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Staff background: City staff reported a review of billboards adjacent to Interstate‑215 showing 29 advertising structures along the corridor, 18 of which are inside city limits. Staff identified four Perris billboards and four county‑jurisdiction billboards displaying cannabis advertising during a recent survey (advertisers and content can change frequently). The proposed zoning amendment would add language to Chapter 19.75 of the Perris Municipal Code to bar cannabis advertising on off‑site, freeway‑oriented signs located within the 660‑foot buffer from the freeway edge.

Why the change: Staff said the change would align Perris with several Inland Empire jurisdictions that have either prohibited cannabis billboard advertising or applied buffer limits near sensitive uses or transportation corridors. The amendment is framed as a land‑use/signage restriction and would not change rules that apply to on‑site signage at a legally permitted cannabis business; those uses remain regulated separately under state law and local permitting.

Outcome: The planning commission voted 4‑0 to recommend Resolution 25‑13 and Zoning Code Text Amendment 25‑000003 to the City Council. Commissioners noted interest in stricter limits for other sign types and suggested that the council could consider additional prohibitions tied to youth‑oriented sensitive receptors through separate action if it wishes to expand restrictions beyond the freeway‑oriented signs addressed in this ordinance.

What next: The commission’s recommendation will be transmitted to the City Council for final consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning Commission Meeting - June 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The planning commission voted 4‑0 to recommend that the City Council adopt a zoning code text amendment prohibiting off‑site cannabis advertising (billboards and freeway‑oriented signs) within 660 feet of freeway rights‑of‑way within the city.","taxTitle","Perris, Riverside County, California","taxId",4294,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6514839,"Planning commission approves Verizon’s 30‑to‑35‑foot ‘stealth’ water‑tower cell site on Perris hillside",1215,6825000,8040000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5023685-5f91d9d272965fc35378ce3ef200d86d&start=6825&end=8040","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5023685-5f91d9d272965fc35378ce3ef200d86d/thumbnail_6825000.jpg","/articles/6514839/Perris/Riverside-County/California/Planning-commission-approves-Verizons-30to35foot-stealth-watertower-cell-site-on-Perris-hillside","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6514839-1dc1e524256806ab38ffd6b42f479602/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184841&Signature=eec3JyePGjQ9WFs4pBnQeLg0eIFkGrtjY-puzZFb3lGALXCt~FMM-OfLriQFtyIiLTAYtp3RKEl9833bkcwpPUvD91X6yibixC5qLNYAP6IX5GqNvDooswsvhy5eiIlwdjBhzwYWW-5-bg6GYNVuN~rG14CVvPQRe2LbBbB-WjcFOFRH3zaJhKGM58rAiJw3cgnPlxrX9AJtzKBo0KAqERSEUhLKj8VWBp8Y~aMkWeiXcqGTWbfXf~zWsuCFACf1nR5yn8cV~HAFCQUDD2sRLCbsZ-i0m7f9XoOpK9PgGlRPdeEyqEzvt94Ec8WM5XIDueWnDBjMCW~Nab6SlUZXCw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Perris Planning Commission voted 4‑0 Wednesday to approve a Major Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Permit for a Verizon Wireless facility disguised as a 30‑foot‑tall faux‑wood water tower on a 20‑acre hillside southeast of Goetz Road and Sotelo Drive.

Project overview: The proposed structure would be a radio‑frequency‑transparent fiberglass tower with a faux‑wood outer surface, a 16‑foot diameter shell and a steel base. The plan calls for three sectors with four concealed panel antennas per sector (12 total) and nine radio remote units mounted behind the panels; equipment cabinets would be enclosed in a 308‑square‑foot equipment compound protected by an 8‑foot CMU wall topped with security features.

Applicant and justification: SmartLink represented Verizon and said the facility would improve coverage and reliability for residents and businesses northeast of Goetz Road. City planners said the site lies in an R‑20,000 residential zone and the application requests an “exception” under the city wireless ordinance because the facility is located in a residential zone. Staff concluded the proposal meets ordinance findings and recommended approval under CEQA’s small‑structure exemption (Guidelines §15303).

Commission deliberations and edits: Commissioners asked about siting distances to nearby residences and confirmation that the equipment compound and antennas would be concealed; staff confirmed the tower would be about 714 feet from the nearest eastern property line and 594 feet from the equipment enclosure to the eastern property line. During the hearing commissioners directed staff to work with the applicant to adjust the tower’s proportions; the applicant asked staff to allow a modest increase in height for aesthetic proportion. The commission approved the permit and added a condition directing staff, during plan‑check, to approve an increase in height from 30 feet up to 35 feet if necessary to achieve better visual proportion without revealing antennas or equipment.

