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Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code Table 33-2 in Chapter 21.33; and by adding Section 21.45.168, related to truck terminal and truck yard facilities, read and adopted as read. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On December 2, 2008, the City Council adopted a one-year moratorium prohibiting all trucking related uses defined under Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) groups 4212, 4213 and 4214 in the General Industrial (IG) zone citywide. The moratorium was extended an additional year on December 1, 2009, setting the current expiration date for January 13, 2011.
In response to the moratorium, Planning staff presented draft zoning amendments on five separate occasions to the North and West Project Area Committees (PAC), the Magnolia Industrial Group (MIG), and the Planning Commission. On August 20, 2009, staff recommended the City require a Conditional Use Permit on all sites within 300 feet of a residential district. The Planning Commission heard staff’s initial recommendation and asked that staff develop special development standards in-lieu of requiring a Conditional Use Permit for trucking-related uses.
At the Planning Commission’s request, staff created Special Development Standards for trucking uses. While reviewing the standards, staff determined that a Conditional Use Permit should be required for trucking uses regardless of proximity to residential uses. The North PAC supported this recommendation, while the West PAC was opposed. After community review, the draft standards were presented to the Planning Commission on December 17, 2009. After public input, the Planning Commission again recommended that staff develop Special Development Standards (Standards) in-lieu of a Conditional Use Permit. In addition to the recommendation, the Planning Commission also asked staff to work with the community to strengthen the proposed Standards.
Staff met with the community on several occasions to make final changes to the ...
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