open areas with potential for large, floatable debris.
117.Drainage Runoff Emergency Escape. An emergency escape path shall be provided for the stormwater runoff at all inlets for the proposed underground facilities in the event that the inlets become blocked in any way. To prevent flood damage to the proposed structures, all proposed structures in the vicinity of the inlets and along the emergency escape path shall be protected from flooding by either properly elevating the finished floor in relation to the inlets and flow path or by making sure the structures are set back from the inlets to provide adequate flow through area in the event the emergency escape of the stormwater runoff is necessary.
118.Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (RCFCWCD) Encroachment Permit Required. An Encroachment Permit Is required for any work within District right of way or any connection to District facilities. The Encroachment Permit application shall be processed and approved concurrently with the improvement plans.
119.RCFCWCD Submittal of Plans. A copy of the project specific WQMP, improvement plans, grading plans, BMP improvement plans and any other necessary documentation along with supporting hydrologic and hydraulic calculations (drainage report) shall be submitted to the District as reference material for the review and approval of the final drainage report and storm drain plans that propose construction of storm drain facilities that will be owned and maintained by the District.
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4 120.Grading Permit for Clearing and Grubbing – City ordinance on grading requires a grading permit prior to clearing, grubbing, or any topsoil disturbances related to construction grading activities.
121.Compliance with NPDES General Construction Permit – The developer/property owner shall comply with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Construction Permit (GCP) from the State Water Resource Control Board (SWRCB). This is in addition to the Municipal permit governing design, WQMPs, and permanent BMPs.
Prior to approval of the grading plans or issuance of any grading permit, the developer/property owner shall obtain a GCP from the SWRCB. Proof of filing a Notice of Intent (NOI) and monitoring plan, shall be submitted to the City; and the WDID number issued by the SWRCB shall be reflected on all grading plans prior to approval of the plans. For additional information on how to obtain a GCP, contact the SWRCB.
122.SWPPP - Prior to approval of the grading plans, the developer/property owner shall prepare a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) for the development. The developer/property owner shall be responsible for uploading the SWPPP into the State’s SMARTS database system and shall ensure that the SWPPP is updated to constantly reflect the actual construction status of the site. A copy of the SWPPP shall be made available at the construction site at all times until construction is completed. The SWRCB considers a construction project complete once a Notice of Termination has been issued by SWRCB. The City will require submittal of NOTs for requests to fully release associated grading bonds.
123.SWPPP for Inactive Sites – The developer/property owner shall be responsible for ensuring that any graded area that is left inactive for a long period of time has appropriate SWPPP BMPs in place and in good working conditions at all times until construction is completed and the Regional Board has issued a Notice of Termination (NOT) for the development.
124.Import/Export – In instances where a grading plan involves import or export, prior to obtaining a grading permit, the developer/property owner shall have obtained approval for the import/export location from the Public Works / Engineering Department. If an Environmental Assessment did not previously approve either location, a Grading Environmental Assessment shall be submitted to the Planning Director for review and comment and to the Public Works Director / City Engineer for approval. Additionally, if the movement of import/export occurs using City roads, review, and approval of the haul routes by the Public Works / Engineering Department will be required. Import or export materials shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 8.26.
125.Offsite Grading Easements - Prior to recordation of a final map phase, or the issuance of a grading permit within a phased map whichever occurs first, the developer/property owner shall obtain all required easements and/or permissions to perform offsite grading, from affected land owners. Notarized and recorded agreement or documents authorizing the offsite grading shall be submitted to the Public Works Engineering Department.
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4 126.Offsite Property and Right of Way – The developer / property owner shall be responsible for acquiring any offsite real property interests that may be required in connection with the development project. Prior to recordation of a final map, or the issuance of a grading permit, whichever occurs first, the developer shall obtain all required ROW, easements and / or permissions to perform offsite grading, from all affected landowners.
127.Acquisition of Property – If the developer / property owner is unable to obtain necessary property and right of way, where needed the City will assist in processing eminent domain to obtain right of way, in accordance with all laws in regulations and only after good faith efforts have been undertaken in negotiating the acquisition of property. It shall be the responsibility of the developer / property owner to coordinate their project timing with the eminent domain process as right of way acquisition is required prior to plan approval.
128.Increased Runoff Criteria. The development of this site would increase peak flow rates on downstream properties. Mitigation shall be required to offset such impacts. An increased runoff basin should be shown on the exhibit and calculations supporting the size of the basin shall be submitted to the District and the City for review. The entire area of proposed development will be routed through a detention facility(s) to mitigate increased runoff. All basins must have positive drainage; dead storage basins shall not be acceptable.
A complete drainage study including, but not limited to, hydrologic and hydraulic calculations for the proposed detention basin shall be submitted to the City for review and approval. For design purposes, the proposed detention basin shall be sized using the 1-hour/100-year frequency storm event.
Detention basin(s) and outlet(s) sizing will ensure that this storm event does not produce higher peak discharge in the "after" condition than in the "before" condition. For the 100-year event, an AMC II shall be used together with a constant loss rate.
Low Loss rates will be determined using the following:
i. Undeveloped Condition --> LOW LOSS = 90%
ii. Developed Condition --> LOW LOSS = .9 - (.8x%IMPERVIOUS) iii. Basin Site --> LOW LOSS = 10%
Where possible and feasible the onsite flows should be mitigated before combining with offsite flows to minimize the size of the detention facility required. If it is necessary to combine offsite and onsite flows into a detention facility two separate conditions should be evaluated for each duration/return period/before-after development combination studied; the first for the total tributary area (offsite plus onsite), and the second for the area to be developed alone (onsite). It must be clearly demonstrated that there is no increase in peak flow rates under either condition (total tributary area or onsite alone), for each of the return period/duration combinations required to be evaluated. A single plot showing the pre-developed, post-developed and routed hydrographs for each storm considered, shall be included with the submittal of the hydrology study.
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4 No outlet pipe(s) will be less than 18" in diameter. Where necessary an orifice plate may be used to restrict outflow rates. Appropriate trash racks shall be provided for all outlets less than 48" in diameter.
The basin(s) and outlet structure(s) must be capable of passing the 100-year storm without damage to the facility. Mitigation basins should be designed for joint use and be incorporated into open space or park areas. Side slopes should be no steeper than 4: 1 and depths should be minimized where public access is uncontrolled.
Mitigation basins should be designed for joint use and maybe incorporated into open space or park areas. Side slopes should be not steeper than 4: I and depths should be minimized where public access is uncontrolled.
A viable maintenance mechanism, acceptable to the City should be provided for any flood control facilities to be owned and maintained by the City. Any facilities proposed to be owned by the District, should be provided with a viable maintenance mechanism acceptable to the City and the District. For the City this would be the citywide CFD. Facilities to remain private shall be maintained by commercial property owners association or homeowners associations.
129.Site Drainage - Positive drainage of the site shall be provided, and water shall not be allowed to pond behind or flow over cut and fill slopes. Where water is collected and discharged in a common area, protection of the native soils shall be provided by planting erosion resistant vegetation, as the native soils are susceptible to erosion by running water. All cut and fill slopes shall have a maximum 2:1 (H:V) grade, 2 horizontal to 1 vertical.
130.Alteration of Drainage Patterns – Prior to grading permit issuance or approval of improvement plans, the final engineering plans submitted by the applicant shall address the following: The project drainage system shall be designed to accept and properly convey all on- and off-site drainage flowing on or through the site. The project drainage system design shall protect downstream properties from any damage caused by alteration of drainage patterns such as concentration or diversion of flow. Concentrated drainage on commercial lots shall be diverted through parkway drains under sidewalks.
131.100 Year Storm - The 100-year storm flow shall be contained within the street top of curb.
132.100 Year Drainage Facilities - All drainage facilities shall be designed to accommodate 100-year storm flows as approved by the City of Menifee Public Works / Engineering Department.
133.100 Year Design Criteria - In final engineering and prior to grading permit issuance, subsurface storage systems shall be designed with emergency overflow inlets to mitigate flows in excess of the 100-year storm event in a controlled manner to the satisfaction of the Public Works / Engineering Department.
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135.Coordinate Drainage Design: Development of this property shall be coordinated with the development of adjacent properties to ensure that watercourses remain unobstructed, and stormwaters are not diverted from one watershed to another. This may require the construction of temporary drainage facilities or offsite construction and grading. A drainage easement shall be obtained from the affected property owners for the release of concentrated or diverted storm flows if needed. A copy of the recorded drainage easement shall be submitted to the PW Engineering Department for review.
136.Comingling of Flows. Site restrictions may require the comingling of onsite and offsite flows. A treatment device approved by the City of Menifee Public Works Director shall be utilized to pretreat the flows before entering HOA facilities. The WQMP will need to show these catch basin inserts. This comingling of flows and the easement shall also be clarified in the CC&Rs for the project. If site restrains and existing conditions require said comingling, it will be the obligation of the HOA to accept this water and maintain the system, as well as performing maintenance on the associated filter inserts. The developer shall provide a storm drain and flowage easement, or other applicable document approved by the city of Menifee, providing the right of the city to drain onto the private property.
137.Interceptor Drain Criteria/Guidelines: The criteria for maintenance access of terrace/interceptor is as follows: flows between 1-5 cfs shall have a 5-foot wide access road, flows between 6-10 cfs shall be a minimum 6-foot rectangular channel. Terrace/interceptor drains are unacceptable for flows greater than 10 cfs. Flows greater than 10 cfs shall be brought to the street. These guidelines may be modified by the City Engineer/PW Director.
138.BMP – Energy Dissipators: Energy Dissipators, such as rip-rap, shall be installed at the outlet of a storm drain system that discharges runoff flows into a natural channel or an unmaintained facility. The dissipators shall be designed to minimize the amount of erosion downstream of the storm drain outlet.
139.Trash Racks – Trash Racks shall be installed at all inlet structures that collect runoff from open areas with potential for large, floatable debris.
140.Perpetuate Drainage
Patterns. The property's street and lot grading shall be designed in a manne r that perpetuates the existing natural drainage patterns with respect to tributa ry drainage areas, outlet points and outlet conditions. Otherwise, a drainage e asement shall be obtained from the affected property owners for the release of concentrated or diverted storm flows. A copy of the recorded drainage eas ement shall be submitted to the City for review and approval.
141.Perpetual Drainage Patterns (Easements) - Grading shall be designed in a manner that perpetuates the existing natural drainage patterns and conditions with respect to tributary drainage areas and outlet points. Where these Item Title: 11.2
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4 conditions are not preserved, necessary drainage easements shall be obtained from all affected property owners for the release onto their properties of concentrated or diverted storm flows. A copy of the recorded drainage easement shall be submitted to the PW Engineering Department for review.
142.Protection of Downstream Properties - The developer/property owner shall protect downstream properties from damages that can be caused by alteration of natural drainage patterns, i.e., concentration or diversion of flow. Protection shall be provided by constructing adequate drainage facilities including enlarging existing facilities and securing necessary drainage easements.
143.Storm Drain Lines 36” and larger - All proposed storm drain lines greater than 36" in diameter may be considered for ownership and maintenance by the Flood Control District. The applicant shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the Flood Control District regarding the terms of the design, construction and operation of facilities proposed for ownership by the Flood Control District.
144.No Building Permit without Legal Lot – Prior to issuance of any building permit, the developer / property owner shall ensure that the underlying parcels for such buildings are complying with City Ordinances, Codes, and the Subdivision Map Act.
145.No Building Permit Prior to Subdivision Map Recordation – Prior to issuance of any building permit, the developer / property owner shall record the Subdivision Map. Model Homes are exempt from this requirement.
146.No Building Permit without Grading Permit - Prior to issuance of any building permit for any new structure or appurtenance, the developer/property owner shall obtain a grading permit and/or approval to construct from the Public Works Engineering Department.
147.Final Rough Grading Conditions – Prior to issuance of each building permit, the developer/property owner shall cause the Civil Engineer of Record and Soils Engineer of Record for the approved grading plans, to submit signed and wet stamped rough grade certification and compaction test reports with 90% or better compaction. The certifications shall use City approved forms and shall be submitted to the Public Works Engineering Department for verification and acceptance.
148.Conformance to Elevations/Geotechnical Compaction - Rough grade elevations for all building pads and structure pads submitted for grading plan check approval shall be in substantial conformance with the elevations shown on approved grading plans. Compaction test certification shall be in compliance with the approved project geotechnical/soils report.
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4 requesting a certificate of occupancy. The certification shall be submitted to the Public Works Engineering Department for verification and acceptance.
150.Conform to Elevations - Final grade elevations of all building or structure finish floors submitted for grading plan check approval shall be in substantial conformance with the elevations shown on the approved grading plans.
Compaction test certification shall be in compliance with the approved project geotechnical/soils report.
151.Plant & Irrigate Slopes – All manufactured slopes shall be irrigated and landscaped with grass or approved ground cover and shall have some type of drainage swale at the toe of the slope to collect runoff. Slopes greater than or equal to 3’ in vertical height shall have erosion control measures provided.
Slopes that exceed 15’ in vertical height are to be planted with additional shrubs and trees as approved by the Public Works / Engineering Department.
Drip irrigation shall be provided for all irrigated slopes.
152.Common Area Maintenance – Any common areas identified on the tentative map shall be owned and maintained through a permanent master maintenance organization shall be established for the project, to assume maintenance responsibility for all common areas. The organization may be public (City CFD, or another agency) or private (e.g., property owners’ association). Merger with an area-wide or regional organization shall satisfy this condition provided that such organization is legally and financially capable of assuming the responsibilities for maintenance. When necessary, property dedication or easement dedications shall be granted to the maintenance organization through map dedication, or separate recordable instrument, and shall be in a form acceptable to the city.
153.Maintenance Exhibit – Prior to final map recordation, the developer / property owner shall prepare an exhibit that shows all open space lots within the project development tract and the maintenance entity for each lot. The exhibit shall be reviewed and approved by the Community Development Department and the Public Works / Engineering Department.
154.Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions (Private Common Areas) – In the event that the Community Facilities District will not maintain all common areas, the establishment of a property owner association (POA or HOA) shall be the mechanism to maintain such common areas.
155.CC&R Content, Submittal Process and Timing – If necessary, the developer/property owner shall submit to the Public Works / Engineering Department for review and approval CC&R documents consisting of the following:
a. One hard copy and an electronic version of the CC&R’s. A completed application form to review the CC&Rs, available at the Public Works / Engineering front counter. There is a fee associated with the application and required backup documents to review. The declaration of CC&R’s shall:
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4 i. provide for the establishment of a property owner's association, ii. provide for the ownership of the common area by the property owner's association,
iii. contain provisions approved by the Public Works / Engineering Department, Community Development Department, and the
City Attorney,
iv. Contain provisions with regards to the implementation of post development Water Quality Best Management Practices
identified in the project’s approved WQMP.
v. Contain provisions notifying initial occupants, or tenants of the project of their receipt of educational materials on good housekeeping practices which contribute to the protection of storm water quality. These educational materials shall be distributed by the property owners' association and/or the developer.
vi. Contain provisions for allowing the City a Right of Entry to maintain BMPs that are otherwise not maintained by
responsible property owners. If a separate Right of Entry Agreement has been executed, this provision is not necessary to be in the CC&Rs.
b. As part of the CC&R document submittal, exhibit(s) identifying the areas or improvements that will be maintained by the POA, the CFD or other entities shall be provided. The exhibit shall be reviewed and approved by the City.
c. Once approved, the developer / property owner shall provide a hard copy of the CC&R’s wet-signed and notarized to the Public Works / Engineering Department. The Public Works / Engineering Department shall record the original declaration of CC&R’s prior to…… the issuance of Certificate of Occupancy or building permit issuance.
d. A deposit to pay for the review of the CC&Rs pursuant to the City’s current fee schedule at the time the above-referenced documents are submitted to the Public Works / Engineering Department.
156.Street Design Standards – Street improvements shall conform to all applicable City Design Standards and Specifications, the City General Plan, Ordinances, and all other relevant laws, rules and regulations governing street construction in the City.
157.Concrete Work – All concrete work including curbs, gutters, sidewalks, driveways, cross gutters, catch basins, manholes, vaults, etc. shall be constructed to meet a 28-day minimum concrete strength of 3,250 psi.
158.Intersection Geometrics – All final intersection geometrics may be modified in final engineering as approved by the Public Works Director / City Engineer.
159.Street Improvements – Street improvements shall conform to all applicable City Design Standards and Specifications, the City General Plan, and all other relevant laws, rules and regulations governing street construction in the City.
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4 160.Soils and Pavement Report - Street pavement structural designs shall comply with the recommendations in the City approved project soils and pavement investigation report, and must meet minimum City standards and specifications, as approved by the Public Works Director / City Engineer. R- Values shall be provided in said report and the Engineer of Record shall provide pavement calculations to the City.
161.Driveways - Final driveway geometrics may be modified in final engineering as approved by the Public Works Director / City Engineer. Driveways shall meet current standard radii, or as otherwise approved by the City Engineer / Public Works Director, on all existing and proposed commercial drive approaches used as access to the proposed development. The developer shall adhere to all City standards and regulations for access and ADA guidelines.
While driveways on Geary Road are conditioned to be limited to right in, left out only, adjustments to the turning movements to accommodate the project’s leasing layout may be considered. However, in the event where there are adjustments, the design shall not permit truck routing north of the property line, and shall ultimately be approved by the City Engineer / Public Works Director.
162.Acceptance of Public Roadway Dedication and
Improvements – Easements and right-of way for public roadways required by this project shall be granted to the City through acceptable recordable instrument. Onsite easements and right-of way for public roadways shall be granted to the City of Menifee through the final map, or other acceptable recordable instrument. Any off-site rights-of-way required for access road(s) shall be accepted to vest title in the name of the public if not already accepted. Any shared access roads necessary for the adequate circulation of the proposed project, shall be dedicated for reciprocal access by acceptable recordable instrument prior to any permit issuance.
163.ADA Compliance – ADA path of travel shall be designed at the most convenient accesses and the shortest distance to the buildings in accordance with ADA design standards and to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director / City Engineer and the City Building Official.
164.Paving or Paving Repairs – The applicant shall be responsible for obtaining the paving inspections required by City of Menifee standards and ordinances.
Paving and/or paving repairs for utility street cuts shall be per City of Menifee Standards and Specifications and as approved by the Public Works Director / City Engineer.
165.Street Light Plan – Street lights requiring relocations, or any required new streetlights shall be designed in accordance with current City Standards for LS- 3 type streetlights. Street light construction plans shall be prepared as separate plans or combined with the public street improvement plans as approved by the Public Works Director / City Engineer.
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4 from privately owned streetlights. The developer/property owner shall coordinate with the PW Department and with Southern California Edison the assignment of addresses to streetlight service points. Service points for proposed public streetlights shall become public and shall be located within public right of way or within duly dedicated public easements.
167.CFD Maintenance - The property owner shall file for annexation or inclusion into the Citywide Community Facilities Maintenance District, CFD for street sweeping services, street pavement maintenance, landscaping, street lighting, etc.
168.Offsite Grading – If necessary, a notarized and recorded agreement, or City- approved documents authorizing the offsite grading shall be submitted to the Public Works / Engineering Department.
169.Sight Distance Analysis – Sight distance analysis shall be conducted at all project roadway entrances for conformance with City sight distance standards.
The analysis shall be reviewed and approved by the Public Works Director / City Engineer, and shall be incorporated in the final grading plans, street improvement plans, and landscape improvement plans.
170.Street Name Sign - The developer/property owner shall install street name sign(s) in accordance with applicable City Standards, or as directed by the PW Engineering Department.
171.Driveway Geometrics- Final driveway geometrics may be modified in Final Engineering as approved by the Public Works Director. Driveways shall meet current standard radii on all existing and proposed commercial drive approaches used as access to the proposed development. The developer shall adhere to all City standards and regulations for access and ADA guidelines.
172.Construction Traffic Control Plan - Prior to start of any project related construction, the developer/property owner shall submit to the Public Works Engineering Department for review and approval, a Construction Traffic Control Plan in compliance with all applicable City ordinances, standards and specifications, and the latest edition of the CAMUTCD. This traffic control plan shall address impacts from construction vehicular traffic, noise, and dust and shall propose measures to mitigate these effects. The traffic control plan shall include a Traffic Safety Plan for safe use of public roads right-of-way during construction.
173.Traffic Signal Control Devices – All new traffic signals and traffic signal modifications required for construction by this development project shall include traffic signal communication infrastructure, network equipment, and Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) license software. Said traffic signal control devices shall be submitted with the traffic signal design plans and shall be approved by the Public Works Director / City Engineer, prior to testing of a new traffic signal. Traffic signal poles shall be placed at the ultimate locations when appropriate.
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4 174.Cost participation through Payment of TUMF and DIF for Improvements- The developer/property owner’s TUMF and DIF payment obligations shall be considered as cost participation for Project’s required offsite improvements only when the offsite improvements for which credits are claimed, are eligible TUMF and/or DIF facilities at time of TUMF and DIF payments. Determination for TUMF credits shall be at the discretion of the Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG), the governing authority, which shall include entering a three party TUMF Credit Agreement with the developer, WRCOG and the City of Menifee.
175.Improvement Bonds – Prior to improvement plan approval and issuance of any construction permit for all required onsite and offsite public improvements, the developer/project owner shall enter into a bond agreement and post acceptable bonds or security, to guarantee the completion of all required improvements. The bonds shall be in accordance with all applicable City ordinances, resolutions, and municipal codes.
176.Encroachment Permits – The developer/property owner shall obtain all required encroachment permits and clearances prior to start of any work within City, State, or local agency right-of-way.
177.Stormwater Management - All City of Menifee requirements for NPDES and Water Quality Management Plans (WQMP) shall be met per City of Menifee Municipal Code Chapter 15.01 for Stormwater/Urban Runoff Management Program unless otherwise approved by the Public Works Director/City Engineer. This project is required to submit a project specific WQMP prepared in accordance with the latest WQMP guidelines approved by the Regional Water Quality Control Board.
178.Trash Enclosures Standards and Specifications – Storm runoff resulting in direct contact with trash enclosure, or wastewater runoff from trash enclosure are prohibited from running off a site onto the City MS4 without proper treatment. Trash enclosures in new developments and redevelopment projects shall meet new storm water quality standards including:
a. Provision of a solid impermeable roof with a minimum clearance height to allow the bin lid to completely open.
b. Constructed of reinforced masonry without wooden gates. Walls shall be at least 6 feet high.
c. Provision of concrete slab floor, graded to collect any spill within the enclosure.
d. All trash bins in the trash enclosure shall be leak proof with lids that are continuously kept closed.
e. The enclosure area shall be protected from receiving direct rainfall or run-on from collateral surfaces.
f. The trash enclosure shall be lockable and locked when not in use with a 2-inch or larger brass resettable combination lock. Only employees and staff authorized by the enclosure property owner shall be given access.
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4 Any standing liquids within the trash enclosures without floor drain must be cleaned up and disposed of properly using a mop and a bucket or a wet/dry vacuum machine. All non-hazardous liquids without solid trash may be put in the sanitary sewer as an option, in accordance with Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) criteria.
An alternate floor drain from the interior of the enclosure that discharges to the sanitary sewer may be constructed only after obtaining approval from EMWD.
This option requires the following:
a. The trash enclosure shall be lockable and locked when not in use with a 2-inch or larger brass resettable combination lock. Only employees and staff authorized by the enclosure property owner shall be given access. This requirement may not be applicable to commercial complexes with multiple tenants.
b. A waterless trap primer shall be provided to prevent escape of gasses from the sewer line and save water.
c. Hot and cold running water shall be provided with a connection nearby with an approved backflow preventer. The spigot shall be protected and located at the rear of the enclosure to prevent damage from bins.
179.SWRCB, Trash Amendments - The State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) adopted amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters of California and the Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries – collectively referred to as the “Trash Amendments.” Applicable requirements per these amendments shall be adhered to with implementation measures, prior to building permit issuance.