Outcome: The commission approved Major Wireless Telecommunications Permit 24‑0170 by a 4‑0 vote and added an administrative condition to allow planning staff to finalize a proportional design (up to 35 feet) that preserves concealment and complies with safety and stealthing requirements.","Commissioners approved a Major Wireless Telecommunications permit for a 30‑foot faux‑wood water tower housing Verizon antennas, adding a condition allowing staff to increase the approved height up to 35 feet for proportional design; vote 4‑0.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6514844,"Perris holds scoping meeting for proposed 549,786‑sq‑ft logistics warehouse; residents urge detailed cumulative review",427,6828000,7255000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5023685-5f91d9d272965fc35378ce3ef200d86d&start=6828&end=7255","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5023685-5f91d9d272965fc35378ce3ef200d86d/thumbnail_6828000.jpg","/articles/6514844/Perris/Riverside-County/California/Perris-holds-scoping-meeting-for-proposed-549786sqft-logistics-warehouse-residents-urge-detailed-cumulative-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6514844-909be722b10ced72cd708ad18c39d318/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184841&Signature=l9dHCq5lpuq~NdFB8LOlStKsMW84BDZ1tT3XeRmSSwRGKNbE2TnhYtcYWxo5uIMJFu5C-uHUO0WP2iUi-8B484zftR~5Nv7B~KizGXIThWPET5hzJWam1NDMc2RgVHmTGKdbYbxi0HyTEzkZyrSNO6Evo4vPo309hG20~3X9HLnhvh9VC~96Ma2Y-9ixOJvrFk1FXz1U3ghyGlKGh0H3qLYJOe3lEH-Vrl08Wdy2kswTIfOAxn1hq-6LwsMIofyNdJIHTE9jfZnE1PlSA2qGjGbcy7TAQgvQsUe9~m6jxziYN6THfc5tuMdpbNgTiQ~yIGT9w8M0SApXWPFb6QGIBA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Perris conducted a public scoping meeting Wednesday to gather input on the scope of an Environmental Impact Report for a proposed 549,786‑square‑foot logistics warehouse on approximately 25.13 acres at the northwest corner of Indian Avenue and Harley Knox Boulevard.

Lead planner Matthew Evans presented the site plan and preliminary project materials and said the city prepared an initial study that concluded certain topic areas needed a fuller environmental study. Webb Associates, the project’s environmental consultant, explained the CEQA EIR process and noted the notice of preparation was circulated for 30 days to solicit agency and public input.

What the EIR will study: The city and consultant identified several issues for detailed EIR analysis, including air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, energy, traffic/transportation, noise, and land‑use compatibility. The scoping meeting solicited suggestions on additional items and the geographic and temporal extent of the cumulative analysis.

Public and commissioner requests: Commissioners and several members of the public urged a thorough, current cumulative analysis that uses the most recent air‑quality and traffic data (not only the original PVCC Specific Plan EIR), and asked that cumulative air‑quality, GHG and VMT modeling include recently approved and proposed nearby projects. Speakers also asked the EIR to analyze alternatives including multiple smaller buildings instead of one large facility, “no project,” and reduced‑size building scenarios; the commission asked staff and the consultant to include alternatives that could materially reduce traffic, emissions and infrastructure demand.

Additional concerns raised in public comment included stormwater/drainage and soil/geology given historic uses of the site, emergency response and public‑services impacts, and effects on the freeway interchange at Harley Knox and I‑215. David Alcala Jr., an engineer who works at a company across from the site, told the commission the location is already congested and called for a full EIR rather than a lesser review.

Next steps: The consultant will incorporate written comments from the NOP review period and verbal scoping comments into the draft EIR scope. The draft EIR will be published for a 45‑day public review period, followed by a final EIR and responses to comments before the project returns to the planning commission for a public hearing and future recommendation to council.

