City Manager's Update - Volume 25

COVID-19

*As of 12/15/21

• Confirmed cases in Riverside County: 384,083 (373,519 recovered)
• Currently hospitalized in Riverside County: 320 (81 in ICU)
• Deaths in Riverside County: 5,514
• Confirmed cases in Jurupa Valley: 19,555 (19,120 recovered)
• Deaths in Jurupa Valley: 290

Sheriff's Department

SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY:

Problem-Oriented Policing Team (POP)

Jurupa Rd./Etiwanda Ave.

The Jurupa Valley POP Team conducted a follow-up of a business parking lot. The location is on the comer of Jurupa Rd. and Etiwanda Ave. The location is known for high traffic of narcotic possession, use and sales. Subjects congregate under a tree and use the canopy of the tree to hide their illicit activities. POP Team deputies contacted Code Enforcement and the owner of the property to trim the tree down. 

Bellegrave Ave./West of Campbell St.

The Jurupa Valley POP Team conducted a follow-up on an encampment located on Bellegrave Ave west of Campbell St. The POP Team has been attempting to relocate the individual that stays in the encampment for months. The subject has refused outreach services through Path of Life Ministries multiple times. With the assistance of Code Enforcement and the property owner, the subject relocated, and all the rubbish was cleared from the area. 

Emergency Incident Statistics for November 2021

• Com Fire: 1
• False Alarm: 99
• Medical: 696
• Other Fire: 31
• Other Misc: 10
• Public Service Assist: 22
• Residential Fire: 2
• Rescue: 1
• Ringing Alarm: 3
• Standby: 13
• Traffic Collision: 101
• Vehicle Fire: 10
• Wildland Fire: 19

Community Development Department

December 2, 2021, City Council
Meeting Highlights

1. 6th Cycle (2021-2029) Housing Element

As Jurupa Valley continues to grow, the Housing Element will help plan for where future residents will live by updating the City’s housing policies and designating space by 2021 to accommodate the City’s share of regional housing allocation of 4,497 new housing units for the 2021-2029 planning period. This includes designating sites for market-rate housing, and housing that is affordable to very low, low, and moderate incomes.

The Housing Element sets goals, policies, and programs that are implemented after the plan is adopted to achieve this objective. The Housing Element must remain consistent with the other elements of the General Plan, which was adopted in 2017.

City staff submitted the document to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development for review and recently received revisions to fully comply with State Housing Element Law.

2. Zone Code Amendment

The City Council held a public hearing and approved Zone Code Amendment No. 21007 (ZCA21007):

• Eliminating expansion or establishment of Truck Intensive Uses in various Commercial, Industrial, and Manufacturing zones;
• Initiating a Zoning Code Amendment to the Business Park (B-P) zone
• Extending the temporary moratorium on expansion or establishment of truck intensive uses within five industrial and manufacturing areas for an additional one-year period
• Initiating a General Plan Amendment to change the land use in the following study areas:

1. Bellegrave-Van Buren
2. Belltown-Agua Mansa
3. Pedley-Limonite
4. Flabob Airport
5. Sierra Avenue

December 8, 2021, Planning Commission Meeting Highlights

1. BRE Space Center Mira Loma Logistics Project

During the December 8, 2022, Planning Commission meeting, the Committee held a public hearing and approved a Site Development Permit (SDP) and a Tentative Parcel Map (TPM) for the BRE Space Center Mira Loma Logistics Project.

The project is located at 3401 Space Center Court: located west of Etiwanda Ave., North of Iberia St., East of Space Center Court, and South of Venture Drive.

The Project consists of the following improvements on a 105.58-acre area:

• Demolition of nine (9) existing redwood buildings totaling 1,579,500 square feet
• Redevelopment of the Project site with two new industrial speculative buildings (“Building 1” and “Building 2”) totaling 1,939,312 square feet. No proposed use at this time
• Building “1” is a 1,379,287 square foot logistics building, and Building “2” is a 560,025 square foot logistics building
• There will be an overall increase of 359,812 square feet after the demolition of existing buildings and the construction of two new buildings
• Building “3”, totaling 172,800 square feet, will remain on the site with no proposed changes and will be integrated into the overall site. There is an existing warehouse distributor in Building 3

2. Extension of Time for TTM36827 (Golden W. Ave./Opal St. Residential Project)

The Planning Commission also held a public hearing for a one (1) year Extension of Time (EOT) for TTM36827, a subdivision of a 3.35-acre parcel into 13 single-family residential lots with a public street and a water quality basin.

