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Montebello council advances citywide zoning amendments on first reading after heated debate over golf course and protections for Armenian monument and Scout Hut
Summary
After three hours of public comment, the Montebello City Council approved an amended first-reading zoning ordinance that adds covenants to protect the Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument and the Montebello Scout Hut and requires a community visioning process; the council excluded the golf-course parcels from rezoning for now and will return for second reading.
The Montebello City Council voted on first reading to advance a citywide package of zoning amendments intended to implement the Montebello 2040 general plan and the city's sixth-cycle housing element, but only after adding legally binding protections and community-focused conditions following hours of public comment.
Planning Manager Brianna Esparza told the council the package would amend Title 17 of the Montebello Municipal Code to establish objective design standards for residential and mixed-use development and update the zoning map to demonstrate capacity required by state law. "For Montebello, 5,186 units must be provided," Esparza said, summarizing the city's RHNA obligation and the statutory deadlines that led staff to propose the ordinance.
Nut graf: The council paused and then approved an amended motion that records two covenants — one to preserve the Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument and one to protect the Montebello Scout Hut — and that…
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