NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING and INTENT TO CERTIFY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT 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: SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 401 (SP00401), GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 230001 (GPA230001), CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 2300003 (CZ2300003), TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 38578 (TTM38578), PLOT PLAN NO. 240016, PLOT PLAN NO. 230005 (PPT230005), PLOT PLAN NO. 230006 (PPT230006) – Intent to Certify an Environmental Impact Report – Applicant: Thermal Ranch, LLC – Representative: MSA Consulting – Fourth Supervisorial District – Eastern Coachella Valley Area Plan: Agriculture (AG) – Lower Coachella Valley Zoning District – Zoning: Heavy Agriculture, 10 acre minimum (A-2-10), Controlled Development Areas (W-2) – Location: East of Harrison Street, south of 62nd Avenue, west of Tyler Street, north of 64th Avenue – 619.1 Acres – REQUEST: SP00401 is a proposal for a development program on a 619.1 acre area that consists of 223.1 acres for Equestrian Center, 194.3 acres of Very Low Density Residential, 69.5 acres of Medium High Density Residential, 18.3 acres of Highest Density Residential, 77.2 acres of Commercial Tourist, and 21.4 acres of Commercial Retail. Overall SP00401 proposes a total maximum of 1,362 dwelling units, 320 RV spaces, and 285,000 sq. ft. of commercial building area. SP00401 is oriented around an equestrian center with supporting and ancillary residential and commercial uses. GPA230001 is a proposal to establish SP00401 within the General Plan and modify the land use designations of the General Plan to match those as proposed by SP00401 which are Commercial Tourist (CT), Very Low Density Residential (VLDR), Medium High Density Residential (MHDR), Highest Density Residential (HHDR), and Commercial Retail (CR). CZ2300003 is a proposal to rezone the properties involved from Heavy Agriculture, 10 acre minimum (A-2-10) and Controlled Development Areas (W-2) to SP00401, create the zoning ordinance of SP00401, and define the Planning Area boundaries of SP00401. TTM38578 is a proposal for a Schedule A subdivision to subdivide the entire 619.1 gross acre site into 330 lots, including 1 lot for the Equestrian Center, 2 lots for Horse Park Workforce Housing, 2 lots for commercial purposes, 110 lots for large lot single-family residential with a minimum lot size of 20,000 sq. ft., 161 lots for detached single-family with a minimum lot size of 5,000 sq. ft., 10 lots for 191 attached condominium units, and 45 lots for various open space lots, well sites, and I.I.D substation. PPT240016 is a proposal for the development plan for the 191 attached condominium units. PPT230005 is a proposal for Horse Park Workforce Housing on 41.3 acres that includes 500 units and an RV park with 300 RV parking stalls. PPT230006 is a proposal for the equestrian center on 223.2 acres that includes a total of 615,689 sq. ft. of building area that includes the Grand VIP Barn, 16 Private Barn buildings, 21 Large Barn buildings, 2 Retail buildings, 5 Retail Barn buildings, and 1 Office building. Non-building areas include grass field, riding, and holding areas for horses. – APNs: 751-020-002, 751-020-003, 751-020-006, 751-020-007, 751-020-010. TIME OF HEARING: 9:00am or as soon as possible thereafter DATE OF HEARING: OCTOBER 22, 2025 PLACE OF HEARING: RIVERSIDE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER, BOARD CHAMBERS, 1ST FLOOR 4080 LEMON STREET, RIVERSIDE, CA 92501 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 Russell Brady at (951) 955-3025, or email at rbrady@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 project has the potential to have a significant effect on the environment and has prepared an Environmental Impact Report. The Environmental Impact Report, which identifies all significant environmental effects, has been prepared in conjunction with the above-referenced applications that constitute the proposed project. The Planning Commission will consider the proposed project and the final Environmental Impact Report at the public hearing. The Environmental Impact Report for the proposed project is available for review online on the Planning Department website at https://planning.rctlma.org/, listed under Environmental Documents. 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. 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. RIVERSIDE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT Attn: Russell Brady P.O. Box 1409, Riverside, CA 92502-1409Revised: 9/24/25 October 2 2025 LYRK0378855