PLANNING AND HOUSING COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
DATE: 07/08/2024
TO: Honorable Chair and Commissioners
FROM: Planning & Development Department
APPLICATION REQUEST:
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CZ2023-0006: Application to change the zoning of 0.59 acres from Mobile Home Park (MP) to General Commercial (C3) and 4.01 acres from MP to Multiple Family Residential (R3) generally located west of Buena Vista Avenue, on the north and south side of Second Street. (Applicant: Greens Development)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the Planning and Housing Commission recommend APPROVAL of CZ2023-0006 to the City Council, based on the findings contained in the staff report.
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Area of Property: 4.6 acres (total)
Existing Zoning: MP (Mobile Home Park)
Proposed Zoning: C3 (General Commercial) (0.59 acres) and R3 (Multiple Family Residential) (4.01 acres)
Existing General Plan: HDR (High Density Residential, 15-36 du/ac)
Existing Land Use: Vacant
Proposed Land Use: Commercial (0.59 acres) and Multifamily Apartments (4.01 acres)
Surrounding Zoning/Land Uses:
N: State Route 91
E: R3 / Residential apartments
S: School and C3 / public middle school and commercial shopping center
W: C3 / commercial shopping center and vacant property
BACKGROUND
The combined project site of 4.6 acres is vacant. The project site was originally occupied with mobile homes but was eventually removed to accommodate the State Route 91 widening project. The Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) was the agency responsible for the freeway widening project and purchased the property to accommodate the right-of-way needed for the extension of Second Street to Lincoln Avenue and the new freeway on-ramp design.
After the construction of the freeway widening, RCTC determined the project site to be excess surplus land and disposed of the property according to the state's Surplus Land Act. The Corona Housing Authority purchased the 4.01 acres located at the southwest corner of Buena Vista ...
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