* 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. [00:00:01] ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. OR ACTUALLY GOOD, ALMOST GOOD EVENING. UH, WE'LL [CALL TO ORDER] GO AHEAD AND CALL THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER FOR JANUARY 15TH, 2026. MADAM [ROLL CALL] CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE ROLE. COMMISSIONER CLEMSON. HERE. COMMISSIONER LEMI? HERE. COMMISSIONER SANTOS? HERE. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ? HERE. COMMISSIONER TEMPLAN. HERE. VICE CHAIR. WE HERE. SORRY. OH, THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR WARE. CHAIR CASTILLO. PRESENT. WE HAVE, WE HAVE QUORUM. AND FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE NOTE THAT VICE CHAIR WARE IS EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING. ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? I SEEING NONE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] WE WILL START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. COMMISSIONER TEMPLE, WOULD YOU DO THE HONORS? THANK YOU. PLEASE. HAND OVER HEART. READY. BEGIN PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. FOR ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THIS POINT, WE'RE GONNA SWEAR IN, UH, WITNESSES. IF, UH, IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE GIVING TESTIMONY, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR HAND, 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. ALL RIGHT. UH, WE'LL ROLL TO, UH, THE FIRST ITEM, MADAM CLERK. ITEM [1. 26-54044 Recommendation to receive and file Director’s Report.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] NUMBER ONE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER TEMPLIN. COMMISSIONER SANTOS. WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO STAFF FOR THE REPORT. THANK YOU, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS. UM, A FEW UPDATES HERE FROM THE STAFF TABLE. UM, FIRST I WANTED TO, UM, INTRODUCE OUR ACTING PROJECT PLANNING OFFICER, MRA BATIA, WHO'S HERE BEHIND ME. UM, MRA, UH, SERVES AS A SENIOR PLANNER AND HAS GRACIOUSLY, UH, STEPPED INTO THE ACTING ROLE WHILE WE RECRUIT FOR THAT PERMANENT POSITION. SO I'M DELIGHTED TO HAVE HER HERE AND THANK HER FOR HER SERVICE. UM, I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU, UM, AT THE STATE OF THE CITY EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE MAYOR, UM, HIGHLIGHTED IN HIS, UM, IN HIS SPEECH THAT, UH, WE HAD A RECORD FEW YEARS HERE FOR HOUSING PRODUCTION. SO I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT HERE IN THE COMMISSION, BUT HE AGAIN, RECOGNIZED THAT OVER 5,000 NEW HOUSING UNITS HAVE BEEN ENTITLED IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. UM, IN LARGE PART, UH, THANKS TO THE GREAT WORK OF THIS COMMISSION, UM, AND OF THE TEAM. SO, UM, GREAT WORK EVERYONE, AND CONGRATULATIONS. UM, LOOKING A LITTLE BIT AHEAD, I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WE HAVE A WORKSHOP COMING UP NEXT WEEKEND, UM, ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 24TH, UH, FOR OUR MILLS ACT PROGRAM, WHICH IS A PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES, UM, UH, THAT CAN GET A, UH, TAX REDUCTION IN EXCHANGE FOR COMMITTING TO A RESTORATION PROGRAM FOR A HISTORIC, UM, OR SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURE. UH, THIS YEAR IT'S A MAJOR FOCUS ON, UM, TAKING AN EQUITY LENS TO UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES AND HISTORIES. AND SO, UM, WHERE SHARING THIS OUT HERE AND WITH THE COMMUNITY TO TRY TO GET, UM, FOLKS WHO MAY, UM, HAVE A PROPERTY THAT COULD BE, UH, COULD BENEFIT FROM THIS. UM, AND, UM, UH, STORIES RELATED TO HISTORIES OF, UH, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND OTHER REPRESENTED UNDERREPRESENTED HISTORIES HERE IN THE CITY. SO WE ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO LEARN MORE. IT'S ON OUR, UH, STAFF WEBSITE. COMING UP ON, UM, JANUARY 28TH, WE HAVE A VIRTUAL, UM, PUBLIC MEETING RELATED TO, UM, UH, SOME DISCUSSION OVER, UH, SOME OF THE LATE NIGHT PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING ON SECOND STREET. THE COUNCIL HAD DIRECTED US TO LOOK AT POTENTIAL REGULATORY CHANGES, UM, FOR BUSINESSES ON SECOND STREET, AND THAT'LL BE PART OF A BROADER DISCUSSION ON A MEMO THAT CAME OUT IN LATE DECEMBER, UH, TO THE MARON COUNCIL ABOUT SOME OF THOSE, UM, POTENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS. AND THEN FINALLY, UM, ON FEBRUARY 5TH, WE DO NOT EXPECT TO HAVE A PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING THAT WILL BE CANCELED. SO WANTED TO, UM, LET EVERYONE KNOW ABOUT THAT. THAT CONCLUDES MY DIRECTOR'S REPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS OF THE DIRECTOR IN THE REPORT? I HAVE ONE QUESTION ON THAT PROGRAM THAT YOU MENTIONED ON THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS. IS THAT A CITY PROGRAM? COUNTY PROGRAM OR A CITY PROGRAM? YEAH, GREAT QUESTION. SO IT IS A CITY PROGRAM, BUT IT'S ENABLED THROUGH STATE LAW UNDER THE MILLS ACT. UM, SO THE CITY HAS HAD A PROGRAM FOR A FEW DECADES, UM, AND THE STATE HAS NOT ALLOWED IT SINCE I THINK THE 1970S. AND IT'S, UM, A, A PARTIAL REDUCTION IN YOUR PROPERTY TAX IN EXCHANGE FOR A WORK PROGRAM THAT YOU ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY AND COMMIT TO DOING. UM, AND SO IT BASICALLY, IT'S, IT'S ONE OF THE, UM, PRESERVATION INCENTIVE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US. AND THEN THAT PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION IS SPLIT AMONGST THOSE THAT RECEIVE PROPERTY TAXES. SO THE COUNTY, THE CITY, UH, ET CETERA. OKAY. AND WHAT IS THE MINIMUM [00:05:01] ELIGIBILITY CONSIDERED A HISTORIC? YES. SO, UM, THE PROPERTY WOULD EITHER HAVE TO ALREADY BE A DESIGNATED RESOURCE, EITHER A LANDMARK OR A CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT, OR YOU COULD CONCURRENTLY APPLY FOR A MILLS ACT APPLICATION AND REQUEST A HISTORIC DESIGNATION AT THE SAME TIME. UM, SO YOU NEED, YOU KNOW, PAPERWORK THAT BACKS THAT UP AND SHOWS HOW IT'S A SIGNIFICANT RESOURCE. UM, BUT THAT'S PART OF HOW WE'RE ABLE TO BRING IN MORE, UH, HISTORIC LANDMARKS. PERFECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. OKAY. OOPS. I WOULD NOW TAKE IT OVER FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. ARE THERE ANYONE WISHING TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? SEEING NONE. ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, PLEASE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME. AND IF YOU'RE JOINING TELEPHONICALLY, PRESS STAR NINE. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONER? OKAY. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE. MOTION IS CARRIED. PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. [2. 26-54045 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting of Thursday, December 18, 2025.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18TH, 2025. MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE? THANK YOUR COMMISSION TEMPLATE, COMMISSIONER JUAREZ, ERIN E COMMENTS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA, OR EXCUSE ME, TO THE MINUTES. SEEING NONE WILL NOT TAKE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. ANYONE WISH YOU TO MAKE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE JOINING US, VIRTUALLY WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME. AND IF YOU'RE JOINING TELEPHONICALLY, PRESS STAR NINE. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. IF YOU CAN INDULGE US AND READ THE NEXT ITEM, GOOD LUCK. ITEM [3. 