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Recommendation to recommend that the City Council adopt the following actions to establish land use (PlaceType) designations and zoning districts and to dedicate, as public open space and parkland 12 existing, City-owned mini-parks, parks, greenway parks and natural open spaces:
1) Accept Negative Declaration ND 01-20 for the Parks Zoning & Dedication Project (Round 1) - May 2021;
2) Approve a General Plan Amendment (GPA20-002) to the PlaceType map of the Land Use Element of the General Plan to change the PlaceTypes of the subject parks from their existing PlaceTypes to the Open Space (OS) PlaceType;
3) Approve a Zoning Code Amendment (ZCA20-016) modifying Title 21 of the Long Beach Municipal Code to add the 12 subject parks to Table 35-2 (Park Dedications/Designations);
4) Approve a Zone Change (ZCHG20-008) to change the zoning districts of the subject parks from their existing zoning districts to the Park (P) zoning district where necessary, and rezone a 0.1 acre, noncontiguous remnant parcel of Orizaba Park from Park (P) to Light Industrial (IL) so that it can have appropriate oversight and be better maintained; and
5) Approve dedication of the 12 subject parks in perpetuity for public open space use, and;
6) Remove the 0.1 acre, noncontiguous remnant parcel located at the southwest corner of E. 14th Street and N. Orizaba Ave. from the area dedicated as Orizaba Park.
Following are the recommended actions for each of the twelve mini-parks, parks, greenway parks and open spaces subject to this action:
Craftsman Village Park - General Plan Amendment to change the PlaceType designation from Founding & Contemporary Neighborhood (FCN) to the Open Space (OS) PlaceType; Rezone from two-family residential (R-2-N) to Park (P); and Dedicate.
C. David Molina Park - Dedicate.
Donald Douglas Plaza - General Plan Amendment to change the PlaceType designation from Regional Serving Facility (RSF) to the Open Space (OS) PlaceType; Rezone from Douglas Park (PD-32) Planned Development District to Park (P); and Dedicate.
Grace Park - General Plan Amendment to change the PlaceType designation from Founding & Contemporary Neighborhood (FCN) to the Open Space (OS) PlaceType; Merge three (3) lots; and Dedicate.
Jenni Rivera Memorial Park - Rezone from Commercial Storage (CS) to Park (P); and Dedicate.
Locust Tot Lot - General Plan Amendment to change the PlaceType designation from Founding & Contemporary Neighborhood (FCN) to the Open Space (OS) PlaceType; Rezone from two-family residential (R-2-N) to Park (P); and Dedicate.
Mary Molina Community Garden - General Plan Amendment to change the PlaceType designation from Founding & Contemporary Neighborhood (FCN) to the Open Space (OS) PlaceType; Rezone from two-family residential (R-2-N) to Park (P); and Dedicate.
Miracle on 4th Street Park - Rezone from Neighborhood Commercial & Residential (CNR) to Park (P); and Dedicate.
Orizaba Park - General Plan Amendment to change the PlaceType designation from Neighborhood Serving Center or Corridor Low Density (NSC-L) to the Open Space (OS) PlaceType; Rezone from Two-Family Residential (R-2-N) to Park (P); Rezone 0.1 acre, noncontiguous remnant parcel from Park (P) to Light Industrial (IL) and remove from dedication; Merge six (6) lots; and Dedicate.
Pacific & 6th Community Garden - Rezone from Downtown Specific Plan (PD-30) to Park (P); and Dedicate.
Pacific Electric Railway Greenbelt - Rezone from Two-Family Residential (R-2-N) to Park (P); and Dedicate.
Willow Springs Park - General Plan Amendment to change the PlaceType designation from Community Commercial (CC) to the Open Space (OS) PlaceType; Rezone from Medium Industrial (IM) to Park (P) consistent with parcel boundary; and Dedicate.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.