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Paramount council schedules workshop after wide-ranging debate over Clearwater specific plan
Summary
City planning staff updated the council on the Clearwater Specific Plan, which would allow denser housing, retain the swap meet in some form and create mixed-use zones; the council directed staff to schedule a special workshop with the property owner and planning commission for deeper review.
Paramount city planners presented a status update on the Clearwater Specific Plan and asked the City Council whether to continue the plan as drafted or change direction after property-owner concerns.
The plan area — roughly south of Rosecrans, north of Somerset, west of Paramount Boulevard and east of the Union Pacific right-of-way — would keep the swap meet and allow a mix of retail, office, light industrial and housing. John King, Planning Director, told the council the plan currently allows up to 22 homes per acre under the existing rules and that state law requires an increase in capacity to 30 homes per acre to meet the city’s certified housing element.
The draft organizes the area into multiple zones…
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