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Murrieta commission approves 6-lot parcel map in Adobe Springs area; staff flags drainage and access requirements
Summary
The commission unanimously approved Tentative Parcel Map 39172 on Oct. 22, 2025, subdividing roughly 12.21 acres within the Adobe Springs specific plan into six parcels; staff said Parcel 3 will be a water-quality basin and Parcel 6 is an open-space avoidance area, and engineering conditions and access restrictions will govern future development.
Murrieta — The Murrieta Planning Commission on Oct. 22 approved Tentative Parcel Map 39172, a subdivision of about 12.21 acres within the Adobe Springs specific plan area into six parcels. The resolution adopting the notice of exemption and approving the map passed unanimously, 4-0.
Planner Aaron told commissioners the map reconfigures three existing business-park parcels into six new lots to create smaller, marketable parcels. He gave example sizes for the new lots (roughly 1.3 and 1.35 acres for the reconfigured Parcel 2; 0.45 and 3.1 acres for Parcel 3 and 4 respectively; and about 4.4 and 1.53 acres for Parcels 5 and 6). Aaron said Parcel 3 will function as a water-quality basin as part of the master drainage plan and Parcel 6 is being retained as open space — an area of avoidance for preservation of open space.
Commissioners pressed staff on access and turning-radius concerns for future tenants. Aaron explained dashed lines fronting Winchester Road indicate access restrictions; development will use interior access from Willow Springs Road or Lazy Hawk, and any emergency access or new curb cuts on Winchester would require additional review (including Caltrans or fire-department approval where applicable). Staff also said reciprocal access between Parcels 5 and 6 is a condition to ensure maintenance access to the open-space parcel.
Mr. Steele read the resolution recommending a CEQA exemption consistent with projects that implement an adopted specific plan and cited applicable CEQA guidance and Public Resources Code language. There were no public speakers during the item.
A motion to adopt the resolution was made and the commission recorded a unanimous vote, 4-0. The approval refines the existing parcel configuration and does not itself permit specific development; any future commercial proposals will be subject to separate permit reviews, engineering checks for vehicle turning radii and sight-distance, and compliance with the Adobe Springs specific plan standards.
