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Crescent Gardens Cemetery environmental review

Riverside County

Summary

A proposed 20,000-plot cemetery on 85 acres near Meadowbrook drew 92 comments on the first environmental document, so the county is now doing a full EIR. Residents are worried about water quality in the San Jacinto watershed, geology, traffic, and living near death-related activity. Comments on what the study should cover are open through September 10.

At a glance

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Last discussed Aug 19, 2026.

Impact analysis

✅Who benefits

Residents near the site get a deeper environmental review before any decision is made.

⚠️Who could be affected

The applicant faces added cost and delay from the upgraded environmental review.

Mentions & discussions (1)

MeetingAug 19, 2026tabled

Riverside County Planning Commission - Regular Meeting — August 19, 2026

A proposed 20,000-plot cemetery on 85 acres near Meadowbrook drew 92 comments on the first environmental document, so the county is now doing a full EIR. Residents are worried about water quality in the San Jacinto watershed, geology, traffic, and living near death-related activity. Comments on what the study should cover are open through September 10.

Related development

under-review

Crescent Gardens Cemetery (CUP230002)

Would give the Inland Empire's growing Muslim community a local, affordable burial option, but neighbors fear impacts to groundwater, Canyon Lake, wells, an organic farm, and home values.

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