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YOU KNOW, I GOT, THAT'S WHY TO SAY,
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IS THAT WHAT? GOOD[CALL TO ORDER]
AFTERNOON EVERYONE.I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER FOR APRIL 2ND.
[ROLL CALL]
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.AND FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONER CLEMSON AND SANTOS ARE EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE.
[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
TO START OFF WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.COMMISSIONER LIMS, WOULD YOU DO THE HONORS HAPPY TOGI FLAG FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE PATIENT UNDER GOD, RELIGIOUS JUSTICE FOR ALL.
UH, FIRST ITEM IS TO SWEAR IN, UH, WITNESSES.
UH, IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE GIVING TESTIMONY, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU SHALL GIVE IN THIS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING SHALL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? THANK YOU.
[1. 26-54748 Recommendation to receive and file Director’s Report. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
ONE.RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
CAN I HAVE A MAKER IN A SECOND, PLEASE? THANK YOU.
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO STAFF FOR THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
UH, JUST WANNA GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE THAT THE, UM, RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU MADE RELATED TO MOBILE FOOD FACILITIES, WHICH INCLUDES FOOD TRUCKS, UM, WAS RECENTLY HEARD BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE COMING BACK, UH, FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION, UM, EITHER LATER THIS MONTH OR NEXT MONTH.
UM, NOT SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE ZONING, JUST THE OVERALL SET OF REGULATIONS.
UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE THAT THAT'LL BE COMING BACK.
OTHER THAN THAT, I KNOW WE HAVE A FULL AGENDA, SO WE'LL KEEP THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT SHORT AND, UM, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
ANY COMMISSIONERS, ANY COMMERS? HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE.
CHAIRMAN, MAY WE TAKE A VOTE? EXCUSE ME.
UM, GO AHEAD AND, UH, CALL THE CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE, ACTUALLY, CORRECT.
SHOULD WE TAKE PUBLIC? WE NEED PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'M SKIPPING EVERYTHING TODAY.
IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THANK THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM.
SEEING NONE, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC CORRECTION.
ARE THERE 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.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND NOW CALL FOR THE QUESTION AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
IT LOOKS, LOOKS LIKE THE MOTION.
NOW PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM.
[2. 26-54749 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting of Thursday, March 19, 2026. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
TWO.RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH, 2026.
CAN I HAVE A MAKER IN A SECOND? THANK YOU.
COMMISSION TEMPLATE, COMMISSIONER WARE, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR, UH, CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? ALL SET.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE.
ARE THERE 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.
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UH, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.[3. 26-54759 Recommendation to accept Categorical Exemption CE-26-009, finding the proposed project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) and Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines; and Approve a Conditional Use Permit (CUP24-004), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto, to allow the operation of an Interim and Emergency Housing facility (43-beds) for unhoused individuals and families with on-site management within an existing two-story building (approximately 13,500 square feet) with nine (9) parking spaces located at 834 Pacific Avenue in the Downtown Plan (PD-30) Planned Development District. (District 1) Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
TO ACCEPT CATEGORICAL EXCEPTION EXEMPTION CE DASH TWO SIX DASH 0 0 9.FINDING THE PROPOSED PROJECT EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1 5 3 0 1 AND SECTION 1 5 3 0 3 OF THE CEA GUIDELINES AND APPROVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL RELATED THERE TO, TO ALLOW THE OPERATION OF AN INTERIM AND EMERGENCY HOUSING FACILITY FOR AN UNHOUSED, INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH ONSITE MANAGEMENT, WITH AN EXISTING TWO STORY BUILDING WITH NINE PARKING SPACES.
LOCATED AT 8 3 4 PACIFIC AVENUE IN THE DOWNTOWN PLAN PLANT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
CAN I HAVE A MAKER? AND A SECOND? THANK YOU.
COMMISSIONER W COMMISSIONER TEMPLE.
WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO STAFF NOW FOR PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU, CHAIR PROJECT PLANNER, GIO SANDOVAL WILL PROVIDE THIS PRESENTATION.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
SO THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION TO ALLOW THE OPERATION OF A 43 BED INTERIM AND EMERGENCY HOUSING FACILITY WITH ONSITE MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY WITHIN AN EXISTING TWO STORY BUILDING AT A THREE FOUR PACIFIC AVENUE WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN PLAN.
UH, AS I MENTIONED, THE SITE IS AT 8 3 4 PACIFIC AVENUE AND IT'S APPROXIMATELY 15 15,000 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE.
THE SITE IS ON PACIFIC AVENUE NORTH OF EIGHTH STREET, BOUNDED BY TWO ALLEYWAYS.
WE HAVE CYPRESS WAY TO THE SOUTH AND SOLANA COURT TO THE EAST.
THE ZONING AND GENERAL PLAN PLACE TYPE DESIGNATION FOR THE SITE ARE THOSE, AND THOSE ADMITTEDLY SURROUNDED IS DOWNTOWN.
UH, THERE ARE A MIX OF LAND USES INCLUDING MULTIFAMILY, RESIDENTIAL.
WE HAVE COMMERCIAL AND SOME OFFICE USES IN THE MEDIA VICINITY.
THE SITE IS WITHIN THE PARKING EXEMPT AREA PER ASSEMBLY BILL AB 2097 AND IS NOT ON THE HOUSING ELEMENT HOUSING INVENTORY LIST.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS AS SEEN FROM THE FRONT ON PACIFIC AVENUE.
THIS IS THE VIEW OF THE SITE FROM THE REAR.
SO THE CUP PROPOSES A 43 BED INTERIM AND EMERGENCY HOUSING FACILITY TO SUPPORT TEMP AND TEMPORARILY HOUSED MEN, EXCUSE ME, WOMEN, FAMILIES AND SENIORS.
WITHIN THE EXISTING BUILDING, THERE WILL BE SOME MINOR IMPROVEMENTS, LIKELY REQUIRED, UH, MAINLY TO, UH, PERMIT SOME UN PERMITTED WORK DONE BY PRIOR OPERATORS AND OWNERS, UM, TO BUILD A NEW TRASH ENCLOSURE AND TO IMPROVE, UH, THE SITE FOR, UM, HANDICAP AND ACCESSIBILITY, THE TRASH ENCLOSURE AND A DA PARKING SPACES, FOR EXAMPLE, WILL REDUCE THE, UH, ONSITE PARKING.
UH, THE PROJECT SITE WILL RETAIN NINE PARKING SPACES.
THE SITE WAS INITIALLY BUILT IN 1973.
THE SALVATION ARMY COMMISSIONED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A 13,200 SQUARE FOOT TWO STORY BUILDING WITH 11 PARKING SPACES.
AND THEN IN 1993, THE SALVATION ARMY ADDED 300 ADDITIONAL SQUARE FEET, UH, FOR A PROPOSED OR FOR A GYM ON THE GROUND FLOOR.
SO EVENTUALLY THE SALVATION ARMY VACATED THE SITE AND THE CHAPMAN HOUSE TOOK OVER.
THE CHAPMAN HOUSE OPERATED A RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY ON THE SITE UNTIL 2020.
AND THE CURRENT OWNER, UM, HOLIDAYS HELPING HANDS ASSUMED OWNERSHIP IN 22 1 AND LATER APPLY FOR THE CUP.
UH, THIS SLIDE HERE SHOWS THE PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN OF THE GROUND FLOOR.
THE WAITING INTAKE, LOBBY WAITING AND INTAKE LOBBY IS SHOWN HERE IN YELLOW.
WE HAVE THE KITCHEN IN PREP ROOM AND DARK BLUE, UH, STORAGE IS IN PURPLE.
A COUPLE OF BEDROOMS ARE ON THE GROUND FLOOR IN RED.
WE HAVE, UM, OUTDOOR COMMON AREAS IN GREEN.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE SOME INDOOR COMMON AREAS IN THE LIGHTER BLUE.
SO PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SITE IS APPROXIMATELY, UM, 1,209 SQUARE FEET OF INDOOR COMMON SPACE AND ROUGHLY, UH, 2,300 SQUARE FEET OF OUTDOOR COMMON SPACE.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE SECOND STORY PLAN.
OVERALL, THE SITE PROVIDES 13 GUEST ROOMS AND WILL ACCOMMODATE 43 PEOPLE.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THE MAJORITY OF THE LIVING QUARTERS ARE ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
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HERE'S A LI UH, A SITE PLAN SHOWCASING THE LANDSCAPED AREAS ON THE SITE.UH, STAFF COLLECTED SOME PICTURES OF THE OUTDOOR COMMON AREA DURING THE SITE.
UM, UH, OUTSIDE YOU FIND A PLAYGROUND AREA AND AN OUTDOOR SEATING AREA.
SO THE, UH, THE OPERATOR HOLIDAYS HELPING TIMES INTENDS TO CHANGE THE USE AND OCCUPANCY OF THE BUILDING TO PERMIT THE INTERIM AND EMERGENCY HOUSING FACILITY.
THEY WILL OPERATE ON REFERRAL BASIS ONLY.
UM, THAT MEANS THAT THERE WON'T BE ANY WALKUP SERVICES PROVIDED, UM, AND THERE WON'T BE ANY WALKUP EXTERIOR QUEUING.
UH, SO WITH THE ONE, UH, WITH THE ONE CASE MANAGER PER 20 PEOPLE, CASE MANAGERS WILL HELP THE GUEST OBTAIN IMPORTANT DOCUMENTATIONS LIKE IDS, BIRTH CERTIFICATES, MEDICAL INSURANCE, AS WELL AS COORDINATING, UH, CARE ON AND OFFSITE.
SO ASIDE FROM THE CASE MANAGERS, THE FACILITY WILL BE OVERSEEN BY ONSITE MANAGEMENT SECURITY.
THERE'LL BE, UM, NURSING STAFF LIKE CNAS AND LVNS, AND ULTIMATELY, UH, PEOPLE WILL BE HELPED AND GUIDED TOWARDS PERMANENT HOUSING.
OH, CONSISTENT WITH, UH, STATE AND, UH, LOCAL ORDINANCE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERIM AND EMERGENCY HOUSING.
UM, THERE ARE SEVERAL KEY REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF BEDS, THE PROXIMITY TO SIMILAR FACILITIES, LENGTH OF STAY, PARKING INTAKE AREAS, SECURITIES, AND ON ONSITE MANAGEMENT.
SO AS CONDITION, THE PROJECT COMPLIES WITH THOSE SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, STAFF IS ABLE TO POSSIBLY POSITIVELY FIND THAT THE PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN AND THE DOWNTOWN PLAN AS PROPOSED, THE PROJECT WON'T BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.
SO IN ORDER FOR, UH, CITY TO ENSURE THAT THE PROPOSED USE IS NOT DETRIMENTAL TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY, STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED A NUMBER OF CONDITIONS.
MOST NOTABLY, WE HAVE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL INCORPORATED THAT REQUIRES THE APPLICANT PROVIDE ON ONSITE MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY AT ALL TIMES, AND WHEN THE, WHENEVER THE SHELTER IS OPERATING, AND THE FACILITY WILL OPERATE ON A REFERRAL BASIS ONLY, NO WALKUPS.
SO THE PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT PER SQUA UNDER SECTION 1 5 3 0 1 16 FACILITIES AND SECTION 1 5 3 0 3, WHICH APPLIES TO CONVERSION OF SMALL STRUCTURES.
