PLANNING LAND USE & PORT COMMITTEE

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“The Planning and Land Use Committee seeks to improve the quality of life in Northwest San Pedro by studying, influencing, and monitoring planning, land use, and proposed developments to best meet the needs and character of our community.”

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Co-Chairs - Diana Nave (Chair), Thomas Norman (Vice Chair)

Members - Linda Alexander, Pat Nave, Rock Ashfield, Craig Goldfarb, Jason Herring

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The NW Planning and Port Committee meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 6:00 pm.

The Joint Planning and Land Use with Central and Coastal meets the 4th Wednesday at 6:00 pm.

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View the NWSPNC Planning & Land Use Committee Monthly Meeting Reports

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New Zoning Code and Maps  - January 2025

Housing Element Rezoning Program - August 2024

View Planning Liaison Updates - August 2024

 

View 2024 Agenda & Support Docs
View 2023 Agenda & Support Docs

View 2022 Agendas & Support Docs

View 2021 Agendas & Support Docs 
 

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PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS

 

View map of San Pedro Development Projects

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• GAFFEY STREET:

  • 111 S. Gaffey Street (VOA Repurposes of Hotel)

  • 1701 N. Gaffey Street (Marketplace at Target Updated 6-6-22)

  • 1515 N. Gaffey Street (7-Eleven store)

  • 2215 N Gaffey Street (Self Storage)

  • 3171 N. Gaffey Street

  • 335 N. Gaffey Street Proposed Project

  • Planned Gaffey Street Improvements

  • Gaffey Billboard Lease Agreement

  • Cal Trans Triangle:  110 Gaffey Project Aerial View  |  Bandini Stormwater Quality Enhancement Project

  • North Gaffey Beautification Phase II

• PACIFIC AVENUE:​

  • 1331 Pacific Avenue​

  • 2111 Pacific Avenue

  • Boutique Hotel @ 6th and Pacific

• HARBOR BLVD:

  • 111 N. Harbor Blvd

  • 327 N. Harbor Blvd

  • 511 S Harbor  Blvd 

  • Harbor Blvd Promenade & Parkway

• BEACON STREET:

  • 331-335 Beacon Street (Beacon Landing)

  • 625 S. Beacon Street​

  • Harbor View House Adaptive Reuse

• DOWNTOWN SAN PEDRO PROJECTS

  • Connecting San Pedro Projects

  • Topaz

  • Piazza (formerly Pepper Tree Plaza):  Graphic 1 | Graphic 2

  • San Pedro Courthouse Property

  • 448-449 W. 6th (Boutique Hotel)

  • 222 W. 6th Street (Topaz Bldg)

  • 336 W. 7th Street

  • 420-424 W. 9th Street

  • 437 W. 9th Street (YWCA)

  • 444 W. 5th Street

  • 456 W. 9th Street

  • 460 W 5th Street (Auto Palace)

  • 569 W. 6th Street

  • Hope on 6th - 576 W 6th St.

  • 867 W. 10th Street

  • Rancho San Pedro Revitalization | https://onesanpedro.org/

    • Scoping Meeting for Specific Plan (English)​

    • One San Pedro Presentation

    • Draft Specific Plan

  • 550 Palos Verdes Street - Sebastian's Restaurant Project

  • 550 Palos Verdes Street Project - Completed

  • 1661 S. Crescent Avenue

• WESTERN AVENUE:

  • Proposed Western Avenue Traffic Flow Improvements

  • 29105 S. Western

  • 28146 Western - Hot Workx  

  • RPV Multi-Use Overlay

  • Western Avenue Improvements

  • Former Marymount Student Housing

  • 28110 S Western-Starbucks

  • Western Bike Lane Study

  • RPV Western Opportunity Sites Study

  • Western Avenue (Updated 10-18-20)

  • Ponte Vista/High Park (Updated 5/29/20)

• WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT:

  • 47/Harbor Blvd Interchange Improvements

  • Waterfront Update 1/24

  • Cruise Terminals RFP

  • Connectivity Plan (Updated 9-1-23)

