Sunset Crossroads Specific Plan
Description
The ordinances approving the master-planned industrial/commercial project were suspended by the successful referendum and now head to the November 3, 2026 ballot. The developer has applied to strip data centers, detention facilities and battery storage from the allowed uses.
Impact summary
Changes how 11 commercial uses get approved in two planning areas; drive-throughs will now come back to the commission individually for scrutiny.
Applicant
- Name
- NP Banning Industrial
- Address
- Approximately 533.8 acres within the City of Banning and County of Riverside (Sunset Crossroads area)
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · Planning Commission
A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 7, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Planning Commission - Oct 7, 2026
A minor table amendment for commercial Planning Areas 17 and 18, recommended to Council 5-0 — but only with drive-through restaurants kept as a conditional use to match the mailed notice.
City Council - Jul 14, 2026
The ordinances approving the master-planned industrial/commercial project were suspended by the successful referendum and now head to the November 3, 2026 ballot. The developer has applied to strip data centers, detention facilities and battery storage from the allowed uses.
Related issues (2)
Sunset Crossroads referendum — warehouses on the November ballot
A 533.8-acre proposal for up to 5 million square feet of warehouses plus retail, a hotel, fire station and substation funding. Supporters see jobs and billions in fees; opponents fear 1,850 trucks a day, noise, and empty warehouses near Sun Lakes.
Data centers in Banning
The chair wants a status update on a citywide code amendment that could tighten rules on data centers, ICE detention centers, and battery storage. Council hasn't given specific direction yet, but staff will look into it.
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