PUBLIC NOTICING WAS DISTRIBUTED ON MARCH 13TH, 2036.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZONING REGULATIONS AND DATE, WE HAVE RECEIVED, UH, THREE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THESE COMMENTS GENERAL GENERALLY RELATE TO CONCERNS SURROUNDING GENERAL PEDESTRIAN SAFETY FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES OPERATING, UM, A CURFEW AND ONSITE SECURITY.
SO STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION ACCEPT THE CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION AND APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS, UM, AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
UH, RE REPRESENTATIVES, UH, ON THE APPLICANT'S SIDE ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY VIA ZOOM AND IN PERSON.
UM, AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATIONS.
WE'RE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS? NO, SIR.
COULD YOU, UH, SPEAK TO A LITTLE BIT TO PREEMPTIVELY HERE ON SOME OF THE WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT CAME FORWARD? AS YOU HAD MENTIONED, UH, WERE AROUND, UH, THE CONCERNS AROUND SECURITY, UM, UH, CURFEW AND ALSO, UM, AROUND THE, THE IMPACT TO THE IMMEDIATE, UH, COMMUNITY.
COULD YOU KIND OF SUMMARIZE A LITTLE BIT ON, BASED ON THOSE THREE TOPICS, HOW, UH, WHAT MITIGATING FACTORS AND CONDITIONS OR APPROVAL KIND OF PLAYED INTO MITIGATING SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS? YEAH.
UM, THE OVERALL GENERAL, UH, CONSENSUS FROM THE THREE FOLKS WHO REACHED OUT TO US AND PROVIDED PUBLIC COMMENT, UH, SURROUNDED, UH, WHERE IT'S RELATED TO, UM, OVERALL SAFETY, I THINK IT'S, UM, THEY UNDERSTOOD, UM, THERE TO BE SOME EXISTING CONDITIONS WITHIN HOUSED POPULATION IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY.
AND THERE'S GENERAL CONCERNS ABOUT, UM, PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO AND FROM SCHOOLS AND THEN JUST GENERALLY GETTING AROUND OUR DOWNTOWN AREA.
UM, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT, UM, THE, THE OPERATOR HERE AT THIS LOCATION WILL OPERATE ON A REFERRAL BASIS ONLY, UM, AND INTENDS TO COORDINATE WITH, UH, REGIONAL PARTNERS FROM LA COUNTY, UM, THAT WOULD COORDINATE TRANSPORT TO AND FROM THIS LOCATION.
UM, AND, AND SO I, WE BELIEVE THAT WITH THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, UH, THEY WON'T EXACERBATE ANY EXISTING CONDITIONS AT THIS LOCATION.
UM, AS WELL AS, UM, I THINK THERE WERE ALSO CONCERNS REGARDING, UM,
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I FORGOT WHAT THE OTHER ONE WAS.I KNOW PROXIMITY TO A SCHOOL WAS ALSO A LOCATION.
UH, THIS LOCATION'S A LITTLE OVER 900 FEET FROM THE CLOSEST SCHOOL.
UM, THERE'S NOTHING UNDER LOCAL OR STATE LAW THAT CAN COMPEL US TO REQUIRE, UM, SUCH USES TO BE A CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM A SCHOOL.
BUT, UM, THE, THE ONE, UH, REQUIREMENT IS THAT, UM, THIS TYPE OF FACILITY NOT EXIST WITHIN 300 FEET OF ANOTHER OF THE SAME FACILITY IN ORDER TO CONSIDER THAT OVER CONCENTRATION QUESTION.
BUT THE SCHOOL IS MUCH FURTHER.
UH, YOU KNOW, AIO MENTIONED THAT THERE'S NO QUEUING ALLOWED PER THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS YOU WOULDN'T SEE SORT OF A LINE OF FOLKS WAITING OUTSIDE LIKE YOU MIGHT SEE AT OTHER TYPES OF USES.
UM, THAT'S NOT ONLY A CONDITION OF APPROVAL, BUT THAT'S ALSO, UM, PART OF THE MODEL HERE WHERE IT IS REFERRAL ONLY, UM, WHERE FOLKS WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, BROUGHT TO THE SITE, UM, BY THE REFERRING PARTY, UH, FOR THE ONSITE SERVICES, UM, THAT ARE PROVIDED.
OFTENTIMES WHEN YOU SEE QUEUING, IT MAY BE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE'S GONNA BE FOOD GIVEN AWAY OR SORT OF DAYTIME SERVICES PROVIDED, WHERE WHAT YOU'RE UM, SEEING WITH THIS USE IS THE PROPOSAL OF, YOU KNOW, FULL WRAPAROUND CASE MANAGERS, ONSITE SERVICES.
UM, AND AGAIN, THAT REFERRAL BASIS.
WAS THERE A THIRD COMPONENT WE MISSED? I I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ADD, THERE'S A SERIES OF CONDITIONS BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT THESE CONDITIONS ARE IMPORTANT TO THE OPERATION, BUT THERE ARE A SERIES OF CONDITIONS THAT INCLUDE URBAN ETIQUETTE SIGNAGE AS WELL AS THE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE ONSITE MANAGER.
SO, UM, THAT'S ONE COMPONENT WHICH IS SIGNAGE.
SO IF THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH TRASH LOITERING OR ANY OTHER, UM, ISSUES AROUND THE PERIMETER OF PROPERTY, THERE HAS TO BE A CONDITION THAT THAT IS MAINTAINED ON THE FRONT AND BACK.
SO SOMEBODY COULD CALL THAT NUMBER AND, AND REPORT THAT, AS WELL AS PROVIDE THAT DOCUMENTATION.
IN ADDITION, THERE'S A CONDITION THAT REQUIRES UPON BUSINESS LICENSE RENEWAL ANNUALLY TO NOTIFY THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS IF THERE'S A CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT, SO THAT YOU COULD KEEP THAT ON YOUR FRIDGE OR IN YOUR, UM, IN YOUR DRAWER SO THAT IF YOU DO HAVE ISSUES, YOU CAN BRING THAT UP DIRECTLY WITH THE OPERATOR AND WE CAN MAKE SURE THOSE ARE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY RATHER THAN NEEDING TO BE, UM, REPORTED THROUGH CODE ENFORCEMENT OR OTHERWISE.
UM, THOSE ARE TO IMMEDIATELY RECTIFY ANY ISSUES IF THEY WERE TO OCCUR.
AND IT ALSO HOLDS THE OPERATOR ACCOUNTABLE DIRECTLY, UM, FOR ANY ISSUES THAT COULD OCCUR.
BUT WITH THE, THE, UM, OPERATING STANDARDS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO STAFF, WE FEEL THAT BECAUSE IT'S ON A REFERRAL BASIS ONLY AND THAT SIGNAGE CAN CLEARLY SAY WE DO NOT TAKE WALK-UP SERVICE HERE.
UM, WITH ALL THOSE CONDITIONS LAYERED ON UPON EACH OTHER, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATE LIGHTING AND MAKING SURE THE PREMISES IS CLEAN ON A DAILY BASIS, THAT THE INTERIOR OPERATIONS WOULD BE, UH, HANDLED, UH, WITHIN THE SITE AND NOT HAVE EXTERNALITIES ON THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
'CAUSE I THOUGHT, UM, AS I READ THE COMMENTS, THAT WAS KIND OF THE, THE RESONATION WAS THAT THERE WAS AN IMPRESSION THAT THERE'D BE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A MISALIGNED WITH OTHER TYPES OF, UH, FACILITIES WHERE, UM, YOU COULD TELL WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN THIS CASE FOR ALL EXTERNAL PURPOSES.
YOU WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE SINCE IT'S ALL VERY SELF-CONTAINED.
UM, I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
ANY, UH, MEMBERS, ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO CALL THE APPLICANT AS WELL? OH YES.
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY WELCOME TO COME AND SPEAK.
IF YOU COULD UNMUTE ON YOUR END, WE CAN'T HEAR YOU IF YOU'RE SPEAKING.
I AM KATINA HOLIDAY, THE CEO AND FOUNDER OF HOLIDAYS HELPING HANDS WHERE WE GIVE A HANDS UP AND NOT A HANDOUT.
WE OPERATE OVER 600 BEDS WITH LA COUNTY CURRENTLY, AND WE HAVE BEEN IN THE LONE BEACH AREA SINCE 2017.
WE HAVE A LOT OF RULES IN PLACE.
THEY ASK SOME GREAT QUESTIONS AT OUR FACILITIES.
WE TEACH OUR CLIENTS HOW TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR US? IT MEANS NO LOTTERY AND THE PICTURE THAT YOU SAW IS HOW THAT FACILITY IS GONNA LOOK WHEN WE'RE OPERATING INSIDE OF THAT, THAT'S WHAT WE BELIEVE.
UM, ALL OF OUR FACILITIES ARE STATE OF THE ART.
WE HAVE A SHINE AMBASSADOR WORKSOURCE PROGRAM.
SO WHEN WE SAY WE GIVE A HANDS UP, WE DO EXACTLY WHAT WE SAY WE DO.
WE HAVE A SCHOOL OF NURSING AND I'M A NURSE BY TRADE AND WITH OUR SCHOOL OF
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NURSING, OUR CLIENTS GET TO GO TO OUR PROGRAM FOR FREE.SO ANYBODY THAT YOU REFER TO US AND A CLIENT OF HOLIDAYS HELPING HANDS, THIS IS A $2,000 PROGRAM WHERE THEY GET TO GO ABSOLUTELY FREE.
WE HAVE A HUNDRED PERCENT PASS RATE OF CLIENTS THAT ARE OF HOLIDAYS HELPING HANDS THAT HAVE BECOME CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA NEED SOMEBODY TO TAKE CARE OF US WHEN WE GET OLD.
SO IT'S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEM NOW.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, UM, WE'VE BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE 2018, UM, AND WE ARE HERE IN LONG BEACH, HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS GREAT WORK FOR SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW THAT THERE'S OVER 72,000 HOMELESS IN LA SO 43 BEDS IS NOT GONNA DAMPER IT AT ALL.
SO, UH, THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK HERE TODAY AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
UM, IN THE PEOPLE THAT WE'LL BE REFERRING, UH, WILL THEY BE LOOKING MAINLY AT FAMILIES OR OUR PEOPLE IN OBVIOUSLY DEEP NEED? YES MA'AM.
SO ABSOLUTELY THAT SITE IS SET UP FOR FAMILIES.
AND KIDS GO TO THE SCHOOL IN THE AREA AS WELL.
ANYONE ELSE? ANY OTHER OTHER QUESTIONS SEEING THAT? THANK YOU.
ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
UH, I LIVE IN THE APARTMENT BUILDING DIRECTLY SOUTH OF HOLIDAYS, HELPING HANDS, SO I'M ON THE NORTH SIDE AND MY WINDOWS FACE THE KITCHEN DOOR ACROSS THE SMALL ALLEY THERE.
AND THE APARTMENT BUILDING THAT I LIVE IN IS OVER A HUNDRED YEARS OLD, SO OUR UNITS ARE NOT SOUNDPROOF.
SO WHEN THE KITCHEN HAS DELIVERY TRUCKS COMING IN THE ALLEY, LIKE BACKING UP INTO THE ALLEY AT SIX IN THE MORNING AND AT FIVE IN THE MORNING AND FOUR IN THE MORNING, IT'S INCREDIBLY LOUD AND DISRUPTIVE AND IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
UM, THE KITCHEN DOOR IS ALSO NOT LOCATED FAR BACK ENOUGH IN THE ALLEY FOR THE TRUCK TO TOTALLY BACK IN WITHOUT COMPLETELY BLOCKING OFF THE SIDEWALK.
