Sep 19, 2024 Planning Commission

COMMISSIONER LA

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ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THOSE, UH, COMMISSIONERS BEING EXCUSED.

OKAY.

LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT THEN.

MADAM ROLL, OR MADAM CLERK, IF WE COULD HAVE THE ROLL CALL,

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COMMISSIONER CLEMSON? HERE.

COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.

EDMOND COMM.

EXCUSE ME.

VICE CHAIR TEMPLATE HERE.

CHAIR LEWIS.

HERE WE HAVE CORUM.

THANK YOU.

VICE CHAIR TEMPLATE.

WOULD

[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

I'D BE HONORED.

THANK YOU.

VICE CHAIR TEMPLIN.

UH, NOW IS THE TIME FOR SWEARING OF WITNESSES.

IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON GIVING ANY TESTIMONY IN THIS EVENING'S, UH, HEARING, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU SHALL GIVE IN THIS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING SHALL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? THANK YOU.

YOU MAY BE SEATED.

COMMISSIONERS,

[1. 24-54936 Recommendation to receive and file Director’s Report.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.  ]

SO MOVE.

THANK YOU.

VICE CHAIR TEMPLIN.

SECOND.

COMMISSIONER CASTILLO.

THANK YOU.

AND COMMISSIONER CASTILLO, WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.

I HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MAKE AS PART OF THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT TODAY.

SO FIRST I'D LIKE TO SHARE THAT ON TUESDAY EVENING, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE REZONINGS, BOTH FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL LONG BEACH AS PART OF YOU PLAN AND CITY CORPS.

IT WAS A WONDERFUL, UH, HEARING WENT ON FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS WHERE THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION OF SORT OF THE, THE HISTORY OF THE PROJECTS AND OF CENTRAL AND NORTH LONG BEACH AND WHY THESE REZONING EFFORTS AND THE PROCESSES THAT WENT BEHIND THEM WERE SO IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING AND PARTNERSHIPS.

UH, WE HEARD FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT NOTED THAT, UH, THESE PROCESSES SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AS SORT OF MODELS MOVING FORWARD FOR HOW WE DO ENGAGEMENT AND HOW WE DO PLANNING, UM, AND HELP PLAN, UH, WITH COMMUNITIES.

SO, JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT THE THE YEAR OF GREAT WORK, UH, FROM THIS COMMISSION AND WITH THE COMMUNITY, UH, WERE ACKNOWLEDGED AND THAT BOTH, UH, PROPOSALS THAT YOU ALL RECOMMENDED AS A COMMISSION WERE APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL THIS WEEK.

SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR THAT.

THAT'S A HUGE MILESTONE IN OUR REZONING EFFORT.

AS YOU KNOW, WE ALSO HOSTED OUR FINAL, OUR THIRD AND FINAL HOUSING POLICY FORUM LAST THURSDAY.

ALL THREE FORUMS WERE VERY WELL ATTENDED.

WE GOT A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE ABOUT THE EIGHT DIFFERENT POLICY INITIATIVES WE HAVE UNDERWAY RELATED TO HOW TO REFORM OUR HOUSING CODES.

AND SO WE'RE PACKAGING ALL THAT FEEDBACK, REVIEWING IT RIGHT NOW, LOOKING AT SOME TWEAKS AND ADJUSTMENTS TO SOME OF THE PROPOSALS WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON.

AND SO YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE MANY OF THESE PROPOSALS STARTING TO FLOW THROUGH OVER THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS.

SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

UH, SPEAKING OF POLICY PROPOSALS, UM, AT OUR NEXT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, WE'LL BE COMING FORWARD WITH A, A POLICY, UH, OR A CODE AMENDMENT RELATED TO PARKING.

UH, WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT PARKING AND PARKING REFORM HERE, UM, OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING THIS SET OF PROPOSALS, UH, BEFORE YOU, INCLUDING THAT CHANGE OF USE PARKING AMENDMENT THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST AND SOME CHANGES TO OUR LOCAL CODE TO HELP BETTER ALIGN WITH SOME OF THE, UM, UPDATES HAPPENING AT THE STATE LEVEL.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE, UM, UM, FOR GOING SO PARKING IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS.

AND THEN FINALLY WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW WE'RE GETTING VERY CLOSE TO COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH.

IT'S COMING UP HERE IN OCTOBER.

SO WE'LL HAVE SOME THINGS TO SHARE WITH YOU AND CELEBRATE, UM, WITH BOTH YOU AND THE COMMUNITY FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH.

AND, UM, THAT CONCLUDES MY DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

YOU'VE BEEN BUSY IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

WE HAVE DID, WERE THERE ANY CHANGES AT ALL TO THE, UH, UPDATED CODE AMENDMENTS THAT WENT TO CITY COUNCIL? NO.

THEY WERE APPROVED EXACTLY AS YOU ALL, UH, RECOMMENDED THEM.

SO I'M SURE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RICK OTI WAS EXCITED.

I KNOW SHE WAS, UH, INVOLVED IN THOSE PRIOR TO EVEN BEING ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE PLANNING COMMISSION NOW SEEING THEM OVER AT THE, THE COUNCIL.

SO YES.

GREAT.

COMMISSIONERS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? NO, I'LL, UH, OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO DO SO.

SEEING NONE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON, ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND NOW.

IF DIALING TELEPHONICALLY, PLEASE PRESS STAR NINE.

NOW.

THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU.

WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND IF WE COULD HAVE THE VOTE PLEASE TO, UH, RECEIVE THE

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MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONERS.

CAN WE HAVE A MOTION

[2. 24-54937 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting of Thursday, September 5, 2024.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

THANK YOU.

