City of Long Beach - File #: 13-0313

• File #: 13-0313
• Version: 2
• Name: DS-SB 2 City's Housing Element
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 4/1/2013
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 4/23/2013
• Final action: 4/23/2013
• Title: Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending Chapter 21.33 by amending Table 33-2 "Uses in Industrial Districts"; by adding Section 21.45.132; and by amending Subarea D in PD-31 (California State University Research and Technology Center/Villages at Cabrillo Long Beach Vets Planned Development District), all relating to emergency shelters, read and adopted as read. (Citywide)
• Sponsors: Development Services

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/23/2013	2	City Council	approve recommendation and adopt	Pass
4/16/2013	1	City Council	declare ordinance read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading	Pass

TITLE
Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending Chapter 21.33 by amending Table 33-2 "Uses in Industrial Districts"; by adding Section 21.45.132; and by amending Subarea D in PD-31 (California State University Research and Technology Center/Villages at Cabrillo Long Beach Vets Planned Development District), all relating to emergency shelters, read and adopted as read. (Citywide)

DISCUSSION
On March 21, 2013, the Planning Commission held a public hearing to review changes to the Zoning Ordinance relating to the regulation of emergency shelters. These changes are needed in order to bring the code into compliance with State law, Senate Bill No. 2 (SB2), which requires that cities allow emergency shelters in at least one zoning district by right, that is, without special permits or hearings required. SB2 compliance is needed so that the upcoming Housing Element will be in compliance and, therefore, eligible to be certified by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). The Planning Commission recommended that the City Council adopt the proposed changes. In addition, the Planning Commission requested that the City Council direct Planning staff to review and analyze additional zoning districts that may be suitable for transitional housing and emergency shelters, and include a program in the upcoming Housing Element update to address this issue.

Under California State law, each city must adopt and maintain a General Plan that acts as an overall guide to development and land use controls in the city. A General Plan consists of several core elements and several optional elements; the Housing Element is one of the most critical core elements. The Housing Element, in effect, is the City’s method of periodically assessing, considering, and planning for present and future housing needs. The current Housing Element does the following:

· Defines the special needs population, housing and neighborhood i...