The minimum residential lot size is 7,200 square feet with average lot widths of 60 feet and average lot depths of 100 feet. No changes were being proposed to the subdivision’s design or layout. The project site is located between Golden West Avenue and Opal Street, north of 45th Street and at the terminus of Ridgewood Drive. 

3. Traditional Neighborhood Design Ordinance

Development Updates

1. Troy Court Industrial Project

• Enhancements of the south elevations facing Van Buren 
• Refurbishment of the existing tubular steel fencing, located on the  eastern, southern, and western property lines, as needed
• Prohibition of center swales on the site
• Paving design enhancements to vehicle access points 
• Removal of graffiti within 24 Hours 
• Requiring Department of Environmental Health and/or Regional Water Quality Control Board clearance 
• Inclusion of E-V charging stations

2. ALDI Grocery Store - Coming to Vernola Marketplace

3. Orco Block - Planning Inspection

Orco Block is located at 4545 Rutile Street. Planning Staff conducted an inspection on a 2,160 square foot modular office building with 11 parking stalls and one handicap stall. The office consisted of two restrooms, lunchroom, conference room, four salesperson cubicles, sales space, sales manager office, and a manager’s office. A future project for the site is a 48,997 square foot building.

4. Paradise Knolls - Planning Area 5

DR Horton has submitted an official Development Plan Application MA21313 for a 219 single-family subdivision at Paradise Knolls Project Planning Area 5, which is within a 107.2-acre Specific Plan area located on the southeast corner of Limonite Avenue and Downey Street, north of the Santa Ana River.

The Specific Plan includes six (6) Planning Areas consisting of four (4) residential neighborhoods (allowing up to 650 units), one (1) 2.2-acre commercial/retail area, and 18.2 acres of open space. This subdivision will be part of Planning Area 5 of the site plan provided below.

The development will include 219 units with a 4.23-acre concourse that will serve as open space for the community. The lots will range from 2,754 to 3,600 square feet. A tentative tract map will also be part of the development plan.

Engineering Department

Community Improvement Projects (CIP)

1. Mission Blvd Pavement Rehabilitation

• Pavement & Striping has been completed
• Traffic signal modification in process

2. Jurupa Grade Separation

•  AT&T is in the process of extending a 4” conduit from the existing utility pole that will be removed indefinitely

3. Emerald Ridge South

• Grading in process

Residential Projects

1. Paradise Knolls

• Off-site improvement 80% complete
• Residential home building (phase 1) 

2. Jurupa Estates

• Bond release punch list work continuing

3. Vernola Marketplace Apartments

• Starting apartment occupancies
• Continuing apartment construction

4. Avalon

• Awaiting pad certifications

5. 60th and Hudson

• Beginning underground pipeline work

6. JCSD Water Pipeline

• Project re-started on 10-18-21
• Completion March 2022

 Commercial Projects

1. Horizon Business Park

• Building work 50% complete
• Off-site work 60% complete

2. Agua Mansa

• Starting off-site improvements/right-of-way (ROW) roadway encroachment permit work

3. Cold Storage

• Starting Avalon St. roadway and drive approach improvements

4. Arco Limonite Commercial Phase 2                                                         

• Building footing 30% complete
• Off-site improvement 10% complete                                                                  

5. Rubidoux Industrial

• Starting roadway asphalt restoration on Rubidoux Blvd.

Public Works

• Public Works staff and Code Enforcement team work together to clean up homeless encampments
•  Illegal dumping has been removed from the public right-of-way
• Public works staff continues to repair potholes throughout the City

Code Enforcement

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Statistics

• Calls for Service: 161
• Parking Enforcement by Code Division: 13 issued citations
• Completed Inspections: 97
• Cases Opened: 104
• Cases Closed: 103

Case Updates

Pacific Ave. & Mission Blvd.

Code Enforcement received reports of homeless living on a private property yelling & screaming all hours of the day and night. Path of Life was contacted for services. The Homeless left the area and the owner cleaned up trash & debris. 

Van Buren Blvd. & Limonite Ave.

Reports were made regarding the accumulation of trash and debris on the public right of way next to Van Buren Blvd. Code Enforcement requested assistance from our Public Works Department. The trash and debris were removed and the tree was trimmed. 

Jurupa Valley Operations Center

News & Announcements

Snow Day

A day of organized recreation activities including supervised sledding, snow castle building, music, and food. Pick your 55 minute sledding time, enjoy snow castle building during event hours and make two different crafts.

PICK YOUR SLEDDING TIME BY CLICKING HERE

Holiday Closures 

In observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays, City administrative offices are closed:

• Friday, December 24, 2021
• Monday, December 27, 2021
• Friday, December 31, 2021