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Planning commission recommends certification of Clearwater Specific Plan EIR and sends plan package to city council
Summary
Planning commissioners recommended that the City Council certify a final environmental impact report and approve the Clearwater Specific Plan package—incorporating a general plan amendment and zoning text changes—after staff and MIG consultants described a multi‑decade, 70–71‑acre vision that could accommodate up to 2,000 housing units and identified unavoidable air quality, greenhouse‑gas and noise impacts.
Planning commissioners voted to recommend that the City Council certify the final environmental impact report for the Clearwater Specific Plan and adopt the accompanying general plan and zoning amendments after a staff presentation and consultant review.
Staff said the specific plan covers roughly 70–71 acres around the Paramount Swap Meet and surrounding properties and is intended to set a long‑term framework for redevelopment, mobility and development standards. “This is one of the biggest projects that we’ve had in Paramount,” a staff presenter said at the start of the presentation, describing phase‑based implementation that could unfold over decades.
Jose Rodriguez, senior project manager with MIG, described a land‑use framework of six use districts: a central mixed‑use town center for higher density residential and retail, step‑back height limits along Paramount Boulevard, and a separate neo‑industrial area that would not allow housing but would support…
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