Projects determined to be within Priority Land Uses as defined in the Trash Amendments, shall provide trash full capture devices in all new and existing catch basins to which this development will be tributary to or receiving from all Priority Land Use areas that will contribute storm water runoff to the City of Menifee’s MS4. All trash full capture devices shall be listed on the State Board’s current list of certified full capture devices posted on their website (https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/stormwater/trash_i mplementation.shtml), or otherwise approved by State or Regional Water Quality Control Board staff. Storm water runoff from privately owned Priority Land Use areas shall be treated by full capture devices located within privately owned storm drain structures or otherwise located on the privately owned property, whenever possible. Runoff from Priority Land Use areas created or modified by the project, and which are proposed to be City owned, shall be treated by full capture devices located within city-owned storm drains or otherwise located within the public right of way.
Existing and proposed catch basins shall be retrofitted with a catch basin insert device selected from the list of approved devices by the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board, and compliant with the State-wide Trash TMDL.
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4 per these amendments shall be adhered to with implementation measures, prior to building permit issuance. Projects determined as within Priority Land Uses as defined in the amendment, shall provide full trash capture devices in all new catch basins and existing catch basins to which this development will be tributary to. Devices shall meet the requirement of the new Trash Amendment.
180.Prior to issuance of a grading permit, a FINAL project specific WQMP in substantial conformance with the approved PRELIMINARY WQMP, shall be reviewed and approved by the Public Works Engineering Department. Final construction plans shall incorporate all the structural BMPs identified in the approved FINAL WQMP. The final developed project shall implement all structural and non-structural BMPs specified in the approved FINAL WQMP.
One copy of the approved FINAL WQMP on a CD-ROM in pdf format shall be submitted to the Public Works Engineering Department. The FINAL WQMP submittal shall include at the minimum the following reports/studies:
a. Hydrology/hydraulics report
b. Soils Report that includes soil infiltration capacity c. Limited Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Report, as may be required by an approved Phase I ESA Report
Final construction plans shall incorporate all the structural BMPs identified in the approved FINAL WQMP. The final developed project shall implement all structural and non-structural BMPs specified in the approved FINAL WQMP.
One copy of the approved FINAL WQMP on a CD-ROM in pdf format shall be submitted to the Public Works Engineering Department.
181.Revising The Final WQMP - In the event the Final WQMP requires design revisions that will substantially deviate from the approved Prelim WQMP, a revised or new WQMP shall be submitted for review and approval by the Public Works / Engineering Department. The cost of reviewing the revised/new WQMP shall be charged on a time and material basis. The fixed fee to review a Final WQMP shall not apply, and a deposit shall be collected from the applicant to pay for reviewing the substantially revised WQMP.
182.WQMP Maintenance Agreement - All water quality features or BMPs shall be located within the property limits, and the maintenance shall be the full responsibility of the developer / project owner. Prior to, or concurrent with the approval of the FINAL WQMP, the developer / property owner shall record Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&R’s) that addresses the implementation and maintenance of proposed WQMP BMPs, or enter into an acceptable maintenance agreement with the City to inform future property owners of the requirement to perpetually implement the approved FINAL WQMP.
183.Implement Project Specific WQMP - All structural BMPs described in the project-specific WQMP shall be constructed or installed and operational in conformance with approved plans and specifications. It shall be demonstrated that the applicant is prepared to implement all BMPs described in the approved project specific WQMP and that copies of the approved project-specific WQMP Item Title: 11.2
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4 are available for the future owners/occupants. The City will not release occupancy permits for any portion of the project or subdivision map phase until all proposed BMPs described in the approved project specific WQMPs, to which the portion of the project is tributary to, are completed and operational.
The City will not release occupancy permits for any portion of the project, or any proposed map phase prior to the completion of the construction of all required structural BMPs, and implementation of non-structural BMPs.
184.Inspection of BMP Installation – Prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy, all structural BMPs included in the approved FINAL WQMP shall be inspected for completion of installation in accordance with approved plans and specifications, and the FINAL WQMP. The Public Works Stormwater Inspection team shall verify that all proposed structural BMPs are in working conditions, and that a hard copy and / or digital copy of the approved FINAL WQMP are available at the site for use and reference by future owners/occupants. The inspection shall ensure that the FINAL WQMP at the site includes the BMP Operation and Maintenance Plan, and shall include the site in a City maintained database for future periodic inspection.
185.WQMP/BMP Education - Prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy, the developer / project owner shall provide the City proof of notification to future occupants of all BMP’s and educational and training requirements for said BMP’s as directed in the approved WQMP. Proof of notification shall be provided to the Public Works / Engineering Department in forms determined acceptable by the Public Works Director / City Engineer. Public Education Program materials may be obtained from the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District’s NPDES Section through their website at www.rcwatershed.org. The developer must provide to the Public Works / Engineering Department a notarized affidavit, or other notification forms acceptable to the Public Works Director / City Engineer, stating that the distribution of educational materials to future homebuyers has been completed prior to issuance of occupancy permits.
A copy of the notarized affidavit must be placed in the final WQMP report. The Public Works / Engineering Department MUST also receive the original notarized affidavit with the plan check submittal to clear the appropriate condition. Placing a copy of the affidavit without submitting the original will not guarantee clearance of the condition.
186.EMWD Minimum Standards – All public water, sewer and recycled water improvements shall be designed per the City adopted Ordinances; Eastern Municipal Water Districts (EMWD) standards and specifications, including required auxiliaries and appurtenances. The final design, including pipe sizes and alignments, shall be subject to the approval of EMWD and the City of Menifee.
187.Utility Improvement Plans – Public Water, Sewer and Recycled Water improvements shall be drawn on City title block for review and approval by the Public Works / Engineering Department and EMWD.
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4 188.Onsite and Offsite Sewer, Water and Recycled Water Improvements – All public onsite and offsite sewer, water and recycled water improvements shall be guaranteed for construction prior to approval of improvement plans and final map approval.
189.Sewer Lines – Any new public sewer line alignments or realignments shall be designed such that the manholes are aligned with the center of lanes or on the lane line and in accordance with City Ordinances and Eastern Municipal Water District standards.
190.Water Mains and Hydrants - All water mains and fire hydrants providing required fire flows shall be constructed in accordance with City Ordinances, and subject to the approval of the Eastern Municipal Water District and the Riverside County Fire Department.
191.Annexation to the Citywide Community Facilities District (CFD) - Prior to the issuance of a Building Permit Issuance the developer/property owner shall complete the annexation of the proposed development, into the boundaries of the City of Menifee citywide Community Facilities Maintenance District (Services) CFD. The citywide CFD shall be responsible for:
The maintenance of public improvements or facilities that benefit this development, including but not limited to, public landscaping, streetlights, traffic signals, streets, pavement maintenance, drainage facilities, street sweeping, water quality basins, graffiti abatement, and other public improvements or facilities as approved by the Public Works Director.
The developer/property owner shall be responsible for all cost associated with the annexation of the proposed development in the citywide CFD.
192.Landscape Improvement Plans for CFD Maintenance – Landscape improvements within public ROW and/or areas dedicated to the City for the citywide CFD to maintain shall be prepared on a separate City CFD plans for review and approval by the PW Engineering Department. The plans may be prepared as one plan for the entire development as determined by the PW Director. When necessary, as determined by the PW Director, a separate WQMP construction plan on City title block maybe required for review and approval by the PW Engineering Department prior to issuance of a grading permit.
193.Parkway Landscaping Design Standards - The parkway areas behind the street curb within the public’s right-of-way, shall be landscaped and irrigated per City standards and guidelines.
194.CFD Landscape Guidelines and Improvement Plans – All landscape improvements for maintenance by the CFD shall be designed and installed in accordance with City CFD Landscape Guidelines, and shall be drawn on a separate improvement plan on City title block. The landscape improvement plans shall be reviewed and approved by the PW Engineering Department prior to issuance of a construction permit.
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4 195. Maintenance of CFD Accepted Facilities – All landscaping and appurtenant facilities to be maintained by the citywide CFD shall be built to City standards. The developer shall be responsible for ensuring that landscaping areas to be maintained by the CFD have its own controller and meter system, separate from any private controller/meter system.
196.AB 341. AB 341 focuses on increased commercial waste recycling as a method to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The regulation requires businesses and organizations that generate four or more cubic yards of waste per week and multifamily units of 5 or more, to recycle. A business shall take at least one of the following actions to reuse, recycle, compost, or otherwise divert commercial solid waste from disposal:
a. Source separate recyclable and/or compostable material from solid waste and donate or self-haul the material to recycling facilities. b. Subscribe to a recycling service with their waste hauler. c. Provide recycling service to their tenants (if commercial or multi-family complex).
d. Demonstrate compliance with the requirements of California Code of Regulations Title 14.
For more information please visit:
www.rivcowm.org/opencms/recyclying/recycling_and_compost_business.html #mandatory
197.AB 1826. AB 1826 (effective April 1, 2016) requires businesses that generate eight (8) cubic yards or more or organic waste per week to arrange for organic waste recycling services. The threshold amount of organic waste generated requiring compliance by businesses is reduced in subsequent years.
Businesses subject to AB 1826 shall take at least one of the following actions in order to divert organic waste from disposal:
Source separate organic material from all other recyclables and donate or self- haul to a permitted organic waste processing facility.
Enter into a contract or work agreement with gardening or landscaping service provider or refuse hauler to ensure the waste generated from those services meet the requirements of AB 1826.
Consider xeriscaping and using drought tolerant/low maintenance vegetation in all landscaped areas of the project.
As of January 1, 2019, the above requirements are now applicable to businesses that generate four (4) or more cubic yards of solid waste per week and one (1) or more cubic yards of organic waste per week. Additionally, as of January 1, 2019, a third trash bin is now required for organics recycling, which will require a larger trash enclosure to accommodate three (3) trash bins. This development is subject to this requirement.
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4 of a Recyclables Collection and Loading Area plot plan to the City of Menifee Engineering/Public Works Department for review and approval. The plot plan shall show the location of and access to the collection area for recyclable materials, along with its dimensions and construction detail, including elevation/façade, construction materials and signage. The plot plan shall clearly indicate how the trash and recycling enclosures shall be accessed by the hauler.
The applicant shall provide documentation to the Community Development Department to verify that Engineering and Public Works has approved the plan prior to issuance of a building permit.
199.Waste Recycling Plan. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for each building, a Waste Recycling Plan (WRP shall be submitted to the City of Menifee Engineering/Public Works Department for approval. Completion of Form B “Waste Reporting Form” of the Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion Program may be sufficient proof of WRP compliance, as determined by the Public Works Director / City Engineer. At minimum, the WRP must identify the materials (i.e., concrete, asphalt, wood, etc.) that will be generated by construction and development, the projected amounts, the measures/methods that will be taken to recycle, reuse, and/or reduce the amounts of materials, the facilities and/or haulers that will be utilized, and the targeted recycling or reduction rate. During project construction, the project site shall have, at a minimum, two (2) bins; one for waste disposal and the other for recycling of Construction and Demolition (C&D) materials. Additional bins are encouraged to be used to further source separation of C&D recyclable materials. Accurate record keeping (receipts) for recycling of C&D recyclable materials and solid waste disposal must be kept. Arrangements can be made through the franchise hauler.
200.Waste Management Clearance. Prior to issuance of an occupancy permit for each building, evidence (i.e., receipts or other type of verification) shall be submitted to demonstrate project compliance with the approved WRP to the Engineering and Public Works Department in order to clear the project for occupancy permits. Receipts must clearly identify the amount of waste disposed and Construction and Demolition (C&D) materials recycled.
Completion of Form C, “Waste Reporting Form” of the Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion Program along with the receipts may be sufficient proof of WRP compliance, as determined by the PW Director / City Engineer.
201.Fees and Deposits – Prior to approval of final maps, grading plans, improvement plans, issuance of building permits, and/or issuance of certificate of occupancy, the developer/property owner shall pay all fees, deposits as applicable. These shall include the regional Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF), , Development Impact Fees (DIF), and any applicable Road and Bridge Benefit District (RBBD) Fee. Said fees and deposits shall be collected at the rate in effect at the time of collection as specified in current City resolutions and ordinances.
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4 based on the designated land use and areas, prior to the issuance of a building permit, or enter into an RBBD credit Agreement with the City for qualifying improvements. Should the project proponent choose to defer the time of payment, a written request shall be submitted to the City, deferring said payment from the time of issuance of a building permit to issuance of a certificate of occupancy. Fees which are deferred shall be based upon the fee schedule in effect at the time of issuance of the permit of each parcel. If the owner / developer constructs RBBD eligible improvements through another project that exceed its RBBD obligation, those credits, at the approval of the Public Works Director / City Engineer, could be applied to other projects that the owner / developer is constructing via agreement.
203.TUMF Fees - Prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit, the developer/property owner shall pay the Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF) in accordance with the fee schedule in effect at the time of (building permit or certificate of occupancy) issuance, pursuant to adopted City Ordinance governing the TUMF program, unless otherwise stated where a three party agreement is executed between WRCOG, the City of Menifee, and the developer / property owner precluding property owner from paying TUMF Fees.
204.Area Drainage Plan (ADP) Fees. The proposed development is located within the bounds of the Homeland / Romoland ADP of the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (Flood Control District), for which drainage fees have been established by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. Applicable ADP fees will be due (in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Administration of Area Drainage Plans) prior to building permits for this project. The fee due will be based on the fee in effect at the time of payment. The developer acknowledges that if the estimated cost for required MDP / ADP facilities exceeds the required ADP fees and the developer wishes to receive credit for reimbursement in excess of his fees, the facilities will be constructed as a public works contract.
205.Fees and Deposits – Prior to approval of final maps, grading plans, improvement plans, issuance of building permits, and/or issuance of certificate of occupancy, the developer/property owner shall pay all fees, deposits as applicable. These shall include the regional Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF), any applicable Traffic Signal Mitigation Fees, Development Impact Fees (DIF), and any applicable Road and Bridge Benefit District (RBBD) Fee. Said fees and deposits shall be collected at the rate in effect at the time of collection as specified in current City resolutions and ordinances.
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206.Final Building & Safety Conditions. Final Building & Safety Conditions will be addressed when building construction plans are submitted to Building & Safety for review. These conditions will be based on occupancy, use, the California Building Code (CBC), and related codes which are enforced at the time of building plan submittal.
207.Compliance with Code. All Design components shall comply with applicable provisions of the 2022 edition of the California Building, Plumbing and Mechanical Codes; 2022 California Electrical Code; California Administrative Code, 2022 California Energy Codes, 2022 California Green Building Standards, and City of Menifee Municipal Code, 2022 California Fire Code. 208.Disabled Access. Applicant shall provide details of all applicable disabled access provisions and building setbacks on plans to include:
a. Disabled access from the public way to the main entrance of the building.
b. Van accessible and standard accessible parking located as close as possible to the main entrance of the building.
c. Accessible path-of-travel from parking to the furthest point of improvement.
d. Accessible path-of-travel from public right-of-way to the main entrance of the structure.
e. Interior and Exterior disabled access requirements and details as required by California Building Code Chapter 11B.
209.California Green Building Code Requirements. Electric Vehicle (EV) a. Construction to provide electric vehicle infrastructure and facilitate electric vehicle charging shall comply with Section 5.106.5.3.1 and shall be provided in accordance with regulations in the California Building Code and the California Electrical Code.
b. EV capable spaces shall be provided in accordance with Table
5.106.5.3.1
c. The plans shall clearly indicate the location and total amount of future medium and heavy-duty electric vehicle (EV) parking stalls within the site if the building site includes one or more of the following uses:
Warehousing, grocery store, retail store with off-street loading areas. 210.County of Riverside Mount Palomar Ordinance. Applicant shall submit, at the time of plan review, a complete exterior site lighting plan with a “photometric study” showing compliance with County of Riverside Mount Palomar Ordinance Number 655 for the regulation of light pollution. All streetlights and other outdoor lighting shall be shown on electrical plans submitted to the Building & Safety Department. Any outside lighting shall be hooded and aimed not to shine directly upon adjoining property or public rights-of-way. All exterior LED light fixtures shall be 3,000 kelvin and below.
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4 211.Street Name Addressing. Applicant must obtain street name addressing for all proposed buildings by requesting street name addressing and submitting a site plan for commercial, residential/tract, or multi-family residential projects. 212.Obtain Approvals Prior to Construction. Applicant must obtain all building plans and permit approvals prior to commencement of any construction work. 213.Obtaining Separate Approvals and Permits. Temporary construction/sales trailers, temporary power poles/generators, trash enclosures, patio covers, light standards, building and monument signage, and any block walls will require separate approvals and permits. Solid covers are required over new and existing trash enclosures.
214.Sanitary Sewer and Domestic Water Plan Approvals. On-site sanitary sewer and domestic water plans will require separate approvals and permits from Building and Safety. A total of 6 sets shall be submitted. 215.Demolition. (If applicable) Demolition permits require separate approvals and permits. AQMD notification and approval may be required. 216.Hours of Construction. Signage shall be prominently posted at the entrance of the project indicating the hours or construction, as allowed by the City of Menifee Municipal Ordinance 8.01.010, for any site within one-quarter mile of an occupied residence. The permitted hours of construction are Monday through Saturday 6:30am to 7:00pm. No work is permitted on Sundays and nationally recognized holidays unless approval is obtained from the City Building Official or City Engineer.
217.House Electrical Meter. Provide a house electrical meter to provide power for the operation of exterior lighting, irrigation pedestals and fire alarm systems for each building on the site. Developments with single user buildings shall clearly show on the plans how the operation of exterior lighting and fire alarm systems when a house meter is not specifically proposed.
At Plan Review Submittal
218.Submit one (1) digital complete set of fully dimensioned Structural, Architectural, Plumbing, Mechanical and Electrical Plans, along with one (1) digital set of geotechnical reports and one (1) digital set of precise grade plans.
Hard copy plans will not be accepted.
All plans shall be submitted at a digital equivalent minimum 24” x 36” General Requirements
All sheets of the plans and the first sheet of the calculations are required to be signed by the licensed architect or engineer responsible for the plan preparation. (Business & Professions Code 5802), (Business & Professions Code 5536.1, 5802, & 6735)
Cover Sheet
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4 1. Vicinity Map
2. Parcel number and Site Address
3. Business Name
4. Occupancy Type
5. Occupant Load
6. Type of Construction
7. Number of stories
8. Building Height
9. Floor Area in sq. ft.
10. Building data: Building Type of Construction, Square Feet of leased area intended use/occupancy, occupant loads, Building Code Data:
2022 California Building Code, 2022 California Electrical Code, 2022 California Mechanical Code, 2022 California Plumbing Code, 2022 California Green Building Code, 2022 California Energy Code, and 2022 California Fire Code.
11. List any flammable/combustible materials, chemicals, toxic, or hazardous materials used or stored and total quantities or each, including MSDS reports.
12. Indicate if the building has a fire sprinkler system.
13. Sheet Index
Plot Plans
14. North Arrow
15. Property Lines/Easements
16. Street/Alleys
17. Clearly dimension building setbacks from property lines, street centerlines, and from all adjacent buildings and structures on the site plan.
18. Accessible parking/unload areas, curb ramps, exterior route of travel to the leased area entry door and at least one route to the public right-of- way.
19. Precise grading plans indicating surface grades, locations and details for all accessible walkways, parking stalls, access aisles, ramps, etc… Floor Plans
20. All wall lines to be indicated by double line.
21. Fully dimensioned and to scale (3/16 inch per foot minimum)
22. Exit door locations, widths, and direction of door swing.
23. Wall legend. Show walls as existing or new, with references to wall construction details indicating heights, framing member size, spacing and material type, connections at top and bottom and top of wall lateral bracing method.
24. Show all fixed elements of construction e.g., bathroom facilities, fixtures, cabinets, storage racks and/or shelves.
25. Accessible features e.g., fixed customer service counters, including kitchen, dining, or drinking bar counters, new bathroom facilities, access to new areas, features and elements.
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26. Indicate the ceiling treatment, ceiling grid, and the placement of all light fixtures.
Section Views
27. Walls and roof/ceiling finishes, complete occupancy separation and fire resistive construction if required, demising walls etc. For new conditioned spaces, section views shall indicate wall heights and insulation locations for walls and roof/ceilings.
Plumbing/Mechanical Plans
28. System material types and sizes, waste/vent and potable water layouts or isometrics, plumbing fixture schedule, etc.
29. HVAC equipment location, distribution layout, material type and sizes fire/smoke control devices and activation.
30. Include a line of site detail showing new roof top equipment shielding.
31. Gas line diagram, material type, sizes, and load demand.
Electrical Plans
32. Interior Main Distribution single line diagram, panel location/schedule, and load calculations, etc.
33. Electric power and lighting plans, interior fixture schedule, illuminated exit signs and emergency illumination.
34. Title 24 Energy Electrical requirements including multi-level switching arrangements and automatic electrical lighting shut-off system.
Structural Plan/Foundation/Floor/Ceiling/Roof Plan and Details
35. Structural design justification of the existing roof framing for new mechanical equipment exceeding 300lbs.
36. Foundation supporting elements and connections, reinforcement, slab, and footing details, etc.
37. Structural frame plan(s).
38. T-Bar ceiling standard details and seismic restraints.
Supplemental Information
39. Submittal to include one (1) digital set of original shell building Title 24 Energy Calculations or new Title 24 Energy calculations or Energy calculations as for newly constructed conditioned space.
40. Envelope or Mechanical for conditioned space as new construction or, as for an addition including, LTG (lighting) Energy calculations for new lighting with required forms copied to the full-size plan sheets.
41. Separate submittals and permits are required for signs. Planning approval required prior to submittal to Building & Safety.
42. Fees are based on the City of Menifee Adopted Fee Schedule.
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4 43. Restaurant/Food establishments must obtain approval from the County Health Department/Food Division, and the local water/sewer purveyor for grease waste interceptors.
44. All contractors/sub-contractors must show proof of State and City licenses and shall comply with SEC. 3800 of the Labor Code regarding Workers Compensation.
45. Applicant shall obtain all required clearances and/or approvals from Planning, Engineering, Fire, and the appropriate water district(s) prior to issuance of any building permits.
Prior to Issuance of Building Permits
219.All associated Building Fees to be paid.
220.Each Department is required to Approve, with a signature.
Prior to Final Inspection
221.Each department that has conditions shall have completed and approved their final inspection prior to requesting the final inspection by the Building and Safety Department.
Prior to Certificate of Occupancy
222.The Business shall obtain a final inspection from all city departments and any other outside agency final inspections.
223.Each department is required to review and approve with a signature on the request for Commercial Occupancy form once ALL Conditions of Approval have been Met/Approved. The Request for Commercial Occupancy form is available on the City of Menifee website at
https://www.cityofmenifee.us/DocumentCenter/View/14362/Request-for- Commercial-Permit-Issuance
You will be required to obtain the signatures in person at the City of Menifee City Hall. 224.The business shall obtain a City of Menifee business license after the Certificate of Occupancy has been issued. Information about the city business license may be found here https://www.cityofmenifee.us/309/Business- License
A business shall not be open to the public or operate without a city business license or a Certificate of Occupancy.
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4 It is the responsibility of the recipient of these Fire Department conditions to forward then to all interested parties. The permit number (as it is noted above) is required on all correspondence.
Additional information is available at our website: www.rvcfire.org Questions should be directed to the Riverside County Fire Department, Office of the Fire Marshal at City of Menifee 29714 Haun Rd., Menifee, CA 92586. Phone (951)723-3767
CONDITIONS
225.Surface Load and Capabilities - Fire apparatus access roads shall be designed to support the impose loads of fire apparatus [80,000 pound live load (gross vehicular weight) distributed over two axles] and shall be surfaced so as to provide all-weather driving capabilities [rear wheel drive apparatus] for the length and grade(s) of the fire apparatus access road. 226.Aerial Fire Apparatus Access Roads - Where the vertical distance between grade plane and the highest roof surface exceeds 30 feet, approved aerial fire apparatus access roads shall be provided. Aerial fire apparatus access roads shall have unobstructed width of 26 feet, exclusive of shoulders, in the immediate vicinity of the building or portion thereof, with an unobstructed vertical clearance of 13 feet 6 inches.
227.Gates - Gate entrances shall be at least two feet wider than the width of the traffic lanes serving the gate. Any gate providing access from a road to a driveway shall be located at least 35 feet setback from the roadway and shall open to allow a vehicle to stop without obstructing traffic on the road. Where a one-way road with a single traffic lane provides access to a gate entrance, a 38 feet turning radius shall be used.
