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Developer granted prescreening to pursue general‑plan amendment for Simi Valley Town Center; council OKs formal application process
Summary
Steel Wave LLC and city staff presented a concept to convert parts of Simi Valley Town Center’s mall district from commercial to high‑ and very‑high‑density residential. The council authorized the developer to move forward with a formal general‑plan amendment application after public comment and council direction; Council member Litzler voted no.
The Simi Valley City Council authorized a developer to move forward with a formal application to change parts of the Simi Valley Town Center’s mall district from commercial zoning to high‑ and very‑high‑density residential, after a prescreening presentation and public hearing.
Principal planner Narayan (Naren) Gunasekera told the council the prescreening request would not itself approve any project but would allow the applicant one year to file a formal general‑plan amendment. The applicant, Steel Wave LLC, presented a concept that would remove roughly 312,000 square feet of existing mall space and add between about 291 and 375 residential units under the applicant’s proposal; staff matrices show a broader regulatory range that could permit significantly more units under state density bonus rules.
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