Columbia Heights Apartment Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026010592
Lead Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
Columbia Heights Apartment Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Medium Density Residential (CD-MDR), 2 to 5 dwelling units per acre (du/ac) and Light Agriculture (A-1-5); Zoned R-3 and A-1-5
Document Description
Ascendant Development Group, LLC has submitted an application to the County of Riverside (County) for the Columbia Heights Apartment Project (Project) to obtain authorization to develop 36 apartment dwelling units. The Project requires discretionary permits from the County of Riverside that include a General Plan Amendment (GPA220007) and Zone Change (CZ220008).
The Project proposes 36 apartment dwelling units located within 4 buildings that are two and three stories tall. The Project site is 2.4 gross acres within Accessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 438-220-002, and is located on the east side of Columbia Street between Florida Avenue to the north and Acacia Avenue to the south within the sphere of influence (SOI) of the City of Hemet within Unincorporated Riverside County. The Project requires discretionary permits from the County of Riverside that include a General Plan Amendment (GPA) and Zone Change (ZC). The Applicant is requesting the current General Plan land use designations of Medium Density Residential (CD-MDR), 2 to 5 dwelling units per acre (du/ac) and Light Agriculture (A-1-5) be changed to Very High Density Residential (VHDR), 14 to 20 du/ac. The western portion of the Project Site is currently Zoned R-3. The Project proposes the eastern landlocked portion of the Project Site also be changed from A-1-5 to R-3 Zoning.
Contact Information
Name
Joseluis Aparicior
Agency Name
Riverside County
Job Title
TLMA Contract Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Tom Dodson
Agency Name
Tom Dodson & Associates
Job Title
President
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Name
Keith Tolliver
Agency Name
Ascendant Development Group, LLC
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Hemet
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Columbia Street between Florida Avenue to the north and Acacia Ave
Zip
92570
Total Acres
2.4
Parcel #
438-220-002
State Highways
SR-74
Railways
N/A
Airports
Hemet Ryan Airport
Schools
Ramona and Hemet Elementary
Waterways
N/A
Township
5S
Range
1W
Section
12
Base
SBBM
Notice of Completion
Development Types
Residential (Units 36, Acres 2.4)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Site Plan, Rezone
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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