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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 prezoning previously undesignated land areas as PD-4 and PD-1, respectively, read and adopted as read. (Districts 3,5)
DISCUSSION
The cities of Long Beach, Seal Beach and Los Alamitos have been working cooperatively over the last few years to adjust the county and city limit lines along the San Gabriel River and the Los Coyotes flood control channel to better align them with service delivery boundaries and physical barriers. Originally, there were a total of seven areas included in the proposed adjustment. However, as the process progressed, one of the areas was dropped from consideration by the City Council due to concerns regarding potential land use issues. The other two areas are progressing under a different timeframe. For the remaining four areas, no residential neighborhoods are impacted, and the adjustment will effectively clean up the inconsistencies (Exhibit A - Adjustment Areas).
On April 5, 2011, the City Council adopted a resolution to make formal application and request the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) of Los Angeles County to initiate annexation/detachment proceedings for the adjustment. One of the last steps required in the process is to pre-zone areas 1, 2 and 3 that will be annexed to Long Beach from Seal Beach. Since Area 4 will be detached from Long Beach to Los Alamitos, no additional action is required.
The proposed pre-zoning for the areas to be annexed to Long Beach is as follows:
Area 1- A 10.54-acre area south of Marina Drive, east of Ocean Boulevard located in the San Gabriel River Channel water area with a small portion of the Alamitos Bay Marina and Khoury's parking lot. The parking lot will be zoned PD-4 (Planned Development for Long Beach Marina) Subarea 1, to be consistent with the adjacent property. The channel area will not have a zoning designation, which is consistent with the other waterways in the City.
Area 2- A 4.97-acre area north of Pacific Coast Highway between the San Gabriel River Channel and 1st Street. This area will take the adjacent zoning designation of PD-1 (SEADIP), Subarea 27.
Area 3- A 19.58-acre area north of 7th Street located in the San Gabriel River Channel.
The park portion of the area has a zoning designation of P (Park). The channel
area will not have a zoning designation, which is consistent with other
waterways in the City.
At its meeting of October 20, 2011, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the City Council approve the pre-zoning.
Once the City adopts the pre-zoning, the annexation/detachment process will continue with LAFCO of Los Angeles County and the years of cooperative work between the Cities of Long Beach, Seal Beach, Los Alamitos, Los Angeles County and Orange County will result in a better defined and more functional city/county boundary.
This letter was reviewed by Assistant City Attorney Michael Mais and by Budget Management Officer Victoria Bell on October 25, 2011.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action on this matter is requested on November 8, 2011, as LAFCO is scheduled to take action on the previously submitted application on November 9, 2011.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact and no known jobs impact associated with the recommended action.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
BODY
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AMENDING THE SUE DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AS SAID MAP HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AND AMENDED BY PREZONING PREVIOUSLY UNDESIGNATED LAND AREAS AS PD-4 AND PD-1, RESPECTIVELY
Respectfully Submitted,
REGINALD I. HARRISON
DEPUTY CITY MANAGER
APPROVED:
PATRICK H. WEST
CITY MANAGER