VICE CHAIR TEMPLIN AND COMMISSIONER CASTILLO.

COMMISSIONER, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MINUTES AS THEY'VE BEEN SUBMITTED TO US? SEEING NONE, I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THE MINUTE MEETINGS OF OUR SEPTEMBER 5TH MEETING, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO DO SO.

SEEING NO COMMENTS IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? THERE APPEARS TO BE NO VIRTUAL COMMENTS.

THANK YOU.

WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL FOR THE VOTE PLEASE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

AND WITH THAT, I BELIEVE WE'RE READY FOR OUR FIRST ITEM OF REGULAR BUSINESS.

ITEM NUMBER THREE

[3. 24-54939 Recommendation to recommend City Council accept Exemption CE-24-133, finding the proposed Zoning Code Amendment and Local Coastal Program Amendment exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15183 (Projects Consistent with a Community Plan or Zoning) and Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption), as it will not result directly or indirectly in significant environmental impacts; and Recommend that City Council approve a Zoning Code Amendment (ZCA24-001) and Local Coastal Program Amendment (LCPA24-002), and adopt the proposed findings related thereto, to introduce and establish new regulations for adult-use cannabis delivery-only dispensaries within Title 21 (Zoning) and Title 22 (Transitional Zoning Code) of the Long Beach Municipal Code to support proposed changes to Title 5 (Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions) of the Long Beach Municipal Code. (Citywide)        Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

AND RECOMMEND THAT THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVE A ZONING CODE AMENDMENT AND LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT, AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS RELATED THERETO TO INTRODUCE AND ESTABLISH NEW REGULATIONS FOR ADULT USE CANNABIS DELIVERY ONLY DISPENSARIES WITH WITHIN TITLE 21 AND TITLE 22 OF THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO SUPPORT PROPOSED CHANGES TO TITLE V OF THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE CITYWIDE.

THANK YOU MADAM CLERK COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THIS ITEM? THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CLEMSON FOR THE FIRST AND VICE CHAIR TEMPLE FOR THE SECOND.

WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING.

WE DO.

I'M GONNA HAND IT OVER IN JUST A MOMENT TO OUR PROJECT PLANNER, QUENTIN JACKSON, WHO'LL PROVIDE THE PRESENTATION.

UH, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT.

UM, THIS AMENDMENT, UM, IS COMING FORWARD PURSUANT TO DIRECTION WE RECEIVED FROM THE CITY COUNCIL BACK IN 2021 RELATED TO THE CANNABIS EQUITY PROGRAM LOOKING TO PROVIDE, UM, OPPORTUNITY FOR, UH, DELIVERY ONLY CANNABIS BUSINESSES IN THE CITY.

UM, CANNABIS BUSINESSES ARE PRIMARILY REGULATED THROUGH OUR BUSINESS CODE TITLE, UH, TITLE V.

UM, BUT WHAT'S BEFORE YOU IS STRICTLY RELATED TO OUR ZONING REGULATIONS, OF COURSE, TITLE 21 AND 22, AND QUENTIN WILL PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL.

QUENTIN, THANK YOU ALLISON.

AND GOOD EVENING TO THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

UH, WE HAVE BEFORE YOU A REQUEST TO IMPLEMENT SEVERAL MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS RELATED TO ADULT USE CANNABIS DIS DISPENSARIES.

UH, SO I'LL GO OVER A, A BRIEF, UH, OVERVIEW TO, UH, HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE, UH, SEQUENCE OF, OF MILESTONES LEADING UP TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

AND SO BETWEEN THE, UH, PERIOD OF 2016 AND 2018, SEVERAL, UH, LOCAL AND STATE REGULATORY SYSTEMS TOOK EFFECT, UH, FIRST WITH THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA SIDE OF THINGS, FOLLOWED BY THE ADULT USE OR, UH, RECREATIONAL SIDE OF THINGS.

UH, PARTICULARLY IN 2018, UH, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH ADOPTED CHANGES SPECIFIC TO, UH, ADULT USE CANNABIS WITHIN TITLE V AND TITLE 21 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE.

AND FROM THAT TIME, UP UNTIL 2020, UH, ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO NON-RETAIL BUSINESSES HAVE ALSO BEEN ADOPTED.

UH, IN JULY OF 2020, UH, IN RESPONSE TO A CITY COUNCIL DIRECTIVE TO STRENGTHEN THE CANNABIS SOCIAL EQUITY, UH, PROGRAM, CITY STAFF MADE SUGGESTIONS ON THE INCLUSION OF, UH, RETAIL USES THAT DON'T HAVE STOREFRONTS.

UH, AS ONE OF THREE POLICY CONSIDERATIONS, UH, THE FOLLOWING YEAR, IN AUGUST OF 2021, UH, CITY STAFF PROVIDED A FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS TO EXAMINE THE IMPACTS OF DELIVERY ONLY DISPENSARIES.

AT THE REQUEST OF CITY COUNCIL, UH, IN OCTOBER OF 2021, UH, CITY COUNCIL GAVE ST CITY STAFF THE DIRECTION TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE FOR DELIVERY ONLY DISPENSARIES, WHICH IS ULTIMATELY WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY.

UM, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IN, UH, AUGUST OF 2022, CITY STAFF HOSTED A, UH, VIRTUAL COMMUNITY MEETING TO PROVIDE, UH, CONTEXT TO PARTICIPANTS ON THE, UH, THE GROWING DEMAND FOR E-COMMERCE AND DELIVERY ONLY, UH, BUSINESSES.

