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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing and consider an appeal (APL 19-006) by Jerilyn Lopez Mendoza (Coalition for Clean Air), Ann Cantrell, Joe Weinstein and Corliss Lee (Citizens About Responsible Planning), Ann Cantrell and Anna Christiansen (Sierra Club Los Cerritos Wetlands Task Force); Jesse N. Marquez (Coalition For A Safe Environment), and Andrea Hricko (Concerned Faculty of USC and UCLA);
Adopt resolution approving and certifying the Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact (MND 08-19) for the Long Beach Cruise Terminal Improvement Project, consisting of onshore and maritime improvements in accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and State and local Guidelines; making certain CEQA Findings and Determinations relative thereto; and adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program in accordance with those measures set forth in the MND; and
Approve a Site Plan Review (SPR 19-026) for the onshore improvements to the Long Beach Cruise Terminal, consisting of expanding the parking structure, filling an abandoned tunnel, and reconfiguring the traffic lanes near the parking garage in the Queensway Bay Planned Development (PD-21) Zoning District (Application No. 1909-08). (District 2)
DISCUSSION
On November 7, 2019, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and accepted the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the Long Beach Cruise Terminal Improvement Project (Project) at 231 Windsor Way in the Queensway Bay Planned Development (PD-21) Zoning District, and approved, with conditions, a Site Plan Review (SPR) request for the onshore improvements consisting of the expansion of an existing parking structure, the filling of an abandoned tunnel, and reconfiguration of the traffic lanes (Attachment A).
The project site is located in Pier H at the terminus of Queens Highway North. The Pier H area is a 45-acre portion of the overall ...
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