* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:03:01] GOOD EVENING. YOU'RE AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, UM, SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 16TH HERE IN CHAMBERS. WE WILL BE BEGINNING SHORTLY. WE HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER THAT WE'RE WAITING FOR WHO IS IN ROUTE. AND SO WE'RE GONNA LET HIM GET HERE BECAUSE WE CANNOT BEGIN WITHOUT A QUORUM. SO WE'LL GET STARTED SOON HERE. UM, BUT JUST IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE TUNING IN AT HOME OR YOU'RE HERE IN CHAMBERS, YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE. AND WE WILL BEGIN SHORTLY. [00:12:17] HI [00:12:18] EVERYONE. JUST CHECKING BACK IN. THIS IS STILL THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING FOR JANUARY 16TH. IF YOU'VE JUST JOINED US, WE ARE WAITING FOR ONE ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER SO THAT WE HAVE OUR QUORUM SO WE CAN, UM, UNDERTAKE TONIGHT'S MEETING. HE IS ON ROUTE AND WE SHOULD BE BEGINNING SHORTLY. [00:20:39] COMMISSIONER [00:20:40] IS PARKING HIS CAR, SO HE'LL BE, HE'LL BE HERE MOMENTARILY. AND THEN ONCE WE, UM, UH, BRING THE MEETING TO ORDER, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE JUST GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO, UH, ITEM NUMBER THREE. UM, 'CAUSE THOSE ARE THE FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN WAITING. AND THEN WE CAN GO BACK TO THE OTHER ITEMS AFTER THAT IF THAT'S ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMMISSION. GOOD EVENING. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LIGHT START TO THE MEETING. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE. I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD [CALL TO ORDER] AND CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER, PLEASE. WE'D HAVE THE ROLL CALL. [ROLL CALL] COMMISSIONER CASTILLO PRESENT. COMMISSIONER CLEMSON? HERE. COMMISSIONER WARE. COMMISSIONER SANTOS HERE. VICE CHAIR TEMPLIN. CHAIR LEWIS. PRESENT. WE HAVE CORON. THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO, FOR THE RECORD, UH, STATE THAT VICE CHAIR TEMPLIN IS EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING. ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS? NOT SEEING NONE. IF THAT COULD BE RECORDED, PLEASE. UM, CHAIR LEWIS, CAN WE CONFIRM, UM, THAT COMMISSIONER WARE IS ALSO EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING? IS THAT THE CASE? YES. YES. AND LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT AS WELL. ALL RIGHT, SIR. WELCOME. WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] OF ALLEGIANCE THIS EVENING? SURE. MAY WE ALL STAND? PUT YOUR RIGHT HANDS OVER YOUR HEART. READY TO BEGIN? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON GIVING TESTIMONY THIS EVENING, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND. WE'D LIKE TO SWEAR IN THE WITNESSES AT THIS TIME. 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. MAY BE SEATED. I THINK DUE TO THE LATE START OF THE MEETING, IF IT'S OKAY WITH THE CLERK, I'D LIKE TO GO TO ITEM NUMBER THREE TO START, AND WE'LL [3. 25-54088 Recommendation to accept Exemption SE-24-184, finding the proposed project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15270 (Projects Which Are Disapproved) of the CEQA Guidelines; and  Deny a Conditional Use Permit (CUP24-008), and adopt the proposed findings related thereto, to operate a 1,722-square-foot outdoor recycling collection center with an attendant in the parking lot of a site developed with an existing 2,928-square-foot warehouse located at 2805 East South Street. The existing industrial building would remain and is not part of the proposed project. This project is being reviewed under the Light Industrial (IL) Zoning District standards, which was the zoning district in effect at the time of project filing. The site was rezoned in October 2024 to the Neo-Industrial 2 (NI-2) Zoning District as part of the UPLAN Phase II Rezoning Project. (District 9)         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.  ] PICK BACK UP WITH SOME OF THE HOUSEKEEPING AT THE END OF THE MEETING. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT CATEGORY, EXCUSE ME, EXEMPTION SE 24 DASH 180 4, FINDING THE PROPOSED PROJECT EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1 15 2 7 0 OF THE CE QA GUIDELINES [00:25:02] AND DENY A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS RELATED THERETO TO OPERATE A 1,722 SQUARE FOOT OUTDOOR RECYCLING COLLECTION CENTER WITH AN ATTENDANT IN THE PARKING LOT OF A SITE DEVELOPED WITH THE, AN EXISTING 2,982, EXCUSE ME, 2,928 SQUARE FOOT WAREHOUSE LOCATED AT 28 0 5 EAST SOUTH STREET. THE EXISTING INDUSTRIAL BUILDING WOULD REMAIN AND IS NOT PART OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT. THIS PROJECT IS BEING REVIEWED UNDER THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS, WHICH WAS THE ZONING DISTRICT IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF PROJECT FILING. THE SITE WAS REZONED IN OCTOBER, 2024 TO THE NEO INDUSTRIAL TWO ZONING DISTRICT AS PART OF THE UPLAND PHASE TWO REZONING PROJECT DISTRICT NINE. THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THIS ITEM PLEASE? SO MOVED. SECOND. COMMISSIONER CASTILLO. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND. DO WE HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION THIS EVENING? WE DO. THANK YOU CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS. I'M GONNA HAND IT OVER IN A MOMENT TO PROJECT PLANNER GINA CASILLAS. IT'S NOT EVERY DAY THAT STAFF COMES FORWARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL. THAT IS SOMETHING, UH, WE TAKE SERIOUSLY. SO WE'LL WALK YOU THROUGH THE REQUIRED FINDINGS FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. UM, THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE TO ALLOW FOR APPROVAL OF, UM, A CUP. UM, AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO GINA TO WALK US THROUGH THAT. UH, GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS. UH, BEFORE YOU. TONIGHT IS A REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED ON AN INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY ADDRESSED AS 28 5 EAST SOUTH, HIGHLIGHTED IN RED. IT'S LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SOUTH STREET, SORRY, THE NORTH SIDE OF SOUTH STREET BETWEEN PARAMOUNT BOULEVARD AND ABBO AVENUE. THE SUBJECT SITE IS, IS AN IRREGULAR SHAPED SITE THAT TOTALS 21,712 SQUARE FEET IN AREA. THE SITE HAS 50 FEET LINEAL, FEET OF FRONTAGE ALONG SOUTH STREET AND WIDE ENDS TO A HUNDRED FEET OF WIDTH AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY. THE SITE IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPED WITH A 2,928 SQUARE FOOT, BUILDING A METAL COVERED PATIO STRUCTURE AND 35 SURFACE PARKING SPACES. THE EXISTING BUILDING IS CURRENTLY VACANT AND IS NOT PART OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT. THERE IS A 30 FOOT WIDE EASEMENT AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY THAT ALLOWS, UM, LA COUNTY RIGHTS OF USE. THE EASEMENT IS REFERRED TO AS HEWLETT STREET. UH, THIS EASEMENT IS CURRENTLY IN POOR CONDITION AS IT IS UNPAVED IN SOME AREAS. THE CURRENT SITE FRONTS ON SOUTH STREET AND THE FRONT OF THE LOT IS IMPROVED WITH THE LOW, UM, CMU WALLS AND IT LACKS LANDSCAPING AND THE INTERIOR OF THE LOT IS PAVED OF THE EXISTING BUILDING. AND MEADOW PATIO COVERS LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE LOT BASED ON PERMIT RECORDS. THE SITE WAS DEVELOPED IN 1953 WITH AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING UNDER THE ADDRESS OF 28 0 4 HEWLETT STREET IN 1954. THE OCCUPANCY OF THE BUILDING WAS CHANGED TO ALLOW IT TO BE USED AS A VETERANS MEETING HALL. AND ACCORDING TO BUSINESS LICENSE RECORDS, THE LAKEWOOD MEMORIAL POST, UM, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OCCUPIED THE BUILDING FROM 1985 THROUGH 2019. THE BUILDING IS CURRENTLY VACANT IN 2000. THE SITE ADDRESS WAS CHANGED TO 28 0 5 EAST SOUTH STREET. UM, AGAIN, THE BUILDING IS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THIS PROPOSED USE. THESE PHOTOS ILLUSTRATE THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY ALONG THE EASEMENT ROAD NAMED HEWLETT STREET. THE PRIVATE EASEMENT IS CURRENTLY USED AS VEHICULAR ACCESS AND STORAGE AREAS FOR THE SURROUNDING AIR USES, INCLUDING, UM, THE ADJACENT RECYCLING FACILITY. AS SHOWN IN THE PHOTOS, THE EASEMENT HAS VEHICLE VEHICLES, TRUCKS, AND RVS PARKING, UH, HAS GATED AREAS, DISCARDED MATERIALS, AND INOPERABLE VEHICLES. THESE MEN IS NOT CURRENTLY PAVED OR STRIPED FOR PARKING TO MEET THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE ZONING REGULATIONS. AND THE EXISTING BUILDING LOCATED ON THE SUBJECT'S SITE APPEARS TO BE IN POOR CONDITION. ALSO, LARGE CONCRETE BLOCKS WERE INSTALLED ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE BUILDING AS SHOWN IN THE PHOTOS. THE SITE IS ZONED NEO INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT, THE NI TWO. THE SITE IS BOUNDED BY THE NEO INDUSTRIAL NI TWO ZONING DISTRICT TO THE NORTHWEST AND EAST AND MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL MODERATE ZONING DISTRICT TO THE SOUTH ACROSS SOUTH STREET. I WANTED TO POINT OUT THE SUBJECT SITE IS NOT LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NEO INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT. IT'S [00:30:01] LOCATED AT THE EDGE OF THE NE NEAL INDUSTRIAL ZONING, AND IT BORDERS THE RESIDENTIAL ZONING DIRECTLY TO THE SOUTH. UM, THERE IS MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING ACROSS SOUTH STREET AND FURTHER SOUTH R ONE AND SINGLE FAMILY ZONING, UH, DISTRICT, UH, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND ALL THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES WERE REZONED AS PART OF AN AREA-WIDE REZONING EFFORT, WHICH BEGAN IN 2021 AND WAS RECENTLY ADOPTED AND WENT TO EFFECT NOVEMBER, 2024. HOWEVER, THE APPLICATION WAS FORMALLY SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE REZONINGS FORMALLY ADOPTION. UM, WHEN THE APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED, THE SUBJECT SITE WAS ZONED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. THE SUBJECT SITE IS AN IRREGULAR SHAPED LOT THAT TOTALS 21,712 SQUARE FEET AND AREA. THE SITE, AGAIN HAS 50 FEET OF LINEAL FRONTAGE ALONG SOUTH STREET AND WIDENS TO A HUNDRED FEET OF WIDTH AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY. UM, THE SITE IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPED WITH A 2,928 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING, WHICH IS SHADED ON THE PLAN, A METAL COVERED STRUCTURE, PATIO STRUCTURE, AND 35 SURFACE PARKING SPACES. AND THE SITE IS SURROUNDED BY A MIX OF USES, WHICH INCLUDES A RECYCLING FACILITY AND HYDRAULIC LIFT MANUFACTURER TO THE WEST, A COMMUNITY GARDEN AND AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR TO THE EAST, WAREHOUSING TO THE NORTH AND MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES TO THE SOUTH. ACROSS SOUTH STREET. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE OPERATION OF AN OUTDOOR RECYCLING COLLECTION CENTER WITH AN ONSITE ATTENDANT. THE NEO INDUSTRIAL ZONE NI TWO DOES NOT PERMIT RECYCLING FACILITIES. HOWEVER, THIS APPLICATION WAS REVIEWED UNDER THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. UM, THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING STANDARDS REQUIRE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE OPERATIONS OF A RECYCLING FACILITY. THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN IS SHOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN TO PROPOSE RECYCLING FACILITY WOULD BE LOCATED ON 1,722 SQUARE FOOT PORTION OF THE LOT THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY USED AS PARKING. THE PROPOSE USE WOULD OPERATE ENTIRELY OUTSIDE ON THE UNCOVERED PORTION OF THE LOT SHOWN HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN. THE RECYCLING FACILITY WOULD UTILIZE THREE CARGO SHIPPING CONTAINERS AS PART OF THE OPERATIONS ONE TO USE AN AS AN OFFICE FOR THE PROPOSED BUSINESS, AND TWO WOULD BE USED TO STORE THE RECYCLABLE MATERIAL. THE AREA IN FRONT OF THE CARGO CONTAINERS WOULD BE USED AS A SORTING AREA FOR CUSTOMERS. THE APPLICANT HAS PROPOSED TO IMPROVE THE LOT BY INSTALLING A NEW EIGHT FOOT TALL BLOCK WALL TO SURROUND THE RECYCLING OPERATIONS AREA. ADDITIONALLY, NEW STRIPING IS PROPOSED FOR THE PARKING STALLS AND NEW FRONT YARD LANDSCAPING WILL BE INSTALLED. THE EXISTING BUILDING WOULD REMAIN VACANT AS IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECYCLING FACILITY. OPERATIONS. THE RECYCLING CENTER WOULD PURCHASE RECYCLABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS ALUMINUM CANS, PLASTIC AND GLASS BOTTLES WITH THE CALIFORNIA REDEMPTION VALUE LABELS CRV MATERIAL. THE PROPOSED USE WOULD OPERATE WITH AN ONSITE ATTENDANT AT ALL TIMES, AND THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO OPERATE THE RECYCLING BUSINESS FROM 8:00 AM TO 8:00 PM SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK, A TRUCK WILL PICK UP THE RECYCLABLE MATERIAL AND TRANSPORT IT OFFSITE TO A PROCESSING CENTER. THE APPLICANT HAS PROPOSED UTILIZING A 16 FOOT LONG BOX TRUCK TO TRANSPORT THE RECYCLABLES ON SITE AND OFF. ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT, APPROXIMATELY TWO TRUCKS WOULD ARRIVE AND LEAVE THE SITE EACH WEEK DURING THE OPERATING HOURS OF 8:00 AM AND 8:00 PM THE APPLICANT PROPOSES THAT THE TRUCKS WOULD ENTER THE SITE FROM SOUTH STREET AND EXIT FROM HEWLETT STREET THE REAR. THE APPLICANT DID NOT PROVIDE A TURNING RADIUS THAT DEMONSTRATES HOW THE ONSITE TRUCK CIRCULATION WOULD OCCUR OR HOW THE CARGO SHIPPING CONTAINERS WOULD BE TRANSPORTED OFFSITE. AS REQUESTED. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO ELIMINATE APPROXIMATELY NINE PARKING STALLS IN ORDER TO FAC FACILITATE THE PROPOSED USE. AND ALTHOUGH THE PROPOSAL MEETS THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF REQUIRED PARKING STALLS, STAFF DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO TURN TO DETERMINE THAT SAFE TRUCK CIRCULATION CAN TAKE PLACE ON SITE. SINCE TURNING RADIUS AND VISIBILITY REQUIREMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN SHOWN TO BE FEASIBLE, THERE WOULD BE NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE EXISTING BUILDING ON SITE AS THIS BUILDING IS NOT PART OF THE RECYCLING FACILITY. THIS SLIDE ILLUSTRATES EXISTING RECYCLING FACILITY CITYWIDE AND MORE SPECIFICALLY NORTH LONG BEACH. THE CITYWIDE MAP LOCATED ON THE LEFT ILLUSTRATES THAT THERE ARE FIVE ACTIVE RECYCLING FACILITIES WITHIN TWO MILES OF THIS PROPOSED SITE, SHOWN IN THE BLUE SHADING AND SIX ACTIVE RECYCLING FACILITIES WITHIN FOUR MILES OF THE [00:35:01] PROPOSED SITE SHOWN AS GRAY SHADING. THE MAP ON THE RIGHT ILLUSTRATES THE RECYCLING FACILITIES LOCATED IN NORTH LONG BEACH COMMUNITY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A RECYCLING FACILITY CURRENTLY OPERATING ON THE LOT DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE SUBJECT SITE. THIS RECYCLING FACILITY DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS FROM SOUTH STREET, AND ALL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES FOR THIS RECYCLING FACILITY IS TAKEN FROM HEWLETT STREET, THE EASEMENT AT THE REAR. THESE MAPS SHOW THAT THERE IS AN OVER CONCENTRATION OF RECYCLING FACILITIES LOCATED IN NORTH LONG BEACH. AS A RESULT OF THE OVER CONCENTRATION IS DEMONSTRATED THAT THERE'S A LACK OF NEED FOR ANOTHER RECYCLING FACILITY AND THE PROPOSED PROPOSED PROJECT SITE AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. IT IS DOCUMENTED THAT OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH OUTDOOR RECYCLING RECYCLING FACILITIES DO HAVE IMPACTS RELATED TO NOISE, AIR QUALITY, AND POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IMPACTS TO THE ON THE COMMUNITY. THESE IMPACTS CAN BE PARTICULARLY ACUTE AND CUMULATIVELY SIGNIFICANT IN THE CONTEXT OF A COMMUNITY ALREADY EXPOSED TO HIGH LEVELS OF POLLUTION BURDEN. IN REVIEWING THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION CONSIDERATIONS GIVEN TO THE LOCATION AND SURROUNDINGS OF THE PROJECT SITE FOR WHETHER THE LAND USE IS APPROPRIATE, UH, THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WORKS WITH THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD, THE DEPARTMENT OF PESTICIDE REGULATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES RECYCLING AND RECOVERY, THE DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL, AND THE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENT, AND THE STATE WATER RESOURCE CONTROL BOARD TO ACHIEVE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE THROUGH VARIOUS EFFORTS. CAL ENVIR SCREEN IS A SCREENING TOOL USED BY THESE AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES OVERLY BURDENED BY MULTIPLE SOURCES OF POLLUTION. THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED WITH THE CENSUS TRACK WITH SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CONSIDERATIONS. THE IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING POPULATION HAS OVER 80% OF NON-WHITE PERSONS AND WITHIN THE NORTH, LARGER NORTH LONG BEACH AREA, THE POPULATION IS 93% PEOPLE OF COLOR AND THE POVERTY RATE IS 20% HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE CITY. THE SURROUNDING SITE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OF NORTH LONG BEACH ARE IDENTIFIED AS HAVING THE HIGHEST CUMULATIVE POLLUTION BURDEN OF ANY CENSUS TRACKS IN THE STATE. THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED WITH THE CENSUS TRACK WITH AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCREEN SCORE OF 94, WHICH MEANS THAT THE CENSUS TRACK IS MORE COMMUNALLY BURDENED THAN 94% OF ALL OF THE TRACKS IN THE STATE. AS WE SAW ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THERE IS AN OVER CONCENTRATION OF RECYCLING FACILITIES IN NORTH LONG BEACH. GIVEN THE POLLUTION BURDEN CUR CURRENTLY EXISTING NOW AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF ANOTHER ENVIRONMENTALLY POLLUTING LAND USE TO THE AREA, THE ADDITION OF ONE MORE RECYCLING FACILITY WOULD CREATE ADDITIONAL ADVERSE IMPACTS TO NORTH LONG BEACH. AS STATED IN PREVIOUS SLIDES, THE APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED UNDER THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT PRIOR TO THE REZONING EFFORTS. THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF INDUSTRIES WHOSE PRIMARILY PRIMARY OPERATIONS OCCUR ENTIRELY WITHIN ENCLOSED STRUCTURES, AND WHICH POSE LIMITED POTENTIAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING USES. WHILE THE EMPHASIS IS ON INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING RELATED USES, SMALL SCALE OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL USES INTENDED TO SERVE NEARBY INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIES AND EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO PERMITTED. THE PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OF THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE ARE INTENDED TO ALLOW A WIDE RANGE OF USES AS LONG AS THESE USES WILL NOT ADVERSELY IMPACT ADJACENT USES. THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TYPICALLY WOULD INCLUDE CLEAN LAND USES THAT ARE, THAT OPERATE ENTIRELY INSIDE OR WOULD LIMIT SECONDARY IMPACTS IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC, AIR EMISSIONS, AND THE HOURS OF OPERATION. EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE LAND USES INCLUDE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, FLEX SPACE WAREHOUSING SMALL SCALE IN COMPUTER INDUSTRIES OR ASSEMBLY OPERATIONS. THE I TWO ZONING DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO ALLOW A MIX OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES TO SUPPORT CLEAN INDUSTRY AND A BROAD ECONOMIC BASE. LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES ARE PROMOTED, ARE PERMITTED THROUGHOUT THE ZONE, AND COMMERCIAL USES ARE ALLOWED IN CONJUNCTION WITH LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES. COMMERCIAL