Warehouse moratorium extension

A family-business developer with an approved project asked the council to freeze entitlement clocks during the moratorium, describing personal financial sacrifices to hold his property.

Spoke against the developer's request, saying economic preservation means nothing when people are dying.

Cited statistics — 25% of Perris zoned industrial versus 4-5% in Temecula and Riverside — and urged a full ban on future warehousing.

Called the moratorium a bandage and urged the city to focus on offsetting carbon emissions.

Supported a longer pause and urged the moratorium to also cover AI data centers.

Supported extension and asked that it cover AI data centers and any warehousing linked to detention uses.

Speaking for Prologis, warned the moratorium will cause entitlements to expire and block vested-rights projects, including one promising $400,000 for the Perris Skills Center.

Asked that the Parcel Hub and regional warehouses be included in the studies and advocated eventually for a complete warehousing ban.

Urged a yes vote, citing 82 million square feet of existing warehouse space and health impacts on children and seniors.

Representing NAIOP Inland Empire, asked the council to pause the moratorium, warning stalled projects mean lost infrastructure and revenue.

Urged extension of the moratorium to protect residents from truck traffic and pollution and to allow community impact planning.

Argued the moratorium conflicts with new streamlined CUP pathways and reduced CEQA review, and asked the council to resequence its actions.