  • Los Angeles Harbor Area - California Coastal Trail Access Analysis

  • POLA Workforce Training Campus

  • LA Waterfront Update Presentation 10-26-22

  • Waterfront Real Estate SWA Presentation

  • West Harbor/Ports O' Call Development

  • Alta Sea

    • Alta Sea Presentation 12-14-21

    • Alta Sea Presentation (2019);

  • Public Access Investment Plan (PAIP)

  • Waterfront Update (11/18/15)

  • LA WATERFRONT VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/_6Tktor8-i0 (Feb. 2016)

  • CLA Report re Waterfront Development

  • Proposed Park on Harbor Blvd

• OTHER SAN PEDRO PROJECTS

  • 1129 N Meyler Street

  • Front Street/Harbor Blvd. Port Beautification Project

  • Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) (updated)

  • San Pedro Zoning Code Updates

  • Peck Park Canyon

  • 921Battery/906 Channel

  • 825 Miraflores

  • Clearwater Project 

  • Defense Fuel Support Point Environmental Assessment |  Final Environmental Assessment

• CITYWIDE PLANNING INITIATIVES (Ordinances)

  • Affordable Housing Streamlining Ordinance

  • Proposed Oil & Gas Ordinance

  • Sidewalk and Transit Amenities Program

  • Transportation Demand Management

  • TOC Guidelines

  • Income Restricted Housing:

    • Process for covenanting income restricted units

    • Income Restricted Units Approved in San Pedro

    • LA County Income Limits

  • Mello Act Ordinance

  • ​Short Term Rentals:

    • LA Times Article Re: Air BNB

    • Vacation Rentals Ordinance Information

  • Infrastructure Study

  • Plan to House LA:  General Plan Housing and Safety Element Update

    • LA County Housing Element

    • HE Rezoning Program

    • CHIP Ordinances and Revisions to Citywide Adaptive Reuse Ordinance (Added 3-13-24)​

  • Sign Ordinance​

  • Accessory Dwelling Units

  • Other Citywide Planning Initiatives/Ordinances

• PLANNING RESOURCES

  • Planning Prefix and Suffixes

  • San Pedro Zoning Code Updates (added 6-6-22)

  • San Pedro New Zoning Code Fact Sheet

  • Uses Allowed by Zoning Codes

  • Summary of Zoning Regulations

  • Traffic and Transportation

  • Park Fees (Quimby)

    • Earmarked Quimby & Park Fees for CD15 Project (9-15-21)

    • Available Quimby & Park Fees within 2,5 & 10 Miles of CD15 Parks (9-15-21)