26-54046 Recommendation to accept Statutory Exemption SE-25-130; Recommend City Council approve the applicant’s “Other Alternative Compliance Method” request pursuant to Section 21.67.080.C of the Zoning Regulations to allow thirty-eight (38) Moderate-Income (MI) level affordable units (23 percent MI affordability) instead of the standard requirement of eighteen (18) Very-Low-Income (VLI) level affordable units (11percent VLI affordability) as required by the City’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance; and Approve a Site Plan Review (SPR24-007), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto, for the demolition of an existing 9,000-square-foot, single-story multi-tenant commercial building with surface parking to construct a new seven (7) story, 85-foot tall, 215,628-square-foot mixed-use development consisting of 161 residential units (thirty-eight [38] of which are affordable units [Moderate Income level]), 6,556 square feet of ground-level commercial space, 91 parking spaces, and 106 bicycle parking stalls on a 1.03-acre site located at 400 East Anaheim Street in the Community R-4-N District (CCN) Zoning District. Per California Government Code Section 65589.5 (Senate Bill 330), the project is utilizing the Downtown Plan Planned Development District (PD-30) development standards based on the City’s determination of Zoning and Land Use compatibility with the Transit Oriented Development-Moderate (TOD-M) PlaceType of the General Plan. (District 6)       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] NUMBER THREE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT STATUTORY EXEMPTION SE DASH 25 DASH THREE ZERO. RECOMMEND CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE APPLICANT'S OTHER ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE METHOD REQUEST PURSUANT TO SECTION 21.67 8C OF THE ZONING REGULATIONS TO ALLOW 38 MODERN INCOME LEVEL AFFORDABLE UNITS INSTEAD OF THE STANDARD REQUIREMENT OF 18, VERY LOW INCOME LEVEL AFFORDABLE UNITS AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY'S INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ORDINANCE, AND APPROVE A SITE PLAN, REVIEW AND ADOPT A PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL RELATED THERETO FOR THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING 9,000 SQUARE FOOT SINGLE STORY MULTI-TENANT COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH SURFACE PARKING TO CONSTRUCT A NEW SEVEN STORY 85 FOOT TALL, 215,628 SQUARE FOOT MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF 161 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, 6,556 SQUARE FEET OF GROUND LEVEL COMMERCIAL SPACE, 91 PARKING SPACES AND 106 BICYCLE PARKING STALLS ON A 1.03 ACRE SITE. LOCATED AT 400 EAST ANAHEIM STREET IN THE COMMUNITY. R DASH FOUR DASH N DISTRICT ZONING DISTRICT PER CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 6 5 5 8 9 0.5. THE PROJECT IS UTILIZING THE DOWNTOWN PLAN PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS BASED ON THE CITY'S DETERMINATION OF ZONING AND LAND USE, COMPATIBILITY, COMPATIBILITY WITH THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, MODERATE PLACE TYPE OF GENERAL PLAN. DISTRICT SIX. THANK YOU. AND I JINXED YOU. CAN I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? I'LL TAKE A VERBAL MOTION. AND SECOND. SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. UH, WE'LL NOW TURN IT OVER TO STAFF FOR A PRESENTATION. THANKS, CHAIR. I'LL PASS IT OVER TO PROJECT PLANNER SERGIO GUTIERREZ FOR THE STAFF REPORT. THANK YOU, ALISON. UH, GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, UH, BEFORE YOU AS A SITE PLAN, SITE PLAN REVIEW, APPLICATION REQUEST TO ALLOW THE REDEVELOPMENT OF AN EXISTING SINGLE STORY, UH, COMMERCIAL BUILDING, UH, INTO A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT 400 EAST ANAHEIM STREET. SO THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF EAST ANAHEIM STREET AND ELM AVENUE, AND CONSISTS OF, UH, SIX LOTS TOTALING, UH, 1.03 ACRES IN SIZE. THE SITE IS CURRENTLY HAS A ZONING DESIGNATION OF CCN, UH, AND HAS A GENERAL [00:10:01] PLAN, PLAN USE ELEMENT PLACE TYPE OF, UH, TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, M OR TDM UM, SLASH DASH M. UH, THE SITE IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPED WITH A SINGLE STORY, UH, 9,000 SQUARE FOOT MULTI-TENANT COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH SURFACE PARKING LOT AND LANDSCAPING AT 400 EAST ANAHEIM STREET. UH, THE SITE ALSO HAS, UH, AN EXISTING ALLEY, UH, 16 FEET WIDE. IT'S LOCATED TO THE EAST. UH, THE SITE IS, UH, PRIMARILY SURROUNDED BY RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES WITHIN THE VICINITY. UH, SO THE SITE IS, UH, SERVED BY A VARIETY OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL MULTI-MODE MODAL TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS. UH, LOCAL BUS STOPS ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE VICINITY, UH, ALONG EAST ANAHEIM STREETS, UH, WITH ONE LOCATED DIRECTLY ACROSS, UH, THE STREET TO THE WEST OF THE SITE. UH, ONE LOCATED ONE BLOCK TO THE EAST OF THE SITE AND ANOTHER ONE JUST LOCATED NORTH. UM, THE SITE IS ALSO SERVED BY A, UM, LIGHT RAIL STOP, UH, SPECIFICALLY, UH, METRO LINE A, UM, WHICH IS, UH, LOCATED, UH, APPROXIMATELY 0.1 MILES TO THE WEST AND PROVIDES, UM, REGIONAL, UH, RAIL SERVICES TO DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES AND THE GREATER, UH, LOS ANGELES COUNTY AREA. UH, THIS SLIDE PROVIDES A, A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS ALONG EAST ANAHEIM STREET, ELM AVENUE, AND THE ALLEY TO THE EAST. UH, SO THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO DEMOLISH THE EXISTING SINGLE STORY 9,000 SQUARE FOOT MULTI-TENANT COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH SURFACE PARKING LOT TO DEVELOP A SEVEN STORY 85 FOOT TALL, 215,628 SQUARE FOOT MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF 161 UNITS, 38 OF WHICH ARE AFFORDABLE AT THE MODERATE INCOME LEVEL, A 6,556 SQUARE FOOT GROUND LEVEL COMMERCIAL SPACE, 91 PARKING SPACES WITHIN TWO LEVELS. THAT TAKES ACCESS ALONG ELM AVENUE, 106 BICYCLE PARKING STALLS, AND 24,279 SQUARE FEET OF COMBINED COMMON AND PRIVATE OPEN SPACE. THE PROPOSAL REQUIRES APPROVAL OF, UH, OF A SITE PLAN REVIEW BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, FOR PROJECTS THAT PROPOSE, UH, OVER 50 UNITS WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS FOR UTILIZING THE OFF MENU CONCESSIONS PURSUANT TO THE CITY'S ENHANCED DENSITY BONUS ORDINANCE, UH, WHICH IS WITHIN CHAPTER 21, UH, 68 OF THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE. UH, SO AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, UH, THE CURRENT ZONING OF THE PROPERTY IS CC N, UH, WHICH ALLOWS A MAXIMUM DENSITY OF 45, UH, D ONE UNITS, UH, BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE LOTS. UH, SO THE, UH, ZONING DENSITY FOR THE SITE IS, UH, WELL LESS IN, UH, THE DESIGNATED GENERAL PLAN LUE PLACE TYPE OF TOD DASH M, UH, WHICH HAS NO DENSITY LIMITATIONS, UH, PER TABLE, UH, LU THREE OF THE LAND USE ELEMENTS OF THE GENERAL PLAN, UH, THIS SITE. ONE THING TO KNOW IS THAT THE SITE HAS, UH, NOT YET BEEN REZONED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH ITS GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION. UH, HOWEVER, UH, PURSUANT, UH, TO THE GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY PROVISION WITHIN CALIFORNIA GO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 6 5 5 8 9 0.5, ALSO REFERRED TO AS A SENATE BILL THREE 30 OR SB THREE 30. UH, THE CITY IS DETERMINED THAT THE SITE'S TOD UH, DASH M PLACE TYPE IS MOST COMPATIBLE WITH THE DOWNTOWN PLAN PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PD 30, UH, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND DENSITY, UH, USING THE 600 SQUARE FOOT MINIMUM UNIT SIZE REQUIREMENTS OF, UH, PD 30. UH, THE BASE DENSITY IS APPROXIMATELY 373 DWELL UNITS. UH, THE PROJECT WILL THEREFORE USE THE P 30 STANDARDS BY RIGHT WITHOUT REQUIRING A ZONE CHANGE IN CONFORMANCE WITH SB THREE 30. UH, SO THE PROJECT WOULD REACH, AGAIN, A MA A MAXIMUM OF SEVEN