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City of Arts &Innovation PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2020, 9:00 A.M. VIRTUAL MEETING PUBLIC COMMENT VIA TELEPHONE 3900 MAIN STREET COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: C. Roberts, , S. Mill, L. Allen, R. Singh, J. Teunissen and A. Villalobos ABSENT: R. Kirby (vacation), R. Rubio (business), K. Parker (vacation) STAFF: M. Kopaskie-Brown, D. Murray, K. Smith, M. Taylor N. Mustafa, C. Scully, F. Andrade Chair Pro Tem Allen called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE There were no communications from the audience. PUBLIC HEARINGS PLANNING CASES P20-0179 (AMD), P20-0190 (SPA) AND P20-0191 (SPA) Proposal by the City of Riverside to amend the following regulations to implement the proposed policies of the revised Good Neighbor Guidelines for Siting New and/or Modified Industrial Facilities (GNG-2020): 1) Title 19 (Zoning) of the Riverside Municipal Code, including, but not limited to, Articles V (Base Zones and Related Use and Development Provisions), VII (Specific Land Use Provisions), VIII (Site Planning and General Development Provisions), and X (Definitions); 2) the Hunter Business Park Specific Plan (HBPSP); and 3) the Sycamore Canyon Business Park Specific Plan (SCBPSP). The proposed amendments are intended to implement the proposed policies of the GNG-2020. Proposed amendments include, but are not limited to: 1) revisions to Industrial Zones chapter to modify building setback and height requirements and to establish maximum building size within certain proximities to residential land uses; 2) revisions to the Base Zones Permitted Land Uses Permitted Use Table to modify the required entitlements to establish warehousing and distribution facilities; 3) addition of a new chapter establishing specific use regulations including site location, development and operational standards for warehousing and distribution facilities of varying sizes; 4) modifications to outdoor storage and truck yard screening requirements; 5) addition of a definition for warehousing and distribution facilities; 6) amendments to Chapter 3.0 (Development Standards and Criteria) of the SCBPSP to conform to the proposed Zoning Code Amendments; 7) amendments to Chapter III (Development Standards and Design Guidelines) of the HBPSP to conform to the proposed Zoning Code Amendments; and 8) other minor, non -substantive changes and technical corrections required to provide clarity or remove redundancies, as needed. Matthew Taylor, Senior Planner, presented the staff report. APPROVED Planning Commission Minutes - September 17, 2020 1