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Paramount planners warn SB 79 could override local zoning near planned stations
Summary
Planning staff told the city council that Senate Bill 79 (SB 79) allows state-defined transit station areas to be built at densities and heights well above current local zoning, and they outlined limited options to defer applicability while staff prepares ordinance language and awaits regional maps.
Planning and building staff warned the Paramount City Council that Senate Bill 79 (SB 79) will limit local control over zoning in areas the state and regional agencies designate as transit-oriented development (TOD) zones.
John King, the city’s planning and building director, briefed the council on SB 79’s two-tier structure and said the law “overrides local zoning requirements” in affected areas. He said the state’s definitions create three concentric zones around planned stations: an adjacent area (about 200 feet), a quarter-mile radius, and a half-mile radius. Under the bill’s tier 2 rules (applicable to light-rail station areas), the adjacent zone can permit building…
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