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Environmental Documents
The City of Paramount is considered the lead agency for a number of different construction, infrastructure, and planning projects. The City reviews environmental documents that are prepared under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and CEQA Guidelines. Below are environmental documents for public review.
(NOTE: Some files are large and may take extra time to view depending on your internet speed.)
15101 Paramount Boulevard Redevelopment Project
The proposed project involves the redevelopment of the 3.3-acre Lindsay Lumber property at the southwest corner of Paramount Boulevard and Somerset Boulevard. Following the demolition of existing buildings, the project proposes three commercial buildings separated into three lots. The new commercial buildings include a retail building (Building 1: Sprouts Market), a two-tenant drive-thru restaurant building [Building 2: Tenant A, Panera Bread (with drive-thru) and Tenant B, pending tenant (no drive-thru)], and a coffee shop with drive-thru (Building 3, Starbucks). The drive-thru restaurants include outdoor dining space. Proposed buildings would be single-story and have a maximum height of 37 feet. A total of 133 parking stalls would be provided including eight Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) spaces, four electric/clean air vehicle spaces, and 24 street parking spaces (Colorado Avenue). Access to the site would be provided by four 28 to 30-foot-wide driveways, including two along Colorado Avenue and two along Paramount Boulevard. Additional access would be provided by an existing alley connecting to Adams Street.
Orizaba Avenue Homes
This residential project is a proposal – approved by the Planning Commission and City Council in 2023/2024 – to construct 10 detached single-family homes on a 0.83-acre vacant property located west of Orizaba Avenue and north of Jackson Street. The project is now under construction. The site is bounded by the LA Kings Iceland in Paramount (an ice skating and hockey rink and parking lot) on the west and south, the Clearwater Christian Center on the north, and Orizaba Avenue on the east. The new residential lots range in size from 3,199 to 4,438 square feet. Three housing plans have been approved. Each housing unit would be provided a two-car garage, and two additional parking spaces for each unit would also be available on the driveway. The environmental documents can be accessed from the links below:
Spane Park Stormwater Capture Project
This project entails constructing and operating a stormwater capture and filtration facility beneath Spane Park, as well as other ancillary improvements to Spane Park. The stormwater capture and filtration facility would intercept flows from a storm drain beneath Rosecrans Avenue and convey them into an underground reservoir beneath a proposed soccer field for infiltration into the groundwater basin. An outflow pipe would be installed to convey excess water from the reservoir during heavy storms when all of the water is not able to infiltrate. The water would pass through a filtration system before discharging back into the existing storm drain channel. Additional park improvements would include installing a soccer field, reconstructing basketball courts and a restroom building, reconfiguring the parking lot to provide 35 parking spaces (including 2 electric vehicle charging stalls), adding an approximately 5,200-square-foot habitat garden, and revitalizing of the pond and stream feature. The Public Works Department is the lead City department for this project. The environmental documents can be accessed from the links below:
North Paramount Gateway Specific Plan
The following documents are for the North Paramount Gateway Specific Plan. The Specific Plan area contains approximately 112.02 acres in the northern portion of the City and bisected by Paramount Boulevard. The North Paramount Gateway Specific Plan area is generally bounded by the City of South Gate (Century Boulevard) to the north, the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) to the west, Rosecrans Avenue and Metro right-of-way to the south, and Anderson Street to the east.
The North Paramount Gateway Specific Plan replaces two existing specific plans – the Clearwater North Specific Plan and the Howe/Orizaba Specific Plan – into a single specific plan, slightly expands the planning area to incorporate additional key parcels along Paramount Boulevard, and provides a land use plan to support sustainability efforts, economic vitality, street beautification, infrastructure improvements, and design requirements for new developments. There are no new developments currently proposed or under consideration. This is a long-term plan. If approved, existing homes and other uses would continue until the property owner decides to apply for a change in the future. City approval would be required for any change.
A Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was prepared to evaluate buildout of the proposed Specific Plan to the year 2045. The City Council adopted the Final EIR at the August 22, 2023 City Council meeting and formally adopted the plan on September 12, 2023.
