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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY AND INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION
Notice is hereby given that the City of Lake Elsinore has completed an Initial Study for the Rome Hill Commercial Project consisting of General Plan Amendment No. 2022-01, Zone Change
No. 2022-02, Conditional Use Permit No. 2022-17, Commercial Design Review No. 2022-12, and Variance No. 2025-08, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, and will
act as the lead agency. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City proposes to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Project. Staff has found that
the Project will not have a significant effect on the environment on the basis of the Initial Study with implementation of recommended mitigation measures. In accordance with the disclosure
requirements of CEQA Guidelines Section 15072(g)(5), the project site is not listed as a hazardous property as designated under Section 65962.5 of the Government Code.
The Project site is located on an undeveloped site on Grand Avenue and Kathryn Way on 6.77 acres in the City of Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California (APN 371-150-017). The proposed
Project would develop the 6.77-acre project site with two (2) new commercial manufacturing warehouses with office space totaling 92,760 sq. ft. The project is proposed to be developed
in two (2) phases. Building 1 is proposed as Phase 1, which will consist of a 46,276 sq. ft. building with the intended use of commercial manufacturing. There will be two 60-foot (ft.)
long loading docks at the rear of the building on the east and west sides of the building. Building 2 will constitute Phase 2 and will consist of a 46,484 sq. ft. commercial warehouse.
The property is a long rectangular lot that fronts directly on Grand Avenue and will take access from Grand Avenue. The project will also involve off-site driveway access from the adjacent
property (APN: 371-150-001) located within the County of Riverside to provide adequate access to the rear of the property.
The City of Lake Elsinore is the Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for this Project, and is holding a 30-day public review period on the Initial Study/Mitigated
Negative Declaration (IS/MND). Copies of the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) are available for public review at the following locations in the City of Lake Elsinore:
City of Lake Elsinore-Community Development Department, 130 South Main Street, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 and on the City website at http://www.lake-elsinore.org/city-hall/city-departments/community-d
evelopment/planning/ceqa-documents-available-for-public-review and are available for public commencing Friday September 5, 2025 and ending Monday October 6, 2025 during which time responsible
agencies, the public, and interested parties are invited to comment on the IS/MND for the proposed project. Any person wishing to comment on this matter must submit such comments, in
writing or via e-mail, to the City of Lake Elsinore, Attn: Damaris Abraham, Community Development Director, 130 South Main Street, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530, or dabraham@lake-elsinore.org
prior to this date. Comments of all Responsible Agencies are also requested. Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, will hold
a Public Hearing on October 21, 2025, at the Lake Elsinore Cultural Center, 183 North Main Street, Lake Elsinore, California, 92530, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter
may be heard, to consider the MND and the proposed project, as described above.