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Commission finds public-works parking expansion consistent with Perris general plan
Summary
The Planning Commission voted 5-0 to approve a General Plan conformity determination for a 0.72-acre parking expansion for the city Public Works maintenance yard on G Street; staff said detailed site-plan review and safety measures (sidewalks, landscaping, pedestrian crossing) will be handled administratively.
The Perris Planning Commission on Oct. 1 adopted Resolution 25-25 by a 5-0 vote, finding that a proposed 0.72-acre expansion of the Public Works maintenance yard parking lot is consistent with the city’s General Plan.
Staff said the lot, located on the west side of G Street between Ninth Street and Case Road, is intended to accommodate additional Public Works vehicles as the department’s fleet and equipment needs grow. The report cited Government Code Section 65402 as the authority for a General Plan conformity determination and said the project is categorically exempt from CEQA under Section 15332 (infill development).
Sylvia Garcia, planning staff, told commissioners that a separate administrative development-plan review is being processed for the parking-lot layout and that tonight’s action only determines whether the land use is consistent with the General Plan. She said the lot sits across the street from the existing Public Works yard at 1015 South G Street and that the expansion supports municipal operations and downtown investment goals.
Questions from commissioners focused on operational details that will be resolved during administrative review. Brian Hill of Public Works said the gate will be setback from the street, staff arrivals are typically one or two vehicles at a time, and a pedestrian crosswalk with a rectangular rapid-flashing beacon (push-button style) is proposed to improve pedestrian safety. Hill said the parking area is intended for regular-size work trucks (pickups), not oversized vehicles, and that a shoulder widening will reduce the risk of queueing onto the main travel lane.
Chair Jo Hammond called for a motion; the commission voted 5-0 to adopt Resolution 25-25. Staff said final sidewalk, landscaping and security-gate details will be reviewed administratively and returned to commissioners if changes to land use are required.
