Public hearing for proposed change of zone in Riverside County.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
A PUBLIC HEARING has been scheduled, pursuant to Riverside County Land Use Ordinance No. 348, before the RIVERSIDE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION to consider a proposed project in the vicinity of your property, as described below:
CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 2200063 (CZ2200063) – Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) – ​All Supervisorial Districts​ – Location: Countywide – REQUEST : Change of Zone No. 2200063 is a proposed text amendment to Riverside County Ordinance No. 348, the Riverside County Land Use Ordinance, that would allow Polanco Parks (up to 12 units) and agricultural employee housing (up to 36 units), consistent with California Health and Safety Code Sections 17021.6 and 17021.8, as permitted uses subject to ministerial approval in zones that allow agricultural uses and within Agricultural (AG:AG) land use designation. The amendment streamlines the development of agricultural employee housing in compliance with State law and applicable health and safety requirements.
TIME OF HEARING:10:00 am or as soon as possible thereafter.DATE OF HEARING:MAY 6, 2026PLACE OF HEARING:CITY OF LA QUINTA CITY HALL78-495 CALLE TAMPICOLA QUINTA, CA 92253 
This meeting will be conducted by teleconference and at the place of hearing, as listed above. Information on how to request to speak remotely is available on the Planning Department website at https://planning.rctlma.org/public-hearings . For further information regarding this project, please contact Project Planner Phayvanh Nanthavongdouangsy at (951) 955-1964, or email at AdvancePlanning@rivco.org , or go to the County Planning Department’s Planning Commission agenda web page at https://planning.rctlma.org/planning-commission-meetings .
The Riverside County Planning Department has determined that the above-described application is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Planning Commission will consider the proposed application at the public hearing. The meeting documents for the proposed project can be viewed online under the hearing date on the Public Hearing page of the Planning Department website: https://planning.rctlma.org/planning-commission-meetings .
Any person wishing to comment on the proposed project may submit their comments in writing by mail or email, or by phone between the date of this notice and the public hearing; or you may appear and be heard at the time and place noted above. You may participate remotely by registering with the Planning Department at least 24 hours prior to the meeting at: https://rivco.org/constituent-speaking-request. All comments received prior to the public hearing will be submitted to the Planning Commission for consideration, in addition to any oral testimony, before making a decision on the proposed project. All correspondence received before and during the meeting will be distributed to the Planning Commission and retained for the official record.
If this project is challenged in court, the issues may be limited to those raised at the public hearing, described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Director at, or prior to, the public hearing. Be advised that as a result of public hearings and comment, the Planning Director may amend, in whole or in part, the proposed project. Accordingly, the designations, development standards, design or improvements, or any properties or lands within the boundaries of the proposed project, may be changed in a way other than specifically proposed.
Please send all written correspondence to:
RIVERSIDE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENTAttn: Phayvanh NanthavongdouangsyP.O. Box 1409, Riverside, CA 92502-1409The Press-EnterprisePublished: 4/15/26