Long Beach, CA
File #: 19-021PL    Version: 1 Name: PL-STUDY SESSION - OMNIBUS
Type: PL-Agenda Item Status: Approved
File created: 3/11/2019 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 3/21/2019 Final action: 3/21/2019
Title: Recommendation that the City Council accept Negative Declaration ND 04-19 and approve Zoning Code Amendment (ZCA19-002) and to amend Title 21 of the Long Beach Municipal Code (Zoning Ordinance) to: 1) update the definition for townhomes and eliminate zoning restrictions on side-by-side units; 2) update the commercial zones sections of the code to strike out references to commercial districts no longer in use; 3) eliminate size restrictions for single-family garages and update lot coverage and floor area calculations in single-family districts; 4) update roofing material requirements for residential districts; 5) revise screening requirements for mechanical equipment in low-density residential districts; 6) provide guidelines to determine curb cut closures and require underground utilities in new projects; 7) Define the standing required and timeline for land use decision appeals; 8) update school siting requirements to reflect the City’s adopted Mobility Element; 9) eliminate zoning co...
Sponsors: Planning Commission
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Exhibit A- Draft Code Amendments with Redlines, 3. Exhibit B - Negative Declaration ND 04-19

TITLE

Recommendation that the City Council accept Negative Declaration ND 04-19 and approve Zoning Code Amendment (ZCA19-002) and to amend Title 21 of the Long Beach Municipal Code (Zoning Ordinance) to: 1) update the definition for townhomes and eliminate zoning restrictions on side-by-side units; 2) update the commercial zones sections of the code to strike out references to commercial districts no longer in use; 3) eliminate size restrictions for single-family garages and update lot coverage and floor area calculations in single-family districts; 4) update roofing material requirements for residential districts; 5) revise screening requirements for mechanical equipment in low-density residential districts; 6) provide guidelines to determine curb cut closures and require underground utilities in new projects; 7) Define the standing required and timeline for land use decision appeals; 8) update school siting requirements to reflect the City’s adopted Mobility Element; 9) eliminate zoning code restriction on maximum number of zoning regulation amendments per year. (Citywide)

 

SUGGESTED ACTION

Approve recommendation.