STORIES IN HEIGHTS AND WOULD OFFER 161 RESIDENTIAL UNITS WITHIN SIX UNIT TYPOLOGIES. UH, AS SUCH, UH, THE PROJECT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS AND STANDARDS OF THE APPLICABLE OBJECTIVE GENERAL PLAN STANDARDS. UH, THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO SB THREE 30, REZONING TO PD 30 IS NOT REQUIRED AS PART OF THE PROJECT, ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE REZONED, UH, LATER ON THIS YEAR AS PART OF THE CITY INITIATED DOWNTOWN PLAN REZONING EFFORT UNDERWAY TO UPDATE THE PD 30, UH, PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT INTO A SPECIFIC PLAN WHILE ALSO IMPLEMENTING THE CITY'S UPDATED LAND USE AND HOUSING ELEMENTS. UH, THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL USE IS A BY RIGHT USE WITHIN PD 30 DISTRICT, AND THEREFORE IS BEING CONSIDERED A BY RIGHT USE PER THE GENERAL PLAN COMPATIBILITY DETERMINATION. UH, SO THE PD AREA IS DIVIDED INTO THE DOWN PLAN, DOWNTOWN PLAN AREA, AND DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD OVERLAY. UH, TO BE EXACT, THIS, UM, WOULD BE CONSIDERED, UH, AS A PART OF THE DOWNTOWN PLAN AREA. UH, SO AS A SITE BORDERS THE, UH, BOUNDARIES OF PD 30 ALONG ANAHEIM STREET AND ELM AVENUE TO THE WEST, UH, SPECIFICALLY ADJACENT TO THE A HUNDRED FEET, 150 FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT AREA OF THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. UM, CITY STAFF DETERMINED THAT THE PROJECT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE 150 FOOT HEIGHT, UH, LIMIT STANDARDS TO ENSURE COMPATIBILITY WITH, UH, HEIGHT MASSING AND DESIGN INTENDED FOR THIS AREA. UH, SO BASED ON THE 150 FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT ESTABLISHED FOR THE SITE, UH, A MAXIMUM FLOOR AIR RATIO 5.0 IS PERMITTED, ALLOWING A MAXIMUM BILLABLE AREA OF 222,000 SQUARE FEET. UH, THE PROJECT WOULD CREATE A MID-RISE, UH, [00:15:01] MULTI-FAMILY MIXED USE, UH, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS COMPATIBLE WITH PD 30 AREA, UH, WITH THE SUBTRACTION OF THE GARAGE AREA. THE PROJECT'S TOTAL GROSS, UH, BUILDING, UH, AREA WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 168,413 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE, UH, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES THE, UH, COMMERCIAL SPACE, UH, RESULTING IN AN FAR OF THREE POINT, UH, 3.8. UH, SO BASED ON THE, UH, PROJECT'S LOCATION, UH, THE CITY'S, UH, PD 30 COMPATIBILITY DETERMINATION AND THE APPLICATION DATE, UH, THE PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO THE CITY'S INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 21 67, 21 67 OF THE ZONING REGULATIONS, UH, THIS CODE CHAPTER REQUIRES 11% OF THE UNITS IN THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, IN THIS CASE, A TOTAL OF 18 UNITS TO BE MADE, UH, AVAILABLE, UH, AT AN AFFORDABLE RENT TO VERY LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS BASED ON THE 2024 APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE, UH, WHICH IS PRIOR TO THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING UPDATES THAT WAS ADOPTED IN 2025. HOWEVER, UH, PURSUANT TO SECTION 21 67 0 8 0 C, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO INVOKE THE OTHER ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE METHOD PROVISION OF THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ORDINANCE, AND IS PROPOSING MORE AFFORDABLE UNITS TO BE SET ASIDE, BUT AT THE MODERATE INCOME LEVEL, INSTEAD OF THE VERY LOW INCOME LEVEL, THE REQUESTED ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE WOULD RESULT IN 38 AFFORDABLE UNITS RESTRICTED AT THE MODERATE INCOME LEVEL, INSTEAD OF THE 18 VERY LOW, UM, INCOME LEVEL UNITS REQUIRED BY THE INCLUSIONARY ORDINANCE. UH, THIS ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE METHOD REQUESTS, UH, DOES REQUIRE A RECOMMENDATION FROM CITY STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. UH, THE RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL MUST BE SUPPORTED WITH ANALYSIS OF THE PROPOSED COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S HOUSING ELEMENT POLICIES, FAIR HOUSING GOALS, AND, UH, REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT AS OUTLINED IN SECTION 21 67 0 8 0 C. IN EVALUATING THE APPLICANT'S, UH, PROPOSAL FOR MODERATES, UH, INCOME LEVEL UNITS, UH, STAFF DID CONSIDER MANY FACTORS, UH, PER THE CITY'S, UH, REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, UH, ARENA FOR SHORT, UH, THE ARENA REQUIRES APPROXIMATELY 26,500. UM, NEW UNITS, UH, BE DEVELOPED, UH, BY, UH, 20, UH, 29. SO BASED ON THE CITY'S 2024 ANNUAL PRODUCT REPORT, UH, THE CITY HAS PERFORMED ITS WORST, UH, IN THE ARENA CYCLE FOR MODERATE INCOME WITH NO RESTRICTED, UH, UNITS YET PRODUCED IN THIS CYCLE. UH, AS SHOWN IN THIS, UH, TABLE. UH, IN THIS SLIDE, UH, THE CITY HAS MADE ABOUT 33% OF ITS READING REQUIREMENT OVERALL, BUT HAS YET TO PRODUCE, UH, RESTRICTED UNITS AT THE MODERATE INCOME LEVEL. UH, SO THE CITY'S ADOPTED HOUSING ELEMENTS HAS, UH, MANY HOUSING POLICIES, UH, ESTABLISHED TO, UH, REDUCE, UH, SUCH HISTORIC SEGREGATION WHILE PRODUCING HIGH QUALITY, HIGH UH, HOUSING PROJECTS. UH, THE PROJECT SITE IS, UH, GEOGRAPHICALLY LOCATED IN AN AREA OF LONG BEACH THAT IS, UH, UNDER INVESTED AND HAS ONLY SEEN DEVELOPMENT OF SUBSIDIZED AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN RECENT YEARS. IN FACT, UH, THERE HAS BEEN SUCH A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS AT THE LOW AND VERY LOW INCOME LEVELS THAT THE STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING TIED TO HOUSING VOUCHERS, UM, HAS BEEN RESTRICTED IN THESE AREAS DUE TO AN OVER CONCENTRATION OF VERY LOW INCOME UNITS, UH, THEREFORE ALLOWING FOR THE NEEDED MODERATE INCOME LEVEL UNITS IS FOUND TO BE, UH, IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, AND, UH, WOULD RESULT IN A LARGER NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS, UH, SERVED IN THE GRANTING OF THIS REQUEST WOULD NOT HAVE AN ADVERSE, UH, EFFECT ON THE CHARACTER LIVABILITY OR APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT ON THE SURROUNDING AREA. UM, ALLOWING FOR MODERATE INCOME LEVEL RESTRICTED UNITS IN THIS AREA WILL ALSO HELP ENSURE, UH, INTEGRATION OF VARIOUS INCOME LEVELS, UH, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH HOUSING POLICY E 1.13, WHICH IS INTENDED TO PROMOTE MIXED INCOME AND OR MIXED GENERATIONAL HOUSING THAT FOSTERS INTEGRATION OF RESIDENTS OF DIFFERENT SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. UH, THE PROJECT PRODUCES, UM, HIGH QUALITY, UM, HOUSING UNITS AND PROVIDES FOR MANY BENEFICIAL AMENITIES SUCH AS, UM, WORKSPACES, UH, GYM COMMUNITY ROOMS, OUTDOOR OPEN SPACE, AND PRIVATE BALCONIES THAT WILL BE ACCESSED TO ALL RESIDENTS REGARDLESS OF INCOME STATUS, UH, WHICH IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH HOUSING POLICY ELEMENTS. GOAL ONE, UH, INTENDED TO PROVIDE, UH, INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES, UH, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF HIGH QUALITY HOUSING, UH, WHICH IS, UH, A PUBLIC BENEFIT. UH, IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING A BALANCE OF INCOME RESTRICTED UNITS. UH, THE PROPOSAL ALSO ENSURES DIFFERENT TOOLS ARE CONSIDERED AND UTILIZED FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT SEEK TO BUILD, UM, AFFORDABLE HOUSING. UH, THIS EFFORT IS CONSISTENT WITH HOUSING ELEMENT E 1.11, WHICH IS INTENDED TO UTILIZE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING AND ENHANCE DENSITY BONUSES THAT EXPAND UPON THE DENSITY BONUS AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, CONCESSIONS AND INCENTIVES OFFERED AS A TOOL TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UH, WITH A MIXTURE OF AFFORDABILITY LEVELS WITHIN, UH, MIXED INCOME HOUSING, UH, SUPPORTING THE APPLICANT'S, UH, ALTERNATIVE, UH, COMPLIANCE