City Council
October 6, 2026
Lower Golden Hill Zone Change
Project Description
2 Request for a Zoning Amendment to rezone the properties in the Lower Golden Hill Neighborhood from R-1-7.2 (Single-Family Residential, 7,200 square foot minimum lot size) to R-1-7.2P (Single-Family Residential, 7,200 square foot minimum lot size, Preservation Zone).
Site Map
4 Private park for Hughes Aircraft employees
wild oat
Boundary of proposed Lower Golden Hill Preservation Zone
Previous Actions
January 2025 – Request to create Preservation Zone submitted to Planning Division.
May 2025 – Informational meeting held in City Council Chamber.
June 2025 – Fullerton Heritage arranged for survey of property owners and submittal of petition to Planning Department.
June 2026 – Planning Commission Public Hearing and recommendation of approval. 5 Resident Input
Support
48 60%
Oppose
13 16.2%
No Response
19 23.8%
TOTAL PROPERTIES:
80 100%
6 Historical Significance
Developed in the hillside areas north of the original townsite, success of Upper/Lower Golden Hill changed perceptions of development potential.
Spanish Colonial Revival and Cottage-styled homes.
Most of the homes within Lower Golden Hill retain a high degree of historic integrity, and the historic district looks very much like it did in the 1920s and 1930s.
Conveys original development pattern as a single-family residential neighborhood, retaining a high level of vision association with its past.
Historical Significance (Continued)
Neighborhood includes several designated Local Landmarks and Significant Properties:
Model Home of 1927 (701 North Richman Avenue)
Clinton F. Abbot House (705 North Richman Avenue)
Suters House (621 North Richman Avenue)
Robert E. Corcoran House (600 West Union).
Historical Significance (Continued)
7 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 Action
Adopt Ordinance 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” ON PROPERTIES LOCATED IN THE LOWER Golden Hill Neighborhood, generally described as the properties bounded by richman avenue, malvern avenue and west side of drake avenue, as per exhibit a 10 City Council
October 6, 2026
Lower Golden Hill Zone Change