John Roth joined the Planning Commission in 1992, serving twice as chairman during his tenure. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Roth was a community activist advocating managed growth throughout Riverside County. Mr. Roth retired from a major aerospace corporation where he was an engineering manager for anti-submarine warfare systems.

John Snell was appointed to the Riverside County Planning Commission in 1995. John has been a life long resident of the Inland Empire and has lived in the Jurupa Area since 1985. Mr. Snell is a Civil Engineer, registered in California. Mr. Snell has worked in the land development and building industry since 1979.

A long-time resident of the San Jacinto Valley, John Petty earned his undergraduate degree (government and business) from the University of Redlands, and received his juris doctorate (specializing in real estate law) from Loyola Law School in 1984.

Mr. Petty has constructed, brokered, leased, and developed commercial and residential real estate within Riverside County, and extensively in the San Jacinto Valley. These numerous projects have required his involvement in nearly every aspect of the real estate profession including land planning, financing agreements, lease drafting, building and site budgets, and contract administration.

An active participant in many civic affairs, Mr. Petty is a member of the Executive Boards for the San Jacinto Valley Action Group and the Western Center for Archaeology and Paleontology. With an extensive interest in endangered species legislation, Mr. Petty was a principal organizer of City of Hemet's symposium entitled, "Reauthorizing the Endangered Species Act, Can Common Sense Find a Habitat."

Mr. Petty has served ten years as the Planning Commissioner for the Third Supervisorial District of Riverside County.

Jim Porras is currently serving his 3rd term on the Planning Commission and previously served 3 years on the now defunct East Area Planning Council. Mr. Porras is married with one child and three grown step-children. He has been employed as a high school teacher in the Coachella Valley for nine years and serves as the head swim coach for the school. He received his B.A. from Pomona College and his California Teaching Credentials in Social Studies & Health Sciences from Cal State San Bernardino.

 

To contact the Planning Commissioners, please route all correspondence to:

Chantell Griffin, Planning Commission Secretary
County of Riverside Administrative Center
4080 Lemon Street, 9th Floor
P.O. Box 1409
Riverside, CA 92502

E-mail: CGRIFFIN@RCTLMA.ORG
Phone: (951) 955-3251 Fax: (951) 955-3157