Bamiyan Marketplace Project - Approved August 9, 2022

Notice of Public Hearing & Notice of Availability & Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration

Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, will hold a Public Hearing on February 1, 2022, at the Lake Elsinore Cultural Center, 183 N Main Street, Lake Elsinore, California, 92530, at 6 pm, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, to consider the Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration and the proposed project.

All interested persons are hereby invited to attend this Public Hearing to present written information, express opinions, or otherwise present evidence in the above matter. If you wish to legally challenge any action taken by the City on the above matter, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else at the Public Hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City prior to or at the Public Hearing.

A Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND; Environmental Review Number 2019-04) has been prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the Bamiyan Marketplace Project (Planning Application Number 2019-07, Tentative Tract Map Number 37578, Conditional Use Permit Number 2019-03), Commercial Design Review Number 2019-05, and Uniform Sign Program Number 2019-01) and is available for public review.

Project Location

The approximately 12.60-acre project site consists of two parcels (Assessor's Parcel Numbers 381-320-023 and 381-320-020) located at the northwest corner of Grand Avenue and State Route 74/Ortega Highway.

Public Review Period

The City is the Lead Agency under CEQA for this project and is holding a 30-day public review period on the Draft IS/MND beginning on Friday, December 17, 2021, and ending on Monday, January 17, 2022, during which time responsible agencies, the public, and interested parties are invited to comment on the IS/MND for the proposed project.