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PLANNING COMMISSION IN-PERSON MEETING
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE THE OPTION TO EMAIL COMMENTS TO PLANNINGCOMMISSIONERS@LONGBEACH.GOV
COMMENTS MAY ALSO BE PROVIDED IN THE ZOOM MEETING USING THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION OR BY PRESSING *9 ON YOUR PHONE
TO JOIN VIA ZOOM, PLEASE DIAL: (213) 338-8477 / MEETING ID: 934 1096 4133
https://longbeach-gov.zoom.us/j/93410964133
PLEASE NOTE THE ZOOM MEETING MAY ENCOUNTER TECHNICAL DISRUPTIONS, BUT IN-PERSON ACCESS AND PUBLIC COMMENT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT
PLEASE VIEW THE MEETING FROM YOUR COMPUTER, TABLET, OR SMARTPHONE
VIA: HTTPS://LONGBEACH.PRIMEGOV.COM/PUBLIC/PORTAL?FROMIFRAME=TRUE
REGULAR AGENDA
1. 26-54044 Recommendation to receive and file Director’s Report. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
2. 26-54045 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting of Thursday, December 18, 2025. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
3. 26-54046 Recommendation to accept Statutory Exemption SE-25-130; Recommend City Council approve the applicant’s “Other Alternative Compliance Method” request pursuant to Section 21.67.080.C of the Zoning Regulations to allow thirty-eight (38) Moderate-Income (MI) level affordable units (23 percent MI affordability) instead of the standard requirement of eighteen (18) Very-Low-Income (VLI) level affordable units (11percent VLI affordability) as required by the City’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance; and Approve a Site Plan Review (SPR24-007), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto, for the demolition of an existing 9,000-square-foot, single-story multi-tenant commercial building with surface parking to construct a new seven (7) story, 85-foot tall, 215,628-square-foot mixed-use development consisting of 161 residential units (thirty-eight [38] of which are affordable units [Moderate Income level]), 6,556 square feet of ground-level commercial space, 91 parking spaces, and 106 bicycle parking stalls on a 1.03-acre site located at 400 East Anaheim Street in the Community R-4-N District (CCN) Zoning District. Per California Government Code Section 65589.5 (Senate Bill 330), the project is utilizing the Downtown Plan Planned Development District (PD-30) development standards based on the City’s determination of Zoning and Land Use compatibility with the Transit Oriented Development-Moderate (TOD-M) PlaceType of the General Plan. (District 6) Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
1. 26-54044 Recommendation to receive and file Director’s Report. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
2. 26-54045 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting of Thursday, December 18, 2025. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
3. 26-54046 Recommendation to accept Statutory Exemption SE-25-130; Recommend City Council approve the applicant’s “Other Alternative Compliance Method” request pursuant to Section 21.67.080.C of the Zoning Regulations to allow thirty-eight (38) Moderate-Income (MI) level affordable units (23 percent MI affordability) instead of the standard requirement of eighteen (18) Very-Low-Income (VLI) level affordable units (11percent VLI affordability) as required by the City’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance; and Approve a Site Plan Review (SPR24-007), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto, for the demolition of an existing 9,000-square-foot, single-story multi-tenant commercial building with surface parking to construct a new seven (7) story, 85-foot tall, 215,628-square-foot mixed-use development consisting of 161 residential units (thirty-eight [38] of which are affordable units [Moderate Income level]), 6,556 square feet of ground-level commercial space, 91 parking spaces, and 106 bicycle parking stalls on a 1.03-acre site located at 400 East Anaheim Street in the Community R-4-N District (CCN) Zoning District. Per California Government Code Section 65589.5 (Senate Bill 330), the project is utilizing the Downtown Plan Planned Development District (PD-30) development standards based on the City’s determination of Zoning and Land Use compatibility with the Transit Oriented Development-Moderate (TOD-M) PlaceType of the General Plan. (District 6) Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Opportunity to address the Planning Commission on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.
I, Alyssa Campos, City Clerk Specialist, certify that the agenda was posted not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.
NOTE: The agenda and supporting documents are available online at https://longbeach.gov/cityclerk/meetings. If a special accommodation is desired pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at (562) 570-6101 or cityclerk@longbeach.gov.
