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Planning commission refines El Camino Real retail nodes, sends map and follow-up study request to council

3585937 · May 29, 2025
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Summary

The commission recommended edits to the draft El Camino Real retail node map, consolidating central nodes and approving several node additions, removed the North Ventura CAP node and asked council to direct staff to study whether retail-protection rules should also apply to smaller housing-element sites within nodes.

The Planning and Transportation Commission recommended a revised retail-node map for South El Camino Real on May 28 and forwarded its decisions to the City Council with one additional study request.

Staff presentation and commission direction Miss Armer (City planning staff) told the commission the item implements a housing-element program (Program 3.4.c) and the South El Camino Real design guidelines. Staff recommended a single revised map with a set of specific adjustments and asked the commission to work through each suggested node and provide direction to council. "Staff's recommendation tonight is that PTC recommend to council, that council adopt a resolution to modify the existing retail node map," Armer said.

Commission action and votes The commission addressed individual nodes and, by a series of motions, recommended the map changes to the council. Key motions recorded and outcomes were: - Adopt the "bike-to-school" node as shown (motion carried, 7–0). - Adopt the…

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