City of Lake Elsinore

Planning Commission Meeting

Agenda – Final

 

Jodi Peters, Chair

John Gray, Vice Chair

Anthony Williams, Commissioner

Michael Carroll, Commissioner

Myles Ross, Commissioner

Meeting Date:

August 20, 2024

 

Public Session:  6:00 PM

 

Cultural Center

183 N. Main Street

Lake Elsinore, CA 92530

 

 

The City of Lake Elsinore appreciates your attendance. Citizens’ comments, input and interests provide the Planning Commission with valuable information regarding issues of the community.  

 

Meeting Information 

Meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month, and the agenda is posted 72 hours prior to each meeting outside of City Hall. The agenda and related reports are also available on the City’s website at www.Lake-Elsinore.org. Meetings are conducted in person and streamed online at https://www.lake-elsinore.org/204/Agendas-Minutes. If you are attending the meeting in person, please park in the parking lot across the street from the Cultural Center to assist us in limiting the impact of meetings on the Downtown Business District. Thank you for your cooperation.

 

Public Comments – Addressing the Planning Commission

Any person wishing to address the Planning Commission on items not included on the Agenda may do so during Public Comments for 3 minutes. We respectfully ask those interested in addressing the Planning Commission to either submit a request to speak online at https://www.lake-elsinore.org/204/Agendas-Minutes or complete and present a “Request to Speak” form to the Clerk at the meeting. This Form is available on the table located inside the Council Chamber. Members of the public will be called to address the Planning Commission when the item is considered during the meeting.

 

Written Communications 

If you would like to submit written public comments, you may do so prior to the meeting either by entering them online at the link above or emailing them to the Planning Department at    [email protected]. Any written communications or additional documents distributed to the Planning Commission within 72 hours of the meeting will also be made available to the public in accordance with Government Code Section 54957.5.

 

Accessibility Accommodations 

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Department at (951) 674-3124 Ext. 864, at least 48 hours before the meeting to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility.

 


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Dream Extreme 2040 is the City’s FIRST long-term strategic plan to assist the City in its pursuit of achieving its vision. The plan is a living document that will be updated regularly and serve as the framework to guide all decision-making over the next 20 years by identifying key Anchors, Aspirations, and Strategies.


Our Vision is the City of Lake Elsinore will be the ultimate destination where all can live, work, play, build futures, and fulfill dreams.


The Anchors are the City of Lake Elsinore’s unique community assets and opportunities: The Lake, Downtown, and Action and Adventure.


• The Lake: Lake Elsinore is a vital community asset. Protecting, enhancing, and celebrating the Lake is critical to Lake Elsinore’s City and community health.


• Downtown: Enhancing and creating the highest quality downtown experience will serve to create a strong sense of place that will shape the City’s identity as a place where residents and visitors can live, work, and play.


• Action and Adventure: Lake Elsinore’s programs, facilities, and natural environment will define the City as a destination for action and adventure for both visitors and residents.


Our Aspirations are broad, long-term goals that encapsulate what we hope to achieve in Lake Elsinore’s future. The City has identified 4 key aspirations to work towards.

 

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Items on the agenda that align with Aspirations from the Dream Extreme 2040 Plan are noted by the Aspiration’s icon to highlight City Council actions that help the City pursue its goals.


To read the plan and learn more about its implementation in the City, visit

www.Lake-Elsinore.org/DreamExtreme2040.

 


CALL TO ORDER

 

The Regular meeting of the Planning Commission will be called to order.

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

ROLL CALL

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS - NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS - 3 MINUTES

 

(Please read & complete a Request to Address the Planning Commission form prior to the start of the meeting and turn it in to the Clerk.  The Chair or Clerk will call on you to speak.)

 

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

1)

Minutes for the Regular Planning Commission Meeting of August 6, 2024

 

Approve the Minutes for the Regular Planning Commission Meeting of August 6, 2024.

 

PUBLIC HEARING(S)

 

2)

Planning Application No. 2023-17 (Lakefront Plaza Revitalization) – Proposal for Exterior Building Façade and Related Site Improvements with a Request for Parking Reduction for an Existing Commercial Center on a 1.99-acre Site Located at 31681 and 31701 Riverside Drive

 

 

  1. Find that the proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1 Existing Facilities); and

 

  1. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PLANNING APPLICATION NO. 2023-17 (COMMERCIAL DESIGN REVIEW NO. 2023-05) FOR EXTERIOR BUILDING FAÇADE AND RELATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS WITH A PARKING REDUCTION FOR THE EXISTING LAKEFRONT PLAZA COMMERCIAL CENTER LOCATED AT 31681 AND 31701 RIVERSIDE DRIVE (APNS: 379-381-053 AND 379-381-054). 

 

 

STAFF COMMENTS

 

CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS

 

COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

The Lake Elsinore Planning Commission will adjourn to the next Regular meeting on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 in the Cultural Center located at 183 N. Main Street at 6:00 p.m.

 


AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING

 

I, Jessica Matie, Administrative Assistant, do hereby affirm that a copy of the foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 15, 2024.

 

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Jessica Matie

Administrative Assistant