Riverside County Zoning Decisions: February 2026

In February 2026, Riverside County held 4 public meetings covering zoning matters. 4 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 4 approved (100% approval rate). Activity was down 27% compared to January (277 activity items across 4 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

36-unit apartment complex at Columbia Street, Hemet area

Approved.

General plan amendment 2200007, change of zone 2200028, and plot plan 2200032 for Senate Development Group (Keith Tolliver). Project consists of four apartment buildings totaling 36 units (one, two, and three bedroom floor plans) on 2.4 acres. Buildings include three two-story structures (24'7" tall) and one three-story building (35'9" tall). 90 parking spaces provided. Site located northerly of Acacia Street, easterly of Columbia Street, southerly of Florida Avenue, westerly of Cornell Street in 3rd District.

See the vote tally and conditions for this decision →

Audit Committee Establishment

Approved.

Created audit committee consisting of two public members with audit/financial expertise, two board members or designees, auditor controller, chief of audit, and executive office representative to review audits and make recommendations on two-year audit plan.

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Eastern Coachella Valley Area Plan Amendment (GPA 24-00002)

Approved.

Minor amendment to remove policies 2.2 and 2.3 from the Planned Community section related to denied Specific Plan 339 (Paradise Valley, denied by Board of Supervisors 11/05/2019) and references to Specific Plan 385 (Vista Salida, set aside 07/31/2018). Also updates figures 3 and 4 (land use maps) and tables 2 and 3 (statistical summaries). Located within ECVAP boundaries east of La Quinta, south of Joshua Tree National Park, north of Salton Sea, west of Desert Center.

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CAPTEC Rules Amendment - Transfer to Planning Commission

Approved.

Approved amendments to Resolution 84-526 dissolving CAPTEC (Comprehensive Agricultural Preserve Technical Advisory Committee) and transferring authority over agricultural preserve establishment, disestablishment, diminishment, and enlargement to the Planning Commission. Updates include state law noticing requirements and traditional findings similar to plot plans and conditional use permits. No changes to Ordinance 509 governing allowed uses on agricultural preserves.

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Zoning Changes

• Split R-3 (General Residential) and A-1-5 (Light Agriculture, 5-acre minimum) → R-3 (General Residential), 2.4 acres at Northerly of Acacia Street, easterly of Columbia Street, southerly of Florida Avenue, westerly of Cornell Street, Hemet area (3rd District) (Senate Development Group (Keith Tolliver))
• Rural residential, light agriculture → Heavy agriculture (A-2-10), 2,566 acres new preserves plus 46 acres enlargement at Palo Verde Mesa area - 53 parcels in South Palo Verde, Chuckwalla, and Blythe zoning areas (Chris Webb, Rose Law Group on behalf of property owner)

Top Keywords This Month

• residential: 32 instances
• land use: 27 instances
• density: 27 instances
• zoning: 15 instances
• variance: 14 instances

What to Watch

• Variance is new this month with 14 mentions, not present in January.

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