No formal action or vote was required at the scoping meeting.","An environmental impact report (EIR) scoping session was held for a proposed ~550,000‑sq‑ft warehouse at Harley Knox and Indian Avenue; public and commissioners requested detailed cumulative analysis for air quality, traffic, greenhouse gases and infrastructure impacts.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6514849,"Commission recommends approval for Barker Business Park: heavy‑equipment sales, storage and maintenance project",2022,4268000,6290000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5023685-5f91d9d272965fc35378ce3ef200d86d&start=4268&end=6290","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5023685-5f91d9d272965fc35378ce3ef200d86d/thumbnail_4268000.jpg","/articles/6514849/Perris/Riverside-County/California/Commission-recommends-approval-for-Barker-Business-Park-heavyequipment-sales-storage-and-maintenance-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6514849-e66b5ba5aee716d1813cbb54752e23bc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184841&Signature=c7Sefb3in3PF0vruQRlzwzbtrTjkYasm~r-9~iyiN33uHdS8q8PjPQTEON79eO6pNa-5ogFENjtTPyeoZsCHst-8YVcxIn1XXg-6ERGumo-0rCNWQJ8gJxE8HP6nhGwy0H4BvEPceH6~Cblu1dDe4ylkZjnEKnzA5ZL-d-PSFku30AOPhKRxlCeAfTN9NpH1kd1NZrSf3DVgTpqsCA9X4KRZC2NxvtnrmQvt8QqItC7S1vw8kCgFBbo4yxE1DQs-T4ZgN6v4msFRviWC2DymmDrGEFLBxiL3B6lD7I5SxNnHIbgOmSbiAhxyaZ7Z6053UTmts-6p4Kg6gUJ5v53MvA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Perris Planning Commission on Wednesday recommended that the City Council approve a specific plan amendment, conditional use permit and development plan review to allow a three‑lot heavy‑equipment sales, rental and maintenance development on Frontage Road north of Placentia Avenue.

The Barker Business Park proposal — three parcels totaling about 24.9 acres in the Perris Valley Commerce Center specific plan — would place two small buildings for indoor sales and support and a large lot for outdoor storage and trailer sales. Grant Ross of Orbis Real Estate Partners, the applicant, said the project follows two and a half years of design and outreach work and emphasized the project’s off‑site infrastructure investment and local tax revenue potential.

Why it matters: Staff told commissioners the eastern parcel had been shown as a potential regional basin in the specific plan and that Riverside County Flood Control later determined the regional basin was not required. The applicant therefore proposed reverting that 9.6‑acre parcel back to Business Professional Office zoning and amending the specific plan circulation plan to remove a segment of Walnut Street.

Key approvals and conditions: Staff recommended adoption of Resolution 25‑10 and the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND 24‑04), along with SPA 23‑05321, CUP 24‑05125 and DPR 23‑00022. The project team presented revised building elevations, materials and landscaping after an ad hoc review; Commissioners and staff flagged several refinements and obtained commitments from the applicant during the hearing: enhanced corner landscaping at Frontage Road and Placentia Avenue, additional planters/trees along Lot 3 where it abuts existing single‑family homes, a requirement to add six employee parking spaces for Building 2 (a staff condition), and revised engineering conditions to require reconstruction of the Frontage Road curb‑to‑curb section including storm infrastructure. The applicant also agreed to provide 36‑inch box trees at tighter spacing along the frontage wall and to work with staff on photometric and screen‑wall details requested by nearby residents.

Traffic, drainage and compatibility: Engineering and the applicant discussed truck circulation and driveway geometry; engineering retained a condition requiring a site‑distance and truck‑turning analysis for the northerly truck driveway and directed applicant to align driveways and demonstrate safe left‑turn movements given existing roadway geometry. The project includes construction of a large storm box culvert on Frontage Road and other off‑site improvements estimated in the presentation at approximately $11 million in public‑infrastructure work to serve the site and adjoining land to the north.

