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Jurupa Valley council continues contentious 33‑acre Mira Loma development hearing to March
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Summary
The council heard hours of public testimony on a 33‑acre Diversified Pacific proposal that would convert about 3–3.7 acres of planned commercial land to housing, but council members and staff agreed to continue the hearing to March 5 for further written analysis and public notice.
The Jurupa Valley City Council heard more than three hours of testimony on Jan. 15 over a 33‑acre project proposed by Diversified Pacific, then voted to continue the public hearing to March 5 so staff can provide clarified, written analysis of recently disclosed project changes.
The project, identified in the public record as Master Application 22,248, would build residential units and a commercial center at the southeast intersection of Limonite and Wineville avenues on a 33‑acre site. At the start of the hearing, planning staff told the council the developer had informed them the night before that about 3 to 3.7 acres of the planned commercial component had been changed to residential. Staff said that alteration affects public noticing, environmental review and the analysis provided to the council and recommended continuing the hearing.
“We do not have a formal presentation this evening,” the planning staff told the council, citing the late change and the need to ensure “public disclosure” and accurate environmental analysis. The council agreed to let the applicant speak and to accept public comment, but members repeatedly said they could not make a definitive decision without staff’s written follow‑up.
Residents filled the podium with comments both for and against the proposal. Dozens described concerns about traffic, local school capacity, flooding and the effect on the community’s equestrian character. Several longtime residents said the project would change the area’s rural feel and urged the council to keep the existing PUD 1 zoning. “We moved here for the equestrian lifestyle,” one resident said, asking the council to retain protections for horse properties.
Developer Nolan Leggio, vice president for forward planning at Diversified Pacific, defended the proposal and said the project responds to years of community input. He described trail connections, equestrian facilities, a proposed commercial center aimed at dining and placemaking, and substantial frontage improvements on Limonite and 63rd Street that the company says will cost millions.
Leggio also told the council the developer had collected more than 130 letters of support. He said his team was disappointed the issue had to be continued but supported staff’s recommendation to return after clarifying documents.
Councilmembers debated whether the missing staff report and the late disclosure undermined public trust. One member said staff’s new information made it “virtually impossible” to vote tonight without risking an unfair decision. Another member said the discrepancy in acreage and density calculations reduced his confidence in the applicant’s representations.
The council voted to continue the hearing to March 5 to allow staff to deliver a written analysis that explains the commercial-to-residential change, clarifies the environmental review and models plausible unit-count scenarios under PUD 1 versus the proposed amendments. No final approvals were made at the Jan. 15 meeting.
What’s next: the council requested that staff return with clear written materials comparing the existing zoning baseline to the rezoning proposal, plus analyses of possible outcomes if the council leaves the zoning as is. The hearing will resume on March 5, when the council will again accept public testimony and decide whether to take formal action.
