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Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Section 16.52.2300 relating to the designation of the properties located on the 6000 block of Walnut Avenue as the Grant Neighborhood Historic Landmark District, read and adopted as read. (District 9)
DISCUSSION
After several years of engagement with the Department of Development Services Planning Bureau staff regarding interest in a historic landmark district designation for the area, the Grant Neighborhood Association is formally nominating properties on the 6000 block of Walnut Avenue, as a historic landmark district. The Grant Neighborhood Association submitted an application on June 18, 2018, which nominated the entire 6000 block of Walnut Avenue along with 18 letters of support from their respective property owners.
On September 23, 2018, the neighborhood hosted a community workshop for residents and property owners, to discuss the proposed landmark district. The workshop was an opportunity for City staff to share information with the community on the process for adopting a landmark district, how the City evaluates the eligibility of properties to qualify for a landmark district, and discuss with the community the responsibilities involved with the designation, including the special protections and benefits the designation would have on affected property owners within the district.
On December 10, 2018, the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC) voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council approve the designation of a new historic district for the 19 properties on the 6000 block of Walnut Avenue, bounded by 61st Street to the north and 60th Street to the south, as a Historical Landmark District. On March 5, 2019, the City Council directed the City Attorney to prepare an Ordinance for the designation of the proposed landmark district.
Section 2.63.050 of the LBMC requires two findings be met for an area to qualify for designation as a historic landmark ...
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