Torrance Focused General Plan Amendment for Land Use, Safety, and Community Resource Element Updates
Summary
SCH Number
2026091266
Lead Agency
City of Torrance
Document Title
Torrance Focused General Plan Amendment for Land Use, Safety, and Community Resource Element Updates
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Citywide: Residential/Commercial/Industrial/Public Institutional/Open Space
Document Description
The City of Torrance proposes a focused General Plan amendment to address consistency with the 2022 Housing Element and compliance with recent State legislation, including Senate Bill (SB) 379, SB 1000, Assembly Bill (AB) 1889, SB 1425, and AB 2684.
The focused amendment consists of updates to three General Plan elements: Land Use Element, Safety Element, and Community Resources Element. The revisions range from text revisions to discussion sections, updates to maps, tables, and photographs, and the introduction of new objectives and policies.
Contact Information
Name
Oscar Martinez
Agency Name
City of Torrance
Job Title
Planning Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Elizabeth Ocampo Vivero
Agency Name
RRM Design Group
Job Title
Principal Planner
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Torrance
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Citywide
Total Acres
10,508
Parcel #
See attached APN list
State Highways
SR-1, SR-107, SR-213, I-405, 110
Railways
BNSF/LACMTA
Airports
Torrance Municipal Airport
Schools
TUSD/RBUSD/PVPUSD/CVUHSD/LAUSD
Waterways
Dominguez Channel
Other Location Info
City of Torrance
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region 7 (CDFW), 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 Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), 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), Colorado River Board, Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Office of Historic Preservation, Santa Monica Bay Restoration, 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 Water Quality, 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 (Focused General Plan Amendment)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Energy, 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, Sewer Capacity, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, 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
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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