228.Auto Gates - Gates shall be automatic minimum 24 feet in width. Gate access shall be equipped with a rapid entry system to include OPTICOM and Knox Electric switches. Plan shall be submitted to the Fire Department for approval prior to installation. Automatic/manual gate pins shall be rated with shear pin force, not to exceed 30 pounds. Automatic gates shall be equipped with emergency backup power. Gates activated by the rapid entry system shall remain open until closed by the rapid entry system.
229.Fire Department Access - Fire apparatus access roads shall extend to within 150 feet of all portions of the facility and all portions of the exterior walls of the first story of the building as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the building or facility.
230.Sprinkler System - Buildings or structures exceeding 3600 sq. ft are required to have approved CFC and NFPA 13 compliant fire sprinkler systems installed. 231.Building Access - Shall comply per Table 3206.2 California Fire Code, fir-e apparatus access roads in accordance with Section 503 shall be provided within 150 feet of all portions of the exterior walls of buildings used for high pile storage.
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4 232.Access Doors - Where building access is required by Table 3206.2, fire department access doors shall be provided in accordance with this section.
Access doors shall be accessible without the use of a ladder. 233.Number of Doors Required - The required access doors shall be distributed such that the lineal distance between adjacent fire department access doors does not exceed 125 feet measured center to center.
234.Smoke and Heat Removal - Where smoke and heat removal is required by Table 3206.2 it shall be in accordance with Section 910. 235.Additional Required Hydrants - Where new water mains are extended along streets where hydrants are not needed for protection of structures or similar fire problems, fire hydrants shall be provided at spacing not to exceed 1,000 feet to provide for transportation hazards. (TRANSPORTATION HYDRANTS
OFF SITE)
236.Minimum Required Fire Flow - The Fire Department is required to set a minimum fire flow for the remodel or construction of all commercial buildings in accordance with Ordinance 787 and the California Fire Code 237.Blue Dot Reflectors - Blue retro-reflective pavement markers shall be mounted on private streets, public streets and driveways to indicate location of fire hydrants. Prior to installation, placements of markers must be approved by the Riverside County Fire Department.
238.Minimum Required Fire Flow - The Fire Department is required to set a minimum fire flow for the remodel or construction of all commercial buildings in accordance with Ordinance 787 and the California Fire Code. A fire flow of 8000 gpm for a 4 hour duration at 20 psi residual operating pressure must be available before any combustible material is placed on the job site. A minimum number of 8 Super fire hydrant(s) (6”x4”x2½”x2½”) shall be provided for this project. Additional fire hydrants may be required to meet the spacing requirements of the California Fire Code.
239.On/Off Looped FHA - Combination of on-site and off-site super fire hydrants (6”x4”x2½”x2½”) on a looped system shall be provided spaced an average of 200 feet between fire hydrants and in no case shall fire hydrants be further than120 feet from any portion of on a street or road frontage as measured along approved vehicular travel ways. Fire hydrant(s) shall be located so that no portion of the building is farther than 250 feet from any hydrant(s) as measured along approved vehicular travel ways. The required fire flow shall be available from any adjacent hydrant(s) in the system.
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4 The undersigned warrants that he/she is an authorized representative of the project referenced above, that I am specifically authorized to consent to all of the foregoing conditions, and that I so consent as of the date set out below. _______________________________________________ ___________________ Signed Date
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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLPAttorneys at Law2010 Main Street, 8thFloor | Irvine, CA 92614-7214Telephone: 949.553.1313 | Facsimile: 949.553.8354www.allenmatkins.comPaige H. GosneyE-mail: [email protected] Dial: 949.851.5444 File Number: 119600.02528/4870-4166-7315.1 Los Angeles | Orange County | San Diego | Century City | San Francisco | New York Allen MatkinsVia Email ([email protected])r1, 2024 Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Attn: Stephanie Roseen, Acting City ClerkCity of Menifee 29844 Haun Road Menifee, CA 92586 Re: Notice of Appeal of October 23, 2024, Planning Commission Denial of Murrieta Road Warehouse ProjectHonorable Mayor and City Councilmembers:This firm represents construction of an approximately 517,720 square-of ground floor office space, 7,000 SF of mezzanine office space and 505,932 SF of warehouse space located south of Floyd Avenue, east of Geary Street, west of Murrieta Road, and north of -210-010, -011, -013, and -062, 330-560- 001 through 330-560-040, 330-570-001 through 330-570-033, and 330-571-001 through 330-571-On October 23, 2024, the City Planning Commission considered the Project entitlements, which include Plot Plan No. PLN22-0179 and Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse No. 2023110162) and the associated Findings of Fact, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, at a noticed public hearing. The Planning Commission, which freely acknowledged that the Project was consistent and compliant with all applicable development and design standards governing development on the Property as well as being among the express types of development contemplated for the Economic Development Corridor -Project entitlements into a referendum on the EDC-as a wholeand impact of warehouse projects on nearby, legal nonconforming residential uses.Ultimately, the Planning Commission d therecently-adopted Good Neighbor Policies and voted 2-3 todenythe Project.
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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLPAttorneys at Law Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers ber1, 2024 Page 2In accordance with Municipal Code section 2.20.150, the purpose of this letter is to set forth denial of the Project. A check in the amount $3,879.99 was previously delivered to the City to cover the requisite appealfee. We respectfully request that this letter and the attachments hereto be included as part of the administrative record for this matter. As outlined more fully below, and subject to such additional grounds, information and evidence as may be presented to the City Council prior to and during the public hearing on this Appeal, the Planning Project entitlements, including Plot Plan No. PLN22-0179 and Project EIR, should be vacated and overturned for the following reasons: (i) the Planning Commission failed to make adequate (or any) findings in support of its denial, as required by longstanding California law; and (ii) the Planning Commission improperly conflated the Projectwith the greater issue of warehouse development in the EDC-NG thereby depriving Applicant of the right to a fair hearing on the merits of the Project itself. Each of the foregoing, standing alone, in addition to any other that may be raised prior to or during the forthcoming City Council hearing on the Appeal, constitutes grothe Project entitlements. Make Adequate or AnyWritten Findings to Support its Denial of the ProjectWhere an administrative agency is required to make findings to support a quasi-judicial Topanga Assn. for a Scenic Community v. County of Los Angeles(1974) 11 Cal.3d 506, 515; see also Healing v. California Coastal Com.(1994) 22 Cal.App.4th 1158, 1167.) The findings seek review and, in the event of review, to apprise a reviewing court of the basis for the Id., at p. 514.) The granting or denial of an application for a Plot Plan, like a conditional use permit or other discretionary permit/entitlement, is a quasi-judicial action thatmust be supported by valid findings.In this instance, the Planning Commission made no findings and adopted no resolutionsetting forth the justification for its decision to deny the Project approvals. Absent such findings and explanation for its denial, tbe bridged in this instance and therefore,on this basis alone,Further, to the extent that the City takes the positsurrounding neighborhood, disagreement with the existing, City-approved zoning for the site that expressly contemplates and allows for the exact uses proposed by the project and alleged impacts to residential property values, that is not sufficient to justify the denial of the Project. (See Pacifica Item Title: 11.2
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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLPAttorneys at Law Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers , 2024 Page 3Corp. v. City of Camarilloequivalent ofTopanga(Healing, supra, 22 Cal.App.4th at 1167), and the Planning Commission failed to provide anymuch less adequate c gap between the raw evidence and ultimate Topanga, supra, 11 Cal.3d at p. 515). Even assuming the denialwassupported by a resolution, which it was not, the Planning Commission could not and cannotidentify facts to support denial of the Project because the Project is unquestionably consistent with both the underlying General Plan and Zoning designations and applicable development standards and there is no basis to find that the Project would be detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare of the surrounding neighborhood and/or the City in general. (Dev. Code, § 9.80.70.) For example, as set forth in the resolution to approve the Project entitlements prepared by Staff in support of their recommendation of approval: General Plan and Zoning Consistency:of EDC-NG is intended to provide economic vitality and flexibility in land use options to promote h the EDC-a multitude of General Plan policies, including (among others) the following: LU-1.1:Concentrate growth in strategic locations to help preserve rural areas, createplace and identity, provide infrastructure efficiently, and foster the use of transitoptions.oThe Project site is located close to Ethanac Road (a City-designated truckroute) with direct access to the Interstate 215 freeway. The location is wellsuited for industrial development to promote easily accessible routes foremployees and delivery personnel and the location helps concentrateactivity and development near the major transit corridors of the City asopposed to the rural areas or traveling through residential areas.LU-1.5:Support development and land use patterns, where appropriate, that reducereliance on the automobile and capitalize on multimodal transportation opportunities.owidening, intersection improvements, and sidewalks. All of theseimprovements will help promote multimodal transportation opportunitiesfor employees and residents surrounding the Project site. Furthermore, theApplicant is at the forefront of the Global Traffic Analysis currently beingprepared to analyze traffic impacts associated with current and pendingindustrial development in the EDC-NG and propose solutions to enhance Item Title: 11.2
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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLPAttorneys at Law Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers , 2024 Page 4and improve traffic flow, including through the use of alternative and multimodal transportation methods.CD-3.5:Design parking lots and structures to be functionally and visually integratedand connected; off-street parking lots should not dominate the street scene.ont Code, Design Guidelines andGood Neighbor Policies, perimeter landscaping improvements that areare provided inorder to visually screen the parking lots, truck court, and drive aisles fromsurrounding roadways. In addition, over 73,000 SF of the Property is beingutilized for the development of new roadways for the benefit of thesurrounding properties and greater EDC-NG area.CD-3.9:Utilize Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)techniques and defensible space design concepts to enhance community safety.oThe Project is conditioned to include extensive lighting and securitycameras at all entrances and exits is specifically designed to limit concealedareas for greater visibility and security.CD-3.12:Utilize differing but complementary forms of architectural styles anddesigns that incorporate representative characteristics of a given area.oNeighbor Policies, as well as City of Menifee Design Guidelines such asbuilding form, roof form, massing and articulation, materials and colors,windows, doors, and entries.CD-3.14:Provide variations in color, texture, materials, articulation, andarchitectural treatments. Avoid long expanses of blank, monotonous walls or fences.ovaried roof lines, wall plane changes, glazing, and other architecturaltreatments that break up wall areas to avoid long expanses of blank,monotonous walls and the Project will provide extensive landscaping andscreening improvements to minimize and mitigate visual impacts.Compliance with Applicable Development Standards and Requirements:Per Section 9.80.020 of the Development Code, the new construction of non-residential projects of more than anddesign for Plot Plan No. PLN22-0179 was analyzed and evaluated in light of the Item Title: 11.2
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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLPAttorneys at Law Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers , 2024 Page 5Development Code, Industrial Good Neighbor Policies, and Industrial Design Guidelines and determined by Staff to be consistent with all applicable development and design standards. -adopted Good Neighbor Policies were created toaddress the exact scenario presented by the Project the mitigation of impacts of industrial projects located near residential and other sensitive receptors. In this case, of course, the residential properties to the north are inconsistent with the current EDC-NG zoning regulations and are therefore considered legal nonconforming uses. Notwithstanding this fact, the Project meets and/or exceeds all of the applicable Good Neighbor Policies, including with respect to screening, building design, community outreach, increased building and loading dock setbacks, on-site truck queuing, on-site signage, and environmental mitigation measures as set forth in and enforceable via the Project EIR and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP). No Adverse Impacts to Community Health, Safety and Welfare:The Project EIR included a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the potential impacts of the Project to the surrounding community, including with respect to traffic, air quality, noise and Greenhouse Gas (GHG). The Project EIR concluded that the Project, with applicable mitigation, would not result in any adverse environmental or other impacts and, to the extent that such impacts would occur, the immense benefits the Project would provide to City residents (infrastructure improvements, jobs, impact fee contributions, increased property taxes and other revenue) far outweighed the alleged potential impacts. In addition, the Project was designed with aesthetically pleasing architectural features andlandscaping which will enhance the surrounding area and, as noted above, complies fully with all applicable development standards and other regulations. Further to the above, the Planning Commission provided some questions and commentary about the Project EIR and the finding that the Project would have significant and unavoidable impacts regarding GHG emissions and would reduce property values for the nearby legal nonconforming residential properties. First, as noted by Staff, the vast majority of GHG emissions (86 percent) would be caused by non-construction-related mobile sources (vehicle and truck traffic) that are subject to rigorous State and Federal standards and mitigation measures. The imposition and enforcement of these measures in conjunction with the completion of construction and occupancy of the Project will -related GHG emissions. For example, theAdvanced Clean Cars II rule approved by the California Air Resourcestablishes a year-by-year roadmap so that by the year 2035 one-hundred percent (100%) of new cars and light trucks sold in California will be zero-emission vehicles. The rule anticipates that from 2026through 2040, vehicle-related climate warming pollution will be reduced a cumulative total of 395million metric tons, which is equivalent to avoiding the greenhouse gases produced from the combustion of 915 million barrels of petroleum. (https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/news/california-moves-accelerate-100-new-zero-emission-vehicle-sales-2035.) Item Title: 11.2
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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLPAttorneys at Law Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers , 2024 Page 6In addition, fthan those that would result from alternative projects, including a 643,730 square foot business parkproject, a 375,509 square foot of commercial retail project and a 591 multifamily housing (low-rise) dwelling unit residential project. (See Exhibit A [GHG Comparative Analysis Table].) In any event, it bears noting that the City has recently approved a number of other warehouse/distribution projects whose anticipated GHG emissions would, like the Project, exceed the applicable threshold of 3,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e) per year for non-residential development (e.g., , the Menifee Commerce Center (9/28/2022), Motte Business Center (2/22/2024)and CADO Menifee Industrial Warehouse Project (8/16/2024). any developmenton the Property or within the surrounding area will result in a significant increase in noise levels over and above existing ambient levels, particularly given that development of any kind would require conversion of the existing, lightly-used dirt roadways, such as Geary Street, into new paved streets thereby causing a corresponding increase in traffic and traffic-related noise. Thus, although the Project would result in a significant noise impact as compared to the existing undeveloped conditions, this impact must be evaluated in context with the practical reality of the Property. Finally, as regards the impact of warehouse development on property values, empirical data related to warehouse/distribution uses in the Inland Empire shows unequivocally that industrial development actually enhances and increases property values for surrounding neighborhoods. (See Exhibit B [South Bloomington / Fontana | 10-Year Resales Overview].) In any event, the impacts to property values in the area would generally have been realized at the time the EDC-NG wasoriginally established and the scope of permitted future non-residential uses defined for residents and property ownersnot on a project-by-project basis as the EDC-NG area is developed in accordance with the approved land use regulations and development standards. Thus, any claims that the proposed Project and other warehouse development would adversely affect property values for the handful of legal nonconforming residential properties situated to the north of the Property are completely unfounded and are unsupported by any defensible data or evidence. The Planning Commission Improperly Conflated its Consideration of the Project With the Permissibility and Scope of Warehouse Development in the EDC-NGy right in the EDC-NG subject only to approval of a plot plan and confirmation of the findings set forth in Section 9.80.70As noted above, there is and was no dispute among the Planning Commission that the proposed Project is consistent and compliant with all Neighbor Policies intended to address the impacts of warehouse development near residential and other sensitive receptors, and that the Project itselfwould not result in adverse impacts to the health, safety and welfare of the surrounding community.
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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLPAttorneys at Law Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers , 2024 Page 7Acknowledging the above and that the Project isdevelopment in the City, the Planning Commission nonetheless took issue with the number ofproposed warehouse developments in the EDC-NG and expressed a desire that the City Council take action to amend the EDC-NG zoning regulations to prohibit future warehouse development. In doing so, the Planning Commission transformed the hearing on the merits of this Project on this Property and its compliance with the applicable zoning and other land development standards and regulations into a greater referendum and discussion of the allowance of warehouse development in the EDC-NG as a whole. -of Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.5(b) and, when a vested property or liberty interest is California Municipal Law Handbook (Cal. CEB 2023) § 2.56 citingAngeles County Office of Education(2013) 57 Cal.4th 197, 212.) The Plot Plan application is a discretionary City permit and the October 23, 2024, Planning Commission hearing was a quasi-judicial hearing pursuant to which Applicant was entitled to due process. The Planning decision to disregard the clear and objective development standards and designcriteria that were intended to govern their consideration of the Project in favor of an emotional colloquy on the influx of industrial warehouse development in the EDC-NG (and greater Inland EDC-hearing on the merits of the Project. written findings supported by facts explaining the basis for its decision to deny the Projectconflation of the issue of warehouse development in the EDC-NG as a whole is grounds for reversal of its decision. ConclusionBased upon the foregoing, and the additional documents, information and evidence that may be further presented at or before the City Council hearing on this Appeal, the Applicant respectfully requests that the City Council: (i) schedule the City Council hearing on the Appeal for the earliest available date but no later thanDecember 4, 2024; and (ii) vacate and overturn the Planning and adopt a resolution approving the Project entitlements and certifying the Project EIR.
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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLPAttorneys at Law Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers , 2024 Page 8 Please contact me if you have any questions or wish to discuss this matter in further detail.Very truly yours,Paige H. GosneyPHGEnclosurescc: Cheryl Kitzerow, Community Development DirectorOrlando Hernandez, Deputy Community Development DirectorRyan Fowler, Principal PlannerArmando G. Villa, City ManagerJeff Melching, City Attorney Item Title: 11.2
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EXHIBIT A (GHG Comparative Analysis Table)
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The Proposed Project consists of an approximately 533,252 square foot warehouse building on 24.63 acresScenario 1: 536,441 square foot manufacturing use (0.50 floor-to-area ratio of FAR) on 24.63 acres.Scenario 2: 643,730 square foot business park use (0.60 floor-to-area ratio of FAR) on 24.63 acres.Scenario 3: 375,509 square foot of commercial retail (0.35 floor-to-area ratio of FAR) on 24.63 acres.Scenario 4: 591 multifamily housing (low-rise) dwelling units (24 dwelling units per acre of FAR) on 24.63 acres.TABLE 1: ALL SCENARIOS REGIONAL OPERATIONAL EMISSIONS Source Emissions (lbs/day) VOC NOX CO SOX PM10 PM2.5 Proposed Project 21.95 27.85 104.1 0.64 19.18 5.32 Scenario 1 28.79 36.48 188.56 0.55 38.71 10.30 Scenario 2 55.45 179.15 526.27 2.24 132.48 36.27 Scenario 3 88.33 70.70 599.80 1.32 110.08 28.77 Scenario 4 36.25 29.51 192.18 0.44 30.91 8.73 TABLE 2: ALL SCENARIOS GHGS EMISSIONS TOTAL Source Total CO2e Proposed Project 4,805.13 Scenario 1 8,793.93 Scenario 2 32,248.90 Scenario 3 16,160.70 Scenario 4 6,716.81 Item Title: 11.2
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EXHIBIT B (South Bloomington / Fontana | 10-Year Resales Overview) Item Title: 11.2
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CITY OF MENIFEE
SUBJECT: Murrieta Road Warehouse Project
MEETING DATE: October 23, 2024
TO: Planning Commission
PREPARED BY: Ryan Fowler, Principal Planner
REVIEWED BY: Orlando Hernandez, Deputy Community Development Director
APPROVED BY: Cheryl Kitzerow, Community Development Director APPLICANT: RPD Development, Inc
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Adopt a resolution certifying the Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse No. 2023110162), adopt the Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations, and adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and
2. Adopt a resolution approving Plot Plan No. PLN 22-0179 generally located south of Floyd Avenue, east of Geary Street, west of Murrieta Road, and north of McLaughlin Road.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Plot Plan (PP) No. No. PLN22-0179 includes development of an approximately 517,720 square- foot (SF) speculative warehouse building. The environmental analysis, however, includes a development buffer in order to account for final design changes, equivalent to three percent of the building square footage, or 15,532 SF, which would result in a building area of 533,252 SF and a floor area ratio of 0.50. The 533,252 SF warehouse building would include approximately 20,320 SF of ground floor office space, 7,000 SF of mezzanine office space, 505,932 SF of warehouse space, and would be approximately 55 feet tall. Additional improvements include a parking lot and loading docks, ornamental landscaping, associated onsite infrastructure, and construction of offsite street improvements.
The Project would include 90 dock-high doors and four grade-level truck doors. Approximately 128 trailer parking spaces would be provided in the northern truck court and 64 trailer parking spaces would be provided in the southern truck court, within areas secured by sliding gates. The proposed Project would also provide 390 passenger car parking spaces. Access to the proposed Project would be provided via two driveways from Geary Street and three driveways from Murrieta Road.
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The Project would also include approximately 137,363 SF of ornamental landscaping that would cover 11.0 percent of the site. The proposed Project includes an approximately 14-foot-high retaining and screen wall along the interior of the northern and southern truck courts (outside facing wall would be eight feet high with a landscaping berm), which would taper to a six-foot- high screen wall along the northern property line outside of the truck court. The Project would include approximately 4.5 acres (approximately 1.5 linear miles) of construction improvements in the form of roadway and utility improvements.
BACKGROUND
Tract Map No. 31856 was recorded within the boundaries of the current Project site in August 2018. However, subsequent to that recordation, the Project Applicant received approval of a Tentative Parcel Map (TPM) No. 38469 on April 14, 2023 which proposed to consolidate Tract Map No. 31856 (Lots 1-78), as well as Parcel Map (PM) No. 7285 (Lot 1 through 4). In the “Project Location” image below, these property lines appear. However, as a condition of approval of this Project, prior to any development of the Project site, the existing maps (i.e., TM31856 and PM7285) must be consolidated into a single parcel encompassing the whole site.
LOCATION
The Project is generally located south of Floyd Avenue, east of Geary Street, west of Murrieta Road, and north of McLaughlin Road within the City of Menifee (City), County of Riverside, State of California (Assessor Parcel Numbers [APNs]: 330-210-010, -011, -013, and -062, 330-560- 001 through 330-560-040, 330-570-001 through 330-570-033, and 330-571-001 through 330- 571-005).
Project Location
Murrieta Rd
Geary Rd
Ethanac Rd
Floyd Ave
McLaughlin Rd
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GENERAL PLAN/ZONE
General Plan
The General Plan land use designation for the Project site is Economic Development Corridor – Northern Gateway (EDC-NG) which is intended to provide economic vitality and flexibility in land use options to promote economic development along the City’s major corridors. Surrounding Land Use designations and existing uses can be found below in Table 1. The Project’s proposed industrial use is consistent with the existing land use designation.
Zoning
The underlying zoning classification is EDC-NG. The existing zoning of the Project site allows for the development of industrial and warehousing-related uses with which the proposed Project is consistent.
General Plan Map Zoning Map
Table 1 – Surrounding Land Uses
Location Existing Land Use General Plan Land
Use Zoning Classification
North
Approx. ½-acre to 1-
acre single-family
residential
EDC-NG EDC-NG
East
Vacant undeveloped
land and a modular
office building dealer
EDC-NG EDC-NG
South
Southern California
Edison (SCE) utility
corridor
Public Utility Corridor
(PUC)
Public Utility Corridor
(PUC)
West Vacant undeveloped
land EDC-NG EDC-NG
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DISCUSSION
The Project Applicant (RPD Development, Inc ) is proposing the development of an approximately 517,720 SF speculative warehouse building.
Proposed Site Plan
Circulation and Parking
Regional Project access would be from I-215 via Ethanac Road. Local access would be provided via Geary Road and Murrieta Road. Project site ingress and egress would be via two driveways on Geary Road and three driveways on Murrieta Road. The two southernmost and two northernmost driveways would provide full access for both trucks and automobiles (shown with orange arrows above), while the middle access point on Murrieta Road would provide access to passenger vehicles only (shown with the blue arrow). While there are shared access points, trucks would not be allowed circulate through the majority of the passenger vehicle parking areas.
The City of Menifee Development Code outlines the parking requirements for the Project. As demonstrated in Table 2, the Project meets the City’s parking requirements.
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Table 2 – Parking Summary
Development Code Parking Requirements
Office: 1/300 SF (20,320 SF) 68
Warehouse (1st 100K SF): 1/1,000 SF (100,000 SF) 100
Warehouse (100K – 500K SF): 1/1,500 SF (397,400) 265
Required 433
Required (with 10% reduction per Section
9.215.070)
390
Total Spaces Provided 390
Using the City’s Parking and Loading Standards, the warehouse building would require 433 off- street parking spaces. The Project includes a total of 390 proposed off-site parking spaces. (Note truck/trailer parking is not included within these totals.) Section 9.215.070 (“Alternative Programs for Parking”) allows for a reduction in the required number of off-street parking stalls if specific alternative programs/improvements are provided.
