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Harbor Gateway Community Plan Update (Harbor LA Community Plans)

Council File 25-0775

Under review — the Harbor Gateway Community Plan was adopted by City Council in September 2025, but the formal zoning code changes needed to make it official are still being drafted by the City Attorney and reviewed by the Planning Committee.

Introduced
2025-07-09
Last changed
2026-09-18
CFMS file status
File open See note on file status
Expires
2028-09-18
Committee
Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Initiated by
Mayor
References
Case: CPC-2018-6404-CPUEnvironmental: ENV-2019-3379-EIR

This is the City Clerk's status for the council file itself, not the outcome of the measure. A file often stays open after the Council has already adopted an item. The summary above reflects the latest recorded action.

Brief

The Mayor initiated an update to the Harbor Gateway Community Plan in July 2025, based on a City Planning Commission report. The Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved it in August 2025, and the full Council adopted it 14-0-1 on September 9, 2025. The Department of City Planning submitted new documents in September 2026, and the file was referred back to committee for a scheduled meeting on September 22, 2026, suggesting post-adoption implementation or refinement work.

Full summary

The Harbor Gateway Community Plan Update covers approximately 3,229 acres — about 5.1 square miles — in the southern portion of Los Angeles. The area is a narrow corridor linking the City's harbor communities of San Pedro, Wilmington, and Harbor City to the main body of the city. It is bordered by the South and Southeast Los Angeles community plan areas to the north, the cities of Gardena and Torrance to the west, Carson and unincorporated Los Angeles County to the east, and the Wilmington-Harbor City community plan area to the south at Sepulveda Boulevard. The plan falls within Council District 15, currently represented by Councilmember McOsker. The update process began years before this Council File, with city planning case CPC-2018-6404-CPU and a full Environmental Impact Report (ENV-2019-3379-EIR). The Mayor submitted the matter for Council consideration in July 2025, drawing on a City Planning Commission report dated June 10, 2025. The Harbor Gateway North Neighborhood Council filed a Community Impact Statement in late August 2025. The Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved the item on August 26, 2025, and the full Council adopted the plan on September 9, 2025, by a vote of 14-0-1, subject to reconsideration under Council Rule 51. The adoption became final the following day. More than a year after Council approval, the Department of City Planning transmitted a new report package — including a main planning report, a supplemental report, and updated zoning code maps — dated September 1, 2026, and signed by transmittal coordinator Ricardo Vazquez on September 3, 2026. The transmittal notes that preparation of a draft ordinance by the City Attorney will be required, indicating that formal zoning code changes implementing the adopted community plan have not yet been codified. The documents were referred to the Planning and Land Use Management Committee on September 9, 2026, which scheduled the item for its September 22, 2026 meeting. The file remains open and active as the ordinance drafting and implementation phase proceeds.

Activity (11)

  • 2026-09-18 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on September 22, 2026.
  • 2026-09-09 Department of City Planning document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
  • 2026-09-03 Document submitted by Department of City Planning, dated September 3, 2026.
  • 2025-09-10 Council action final.
  • 2025-09-09 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2025-09-05 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on September 9, 2025.
  • 2025-08-26 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2025-08-25 Community Impact Statement submitted by Harbor Gateway North Neighborhood Council.
  • 2025-08-22 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on August 26, 2025.
  • 2025-07-11 Mayor document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
  • 2025-07-09 Document(s) submitted by Mayor, as follows:Los Angeles City Planning Commission report, dated June 10, 2025, relative to the Harbor Gateway Community Plan Update.

Documents (45)

Council votes (1)

  • 2025-09-09 Adopted — 14-0-1 · Regular

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