PROJECT ADDRESS
North Lake Specific PlanPROJECT DESCRIPTION
The update to the North Lake Specific Plan (NLSP), originally approved in 1997 and revised in 2007, was approved by the City Council on November 24, 2025. The NLSP area generally encompasses the area along North Lake Avenue from Maple Street to Elizabeth Street, along East Washington Boulevard between El Molino Avenue and Catalina Avenue, and along East Villa Street from El Molino Avenue to Wilson Avenue.
The updated NLSP sets out a plan to facilitate investment, development, and improvements to the Plan Area, that will ultimately help realize the community’s vision for North Lake Avenue. It optimizes land uses to increase opportunities for financially feasible commercial and residential developments, and help ensure that new development, sidewalk improvements, and added amenities contribute positively to the pedestrian experience. It also includes standards to protect historic resources and support existing elements of the area that provide a sense of place and distinct character, while providing contextual standards for new development.
Future redevelopment opportunities will focus on infill development and making incremental changes to the area’s built environment and land use mix. This document will be used by property and business owners, grant-seeking nonprofits, developers, decision makers, and City staff as the regulations that will guide private and public development projects. While the specific plan introduces a framework and toolkit for designing and implementing future developments, it does not mandate or accelerate any specific projects or immediate changes to the built environment.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
A Notice of Determination was prepared for the project to advise that the City of Pasadena has conducted first and second reading of the EIR Addendum for the updated NLSP, and has made the following determinations regarding the above-described project:
On November 24, 2025, the City Council adopted the addendum to the 2015 Pasadena General Plan Environmental Impact Report, and found that the addendum properly disclosed only minor technical changes or additions to the EIR, and none of the conditions triggering a subsequent or supplemental EIR were present, as set forth in State CEQA Guidelines Section 15164.
DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW
MEETINGS AND HEARINGS
On November 24, 2025, the City Council Adopted the update to the North Lake Specific Plan.