UH, AND SO THIS, THIS SLIDE HERE JUST GIVES A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF WHICH PARTS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE NEED TO BE AMENDED, UH, IN ORDER TO ALLOW DELIVERY ONLY, UH, DISPENSARY.

AND SO WE HAVE, UH, TITLE V, WHICH IS THE REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS, AND ALSO TITLES 21 AND 22, WHICH, UH, OF COURSE IS THE, UH, ZONING IN AND, UH, TRANSITIONAL THOSE OWNING TITLES.

UH, AND JUST TO, UH, REITERATE FROM, UH, WHAT ALLISON SAID EARLIER AND CLARIFY, UH, BEFORE THE COMMISSION TODAY ARE ONLY, UH, THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TITLES 21 AND 22,

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UH, GOING BACK TO THE, UH, VIRTUAL COMMUNITY MEETING THAT I, UH, MENTIONED A WHILE AGO, UH, AGAIN, THIS MEETING WAS FOR THE EDIFICATION OF PARTICIPANTS ON THE, UH, THE GROWING TREND OF E-COMMERCE AND DELIVERY ONLY BUSINESSES.

UM, AND, AND STEMMING FROM THIS MEETING WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK IN THE FORM OF A SURVEY IN WHICH 43 RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED.

UM, THE, THE CHART OVER TO THE LEFT PROVIDES CONTEXT INTO THE CATEGORIES OF PARTICIPANTS WHO TOOK THE SURVEY.

AND, UH, WE CAN SEE THAT ALMOST, UH, HALF OF THE, UH, PARTICIPANTS WERE RESIDENTS WITH THE SECOND LARGEST GROUP BEING GENERAL BUSINESS OWNERS.

UH, REGARDING THE OVERALL LEVEL OF SUPPORT FOR BUSINESSES WITHOUT AN ACTIVE STOREFRONT, WE SEE THAT 56% OF PARTICIPANTS WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE, AND ANOTHER 24% WERE, UH, MOSTLY SUPPORTIVE.

AND SOME OF THE CONCERNS RAISED, UH, FOUR NON-STORE FRONT ESTABLISHMENTS INCLUDED THE LACK OF VISIBILITY INTO THE STOREFRONT LACK OF IN-PERSON ACTIVITY, AND ALSO PARKING, UH, PARKING IMPACTS.

HOWEVER, UH, MOST OF THE PARTICIPANTS EXPRESSED NO CONCERN OVER NON-STORE FRONT BUILDINGS, SO LONG AS THE, UH, PROPERTY WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND BUILDING FACADES WERE, UH, VIS VISUALLY APPEALING AS FAR AS THE ACTUAL AMENDMENTS BEING PROPOSED.

FIRST, UH, WITH DIVISION FOUR OF TITLE V CURRENTLY WITHIN THE DISPENSARY SECTION, IT STATES THAT CANNABIS GOODS CANNOT BE SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY DELIVERY.

UH, AND SO IN ORDER TO ALLOW DELIVERY ONLY DISPENSARIES, THIS CLAUSE WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED.

UH, OTHER AMENDMENTS TO DIVISION FOUR OF TITLE V INCLUDE LIMITS TO BE PLACED ON DELIVERY VEHICLE OPERATIONS, NEW GPS REQUIREMENTS FOR DELIVERY VEHICLES AND RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON THIRD PARTY ENTITIES.

AND AGAIN, UH, JUST TO REITERATE ONCE MORE, UH, TITLE V AMENDMENTS ARE NOT UNDER THE, THE PURVIEW OF OF PLANNING COMMISSION, BUT IT'S, THIS IS JUST SHOWN FOR, UH, FOR CONTEXT ALSO BEING PROPOSED WITHIN TITLE V IS THE INTRODUCTION OF AN ENTIRELY NEW, UH, DIVISION 12, WHICH, UH, PROVIDES THE FRAMEWORK SPECIFIC TO, UH, DELIVERY ONLY NON-STORE, NON-STORE FRONT DISPENSARIES.

UH, SOME OF THE REGULATIONS TO BE INCLUDED ARE HOURS OF OPERATION, POINT OF SALE, TRACKING, UH, VENDOR TRAINING AND DELIVERY PROTOCOLS, ALL OF WHICH WILL, UH, BE REVIEWED EITHER BY THE PLANNING BUREAU OR THE BUSINESS LICENSE DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO ANY, UH, BUSINESS APPROVALS.

NEXT FOR THE TITLE 21 AMENDMENTS, FIRST AND FOREMOST, UH, A NEW DEFINITION FOR DELIVERY ONLY, UH, DISPENSARY WILL BE ADDED TO CHAPTER 21 POINT 15.

UH, I WON'T READ THE, UH, ENTIRE DEFINITION HERE, BUT IT'S, UH, OBVIOUSLY IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND, UH, THAT A NEW USE, UH, A NEW LAND USE IS BEING DEFINED, UH, WHICH ESTABLISHES, UH, THE PREMISE FOR THE EXCHANGE OF CANNABIS PRODUCTS WITHOUT PHYSICAL TRANSACTIONS ACTUALLY OCCURRING ON SITE.

UH, NEXT WE HAVE CHANGES TO THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT'S USE TABLE, WHICH WILL INTRO INTRODUCE THE NEW LAND USE AND SET PARAMETERS BY WHICH DELIVERY ONLY DISPENSARIES ARE EITHER ALLOWED OR NOT ALLOWED.

UM, ALL OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS UP TO 750 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE WOULD BE ALLOWED BY RIGHT IN MOST COMMERCIAL ZONES.

WHILE ESTABLISHMENTS EXCEEDING 750 SQUARE FEET WOULD REQUIRE AN ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT WITH THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR.

