City Council/Planning Commission Update
November 13, 2023
General Plan Update,
Downtown Montebello Specific Plan, &
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
scope General Plan Downtown Specific Plan
WHITTIER BLVD
MONTEBELLO BLVD
Housing Element Update
2 integrated
approach
General Plan & Downtown Specific Plan
CORE
Resilience
Soc
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Visi
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Natural
Creative
Active
Healthy & Safe
Prosperous
Accessible
Well Planned
Montebello
Housing
Element
Needs
Assessment Constraints
Progress
Implementing 5th Cycle
Resources
&
Sites Inventory
Housing Element Update
Vision based
4 the Vision
Areas of Stability & Change
6 pt 6 pt
Green Infrastructure Neighborhood, Corridors & Centers
5 6 pt 6 pt the Vision
6 General Plan
7 Place Type
Residential
(units)
Non-residential
Commerce
(square feet)
Hotel
Rooms
A Downtown 3,536 101,059
B Corridors
1 Whittier Boulevard 356 53,579
2 Beverly Boulevard 2,600 87,556
3 Washington Boulevard 3,177 49,223
4 Montebello/Greenwood Boulevard 2,257 16,553
C Neighborhoods
1 !e Shops at Montebello 1,401 20,038 104
2 Metro Heights 1,798 25,700
3 Montebello Town Center 332 4,792
4 Gar"eld Ave (golf course) 499 6,970
5 Along Olympic Boulevard 438 3,485
6 De Paul Center 465 0
Total 16,893 units 368,955 square feet 104 rooms
Land Use Plan Land Use Categories
Downtown
9 City of
Flowers
“
10 11
GAS GAS GAS GAS GAS GAS
GAS
GAS
Bas Relief Art Wall
precast concrete
images on walls
Alter horse trail to
go around
sculpture garden
Sculpture pieces, typical
Night time security closure
fencing & gates, open during
speci!ed hours
Accessible ramp to
street & bike route
12 Downtown Code
13 Washington Boulevard
14 Rio Hondo
Bike Trail
Whittier Blvd
Montebello Blvd
7th St
Spruce St
Greenwood Ave
4th St
Blu! Rd
Montebello
City Park
Cleveland Ave
Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles Ave
Downtown Speci!c Plan Area New Street Public Parking
Mobility Hub
Enhanced Bus Stop
Downtown Parking District
Walkable Downtown Core
New alley extension
Enhanced Sidewalk
Mobility Mobility Key Concepts
15 Creative Prosperity
Cultural Tourism
Education for Creativity
Cultural Equity
Historic Preservation
Public Art
Capacity & Leadership 16
Midterm
+ $1.2 B
Longterm (Mid Density)
+ $0.8 B
Longterm (Low Density)
+ $0.6 B
Short-term
+ $3.1 B
$5.7 B
Housing Development
Potential Added Value
N
Source: Los Angeles County Assessor, 2020
Rio Hondo Channel
San Gabriel River
60 60
Rosemead Blvd
17 EIR
1. Disclose
2. Identify Mitigations
3. Review Alternatives
4. Facilitate Interagency Coordination
5. Facilitate Public Participation
purpose
Scoping
Public Review
& Comment
Period
Prepare
Draft EIR
Public Review
& Comment
Period
Prepare
Response to
Comments
Certification
Process
Draft EIR Final EIR
NOA NOD
NOP
Public
Mtg.
we are here
Public
Hearing
Environmental Impacts
Any future development would have impacts with or without the proposed Project EIR includes mitigation measures that would reduce these impacts.
Because the specifics of future projects
are not known at this time
EIR includes mitigation measures that
would reduce these impacts.
Significant & Unavoidable Impacts
Air Quality
Construction Noise & Vibration
Biological
Historical, Tribal Cultural, Archaeological, &
Paleontological
NEXT STEPS
Adoption Hearings
General Plan, Downtown Speci c Plan, & Final EIR
Public Review
Draft General Plan, Downtown Speci c Plan, & EIR
Late Winter/Early Spring 2024 Response to Comments / Final EIR Early Spring 2024
December 2023
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