Overview
The Florence-Firestone Transit Oriented District Specific Plan (FFTODSP) was adopted by the County Board of Supervisors on February 7, 2023 and took effect on March 9, 2023. This area was previously covered by the 2019 Florence-Firestone Community Plan (FFCP) but is now a part of the Metro Area Plan (MAP). The FFTODSP mirrors and builds upon the policies of the General Plan and FFCP. The FFTODSP is a land use and zoning policy tool focused on the Florence-Firestone Community that will provide more opportunities for affordable housing, encourages transit-oriented development (TOD), promotes active transportation, improves access to transit, reduces vehicles miles traveled by cars, and streamlines the environmental review of future development projects. A TOD is development that typically includes a mix of uses, such as commercial (stores and services) and residential, and is located next to transit such as bus, trolley, and/or train/metro.
The FFTODSP was developed with corresponding code text amendments and zoning consistency.
Final Documents
Resources
- Florence-Firestone Historic Context Statement and Survey Report
- Transit Oriented District Planning Guide (English/Spanish)
- Metro Area Plan
The availability of GIS technology allows the development of parcelized and digitized maps. The project page on the Department of Regional Planning website for the Florence-Firestone Transit Oriented District Specific Plan includes maps and documents that illustrate where the zoning and land use policy changed with sufficient detail that includes parcel outlines and street names. The GIS data that depict the previous versions of zoning and land use policy as well as specific change areas from this specific plan update will be maintained in DRP’s internal databases. The live GIS data layers for zoning and land use policy resulting from this specific plan update (and any future zone changes and/or plan amendments) can be found on LA County’s Open Data Hub here: https://egis-lacounty.hub.arcgis.com/.
