City planners want Los Altos YMCA property and corner of Bellflower and Atherton to be HIGH DENSITY apartments

High Density apartment plans for the corner of Bellflower and Atherton include rezoning the Los Altos YMCA for apartments

The Los Altos Village single family neighborhoods are under siege from plans for rezoning commercial and religious properties for high density housing.  Long Beach Development Services Department's (LBDS) urban utopia "Smart Growth" goal is to add 20,000 new residents in high density apartments. Current 2 and three story apartment communities are planed to be rezoned in the future to allow 5 and 6 story rebuilds.

Along the  Southern Los Altos border, the corners of Bellflower and Atherton is also proposed for a major transformation in the future. The Los Altos Family YMCA property,  Rascals Grill, Great Mex and the Chakra Spa/Home Instead/Farmers building and condos are all being planned for re-zoning to 5 story High Density apartments under the Long Beach Development Services Department's urban utopia "Smart Growth" goal to add 20,000 new residents in high density housing.

Long Beach Development Services map showing corner of Bellflower and Atherton with 5 story HIGH DENSITY

For LBDS HIGH DENSITY  proposed "Place-type" maps-click on: LBDS MAPS

Across the street- the Unitarian Church on Atherton, to the the Arco Station and north to the Googie architecture Los Altos Medical Arts Building that houses Dells Los Altos Pharmacy and the Teaching of the Inner Christ Church- all this is being rezoned in the future for 5 story high density apartments.

All of Los Altos properties are along or within a 1/2 mile of "transit routes" (public bus routes) which with SB 35 being passed last Thursday means they qualify -with affordable housing- for NO PARKING REQUIREMENTS.  Just the state's way of trying to get you to dump your automobile.

To the North, the Los Altos Center and Los Altos Gateway zoning changes are to allow "mixed-use" basically 5 story buildings with apartments on top and "retail" space on the first floor (think Pine Avenue downtown-but 5 stories tall).  

To the West the Circle Center will be rezoned for 5 story apartments and the current two story apartments at Beverly Plaza and along Los Coyotes - six story apartments.

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