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Commission backs general plan amendment to reflect West Ontario widening and to add FEMA-aligned LHMP language
Summary
The Planning and Housing Commission on Feb. 10 recommended City Council approve a general plan amendment to change a segment of West Ontario Avenue from a four-lane to a six-lane arterial on the circulation map and to update the public safety element with FEMA-aligned language for the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP).
The Planning and Housing Commission on Feb. 10 adopted a resolution recommending City Council approve General Plan Amendment (GPA) 2024-0002, which would revise the circulation element to reflect widening a portion of West Ontario Avenue from a major four-lane arterial to a six-lane arterial and would update the public safety element to include a Federal Emergency Management Agency–aligned Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) definition.
Senior Planner Evan Langen told commissioners the amendment makes two limited changes to the general plan: one map exhibit in the circulation element to reflect the already-approved West Ontario Avenue widening, and one textual definition in the public safety element to bring the LHMP language into compliance with federal requirements. "The amendment before you this evening would revise two of those elements, specifically the circulation element and the public safety element,"…
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