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Planning commission agrees to initiate general-plan change for Cherry Valley site amid resident opposition
Summary
The Riverside County Planning Commission voted to initiate a general‑plan foundation change for an 84‑acre site in Cherry Valley that would allow half‑acre residential lots and a strip of commercial retail; neighbors said the amendment would conflict with the county general plan’s rural policies and warned of traffic, water and wildlife impacts.
Riverside County Planning Commission members on Aug. 6 voted to initiate a Foundation Component General Plan Amendment (FCGPA 24047) to change the land‑use foundation for an approximately 84‑acre property in Cherry Valley from agriculture and rural community very low‑density residential to community development low‑density residential and commercial retail.
The change, proposed by the property applicant, would allow half‑acre residential lots and a community‑serving commercial strip along Union Street. Staff and the applicant described the request as a prelude to a future project application; the commission’s action was to consider the foundation‑component change only, not to approve any development permits.
The applicant’s representative, Travis Siefs of West Coast Entitlement, said the site sits between Nancy Avenue, Union Street and Brookside Avenue and that the area has seen increasing development intensity. “It is our opinion that this change to community development, low…
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