AND I'VE BEEN ON CRUSHES BEFORE AND IT'S INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO HAVE TO LIKE OFF ROAD AND WALK INTO THE STREET BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY BLOCKING THE SIDEWALK.
UM, THE KITCHEN DOOR ALSO HAS A LARGE BARREL LIKE DRUM NEXT TO IT THAT I ASSUME HOLDS THE KITCHEN'S DISCARDED OLD OIL.
SO WHEN THE HAZARDOUS WASTE SHORTENING VEHICLE BACKS INTO THE ALLEY TO REMOVE SAID OIL, UM, IT'S NOT JUST INCREDIBLY LOUD, BUT IT ALSO MAKES MY APARTMENT AND I'M SURE EVERYONE ELSE'S APARTMENT ON THE NORTH SIDE SMELL INTENSELY OF HUMAN FECAL MATTER AND SEWAGE.
AND SOMETIMES THE HAZARDOUS WASTE SHORTENING VEHICLE HAS COME AT FOUR IN THE MORNING, WHICH IS AGONIZING.
I HAVE PERSONALLY FILED COUNTLESS NOISE COMPLAINTS THROUGH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AGAINST THIS IF I'VE CALLED.
I'VE BEEN FILING FOR OVER TWO YEARS.
UM, IT NEVER GOT ANYWHERE BECAUSE THERE IS NO SIGNAGE OUTSIDE.
UM, IF YOU LOOK THEM UP ON GOOGLE MAPS OR EVEN SEARCH THE ADDRESS, NOTHING COMES UP.
YOU DON'T SEE ANYTHING ABOUT HOLIDAYS HELPING HANDS.
UM, I GOT INTO CONTACT WITH RUBY, WHO'S FROM THE, THE BUREAU OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SHE WAS ABLE TO DO SOME DEEP DIVING FOR ME BECAUSE IT WASN'T IN THE LONG BEACH CITIES SYSTEM AT ALL.
AND WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO GET, UM, UH, LETTERS FINALLY SENT OUT TO HOLIDAYS, HELPING HANDS, AND IT'S CUT DOWN A BIT ON THE NOISE, BUT NOT ENTIRELY.
JUST THIS MORNING A VEHICLE BACKED INTO THE ALLEY, A DI GIANT DELIVERY TRUCK AT 6 45 AND BEGAN TO UNLOAD ALL THE FOOD FOR THE KITCHEN.
UH, THEY REGULARLY, UH, LOAD THEIR CATERING FANS AT 6, 6 15 IN THE MORNING.
I DON'T THINK THIS TYPE OF FACILITY, UH, SHOULD BE LOCATED DIRECTLY NEXT TO HOMES LIKE THIS.
I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST THEIR MISSION STATEMENT, BUT IT'S THE LEVEL OF OPERATION THIS KITCHEN IS AT IS JUST AN ABSOLUTE DISRUPTION AND, UH, DETRIMENTAL TO THE COMMUNITY.
ANY, ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? 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 NOW.
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THERE APPEAR TO BE NONE.UM, I, I KNOW THIS IS A LITTLE UNORTHODOX, BUT I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE, THE FACILITY WAS ALREADY WAS VACANT.
WHAT OPERATIONS ARE CURRENTLY EXISTING, RIGHT? YEAH.
UH, SO WHEN HOLIDAYS HELPING US ASSUME OWNERSHIP IN, I FORGET, 2020, THEY APPLIED FOR A BUSINESS LICENSE, UM, WHERE THEY WERE INFORMED THAT THEY NEEDED TO OBTAIN A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THEY BEGAN THE, UH, APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE CUP.
IT'S, UH, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE, THAT THE, UH, OPERATOR HAS NOT BEEN OPERATING, UM, AS A SHELTER.
SO THERE HAVEN'T BEEN AN, THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY, UM, UH, SLEEPING QUARTERS OPERATING AT THIS LOCATION.
UH, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S STILL BEING USED AS OFFICE TEMPORARILY, UH, FOR ONE OF THEIR OFFSITE LOCATIONS.
UM, BUT UM, UH, I'M SURE THAT THE PROJECT APPLICANT COULD GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ON THAT.
WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO COME BACK AND SPEAK ON THAT? IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND JUST ADDRESS A LITTLE BIT IN TERMS OF, UH, SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE EARLIER AROUND NOISE AND YEAH, THE NOISE FOR THEM TRUCKS? YEAH, SO WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT IS MEAN, UNDERSTANDING IS THAT, THAT IT'S VACANT.
SO, SO OUR, WE HAVE SEVERAL, UH, COOKS THAT COOK FOR OUR SITES.
SO SINCE OUR KITCHEN IS COMMERCIAL THERE, ALL OF OUR COOKS FROM OUR SITES GO THERE AND COOK TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THE OTHER 600 RESIDENTS AND OUR OTHER FACILITIES.
SO CISCO, IN ORDER TO HAVE LIKE FOOD DELIVERY, YOU HAVE TO HAVE LIKE A COMMERCIAL BUILDING FOR THEM TO DELIVER TO.
THEY WON'T DELIVER THAT AMOUNT OF FOOD IN NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO THUS FOR, WE STARTED USING AND LIKE YOU SAID, WE APPLIED FOR A PERMIT BACK IN 2020.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, OUR, OUR COOKS GO IN AND COOK FOR OUR CLIENTS AND SHE'S CORRECT.
SO WHEN SHE COMPLAINED AND THEY NOTIFIED US, WE ASKED THE CISCO CISCO TRUCK TO COME AFTER 7:00 AM SO I WAS UNDER IMPRESSION THAT CISCO TRUCK HAS BEEN RUNNING AFTER 7:00 AM 'CAUSE I THINK I FOUND OUT ABOUT A YEAR AGO THAT UM, THE NEIGHBORS WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRUCK AND SOMEONE FROM THE CITY NOTIFIED US.
SO WE ASKED TOCO TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY RUN AFTER 7:00 AM NOW IF THE TRUCK DRIVERS STILL ARRIVE BEFORE THAT TIME, I, I, YOU KNOW, I'VE ASKED THEM TO COME AFTER THAT TIME.
WE ACTUALLY ASK THEM TO COME AFTER EIGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T BOTHER THE NEIGHBORS OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ALL I CAN TELL YOU GUYS.
BUT A SOUND OF A TRUCK BEING DETRIMENTAL LA IS A LOUD AREA.
SO THE COMMERCIAL, IN ADDITION TO THE HOUSING PIECE OF IT, THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, UM, YOU'RE GONNA ALSO CONTINUE TO RUN A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN? WE DO.
SO THAT'S PART OF THE, THE OPERATIONS OF THIS FACILITY? YES.
WE, WE FEED OUR CLIENTS THREE MEALS A DAY.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? YES, PLEASE.
I GUESS MAYBE CLARIFICATION IS NEEDED.
UM, I'M NOT SEEING THAT THIS IS A KITCHEN THAT'S OPERATING OTHER FACILITIES.
IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A SELF-CONTAINED OPERATION.
IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S SOMETHING A BIT DIFFERENT.
SO MAYBE CAN STAFF CAN HELP US WITH THAT.
SO THE REASON THE KITCHEN HAS ALREADY BEEN OPERATING IS THAT, UH, THE KITCHEN COMPONENT ITSELF DOESN'T NECESSARILY NEED THE USE PERMIT.
UM, I'M NOT SURE, UH, CAN STAFF SPEAK TO, DID WE KNOW SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE OFFSITE OPERATIONS OF THE KITCHEN? UH, YEAH, I THINK, I BELIEVE IT WAS JUST MORE LIKE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH, UM, UH, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PROJECT APPLICANT TEAM, UM, WHEN WE DID OUR SITE VISIT.
UM, I, I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE LEVEL OF USE OF THAT KITCHEN, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE ANOTHER FACILITY HERE IN LONG BEACH, UM, IN, IN THIS LOCATION WOULD PROVIDES, UH, FOR BOTH.
UH, BUT THEY DO INTEND TO HAVE THIS KITCHEN FOR THE ONSITE, UH, PEOPLE WHO ARE RESIDING ONSITE AT THIS LOCATION.
UM, BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT BESIDES JUST HOUSING UNHOUSED POPULATION, THEY'RE ALSO PROVIDING RECUPERATIVE CARE.
YOU, UM, RECUPERATIVE CARE SERVICES MM-HMM
MR. SANDOVAL, UM, IS THERE ANYTHING THE STAFF CAN DO TO ASSIST THAT? UH, WHEN SHE GOT THE COMPLAINT AND SHE TOLD THE PROVIDERS AFTER SEVEN AND HOPEFULLY AFTER
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EIGHT, IS THERE ANYTHING THEY CAN DO TO GIVE HER SOME OOMPH BEHIND THAT REQUEST THAT THEY'RE NOT DOING THAT? IN OTHER WORDS, IF THE CUSTOMER'S TRYING TO COMPLY OR THE COMMERCIAL KITCHEN IS TRYING TO COMPLY, IS THERE ANYTHING THE STAFF OR THE, THE UH, DEPARTMENTS CAN DO TO HELP HER UH, CONTACT THEM AND SAY, LOOK ITI MEAN, DOES SHE HAVE ASSISTANCE IN THAT WHEN SHE'S LOOKING FOR THAT? THERE WOULD BE THE OPTION TO ADD, UM, YOU KNOW, RESTRICTIONS ON HOURS OF DELIVERY AS PART OF THIS USE PERMIT AND THEN YOU'D BE ABLE TO USE THAT TO TALK TO THE, UM, DELIVERY FOLKS TO SAY IT'S A RESTRICTION ON OPERATIONS.
WE HAVE NO ABILITY TO ALLOW THOSE EARLY.
UH, DELIVERIES AND I THINK THAT WOULD PROBABLY GO FURTHER THAN JUST THE CAN YOU DO IT? I LIKE IN THAT TIMEFRAME.
SO I THINK WE ARE ASKING TO ADD THAT TO THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE A FRIENDLY, WILL YOU AN AMENDED MOTION? I THINK YOU'RE THE HOLDER OF OUR MOTION.
UM MM-HMM
AND THEN OUR SECOND IS COMMISSIONER TEMPLIN.
SO THAT'S BEEN FOLDED INTO THE MOTION BEFORE.
AND JUST TO CLARIFY FOR THE COMMISSION, UM, UH, THIS TYPE OF COMMERCIAL KITCHEN USE, WHICH WOULD CONSIDER CATERING IS ALLOWED BY RIGHT? AND THEY HAVE THAT BUSINESS LICENSE, SO THAT'S WHY THAT'S NOT SPECIFICALLY WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU.
WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE USE PERMIT FOR, UM, THE SHELTER.
WHAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING FOR A CONDITION I THINK STILL MAKES SENSE BUT JUST WANTED TO HELP EXPLAIN WHY IS THAT COMPONENT ALREADY OPERATING WHEN YOU HAVE THE USE PERMIT IN FRONT OF YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
THAT ADDRESSES THE COMMENT BUT ALSO HELPS YOU YES, IT DOES THAT TOO.
SO EVERYBODY'S BEING A BETTER NEIGHBOR.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS? I SEE NONE.
UH, IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND UH, CALL FOR THE VOTE ON THE AMENDED MOTION I CAN TAKE VERBALS.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU ON YOUR PROJECT.
ALRIGHT, UH, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM.
