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Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Use District Map of the City of Long Beach as said Map has been established and amended by amending Part 10 of the Zoning Use District Map from CCP (Community Commercial Pedestrian-Oriented) and R-2-N (Two-Family Residential, Standard Lot) to CCN (Community R-4-N Commercial with High-Rise Overlay) (HR-65/5), read and adopted as read. (District 6)
DISCUSSION
On July 18, 2019, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on the proposed project (Application No. 1710-56) (Attachment A), considered public testimony, and recommended that the City Council approve the requested actions (Attachment B).
The site is located on the south side of Anaheim Street, between Walnut Avenue and an unnamed alley to the west. The site is a collection of seven lots totaling 67,200 square feet (1.54 acres) in area. The site is split-zoned between the Community Commercial Pedestrian-Oriented (CCP) zoning district, which covers the northern 143 feet of the site, and the R-2-N (Two-family Residential, standard lot) zoning district, which covers the southern 81 feet of the site.
The site is currently vacant land and does not host any land use. It is a former Successor Agency property, previously acquired by the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency (RDA). All existing improvements on the site were cleared at the time of, or shortly after, its acquisition by the RDA over a decade ago. Surrounding land uses are listed in the table below.
Surrounding Land Uses
Location from subject site Land use
West, across alley Small one- and two-story mixed-use building
West, beyond Tall seven-story self-storage building
Southwest Two one-story courtyard-style studio apartment buildings
South One-story skilled nursing facility
East, on corner of Anaheim and Walnut Small restaurant building and video rental store, mostly surface parking
East, on Walnut Two-story assisted living facility
North, opposite side of Anaheim Small commercial...
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