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Cerritos rezones multiple sites to meet housing-element requirements; council limits scope at South/Bloomfield site
Summary
The council approved planning commission recommendations to rezone three housing-element sites to permit housing with site-specific Area Development Plans; a separate rezoning for the South/Bloomfield shopping center (ADP 20) passed first reading after staff added design standards to protect adjacent uses.
The Cerritos City Council moved to keep the city in compliance with state housing law by approving development and map amendments to allow housing as a permitted use at three sites identified in the 2021'2029 housing element.
Advanced Planning Manager Sabrina Chan told the council the changes (DCA 2025-1; GPA 2025-1; DMA 2025-1) would establish Area Development Plans (ADP 18, 19 and 21) and site-specific standards so existing commercial and industrial uses can remain while allowing housing in the future. Chan said the planning commission recommended approval by a 5-0 vote and staff emphasized that "tonight's action focuses on administrative procedure and no actual development is being proposed."
The council voted to approve the planning commission recommendation on…
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