June 2018 Menifee Fire Marshal Report
29714 Haun Rd. Menifee, CA 92501
Phone (951) 723-3765 • Fax (951) 679-3843
menifeeofm@cityofmenifee.us
Riverside County Fire / CAL-FIRE Serving the City of Menifee Monthly Report
5. City of Menifee Office of the fire Marshal Report
Planning Case Development Reviews:
The Office of the Fire Marshal has been
successful in maintaining review turnaround
within a week of the required timelines
A total of 21 Planning cases were reviewed and
conditioned for the month of June, there are
currently 10 more new cases in the queue
pending review as of this date.
Examples (Not a complete list) of Development reviews conducted this month:
• Fleming Ranch Project – Tentative Tract Map/ EIR and related design of project.
• Quail Valley Market Addition
• Paragon Framing Site Plan
• T-Mobile Cell Site
• Menifee Lakes Plaza
• Newport and Menifee Subdivision
• Menifee Town Center (Artesa Project) Landscape and Fencing Plan
• Extension of Time # 4 (TM29777 )
• Golden Meadows Phasing Plan
• American Tire Depot Phasing Plan
• Chavez Dog Kennel (Residential Based Business)
Construction Plan Reviews:
The significant increase in inspection workload has been
impacting the plan reviews. Fire Safety Specialist Sonya
Rivera-Bu has been working significant overtime to maintain
timelines and due dates for turnaround times of 10-15 days.
Turnaround time is now within 1 week to a few days of due
dates.
• For the month of June the OFM reviewed and approved or provided conditions of
approval for 41 projects. As of this date there are 30 plans pending review. The
completed plans for this month included fire protection systems for the following:
2
Examples (not a complete list) of Construction/Fire Protection Reviews conducted this
month:
• Blitzer’s Yogurt
• Healthy Care Smile Dental
• Commerce Point II Interior Revisions
• Smart and Final
• Goodyear Tire
• All Star Super Storage
• Newport Town Square
• Cortana Club Rec. Center
New Fire Protection System and Construction Inspections
OFM has conducted 215 field inspections for fire
sprinkler systems, water and access for fire
clearance, Certificate of Occupancy for Building
finals and other related inspections. The County of
Riverside Office of the Fire Marshal has been
requested to assist and the Market street office
has provided (2) inspectors to assist on a case by
case basis as they are available. Fire Systems
Inspectors Kevin Shin, and Phil Jones from the
Riverside Office have assisted this month with the
overflow.
Inspections are now being scheduled a week in advance, several residential developments are
in full production and are requesting inspections scheduled concurrently with other
developments. With the start-up of the Menifee Town Center project, and Menifee Lakes Plaza
businesses we have a full load and will most likely continue to require supplemental inspection
staff for the upcoming surge in inspection requests.
Of Note:
Riverside County Office of the Fire Marshal welcomes Deputy Fire Marshal Steven Swarthout
(Promotion) as the new DFM in charge of West County Offices which includes the City of
Menifee. We look forward to working with Steve to mitigate and coordinate resources for
continuing to maintain an optimum customer service level.
Fee Schedule Update:
Assistant City Manager Jeff Wyman has taken the helm along with Chief Geoff Pemberton to
coordinate the Fire Fee schedule with the consultant and other city development departments.
Meetings will be conducted in July to discuss the details for final approval by council