[4. 26-54760 Recommendation to accept Categorical Exemption CE-26-015, finding the proposed project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines; and Approve a Conditional Use Permit (CUP25-015), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto, to expand an existing liquor store (Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Type 21 – Off-Sale General) to allow the addition of onsite tasting (ABC Type 86 - Instructional Tasting) and to reconfigure the floor plan to accommodate an onsite tasting area (206 square feet) within a building located at 4360 Stearns Street in the Community Pedestrian-Oriented (CCP) Zoning District. Additionally, approval of this Conditional Use Permit will result in the existing legal nonconforming liquor store being removed from Alcohol Nuisance Abatement Ordinance (ANAO) deemed approved status. (District 4) Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT CATEGORICAL EXCEPTION EXEMPTION CE DASH 26 DASH ZERO 15 FINDING THE PROPOSED PROJECT EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PURSUANT TO SECTION 1 5 3 0 3 OF THE CE A GUIDELINES AND APPROVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL RELATED THERE TO, TO EXPAND AN EXISTING LIQUOR STORE TO ALLOW THE ADDITION OF ONSITE TESTING CORRECTION TA TASTINGADDITIONALLY, APPROVAL OF THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WILL RESULT IN THE EXISTING LEGAL NON-CONFORMING LIQUOR STORE BEING REMOVED FROM ALCOHOL NUISANCE ABATEMENT ORDINANCE DEEMED APPROVED STATUS DISTRICT FOUR.
CAN I GET A MAKER IN A SECOND PLEASE? THANK YOU.
COMMISSIONER LI DOESN'T, DOESN'T OBJECT.
UM, EVEN THOUGH SHE BEATS YOU ON THE VERBAL.
ALRIGHT, WE GOTTA MAKE HER IN A SECOND.
WE, JUST TO CLARIFY FIVE FOR THE CLERK STAFF, WHO IS OUR, OUR MAKER IS, IS VICE CHAIR WARE AND OUR SECOND IS COMMISSIONER LEMI.
UM, I'M GONNA PASS IT OVER TO PROJECT PLANNER LIANA ARCHA IN A MINUTE.
JUST WANT TO, UM, THE COMMISSION MAY BE FEELING LIKE THEY'RE HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, DEJA VU 'CAUSE YOU'VE SEEN A SIMILAR REQUEST LIKE THIS BEFORE, BUT FOR A DIFFERENT, UH, LOCATION OF THE SAME SHOP.
AND, UM, WHEN, WHEN THE DESCRIPTION SAYS EXPANSION, IT'S NOT A PHYSICAL EXPANSION, IT'S THE
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EXPANSION OF THE TYPES OF, UH, USE THAT'S ALLOWED, UM, ON THE SITE.SO WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT OVER TO LEANNA.
THANK YOU ALLISON AND GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS BEFORE YOU TODAY IS AN CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST TO EXPAND AN EXISTING LIQUOR STORE TO ALLOW THE ADDITION OF ONSITE INSTRUCTIONAL TASTING.
THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT 43 60 STERN STREET, LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LAKEWOOD BOULEVARD AND STERN STREET.
THE SITE IS IN THE CCP ZONING DISTRICT AND HAS A LAND USE DESIGNATION OF COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL.
THERE'S AN EXISTING 3,306 SQUARE FOOT ONE STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING ON SITE WITH AN ADDITIONAL 415 SQUARE FOOT BARBER SHOP ON THE PARCEL.
THE SURROUNDING USES ARE TO THE WEST ARE A MIX OF COMMERCIAL WITH SOME RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL WITH RESIDENTIAL FURTHER IN EACH DIRECTION.
THE EXISTING USE IS A LIQUOR STORE NAMED CORKED.
THIS IS LOCATION IS THE SECOND ONE LOCATED IN LONG BEACH WITH THE SECOND LOCATION LOCATED IN THE BIXBY KNOLLS AREA.
THE STRUCTURE WAS BUILT IN 1947 AND THE TENANT SPACE HAS BEEN USED AS A LIQUOR STORE SINCE 1998.
THE EXISTING USE IS AN ALCOHOL RETAIL STORE WITH AN EBC TYPE 21 ALCOHOL LICENSE FOR THE OFF SALE OF BEER, WINE AND DIS DIS DISTILLED SPIRITS.
THE BUSINESS IS LEGAL NONCONFORMING AND IS INCLUDED IN THE ALCOHOL NUISANCE ABATEMENT ORDINANCE, ALSO KNOWN AS A NAO REGISTRY OF BUSINESSES.
A QE WAS GRANTED IN 2003 FOR THE LEGAL NON-CONFORMING LIQUOR STORE AND A CUP FOR CHECK CACHING WAS APPROVED IN 2010.
CHECK CACHING IS CURRENTLY IN AN OPERATION WITH A RENEWED BUSINESS LICENSE.
EXPANSION OF THE LEGAL NON-CONFORMING USE WITH THE ADDITION OF THE A BC TYPE 86 LICENSE FOR INSTRUCTIONAL TASTING TRIGGERS THE CUP AND WILL RESULT IN THE REMOVAL OF THE A NAO REGISTRY OF BUSINESSES.
HERE ARE THE CURRENT EXTERIOR CONDITIONS OF THE BUILDING DEMONSTRATING THE FRONT AND THE REAR.
THE BUILDING FACES STERN STREET HERE, THE EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THE INTERIOR.
ON THE LEFT OUTLINED IN RED, YOU WILL SEE THE WINE TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED ROOM WHERE THE INSTRUCTIONAL TASTINGS WILL TAKE PLACE.
THE CONDITION USE PERMIT REQUEST IS TO ALLOW THE ADDITION OF ONSITE TASTING AREA WITH AN A BC TYPE 86 INSTRUCTIONAL TASTING LICENSE WITHIN THE EXISTING LIQUOR STORE.
UM, THE WINE TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED ROOM IS HIGHLIGHTED IN READ ABOVE AND THE TYPE 86 LICENSE CONSISTS OF PROVIDING SMALL SAMPLES OF ALCOHOL TO CUSTOMERS BY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES.
NO NEW FLIGHT AREA IS BEING ADDED AS A PART OF THIS APPLICATION.
THE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE LIQUOR STORE WILL REMAIN THE SAME AND ARE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 9:00 AM TO 10:00 PM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 9:00 AM TO 11:00 PM AND SUNDAY 9:00 AM TO 10:00 PM BASED ON THE DATA FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND A BC, THE PROPERTY IS IN CENSUS TRACKED 5 7 4 9 0.02 AND ENVISIONS A MAXIMUM OF THREE OFF SALE ALCOHOL LICENSES.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY FOUR ACTIVE OFF SALE ALCOHOL ALCOHOL LICENSES IN THIS TRACT.
THE PROPOSAL DOES NOT INCREASE THE NET NUMBER OF OFF SALE ALCOHOL LICENSES AND WILL ADD AN ACCESSORY TYPE 86 TO THE SUBJECT SITE.
THE PROPERTY IS WITHIN POLICE REPORTING DISTRICT 5 6 2, WHICH IS LISTED AS HIGH CRIME WITHIN THE LAST YEAR WITH 109 CRIMES BEING CONSIDERED HIGH CRIME WITHIN THIS DISTRICT.
185 CRIMES WERE REPORTED FOR THIS YEAR WITH FIVE CALLS ATTRIBUTED TO THIS LOCATION, WHICH WERE ALL INITIATED BY THE BUSINESS OPERATOR TO ENSURE A SAFE LOCATION FOR CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES.
CALLS OF SERVICE FOR THE LOCATION INCLUDE UM, ONE GRAND THEFT REPORT, ONE UNWELCOME GUEST, ONE VANDALISM REPORT, AND TWO PETTY THEFT.
PURSUANT TO THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE, A CONDITION USE PERMIT MAY BE APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHEN POSITIVE FINDINGS CAN BE MADE.
STAFF FINDS THAT POSITIVE FINDINGS CAN BE MADE IN SUPPORT OF THIS APPLICATION.
THE PROPOSAL IS CONSISTENT WITH AND CARRIES OUT THE GENERAL PLAN AND APPLICABLE ZONING REGULATIONS.
IT'S NOT EXPECTED TO BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AND DOES NOT TRIGGER COMPLIANCE WITH GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS.
THE APPROVAL ALSO COMPLIES WITH SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS IN INVOLVING ALCOHOL SALES SUCH AS PARKING, COMPLIANCE, SECURITY MEASURES, AND PREVENTION OF LOITERING.
THE ADDITIONAL ACCESSORY ALCOHOL LICENSE DOES NOT TRIGGER ADDITIONAL PARKING.
THE PROJECT DOES NOT PROPOSE TO ADD ADDITIONAL FLOOR AREA AND IS LOCATED WITHIN AB 2097, WHICH IS DOES NOT REQUIRE COMPLIANCE TO PARKING STANDARDS.
THE OPERATOR WILL PROVIDE NIGHT LIGHTING AND CAMERAS THROUGHOUT AND WILL TAKE MEASURES TO PREVENT LOITERING AND OTHER UNWANTED ACTIVITIES.
LASTLY, TWO LOCATION BASED FINDINGS MUST BE MET.
THE USE MUST NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN AN OVER CONCENTRATED REPORTING DISTRICT OR WITHIN 500 FEET OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL OR PARK.
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HAVE AN OVER CONCENTRATION OF OFF SALE ALCOHOL LICENSES.THIS REQUEST IS FOR AN ACCESSORY LICENSE TIED TO AN EXISTING PRIMARY LICENSE.
IT DOES NOT RESULT IN THE NET INCREASED IN THE NUMBER OF LICENSES.
THE INTENT OF THE PROPOSAL IS TO ENHANCE THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL TASTING AND IS NOT ANTICIPATED TO CREATE ADDITIONAL NUISANCE IMPACTS IN TERMS OF PROXIMITY.
THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 866 FEET FROM STEARNS CHAMPION PARK AND 1,218 FEET FROM FOCUS COMMUNITY DAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THEREFORE MEETS THE REQUIRED DISTANCE THRESHOLDS.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS PROJECT TO ENSURE COMPATIBILITY AND SAFETY, THE OPERATOR IS REQUIRED TO CHECK IDENTIFICATION AND ALCOHOL TASTING MUST BE CONTAINED WITHIN THE DESIGNATED AREA.
SIGNAGE WILL INDICATE THAT ALCOHOL TASTERS MUST REMAIN ON THE PREMISE AND STAFF SERVING ALCOHOL MUST BE RBS CERTIFIED.
ADDITIONALLY, THE OPERATOR MUST ADHERE TO A BC REGULATIONS REGARDING THE NUMBER, THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLES PER PERSON PER DAY SNACKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE BY CUSTOMERS AND OPERATIONS WILL COMPLY WITH LIQUOR STORE HOURS OF OPERATION.
TO FURTHER ENSURE SAFETY, THE OPERATOR WILL PROVIDE SECURITY DURING TASTING HOURS AND SECURITY LINING WILL BE MAINTAINED ON SITE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CQA.
THIS PROJECT IS EXEMPT PER SECTION 1 5 3 0 1 FOR EXISTING FACILITIES AS A PROJECT CONSISTS OF THE INTERNAL RECONFIGURATION OF AN EXISTING LIQUOR STORE FOR THE ADDITION OF AN ALCOHOL TASTING AREA.
THIS APPLICATION WAS DULY NOTED PURSUANT TO THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE AND AS OF TODAY, NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED.
