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Inglewood council hears presentation on comprehensive general plan update, environmental review next
Summary
City planners presented a draft land use plan after extensive outreach (about 3,500 comments) and said the update — the first comprehensive rewrite since 1987 — will move to a programmatic environmental review with adoption targeted for spring 2027.
City planning staff and consultants on Aug. 11 presented a draft land use plan that city leaders described as a "historic milestone" for Inglewood and the centerpiece of a comprehensive general plan update.
Bernard McCrombie, who introduced the project team, said the plan — the first full general plan rewrite since 1987 — is intended to guide where housing, businesses and public amenities will be located for decades. "This general plan update has nothing to do with any redistricting of council boundaries," McCrombie said, seeking to head off confusion about the scope of the update. Project staff emphasized the plan's goal of aligning the general plan with the zoning map and state planning requirements.
Reneka Brooks, a project team presenter, said the outreach program included a general plan advisory committee (GPAC), pop-up events, workshops and an online survey that together produced about 3,500 comments that shaped the draft. "Every comment received was documented, carefully considered, and has helped shape the land use plan that's presented today," she said.
Consultant Jonathan Nettler of PlaceWorks reviewed proposed land use categories and technical details, describing changes to residential designations (residential low through medium-high), new mixed-use categories, and use of floor area ratio to control nonresidential intensity. He said the update seeks to bring consistency between the general plan and the zoning code, add new definitions for land use types, and highlight focus areas for potential change.
Sean May of the planning division outlined next steps: staff will undertake a programmatic environmental impact analysis of the plan's buildout, update maps and graphics based on data received, and hold environmental scoping meetings. May said the pathway to final adoption is expected in spring 2027 and encouraged residents to follow the project's website and mailing list for updates.
Councilmembers praised the outreach and emphasized that traffic, parking and environmental review remain open issues to be addressed in the next phase. The council did not take final action on the plan at the meeting; staff will return with environmental analysis and additional public hearings as required.