REQUESTS IS, UH, PUBLIC BENEFIT AS A PROPOSAL HELPS MEET FAIR HOUSING GOALS BY ADDRESSING INCOME, UH, LEVEL NEEDED THE MOST, AND REDUCE SEGREGATION SPECIFICALLY MEETING GOAL SIX, WHICH IS ENSURING FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES. UH, ONE THING TO KNOW THAT IN THE EVENT THAT CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT SUPPORT THE ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE METHOD [00:20:01] PROPOSED BY THE APPLICANT, UH, THE PROJECT WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE 11% VERY LOW INCOME UNITS AS REQUIRED BY THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ORDINANCE. UH, AGAIN, THE CONDITION OF APPROVAL, UM, WILL BE RESTRICTED TO, UH, THE VERY LOW INCOME, UH, LEVEL REQUIREMENTS AS REQUIRED BY THIS ORDINANCE IN THE EVENT IT'S NOT APPROVED. UH, SO THE PROJECT, UH, ALSO UTILIZES THE CITY'S ENHANCED DENSITY BONUS ORDINANCE, UH, WHICH BY UTILIZING THE OTHER ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE METHOD, UH, PER SECTION 21 67 0 8 0 C OF THE CITY'S INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ORDINANCE IS ELIGIBLE FOR A 95% DENSITY BONUS AT THE MODERATE INCOME LEVEL FOR MAJOR TRANSIT STOP SITES. UH, THE PROJECT AS SUCH WOULD ALLOW FOR A TOTAL OF FIVE CONCESSIONS PURSUANT TO, UH, CHAPTER 2168, UH, FOR INCLUSIONARY HOUSING, PROLOG INCLUSIONARY HOUSING PROJECTS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AT LEAST 90% DENSITY BONUS. UH, THE APPLICANT DOES NOT PROPOSE ANY DENSITY BONUSES, HOWEVER, UH, IS UTILIZING THE EDB ORDINANCE TO REQUEST CONCESSIONS FOR THE PROJECT. UH, THE PROJECT INCLUDES A TOTAL OF FOUR CONCESSIONS REQUESTED RELATED TO BUILDING HEIGHT AND THE MINIMUM UNIT SIZE REQUIRED, UH, WAIVER BY BY PD 30. UH, SO PURSUANT TO THE ENHANCED SANITY BONUS ORDINANCE, UH, THE CONCESSIONS THAT ARE LISTED IN SECTION 21 68 0 7 0 A ARE CONSIDERED BY RIGHT ON MENU CONCESSIONS, AND EACH CONCESSIONS COUNTS AS ONE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BUILDING HEIGHT IN CERTAIN GEOGRAPHICAL TIERS. UH, THE PROJECT PROPOSES, UH, A TOTAL OF SEVEN STORIES, UH, WHICH ALIGNS WITH AND IS PERMITTED USING THE PD 30 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, UH, WHICH ALLOWS 150 FOOT HEIGHT, UH, MAXIMUM BILLING HEIGHT. HOWEVER, UH, THE GENERAL PLAN LINE USE ELEMENT, UH, APPROVED FOR THIS PROPERTY ALLOWS ONLY A TOTAL OF MAXIMUM OF FIVE STORIES, UH, FOR THIS PLACE TYPE. UM, AND, UH, THE PROPOSED PROJECT, YOU KNOW, DOES EXCEED THE, UH, MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STORIES ALLOWED FOR THE GENERAL PLAN. HOWEVER, THE APPLICANTS, UH, HAS REQUESTED TWO CONCESSIONS, UH, TO ADD TWO ADDITIONAL STORIES OF HEIGHTS, UH, FOR THE PROJECT. UH, THE REQUEST TO BUILD ADDITIONAL STORIES IS LISTED AS AN ON MENU CONCESSION, AND IT ALLOWS A TOTAL OF THREE ADDITIONAL STORIES IN THE MAJOR TREND TO STOP AREA, UH, WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST AND CONFORMS TO THE ZONING REGULATIONS. UH, THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED, UH, WITH A FLAT ROOF CONFIGURATION WITH VERY VARYING BUILDING HEIGHTS AND TOWER ELEMENTS ALONG THE NORTHEASTERLY, NORTHWESTERLY, AND SOUTHWESTERLY CORNERS OF THE DEVELOPMENT. UH, THE SITE PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE IS IN SUPPORT OF THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST AS THEMA AND HEIGHT IS COMPATIBLE WITH OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA AND THE GENERAL DOWNTOWN AREA. SO THE PD 30 STANDARDS, UH, REQUIRES A MINIMUM UNIT SIZE OF 600 SQUARE FEET, UH, FOR, FOR UNITS, UH, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE SITE INTERVIEW COMMITTEE. UH, PD 30 DOES ALLOW FOR, UH, UP TO 15% OF THE UNITS TO BE REDUCED AT A MINIMUM UNIT SIZE OF 450 SQUARE FEET, UH, WHICH FOR THIS PROJECT WOULD AMOUNT TO 24 UNITS, UH, TO BE SMALLER THAN 600 SQUARE FEET. UH, HOWEVER, THE PROJECT DOES PROPOSE 40 STUDIO UNITS, UH, WHICH EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM 24 UNIT MAXIMUM. UH, GRANTED THAT CAN BE GRANTED BY SITE PLAN REVIEW, UH, PURSUANT TO LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE, MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 21 68 0 7 0 B. UH, APPLICANTS MAY ALSO, UH, PROPOSE CONCESSIONS NOT LISTED ON THE ON MENU, UH, ON THE ON MENU LIST. UH, AND THEY ARE CONSIDERED OFF MENU, UH, CONCESSIONS. UH, AND THEY ARE SUBJECT TO PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL, UH, WHICH AMOUNTS TO CONCESSIONS PER EACH OFF MENU REQUEST. UH, AS SUCH, UH, THE PROJECT, UH, YOU KNOW, DOES PROPOSE, UH, 25% OF THE UNITS UNDER THE 600 SQUARE FOOT THRESHOLD, UH, WHICH IS AN ADDITIONAL 10% OF THE UNITS BEYOND THE 15%, UH, MAXIMUM, UH, THAT'S ALLOWED BY PD 30. AND THE, UH, UH, STAFF, AS WELL AS THE SITE REVIEW COMMITTEE IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS OFFMAN REQUEST AS IT ADDS TO THE UNIT TYPOLOGY VARIETY TO HELP MEET THE GOALS OF THE GENERAL PLAN. UH, IN ADDITION, BY SUPPORTING THE APPLICANT'S CONCESSIONS, UH, REQUEST TO WAIVE THE MINIMUM UNIT SIZE, UH, THIS HELPS TO PRESERVE, UH, A MINIMUM OF TWO UNITS THAT WOULD'VE OTHERWISE BEEN LOST BY ADJUSTING THE STUDIO UNITS TO COMPLY WITH THE PD 30 MINIMUM SIZE RE-REGULATION. UH, FURTHERMORE, UM, ALTHOUGH NOT A MICRO UNIT PROJECT, UH, ONE THING TO NOTE IS THAT, UH, BY SUPPORTING THE REQUEST OF WAIVING THE MINIMUM UNITIZED REQUIREMENTS, UH, THIS HELPS, UH, MEET THE INTENT OF HOUSING ELEMENT POLICY, HE 2.5, UH, WHICH HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO EXPLORE REMOVING MINIMUM UNITIZED REQUIREMENTS AS A MEANS TO PROVIDE MARKET RATE UNITS, UH, THAT ARE MORE AFFORDABLE BY VIRTUE OF THEIR HOUSING TYPOLOGY, WHICH CAN PROVIDE MORE AFFORDABLE OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS. UH, SO THIS, THIS SLIDE, UH, PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE SITE PLAN AND THE GROUND LEVEL OF THE DEVELOPMENTS. UH, SO THE PROJECT, UH, PROPOSES A ZERO FOOT SETBACK ALONG EAST ANAHEIM STREET AND ELM AVENUE STREET FRONTAGE, UH, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE MINIMUM, UH, SETBACKS ESTABLISHED BY THE PD 30 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. UH, VEHICULAR AXIS AND EGRESS TO THE PARKING GARAGE OF THE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE TAKEN, UH, FROM A TWO-WAY DRIVEWAY, UH, 24 FOOT WIDE ALONG, UM, ELM AVENUE. UH, THERE IS A, AS NOTED, THERE IS AN [00:25:01] EXISTING 16 FOOT WIDE ALLEY, UH, THAT WILL BE WIDENED, UH, WITH THIS PROJECT, UM, TO 18 FEET, UH, WHICH WILL INCORPORATE THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE, UH, LOT WIDTH OF THE PROJECT ALONG THE ALLEYWAY. ALSO, A TOTAL OF 91, UH, VEHICLE OR PARKING SPACES, UH, UH, WILL BE PROVIDED ON SITE WITHIN TWO LEVELS, UH, TWO LEVEL PARKING GARAGE. UH, THE GROUND LEVEL OF THE PROJECT WOULD INCLUDE THE, UH, LOBBYING LOUNGE, LEASING CENTER, COMMUNITY ROOM, UH, THREE, UH, ENCLOSED BICYCLE PARKING AREAS WITH A COMBINED, UH, TOTAL OF 106 BICYCLE STALLS, THE COMMERCIAL SPACE, UH, THE SIX TOWN HOME UNITS, UTILITY ROOMS AND TRUST FACILITIES. AND, UH, 43 PARKING STALLS IN A COMPACT STANDARD AND TANDEM CONFIGURATION OF THE 43 PARKING, UH, STALLS AT THE GROUND LEVEL 19 WILL BE DESIGNED, UH, DESIGNATED FOR THE COMMERCIAL USE, AND THE 24 WILL BE DESIGNATED FOR RESIDENTIAL USE. UH, THE REMAINING, UH, 40 EIGHTS, UH, PARKING SPACES WILL BE PROVIDED ON THE SECOND LEVEL WITH A SIMILAR COMPACT AND STANDARD CONFIGURATION. UH, SO THE SITE IS LOCATED, UH, WITHIN PROXIMITY TO HIGH QUALITY TRANSIT, UH, UNDER THE PRO AND UNDER THE PROVISION OF, UH, ASSEMBLY BILL, UH, 2097 OR AB 2097 FOR SHORT. UM, THERE IS, UH, THE AGENCY CANNOT IMPOSE, UH, ANY PARKING MINIMUMS FOR THE MIXED USE PROJECT. AND, UH, THE 91 PARKING SPACES, ALTHOUGH NOT REQUIRED, UH, DOES COMPLY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARD OUTLINED