UM, BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF THIS PROJECT, STAFF RECOMMENDS ACCEPTING THE CATEGORY EXEMPTION AND APPROVING THE CUP TO ALLOW THE ADDITION OF ONSITE TASTING WITH AN A BC TYPE 86 INSTRUCTIONAL TASTING LICENSE AND TO RECONFIGURE THE FLOOR PLAN TO ACCOMMODATE ONSITE TASTING WITHIN THE EXISTING LIQUOR STORE LOCATED AT 43 60 STERN STREET.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION STAFF AND THE APPLICANT ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
UM, HANK DAGER, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND UM, WITH SOME KAZAM STORE MANAGER ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
DO THEY PLAN ON PRESENTING? WILL THEY BE PRESENTING? YES.
ACTUALLY, LET ME, UH, ONE, LET ME ASK, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE OF STAFF AT THE MOMENT? YES, PLEASE CAN WAIT FOR THE OPERATOR.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME AND UNDER TWO YEARS, THREE FAMILIAR FACES FROM THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE.
THANK YOU LEANNA, FOR PRESENTING.
UM, YEAH, I MEAN HONESTLY THEY DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB WITH THE PRESENTATION AND THEY TOOK BETTER PICTURES THAN ME TO SHOW YOU THE OPERATION THAT WE RUN AND FOR THE LAST OVER ALMOST YEAR AND A HALF WITH THE TASTING AT OUR OTHER LOCATION THAT YOU GUYS APPROVED, WE'VE HAD ABSOLUTELY ZERO ISSUES RELATED TO THAT EXTENSION OF THE LICENSE.
UH, HANK HAS A COUPLE OF COMMENTS IF YOU DON'T MIND ADDING TO IT.
I'M THE BAD COP THAT CAUSED TROUBLE.
UM, JUST ABOUT THE LIST OF CONDITIONS THAT WE HAVE IN HERE, I HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.
UM, ONE VERY SIMPLE ONE AND TWO, WE'RE ASKING TWO FOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE CONDITIONS.
UM, CONDITION NUMBER 38 IS A DUPLICATE OF CONDITION 23.
I BELIEVE WE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE OTHER STORE LAST TIME.
SO IF WE CAN REMOVE CONDITION NUMBER 38, UH, CONDITION NUMBER 25 REGARDING THE LEAD CLASSES FROM UM, A BC.
THIS ONE RELATES TO THE PEOPLE SERVING THE, UM, ALCOHOL, THE TASTERS.
UH, IT DOESN'T RELATE TO, UM, THE STAFF IN OUR STORE.
I JUST WANNA CLARIFY THAT POINT THAT OUR STAFF IS NOT REQUIRED TO TAKE THE RDS LEAD CLASS AND CONDITION NUMBER 21 REGARDING THE HOUR OF OPERATIONS.
I WOULD LIKE THAT TO SPECIFY THIS IS REGARDING THE TASTING HOURS ONLY.
WE'RE HOPING THAT BUSINESS IS GONNA IMPROVE AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO, UM, INCREASE OUR HOURS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE 21 LICENSE, THE 86 LICENSE.
WE'RE GOOD WITH THOSE HOURS, BUT AT LEAST FOR THE 21 LICENSE, THE OFF SALE GENERAL, JUST TO ALLOW US THE ABILITY TO INCREASE OUR HOURS OUR AS OUR BUSINESS IMPROVE.
UM, I'LL DEFER TO STAFF ON SOME OF THOSE ITEMS AND WE'LL IF YOU CAN LOOK THOSE UP AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THOSE.
UM, I HAVE MY INITIAL QUESTION FOR YOU, THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO COMMISSIONERS.
UM, WHAT HAVE BEEN SOME OF THE, THE LEARNINGS FROM SINCE THE LAST TIME WE SAW EACH OTHER? YOU'VE HAD
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A YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF OF OPERATIONS IN THE OTHER LOCATION.WHAT WERE SOME OF THE UH, THE, THE GOOD AND BAD THAT, UH, THAT HAVE SURFACED ON THAT? SO IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY, YEAH, I MEAN HONESTLY, HONESTLY I CAN'T SPEAK ABOUT THE BAD 'CAUSE NOBODY HAS BROUGHT UP ANYTHING TO OUR ATTENTION.
NEITHER ON YELP, GOOGLE, OR ANY MATTER FOR THAT.
AS FOR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, I'M PRETTY SURE ANYBODY WHO FREQUENTS LIQUOR STORES WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A SAMPLE OF SOMETHING BEFORE PURCHASING IT.
SO IT'S BEEN A A GREAT ADDITION FOR US AS WELL.
IT HELPED US WITH PROVIDING MORE FOOT TRAFFIC, MORE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AS WELL.
AS FAR AS ALSO EDUCATION FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON BRANDS.
YOU KNOW, NOT EVERYBODY GOES AND TRIES SOMETHING FOR A HUNDRED DOLLARS ALL THE TIME, SO IT WAS A COOL EXPERIENCE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, THE SMILE ON SOMEONE'S FACE TRYING SOMETHING FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME THAT THEY'VE NEVER HAD.
AND, UM, WE LIKE HAVING THOSE LIMITATIONS ON THE AMOUNTS OF SERVINGS.
THAT'S ACTUALLY HELPED US A LOT 'CAUSE BIXBY HAS ENOUGH OBVIOUSLY PLACES SERVING ALCOHOL.
SO WE LIKE THE EDUCATIONAL FACTOR A LOT AND IT HELPS US WITH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER THINGS AS WELL TO SHARE THAT KNOWLEDGE WITH THE PUBLIC.
SO AS FAR AS IMPROVEMENT, IT HAS HELPED TREMENDOUSLY WITH THE BUSINESS AND I FEEL LIKE STERNS IS MORE HIDDEN SO IT WOULD HELP EVEN GENERATE FAR MORE FOOT TRAFFIC TO OUR LITTLE FAMILY BUSINESS.
UM, IN YOUR SAMPLING TASTING AREA, IS IT A HOSTED, UM, SAMPLING? IN OTHER WORDS, DO THE UH, WINE PEOPLE COME IN AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT DO THE THE THE PROCESS, THE PROGRAM? THAT IS CORRECT.
THIS IS WHY, UH, HANK MADE THE COMMENT ON THE STAFF BEING RBS TRAINED.
ALL OF THE VENDORS THAT COME IN AND DO THE SAMPLES BY LAW ARE RBS TRAINED.
SO LET'S SAY HYPOTHETICAL SCENARIO, WE HAVE A TASTING OF TEQUILA, WHOEVER, LET'S DECIDE WHAT PATRON, PATRON HAS TO SEND STAFF THAT IS RESPONSIBLY TRAINED AND CERTIFIED BY THE STATE TO COME IN AND DO THEIR OWN TASTINGS.
THEY COME IN, THEY ARE ON SITE, THERE'S ALWAYS ONE PERSON CATERING TO THE PUBLIC AND THEY ARE TRAINED TO DO EXACTLY THAT.
SO IN THIS, IN THE LAST ONE, WHICH I REMEMBER TOO, AND THIS ONE, IT'S, IT'S BASICALLY TRY BEFORE YOU BUY, YOU'RE NOT COMING TO AN EVENT AND JUST HANGING OUT.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE SIGNS FOR LOITERING AND EVERYTHING AND THEY CAN ONLY SAMPLE IN THE SAMPLING AREA.
THEY'RE NOT EVEN ALLOWED TO WALK WITH THE DRINK INSIDE THE FACILITY ITSELF.
SO IT'S VERY DESIGNATED THEY HAVE TO GO AND TRY THAT PRODUCT IF THEY WANT DECIDE TO BUY IT.
WE MIGHT HAVE INCENTIVES AS FAR AS LIKE DISCOUNTS AND OTHER THINGS, BUT THERE'S NO OTHER INCENTIVE THAN THEM JUST SAMPLING IT.
AND THEN, UM, I JUST WANT A CLARIFICATION MAYBE FROM STAFF ON AND FROM YOU TWO ON 21, THE CURRENT HOURS HERE ARE YOUR CURRENT HOURS NOW? CORRECT.
THOSE ARE CURRENT BUSINESS HOURS AS WE CURRENTLY OPERATE, BUT IN THE SUMMERTIME WE'VE HAD A LOT OF TIMES WHERE WE EXPAND OUR HOURS.
UM, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE SUNSET HAPPENING LATER IN THE DAY AND ALL OF THAT, WE SOMETIMES OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT.
UH, THERE ARE NO CONDITIONS BY A B, C REGARDING THAT.
HOWEVER, WE ARE OKAY WITH IT BEING CONDITIONED FOR THE TYPE 86.
SO IF YOU WANT TO STRICT THOSE HOURS TO BE HOURS OF TASTINGS, WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.
SO THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT SAYS LIQUOR STORE APPROVED HOURS.
WE CAN MAKE IT A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
WE DID THE SAME EXACT THING FOR THE OTHER CORKED ON IN BIG SPINS AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT NOTED FOR THAT.
CAN WE HEAR FROM STAFF FIRST? YEAH, WE CAN, WE CAN DEFER THAT AFTER WHEN WE, WHEN WE DISCUSS IT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? LET'S SEE.
ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? 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 NOW.
IF YOU COULD, ALLISON COULD, UH, SPEAK TO SOME OF THESE ITEMS. I BELIEVE IT WAS 21, KIND OF PARTIALLY 22 AND THEN UH, 23 AND 38.
YEAH, SO WE'LL START WITH THE EASY ONE.
WE SEE THE DUPLICATE AND ARE COMFORTABLE WITH, WITH REMOVING ONE OF THOSE.
UM, IN TERMS OF THE HOURS IT IS, YOU KNOW, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THESE BE THE HOURS FOR THE STORE ITSELF.
WE DID TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ITS LOCATION, PROXIMITY TO RESIDENTIAL.
THERE'S NO CUP FOR THIS LOCATION AS OF TODAY.
SO THERE, THERE ARE NO THOSE, THERE ARE NOT RESTRICTIONS ON THE HOURS IN THAT SAME WAY, BUT THAT'S PART OF THE BENEFIT
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OF OF BRINGING THIS FORWARD.UM, THE REASON, YOU KNOW, THE TRIGGER FOR THE CUP WAS WHAT'S CALLED THE INTENSIFICATION, SO THE ADDING OF THE TASTING.
BUT WHAT IT DOES IS GIVE US AS THE CITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE MORE REGULATION FOR THE STORE THROUGH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
UH, YOU HEARD FROM LIANA THE RIGHT NOW, UH, THE STORE, UM, IS DEEMED APPROVED UNDER THE ALCOHOL NUISANCE ABATEMENT ORDINANCE.
THAT'S ESSENTIALLY FOR BUSINESSES THAT PERHAPS PREDATE THE REQUIREMENT FOR A CUP OR, OR MAYBE CONSIDERED SORT OF GRANDFATHERED IN.
UH, SO WHEN WE DO GET AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, UM, WE DO LOOK AT THE USE HOLISTICALLY TO CONSIDER WHAT THOSE RESTRICTIONS, UM, SHOULD BE.
SO CONDITION 21 AS WRITTEN DOES SAY IT'S LIQUOR STORE HOURS, UH, UNTIL 10:00 PM MONDAY TO THURSDAY UNTIL 11 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND UNTIL 10 SUNDAY.
SO IT'S AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSION IF, IF YOU, UM, WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE CHANGES TO THOSE HOURS.
UM, BUT WE CAN, LIKE I MENTIONED, WE DID TAKE MULTIPLE FACTORS INTO CONSIDERATION AS TO WHY UM, WE WOULD DO THOSE TYPES OF LIMITS.
UM, STAFF, DO YOU WANNA ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THAT ANALYSIS? UH, THE HOURS THAT ARE PROVIDED IN THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL WERE PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT ARE AND ARE IN THE OPERATIONS STATEMENT THAT WERE SUR SUBMITTED TO STAFF.
