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Recommendation to direct City Manager to initiate a visioning effort for the Downtown Shoreline Planned Development (PD-6) zoning district as the framework for a Downtown Shoreline Specific Plan that updates current development regulations and facilitates repositioning of existing uses and resources in the Downtown Shoreline area; and
Increase appropriation in the Tidelands Operations Fund Group in the Development Services Department by $250,000, offset funds available. (District 2)
DISCUSSION
In the early 1980’s, the City adopted the Downtown Shoreline Planned Development (PD-6) zoning district to guide the development of the Shoreline area. The properties in PD-6 extend from the northside of Ocean Boulevard to the shoreline, and bordered by Golden Shore Drive on the west, and Alamitos Avenue on the east. This area broadly captures Catalina Landing, Rainbow Harbor, the Aquarium of the Pacific, and the Downtown Marina. With the development and revitalization of most of the City and Successor Agency-owned properties in the Downtown area, there has been increased interest in the vacant and underutilized properties in PD-6 for uses that complement and enhance the attraction of the Downtown Shoreline area.
At the 2019 Building a Better Long Beach presentation last month, Mayor Garcia announced plans for a visioning process for the PD-6 area. The visioning process would be the first step in a multi-year planning effort that would allow ample time for the City to develop community and stakeholder consensus for future development and enhancement of the area. The visioning would provide a framework to subsequently prepare a Specific Plan to guide and facilitate new investment and repositioning of resources in the Shoreline area. It is anticipated that the visioning process and preparation of a Specific Plan would be completed and ready for implementation at the close of the 2028 Summer Olympic Games.
The visioning process would be led by Development Serv...
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