Arlington Mixed Use Development Project

4 Documents in Project

Summary

SCH Number
2023060428
Lead Agency
City of Riverside
Document Title
Arlington Mixed Use Development Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
The Project is an existing developed site containing the former Sears Department Store, Auto Center, and associated parking areas. The site has a General Plan land use designation of C - Commercial and is zoned CG - Commercial General.
Document Description
The Project proposes the demolition of the existing 192,139 square foot (sf) former Sears buildings and all appurtenances. The Sears Auto Center is a 13,713-sf structure. The 178,426 sf Sears structure consists of a 90,526 sf basement and 87,900 sf ground level. The Project proposes the development of approximately 576,203 sf of residential and commercial-retail uses. The Project will include several amenities including: onsite leasing office, tuck-under garages, carports, public dog park, outdoor resort style pool and spa, fitness area, clubhouse, shade structures with barbeques and tables, multi-use turf areas, outdoor gaming and play spaces. The residential component of the proposed Project includes development of 27 residential buildings providing for 546,474 sf of residential uses and 4,409 sf Clubhouse/Fitness/Leasing building. The Clubhouse/Fitness/Leasing building will be publicly accessible while the residential portion will be accessible via gates. The residential buildings will allow for a total of 388 dwelling units and be divided between 13 3-story garden style buildings providing for 318 dwelling units and 14 2-story townhome buildings providing for 70 dwelling units. The proposed Project will also provide 25,320 sf of commercial-retail use by way of two commercial-retail buildings in the southern portion of the site along Arlington Avenue. The commercial-retail buildings include: a 5,000 sf multi-tenant retail speculative pad with an adjoining outdoor dining/flex space that could include a 24-hour operation; and a proposed 20,320 sf grocery store pad. The grocery store will operate between the hours of 9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. seven days a week. Construction of the Project will occur in two phases with the first phase being commercial parcel, and the second phase being the residential parcel over the course of approximately 23 months. The earthwork is anticipated to balance with 28,000 cubic feet (cf) of cut and 28,000 cf of fill. Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) provides electrical services to the Project site. All electrical facilities would connect to existing connections in Arlington Avenue and Streeter Avenue. Additional circuits will be required to meet the Project’s estimated electric demand. This will require approximately 1.5 miles of offsite trenching to connect to existing RPU electric facilities. Trenching will occur within existing ROW and will include approximately 0.5 miles in Streeter Avenue from Arlington Avenue to Central Avenue; approximately 0.5 miles in Central Avenue from Streeter Avenue to Hillside Avenue; and approximately 0.5 miles in Hillside Avenue to Mountain View Avenue. It is anticipated that trenching may be as deep as 7 to 8 feet below ground. There are some existing conduit and vaults within this alignment. The Project will be required to provide areas of new 6.5-inch conduit and approximately 10 electric vaults sized at 8 feet by 14 feet in order to provide the additional circuit and connect to existing facilities.

Contact Information

Name
Brian Norton
Agency Name
City of Riverside
Job Title
Principal Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency

Location

Cities
Riverside
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Arlington Avenue and Streeter Avenue
Zip
92506
Total Acres
17.43
Jobs
59
Parcel #
226-180-015-1
State Highways
Route 91
Railways
Metrolink
Airports
Riverside Municipal Airport
Schools
Various
Waterways
Santa Ana River
Township
2S
Range
5W
Section
33
Base
SBBM

Notice of Completion

State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region 8 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 20, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Residential (Units 388, Acres 14.23), Commercial (Sq. Ft. 25320, Acres 3.19, Employees 59)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Site Plan, Rezone, Land Division (Subdivision, etc.), Certificate of Appropriateness
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Fiscal Impacts, 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

Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from state reviewing agencies]

Disclaimer: The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) accepts no responsibility for the content or accessibility of these documents. To obtain an attachment in a different format, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. For more information, please visit OPR’s Accessibility Site.

Download CSV Download All Attachments New Search Print