USES WOULD INCLUDE OFFICE RETAIL STORES, EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS AND OTHER ACCESSORY USES. HOWEVER, RECYCLING FACILITIES ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE NI TWO ZONE. THE NEO INDUSTRIAL ZONES WERE ULTIMATELY INTENDED TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, NOISE POLLUTION, AND OTHER CLIMATE RELATED IMPACTS IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY'S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN GOALS, WHICH AIM TO REDUCE THE CITY'S GHG [00:40:01] FOOTPRINT AND ENSURE THE COMMUNITY AND PHYSICAL ASSETS CAN BETTER MITIGATE AND ADAPT TO THE LOCAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. RECYCLING FACILITIES ARE PERMITTED IN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE UPON THE GRANTING OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. AND IF THEY CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE, THEY DO NOT ADVERSELY IMPACT THE ADJACENT LAND USES. RECYCLING FACILITIES ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE NI NI TWO ZONE. THE OUTDOOR RECYCLING CO COLLECTION CENTER WITH A, WITH A ATTENDANT, UM, PROPOSES, UH, OPERATIONS ENTIRELY OUTDOORS IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE TYPES OF USES AND OPERATIONAL RESTRICTIONS IDENTIFIED FOR THE IL ZONING DISTRICT. THE PROPOSED USE WOULD, AGAIN, OPERATE ENTIRELY OUTDOORS, WHICH WOULD CREATE NOISE IMPACTS THE NOISE GENERATED FROM THE LOADING AND UNLOADING OF THE CANS AND GLASS BOTTLES ALONG WITH TRUCK. UM, ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH REMOVING AND DELIVERING OF CARGO SHIPPING CONTAINERS WOULD IMPACT THE NEARBY SENSITIVE LAND USES. IN ADDITION, THE EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE UNPAVED PROPOSED EXIT ROUTE ALONG AN AN IMPROVED PRIVATE EASEMENT, HEWLETT STREET WOULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE DUST AND SITE MANEUVERABILITY. CHALLENGES LAND USES THAT WOULD BE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE OUTDOOR RECYCLING CENTER WOULD INCLUDE THE RE RESIDENTIAL USES TO THE SOUTH. THE PROPERTY IS DESIGNATED AS THE NEO INDUSTRIAL NI PLACE TYPE IN THE GENERAL PLANNED LAND USE ELEMENT. THE LAND USE ELEMENT WAS FORMALLY ADOPTED IN 2019. THIS LAND USE PLACE TYPE WAS IN PLACE FOUR YEARS PRIOR TO THE FORMAL SUBMITTAL OF THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION. THE CITY HAS ESTABLISHED THE NI PLACE TYPE TO HELP TRANSITION OUTDATED, HEAVY POLLUTING AND UNDERUTILIZED MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL SITES TO PROVIDE HIGHER VALUE, MORE SUSTAINABLE AND BETTER EMPLOYMENT OCCU OPPORTUNITIES TO THE AREA. THIS PLACE TYPE IS ALSO INTENDED TO PROVIDE A BUFFER BETWEEN EXISTING HEAVIER INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES. THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AS UM, FORMER USES WILL EVENTUALLY TRANSITION OVER TIME. THE NEO INDUSTRIAL PLACE TYPE IS NOT INTENDED FOR TRADITIONAL HEAVY INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES. IT'S DESIGNED TO FACILITATE LAND USES IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE ARTS AND INFORMATION AGE, WHICH IS EXPERIENCING A REVOLUTION IN DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING. THE PREFERRED LAND USES AND THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS INCLUDE LIGHT, INDUSTRIAL AND CLEAN MANUFACTURING USES OFFICES, COMMERCIAL, RETAIL AND SUPPORTING AND ACCESSORY MANUFACTURING OFFICE USES. THE NEO INDUSTRIAL PLACE TYPE WAS CREATED TO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE REQUESTED COMMUNITY NEEDS TO REDUCE IMPACTS RELATED TO NOISE, AIR QUALITY, AND TO CREATE HE, UM, HEALTHIER RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. AND AS A RESULT OF EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND INPUT, THE PRIORITIES FOR THE CORRESPONDING TO NEO INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, THE NI ONE AND THE NI TWO WERE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED TO HELP TRANSITION EXISTING INDUSTRIAL ZONE AREAS OF NORTH LONG BEACH TO USES, UM, THAT ARE LESS POLLUTING ALTERNATIVES IN THE FUTURE WHILE MAINTAINING LOCAL JOBS. THE NEO INDUSTRIAL PLACE TYPE IS NOT INTENDED FOR TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES. UM, THE OWNED TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES SHOULD BE LOCATED IN THE INDUSTRIAL PLACE TYPE OR IN THE PORT OR THE AIR OR AIRPORT AREAS OF LONG BEACH. AS STATED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THE 2019 GENERAL PLAN, LAND USE ELEMENT DESIGNATES THE SITE AS A NEO INDUSTRIAL PLACE TYPE. THE GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE LUE INTEND TO MOVE AWAY FROM TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIAL LAND USES PARTICULARLY CLOSE TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, REUSE VACANT BUILDINGS WITH NEW CLEANER USES, AND ALLEVIATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL BURDEN ON LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS. THE 2019 GENERAL PLAN URBAN DESIGN ELEMENT DESIGNATES THE SITE AS NEO INDUSTRIAL PLACE TYPE. THE URBAN DESIGN DESCRIBES THE PHYSICAL CHARACTER AND ORGANIZATION OF THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT OF A PLACE. THE POLICIES OF THE UD ELEMENT PROVIDE AN ENHANCED THE NEO INDUSTRIAL PLACE TYPE OF THE LUE BY PROMOTING JOB GENERATING LOW INTENSITY USES ADJACENT TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL USES, AND MEDIUM IN INTENSITY USES THAT TRANSITION TO INDUSTRIAL USES. THE PROPOSED USE IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE LUE OR THE UDE. IT IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND USES AND VISION FOR THE NEO INDUSTRIAL PLACE TYPE. THE USE DOES NOT REPURPOSE THE SITE IN A MANNER THAT WOULD PROPOSE IN INNOVATIVE STARTUP BUSINESSES, CREATIVE DESIGN OFFICES IN THE ARTS, ENGINEERING, SCIENCE SCIENCES, [00:45:01] TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA OR INFORMATIONAL INDUSTRIES. SO PROPOSED USE DOES NOT ENCOURAGE JOB GROWTH OR REPURPOSE A NEW USE FOR A VACANT BUILDING. INSTEAD, IT WOULD MAINTAIN THE EXISTING VACANT BUILDING AND INTRODUCE ANOTHER OUTDOOR RECYCLING BUSINESS TO THE AREA. A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS A LAND USE ENTITLEMENT. THE PURPOSE OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS TO ALLOW THE REVIEW OF CERTAIN LAND USES TO ENSURE COMPATIBILITY WITH THE ADJACENT USES, OR THAT THE USE CAN BE MADE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING USES THROUGH SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. AND EACH CONDITION CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS REVIEWED INDIVIDUALLY. UM, CHAPTER 21 POINT 52 OF THE ZONING REGULATIONS OUTLINED SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR RECYCLING COLLECTION CENTERS IN TWO SECTIONS OF THE ZONING REGULATIONS. SECTION 21.2 COLLECTION CENTER FOR RECYCLABLES AND SECTION 21 POINT 52.265 RECYCLING COLLECTION CENTER. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIRED SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR RECYCLING USES THE ZONING CODE REQUIRES FINDINGS OF CONSISTENCY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN ZONING REGULATIONS AND PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY AND GENERAL WELFARE. CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS ALLOW BUSINESS OWNERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS SPECIFIC RIGHTS TO OPERATE A LAND USE THAT COULD CREATE ADVERSE IMPACTS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIFIC CONDITIONS. AND SPECIFIC OPERATING STANDARDS ARE PUT IN PLACE THAT COULD MITIGATE THESE ADVERSE IMPACTS TO ALLOW THE GRANTING OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. ONCE APPROVED, A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WOULD RUN WITH THE LAND TRANSFERRING TO NEW PROPERTY OWNERS. IF THE PROPERTY OWNER IS NOT COMPLYING WITH THE SPECIFIC CONDITION SET FORTH IN THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CAN BE REVOKED THROUGH A REVOCATION PROCESS. RECYCLING FACILITIES ARE PERMITTED IN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE UPON UPON THE GRANT GRANTING OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IF THEY CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THEY DO NOT ADVERSELY IMPACT ADJACENT LAND USES. IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF ADVERSE IMPACTS ARE CREATED BY THE PROPOSED LAND USE, SPECIFIC FINDINGS NEED TO BE ANALYZED BEFORE ANY ACTION IS TAKEN TO APPROVE OR DENY SUBJECT PERMIT. CITY STAFF MUST ALSO BE ABLE TO MAKE ALL LEGAL FINDINGS REQUIRED IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE FOR EVALUATING DISCRETIONARY ENTITLEMENT REQUESTS SUCH AS THIS ONE, INCLUDING A FINDING OF CONSISTENCY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN. THE FINDINGS ASK IS THE PROPOSED USE CONSISTENT WITH OR CARRIES OUT THE GENERAL PLAN AND ALL OF THE ZONING REGULATIONS IN THE ZONING DISTRICT? WILL THE PROPOSED USE BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE COMMUNITY? IS THE APPROVAL AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR CONDITIONAL USES? IS THE APPROVAL OF LAND USE CONSISTENT WITH THE GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS AS OUTLINED IN PREVIOUS SLIDES, THE PROPOSED USE IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE NEO INDUSTRIAL PLACE TYPE OF THE LUE. THE PROPOSED USE DOES NOT ACTIVATE THIS VACANT BUILDING WITH NEW USES DOES NOT CREATE MORE JOBS OR ENCOURAGE PRODUCT. PRODUCTIVE LAND USES OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH OUTDOOR RECYCLING. FACILITIES ARE DOCUMENTED TO, UM, HAVE IMPACTS RELATED TO NOISE, AIR QUALITY, AND POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITY. THESE IMPACTS CAN BE PARTICULARLY ACUTE AND CUMULATIVELY SIGNIFICANT. IF IN THE CONTEXT OF A COMMUNITY ALREADY EXPOSED TO HIGH LEVELS OF P POLLUTION BURDEN. THE SUBJECT SITE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WERE