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Adopt resolution directing the Director of Development Services to submit a request to the California Coastal Commission to certify an amendment to the Certified Local Coastal Program; and
Adopt Negative Declaration ND-03-16. (District 3)
DISCUSSION
On October 20, 2016, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on this project and unanimously recommended that the City Council approve the requested actions including a Zone Change and Local Coastal Development Permit, a Resolution requesting the California Coastal Commission to certify an amendment to the Certified Local Coastal Program, and a Negative Declaration (ND-03-16).
The proposed project is located at 2 61st Place in The Peninsula neighborhood of Long Beach, south of Ocean Boulevard. The site is a 3,184-square-foot residential lot improved with a two-story single-family home and a garage. The site abuts Seaside Walk and the adjacent beach and the Pacific Ocean to the south. It abuts 61st Place on the west, a neighboring residential property in the CNR zoning district on the east, and a residential property in the R-2-I zoning district to the north (Exhibit A - Vicinity and Zoning Map). The applicant requests approval of a Zone Change from CNR to R-2-I (Exhibit B - Rezoning Map 1603-22), along with a Local Coastal Development Permit (LCDP) and a Local Coastal Program (LCP) Amendment triggered by this Zone Change, as well as adoption of a Negative Declaration.
The Zone Change would apply to the subject site only, for the purposes of demolishing the existing single-family dwelling and garage, and constructing a new three-story single-family dwelling and garage conforming to the R-2-I development standards (Exhibit C - Plans). The applicant requests a Zone Change from CNR to R-2-I so that the subject residential property would be consistent with the zoning of the majority of residential properties on The Peninsula, and be able to enjoy the same residential development rights as the other R-2-I...
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