First Industrial Logistics at Harley Knox and Indian DPR 22-00016 and TPM 325-0004 (TPM 38684)

The First Industrial Logistics at Harley Knox and Indian Project and off-site improvement area (collectively referred to as proposed Project or Project) involves the merging of seven (7) parcels for the construction and operation of an approximately 549,786-square-foot non-refrigerated warehouse building including infrastructure, appurtenances, associated parking areas, and associated offsite supporting improvements. The proposed warehouse building would accommodate high-cube warehouse distribution uses, anticipating that approximately 10,000 square feet could be utilized for supporting office and mezzanine uses. The proposed Project site is located in the northwest corner of Harley Knox Boulevard and Indian Avenue, within the City of Perris on approximately 25.10 gross acres. The Project site is within the northern portion of the Perris Valley Commerce Center Specific Plan (PVCCSP) planning area, in the City of Perris, in Riverside County. Pursuant to the PVCCSP Guidelines, the building would include solar-ready rooftop panels. The Project would include a total of 94 dock doors on the north side of the building. Based on the employment projection factor for light industrial uses per the PVCCSP the Project is anticipated to create approximately 542 jobs. The proposed Project would be constructed as a speculative or “spec” building; that is, there is not a specific tenant identified at this time. It is anticipated that the building could operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The warehouse is not anticipated to include e-commerce. The Project is proposed to be consistent with City standards and include 14-foot-high screen walls, 8-foot-high perimeter wrought iron fence along the perimeter of the proposed building, and landscaping along the Project site’s frontage The Project would provide a total of 188 automobile parking stalls, which includes 147 standard stalls, 5 Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant (ADA) stalls, 1 ADA van stall, 35 standard electric vehicle stalls, 9 electric vehicle charging stations, 1 ADA electric vehicle charging station, 1 van electric vehicle charging station, and 1 ambulatory electric vehicle charging station. Automobile parking would be provided on the east and west side of the building near the office areas. The Project also includes 132 trailer parking stalls. The Project includes approximately 1.1 acres of offsite improvements associated with potable water, sewer and storm drain connections in Harley Knox Boulevard and Indian Avenue, and sidewalk and parkway improvements along the Project’s frontage. Water (potable) and sewer service are provided to the Project area by the Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD). The proposed Project includes the following discretionary actions by the City: (1) approve a Tentative Parcel Map 25-0004 (TPM 38684) to merge (7) parcels into one; (2) approval of Development Plan Review (DPR) 22-00016 to allow development of an approximately 549,786-square-foot non-refrigerated warehouse building and (3) Certification of the EIR with the determination that the EIR has been prepared in compliance with the requirements of CEQA.