IDENTIFIED AS HAVING THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF POLLUTION WITHIN THE STATE. THE OVER CONCENTRATION OF RECYCLING FACILITIES CREATE RESULTS IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL BURDEN ON THE LOW INCOME OR THE MINORITY NEIGHBORHOODS OF NORTH LONG BEACH. IN ADDITION, THE ADDITION OF ONE MORE RECYCLING FACILITY WOULD DIRECTLY ADVERSELY IMPACT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. THE PROPOSED USE IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH TYPES OF USES AND OPERATIONAL RESTRICTIONS IDENTIFIED FOR THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT. THE PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT ARE INTENDED TO ALLOW A WIDE RANGE OF USES AS LONG AS THESE USES INCLUDE OPERATIONS OCCURRING ENTIRELY WITHIN ENCLOSED STRUCTURES AND THAT THE USE WOULD NOT ADVERSELY IMPACT ADJACENT USES THE NOISE GENERATED FROM THE LOADING AND UNLOADING OF THE CANS AND GLASS BOTTLES ALONG WITH THE TRUCKING ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH REMOVING THE AND DELIVERING OF THE CARGO. CARGO SHIPPING CONTAINERS WOULD IMPACT THE NEARBY SENSITIVE LAND USES THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR RECYCLING FACILITIES RESTRICT THE LOSS OF PARKING SPACES AND IT REQUIRED THE USE OF SPECIAL EQUIPMENT TO ADDRESS NOISE ABATEMENT [00:50:01] AS PROPOSED THERE WOULD BE A LOSS OF PARKING SPACES. FURTHERMORE, THE OUTDOOR RECYCLING FACILITY OPERATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE OR ADDRESS NOISE ABATEMENT. ONE OF THE FINDINGS DISCUSSED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE REQUIRES COMPLIANCE WITH THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR RECYCLING FACILITIES. THIS IS SECTION 21.22 AND SECTION 21.2 0.265. THEY BOTH APPLIED TO RECYCLING FACILITIES. THE PROPOSED USE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE SPECIAL STANDARDS. THE APPLICATION PROPOSES TO ELIMINATE PARKING SPACES. THE USE WAS FOUND NOT TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING LAND USES, AND THE APPLICANT HAS NOT ADDRESSED NOISE ABATEMENT TO MITIGATE NOISE TO THE NEARBY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. IN CONCLUSION, THE PROPOSED OUTDOOR RECYCLING COLLECTION CENTER IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND USES AND VISION IN THE NEO INDUSTRIAL PLACE TYPE, NOR IS IT CONSISTENT WITH THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH PRIORITIZES INDOOR LAND USES THAT DO NOT CREATE NUISANCES FOR THE SURROUNDING AREAS. THE REQUEST FOR THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE OPERATIONAL RECYCLING COLLECTION CENTER WOULD SUBSTANTIALLY ADVERSE, WOULD CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE NEIGHBORING LAND. USES RE WITH REGARDS TO CONCENTRATION OF SIMILAR USES AND POTENTIAL NOISE, DUST, AND CIRCULATION IMPACTS. A TOTAL OF 124 PUBLIC NOTICES WERE DISTRIBUTED ON JAN JANUARY 2ND, 2025. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ZONING REGULATIONS, THE PROJECT QUALIFIES FOR A STATUTORY EXEMPTION UNDER CQA GUIDELINES. ONE PROJECT, ONE PUBLIC COMMENT WAS RECEIVED AND WAS PROVIDED TO YOU. THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CUP UM, BE DENIED. THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN ANSWER THEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT. COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THEIR REPORT? IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD TO STAFF'S REPORT CHAIR? I BELIEVE THERE'S A QUESTION FROM COMMISSIONER CLEMSON. OH, I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. COMMISSIONER CLEMAN. UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND UH, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU FOLKS, UH, PRESENTING THIS TO US. UH, THIS IS VERY DETAILED AND KIND OF, UH, UH, MAKING SURE. I WANT TO, I WANNA MAKE SURE I AM FOLLOWING THE CITY'S LOGIC ON THIS. UM, SO THEY'RE RECOMMEND YOU'RE RECOMMENDING A DENIAL OF THE PERMITS BASED ON THE FACT THAT IT DOES NOT CONFORM WITH THE NEO INDUSTRIAL ZONING. IS THAT CORRECT? SO IT'S, IT'S ACTUALLY, UH, THE FINDINGS OF CONSISTENCY, WHICH INCLUDE A REQUIREMENT FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN IS ONE OF THE FINDINGS. UM, BECAUSE THE NEO INDUSTRIAL ZONING WAS NOT IN PLACE AT TIME OF APPLICATION, BUT THE GENERAL PLAN PLACE TYPE WAS, AND FOR, IF THIS WERE BY RIGHT APPROVAL, THAT WOULD BE DIFFERENT, BUT BECAUSE IT DOES REQUIRE THAT DISCRETIONARY ACTION, THAT GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY IS REQUIRED, THEN THERE'S A SECOND FINDING RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE. AND SO THAT'S WHERE SOME OF THE ISSUES RELATED TO OVER CONCENTRATION ALSO COME IN AS WELL AS, UH, SITE ADEQUACY. SO YOU HEARD SOME THINGS ABOUT HOW THE TRUCKS WOULD EFFECTIVELY, UM, UM, CIRCULATE AND BACK UP THROUGH THIS PARTICULAR SITE, UM, HOW THE SITE, UM, IN STAFFS VIEW WOULD NEED TO BE ADDITIONALLY IMPROVED FOR IT TO BE AN APPROPRIATE, UM, LOCATION. SO AT ITS HEART, A CUP BY, BY REQUIRING A CUP, IT DESIGNATES THAT IT'S A TYPE OF LAND USE THAT MAY BE APPROPRIATE IN SOME LOCATIONS, BUT MAY NOT BE IN EVERY LOCATION. AND THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT ASPECT OF IT IN DETAIL. IT'S KIND OF FOR CONTEXT THAT WE PROVIDE THE REZONING INFORMATION THAT DID TAKE PLACE AFTER THE TIME OF APPLICATION, BUT IT DOES GIVE INSIGHT INTO SORT OF THE MORE DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENERAL PLAN, UM, WHICH WAS DEVELOPED WITH COMMUNITY, UH, THROUGH THOSE ZONING RECOMMENDATIONS. BUT ALLISON, COULD YOU ALSO, IN THAT ANSWER TO THE COMMISSIONER, UM, UNDER THE ZONING THAT WAS IN PLACE WHEN THEY MADE THEIR APPLICATION, THAT ZONING CODE DOESN'T ALLOW FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY? THAT'S CORRECT. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A NUANCE WHERE THE USE TABLE SAYS RECYCLING CENTERS CUP, BUT THEN THERE IS A CLARIFICATION IN THE CODE THAT SAYS, UM, OUTDOOR IT IS NOT ALLOWED OUTDOOR. SO IF, IF A PROJECT WERE TO MOVE FORWARD, IT IN STAFFS VIEW, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE FULLY ENCLOSED. AND THEN WE AS THE PLANNING COMMISSION CAN JUST THROUGH A, THROUGH THE CONDITIONAL USE REQUIREMENT TO SAY WE ARE NOT PROVIDING ANY CONDITIONAL USES. SO IT'S DISCRETIONARY. YEAH. SO IT IS A DISCRETIONARY UM, DECISION. SO ATTACHMENT E IN YOUR PACKET IS THE FINDING. SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR, RIGHT, IT'S NOT THAT WE CAN JUST, UM, DO IT. [00:55:01] UM, IF YOU FEEL THAT THE FINDINGS THAT STAFF MADE IN ATTACHMENT E ARE CORRECT, UM, AND WE FEEL THAT KIND OF WE GAVE YOU A LOT OF CONTEXT, BUT IF THIS PROPERTY WAS STILL ZONED, IL STAFF'S RECOMMENDED WOULD STILL BE THE SAME ON THIS CASE. WE THINK THE SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS PIECE OF REAL PROPERTY ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT PERIOD. SO, UM, THOSE FINDINGS THAT ARE LAID OUT IN THE ATTACHMENT, IF YOU AGREE WITH THOSE FINDINGS, UM, THOSE ARE THE FINDINGS THAT THE COMMISSION'S MAKING AND THAT WOULD BE THE BASIS, UM, FOR TURNING DOWN THE CONDITIONAL USE. UM, YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE ABILITY, UM, UNLIKE A BUYRIGHT USE, UM, TO FIND THAT A A CONDITIONAL USE IS NOT APPROPRIATE ON A SPECIFIC PIECE OF PROPERTY. THANK YOU. AND I WANNA BE CLEAR, I WOULD NOT JUST MAKE A DECISION ON THIS, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD THE ABILITY TO FIND IT AGAINST, UH, OR FIND IT'S NOT IN THE INTEREST OF THE CITY BASED ON THE THE COP. THANK YOU. ANY COMMISSIONERS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON STAFF'S REPORT? NO, THANK YOU. IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD? GOOD AFTERNOON. UH, I'M ADAM , THE ATTORNEY FOR THE APPLICANT. I WAS JUST RETAINED LATE LAST NIGHT. I APOLOGIZE IF I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE PROJECT. I JUST WANNA MAKE, MAKE THIS CLEAR THAT THIS APPLICATION WAS SENT BEFORE THE NEW ZONING NI DASH TWO WAS IN PLACE. AM I CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. AND THE FINDING OF THE PANEL OR OR COMMISSIONER WAS BASED ON THE THEN EXISTING, UH, THEN EXISTING ZONING. SO THEN WE DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH, UH, NEW ZONING. AND IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, THE COMMISSIONER STATE THAT DESPITE THIS NEW ZONING, THIS RECYCLING BUSINESS CANNOT BE OPERATIONAL UNDER THE OLD ZONING. AM I CORRECT WITH THAT? YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, SIR. YOU MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DEBATE THAT WITH STAFF AFTERWARDS. WELL, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM. I DIDN'T SEE ANY STUDYING DONE. IT'S JUST A RECOMMENDATION AND OBSERVATION. THE QUESTION IS, WAS THERE ANY STUDYING? YES. SO IN SUPPORT OF THIS RECOMMENDATION, THIS IS NOT A TRIAL OR A HEARING. UM, WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IS THE APPLICANT'S BEING ASKED TO GIVE TESTIMONY, UM, THEY'RE WELCOME TO DO THAT. THEY SEEM TO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WRITTEN REPORT, WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO THEM. UM, SO I THINK AT THIS TIME, UH, MR. CHAIR, THAT'D BE THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO TAKE THEIR TESTIMONY AND THEN YOU CAN DIRECT QUESTIONS BACK TO STAFF. