The Hemet City Council adopted an amendment to the city’s Zoning Ordinance to address development in areas with manufacturing zoning.A 5-0 vote October 27 adopted the amendment which establishes a tiered development review process based on project size and intensity, objective development and operational standards, enhanced protections for residential neighborhoods and sensitive receptors, truck access and circulation requirements, and a community benefit framework for qualifying development. The motion also clarified that three applications already in the processing stage will be processed under the previous standards.Heavy-duty truck traffic to and from logistics facilities travels on city roads, and many of those pass through or next to residential neighborhoods, mobilehome pa
