TITLE
Recommendation to declare ordinance repealing Ordinance No. C-3377 for the purpose of removing previously established special setback requirements on the 5800 block of Linden Avenue, read and adopted as read. (District 9)
DISCUSSION
In 1954, the City Council adopted Ordinances establishing special setbacks throughout the City. These Ordinances were for the purpose of tailoring setbacks to the development pattern of an area as well as to widen streets. The special setback Ordinances preceded the Subdivision Map Act, the current Zoning Code, and other tools to govern the dimensions of rights-of-way that are now used. The special setback requirement accommodated future street widening before more effective mechanisms of street dedication and setbacks by zoning district came into full practice. As these new tools came into existence, the City did not reevaluate the individual special setback Ordinances and provisions of the Zoning Code to determine whether the special setbacks were still necessary or whether they resulted in conflicting regulations.
Ordinance C-3377 established a special setback for parcels fronting Linden Avenue, north of South Street to 59th Street in North Long Beach (Attachment A - Ordinance No C-3377 with Resolution and Map). This special setback requires a 15-foot building setback on both the east and west sides of the above segment of Linden Avenue. In reviewing a development proposal on one of these parcels, staff discovered an Ordinance encumbering these parcels with special additional setback requirements. In a joint effort with Public Works staff, a review of the special setback was completed, and it was determined that the City would not derive any long-term benefits from retaining the Ordinance. On August 20, 2020, the Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider the proposed repeal of the special setback. The Planning Commission found that the special setback was no longer a necessary tool and recommended unanimously ...
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