Amazon HQ2 Proposal

Menifee, Calif. Proposed Sites

services having related and compatible functions. Consumers of these services can access the district fromanywhere in the community with relative ease. Retail oriented ventures shall be concentrated at the intersection of Ethanac and Barnett Roads, and east of the I-215 Freeway. Themap to the right is of the EDC Northern Gateway. Specific to this project, Amazon HQ2 would be a great addition to the Economic Development Corridor’s Northern Gateway (EDC–NG). This district serves as a buffer and transition between the commercial land uses in Perris to the north and the residential uses located in Menifee to the south of McLaughlin Road. The Northern Gateway district features venues for businesses and professions that provide services primarily fromoffice style settings. The EDC-NG is envisioned as a business park area providing light industrial uses. This vision does not preclude the establishment of related retail or other commercial activities. The EDC-NG district provides an opportunity for grouping of businesses, professions, and other services having related and compatible functions. Consumers of these services can access the district fromanywhere in the community with relative ease. Retail oriented ventures shall be concentrated at the intersection of Ethanac and Barnett Roads, and east of the I-215 Freeway. Below is amap of the EDC Northern Gateway.

The EDC is subdivided into five (5) zoning districts: Northern Gateway (EDC–NG), McCall Boulevard (EDC–MB), Newport Road (EDC–NR), Community Core (EDC–CC) and Southern Gateway (EDC–SG). The zoning districts are generally located along the city’s main traffic corridors (Ethanac Road, Newport Road, McCall Boulevard, Haun Road, and I-215). The topographical layout, existing circulation pattern, and current/developing land use provide an ideal setting for siting selected economic drivers along the City’s major traffic corridors. This EDC siting strategy enhances the functionality of the districts by concentrating prominent economic drivers into those areas identified in the General Plan’s Economic Development and Land Use Elements. Additional benefits are realized by the positive contribution the strategy provides to other elements in the General Plan, including the City’s Vision for Menifee’s growth and development. The EDC siting strategy gives the city important advantages: • The use of existing traffic corridors provides easy access to the services and career-building opportunities for the residents. • Logistical support for the economic drivers is made easier by the design of the thoroughfares servicing the districts.

Modifications and/or adjustments to facilitate access are easier to design and construct. • Economic driver district locations are relatively easy to reach by the public, the owner/operators, managers and employees. • Implementation of mass transit to the districts is either in place, or can be easily planned. • The aggregation of similar venues in the selected EDC does not adversely impact the growth and evolution of the City, or the City’s valuable rural areas. Specific to this project, Amazon HQ2 would be a great addition to the Economic Development Corridor’s Northern Gateway (EDC–NG). This district serves as a buffer and transition between the commercial land uses in Perris to the north and the residential uses located in Menifee to the south of McLaughlin Road. The Northern Gateway district features venues for businesses and professions that provide services primarily fromoffice style settings. The EDC-NG is envisioned as a business park area providing light industrial uses. This vision does not preclude the establishment of related retail or other commercial activities. The EDC-NG district provides an opportunity for grouping of businesses, professions, and other

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