STAFF DID LOOK AT THE HOURS AND FELT THAT 10 AND 11 O'CLOCK WERE APPROPRIATE.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT THE A NAO ORDINANCE OR ALCOHOL NUISANCE ABATEMENT ORDINANCE, IT DIRECTLY APPLIES TO LIQUOR STORES THAT DO NOT HAVE THE BENEFIT OF HAVING A CUP.
SO IT ADDRESSES, UM, THESE ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY AND ONE OF OUR GOALS IS WHENEVER ONE OF THESE A NAO DEEMED APPROVED SITES PROPOSES AN EXPANSION OR A CHANGE THAT INTENSIFIES SUCH AS ADDING TASTING ON SITE, THAT DOES TRIGGER THE NEED FOR A CUP AS STIPULATED IN THE ORDINANCE.
SO THE CUP WOULD GOVERN THE WHOLE, UH, LIQUOR STORE OPERATION.
IT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE ADDITION OF TASTING.
AND THE REFERENCE CONTEXT TO THE, UM, ITEM THAT CAME LAST YEAR, THE YEAR BEFORE WAS THAT A WAS A MODIFICATION TO AN EXISTING CUP FOR THAT LIQUOR STORE, WHICH ADDED THE TASTING.
SO IT WAS A DIFFERENT CONTEXT.
UH, BUT WE DO WANNA JUST REITERATE THOSE HOURS WERE PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT, UH, AND ARE IN THE ATTACHMENT IN YOUR STAFF REPORT.
AND I THINK IT'S HELPFUL TO KEEP IN MIND, UM, THAT THE, THE APPROVAL DOES RUN WITH THE LAND.
SO YOU'VE GOT A, UH, YOU KNOW, A, AN OPERATOR, UM, THERE TODAY, BUT THAT COULD CHANGE HANDS AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING STAFF KEEPS IN MIND AS WE LOOK AT THE OVERALL CONTEXT AND AND NEIGHBORHOOD AND LOCATION, UH, FOR DECEASED.
UH, WITH, WITH THAT IN MIND, UM, THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE COULDN'T PUT A CONDITION THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE BUSINESS LICENSE AT HAND, CORRECT? MEANING THAT THE, THE CONDITIONS, UH, THE CONDITIONS ARE SUBJECTIVE TO OR SUBJECT TO THE CURRENT, UM, LICENSE OR OR OPERATOR.
SO THAT WOULD BE AN OPTION TO YOU.
THAT'S NOT UM, TYPICAL, BUT THAT'S AN OPTION AVAILABLE TO YOU.
AND, AND BASICALLY ONCE THEY APPLY FOR THIS CUP, THEY'VE, THEY'VE OPENED THAT DOOR.
JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY COMMISSIONER TEMPLE.
UM, I WAS UH, TRYING TO REMEMBER FROM A PREVIOUS UM, MEETING THAT HOURS OF OPERATION, ALTHOUGH SET UH, FOR A SPECIAL OCCASION OR LIKE A WEEK'S WORTH THAT THEY WANT TO EXTEND IT AN HOUR OR TWO, THEY CAN CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT AND BE APPROVED FOR THAT.
IS THAT TRUE? DO I, AM I REMEMBERING RIGHT? THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE THE ABILITY AS THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO REVISE THAT CONDITION TO ALLOW FOR CERTAIN TASTING EVENTS THAT MAYBE HAPPEN AFTER HOURS, UM, AT A CERTAIN FREQUENCY.
AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO ADD DIFFERENT LAYERS OF APPROVAL PROCESSES, WHETHER THAT BE DONE ADMINISTRATIVELY OR THROUGH A LESSER HEARING BODY THAT'S BEEN DONE IN THE PAST.
I WOULD NOTE THAT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE LIQUOR STORE BE ESTABLISHED, UM, AS PART OF THE CUP.
THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO.
UH, THE OTHER THING IS MAKING SURE FOR ENFORCEMENT IS A KEY PART OF WHY WE HAVE CS.
SO MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE SPELLED OUT VERY CLEARLY IS IMPORTANT FOR US AS WE DO ENFORCEMENT IN THE FUTURE.
SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE APPLICANTS CAN, UH, TAKE CARE OF WITH THE STAFF IF YOU WERE TO REVISE THAT CONDITION WITH THAT LANGUAGE TO BE ADDED, UM, THAT IS A POSSIBILITY.
CAN I, CAN WE ADD SOMETHING UM, AND ALSO RELATIVE TO ITEM NUMBER
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25, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO CLARIFY ON THAT? IN REGARDS TO THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS THAT THE APPLICANT RAISED? 25 IS A PRETTY STANDARD CONDITION WE HAVE THAT ALIGNS WITH A B, C AND IT WAS INTENDED TO ENSURE THAT ALL EMPLOYEES, UH, ARE UH, FOLLOWING THE A BC REQUIREMENTS, WHICH LEAD IS UM, SOME OF THEM AS WELL AS R-B-S-R-B-S IS REQUIRED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL TASTING AREA UNDER THE TYPE 86 THAT'S, THAT IS REQUIRED FOR THAT INSTRUCTIONAL LICENSE.UM, I BELIEVE STAFF WOULD BE AMENABLE TO REVISING THAT TO SAY THAT ALL TRAINING FOR THE UH, EMPLOYEES WOULD JUST HAVE TO ALIGN WITH A, B, C, UH, REQUIREMENTS FOR BOTH TYPE 21 AS WELL AS THE A D SIX REQUIREMENTS SO THAT THEY MAINTAIN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH RESPONSIBLE SERVICE UNDER THAT STATE A, B, C LAW.
THAT WAS THE INTENT OF THE CONDITION, BUT IT CAN BE, UH, REVISED TO ALIGN WITH A BC REGULATIONS.
AND JUST ONE MORE THING ON THE HOURS, UM, I JUST PULLED UP OUR DECEMBER, 2024 HEARING FOR THE OTHER LOCATION AND IT HAS A SIMILAR CLOSURE AT 10:00 PM MOST DAYS OF THE WEEK AND 11:00 PM UM, ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, THE APPLICANT, YOU, YOU HAD A STATEMENT YOU WANTED TO MAKE? YEAH.
SO REGARDING NUMBER 25, AGAIN I'M, I'M JUST GONNA GO BACK TO TO THE RBS LICENSING.
IT'S REQUIRED FOR BARS, UH, THAT SERVE ALCOHOL TO CUSTOMERS SINCE WE DON'T SERVE, WE'RE NOT REQUIRED BY A BC TO HAVE RBS.
SO AGAIN, SINCE ONE OF THE CONDITIONS HERE THAT OUR CASHIERS CANNOT SERVE THE ALCOHOL, IT HAS TO BE A A VENDOR, THEN THE VENDOR'S EMPLOYEES ARE THE ONE WHO ARE REQUIRED TO DO THE RBS.
UM, JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT WITH, WITH A B, C.
NOW THIS THE OTHER LOCATION, WE HAD THE SAME CONDITIONS AND EVEN THOUGH WE WERE NOT REQUIRED, OUR EMPLOYEES STILL DID, THE RBS WE'RE WILLING TO DO THE SAME THING FOR THE CASHIERS AS WELL AT THIS LOCATION.
SO THIS ONE IS NOT GONNA BE AN ISSUE.
I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY IT WITH, UM, WITH STAFF AND WITH THE COMMISSION NOW FOR NUMBER 21, UM, FOR THE HOURS OF OPERATIONS NOW OUR A BC HOURS OPERATION USUALLY IS FROM 6:00 AM TO 2:00 AM AND WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR THE ENTIRE SCHEDULE OF A B, C HERE TO BE TO BE APPROVED.
JUST IF WE CAN EXTEND THOSE HOURS A LITTLE BIT MORE, PROBABLY FROM 8:00 AM TO 1:00 AM ALLOWING US TO DO THE 21 LICENSE, JUST THE 21 LICENSE AND KEEP THOSE HOURS FOR THE 86, LIKE IF WE CAN ADD ANOTHER CONDITION JUST TO SEPARATE THE TWO, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN HERE AND WE'RE LOSING OUR LEGAL NON-CONFORMITY STATUS THAT WE HAD AND WE, WE ARE BEING CONDITIONS BECAUSE OF THE UPGRADE THAT WE'RE DOING.
WHICH AGAIN, TRUST ME, IT TOOK A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS NOT TO LOSE THAT LEGAL NON-CONFORMITY, BUT WE, WE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE INSTRUCTIONAL LICENSE WILL BE A BENEFIT TO OUR BUSINESS.
THAT'S WHY WE SAID OKAY, WE'LL LET GO OF THAT ONE AND HAVE CONDITIONS ON THE BUSINESS EVEN THOUGH IT'S GONNA PROBABLY AFFECT THE VALUE OF THE BUSINESS.
UM, BUT ALL WE'RE ASKING IS JUST SOME LENIENCY ON THE LIQUOR STORE HOURS, THE HOURS IN THE OPERATING STATEMENTS ARE OUR CURRENT HOURS.
I'M NOT SAYING WE'RE GONNA CHANGE THOSE CURRENT HOURS IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO, BUT I'M JUST ASKING FOR THE OPTION TO CHANGE 'EM IN CASE OUR BUSINESS START INCREASING AND WE HAVE TO OPEN LONGER HOURS.
UM, I JUST WANT THAT OPTION TO BE IN THERE IF POSSIBLE.
ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONERS DISCUSSION COMMISSIONER DEVON? UH, JUST, JUST A CLARIFICATION FROM OUR STAFF, UM, BECAUSE IT'S AN OVERALL HOUR THING AND IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY SEPARATE.
IF THEY WERE TO ASK, COME IN A YEAR OR TWO TO THE STAFF AND SAY WE WANT OUR HOURS OF OPERATION, IT WOULD THEN BE JUST TOLD TO, YOU KNOW, WELL YOU'RE TASTING NO, BUT YOUR HOURS YES.
AND YOU WOULD COME TO DECIDE WHAT THAT WOULD BE.
SO THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE DONE TONIGHT, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE DONE TONIGHT.
BUT IF YOU PUT, WE'RE NOT EMPOWERED TO MAKE THAT WITH NO INFORMATION.
SO I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE COMMISSION WANTS US TO CONSIDER OR WHERE YOU'RE LEANING.
AND THEN WE WOULD GIVE THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR DIRECTION AND, AND BASED ON THAT DIRECTION, UM, WE SHOULD MAKE A DECISION BASED ON THE EVIDENCE.
BUT UNLIKE YOU WHERE YOU'RE MAKING AN, UM, INDEPENDENT, UH, JUDGMENT, HER DECISION MAKING IS WHAT WE CALL QUASI-JUDICIAL.
SO SHE, SHE MAKES DECISIONS BASED ON WRITTEN INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS IN FRONT OF HER, NOT BASED ON A VALUE JUDGMENT.
SO YOU CAN DEFER IT TO STAFF, BUT
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WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU WANT US TO LOOK AT OR THINK ABOUT AND UM, THEN WE WOULD TAKE IT FROM THERE.DO YOU HAVE A, A FOLLOW UP? UH, WELL I, YEAH, I WAS THINKING OF A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT THAT WOULD INDEED, UM, KEEP THE TASTING HOURS TO THE STATED HOURS THAT ARE POSTED, BUT THEN TO HAVE SOME LEEWAY IN THE FUTURE FOR HOURS OF OPERATION OF THE ACTUAL STORE WITHOUT IT INCLUDING THE TASTING AREA.
