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Staff highlights $5.9 million Carson Street improvements and local housing projects
Summary
Planning staff briefed commissioners on recent and ongoing projects including Carson Street Beautification Phase 2 ($5,900,000) with ADA ramps, lighting, landscaping and bus shelters; updates on ADUs and an 18-unit project at 21821 Hawaiian Avenue; and the launch of new permitting software.
Planning staff provided an overview of community-development activity, telling the commission that Carson Street Beautification Phase 2 included $5,900,000 in improvements between Norwalk Boulevard and Bloomfield Avenue. Staff listed scope elements including removal of brick paving bands, new ADA-compliant curb ramps, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, drought-tolerant landscaping, upgraded irrigation, pedestrian lighting, new signage and bus shelters.
Staff also described local housing activity: 21 approved ADU/JADU units in 2025, a completed 10,000-square-foot project split into three lots with single-family homes and ADUs, and an 18-unit project at 21821 Hawaiian Avenue consisting of six detached buildings of three units each that recently completed grading and has a new contractor and owner. Staff said the city is implementing new permitting software (OpenGov) to allow online development applications and to improve tracking and efficiency.
Commissioners asked about commercial vacancies and code enforcement; staff noted WSS locations were evaluated after acquisition by Foot Locker and that the city is working with Lakewood code-enforcement staff on nearby properties whose conditions affect the approach into Hawaiian Gardens. Staff described available remedies, including citations and abatement for property owners who do not meet conditions of approval.
