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REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
To:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From:Jason Simpson, City Manager
Prepared by:Damaris Abraham, Interim Assistant Community Development Director
Date:April 25, 2023
Subject:Council Policy No. 400-16 – Good Neighbor Policy for Warehousing,
logistics, and Distribution Uses
Recommendation
1. Find Council Policy No. 400-16 Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3);
2. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING COUNCIL POLICY NO. 400-16 ESTABLISHING GOOD
NEIGHBOR POLICY FOR WAREHOUSING, LOGISTICS, AND DISTRIBUITON USES
WITHIN THE CITY; and
3. Direct staff to amend Title 17 (Zoning) of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code to include
definitions and modify applicable Zoning Districts for Warehousing, Logistics, and Distribution
Uses.
Background
By Memorandum to City Manager Jason Simpson dated June 28, 2022, Council Member Bob
Magee outlined a “Proposed Good Neighbor Policy” to address issues regarding large
warehouse/logistic centers near sensitive receptors such as residential structures, schools, day
cares, hospitals, senior/assisted living homes, and outdoor recreational areas. The stated
purpose and intent of the Good Neighbor Policy is to “… preserve the City Council’s vision and
our 2040 plan.”
At the July 26, 2022 City Council meeting, the City Council established a Council subcommittee
that included Council Members Bob Magee and Steve Manos to work with City staff to develop
recommendations regarding policies and standards for the Good Neighbor Policy.
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The subcommittee has worked with City staff to develop policies and standards that would be
appropriate for most warehouse, industrial, or distribution land uses with buildings that are
250,000 square feet in size or larger. This policy will ensure that larger-scale warehousing,
logistics and distribution projects will be designed and operated in order to mitigate negative
impacts on sensitive receptors and the environment and will preserve and advance the City
Council’s vision as set forth in the City’s General Plan and Dream Extreme 2040 Plan.
At the February 14, 2023 and March 28, 2023 City Council meetings, the City Council continued
consideration of the Draft Policy to allow time for the subcommittee to meet and get feedback
from the Business Community and for the public to provide comments.
The subcommittee met with the Business Community on March 3, 2023 and April 14, 2023 to
discuss the proposed Draft Policy and the recommended standards. Feedback received from the
Business Community has been incorporated into the Draft Policy.
Several comments from the public regarding the Draft Policy have also been received. All public
comments received as of the writing of this staff report are provided as an attachment to this staff
report (Attachment 2).
Discussion
In recent years, the Inland Empire has seen significant growth in the warehousing, logistics, and
distribution industries. It is expected that market conditions for these industries will remain strong
in the Inland Empire and that demand for more sites will also remain strong. As neighboring
communities reach significant levels of build out, it is anticipated that Lake Elsinore will become
an increasingly attractive location for these market segments. The City of Lake Elsinore
recognizes that the construction and operations of these uses may generate negative impacts to
residences and/or other sensitive land uses (“sensitive receptors”) that must be mitigated in order
to maintain quality of life; protect public health, safety, and welfare; and ensure orderly
development. Sensitive receptors generally include existing residences (excluding those located
in Industrial zoning designations), areas entitled for residences, schools, active parks (excluding
passive parks and trails), playgrounds, community centers, assisted living, day care centers,
nursing homes, hospitals, places of religious assembly or institution (excluding those located in
Industrial zoning designations), and similar uses.
This policy provides a framework for larger-scale warehousing, logistics and distribution projects
to be designed and operated in order to mitigate negative impacts on sensitive receptors and the
environment and to preserve and advance the City Council’s vision as set forth in the City’s
General Plan and Dream Extreme 2040 Plan. This policy is meant to apply Best Management
Practices (“BMPs”) to help minimize potential impacts to sensitive receptors and will be used in
addition to applicable requirements of the City’s Zoning Code and the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA). This policy does not replace the need for preparation of appropriate project-
specific environmental review and application of any necessary mitigation measures. This policy
provides a series of development and operational criteria that can be implemented to supplement
project-level mitigation measures in order to adequately mitigate impacts related to warehousing,
logistics and distribution land uses on sensitive receptors.
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Applicability
This policy applies to warehousing, logistics, and distribution land uses with buildings that are
250,000 square feet in size or larger. Warehousing, logistics and distribution facility means those
facilities used for the storage and/or consolidation of manufactured goods and/or raw materials
(excluding bulk storage of materials which are flammable or explosive or create hazardous or
commonly recognized offensive conditions) before their distribution to retail locations or other off-
site facilities. These facilities may include manufacturing, assembly, and/or fabrication operations.
They are typically characterized by dock high loading doors that could be on opposing sides of
the building (cross dock facility); significant movement and storage of products, materials, or
equipment; truck activities frequently outside of the peak hour of the adjacent street system; and
freeway access, including: freight yards/forwarding terminals, warehousing distribution/high cube
distribution centers, moving agencies, parcel delivery terminals, railroad freight stations,
shipping/receiving yards, and truck terminals.
This policy provides guidance that will be appropriate for most warehouse, industrial, or
distribution land uses with buildings that are 250,000 square feet in size or larger.