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO THIS IS JUST A HEARING AND I WOULD LIKE TO LET THE PANEL KNOW THAT MY CLIENT RECEIVED DOCUMENTS YESTERDAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? ACTUALLY, UH, , WHICH IS REPRESENTED C-A-U-S-C-C. I'M THE OWNER OF THE CAUS, BUT HE AS A REPRESENTATIVE SIR, GO AHEAD AND COME BOARD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK? YES, YES. UH, GOOD EVENING CHAIR PLANNING COMMISSIONER AND CITY STAFF. MY NAME IS ARVIN KIANA. I'M A REPRESENTATIVE OF, UH, C-A-U-S-A LAND LLC. UH, OUR PROPOSAL IS NOT JUST ABOUT CREATING ANOTHER RECYCLING CENTER, IT'S ABOUT INNOVATION, ACCESSIBILITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY. WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THE VALID CONCERNS RAISED BY IN THE STAFF REPORT, I BELIEVE THIS PROJECT OFFERS A UNIQUE BENEFIT TO LONG BEACH THAT DIRECTLY ADDRESSES THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, I'M SORRY, ADDRESSES THE CHALLENGES OF POLLUTION, WASTE MANAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN THE AREA. FIRST, IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE CURRENT STATE OF THE LAND IN QUESTION. THIS 21,000 SQUARE FOOT SITE HAS BEEN UNDERUTILIZED FOR YEARS, UH, WITH A VACANT BUILDING AND SURFACE PARKING LOT CONTRIBUTING. NO MEANINGFUL VALUE TO THIS COMMUNITY. THIS IS A MISSED OPPORTUNITY. TRANSFORMING THIS SPACE INTO A RECYCLING HUB WILL BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO THE AREA, ALIGNING WITH LONG BEACH GOALS OF PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. UNLIKE TRADITIONAL RECYCLING CENTERS, OUR PROJECT INTRODUCES INTRODUCES, UH, GROUNDBREAKING, GROUNDBREAKING INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY AND TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL PRO, UH, IMPACT. WE PLAN TO PROVIDE DOORSIDE PICKUP FOR RECYCLABLES FROM NEIGHBORHOODS AND SHOPPING CENTERS ACROSS LONG BEACH. THIS SERVICE WILL BE ENCOURAGED MORE TO, UH, ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO RECYCLE BY MAKING IT EASIER THAN EVER. UH, BEFORE STUDY STUDIES SHOWN THAT CON UH, CONVENIENCE IS THE LARGEST BARRIER TO RE RECYCLING. ACCORDING TO CAL RECYCLE, 40% OF CALIFORNIANS WOULD RECYCLE MORE IF IT WERE MORE, IF, IF IT WERE MORE, [01:00:01] UH, ACCESSIBLE. BY COLLECTING RECYCLES DIRECTLY FROM HOMES AND BUSINESSES, WE CAN REDU REDUCE LITTER AND IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE OF OUR STREETS. ADDITIONALLY, FEWER INDIVIDUAL TRIPS TO RECYCLING CENTERS MEAN FEWER VEHICLE EMISSIONS, DIRECTLY SUPPORTING LONG BEACH CLIMATE ACTION PLAN GOALS. OUR FACILITY WILL, WILL SERVE AS A HUB FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, PARTNERING WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZING ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE AWARENESS ABOUT WASTE MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY. I RECOGNIZE THAT NORTH LONG BEACH IS ONE OF THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY BURDEN AREAS IN THE STATE, AS INDICATED BY ITS CAL AND VIRAL SCREEN SCORE OF 94. LIKE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, THIS UNDERSCORES THE NEED FOR INNOVATION, INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY-FOCUSED SOLUTIONS LIKE OURS. BY REDUCING LITTER LOWERING EMISSIONS AND ENCOURAGING SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES, OUR CENTER CAN IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF THE AREA RATHER THAN EXACERBATE EXISTING CHALLENGES. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE THIS REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THE PRESENCE OF OTHER RECYCLING CENTERS NEARBY, NONE OF THEM, NONE OF THEM OFFER THE INNO INNOVATIVE SERVICES WE PROPOSE. OUR FACILITY IS NOT JUST ANOTHER RECYCLING CENTER, IT'S A TRANSFORMATIVE PROJECT DESIGNED TO SERVE AS A MODEL FOR URBAN SUSTAINABILITY. THE TRAFFIC, UH, THE STAFF REPORT ALSO RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT SITE AC, SITE ACCESS AND TRAFFIC CIRCULATION. PARTICULARLY REGARDING HOLT STREET, I WANT TO ASSURE THE COMMISSION THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES. IN FACT, A TRUCK RADIUS, UH, WAS SUBMITTED AS A, TO DEMONSTRATE THE SAFE AND AND EFFICIENT FOR SAFE AND EFFICIENT MOVEMENT FOR LARGER TRUCKS. ADDITIONALLY, WE'RE WILLING TO COLLABORATE FURTHER WITH THE CITY STAFF TO REDEFINE THIS PLAN AND ENSURE THAT ALL NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DRIVEWAY AND CIRCULATION ARE IMPLEMENTED. EFFECTIVELY, THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO CREATE NEW JOBS AND PROVIDE ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO THE AREA. BY UTILIZING THE EXISTING PARKING LOT, WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE THE MOST OF A VACANT SPACE WHILE MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. MOREOVER, OUR PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE CITY'S GOALS OF TRANSITIONING OUTDATED INDUSTRIAL USE USES INTO INNOVATIVE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS THAT SUPPORT THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. IN ADDITION TO, IN ADDITIONS TO CONCERNS ABOUT SOUND POLLUTION, WE HAVE PROPOSED INSTALLING SOUND DENTING WALLS TO MINIMIZE NOISE FROM RECYCLING OPERATIONS. THESE WALLS WILL ENSURE SOUND LEVELS REMAIN WITHIN AN ACCEPTABLE LIMIT, REFLECTING OUR COMMITMENT TO BEING GOOD NEIGHBORS. IN CONCLUSION, I URGE THE COMMISSION TO RECONSIDER DENIAL OF, UH, TO DENY, TO RECONSIDER THE DENIAL OF CP 24 DASH ZERO EIGHT. THIS PROJECT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES WHILE REVITALIZING AND UNDERUSE SIGHT IN A WAY THAT BENEFITS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. LET'S NOT LET THE, UH, UH, LET'S NOT LET THESE, UH, DENIAL, UH, DICTATE THE FUTURE OF LONG BEACH. LET'S, UH, SET AN EXAMPLE FOR INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE FUTURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. HI, MY NAME IS HASSAN KIANA. HI COMMISSIONER. I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS TIMES TO PUT US IN THAT TIMES. ACTUALLY, I'VE BEEN THIS BUSINESS, I'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 32 YEARS. I'M THE OWNER OF THE FRONTLINE CORPORATION. I'VE BEEN SUCCEEDED ON BUSINESS FOR 32 YEARS, AND I OWNED THE CAUS AND LLC, WHICH IS, I PURCHASED THAT LAND FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO. BUT THE TIME I PURCHASED THE LAND, I GO TO CITY, CITY OF LONG BEACH TO ASK ABOUT THE ZONING, THE CAUS AND LAND LLC, WHICH I HAVE LANDS AND PURCHASING LAND BASED ON THE ZONING, WHICH IS I DID. AND I, MY INTENT WAS, UH, RENTING TO THE RECYCLING CENTER BECAUSE THE ZONING WAS FOR THAT RECYCLING. AND I FIND THE TENANT, UNFORTUNATELY, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH DENIED THAT TENANT. SO THE LAND STAY EMPTY FOR ALMOST SIX MORE MONTHS. SO I DECIDED FOR ALMOST LIKE A YEAR, I AND R IN QS WE DECIDED TO GO GET A LICENSE OURSELF, RIGHT? BECAUSE I'M BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 32 YEARS IN FRONTLINE CORPORATION AND I AM IN HAZARD MATERIAL. IT'S NOT JUST A REGULAR BUSINESS. I'M THE HAZMAT HA, NITROGEN, OXYGEN, ALL THOSE GASES, WHICH I'M AWARE OF ALL THE HAZARDOUS EVERYTHING. I'M NOT NEW TO THIS BUSINESS. SO WE DECIDED TO GET, UH, TO GO GET OUR LICENSE AND I JUST FIGURE OUT LIKE IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD BUSINESS. I'M TRYING TO MAKE BETTER ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERY CITY. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THAT. TODAY WE GONNA OPEN THAT RECYCLE BUSINESS IS, I WAS PLANNING TO OPEN MORE AND MORE IN THE FUTURE, BUT THE PROBLEM WE GOT FOR ALMOST A YEAR, [01:05:01] IF YOU JUST LOOK AT MY, UH, WHEN I START GETTING THE LICENSE IS TAKES ME LIKE A YEAR STUDY, GO TO THE, GETTING THE LICENSE, GO TO SACRAMENTO AND GETTING THE MY LICENSE TO START THE BUSINESS FOR IT IS ALMOST TOOK ME A YEAR. AND PLUS IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE TIME, IT'S ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR. IT'S ABOUT LOSING THE MONEY EVERY MONTH, RENT AND ALL THOSE THINGS PILE UP TO THE MOMENT THAT I EXPLAIN FOR THEM WHAT EXACTLY SITTING ASK ME TO DO. IT DOESN'T MATTER THE WHOLE PROPERTY. YOU WANT ME TO TAKE THE WHOLE LAND? I'M NOT GONNA DO ANYTHING WITH THE WHOLE LAND. THE WHOLE LAND'S GONNA BE RECYCLING. I'M NOT USING THE OFFICE AS MS. GINA SAY IT IS EMPTY BUILDING. THERE IS NO USAGE FOR IT. WE ARE GONNA USE IT PURPOSE OF RECYCLING CENTER THERE. AND AS MS. GINA, AS THE PROBLEM WE GOT, I JUST WANNA MENTION THAT, BUT I'M SORRY. TAKE YOUR TIME SO MUCH. UH, DURING THAT TIME WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, I'M NOTHING AGAINST THEM, BUT UNFORTUNATELY FOR ALMOST LIKE A YEAR, IT GOES FROM ONE, ONE AGENT TO OTHER AGENT FROM, IT WAS THREE PEOPLE CHANGE A STORM WATER TAKES ME SEVEN MONTHS TO GET THE ANSWER FROM THEM THAT DO THE STORM WATER FINALLY. AND THEY CALL ME. EVEN I HAVE IT LIKE, YOU KNOW, ON UH, EMAIL THAT, OH, WE, SORRY WE DIDN'T GET BACK TO YOU SOON. AND THREE REPRESENTATIVE TALK. AND FINALLY WE GET ON FACETIME FOR THREE, THREE MONTHS AGO AND JUST, OKAY, COME TO TALK WITH THEM ON THE FACETIMES AND UH, EXPLAIN THE SITUATION. WHAT'S THE REASON YOU GUYS ARE AGAINST IT? AND THE ONLY THING THEY CAN COME UP THAT WE, WE BOTH, WE HAVE ON, AND WE BOTH WAS THE PERSON. THEY KNOW THAT AS WELL TOO. THEY COME UP WITH THAT, THAT QUESTION, WHICH I ASKED THEM, WHAT'S THE REASON YOU GUYS DON'T WANT ME TO GIVE, TO GIVE ME, UH, THE PERMIT? THE ONLY THING THEY CAN GO, WE GOING TO REZONE THAT PLACE. THAT'S NOT THE ANSWER. THE ANSWER YOU SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE KIND OF ANSWER. OKAY? YOU CANNOT RE I ALREADY YOU WANT PUT MY PLAN. YOU WANNA REONE IN THE FUTURE IN LIFE THAT'S NOT GONNA HAVE THIS, THIS IS NOT THE WAY DO THE BUSINESS IN LIFE. I MEAN, YOU PUT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. I GREATLY APPRECI YOUR QUESTION, YOUR ANSWER, YOUR QUESTION ABOUT MS MR. MICHAEL. THAT'S EXACTLY QUESTION I ASKED HIM. SO I FEEL THAT WHEN YOU ASK THAT QUESTION, I FEEL THE SAME WAY YOU DID. SO WHAT'S THE REASON YOU STOPPED ME FOR NOT GETTING THE LICENSE? I PUT MY TIME FOR A YEAR. IF YOU LOOK AT FUND LINE CORPORATION, I OWN 32 YEARS. I'M SUCCESSFUL IN THAT. SO I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR EVERY, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT BUSINESS I'M IN, BUT I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT BETTER LIVING. I'M A LAWFUL CITIZEN IN THIS COUNTRY. SO EVERYTHING BY THE LAW, YOU HAVE TO OBEY THAT. IT'S LIKE, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I PUT SO MUCH TIME IN MY LIFE AND JUST YOU GUYS JUST SAY NO, WE CANNOT, WE NOT OFFERING. WHEN I TALKED TO MISS GINO AND, UH, SHE MENTIONED THAT MISS MAYBE COMMISSIONER GONNA GIVE YOU FIVE YEARS, IT'S NOT GONNA, IT'S GONNA BE, THAT'S WHAT SHE TOLD ME. AND I SAY IT DOESN'T MATTER IS IF THEY GIMME FIVE YEARS, I WILL AT LEAST TAKE SOME OF MY LOSS AND MAKE IT BETTER. MAYBE IN FIVE YEARS, LOSS OF THEM CAN CHANGE, THEN MAYBE THEY CAN SEE WHAT I'VE DONE TO THIS COMMUNITY. THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING THE COMMISSIONER COME UP, UH, WITH THAT VIEW. HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS CAN COME ON BOARD AND UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR. ALL RIGHT. GREAT JOB. SHARE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? IF SO, PLEASE COME FORWARD. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO, UH, ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. MY NAME IS DAVIDS AND I'M THE RECYCLING CENTER RIGHT NEXT TO THE PROPOSED RECYCLING CENTER. AND FOR THE LIFE OF ME, I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY SOMEBODY WOULD WANNA OPEN UP ESSENCE A LIQUOR STORE NEXT TO A LIQUOR STORE, BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO. I'VE BEEN IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH SINCE 1991. I HAD THE CAN COME RECYCLING ON SOUTH STREET FOR 30 YEARS. UM, AND THEN IN 2018, THE CANADA INDUSTRY CAME IN AND STARTED BUYING UP OTHER PROPERTY. I OWNED PROPERTY ON HOI STREET, SO I, WE WERE ALL ADJOINING. SO I MOVED MY RECYCLING CENTER ON [01:10:01] HOI STREET. IT WAS, YOU KNOW, A LOSS OF 50% BUSINESS, BUT STILL WE CAN OUTTA A LIVING. OKAY, WE'RE BACK THERE DOING OUR OWN THING. I WAS THE ONLY PROPERTY HUNTER THAT PAVED MY PORTION OF THE EASEMENT, ABOUT 150 FEET OF THE EASEMENT. I PAID OUTTA MY OWN POCKET. THE OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS DIDN'T WANNA JOIN ME. THAT'S WHY WHEN YOU DRIVE BACK THERE, IT'S LIKE FOUR WHEELING OUT IN THE DESERT. UH, THE APPLICANT HAS OWNED THE PROPERTY AND OTHER PROPERTY ON HODE STREET FOR YEARS AND HAS IT SPENT ONE DIME ON IMPROVEMENT NOW ONE DIME ON FIXING THAT EASEMENT. SO WHEN YOU GO DOWN THERE IN A CAR OR THE TRUCK, IT'S FORWARD WHEELING ALL DAY LONG. THE, UM, PROPOSED OPERATIONS OF THE FACILITY ARE, OR WAY UNDER EMPHASIZE BECAUSE THE SIZE OF THE TRUCK THEY COME IN AND THEN TURNING RADIUS AND WITH DUST THAT IS CREATED ON T STREET IS GONNA BE A DISASTER BACK THERE. UM, I HAD A RECYCLING CENTER NEXT TO ME. IT TOOK ME THREE YEARS TO GET 'EM OUT AND ABOUT FOUR TIMES A MONTH WE HAD TO CALL TO THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT JUST TO CLEAR THE TRAFFIC. SINCE THEY'VE BEEN GONE, SINCE LAST MAY, THEY HAVEN'T BEEN, HAD TO CALL ONCE WE HAVE A LOT MORE CONTROL OF THE STREET. I WORK WITH THE OTHER PROPERTY ON THE ON OF THE STREET TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T BLOCK ANYTHING. BUT BRINGING ANOTHER RECYCLING CENTER TO THE EAST OF ME RIGHT NEXT DOOR IS GONNA OPEN UP A A, A WHOLE CAN OF WORMS AND ALL IT'S GONNA DO, I GOTTA BE HONEST WITH YOU, IT'S JUST GONNA TAKE AWAY 50% B BUSINESS. HE'S NOT GONNA GROW, HE'S NOT GONNA DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT THAT WE'RE NOT DOING. AND THEY'RE ONLY SAYING THEY'RE GONNA CREATE ONE JOB. I ALREADY GOT SIX. SO, YOU KNOW, MY RECOMMENDATION IS JUST BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE RECYCLING CENTER THERE, IT'S BEEN THERE FOR ALMOST THREE DECADES. OKAY, I UNDERSTAND WHERE THE CITY'S COMING FROM. I SEE ALL AROUND ME THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE COMING. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE WHOLE AREA AND WHO THAT IS CLEANED UP AND REVITALIZED. IT'S COMING. BUT EVEN GRANTED ANYTHING TEMPORARY IS HONESTLY JUST A NUISANCE. IT'S JUST GOING TO GET WORSE. SO I RECOMMEND THAT THEY DON'T GET APPROVED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SIR. NO SIR, I'M SORRY. PLEASE NEED TO GIVE YOU HAND SOMETHING. YOU CAN HAND IT TO THE CLERK IF YOU'D LIKE. SIR. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. THIS IS REGARDING THE PICTURE I TOOK IT. I JUST WANTED YOU TO SEE THAT. LOOKING FOR YOUR GLASSES? YES. GOOD EVENING, BUT I THINK I HAVE EVERYTHING IN MY MEMORY. . WELL, MY NAME IS ALINA ALBERTA. THANK YOU FOR LET US SPEAK AND SAY OUR STORY. I'M A PREVIOUS OWNER OF LONG BEACH RECYCLING. I WORK WITH A RECYCLING MAP FIVE YEARS, AND I DECIDE TO BRING ANOTHER PEOPLE TO RUN THE RECYCLING CENTER. AND THAT WAS A DISASTER BECAUSE THIS IS THE PERSON HE WITH AFTER I LEFT. AND UM, UNFORTUNATELY WHY HE SAYING IT'S NOT TRUE BECAUSE THE PROPERTY ON SOUTH STREET BEING USED FOR WELDERS AND IT'S BEEN HAVING TRAFFIC GOING THROUGH THROUGH THE BACK, NOT THE FRONT BESIDE THAT. LIKE HE SAID, IT HAVING BEEN NO IMPROVEMENT AT ALL. AND, UH, WHEN HE BUY THE PROPERTY, HE KNEW THAT HE WANT TO DO THIS. KNOWING THERE IS ANOTHER BUSINESS. THERE'S NO POINT LIKE HE MENTIONED RIGHT NOW, YOU CANNOT PUT TWO MATS NEXT TO A LAUNDROMATS UNLESS IF YOU'RE GONNA DO REALLY CHEAP OKAY? AND THE HOURS OPERATION, THE ONLY THING IT'S GONNA BRING IS PROBLEMS. BECAUSE AFTER IT GET DARK, IT'S DANGER. NOTHING ELSE GONNA BE. AND I'M BEING RESIDENT FOR LONG BEACH FOR THE LAST 28 YEARS. I LIVE IN NOT LONG BEACH AND I KNOW WHAT IT IS AND I'M BEING IN A RECYCLING BUSINESS FOR ABOUT ALMOST THE SAME YEAR, 28 YEARS. SO FOR ME, HAVING AN ANOTHER RECYCLING NEXT TO THIS BUSINESS IS, IS JUST GONNA CREATE COWS AND BRING BURIES, YOU KNOW, ALL KIND OF STUFF TO IT. AND THE CONTENT THAT THEY WANNA PUT A RECYCLING CENTER NEXT TO, ANOTHER RECYCLING CENTER HAVING NO, THAT 50% OF THE BUSINESS GONNA GO TO THE ANOTHER ONE. BUT IT'S A RECYCLING CENTER, A BLOCK AWAY FROM THAT. AND IT'S, UM, TOP OF THE LIGHT LABOR. AND ON TOP OF THAT IS ANOTHER RECYCLING CENTER LIKE CORAL ISLAND AND CHERRY AVENUE AND ANOTHER RECYCLING CENTER, UM, EAST TO US ON BELLFLOWER. SO THERE IS NOT LIKE NO MOTOR RECYCLING CENTER. I THINK IT'S ENOUGH RECYCLING CENTER IN AREA AND BRINGING MORE RECYCLING CENTER. IT MAKE NO SENSE AT ALL. SO WHAT HE SAID IS BEAN BACK, UH, BACK THE PROPERTY, IT'S NOT TRUE 'CAUSE IT'S BEEN THERE. PEOPLE ARE BEING WELDING IN THERE BRINGING TRUCKS TO THE BACK. SO, AND IN FACT RIGHT THERE, HE'S LYING BECAUSE I HAVE VIDEOS, I HAVE PICTURES, WE HAVE EVERYTHING ON FILE AND I HAVE A HUGE FILE ON THEM, [01:15:01] OKAY? NOT ONLY FOR HIM FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND THE, THE PEOPLE WHO INTEND TO OPEN A RECYCLING CENTER BEFORE THEN AND THE STATE, UM, DENIED THEM FOR LYING ON THE, ON THE LICENSE. OKAY? AND IT, AND THE FACT THOSE THINGS, YOU CAN FIND IT ON A CAL RECYCLING WEBSITE, IT'S PUBLIC. SO FOR ME, I SUGGEST, YOU KNOW, TO BE DENIED FOR THE FACT THAT WE DON'T NEED NO MORE RECYCLING CENTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, MA'AM. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING? I HAD A WHOLE SPEECH READY. I'M NOT GONNA, IF YOU COULD JUST INTRODUCE YOURSELF PLEASE. OH, I'M SORRY. MY NAME IS ANGIE ALVAR. UH, THAT IS MY MOTHER. UH, I CURRENTLY ACTUALLY WORK FOR DAVID, SO I AM 26. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS INDUSTRY PRETTY MUCH SINCE I WAS BORN. SO I HAVE THE INS AND THE OUTS AND I CAN PINPOINT EXACTLY WHERE THESE GUYS ARE GONNA FAIL. AND I'M GONNA START BY SAYING I'M VERY GOOD AT WHAT I DO. I'M VERY GOOD AT SPEAKING WITH MY CUSTOMERS, BUT I'M ALSO VERY GOOD AT TRYING TO GO FIND CUSTOMERS. AND THIS PAST YEAR I APPLIED FOR A GRANT, RIGHT? AND THAT WAS FOR CAL RECYCLE. AND LEMME TELL YOU, THEY'RE NOT GONNA GO DOOR TO DOOR BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO. YOU HAVE TO GET SPECIAL PERMITS, YOU GOTTA DO ALL THIS EXTRA STUFF. THEY MIGHT GET SOME HELP FROM THE STATE, BUT THAT THEY'RE GONNA DO IT OFF THE JUMP IS, IS A ABSOLUTE FALSE. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH DAVID FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE HAD THE COPS CALLED, LIKE HE SAID, MAYBE MORE THAN FOUR TIMES A WEEK. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE PRIOR TENANT THAT APPLIED USING HIS PROPERTY ASSAULTED ME. I TOOK HIM TO COURT AND I WON. THAT SHOULD TELL YOU A LOT. I DON'T BELIEVE HE JUST DECIDED TO OPEN UP OR HE'S SEEN MONEY LOSS. HE'S NOT LOSING MONEY. HE HAD TWO, HE HAS THREE PROPERTIES, PROBABLY MORE ON THAT SAME STREET. AND HE HAS TRIED, OR THESE TENANTS THAT HE USED TO HAVE WHO ARE ON RECORD WITH CAL RECYCLE, COMMITTING FRAUD, THEY TRIED TO PUT AN APPLICATION IN THOSE PROPERTIES. THAT SHOULD TELL YOU SOMETHING. LOOK, I'M NOT HERE TO TALK DOWN ON MAN, I DON'T KNOW HIM, BUT I'M PROTECTING WHAT'S MINE. WE ARE SATURATED. THERE'S, THEY MOTIONED RIGHT TO RECYCLING CENTERS US RIGHT NEXT DOOR, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. BUT THERE'S ALSO ONE ON CHERRY, THERE'S ONE ON BELLFLOWER. THEY'RE NOT MENTIONING THE OTHER LITTLE RECYCLINGS, YOU KNOW, THE R VMS, THE ONES YOU SEE AT RALPH'S, YOU KNOW WHICH ONES I'M TALKING ABOUT. THERE'S ONE RIGHT THERE AT, UM, WOODRUFF AND SOUTH. THERE'S, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE IN LAKEWOOD. THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT GONNA DO ANYTHING NEW. THEY'RE JUST GONNA, THEY'RE NOT REINVENTING A WHEEL. HOW LONG HAS THIS RECYCLING PROGRAM BEEN OPEN? UH, GOD, I DON'T EVEN KNOW. I MEAN, HE HAS UNDERWEAR OLDER THAN ME THAT'S PROBABLY AS OLD AS THIS PROGRAM. SO I RECOMMEND THAT YOU DON'T APPROVE. AND I'M SPEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. I SPEAK FROM THE PAIN OF RUNNING A RECYCLING CENTER AND I'VE WORKED MY BUTT OFF FOR THIS RECYCLING CENTER AND TO HAVE SOMEONE COME AND JUST OPEN UP RIGHT NEXT DOOR. