TITLE
Adopt resolution approving a General Plan Amendment to amend the Land Use District (LUD) Map by changing the designation of 13 properties addressed as 1725-1795 Long Beach Boulevard, 1738-1776 Locust Avenue, and 200-240 East Pacific Coast Highway from LUD #3B (Moderate Density Residential) and LUD #8A (Traditional Retail Strip Commercial to LUD #7 (Mixed Uses); and
DISCUSSION
On December 7, 2017, the Planning Commission (Exhibit A - Planning Commission Report) held a public hearing and voted to recommend that the City Council approve an Addendum to the Midtown Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR), and to approve a General Plan Amendment (GPA17-006) to change the Land Use District (LUD) Map on 13 properties from LUD #3B (Moderate Density Residential) and LUD #8A (Traditional Retail Strip Commercial) to LUD #7 (Mixed Uses) on lots located in the Midtown Specific Plan (Exhibit B - Midtown Specific Plan Map). The Planning Commission also recommended approval of a Lot Merger and Site Plan Review request for a new five-story, mixed-use development, consisting of 102 residential units, and 3,938 square feet of commercial space located at 1795 Long Beach Boulevard (Exhibit C - Location Map) in the Midtown Specific Plan (SP-1).
The General Plan Amendment is necessary after the Midtown Specific Plan (SP-1) replaced the Long Beach Boulevard Planned Development District (PD-29) in 2016 and new zoning districts were created. The underlying Land Use Designations (LUD) were to be updated as part of the City’s current Land Use Element/Urban Design Element (LUE/UDE) update (anticipated to occur within a year of the SP-1 adoption). A Mitigation Measure was included as part of the Midtown Specific Plan EIR to complete these General Plan Amendments within one year of the approval of the SP-1. However, the LUE/UDE update has thus far not been completed and has now hindered the review and processing of proposed development projects due to inconsistencies bet...
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