Have Your Say, Compton: The 60-Home ‘All-Electric’ Project Is Up for Review!
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📣 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
From the Citizens' Coalition for Change
Date: October 24, 2025
🏘️ What’s at Stake for Our Community
A major new housing proposal could reshape part of North Compton. The Compton 60 Project aims to build a gated, 60-home, all-electric residential community at 2320 N. Parmelee Ave. While the project may bring new housing options and improve neighborhood aesthetics, it also raises questions about traffic, infrastructure, and environmental safety.
🗣️ Public Hearing — Have Your Voice Heard
📅 Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 5:30 PM
📍 Douglas F. Dollarhide Community Center
Address: 301 N. Tamarind Ave., Compton, CA
This is your opportunity to speak directly to the Compton Planning Commission about the Compton 60 Project.Whether you support the project, have concerns about traffic, safety, affordability, or environmental risks — your input matters.
You can also send comments before November 5, 2025 via:
📧 Email: jlarkin@comptoncity.org
📬 Mail: Jessica Larkin, Case PlannerCity of Compton Planning Division
205 S. Willowbrook Ave., Compton, CA 90220
🗓️ Public Review Period
Residents can review and comment on the project’s environmental document (Negative Declaration No. 955) from October 16 to November 5, 2025.
📍 View at:
City of Compton, Planning Counter (Mon–Thu, 7am–6pm)
205 S. Willowbrook Ave., Compton, CA 90220
📄 Or online: City of Compton Website
💬 Why It Matters
Compton’s growth should balance new opportunities with community wellbeing.
Projects like this can enhance housing options, create local jobs, and beautify neighborhoods — but only if environmental safety, traffic impacts, and fair access are addressed responsibly.
By participating in the public review, residents help ensure Compton’s development remains safe, inclusive, and sustainable for everyone.
🏗️ Project Overview
The developer, G3 Urban, is seeking City approval for a Conditional Use Permit and Subdivision Map to build 60 two-story single-family homes on a 4.6-acre property.
The homes would be a mix of 48 market-rate units and 12 affordable units, each with a two-car garage, private yard, and shared open spaces.
Amenities will include guest parking, landscaping, shaded seating areas, and recreation features like swings and a game table.
⚡ What Does “All-Electric Community” Mean?
An all-electric community means none of the homes will use natural gas or propane.All systems—stoves, ovens, water heaters, heating, and cooling—run solely on electric power.This approach reduces greenhouse gas emissions and supports cleaner energy goals.
However, it also means residents will depend entirely on the electric grid. During power outages, cooking, hot water, and heating could be temporarily affected.
🏙️ The City’s Position
The City of Compton has issued a Notice of Intent to Adopt Negative Declaration (ND No. 955), stating that after a limited environmental review, the project is not expected to cause significant environmental harm.This decision follows Senate Bill 131, which allows a “limited-scope” study when a housing project is nearly exempt from full environmental review but has one condition that requires examination — in this case, the property’s listing for past hazardous materials under Government Code 65962.5.
⚖️ Is the City’s Position Justified?
Legally, yes — the City followed proper state procedures.But practically, a “Negative Declaration” means the City doesn’t expect major issues, not that no issues exist.Because the review was limited, some potential effects — such as traffic, parking congestion, construction noise, and infrastructure demand — may not have been fully analyzed.
🚧 Possible Impacts to Residents
Increased traffic and parking demand once 60 households move in.
Noise, dust, and disruption during construction.
Heavier strain on local water, sewer, and public services.
Environmental risks if site cleanup isn’t handled thoroughly.
Visual and neighborhood changes, since a gated community alters open layouts.
Dependence on the electric grid for all essential services.
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