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Adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to submit General Plan and Ordinance amendments, as necessary to ensure internal consistency among General Plan Elements, to the California Coastal Commission for its review, approval and certification to obtain a finding of conformance with the City’s Certified Local Coastal Program. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
Background
For nearly two years, the City of Long Beach (City) Planning Bureau (Bureau) has been working to update the General Plan Housing Element for the 2021-2029 planning period (updated Plan). State law requires each city and county in California to have a state-approved Housing Element that must be updated and adopted on a prescribed schedule every eight years. Since summer 2020, City staff have engaged the community through a variety of virtual events and opportunities to provide feedback and input that has shaped the updated Plan. On September 17, 2021, the State Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) provided an initial formal comment letter on the updated Plan, which outlined required changes to the document prior to certification by the state. Subsequent changes have been made to the updated Plan to address this feedback from HCD as well as from the general public. On October 7, 2021, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and recommended that the City Council adopt the 2021-2029 General Plan Housing Element and approve the Addendum to the previously approved programmatic Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the General Plan Land Use Element and Urban Design Element. On November 16, 2021, the City Council considered the proposed updated Plan including revisions made to address HCD feedback. At that time, the City Council confirmed the proposed plan and provided direction to the Development Services Department to finalize the Plan and submit it to HCD for a second round of review. The final updated Plan (Attachment A) and technical appendices (Attachment B) include ...
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