'CAUSE THAT THAT'S A LITTLE SEPARATE.
YEAH, SO WE, WE UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTION AND I GUESS IT'S, IT'S UP TO THE, THE FOUR OF YOU TO COME TO A CONSENSUS, BUT WE UN I THINK, UM, WHAT WE WOULD DO IT WAS REWORD THE CONDITION AS IT EXISTS AND SAY, UM, ANY CHANGES TO THE TASTING HOURS WOULD COME BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BUT AFTER ONE YEAR'S TIME, ANY DEVIATION TO THE OPERATING HOURS WOULD RETURN TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR UP TO THE OUTWARD LIMIT OF 1:00 AM JUST, AND JUST TO CLARIFY, UH, UH, BASED ON THE EARLIER, UH, COMMENTS MADE THE, UH, THE CURRENT HOURS WERE BOTH SUBMITTED AS AS THEY ARE NOW AND ALSO CONSISTENT WITH, UM, KIND OF THE OVERARCHING OBJECTIVE THAT WE'RE DOING WITHIN THE CITY IN TERMS OF THESE KIND OF HIGHER PROFILE VENUES.
AND THIS, I MEAN THIS IS A VENUE THAT WE HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH.
THEY'RE A MODEL OPERATOR, BUT I WOULD ALSO JUST REMIND THE COMMISSION, WE HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES AT LIQUOR STORES, UH, OPERATING AFTER THE HOUR OF MIDNIGHT.
AND IT IS, IT IS AN ONGOING ISSUE IN NOT ONE NEIGHBORHOOD BUT THROUGHOUT ALL PARTS OF THE CITY AND IT, IT CREATES A RESOURCE REIGN FOR, FOR PD AND FOR OTHERS.
AND THEN JUST ON THE LEGAL SIDE, I THINK ONE OF OUR STAFF MENTIONED IT, BUT THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ON THE CUP ARE WHAT IS USED FROM AN ENFORCEMENT STANDPOINT.
SO THE MOST CLARITY THAT WE CAN PROVIDE, NOT ONLY FOR OUR APPLICANTS, SO THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE COMPLYING, BUT ALSO FOR OUR STAFF TO TEAM WHO HAS TO GO AND DO THAT COMPLIANCE WOULD BE BENEFICIAL AS YOU CONSIDER ANY FRIENDLY AMENDMENT COMMISSIONER.
SO THERE WAS AN OPTION TO DEFER LATER HOURS FOR THE STORE TO THE STAFF AT ANOTHER TIME.
IS THAT CLEAR ENOUGH OR ARE YOU SAYING THAT WE NEED TO ESTABLISH BOTH THE TASTING TIME AND THE STORE HOURS TIME NOW? UM, WELL AS I UNDERSTAND SORT OF COMMISSIONER TEMPLATE'S COMMENT, THE HOURS AFTER TONIGHT'S ACTION WOULD BE AS, UM, ESTABLISHED IN STAFF'S CONDITIONS.
BUT IF THE APPLICANT WANTED TO COME BACK AND MAKE THE OPERATING HOURS NOT FOR TASTING BUT FOR THE STORE LONGER, THEY COULD DO THAT.
THEY'D HAVE TO FILE AN APPLICATION AND INSTEAD OF HAVING TO COME ALL THE WAY BACK TO PLANNING COMMISSION, THEY WOULD COME TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR.
UM, I THINK THAT GIVES US AT LEAST SOME REVIEW TO UNDERSTAND IF THERE'S BEEN CALLS OF CALLS FOR SERVICE OR SOME KIND OF CHANGE.
UM, IF YOU EXTEND ALL THE HOURS TONIGHT, THOSE ARE THE, THE CONDITIONS.
SO I THINK IT WOULD BE EXCEPTIONALLY DIFFICULT, UM, FOR US TO EVER REDUCE THOSE HOURS UNLESS WE COULD SHOW THAT THERE WAS A PUBLIC NUISANCE, WHICH IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE BUT A HIGH BAR THAT USUALLY TAKES SEVERAL YEARS OF, UH, LEGAL PROCESS.
SO I, I AM, I'M NOT ACCEPTING THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THESE HOURS OF OPERATION, GIVING THE OPERATOR THE ABILITY TO COME BACK TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR LATER FOR, TO DISCUSS HOURS OF ACTUAL STORE OPERATION.
UM, JUST, JUST A CLARIFICATION AS WELL, JUST FOR PROCESS.
DO WE NEED TO MAKE THAT, IF WE NEED TO INCORPORATE THAT AS AMENDMENT? WE'RE JUST TALKING, YOU GUYS ARE READING OUR MINDS OVER HERE,
SO YES, WE WOULD BE LOOKING, I'M UNDERSTANDING COMMISSIONER WARE'S ACTION TO BE AN A, A AMENDED MOTION THAT SHE'S PUTTING FORWARD THAT WOULD MAINTAIN THE HOURS AS THEY ARE IN THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CURRENTLY.
UM, AND THEN GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE APPLICANT TO COME TO THE VA TO EXPLORE EXPANDED TIMELINES OF OPERATION BUT NOT BEYOND 1:00 AM.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
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HOLDER, SORRY.OH, AFTER A YEAR I THINK WAS THE UNDERSTANDING.
AFTER A YEAR, SO WE HAVE THE CALL FOR SERVICE DATA.
AND THEN OUR HOLDER OF THE SECOND ON THIS MOTION IS COMMISSIONER LIMUS.
IS THAT AGREEABLE? AND THAT WAS A YES.
CAN WE DO TWO MORE, TWO MORE COMMENTS? THANKS.
I JUST HAVE ONE MORE CLARIFY CLARIFYING QUESTION IF I MAY.
UM, WE ARE NOT, UH, AMENDING TO ADD SOMETHING TO HAVE TO, TO STATE THAT THEY HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE A, B, C, I MEAN THEY ALREADY HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE A, B, C.
IT WOULD BE KINDA REDUNDANT TO SAY YOU HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW WHEN THE LAW'S ALREADY THERE.
WHAT YOU COULD DO IS JUST, UM, LOOKING, I THINK THAT I, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS CONDITION 25.
AND IT'S COME UP SEVERAL TIMES AND I THINK STAFF COULD TAKE DIRECTION JUST TO ENSURE THAT THAT LANGUAGE DOES EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS TO ENSURE THAT STAFF TRAINING ALIGNS WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF A, B, C, AND STATE LAW.
IF THAT AMENDMENT IS ONE THAT'S BEING CONSIDERED.
THE OTHER THAT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT YOU'VE ASKED US ABOUT THAT IS STILL NOT FOLDED INTO THE MOTION IS, UM, THE REDUNDANT CON UH, CONDITIONS ON 38 AND 23.
CAN WE DO ONE MORE COMMENT IF WE MAKE OKAY.
ANY OTHER, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NOT FOR ME.
YOU GOT SOMEBODY IN THE AUDIENCE.
UM, THIS IS YOUR LAST TIME
SO LAST TIME I APOLOGIZE, UH, THAT JUST REGARDING THE HOURS AGAIN, ONE MORE TIME.
UH, COUPLE OF COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE.
IS, IS REGARDING THE, THE, THAT THOSE CONDITIONS ARE RELATED TO THE PROPERTY.
WE OWN THE PROPERTY AS WELL AND WE'RE NOT WILLING TO TO SELL AT ANY POINT.
UH, SINCE MOST OF THE NUANCES THAT HAPPENS IN LONG BEACH AFTER MIDNIGHT, ARE YOU WILLING TO INCREASE THE HOURS TILL MIDNIGHT AND THEN IF WE NOT INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT, WE GO BACK TO THE ZONING DEPARTMENT? IS THAT A POSSIBILITY? THANK YOU FOR THAT.
SO I THINK THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO THAT STAFF MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR DIRECTION ON FROM YOU, UM, THAT WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED YET.
AND IF THE MOVE, IF SO, IF THE VOTE WERE TO MOVE FORWARD, IT JUST WOULDN'T INCLUDE ANY LANGUAGE ON CONDITION 25 OR THE REDUNDANT LANGUAGE ON 38 AND 23 AND THAT'S ALL FOLDED INTO THE ORIGINAL MOTION? NOPE.
SO THOSE TWO HAVE NOT BEEN YET.
SO LET'S, COMMISSIONER WARE, I'M UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU'RE AMENDING, YOU'RE LOOKING TO AMEND THE MOTION TO STRIKE CONDITION 38 AS IT'S ALREADY IN CONDITION 23 AND THAT YOU'D LIKE CLARITY ON CONDITION 25 TO ENSURE THAT IT JUST MAKES CLEAR THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE COMPLIANCE WITH A, B, C AND STATE LAW RELATIVE TO TRAINING OF STAFF AND TASTERS.
COMMISSIONER LIMUS, IS THAT GREAT WITH YOU? YES.
SO NOW CURRENTLY THE AMENDED MOTION, UM, HAS EVERYTHING BOLDED IN OKAY.
EVERYBODY COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT? YES.
WE'LL GO UH, CALL FOR THE VOTE PLEASE.
I BELIEVE WE NEED TO DO A PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM.
IF THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM FOUR, PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM.
SEEING NOT IMPORTANT, I BELIEVE WE TOOK PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
YEAH, BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAD ALREADY TAKEN ABACK.
'CAUSE WE'RE ALREADY IN VOTING.
SO, UM, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
OKAY, WE WILL GO TO THE NEXT ITEM PLEASE.
[5. 26-54758 Recommendation to accept Categorical Exemption CE-25-153, finding the proposed project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines; and Approve Conditional Use Permit (CUP25-021, TEL25-039), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto, to allow the construction and operation of a new wireless telecommunications facility consisting of a 75-foot-tall monopole with 12 antennas, 30 remote radio units (RRUs), 1 microwave dish, and associated ground equipment within a 480-square-foot leased area. The project is located at 1051 Queens Highway (APN 7436-021-907) within the Queensway Bay (PD-21) Planned Development District. (District 1) Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
FIVE, RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT CATEGORICAL EXCEPTION CE DASH 25 DASH 1 53.FINDING THE PROPOSED PROJECT EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1 5 3 0 3 OF THE CQA GUIDELINES AND APPROVE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL RELATED THERETO TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A NEW WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY CONSISTING OF A 75 FOOT TALL
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MONOPOLE WITH 12 ANTENNAS, 30 REMOTE RADIO UNITS, ONE MICROWAVE DISH, AND ASSOCIATED GROUND EQUIPMENT WITHIN A 480 SQUARE FOOT LEASED AREA.THE PROJECT IS LOCATED AT 1 0 5 1 QUEENS HIGHWAY WITHIN THE QUEENSWAY BAY PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
CAN I HAVE A MAKE ON A SECOND PLEASE? COMMISSIONER WARE? I CAN TAKE A SECOND.
ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER TEMPLATE.
WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO STAFF FOR PRESENTATIONS.
OKAY, I'M GONNA PASS IT OVER TO PROJECT PLANNER, UH, GLEN JOHN IN JUST A MOMENT.
UH, YOU'LL RECALL THE, UM, UH, NEW LONG BEACH AMPHITHEATER THAT WAS RECENTLY APPROVED THROUGH THIS COMMISSION.
UH, WE HAVE THAT UNDERWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS WELL AS MANY SPECIAL EVENTS IN THIS SUBJECT AREA IN THE QUEENSWAY BAY.
SO AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THERE'S A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL, UM, CELL SERVICE.
UM, LET ME PASS IT OVER TO GLEN.