This Section allows for parking reductions to be combined for a maximum reduction of 15 percent of the required parking standard. The proposed Site Plan would only need a reduction of 10 percent (433 required, 390 provided). The Applicant is requesting this 10 percent reduction. This would be allowed under Section 9.215.070, because the Project provides roadway improvements and/or dedication that exceed those recommended by a traffic study (i.e., the Project’s southerly corridor) (five percent reduction credit) and the Project involves lot consolidation totaling a minimum of five acres (five percent reduction credit). In addition, the Project’s mitigation measures require the Project operator to prepare a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program to reduce the use of single-occupant vehicles by employees. This shall include a transportation information center and an on-site TDM coordinator, bicycle parking and storage, self-service bicycle repair areas, a ride-matching service (e.g., bulletin boards, website, smartphone application) to connect carpool participants and provide preferential parking for rideshare vehicles to support carpool/vanpool/rideshare transportation modes, and posting of Riverside Transportation Authority schedules and referencing Riverside Transportation Authority schedules when creating employees’ operating schedules.
The 10 percent reduction results in a total requirement of 390 spaces; therefore, with the 10 percent reduction, the Project would meet its parking requirement.
Infrastructure Improvements
Onsite and Frontage Improvements
The Project Applicant would be responsible for the construction of public infrastructure improvements. Murrieta Road would be improved along the Project frontage to a Secondary (four- lane with striped) designation. The improvement will include the necessary offsite transitions.
The northern driveway exiting Murrieta Road will include a signal if the developer/property owner chooses to have a left movement toward Ethanac Road. If no signal is installed, the driveway will be restricted to right-in and right-out. Turning movements at the southern driveway will be required to right-in/right-out movements only.
Geary Street would be improved along the Project frontage to an Industrial Collector (two-lane) designation. The improvement will include the necessary offsite transitions. All driveways along Item Title: 11.2
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Geary Street will have full access, utilizing a two-way left turn along the Geary Street improvements in the ultimate condition.
The Project will include a westbound truck route along the southern project frontage to the ultimate width of 32 feet (curb-to-curb), with parkway as shown on the site plan. This traffic shall be restricted to westbound movement only. This truck route is required to facilitate truck circulation in the Northern Gateway.
Offsite Improvements
The Project Applicant is required to construct Geary Street beyond the northern frontage of the Project to Ethanac Road to an interim condition of two 12-foot lanes, with six-foot paved shoulders, as detailed in the tentative site plans. The Project Applicant is also required to improve the intersection of Murrieta Road and Ethanac Road to a condition that allows for adequate turning movements for ingress and egress. This includes the extension of the westbound left-turn pocket to 350 feet, widening at the southeast and southwest corners to allow for adequate turning movements southbound and northbound, and any right-of-way acquisition with these improvements.
Road and Bridge Benefit District (RBBD), Fair Share Contributions, and Other Improvements The Project has also been conditioned to participate in a RBBD that will be established for the area. The Applicant is required to pay the RBBD fees based on the designated land use and areas prior to the issuance of a building permit.
Fair share cost participation would be required for off-site intersections including Murrieta Road/Ethanac Road intersection and Case/Barnett Road and Ethanac Road intersection. Utility improvements would be constructed which include new water lines, recycled water lines, sewer, and storm drain lines.
Landscaping
Landscape standards for the Project are outlined in the City’s Development Code. Irrigated onsite landscaped areas for the Project site would total approximately 137,363 square feet (11 percent of the site) and would be comprised of drought-tolerant shrubs and groundcover and evergreen and deciduous trees. The conceptual landscape plan includes trees at the perimeter, street frontages, parking areas, and adjacent to the building to soften the edges of the development and the proposed building. In addition, the landscape and architectural plans feature site amenities that coordinate and compliment the proposed Project, including outdoor break areas, benches, tables, bike racks, and trash receptacles. The trailer parking areas are screened from Geary Road and Murrieta Road by large, landscaped setbacks and intervening passenger car parking areas as can be seen in the image below.
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Conceptual Landscape Plan
Screening
On the Project’s northerly and southerly sides of the warehouse building, 14-foot-tall decorative concrete walls would be constructed to screen all loading areas, trucks, and trailers from public view. The visual height of the walls will be reduced as viewed from the outside through the use of landscaped berms, perimeter screening trees, and the truck courts’ lower elevations. As shown in the conceptual landscape plan, the intent is to provide landscape coverage with a variety of trees, shrubs and ground cover to soften the wall and to provide a more aesthetically pleasing street scene.
Because the truck court is set lower compared to the neighboring properties on the Project boundary, the decorative concrete screen wall is proposed to be eight feet tall. In addition, the conceptual landscape plans propose screen trees along the wall, which are anticipated to grow above the height of the wall and further screen views into the facility. In addition, evergreen shrubs and vines are proposed along the exterior of the screen walls.
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South Perimeter Screening
North Perimeter Screening
Screen Wall
Elevations
The proposed building has unique design features as well as shared architectural elements with approved industrial developments within the northern section of the City to provide for cohesive development. There are complementing roof forms, colors, and materials. The various colors include white, deep blue, and multiple variations of gray. The building will include significant glazing with clear aluminum mullions. Visual interest is maintained throughout the Project by enhancing architectural detailing and facade articulation along all building elevations.
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Project Elevations
Industrial Good Neighbor Policies
On March 2, 2022, the City Council adopted the Industrial Good Neighbor Policies. The focus of the policies can be summarized in three sections:
1. Minimize impacts to sensitve uses (residential, schools, parks, nursing homes, hospitals)
2. Protect public health, safety and welfare by regulating design, location and operations
3. Protect neighborhood character of adjacent residential communities When reviewing the proposed Project, the Industrial Good Neighbor Policies were referenced to ensure a compliant project. Implemented policies include added landscape buffers, screen walls, improved building design, community outreach, increased building and loading dock setbacks, on-site truck queuing, on-site signage, and environmental mitigation measures.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
Notice of Preparation (NOP)
On November 7, 2023, the City of Menifee publicly noticed its decision to prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and hold a public scoping meeting for the Project by noticing the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (State Clearinghouse [SCH]) and distributed the NOP to various agencies and surrounding property owners and residents in Item Title: 11.2
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accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements. The NOP review period was from November 7, 2023 to December 7, 2023. On November 28, 2023, the City of Menifee held a duly noticed public scoping meeting at City Hall regarding the preparation of the Draft EIR and provided an opportunity for members of the public to comment on the scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the EIR.
EIR Impacts
Within the EIR that has been prepared for the Project (SCH No. 2023110162), mitigation measures are provided under the categories of Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology and Soils, Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions, and Tribal Cultural Resources. The EIR determined that the Project could result in significant and unavoidable impacts under the category of GHG Emissions and Noise based on the analysis and findings in the Draft EIR and requires adoption of a Statement of Overriding Considerations (SOOC). A brief description of these impacts is as follows:
GHG Emissions: With implementation of mitigation measures contained in the Draft EIR related to GHG emissions, construction and operation of the Project would generate a total of 4,796.13 MTCO2e/yr. There are no feasible Project measures that would reduce substantially vehicular emissions, and more than 86 percent of all GHG emissions (by weight) would be generated by Project mobile sources (vehicle trips).
Neither the Project Applicant nor the City of Menifee can substantively or materially affect reductions in Project mobile-source emissions beyond regulatory requirements imposed by the federal or State governments or the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD).
Emissions associated with heavy duty trucks involved in goods movements are generally controlled by technology and through fleet turnover of older trucks and engines to newer and cleaner trucks and engines.
The Project would install electric vehicle supply equipment in accordance with the California Building Code which would allow charging stations to be supplied based on demand; however, the timing of this demand and corresponding availability is uncertain. Therefore, though the Project would implement mitigation measures to mitigate its GHG emissions to the maximum extent feasible, impacts related to GHG emissions would be significant and unavoidable Noise: The Project’s off-site traffic noise level increases at adjacent noise sensitive land uses are considered a significant and unavoidable impact along the following impacted roadway segments:
•Murrieta Road s/o Ethanac Road
•Geary Street s/o Ethanac Road
•Ethanac Road e/o Murrieta Road (identified as experiencing significant/unavoidable traffic noise increase by 2013 General Plan EIR)
The proposed Project would generate a substantial increase in ambient noise levels in the vicinity of the Project in excess of standards established in the local general plan or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of other agencies.
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Draft EIR Public Review
The City distributed the Draft EIR for public review beginning May 24, 2024 and ending July 8, 2024. During the public review period, comments on the Draft EIR were received from the following agencies, organizations, or individuals:
Agencies
oAgua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
oAirport Land Use Commission
oCity of Perris
oRiverside County Department of Waste Resources
oSouthern California Gas
oSouth Coast Air Quality Management District
Organizations
oAdams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo, on behalf of Coalition for Californians Allied for a Responsible Economy
oCenter for Community Action and Environmental Justice
oGolden State Environmental Justice Alliance
Individuals
oAdrienne Vendor
oBob Powell
oKimberly and Moo Tang
The City prepared a Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), consisting of all the comment letters received during the 45-day public review and comment period on the Draft EIR, written responses to those comments, and revisions and errata to the Draft EIR. The FEIR was distributed to the Draft EIR commenters 10 days prior to the Planning Commission hearing. The FEIR, and Draft EIR, including technical appendices can be accessed for review on the City website at https://www.cityofmenifee.us/325/Environmental-Notices-Documents.
Findings of Fact and SOOC
Because the Draft EIR identified unavoidable significant adverse impacts that could not be mitigated below the level of significance, Findings of Fact (Findings) and a SOOC are required to approve the Project. The Findings and SOOC are included within the resolution for the EIR for consideration by the Planning Commission.
According to the SOOC the following economic, legal, social, or technological benefits, independent of the other benefits, override the potential significant unavoidable adverse impacts and render acceptable each of these unavoidable adverse environmental impacts:
1.The Project enhances the local economy. The Project enhances the local economy by providing additional jobs, and business development opportunities commensurate with forecasted growth.
2.The Project facilitates economic development. The Project is intended to facilitate the economic development of the City by creating an expanded employment base, providing new employment opportunities, and attracting new businesses.
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3.The Project provides both traditional and alternative transportation mode benefits.
The Project would implement roadway, pedestrian, and infrastructure improvements that would provide social and other benefits to the City’s residents.
4.The Project transforms an underutilized site. The Project would develop the underutilized site with an economically viable development consistent with the General Plan objectives for the EDC-NG and combines employment opportunities, truck routes, and freeway access.
5.The Project creates a high-quality development. The Project proposes a high-quality warehouse building within the EDC-NG that will attract businesses and provide a variety of employment opportunities in the community of Menifee, thereby reducing the need for members of the local workforce to commute outside the area for employment.
6.The Project would be developed in line with the City General Plan. The Project would result in development pursuant to the site’s General Plan land use designation and zoning.
Consistent with the General Plan, the Project facilitates the economic development of the City by creating an expanded employment base by creating building space and providing new diverse employment opportunities.
7.The Project would implement employment generating uses along the I-215 corridor.
The Project would result in development of an industrial warehouse use along the I-215 corridor, which would facilitate goods movement in Southern California.
Although significant impacts will remain, the City will mitigate any significant adverse impacts to GHG emissions and Noise to the maximum extent practicable. In its decision to approve the Project, the Planning Commission has considered the Project benefits to override the environmental impacts.
Community Outreach
The Applicant’s team engaged in multiple community meetings and outreach throughout the entitlement process, including some meetings in coordination with the City. In addition, conversations with several area residents were conducted and the Applicant’s team has reached out to several property owners in the Project vicinity regarding the development and area-wide improvements/infrastructure. The Applicant’s team has been active with multiple project proponents (of industrial projects within the City).
City staff held an environmental scoping meeting on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at City Hall to discuss the Project and to receive comments from the public. A total of 10 comment letters were received in response to the environmental scoping. For the Draft EIR 45-day comment period and public hearings, property owners and non-owner residents within 500 feet of the Project boundary were mailed notices at each step of the Project (scoping meeting, Draft EIR comment period, public hearing).
FINDINGS
Findings for the EIR and PP No. PLN21-0370 are included in the attached Resolutions.
PUBLIC NOTICE
The proposed Project was noticed on October 13, 2024 for the October 23, 2024 Planning Commission public hearing. A public notice was published in The Press Enterprise and notices Item Title: 11.2
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were mailed to property owners and non-owner residents within a 500-foot radius of the Project site. The proper public notice was posted on-site, and in addition, all relevant public agencies and those requesting notification were notified of the public hearing.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Project Plans & Exhibits
2. Resolution – EIR
3. Exhibit A – FEIR
4. Exhibit B - MMRP
5. Exhibit C - Findings of Fact and the SOOC
6. Resolution - Project Entitlements
7. Exhibit A – COAs
8. Public Hearing Notice
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Honorable Chair LaDue and Members of the Planning Commission City of Menifee Planning Commission
29844 Haun Road
Menifee, CA 92585
SUBJECT: PLANNING COMMISSION OCTOBER 23, 2024 MEETING
AGENDA ITEM 9.3- MURRIETA ROAD WAREHOUSE PROJECT
Honorable Chair and Commissioners:
The City of Perris (“Perris”) submits this letter to object to this Commission certifying the Environmental Impact Report (“EIR”) and approving Plot Plan No. PLN 22- 0179 as Perris continues to believe the EIR prepared for this project has not adequately analyzed and mitigated the significant environmental impacts resulting from this Project as described, in part, in correspondence Perris submitted to comment on the Draft EIR dated July 8, 2024.
Perris has reviewed Menifee’s responses to Perris’ comments on the Draft EIR and do not believe they adequately address the City’s concerns related to land use inconsistency, noise and traffic safety.
In addition, with regard to land use, the project site was previously approved to be developed with a residential subdivision under Tentative Parcel Map, No. 38469 (PLN22 -0180), which has been recorded with the County Assessor ’s Office . The EIR fails to address the replacement of the residential units that would be lost as a result of the proposed industrial development for compliance with Government Code, section 66300(b)(1) (SB 330). Additionally, the Land Use section of the EIR needs to address consistency of the project with the Northern Gateway Subarea of the Menifee Economic Development Corridor found in the General Plan Land Use Element, which envisions 5 percent of land uses to consist of residential uses. Failure to ensure th at 5 percent of the Northern Gateway Subarea is reserved for residential uses may also violate the no net loss requirements set forth Government Code, section 66300.
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
PLANNING DIVISION
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TEL: (951) 943-5003 FAX: (951) 943-8379
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With regard to General Plan consistency as it relates to impacts related to noise and air quality, the project includes 45 dock high doors and 128 truck/trailer parking on the north side of the site, approximately 265 feet from the north property line shared with the seven ( 7) existing single- family residences in the City of Menifee. The only separation between the truck/trailers parked along the north side of the site and the single-family residences will be a 25-foot landscape setback and a 14-foot-high wall. Given the proximity of the proposed warehouse to the sensitive receptors, this project would be in direct conflict with the Menifee’s General Plan Policy LU -1.10 which requires projects to 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, and similar uses.
On September 29, 2024, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 98 which establishes mandatory minimum development standards and setbacks for certain warehouse and distribution center projects. Perris recognizes that this Project is not required to comply with AB 98 pursuant to it s terms. However, Perris strongly encourages the Menifee to separately include these new requirements as conditions of approval for the Project to mitigate the public health and safety issues at AB 98 is intended to address.
With regard to the Project’s impacts related to traffic safety, Perris requested that RK Engineering review the Final EIR’s responses to the City’s comments related to traffic safety and the revised traffic study included with the Final EIR. Attached is correspondence from RK Engineering dated October 15, 2024, expressing continued concerns regarding how the project will deteriorate the operations of various intersections and street segments resulting in reasonably foreseeable impacts related to traffic safety.
As you may know, the cities of Perris and Menifee have commissioned a global traffic study to identify the traffic impacts associated with development within Perris and Menifee and to identify the necessary traffic infrastructure improvements to mitigate those impacts. Unfortunately, this traffic study will not be completed for another couple of months. Therefore, if you approve this Project tonight this Project will not be required to contribute toward the costs of any of the identified traffic infrastructure improvement despite its clear impacts related to traffic safety.
In conclusion, Perris respectfully requests that this Commission continue its consideration of this project for six (6) months to allow time for the Global Traffic Study to be complete so that this Project may participate in the costs of the identified traffic infrastructure improvements.
Respectfully,
Patricia Brenes
Planning Manager
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nclosure: RK Engineering Letter – Dated October 15, 2024 cc: Clara Miramontes, City Manager
Wendell Bugtai, Assistant City Manager
Robert Khuu, City Attorney
John Pourkazemi, City Engineer
Kenneth Phung, Director of Development Services
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OCTOBER 15, 2024
Mr. John Pourkazemi
City of Perris
24 South "D" Street, Suite 100
Perris, CA 92570
SUBJECT: MURRIETA ROAD WAREHOUSE PROJECT FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (FEIR) REVIEW – TRAFFIC ANALYSIS, CITY OF MENIFEE Dear Mr. Pourkazemi:
INTRODUCTION
Pursuant to your request, RK Engineering Group Inc. (RK) is pleased to provide this additional review of the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), dated September 2024, prepared by EPD Solutions, Inc., and most notably the responses regarding the City of Perris’s DEIR traffic -related comments contained within Section 2.6 of the FEIR (Response to Letter A3: City of Perris, Dated July 8, 2024) and Appendix B: Revised Traffic Impact Analysis (dated January 30, 2024, same date as FEIR traffic study).
The Murietta Road Warehouse project includes development of an approximately 517,720 square foot (SF) warehouse building measuring a maximum of 55 feet in height. To provide a conservative analysis, a three percent buffer in building square footage has bee n included, which would equal 533,252 SF of building area. The proposed warehouse building would include a mezzanine, loading docks, and associated vehicle and truck trailer parking spaces. The warehouse building including the three percent buffer would include approximately 20,320 SF of ground floor office space, 7,000 SF of mezzanine office space, and 505,932 SF of warehouse space.
The Project site will have five driveways. The warehouse building is expected to have 90 dock -high doors and four grade level doors for trucks, 194 truck trailer stalls, and 409 passenger vehicle parking spaces, nine of which are accessible. The project is expected to have an opening year of 2026.
RK has completed this additional review regarding the responses to the City of Perris’s DEIR traffic - related comments contained within Section 2.6 of the FEIR. As a result, RK has the following comments.
1. General: As part of the FEIR, a general response was provided addressing many of the DEIR traffic-related comments which states that “per CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3, automobile delay is no longer considered an environmental impact under CEQA, and therefore this comment does not raise concerns within the scope of CEQA. The discussion included in the DEIR concerning Level of Service (LOS) was provided for informational purposes only for the City’s use in evaluating the proposed Project and considering conditions of approval outside Item Title: 11.2
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of CEQA’s framework.” While RK agrees that VMT is now the primary metric under CEQA, CEQA still requires consideration of transportation safety, assessing the likelihood of accidents or hazards for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists due to a project. As such, the traffic study needs to be significantly revised to ensure the project does not impact traffic safety.
2. General. The preparation of the site- specific traffic study for this project is premature in that the overall traffic study for the Menifee Economic Development Corridor (MEDC) needs to be completed first in order to master plan the entire MEDC area which encompasses this Murietta Road Warehouse Project. A more comprehensive review of the entire area along Ethanac Road needs to be completed before site-specific studies can be prepared for individual projects.
Several of the FEIR responses acknowledge that a global Traffic Study for the Menifee Economic Development Corridor (MEDC) area is being prepared. The response s go on to explain that the traffic study analyzes a “worst- case” scenario assuming 100% of truck traffic entering/exiting the site from Ethanac Road. Assuming this is a worst- case scenario is not necessarily correct and additional analysis would be needed to verify this. While the addition of a truck corridor may improve the overall traffic flow in the area, individual movements at certain intersections will be more heavily impacted, possibly causing new safety issues. Under CEQA, a significant impact can occur if a project substantially increases hazards due to a geometric design feature (e.g., intersection queuing). Since the traffic study only analyzes truck traffic entering/exiting from Ethanac Road, certain safety considerations have been underestimated, or not analyzed entirely. The transportation analysis needs to be consistent with the analysis in the forthcoming MEDC global study, otherwise the project may contribute towards safety issues that are not currently analyzed.
3. Page 1, Study Intersections. The traffic study does not analyze the future intersection of Green Valley Parkway and Ethanac Road. This intersection is anticipated to have deficiencies in the future due to the large amount of traffic it is anticipated to serve. As such, the traffic study needs to analyze this intersection and determine what fair share contribution will be needed.
4. Page 11, Figures 2.6 & 2.7: Lane Geometrics and Traffic Control. Study Intersection #8 actually consists of two separate (offset) intersections (Barnett Road & Case Road). Both of these intersections should be analyzed separately (from a LOS and queuing standpoint). As currently analyzed, the results for these two intersections are significantly underestimated.
Several of the FEIR responses state that queuing analysis is outside the scope of the EIR. This is not correct as under CEQA, a significant impact can occur if a project substantially increases hazards due to a geometric design feature (e.g., intersection queuing). The response also states t hat the intersection of Barnett Road/Case Road at Ethanac Road operates as one intersection and should be analyzed as one for analysis purposes. This is also not correct. These are two separate intersections and need to be analyzed as such. The offset nature of these two Item Title: 11.2
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intersections presents several geometric design issues of concern, especially given the high amount of truck traffic planning to pass through these intersections.
As detailed in the City of Perris Complete Streets Safety Assessment (CSSA), dated August2018, prepared by the ITS Technology Transfer Program, 13 collisions occurred at these two offset intersections between the years of 2015 -2017. Accident data was obtained through SWITRS.
Additionally, based on a recent review of the Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS), an additional 5 accidents resulting in possible injury occurred between the years 2020 -2023.
Based on this accident history, it is imperative tha t the traffic study analyze these two intersections accurately (i.e., as two offset intersections) to ensure the addition of project traffic will not increase serious collisions.
A letter was previously prepared in June 2023 providing supplemental comments in support of the City of Perris’ appeal of Plot Plan No. PLN 21 -0290 (Ethanac and Barnett Speculative Warehouses), located south of Ethanac Road and west of Barnett Road. This l etter raised several concerns relating to the current design of the intersections of Case Road/Ethanac Road & Barnett Road/Ethanac Road and the fundamental flaws of the accompanying traffic analysis (which also analyzed these offset intersections as one aligned intersection). The comments made in this letter also apply directly to this project as well.
The traffic study needs to be updated to appropriately analyze these offset intersections from an overall traffic safety perspective. Recommended improvements should be made involving realigning Barnett Road with Case Road (and other associated intersection improvements if necessary). The project shall pay a fair share contribution towards this realignment, or 100% of the cost if the project directly impacts these intersection(s).
5. Page 47, Storage Capacity at Left- Turn Pockets. The City of Perris is concerned about the project’s impact to queuing/progression along Ethanac Road at the I -215 interchange. A simulation analysis should be conducted to identify any queuing deficiencies, and if applicable, improvements should be identified.
Several of the FEIR responses state that queuing analysis is outside the scope of the EIR. This is not correct as under CEQA, a significant impact can occur if a project substantially increases hazards due to a geometric design feature (e.g., intersection queuing). The FEIR fails to analyze the queuing/progression along Ethanac Road at the I -215 interchange. Due to these closely - spaced intersections, queuing issues exist and the FEIR needs to address how the project contributes to these traffic safety issues.
6. Page 54, Site Access and Circulation. This analysis lacks the minimum analysis needed to ensure adequate project ingress/egress. The site access/circulation analysis should, at a minimum, include the following: LOS analysis at the project driveways; Queuing analysis at the project driveways; Truck turning movements entering/exiting the driveways; Internal truck Item Title: 11.2
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circulation throughout the site; and Gate stacking analysis. Inadequate queue storage and/or turning area for trucks could cause potential safety concerns.
7. Appendix C, Intersection Analysis Worksheets. Intersection #8: As previously mentioned, it is incorrect and significantly underestimates the results by analyzing Barnett Road and Case Road as one intersection. Furthermore, a “no right- turn on red” sign is present for the southbound approach along Case Road and the analysis should account for this accordingly.