UH, THERE WOULD ALSO BE ADDITIONAL CAVEATS ON SECOND FLOOR LOCATIONAL LIMITS WITHIN CERTAIN ZONES.

LIKEWISE, FOR INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS, DELIVERY ONLY DISPENSARIES WILL BE ADDED AS A NEW LAND USE, AND WE'LL HAVE THE SAME 750 SQUARE FOOT THRESHOLD BETWEEN BUYRIGHT AND DISCRETIONARY ALLOWANCES.

TITLE 21 WILL ALSO HAVE AMENDMENTS, UM, TO INCLUDE A SET OF SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS WITHIN CHAPTER 21.45.

UH, THESE STANDARDS WILL INCLUDE, UH, NO BLANK WALLS IN EXCESS OF 20 FEET WINDOW COVERAGE OF AT LEAST 25% OF THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS VISIBLE FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY STANDARDS FOR ENTRANCES AND LOBBIES, DEDICATED DISTRIBUTION AREAS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR STORAGE SPACE.

UH, I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THE COMMISSION HAD SOME, UH, QUESTIONS REGARDING SOME, HOW SOME OF THE, UH, STANDARDS WOULD APPLY TO EXISTING BUILDINGS, UH, SPECIFICALLY BLANK WALLS AND, AND WINDOW COVERAGE.

UH, AND FOR BLANK WALLS, IT'S, IT'S A LITTLE MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD SINCE THE, THE, UH, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, UH, DO ALLOW FOR FLEXIBILITY AND, AND DIFFERENT OPTIONS TO SATISFY THE, THE 20 FOOT RULE, UH, SUCH AS THE INCORPORATION OF, OF DIFFERENT COLORS OR DIFFERENT MATERIALS OR EVEN, UH, LANDSCAPING TO EFFECTIVELY BREAK UP THE, UH, THE WALL PLANE.

SO, UH, CONCEIVABLY, EVEN WITH THE, AN EXISTING BUILDING, UH, THESE METHODS COULD BE APPLIED, UH, TO A WALL FRONTAGE WITHOUT REQUIRING ANY STRUCTURAL CHANGES TO THE BUILDING.

UH, WE DO ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE SIMILAR BLANK WALL REQUIREMENTS, UM, WITHIN THE CODE, UH, TO ADDRESS CULTIVATION AND DISTRIBUTION USES.

AND, AND, AND WE'VE HAD A GOOD, UH,

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UH, WITH ACTUAL WINDOW COVERAGE, IT'S A LITTLE TRICKIER TO, TO STRIKE THE BALANCE BETWEEN THE 25% CODE REQUIREMENT, UM, WHILE ALSO BEING PRACTICAL AND AND REASONABLE TOWARDS, UH, EXISTING BUILDINGS.

AND SO FOR WINDOW COVERAGE, UH, THE ENFORCEMENT IS MORE OF A, A CASE BY CASE SCENARIO IN TERMS OF THE, UH, FEASIBILITY OF ACTUALLY OPENING UP NEW WINDOWS IN AN EXISTING BUILDING.

AGAIN, WE DO, UH, ALREADY HAVE SIMILAR REQUIREMENTS FOR CULTIVATION AND DISTRIBUTION.

UM, IN, IN THESE CASES, WE WORK WITH THE APPLICANT TO COME UP WITH, UH, ALTERNATIVES TO, TO ADDING WINDOWS, BUT ONLY IF THEY CAN, UH, EFFECTIVELY DEMONSTRATE THAT, UH, THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE EXISTING BUILDING COULD BE COM COMPROMISED WITH THE CARVING OUT OF, OF NEW WINDOWS.

UH, ONE OF THE MORE EFFECTIVE METHODS THAT WE'VE ACCEPTED IN THE PAST IS THE INCORPORATION OF FAUX WINDOWS THAT, UH, DON'T REQUIRE PUTTING, UH, A HOLE IN THE WALL, BUT YET IT MEETS THE, UH, AESTHETIC INTENT OF THE, UH, OF THE REQUIREMENT.

UH, EACH DELIVERY ONLY DISPENSARY WOULD BE SUBJECT TO EITHER THE A UP OR WHAT WE CALL AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAND USE REVIEW PERMIT, AND IS DURING THESE REVIEW PERIODS THAT WE EXAMINE THE LEVEL OF, OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, INCLUDING BLANK WALLS AND, AND WINDOW COVERAGE.

UH, ALSO IN REGARDS TO THE, THE PRACTICE OF SOME BUSINESSES BLOCKING OUT THEIR WINDOWS AND, UH, EITHER INSTALLING, UH, WALL DISPLAYS OR WINDOW DISPLAYS, UH, TITLE V DOES HAVE REGULATIONS IN PLACE THAT REQUIRES A SPACE OF AT LEAST 42 INCHES, UH, BEFORE WINDOW DISPLAYS CAN BE INSTALLED.

AND THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE WALLS.

UM, SO ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY OF THIS REQUIREMENT, UH, IS NOT PERMISSIBLE BY CODE.

UH, IN THESE CASES, UH, IF COMPLAINTS ARE BROUGHT TO STAFF'S ATTENTION, UH, THEN, UH, CORRECTIVE ENFORCEMENT IS, IS THEN INITIATED.

UH, SO SIMILAR TO, UH, TITLE 21, TITLE 22, UH, WILL ALSO HAVE CHANGES TO ITS USE TABLES IN ORDER TO INTRODUCE DELIVERY ONLY DISPENSARIES AS A CATEGORIZED LAND USE.

