Northgate Market Approved, Data Center Policy Updates

Major moves are happening in Moreno Valley’s commercial corridors. On September 10, 2026, the Moreno Valley Planning Commission voted unanimously (5-0) to approve Plot Plan PN25-0144, granting development approval for a new 40,000-square-foot Northgate Gonzalez Market at the northeast corner of Perris Boulevard and Broadia Avenue.

In addition to the anchor commercial development, the commission addressed citywide mobility and safety concerns, ongoing commercial zoning standards, and upcoming city business events. Here is a comprehensive roundup of what local business owners, commercial property operators, and local vendors need to know.

1. Major Retail Anchor: Northgate Market at Perris & Broadia

Grounded on a vacant 4.31-acre lot within the Corridor Mixed-Use (COMU) zone, the development brings significant private capital investment and new retail traffic to the southern Perris Boulevard corridor.

• 150 Direct Local Jobs & Food Destination: Northgate executives announced the site will generate 150 local jobs and feature an expansive prepared-foods culinary format—including an authentic panadería, carnicería, taquería, cevichería, and live tortilla production.

• Site Layout & Buffer Design: In response to feedback from neighboring homeowners along Agave Street and Broadia Avenue, developers flipped the store orientation so the main storefront faces south toward Broadia Avenue, moving loading bays away from residences and adding a 3-foot landscape buffer with shade trees.

• Roadway & Traffic Upgrades: Key off-site improvements include:

  • A signalized full-access intersection on Perris Boulevard.

  • A dedicated right-turn truck egress near the northern parcel boundary to separate delivery fleets from patron vehicles.

  • Updated medians, undergrounded utilities, street lighting, new curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and a dedicated bus turnout.

• Parking & Solar Infrastructure: The plan includes 198 parking spaces (featuring 8 ADA stalls and 10 EV charging stations) and heavy roof structural engineering tailored to maximize future rooftop solar capacity.

2. Public Safety, School Zones & E-Bike Traffic Enforcement

Public comment during the meeting focused heavily on commercial district traffic safety, school zone congestion, and the surge in micro-mobility vehicles across local commerce corridors:

• Commissioner Clarification: Commissioner Stefen issued an opening statement clarifying prior remarks regarding school zone traffic enforcement, reiterating that child and pedestrian safety remains a top priority alongside business corridor traffic management.

• Micro-Mobility & Transit Safety: Public speakers highlighted the sharp increase in e-bike riders around commercial centers and school zones, urging multi-agency collaboration between the City, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Moreno Valley Unified School District (MVUSD), and Val Verde Unified School District (VVUSD).