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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, adopt resolution finding the project to be consistent with the Downtown Plan Programmatic Environmental Impact Report and subject to the Downtown Plan Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and denying the appeal from Warren Blesofsky representing Long Beach Citizens for Fair Development; and
Uphold the Planning Commission’s decision to approve a Site Plan Review for the construction of a seven-story, 142-unit mixed use residential development at 500 West Broadway in the Downtown Planned Development District (PD-30). (District 2)
DISCUSSION
On May 4, 2017, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and approved, with conditions, a Site Plan Review for the construction of a seven-story, 142-unit mixed use residential development. The project site is located on the south side of Broadway between Magnolia Avenue (east) and World Trade Center (west) (Exhibit A - Location Map). The surrounding land uses consist of the Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse (Courthouse) to the north and the Courthouse parking structure to the south, the World Trade Center to the west and the Long Beach Public Safety Building to the east. The project site is currently improved with a surface parking lot.
The project site is located in the Downtown Planned Development (Downtown Plan) District, which establishes land use, height, parking and access standards for new development. The General Plan Land Use Designation (LUD) for the project site is LUD No. 7, Mixed Use District. This district intends for the blending of different types of land uses.
The proposed project improves the site with a seven-story building with 142 residential units and 191 parking stalls (163 standard size, 19 compact and 7 accessible) located within an integrated three-level garage (subterranean level, ground level and second floor) (Exhibit B - Plans). The residential units occupy floors three...
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