TITLE
Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Land Use District Map of the City of Long Beach as said Map has been established and amended by amending portions of Parts 6, 7,12 and 13 of said Map to reflect a change from PD-1 (SEADIP) (Southeast Area Development and Improvement Plan) to SP-2 (Southeast Area Specific Plan), I (Institutional), and R-1-S (Single-Family Residential, Small Lot); making conforming changes to the map, incorporating the California Coastal Commission recommended modifications, read and adopt as read. (District 3)
DISCUSSION
Approved in 1977, the Southeast Area Development and Improvement Plan (SEADIP) was the first Planned Development District in the City of Long Beach (City). The SEADIP document guided land use and development for the 1,500-acre area for over 40 years. The City and the southeast Long Beach community spent time re-examining the area and crafting a new contemporary vision for the next 50 years. This multi-year effort of intensive outreach, analysis, and planning culminated in the Southeast Area Specific Plan 2060 (SEASP).
On September 19, 2017, the City Council certified EIR 02-16, selecting the reduced intensity alternative, denied an appeal, amended the City’s Local Coastal Program (LCP), repealed the Southeast Area Development and Improvement Plan (SEADIP) (PD-1), amended the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) to establish the SEASP (SP-2), and amended the Land Use District Map in the southeastern portion of Council District 3 (Attachment A - City Council Letter September 19, 2017). The Ordinances were submitted as a Local Coastal Program Amendment (LCPA) to the California Coastal Commission (Coastal Commission) on January 29, 2019 for certification.
On October 8, 2020, the Coastal Commission held a hearing for the LCPA (LCPA No. 1-19 [LCP-5-LOB-19-0008-1]) in conjunction with the local adoption of SEASP. The Coastal Commission recommended certification of the LCPA with 16 modifications required to protect ...
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