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Murrieta Planning Commission approves Calvary Chapel youth center; vote 5-0
Summary
The Murrieta Planning Commission on April 9 approved a revised conditional use permit allowing a 4,680-square-foot youth center at Calvary Chapel Murrieta, with staff finding the project exempt from CEQA under Guidelines §15303; the vote was unanimous (5-0).
The Murrieta Planning Commission on April 9 unanimously approved a revised conditional use permit for a 4,680-square-foot single-story youth center at Calvary Chapel Murrieta, 24225 Monroe Avenue.
City staff presented the project as a revised conditional use permit under Murrieta Municipal Code chapter 16.52 and said the proposal would be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under CEQA Guidelines section 15303 (new small structures). Assistant Planner Nicholas Thiesen told the commission the building would sit on a previously developed 8.63-acre campus, create 0.31 acres of net disturbance, and would not increase the facility’s previously permitted maximum attendance.
The project description calls for classroom and office space to serve middle- and high-school–age youth in church ministries and the affiliated Calvary Murrieta Christian School. Staff said the site is required to provide 320 parking spaces; 315 are currently on the site and a shared-parking agreement with the adjacent school parcel covers the remaining five spaces. The permit will include conditions requiring two EV charging stations, additional landscaping (staff described a 50% landscaping rate across the disturbed area) and a water-quality management basin to collect and treat on-site runoff.
Kevin Terry, representing Calvary Chapel, described the youth center as a long‑planned addition to give teens and youth groups more usable space, and student Alyanna Singh told commissioners the center would provide a “safe and welcoming environment” for school and church youth.
After questions about stormwater, hours of operation and playground access, Commissioner Woycek moved to approve the staff recommendation and Commissioner Beamish seconded. The commission used the newly implemented electronic roll-call system; the motion passed with all five commissioners voting in favor.
The commission adopted the resolution approving the revised CUP as read into the record and closed the hearing. No appeal or additional actions were recorded at the meeting.
