Culver City Parks Task 8.1 Final Plan - Flipbook - Page 104
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General Plan 2045 Future Development Zones
and Activity Areas
There are four main opportunity areas labeled
as “special study areas” and/or “activity zones” in
the General Plan 2045 that present opportunities
for Culver City to increase park acreage. These
new development areas in the city include the
Hayden Tract, Fox Hills, the Inglewood Oil Field,
and the Jefferson Sawtelle Big Box Area. These
collectively offer significant once-in-a-generation
opportunities for new parkland at large scales that
form connective parkland for local and regional
communities.
Fox Hills and the Hayden Tract:
Both Fox Hills (~340 acres) and the Hayden
Tract (~91 acres) are primed for imminent next
steps through the Culver City’s Planning and
Development Department neighborhood specific
plans process.23 During the upcoming development
of these specific plans and any future neighborhood
specific plan, the city should require a minimum
land allocation of 10% of developable land area or
no less than 3 acre per 1000 persons planned for
the development, whichever results in more park
area to add a community center, linear greens,
and/or parkland.
104 THE PLAN // SYSTEM SCALE
To maximize open space and potential future
connections to the Ballona Creek Bike Path, future
development of the Hayden tract should include
an offset requirement from the Ballona Creek to
create a parkland interface with the creek and bike
path. This offset from the creek could be set aside
as public land where runoff could be treated before
it flows into the creek.
For both neighborhoods, it is recommended that
a green street strategy be implemented in future
development to consolidate vehicular traffic, allow
for pedestrian corridors with stormwater treatment,
and plant native vegetation with increased tree
canopy.
Inglewood Oil Field (Culver City Owned Portion):
The Inglewood Oil Field includes approximately
1,000 acres, 78 of which are in the boundaries of
Culver City.24 At the time of the decommissioning
of the oilfield in the estimated year of 2035 or
sooner, the city should create at a minimum 20
acres of publicly accessible open space through the
acquisition of lands or partnerships as outlined in
the section below. The General Plan 2045 zoning
currently requires some areas to remain open space
when purchased and developed. The Baldwin Hills
Conservancy already owns some of these parcels,
which offers an opportunity for future parklands.
