San Pedro New Community Plan

Case Number: ENV-2009-1558-EIR
Council District: 15
State Clearinghouse Number: 2008021004
Community Plan Areas: San Pedro
Project Location: The San Pedro Community Plan Area (CPA) contains approximately 3,674 acres and is situated in the southern portion of the City of Los Angeles. The CPA is geographically located on the Palos Verdes peninsula at the southern terminus of the Harbor Freeway (I-110), and is adjacent to the Wilmington-Harbor City Community Plan Area. The CPA is also located adjacent to the Port of Los Angeles, the Pacific Ocean, and the City of Rancho Palos Verdes. The CPA is generally bounded by: Taper Avenue on the north; John S. Gibson Boulevard, Harbor Boulevard, the West Channel of the Port of Los Angeles, and Cabrillo Beach on the east; the Pacific Ocean on the south; and the western border of Los Angeles with the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.

Final Environmental Impact Report

Project Description: The Proposed Project (Proposed Plan) is an update of the San Pedro Community Plan. The San Pedro Community Plan is one of the 35 Community Plans, which comprise the Land Use Element of the General Plan and is intended to promote an arrangement of land uses, streets, and services that will encourage and contribute to the economic, social, and physical health, safety, welfare, and convenience of the people who live and work in the Community. The Proposed Project will allocate land for the range of uses that the community will need through 2030, including land for housing, jobs, services and recreation, and improve the link between land use and transportation in a manner that is consistent with the General Plan Framework (GPF), the citywide growth strategy. The Community Plan’s goals, objectives, policies, and programs are specific, action-oriented ideals which the City will promote during the lifespan of the Proposed Plan.

The Proposed Project is intended to: Update the existing 1999 San Pedro Community Plan (Policy Document) which will guide development in this Community Plan Area (“Community Plan Update”); Update General Plan land use designations and corresponding zones (also referred to as the “Plan Map”), including map footnotes and symbol changes; Amend the applicable Circulation Element (Mobility Plan 2035) of the General Plan as necessary for consistency with the Community Plan Update; Adopt any zone and height district changes necessary to implement the Community Plan Update; Repeal the Downtown San Pedro Community Design Overlay ordinance (Ordinance No. 179,935); and Adopt the San Pedro Community Plan Implementation Overlay (CPIO) District to implement the Community Plan Update.