UH, ONCE AGAIN, THE ESTABLISHMENT ESTABLISHMENTS UP TO 100, OR EXCUSE ME, 750 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE WOULD BE ALLOWED BY RIGHT WITHIN MIXED USE DISTRICTS.

UH, WHILE THOSE EXCEEDING 750 SQUARE FEET WILL REQUIRE AN A EP, UH, ALSO WITH THE SAME SECOND FLOOR RESTRICTIONS PROPOSED, PROPOSED, UH, FOR TITLE 21 WITHIN THE, UH, COMMERCIAL ZONES IN TITLE 22, THE SAME AMENDMENTS BASED ON SQUARE FOOTAGE WOULD, WOULD BE PROPOSED AS WELL.

UH, WITH REGARD TO FINDINGS, UH, THE, THE MUNICIPAL CODE ACTUALLY DOESN'T REQUIRE FINDINGS TO BE MADE FOR ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS, BUT, UH, STAFF BELIEVES THAT IT'S, IT'S STILL PRUDENT TO, UH, CONSIDER FINDINGS THAT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE THE GENERAL PLAN.

UM, ONE OF THE CITYWIDE GOALS IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN IS TO STRENGTHEN THE CITY'S FISCAL HEALTH BY STIMULATING CONTINUOUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB GROWTH.

AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, STRATEGY NUMBER THREE, WITHIN THIS OVERALL GOAL, UH, CALLS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF A DIVERSIFIED ECONOMIC BASE THAT CREATES JOBS AND ATTRACTS EMPLOYERS AND LAND USE POLICY.

THREE DASH FOUR IS TO PROMOTE AND ATTRACT A MIX OF, UH, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USES.

AND SO STAFF BELIEVES THAT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, UH, ARE CONGRUENT WITH THE, THESE SPECIFIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, UH, BECAUSE OF THE EXPANSION OF LAND USES THAT WILL BE ALLOWED THROUGHOUT THE CITY, UH, WITH THE, UH, APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENTS.

UM, ALSO WHILE PROMOTING POTENTIAL GROWTH OF THE CANNABIS, UH, DISPENSARY INDUSTRY REGARDING NOTICING REQUIREMENTS FOR ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS, UH, CHAPTER 21 POINT 21 SETS FORTH THE NUMBER OF PROTOCOLS, AND THEY INCLUDE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING, POSTING, ONLINE, EMAILING AN INTERESTED PARTIES LIST, UH, PLACING POSTERS IN THREE PUBLIC LOCATIONS AND MAILING NOTICES TO EVERY LIBRARY IN THE CITY.

AND IN PREPARATION OF THIS HEARING, UH, ALL NOTICING PROCEDURES, UH, HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE TO, UH, CHAPTER 21.21.

UH, SO TO TO CLOSE OUT HERE, UH, STAFF BELIEVES THAT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ARE BENEFICIAL IN BRINGING FORTH A NEW LAND USE CATEGORY THAT THAT REFLECTS THE CURRENT INDUSTRY PRACTICES, UH, AND ALSO ALLOWS THE CITY TO BETTER REGULATE CANNABIS DELIVERY AND, UH, AS WELL AS, UH, CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE, UH, CAN, UH, CANNABIS EQUITY PROGRAM.

UM, AND SO BASED ON THE ANTICIPATED BENEFITS OF THE PROPOSED CODE AMENDMENTS, UH, AS WELL AS THEIR CONSISTENCY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE REQUESTED CODE AMENDMENTS.

THAT'S GOING TO CONCLUDE THIS REPORT AND STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, COMMISSIONERS.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER.

CLEMSON, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

I THINK THIS IS A REALLY INTERESTING, UH, WAY TO BRING THINGS A, YOU KNOW, IF, IF, IF IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS BANNED PREVIOUSLY, IT COULD BE A REALLY INTERESTING, UH, VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR A LOT

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SO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS PRESENTATION TOGETHER.

UM, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

ONE IS, HOW WOULD THIS WORK AS AN ACCESSORY OR A, A ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT? THERE'S A SECTION IN HERE THAT TALKS ABOUT HOW THESE, A DELIVERY ONLY BUSINESS CAN BE ACCESSORY TO ANOTHER BUSINESS.

IS THAT WHAT, WHAT DOES THE AP MEAN? SO, THE AP IS, IS A, AN ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT, WHICH IS A DISCRETIONARY REVIEW THAT'S SUBJECT TO ZONING ADMINISTRATOR APPROVAL.

UH, IT IS SOMEWHAT SIMILAR TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, UM, ONLY WITH THE, THE, UH, CAVEAT THAT IS NOT AS, AS FORMAL OF A PUBLIC HEARING.

UH, BUT THE PROCESS IS SIMILAR, SIMILAR, UM, IN REGARDS TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, UH, THAT WOULD BE ADMINISTERED ON THE PROJECT AND, AND A SIMILAR, UH, REVIEW, UH, WHERE, UH, FINDINGS WOULD NEED TO BE MADE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

ALRIGHT.

YEAH, I UNDERSTAND.

THANK YOU.

UM, AND, AND WE HAD DONE SOME WORK A COUPLE YEARS AGO ON PUSHING SOME ITEMS THAT WERE MORE ROUTINE DOWN TO THE AP PROCESS.

YEAH.

BECAUSE THAT ALLOWS, IF THERE IS ANY CONTENTION OR APPEAL THAT ENDS UP COMING IN FRONT OF OUR, IN FRONT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL.

SO WE HAVEN'T TOTALLY ABDICATED WEIGHING IN ON THOSE.

