Corydon Group Project (Planning Application No. 2023-34)

The Corydon Group Project, identified as Planning Application No. 2023-34, involves the development of a 3.04-acre site located at 32251 Corydon Road and 32291 Corydon Street in Lake Elsinore, California. The project scope includes the construction of two unrefrigerated warehouses, each measuring 24,296 square feet and featuring two 4,613-square-foot mezzanines and two 14-foot-wide roll-up dock doors. Site improvements consist of 93 vehicle parking spaces, bicycle parking, and landscaping, with the perimeter secured by 6-foot-high wrought iron fencing on the western and southern boundaries and 6-foot-high chain-link fencing on the northern and eastern boundaries. Infrastructure enhancements include bioretention basins for stormwater management, half-width roadway improvements with sidewalks and curbs, and the undergrounding of telephone and power lines. Site access will be provided via a 30-foot-wide driveway on Corydon Road, with utility connections linking to existing water and sewer mains. Administratively, the project requires the approval of a Conditional Use Permit and an Industrial Design Review. It also necessitates two minor modifications: one to reallocate approximately 50,000 square feet of the Industrial Development Target from Specific Plan Area 2 to Specific Plan Area 3 within the East Lake Specific Plan, and another to expand the Airport Overlay designation to include the Skylark Airport. The City of Lake Elsinore has determined that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under Section 15332 for Infill Development Projects, supported by a CEQA Class 32 Exemption Checklist and a Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan Consistency Analysis. Carlos Serna-Ortiz, Associate Planner, serves as the primary point of contact for the project.