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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. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On April 11, 2017, the City Council adopted an Ordinance establishing a one-year moratorium relating to the establishment, installation, placement, construction, expansion, or issuance of permits for the use of unattended donation/recycling collection boxes in or on any private or public property in the City, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 21.50 of the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC), “Interim Prohibition of Uses.” The Development Services Department and the Planning Commission were directed to study potential amendments to the LBMC relating to non-permanent, unattended donation boxes in the City.
Unattended donation boxes (UDBs) are receptacles that typically accept donations of textiles, clothing, shoes, books and/or other salvageable personal property to be used by an operator for distribution, resale, or recycling. These receptacles are typically brightly colored and stand up to seven feet high. Generally, UDBs are placed outside at grocery stores, gas stations, schools, commercial parking lots, and various other types of businesses. UDB operators include both non-profit organizations that operate locally, as well as non-local organizations that may resell donations for a profit. Currently, UDBs are not specifically addressed in the Long Beach Zoning Code and are, therefore, not a permitted use under the City’s zoning code structure.
On January 4, 2017, the Planning Commission (Exhibit A - Planning Commission Report) held a public hearing on UDBs. The Planning Commission received a staff presentation, closed the public hearing, deliberated, and in its advisory capacity to the City Council, found the amendment consistent with the General Plan. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended that City Council approve the Zoning Code Am...
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