WE'VE JUST KIND OF STREAMLINED IT A LITTLE BIT AND IT'S LOT LESS EXPENSIVE FOR PEOPLE TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS THAT WAY.

YEAH, AND THAT MAKES SENSE.

UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION.

THE OTHER QUESTION IS, UM, THERE ARE, THESE WILL BE ALLOWED IN ZONES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PEDESTRIAN AND NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUSED.

CAN YOU GO INTO THE, THE THINKING BEHIND THAT? YEAH, SO THAT'S WHERE THE, UH, THE RESTRICTION ON SECOND FLOORS WITHIN CERTAIN, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD ZONES COMES INTO PLAY.

SO IT'S NOT INCLUDED, UH, IN THE PRESENTATION, THE, THE VISUALS THAT YOU SAW JUST FOR THE, THE SAKE OF SAVING SPACE.

BUT WITHIN THE, UH, ACTUAL ATTACHMENTS, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT UM, THERE ARE, UH, CERTAIN SIDE NOTES THAT DOES RESTRICT THIS USE TO ONLY SECOND FLOORS WITHIN, UH, CERTAIN, UH, COMMERCIAL ZONES, THE ONES BEING MORE, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD AND PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY.

SO IF YOU GO TO UM, ATTACHMENT, UH, LET'S SEE, ATTACHMENT D PAGES TWO AND THREE, YOU'LL SEE THE FOOTNOTE, UM, UH, ALL THE TABLE LINES THAT SHOWED AN ASTERISK, THAT ASTERISK SAID, UH, ALLOWED ONLY ON THE SECOND FLOOR WITHIN THE PEDESTRIAN COMMERCIAL ZONES.

SO MOST OF THE COMMERCIAL ZONES ARE, I THINK IT'S, UM, 1, 2, 3, 5 OUT OF EIGHT, UM, ARE PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED.

SO THEY WOULD ONLY BE ALLOWED TO BE LOCATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR SO THAT WE DON'T LOSE THAT GROUND FLOOR PEDESTRIAN ACTIVATING USE.

BUT THEN THE MORE TRADITIONAL AUTO ORIENTED ZONES LIKE THE COMMERCIAL HIGHWAY ZONE DOES ALLOW THAT GROUND FLOOR AS WELL AS THE INDUSTRIAL ZONES.

SO THAT'S WHY, UM, QUINTA, COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE WITH THE TITLE 21 ZONES? YEAH.

UM, YEAH, THERE WE GO.

SO ALL THE ONES WITH THE ASTERISK.

SO C-N-P-C-N-A-C-N-R-C-C-R AND CCN WOULD ONLY ALLOW THIS ON THE SECOND FLOOR, WHEREAS THE MORE AUTO ORIENTED THE ONES WITH THE A AND THE HIGHWAY AND IT WOULD ALLOW GROUND FLOOR.

SO IN LOOKING AT THAT, THERE IS THE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL PEDESTRIAN THAT DOES NOT HAVE A ASTERISK.

IS THAT AN OVERSIGHT OR IS THAT INTENTIONAL? I THINK IT WAS JUST TRYING TO DRAW THE LINE, BUT I THINK THIS COMMISSION COULD HAVE THE DISCRETION OF SORT OF, UM, WHERE THAT LINE COULD BE DRAWN.

AND THEN IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT, UM, THE NEXT SLIDE OR ONE MORE FOR THE TITLE 22 ZONES, OR MAYBE IT WAS PREVIOUS, SORRY.

UM, YOU'LL SEE THAT ALL OF THE TITLE 22 ZONES DO HAVE THAT ASTERISK BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS WITH THE TRANSITIONAL ZONING CODE, THOSE MORE PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED, UM, MIXES CORRIDORS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ACTUALLY, BEFORE WE GO ANY FARTHER, I DID WANT TO TAKE, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THAT COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ EDMOND HAD COME IN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION AND IS HERE WITH US AND SHOULD BE MARKED PRESENT.

THANK YOU.

UM, I DID HAVE A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS ON THE, AS WE'RE APPROVING ON THE SLIDE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE, AND WE SEE THE LAND USES, UM, THIS ONE BEING THE MIXED USE AND WE'VE PREVIOUSLY SEEN THE COMMERCIAL ONES.

HOW DO THE PLAN DEVELOPMENTS PLAY INTO THESE AS WE'RE KIND OF OVERLAYING NOW FROM WHERE WE ARE TODAY TO WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH THE NEW LUE DESIGNATIONS? HOW DO THEIR USE TABLES OVERRIDE WHAT WE'RE APPROVING NOW? SO IN A RECENT AMENDMENT WE DID INCORPORATE INTO OUR ADMINISTRATION SECTION, WHEREVER WE MAKE THESE TYPES OF CODE AMENDMENTS ELSEWHERE IN THE CODE, UH, WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO APPLY THOSE IN SPECIFIC PLANS

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SO THEORETICALLY THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR HAS THE POWER TO MAKE THOSE DETERMINATIONS.

SO WHEREVER WE SEE A COMMERCIAL AREA OR AN INDUSTRIAL AREA IN THOSE OTHER SPECIFIC PLANS OR PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, THAT SECTION OF THE CODE THAT HAS BEEN MEMORIALIZED AND APPROVED, UM, HERE IN THE LAST, I THINK IT WAS THE LAST THREE YEARS THAT WOULD COVER THIS SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO REOPEN EACH SPECIFIC PLAN AND PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT EVERY TIME WE MAKE, UH, ROUTINE CODE AMENDMENTS.

PERFECT.

OKAY.

GREAT.

