Ordinance 20-02ORDINANCE NO. 20-02
A ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF EASTVALE, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING THE CHANGE OF ZONE FOR 55.86 ACRES OF LAND FROM HEAVY
AGRICULTURE (A-2) TO INDUSTRIAL PARK (l-P) AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF
ARCHIBALD AND LIMONITE AVENUES, COMPRISING ASSESSOR PARCEL'S
NUMBERS 144-OlO-OlS, 018, 020, 023, 032.
WHEREAS, the applicant, Raymond Polverini on behalf of Homestead LLC, submitted
Planning Application No. 19-20026, A Change of Zone, as well as a Major Development Review,
Variance, Tentative Parcel Map, and Lot Line Adjustment for the development of a 1,055,542
square foot industrial center (The Homestead) at the northwest corner of Archibald and Limonite
Avenues, Assessor's Parcel Number 144-010-015, 018, 020, 023, 032, know herein as the
"project"; and
WHEREAS, the proposed project (Project No. PLN19-20026) is considered a "project" as
defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Public Resources Code Section 21000
et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the City, as the Lead Agency, determined that the proposed project required
the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for compliance with the provisions of
CEQA; and
WHEREAS, on September 16, 2019, using the method under CEQA Guidelines Section
21092, the City provided a Notice of Preparation (NOP) for the proposed Draft EIR (SCH No.
2018061065) to the State Office of Planning and research (QPR) and the Riverside County Clerk,
and also published the NOP in compliance with state law in the Press Enterprise, a local
newspaper of general circulation, regarding a public scoping meeting and a 30-day public
commenting period; and
WHEREAS, on January 24, 2020, using the method required under CEQA Guidelines
Section 15087, the City provided a Notice of Availability (NOA) for the proposed Draft EIR (SCH
No. 2019090335) to the State Office of Planning and Research (QPR) and the Riverside County
Clerk, and also published the NOA on January 24, 2020 in compliance with state law in the Press
Enterprise, a local newspaper of general circulation, regarding the 45-day public review period;
and
WHEREAS, the City made the proposed Draft EIR available for public review beginning
January 24, 2020, and concluding on March 10, 2020, a period of not less than 45 days as
prescribed by law; and which during said public review period, the City received 8 written
comment letters concerning aesthetics, air quality, agriculture, hazardous materials, land use and
planning, noise, tribal cultural resources, and water quality; and