City of Long Beach - File #: 21-0547

• File #: 21-0547
• Version: 2
• Name: DS - PD-30/Title 5 Code Amendment
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 5/27/2021
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 6/15/2021
• Final action: 7/6/2021
• Title: Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending Section 5.92.420, Section 5.92.760, Section 5.92.765, and Section 5.92.955; and by amending and restating the Downtown Planned Development District (PD-30), to allow the operation of adult-use cannabis dispensaries within mixed-use buildings in Downtown by way of Conditional Use Permit approval, read and adopt as read. (Districts 1,2)
• Sponsors: Development Services

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/6/2021	2	City Council	approve recommendation and adopt	Pass
6/15/2021	1	City Council	declare ordinance read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading	Pass

TITLE
Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending Section 5.92.420, Section 5.92.760, Section 5.92.765, and Section 5.92.955; and by amending and restating the Downtown Planned Development District (PD-30), to allow the operation of adult-use cannabis dispensaries within mixed-use buildings in Downtown by way of Conditional Use Permit approval, read and adopt as read. (Districts 1,2)

DISCUSSION
In recent years, a number of Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) amendments have been adopted to regulate where and how both medical and adult-use cannabis businesses can operate in Long Beach, in conformance with State laws and a local voter-approved ballot initiative. On May 5, 2020, the City Council provided further direction regarding desirable changes to expand retail cannabis operations to mixed-use buildings. On April 15, 2021, the Planning Commission held a public hearing, approved a Categorical Exemption (CE20-147) and a Conditional Use Permit (CUP 20-016), and recommended that the City Council approve the proposed Zoning Code Amendments (ZCA) to clarify relevant regulations in LBMC Title 5 and in the Downtown Planned Development District (PD-30) to allow adult-use cannabis dispensaries to be located within mixed-use buildings in the Downtown area, with the approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP), and compliance with the storefront transparency requirements of the Downtown Plan (Attachment A - Planning Commission Staff Report and Attachments). In a related action, the Planning Commission also approved a CUP to allow the co-location of an adult-use cannabis dispensary with a proposed medical cannabis dispensary at 433 Pine Avenue, contingent on City Council adoption of the proposed code amendments.

As a result of a series of actions taken by the City Council, medical cannabis dispensaries are permitted citywide, and previous ZCA allowed adult-use cannabis dispensaries in Long Beach’s commercial zoning districts. Howe...