Project-level review under CEQA will continue to apply to any and all projects, regardless of their
square footage and size, and may include technical reports including, but not limited, noise, air
quality, and traffic related impact evaluations. The hearing body (Planning Commission or City
Council) has sole discretion and authority to approve projects that deviate from the guidance
provided in this policy, subject to site-specific conditions (such as the specifics of site topography,
proximity of adjacent sensitive receptors, and other relevant factors), appropriate environmental
review, and other factors that the City Council may consider at its sole discretion.
Environmental Determination
This policy is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines
Section 15061(b)(3) Common Sense Exemption based on the “general rule that CEQA applies
only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.” The
use of this exemption is appropriate if it can be seen with certainty that that there is no possibility
that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. This policy will not
approve any specific project nor allow any development with the potential to cause a physical
environmental impact. The policy itself would only apply to future development and would actually
lessen the potential for future physical environmental impacts pursuant to CEQA. Furthermore,
as the policy would not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change to the
environment and would ultimately be more protective of the environment, approval of the project
itself would not be deemed a “project” for CEQA purposes based on the language under Section
15060(c)(2) of CEQA Guidelines.
Fiscal Impact
Costs related to the implementation of this policy will be paid by fees collected from developers
through entitlement review application fees and the City’s cost recovery program.
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Attachments
Attachment 1 – Resolution
Exhibit A – Council Policy No. 400-16 Good Neighbor Policy
Attachment 2 – Public Comments
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING COUNCIL POLICY NO. 400-16 ESTABLISHING A GOOD
NEIGHBOR POLICY FOR WAREHOUSING, LOGISTICS, AND DISTRIBUTION
USES WITHIN THE CITY
Whereas, the City of Lake Elsinore (City) recognizes that the construction and operations
of larger-scale warehousing, logistics and distribution uses will generate negative impacts to
residences and/or other sensitive land uses (“sensitive receptors”) that must be mitigated in order
to maintain quality of life; protect public health, safety, and welfare; and ensure orderly
development; and,
Whereas, sensitive receptors generally include residences, schools, parks, playgrounds,
community centers, assisted living, day care centers, nursing homes, hospitals, places of religious
assembly, and similar uses; and,
Whereas, in order to mitigate negative impacts on sensitive receptors and the
environment and to preserve and advance the City Council’s vision as set forth in the City’s
General Plan and Dream Extreme 2040 Plan, the City Council desires to adopt a policy to provide
a framework for design and operation of larger-scale warehousing, logistics and distribution
projects with buildings that are 250,000 square feet in size or larger; and,
Whereas, this policy will apply Best Management Practices (BMPs) and development and
operational criteria to help minimize potential impacts to sensitive receptors and will be used in
addition to applicable requirements of the City’s Zoning Code and the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA); and,
Whereas, this policy is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per
CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) Common Sense Exemption based on the “general rule
that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the
environment.” The use of this exemption is appropriate if it can be seen with certainty that that
there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.
This policy will not approve any specific project nor allow any development with the potential to
cause a physical environmental impact. The policy itself would only apply to future development
and would actually lessen the potential for future physical environmental impacts pursuant to
CEQA. Furthermore, as the policy would not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect
physical change to the environment and would ultimately be more protective of the environment,
approval of the project itself would not be deemed a “project” for CEQA purposes based on the
language under Section 15060(c)(2) of CEQA Guidelines.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore hereby adopts Council Policy No.
400-16 establishing a Good Neighbor Policy for Warehousing, Logistics, and Distribution Uses,
attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Section 3: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and enter it into
the book of original Resolutions.
Passed and Adopted on this 25th day of April, 2023.
Natasha Johnson
Mayor
Attest:
___________________________________
Candice Alvarez, MMC
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, Candice Alvarez, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, do hereby certify that
Resolution No. 2023-____ was adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California,
at the regular meeting of February 25, 2023, and that the same was adopted by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Candice Alvarez, MMC
City Clerk
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Policy No. 400-16
Effective Date:
Revised:
SUBJECT: “Good Neighbor Policy” for
Warehousing, Logistics, and
Distribution Uses
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PURPOSE
In recent years, the Inland Empire has seen significant growth in the warehousing, logistics, and
distribution industries. It is expected that market conditions for these industries will remain strong
in the Inland Empire and that demand for more sites will also remain strong. As neighboring
communities reach significant levels of build out, it is anticipated that Lake Elsinore will become
an increasingly attractive location for these market segments. The City of Lake Elsinore
recognizes that the construction and operations of these uses may generate negative impacts to
residences and/or other sensitive land uses (“sensitive receptors”) that must be mitigated in order
to maintain quality of life; protect public health, safety, and welfare; and ensure orderly
development. Sensitive receptors generally include existing residences (excluding those located
in Industrial zoning designations), areas entitled for residences, schools, active parks (excluding
passive parks and trails), playgrounds, community centers, assisted living, day care centers,
nursing homes, hospitals, places of religious assembly or institution (excluding those located in
Industrial zoning designations), and similar uses.