- North Paramount Gateway Specific Plan (July 5 2023)
- North Paramount Gateway Specific Plan Final EIR
- Notice of Availability (NOA) of Draft EIR English (Dec 2022)
- Notice of Availability (NOA) of Draft EIR Spanish (Dec 2022)
- North Paramount Gateway Specific Plan Draft EIR (Dec 2022)
- Draft EIR Appendix A NOP
- Draft EIR Appendix A1 NOP Comments
- Draft EIR Appendix B Air Quality Impact Analysis
- Draft EIR Appendix C Energy Tables
- Draft EIR Appendix D Greenhouse Gas Analysis
- Draft EIR Appendix E Vehicle Miles
- EIR Scoping Meeting Presentation – 1/20/22 (external website)
- Notice of Preparation (NOP) North Paramount
- Notice of Preparation (NOP) Comment Card
- Notice of Completion North Paramount
- North Paramount Gateway Specific Plan (Oct 29 review version)
Paramount UMC Mixed-use Senior Assisted Living Facility [Approval expired and project never constructed]
A mixed-use senior assisted living facility is proposed for 16635-83 Paramount Boulevard, which is at the northwest corner of Paramount Boulevard and 70th Street. The proposed project will demolish the existing buildings and construct an approximately 100,000 gross square-foot, three-story senior living facility to house up to 105 residents within 60 units. Units consist of seven independent living units, six of which will be income-restricted; and 15 single-occupancy and 38 double-occupancy assisted-living units. The building will include a 67-space parking garage, administrative offices, classrooms, activity and community rooms, a chapel, kitchens, dining rooms, exercise rooms, outdoor patio areas, and two retail suites. This project replaces a previously proposed project at 16675-83 Paramount Boulevard that was never constructed. Required City approvals include a General Plan amendment, zone change, and development review. The environmental documents, including the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and Notice of Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration, can be accessed from the links below:
Go Store It Self-Storage Project
The Project at 15932-15942 Minnesota Avenue (construction completed in August 2024) included the demolition and removal of 12,850 square feet of industrial/manufacturing buildings from the Project Site and the development of the site with a 104,630-square-foot self-storage building, inclusive of a 750-square-foot ancillary leasing office. The building is five stories tall, reaching a maximum height of 55 feet. The building would be staffed with a peak of approximately three employees from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. with customer access available from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., seven days each week. The City Council and Development Review Board approved the project in 2022. The environmental documents, including the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and Notice of Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration, can be accessed from the links below:
- NOI Go Store It
- Initial Study/MND Go Store It
- Appendix A Related Projects
- Appendix B Air Quality
- Appendix C Energy
- Appendix Da Geo
- Appendix Db Paleo
- Appendix E GHG
- Appendix F Phase 1
- Appendix G Noise and Vibration
- Appendix H Traffic
- Appendix Ia SLF Results
- Appendix Ib City AB52 Letter
- Mitigation Monitoring Program
AltAir/World Energy Paramount Conversion Project (Amendment to CUP No. 757)
- Resolution No. 22:021 CUP No. 757 Amendment with Findings, Statement of Overriding Considerations
- Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
- Resolution No. 22:022 Zone Variance No. 409
- Notice of Determination
- Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIR). AltAir Renewable Fuels Conversion Project.
- Appendix A Project Design
- Appendix B Air Quality
- Appendix C Hazards
- Appendix D NOP IS
- Appendix E Noise
- Appendix F Traffic
- Appendix G Water
- Appendix H Draft SEIR Comments and Responses
City of Paramount 2021-2029 Housing Element Update, Health and Safety Element Update, and Environmental Justice Element
The Housing Element is a required component of the Paramount General Plan and must be updated on a regular basis, as set forth in Government Code Section 65588. The Housing Element consists of these components – 1) housing needs, 2) constraints to housing development, 3) housing resources (available sites and funding sources), and 4) a Housing Plan. In conjunction with this Housing Element update, the City is also undertaking an update to the Health and Safety Element and a new Environmental Justice Element. The environmental documents, including the Initial Study/Negative Declaration and Notice of Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration, can be accessed from the links below:
KFC Restaurant Project
The City reviewed a proposal from a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchisee to construct a 2,100 square foot building with indoor customer seats and vehicle drive-through service and to operate a fast food restaurant. Construction was completed in 2023. The Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit and the Development Review Board approved a development review application in 2021, and the project was completed in 2023. The environmental documents, including the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and Notice of Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration, can be accessed from the links below:
AltAir/World Energy Paramount Conversion Project (Amendment to CUP No. 757)
The following documents are related to the AltAir/World Energy Paramount Conversion Project at 14700 Downey Avenue (Posted June 2020):
Paramount Senior Living [Replaced by Proposal Noted Above]
A mixed-use senior assisted living facility was proposed for 16675-83 Paramount Boulevard, which is at the northwest corner of Paramount Boulevard and 70th Street. The three-story project included 20 housing units above a first-floor parking garage and retail area. City approvals included a zone change, General Plan amendment, and development review. The environmental documents, including the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and Notice of Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration, can be accessed from the links below:
Digital Billboard Project
The City reviewed an electronic billboard proposed to face the 710-Freeway. The location is a vacant lot north of Rosecrans Avenue, south of the 105-Freeway, east of the 710-Freeway, and west of the Los Angeles River. The environmental documents, including the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and Notice of Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration, can be accessed from the links below:
Garfield Avenue Capacity Enhancement Project
Below you can find the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Garfield Avenue Capacity Enhancement Project. The lead City department for this project is the Public Works Department.