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC? HI, GOOD EVENING. CESAR LIMUS, UH, PROPERTY OWNER, PARTIAL PROPERTY OWNER AND, AND THE, UH, HEWLETT STREET, UM, EASEMENT. UH, WE, UH, WE'VE SEEN, UH, WHAT'S, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST WITH, UH, TWO RECYCLING CENTERS, UM, RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER, UH, THE TRAFFIC THAT IT CREATES, THE, UH, TURMOIL BETWEEN BOTH OF 'EM. AND, UH, WE DO ALSO HAVE, UH, A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY THERE AT THE END OF THE, UH, ALLEY THAT WE CURRENTLY, I MEAN, WE, UH, DRIVE OUR TRUCKS, OUR, UH, COM, OUR, UH, CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS UP AND DOWN THE ALLEY, ALL, UH, THAT, UH, THAT EASEMENT ALL, ALL DAY, ALL NIGHT. UM, SO, UH, IF WE WERE TO HAVE ANOTHER, UH, RECYCLING CENTER, UM, I WOULD BELIEVE, I BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD JUST CREATE A LOT MORE TRAFFIC, A LOT MORE, UM, DISRUPTION IN, UH, ON HEWLETT STREET. UM, JUST LIKE WE, JUST LIKE WE USED TO HAVE PREVIOUSLY WHEN, UH, WHEN THE OTHER, UH, RECYCLING CENTER WAS, WAS THERE. UM, [01:20:01] NOW THAT WE ONLY HAVE ONE, UM, THEY'RE VERY GOOD AT KEEPING, UH, CONTROL, CONTROL OF THE, UH, OF, UH, THE, THE TRAFFIC COMING IN AND OUT OF THERE. UM, THEY'VE CONTROLLED, UH, THE, UH, HOMELESS, UM, UM, ISSUES THAT, UM, THAT ALSO HAVE BEEN CREATED THERE ON THAT, UH, ON THAT EASEMENT. SO THEY'VE BEEN VERY GOOD AT, UH, JUST, I MEAN, JUST KEEPING CONTROL OF EVERYTHING. UM, LIKE THEY SAID, THEY'VE PAVED SOME OF THAT AREA, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THEY'VE, THEY'VE MENTIONED THAT IT'S, IT'S BASICALLY OFF-ROADING WHEN WE GO THROUGH THERE. SO, UM, BUT YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, IN MY RECOMMENDATION, I DON'T THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA, IT'S JUST HAVE ANOTHER ONE. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN AND GIVING COMMENTS. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER PUBLIC SPEAKERS IN THE, UH, COUNCIL CHAMBER. DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY VIRTUAL ATTENDEES. OKAY. CAN I GET ONE MINUTE OF YOUR TIME? JUST ONE MINUTE. I'M SORRY. YOU PRESENTED AS THE APPLICANT. UM, WE'VE THE PROCESS, WE MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND NOW PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED AND THE ISSUE IS NOW BEING DEBATED AMONGST OUR COMMISSIONERS. ONE MINUTE. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. DO YOU WANNA GO AHEAD AND CIRCULATE THOSE TO THE COMMISSION? I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT THEN AND BRING IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL FOR DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONERS WHO'D LIKE TO START? THANK YOU. I HAVE A COUPLE OF OF QUICK QUESTIONS. MAYBE WHILE THE COMMISSIONERS ARE, ARE GATHERING THEIR THOUGHTS, UM, ARE, IS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A VERY BASIC PACKAGE THAT WE'RE SEEING. WE TYPICALLY WOULD SEE A MORE DEVELOPED, UM, SITE PLAN AND TRAFFIC PLAN ON AN APPLICATION LIKE THIS. AND I THINK PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE I'M ASSUMING 'CAUSE THEY'RE USING TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND SO WE'RE NOT GOING THROUGH AND REQUIRING THINGS LIKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ALLEYWAY AND STUFF. BUT IN THEIR PLAN, ARE THEY ANTICIPATING USING THE ALLEYWAY FOR C FOR VEHICLE CIRCULATION? YES, THAT'S CORRECT. THAT WAS, UM, UH, SO WE'VE GOT AN UN PAVE TRY THAT AGAIN, PARTIALLY PAVED ALLEYWAY SLASH EASEMENT THAT WE'D BE SENDING SEMI-TRUCK AND STUFF DOWN. OKAY. UM, AND THEN DO WE KNOW, IS SOUTH STREET AN APPROVED, UH, HAULING ROUTE FOR US FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH? I KNOW IT'S A MAJOR AVENUE DESIGNATION IN THE MOBILITY ELEMENT. WE'RE JUST, UM, LOOKING UP HERE AT THE SOUTH SIDE WHETHER IT'S, UH, DESIGNATED AS A TRUCK ROUTE. IF YOU GIVE US A MINUTE, AND AGAIN, KIND OF GOING TO THE, THE LACK OF THE, OF THE APPLICATION, AND THESE ARE KIND OF ANCILLARY QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE. THEY'RE NOT REALLY WHAT WE'LL GET TO THE, TO THE, TO THE QUESTION AT HAND. BUT I DON'T SEE RESTROOMS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THOUGH. THEY'RE NOT INCLUDING THE LARGER BUILDING AS PART OF THE PROJECT OR IS THAT WHERE EMPLOYEES AND STUFF WOULD BE TAKING BREAKS AND USING THE RESTROOMS OR, IT WAS INDICATED THAT THAT BUILDING WAS NOT PART OF THIS, THIS OPERATIONS. SO WE DON'T REALLY HAVE EVEN ADEQUATE FACILITIES AND WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED. AND AGAIN, I THINK THAT WAS PART OF THE FACT THAT WE JUST DON'T HAVE A FULL, A FULL SITE PLAN HERE. AND CHAIR SOUTH STREET IS A DESIGNATED TRUCK ROUTE AND IS A MAJOR THANK YOU, UM, AVENUE. ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONERS. ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER CASTILLO? YES, THANK YOU. UM, AS PART OF THE, UH, DISCUSSIONS THAT HAVE GONE ON WITH THE APPLICANT, HAS THERE BEEN ANY, UM, DISCUSSIONS ON, ON UH, EXPANDING, UH, AGAIN, SIMILAR TO WHAT THE CHAIR MENTIONED, UH, MY CONCERN IS AROUND THE, THE LEVEL OF, UM, WORK THAT'S BEING DONE ON THE PROPERTY TO IMPROVE IT. UM, AND AS ONE OF THE SPEAKERS FOR THE APPLICANT MENTIONED TRANSFORMATIVE, I'M NOT FINDING ANYTHING NECESSARILY TRANSFORMATIVE ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL. UM, AND I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT, UH, OTHER, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE EITHER BEEN PROVIDED BY THE CITY, I PRESUME, UH, TO THE APPLICANT IN TERMS OF, UH, BEING MORE CONFORMATIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE BOTH GENERAL PLAN AND THE UH, PLACE TYPE HERE? YEAH, SO I'M GONNA ANSWER GENERALLY 'CAUSE WE DON'T DESIGN, UM, PEOPLE'S PROJECTS, BUT UM, AS ONE OF THE SPEAKERS ALLUDED TO, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY HERE AND FOLKS COME TO THE COUNTER, THEY CALL US AND UM, WE CAN DISCOURAGE THEM FROM FILING AN APPLICATION, BUT IF THEY CHOOSE TO FILE AN APPLICATION THAT'S, THAT'S THEIR RIGHT AND, AND WE'RE LEGALLY OBLIGATED TO, TO REVIEW IT AND APPLY THE STANDARDS AND THE CODE. UM, SO IN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, UM, ZONE, BECAUSE WHAT'S OPERATIVE HERE IS REALLY THE PREVIOUS ZONE, THAT'S OUR MOST RESTRICTIVE INDUSTRIAL ZONE. SO IT IS INDUSTRIAL, UM, BUT IT'S MEANT FOR, UM, ENCLOSED BUILDINGS WHERE YOU'RE [01:25:01] EITHER DOING LIGHT MANUFACTURING, WAREHOUSING, FULFILLMENT, KIND OF QUASI, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT SURE, IS IT INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL. UM, THOSE TYPES OF USES. UM, AND RECENT PROJECTS IN NORTH LONG BEACH HAVE INCLUDED, UM, CONSTRUCTION OF NEW WAREHOUSE BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTION OF A, UM, LARGE BUILDING THAT WAS BUILT ON SPEC AND BECAME A MAIL SORTING FACILITY THAT IS LEASED OUT BY THE US POSTAL SERVICE, UM, UH, EQUIPMENT, UM, SHOWROOM AND UM, SALES FACILITY IN A NEW LARGE BUILDING. UM, AS WELL AS AN, UM, ENCLOSED, UM, BUILDING THAT DOES, UM, RENTALS AND IN THE BACK HAS SOME, UM, SELF STORAGE, UM, AND TEMPORARY STORAGE. SO THOSE ARE ALL RECENT PROJECTS THAT, UM, NOT ONLY, YOU KNOW, COULD BE VIABLE, UM, IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT THAT WE POINTED TO AS RECENT PROJECTS IN THE AREA. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SUM UP, I THINK THIS COMMISSION TAKES, UM, BUSINESS OWNERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS APPLICATIONS VERY SERIOUSLY, BUT I THINK WE ALSO BALANCE THAT WITH THE FACT THAT WE'VE SPENT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS LOOKING AT WHAT OUR LAND USES ARE AND, AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION. AND UM, I THINK ALL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE STUFF THAT WAS IN STAFF'S REPORT, UM, THOUGH I THINK IT'S RELEVANT TO THE APPLICANT'S THING, I THINK REALLY IT WAS SHOWING US WHY THE LAND USE ELEMENT WAS ADAPTED THE WAY IT WAS AND, AND WHY WE'RE TRANSITIONING THIS AREA TO, UM, TO A A N ONE OR TO A, UM, NEO INDUSTRIAL PLACE TYPE. I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION OF THE ZONING AND I THINK, AGAIN, HAD IT BEEN BY RIGHT, I THINK WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION. UM, BUT I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SURPRISE TO ANYBODY THAT WAS APPLYING FOR AN APPLICATION FOR THAT AREA OF WHERE THIS AREA WAS TRANSITIONING TO. I THINK WE HAD ADOPTED THOSE PLACE TYPES IN 2019. THIS APPLICATION CAME IN IN 2023. I THINK STAFF, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND AND AND PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS WAS CLEAR THAT THIS IS WHERE THAT AREA WAS TRANSITIONING TO. UM, AND AGAIN, IT'S, IT'S NOT BY, RIGHT? AND WE ALSO HAVE THIS WHOLE ISSUE IN THE EXISTING ZONING THAT WAS THERE THAT, UM, OUTDOOR USES AREN'T PERMITTED. SO I FEEL, YOU KNOW, I I'M KIND OF, THERE'S TWO THINGS ON THIS. ONE, IT'S BALANCING THOSE TWO THINGS. SO I THINK WE REALLY HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY THAT OUR, UM, DECISIONS COMPLY WITH OUR GENERAL PLAN. I MEAN, THAT'S REALLY WHAT GUIDES US, I THINK, IN ALL OF OUR LAND USE DECISIONS. UM, AND THEN ALSO JUST FEELING LIKE THE APPLICATION IS IS NOT VERY COMPLETE WITH, IT'S KIND OF, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE SIDESTEPPING STUFF BY THIS TEMPORARY STRUCTURES THAT ARE ON HERE. 'CAUSE WE'RE NOT SEEING ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ONE WOULD EXPECT FOR THE TYPE OF PROJECT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. SO THAT, THAT'S MY 2 CENTS ON THE, THAT THE ITEM AT HAND. AND GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER. UM, YEAH, I ALWAYS LIKE TO, TO ADD CONTEXT AS WELL, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES AS I'M REVIEWING THIS, THIS, THIS MATTER. I ALWAYS TRY AND WEIGH THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL, FIRST AND FOREMOST. AND THEN ADDITIONALLY THE BUSINESS INTEREST AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS. UM, I'M, I'M CHALLENGED TO FIND A REASON TO EXERCISE A CONDITIONAL USE AND, AND FOLLOW THAT. 'CAUSE I DO WEIGH THAT VERY HEAVILY. 