Rio Hondo Community College (RHC) Low Income Student Housing Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026030501
Lead Agency
Rio Hondo Community College District
Document Title
Rio Hondo Community College (RHC) Low Income Student Housing Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Rio Hondo College parking (Lots 1 and 2); Public and Semi Public land use designation and A-2-5 (Heavy Agricultural) zoning designation
Document Description
The Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration evaluates the potential impacts of the Rio Hondo Community College Low Income Student Housing Project (Project). The Project involves the construction and operation of a new, low-income student housing facility on the Rio Hondo College campus. The Project includes partial redevelopment of Parking Lots 1 and 2 with an approximately 90,000 gross square feet, four-story residential building with an average maximum height of 48 feet. The proposed student housing facility would help address the growing demand for affordable on-campus housing options for the existing, unsheltered and/or at-risk student population (e.g., students sleeping in vehicles). The Project would not result in an increase in student enrollment.
The proposed residential building would provide up to 400 beds through traditional dormitory, apartment-style, and/or family-oriented housing. The residential building would offer a mix of shared amenities designed to address students’ basic needs and promote positive learning experiences. These amenities include dedicated study areas, food service areas, communal kitchens, common bathrooms, laundry facilities, and an outdoor courtyard.
Contact Information
Name
Dr. Steven Kibui
Agency Name
Rio Hondo Community College District
Job Title
Vice President, Finance & Business
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Dan Klemann
Agency Name
WSP USA Inc.
Job Title
Assistant Vice President
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Whittier
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Workman Mill Road/Peck Road
Zip
90601
Total Acres
3.5
Parcel #
8125-026-903
State Highways
60, 605, 164
Railways
Union Pacific Railroad
Schools
South El Monte High School, Mill Elementary School, Orange Grove
Waterways
San Gabriel River
Township
2S
Range
11W
Other Location Info
Section: 00 Lot 48
Base: Paso de Bartolo
Other Information
Given that the "Section" and "Base" fields are too small to provide the applicable information in the respective fields, the information is provided in the "Other Location Info" field.
Notice of Completion
Development Types
Residential (Low Income Student Housing)(Units 400, Acres 3.5)
Local Actions
Redevelopment
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wildfire
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
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