This policy provides a framework for larger-scale warehousing, logistics and distribution projects
to be designed and operated in order to mitigate negative impacts on sensitive receptors and the
environment and to preserve and advance the City Council’s vision as set forth in the City’s
General Plan and Dream Extreme 2040 Plan. This policy is meant to apply Best Management
Practices (“BMPs”) to help minimize potential impacts to sensitive receptors and will be used in
addition to applicable requirements of the City’s Zoning Code and the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA). This policy does not replace the need for preparation of appropriate project-
specific environmental review and application of any necessary mitigation measures. This policy
provides a series of development and operational criteria that can be implemented to supplement
project-level mitigation measures in order to adequately mitigate impacts related to warehousing,
logistics and distribution land uses on sensitive receptors.
This policy will be implemented by incorporation into the conditions of approval that are part of
the approval process for individual development projects. This provides a mechanism by which
applicants and the public are made aware of how these guidelines are specifically implemented
on a project-by-project basis and will provide an opportunity for City staff to monitor ongoing
compliance with the individual conditions of approval.
APPLICABILITY
This policy applies to warehousing, logistics, and distribution land uses that with buildings that are
250,000 square feet in size or larger. Warehousing, logistics and distribution facility means those
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facilities used for the storage and/or consolidation of manufactured goods and/or raw materials
(excluding bulk storage of materials which are flammable or explosive or create hazardous or
commonly recognized offensive conditions) before their distribution to retail locations or other off-
site facilities. These facilities may include manufacturing, assembly, and/or fabrication operations.
They are typically characterized by dock high loading doors that could be on opposing sides of
the building (cross dock facility); significant movement and storage of products, materials, or
equipment; truck activities frequently outside of the peak hour of the adjacent street system; and
freeway access, including: freight yards/forwarding terminals, warehousing distribution/high cube
distribution centers, moving agencies, parcel delivery terminals, railroad freight stations,
shipping/receiving yards, and truck terminals.
This policy provides guidance that will be appropriate for most warehouse, industrial, or
distribution land uses with buildings that are 250,000 square feet in size or larger.
The Planning Division shall use this policy to review warehousing, logistics and distribution
projects and, in instances where a project does not conform to this policy, shall document findings
of non-compliance that will be considered by the Planning Commission and City Council. The
hearing body (Planning Commission or City Council) has sole discretion and authority to approve
projects that deviate from the guidance provided in this policy, subject to site-specific conditions
(such as the specifics of site topography, proximity of adjacent sensitive receptors, and other
relevant factors), appropriate environmental review, and other factors that the City Council may
consider at its sole discretion.
Project-level review under CEQA will continue to apply to any and all projects, regardless of their
square footage and size, and may include technical reports including, but not limited, noise, air
quality, and traffic related impact evaluations.
STANDARDS
Siting and Design:
1. Warehousing, logistics, and distribution land uses with buildings that are 250,000 square feet
in size or larger that are located within 1,000 feet of an existing or planned sensitive receptor
shall provide detailed justification supporting a proposed separation of less than 1,000 feet as
measured from the property line of the sensitive receptor to the nearest point of any proposed
warehousing, logistics and distribution building. In no case shall the minimum setback from
an existing sensitive receptor to truck bays, loading docks, active truck operations areas,
outdoor storage areas, or any buildings be less than 300 feet to any property line of a sensitive
receptor. Other setbacks appropriate to the site’s zoning classification shall be incorporated
in the design. Projects with buildings located within 1,000 feet of a sensitive receptor may
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submit a Preliminary Application (PAR) for review by the City Council Executive Project
Review Subcommittee and the City’s Development Review Committee (DRC). The PAR
review may include, but not limited to, identification of site-specific conditions, list of permitted
uses within the setback area, and other relevant factors used for a proposed separation of
less than 1,000 feet.
2. Warehousing, logistics and distribution land uses shall be designed to provide adequate on-
site parking for commercial trucks and passenger vehicles and shall provide for adequate on-
site queuing for trucks that is located away from sensitive receptors. The general queuing and
spill-over of trucks onto surrounding public streets shall be prevented. Commercial trucks shall
not be parked in the public right-of-way or nearby residential areas.
3. Entry gates into loading dock(s)/truck court area(s) shall be positioned at a minimum of 140
feet inside the property line. The stacking distance shall be increased by 70 feet for every 20
loading docks beyond 40 docks. The distance requirement may be reduced if the project
design includes double truck stacking lanes. Queuing, or circling of vehicles, on public streets
immediately pre- or post-entry to a warehousing, logistics and distribution facility is strictly
prohibited. Applicants shall submit to the Engineering Department, and obtain approval of, all
turning templates to verify truck turning movements at entrance and exit driveways and street
intersections adjacent to said warehousing, logistics and distribution buildings prior to
entitlement approval.
4. Sites shall be fully screened with perimeter landscaping and masonry screening walls along
all bordering streets and adjacent to the property lines of sensitive receptors. Perimeter
screening shall measure a minimum of 15 feet in width and shall include, but not be limited
to, a continuous vegetative screen of overstory trees that measure a minimum of 25 feet in
height within ten (10) years of planting and a solid masonry wall of at least six (6) feet in height.
