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Bell Gardens planning commission recommends zoning changes to allow by-right housing projects with 20% low-income units
Summary
The Planning Commission voted 5-0 March 18, 2026, to recommend City Council adopt zoning code amendment PLN26-00007, which would allow ministerial (by-right) approvals for identified reuse/reszone sites that include at least 20% low-income units and set a maximum of 24 dwelling units per acre.
The Bell Gardens Planning Commission on March 18, 2026, voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council adopt zoning code amendment PLN26-00007, a set of revisions staff says are necessary to comply with California Government Code section 65583.2.
"For the record, my name is Adrien Anduho, associate planner with Bell Gardens Planning Division," Anduho told the commission as he opened the staff report. He said the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) issued a letter on Oct. 7, 2025, asking the city to update its zoning to align with state law and the city's Housing Element program 6. Staff recommended the commission find the amendment exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under section 15061(b)(3), the "common-sense" exemption, and adopt Resolution PC26-2 recommending City Council approval of PLN26-00007.
The proposed amendments modify several sections of Title 9 (including sections 9.4.020, 9.10.030/040, 9.12.030 and 9.58.040). The changes would: define "by-right" (ministerial) approval for qualifying projects so they can be approved through plan…
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