IN, UH, CHAPTER 2141 OF THE ZONING REGULATIONS FOR OFF STREET PARKING. UH, SO BASED ON THE 161 UNITS PROPOSED, UH, PD 30 DOES REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 33 PARKING SPACES, UH, FOR BICYCLES TO BE PROVIDED. UH, THE, THE PROJECT, AS MENTIONED, DOES PROVIDE 106 BICYCLE PARKING, UH, SPACES IN TOTAL, WHICH, UH, EXCEEDS, UH, THE MINIMUM REQUIRED AMOUNTS. AND AS, AS NOTED, ALL OF ALL THREE, UH, LOCATIONS OF THE BICYCLE PARKING STALLS ARE ON THE GROUND LEVEL. UH, SO THIS SLIDE, UH, PROVIDES, UH, REPRESENT, UH, REPRESENTS THE FLOOR PLAN, UH, LAYOUTS OF LEVELS, UH, TWO THROUGH FIVE. UH, LEVEL TWO IS NOTED, INCLUDES THE SECOND LEVEL OF, UH, TOWN HOME UNITS, UH, THE REMAINING 48 PARKING STALLS, UH, PROVIDED WITH SIMILAR COMPACT STANDARD AND TANDEM CONFIGURATION LAYOUTS, AND A 1,225 SQUARE FOOT INDOOR FITNESS, UH, ROOM AREA. UH, THE THIRD, UH, THE THIRD LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES THE COURTYARD AND RECREATIONAL POOL AREA, A RESIDENTIAL LOUNGE WITH ATTACHED, UH, COWORKER SPACE TOTALING 1,395 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE AND 31 DWELLING UNITS. UH, THE FLOOR PLAN, UH, UH, ONE THING TO NOTE IS THE FLOOR PLAN, UH, FOR LEVELS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN ARE ENTIRELY RESIDENTIAL UNITS, UH, WITH 30 UNITS LOCATED ON THE FOURTH FLOOR AND 32 UNITS, UH, LOCATED ON THE FIFTH FLOOR. SO THE SLIDE PROVIDES, UH, A, UH, OVERVIEW OF THE FLOOR PLAN LAYOUTS OF LEVEL SIX AND SEVEN, UH, LEVEL SIX AND SEVEN. BOTH INCLUDE 31 DWELLING UNITS, UH, ON EACH FLOOR. UH, AND, UH, ONE THING TO ALSO NOTE IS THAT LEVEL SIX DOES PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL, UM, OUTDOOR COMMON OPEN SPACE AREA. UH, SO HERE'S A, UH, QUICK OVERVIEW OF, UH, THE ROOF PLAN, UH, WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO BE SOLAR READY. UH, SO THIS SLIDE PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE, UH, UNIT LAYOUTS. AS, AS NOTED, THERE IS, UH, SIX UNIT TYPOLOGIES, UM, WHICH RANGE IN NUMBER AND SIZE, UH, BASED WITHIN THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. SO MAJORITY OF THE FLOOR PLANS INCLUDE WALK-IN, UH, BEDROOM CLOSET, AND ADDITIONAL BUILT-IN STORAGE TO HELP MAXIMIZE AND, UH, STREAMLINE SPACE. UH, FULL-SIZE BATHROOMS AND FULL-SIZED KITCHENS ARE ALSO PROVIDED IN EVERY UNIT. UH, THE PROJECT INCLUDES A VARIETY OF UNIT SIZES, A MORE MAJORITY OF WHICH MEET THE PD 30 MINIMUM UNIT SIZE REQUIREMENTS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE STUDIO UNITS, UH, RANGING 556 SQUARE FEET IN AVERAGE IN SIZE. UH, AS MENTIONED AS THE PROJECT IS ALSO US UTILIZING THE CITY'S, UH, EDB ORDINANCE. UH, THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED CONCESSIONS TO WAIVE THE MINIMUM UNIT SIZE REQUIREMENT FROM THE PROJECT. UH, IN ADDITION TO THE MINIMUM UNIT SIZE REQUIREMENT, THE SUPPORT OF SMALLER UNITS, UH, ALSO HELPS SUPPORT HOUSING ELEMENTS, E POLICY, UH, 2.4, UH, WHICH IS INTENDED TO UTILIZE HYBRID ZONING AND OTHER PLANNING TOOLS TO ALLOW FLEXIBLE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN DESIGNATED AREAS. UH, SO PUR, UH, PURSUANT TO A PD 30, UH, 20% OF THE TOTAL LOT AREA, UH, SHALL BE PROVIDED, UH, AS MINIMUM COMMON OPEN SPACE, UM, BASED ON THE, UH, SIZE OF THE PRO OF THE, THE LOT SIZE OF THE PROJECT. AND AFTER DEDICATIONS, A MINIMUM OF 8,800 SQUARE FEET OF OPEN SPACE IS REQUIRED FOR THE PROJECT. UH, IN ADDITION, UH, AT LEAST 50% OF THAT SHALL BE OF PRIVATE, UH, OPEN SPACE FOR RESIDENTIAL UNITS, WHICH AMOUNTS TO ABOUT 81 DWELL UNITS REQUIRED IN PRIVATE OPEN SPACE. UH, THE PRI THE PROJECT PROVIDES, UH, APPROXIMATELY 15,369 SQUARE FEET OF COMMON OPEN SPACE ON SITES, UH, WHICH IS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMUNITY ROOM ON THE GROUND LEVEL, UH, THE FITNESS ROOM, RESIDENTIAL LOUNGE, RESIDENTIAL COWORK SPACE, UH, THE RESIDENTIAL POOL AND COMMON AREA, INCLUDING THE OUTDOOR SEATING AREA AND BARBECUE AREAS ON THE THIRD FLOOR, AND THE SEATING AREA ON THE SIXTH FLOOR. UH, THE PROJECT ALSO PROVIDES A PRIVATE OPEN SPACE FOR 122 UNITS OF THE 161 UNITS PROPOSED WITH THE BALCONY, UH, TOTALING 808,910 [00:30:02] SQUARE FEET, UH, IN COMBINED SQUARE FOOTAGE. UH, SO THE, THE PROJECTS COMBINED OPEN SPACE PROPOSED WITHIN THE COMMON AND PRIVATE OPEN SPACE TOTALS THE 24,279 SQUARE FEET, UH, WHICH AMOUNTS TO 54% OF OPEN SPACE IN TOTAL, WHICH EXCEEDS THE REQUIREMENTS OF PD 30 STANDARDS. UH, SO THE SLIDER REPRESENTS, UH, THE PROJECT'S MAIN, UH, STREET FRONTAGE, JUDGE ELEVATIONS ALONG, UH, ANAHEIM STREET AND, UM, ELM AVENUE. SO THE BUILDING CONSISTS PRIMARILY OF FINE SAND, UH, FINISHED STUCCO AND BAMBOO, CLOUDY, AND ACROSS THE BUILDING, UH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE GROUND LEVEL, UH, AS A FINE FI, UH, AS A FINE FINISH, UH, WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED IN THE GROUND LEVEL. UH, ADDITIONAL EXTERIOR FEATURES, UH, INCLUDE, UH, BAMBOO PANELS, UH, UH, VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL DECORATIVE METAL FRAMEWORK, UH, SEALED CONCRETE PLASTERS, UH, GREEN SCREENS, AND EXPOSED CONCRETE PODIUM EDGING, UH, WHICH IS ALSO PRIMARILY FOUND ON THE GROUND LEVEL AND COMPLIES WITH THE PD 30 STANDARDS. UH, THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES VERTICAL ACCIDENT, UM, ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTIONS, AS WELL AS BALCONY PROJECTIONS INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY ALONG ELM AVENUE AND EAST ANAHEIM STREET. UH, THE SITE INTERVIEW COMMITTEE HAS ACCEPTED, UM, A PROOF OF A PROJECT PROJECTIONS, UH, AS THE BALCONIES PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL PROTRUSIONS, UH, ALLOWING FOR FURTHER ARTICULATION ON THE STREETS, UH, FACADES, UH, SPECIFICALLY ALONG, UM, EAST ANAHEIM STREET, UM, AVENUE. UH, WHILE MAJORITY, MAJORITY OF THE PROJECT MAINTAINS SEVEN STORIES. UH, THE ELM AVENUE ELEVATION IS AN EXCEPTION AS THE ELEVATION INCLUDES AN OPENING. THE CENTER, UH, ABOVE THE THIRD STORY, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 38 FEET WIDE. UH, THE VOID IN THE FEATHER, UH, FURTHER OPENS UP INTO AN APPROXIMATELY 130 FOOT, 38 FOOT WIDE BY 67 FOOT, UH, DEEP OUTDOOR COMMON OPEN AREA. UH, THE BUILDING MATERIALS AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TREATMENTS, INCLUDING THE ARTI ARTICULATION AND TOWER ELEMENTS, ARE CARRIED OUT THROUGHOUT THE ELEVATIONS. UH, PROJECTING BALCONIES ARE ALSO PROVIDED ON THE NORTH ELEVATION AND ANGLE DESIGN TO COMPLEMENT THE, THE THREE DIMENSIONAL FACADE ELEMENTS. UH, THE PROPOSED WINDOWS, INCLUDING THE GROUND, UH, FLOOR STOREFRONT SYSTEM, UH, AND THE TOWN HOMES WILL MAINTAIN A BLACK FINISH, UH, THESE PRIVATE BALCONY AREAS, UH, WHEN MAINTAIN ALSO, UH, METAL GUARD RAILS AND DECORATIVE PATTERNS AND COLOR TO COMPLEMENT THE WINDOW SYSTEM. UH, SO THIS, UH, SLIDE PROVIDES, UH, AN OVERVIEW OF THE EAST ELEVATION, UH, THAT ABUTS THE ALLEY. AND THEN IN THE INTERIOR ELEVATION, UH, ALONG THE SOUTH, UH, THE FACADE INCLUDES, UH, SOFT COLOR PALETTE, WHICH INCLUDES DARK BROWN, TAN, LIKE GRAY AND GOLD COLORS. UH, THE PRO, UH, PROJECTS, UH, ARCHITECTURAL INCORPORATION, UH, INCORP IN OR PROJECTS ARCHITECTURE INCORPORATES HIGH QUALITY EXTERIOR BUILDING MATERIALS, ARCHITECTURE ELEMENTS, AND, UH, FOUR MURALS THAT CARRY OUT ALONG THE PROPOSED BUILDING ELEVATIONS, UH, WHICH BALANCES THE CE RECESSIONS AND PROJECTIONS TO HELP ACHIEVE HIGH DESIGN, HIGH QUALITY DESIGN. UH, SO HERE'S A, A BRIEF, UH, OVERVIEW OF THE RENDERING AND VISION FOR THE PROJECT. UH, THIS IS LOOKING AT THE CORNER OF EAST ANAHEIM STREET AND ELM AVENUE, UH, WHICH HELPS PROVIDE THAT VISUAL, UH, PRESENTATION OF THE HIGH QUALITY DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS WITH THE PROJECT BEING A POTENT ARCHITECTURAL STYLE, UH, ALONG WITH, UH, DEMONSTRATING THE MASSING COMPATIBILITY WITH NEARBY STRUCTURES. UH, HERE'S ANOTHER RENDERING OF THE