City of Montebello General Plan Update and Downtown Montebello Specific Plan

City of Montebello General Plan Update and Downtown Montebello Specific Plan

The City of Montebello General Plan Update and Downtown Montebello Specific Plan (the “Project”) establish goals, policies, and new regulations for future development within the City of Montebello. The General Plan Update includes a comprehensive update of the City’s General Plan. The General Plan Update includes an update of the City’s Housing Element (6th Cycle, 2021-2029), which was adopted by the City Council on June 22, 2022, and subsequently certified by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (“HCD”) on July 11, 2022. While an Initial Study/Negative Declaration (IS-ND) was prepared and adopted for the 6th Cycle Housing Element, the 6th Cycle Housing Element is also analyzed in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Project. The remaining elements of the General Plan Update consists of eight chapters: 1) Our Natural Community; 2) Our Prosperous Community; 3) Our Well Planned Community; 4) Our Accessible Community; 5) Our Healthy Community; 6) Our Safe Community; 7) Our Active Community; and 8) Our Creative Community. As part of the Project, the General Plan has been reorganized and reformatted, with updated goals and policies that reflect the community-driven vision of Montebello that the General Plan Update seeks to achieve. The General Plan Land Use Map has also been updated. The Downtown Montebello Specific Plan establishes rules, regulations, and standards for implementation of the community-driven vision as it permits future development occurring within the Downtown Montebello Specific Plan Area. The Downtown Montebello Specific Plan is a component of the General Plan Update. The Specific Plan focuses on Downtown Montebello, which is roughly bounded by Greenwood Avenue on the west, Los Angeles Avenue on the south, the Rio Hondo Channel on the east, and Cleveland Avenue on the north. The boundaries of the Downtown Montebello Specific Plan area are shown with the red line on the “Project Area” map shown in Attachment A. The Downtown Montebello Specific Plan proposes a vibrant core that promotes walkability and distinctive areas for gathering and events with people friendly streetscape areas and related amenities. The Specific Plan is an integrated plan that implements the community driven vision, direction, and policy guidance set in the Montebello General Plan Update. These documents are intended to enhance the public right-of-way through selective market supported infill development that includes, among other things, two- and three-story buildings that will augment the character and quality of the street as well as activate the street, giving new energy to the area through unique, local, and high-quality experience-based retail opportunities.

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