General Plan

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Image depicting an announcement about City Hall closure on March 31, 2025, for Cesar Chavez Day, with a graphic of Cesar Chavez. Regular business hours to resume on April 1, 2025. Image depicting an announcement about City Hall closure on March 31, 2025, for Cesar Chavez Day, with a graphic of Cesar Chavez. Regular business hours to resume on April 1, 2025.

City Hall will be closed on Monday, March 31, 2025, for Cesar Chavez Day.

WHAT IS A GENERAL PLAN?

A General Plan is a broad planning guideline to a city's or county's future development goals and provides policy statements to achieve those development goals. Citywide development and policies are based around this document.

This document is revised periodically to ensure that established policies are compliant with current standards and regulations, and that the established goals and policies aligned with the needs and interests of the residents.

AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL PLAN

Resolution CC-9112-93 | Approved: 12/17/1991
Update of 1991 General Plan.

Resolution CC-9112-93 | Approved: 1/16/1992
Amends the 12/17/1991 update to the 1991 General Plan.

Resolution CC-9207-62 | Approved: 7/16/1992
Further amends the 12/17/1991 update of the 1991 General Plan and amends the Hawthorne Boulevard Specific Plan.

Resolution CC-9306-36 | Approved: 6/3/1993
Amends land use designation, 14315 Mansel Ave., from general commercial to residential single-family medium.

Ordinance No. 809-96 | Approved 11/25/1996
Hawthorne Boulevard Corridor Plan deleted and other Amendments.

Resolution CC-9709-74 | Approved: 9/2/1997
Land use policy map designation, 19 areas.

Resolution CC-9709-75 | Approved: 9/2/1997
Land use policy map designation, 15 areas, and Land Use Element policy changes regarding public facilities.

Resolution CC-9711-97 | Approved: 11/3/1997
Land use policy map designation, 3 areas.

Resolution CC-9712-107 | Approved: 12/1/1997
Land use policy map designation, 1 area.

Resolution CC-9911-93 | Approved: 11/15/1999
Amends Land Use Element policies, commercial and/or residential uses as conditionally permitted to existing school sites.

Ordinance No. 895-01 | Approved: 5/7/2001
Land Use Designation, 14723 - 14913 Prairie Ave, 4003-4012 W. 149th Street.

Ordinance No. 923-02 | Approved: 5/21/2001
2000 - 2005 Housing Element Update.

Resolution CC-0105-041 | Approved: 11/4/2002
Various Land Use Element and Hawthorne Boulevard Specific Plan Amendments.

Resolution CC-0705-24 | Approved: 5/7/2007
Amends Land Use Plan, residential designations.

Resolution CC-0706-38 | Approved: 6/18/2007
Amends land use map, re-designated properties east and west of commercial properties along Hawthorne Blvd. between Manhattan Beach Blvd. and 172nd St. as multi-family medium density.

Resolution CC-0903-21 | Approved: 6/1/2009
Amends land use map, re-designated specified properties as public facilities.

Resolution CC-1401-02 | Approved: 1/6/2014
General Plan Amendment to update the Housing Element for the 2013-2021 cycle.

Resolution CC-1608-53 | Approved: 8/15/2016
General Plan Amendment to update the Safety Element.

Resolution CC-2312-049 | Approved: 12/4/2023
Adoption of the Final Environmental Impact Report for the General Plan 2045.

Resolution CC-2312-048 | Approved: 12/4/2023
Adoption of the General Plan 2045.

GENERAL PLAN & SPECIFIC PLAN UPDATES


Attention residents, business owners, and community members!

Help shape the future of Lawndale by participating in the process to update our General Plan & Hawthorne Boulevard Specific Plan! Watch this video to learn about the importance of this process!

DOCUMENTS FOR PUBLIC REVIEW

New documents relating to the on-going General Plan & Hawthorne Boulevard Specific Plan Update have become available for public review!

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