Trees shall be provided at a ratio of one (1) 24” box tree per 20 linear feet. Plans for the
perimeter landscape buffer shall be prepared by a landscape architect licensed to do business
in the State of California and shall incorporate adequate access points for routine maintenance
and meet the City's Water Efficient Landscape Requirements (LEMC Chapter 19.08).
Developments located within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone shall prepare a Fuel
Modification Plan that includes, but not limited to, fire-resistive, native plant species in
landscaping. Landscape plans in for developments located in a Very High Fire Hazard
Severity Zone shall be reviewed by the City Fire Marshal. The property owner will be
responsible to establish a long-term maintenance mechanism to assure that the landscaping
remains in place and functional in accordance with the approved landscaping plan and shall
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be responsible to ensure that the landscaping is maintained in a healthy, living condition, to
include the replacement of dead, diseased, or dying plant materials as soon as practicable.
5. Building planes visible from public view shall be articulated by changes in exterior building
materials, color, decorative accents, and/or articulated features. Modulation and variation of
building masses between adjacent buildings visible from public streets shall be provided.
Pedestrian and ground-level building entries accessible to visitors should be designed using
recessed entries, covered entries, projections, or roofs to provide shade and visual relief at a
pedestrian scale.
Construction and Operation:
6. All construction and grading related activities shall comply with the South Coast Air Quality
Management District (SCAQMD) Regulations in effect at the time work commences.
7. The following environmentally responsible practices shall be required during construction:
a. The applicant shall use reasonable best efforts, as determined by the Community
Development Director, or designee, to deploy the highest rated California Air Resources
Board (CARB) Tier technology that is available at the time of construction. Prior to permit
issuance, the construction contractor shall submit an equipment list confirming equipment
used is compliant with the highest CARB Tier at the time of construction. Equipment
proposed for use that does not meet the highest CARB Tier in effect at the time of
construction, shall only be approved for use at the discretion of the Community
Development Director, or designee.
b. Use of electric-powered hand tools, forklifts, aerial lifts, materials lifts, hoists, pressure
washers, plate compactors, and air compressors.
c. Designation of an area in any construction site where electric-powered construction
vehicles and equipment can charge if the utility provider can provide temporary power for
this purpose.
d. Identification in site plans of a location for future electric truck charging stations and
installation of a conduit to that location.
8. A Property Maintenance Program shall be submitted for review and approval by the
Community Development Director or designee prior to the issuance of building permits. The
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program shall provide for the regular maintenance of building structures, landscaping, and
paved surfaces in good physical condition, and appearance. The methods and maximum
intervals for maintenance of each component shall be specified in the program.
9. Facility operators shall coordinate with CARB and SCAQMD to obtain the latest information
about regional air quality concentrations, health risks, and trucking regulations.
10. Provisions of the City's Noise Ordinance (LEMC Chapter 17.176) shall be satisfied during all
site preparation and construction activity. Site preparation activity and construction shall not
commence before 7:00 AM and shall cease no later than 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday.
Only finish work and similar interior construction may be conducted on Saturdays and may
commence no earlier than 8:00 am and shall cease no later than 4:00 p.m. Construction
activity shall not take place on Sunday, or any Legal Holidays. Concrete Pouring activity shall
be exempt from the construction days and hours operation identified above (concrete pouring
shall not include other construction activities such as framing work). The applicant shall place
a weatherproof 3’ X 3’ sign at the entrance to the project site identifying the approved days
and hours of construction activity. The sign shall identify the name and phone number of the
development manager to address any complaints.
11. Facility hours of business operation for projects with buildings located within 1,000 feet of a
sensitive receptor shall be reviewed on a project-by-project basis. A Preliminary Application
(PAR) for such projects may be submitted for review by the City Council Executive Project
Review Subcommittee and the City’s Development Review Committee (DRC). Facility hours
of business operations shall be limited to Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and
no work shall occur on weekends or Legal Holidays adjacent to sensitive receptors, except
when the operator demonstrates through site design and mitigation measures to adequately
shield and reduce noise impacts to the sensitive receptors. At no time shall refrigerated trucks
parked outdoors run and/or idle outside of the facility hours of operation. Changes to the hours
of operation shall be reviewed on a project-by-project basis and shall be included in the
Conditions of Approval for the project.
12. At no time during normal business hours shall the noise generated from the adjacent industrial
operation exceed 65 dba as measured from the closest property line of a sensitive receptor.
13. A City representative shall conduct periodic on-site inspections during and after construction
to verify compliance or recommend better efforts toward compliance during grading,
construction, and operational activities.
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HISTORY
Adopted by Resolution No. 2023-XXX [Date]
Damaris Abraham
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Subject:
Robert Magee
Friday, February 17, 2023 9:06 AM
Angela M.
Jason Simpson; Damaris Abraham
Re: [External]Good Neighbor Policy
Thank you Angela.
It is important to me to hear from our residents and not just business interests. I will ask staff to include your
email as part of the staff report to be presented in March.
