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Riverside County approves tentative parcel map 38154 in Mead Valley
Summary
The planning director approved Tentative Parcel Map No. 38154 to subdivide a 14.1-gross-acre Mead Valley parcel into three lots (1.6, 1.34 and 1.16 acres). Staff recommended a CEQA exemption under Guidelines section 15315; no public comments were received.
Riverside County staff presented and the hearing officer moved to approve Tentative Parcel Map No. 38154 on Jan. 5, 2026. The project, described by project planner Jake Roberts, would subdivide a 14.1-gross-acre parcel in the Mead Valley area into three lots (Lot 1: 1.6 gross acres; Lot 2: 1.34 gross acres; Lot 3: 1.16 gross acres). The site is bounded by Smoketree Street (south), Clark Street (west), Palm Lane (north) and Old Elsinore Road (east) and is designated very low density residential under the county general plan with existing light agricultural zoning (one-acre minimum).
"The 4.1 gross acre project site is located in the 1st District within the Mead Valley area plan," Jake Roberts said while describing the project layout and surrounding uses. Roberts told the hearing that the site currently contains a single-family residence on the parcel that would become Lot 2 and that the other two lots would remain vacant. Staff reported no public comment had been received as of the hearing and recommended the planning director find the project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15315 (Class 15, minor land divisions).
Hearing Officer John Hildebrand asked whether the site had previous disturbance, if it had been used for agriculture, and whether there were cultural or biological resource constraints; Roberts replied there were no known constraints and no previous disturbance beyond the existing residence. Roberts also confirmed receipt of an emailed statement from the applicant agreeing to the conditions of approval.
"Find that the project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to state CEQA guidelines section 15315, class 15, minor land divisions," Roberts stated as part of staff's recommendation. With no public speakers and no opposition noted in the record, Hildebrand moved to approve agenda item 3.1, parcel map number 38154.
The approval recorded in the hearing transcript does not include a roll-call vote or an explicit verbal tally; the motion was moved and the meeting proceeded.
