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Bell Gardens planning commission continues transit‑oriented community plan after large public turnout
Summary
After a multi-hour presentation, the Planning Commission continued the Bell Gardens Transit Oriented Community specific plan (TOC) to May 20, 2026 following extensive public comment on outreach, displacement, traffic, air quality and tenant notice; staff said the plan is programmatic and individual projects will require project-level review.
The Bell Gardens Planning Commission on April 15 heard a detailed presentation on a proposed Transit Oriented Community (TOC) Specific Plan for a corridor around Florence and Garfield and then voted to continue the item to the commission’s next meeting on May 20 to allow additional outreach and deliberation.
City Planner Alan Nandez and consultants from Kimley Horn described the TOC as a programmatic specific plan that would amend the general plan and zoning to create mixed-use districts, mobility upgrades and a cap on housing capacity staff said would total up to 381 units across the plan area. Consultant Brian Deator said the plan divides the area into districts with different intensity levels, sets maximum heights ranging from one to six stories depending…
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