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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and adopt resolution approving an Addendum to the Midtown Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the purpose of analyzing potential impacts related to General Plan Amendment GPA18-001; and
DISCUSSION
On March 1, 2018, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and recommended that the City Council approve an Addendum to the Midtown Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (Attachment A - Planning Commission Report), and approve a General Plan Amendment (GPA18-001) to change the Land Use District (LUD) Map along both sides of Pacific Coast Highway between Locust Street and Pacific Avenue in the western portion of subarea 6 of the Midtown Specific Plan District (SP-1) Transit Node Low (SP-1 TN-Low). Specifically, the amendment to the LUD Map is proposed to redesignate 14 properties from Moderate Density Residential (LUD #3B), Traditional Retail Strip Commercial (LUD #8A), Pedestrian-Oriented Retail Strip (LUD #8P), Shopping Nodes (LUD #8N) to Mixed Uses (LUD #7). The properties include 100-127 W. Pacific Coast Highway, 100-130 E. Pacific Coast Highway, 1795 Pine Avenue, 1814 Pine Avenue, and 1791-1815 Locust Avenue. The area is largely developed with a mix of single-story commercial uses and several moderate density residential developments. The General Plan Amendment also proposes to redesignate three properties abutting the Midtown Specific Plan (SP-1) District from Traditional Retail Strip Commercial (LUD#8A) to Moderate Density Residential (LUD #3B) (Attachment B - Midtown Specific Plan Map).
The purpose of this General Plan Amendment is to resolve the inconsistencies and to facilitate development applications and reinvestment within this portion of the Midtown Specific Plan. A General Plan Amendment is necessary for these properties which are in one of several areas along Pacific Coast Highway that are identified in the Midtown Sp...
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