Hayden Tract Specific Plan

Winter 2025

Project Kickoff & Preliminary Research
The project team is documenting existing conditions and City-adopted plans to understand how to best implement General Plan goals while drafting the Specific Plan’s policies and regulations. During this time, the project team will start stakeholder conversations to learn about their experiences and priorities.

Spring 2026

Initial Concepts

The project team will begin initial massing and visualizations to study conceptual alternatives for standards like maximum height, the number of dwelling units and commercial spaces permitted on a lot, and other standards. These alternatives, along with existing conditions information, will be shared at the first community open house in March and Planning Commission and City Council study sessions in April. The team will seek initial input to define a preferred alternative.

Summer 2026

Preferred Concept + Vision, Preliminary Policies and Standards

The project team will create a high-level concept that best aligns with General Plan principles, project goals, community input, the City’s long-term priorities, and feasibility. The concept will include potential allowable land uses and building standards approaches, as well as public realm, open space, and mobility improvement ideas. The team will also develop a draft vision for the Tract. The project team will prepare preliminary development standards, policies, and public realm requirements and improvements. These will be shared at a community workshop in July. The workshop will inform the Draft Specific Plan, which will be released in late August and available for a 30 day public review.

Fall 2026

Environmental Review, Finish & Adopt Plan

The environmental review process will wrap up and the Specific Plan will be revised to incorporate feedback from the prior workshop. The Specific Plan will be considered for recommendation by the Planning Commission in October/November and adoption by the City Council in December/January.

*Environmental review not anticipated to require a public review period.

The Planning team had a booth at Fiesta La Ballona to share progress made on the Hayden Tract Specific Plan.

The Planning team held an open house at City Hall to share the progress made on the Hayden Tract Specific Plan.

• 03-16-2026 Hayden Tract Specific Plan Staff Report
• 03-16-2026 Hayden Tract Specific Plan Presentation(PPTX, 10MB)

The City Council discussed the development of the Hayden Tract Specific Plan. The City Council supported the creation of publicly accessible open space (PAOS) and the hotel height incentive that is being explored in the plan. They also discussed the importance of attracting mixed use development in the area to balance new proposed densities with commercial uses that generate supporting tax revenues. The Council expressed interest in pursuing height alternative B, and appreciated the tiering away of building height from the existing Rancho Higuera neighborhood. The Council expressed interest in promoting a car free, pedestrian-friendly environment through the widening of sidewalks, the undergrounding of powerlines, and the creation of more connections throughout the Hayden Tract.  

11-12-2025 Planning Commission Study Session

The planning team had a booth at the Art Walk & Roll Festival to share information on the Specific Plans and hear community input.

The Planning team held an open house to share ideas for the Hayden Tract Specific Plan and receive community input.

The Planning team had a booth at Fiesta La Ballona to share progress made on the Hayden Tract Specific Plan.

The Planning team had a pop-up at the Culver City Pride Rally 2025 event.

The Planning team had a pop-up at the Culver City Juneteenth Celebration 2025 event.

Culver City Planning Staff attended the Vibes After Five event at the Stealth Building, 3528 Hayden Avenue, from 5-8PM.

04-08-2025 City Council Study Session

4-9-2025 Planning Commission Study Session 

Veterans Memorial Building Garden Room, 4117 Overland Avenue, Culver City, CA 90230

The city held a community open house for the launch of two new neighborhood plans. The meeting began with a brief presentation, followed by an open house with the opportunity to meet the project teams and give feedback on initial ideas for the neighborhoods based on the adopted General Plan 2045.