The Menifee Planning Commission will consider at its April 8 meeting the plans to develop a 6-acre parcel on Newport Road into five parcels to accommodate new businesses in the city.
The project, known as Menifee Boardwalk, is located just west of Menifee Road in a lot that is adjacent to Archibald’s Drive-thru. It is located within the Menifee Village Specific Plan Zone.  The zoning designation for the subject site is the Menifee Village Specific Plan Zone Planning Area (PA) 2-11: Neighborhood Commercial.
City staff is asking for approval of a Mitigated Negative Declaration regarding potential environmental effects on the area. The project will be considered during the 6 p.m. regular meeting of the Planning Commission at City Hall, located at 29844 Haun Road in Menifee.
The five proposed elements of the project are as follows:
— Building 1: A 6,000-square-foot multi-tenant building designed to accommodate restaurant uses, featuring an outdoor patio and 59 dedicated parking spaces.
— Building 2: A 10,850-square-foot multi-tenant retail and restaurant building, with an end-cap tenant drive-thru, two outdoor patios, 90 parking spaces.
— Building 3: A 1,000-square-foot drive-thru coffee shop with 11 parking spaces.
— Building 4: A 10,800-square-foot multi-tenant mixed-use building to include medical offices, retail, and restaurant spaces, supported by 62 parking spaces.
— Building 5: A 10,000-square-foot childcare facility with a 12,500-square-foot outdoor play yard and 52 parking spaces.
The following is from a legal notice released by the City of Menifee:
Public Review Period: The Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) is being circulated for a review period pursuant to state law from March 11, 2026 to March 30, 2026. All comments on the IS/MND must be submitted in writing to the address or e-mail provided below and received no later than 5 p.m. on March 30, 2026.
The IS/MND can be found online at the following web address: http://www.cityofmenifee.us/325/Environmental-Notices-Documents. A hard copy may also be viewed at Menifee City Hall – 29844 Haun Road, Menifee, CA 92586.
Any person wishing to comment on the proposed project may do so in writing between the date of this notice and the public hearing and be heard at the time and place noted above. All comments must be received prior to the time of public hearing. All such comments will be submitted to the Planning Commission, and the Planning Commission will consider such comments, in addition to any oral testimony, before making a decision on the proposed project.
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 Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Be advised that as a result of public hearings and comment, the Planning Commission 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.
For further information regarding this project or to provide written comments, please contact Desiree McGriff at 951-723-3770 or e-mail dmcgriff@cityofmenifee.us, or go to the City of Menifee’s agenda web page at http://www.cityofmenifee.us. To view the case file for the proposed project, contact the Community Development Department office at 951-672-6777 Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please send all written correspondence to:
CITY OF MENIFEE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Attn: Desiree McGriff, Associate Planner 29844 Haun Road
Menifee, CA 92586