AND THEN BACK TO, TO THE WINDOW QUESTION, IF, IF, UH, IN AREAS WHERE IT'S RESTRICTED TO THE SECOND FLOOR, IS THE CODE CLEAR THAT THEN THE BARE WALL AND THE WINDOW THING IS ONLY FOR GROUND FLOOR RETAIL? NO, THERE ISN'T A, A DISTINCTION MADE.

UH, BUT THAT GOES BACK TO, UM, THE REQUIREMENT BEING MORE OF A, A CASE BY CASE ANALYSIS.

UH, BUT IT'S NOT EXPLICITLY CALLED OUT FOR A DISTINCTION BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND STORIES.

SO AS IT'S WRITTEN, IT'S THE SAME REQUIREMENT, WHETHER IT'S FIRST OR SECOND FLOOR SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE A LOT HARDER FOR AN APPLICANT THAT'S RENTING SPACE ON A SECOND FLOOR.

I MEAN, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT PUTS MORE WORK ONTO YOU GUYS TO HAVE TO THEN LOOK AT THE CASE OF SOMEBODY RENTING SECOND FLOOR SPACE ON WHAT THE EXTERIOR WALLS AND WINDOWS OF THE BUILDING ARE.

AND TO ME, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS IT'S FOR GROUND FLOOR RETAIL TO MAKE SURE IT LOOKS ACTIVE.

SO I WOULD BE OPEN TO MODIFYING THAT IF THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WAS INTERESTED IN.

YEAH, I THINK THERE'S ALSO A SITUATION WHERE WE CAN, IF IT'S A MULTI-TENANT BUILDING, UH, WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXAMINE THE, UH, THE TOTALITY OF THE, THE BUILDING WINDOW COVERAGE AND NOT JUST THE TENANT SPACE.

UH, BUT OKAY.

PERSONALLY, I'M IN, I'M IN AGREEMENT.

THAT MAKES SENSE.

AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION ON THAT ONE STOREFRONTS.

SO LIKE IF SOMEBODY HAS A GROUND FLOOR SPACE AND THEY'RE USING, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE GOT THIS OBLIGATION OF HAVING A LOBBY THAT'S VISIBLE THAT YOU CAN WALK IN, IF THEY'RE USING STOREFRONT GLASS DOORS, DOES THAT COUNT TOWARDS THEIR WINDOW? YES, IT DOES.

OKAY, PERFECT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

UH, WITH THAT I WILL OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM.

SEEING NONE ON THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION.

NOW, IF DIALING IN TELEPHONICALLY, PLEASE PRESS STAR NINE NOW.

THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU.

WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL COMMISSIONERS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? I, EXCUSE ME.

I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THIS TO CHANGE THE, UH, COMMUNITY, UM, PEDESTRIAN, UM, COMMERCIAL TO INCLUDE THAT SECOND FLOOR PROHIBITION OR A REQUIREMENT.

SO YOU WERE THE MAKER OF THE MOTION OF THE MOTION.

UM, COMMISSIONER CLEMSON.

SO IT'D BE A REVISED MOTION ON THE SECOND.

IS THERE OUR SECONDER ON THIS WAS COMMISSIONER CASTILLO.

BEFORE YOU ANSWER THAT, COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER TEMPLIN, SORRY, BEFORE WE TAKE THAT SECOND, CAN WE ASK FOR SOME CLARIFICATION ON WHAT THAT DISTRICT IS? SORRY.

SO MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISTRICT THAT YOU'RE POINTING TO IS THE COMMUNITY PEDE PEDESTRIAN, UM, COMMERCIAL, BUT CAN WE HAVE A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THAT DISTRICT ENTAILS AND YES.

WHY THAT MAY HAVE BEEN LEFT OFF ORIGINALLY, IF THERE WAS SOME LOGIC BEHIND THAT.

SO I DO HAVE, FROM THE MUNICIPAL CODE, THAT DISTRICT DOES INTEND TO HAVE, UM, PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY WITH BUILDINGS BUILT TO THE STREET PROPERTY LINE AND PARKING TO THE SIDE OR REAR.

SO THAT'S THE DEF DEFINED DESCRIPTION OF THAT ZONE.

UM, I DO NOT BELIEVE WE HAVE, UH, AN ABUNDANCE OF THIS ZONE THROUGHOUT OUR, UM, OUR CITY, BUT THAT IS WHAT THE INTENT OF THAT IS.

BUT IT DOES, UH, HAVE A PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY ORIENTATION.

AND SO THE IDEA WOULD BE THAT IF THERE'S A ZONE THAT'S INTENDED TO BE PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED, PUTTING A DELIVERY ONLY BUSINESS I DON'T THINK MAKES ANY SENSE.

PERFECT.

AND IT'S BEEN ALIGNED WITH THAT FOR THE REST OF THE, YOU KNOW, PEDESTRIAN SORT OF, UH, FOCUSED ZONES.

RIGHT? I JUST WANNA MOVE THAT OVER EVEN IF IT DOESN'T HAVE A SIGNIFICANT, UH, UH, SHOWING IN THIS CITY.

PERFECT.

SO FOR US TO HAVE CONVERSATION ON THAT MOTION, WE NEED TO KNOW IF WE HAVE A SECOND, OR SORRY IF IT'S ACCEPTED BY COMMISSIONER TEMPLE.

SO WE'VE GOT A MODIFIED, WE'VE GOT A MODIFIED MOTION.

YEP.

AND ARE YOU OKAY? APPROVE.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT.

