Riverside County Planning Commission, July 22, 2026
Approves Plot Plan 230008, medical office building on Temescal Canyon Road, passed
What happened
The Riverside County Planning Commission approved three land-use items on July 22, 2026. It approved the Winchester 1800 Specific Plan Amendment (SP 286), General Plan Amendment, change of zone, tentative tract map, and plot plan (item 3.2) for Meritage Homes' 148-unit single-fam…
- Jurisdiction
- Riverside County, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- July 22, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, passed
Free sample: decision 1 of 7
Conditional vacation of portions of Leon Road, Thousand Palms
Conditional vacation of portions of Leon Road in the Thousand Palms area, subject to completion of the new alignment. Approved on consent as recommended by staff.
- Conditional upon completion of the new road alignment
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Riverside County Planning Commission approved three land-use items on July 22, 2026. It approved the Winchester 1800 Specific Plan Amendment (SP 286), General Plan Amendment, change of zone, tentative tract map, and plot plan (item 3.2) for Meritage Homes' 148-unit single-fam…
Key Decisions (7)
Conditional vacation of portions of Leon Road, Thousand Palms
Item 2.1 continued to August 5th
Tentative Parcel Map 37693, March Business Center
Winchester 1800 Specific Plan Amendment, GPA, change of zone, tract map and plot plan (item 3.2)
Item 3.3 continued to August 5th
Plot Plan 230008, medical office building on Temescal Canyon Road
Item 3.5 continued to August 5th
Zoning Changes (1)
Development Activity (3)
Tentative Parcel Map 37693 industrial subdivision, March Business Center
Industrial
Winchester 1800 Specific Plan 148-home residential community
Residential
Climate-control medical office building, Temescal Canyon Road
Commercial
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Commissioners and staff repeatedly emphasized the county's need for 'missing…
Commercial Demand
Both staff and the applicant noted commercial retail on the…
Commercial Demand
The Temescal Valley is described as experiencing a 'burst of…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: 5 staff members, 3 applicant's representatives, and 3 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.
This season: 3 of 3 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
Scenic Highway request
## **4 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT INITIATION PROCEEDINGS:**
Holland Road vacation
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