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Council continues large Sherman Road development off calendar after applicant proposes redesign
Summary
The council agreed to take a large industrial/general plan amendment off calendar indefinitely after the applicant with Hillwood said it will redesign the site to remove warehousing and seek a commercial/business‑park approach; the motion to continue passed 5‑0.
The Perris City Council on Feb. 25 voted unanimously to continue a multi‑entitlement land use application off calendar after the applicant said it will redesign the project and return with a different concept.
The proposal sought a general plan amendment, zone change, tentative partial map and development plan review to allow construction of a 412,348‑square‑foot industrial warehouse on 19.9 acres at the northwest corner of Sherman Road and Ethanak Road. Kenneth Fung, director of development services, told council staff could present the project or the council could continue the item; the applicant asked to continue.
Scott Morris with Hillwood addressed the council and apologized for a prior miscommunication. Morris said the applicant plans to redesign the site and that the new concept would not include warehousing. He described an intent to propose retail and business services along Ethanak Road to better match the adjacent Classic Pacific Business Park zoning and asked the council to continue the project off calendar so the applicant could reuse technical studies already completed and avoid duplicative work.
Councilmember Corona asked for clarification about timing and whether the technical studies would apply to the new project; Morris said the redesign would likely take at least a year and that previously completed technical work would be used where applicable. Staff noted the city received a comment letter from the Inland Valley Alliance and the City of Menifee opposing a warehouse proposal; the record referenced that those letters opposed a warehouse use.
Mayor Pro Tem Grama moved to take the item off calendar indefinitely; Council Member Corona seconded. The motion passed 5‑0.
Why it matters: the entitlements would have changed land use from community commercial to light industrial and consolidated parcels for a large warehouse. The applicant's decision to redesign and remove warehouse uses changes the scope of future review and postpones any final council decision.
Next steps: the applicant intends to return with revised plans when ready; staff and the applicant will reuse technical studies where appropriate. No final entitlements were approved or denied on Feb. 25.
