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Hemet council reopens Newland Simpson warehouse proposal for review after applicant shrinks plan
Summary
After months of public opposition and an April vote to decline certification of an EIR, the Hemet City Council voted 3–2 to direct staff to consider an amended Newland Simpson application that removes one industrial building and return the item for a new public hearing and any necessary supplemental environmental review.
The Hemet City Council voted 3–2 on May 13 to direct staff to consider an amended application for the Newland Simpson project and to set the matter for the next available council meeting so the public and council can review the changes.
The project, originally studied in a full environmental impact report, drew repeated public comment and opposition in May from residents who said the proposed warehouse complex would increase truck traffic, noise and air pollution and would be an undesirable gateway at Warren Road and Domenigoni Parkway. At the meeting, the applicant submitted a revised plan that removes one of two proposed industrial buildings, a change the project team said would reserve the parcels facing Warren Road for future commercial or office uses.
Council and staff said the amended plan was not studied in the EIR and should be publicly reviewed. City Attorney Steven Grama Pacifico told the council the city had two defensible options: adopt a prepared…
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