'CAUSE THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS, PROVIDE SOME THINGS, AND EVEN IN THE CASE OF THIS, WHERE THERE IS A TRANSITIONING AREA TO GIVE THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT. UM, I'M NOT NECESSARILY COMPELLED THOUGH, AT THIS POINT IN THAT REGARD BECAUSE IT'S, THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS HERE THAT ARE JUST NOT, UM, COMPELLING TO WEIGH AN, AN OUTRIGHT, UH, OVERRIDE THE, THE INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY AND WHERE WE WANT TO TAKE THE CITY. UM, AND IT'S, AND IT, AND WE DO THIS ON A BLOCK BY BLOCK, PARCEL BY PARCEL BASIS. SO I SEE THESE SITUATIONS HAPPEN. UM, I DO AND I ALWAYS TRY AND, UH, LOOK AT, AT YOUR, AT THE APPLICANT'S BEST INTEREST AND, AND TRY AND FIND A WAY. UH, BUT I'M, I'M CHALLENGED TO FIND THAT, SO WANTED TO SHARE THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU. AND, AND ULTIMATELY I THINK IF WE WERE TO GO AGAINST THIS RECOMMENDATION, WE WOULD HAVE TO BE ABLE TO FIND FINDINGS THAT THIS IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH OUR GENERAL PLAN. AND I, I PERSONALLY WOULD BE VERY HARD PRESSED TO MAKE THAT ARGUMENT TO STAFF TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER CLMS. YEAH, AND I WANT TO, EXCUSE ME, ECHO THE COMMENTS OF WANTING TO BALANCE THE IDEA OF, YOU KNOW, PROPERTY OWNERS SHOULD KIND OF HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO WHAT THEY WANT WITH THEIR PROPERTIES, WITH THE FACT THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH A PRETTY EXHAUSTIVE PUBLIC PROCESS TO UPDATE THE LAND USE ELEMENTS. AND I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF WHEN THE CITY HERE HAS GONE AGAINST THE, YOU KNOW, NEW ZONING AND, AND KIND OF THE WISHES OF THE RESIDENTS. AND I REALLY THINK THAT HAVING GONE THROUGH ALL OF THAT PROCESS, IT'S VERY, VERY DISHEARTENING TO HAVE THE CITY KIND OF TURN AROUND AND SAY, WELL NO, WE'RE GONNA IGNORE IT THIS TIME. UM, IN ADDITION TO THE [01:30:01] FACT THAT I'M NOT REALLY SEEING A WHOLE LOT OF, I THINK, VALUE TO ADDING ANOTHER RECYCLING FACILITY, UH, THERE, UM, I DO WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO THE FO TO THE APPLICANT THOUGH THAT WE ARE, I PERSONALLY AM VERY MUCH CONSIDERING WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. SO THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE JUST TAKING LIGHTLY. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION? SAY NO, I THINK WE'RE READY FOR THE VOTE THEN. COMMISSIONER CASTILLO? YES. COMMISSIONER CLEMSON? YES. COMMISSIONER SANTOS. YES. CHAIR LEWIS? YES. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL AND THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING DOWN THIS EVENING, MAKING YOUR PRESENTATIONS AND, AND YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS. THAT'S CERTAINLY APPRECIATED. WITH THAT, I'M GONNA BRING US BACK UP TO THE BEGINNING OF THE AGENDA. IF WE COULD HAVE [1. 25-54087 Recommendation to receive and file Director’s Report.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.  ] THE ITEM NUMBER ONE, THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD. COMMISSIONER CLEMAN. YES. I FEEL LIKE I'VE RUN IN THE AUDIENCE IS CONFUSED RIGHT NOW. UH, THE YESES WERE TO DENY THE PROJECT. . THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. SORRY ABOUT THAT. COULD I HAVE A MOTION FROM THE COMMISSIONERS TO HEAR THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? SO MOVED. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CLEMENCE AND COMMISSIONER SECOND. THANK YOU. YEP. OKAY. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. UM, A COUPLE OF UPDATES HERE FROM, UH, THE DIRECTOR'S TABLE. THIS IS OUR FIRST MEETING OF 2025, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE IN THIS CALENDAR YEAR. AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO, UM, SHARE SOME STATISTICS ON HOW WE FINISHED OUT 2024. UM, SO THIS COMMISSION HAD 19 MEETINGS COMPRISED OF 32 HEARINGS AND SEVEN STUDY SESSIONS. SO YOU'RE QUITE BUSY. UM, YOU, LET'S SEE, YOU APPROVED NEARLY 500,000 SQUARE FEET OF INDUSTRIAL SPACE. UH, YOU REVIEWED SEVEN ALCOHOL UNCONDITIONAL USE PERMITS FOR BUSINESSES STARTING UP OR DOING BUSINESS HERE IN THE CITY. WE ALSO HAD A RECORD YEAR AGAIN ON THE HOUSING SIDE. THIS COMMISSION ENTITLED NEARLY 500 HOUSING UNITS FROM TOWN HOMES IN THE BIXBY AREA TO MICRO UNITS IN DOWNTOWN TO A 275 UNIT ADAPTIVE REUSE PROJECT ON OCEAN GATE. UM, AND THAT IS PART OF THE BROADER WORK AROUND HOUSING HERE, UM, AT OUR DEPARTMENT. SO PART OF YOUR JOB AS A COMMISSION IS TO TELL US WHEN A PROJECT DOESN'T NEED TO COME TO YOU. SO MANY OF THOSE PROJECTS HAPPEN AT STAFF LEVEL THANKS TO, UM, REFORMS IN THE ZONING CODE. AND WE ACTUALLY ENTITLED OVER 1600 HOUSING UNITS THIS YEAR AND HAD A RECORD YEAR FOR HOUSING STARTS IN 2024 DUE TO THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE, UM, IN PREVIOUS YEARS. SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, IT WAS A MAJOR AND NOTABLE YEAR FOR OUR POLICY WORK. SO THERE WERE FIVE MAJOR ZONING QUOTE AMENDMENTS. YOU FINISHED THE YEAR OFF STRONG WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO EXPAND THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING REQUIREMENT FOR AFFORDABLE UNITS TO BE INCLUDED IN ALL MARKET RATE PROJECTS CITYWIDE. AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT TO BE HEARD BY THE CITY COUNCIL NEXT MONTH. YOU ALSO RECOMMENDED AN OVERHAUL TO TITLE 22 AND THE REZONING OF THOUSANDS OF PROPERTIES IN CENTRAL AND NORTH LONG BEACH. UM, YOU MADE, UH, WHAT SOME STAFF CALL THE BIGGEST ZONING CODE AMENDMENT, UM, IN 20 YEARS BY CHANGING THE CHANGE OF USE PARKING REGULATIONS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO RE UH, COMMERCIAL SPACES, UM, AND OTHER EXISTING, UM, UH, PROPERTIES IN THE CITY BY NOT REQUIRING ADDITIONAL PARKING ON BUILT OUT PROPERTIES AND ALLOWING FOR, UM, BUSINESSES THAT HAVE EXPANDED OUTDOORS TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DO SO IN THE POST COVID ERA. UM, AND MADE AN AMENDMENT RELATED TO ALLOWING, UH, CANNABIS DELIVERY ONLY BUSINESSES WITH THE FOCUS ON EQUITY BUSINESSES IN THE CITY. SO IT WAS A BIG YEAR, CONGRATULATIONS AND JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT, UH, WITH YOU ALL AND THE PUBLIC. THE OTHER UPDATE I HAVE FOR YOU IS THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE A MEETING THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY. OUR FRIENDS AT THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION WILL BE HERE IN THE CHAMBERS FOR THREE DAYS, INCLUDING, UH, DURING THAT DATE. SO WE WILL TAKE A BREAK AND SEE YOU ALL BACK, UM, FOR THE SECOND HALF OF FEBRUARY ON THE 20TH. THAT CONCLUDES MY DIRECTOR'S REPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? IS YOUR COMMENT ON HER REPORT? NO. THEN YOU'LL NEED TO WAIT, SIR. DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, VIRTUAL COMMENTS? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY VIRTUAL ATTENDEES. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'LL BRING IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL IF WE COULD HAVE THE VOTE TO APPROVE THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. COMMISSIONER CASTILLO? YES. COMMISSIONER CLEMSON? YES. COMMISSIONER SANTOS. YES. CHAIR LEWIS? YES. MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHT, AND OUR LAST, UH, HOUSEKEEPING ITEM IS A RECOMMENDATION [2. 25-54086 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting of Thursday, December 19, 2024.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR OUR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19TH. I COULD HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM. SO MOVE CASTILLO. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER CASTILLO. SECOND. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER CLEMENTS. COMMISSIONER, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MINUTES OF THE, AS [01:35:01] THEY'VE BEEN PUBLISHED? SEEING NONE, I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE, THE MINUTES FROM OUR DECEMBER 19TH MEETING, SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENTS IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY VIRTUAL ATTENDEES. THANK YOU. I'LL BRING IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL. UH, SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION IF WE COULD HAVE THE VOTE ON THAT, PLEASE. COMMISSIONER CASTILLO? YES. COMMISSIONER CLEMSON? YES. COMMISSIONER SANTOS? YES. CHAIR LEWIS? YES. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. UH, AT THIS TIME WE WILL TAKE, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT [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.] ON ANY NON AGENDIZED ITEMS. IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ITEMS THAT WERE NOT ON TODAY'S AGENDA, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO DO SO. SEEING NONE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY VIRTUAL ATTENDEES. THANK YOU. UM, I WILL CLOSE THAT AND SIR, WE'LL GET THE, WE'LL GET WITH YOU. THE MEETING IS ALMOST OVER, AND THEN WE'D BE HAPPY TO HAVE A MEMBER OF STAFF COME OVER AND ADDRESS YOU. UM, ANNOUNCEMENTS. [ANNOUNCEMENTS] I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME NICK TO THE COMMISSION. YOUR FIRST ONE, KIND OF A COMPLICATED ONE. YOU GOT A LITTLE HISTORY OF EVERYTHING FROM THE LAND USE SETTLEMENTS ALL THE WAY THROUGH OUR ZONING UPDATES. AND, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO, LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? I JUST WANNA THANK STAFF FOR THE REPORTS AND THE WARM WELCOME. THANK YOU. WELL, WE'RE, WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE WITH US. AND, UH, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THIS EVENING'S HEARING. THESE ARE COMPLICATED ITEMS SOMETIMES AND, AND YOU'RE ALL VERY THOUGHTFUL AND ASK GREAT QUESTIONS. AND SO THANK YOU FOR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION ON THAT. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? NOPE. SEEING NONE. AND THEN I'LL NOW ADJOURN [ADJOURNMENT] THE MEETING. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.