PC - 2021-08 - Recommending the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2021-29 for the approval of General Plan Amendment 19-03 and adopt Ordinance No. 1001 for approval of MCA 19-02 and ZC 19-03, related to the Freeway Corridor Mixed-Use OverlayPC RESOLUTION NO. 21-08
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT RESOLUTION
2021-29 FOR THE APPROVAL OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 19-
03 AND ADOPT ORDINANCE 1001 FOR THE APPROVAL OF
MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT 19-02 AND ZONE CHANGE 19-03,
AMENDING THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN, THE
ZONING MAP, AND TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE ROSEMEAD
MUNICIPAL CODE, FOR THE FREEWAY CORRIDOR MIXED-USE
OVERLAY
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemead is proposing the adoption of the Freeway
Corridor Mixed -Use (FCMU) Overlay that encompasses six geographic areas within the
City of Rosemead. The areas total approximately 60 acres (186 parcels) and were
selected based on proximity to the Interstate (1-10) Freeway, location along primary City
corridors and adjacency to public transit lines. FCMU Overlay areas are located along
Del Mar Avenue, San Gabriel Boulevard, Walnut Grove Avenue, Valley Boulevard,
Temple City Boulevard, and Rosemead Boulevard. The FCMU Overlay identifies special
provisions for land use, development standards, urban design, community benefits and
by -right uses, in addition to those in the existing underlying base zone, to support
appropriate mixed-use and residential development. The FCMU Overlay also identifies
public and private realm improvements that will further enhance the aesthetic and
character of these areas. No base zones are proposed to be modified; and
WHEREAS, the proposed FCMU Overlay is intended to provide new opportunities
for housing, economic revitalization, and attractive placemaking at strategic locations
along primary City corridors that are in general proximity to 1-10 Freeway. These areas
have the potential to create attractive gateways into the City while also contributing to a
more cohesive community aesthetic and development pattern for a more livable
Rosemead. The FCMU Overlay establishes land use and urban design direction that will
attract private investment to promote contextually appropriate mixed-use and residential
development in targeted areas of the City. The FCMU Overlay also identifies public and
private realm improvements that will further enhance the aesthetic and character of these
areas; and
WHEREAS, the proposed FCMU Overlay is an overlay zoning district that is
voluntary in nature, meaning that the underlying base zoning designation for an individual
property where the FCMU Overlay applies will remain in place. At the property owner's
discretion, a property may be developed under the existing base zoning designation or
elect to apply the FCMU Overlay designation to guide the development of the property;
and
WHEREAS, the proposed FCMU Overlay features designs and forms that together
encourage high quality infill and mixed-use redevelopment of vacant lots and
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