TITLE
Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending Section 21.15.2007, relating to the definition of Passive Park, read and adopted as read. (District 3)
DISCUSSION
On October 14, 2008, City Council approved the Colorado Lagoon Restoration Project. This approval included the adoption of a Resolution amending the Resource Management Plan portion of the Local Coastal Program (LCP) and the adoption of an Ordinance amending the definition of “Passive Park” in the Zoning Code. The primary goals of this project are to restore the site’s ecosystem, provide an improved habitat area, provide enhanced recreation facilities, improve water and sediment quality by removing contaminated sediment, improve water circulation, and manage storm water and dry weather runoff.
As required by the City’s Local Coastal Program, the City submitted the project to the California Coastal Commission for certification of the LCP amendment. On January 14, 2010, the California Coastal Commission approved the City’s request with suggested modifications. The suggested modifications included incorporating existing language from the Colorado Lagoon Restoration Project Local Coastal Development Permit and provisions from the California Coastal Act into the Local Coastal Program, and clarifying language to the definition of “Passive Park” in the City’s Zoning Code.
The following is the definition of “Passive Park” as submitted to the Coastal Commission:
Passive Park means a plot of land that is landscaped, maintained as open space, serves a neighborhood, and is used as an informal gathering place for relaxation and play. Passive Park includes, but is not limited to, parquets, urban oases, and small space sites. Permitted improvements and features include, but are not limited to, walking paths, sitting areas, play equipment, tables, fire pits, barbecues, public restrooms, landscaped and natural open spaces, habitat reserves, beaches, lakes, streams,...
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