Public Hearing on cannabis business development agreement amendment scheduled for March 10, 2026.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, will hold a Public Hearing on March 10, 2026, at the Lake Elsinore Cultural Center, 183 North Main Street, Lake Elsinore, California, 92530, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, to consider the following:
Planning Application No. 2019-81 (Central Tree Collective Inc. – DA Amendment): The proposed request is an amendment to an approved Development Agreement (DA-2025-13) for an existing cannabis business, Central Tree Collective, Inc., located at 18532 Pasadena Street. The amendment is primarily to reduce the Community Benefit Fund fees including establishing a separate fee rate for retail and non-retail cannabis uses and allowing fees to be paid in monthly payments. The amendment would not change the cannabis business’ approved land use(s) and licenses(s).
The proposed project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (Cal. Pub. Res. Code §§21000 et seq.: “CEQA”) and the CEQA Guidelines (14 C.C.R. §§ 15000 et seq.) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1: Existing Facilities).
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: On February 17, 2026, at a duly noticed Public Hearing, the Lake Elsinore Planning Commission by a 4-0 vote recommended that the City Council approve the proposed amendment to the development agreement.ALL INTERESTED PERSONS are invited to submit written information, express opinions or otherwise submit written evidence by email to calvarez@Lake-Elsinore.org.
If you wish to legally challenge any action taken by the City on the above matter, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else at the Public Hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City prior to or at the Public Hearing. If you require accommodation to participate in a Public Hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s office at (951) 674-3124. All Agenda materials are available for review on the City’s website at www.lake-elsinore.org, the Friday before the Public Hearing.
FURTHER INFORMATION on this item may be obtained by contacting Carlos Serna, Associate Planner in the Planning Division at cserna@lake-elsinore.org or (951) 824-7415.
Candice Alvarez, MMCCity Clerk
The Press-EnterprisePublished: 2/28/26