Council to Conduct Second Reading on Fuller Master Plan Ordinance

he City Council will hold the second reading of  an ordinance that would amend the Fuller Master Plan and Development Agreement.

The amendment would allow for the removal of a parcel no longer owned by Fuller. 

Last June, the Planning Commission approved the proposed exclusion of the property at 282 N. Los Robles Ave. from both the Master Plan and the Development Agreement of the Fuller.

Fuller sold the property in 2013, along with seven other properties it previously owned. 

A six-story multi-family residential development with 105 dwelling units is planned for the site. Currently, the site is developed with a surface parking lot. No other changes to the Master Plan or the Development Agreement are proposed.

By amending the Fuller Master Plan, the proposed residential project would be subject to the City’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance and be developed consistent with the surrounding high-density multi-family developments. 

Fuller was established in 1947 and opened its Pasadena campus in 1953, gradually acquiring properties as its enrollment increased. In the early 2000s, Fuller started considering the expansion of campus facilities in order to accommodate its anticipated growth.

In 2006, at the request of Fuller, the City Council approved a 20-year Master Plan to fulfill that goal, as well as a Development Agreement to vest its development rights against any changes that might arise out of future General Plan and Zoning Code updates. 

The master plan proposes several developments including housing units, in conjunction with the expansion of the campus. 

Since the 2006 approval until today, the expansion never happened as the population did not grow as anticipated and Fuller has contracted instead of expanded.