Transit Oriented Community Specific Plan
Summary
SCH Number
2026020229
Lead Agency
City of Bell Gardens
Document Title
Transit Oriented Community Specific Plan
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
General Plan: Open Space, General Commercial, High Density Residential. Zoning: OS, R-3, C-4
Document Description
The proposed TOC Specific Plan (Project) is a comprehensive plan that represents an initiative by the City to foster affordable, transit-supportive, and safe neighborhoods for its residents. The TOC Specific Plan addresses connectivity challenges within the City’s disadvantaged communities between affordable housing and transit centers, schools, parks, and commercial centers, while improving safety for residents and active transportation users. The Project would introduce five development opportunity districts which would provide new housing (maximum of 406 units throughout Specific Plan Area), commercial uses, parks and various safety and public realm improvements, while improving regional connectivity into nearby communities of Huntington Park, South Gate, Downey, Commerce, and Bell, and cultivating the active transportation network within local low-income neighborhoods. The Project establishes goals, infrastructure improvements, and zoning updates to direct future development in the TOC Specific Plan area.
Contact Information
Name
Alfonso Hernandez
Agency Name
City of Bell Gardens
Job Title
City Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Jessie Barkley
Agency Name
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Name
Adam Maleitzke
Agency Name
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Bell Gardens
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Florence Ave., Garfield Ave., Florence Pl., Toler Ave., Granger Ave., and Perry Rd.
Zip
90201
Total Acres
23
Parcel #
6228-016-027, 6228-016-027, 6228-016-029, 6228-013-018, 6329-016-046, 6358-037-002, 6329-016-040
State Highways
I-710, I-5
Railways
Southern Pacific Railroad
Schools
BG HS, Cesar Chavez ES, BG ES, Suva ES
Waterways
Rio Hondo River, Los Angeles River
Township
2S
Range
12W
Section
00
Base
SBPM
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), California Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (SMMC), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), California Transportation Commission (CATC), Colorado River Board, Office of Historic Preservation, San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 15, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 16, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 22, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 7, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT)
Development Types
Other (Programmatic Specific Plan)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Specific Plan, Rezone
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Forest Land/Fire Hazard
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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