San Gabriel council approves Rubio Village mixed‑use project after court‑ordered environmental review

The San Gabriel City Council voted 4–0 on Tuesday to adopt a revised mitigated negative declaration and introduce an ordinance to readopt plan development overlay approvals for the Rubio Village mixed‑use project at 201–217 South San Gabriel Boulevard, a site that straddles the Rubio Wash.

Assistant community development director Samantha Tuizard told the council the project site is approximately 2.8 acres (not including the Rubio Wash). The entitlement history dates to 2007; the proposal before the council preserves the mixed‑use design presented in 2023–24 but increases the number of residential units from 179 to 225 by subdividing some three‑bedroom units into studios and one‑bedroom units. The approved increase raised the number of affordable units from 18 to 22, including six units designated low‑income. The proposal includes ground‑floor commercial/restaurant space, five levels of residential above, common open space and an on‑site community park, and a tentative tract map (No. 73153)…