CONCLUSIONS
RK Engineering Group Inc. has completed this additional review of the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), dated September 2024, prepared by EPD Solutions, Inc ., and most notably their responses regarding the City of Perris’s DEIR traffic-related comments contained within Section 2.6 of the FEIR (Response to Letter A3: City of Perris, Dated July 8, 2024) and Appendix B: Revised Traffic Impact Analysis (dated Jan uary 30, 2024, same date as FEIR traffic study) . Based on this review, RK recommends that the traffic study be significantly revised to ensure the project does not impact traffic safety.
RK appreciates this opportunity to work with the City of Perris on this project and if you have any questions, please contact us at (949) 474-0809.
Sincerely,
RK ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.
Justin Tucker, P.E., T.E. Robert Kahn, P.E., T.E.
Associate Principal Founding Principal
Registered Civil Engineer 92866 Registered Civil Engineer 20285 Registered Traffic Engineer 3055 Registered Traffic Engineer 0555 Attachment
XC: Kenneth Phung, City of Perris
XC: Patricia Brenes, City of Perris
XC: Brad Brophy, City of Perris
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From: SCG SE Region Redlands Utility Request
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Cc: SCGSE Redlands <[email protected]> Subject: 10/10/24-“Murrieta Road Warehouse Project” – Plot Plan No. PLN 22-0179
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From: McKinney, Elsa
To: Ryan Fowler
Cc: McNeill, Amy; Cornelius, William
Subject: PLN 22-0179, Murrieta Road Warehouse Project, EIR State Clearinghouse Number #2023110162-Due 10/23/2024 Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2024 2:10:32 PM
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Good afternoon Ryan,
Thank you for the opportunity to comment however, The District's previous responses (attached) are still valid.
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Elsa McKinney, Engineering Tech 1
Development Review
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JASON E. UHLEY 1995 MARKET STREET
General Manager-Chief Engineer RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL
AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
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City of Menifee
Planning Division
29714 Haun Road, Building A
Menifee, CA 92586
Attention: Brett Hamilton Re: PLN 22-0179, Murrieta Road Warehouse Project, APNs 330-210-010, 330-210-011, 330-210-013,
330-210-062; 330-560-001 through 330-560-040;
330-570-001 through 330-570-033 and
330-571-001 through 330-571-005
The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District) does not normally recommend conditions for land divisions or other land use cases in incorporated cities. The District also does not plan check City land use cases or provide State Division of Real Estate letters or other flood hazard reports f or such cases. District comments/recommendations for such cases are normally limited to items of specific interest to the District including District Master Drainage Plan facilities, other regional flood control and drainage facilities which could be considered a logical component or extension of a master plan system, and District Area Drainage Plan fees (development mitigation fees). In addition, information of a general nature is provided.
The District's review is based on the above-referenced project transmittal, received May 28, 2024. The District has not reviewed the proposed project in detail, and the following comments do not in any way constitute or imply District approval or endorsement of the proposed project with respect to flood hazard, publi c health and safety, or any other such issue:
☐ This project would not be impacted by District Master Drainage Plan facilities, nor are other facilities of regional interest proposed.
☒ This project involves District proposed Master Drainage Plan facilities, namely, Romoland Master Drainage Plan Line A-12. The District will accept ownership of such facilities on written request by the City. The Project Applicant shall enter into a cooperative agreement establishing the terms and conditions of inspection, operation, and maintenance with the District and any other maintenance partners. Facilities must be constructed to District standards, and District plan check and inspection will be required for District acceptance. Plan check, inspection, and administrative fees will be required. All regulatory permits (and all documents pertaining thereto, e.g., Habitat Mitigation and Monitoring Plans, Conservation Plans/Easements) that are to be secured by the Applicant for both facility construction and maint enance shall be submitted to the District for review. The regulatory permits' terms and conditions shall be approved by the District prior to improvement plan approval, map recordation, or finalization of the regulatory permits. There shall be no unreasonable constraint upon the District's ability to operate and maintain the flood control facility(ies) to protect public health and safety.
☒ If this project proposes channels, storm drains larger than 36 inches in diameter, or other facilities that could be considered regional in nature and/or a logical extension a District's facility , the District would consider accepting ownership of such facilities on written request by the City. The Project Applicant shall enter into a cooperative agreement establishing the terms and conditions of inspection, operation, and maintenance with the District and any other maintenance partners. Facilities must be constructed to District standards, and District plan check and inspection will be required for District acceptance. Plan check, inspection, and administrative fees will be required. The regulatory permits' terms and conditions shall be approved by the District prior to improvement plan approval, map recordation, or finalization of the regulatory permits. There Item Title: 11.2
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Re: PLN 22-0179, Murrieta Road Warehouse Project,
APNs 330-210-010, 330-210-011, 330-210-013, 256861
330-210-062; 330-560-001 through 330-560-040;
330-570-001 through 330-570-033 and
330-571-001 through 330-571-005
shall be no unreasonable constraint upon the District's ability to operate and maintai n the flood control facility(ies) to protect public health and safety.
☒ This project is located within the limits of the District's Homeland/Romoland Line A Area Drainage Plan for which drainage fees have been adopted; applicable fees should be paid by cashier's check or money order only to the Flood Control District or City prior to issuance of grading permits. Fees to be paid should be at the rate in effect at the time of issuance of the actual permit.
☒ An encroachment permit shall be obtained for any construction related activities occurring within District right of way or facilities, namely, Romoland Master Drainage Plan Line A -14. If a proposed storm drain connection exceeds the hydraulic performance of the existing drainage facilities, mitigation will be required.
For further information, contact the District's Encroachment Permit Section at 951.955.1266.
☒ The District's previous comments dated July 22, 2022 and November 27, 2023 for case DEV 2022-017, PLN 22-0179, Murrieta Road Warehouse are still valid.
GENERAL INFORMATION
This project may require a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit from the State Water Resources Control Board. C learance for grading, recordation, or other final approval should not be given until the City has determined that the project has been granted a permit or is shown to be exempt.
If this project involves a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mapped floodplain, then the City should require the applicant to provide all studies, calculations, plans, and other information required to meet FEMA requirements, and should further require that the applicant obtain a Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) prior to grading, recordation, or other final approval of the project and a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) prior to occupancy.
The project proponent shall bear the responsibility for complying with all applicable mitigation measures defined in the Californ ia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) document (i.e., Negative Declaration, Mitigated Negative Declaration, Environmental Impact Report) and/or Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, if a CEQA document was prepared for the project. The project proponent shall also bear the responsibility for complying with all other federal, state, and local environmental rules and regulations that may apply.
If a natural watercourse or mapped floodplain is impacted by this project, the City should require the applica nt to obtain a Section 1602 Agreement from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and a Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or written correspondence from these agencies indicating the project is exempt from th ese requirements. A Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification may be required from the local California Regional Water Quality Control Board prior to issuance of the Corps 404 permit.
Very truly yours,
AMY MCNEILL
Engineering Project Manager
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From: City of Menifee, Community Development Department Subject: Notice of Availability (NOA) of a Draft Environmental lmpact Report (DEIR) for the Proposed "Murrieta Road Warehouse Project", Major Plot Plan No. PLN22-0179.
Comment Period: May 24,2024 through July 8,2024
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental lmpact Report:
The City of Menifee is the Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has prepared the Draft Environmental lmpact Report (ElR) (State Clearinghouse No. 2023110162) for the Murrieta Road Warehouse Project (herein after "proposed Project" or "Project") identified below. The Lead Agency has prepared this NOA, in Compliance with Title 14, Section 15087 of the California Code of Regulations, for the Draft EIR to provide the widest exposure and opportunity for input from public agencies, stakeholders, organizations, and ihdividuals on the environmental analysis addressing the potential effects of the Proposed Project. The Draft EIR evaluates the potentially significant environmental impacts that may result from the Project.
Project Location:
The Project site encompasses approximately 28.27 acres and is generally located south of Floyd Avenue, east of Geary Street, west of Murrieta Road, and north of Mclaughlin Road. The Project site is identified by Assessor's Parcel Numbers (APNs) 330-210-010, -011, -013, and -062,330-560-001 through 330-560-040, 330-570-001 through 330-570-033, and 330-571-001 through 330-571-005. The Project site has a land use designation of Economic Development Corridor (EDC) and is zoned Economic Development Corridor - Northern Gateway (EDC-NG). The site is currently bordered by Geary Street to the west, Murrieta Road to the west, a Southern California Edison easement to the south, and single-family residences to the north. Refer to Figure 1, Local Vicinity Map and Figure 2, Site Plan
Project Applicant: IPT Menifee CC LLC
Project Description:
The proposed Project includes development of an approximately 517,72Q-square foot (SF) speculative warehouse building. This environmental analysis includes a development buffer in order to account for final design changes, equivalent to three percent of the building square footage, or 15,532 SF, which would result in a building area of 533,252 SF and a floor area ratio of 0,50. The 533,252 SF warehouse building would include approximately 20,320 SF of ground floor office space, 7,000 SF of mezzanine office space, 505,932 SF of warehouse space, and would be approximately 55 feet tall. Additional improvements include a parking lot and loading docks, ornamental landscaping, associated onsite infrastructure, and construction of offsite street improvements.
The Project would include 90 dock high doors and 4 grade-level truck doors. Approximately 128 trailer parking spaces would be provided in the northern truck court and 64 trailer parking spaces would be provided in the southern truck court, within areas secured by sliding gates. The proposed Project would also provide 409 passenger car parking spaces. Access to the proposed Project would be provided via two driveways from Geary Street and three driveways from Murrieta Road. lrl)
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The Project would also include approximately 137,363 SF of ornamental landscaping that would cover
11.0 percent of the site. The proposed Project includes an approximately 14-foot-high retaining and screen wall along the interior of the northern and southern truck courts (outside facing wall would be I feet high with a landscaping berm), which would taper to a 6-foot-high screen wall along the northern property line outside of the truck court. The Project would include approximately 4.5 acres (approximately 1.5 linear miles) of construction improvements in the form of roadway and utility improvements.
The Draft EIR addresses the short- and long-term effects of the Project on the environment, including the impacts of any off-site improvements. lt also evaluates the potential for the Project to cause direct and indirect growth-inducing impacts, as well as cumulative impacts. Alternatives to the proposed Project were evaluated that may reduce impacts that were determined to be significant in the Draft ElR. The environmental topic areas addressed in the Draft EIR include Agricultural Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, Land Use and Planning, Aloise, Public Seryices, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities and Service Systems, and Wildfire. Significant and unavoidable impacts are noted in boldlitalics.
Public Hearings:
Notification of the date, time, and place of future public hearings will be provided in compliance with City and CEQA requirements.
Public Gomment Period:
This NOA and the Draft EIR will be available for public review and comment for a period of 4S-days beginning May 24, 2024, and ending July 8, 2024. Public agencies, interested organizations, and individuals have the opportunity to comment on the proposed Project.
This NOA and Draft EIR is available for public review on the City of Menifee's website:
https://www.cityofmenifee. us/325/Environmental-Notices-Documents Copies of the Draft EIR are also available for review at:
. Menifee Gity Hall - 29844 Haun Road, Menifee, CA 92586 o Monday to Friday 8am to Spm
Sun Gity Library - 26982 Cherry Hills Road, Menifee, CA 92586 o Sunday 12pm to 4pm
o Mon, Wed, Fri 10am to 6pm
o Tue&Thur 11amto7pm
o Saturday 9am to 3pm
o Menifee Library - 28798 La Piedra Road, Menifee, CA 92584 o Mon & Wed 11am to 7pm
o Tue&Thur 10amto6pm
o Fri & Sat 10am to 2pm
Any responses must be submitted to the City of Menifee, Community Development Department at the earliest possible date, but no later than the July 8, 2024, 5:00pm deadline. Comments must be submitted via email or in writing to:
bhamilton@citvofmenifee. us
CITY OF MENIFEE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
ATTN: BRETT HAMILTON, SENIOR PLANNER
2984/- HAUN ROAD
MENIFEE, CA 92586
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From: Bornyasz, Margaret
Sent: Monday, July 1, 2024 4:05 PM
To: McNeill, Amy
Cc: Cornelius, William; McKinney, Elsa
Subject: RE: REPEAT-DIL-PLN 22-0179-Due 7/8/2024
The current CEQA document acknowledges past leers from the District, it men ons all of the coordina
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District including connec
on to Line A-12 and needing an EP, and has the MSHCP consistency statements that we like to see.
I have no addi
onal comments.
Thank you,
Margaret Bornyasz
Senior Flood Control Planner (Regulatory)
Riverside County Flood Control & Water Conservation District Office hours: M-Th, 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM
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From: McNeill, Amy <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 1, 2024 3:55 PM
To: Bornyasz, Margaret <[email protected]>
Cc: Cornelius, William <[email protected]>; McKinney, Elsa <[email protected]> Subject: RE: REPEAT-DIL-PLN 22-0179-Due 7/8/2024
Importance: High
Hello Margaret,
Anything to add to the current DIL draA aached? We have previously sent a response to the No ce of Prepara
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and 4 th aachments) but I didn’t see a response from you in my records on that submial so it may have been prior to our current process.
Sorry for the short no
ce but due to the holiday, if I do not hear from you by COB tomorrow, I will need to keep the leer moving.
Thank you for help,
Amy
From: McKinney, Elsa <
[email protected] >
Sent: Monday, July 1, 2024 2:25 PM
To: McNeill, Amy < [email protected] >
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Subject: REPEAT-DIL-PLN 22-0179-Due 7/8/2024
Hi Amy,
Ready for review;
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Thank you,
Elsa McKinney, Engineering Tech 1
Development Review
Riverside County Flood Control & Water Conservation District [email protected]
1995 Market Street, Riverside, CA 92501
951.955.2878
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July 2, 2024
City of Menifee
Planning Division
29714 Haun Road, Building A
Menifee, CA 92586
Attention: Brett Hamilton Re: PLN 22-0179, Murrieta Road Warehouse Project, APNs 330-210-010, 330-210-011, 330-210-013, 330-210-062; 330-560-001 through 330-560-040; 330-570-001 through 330-570-033 and 330-571-001 through 330-571-005
The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Cons ervation District (District) does not normally recommend conditions for land divisions or other land use cases in incorporated cities. The District also does not plan check City land use cases or provide State Division of Real Estate letters or other floo d hazard reports for such cases. District comments/recommendations for such cases are normally limited to items of specific interest to the District including District Master Drainage Plan facilities, other regional flood control and drainage facilities which could be considered a logical component or extension of a master plan system, and District Area Drainage Plan fees (development mitigation fees). In addition, information of a general nature is provided.
The District's review is based on the above-referenced project transmittal, received May 28, 2024. The District has not reviewed the proposed project in detail, and the following comments do not in any way constitute or imply District approval or endorsement of the proposed project with respect to flood hazard, public health and safety, or any other such issue:
☐ This project would not be impacted by District Master Drainage Plan facilities, nor are other facilities of regional interest proposed.
☒ This project involves District proposed Master Drainage Plan facilities, namely, Romoland Master Drainage Plan Line A-12. The District will accept ownership of such facilities on written request by the City. The Project Applicant shall enter into a cooperative agreement establishing the terms and conditions of inspection, operation, and maintenance with the District and any other maintenance partners. Facilities must be constructed to District standards, and District plan check and inspection will be required for Dis trict acceptance. Plan check, inspection, and administrative fees will be required. All regulatory permits (and all documents pertaining thereto, e.g., Habitat Mitigation and Monitoring Plans, Conservation Plans/Easements) that are to be secured by the A pplicant for both facility construction and maintenance shall be submitted to the District for review. The regulatory permits' terms and conditions shall be approved by the District prior to improvement plan approval, map recordation, or finalization of the regulatory permits. There shall be no unreasonable constraint upon the District's ability to operate and maintain the flood control facility(ies) to protect public health and safety.
☒ If this project proposes channels, storm drains larger than 36 inches in diameter, or other facilities that could be considered regional in nature and/or a logical extension a District's facility , the District would consider accepting ownership of such facilities on written request by the City. The Project Applicant shall enter into a cooperative agreement establishing the terms and conditions of inspection, operation, and maintenance with the District and any other maintenance partners. Facilities must be constructed to District standards, and District plan check and inspection will be required for District acceptance. Plan check, inspection, and administrative fees will be required. The regulatory permits' terms and conditions shall be approved by the District prior to improvement plan approval, map recordation, or finalization of the regulatory permits. There shall be no unreasonable constraint upon the District's ability to operate and maintain the flood control facility(ies) to protect public health and safety.
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Re: PLN 22-0179, Murrieta Road Warehouse Project, APNs 330-210-010, 330-210-011, 330-210-013, 330-210- 062; 330-560-001 through 330-560-040; 330-570-001 through 330-570-033 and 330-571-001 through 330-571-005 @@
☒ This project is located within the limits of the District's Homeland/Romoland Line A Area Drainage Plan for which drainage fees have been adopted; applicable fees should be paid by cashier's check or money order only to the Flood Control District or City prior to issuance of grading permits. Fees to be paid should be at the rate in effect at the time of issuance of the actual permit.
☒ An encroachment permit shall be obtained for any construction related activities occurring within District right of way or facilities, namely, Romoland Master Drainage Plan Line A -14. If a proposed storm drain connection exceeds the hydraulic performance of the existing drainage facilities, mitigation will be required.
For further information, contact the District's Encroachment Permit Section at 951.955.1266.
☒ The District's previous comments dated July 22, 2022 and November 27, 2023 for case DEV 2022-017, PLN 22-0179, Murrieta Road Warehouse are still valid.
GENERAL INFORMATION
This project may require a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit from the State Water Resources Control Board. Clearance for grading, recordation, or other final approval should not be given until the City has determined that the project has been granted a permit or is shown to be exempt.
If this project involves a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mapped floodplain, then the City should require the applicant to provide all studies, calculations, plans, and other information required to meet FEMA requirements, and should further require that the applicant obtain a Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) prior to grading, recordation, or other final approval of the project and a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) prior to occupancy.
The project proponent shall bear the responsibility for complying with all applicable mitigation measures defined in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) document (i.e., Negative Declaration, Mitigated Negative Declaration, Environmental Impact Report) and/or Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, if a CEQA document was prepared for the project. The project proponent shall also bear the responsibili ty for complying with all other federal, state, and local environmental rules and regulations that may apply.
If a natural watercourse or mapped floodplain is impacted by this project, the City should require the applicant to obtain a Section 1602 Agreement from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and a Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or written correspondence from these agencies indicating the project is exempt from these requirements. A Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification may be required from the local California Regional Water Quality Control Board prior to issuance of the Corps 404 permit.
Very truly yours,
AMY MCNEILL
Engineering Project Manager
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From: City of Menifee, Community Development Department Subject: Notice of Availability (NOA) of a Draft Environmental lmpact Report (DEIR) for the Proposed "Murrieta Road Warehouse Project", Major Plot Plan No. PLN22-0179.
Comment Period: May 24,2024 through July 8,2024
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental lmpact Report:
The City of Menifee is the Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has prepared the Draft Environmental lmpact Report (ElR) (State Clearinghouse No. 2023110162) for the Murrieta Road Warehouse Project (herein after "proposed Project" or "Project") identified below. The Lead Agency has prepared this NOA, in Compliance with Title 14, Section 15087 of the California Code of Regulations, for the Draft EIR to provide the widest exposure and opportunity for input from public agencies, stakeholders, organizations, and ihdividuals on the environmental analysis addressing the potential effects of the Proposed Project. The Draft EIR evaluates the potentially significant environmental impacts that may result from the Project.
Project Location:
The Project site encompasses approximately 28.27 acres and is generally located south of Floyd Avenue, east of Geary Street, west of Murrieta Road, and north of Mclaughlin Road. The Project site is identified by Assessor's Parcel Numbers (APNs) 330-210-010, -011, -013, and -062,330-560-001 through 330-560-040, 330-570-001 through 330-570-033, and 330-571-001 through 330-571-005. The Project site has a land use designation of Economic Development Corridor (EDC) and is zoned Economic Development Corridor - Northern Gateway (EDC-NG). The site is currently bordered by Geary Street to the west, Murrieta Road to the west, a Southern California Edison easement to the south, and single-family residences to the north. Refer to Figure 1, Local Vicinity Map and Figure 2, Site Plan
Project Applicant: IPT Menifee CC LLC
Project Description:
The proposed Project includes development of an approximately 517,72Q-square foot (SF) speculative warehouse building. This environmental analysis includes a development buffer in order to account for final design changes, equivalent to three percent of the building square footage, or 15,532 SF, which would result in a building area of 533,252 SF and a floor area ratio of 0,50. The 533,252 SF warehouse building would include approximately 20,320 SF of ground floor office space, 7,000 SF of mezzanine office space, 505,932 SF of warehouse space, and would be approximately 55 feet tall. Additional improvements include a parking lot and loading docks, ornamental landscaping, associated onsite infrastructure, and construction of offsite street improvements.
The Project would include 90 dock high doors and 4 grade-level truck doors. Approximately 128 trailer parking spaces would be provided in the northern truck court and 64 trailer parking spaces would be provided in the southern truck court, within areas secured by sliding gates. The proposed Project would also provide 409 passenger car parking spaces. Access to the proposed Project would be provided via two driveways from Geary Street and three driveways from Murrieta Road. lrl)
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The Project would also include approximately 137,363 SF of ornamental landscaping that would cover
11.0 percent of the site. The proposed Project includes an approximately 14-foot-high retaining and screen wall along the interior of the northern and southern truck courts (outside facing wall would be I feet high with a landscaping berm), which would taper to a 6-foot-high screen wall along the northern property line outside of the truck court. The Project would include approximately 4.5 acres (approximately 1.5 linear miles) of construction improvements in the form of roadway and utility improvements.
The Draft EIR addresses the short- and long-term effects of the Project on the environment, including the impacts of any off-site improvements. lt also evaluates the potential for the Project to cause direct and indirect growth-inducing impacts, as well as cumulative impacts. Alternatives to the proposed Project were evaluated that may reduce impacts that were determined to be significant in the Draft ElR. The environmental topic areas addressed in the Draft EIR include Agricultural Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, Land Use and Planning, Aloise, Public Seryices, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities and Service Systems, and Wildfire. Significant and unavoidable impacts are noted in boldlitalics.
Public Hearings:
Notification of the date, time, and place of future public hearings will be provided in compliance with City and CEQA requirements.
Public Gomment Period:
This NOA and the Draft EIR will be available for public review and comment for a period of 4S-days beginning May 24, 2024, and ending July 8, 2024. Public agencies, interested organizations, and individuals have the opportunity to comment on the proposed Project.
This NOA and Draft EIR is available for public review on the City of Menifee's website:
https://www.cityofmenifee. us/325/Environmental-Notices-Documents Copies of the Draft EIR are also available for review at:
. Menifee Gity Hall - 29844 Haun Road, Menifee, CA 92586 o Monday to Friday 8am to Spm
Sun Gity Library - 26982 Cherry Hills Road, Menifee, CA 92586 o Sunday 12pm to 4pm
o Mon, Wed, Fri 10am to 6pm
o Tue&Thur 11amto7pm
o Saturday 9am to 3pm
o Menifee Library - 28798 La Piedra Road, Menifee, CA 92584 o Mon & Wed 11am to 7pm
o Tue&Thur 10amto6pm
o Fri & Sat 10am to 2pm
Any responses must be submitted to the City of Menifee, Community Development Department at the earliest possible date, but no later than the July 8, 2024, 5:00pm deadline. Comments must be submitted via email or in writing to:
bhamilton@citvofmenifee. us
CITY OF MENIFEE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
ATTN: BRETT HAMILTON, SENIOR PLANNER
2984/- HAUN ROAD
MENIFEE, CA 92586
(9511723-3747
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DATE OF HEARING:
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October 23,2424
6:00PM, or as soon thereafrer as possible
MENIFEE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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A PUBLIC HEARING has been scheduled, pursuant to the City of Menifee Municipal Code, before the CITY OF MENIFEE PLANNING COMMISSION to consider the project shown below:
Proiect Title: "Murrieta Road Warehouse Project" - Plot Plan No. PLN 22-0179 - Environmental lmpact Report (El R) (State Clearinghouse Numbe r #20231 1 0 1 62. )
Pfoiect Lgcalion: The Project is generally located south of Floyd Avenue, east of Geary Street, west of Murrieta Road, and north of McLaughlin Road within the City of Menifee (City), County of Riverside, State of California (Assessor Parcel Numbers [APNs]: 330-210-010, -011, -013, and -062, 330-560-001 through 330-560-040, ggQ- 570-001 through 330-570-033, and 330-571-001 through gg0-S71-00S).