PROJECT, WHICH IS SHOWING THE DESIGN FEATURES ALONG EAST, UH, ALONG ELM AVENUE STREET FRONTAGE. UH, THIS, UH, ALSO VISUALLY PROVIDES FURTHER INSIGHTS ON THE VOID IN THE CENTER OF THE DEVELOPMENTS, THE TOWN HOME UNITS, AND THE VICULAR AXIS POINTS. UH, SO IN ORDER FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, TO APPROVE A, THE SITE PLAN, REVIEW REQUEST, UH, POSITIVE FINDINGS MUST BE MADE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2125 OF THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE CITY STAFF HAS ANALYZED THE PROJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIRED FINDINGS FOR THE SPR ENTITLEMENT AND FINDINGS THAT POSITIVE FINDINGS CAN BE MADE. UH, THE PROJECT WAS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE SITE PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE, WHICH FOUND THAT THE PROPOSED DESIGN AS A PODIUM ARCHITECTURAL STYLE IS CONSISTENT WITH PD 30 AND THE GENERAL PLAN PLACE TYPE, AND APPROPRIATE BASED ON THE BUILDING FORM INTENDED USE, AND THE RELATIONSHIP, UH, BETWEEN THE SURROUNDING, UH, USES. UH, THE PROPOSED MIX USE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECTIVE TO DEVELOP A DOWNTOWN THAT EMPHASIZES THE QUALITY PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS, AND QUALITY ARCHITECTURE WITH A PEDESTRIAN FOCUS. UH, THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW MIXED USE MULTIFAMILY PROJECT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE DOCUMENTS AND NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPLY OF HOUSING UNITS, INCLUDING, UH, INCOME RESTRICTED, AFFORDABLE UNITS, UH, NEAR THE DOWNTOWN AREA WITH A CONNECTION TO LOCAL AND REGIONAL TRANSIT OPTIONS. UH, THIS PROJECT, UM, FURTHERS THE LAND USE AND HOUSING ELEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS TO SEEK INNOVATIVE WAYS TO ENCOURAGE HOUSING PRODUCTION NEAR QUALITY PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS. UH, SO IN ORDER FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER DEVELOPMENT'S ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE METHOD, A RECOMMENDATION, UH, FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO SUPPORT THE ALTERNATIVE REQUEST IS REQUIRED AND MUST BE BASED ON SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. [00:35:01] UH, THIS INCLUDES COMPLIANCE WITH THE GENERAL PLAN, HOUSING ELEMENTS, POLICIES, FAIR HOUSING GOALS, UH, THE REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS, AND THE, AND THE REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT. UH, ADDITIONAL FINDINGS, UH, DO INCLUDE ENSURING THAT THE ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE METHOD PROVIDES AS MANY OR MORE INCLUSIONARY UNITS THAT, THAT PROVIDE FOR A GREATER PUBLIC BENEFIT THAN REQUIRED ON SITES, AND ENSURING THE PROPOSAL WILL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE CHARACTER LIVABILITY OR, UM, APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SURROUNDING AREA. UH, TO DATE, UH, THERE HAVE BEEN, UH, NO MODERATE INCOME UNITS FOR THIS ARENA CYCLE, AND THE CITY IS THEREFORE, UM, THE MOST BEHIND. ADDITIONALLY, UH, THERE IS A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF VERY LOW INCOME UNITS IN THE PROJECT VICINITY TO THE POINT WHERE THE CITY IS LIMITED IN ITS ABILITY TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING VOUCHERS FOR LOW INCOME UNITS IN THE AREA. UH, THERE ARE VARIOUS HOUSING ELEMENT POLICIES TO ADDRESS FAIR HOUSING GOALS TOWARDS DESEGREGATION AND PROMOTING AN INTEGRATION OF HOUSING UNITS, UM, AT A RANGE OF INCOME LEVELS. UH, THIS PROJECT, UH, WOULD BRING THE FIRST NEW MODERATE AND MARKET RATE HOUSING UNITS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR MANY YEARS, HELPING MEET THESE GOALS. UH, THEREFORE, STAFF SUPPORTS THE REQUEST TO PROVIDE MODERATE INCOME LEVEL AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS IN THE AREA, AND A GREATER NUMBER OF AFFORDABLE UNITS WILL BE PROVIDED. UH, THERE ARE MANY, UH, PUBLIC BENEFITS IN SUPPORT OF THIS ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE REQUEST. BASED ON THIS SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE, UH, SUPPORT OF THIS ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE REQUEST, UH, WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL 20, UH, AFFORDABLE UNITS AND OTHERWISE REQUIRED, UH, BY 11% VERY LOW INCOME UNIT REQUIREMENT, AND PROVIDES AS MANY OR MORE INCLUSIONARY UNITS THAN WOULD HAVE, UH, PROVISION AND INCLUSION INCLUSIONARY UNITS ON SITE. UH, IN TERMS OF SQL, THE PROJECT HAS BEEN RE-REVIEWED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, UH, PURSUANT TO SQL AND THE STATE'S, UH, SQL GUIDELINES, UH, THE PROJECT WAS ANALYZED PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL ONE 30 OR AB ONE 30 FOR SHORT, AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE EXEMPT FROM SQL AS A PROJECT QUALIFIES AS A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. AS PART OF, UH, AB ONE 30 TRIBAL NOTIFICATION AND CONSULTATION, UH, WAS REQUESTED, UM, AS AND COMPLETED AS REQUIRED. UH, ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2025, A TOTAL OF, UH, 20 TRIBES WERE INVITED TO CONSULT PER AB ONE 30. A TOTAL OF TWO TRIBES, UH, RESPONDED TO THE CITY'S CONSULTATION INVITATION. AS A RESULT OF THE CON CONSULTATION, UH, CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE PROJECT TO INCLUDE MONITORING FOR BOTH TRIBES AND PRO AND TO PRO AND PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THE AVOIDANCE AND PROTECTION OF TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES. IN THE EVENTS OF ANY UNANTICIPATED DISCOVERY DURING CONSTRUCTION, UH, CONSULTATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND CONCLUDED AS OF NOVEMBER 2ND, 2025. THIS PROJECT MEETS ALL REQUIRED CRITERIA FOR THE EXEMPTION. UH, FURTHERMORE, UH, CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL HAVE BEEN INCLUDED TO ENSURE THE PROJECT IS, UH, DEVELOPED IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE LONG BEACH CLIMATE ACTION PLAN. UH, THERE ARE VARIOUS, UH, CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL THAT HAVE BEEN INCLUDED ON THE PROJECT TO ENSURE COMPATIBILITY, HIGH QUALITY DESIGN, AND CONSISTENCY WITH THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE AND APPLICABLE STATE LAWS, UH, SUCH CONDITIONS INCLUDED, UH, REQUIRING THE APPLICANT TO FILE FOR A TENTATIVE PARCEL, UH, MAP AND FINAL MAP, UH, FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE SIX LOTS THAT MAKE UP FOR THIS PROJECT, UH, TO BE FILED BEFORE, UH, BUILDING PERMIT ISSUANCE, UH, ENSURING THAT THE AFFORDABLE UNITS ARE EQUALLY BALANCED THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT AND INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE OF THE TOWN HOME UNITS AS AFFORDABLE, UH, PROVIDING THE REQUIRED STREET TREES ALONG EAST ANAHEIM STREET AND ELM AVENUE, AND COMPLYING WITH TRIBAL CONDITIONS PURSUANT TO AB ONE 30. UH, ADDITION, UH, ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS, UH, INCLUDE REQUIRING, UH, CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR THE APPLICANT'S ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE METHOD PROPOSAL AND REQUIRING THE 11% VERY LOW INCOME, INCLUDING OUR UNITS. IN THE EVENT THAT CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT APPROVE THIS ALTERNATIVE, UH, COMPLIANCE REQUEST, UH, IN ACCORDANCE, UH, WITH THE, UH, PUBLIC NOTICING REQUIREMENTS, UH, THIS PROJECT WAS DULY NOTICED PURSUANT TO THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE, UH, PER CHAPTER 2121, A TOTAL OF SIX, UH, LETTERS OF SUPPORTS, UH, HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. IN RESPONSE TO THIS PROJECT, UH, STAFF FINDS THAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT, INCLUDING THE PROJECT DESIGN, IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PD 30 STANDARDS, THE GENERAL