Title 17 zoning amendments and citywide rezonings (Ordinances 2487-2490)
Montebello
Description
The city adopted four ordinances updating mixed-use standards, objective design standards, and site plan review rules, and rezoning properties to match the 2040 General Plan and 6th Cycle Housing Element.
Impact summary
Could bring new housing — including affordable units — mixed with retail along Montebello's main corridors, with faster approvals for qualifying projects and no changes to single-family neighborhoods.
Applicant
- Name
- City of Montebello
At a glance
- Hearings
- 5
- Public comments
- 3
- Total mentions
- 5
Last vote · City Council
Last discussed May 13, 2026.
Meeting timeline (5)
City Council - May 13, 2026
The city adopted four ordinances updating mixed-use standards, objective design standards, and site plan review rules, and rezoning properties to match the 2040 General Plan and 6th Cycle Housing Element.
City Council - Apr 22, 2026
The council introduced four ordinances updating mixed-use standards, objective design standards, site plan review (threshold lowered to 5 units by amendment), and rezoning properties to match the 2040 General Plan and 6th Cycle Housing Element — including opportunity sites near the golf course.
City Council - Mar 25, 2026
City-initiated zoning updates to implement the 2040 General Plan and Housing Element — mixed-use standards, objective design standards, site plan review changes, and a rezoning map. The golf course parcels were stripped out on first reading; final adoption returns April 8.
City Council - Feb 25, 2026
City-initiated zoning overhaul: new mixed-use standards for C-1/C-2 zones, objective design standards, updated site plan review thresholds, and rezoning of roughly 270 parcels to match the 2040 General Plan and Housing Element.
Planning Commission - Feb 10, 2026
A city-initiated package of four ordinances updating the zoning code to allow mixed-use development in commercial zones, set objective design standards, streamline site plan review, and rezone about 270 parcels. The commission recommended approval; the City Council decides next.
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