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NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY FOR PUBLIC REVIEW OF INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION PA 21-0145
Published on Aug 17, 2022 10:44
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY FOR PUBLIC REVIEW OF AN INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE
DECLARATION FOR THE WILDOMAR CROSSROADS MIXED USE PROJECT
An Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) has been
prepared by the City of Wildomar for the proposed Wildomar Crossroads Mixed Use Project (PA No. 21-0145). The IS/MND
and technical appendices will be
available for public review/comment beginning on Wednesday, August 17, 2022. All files can be downloaded from the City of
Wildomar Environmental Documents Center webpage at the following web
address: http://www.cityofwildomar.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=9894827&pageId=10911316.
The project site is located at the northwest intersection of
Clinton Keith Road and Wildomar Trail on 24850-23980 Catt Road, and encompasses Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 376-410-015, -016, -017, and -021. The proposed project would construct a 150-unit
“gated” multi-family apartment community and a 3,728 square-foot club/fitness
center. The project also proposes the construction of a 35,422 square-foot
commercial retail center anchored by a Sprouts Grocery store, one multi-tenant retail building, two drive-through restaurants, and one drive-through coffee restaurant.
Access to the residential portion of the site would be provided via two gated
entrances/exits. Catt Road would be extended from Arya Road to function as a project driveway and one access point would be provided at the southwest corner of the site via
this driveway. The other residential access point would be provided on the
northeast corner of the project via Wildomar Trail and include an internal driving aisle that extends around the north and west perimeter of the project linking the
two access points. The commercial portion would be accessible from three points
along Wildomar Trail. The Catt Road driveway would extend into the commercial portion of the project as well, providing an additional entrance/exit. The project includes the
following applications for consideration by the Wildomar Planning Commission:
· CEQA/Mitigated
Negative Declaration: The
Planning Department will act as the Lead Agency and has determined that the project will require preparation and approval of an MND in accordance with Section 15070 of CEQA.
· Conditional Use Permit (CUP): The proposed Sprouts Grocery store will require approval of a CUP to allow for alcohol sales in
accordance with Section 17.248 of the WMC.
· Tentative Parcel Map (TPM 38333): The project will require approval of a Tentative Parcel Map to subdivide
the 9-acre site into five (5) parcels to accommodate the 150-unit residential apartment community and 35,422
square-foot commercial retail center.
· Plot
Plan (PP): The project will require approval of a commercial Plot
Plan to develop the 4.53-acre commercial retail site with 35,422 square feet of
retail and restaurant uses, including site planning, architecture, landscaping,
parking, etc. and on-site and off-site improvements consistent with the city’s
commercial objective design standards and guidelines.
· Final
Site Plan of Development (FSPOD): The project will require
approval of a final site plan of development for the 4.48-acre site to develop
the 150-unit apartment community (33.5 units/acre density, including site planning, architecture, landscaping, parking, etc. consistent with the city’s multi-family objective residential design standards and guidelines.
The IS/MND identifies impacts that require mitigation in the
following topic areas: Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources,
Geology and Soils, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Noise, Transportation,
Tribal Cultural Resources, and Wildfire. Significant and unavoidable impacts and cumulatively considerable impacts have not been identified in any of the
environmental issue areas. The project is not located on any hazardous
materials sites enumerated under Section 65962.5 of the California Government
Code.
 In accordance with Sections 15072(a) and (b) of the CEQA Guidelines, this public notice is posted to officially
notify the public, public agencies, and responsible and trustee agencies that
the required 30-day public review/comment period will commence on Wednesday,
August 17, 2022, and conclude on Thursday, September 15, 2022. Any written comments (via email or letter) on the IS/MND must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. on September 15, 2022.
Written comments may be mailed to Matthew C. Bassi, Planning Director, City of
Wildomar Planning Department, 23873 Clinton Keith Road, Suite 201, Wildomar, CA
92595. Email comments can be sent to [email protected]. The Planning Commission is tentatively scheduled to review the IS/MND and proposed
development project at their regular meeting of October 19, 2022.
Published: August 17, 2022
21-0145 NOA – County Clerk 8-03-22
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