GOVERNMENT

CITY OF NORWALK

SPECIAL PLANNING

COMMISSION MEETING

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NORWALK TRANSIT VILLAGE SPECIFIC PLAN

AMENDMENT NO. 2026-01

ADDENDUM TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT SCH NO. 2022070103

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2026

Time: 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard

Place: City Council Chambers, Norwalk City Hall, 12700 Norwalk Boulevard, Norwalk, CA 90650

Project Description: For the Planning Commission to consider and make a recommendation to City Council on the following application filed by The City of Norwalk (“Applicant”):

Specific Plan Amendment (SPA) No. 2026-01, a request to amend the approved Norwalk Transit Village Specific Plan (NTVSP) as follows:

1) Amend the development standards in NTVSP Table 2.3 to:

a. Increase the allowed number of hotel units from 150 to 246;

b. Increase the number of stories from 5 to 6;

c. Increase the structural building height from 65 feet to 70 feet; and

d. Remove applicability of the following standards for hospitality/hotel uses: building stepbacks, at-grade publicly accessible open space, and maximum front setbacks.

2) Amend the Mixed Use Commercial District Frontage Standards in NTVSP Table 2.5 to remove applicability of Bloomfield Avenue frontage occupancy requirements for hospitality/hotel uses, and increase the number of permitted curb cuts along Bloomfield Avenue for hospitality/hotel uses from one to two.

3) Amend the Bicycle Parking Requirements in NTVSP Table 2.9 to provide short-term and long-term bicycle parking for non-residential uses at the rate specified in CALGreen within Planning Area (PA) 1.

4) Amend permitted uses in NTVSP Table 2.2 to add active and passive recreational uses, accessory to residential uses, as permitted uses within Planning Area (PA) 7.

The Norwalk Transit Village Specific Plan (Specific Plan Area No. 17) area consists of approximately 32.3 acres situated between Imperial Highway to the north, Zimmerman Park and the A.T.& S.F. Railroad to the east, and Bloomfield Avenue to the west (13200 Bloomfield Avenue/Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APN) 8045-008-902). The project includes a request for: (1) Specific Plan Amendment (SPA) No. 2026-01 to amend the Norwalk Transit Village Specific Plan; and (2) an addendum to the certified EIR SCH No. 2022070103.

Environmental Review Information: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), an Addendum has been prepared to determine whether the proposed Specific Plan Amendment would result in new or substantially more severe significant environmental impacts compared with the impacts disclosed in the Certified Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15164[b]), and confirm the applicable Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) for the SPA No. 2026-01. The Addendum to the EIR is on file at the City of Norwalk Community Development Department, 12700 Norwalk Boulevard, and is available for public inspection and comment by contacting the Community Development Department, or by telephoning (562) 929-5744. The Addendum to the EIR for this project will be posted online at the City’s website ten days prior to the public hearing: https://www.norwalk.org/departments_services/community_development/norwalk_transit_village.php

Public Comment: Interested persons are invited to attend this hearing and be heard regarding this matter. The agenda report for the above-described project may be reviewed at the City’s webpage at: https://www.norwalk.org/government/agenda_minutes_and_videos.php. Written comments may be submitted to the Community Development Department prior to the time set for the hearing. Address written comments: Attention: Community Development Department at the address noted above or by email to planning@norwalkca.gov. You may watch the meeting from home on Charter Channel 3, Verizon Fios Channel 32, or livestream through the City’s website. If you challenge the proposed matter, you may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered prior to the public hearing.

More Information: Should you have any questions concerning the public hearing matter, please contact Alex Hamilton, Deputy City Manager at (562) 929-5745; or ahamilton@norwalkca.gov.

Accessibility: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in a City meeting or other services offered by this City, please contact the Planning Division at (562) 929-5744. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting or time when services are needed will assist the City staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide participation in the meeting or service. Assisted hearing devices will be available at this hearing without prior notification.

Dated this 22nd day of October 2026.

Alex Hamilton

Deputy City Manager

The Norwalk Patriot

10/23/26