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Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending Sections 21.21.302(5), 21.21.402, and Table 31-2A relating to story limitations, side yard setbacks, story poles, and re-noticing requirements, read and adopted as read. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The request is for four amendments to the Zoning Regulations. The amendments stem from a City Council Housing and Neighborhood Committee request to address issues related to "mansionization" (the trend of new homes or additions that are larger in size and out of character with the existing houses in a neighborhood). Based on input received from the community, the City Council adopted a one-year interim ordinance restricting the City's R-2-S zoned properties (a Zoning District unique to the Belmont Shore neighborhood) to a maximum building height of two stories. In addition, the City Council requested that the Planning Commission undertake a comprehensive study of the current Belmont Shore zoning standards with an emphasis on exploring potential changes.
After receiving input from the community, staff prepared four proposed amendments to the Zoning Regulations:
1) Two-Story Maximum Building Height Currently the R-2-S Zoning District has two maximum building heights, 24 feet (to top of roof parapet or midpoint of roof slope) and 28 feet (to ridge or roof) but no limitation on the number of stories. The addition of a story limitation, without changing the existing maximum building height standards, would assist in keeping future development compatible with the existing one- and two-story character of the Belmont Shore neighborhood.
2) Minimum Side Yard Setback Portions of Belmont Shore are currently zoned R-4-R (a multi-family residential zoning district unique to southern Belmont Shore). Many R-4-R-zoned properties have smaller parcel sizes, similar to those found in the abutting R-2S Zoning District. The proposed amendment would change the minimum side yard setback in the R-4-R...
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