Jurupa Valley holds study session on Granite Hill proposal for 130 single‑family homes; council flags RHNA and SB 330 upzoning obligations

City of Jurupa Valley staff and the project applicant presented a study‑session overview Thursday of a proposed residential subdivision on 21.87 acres north of Granite Hill Drive that would create 130 single‑family detached homes.

The project team described the current application as Master Application 24033 (GPA 24001; Tentative Tract Map 38972; Change of Zone 24001; Site Development Plan 24018) for a site north of State Route 60 between Quartz Canyon Road and Pyrite Street. City planner Rob Gonzales told the council the project as presented is a study session only and staff is asking for comment to guide the developer’s next steps; no formal council action was requested or taken.

Why it matters: the site’s adopted general‑plan designation was set to “Highest Density Residential” (HHDR) during the 2024 housing element update, which requires 20–25 dwelling units per acre. The applicant proposes a redesign that would lower the site’s density to about 5.94 dwellings per acre, prompting the city and applicant to address state requirements intended to prevent “no net loss” of housing capacity and RHNA accounting as well as SB 330 (the Housing Crisis Act of 2019) upzoning timelines.

Project details and entitlements Rob Gonzales said the parcel is composed of six assessor parcels and the applicant, identified in the presentation materials as Riverside Legacy 4 LLC with project representation by EPD Solutions, proposes 130 two‑story, three‑bedroom, 2.5‑bath homes with two‑car garages and floor plans described in the staff presentation as roughly 1,300–1,500 square feet (planner gave a range of floor plans). The application package would require a general‑plan amendment (GPA) to change the site’s designation from HHDR to Medium High Density Residential (MHDR),…