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Recommendation to find that excavations are immediately required for the general health, safety, and welfare of the City and cannot be delayed; that alternatives to excavating, such as alternative routing, or construction methods, such as boring or excavation of the parkway, are not possible; approve a discretionary permit to excavate in Pacific Avenue between Broadway and 3rd Street, a City street that has been reconstructed within the previous 60 months, in accordance with Section 14.08.060 of the Long Beach Municipal Code. (Districts 1,2)
DISCUSSION
The Broadway Property Company, LLC (BPC), has filed for a discretionary permit to relocate an existing 84-inch storm drain from under their proposed seven-story development, Parc Broadway, located at 245 Broadway. The storm drain is in the way of the foundation of the new building and is proposed to be relocated it into Pacific Avenue between Broadway and 3rd Street, and also into a portion of 3rd Street (see the attached map for the location of the proposed storm drain). Pacific Avenue was reconstructed November 17, 2010, and is under an excavation moratorium for 60 months until November 17, 2015.
Long Beach Municipal Code Section 14.08.060, Public Works permit-issuance, requires that a permit for an excavation in a City street that has been reconstructed within the previous 60 months and is not for an emergency repair or for a new utility service connection, be deemed discretionary and subject to the approval of the City Council.
Section 14.08.060 further states that the City Council may authorize a discretionary permit if:
· The applicant can demonstrate that the permit for excavation is immediately required for the general health, safety, and welfare of the City and cannot be delayed until after the street’s moratorium has expired; and
· The applicant can demonstrate that alternatives to excavating, such as alternative routing; or construction methods, such as boring or excavation of the parkway...
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