Jan 15, 2026 Planning Commission
PLANNING COMMISSION IN-PERSON MEETING
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE THE OPTION TO EMAIL COMMENTS TO PLANNINGCOMMISSIONERS@LONGBEACH.GOV
COMMENTS MAY ALSO BE PROVIDED IN THE ZOOM MEETING USING THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION OR BY PRESSING *9 ON YOUR PHONE
TO JOIN VIA ZOOM, PLEASE DIAL: (213) 338-8477 / MEETING ID: 934 1096 4133
https://longbeach-gov.zoom.us/j/93410964133
PLEASE NOTE THE ZOOM MEETING MAY ENCOUNTER TECHNICAL DISRUPTIONS, BUT IN-PERSON ACCESS AND PUBLIC COMMENT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT
PLEASE VIEW THE MEETING FROM YOUR COMPUTER, TABLET, OR SMARTPHONE
VIA: HTTPS://LONGBEACH.PRIMEGOV.COM/PUBLIC/PORTAL?FROMIFRAME=TRUE
REGULAR AGENDA
1. 26-54044 Recommendation to receive and file Director’s Report. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
2. 26-54045 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting of Thursday, December 18, 2025. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
3. 26-54046 Recommendation to accept Statutory Exemption SE-25-130; Recommend City Council approve the applicant’s “Other Alternative Compliance Method” request pursuant to Section 21.67.080.C of the Zoning Regulations to allow thirty-eight (38) Moderate-Income (MI) level affordable units (23 percent MI affordability) instead of the standard requirement of eighteen (18) Very-Low-Income (VLI) level affordable units (11percent VLI affordability) as required by the City’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance; and Approve a Site Plan Review (SPR24-007), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto, for the demolition of an existing 9,000-square-foot, single-story multi-tenant commercial building with surface parking to construct a new seven (7) story, 85-foot tall, 215,628-square-foot mixed-use development consisting of 161 residential units (thirty-eight [38] of which are affordable units [Moderate Income level]), 6,556 square feet of ground-level commercial space, 91 parking spaces, and 106 bicycle parking stalls on a 1.03-acre site located at 400 East Anaheim Street in the Community R-4-N District (CCN) Zoning District. Per California Government Code Section 65589.5 (Senate Bill 330), the project is utilizing the Downtown Plan Planned Development District (PD-30) development standards based on the City’s determination of Zoning and Land Use compatibility with the Transit Oriented Development-Moderate (TOD-M) PlaceType of the General Plan. (District 6) Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
1. 26-54044 Recommendation to receive and file Director’s Report. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
2. 26-54045 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting of Thursday, December 18, 2025. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
3. 26-54046 Recommendation to accept Statutory Exemption SE-25-130; Recommend City Council approve the applicant’s “Other Alternative Compliance Method” request pursuant to Section 21.67.080.C of the Zoning Regulations to allow thirty-eight (38) Moderate-Income (MI) level affordable units (23 percent MI affordability) instead of the standard requirement of eighteen (18) Very-Low-Income (VLI) level affordable units (11percent VLI affordability) as required by the City’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance; and Approve a Site Plan Review (SPR24-007), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto, for the demolition of an existing 9,000-square-foot, single-story multi-tenant commercial building with surface parking to construct a new seven (7) story, 85-foot tall, 215,628-square-foot mixed-use development consisting of 161 residential units (thirty-eight [38] of which are affordable units [Moderate Income level]), 6,556 square feet of ground-level commercial space, 91 parking spaces, and 106 bicycle parking stalls on a 1.03-acre site located at 400 East Anaheim Street in the Community R-4-N District (CCN) Zoning District. Per California Government Code Section 65589.5 (Senate Bill 330), the project is utilizing the Downtown Plan Planned Development District (PD-30) development standards based on the City’s determination of Zoning and Land Use compatibility with the Transit Oriented Development-Moderate (TOD-M) PlaceType of the General Plan. (District 6) Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Opportunity to address the Planning Commission on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.
I, Alyssa Campos, City Clerk Specialist, certify that the agenda was posted not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.
NOTE: The agenda and supporting documents are available online at https://longbeach.gov/cityclerk/meetings. If a special accommodation is desired pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at (562) 570-6101 or cityclerk@longbeach.gov.
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