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Perris council directs staff to limit industrial warehouses in Business Park zone outside PVCC
Summary
Following staff presentations and public discussion, the Perris City Council directed staff on May 27 to prepare a code amendment that would prohibit industrial warehouse and distribution center uses in the city’s Business Park zoning district outside the Perris Valley Commerce Center specific plan area.
PERRIS, Calif. — The Perris City Council on May 27 gave direction to staff to draft a municipal code amendment that would prohibit industrial warehouse and distribution center uses in the Business Park (BP) zoning district citywide except within the Perris Valley Commerce Center (PVCC) specific plan area.
Background: Rafael Garcia, principal planner for the city, reviewed existing BP district standards, including design rules in Perris Municipal Code section 19.4408 that require architectural treatments, glazing, materials and facade modulation to reduce bulk and improve compatibility. Garcia told the council that most BP parcels are already entitled or developed; two remaining parcels where warehouses might be proposed are publicly owned (county or regional agency). He noted two recent conditional use permits (CUPs) approved for large industrial warehouses earlier in 2024 and January 2025: a 350,000‑square‑foot building and a 460,000‑square‑foot warehouse on BP‑zoned sites.
Council direction: Mayor Pro Tem Raab said he brought the matter forward to protect the remaining BP parcels and proposed the city follow the PVCC example and disallow warehouses in the BP zone. Council members discussed options staff had presented: maintain the current code (warehouses allowed with CUP), prohibit warehouses in the BP zone, limit the size of warehouses, or add development restrictions. The council agreed that the city should move to option 2 — an amendment to prohibit industrial warehouse uses in the BP zone (outside PVCC). Members clarified that approved entitlements that remain vested would not be retroactively voided, but if existing entitlements lapse, new warehouse uses would no longer be permitted unless a developer pursued a rezone or other discretionary change.
Practical effect: The directive, if implemented as a code amendment, would prevent future warehouse proposals in BP zones citywide (outside the PVCC area). Staff noted the city maintains discretion to evaluate rezones on a case‑by‑case basis. Mayor Pro Tem Raab and other council members emphasized wanting to preserve land for other types of business park uses and to manage long‑term local land‑use outcomes.
Next steps: The council’s direction asks staff to prepare an amendment to the municipal code that would remove industrial warehouse uses from permitted or CUP‑allowed uses in the BP zone (except as otherwise provided in the PVCC specific plan). Staff indicated they will return with language and an analysis that addresses affected parcels, entitlements and potential implementation details.