Bob
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From: Angela M. <
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2023 8:32:27 AM
To: Brian Tisdale <btisdale@Lake‐Elsinore.org>; Timothy J. Sheridan <tsheridan@Lake‐Elsinore.org>; Robert Magee
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Subject: [External]Good Neighbor Policy
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Hello to my local Council Members,
I am writing to express my support for Magee's efforts to implement a Good Neighbor Policy for Lake
Elsinore. We moved to Lake Elsinore because it wasn't as industrialized as many surrounding areas in our
county. I agree that we should enact legislation and rules now to ensure our environment and sensitive areas are
kept safe, while the warehousing/logistics/distribution industries press to gain precious land in Lake Elsinore
that could have a negative environmental impact on surrounding families' lives.
I fully support your continued efforts to move this forward to protect the Lake Elsinore residents from
unnecessary negative impacts in the future.
I appreciate your time.
Sincerely,
Angela MacRae
Lake Elsinore resident
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Damaris Abraham
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Robert Magee
Sunday, February 26, 2023 9:01 AM
Anna Stark
Jason Simpson; Damaris Abraham
Re: [External]We don’t want warehouses in our city
Anna,
Thank you for sharing your concerns. I will make sure staff includes them as part of the official record. Please
staff engaged in the process and watch the Council for upcoming agenda items.
Bob
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Subject: [External]We don’t want warehouses in our city
Message from external sender. Use Caution.
Please let us know how we can stop this.
We really don’t want any giant warehouses operating here in Lake Elsinore!
Thank you
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Damaris Abraham
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Robert Magee
Friday, February 17, 2023 9:08 AM
Jen Doyle
Jason Simpson; Damaris Abraham
Re: [External]Mega warehouses
Jen,
Thank you for sharing your point of view. My goal with this policy is to provide protection for our residents
and our transportation system should such a large development be proposed here in the future.
Bob
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Subject: [External]Mega warehouses
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I can say that I am against Mega warehouses going into Lake Elsinore at all. I always hate driving
past them it feels gross even looking at them. We already have such bad roads here that they will
only get worse and so will the traffic with mega warehouses. I feel that any city with even just one
Mega warehouse is an in acceptable place to live.
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Damaris Abraham
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Robert Magee
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 3:37 AM
krotker
Jason Simpson; Damaris Abraham
Re: [External]Mega Warehouses in Lake Elsinore.
Thank you for sharing your views. We will make sure your opposition is included in any staff report to the city
council.
Bob
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Subject: [External]Mega Warehouses in Lake Elsinore.
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Sir:
I oppose allowing mega warehouses to be built in Lake Elsinore. Income from these warehouses aside, such
warehouses will destroy the family-oriented attractiveness that attract people to settle in this city.
Please oppose any such proposals. Thank you.
Ken Rotker
Lake Elsinore
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Robert Magee
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 11:35 AM
Paul Moreno
Jason Simpson; Damaris Abraham
Re: [External]Tilt Ups
Thank you for sharing your views on this matter. I will make sure staff documents your opposition.
Bob
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Subject: [External]Tilt Ups
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Councilman Magee I’m writing this in opposition to any proposed large tilt up buildings being built near Alberhill Ranch
where I reside. We don’t need more polluted air,traffic,and unwanted business.
Thank You,
Paul Moreno
Lake Elsinore,Ca 92530
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Damaris Abraham
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Friday, February 24, 2023 8:26 AM
Robert Magee; Steve Manos
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Subject:Re: Opinions and comments on mega warehouses in Lake Elsinore
Thank you for sharing these comments. We will make sure staff includes them as part of the public record.
Bob
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Subject: Opinions and comments on mega warehouses in Lake Elsinore
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Good morning Bob and Steve,
Infrastructure must be addressed, and mandatory improvements made in Lake Elsinore at all future logistic warehouse
locations. On the north side of town, it should be mandatory for the mega warehouse owners to widen Temescal Canyon
Road if a mega warehouse is built on or off Temescal Canyon Road and both Lake Street and Nichols Road prior to
building any mega warehouses. The city must mandate designated haul roads for all aggregate and mega warehouse
operations. Semi‐trucks and aggregate trucks on our roads will create a safety hazard and lots of congestion.
Warm regards,
Paulie Tehrani
You have asked for input on mega warehouses in Lake Elsinore, here are a
few comments made by three of my neighbors here in the north side of
town.
Anonymous
Reading this article shows that nobody is willing to attend the council meetings and speak up. Writing our comments on
here does nothing but create a bunch of back‐and‐forth opinions. Some saying "no" and others saying "yes", to the Mega
Warehouses. In the past I have read that everybody wants more jobs created closer to home. Well, wouldn't these
warehouses create more jobs other than fast food jobs? Others have expressed the traffic and pollution? Well, it seems
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that here in California, Gavin is pushing to go all electric, and that probably means transportation trucks too. I love my gas
vehicles. I don't think Electric cars are the answer due to the fact that creating these electric batteries cause more harm to
the environment, maybe not here in the US cause we are not mining for the minerals here yet.... but in other parts of the
world (where fossil fuels are used to mine lithium, lol), and seeing how we could not get enough votes to recall Newsom,
it's going to happen, cause it's California!! But it seems we as a community need to be more involved by attending these
council meetings and not complaining about it after the fact. We are a growing community, but it is sad to read
comments when the city approves Townhomes or apartments, and people complain that we need houses not
apartments, and in the same comments I read that we need more affordable housing like townhomes and apartments.
