Marion View rezoning on Planning Commission agenda

At its Wednesday, March 19 meeting, the Riverside County Planning Commission will consider a rezoning request of a five-acre parcel in Idyllwild. This is located south of Marian View Drive, north of Saunders Meadow Road, east of Highway 243, and west of Crestview Drive.

The applicant proposes to change the current designation from Rural: Rural Residential to Community Development: Medium Density Residential for 2.5 gross acres of a 5.37 gross acres site. For this classification, the density range is 2 to 5 dwelling units per acre, which allows for a lot size that typically ranges from 5,500 to 20,000 square feet, according to the Planning staff report.

If approved, the applicant eventually plans to request a subdivision of the parcel into five parcels for development of single-family residential units.

The parcel is located in the Village Tourist Policy Area within the Riverside Extended Mountain Area Plan.

According to Elizabeth Mora-Rodriguez, notices were sent to property owners within 600 feet to notify them of both a General Plan Advisory Committee and Planning Commission public hearings. No comments had been received yet.

However, at the General Plan Advisory Committee on Jan. 13, Two members of the public opposed the change and none offered support..

“Comments for the initiation of the GPA cited an effect on wildlife/animals in the area, maintain a rural and small community, and issues associated with traffic and dead trees,” Mora-Rodriguez said in her report to the Planning Commission.

Planning Commission hearings are conducted in the Board chambers on the first floor of the County Administration Building in Riverside. They are also online. Ms. Mora-Rodriguez can be contact by phone at (951) 955-3024 or via email at [email protected].

If the Planning Commission approves the change, which is item 4.4 on its agenda, it will go before the Board of Supervisors.