City Council
LRP-2024-0001
December 3, 2024
West Wilshire, Woods and Wickett SquareZone Amendment
Project Description
Request for a Zoning Amendment to rezone the properties in the West Wilshire, Woods and Wickett Square Neighborhood from R-1-7.2 (Single Family Residential, 7,200 square feet minimum lot size) to R-1-7.2P (Single Family Residential, 7,200 square feet minimum lot size, Preservation Zone) and R-3 (Limited Density Multiple Family Residential) to R-3P (Limited Density Multiple Family Residential, Preservation Zone)
Site Map
Boundary of proposed West Wilshire, Woods and Wickett Square
Previous Actions
May 2024 – Request to create Preservation Zone submitted to Planning Department June 2024 – Informational meeting held in City Council Chamber June 2024 – Fullerton Heritage arranged for survey of property owners and submittal of petition to Planning Department August 2024 – Planning Commission hearing and recommendation for approval of request
Previous Actions
January 2024 – Request to create Preservation Zone submitted to Planning Department April 2024 – Informational meeting held in City Council Chamber August 2024 – Fullerton Heritage arranged for survey of property owners and submittal of petition to Planning Department
Residents Input
Support
62 65%
Oppose
8 8%
No Response
23 24%
TOTAL PROPERTIES
96 100%
Previous Actions
Historical Significance
Designated a Potential Historic District.
Cohesive collection of predominantly 1920s housing, including single-family homes and duplexes built by notable contractors.
Includes the first two planned developments in Fullerton.
First documented example of an entire block of houses being built at one time and in accordance with a few basic designs.
Second planned development in Fullerton that includes a series of similarly styled Spanish Colonial Revival dwellings.
Tangible elements of neighborhoods' 1920s design are mainly intact, including modest uniform setbacks, shallow front lawns, concrete sidewalks and curbs and mature trees.
Historical Significance
General Plan Consistency
Goal 1: Resilient and vital neighborhoods and districts.
P1.8 Consideration of Neighborhood Impacts
P1.11 Compatibility of Design and Uses
Goal 2: A positive identity and distinctive image.
P2.4 Sense of Place
P2.8 Responsiveness to Context
Goal 3: A supply of safe housing ranging in cost and type to meet the needs of all segments of the community.
P3.17 Preservation of Historic Residential Resources
Goal 4: Valued and preserved historic resources.
P4.4 Historic Character and Sense of Place
Recommended Actions
Adopt Ordinance No. XXXX, entitled:
ORDINANCE NO. XXXX – AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A CHANGE OF ZONE CLASSIFICATION FROM “R-1-7.2” TO “R-1-7.2P” AND FROM “R-3” TO “R-3P” ON PROPERTIES LOCATED IN THE WEST WILSHIRE, WOODS AND WICKETT SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD, GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS THE PROPERTIES BOUNDED BY WILSHIRE AVENUE, WOODS AVENUE, DRAKE AVENUE AND CHAPMAN AVENUE, AS PER EXHIBIT A