TITLE
Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing dealing with Negative Declaration
(ND 23-08), a Site Plan Review, a Conditional Use Permit and a Standards Variance to allow the construction of a 233-space parking garage with a setback of 10’-0” from Locust Avenue (instead of not less than 20’-0”) at 3711 Long Beach Boulevard and either:
1) Overrule the appeal by Century Quality Management, and sustain the decision of the City Planning Commission to not certify the Negative Declaration and deny the proposed project; or
2) Uphold the appeal, support the initial staff position, overrule the decision of the City Planning Commission, certify Negative Declaration (ND 23-08) and approve the proposed project (Case No. 0606-08). (District 8)
DISCUSSION
BACKGROUND
This item was continued from the December 11, 2007 City Council meeting at the request of the applicant.
The subject property is a 63,640 (203’x313.5’) square foot lot that is developed with a 118,918 square foot, 10-story commercial building, parking structure and surface parking lot. The property is a through lot with frontage on Long Beach Boulevard to the east and Locust Avenue to the west.
Currently, the property has a total of 273 parking spaces in the existing structure that is located adjacent to the building, and in the at-grade parking lot on the westerly portion of the lot. Based on the current parking requirements, the 118,918 square foot building would require 565 parking spaces. Therefore, from a code perspective, the site has a deficit of 292 spaces.
In addition, of the 273 existing parking spaces, 132 spaces are in tandem and 45 spaces are in triple-tandem (3-deep), all of which are non-conforming as the current parking code does not permit tandem parking for commercial uses. With the proposed addition and a reconfiguration, a total of 310 parking spaces will be in tandem, and there will be no triple-tandem. Therefore, only 96 of ...
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