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Council Adopts Claremont Community Plan Update Aimed at Housing Near Transit
Summary
After mixed public comment, the City Council approved a major Claremont plan update to concentrate new housing near trolley stations, raise selective height limits in village nodes and add park and open‑space policies; residents urged stronger guarantees for parks, wildfire safety and view protections.
The City Council voted to approve the Claremont (Claremont) Community Plan update, a decades‑overdue overhaul that concentrates new housing in village centers near the Blue Line, raises select height limits in village nodes and adds policies for open space and sidewalks. City planning staff said the draft adds about 14,000 additional homes beyond the current plan — with most additional capacity located in higher‑resource areas and near transit — and would rezone village areas and…
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