The city cannot please everybody. Everybody wants nicer restaurants but we don't even support the restaurants we have
now... Let's be honest. This isn't Irvine or Lauguna Niguel. Lake Elsinore is attractive to many developers and big
companies that want to open up logistics hubs. If this helps bring revenue to our city, then so be it. It's going to happen.
It's happening all along the 15‐frwy corridor in Eastvale. With future growth, this might bring in the nicer restaurants, the
hotels, the closer commutes to a job, etc. But like I said earlier, getting involved at the council meetings and speaking up is
where you will be more effective in voicing your concerns. Stay Blessed folks.
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I agree that letting our leaders know our opinions is important. I've emailed and have attended community meetings. I
found out about the M1 and M2 zones by emailing. I agree we need to let our voices be heard even when they seem to
not be listening ‐ I'm referring to the planned gas station at Lake & Mountain. What is so frustrating is the council
approves stuff and then does nothing about infrastructure or easing traffic concerns. Will Lake be widened from
Mountain to Nichols when more traffic is expected from a new gas station. No, it won't. Will Nichols be widened after the
new Alberhill development and the new Terra Cotta development finishes? I guess we will see. Lots of houses going in
and the roads are two lanes. The city wants revenue and we all want jobs, but the infrastructure for wider roads is the last
thing done. That should be the first thing done, but that only happens in Irvine whose council prioritizes infrastructure
first. The nicer stuff doesn't come without the infrastructure.
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I agree, but make it mandatory to improve the road infrastructure in the process! In the past builders have not always
widened the roads to support the traffic their buildings and housing created. This is a challenge to the planning
department to require the proper increased traffic flow first!
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Good Neighbor Policy Notes
This policy should be protecting residents from environmental harm, and setting consistent expectations
jurisdiction-wide. Where was any Environmental Justice provided for in the policy?
1,000 ft away from residential living is not acceptable for any neighbors anywhere. Safety for kids
walking to schools?
Combined emissions of Riverside & San Bernadino/Ontario have the worst quality of air in the entire
United States. And nothing addressed adding protections for neighbors’ health.
The industrial zones in our city were created with residents and business in mind. Heavy Industrial does
not belong anywhere near residential neighborhoods, schools, workforce areas or low income living—
where they do not have a say. To allow Heavy Industrial; 24/7 operations, toxic environments, giant tall
buildings towering over homes, trucking routes on residents commutes is highly unethical next to
residential living. Complete disrespect to residential lives. Lawsuits in the regions have proven this. Solve
the problem: Place these businesses where they are zoned away from where people are raising their
families. Even if they are doing this in other cities doesn’t mean we have to lower our standards for our
families.
Lets say you added some clauses that said no desil trucks and they all have to be Electric. They would be
on the same electrical grid as residents. This clearly is not a good idea. What could go wrong?
The future in AI Logistics Artificial Intelligence is the future of the logistics industry. Read up on this! Any
jobs in LE are good, but reality for the size of these facilities and the damage they provide to the
environment. The jobs are few, not highly skilled and do not generate a lot of taxes! Is that good for long
term growth??
The East Basin, aka Flood Plain. I heard NorthPoint was digging around getting their footings a while ago
and heard they hit water. The vibrations/weight for the trucks 24/7 could greatly jeopardize the areas!
Summerly was engineered to off set any possibility of floods. Will these types of operations create issues
for homeowners? Will homeowners be required now to spend more monies on insurance? How will that
effect the policy?
If the city adheres to follow its current zoning, and finds other businesses that can work within the laws
in place, we don’t need to alter anything. Protecting the residents of LE should be the first priority.
Business belongs where it is zoned. Heavy Industrial does not go with light industrial next to residential
living. We don’t need any MOB style logistics putting harm on our residents for their profit.
We have the right to breathe clean air, relax after working all day outdoors and not hear logistics noises
24/7.
Rene Rolander
V22 Investments, LLC
445 Park Avenue, Suite 10C
New York, New York 10022
March 20, 2023
Mayor Natasha Johnson
Mayor Pro-Tem Steve Manos
Council Members
City of Lake Elsinore
130 S. Main Street
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
Subject: Comments – Good Neighbor Policy
Dear Honorable Mayor Natasha Johnson, Mayor Pro-Tem Steve Manos, and Council Members:
We are writing to provide input on the City's recently proposed Good Neighbor Policy. As previously
shared via email, since November 2022, we have been proactively reaching out to the City regarding our
proposed project planned for Wasson Canyon and your efforts related to the Good Neighbor Policy. We
are grateful to those who responded and met with us.
Originally, our proposed project included a single, 250,000 sq. ft. wholesale distribution building on one
part of the site, and medium-density residential on the remaining area. For this, we held a Design Review
Committee meeting with City Staff on February 2, 2023 for a pre-application submitted in December 2022.