PLAN, AND IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA. UH, THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS A PLANNING COMMISSION EXCEPT, UH, CA STATUTORY EXEMPTION, SC DASH 25 DASH ONE 30, RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE APPLICANT'S OTHER ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE METHOD REQUEST TO ALLOW THE 38 MODERATE INCOME LEVEL AFFORDABLE UNITS INSTEAD OF THE STANDARD 18 VERY LOW INCOME LEVEL AFFORDABLE UNITS AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY'S INCLUSION HOUSING ORDINANCE, AND APPROVE A SITE PLAN REVIEW REQUEST TO CONSTRUCT THE SEVEN STORY MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF A COMMERCIAL SPACE AND 161 DWELL UNITS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. UH, THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. UH, CITY STAFF IS, UH, AVAILABLE AS WELL AS THE APPLICANTS AND THE AUDIENCE, UH, DEREK BURNHAM. UH, WE WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. PERFECT. AND, UH, STAFF IS WORKING OVERTIME TODAY WITH ALL THE, [00:40:01] SO, UH, COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CLEMSON. SO SOME OF THE, UH, COMMENTS THAT WE GOT IN, IN, IN THIS REFERENCE, THE INCLUSION OF THE GROCERY CO-OP, UH, I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS REGARDING THAT. UM, DID I MISS A PAGE SOMEWHERE? NO. SO YOU DO SEE COMMERCIAL, UH, SPACE ON THE PLANS, UM, THAT THERE IS A LETTER OF INTENT BETWEEN THE GROCERY CO-OP AND THIS DEVELOPER THAT'S NOT, I MEAN, THAT MAY BE BINDING BETWEEN THOSE TWO PARTIES, BUT THAT'S NOT BINDING ON THE APPROVALS THAT THE CITY'S GIVEN. SO THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T SEE IT IN ANY OF YOUR CONDITIONS OR ON THE PLANS. UM, THE GROCERY CO-OP HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR A SPACE, AND THE CITY'S BEEN TRYING TO ASSIST THEM. I HOPE IT WORKS OUT. UM, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY REGULATORY ABILITY. IF FOR SOME REASON IT DOESN'T WORK OUT, THE, THE PROPERTY OWNER WOULD BE FREE TO, TO LEASE THAT SPACE TO, TO ANYONE ELSE THAT WANTED TO LEASE THE COMMERCIAL SPACE. OKAY. AND, UH, THIS, ONE OF THE ISSUES HERE WAS THAT THIS WAS NOT REZONED. UM, LOOKING AT THIS, IT SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE, I, IT, LOOK, IT'S IN THE SAME AREA AS THE CITY CORPS REZONING AREA. UM, WHAT, WHAT HAPPENED THERE? SO IT WASN'T REZONED AS PART OF CITY CORE, BECAUSE IT'S IDENTIFIED IN THE GENERAL PLAN FOR OUR HIGHEST LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT, MORE TOD DEVELOPMENT. SO THAT'S WHY IT HAS TO FLOW LATER, UM, AS PART OF A SUBSEQUENT EFFORT, BECAUSE THE ZONES WE CREATED IN CITY CORE WERE ALL SORT OF MEDIUM DENSITY IN NATURE, AND WE WOULD'VE BEEN EFFECTIVELY UNDER ZONING. IT, IT REALLY SHOULD BE PART OF THE DOWNTOWN PLAN OR A SIMILAR, UH, VERY HIGH LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT ZONE. BUT IT DOES NEED TO BE REZONED SOON, AS SOON AS WE CAN GET TO IT. BUT, UM, WE PROCESSED THIS APPLICATION, UM, IN THE MEANTIME BECAUSE, UH, TO MOVE THE PROJECT ALONG AND RESPECT THE OWNER'S RIGHTS. SO IN, IN THAT, UM, IN TALKING ABOUT THAT, I'M ASSUMING THAT THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROPERTY ANY, UH, PARCEL THAT WOULD NEED TO BE ALSO REZONED. UM, IT WOULD MAKE SENSE THAT THINGS ALONG THE BLUE LINE OR ALINE CORRIDOR, UH, KIND OF IN THE GENERAL DOWNTOWN VICINITY WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THAT REZONING. UM, BUT THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF THE CITY CORE AREA, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT WAS NOT CHANGED. UM, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT IS GONNA GET REVISITED IN A SIMILAR TIMELINE OR SENSE, OR IS THAT JUST SOMETHING WE AREN'T REALLY THINKING ABOUT? YEAH, WELL, WE'RE DEFINITELY THINKING ABOUT IT, BUT GIVE US JUST A MOMENT TO GET YOU A MORE PRECISE ANSWER TO. YEP. SO I WAS JUST PULLING BACK UP THE CITY CORE MAP TO REMIND MYSELF OF, UM, SORT OF WHAT, UM, THE AREA WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE PARCELS BETWEEN SORT OF THE DOWNTOWN PLAN AND MIDTOWN PLAN, WHICH ARE OUR HIGHEST DENSITY MIXED USE DISTRICTS AND THE CITY CORE BOUNDARIES. UM, BECAUSE THAT GRANT SCOPE HAD A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF PLACE TYPES AND ZONES, A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF ZONES THAT COULD IMPLEMENT THE PLACE, TYPES THAT COULD BE CREATED OUT OF THE GRANT. UM, SO YES, IT'S PART OF, UH, A FUTURE CLEANUP TO CREATE THAT SORT OF HIGHEST DENSITY. UM, BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE ACTUALLY PLANNING, UH, WE'RE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF, UH, COMING OUT WITH AN, UH, PROPOSED UPDATE TO THE DOWNTOWN PLAN. SO THESE, THESE PARCELS THAT ARE RIGHT IN THIS VICINITY WOULD BE, UM, PULLED INTO THE DOWNTOWN PLAN UPDATE TO REFLECT THAT, UM, HIGHER DENSITY MIXED USE, UH, DESIGNATION. SO THE GRANT THAT HAD THAT DID THE CITY CORE SAID THERE WAS A CAP OF THE NUMBER OF PLACE TYPES IN PARCELS? NO, BUT IT WAS A NUMERIC, I MEAN, THE GRANT WAS FOR X NUMBER OF DOLLARS, SO IT'S NOT REALLY ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PARCELS, UM, TO DO A WHOLE DIFFERENT TYPOLOGY, A DIFFERENT KIND OF ZONE. EVEN IF IT'S JUST FOR ONE PARCEL, IT WOULD'VE BEEN A, A SUBSTANTIAL EXPENSE AND THAT JUST WASN'T SCOPED. BUT WE DO NEED TO CLEAN IT UP AND THERE'S A, A PLAN TO CLEAN IT UP. YEAH. AND JUST TO CLARIFY, SO IT WAS, UM, AN HCD GRANT, UM, TO, UM, CREATE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR AS MANY HOUSING UNITS AS POSSIBLE. AND EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A VERY DENSE SITE, THERE WERE SO FEW SITES THAT IT JUST DIDN'T, UM, END UP WITH AS MANY AS CREATING THE NEW ZONES FOR SO MANY MORE [00:45:01] PROPERTIES IN THE AREA. UM, AND BECAUSE WE HAVE THAT DOWNTOWN PLAN SORT OF BASELINE THAT IT MADE SENSE FOR THIS TO FOLD INTO IT, KIND OF FIT THERE A LITTLE BIT BETTER. OKAY. AND THEN CAN YOU TALK ABOUT, I THINK THAT THERE WAS SOME REFERENCE TO THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN. UM, I KNOW THAT THIS WAS CQA EXEMPT. UM, IS THERE ANY KIND OF COORDINATION OR, UM, INTERFACE BETWEEN THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AND, AND THIS PROJECT? WELL, FROM A HIGH LEVEL, CERTAINLY WE WANNA HAVE OUR HIGHEST DENSITY MIX OF USES AS CLOSE TO TRANSIT AS POSSIBLE. UM, HISTORICALLY, AS YOU HEARD IN THE PRESENTATION, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, RIGHT, A ALONG THE A LINE, AND THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. UM, BUT THIS PROVIDES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP MEET OUR CAP GOALS OF, OF, UM, CONCENTRATING AS MUCH HOUSING AND MIX OF USES CLOSEST TO TRANSIT AS POSSIBLE. UM, SO FROM A HIGH LEVEL, THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT CONNECTION, UH, TO THE CAP, IS THAT, UH, CONNECTION TO, UH, TRANSIT AND MIXED USE. THANK YOU. ANY MORE COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? SEE, NONE. UH, I, I'LL JUST SAY WANNA COMMEND, UH, STAFF AND, AND THE DEVELOPER AS WELL, UM, ON, ON THE QUALITY OF THE PROJECT. I ALWAYS, UH, GET EXCITED WHEN I SEE, UM, A LOT, UH, THAT IS TRANSFORMED AND REALLY TRANSFORMATIONAL AND THE WAY I LOOK AT IT, HOW GOOD QUALITY OF, OF THAT DEVELOPMENT AND A LOT OF THOUGHT WENT INTO THAT. AND I CERTAINLY LIKE THE NOVEL APPROACH IN TERMS OF CREATING MORE AFFORDABLE UNITS AS WELL. SO HOPEFULLY IT'S SUCCESSFUL AT, AT COUNCIL AS WELL. SO, BUT IN ANY CASE, UM, DOES A DEVELOPER WISH TO COME? HEY, SO, UH, GOOD EVENING. UM, MY NAME IS TIM COTTAGE. I AM ONE OF THE, UH, LEAD REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MANAGERS HERE AT, UH, HET DEVELOPMENT. I'M ALSO ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE COMPANY. UM, A LOT OF US ARE LOCAL HERE TO LONG BEACH, AND THESE KIND OF PROJECTS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO US. UM, I'M NOT GOING TO LIE, I HAD A VERY LONG SPEECH KIND OF PLANNED FOR Y'ALL. STAFF HANDLED IT VERY WELL. THEY SAID NOTHING THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE, UH, BROUGHT TO THE TEAM ANYWAYS. ANYWAYS, UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR THEIR TIME AND, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS, COMMISSIONER. THAT WAS, UH, IT, IT HITS HOME FOR THESE PROJECTS. FOR US. IT'S, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF HOUSING. THERE'S A PROBLEM FOR THIS. