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Gardena planning commission finds county parcel sale to ARCO conforms to city plan, adopts CEQA exemption
Summary
The planning commission voted 3-0 to adopt Resolution PC8-26, finding that Los Angeles County Public Works'' proposed sale of two parcels to Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) conforms with the Gardena General Plan and is exempt from CEQA under section 15061(b)(3); staff said ARCO will complete a DTSC-approved soil remediation before development.
The Gardena Planning Commission voted 3-0 to adopt Resolution PC8-26, determining that Los Angeles County Public Works'' proposed sale of two parcels (AIN 6106-036-902 and 6106-036-905) to Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) is an allowed use under the city's general plan and is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under section 15061(b)(3).
Assistant Community Development Director Joanne Burns told commissioners the property, known as the Gardena Sump Site at the southwest corner of Artesia Boulevard and Normandy Avenue, was approved in February 2025 for a mixed-use development that would include roughly 268,000 square feet of self-storage, industrial warehousing, retail and office space. Burns said the site and an adjacent parcel contain contamination and that ARCO will implement a Department of Toxic Substances Control-approved remedial action plan "that includes excavation of impacted soil, relocation of contaminated soil, installation of soil vapor probes, and an engineered clean soil cap" before construction begins.
"There's not going to be a gas station," Burns said in response to a commissioner question. "ARCO is only involved because they're responsible for cleaning up the contamination." She also confirmed the previously approved plan, including a U-Haul/self-storage component, remains the intended development path.
Burns told the commission that under California Government Code section 65402 a sale of county property must be reviewed by the local planning agency to determine whether the proposed use conforms to the local general plan; staff recommended the commission conclude the sale is consistent with relevant land-use and public-safety policies and adopt Resolution PC8-26, finding the action statutorily exempt from CEQA under section 15061(b)(3).
Chair Reisher moved to adopt the resolution and Commissioner Sherman seconded. Staff announced that Commissioners Reisher, Joe Khan and Sherman voted yes; Commissioners Henderson and Langley were absent. The motion passed 3-0.
The commission also noted that a separate continued public hearing for an environmental assessment and tentative parcel map at 1031 Magnolia Avenue was not heard because of insufficient quorum and will be rescheduled at the applicant's request in approximately three months, with public notices to be published and mailed at least 10 days before the new hearing.
The meeting closed after a community development director's report that listed upcoming city events, and the commission adjourned to its next regular meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
