TITLE
Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing on the proposed amendments to the Long Beach Boulevard Planned Development District (PD-29) to establish development standards for automobile sales businesses; and
DISCUSSION
At the October 4, 2005, meeting, the City Council requested the City Attorney's office to prepare an urgency ordinance (moratorium) that would place limitations upon the establishment of automobile sales businesses on Long Beach Boulevard between Willow Street and Anaheim Street. This area is contained in PD-29, the Long Beach Boulevard Planned Development District.
The City Council adopted the one (1) year moratorium on November 1 , 2005, and extended it for an additional year until November 1, 2007, or until an ordinance amendment is implemented.
The purpose of this moratorium was to address concerns regarding the proliferation of automobile sales businesses, poor appearance, lack of property maintenance along the Long Beach Boulevard corridor, and the need for a uniform set of standards to regulate future uses.
There are 19 existing automobile sales businesses on Long Beach Boulevard between Anaheim Street and Willow Street.
Amendment to the Long Beach Boulevard Planned Development District (PD-29)
PD-29 serves as the zoning regulations for those properties along Long Beach Boulevard from Wardlow Road on the north and ih Street to the south. PD-29 is divided into six (6) subareas to reflect the different desired land uses and development standards along Long Beach Boulevard. Currently, PD-29 does not require any type of discretionary permit for the operation of an automobile sales business in subarea 4, and requires an Administrative Use Permit in subareas 1 and 3. PD-29 does not currently contain development or performance standards for automobile sales businesses. The intent of the proposed amendments is to address the problems arising from the establishment of businesses that se...
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