Planning commission recommends Parkway Village specific plan, while community groups raise air-quality and Joshua-tree concerns

The Lancaster City Planning Commission voted 4–0 to recommend City Council approve the Parkway Village specific plan, Zone Change No. 25-004 and certify the Final Environmental Impact Report. The motion (Resolution No. 26-02) was made by Commissioner Carrillo and seconded by the chair.

What the plan would allow: Kendall Breakey, senior planner with community development, said the Parkway Village specific plan would apply to approximately 430 acres between Avenue K and Avenue L and 10th Street West and Sierra Highway. Breakey described a programmatic vision that targets primarily residential development with a maximum of 4,246 residential units, more than 1,200,000 square feet of commercial uses, up to 130 hotel rooms and up to a 200-bed hospital. The plan includes district-based zoning, a density-transfer mechanism, and design standards…