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Council hears appeal of 54-unit Adela Avenue townhome project; staff recommends upholding Planning Commission and CEQA Class 32 exemption
Summary
City staff recommended the council uphold the Planning Commission’s approval of a vesting tentative tract map for a 54-unit townhome project at 10130 Adela Avenue, finding it categorically exempt from CEQA under Class 15332; appellants raised safety and contamination concerns and asked for a full environmental review.
The South Gate City Council opened a public hearing on a contested vesting tentative tract map for a proposed 54-unit townhome development at 10130 Adela Avenue and heard competing presentations from city staff and appellants.
Rodrigo Palayo, senior planner with the City of South Gate Planning Division, told the council staff recommends finding the project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Guidelines section 15332 (infill development) and upholding the Planning Commission’s March 18, 2025, resolution approving Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 84531. Palayo said the project proposes 54 condominium units in six buildings, with six units offered at the moderate-income level under state affordability definitions.
Palayo summarized the planning record and technical studies the city relied on, saying the applicant submitted a traffic analysis using the vehicle-miles-traveled (VMT)…
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