chosen as the basis of comparison, rather than requiring conformance to a code that is likely to be out of date when the project is constructed.” Third, the City of Temecula recommended the plan require compliance with the 2010 California Green Building Standards and prescriptive mitigation measures, such as attic fans, whole house fans, and photovoltaic, solar water heaters. The Planning Department said performance standard was adopted, rather than prescriptive mitigation “a measures . . . [to] allow the applicant to tailor implementation to best fit the final project design and technology available at . . . construction.” Modifications to Specific Plan 380 After the Final EIR Planning Commission modifications On April 18, 2012, the Riverside County Planning Commission (Planning Commission) took up Specific Plan 380 and the final EIR. At the hearing, Commissioner proposed several changes. After hearing these proposals and other plan matters, the Planning Commission voted to continue the hearing on the project to allow revisions. The Trust revised the land use plan to address some of those issues, and on October 17, 2012, planning staff and the Trust presented the revisions. The revised plan included changes to four planning areas. Planning area 1, which had been designated for development of 50,000 square feet of commercial office space, would be designated for very-low-density residential development—specifically six lots. Planning Area 3 would keep its designation for development of commercial
chosen as the basis of comparison, rather than requiring conformance to a code that is likely to be out of date when the project is constructed.” Third, the City of Temecula recommended the plan require compliance with the 2010 California Green Building Standards and prescriptive mitigation measures, such as attic fans, whole house fans, and photovoltaic, solar water heaters. The Planning Department said “a performance standard was adopted, rather than prescriptive mitigation measures . . . [to] allow the applicant to tailor implementation to best fit the final project design and technology available at . . . construction.” Modifications to Specific Plan 380 After the Final EIR Planning Commission modifications On April 18, 2012, the Riverside County Planning Commission (Planning Commission) took up Specific Plan 380 and the final EIR. At the hearing, Commissioner proposed several changes. After hearing these proposals and other plan matters, the Planning Commission voted to continue the hearing on the project to allow revisions. The Trust revised the land use plan to address some of those issues, and on October 17, 2012, planning staff and the Trust presented the revisions. The revised plan included changes to four planning areas. Planning area 1, which had been designated for development of 50,000 square feet of commercial office space, would be designated for very-low-density residential development—specifically six lots. Planning Area 3 would keep its designation for development of commercial