City Council to Hear Plan on Housing Project to be Built on Former Caltrans Site

The City Council on Monday will hear the details of plans for an eight-unit multifamily residential building in Northwest Pasadena.

According to the City Council agenda, Paykan Corp. has submitted an application for a predevelopment plan review of a property at the corner of Lincoln and Canada avenues, near the Foothill (210) Freeway on a site formerly owned by Caltrans.

“Given the proposed project’s lack of General Plan designation, adjacency to both the Lincoln Avenue Specific Plan and the 210 freeway, as well as being on land formerly owned by Caltrans that must be established as a legal parcel, the project was determined by the Director to be of major importance to the City and therefore qualifies as a project of communitywide significance,” the staff report reads.

Along with the eight residential units, the site would also include 8,050 square feet of total floor area and 16 parking spaces, two per unit.

The intent of the predevelopment review is to coordinate projects among city staff, familiarize applicants with regulations and procedures that apply to the project, and avoid significant investment in the design of a project without preliminary input from staff members.

Another purpose is to identify issues that may arise during a review of the project and provide opportunities for discussion about the project and an exchange of information on potential issues between city staff and applicants.

In addition, predevelopment review is meant to inform the City Council and the public of proposed development projects that are defined by administrative guidelines to be of communitywide significance.