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Perris council moves forward with Harvest Landing plan after hours of debate, with written conditions and covenant
Summary
After more than three hours of presentations and one hour of public comment, Perris city staff and the developer secured council direction to approve the Harvest Landing Specific Plan (staff’s Alternative 4) subject to written conditions: a covenant prohibiting future warehouses, phase‑1 construction of a 16.5‑acre sports park, commercial‑before‑occupancy requirements and a 10‑year good‑faith period to recruit a hospital.
PERRIS — After more than five hours of presentations, public comment and council questions, the Perris City Council directed staff to draft the final documents needed to implement Harvest Landing, a 358‑acre mixed‑use plan that would add retail, housing, public amenities and a 391,000‑square‑foot parcel hub to an underdeveloped corridor east of the 215 freeway.
Staff presented the council with a staff‑preferred “Alternative 4,” which removes allowances for new industrial warehouses, preserves residential land, shifts a parcel‑hub facility to the southerly portion of the site and pairs the hub with a commercial shopping center and public benefits. Planning Manager Patricia Brenes told the council the EIR identified potentially significant and unavoidable impacts for air quality, greenhouse gases, noise and transportation and recommended adoption of mitigation and a statement of overriding considerations to proceed.
Developer Tim Howard said the project is financially dependent on a parcel hub occupant and described FedEx as a prospective, long‑term partner. “FedEx is recognized as one of America’s most respected companies,” Howard said, arguing the hub and…
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