640 South San Vicente Boulevard rezone
Jose Nazar, Land of the Free LP ApplicantDistrict CD 5Case 26-0691
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City Council Meeting, June 24, 2026
Approved: Rezoning 26-0691 (Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51)
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On June 24, 2026, Los Angeles approved Rezoning 26-0691 (Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51).
The Los Angeles City Council denied the SEIU Local 721 CEQA appeal of the El Corazon Art Park project at First and Broadway on an 11-0 vote (Council File 26-0737), clearing the temporary parkland activation (a one-year license ending February 2027) by AltaMed to proceed under a C…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Los Angeles, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 24, 2026
- Decisions
- 8 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved
Free sample: decision 1 of 8
El Corazon Art Park CEQA appeal (First and Broadway)
Council denied the SEIU Local 721 CEQA appeal of the El Corazon Art Park, a temporary parkland activation at First and Broadway across from City Hall operated under license by AltaMed. Project qualifies for a Class 32 categorical exemption under CEQA guidelines section 15332; site is under five acres, Open Space (OS1) zoning, one-year license ending February 2027. Vote 11 ayes.
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Key Decisions (8)
Denied
El Corazon Art Park CEQA appeal (First and Broadway)
Vote: 11-0
Approved
Boyle Heights Community Plan (Item 12)
Vote: 11-0
Other
Rule 245 jurisdiction over Port Commission rezoning for truck/chassis parking
Vote: 11-0
Approved
Closed session legal settlements (Items 45-55)
Vote: 12-0
Approved
Outside counsel item related to Councilmember John Lee (Item 43)
Vote: 10-0
Approved
Items 2 through 11 and 13 through 15
Vote: 10-0
Approved
Items 19 through 42
Vote: 13-0
Approved
Rezoning 26-0691 (Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51)
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Zoning Changes (1)
18 acres
Development Activity (3)
El Corazon Art Park
Other
Truck and chassis parking lot project (Port Commission 18-acre conversion)
Industrial
David M. Gonzalez Rec Center stormwater capture project
Infrastructure
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
Conversion of an 18-acre parcel near the 110 freeway to…
Sentiment
Strong community support for converting vacant downtown civic-center land at…
Infrastructure
Boyle Heights warehouse/food-storage fires raised ongoing concerns about industrial site…
Infrastructure
LA is funding nine stormwater capture projects to recharge groundwater…
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded vote7850 West Torreyson Drive request
District CD 4Case 26-0643
No vote recorded
4556 East Lincoln Avenue request
Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council_06-08-26 CommunicationDistrict CD 1Case 26-0623
No vote recorded
Cahuenga Boulevard plan amendment
Case 26-0804
No vote recorded
239 East Montreal Street plan amendment
Justin BrevoortDistrict CD 11Case 26-0681
No vote recorded
DCP rezone
DCPDistrict CD 14Case 23-0861
No vote recorded
26-0265 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES’ REPORT… plan amendment
Case 26-0265
No vote recorded
400 South Central Avenue subdivision
Standard Southern CorporationDistrict CD 14Case 26-0047-S1
No vote recorded
More land-use items (2)
2 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
- 400 South Central Avenue rezoneCase 26-0047No vote recorded
- 400 South Central Avenue conditional use permitCase 26-0047-S2No vote recorded
Who spoke
39 distinct speakers; 3 identified names.
All speaker roles: 1 Unknown, 4 Clerk, 20 Public, 8 Councilmember, 1 Chair, 4 Staff, 1 Attorney.
Identified name roles: 2 Staff, 1 Attorney.
Speaker sample: Anna Maggioni, Staff.
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Zoning terms (8)
21 recorded timestamps
- residential (2 timestamps)
- denied (2 timestamps)
- public hearing (1 timestamps)
- land use (5 timestamps)
- zoning (5 timestamps)
- environmental review (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (7)
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