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Notice of Determination for
Mitigated Negative Declaration for the
Rome Hill Commercial Project
(ER 2025-02)
State Clearinghouse Number 2025090173
Filed With: Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation County Clerk of Riverside County
1400 Tenth Street, Room 113 2724 Gateway Drive
Sacramento, CA 95814 Riverside, CA 92507
From: City of Lake Elsinore (Lead Agency) Contact Person: Damaris Abraham
130 S. Main Street, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 Telephone Number: 951.674.3124
Date: November 19, 2025
Project Title: Rome Hill Commercial Project (Planning Application No. 2021-19, 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)
Project Applicant: G.E.M. Investment Properties, LLC. 1207 North E Street, Anaheim, CA 92805
Project Location: The project site is in the City of Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California. The proposed project
encompasses approximately 6.77 acres located on Grand Avenue and Kathryn Way (APN 371-150-017). The project site
located within the Lake Elsinore 7.5' Series USGS Topographic Map. It is located within the La Laguna (Stearns) Land Grant,
located within Township 6 South, Range 4 West, San Bernardino Base & Meridian. The site is located at approximately
Latitude -33.63384 and Longitude -117.3329.
Project Description: The proposed Rome Hill Commercial 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-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 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 project is requesting the following entitlement approvals: a General Plan Amendment (GPA 2022-01) to amend the Land
Use Designation of the project site from General Commercial (GC) and High Density Residential (HDR) to Light Industrial
(LI); Zone Change (ZC 2022-02) to change the zoning from Commercial Park (C-P) and High Density Residential (R-3) to
Commercial Manufacturing (C-M); Conditional Use Permit (CUP 2022-17) to establish outdoor storage; Commercial Design
Review (CDR 2022-012) to construct two (2) new commercial manufacturing warehouses with office space totaling 92,760 sq.
ft.; and a Variance (VAR 2025-08) to reduce the required front yard setback from 15 ft. to 6 ft. due to site constraints.
This is to advise that the City of Lake Elsinore City Council, as a Lead Agency, has approved the above project on
November 18, 2025, and has made the following determinations regarding the above-described project:
1. The project will not have a significant effect on the environment.
2. A Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA.
3. Mitigation measures were made a condition of the approval of the project.
4. A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project.
5. A Statement of Overriding Considerations was not adopted for this project.
6. Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA.
This is to certify that the final Mitigated Negative Declaration (ER 2025-02) (SCH# 2025090173) with comments and responses
and record of project approval is available to the General Public at: the City of Lake Elsinore, 130 South Main Street, Lake
Elsinore, CA 92530, and online at https://www.lake-elsinore.org/305/CEQA-Documents-Available-for-Public-Revi
Signed: Damaris Abraham Title: Community Development Director
Damaris Abraham
Date: November 19, 2025