TITLE
Adopt resolution determining that the proposed project is within the scope of the project previously analyzed as part of the Midtown Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse No. 2015031034) and warrants no further environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15162; and, approving a Lot Merger (LMG17-019) and Site Plan Review (SPR17-075) request to allow the construction of a new five-story 145,478-square-foot mixed-use building consisting of 3,938 square feet of commercial space and 102 residential units (101 affordable residential units) at 1795 Long Beach Boulevard, in the Midtown Specific Plan (SP-1). (District 1)
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 Miti...
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