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Adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to submit the Local Coastal Program Amendment (LCP-5-LOB-21-0088-2) and associated materials to the California Coastal Commission for its review and certification in compliance with the California Coastal Commission’s June 8, 2023 action. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
In accordance with the California Coastal Act of 1976 (Coastal Act), the City of Long Beach (City) has a certified Local Coastal Program (LCP), which consists of the Land Use Plan and Implementation Plan (IP). The IP includes the Zoning Code (Title 21 of the Long Beach Municipal Code [LBMC]), the Zoning Map, and the Subdivision Code.
On October 5, 2021, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. ORD-21-0034 adding Chapter 21.68 to Title 21 of the LBMC and amending Subsection 21.25.506.A.7 of the LBMC, related to establishing an Ordinance for an Enhanced Density Bonus (EDB) program. On September 14, 2021, the City Council approved Resolution No. RES-21-0113 directing the Director of Development Services to submit a Local Coastal Program Amendment (LCPA) for the approved Ordinance to the California Coastal Commission (CCC) for a finding of conformance with the Certified LCP.
On June 8, 2023, the CCC held a public hearing for the LCPA (LCP-5-LOB-21-0088-2) (Attachment A) and recommended certification of the LCPA with three (3) requested modifications pertaining to references to non-certified provisions of the LBMC, clarification for required consistency with LCP and protection of coastal resources, and corrections to typographical errors (Attachment B). The recommended modifications to the LBMC require the approval of the City Council prior to resubmittal to the CCC for its subsequent approval and certification.
The City Council’s discretion in this matter is to either accept or reject the modifications requested by the CCC, as no further changes are possible at this stage in the CCC review process without starting anew and submitting an entire...
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