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Harbor LA Community Plans Update

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The Harbor LA Community Plans Update encompasses the amendment of policy documents and land use maps for the Harbor Gateway and Wilmington-Harbor City Community Plan Areas, collectively spanning approximately 15.3 square miles in southern Los Angeles. The initiative aims to guide growth and development through the year 2040 by aligning land use patterns with transportation networks in accordance with the City’s General Plan Framework Element, Mobility Element, and state mandates including Senate Bill 375 and Senate Bill 1000. The plan introduces new zoning ordinances to implement the updated community plans, applying standardized development controls such as building height limits, floor area ratios, and site configuration requirements across all parcels within the two plan areas using the City’s New Zoning Code. Environmental justice considerations are integrated throughout the planning process to address long-standing disparities and incompatible land use patterns in disadvantaged neighborhoods. The project has undergone comprehensive environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act, resulting in the certification of a Final Environmental Impact Report with adopted mitigation measures and a Statement of Overriding Considerations to justify approval despite unavoidable environmental impacts. The City of Los Angeles, through the Department of City Planning, serves as the lead agency, with Jessica Alvarado listed as the primary point of contact. While no formal procurement structure, contract value, or federal acquisition clauses are present, the initiative constitutes a major municipal planning action requiring strict adherence to CEQA, SB 375, and SB 1000 compliance. The place of performance is fully contained within the City of Los Angeles, and administrative acceptance is managed through the City Planning Department at 200 N. Spring Street. No contractor or private entity is involved; the process is a regulatory and policy update led jointly by city planning staff and public agencies to shape future development patterns across the Harbor LA region.

General Info

Amends land use and zoning in Harbor Gateway and Wilmington-Harbor City to align with state mandates and guide growth through 2040.

Agency

California → City of Los Angeles

NAICS

541620 - Environmental Consulting ServicesView NAICS

Place of Performance

Citywide, Los Angeles, CA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

(1)

NOD ENV-2019-3379-EIR Harbor Los Angeles Community Plans

PDF•notice-of-determination

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Timeline

PostedSep 12

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyCalifornia → City of Los Angeles

Contacts1 person available

OfficeN/A

Organization / Agency

California → City of Los Angeles

Office AddressN/A

Contacts

Jessica AlvaradoCity Planner

contact@example.gov

+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

The Proposed Plans include amending both the text (Policy Documents) and the General Plan Land Use Maps for the Harbor Gateway and Wilmington-Harbor City Community Plans. The Proposed Plans would also adopt several zoning ordinances to implement the updates to the Community Plans, including rezoning all parcels in the CPAs to regulate specific uses and apply development standards (includ'ing height of structures, Floor Area Ratios, and site configuration) using the New Zoning Code. The amendments to the Policy Documents and the General Plan Land Use Maps for the Harbor LA Community Plans are intended to guide development through the year 2040 by establishing the City's broad planning goals, policies, and objectives, the arrangement of land uses and intensities, as well as specific development standards for the Harbor LA CPAs. The Proposed Plans are intended to improve the link between land use and transportation in a manner that is consistent with the City's adopted General Plan Framework Element, Mobility Element, Senate Bill 375 (SB 375) and other state laws. In addition, the Harbor LA Community Plans consider incompatible land use patterns and environmental justice issues, consistent with Senate Bill 1000 (SB 1000). The Harbor LA Community Plans consist of the boundaries of the Harbor Gateway Community Plan Area (CPA) and the Wilmington-Harbor City CPA. The two community plans are collectively known as the Harbor LA Plans. The plan areas are geographically continuous of one another. The combined area of the Hamor LA Community Plans is approximately 15.3 square miles. The Harbor Gateway CPA contains approximately 3,229 acres and is situated in the southern portion of Los Angeles. The CPA is a narrow corridor which links the City's harbor, San Pedro, Wilmington, and Harbor City communities to the main body of the City. The Harbor Gateway CPA is bordered by the South and Southeast Los Angeles CPAs to the north (al 120th Street); the cities of Gardena and Torrance to the west; and Carson and unincorporated Los Angeles County to the east; and it shares a common boundary with the Wilmington-Harbor City CPA to the south (at Sepulveda Blvd). The Wilmington-Harbor City CPA contains approximately 6.481 acres and is situated in the far southern portion of the City, near Los Angeles Harbor. It is bordered by the Harbor Gateway CPA to the north; the San Pedro CPA and the Port of Los Angeles to the south; and is adjacent to the cities of Torrance, Lomita, am:l Rancho Palos Verdes to the west; and the cities of Carson, Long Beach, and unincorpcrated Los Angeles County to the east,