Planning Commission Meeting 10/6/2026

The City of Hemet Planning Commission met on October 6, 2026. Procurement- and infrastructure-related discussion centered on the 2025 Pavement Management Plan, prepared with Roadway Asset Services. The consultant assessed roughly 271 centerline miles of pavement and estimated that repairing roads in their current condition would cost about $187–188 million; the city’s current annual pavement budget is $5 million. Commissioners recommended that the City Council adopt the plan as an assessment and planning tool, not as approval of a specific project or spending level. The consultant advised that maintaining or improving pavement conditions will require long-term investment, but no new pavement appropriation or contract award was approved. The commission also discussed a community garden funded through Community Development Block Grant funds, with construction underway under CIP 2600; commissioners provided advisory feedback on preliminary sign and mural concepts and recommended the name Linda Krupa Community Garden for City Council consideration.

The commission recommended adoption of a citywide zoning ordinance establishing new tiers, approval processes, siting and truck-access standards, and community-benefit provisions for logistics, e-commerce, and warehouse uses in industrial zones; that recommendation passed. The ordinance is intended to guide future development and require stronger city review and negotiated benefits for larger projects. Staff said the city’s existing on-call contract with Albert A. Webb & Associates covers preparation of a separate truck-route ordinance, with no additional budget required for that work. No new procurement awards were identified. Other notable actions included continuing the Unicel 76 alcohol-license CUP item to November 3 for further work on findings and possible conditions, and a lack of consensus on the Montego Bay extension request, which staff said would be deemed denied and could be appealed.