Public comment and outcome: Nearby residents and businesses who attended praised outreach and the proposed 14‑foot screen wall along Lot 3. Grant Ross noted commitments to community engagement and charitable contributions tied to the property sale. The Planning Commission voted 4‑0 to recommend approval of the MND and entitlements to City Council, subject to conditions including the engineering updates and staff‑recommended clarifications (including the added six parking spaces).","After an ad hoc review and design changes, the commission voted 4‑0 to recommend council approve amendments and permits for a three‑lot heavy equipment sales, storage and maintenance complex along Frontage Road.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6514854,"Perris planning commission backs ‘no net loss’ density-bonus framework to comply with state law",5651,769000,6420000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5023685-5f91d9d272965fc35378ce3ef200d86d&start=769&end=6420","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5023685-5f91d9d272965fc35378ce3ef200d86d/thumbnail_769000.jpg","/articles/6514854/Perris/Riverside-County/California/Perris-planning-commission-backs-no-net-loss-density-bonus-framework-to-comply-with-state-law","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6514854-dac34f8bbdefa55088ef2f9a1e5f2596/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184841&Signature=f~t7jCWJ5W6tWyjAxxduZZAX4tUifkMzx5RKgCDfxjiT4us2dBQ5SZTmSeog7liQALntKscfJVGVHAYbwZ3vDg~NXIoPOiVluSkCNys9waVaZ2Z4kj9rXHaxCAGmiJ7f~hPLxVUmOYQhemg2HFx-iO05DZnUl~BDAFD2JjQ~PiIq7Kjf0qiGkHwciKickcM0GPgtWXI-xG~cqRqRYhjsHL0BRSSTsdps-hAoXiV6P5LjNxpFVlKWfo1Iu2VeJug1OVga7gKHf9c~8mw5aCst6kdI-67prDJU6Ocu7Ak1VLY4rcW8FDnd6Qq07MinFTcliGabw1S4-oVglWQatqBUEw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Perris Planning Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend that the City Council adopt a zoning code text amendment establishing a “no net loss” density-bonus program intended to ensure the city does not reduce its baseline residential capacity in violation of Senate Bill 330.

The proposal would add Chapter 19.89 to Title 19 of the Perris Municipal Code and create a residential-unit bank — a ledger that records residential capacity removed by rezoning so equivalent capacity can be relocated elsewhere in the city, often with a density bonus for receiving sites. Rafael Garcia, a planner with the city, told the commission, “Senate Bill 330 prohibits cities from downsizing, the overall residential land use intensity of a property.”

City staff described two compliance options under SB 330: (1) concurrent up‑zoning of another property to replace lost capacity, or (2) creation of an ordinance and unit bank that allows developers to transfer units into a ledger and deploy them at identified receiving sites later. The draft ordinance before commissioners uses the second approach and would concentrate potential receiving sites near Perris’s two Metrolink stations and within the Riverglen Specific Plan area, with minimum receiving-site sizes of one acre and receiving densities up to 30 dwelling units per acre in Riverglen or up to a 30% increase elsewhere within a two‑mile radius of a station.

Why it matters: Planning staff and commissioners said the city needed a predictable, legal tool to show the state that residential capacity would not be lost when property is rezoned for nonresidential uses such as commercial or industrial. Commissioners and several public speakers emphasized the city’s RHNA obligations and the risk to state housing compliance if residential capacity is removed without replacement.

Key elements and conditions the commission added: commissioners asked staff to tighten how concurrent construction is defined and to add measurable milestones. The recommendation forwarded to council includes a cap so industrial buildings exceeding 500,000 square feet could not use the ordinance as an alternative means of complying with SB 330. For industrial projects that opt into the unit bank, the commission added a requirement that a portion of the residential units placed into the bank be advanced to construction: the commission’s recommendation asks that entitlements for 100% of the banked units be obtained and that building permits and certificates of occupancy be advanced for a portion of those units (the commission’s recommendation specified 25% built/CO issued prior to issuance of certificates of occupancy for the industrial project), with the remaining units retained in the bank for later deployment.

Commission discussion and public input: Commissioners debated whether the ordinance should apply to commercial rezones as well as industrial, and whether the 500,000‑square‑foot cap was the correct threshold for logistics facilities. Industry representatives at the meeting urged a narrower set of preconditions tied to state law; housing advocates and some commissioners pushed for stronger city restrictions and clearer enforceable milestones so units are not simply “banked” without being built. City Council had previously directed staff to pursue the ordinance approach rather than rely solely on case‑by‑case rezones.

What happens next: The planning commission recommended adoption of Resolution 25‑12 and approval of Zoning Code Text Amendment 25‑000002 to add Chapter 19.89, with the clarifications summarized above. The recommendation will go to the City Council for final action.

For the record: The planning commission approved the recommendation by a 4‑0 vote. The motion as reported to the commission incorporated the changes summarized in the hearing (entitlement milestones, a 500,000‑square‑foot industrial cap for eligibility, and a 25% certificate‑of‑occupancy milestone for industrial projects that elect to use the bank).","Commissioners voted 4-0 to recommend that city council adopt a zoning code text amendment establishing a no net loss residential unit bank and density bonus overlay intended to keep the city compliant with Senate Bill 330 while encouraging housing near transit.","actionData","errors"]

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