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City of Lake Elsinore
Planning Commission Meeting
Minutes – Final
John Gray, Chair
Michael Carroll, Vice Chair
Andrew Pease, Commissioner
Jason Devor, Commissioner
Jodi Peters, Commissioner
Meeting Date:
September 16, 2025
Public Session: 6:00 PM
Cultural Center
183 N. Main Street
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
CALL TO ORDER
The Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission was called to order at 6:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner Devor led the pledge of allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Present: 5 - Commissioners Devor, Pease, and Peters; Vice Chair Carroll; and Chair Gray
Absent: 0 - None
PUBLIC COMMENTS - NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS - 3 MINUTES
There were no speakers.
CONSENT CALENDAR
A motion was made by Commissioner Devor, seconded by Commissioner Peters
to approve the Consent Calendar. The motion by the following vote:
Aye: 5 Commissioners Devor, Pease, and Peters; Vice Chair Carroll; Chair Gray
Nay: 0 None
1. Minutes for the Regular Planning Commission Meeting of August 5, 2025
Approve the Minutes for the Regular Planning Commission Meeting of August 5, 2025.
The item was approved on the Consent Calendar.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
2. Request to Amend Blazed Utopia's Development Agreement to Revise the
Community Benefit Fees
1. Find that the proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities); and
2. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT AMENDMENT (DA-2025-09) FOR BLAZED UTOPIA LOCATED AT
233 WEST MINTHORN STREET (APN: 377-220-024).
The Public Hearing was opened at 6:02 p.m.
Associate Planner Serna presented the staff report.
There were no speakers.
The Public Hearing was closed at 6:05 p.m.
A motion was made by Commissioner Pease, seconded by Commissioner
Devor to approve staff's recommendations. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 5 Commissioners Devor, Pease, and Peters; Vice Chair Carroll; Chair Gray
Nay: 0 None
3. Planning Application No. 2019-31 (Blazed Utopia) – Minor Industrial Design Review
with Variance to Legalize an Unpermitted Storage Shed, Construct an Attached
Patio and Fire Riser Room, and Reduce the Rear Yard Setback for an Existing
Cannabis Business Located at 233 West Minthorn Street
1. Find that the proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 (Class 3: New Construction
or Conversion of Small Structures) and Section 15305 (Class 5: Minor Alteration in
Land Use Limitations);
2. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING MINOR INDUSTRIAL DESIGN REVIEW
NO. 2025-04 TO LEGALIZE AN EXISTING 392 SQ. FT. ATTACHED STORAGE
SHED AND CONSTRUCT A NEW 373 SQ. FT. ATTACHED PATIO AND A 21 SQ.
FT. FIRE RISER ROOM LOCATED AT 233 WEST MINTHORN STREET (APN: 377-
220-024); and
3. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING VARIANCE NO. 2025-01 TO ALLOW A
REDUCTION OF THE REQUIRED REAR YARD SETBACK FOR THE PROPOSED
PATIO FROM 15 FEET TO 9.4 FEET AND FROM 15 FEET TO 3.5 FEET FOR THE
PROPOSED STORAGE SHED LOCATED AT 233 WEST MINTHORN STREET
(APN: 377-220-024).
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The Public Hearing was opened at 6:07 p.m.
Associate Planner Serna presented the staff report.
There were no speakers.
The Public Hearing was closed at 6:16 p.m.
A motion was made by Vice Chair Carroll, seconded by Commissioner
Pease, to approve staff's recommendations with the amended language to
Condition of Approval No. 10, requiring that the applicant remove or bring all
unpermitted signage into compliance at the project site. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Aye: 3 Commissioner Peters, Vice Chair Carroll, and Chair Gray
Nay: 2 Commissioners Devor and Pease
4. Planning Application No. 2025-08 (Sunnyslope Variance): Variance to Reduce the
12-foot Required Side Yard Setback for a New Proposed Single-Family Home in the
R-H Zone
1. Find that the proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 (Class 3: New Construction
or Conversion of Small Structures) and Section 15305 (Class 5: Minor Alteration in
Land Use Limitations); and
2. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING VARIANCE NO. 2025-07 TO ALLOW A
REDUCTION OF THE REQUIRED SIDE YARD SETBACK FROM 12 FEET TO 5
FEET ALONG THE WESTERN PROPERTY LINE FOR A PROPOSED SINGLE-
FAMILY HOME LOCATED IN THE R-H ZONE OF THE COUNTRY CLUB HEIGHTS
DISTRICT (APNs: 375-272-001, -002, -003, -004, -005, -036, AND -037).
The Public Hearing was opened at 6:18 p.m.
Principal Planner Huynh presented the staff report.
Hector Zubieta, the applicant representative, addressed the Planning Commission.
The Public Hearing was closed at 6:28 p.m.
A motion was made by Commissioner Peters, seconded by Vice Chair
Carroll to approve staff's recommendations. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 5 Commissioners Devor, Pease, and Peters; Vice Chair Carroll; Chair Gray
Nay: 0 None
STAFF COMMENTS
Staff had no comments.
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CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS
Assistant City Attorney McClendon had no comments.
COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS
Commissioner Devor congratulated Chair Gray on his Senior Legacy Award.
Chair Gray thanked the staff for their work.
ADJOURNMENT
The Lake Elsinore Planning Commission adjourned at 6:29 p.m. to the Regular meeting on
Tuesday, October 7, 2025, in the Cultural Center located at 183 N. Main Street at 6:00 p.m.
John Gray Damaris Abraham
Chair Community Development Director
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