SO NOW DO WE, WE DON'T NEED TO RE REVISIT PUBLIC COMMENT OR ANYTHING NOW THAT THE MOTION HAS

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SO RIGHT NOW IT SAYS, UM, ALLOWED ONLY ON THE SECOND FLOOR, BUT IF, FOR EXAMPLE, THE BUILDING WERE MORE THAN TWO FLOORS, THIRD FLOOR FOR OUR INTENT WAS SECOND FLOOR AND ABOVE.

SO JUST WANNA PUT THAT OUT THERE IN CASE THE COMMISSION MAY WANNA CONSIDER THAT.

I THINK THAT'S AN EXCELLENT CHOICE.

YEAH.

OR AN EXCELLENT CORRECTION.

I, YEAH, I, I, I CONCUR.

ALRIGHT, SO THE MOTION MAKER HAS MODIFIED THEIR MOTION TO INCLUDE THE MODIFICATION AND WE'LL LEAVE THAT UP TO STAFF, BUT BASICALLY THE INTENT OF ANYTHING NOT ON THE GROUND FLOOR.

ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT? I AM.

THAT AS MY SECOND.

ALL RIGHT.

SO NOW WE HAVE A REVISED MOTION AND SECOND IN FRONT OF US COMMISSIONERS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? NO, I HAVE A, JUST BECAUSE I GOT HERE A LITTLE LATE, MR. PLEASE, PRESIDENT OF THE COMMISSION.

UM, SO WHEN I READ THE, THE, THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IN WHAT SECTION IS THAT? I GOT A LITTLE CONFUSED.

SORRY.

ON THE, A AMEND ON THE CH NOT THE AMENDMENT ON THE CHANGE OF THE MOTION.

SO IT'S, WE WERE GOING TO VOTE ON THE RECOMMENDATION TO RECOMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL TO ACCEPT SECTION, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

SO WHERE WILL THIS LANGUAGE BE PUT IN IF YOU LOOK ON YOUR SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU? OH, WE HAVE, UH, SOME ASTERISK THERE NEXT TO BY RIGHT USE FOR HAVING DISPENSARIES UP TO CERTAIN SIZE.

WAIT, HOLD ON.

I'M IN THE WRONG SCREEN.

SORRY.

AND THIS IS A PIN, UH, ATTACHMENT D BASICALLY WHAT THE MODIFICATION THAT, UH, COMMISSIONER CLEMSON IS PROPOSING IS THAT IN ANY OF OUR COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS THAT ARE PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED MM-HMM, THAT WE NOT ALLOW DELIVERY ONLY ON THE GROUND FLOOR BECAUSE BASICALLY THAT STOREFRONT WOULDN'T BE, WOULDN'T BE ACTIVATED.

SO WE'RE NOT CHANGING OUR MOTION TO THE, WE'RE NOT CHANGING OUR MOTION ITSELF.

WE'RE, WE'RE CHANGING A PIECE WITHIN THE, WITHIN THE ITEMS. OKAY.

SO AS, AS WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION, I START THINKING ABOUT THE ABUNDANCE OF EMPTY STOREFRONTS WE HAVE ON THE GROUND FLOOR.

AND I START THINKING ABOUT A PROPERTY OWNER THAT IS DESPERATELY TRYING TO RENT OUT THAT GROUND FLOOR.

UM, WE'RE COMPLETELY PRECLUDING THIS USE ON THE GROUND FLOOR IN THOSE AREAS.

I'M THINKING DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH, FOR EXAMPLE.

YES, .

BUT THE CHANGE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT HERE, THAT ZONE, UH, WELL FIRST OF ALL DOESN'T OCCUR DOWNTOWN AND OCCURS IN PRETTY SMALL VOLUME, UM, UH, AROUND THE CITY.

SO I THINK, UM, COMMISSIONER CLEMSON IS, IS CORRECT AND I, I THINK WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONCERN ABOUT THAT CHANGE.

WE ARE CONCERNED IN GENERAL ABOUT, UH, VACANT STOREFRONTS, BUT, UM, WE HAVE AN ITEM COMING UP, WHEN IS IT COMING UP IN TWO WEEKS? , ABOUT VACANT STOREFRONT.

SO I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE THAT, UM, ISSUE GENERALLY.

BUT AS TO THE SPECIFIC ITEM IN FRONT OF YOU, UM, WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THE CHANGE THAT THE COMMISSION IS PROPOSING.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

WE ALL GOOD? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

WE CAN ALL SWITCH OVER TO OUR VOTE CAST SCREEN.

AND IF WE COULD HAVE THE VOTE PLEASE.

COMMISSIONER CASTILLO, YOU WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A VERBAL VOTE? I CAN TAKE THAT.

YES.

THANK YOU.

AND COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ MOND? YES.

THANK YOU.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES OUR REGULAR BUSINESS.

UH, I WILL OPEN

[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.]

SEEING NO COMMENTS IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION.

NOW, IF DIALING IN TELEPHONICALLY, PLEASE PRESS STAR NINE.

NOW.

THERE APPEARS TO BE NO ONE IN THERE.

APPEARS TO BE NO ONE, UM, GIVING PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU.

I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT THEN.

COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY

[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

THANK YOU.

VICE CHAIR.

COULD I, ALL RIGHT.

IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THEN OH, GO AHEAD, PLEASE.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE STAFF TABLE, UH, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ EDMOND, UM, THIS WILL BE HER LAST, UH, MEETING HERE WITH THE COMMISSION.

UM, AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK HER AND CONGRATULATE HER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMISSION, UH, WHILE YOU'VE BEEN HERE.

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YEAH.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU STAFF.

THANK YOU TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE.

I THANK YOU FOR ANYBODY THAT PARTICIPATED THIS EVENING.

AND WITH THAT, I WILL ADJOURN OUR MEETING.