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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record and conclude the public hearing and consider two third-party appeals by Laurie Angel and Kirk Davis (APL 22-006); and
Deny the appeals and approve a Site Plan Review (SPR 22-078) for the development of a 303,972 square foot concrete tilt-up building including 9,000 square feet of office space approximately 51 feet in height on a 14.16-acre lot at 5910 Cherry Avenue in the General Industrial Zoning District. (District 9)
DISCUSSION
On October 6, 2022, the Planning Commission held a public hearing, considered public testimony, and approved a Site Plan Review (SPR) for a 303,971 square-foot industrial warehouse at 5910 Cherry Avenue (Attachment A). This project lies within the normal jurisdiction of the Planning Commission and is now before the City Council on appeal. The development and use are allowed under the underlying zoning.
The Project site is 14.16 acres in size and is currently developed with a 32,815-square-foot office building, several outbuildings, and outdoor storage (Attachment B). All existing structures and landscaping on the site will be removed. At the time this staff report was prepared, review of plans submitted for building plan check are under review by the City of Long Beach (City) at the applicant’s risk. The surrounding area is developed with a range of uses detailed in Table 1.
Direction Address Zoning District Land Use
North APN: 7119-018-002 General Industrial (IG) Tank Farm
East APN: 7119-018-034 General Industrial (IG) Railroad access for the property to the north.
South 5828-5898 Cherry Avenue and 2001-2323 South Street Regional Highway (CHW) LA County Animal Control, McDonald’s. vacant former Grocery Store, Cube Smart Self Storage
West 5901-5949 Cherry Avenue Community Automobile Oriented (CCA) Residential, beauty salon, barber and restaurants.
Site Plan Review
The applicant requested approval of a SPR to demolish all existing structures on site an...
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