City of Lawndale, CA

What is a Specific Plan?

A Specific Plan is a popular form of a land use overlay. An overlay is an additional layer of planning control, establishing stricter standards that go beyond what the underlying zoning would normally regulate. Cities implement overlays to achieve goals that may not ordinarily be attainable through zoning rules alone ranging from more specific standards governing the production of affordable housing. commercial oriented development, etc.

Properties located on, or adjacent to, Hawthorne Boulevard, are within the Hawthorne Boulevard Specific Plan area. Properties within the Specific Plan area are subject to the zoning standards, commercial regulations, and design criteria outlined in the Hawthorne Boulevard Specific Plan.

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 Hawthorne Boulevard Specific Plan

Ordinance No. 883-00 | Approved: 12/4/2000
Amends the maximum front street side setback for the office commercial, "OC", zoning district from 10' to not applicable, "NA".

Ordinance No. 890-01 | Approved: 3/5/2001
Changes the designation of the properties located at 16200 Hawthorne Blvd. and 4342 W. 162nd Street from Neighborhood Commercial (NC) to General Commercial (GC).

Ordinance No. 897-01 | Approved: 6/18/2001
Amends the Development Permit requirements of the Hawthorne Blvd. Specific Plan.

Ordinance No. 923-02 | Approved: 11/4/2002
Amends the Hawthorne Blvd. Specific Plan and General Plan related to the mixed-use development and the Land Use Matrix of the Hawthorne Blvd. Specific Plan.

Ordinance No. 946-06 | Approved: 2/21/2006
Amends the Hawthorne Blvd. Specific Plan related to the elimination of the use of floor area ratios in zones GC, OC, and NC.

Resolution No. CC-0906-035 | Approved: 6/1/2009
Amends the Land Use Matrix of the Hawthorne Blvd. Specific Plan and the related negative declaration.

Ordinance No. 1026-09 | Approved 6/15/2009
Amends the Hawthorne Blvd. Specific Plan to (i) allow for institutional and open spaces, (ii) achieve consistency between the General Plan and the Zoning Ordinance, and (iii) accurately reflect existing and likely future land uses and adopting the related negative declaration.

Ordinance No. 1147-18 | Approved 10/1/2018
Amends the Hawthorne Blvd. Specific Plan to increase the lot coverage of the General Commercial Zone from 50% to 90%.