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Plot Plan No. No. PLN 22-0179 includes development of an approximalely 517,720-square-foot (SF) speculative warehouse building. The environmental analysis includes a development buffer to account for final design changes, equivalent to three percent of the building square footage, or 15,532 SF, which would result in a building area of 533,252 SF and a floor area ratio of 0.50. The 533,252 SF warehouse building would include approximately 20,320 SF of ground floor office space, 7,000 SF of mezzanine office space, and 505,932 SF of warehouse space, and would be approximately 55 feet tall. Additional improvements include a parking lot and loading docks, ornamental landscaping, associated onsite infrastructure, and construction of offsite street improvements- The Project would include 90 dock-high doors and 4 grade-leveltruck doors. Approximately 128 trailer parking spaces would be provided in the northern truck court and 64 trailer parking spaces would be provided in the southern truck court, within areas secured by sliding gates. The proposed Project would also provide 409 passenger car parking spaces. Access to the proposed Project would be provided via two driveways from Geary Street and three driveways from Munieta Road.
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The Project would also include approximately 137,363 SF of ornamental landscaping that would cover 11.0 percent of the site. The proposed Project includes an approximately 14-foot-high retaining and screen wall along the interior of the northern and southern truck courts (outside facing wallwould be 8 feet high with a landscaping berm), which would taper to a 6-foot-high screen wall along the northern property line outside of the truck court.
The Project would include approximately 4.5 acres (approximately 1 .5 linear miles) of construction improvements in the form of roadway and utility improvements,
Environmental lnfofmation: On May 24, 2024, a Notice of Availability of the Draft EIR was sent to Responsible and Trustee Agencies and mailed to surrounding property owners and non-owner residents within 500 feet of the project site, stating that copies of the Draft EIR were available for public review on the City's website, at the City of Menifee City Hall, the Sun City Library and Menifee Library. The public review period was for the State- mandated 45 days, from May 24,2024, through July 8, 2024. Analysis presented in the Draft EIR indicated the proposed project would have certain significant and unavoidable greenhouse gas and noise impacts. The Draft EIR also presented mitigation measures, which will reduce project-specific and cumulative impacts. All other environmental effects evaluated in the Draft EIR are considered less than significant or can be successfully mitigated below the applicable significance thresholds.
The Final Environmental lmpact Report (FEIR) responds to the comments and includes text revisions to the Draft EIR in response to input received on the Draft ElR. Unlike the Draft ElR, the City is not required to respond to comments on the FEIR. lf written comments are received, they will be provided to the Planning Commission as part of the staff report for the Project. The Draft EIR and FEIR will be submitted to the Planning Commission for requested certification and action on the Project.
The FEIR is available on the City of Menifee Community Development Department website:
https://www.citvofmenifee.us/325/Environmental-Notices-Documents. A hard copy of the FEIR can be viewed at: Menifee City Hall - 29844 Haun Road, Menifee, CA 92586.
The Project site is not included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 (California Department of Toxic Substances Control list of various hazardous sites).
Any person wishing to comment on the proposed Proiect may do so in writing between the date of this notice and the public hearing and be heard at the time and place noted above. All comments must be received prior to the time of the publlc hearing. All such comments will be submitted to the Planning Commission, and the Planning Commission will consider such comments, in addition to any oral testimony, before making a decision on the proposed Project. lf this Project is challenged in court, the issues may be limited to those raised at the public hearing, described in this notice, or ln written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Be advised that as a result of public hearings and comments, the Planning Commission may amend, in whole or in part, the proposed Proiect. Accordinglly, the designations, development standards, design or improvements, or any properties or lands within the boundaries of the proposed Project, may be changed in a way other than specifically proposed.
For further information regarding this project or to provide written correspondence, please contact Ryan Fowler at (95 1 ) 723-37 40 or e-mail rfowler@citvofmenifee. us
CITY OF MENIFEE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Attn: Ryan Fowler, Principal Planner
29844 Haun Road
Menifee, CA 92586
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JASON E. UHLEY 1995 MARKET STREET
General Manager-Chief Engineer RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
951.955.1200
951.788.9965 FAX
www.rcflood.org
253807
RIVERSIDE COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL
AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
November 27, 2023
City of Menifee
Planning Division
29714 Haun Road, Building A
Menifee, CA 92586
Attention: Brett Hamilton Re: DEV 2022- 017, PLN 22- 0179, Murrieta Road Warehouse, APNs 330- 210-010, 330- 210-011,
330-210-013, 330-210-062; 330-560-001 through
330-560-040; 330- 570-001 through 330- 570-033
and 330-571-001 through 330-571-005
The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District) does not normally recommend conditions for land divisions or other land use cases in incorporated cities. The District also does not plan check City land use cases or provide State Division of Real Estate letters or other flood hazard reports for such cases. District comments/recommendations for such cases are normally limited to items of specific interest to the District including District Master Drainage Plan facilities, other regional flood control and drainage facilities which could be considered a logical component or extension of a master plan system, and District Area Drainage Plan fees (development mitigation fees). In addition, information of a general nature is provided.
The District's review is based on the above-referenced project transmittal, received November 6, 2023. The District has not reviewed the proposed project in detail, and the following comments do not in any way constitute or imply District approval or endorsement of the proposed project with respect to flood hazard, public health and safety, or any other such issue:
☐ This project would not be impacted by District Master Drainage Plan facilities, nor are other facilities of regional interest proposed.
☒ This project involves District proposed Master Drainage Plan facilities, namely, Romoland Master Drainage Plan Line A-12. The District will accept ownership of such facilities on written request by the City. The Project Applicant shall enter into a cooperative agreement establishing the terms and conditions of inspection, operation, and maintenance with the District and any other maintenance partners. Facilities must be constructed to District standards, and District plan check and inspection wil l be required for District acceptance. Plan check, inspection, and administrative fees will be required. All regulatory permits (and all documents pertaining thereto, e.g., Habitat Mitigation and Monitoring Plans, Conservation Plans/Easements) that are to be secured by the Applicant for both facility construction and maintenance shall be submitted to the District for review. The regulatory permits' terms and conditions shall be approved by the District prior to improvement plan approval, map recordation, or finalization of the regulatory permits. There shall be no unreasonable constraint upon the District's ability to operate and maintain the flood control facility(ies) to protect public health and safety.
☒ If this project proposes channels, storm drains larger than 36 inches in diameter, or other facilities that could be considered regional in nature and/or a logical extension a District's facility , the District would consider accepting ownership of such facilities on written request by the City. The Project Applicant shall enter into a cooperative agreement establishing the terms and conditions of inspection, operation, and maintenance with the District and any other maintenance partners. Facilities must be co nstructed to District standards, and District plan check and inspection will be required for District acceptance. Plan check, inspection, and administrative fees will be required. The regulatory permits' terms and conditions shall be approved by the District prior to improvement plan approval, map recordation, or finalization of the regulatory permits. There Item Title: 11.2
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Re: DEV 2022-017, PLN 22-0179, Murrieta Road 253807 Warehouse, APNs 330-210-010, 330-210-011, 330
-210-013, 330-210-062; 330-560-001 through 330
-560-040; 330-570-001 through 330-570-033 and
330-571-001 through 330-571-005
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shall be no unreasonable constraint upon the District's ability to operate and maintain the flood control facility(ies) to protect public health and safety.
☒ This project is located within the limits of the District's Homeland/Romoland Line A Area Drainage Plan for which drainage fees have been adopted; applicable fees should be paid by cashier's check or money order only to the Flood Control District or City prior to issuance of grading permits. Fees to be paid should be at the rate in effect at the time of issuance of the actual permit.
☒ An encroachment permit shall be obtained for any construction related activities occurring within Distr ict right of way or facilities, namely, Romoland Master Drainage Plan Line A -14. If a proposed storm drain connection exceeds the hydraulic performance of the existing drainage facilities, mitigation will be required.
For further information, contact the District's Encroachment Permit Section at 951.955.1266.
☒ The District's previous comments dated July 22, 2022 are still valid.
GENERAL INFORMATION
This project may require a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit from the State Water Resources Control Board. Clearance for grading, recordation, or other final approval should not be given until the City has determined that the project has been granted a permit or is shown to be exempt.
If this project involves a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mapped floodplain, then the City should require the applicant to provide all studies, calculations, plans, and other information required to meet FEMA requirements, and should further require that the applicant obtain a Cond itional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) prior to grading, recordation, or other final approval of the project and a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) prior to occupancy.
The project proponent shall bear the responsibility for complying with all applicable mitigation measures defined in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) document (i.e., Negative Declaration, Mitigated Negative Declaration, Environmental Impact Report) and/or Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, if a CEQA document was prepared for the project. The project proponent shall also bear the responsibility for complying with all other federal, state, and local environmental rules and regulations that may apply. The CEQA document should include 1) a description and environmental analysis of any new flood control facility(ies) that will be constructed as part of the project or existing flood control facility(ies) that will be impacted as a result of the project and 2) MSHCP consistency determinations, particularly with sections 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.1.4, 6.3.2, 7.3.7, 7.5.3 and appendix C of the MSHCP. Please note that if a Draft CEQA document is submitted, the Final adopted or certified CEQA document will also need to be provided to the District prior to final District acceptance of any flood control facility(ies).
If a natural watercourse or mapped floodplain is impacted by this project, the City should require the applicant to obtain a Section 1602 Agreement from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and a Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or written correspondence from these agencies indicating the project is exempt from these requirements. A Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification may be required from the local California Regional Water Quality Control Board prior to issuance of the Corps 404 permit.
Very truly yours,
AMY MCNEILL
Engineering Project Manager
Attachment
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From: Sandra S
To: Ryan Fowler
Subject: Plot Plan No. PLN 22-0179 (Ethanac and Murrieta) Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 5:05:20 PM
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We are Robert and Sandra Powell and we live on Floyd Avenue in the area that will be impacted with this building project.
We have concerns of this warehouse project, south of Floyd Avenue, which will butt up next to an established residential neighborhood that has been in Menifee for many years.
We are not opposed to growth in the area, but do have many concerns that this warehouse will impact the quality of life for the residents that live on Floyd Ave and others in surrounding neighborhoods.
When this area was rezoned as an economic development corridor, to our knowledge, we never received any notices, nor heard of any city council meetings that our property was being changed to a different zoning.
Some major concerns that we have is that Floyd Avenue is a private road that is maintained by the residents that live here. It is a dirt road and we are impacted by drivers that don't live on our street.
Some environmental concerns are:
Noise (24 hour truck noise)
Pollution (Air, noise, and the unknowns that a commercial building can bring in a neighborhood)
TRAFFIC!!!
Water runoff (flooding)
Dust from drivers on our road.
We would like these concerns addressed at the upcoming meeting.
If this project does go through we request ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, DRAINAGE improvements, HIGHER retention walls for noise, BLOCKING OFF FLOYD AVE to THROUGH TRAFFIC so that we don't get work traffic coming through our neighborhood, a SIGNAL light at Floyd Ave and Murrieta for traffic control so that we can get out of our neighborhood.
Thank you - Robert and Sandra Powell
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From: Chris DeChristopher
To: Ryan Fowler
Subject: Murrieta Rd. Warehouse Project - PLOT PLAN NO. PLN 22-0179 Date: Friday, October 18, 2024 2:27:40 PM
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To whom this may concern,
We're Fernand and Kim DeChristopher we own and live at the home located at 25810 Floyd Ave. I know you're aware of many of the concerns that the residents that live in this established residential area have. We have expressed our concerns at your public hearings and via email to the city of Menifee. When this neighborhood was rezoned or designated Economic Corridor, my wife and I were never notified. I've talked to others in the neighborhood that were never served notice of our property being designated Economic Corridor. Do you at the city have paperwork you can provide showing that the residents were served notice? Seems this issue is ignored.
Some of the concerns: Noise, Pollution, traffic, Dust from traffic on the dirt road. I'm sure you're well aware that Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed California Assembly Bill No. 98 (AB 98). This Bill protects residents like us from the concerns noted that will impact and destroy our way of life as it is, and it seems the City of Menifee and the developer of this project are now trying to rush this project through. Only concerned about the benefits to the developer, the City and of course the money / revenue. Once This Bill comes into effect, January 1, 2026, it will prescribe statewide standards for design and construction and will significantly increase the cost of developing. Is there any concern for the residents? My wife and I have a home here on Floyd and I have 3 daughters that came back to Floyd and purchased homes, so we could all be together. I see my grandchildren playing and riding their bikes every day, all six of them. All the traffic and pollution will greatly impact our family.
Not to mention the new setbacks stated in the AB-98 Bill. The distance stated in the new Bill is a much further distance allowed between residential and warehouse developments. Why not make the development go by the newest provisions stated in this bill? The fact that this Bill passed should make people, whether in the city or on the development side that it passed for a reason, to protect us the people.
Thank you
Fernand and Kim DeChristopher
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Chris DeChristopher
Real Estate Broker
DeChristopher Properties
25810 Floyd Ave.
Menifee, Ca. 92585
Cell: 951-733-6896
Email: [email protected]
CA BRE # 01062377
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From: Linda Fitzgerald
To: Ryan Fowler
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: FW: Notes that were not sent to Ryan Fowler. FW: Floyd Ave Notes Date: Monday, October 21, 2024 2:41:51 PM
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Hello Ryan Fowler ,
This is my second email because I realized there was more that I should share with you.
The proposed Warehouse Project DOES NOT QUALIFY TO PASS the ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Impact Report until after the project owners receive an Amendment with Floyd Ave added to the Street Improvements paragraph.
Warehouse Project discloses 409 parking spaces that would accommodate 409 future employees that will drive vehicles to and from work. – due to hundreds of additional daily drivers. Obviously, the increase of 409 additional vehicles will be coming and going on Floyd, Geary and Murrieta. Oddly enough no one to date has given any thought about the Fact that these drivers can Opt to drive East or West on Floyd which would result in an increased additional amount of DUST – that would have a serious negative affect for residents relating to their exposure to increased amount of DUST.
DUST IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD.
Project Owners should not be given a PASS to ignore the fact that Floyd –an unimproved dirt roadway within a very short driving and or walking distance to the Warehouse Project ‘s back gate. This proposed project should not be permitted to build without improving Floyd Ave. Their future employees – quoted in Menifee documents – 656 jobs will have the option to drive on Floyd - unimproved dirt roadway and that will cause much increased Extra Dust. Floyd will provide the Warehouse employees egress and ingress. Floyd drive East to Murrieta Rd or Floyd drive West to Geary Rd Please, Menifee Planning Commission and Menifee City Council Members -- move forward to Not pass this projects Final Environmental Impact Report. An amendment should be drafted to add Floyd Ave to the Street Improvements List. Increase Dust blowing around from cars or pickup trucks driving up and down Floyd is not Healthy for Floyd residents. The Warehouse Project information listed 656 jobs will be available which equals an enormous amount of people attracted to our neighborhood and to Item Title: 11.2
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Floyd’s current dirt road that is not going to be safe for workers and residents. Traffic – Traffic and Traffic --- will cause lots of DUST – DUST and DUST.
There will be additional EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE DUST PARTICLES – during construction phase and if permitted to build the huge Warehouse the traffic on Floyd will increase dramatically causing Excessive Dust from traffic, There certainly be traffic traveling Floyd – the Dirt Road – lots of additional drivers traveling through our residential neighborhood, which is an option when the Warehouse employees drive to the Warehouse or drive away from the Warehouse. Realize 409 passenger cars that park in the planned 409 spaces --- Even if half of 409 or one third travels Floyd the Dust will be uncontrollable during the 10 months of dry season – zero rain. Then the winter rains start, and the MUD and POTHOLES develop, and the Flooding of water builds up at the entrance on to Floyd from Murrieta Rd – this situation will be very dangerous for Warehouse Drivers, Residents on Floyd, Amazon deliveries and the public who may be out for a Sunday drive after the rain stops.
By the Way – Additional Improvements Lists
are located within the Menifee Warehouse
Documents – all are further away from this Warehouse Project location and those listed are not as important to Health and Safety as Floyd -- unimproved dirt roadway located less than the distance of a football field from Menifee Warehouse Project– which will cause an influx of travel on Floyd that never has existed in the past 30 years.
Please Remember:
City of Menifee Planning Commission, has a responsibility to protect human health and we request Amendment to correct this over sight relating to Environmental Hazard. Menifee Warehouse conditions should include Improvement to Floyd to address the increased Dust issue.
The Environmental Hazard - Please Take Action to address this obvious issue.
March 10, 2023 Doctors and public health experts agree that breathing fine particulate matter (PM2.5) can be harmful to human health. The airborne particles—thirty times smaller than the width of human hair—can pass easily into the lungs and bloodstream, where they can increase a person’s risk of dying from heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and lower respiratory infections.
Thank you in advance for your time.
Best Regards,
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01006.0005/996626.1
December 4, 2024
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
City of Menifee City Council
29844 Haun Road
Menifee, CA 92585
SUBJECT: DECEMBER 4, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA ITEM 11.1- MURRIETA ROAD WAREHOUSE PROJECT
Honorable Mayor and City Council Members:
The City of Perris (“Perris”) submits this letter to object to this City Council certifying the Environmental Impact Report (“EIR”) and approving Plot Plan No. PLN 22- 0179 as Perris continues to believe the EIR prepared for this project has not adequately analyzed and mitigated the significant environmental impacts resulting from this Project as described, in part, in correspondence Perris submitted to comment on the Draft EIR dated July 8, 2024 and October 23, 2024. Instead, Perris respectfully requests t hat the City Council deny the appeal and uphold the Menifee Planning Commission’s denial of this Project.
On October 23, 2024 Perris submitted a letter to the Menifee Planning Commission that included a memorandum prepared by traffic engineering firm RK Engineering raising continued concerns regarding the environmental review performed for the project and the Project’s compliance with state planning laws. This letter is attached to the staff report on pages 925 -931. Despite having more than 45 days to provide a written response to the concerns raised in Perris’ letter, it does not appear that Menifee’s staff has prepared a written response. As such, Perris again sets forth below the concerns raised in its October 23, 2024 letter to the Planning Commission.
Perris has reviewed Menifee’s responses to Perris’ comments on the Draft EIR and do not believe they adequately address the City’s concerns related to land use inconsistency, noise and traffic safety.
In addition, with regard to land use, the project site was previously approved to be developed with a residential subdivision under Tentative Parcel Map, No. 38469 (PLN22-0180). The EIR fails to address the replacement of the residential units that would be lost as a result of the proposed
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industrial development for compliance with Government Code, section 66300(b)(1) (SB 330).
Additionally, the Land Use section of the EIR needs to address consistency of the project with the Northern Gateway Subarea of the Menifee Economic Development Corridor found in the General Plan Land Use Element, which envisions 5 percent of land uses to consist of residential uses.
Failure to ensure that 5 percent of the Northern Gateway Subarea is reserved for residential uses may also violate the no net loss requirements set forth Government Code, section 66300. See the EDC Northern Gateway Land Use Exhibit below.
With regard to General Plan consistency as it relates to impacts related to noise and air quality, the project includes 45 dock high doors, and 128 truck/trailer parking located 265 feet from the north property line shared with the 7 existing single-family residences in the City of Menifee. The only separation between the truck/trailers parked along the north side of the site and the single -family residences will be a 25 -foot landscape setback and a 14 -foot-high wall. Given the proximity of the proposed warehouse to the sensitive receptors, this project would be in direct conflict with the Menifee’s General Plan Policy LU-1.10 which requires projects to buffer sensitive land uses, such Item Title: 11.2
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as residences, schools, care facilities, and recreation areas from major air pollutant emission sources, including freeways, manufacturing, hazardous materials storage, and similar uses. See the project site vicinity exhibit below.
In addition, the EIR and the staff report acknowledge that the project results in significant and unavoidable noise impacts. Specifically, the staff report at page 11 states, “The proposed Project would generate a substantial increase in ambient noise levels in the vicinity of the Project in excess of standards established in the local G eneral Plan or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of other agencies.” This statement downplays the noise impacts to the neighboring residences and fails to acknowledge that the noise impacts may occur at all times of the day and night due to the potential 24-hour operation of this project.
On September 29, 2024, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 98 which establishes mandatory minimum development standards and setbacks for certain warehouse and distribution center projects. Perris recognizes that this Project is not required to comply with AB 98 pursuant to it s terms. However, Perris strongly encourages the Menifee to separately include these new requirements as conditions of approval for the Project to mitigate the public health and safety issues at AB 98 is intended to address.
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With regard to the Project’s impacts related to traffic safety, Perris requested that RK Engineering review the Final EIR’s responses to the City’s comments related to traffic safety and the revised traffic study included with the Final EIR. Attached is correspondence from RK Engineering dated October 15, 2024 expressing continued concerns regarding how the project will deteriorate the operations of various intersections and street segments resulting in reasonably foreseeable impacts related to traffic safety.
As you know, the cities of Perris and Menifee have commissioned a global traffic study to identify the traffic impacts associated with development within Perris and Menifee and to identify the necessary traffic infrastructure improvements to mitigate those impacts. A draft of this traffic study has now been provided to Perris and Menifee. Accordingly, prudence dictates that Menifee not approve this project at this time and instead wait to reconsider this project after Perris and Menifee have reached agreement as to the traffic infrastructure improvements required and the allocation of the funding to various projects.
In conclusion, Perris respectfully requests that this City Council either continue its consideration of this project for six (6) months to allow time for Perris and Menifee to reach agreement on traffic infrastructure improvements identified in the Global Traffic Study so that this Project may participate in the costs of the identified traffic infrastructure improvements or deny the appeal and uphold the decision of the Menifee Planning Commission to deny this project.
Respectfully,
Patricia Brenes
Planning Manager
Attachment: City of Perris Letter – Dated October 23, 2024 City of Perris Letter – Dated July 8, 2024
cc: Clara Miramontes, City Manager
Wendell Bugtai, Assistant City Manager
Sunny Soltani, City Attorney
John Pourkazemi, City Engineer
Kenneth Phung, Director of Development Services
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ctober 23, 2024
H
onorable Chair LaDue and Members of the Planning Commission City of Menifee Planning Commission
29844 Haun Road
Menifee, CA 92585
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UBJECT: PLANNING COMMISSION OCTOBER 23, 2024 MEETING
AGENDA ITEM 9.3- MURRIETA ROAD WAREHOUSE PROJECT
H
onorable Chair and Commissioners:
T
he City of Perris (“Perris”) submits this letter to object to this Commission certifying the Environmental Impact Report (“EIR”) and approving Plot Plan No. PLN 22- 0179 as Perris continues to believe the EIR prepared for this project has not adequately analyzed and mitigated the significant environmental impacts resulting from this Project as described, in part, in correspondence Perris submitted to comment on the Draft EIR dated July 8, 2024.
P
erris has reviewed Menifee’s responses to Perris’ comments on the Draft EIR and do not believe they adequately address the City’s concerns related to land use inconsistency, noise and traffic safety.
I
n addition, with regard to land use, the project site was previously approved to be developed with a residential subdivision under Tentative Parcel Map, No. 38469 (PLN22 -0180), which has been recorded with the County Assessor ’s Office . The EIR fails to address the replacement of the residential units that would be lost as a result of the proposed industrial development for compliance with Government Code, section 66300(b)(1) (SB 330). Additionally, the Land Use section of the EIR needs to address consistency of the project with the Northern Gateway Subarea of the Menifee Economic Development Corridor found in the General Plan Land Use Element, which envisions 5 percent of land uses to consist of residential uses. Failure to ensure th at 5 percent of the Northern Gateway Subarea is reserved for residential uses may also violate the no net loss requirements set forth Government Code, section 66300.
