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Commission approves Fairway Landscape storage yard and Tijuana’s Produce subdivision near March Air Reserve Base
Summary
The commission unanimously found a Fairway Landscape storage yard and a 67.2‑acre Tijuana’s Produce subdivision consistent with the March compatibility plan (motions passed Feb. 13); the subdivision will create roughly 228 single‑family lots and will proceed with standard grading and air‑quality review.
The Riverside County Airport Land Use Commission on Feb. 13 unanimously found two projects near March Air Reserve Base consistent with the airport land use compatibility plan.
Item 3.2 (ZAP16‑20MA24) is a proposal by Fairway Landscape to operate a landscape and irrigation contractor storage yard on 2.45 acres at 18308 Van Buren Boulevard in March ARB Influence Area Zone D. Staff planner Jackie Vega said the project does not exceed FAA height‑obstruction thresholds and therefore did not require FAA OES review; staff recommended the change of zone and plot plan be found consistent subject to conditions. The property owner, Sean Case, was available online for questions. Commissioner Lewis moved to adopt the staff recommendation and the motion passed unanimously.
Item 3.3 (ZAP16‑36MA24), submitted for Tijuana’s Produce with applicant representation by Albert A. Webb Associates, proposes subdividing 67.2 gross acres into about 228 single‑family residential lots and changing zoning from rural residential to one‑family dwellings within March ARB Influence Area Zone C2. Staff stated the project’s proposed density of about 3.39 dwelling units per acre is within compatibility criteria for the zone and recommended finding the tentative parcel and tract maps consistent subject to conditions.
Neighbor Gregory O'Connor told the commission he was concerned that construction dust and vegetation removal on nearby lands could reduce visibility and present engine ingestion risks for small aircraft. Ferris Hall of Albert A. Webb Associates said an air quality study and grading review will occur and noted standard mitigation measures — including posting a contact number and routine watering during grading operations — are typically required and enforced by the county planning department and AQMD.
After public comment the commission voted to find the subdivision consistent; the motion by Commissioner Geller passed unanimously. Both approvals were recorded as consistent with conditions stated in staff reports and will proceed through subsequent county planning and land‑use permitting processes where the public and agencies can review grading and environmental mitigation plans.
The approvals do not remove subsequent county or state environmental review requirements; staff said the projects will advance to county planning commission and Board of Supervisors hearings or other permitting steps as required, where additional mitigation and enforcement measures (for dust, signage, and AQMD compliance) will be specified.
