NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the City Planning Commission of the City of Riverside, in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 3900 Main Street, Riverside, California, on Thursday, June 4, 2026, relative to the following matters, beginning at the approximate times indicated below. View virtual meeting live webcast at RiversideCA.gov/Meeting. No item will be heard before the times indicated, but possibly later.
9:00 A.M.
PLANNING CASE PR-2024-001684 (CUP): Proposal by Travis Chopp of Alta Vista Public Charter, Inc. to consider a Conditional Use Permit to permit a public charter school (Vista Norte Public Charter) consisting of up to 450 students ranging from 14-23 years of age. The 0.57-acre project site is fully developed, located at 7680 Casa Blanca Street, situated on the south side of Casa Blanca Street between Winstrom and Depot Streets, in the R-1-7000 – Single Family Residential Zone, in Ward 5. The Planning Division of the Community & Economic Development Department has determined that the proposal is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines, as the project will not have a significant effect on the environment. Contact Planner: Yenifer Cid, Associate Planner, 951-826-5652, ycid@riversideca.gov.
The Commission is authorized to take action on Conditional Use Permits per the Riverside Municipal Code.Public comments can be submitted by e-comment at www.engageriverside.com up to two hours before the meeting. Or call 951-826-8688 at 9:00 a.m. on meeting day for Telephone Public Comment. To participate via Zoom, use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/92696991265. Comments may be sent electronically to the Contact Planner listed above or via regular mail at City of Riverside Community & Economic Development Department, Planning Division, 3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92522.Para información en español llame al 951-826-5371
Decisions of the City Planning Commission are appealable to the City Council within ten calendar days following the respective meeting dates. Appeal procedures are available from the Planning Division.
If you challenge any of the above proposed actions in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Division at, or prior to, the public hearing.
Copies of the staff report are available 12 days preceding the hearing on the City’s webpage at https://riversideca.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.
Please refer to the meeting agenda at https://riversideca.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx for up-to-date information regarding the in-person or virtual Planning Commission meeting.
DATE: May 15, 2026
Laurel Reimer, City PlannerThe Press-EnterprisePublished: 5/15/26
