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Adopt resolution approving a General Plan Amendment (GPA21-002) to the Local Coastal Program Element of the General Plan to implement suggested modifications by the California Coastal Commission;
DISCUSSION
On January 21, 2020, the City Council denied the appeals, adopted an Environmental Impact Report Addendum, amended the Local Coastal Program (LCP) Element of the General Plan, adopted a Zoning Code Amendment to the Belmont Pier Planned Development District (PD-2), adopted a Zone Change, approved a modification to a previous Site Plan Review, approved a Local Coastal Development Permit, and directed the Director of Development Services to submit a LCP Amendment to the California Coastal Commission (Coastal Commission), all related to approval of the Belmont Beach and Aquatics Center (BBAC) project at 4200 East Ocean Boulevard (Application No. 1910-05), which is the replacement facility for the former Belmont Olympic Plaza Pool at 4000 Olympic Plaza.
On February 11, 2021, the Coastal Commission denied the appeals and approved Coastal Development Permit Nos. 5-18-0788, A-5-LOB-17-0032, and A-5-LOB-20-0007 requested by the City of Long Beach (City), subject to conditions, for development of the BBAC project. The Coastal Commission also approved, with modifications, LCP Major Amendment No. LCP-5-LOB-20-0014-1, which amends the Implementing Ordinances and Land Use Plan of the certified LCP to revise the Belmont Pier Planned Development District (PD-2) to allow development of the BBAC.
Because the Coastal Commission approved the LCP amendment with modifications, LCP Amendment No. LCP-5-LOB-20-0014-1 will not be effective for implementation in the City’s coastal zone until:
1) The City Council adopts the Coastal Commission’s suggested modifications;
2) The City Council forwards the adopted suggested modifications to the Coastal Commission by Resolution;
3) The Executive Director of the Coastal Commission certifies that the City has complied with the Coas...
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