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Home My WebLink About01-21-25 Final Agenda City of Lake Elsinore Planning Commission Meeting Agenda – Final Jodi Peters, Chair John Gray, Vice Chair Jason Devor, Commissioner Michael Carroll, Commissioner Myles Ross, Commissioner Meeting Date: January 21, 2025 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 jmatie@lake- elsinore.org. 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. Planning Commission Agenda - Final January 21, 2025 City of Lake Elsinore Page 2 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. 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. Planning Commission Agenda - Final January 21, 2025 City of Lake Elsinore Page 3 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 December 3, 2024 Approve the Minutes for the Regular Planning Commission Meeting of December 3, 2024. PUBLIC HEARING 2) Planning Application No. 2023-13 (Collier Retail Shops) – Proposal to Construct an Approximately 7,200 Sq. Ft. Commercial Center with a Drive-through Restaurant on a 1.4-acre Site Located within the Alberhill Ranch Specific Plan 1. Find that the proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures); 2. Adopt RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING FINDINGS THAT PLANNING APPLICATION NO. 2023-13 (CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2023-05, COMMERCIAL DESIGN REVIEW NO. 2023-03, SIGN PERMIT NO. 2023-07) IS CONSISTENT WITH THE WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY MULTIPLE SPECIES HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN (MSHCP); 3. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2023-05 TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A 2,397-SQUARE-FOOT DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANT WITH A 480 SQUARE-FOOT OUTDOOR DINING AREA IN THE ALBERHILL RANCH SPECIFIC PLAN’S HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL (C-H) DISTRICT LOCATED AT APN 389-200-031; 4. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING COMMERCIAL DESIGN REVIEW NO. 2022-03 TO CONSTRUCT AN APPROXIMATELY 7,200-SQUARE-FOOT COMMERCIAL CENTER WITH A DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANT AND RELATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED AT APN 389-200-031; and 5. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING SIGN DESIGN REVIEW NO. 2023-07 TO CONSTRUCT A FREE-STANDING BUILDING IDENTIFICATION SIGN AND A FREEWAY ORIENTED IDENTIFICATION SIGN LOCATED AT APN 389-200-031. Planning Commission Agenda - Final January 21, 2025 City of Lake Elsinore Page 4 BUSINESS ITEM 3) Annual Reorganization of the Planning Commission to Select the Chair and Vice- Chair Select a Chair and Vice-Chair pursuant to City Council Policy No. 200-5A. STAFF COMMENTS CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT The Lake Elsinore Planning Commission will adjourn to the next Regular meeting on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 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, January 16, 2025. ________________ Jessica Matie Administrative Assistant