Council continues Wineville Marketplace hearing after residents press traffic, equestrian and notice concerns; developer agrees to $500,000 north‑side package

The Jurupa Valley City Council continued a heated public hearing April 2 on the Wineville Marketplace Village, a proposed 33‑acre mixed‑use development by Diversified Pacific at the southeast corner of Limonite Avenue and Wineville Avenue that would build 232 residential units and about 24,000 square feet of commercial space.

Staff described the entitlements requested: a general plan amendment, a change of zone to a planned unit development (PUD 2), a tentative tract map and a site‑development permit. The applicant’s materials show 57 single‑family homes, 102 townhomes and 73 cluster units, plus four commercial pads designed with equestrian‑oriented elements (a corral, hitching posts and troughs) and five open‑space areas intended for public use.

Many residents opposed the proposal at the hearing, citing traffic, safety, loss of equestrian character and perceived notice and transparency failures. “This is an equestrian community,” Lisa Lane, a Sky Country resident, told the council. “If Diversified wants to move forward with building homes that are not aligned with the equestrian overlay, the responsibility should be on them to ensure the surrounding community is properly supported.” Several residents asked the council to preserve the equestrian overlay by requiring early construction of trails, bridges and fencing.

Supporters said the site…