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Adopt resolution directing the Director of Development Services to submit a request to the California Coastal Commission to certify an amendment to the Certified Local Coastal Program;
DISCUSSION
On November 30, 2017, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on the Los Cerritos Wetlands Oil Consolidation and Restoration project (Project) to consider requests to certify Environmental Impact Report (03-15), approve a Zoning Code Amendment to SEADIP (PD-1) to allow the project uses; certify an amendment to the Local Coastal Plan; amend the City’s Oil Drilling Map; and, approve a Site Plan Review and a Certificate of Compliance. The Planning Commission forwarded a recommendation of approval on each of the requested actions to the City Council (Exhibit A - Planning Commission staff report). The Project site comprises four properties in the southeastern portion of the City. The Project site is generally bordered by the Los Cerritos Channel to the north, beyond which is a residential development; Studebaker Road to the east, beyond which is the AES Power Plant site, and the San Gabriel River; the San Gabriel River to the southwest, beyond which are undeveloped areas; and Pacific Coast Highway to the west, beyond which is commercial development and Alamitos Bay. The site includes Steamshovel Slough, which is approximately 1,950 feet long and is considered a historic or “ancient” marsh in that it has not been modified through dredging or filling.
The site and surrounding areas were historically all wetland areas, but is now characterized by the presence of remnant wetlands, marinas and harbors, oil fields, power plants, oil drilling, commercial development, and low-density residential development. The oil fields were established in the 1930s and portions of two of the sites were used for a short time as a municipal landfill.
Table 1 provides site information about the four properties that comprise the Project site (Exhibit B - Location Map):
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