Perris planning commission approves 427,224‑sq‑ft Sinclair Street warehouse, adds ban on cold storage

The Perris Planning Commission on Jan. 15 voted 4‑0 to approve Development Plan Review (DPR) 22‑0027 and adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) 2394 to allow construction of a 427,224‑square‑foot industrial warehouse on a 20.2‑acre site at 100 West Sinclair Street, at the terminus of Sinclair and west of North Perris Boulevard.

The commission approved Resolution 25‑1 and attached a set of findings and conditions of approval, including a newly added operational condition stating that cold storage or refrigerated warehousing uses are prohibited on the site. Vice Chair Shively moved approval; Commissioner Jimenez seconded. Commissioners Lopez, Jimenez, Shively and Chair Jerry Hammond voted yes.

Why it matters: the project is among several large warehouse proposals in the Perris Valley Commerce Center specific plan. Commissioners and members of the public focused on on‑site circulation, truck routing, visual screening along Paris Boulevard and landscaping, and mitigation measures required by the project’s MND.

Project details and approvals The approved plan would replace two demolished buildings with a single modern industrial building about 46 feet, 6 inches tall, according to the staff presentation. The site design includes 108 vehicle parking spaces, about 96 trailer parking stalls on the south side of the property, and dock doors along the north elevation (the plan set shows 35 dock positions). The applicant proposes one indoor employee amenity area and two outdoor amenity areas on the east side of the building.

Staff and the applicant said the project complies with development standards in the Perris Valley Commerce Center specific plan for lot coverage, floor‑area ratio, building height and setbacks. The approval package…