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With regard to General Plan consistency as it relates to impacts related to noise and air quality, the project includes 45 dock high doors and 128 truck/trailer parking on the north side of the site, approximately 265 feet from the north property line shared with the seven ( 7) existing single- family residences in the City of Menifee. The only separation between the truck/trailers parked along the north side of the site and the single-family residences will be a 25-foot landscape setback and a 14-foot-high wall. Given the proximity of the proposed warehouse to the sensitive receptors, this project would be in direct conflict with the Menifee’s General Plan Policy LU -1.10 which requires projects to 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, and similar uses.
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n September 29, 2024, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 98 which establishes mandatory minimum development standards and setbacks for certain warehouse and distribution center projects. Perris recognizes that this Project is not required to comply with AB 98 pursuant to it s terms. However, Perris strongly encourages the Menifee to separately include these new requirements as conditions of approval for the Project to mitigate the public health and safety issues at AB 98 is intended to address.
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ith regard to the Project’s impacts related to traffic safety, Perris requested that RK Engineering review the Final EIR’s responses to the City’s comments related to traffic safety and the revised traffic study included with the Final EIR. Attached is correspondence from RK Engineering dated October 15, 2024, expressing continued concerns regarding how the project will deteriorate the operations of various intersections and street segments resulting in reasonably foreseeable impacts related to traffic safety.
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s you may know, the cities of Perris and Menifee have commissioned a global traffic study to identify the traffic impacts associated with development within Perris and Menifee and to identify the necessary traffic infrastructure improvements to mitigate those impacts. Unfortunately, this traffic study will not be completed for another couple of months. Therefore, if you approve this Project tonight this Project will not be required to contribute toward the costs of any of the identified traffic infrastructure improvement despite its clear impacts related to traffic safety.
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n conclusion, Perris respectfully requests that this Commission continue its consideration of this project for six (6) months to allow time for the Global Traffic Study to be complete so that this Project may participate in the costs of the identified traffic infrastructure improvements.
R
espectfully,
P
atricia Brenes
Planning Manager
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Wendell Bugtai,
Assistant City Manager
Robert Khuu, City Attorney
John Pourkazemi, City Engineer
Kenneth Phung, Director of Development Services
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TOBER 15, 2024
Mr. John Pourkazemi
City of Perris
24 South "D" Street, Suite 100
Perris, CA 92570
SUBJECT: MURRIETA ROAD WAREHOUSE PROJECT FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (FEIR) REVIEW – TRAFFIC ANALYSIS, CITY OF MENIFEE Dear Mr. Pourkazemi:
INTRODUCTION
Pursuant to your request, RK Engineering Group Inc. (RK) is pleased to provide this additional review of the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), dated September 2024, prepared by EPD Solutions, Inc., and most notably the responses regarding the City of Perris’s DEIR traffic -related comments contained within Section 2.6 of the FEIR (Response to Letter A3: City of Perris, Dated July 8, 2024) and Appendix B: Revised Traffic Impact Analysis (dated January 30, 2024, same date as FEIR traffic study).
The Murietta Road Warehouse project includes development of an approximately 517,720 square foot (SF) warehouse building measuring a maximum of 55 feet in height. To provide a conservative analysis, a three percent buffer in building square footage has bee n included, which would equal 533,252 SF of building area. The proposed warehouse building would include a mezzanine, loading docks, and associated vehicle and truck trailer parking spaces. The warehouse building including the three percent buffer would include approximately 20,320 SF of ground floor office space, 7,000 SF of mezzanine office space, and 505,932 SF of warehouse space.
The Project site will have five driveways. The warehouse building is expected to have 90 dock -high doors and four grade level doors for trucks, 194 truck trailer stalls, and 409 passenger vehicle parking spaces, nine of which are accessible. The project is expected to have an opening year of 2026.
RK has completed this additional review regarding the responses to the City of Perris’s DEIR traffic - related comments contained within Section 2.6 of the FEIR. As a result, RK has the following comments.
1. General: As part of the FEIR, a general response was provided addressing many of the DEIR traffic-related comments which states that “per CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3, automobile delay is no longer considered an environmental impact under CEQA, and therefore this comment does not raise concerns within the scope of CEQA. The discussion included in the DEIR concerning Level of Service (LOS) was provided for informational purposes only for the City’s use in evaluating the proposed Project and considering conditions of approval outside Item Title: 11.2
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EQA’s framework.” While RK agrees that VMT is now the primary metric under CEQA, CEQA still requires consideration of transportation safety, assessing the likelihood of accidents or hazards for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists due to a project. As such, the traffic study needs to be significantly revised to ensure the project does not impact traffic safety.
2. General. The preparation of the site- specific traffic study for this project is premature in that the overall traffic study for the Menifee Economic Development Corridor (MEDC) needs to be completed first in order to master plan the entire MEDC area which encompasses this Murietta Road Warehouse Project. A more comprehensive review of the entire area along Ethanac Road needs to be completed before site-specific studies can be prepared for individual projects.
Several of the FEIR responses acknowledge that a global Traffic Study for the Menifee Economic Development Corridor (MEDC) area is being prepared. The response s go on to e
xplain that the traffic study analyzes a “worst- case” scenario assuming 100% of truck traffic entering/exiting the site from Ethanac Road. Assuming this is a worst- case scenario is not necessarily correct and additional analysis would be needed to verify this. While the addition of a truck corridor may improve the overall traffic flow in the area, individual movements at certain intersections will be more heavily impacted, possibly causing new safety issues. Under CEQA, a significant impact can occur if a project substantially increases hazards due to a geometric design feature (e.g., intersection queuing). Since the traffic study only analyzes truck traffic entering/exiting from Ethanac Road, certain safety considerations have been underestimated, or not analyzed entirely. The transportation analysis needs to be consisten t
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ith the analysis in the forthcoming MEDC global study, otherwise the project may contribute towards safety issues that are not currently analyzed.
3. Page 1 , Study Intersections. The traffic study does not analyze the future intersection of Green Valley Parkway and Ethanac Road. This intersection is anticipated to have deficiencies in the future due to the large amount of traffic it is anticipated to serve. As such, the traffic study needs to analyze this intersection and determine what fair share contribution will be needed.
4. Page 11, Figure s 2.6 & 2.7: Lane Geometrics and Traffic Control. Study Intersection #8 actually consists of two separate (offset) intersections (Barnett Road & Case Road). Both of these intersections should be analyzed separately (from a LOS and queuing standpoint). As currently analyzed, the results for these two intersections are significantly underestimated.
Several of the FEIR responses state that queuing analysis is outside the scope of the EIR. This is not correct as under CEQA, a significant impact can occur if a project substantially increases hazards due to a geometric design feature (e.g., intersection queuing). The response also states that the intersection of Barnett Road/Case Road at Ethanac Road operates as one intersection and should be analyzed as one for analysis purposes. This is also not correct. These are two separate intersections and need to be analyzed as such. The offset nature of these two Item Title: 11.2
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ntersections presents several geometric design issues of concern, especially given the high amount of truck traffic planning to pass through these intersections.
As detailed in the City of Perris Complete Streets Safety Assessment (CSSA), dated August2018, prepared by the ITS Technology Transfer Program, 13 collisions occurred at these two offset intersections between the years of 2015 -2017. Accident data was obtained through SWITRS.
Additionally, based on a recent review of the Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS), an additional 5 accidents resulting in possible injury occurred between the years 2020 -2023.
Based on this accident history, it is imperative that the traffic study analyze these two intersections accurately (i.e., as two offset intersections) to ensure the addition of project traffic will not increase serious collisions.
A letter was previously prepared in June 2023 providing supplemental comments in support of the City of Perris’ appeal of Plot Plan No. PLN 21 -0290 (Ethanac and Barnett Speculative Warehouses), located south of Ethanac Road and west of Barnett Road. This letter raised several concerns relating to the current design of the intersections of Case Road/Ethanac Road & Barnett Road/Ethanac Road and the fundamental flaws of the accompanying traffic analysis (which also analyzed these offset intersections as one aligned intersection). The comments made in this letter also apply directly to this project as well.
The traffic study needs to be updated to appropriately analyze these offset intersections from an overall traffic safety perspective. Recommended improvements should be made involving realigning Barnett Road with Case Road (and other associated intersection improvements if necessary). The project shall pay a fair share contribution towards this realignment, or 100% of the cost if the project directly impacts these intersection(s).
5. Page 47, Storage Capacity at Left- Turn Pockets. The City of Perris is concerned about the project’s impact to queuing/progression along Ethanac Road at the I -215 interchange. A simulation analysis should be conducted to identify any queuing deficiencies, and if applicable, improvements should be identified.
Several of the FEIR responses state that queuing analysis is outside the scope of the EIR. This is not correct as under CEQA, a significant impact can occur if a project substantially increases hazards due to a geometric design feature (e.g., intersection queuing). The FEIR fails to analyze the queuing/progression along Ethanac Road at the I -215 interchange. Due to these closely - spaced intersections, queuing issues exist and the FEIR needs to address how the project contributes to these traffic safety issues
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age 54, Site Access and Circulation. This analysis lacks the minimum analysis needed to ensure adequate project ingress/egress. The site access/circulation analysis should, at a minimum, include the following: LOS analysis at the project driveways; Queuing analysis at the project driveways; Truck turning movements entering/exiting the driveways; Internal truck Item Title: 11.2
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circulation throughout the site; and Gate stacking analysis. Inadequate queue storage and/or turning area for trucks could cause potential safety concerns.
7. Appendix C, Intersection Analysis Worksheets. Intersection #8: As previously mentioned, it is incorrect and significantly underestimates the results by analyzing Barnett Road and Case Road as one intersection. Furthermore, a “no right- turn on red” sign is present for the southbound approach along Case Road and the analysis should account for this accordingly.
CONCLUSIONS
RK Engineering Group Inc. has completed this additional review of the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), dated September 2024, prepared by EPD Solutions, Inc ., and most notably their responses regarding the City of Perris’s DEIR traffic-related comments contained within Section 2.6 of the FEIR (Response to Letter A3: City of Perris, Dated July 8, 2024) and Appendix B: Revised Traffic Impact Analysis (dated January 30, 2024, same date as FEIR traffic study) . Based on this review, RK recommends that the traffic study be significantly revised to ensure the project does not impact traffic safety.
RK appreciates this opportunity to work with the City of Perris on this project and if you have any questions, please contact us at (949) 474-0809.
Sincerely,
RK ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.
Justin Tucker, P.E., T.E. Robert Kahn, P.E., T.E.
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City of Menifee
Community Development Department
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UBJECT: CITY OF PERRIS COMMENTS – NOA of a Draft EIR for the Proposed Murrieta Road Warehouse Project - Major Plot Plan No. PLN22-0179 D
ear Mr. Hamilton:
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he City of Perris appreciates the opportunity to comment on the proposed 517,720 square foot industrial warehouse building on 28.27 acres, located south of Ethanac Road, between Geary Street and Murrieta Road, and north of McLaughlin Road in the City of Menifee. The proposed Project is located approximately1,600 feet south of Green Valley Specific Plan (GVSP) across Ethanac Road within the City of Perris limits. The GVSP is a master -planned community with residences currently under construction. The GVSP area consists of 1,269 acres of land planned for 3,460 single-family detached homes, 750 multi -family units, 42.3 acres of business and professional office space, 72.7 acres of commercial retail, 108.7 acres of industrial, 24 acres for three school sites, and 51.1 acres of public parks. Industrial zones are located adjacent to the Perris Valley Airport north of the San Jacinto River .
This Project would also be in proximity to existing single family residences within the City of Menifee, located immediately north of the project site across Floyd Avenue and approximately 330 feet south across McLaughlin Road. Given the existing and planned residential development in the immediate area, industrial development in the City of Perris is not allowed to utilize Ethanac Road as a truck route.
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he City of Perris has expressed concerns about the proposed Project during the NOP comment period.
After reviewing the Draft EIR and technical reports, the City believes the Project has not adequately addressed the potential environmental impacts related to land use, noise, and transportation. Thus, the City continues to have concerns with the Project as detailed in the comments provided below.
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Land Use Inconsistency with Surrounding Areas
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he proposed industrial development is incompatible with the residential development in the City of Menifee due to its proximity to residential development in the City of Perris across Ethanac Road to the north of the Project site . The GVSP area south of the San Jacinto River to Ethanac Road , within the City of Perris, consists of residences with some commercial development towards the I -215 Freeway. Therefore, no industrial development in the City of Perris is allowed to utilize Ethanac Road as a truck rou te to avoid impacts to the sensitive receptors. Allowing the proposed industrial development could generate truck traffic along Ethanac Road that would result in significant traffic safety impacts to existing and future residential development.
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he Draft EIR uses an incorrect methodology to evaluate cumulative roadway noise impacts.
the contribution of the proposed Project in the opening year to cumulative traffic volumes on the roadways in the Project vicinity. T he noise levels associated with these future traffic volumes with the proposed Project identified Tables 5.10-20 and 5.10-21. However, these tables do not show the increase in noise associated with cumulative development. They show the increase in noise associated with the project when added to future (cumulative) traffic volumes. To provide an analysis of cumulative roadway noise impacts, the future plus project noise levels from Tables
5.10-20 and 5.10-21 need to be compared to the existing (no project) roadway noise levels shown in Tables 5.10- 15 and 5.10- 16. Evaluating cumulative roadway noise impacts in this correct manner will identify significant cumulative noise impacts along Ethanac Road, which would substantially affect residents north of Ethanac Road within the City of Perris.
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tionally, the Draft EIR and Appendix H consistently refer to “Project Scenario 1” and “Project Scenario 2” without adequately defining either term. The Draft EIR provides definitions for “Scenario 1” and “Scenario 2” in its Traffic Analysis, but it is u nclear whether these definitions are intended to be consistent throughout the document. Lack of clarity regarding these definitions misleads the public and decision makers regarding the potential impacts associated with noise impacts.
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he preparation of the site- specific traffic study for the Murietta Road Warehouse Project is premature in that the overall traffic study for the Menifee Economic Development Corridor (MEDC) needs to be completed first to master plan the entire MEDC area which encompasses the Compass Northern Gateway Warehouse Project. A more comprehensive review of the entire area along Ethanac Road needs to be completed before site-specific studies can be prepared for individual projects.
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traffic impact criteria must be utilized (see Appendix A). This includes a comparison of Existing to Existing Plus Project conditions to determine whether the proposed project would have a direct or cumulative impact. If the project has a direct impact, th en the project will be responsible for completing the required improvements unless a funding mechanism that complies with CEQA can be identified (e.g., TUMF fees, DIF fees, completed by other development, etc.).
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t is apparent from the distribution and assignment of truck traffic from the project that the project truck traffic would be using non-truck routes within the City of Perris (see Appendix B for City of Perris truck routes). No trucks are allowed along Ethanac Road west of Barnett Road/Case Road. The project truck traffic has been distributed to Ethanac Road west of Barnett Road/Case Road which is not acceptable. Furthermore, this misleads the public and decision makers regarding the potential impacts, incl uding traffic safety impacts, associated with the increased truck traffic.
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t is our understanding that the Master Plan for the MEDC will be providing roadway connections for trucks that will not impact City of Perris non-truck route roadways. This must be considered as part of the traffic study and the analysis should be revised accordingly.
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he traffic study will need to clearly identify what improvements are necessary, whether they have a direct or indirect impact from the project, and how they will be implemented. Again, direct impacts will be determined for City of Perris intersections and roadway segments based upon the City of Perris traffic criteria.
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pecific Traffic Study Comments
9. Page 8 – 10, Figures 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5. Study Intersection #8 consists of two separate (offset) intersections (Barnett Road & Case Road). Both intersections should be analyzed separately (from a LOS and queuing standpoint), and the recommended improvements should involve realigning Barnett Road with Case Road (and other associated intersection improvements if necessary). The project shall pay a fair share contribution towards this realignment, or 100% of the cost if the project directly impacts these inters ection(s). It should be noted that such a fair share payment will not constitute mitigation under CEQA as it currently is not tied to a program that ensures the realignment of Barnett Road and Case Road will be completed prior to the project becoming operational.
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age 12, Level of Service Standards and Measures of Significance. The traffic study will have to follow the latest City of Perris requirements for those intersections and roadway segments within the City of Perris. For roadway segments and intersections in the City of Perris, the City of Perris criteria (Appendix A) should be utilized.
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age 15, Table 3.1: Existing Conditions AM and PM Peak Hour LOS. Intersection #8 should be shown and analyzed as two separate intersections, since they do not align with each other. The City of Perris minimum acceptable LOS for these intersections is LOS D.
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age 19 – 22, Figure 3.3 and Table 3.3. The City of Perris Planning Department will need to review and confirm the list of cumulative projects is accurate/comprehensive.
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13. Page 29 – 30, figure 4.3 – 4.4, Project Trip Distribution. Per the City of Perris truck routes, no trucks are allowed on Ethanac Road west of Barnett Road/Case Road.
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age 43, Tables 5.1 and 5.2 – Summary of Intersection Operations – Existing Plus Project.
Intersection #8 operates deficiently per City of Perris standards (i.e. LOS is the City of Perris minimum acceptable LOS). These tables need to be updated accordingly and determine whether the project directly or indirectly impacts this intersection.
15. Pages 49-50, Tables 5.5 and 5.6. Why are the LOS results different at Intersection 8 between both scenarios?
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age 56 – 57 – Recommended Improvements. The realignment of Barnett Avenue/Case Road at Ethanac Road needs to be considered as a recommendation for improving the Level of Service and queuing along Ethanac Road. Also, what about improvements to roadway segments #2 & #5? These improvements have not been identified.
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ueuing Analysis and Left Turn Storage Pocket Requirements. The traffic study does not include an analysis of queuing at the I -215 freeway ramps. Additionally, a review of the storage lane requirements at the study area intersections is necessary, because of potential excess queuing.
Furthermore, the City of Perri s is concerned about the project’s impact to queuing/progression along Ethanac Road at the I-215 freeway interchange. A simulation analysis should be conducted to identify any queuing deficiencies and if applicable, improvements should be identified.
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eneral: It does not appear any of the proposed driveways are analyzed with respect to truck turning templates, queuing analysis and driveway spacing requirements.
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QA.
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he City of Perris reserves the right to provide further comments on the environmental topics analyzed in the Draft EIR as the project moves forward in the process. Please provide future notices prepared for the Project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) under any provision of Title 7 of the California Government Code governing California Planning and Zoning Law which includes: notices of any public hearing held pursuant to CEQA.
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roperty Owners Notification
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ue to nearby sensitive uses, it is requested that property owner notification within 1,800 feet of the Project site is provided to ensure that all individuals who would be impacted by this Project are provided an opportunity to comment.
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The City of Perris appreciates the opportunity to comment on this Project and related Draft EIR. Please feel free to contact me at (951) 943 -5003, extension 355 or [email protected], if you have any questions or would like to discuss the above concerns in further detail.
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incerely,
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atricia Brenes
Planning Manager
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ttachment: City of Perris Response to NOP – Dated December 7 , 2023 cc: C
lara Miramontes, City Manager
Wendell Bugtai, Assistant City Manager
Robert Khuu, City Attorney
John Pourkazemi, City Engineer
Kenneth Phung, Director of Development Services
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Brett Hamilton
City of Menifee
Community Development Department
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Menifee, CA 92586
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UBJECT: City of Perris C omments on the Notice of Scoping Meeting and Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report – Murrieta Road Warehouse - DEV2022-017, and Major Plot Plan 22-0179 – Located west of Murrieta Road, east of Geary Street, north of McLaughlin Road, and south of Ethanac Road
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ear Mr. Hamilton:
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he City of Perris appreciates the opportunity to comment on the 517,720 square foot industrial Project in Menifee on approximately 28.27 acres of land located on the west of Murrieta Road, east of Geary Street, north of McLaughlin Road, and south of Ethanac Road. The Proposed Project is located east of the existing Monument Ranch residential development in the City of Perris and approximately 1,800 feet south of Green Valley Specific Plan (GVSP) also in the City of Perris. The GVSP is a master - planned community totaling 1,269 acres of land envisioned to have 3,460 single-family detached homes, 750 multi-family units, 42.3 acres of business and professional office space, 72.7 acres of commercial retail, 108.7 acres of industrial, 24 acres for three school sites, and 51.1 acres of public parks.
Although there are some industrial zones in the GVSP , they are located adjacent to the Perris Valley Airport north of the San Jacinto River, which has land use density limitations. All the development in the GVSP south of the San Jacinto River to Ethanac Road i s residential, with some commercial development west of the I-215 Freeway. In addition, there are six residential tracts comprised of 1,241 residential units, which are anticipated to start this year in phases. Therefore, no industrial development in the City of Perris is allowed to utilize Ethanac Road or Goetz Road as a truck route due to the sensitivity of residential land uses along these two roadways.
The City has concerns with this project as it is out of character with the surrounding residential areas in Menifee and the City of Perris. The City provides the below comments in light of the Project’s proximity to the City of Perris residential neighborhood and concerns with potential truck traffic on Ethanac Road:
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1. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) - The Project needs to address the cumulative impact of all the proposed projects within a 1.5- mile radius of the proposed site to analyze, mitigate, and disclose all environmental impacts from the Proposed Project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The CEQA document should particularly evaluate impacts on the residential land uses , land use compatibility, truck circulation, traffic impacts, and noise impacts. In addition, A Health Risk Assessment is required under the Sierra Club v. City of Fresno case to evaluate health impacts on nearby residents.
Please provide future notices prepared for the Project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) under any provision of Title 7 of the California Government Code governing California Planning and Zoning Law which includes: notices of any public hearing held pursuant to CEQA, and notices of any scoping meeting held pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21083.9.
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800-Feet Property Owners Notification - Due to nearby sensitive uses, it is requested that property owner notification within at least 1,800-feet of the project site is provided to ensure that all individuals who could potentially be impacted are provided an opportunity to comment.
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and Use Inconsistency with Surrounding Areas - The proposed industrial development is incompatible with the residential development in both the City of Perris and Menifee as on the south side of McLaughlin Road, the west side of Goetz Road , and the north side of Ethanac Road, are all designated for low-density residential development.
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ruck Circulation Route – The developer should be required to prepar e a Truck Circulation Plan to ensure consistency with the recently approved City of Perris Truck Route . Any truck access should be on McLaughlin Road to Barrett Avenue to Ethanac Road to access the I -215 Freeway due to proximity to residential land uses on the north side of Ethanac Road. In addition, it should be noted that the existing median on Ethanac Road is within Perris City limits and is not designed for truck queuing. In addition, since it does not appear to be any landscaped median required on McLaughlin Road, truck traffic is better suited for this roadway.
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ransportation - Prior to further proceedings, to ensure consistency, the right -of-way widths, and alignments of Ethanac Road and Murrieta Road shall be coordinated with the roadway designation as classified per City of Perris’ General Plan. The correlation will determine the extent of roadway and intersection improvements at the intersection of Murrieta Road and Ethanac Road to accommodate the traffic impacts related to the project’s passenger vehicle trips. a. Both a full Traffic Impact Study and VMT Analysis are required for this project. The traffic analysis shall be consistent with the Menifee Economic Development Corridor - Master Plan Circulation Study, which is currently in the scoping phase. b. A
traffic study scoping agreement should be submitted to the City of Perris to ensure the study follows the City of Perris guidelines/procedures in addition to those for the City of Menifee.
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routes exhibit (see Appendix A). The traffic study needs to separate the trip distribution patterns for passenger vehicles and trucks, and prohibit trucks from utilizing Ethanac Road west of Barnett Road.
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he traffic study and DEIR need to assess all the proposed Menifee warehouse projects located in the vicinity of the project, most notably those included within the Menifee Economic Development Corridor-Northern Gateway (EDC-NG) area. Additionally, the traffic consultant needs to coordinate with City of Perris planning staff to obtain a list of Perris cumulative projects for use in the traffic study. There are also projects located to the east within the City of San Jacinto that could also impact the I -215 ramp intersections along Ethanac Road. Intersections within the City of Perris need to be assessed based upon the City’s criteria as shown in Appendix B. e. T
he traffic study needs to address the realignment of Barnett Road to align with Case Road as part of the study. Appropriate mitigation will be needed to assess the traffic impacts and queuing because of the currently offset intersections between Barnett Road and Case Road along Ethanac Road.
