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Staff presents draft land-use plan for Inglewood comprehensive general plan update; commission provides feedback
Summary
City staff and consultants presented phase two of Inglewood’s comprehensive general plan — the draft land-use map and policy approach — emphasizing alignment with zoning, new mixed-use categories, and focus areas for housing; commissioners and members of the public asked for clarity on heights, definitions and outreach materials. No final action was taken; staff will proceed to environmental review.
City planning staff and the consultant team presented phase two of Inglewood’s comprehensive general plan update, focusing on the draft land-use plan and proposed changes to map designations, development types and focus areas.
Senior planner Rene Brooks said the city’s last comprehensive plan update dated to 1987 and described the current work as a major milestone guiding growth to 2050. The draft seeks to align the general plan land-use map with the zoning map (as required by state law), add more fine-grained residential designations (residential low to medium-high) and introduce mixed-use categories differentiated by corridor and district context. The update also preserves recent special planning areas and TOD plans while identifying focus areas — corridors and commercial nodes where additional housing and mixed use could be encouraged, including segments of Manchester Boulevard, Arborvita and Sentinella Avenue.
Consultant Jonathan Netner explained that mixed-use categories allow added housing types in corridors and that some commercial areas will remain prioritized for retail and entertainment (including locations adjacent to the sports and entertainment district). Speakers noted state laws (discussed in the presentation) that limit the ability to bar housing outright in commercial zones.
Commissioners sought clarity on several items, including how "moderately scaled" development is defined (staff said 3–5 stories for the relevant designation), how maximum heights will be applied (some mixed-use designations may allow lower heights but broaden allowed uses), and progress on commercial leasing near Hollywood Park (staff reported upcoming openings and leases in negotiation and noted Sprouts’ anticipated grand opening moved to July 10). Staff described outreach to the GPAC, students at Inglewood High, community pop-ups and surveys (citing approximately 150 open-house attendees, ~150 survey responses and roughly 2,000 documented comments overall) and said the next step is technical and environmental analysis (program EIR) before finalizing policies and implementation measures.
No formal action was requested or taken; staff asked commissioners to forward comments to the city council, which is expected to receive the draft and consider moving forward with environmental review.
