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TEMECULA PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
41000 MAIN STREET
TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA
NOVEMBER 20, 2024 - 6:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER at 6:00 PM: Chair Bob Hagel
FLAG SALUTE: Commissioner Adam A. Ruiz
ROLL CALL: Hagel, Ruiz, Solis, Turley-Trejo, Watts
PUBLIC COMMENTS - AGENDA ITEMS
The following individual(s) addressed the Commission:
• Lawrence Slusser(Item #2) • Andrew Meling (Item #2)
• James Hill (Item #2)
All electronic comments received were made a part of the record of the meeting.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Minutes
Recommendation: Approve the action minutes of October 2, 2024
Approved the Staff Recommendation(5-0): Motion by Ruiz, Second by Turley-Trejo. The vote
reflected unanimous approval.
PUBLIC HEARING
2. CONTINUED FROM MAY 15, 2024 MEETING: Planning Application No. PA22-0035, a
Development Plan for the construction of an approximately 285,125 square foot,350 room,seven
(7) story, full service hotel that includes an approximately 174,382 square foot parking garage,
conference facilities/ballrooms, full service spa, restaurants, bars/lounges, retail outlets, workout
facility, outdoor pool area, and an outdoor wedding garden; and PA22-0037, a Tentative Parcel
Map (TPM 38349) to combine ten existing lots into a single lot. The project is located on the
east side of Old Town Front Street between First Street and Second Street (APNs: 922-072-005,
007, 010, 011, 013, 016, 018, 020, 021, and 023), Scott Cooper
Recommendation: Adopt a resolution entitled:
PC RESOLUTION NO. 2024-22
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF TEMECULA APPROVING PLANNING APPLICATION NO.
PA22-0035, A DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR AN APPROXIMATELY
285,125 SQUARE FOOT, 350 ROOM, SEVEN (7) STORY, FULL
SERVICE HOTEL THAT INCLUDES AN APPROXIMATELY 174,382
SQUARE FOOT PARKING GARAGE LOCATED ON THE EAST
SIDE OF FRONT STREET BETWEEN FIRST STREET AND SECOND
STREET AND MAKING A FINDING OF EXEMPTION UNDER THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (APNS:
922-072-005, 007, 010, 011, 013, 016, 018, 020, 021, AND 023)
PC RESOLUTION NO. 2024-23
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF TEMECULA APPROVING PLANNING APPLICATION NO.
PA22-0037, A TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP (TPM 38349) TO
COMBINE TEN EXISTING LOTS INTO A SINGLE LOT LOCATED
ON THE EAST SIDE OF FRONT STREET BETWEEN FIRST STREET
AND SECOND STREET AND MAKING A FINDING OF
EXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT(APNS: 922-072-005,007,010, 011,013,016,018,020,
021, AND 023)
Approved the Staff Recommendation subject to Conditions of Approval including an additional
condition pertaining to Grading Permit Issuance stating that the grading permit shall be issued at
the discretion of the City Engineer and Building Official (3-2, Solis and Turley-Trejo opposed):
Motion by Ruiz, Second by Watts. The vote reflected unanimous approval with Solis and
Turley-Trejo opposing.
COMMISSIONER REPORTS
COMMISSION SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR REPORT
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR REPORT
ADJOURNMENT
At 7:47 PM, the Planning Commission meeting was formally adjourned to Wednesday, December 4,
2024, at 6:00 PM, City Council Chambers, 41000 Main Street, Temecula, California.
B(Y
Bob Hagel, Chair
Matt Peters, Interim Director of Community Development
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