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As required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City of Downey conducts environmental review of all public and private development projects before they are scheduled to be considered by the Planning Commission. The required environmental documents include Environmental Impact Reports (EIR's) and Negative Declarations (ND's). Any concerns to have a possible effect on the environment will be addressed in these reviews. Some of the issues to be reviewed include traffic and noise impacts, air pollution, aesthetic, public services, etc. Once complete, the report will be circulated for public review and comment before it is adopted by the Planning Commission.
General Plan 2045: Planning Our Future Together
As mandated by state law, the public review period for this document is 45 days. The comment period will begin on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, and will end Thursday, August 20, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Please submit written comments to Swati Meshram, Deputy Director of Community Development - Planning Division at 11111 Brookshire Avenue, Downey CA, 90241, or via email at generalplan2045@downeyca.org.
A physical copy of the Draft General Plan Elements and EIR are available to view at:
- 11111 Brookshire Avenue - City Hall - Planning Division public counter at the 1st floor.
- 11121 Brookshire Avenue - Downey City Library - Front desk counter.
- 7810 Quille Drive - Barbra J. Riley Community & Senior Center - Front desk counter
Notice of Availability (NOA) - General Plan Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR).
- General Plan DEIR
- To view the Draft 2045 General Plan or to learn more about the General Plan progress, click here!
General Plan (Vision 2025) Environmental Impact Report
- General Plan DEIR
- General Plan DEIR Appendices Part 1
- General Plan DEIR Appendices Part 2
- General Plan DEIR Appendices Part 3
- General Plan Final EIR
Housing Element Implementation Environmental Documents
- Notice of Intent - Housing Element Implementation
- Initial Study / Negative Declaration - Housing Element Implementation
Housing Element Environmental Documents
- Notice of Intent - Housing Element
- Initial Study / Negative Declaration - Housing Element
- Housing Element Update Update HCD Submittal
Downey Landing Environmental Impact Report
Rancho Los Amigos South Campus Specific Plan - Program Environmental Impact Report
- Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR)
- Final Program Environmental Impact Report- Responses to Comments
Other Environmental Documents
- Final Environmental Impact Report - Prologis Stewart & Gray Road Warehouse Project
- Notice of Intent - 7360 Foster Bridge Road
- Notice of Preparation - Prologis Stewart & Gray Road Warehouse Project - 9300, 9350, 9400 Hall Road and 9301, 9333, and 9399 Stewart and Gray Road
- Negative Declaration - 10221-10303 Downey Ave
- Negative Declaration - Biomedical Overlay Zone
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