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LA County |
Montebello |
City Council |
Item |
10.
INTRODUCE AND WAIVE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NOS. 2487, 2488, 2489, AND 2490,
AMENDING PROVISIONS OF TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE CITY OF MONTEBELLO MUNICIPAL CODE,
RELATED TO MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS FOR
RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS, SITE PLAN REVIEW STANDARDS, AND ADOPT
RESOLUTION NO. 26-09 APPROVING THE CORRESPONDING AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING MAP
CONSISTENT WITH THE MONTEBELLO 2040 GENERAL PLAN AND THE CITY’S HOUSING ELEMENT
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Introduce and waive first reading of Ordinance No. 2487, amending Chapter 17.22 titled Commercial
Zones Generally of the Montebello Municipal Code (“MMC”) to establish new mixed-use development
standards applicable to the C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial) and C-2 (General Commercial) zoning
districts, along with related updates incorporating mixed-use development provisions into Chapter 17.22;
and
2. Introduce and waive first reading of Ordinance No. 2488, amending Title 17 – Zoning of the MMC to
establish Chapter 17.21 titled Objective Design Standards, to provide new objective design standards for
residential and mixed-use development projects; and
3. Introduce and waive first reading of Ordinance No. 2489, amending Chapter 17.74 titled Site Plan Review
of the MMC to update thresholds for when a site plan review is required, remove provisions that allow the
combination of multiple discretionary entitlement approvals under a single application, and include an
exception that would allow certain qualifying mixed-use or residential projects to be reviewed ministerially;
and
4. Introduce and waive first reading of Ordinance No. 2490, approving the rezoning of certain properties to
ensure consistency with the land use designations established by the Montebello 2040 General Plan and
the opportunity sites identified in the City’s 6th Cycle Housing Element (2021-2029); and
5. Adopt Resolution No. 26-09 approving an amendment to the City’s Zoning Map to ensure consistency
with the land use designations established by the Montebello 2040 General Plan and the opportunity
sites identified in the City’s 6th Cycle Housing Element (2021-2029), and
6. Determine and find that the proposed amendments to Title 17 of the MMC and the Zoning Map are within
the scope of, and consistent with, the 2040 General Plan, for which the City Council certified a Final
Environmental Impact Report (“Final EIR”) on April 10, 2024 (State Clearinghouse No.2023050665), in
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), and
7. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable. |
February 25, 2026
LA County
Montebello
City Council
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