Public hearing on zoning text and map amendments in Alhambra.

NOTICE OF ALHAMBRAPLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARINGWatch and listen to the meeting via Zoom Webinar as follows:
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Addressing the Commission:
In person: Any person wishing to address the Commission during the meeting is asked to complete a Speaker Request Card and submit it to the Secretary. When called upon by the President, please step to the podium and give your name, address and organization or other party you represent, if any, in an audible tone of voice for the record.
Via Zoom or Telephone: “Raise your hand” - Members of the public may speak by using the “Raise Hand” function during the public comments portion, if on Zoom or telephone. Staff will unmute speakers participating via Zoom or telephone and announce your name when it is your time to speak.
Comments are limited to 5 minutes; however, the presiding officer may either extend or reduce the maximum time to such period of time as the Commission may determine.
All comments shall be addressed to the Commission as a body and not to any member thereof. No person, other than the Commission and the person having the floor, shall be permitted to enter into any discussion, either directly or through a member of the Commission, without the permission of the President. No question shall be asked a Commissioner except through the President.
Any member of the public who needs accommodations or who needs their comments translated should email or call the Community Development Department at mmccurley@alhambraca.gov or (626) 570-5034. All requests for accommodations or translation services shall be made by 4 p.m. the Thursday prior to the Planning Commission meeting. If accommodation or translation is not requested by 4 p.m. the Thursday prior to the Planning Commission meeting, staff will try to accommodate the request to the best of their efforts to provide as much accessibility as possible while also maintaining public safety. All participants are encouraged to email their comments prior to the beginning of the meeting, but are not required to do so. All written comments received prior to the meeting will be entered into the record and distributed to the Planning Commission for their review.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular meeting of the Alhambra Planning Commission will be held on Monday, May 18, 2026, at 7:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matters may be heard, in the Council Chambers of the Alhambra City Hall, 111 South First Street. The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the following item:
ADDRESS:CitywideAPPLICANT:City of AlhambraFILE NO.:AMD-26-05, AMD-26-06, AMD-26-07, AMD-26-08
REQUEST: This is an application for Zoning Text Amendment AMD-26-07, Zoning Map Amendment AMD-26-05, General Plan Amendment AMD-26-08, and General Plan Map Amendment AMD-26-06. The proposed City-initiated amendments include updates to the City’s existing Objective Design Standards and Standards for Specific Uses in Title 23 (Zoning) of the Alhambra Municipal Code, as well as the elimination of the West Main Corridor Master Plan Overlay District Zoning classification and the corresponding Downtown Specific Plan Overlay General Plan Land Use designation, in order to accommodate the adoption of new focus-area Design Guidelines. The amendments will ensure City documents reflect internal consistency in their references to General Plan Land Use designations and Zoning classifications. Additionally, updates are proposed to rectify prior mapping errors for two (2) existing parcels at APN 5364-018-019 and 5364-018-020.
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, staff has conducted an initial review of the project application and has determined that the above referenced project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) unless otherwise noted above.
Further details and legal descriptions relating to the above application is on file and may be viewed in the Community Development Department in City Hall during City Hall business hours 7:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M., Monday through Thursday.
Any person wishing to be heard on this matter is invited to attend the hearing and speak to the Planning Commission at the time and place stated. Written input may be submitted before or during the hearing. If you challenge the proposed action in Court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.
CITY HALL:(626) 570‑5034ALHAMBRA PLANNING COMMISSIONNOTICE NO.N2M26-53ANDREW HOPublish:April 27, 2026Director of Community Development
Pasadena Star-NewsPublished: 4/27/26