At this time, we also took the opportunity to introduce the project to the other stakeholders including
Mayor Johnson, Mayor Pro-Tem Manos, and Council Member Sheridan. Thank you all, for your time.
The valuable feedback we got from the city staff and other stakeholders included concerns for residential
usage near wholesale warehouse usage, including noise, activities, visibility, and vehicular. Additionally,
the staff was not receptive to the medium-density residential General Plan Amendment that we
requested, and our request to incorporate it in the upcoming General Plan Update was turned down. Staff
suggested that a site-specific general plan amendment can be considered and independently reviewed.
Generally, the staff preferred more consistent land use for the site.
As we have shared, our parcels currently sit above the Elsinore RV Park, several open storage yards, an
industrial park, the existing Labeda warehouse, and a storage site. They are not visible from most areas,
there is no existing residential in the area, and the viewshed of the freeway and these surrounding uses
are less than desirable, particularly for single-family housing.
We took the feedback from the staff, community, and leadership with an open mind and started
discussing alternative options that met our needs and those of the community including improving this
blighted area. From these discussions, we found greater support for a larger wholesale warehouse usage
with appropriate buffering to the East and South, and the water channel serving as a natural boundary
towards the North. This was a logical extension of usage to the West and would act as a transition toward
the East.
In light of this feedback, we have developed a new plan with expanded wholesale warehouse use that has
been shared with you. We are now requesting a follow-up meeting with the Economic Development
Subcommittee to present the project plan and will work with the council and city staff to proceed further.
Through this project, we aim to improve the area, create economic activity, provide employment
opportunities, and generate additional revenues for the city, while also opening up the upstream Wasson
Canyon areas for further development.
The Good Neighbor Policy, as presented to the City Council on February 14, 2023, would be detrimental
to our proposed project and we would be left with no feasible options. We respectfully request your
consideration of following changes to the Good Neighbor Policy:
1. The applicability of 250,000 sq. ft. should be limited to any single building and not all buildings
within a single project as proposed. As currently written, the policy hinders developers who want
to develop multiple buildings under a single project name and ownership. In other words, the
policy applies different standards to adjacent projects under separate ownership vs. single
ownership and development.
2. The facility hours and days of operations should be removed from the Policy as they are deemed
arbitrary and non-commercial.
3. The minimum setback from sensitive receptors should be limited to the area of noise concern and
air pollution. This includes loading docks, truck bays, and outdoor storage areas. The building
perimeter should be excluded from this requirement as no trucking activity happens inside the
building and the building encasing buffers any internal commercial activity.
4. The minimum setback of 500 feet is arbitrary and should be significantly reduced. We propose a
reduction to 200 feet, knowing that each project will work with city planners to define appropriate
mitigating factors such as screening walls, trees, vegetation, and other resources.
5. The policy should only apply to existing sensitive receptors. The definition of the planned sensitive
receptor is vague and will hamper development in the city. There are non-developed and planned
developments that have made no progress for decades and may never happen for various
reasons.
Moving forward, we kindly request to be included in future stakeholder meetings and we offer to make
ourselves available to city staff and the City Council in order to work together to improve the Good
Neighbor Policy. We firmly believe that together we can make a policy that addresses any concerns of the
community, while also remaining reasonable and commercially viable.
Thank you for your time and consideration. We look forward to hearing back and discussing this further.
Sincerely,
Robert Esposito
Partner
V22 Investments, LLC.
CC:Mayor Natasha Johnson
Mayor Pro-Tem Steve Manos
Council Member Robert E. Magee
Council Member Brian Tisdale
Council Member Timothy J. Sheridan
Jason Simpson, City Manager
Todd Parton, Assistant City Manager
Damaris Abraham, Planning Manager
Richard MacHott, Planning Manager
Kevin Berry, Planning
Kim Cousins, Chamber of Commerce
Bill Blankenship, NAIOP, IE Chapter
Damaris Abraham
From:
Sent:
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To:
Cc:
Robert Magee; Steve Manos
kim@lakeelsinorechamber.com; Jason Simpson; Damaris Abraham; Greg Lansing
[External]Good Neighbor - Homebuilder Outreach
2023 04 13 - Baker Hoist Stockdale support letter.pdf
Subject:
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Message from external sender. Use Caution.
Councilmembers Magee and Manos,
Per your request, see attached support letter from KB Home. I am expecting another letter from Pulte Homes
today or early next week. Greg Lansing and I have had multiple conversations with both companies. And both
showed support for light industrial use in the Alberhill area, assuming projects would mitigate light and noise
among other impacts. As developers, KB and Pulte recognize the need to balance mitigated impacts with jobs
in the city and associated infrastructure.
If there is anything else, please let me know.
Andy
Andrew Petitjean
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April 13, 2023
The City of Lake Elsinore
Planning Department
130 South Main Street
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
RE:
To Whom It Concerns,
KB Home Coastal Inc. (“KB”), the owner of the Terracina property TR 36557, supports
the proposed light industrial use of the Stockdale, Hoist, and Baker developments as
proposed by the Lansing Company and as shown on the plan prepared by Langan
Engineering and Environmental Services dated 1/7/22 (Attached).
