For immediate release
July 21, 2016

The Draft Environmental Impact Report (P15-037) for the proposed Moreno Valley Logistics Center is complete and available for public review and comment. The project case numbers are PA15-0014-PA15-0018, P15-036 and P15-037.

The project site is located in the southern portion of the City, south of Krameria Avenue, north of Cardinal Avenue, east of Heacock Street and the March Air Reserve Base, and west of Indian Street. The project includes: 1) a Specific Plan Amendment (P15-036) to modify land use buffering and landscape; 2) a Tentative Parcel Map 36150 (PA15-0018) to consolidate 73.4-acre from three parcels into two parcels, identify public road improvements, and to identify the size and location of proposed utility infrastructure improvements; and 3) four Plot Plans (PA15-0014-PA15-0018) for the construction and operation of a warehouse distribution center with four buildings with a combined 1,737,518 square feet of total floor space. Associated improvements to the property include loading docks, surface parking areas (automobile parking and truck trailer parking), drive aisles, roadway improvements, utility infrastructure, landscaping, exterior lighting, and water quality detention basins.

An Initial Study was prepared for the project. The City of Moreno Valley, as the Lead Agency has determined that based on the Initial Study, an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is required for the project. Approval of this project by the City will require certification of the EIR.

The public review period for the Draft EIR begins on July 22, 2016 and ends at 5:30 P.M. on September 6, 2016. During the 45-day public review period, public agencies and other interested organizations and individuals have the opportunity to comment on the Draft EIR.

Comments on the Draft EIR must be submitted to: Julia Descoteaux, Associate Planner, City of Moreno Valley, 14177 Frederick Street, P.O. Box 88005, Moreno Valley, CA 92552-0805 no later than 5:30 P.M. on September 6, 2016.

The document is available on the City’s website at http://www.moval.org/index.shtml. Hard copies of the document can be reviewed during normal business hours at City Hall, located at 14177 Frederick Street and at the Moreno Valley Library, located at 25480 Alessandro Boulevard. Business hours are located on the City’s website at www.moval.org.

For more information on this project, contact the City of Moreno Valley Planning Division of the Community Development Department at 951.413.3206.