The Whittwood Town Center is a fully developed, 66.4-acre outdoor retail center that includes approximately 743,293 square feet (sf) of commercial uses and 114 residential dwelling units (du) developed under the existing Whittwood Town Center Specific Plan, which allows up to 900,000 sf of commercial uses and 150 residential du. Land to the north, east and west of the Project area has been developed with commercial-retail, office, and service-type uses along Whittier Boulevard. Land beyond these areas and to the immediate south of the Project has been predominantly developed with single-family residences. The proposed Whittwood Town Center Specific Plan Amendment ("Project" or "WTCSPA") is intended to fulfill the City's desire to revitalize the commercial corridor and landscape treatments on Whittier Boulevard, while creating a sense of place and a central activity focus. The WTCSPA would allow for the Project site to transition to a mixed-use village with a larger residential component.

The WTCSPA will guide the long-term development and redevelopment of the Project area. It revises the current land use plan in the context of five (5) planning districts and would allow for the Project area to transition to a mixed-use village with a larger residential component, with the following modifications:

• An additional 1,200 du to the currently entitled 150 units, for a total of 1,350 du within the Specific Plan area.
• Reduction of commercial sf from 900,000 sf to 600,000 sf. This change would include the redevelopment of several portions of the Specific Plan area that are currently occupied by big-box anchor retailers into higher density residential and mixed-use development.
• The 600,000 commercial sf is anticipated to encompass a combination of permitted and conditionally permitted uses, and estimates approximately 379,000 sf of retail, 30,000 sf of grocery use, a 47,000 sf cinema, 30,000 sf fitness use and 114,000 sf of restaurant, food/quick serve uses.
• Introduction of hotel use accommodating up to 300 rooms, which may be one structure or divided into multiple structures.
• Realign Whittwood Parkway to provide improved internal circulation and an urban design framework, with planned open space nodes throughout the Specific Plan area.
• Reoriented transit area to facilitate transit operations within the new design context.
• A Tentative Tract Map (TTM 83807/TTM 22-0002) is proposed and designed to implement a
  significant portion of the WTCSPA as amended. A Development Agreement between the City and
  Whittwood 1768, Inc. is also being proposed to vest development over properties under their
  ownership.

Following are the Environmental Documents:

• Scoping Meeting Notice
• Notice of Preparation
• Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
• November 30, 2022, Scoping Meeting Presentation

For additional project information, the applicant has provided the following link:

www.envisionwhittwoodtowncenter.com