As part of the entitlement and approval process KB understands that necessary light and
acoustic measures will be made to meet residential nuisance protection requirements and
believes the project will be an overall job creator and economic boon for the residents of
the City and Terracina more specifically.
KB hope to see this project and other like it within the Alberhill Specific Plan and
environs.
Respectfully
Scott Hansen
VP, Forward Planning
KB Home Coastal Inc.
36310 Inland Valley Drive Suite 300, Wildomar, CA 92595
Tel. (951) 691-5300 Fax (951) 677-2190
DRAFT1/07/2022
Langan Engineering andEnvironmental Services, Inc.18575 Jamboree Road, Suite 150Irvine, CA 92612
T: 949.561.9200 F: 949.561.9201 www.langan.com
Samuel C. Alhadeff3 Better World Circle, Suite 100Temecula, California 92590
Samuel.Alhadeff@lewisbrisbois.comDirect: 951.252.6152
April 18, 2023 File No. 32731.25
VIA E-MAILSteve Manos, Mayor Pro-TemCity of Lake Elsinore
Bob Magee, CouncilmemberCity of Lake Elsinore130 South Main Street 130 South Main StreetLake Elsinore, CA 92530E-Mail: smanos@lake-elsinore.org
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530E-Mail: rmagee@lake-elsinore.orgRe:Adoption on April 25 of Lake Elsinore Good Neighbor PolicyDear Mayor Pro-Tem Manos and Councilmember Magee:We work with Pulte Homes and other developers in the Lake Elsinore area. Wereceived an email from Pulte Homes on Thursday indicating that they had not received anyformal notice either from the Chamber or the City with regard to the adoption of this GoodNeighbor Policy. We are hopeful that you would grant the courtesy of an extension of fourweeks to allow comments to be submitted by the developers and that a notice would go out assoon as possible to the developers with a copy of the proposed policy so that those commentscan be meaningful and constructive with regard to this policy.
We apologize for this notice coming so late, but as I indicated we were not notified of thepolicy or the hearing date. Apparently, both the Chamber and the City were to give notice to thedevelopment community and for some reason a “glitch” occurred. We know this happens andwe know that if we had four more weeks, we can provide meaningful information on this policybut we do need a copy of the policy for review.
Any questions, do not hesitate to give me a call at (951) 255-7707. As always, we areavailable to visit with you at a time that is mostly convenient. Hopefully, after review of thepolicy and with our comments in hand a meeting could be set up with both of you as thesubcommittee for the City on this policy. Again, thank you for working with us. We sincerelyappreciate the opportunity to comment.
Best regards,
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Damaris AbrahamFrom:Sent:To:
Candice AlvarezTuesday, April 18, 2023 10:43 AMDamaris AbrahamFW: [External]NorthPoint Project/Good Neighbor Policy
Subject:
From: Ryan Klinkert <ryanklinkert@gmail.com>Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 10:08 AMTo: Candice Alvarez <calvarez@Lake‐Elsinore.org>Cc: Robert Magee <rmagee@Lake‐Elsinore.org>Subject: [External]NorthPoint Project/Good Neighbor Policy
Message from external sender. Use Caution.Hello,I'm writing you today to express my utmost disapproval of the proposed "mega warehouse" south of the Summerlycommunity.1600 families chose to establish roots in Summerly for a variety of reasons. For me personally, among other things I wasdrawn to the calm streets, the closed off nature of the community (Diamond Drive dead‐end), and the general peaceand quiet of the neighborhood. What do you think is going to happen if you open up Diamond Drive to a 24/7distribution center? Huge trucks barreling down Diamond at all hours of the day and night? How would you feel if amassive distribution center's traffic flowed directly through your community? That this proposal is even beingconsidered is quite frankly extremely concerning to me. We're all paying a sizable sum in Mello‐Roos andsupplemental taxes, it's really deflating that this is the type of thanks we're getting for making the city more prosperous.
Touching more on Diamond Drive, despite the recent (and appreciated) modifications to the 15 freeway on/off ramps,Diamond Drive continues to be a mess heading eastbound from Summerly. Due to the quick succession of intersections,traffic already piles up and I often have to sit through several light sequences just to make it to the Northbound on‐ramp. That situation will only get worse with huge delivery trucks taking up precious lane space in those short stretchesof road in between intersections. This is a social engineering disaster waiting to happen. This absolutely needs to betaken into account.
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Package theft and suspicious individuals loitering around Summerly is already an issue‐ the only saving grace is that thecommunity is closed off. Extending Diamond drive to connect with Corydon is only going to make it easier for criminalsto prey on Summerly as they please.Please, I am begging you, do right by the hundreds of families that picked YOUR city as their place of residence. Do notgo through with this proposal. I dumped my life savings into the down payment on this house. I chose Lake Elsinorebecause i saw a relaxing yet energizing city on the way up, with the right leadership to make it happen. I hope i wasn'twrong in doing so.Thank you for your time and consideration.
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