Aster - River Oaks

Summary

SCH Number
2024120999
Lead Agency
City of Hemet
Document Title
Aster - River Oaks
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
The present land use is vacant. Zoning is R-3 Multiple Family Residential (30du/ac max) and the General Plan Designation is HDR High Density Residential (18.1 - 30.0 du/ac.
Document Description
The project is the development of 10.07 vacant gross acres. It includes a Site Development Review to develop a 228-unit, multiple-family housing project, a Variance related to private open space, and a Parcel Merger to combine the two parcels into a single parcel. The 10.07-acre project site is located at the southeast corner of West Stetson Avenue and South Elk Street, within the City of Hemet, Riverside County, California. The development includes eight three-story apartment buildings up to 37.17 feet in height and a one-story clubhouse and leasing office up to 19 feet in height. The project will take access off South Elk Street. Project amenities include a clubhouse with a gym, community spaces, co-working, leasing office, swimming pool, play areas, associated parking (uncovered, covered, and garages), landscaped open space, and a dog park. The apartment buildings will consist of studios and one- and two-bedroom dwelling units ranging in size from 599 to 1,109 square feet of living area in four-unit plan types. The project features landscaped areas throughout the site, meeting the water efficiency requirements while providing an attractive pallet. Fencing will be a combination of masonry walls of six feet around the perimeter, with tubular view fencing along the South Elk Street frontage. The applicant proposes to commence construction in January 2026, with construction taking approximately eighteen months to complete and the project becoming operational in July 2027. The applicant proposes to commence construction in January 2026, with construction taking approximately eighteen months to complete and the project becoming operational in July 2027. Grading will generally include 10,600 cubic yards of cut with 6,800 cubic yards of fill. The cut and fill volumes are expected to balance due to the amount of anticipated soil shrinkage.

Contact Information

Name
Monique Alaniz-Flejter, AICP
Agency Name
City of Hemet
Job Title
Community Development Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency

Location

Cities
Hemet
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
West Stetson Avenue and South Elk Street
Zip
92543
Total Acres
10.07 acres
Parcel #
464-270-005 and -006
State Highways
Highway 74
Railways
None
Airports
Hemet Ryan Airport
Schools
Whittier Elementary, West Valley High School
Waterways
None
Township
5S
Range
1W
Section
21
Base
Hemet

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 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 Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), 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
Development Types
Residential (Multi-Family Apartments)(Units 228, Acres 10.07)
Local Actions
Site Plan
Project Issues
Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Noise, Tribal Cultural Resources
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End

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