    • Park Fees:  Annual Report 2016-17 | Fee Report 2018 | Fee Report 2019

    • Available Quimby & Park Fees within 2, 5 & 10 Miles of CD15 Parks dtd 07142020

    • CD15 Park Fee Developments from 1.11.17 to 7.14.20 dtd 7.14.20

    • PLUC-Report-11.20.19.pdf

  • Design Standards & Guidelines - Pacific Corridor Redevelopment Project

  • Sample Letters to Planning Commission

  • Housing Production in California 2018

  • San Pedro Coastal Land Use Plan

  • Demographics:  2014 Demographic Profile

  • San Pedro Urban Greening Plan​

    • Opportunity #1:  Urban Forest Ecosystem Restoration

    • Opportunity #2: Green Street Tree Planting Strategies

    • ​Opportunity #3: Western Ave. Median Tree Planting​

    • Opportunity #4: Harbor Blvd. Medians Beautification

    • Opportunity #5 - Sampson Way Realignment

    • Opportunity #6 - Gaffey Parkway Phase II

    • Opportunity #7 - Front Street Beautification

    • Opportunity #8 - Private Property Tree Adoption

    • Opportunity #9 - Residential Turf Replacement

    • Opportunity #10 - Gaffey Great Street

    • Opportunity #11 - I 110 Harbor Approach Beautification

    • Opportunity #12-N. Pacific to John S. Gibson Bike Connection

    • Opportunity #13 - John S. Gibson Parkway Enhancement

    • Opportunity #14 - Bandini Cyn. Park to Peck Park Greenway

    • Opportunity #15-Peck Park to Leland Park Pedestrian Pathways

    • Opportunity #16-Summerland to Gaffey & Pacific Bike Connect

    • Opportunity #17-Leland Park Slopes Environmental Enhancement

    • Opportunity #18-N. Gaffey Ped. Path-Elberon to Miraflores

    • Opportunity #19-N. Gaffey-Summerland Landscape Medians

    • Opportunity #20-N. Gaffey Parkway Ph. III-Channel to Anaheim

    • Opportunity #21-Pacific Coast Trail Connections

    • Opportunity #22-Pacific Ave. Metropolitan Green Street

    • Opportunity #23-Downtown Core Green Street

    • Opportunity #24-Downtown Parking & Alley Paseos

    • Opportunity #25-W. Channel Green Street-Park Western-Gaffey

    • Opportunity #26-22nd St. Brownfield Reclamation

    • Opportunity #27-Alma Park Historic Restoration

    • Opportunity #28-N. Pacific Hillside Restoration

    • Opportunity #29-San Pedro Cyn. Restoration to Pacific Ave.

    • Opportunity #30-S. Pacific Traffic Calming Green Street

    • Opportunity #31-San Pedro Recycled Water Connection

    • Opp. #32-Bandini Cyn/Caltrans/Leland East Water Capture....

    • Appendix A - Plant Species List

    • Appendix B - Tree Species Selection Criteria

    • Appendix C - Street Tree Location Selection for Large Trees

    • Appendix D - L.A. Green Streets & Alleys Design Guidelines

    • Appendix E - L.A. Planning & Land Development for LID

    • Appendix F - Los Angeles Complete Streets Design Guide

    • Appendix G - Environmental Clearance Process & Guidelines

  • 2002 Urban Land Institute Study regarding downtown San Pedro

  • San Pedro Community Plan

  • Community Plan Implementation Overlay

  • Street Tree Selection Guide

  • Housing Development Glossary

  • OPPORTUNITY ZONES

    • http://eig.org/opportunityzones
       

• Other Planning Resources​
  Get Information from City Departments by clicking on these links: 

  • La Rambla:  Scoping for Rezoning | Historic Context

  • US DOE Report on Non-Residential EV Charging station costs

  • Project Planning Acronyms

  • Project Review Process

  • Common Project Planning Definitions

  • City Planning Directory

  • High Cost of Homeless Housing:  Review of Prop HHH

  • Planning Department Yearly Updates
     

• HISTORICAL RESOURCES

  • Supplemental Historic Resources Survey SanPedro_IndustrialIndividualResources

  • San Pedro Historic Resources Survey_April 2010

  • SPD_ReportFinal_07-12

  • SPD_AppendixAFinal_07-12

  • SPD_AppendixBFinal_07-12

  • SPD_AppendixCFinal_07-12
     

• VARIOUS ARTICLES AND VIEWS RELATED TO PLANNING

  • Californias:  Here's why your housing costs are so high (updated March 3, 2022; posted 8-17-23)

  • Tackling the Housing Crisis:  Steamlining to Increase Housing Production in Los Angeles (5-11-23)

  • California Housing Crisis by Dan Walters

  • Affordable Homes at Risk

  • The Defunding of Affordable Housing in California

  • LA Times Article re Inclusionary/Exclusionary Zoning (on pg. 2)

  • State legislation should support, not hinder, efforts to plan for more housing

  • Double Counting of Need for Housing

  • NO GOING BACK Policies for an Equitable and Inclusive Los Angeles

  • If you are interested in better understanding the high cost of affordable housing, here is a good article.

  • Flyaway homes:  https://flyawayhomes.org/  

  • Why Prop 50 Won't Solve the Affordable Housing Crisis

  • Planning for Urban Trees

  • Podcasts:

    • How to Make a City

    • Placemakers

    • Strong Towns

    • Talking Headways

    • People Behind the Plans

  • California must stop trying to stomp out suburbia

  • If You Want Less Displacement, Build More Housing

  • The New Housing Crisis: Shut Out Of The Market

  • Buyers in expensive neighborhoods find more homes for sale

  • The California Dream is tough to afford if you're under 40

  • What it takes to build more housing

  • Interesting Model for more Affordable Housing:  Co-living

  • Disparity in Departure:  Los Angeles Region Supplement (Posted 11/5/18)

  • Can a Bunch of New Co-Living Complexes Ease L.A.’s Housing Crisis (Posted 3/29/19)

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