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE ALSO LIVE, UM, A HANDFUL OF US, UH, IN CAMBODIA TOWN OR RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF IT. AND WE DID A LOT OF WORK WITH THE, UM, UH, THE CAMBODIA TOWN COUNCIL FOR THIS DESIGN FOR NAMING THE BUILDING. AND, UH, WE GOT A LOT OF INPUT FROM THEM AS WELL. AND WE'VE JOINED THEM AT THE CAMBODIA TOWN PARADE EVERY YEAR. SO WE'D LIKE TO STAY INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THEN BRING THINGS TO THIS COMMUNITY THAT'LL BE HELPFUL. SO, UM, I, I GUESS INSTEAD OF GOING ON MY BIG LONG RANT, IF THE, YOU KNOW, IF THE COUNCIL OR STAFF HAS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. COMMISSIONERS. YEAH. YEAH. I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE, UH, THE 38 MODERATE, UH, INCOME, UH, UNITS. ANYTIME THE HARDWORKING PEOPLE OF LONG BEACH CAN AFFORD TO LIVE HERE, UH, IN THE CITY THAT THEY MAKE SO GREAT. UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT'S AWESOME. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. WE HEAR A LOT OF HORROR STORIES ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, OTHER DEVELOPERS, YOU KNOW, MAYBE NOT IN LONG BEACH, BUT THEY'LL PROMISE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF AFFORDABILITY OR, YOU KNOW, A CERTAIN NUMBER OF UNITS. AND THEN ONCE THE PROJECT IS DONE, IT TURNS OUT THOSE UNITS ARE ONLY FOR THE FIRST TENANT OF THAT SPACE, AND THEN THEY GO RIGHT BACK TO MARKET RATE. AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE WANTED TO AVOID IN THIS. YEAH. YES. UM, THANK, UH, THANK YOU FOR BEING SO THOUGHTFUL WITH THE CAMBODIAN CAMBODIA TOWN COMMUNITY. I SEE THE PUBLIC COMMENT LETTERS AND, UM, IT'S REALLY QUITE COMMENDABLE, AND I ALSO APPRECIATE THAT IT'S IN THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO WORK WITH, UM, THE ARTISTS. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. UM, YEAH, I THINK THE, THIS IS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW LIVING CLOSE TO THE AREA, UM, REALLY REFLECTS IN THE APPLICATION AND, AND WHAT YOU ARE REQUESTING. SO AGAIN, UH, THANK YOU FOR, FOR THAT THOUGHTFULNESS. YEAH, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. I APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS? SEEING NONE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. ANYONE WISHING TO MAKE ANY, UH, UH, COMMENTS ON, UH, THIS ITEM? PLEASE, UH, COME FORWARD SEEING NONE. ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS, IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME. AND IF YOU'RE JOINING TELEPHONICALLY, PRESS STAR NINE. [00:50:06] THERE APPEAR TO BE NONE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. I'LL TAKE IT BACK. UH, COMMISSIONERS, ANY INITIAL COMMENTS OR CONCERN QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER CL I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I REALLY, UH, APPRECIATE THE WORK. THE FOLKS, UM, ON BOTH THE, THE STAFF AND THE APPLICANT SIDE HAVE PUT INTO THIS. UM, YOU KNOW, BEING ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR A WHILE, IT'S BEEN FRUSTRATING TO SEE ZERO, UH, MODERATE INCOME HOUSING COME THROUGH. I THINK THAT THERE'S AN OBVIOUS NEED FOR HOUSING AT ALL LEVELS, UM, AND OBVIOUSLY UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFICULTY IN DELIVERING HOUSING AT ALL LEVELS. UM, BUT IT'S, IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE THE, THE CREATIVITY AND, AND, AND, UM, DRIVE THAT COMES ALONG WITH THAT. I'M ALSO REALLY, UH, HARDENED. I, I, I LIVE AT THE OTHER END OF ANAHEIM, UM, AND SO ANYTHING THAT KIND OF GOES ON ANAHEIM STREET, AND I'M ALWAYS LIKE REALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO, AND I SEE THE, UM, LOTS THAT, UH, ALONG THAT STREET WHEN I'M RIDING THE BUS TO WORK OR WHATEVER. UM, AND I KNOW THIS ONE AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE SOMETHING. I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE A MUCH MORE OF AN AD, UH, UH, ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY, UH, GO INTO THIS RATHER THAN THE PARKING LOT WITH A, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S THERE, LIKE A AUTOBODY SHOP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I DON'T KNOW. UM, BUT, UH, UH, AND THEN OF COURSE ENGAGING WITH THE CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY, UH, IT'S SUCH A, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT, THAT, UH, I'M GLAD THAT FOLKS GOT, UH, FOLKS MENTIONED HERE. UM, I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO JUST MENTION THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE THE, UM, I THINK TRANSIT FIRST DESIGN OF THIS, LOOKING AT IT FROM, IT'S HOW CLOSE TO THE, TO THE ALINE, SO CLOSE TO THE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE BUS LINES ALONG ANAHEIM STREET ON UP AND DOWN, UM, LONG BEACH BOULEVARD AND, AND AN, UH, ATLANTIC AND ET CETERA, ET CETERA. UM, SO, UH, THESE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT, UH, THAT I'M LOOKING FOR IN TERMS OF, UH, UH, SUPPORTING A PROJECT LIKE THIS, THAT IT'S ADVANCING A LOT OF OUR GENERAL PLAN GOALS, UH, IN ADDITION TO AFFORDABILITY, UH, IN ADDITION TO THE, UH, UH, CLIMATE GOALS THAT WE HAVE. UM, SO I, I, AND THEN IF YOU GUYS CAN MAKE THAT GROCERY CO-OP, I'VE BEEN SEEING A THING BOUNCING AROUND EVERYWHERE. , YOU KNOW, EVERY VACANT STORE HAS BEEN LIKE, FLOATED AS A POTENTIAL OPTION FOR THAT THING. UM, BUT THIS IS A PLACE THAT I ALSO KNOW THAT IS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF MAYBE NOT A FOOD DESERT, BUT IT'S, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A, A FOOD STEP OR I DON'T KNOW, UM, BUT , UH, BUT I APPRECIATE THE WORK, UH, THAT FOLKS HAVE PUT INTO THIS. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS? WE SHOULD. SEEING NONE. ALRIGHT. UH, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE. COMMISSIONER LEMI, I CAN TAKE A VERBAL, I VOTE YES. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. CONGRATULATIONS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH EVERYONE FOR THAT, ESPECIALLY STAFF. YOU HAD TO GET SOME LARYNGITIS FROM ALL THE, THOSE STATEMENTS. UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS, [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.] ANYONE WISHING TO MAKE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME FOR A NON AGENDIZED ITEM? SEEING NONE, ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM OR NON AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME. AND IF YOU'RE JOINING TELEPHONICALLY, PRESS STAR NINE. THERE APPEARS TO BE NONE. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. [ANNOUNCEMENTS] UH, ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ANYONE? ALRIGHT, I, AND SOMEONE REMINDED ME BEFORE THE MEETING, THIS IS OUR FIRST MEETING, SO HAPPY NEW YEAR. NEW YEAR. IT SOUNDS WEIRD TO SAY IT MIDWAY THROUGH THE MONTH, BUT IT FEELS LIKE A MONTH, A FEW MONTHS ALREADY. BUT IN ANY CASE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH STAFF AT THIS POINT. UH, WE'LL GO AHEAD [ADJOURNMENT] AND, UH, ADJOURN THE MEETING IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS. SEEING NONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. EVERY. * 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.