TITLE
Adopt resolution approving General Plan Amendment GPA 18-001 to amend the Land Use Element to change the land use designation of 14 properties located in the Midtown Specific Plan (SP-1) District from Moderate Density Residential (LUD #3B), Traditional Retail Strip Commercial (LUD #8A), Pedestrian-Oriented Retail Strip (LUD #8P), and Shopping Nodes (LUD #8N) to Mixed Uses (LUD #7); and change the designation of three properties abutting the Midtown Specific Plan (SP-1) District from Traditional Retail Strip Commercial (LUD #8A) to Moderate Density Residential (LUD #3B); the properties subject to the General Plan Amendment include 100-127 West Pacific Coast Highway, 100-130 East Pacific Coast Highway, 1795 Pine Avenue, 1814 Pine Avenue, and 1791-1815 Locust Avenue, the northern portion (Assessor’s Parcel Number 7269-010-010) of 1170 Pine Avenue, 1777 Pine Avenue, and 1775 Locust Avenue. (District 1,6)
DISCUSSION
On March 1, 2018, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and recommended that the City Council approve an Addendum to the Midtown Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (Attachment A - Planning Commission Report), and approve a General Plan Amendment (GPA18-001) to change the Land Use District (LUD) Map along both sides of Pacific Coast Highway between Locust Street and Pacific Avenue in the western portion of subarea 6 of the Midtown Specific Plan District (SP-1) Transit Node Low (SP-1 TN-Low). Specifically, the amendment to the LUD Map is proposed to redesignate 14 properties from Moderate Density Residential (LUD #3B), Traditional Retail Strip Commercial (LUD #8A), Pedestrian-Oriented Retail Strip (LUD #8P), Shopping Nodes (LUD #8N) to Mixed Uses (LUD #7). The properties include 100-127 W. Pacific Coast Highway, 100-130 E. Pacific Coast Highway, 1795 Pine Avenue, 1814 Pine Avenue, and 1791-1815 Locust Avenue. The area is largely developed with a mix of single-story commercial uses and several moderate density residential deve...
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