Baker Street Warehouse Project (Planning Application No. 2020-103)
Description
Two warehouse buildings totaling over a million square feet on 140 acres at Baker and Pierce — the developer asked for a delay and the hearing was pushed to December 8 with no decision and no staff report before the council.
Impact summary
Would bring an estimated $350,000 a year to the general fund, thousands of jobs, 33+ acres of conservation, and about 1,900 daily vehicle trips near growing residential neighborhoods.
Applicant
- Address
- Intersection of Baker Street and Pierce Street, Lake Elsinore, CA
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 9
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · City Council
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 13, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
City Council
Two warehouse buildings totaling over a million square feet on 140 acres at Baker and Pierce — the developer asked for a delay and the hearing was pushed to December 8 with no decision and no staff report before the council.
Planning Commission
Two warehouse buildings totaling 1,000,451 square feet on roughly 140 acres, with a zone change to M-2, parcel merge into two lots, design review, two CUPs (proximity to residential and building height over 45 feet), and a development agreement with a $9 million road contribution.
Related issues (3)
Baker Street Warehouse Project and M-2 Zoning Concerns
A resident warned the council that proposed mega warehouses around Nichols Road, Lake Street and Terracotta would add over 200 loading docks and millions of square feet on roads that aren't built yet, urging infrastructure first.
Environmental Mitigation Strategies – Galvez Property
A conservation advocate said the site holds eight populations of the endangered San Diego Ambrosia, all slated for transplant rather than protection in place, and urged the commission to consider the reduced Alternative 3 instead.
Air quality, noise and wildfire evacuation concerns
Speakers cited diesel exhaust, truck noise near homes and a school, water use, and worries that clogged roads would trap families during a wildfire evacuation like the Macy fire.
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