Rosemead planning commission recommends city council consider 191-unit housing project near Walnut Grove
September 23, 2026 | Rosemead, Los Angeles County, California
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The Rosemead Planning Commission on a 5-0 roll call recommended that the City Council consider a proposed 191-unit planned residential development that would replace the existing vacant structure near Walnut Grove Avenue.
City staff described the project as a planned development of tandem and row townhomes with parking, open space, amenities and landscaping and said it includes a general plan amendment, a zone change, a plan development and a tentative tract map. Staff told commissioners the project "has been verified" to comply with applicable development standards in the Rosemead zoning code and recommended adoption of Planning Commission Resolution No. 2605 and related City Council resolutions and ordinance as part of the project approvals. "Staff recommends that the planning commission 1, conduct a public hearing and receive public testimony and 2, adopt planning commission resolution number 26-05," staff said.
Developer representatives and city staff emphasized that the proposal is a recommendation to City Council and not final city approval. The commission’s motion to adopt Resolution No. 2605 was made by Commissioner Berry and seconded by Commissioner Escobar; staff conducted a verbal roll-call vote and recorded a 5-0 approval. Staff said the project will return to the City Council for final action and encouraged members of the public to raise outstanding concerns at that hearing.
The project site was described by staff as adjacent to the Panda Restaurant Group headquarters to the north, Whittier Narrows golf course to the east and University of the West to the south. The planning report also includes a mitigated negative declaration (MND) and a mitigation monitoring and reporting program that staff says addresses identified impacts.
The commission’s recommendation advances the proposal to the City Council; commissioners and staff reiterated that the council hearing will be an additional opportunity for neighbors to comment.
City staff described the project as a planned development of tandem and row townhomes with parking, open space, amenities and landscaping and said it includes a general plan amendment, a zone change, a plan development and a tentative tract map. Staff told commissioners the project "has been verified" to comply with applicable development standards in the Rosemead zoning code and recommended adoption of Planning Commission Resolution No. 2605 and related City Council resolutions and ordinance as part of the project approvals. "Staff recommends that the planning commission 1, conduct a public hearing and receive public testimony and 2, adopt planning commission resolution number 26-05," staff said.
Developer representatives and city staff emphasized that the proposal is a recommendation to City Council and not final city approval. The commission’s motion to adopt Resolution No. 2605 was made by Commissioner Berry and seconded by Commissioner Escobar; staff conducted a verbal roll-call vote and recorded a 5-0 approval. Staff said the project will return to the City Council for final action and encouraged members of the public to raise outstanding concerns at that hearing.
The project site was described by staff as adjacent to the Panda Restaurant Group headquarters to the north, Whittier Narrows golf course to the east and University of the West to the south. The planning report also includes a mitigated negative declaration (MND) and a mitigation monitoring and reporting program that staff says addresses identified impacts.
The commission’s recommendation advances the proposal to the City Council; commissioners and staff reiterated that the council hearing will be an additional opportunity for neighbors to comment.
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