Dexter Village Project

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 December 16, 2025, 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 2023-02) has been prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the Dexter Village Project (Planning Application No. 2024-15, Tentative Tract Map No. 38512 (TTM-2024-05), Conditional Use Permit No. 2024-08, Residential Design Review No. 2024-07) and is available for public review.

Project Location

The proposed project is located on an approximately 23-acre undeveloped site which includes Assessor’s Parcel Number (APNs) 377-090-013, -037, -039, -040. The project site is bound by Third Street on the northwest, Dexter Avenue on the southwest, Second Street on the southeast, and Cambern Avenue on the northeast. The project site has a General Plan land use designation and zoning of Commercial Mixed-Use (CMU).

Project Description

The project proposes a total of 451 residential units, including 221 single-family homes and 230 apartments including 22 affordable units. The average net density for the whole project would be 20.18 dwelling units per acre (du/ac). The single-family residential component would comprise of 84 two-story townhomes and 137 two-story detached homes, and a 1,270 square foot recreation center. The townhomes consist of a mixture of two- and three-bedroom units ranging from 1,230 to 1,508 square feet (SF) and all with two-car garages. The detached single-family homes would be clustered in 8-pack, 6-pack, or front-load with a mixture of three- and four-bedroom units ranging in size from 1,323 to 2,936 SF and all with two-car garages. The proposed apartments would consist of a mixture of one- to three-bedroom units ranging from 657 to 1,371 SF and single-car and two-car tandem garages. The residential development would be constructed in two phases with the single-family residential component in the first phase and apartments in the second phase.

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 Wednesday, November 12, 2025, and ending at 5:00 p.m. Friday, December 12, 2025, during which time responsible agencies, the public, and interested parties are invited to comment on the IS/MND for the proposed project.

Questions & Comments

Nancy Huynh, Principal Planner

Community Development Department

City of Lake Elsinore

130 S Main Street

Lake Elsinore, CA 92530

Phone: 951-674-3124

Email Nancy Huynh