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Discussion of Options for Housing on a Portion of City-Owned Property at 130 West Century Boulevard (CD)
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MEETING DATE:
January 27, 2026
PREPARED BY:
Cynthia Marsh, Deputy Director/City Planner
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Receive report and provide direction to Staff.
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BACKGROUND:
Mayor Pro Tempore Hothi and Council Member Craig-Hensley requested this item to allow the City Council to discuss potential next steps related to facilitating future housing development on City-owned property located at 130 West Century Boulevard.
The approximately 2.5-acre property was identified in the City's 2023-2031 General Plan Housing Element as a housing opportunity site with capacity for up to 53 units of lower-income housing. However, the site is also identified in the City's parks inventory as Century Park and currently contains a playground and a large open space area that has historically been used by the surrounding neighborhood for recreational purposes.
The property is currently owned by the City and is classified as public right-of-way (ROW), similar to the former right-of-way located along the north side of Salas Park across the railroad tracks to the east. The City currently has an agreement with the Housing Authority to develop 110 units of affordable housing on that Salas Park ROW property. As with that Salas Park site, the Century Boulevard ROW would need to be converted to a legal lot prior to any future development.
The property's current General Plan land use designation is High Density Residential, which allows between 15 and 35 units per acre. The site is currently zoned Residential Low Density, and any future development would need to be evaluated for consistency between the General Plan and zoning regulations.
DISCUSSION:
An initial step toward facilitating housing on this property is for the City Council to establish expectations regarding the size and scale of potential development, the amount ...
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