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ith all the proposed Meni fee projects within the Menifee Economic Development Corridor-Northern Gateway (EDC-NG) area, traffic queuing along Ethanac Road from Murietta Road to the I -215 northbound ramps are of concern. The traffic study and DEIR need to address queuing issues in this area as it may affect traffic operations. g. T
he traffic study needs to address potential modifications to the existing I-215 freeway interchange at Ethanac Road because of this project and others that affect this interchange.
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rior to further proceedings, to ensure consistency, the right -of-way widths and alignments of Ethanac Road and Murrieta Road shall be coordinated with the roadway designation as classified per City of Perris’ General Plan. The correlation will determine t he extent of roadway and intersection improvements at the intersection of Murrieta Road and Ethanac Road to accommodate the traffic impacts related to the project’s passenger vehicle trips. The Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) should include an analysis of the intersection of Ethanac Road and Murrieta Road. Listed below are City of Perris’ roadway designations for Ethanac Road and Murrieta Road.
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thanac Road is classified as an Expressway (184ʹ/134ʹ) with a 14 foot wide raised landscaped median.
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urrieta Road is classified as a Secondary Arterial (94ʹ/70ʹ) with a 14 foot wide raised landscaped median.
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t shall be noted that trucks are not permitted to travel on Ethanac Road west of Barnett Road.
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efficient full turn signalized intersection. Based on the results, appropriate improvements will need to be identified. Upon completion of the Draft Traffic Impact Analysis, please provide the City with a copy to review and comment.
6. Noise. An acoustical/noise analysis shall be prepared to mitigate noise impacts from the Project resulting from construction and operation in proximity to the residential development surrounding the site, and along the west side of Goetz Road and the south side of Ethanac Road.
The City of Perris thanks you for considering these comments. Please feel free to contact me at (951) 943-5003, ext. 355, if you have any questions or would like to discuss the above concern in further detail.
Sincerely,
Patricia Brenes
Planning Manager
cc: Clara Miramontes, City Manager
Wendell Bugtai, Assistant City Manager
Robert Khuu, City Attorney
Kenneth Phung, Developments Services Director
John Pourkazemi, City Engineer
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All city council members,
My name is Kathy Smythe. I live on Floyd ave, less than 300’ from this proposed project.
My family and I, along with many neighbors are opposed to this project and the effects it will have.
We have some real concerns;
1) Use of Geary st.
2) too close to residence
3) Noise
4) Traffic
5) Emissions
6) Property values
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We live in a rural setting, that would all change with this project.
Thank you for your consideration,
Kathy Smythe
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Murrieta Warehouse Project
FromKelly DeChristopher <[email protected]>
Date Sun 12/1/2024 3:25 PM
To Bob Karwin <[email protected]>
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Happy Thanksgiving!
I'm writing to you to address my concerns about the proposed project on Murrieta and Ethanac road. I am a current resident of Floyd Ave, the road that this proposed project will butt up against and that the truck route will split into two.
Our street is special! On this street alone I have two Sisters, my Parents, and both of my Sister's Mother in laws (All in separate homes), along with many of our long-time lovely neighbors. We have a total of 12 kids under the age of 12 that ride bikes and play up and down our road at each other's homes.
This Truck route going directly through our street will completely change our way of life. This isn't merely about inconvenience, it's about changing our entire neighborhood and our children's childhood. My kids will no longer be able to ride to Grandma's house or to Aunt Ginny's to play with cousins. My home will now have two 500,000 sqft+ warehouses within 500ft in both directions drastically changing our air and noise pollution. We are being boxed in by these projects and it is being done in complete disregard for the residential neighborhoods that are here.
We have attended many meetings with the planning commission and it is frustrating to feel like we are pleading our case all over again explaining ourselves from square one.
We ask for you to follow the advice of the Planning Commission and vote NO on this project.
Kelly DeChristopher
Realtor
Cell: 951-966-8250
Email: [email protected]
CA DRE# 02028304
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Menifee, Ca. 92585
Fax: 951-346-3144
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To: Stephanie Roseen
Cc: Ryan Fowler; Orlando Hernandez; Phan, Thai ([email protected]) Subject: FW: Murrieta Road Warehouse Project
Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 3:04:48 PM
From: Bob Karwin <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 2:59 PM
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Just received another email opposing the project. See attached.
From: Kim and Sharon Russell-Shaw <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 2:54 PM
To: Bob Karwin <[email protected]>
Subject: Murrieta Road Warehouse Project
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Dear City Council Member Karwin,
My name is Sharon Russell-Shaw. I am writing to you today as a resident of the Casa Murrieta community to encourage you to deny the approval of the Murrieta Road Warehouse Project Appeal No. PLN24-0214 and Appeal No. PLN24-0214. And also to deny approval of Plot Plan No. PLN22-0179 generally located south of Floyd Avenue, east of Geary Street, west of Murrieta Road, and north of McLaughlin Road.
I don’t know who thought it was a good idea to place a two story, 90-truck bay warehouse in the back yards of a bunch of senior citizens. These seniors bought their homes in a senior’s development expecting that they could enjoy peace and quiet in their surroundings. All that will be taken away from them once a warehouse is in place.
The warehouse will bring with it noise and light pollution as well as more heavy traffic and costly damage to our local roads.Imagine approximately 90 noisy diesel trucks coming and going from the property by your back yard at all hours of the day and night.
Imagine living in the developments surrounding the warehouse and constantly hearing engines idling and revving, airbrake noises and the loud beep- beep sounds during the day and middle of the night when you’re trying to sleep. Now, think about the overnight light pollution. Warehouses don’t go dark once the sun goes down. The property will be lit up, casting light into the neighboring homes from dusk to dawn, interrupting your nighttime slumber. That’s not exactly the peace and quiet I imagined Item Title: 11.2
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for my senior years.
Furthermore, a 90-truck bay warehouse means an extreme burden on our roads and heavier traffic with all those heavy trucks traveling on them. In addition, a warehouse that size can’t run itself. It will need several employees, which translates to hundreds more cars traveling the route to the warehouse. I understand that the city of Paris is not allowing trucks to use Ethanac to access the warehouse. So that means the residents along the route through Menifee will be stuck with the noise, air pollution and heavy car and truck traffic on an infrastructure that is not prepared for it.
Please deny the appeal and please to not approve the project. And please encourage your Co- Council Members to deny the project also.
Warmly, Your Constituent,
Sharon Russell-Shaw
Resident of Casa Murrieta
District 1, Menifee CA
Item Title: 11.2
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Murrieta Rd. Warehouse Project
FromKim Beaver <[email protected]>
Date Fri 11/29/2024 9:12 AM
To Bob Karwin <[email protected]>
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Dear Mr. Karwin,
I hope this email finds you well. My name is Kimberly Tang, and I am a Menifee resident on Floyd Ave. with my husband, Moo, and two children. I am reaching out regarding the Murrieta Rd.
Warehouse Project that is located directly behind my home and will be operating through our residential neighborhood.
We will be present at the meeting on December 4th, but am writing to urge you to deny the project because of the impact it will have on our residential neighborhood, including significant noise levels, concerns of the safety of our family and kids, and our overall quality of life as this project is planned to operate 24/7.
The project is set to be right up against the backside of my property, as well as my neighbors, with the truck route literally going through our neighborhood to exit and alongside my property.
We will be present at the meeting on December 4th with other neighbors and I hope you will take all that is presented into consideration and deny the project at this time.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
The Tang Family
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From: Linda Fitzgerald
To: Ryan Fowler
Subject: FW: Menifee Mayor and Council Members Meeting Dec 4th 2024 "Murrieta Road Warehouse Project" Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 3:12:45 PM
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Ryan,
Copy for your records.
From: Linda Fitzgerald <[email protected]>
Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 2:57 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>, [email protected] <[email protected]>, [email protected] <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]>, [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Menifee Mayor and Council Members Meeting Dec 4th 2024 "Murrieta Road Warehouse Project"
THIS EMAIL RELATES TO: THE PROPOSED PROJECT “MURRIETA ROAD WAREHOUSE PROJECT”
A PROJECT THAT DOES NOT MEET THE WRITTEN ZONING
GUIDELINES IN MENIFEE’S LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE AREA.
DIESEL EMMISIONS AND
NOISE
Think about THE TRUCKS COMING AND GOING 24/7 AND
AFFECTING YOUR HOMEOWNER RIGHTS.
-- Big trucks coming and going to Unload and Load at one of the (90) Ninety loading dock doors.
Item Title: 11.2
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Item Page Number: 570
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IMPORTANT: What is the homeowners’ right to
quiet enjoyment in California?
No illegal, noxious or offensive activities shall be carried out or conducted upon any Lot or in the common Area, nor shall anything be done within the properties which is or could become an unreasonable annoyance or nuisance to neighboring property Owners or which would unreasonably disturb any other Owner’s or tenant’s enjoyment.
There are damages for breach of quiet enjoyment that can be read in the California Laws.
Legal actions based on private or public nuisance, noise, pollution, caused by a nearby business or neighbor, if prolonged and extreme enough, can give rise to a civil action for nuisance and injunction can be sought.
It is all over the internet :
-- Diesel is the predominant fuel used for shipping goods and moving freight!! The amount of sulfur in diesel fuel is directly linked to the amount of pollution produced when the fuel is burned in THE BIG RIG ENGINES. CAUSING higher levels of sulfur smell in the air.
The emissions contributes
to air pollution that has serious human health and
environmental effects.
Pollution from diesel exhaust includes:
Soot or particulate matter (PM);
Diesel particulate matter includes hundreds of chemical elements, including sulfates, ammonium, nitrates, elemental carbon, condensed organic compounds. ALL are considered As a HEALTH ALERT.
Oxides of nitrogen (NOx) which contributes to the production of ground-level ozone (smog) and acid rain;
Hydrocarbons (HC);
Carbon monoxide (CO); and
Other hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) and air toxics.
Diesel fuel emissions does contribute to air pollution which can cause heart and lung disease, respiratory disease and lung cancer. It can also damage plants, animals, crops, and water resources.
Why would you vote Yes and knowingly expose the residential property owners to these Health Hazards that may affect some of us and may not affect each of us.
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This is the Risk you maybe be taking!!
THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS AGREE THAT NONE OF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO HAVE THIS OVERSIZED PROJECT IN YOUR RESIDENTAIL NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE ARE REQUESTING >>>>> A NO VOTE FROM EACH OF YOU.
Do not pass this “HUGE – HUMONGOUS” OVERSIZED BUILDING OF 533,252 SF.
THIS PROPOSED BUILDING QUALIFIES FOR THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONE!
THIS PROPOSED BUILDNG IN SIZE IS FIVE (5) TIMES LARGER THAN THE TYPICAL BUILDINGS IN A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE.
THINK OF HAVING THIS OVERSIZED PROJECT IN YOUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WITHIN 500 FEET – WHICH IS LESS THAN A HALF A MILE AND CLOSE ENOUGH FOR YOU TO WALK TO. THINK OF THE SMELL OF DIESEL FUEL EMISSIONS 24/7 – WITH THE ACTIVE 90 LOADING DOCK DOORS BEING USED DAY AND NIGHT. THINK OF THE NOISE OF BIG RIGS COMING AND GOING 24/7. THINK OF THE SMELL OF DIESEL FUMES 24/7.
THINK ABOUT AND CARE ABOUT THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS LOCATED WITHIN A MINIMUM OF 500 FEET !!
Please do not change the zoning guidelines or overlook the zoning requirements to permit this huge building project be placed in our neighborhood.
Respectfully,
Linda Fitzgerald
Property Owner
25830 Floyd Ave
P.S. I will email some or maybe all the Light Industrial Zoning in my next email.
I will and mark the two items that this project is violating.
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Item Page Number: 572
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From: Kile & Michelle Stewart
To: Ryan Fowler
Subject: Fwd: Appeal No. PLN 24-0214 - Murrieta Road Warehouse Project (Plot Plan No. PLN 22-0179) Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 2:01:22 PM
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From: Kile & Michelle Stewart <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Dec 3, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Subject: Appeal No. PLN 24-0214 - Murrieta Road Warehouse Project (Plot Plan No. PLN 22-0179)
To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected] >
Good afternoon.
My name is Michelle Stewart. My husband, Kile, and I live in the Sun Ranch Community off of Murrieta Road within miles of the project site. As we cannot attend the meeting regarding the above-referenced appeal, I am submitting these comments for the record via email.
I strongly support the original October 23, 2024 vote defeating the Warehouse Project and urge the council to maintain this position for several critical reasons.
First and foremost, this project is explicitly defined as a SPECULATIVE WAREHOUSE BUILDING. This designation itself reveals a fundamental flaw: it does not address any immediate or even foreseeable COMMUNITY NEED. The speculative nature of this development presents significant risks to our community.
Without a committed tenant or defined use, it is impossible to properly assess and mitigate the development's full impact on our community. In addition, while the project likely represents potential jobs and economic benefits, these are also entirely speculative. As economic and supply-chain conditions change (as they always do), there is a tangible risk of creating an under-utilized facility that becomes a community blight. This is especially the case as our surrounding cities are packed to the gills with similar speculative warehouse facilities.
Beyond that, assuming the warehouse attracts a tenant, the impacts are likewise concerning:
Inevitable increase in heavy truck traffic on local roads Noise & light pollution (which the EIR acknowledges cannot be mitigated) Item Title: 11.2
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Increased traffic congestion
Safety risks to local residents
Round-the-clock vehicle activity from loading docks and parking facilities While the developers may tout infrastructure improvements as a benefit, these improvements would likely be short-lived due to the increased stress from heavy vehicle traffic. The long-term maintenance burden would ultimately fall on our community.
Moreover, what this facility decidedly will not do is address our community's actual needs. It will not:
Provide needed residential housing
Offer services beneficial to current residents
Enhance property values (in fact, it risks significantly decreasing them) Improve the quality of life in our neighborhood
The immediate disruption from construction, combined with long-term environmental and community impacts that cannot be mitigated, greatly outweigh any speculative benefits. Our community deserves development that addresses actual and foreseeable community needs and enhances our quality of life, not a speculative warehouse.
I respectfully urge the council to stand firm in its original decision and reject this project.
Sincerely,
Michelle Stewart
Sun Ranch Community Resident
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From: Robert Powell
To: Ryan Fowler
Subject: Menifee plot plan #PLN 22-0179
Date: Thursday, November 28, 2024 11:54:21 AM
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I am reaching out with some concerns about the proposed warehouse off of Murrieta and McLaughlin Road and Floyd Ave and Geary Street.
Because of the residents that live off of Floyd Ave that will be greatly impacted by this project, I don’t feel that this is the right time for this project to move forward.
Our major concerns are traffic and safety.
This project has proposed that Geary Street will be the main street for truck traffic. There are currently 3 homes that this will impact the most. Our neighborhood has small children that we are concerned about- we are not only concerned about the noise, but for the safety of our neighborhood with our children. The intersection of Geary street and Floyd Ave needs to be addressed. IF this project goes through we need to have a stop sign here. We also need to make sure that we don’t have any truck traffic on Floyd Ave.
Another major concern is our exit off of Floyd Ave to Murrieta Road. Depending on the time of day, we are currently facing challenges getting out of our neighborhood- both north and south. There has always been traffic, but with the new neighborhood that was built with the Pulte homes, we have increased traffic. Murrieta Road is only a 2 way road with an intersection at Ethanac and Murrieta that was poorly designed. There is only one lane going northbound which turns right, left, and goes straight. This intersection gets backed up ALL the time.
We need to have this addressed. With this project there will be increased traffic from cars and trucks. We need this intersection enlarged for traffic flow.
We ALSO need a stop sign at Floyd and Murrieta to allow our neighborhood families to exit our street safely.
I have attached a few pictures so that you can visually see our roads.
The picture with the dirt road is Geary road with the proposed truck route and neighboring homes.
Bob Powell
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Warehouse Project off Murrietta Road near Ethinac
FromTammie Carlisle <[email protected]>
Date Tue 12/3/2024 3:53 PM
To Bob Karwin <[email protected]>
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Bob,
I am in District 1 in Menifee and one of your constituents. I am writing regarding the warehouse project the city planning commission voted against.
First, I am not a "stop all growth, no new. this that or the other type" of person. I feel that Menifee is nearing a place where my hometown of Morgan HIll was in my early 20's. We love it here in Menifee and look forward to living here for a very long time..
That being said, I can't endorse this project and don't think it is in the best interest of your constituents. While there is a lot of housing and growth nearby, there is not nearly the infrastructure to support this project. I know McCall has proposed upgrades for next year, but I don't think the roads in this area will support the increased traffic or wear and tear.
In addition, several warehouses in the region are still empty. I encourage us to find ways to bring good-paying jobs to the area and help support growth, but I don't think this project on this plot of land will do it. Given that the Planning Commission has turned it down, I am hopeful the council will do the same.
I appreciate you taking the time to listen to a constituent.
Tammie Carlisle
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Fw: MURRIETA ROAD WAREHOUSE PROJECT
FromTeresa Lundstrom <[email protected]>
Date Sun 12/1/2024 4:43 PM
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I sent this to Ryan Fowler, assuming Brett Hamilton no longer involved in projects over here, and did not feel like rewriting in response to Murrieta road warehouse. Plus I am not sure if my letter made it clear i was ready for the warehouses to be built so I know my house facing murrieta will eventually be another warehouse or commercial building and I can move on.
I spoke with a couple of neighbors and I feel bad for new buyers on floyd that were not educated on the zoning and plans for this area. However our quality of life on murrieta road with all the traffic and soon to be more cars and traffic in front our houses, has decreased as has the residential value of our houses and I would say more unhealthy with CO2 emissions if the planning commission wants to know. Cannot open my front door because of traffic noise. Again I am one of the 26 homes that Lee & Associates had in escrow almost 3 years ago , still bitter about not being informed the escrow was over, that we did not buy another dump truck or refinance etc because we were not expecting to still be on this corner. Thank you, Teresa Lundstrom
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To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2024 at 04:21:51 PM PST
Subject: MURRIETA ROAD WAREHOUSE PROJECT
Good afternoon. I am one of the residents in the vicinity of this proposed project, the proposed long time ago project that is still not started. I am one of the 5 houses that face Murrieta road just south of Ethanac and I will say the last 5 years has been a roller coaster of what was supposed to happen here in this part of Menifee. I am sure the resident on Floyd was also Item Title: 11.2
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I have several responses to the last hearing and some of the comments I have read in Menifee 24/7. I guess it is time to speak up. This city has spent a lot of money with environmental studies for these projects, and I am guessing quite a bit on legal fees with the multiple litigation cases between Perris and Menifee. Of course Perris talks the talk and wants Menifee not to build because they have plans all along Case road to build industrial and will continue to develop Green Valley housing tract just north of us. I read Mr Estrada was concerned about losing the "rural" feel of Menifee. Does he mean the overgrown weeds up here where homeless like to sleep or how we flood up here because the excavator operators that are sent up here do not know how to grade correctly so water flows towards the mosquito wash on Perris side? Is he referring to the bald eagle nest that was across the street that we watched until last year when the tractor with the lift showed up and the nest disappeared. We were told those pesky bald eagles would be a problem. At one time it was rural, we used to ride our horses to Canyon Lake but the city of Perris built housing tract after housing tract west of Goetz so that is gone, the City of Menifee is building Cimarron Ridge behind us and there will be more building of that tract. Has not anyone in this little corner questioned why there needs to be huge storm drains west of us? Does Mr Estrada think Newport road and that conjestion is rural? The only section of Menifee that appears rural is off of Scott road and hopefully it will stay that way for them.
Being owner operator and having business in trucking for at least 20 years I have to question some of the studies or what people perceive as unhealthy. I read Mr Karwin make a comment about "peoples health being the most important" Yes that is true but do you believe the residents who live in neighborhoods off of Newport wanted lines of cars, trucks and commerical trucks lined up idling behind there brick walls all day on both the east and west side of the 215 trying to get to freeway or retail stores. Is that healthy physically and mentally when it takes 5 lights to get out of their own neighborhood? As commercial truck owner we are required by law to have a DEF system. We are required to be part of CARB and comply with that program. The DEF system decreases harmful particulates from diesels.
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However I am confused on why people think trucks will be running all day and night if there is a warehouse. This will not be a Fontana or City of Industry situation where trucks go to get repaired or bought or kept for storage nightly. Cities are allowed to outline ordinances regarding times frames , routes taken etc. For us our property value for residential is less.
Eventually all these little dirt roads will be paved for new housing tracts behind us. This city is growing and to be honest after living here when Murrieta road was a stop sign street I thought this area would be like Newport with stores and restaurants since there is nothing at this end but I assume Perris will want tax revenue off that.
Thank you for giving residents a chance to express opinions.
Teresa Lundstrom
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Murrieta Rd./Floyd Ave. Project
FromVirginia Vender <[email protected]>
Date Sat 11/30/2024 8:49 PM
To Bob Karwin <[email protected]>
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Dear Mayor Karwin,
I hope this email finds you well. My name is Virginia Vender, and I live at 25845 Floyd Ave, which is directly adjacent to the site of the proposed project being addressed at the December 4th City Council meeting. I am writing to express my serious concerns about the potential approval of this project, as it would be located just 25 feet from my backyard.
My primary concern is the potential impact this project may have on the health and safety of my family, especially my children, who regularly play in our yard and on the street. Given the nature of the development, I fear that the inevitable emissions and pollution from the construction and ongoing operations could harm the air quality in our area. This poses a significant risk to my children's health, and as a parent, I believe it is vital that their safety is prioritized.
Additionally, I am worried about the increase in traffic this project will generate. Our street is a dirt road with little traffic and this project will substantially change the traffic flow, adding more vehicles will create hazardous conditions for residents, especially our children. The safety of residents in the area must be a top priority.
Finally, I am concerned about the decrease in property values that this project will cause. The development, so close to residential homes, will no doubt make the area less desirable for future buyers, affecting not only my investment but the investments of many of my neighbors as well. A decrease in property values is not just a financial concern—it’s an emotional one as well, as our homes are our greatest investments.
For these reasons, I respectfully request that you consider denying the approval of this project at this time. While I understand that development is important, I hope you will weigh the potential risks to the health, safety, and well-being of residents in our community.
Thank you very much for taking the time to read my concerns. I trust that you will consider these issues carefully and make a decision that is in the best interest of the residents you represent.
Item Title: 11.2
Appeal of the Murrieta Road Warehouse Project
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12/4/24, 10:09 AM Mail - Bob Karwin - Outlook
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Virginia Vender
25845 Floyd Ave. Menifee
951-970-5491
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Item Title: 11.2
Appeal of the Murrieta Road Warehouse Project
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Appeal of the Murrieta Road Warehouse Project
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Item Title: 11.2
Appeal of the Murrieta Road Warehouse Project
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Item Title: 11.2
Appeal of the Murrieta Road Warehouse Project
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Item Title: 11.2
Appeal of the Murrieta Road Warehouse Project
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Re: Murrieta Road Warehouse Project including Final EIR (SCH No. 2023110162), PP No. PLN22-2019; Applicant Appeal No. PLN24-0214 Dear City of Menifee City Council:
On behalf of the People of Floyd, an unincorporated association of Menifee residents, I provide the following comments on the proposed Murrieta Road Warehouse Project (“the Project”) including the Environmental Impact Report (“Final EIR” or “EIR”) . The Project proposes the construction an d operation of a 517,770 square foot speculative industrial warehouse building on a 28.27-acre vacant site south of Floyd Avenue and east of Geary Street, west of Murrieta Road, and north of McLaughlin Road.
On October 23, 2024, the City’s Planning Commission considered, and ultimately voted to deny, the Project at a public hearing . Among other issues, the Planning Commission expressed concerns about the Project’s land use combability with the immediately adjacent residences as well as the amount of warehousing and distribution facilities recently proposed and/or approved within the City’s Economic Development Corridor (see December 4, 2024 City Council Staff Report, p. 2). On October 31, 2024, the applicant appealed the Planning Commission’s denial to the City Council (Appeal No. PLN24-0214). On December 4, 2024, the Council held a public hearing on the Appeal and voted to continue the item to a date uncertain. We submit this letter in connection with any future consideration of the Project.
The Project proposes to build and operate a massive warehouse facility within 25 feet of existing single-family homes along Floyd Street to the north of the Project site. An eight-
Item Title: 11.2
Appeal of the Murrieta Road Warehouse Project
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April 17, 2026 – Public Comments Menifee Warehouse Project