GOOD EVENING CHAIR, VICE CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A REQUEST FOR, UH, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A NEW WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY WITHIN THE, UH, QUEEN MARY LEASE AREA, ALSO KNOWN AS THE QUEENSWAY BAY AREA.
THE PROJECT SITE IS OWNED BY THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND THE APPLICANT IS, UH, VERIZON WIRELESS.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE QUEEN, UH, THE QUEEN MARY LEASEHOLD, UM, ALSO KNOWN AS PEER H OR UH, QUEENSWAY BAY AREA.
THE ZONING IS PD 21, UH, QUEENSWAY BAY PLANT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, AND THE GENERAL PLANT DESIGNATION IS WATERFRONT.
THE SURROUNDING AREA CONSISTS OF THE LONG BEACH AMPHITHEATER, WHICH IS, UH, CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, QUEEN MARY, UM, CARNIVAL CRUISE TERMINAL, HARRY BRIDGES PARK, AND PORT FACILITIES.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THERE IS NO NEARBY TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES IN THE AREA THAT'S FEASIBLE FOR CO-LOCATION.
ALSO, THERE IS, IS NO RESIDENTIAL USE LOCATED WITHIN THE AREA.
THE NEAREST RESIDENTIAL BUILDING IS APPROXIMATELY 4,700 FEET AWAY.
THE SITE IS CURRENTLY USED AS A TEMPORARY STORAGE, UM, SPACE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE.
THE ADJACENT SHED WILL REMAIN AND WILL BE UNAFFECTED BY THE PROJECT.
THE PROPOSED TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY CONSISTS OF A 75 FOOT TALL MONOPOLE WITH 12 AT ATTENDERS, 30 REMOTE RADIO UNITS, ONE MICROWAVE DISH, AND ASSOCIATED GROUND EQUIPMENT WITH WITHIN A 480 SQUARE FOOT LEASED AREA.
THE MONOPOLE ANTENNAS WILL BE PAINTED IN ESPRESSO BEING BROWN COLOR.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE HEIGHT OF THE MONOPOLE IS NECESSARY TO, UH, FACILITATE FUTURE CO-LOCATIONS BY NON VERIZON CARRIERS.
ALSO, NOTARY REMOVAL IS REQUIRED AS PART OF THE PROJECT.
THIS SLIDE CONTAINS THE ELEVATION AND BIRD FIELD OF THE, UH, PROPOSED FACILITY.
VERIZON'S ANTENNAS AND ANY FUTURE CO-LOCATION WILL BE MOUNTED AT A TOP PORTION OF THE MONO POLE.
THIS SLIDES CONTAIN PHOTO SIMULATIONS TO HELP THE COMMISSION VISUALIZE THE PROPOSED FACILITIES, THE PROJECT SIDE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.
UM, CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING INSUFFICIENT WIRELESS COVERAGE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, UM, ON THE COVERAGE MAP ON THE, UH, LEFT HAND SIDE AND THE PROPOSED FACILITY IS INTENDED TO ENHANCE CELLULAR SERVICE CAPACITY AND RELIABILITY WITHIN THE AREA.
A RADIO FREQUENCY EMISSION UM, COMPLIANCE REPORT CONCLUDES THAT THERE'S NO EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS LEVEL OF RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY AT A GROUND LEVEL OR IN ADJACENT BUILDINGS.
FURTHER, AS PART OF THE, UM, SPECIAL CONDITIONS STAFF, UH, PROPOSED THAT SIGNAGE IS REQUIRED AT THE BASE TO INFORM THAT THE EQUIPMENT'S TRANSMITTING AS DISCUSSING THE, UM, STAFF REPORT.
THE PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH APPLIC POLICIES COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA AND WOULD NOT RESULT IN ANY DETRIMENTAL IMPACTS.
SO THEREFORE, UM, THE NECESSARY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND STIPEND REVIEW FINDINGS ARE MADE.
HERE IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE CONDITIONS PROPOSED BY STAFF.
STAFF PROPOSED TO LIMIT THE HEIGHT OF THE, UH, MONOPOLE TO SEVEN FIVE FEET REQUIRE ESPRESSO BEING BROWN.
UM, COLOR FOR MONOPOLE AND ANTENNAS REQUIRE SIGNAGE AS DISCUSSED DURING THE, UH, EARLIER SLIDE LIMITING, UM,
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THE VI VISUAL BOOK OF THE OFFICE OF THE MONOPOLE AND ANTENNAS TO SIX FEET FROM THE THE TOWER.ALSO, STAFF HAVE, UM, INCLUDED CONDITIONS TO ENABLE FUTURE COLOCATIONS COMPLIANCE WITH, UM, THE NOISE ORDINANCE PROTECT NESTING BIRDS ALONG WITH STANDARD CONDITIONS.
THIS PROJECT'S ELIGIBLE FOR, UM, CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
UM, ACTS SECTION 1 5 3 0 3 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF SMALL STRUCTURES REGARDING PUBLIC NOTICING A TOTAL OF 45 PUBLIC.
NO PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES WERE MAILED.
STAFF RECEIVED NO, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT PRIOR TO THIS HEARING.
WITH THAT STAFF RECOMMEND THAT THE PLAN COMMISSION ACCEPT THE, UH, CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION CE DASH 25 DASH 1 53 AND APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
UM, CASE NUMBER CUP 25 DASH 0 2 1 FOR PROPOSED, UM, TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES.
THIS CONCLUDES STEPS PRESENTATION STAFF AND APPLICANT MR. UH, JUSTIN ROBINSON FROM VERIZON WIRELESS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT A COMMISSION MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONERS.
UH, DOES THE APPLICANT WISH TO MAKE ANY STATEMENTS? HI, MY NAME IS JUSTIN ROBINSON.
MY NAME'S JUSTIN ROBINSON, UH, REPRESENTING VERIZON WIRELESS.
I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK CLAN FOR HIS STAFF REPORT.
UM, JUST A COUPLE OF REAL QUICK NOTES.
UM, WE, SINCE THIS HAS COME OUT, WE HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED A NEW ADDRESS, BUT WE'LL WORK WITH STAFF TO, UH, UH, MAKE THE CORRESPONDING CHANGES TO THE STAFF REPORT AND, UH, FINDINGS AND, UH, CONDITIONS.
UM, WE DID RECEIVE OUR HARBOR DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, UM, AND THE MODIFIED, UH, HDP SHOULD BE ISSUED ON, UH, APRIL 27TH, THE NORMAL COMMISSIONER'S MEETING.
BUT, UH, OTHER THAN THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? NO SEEING, NO.
THANK YOU FOR FAIRLY STRAIGHT FORWARD.
ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE.
ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
PLEASE USE THE RA RAISE HAND FUNCTION NOW.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE.
ALRIGHT, PLEASE, UH, CALL FOR THE VOTE.
[6. 26-54761 Recommendation to accept Compliance Checklist (PECC26-001) finding that project activities are within the scope of activities analyzed in the PacifiCenter @ Long Beach EIR (Douglas Park EIR) (State Clearinghouse No. 2001051048) and will not result in any new significant impacts, per Section 15162, 15168 (c)(2), and 15183 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and Approve Site Plan Review (SPR26-001), Modification of an Approved Permit (MOD26-001), and General Plan Conformity Finding, and adopt the proposed findings and conditions related thereto, for the modification of a previously-approved Site Plan Review by adding square footage and modifying the exterior elevations for two industrial buildings (Buildings 20 and 21), and removing/ replacing two previously-approved industrial buildings (Buildings 18 and 19) with a new four-level parking structure with approximately 2,800 parking spaces, and for the vacation of the portion of Conant Street adjacent to the project site located at 3435 Conant Street in Subarea 8B of the Douglas Parking South Planned Development District (PD-32 South). (District 5) Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
SIX, RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST.FINDING THAT PROJECT ACTIVITIES ARE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES ANALYZED IN THE PACIFIC CENTER AT LONG BEACH EIR AND WILL NOT RESULT IN ANY NEW SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS PER SECTION 1 5 1 6 2 1 5 1 6 8 AND 1 5 1 8 3 OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES AND APPROVE SITE PLAN REVIEW MODIFICATION OF AN APPROVED PERMIT AND GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY FINDING AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS RELATED THERE TO, FOR THE MODIFICATION OF A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SITE PLAN REVIEW BY ADDING SQUARE FOOTAGE AND MODIFYING THE EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS FOR TWO INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND REMOVING AND OR REPLACING TWO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WITH A NEW FOUR LEVEL PARKING STRUCTURE WITH APPROXIMATELY 2,800 PARKING SPACES.
AND FOR THE VACATION OF THE PORTION OF CONAN STREET ADJACENT TO THE PROJECT SITE, LOCATED AT 3 4 3 5 CONAN STREET AND SUB AREA EIGHT B OF THE DOUGLAS PARKING SOUTH PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, DISTRICT FIVE.
CAN I GET A MAKER IN A SECOND PLEASE? I CAN TAKE VERBALS.
WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO STAFF FOR PRESENTATION PROJECT PLANNER QUENTIN JACKSON WILL PROVIDE THIS PRESENTATION.
ALLISON, THANKS ALISON AND GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND THE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
WE HAVE BEFORE YOU A REQUEST TO MODIFY A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SITE PLAN REVIEW WITHIN THE DOUGLAS PARK PLANT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
UH, THE PROJECT IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF DOUGLAS PARK, ALSO KNOWN AS, UH, PD 32,
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UH, WHICH IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE OF COVER STREET.UH, IT CONSISTS OF SIX DIFFERENT SUB AREAS, UH, AS YOU SEE ON THE IMAGE HERE.
UH, PD 32 IS, UH, BOUNDED TO THE NORTH BY CARSON STREET TO THE SOUTH BY THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT TO THE EAST BY LAKEWOOD BOULEVARD AND TO THE WEST BY THE, UH, THE LAKEWOOD GOLF COURSE.
UH, IT'S COMPRISED OF A, UH, 238 ACRE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT WITH COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL MANUFACTURING AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, UH, OFFICE USES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, HOTEL USES AND AVIATION RELATED USES.
AS FOR THE PROJECT SITE ITSELF, UH, IT'S LOCATED AT 34 35 CONANT STREET AND 37 15 STEINMAN AVENUE ON A, UH, VACANT PIECE OF LAND OF APPROXIMATELY 18.3 ACRES IN SIZE.
UH, TO THE NORTH OF THE SITE IS THE GOLF COURSE AND VACANT LAND TO THE SOUTH, UH, IS THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT TO THE EAST ARE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING USES, AND TO THE WEST IS THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT.
AND, UH, A PARKING LOT BEFORE THE COMMISSION.
TONIGHT IS A MODIFICATION OF A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PROJECT THAT WENT TO PLANNING COMMISSION IN, UH, MARCH OF 2022.
UH, THIS ORIGINAL PROJECT, UH, WHICH IS KNOWN AS PACIFIC POINT WEST, CONSISTED OF A SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR A TOTAL OF, UH, EIGHT CONCRETE TILT UP BUILDINGS RANGING IN SIZE FROM 38,000 TO 188,000 SQUARE FEET, AND ALSO INCLUDING 100 THOU, OR EXCUSE ME, 1,627 SURFACE PARKING SPACES.
UH, THE IMAGE THAT YOU SEE HERE, UH, HIGHLIGHTS THE ORIGINAL PROJECT SITE, UH, SHOWN IN BLUE, UH, IN RELATION TO, UH, ALL OF DOUGLAS PARK.
UM, AND SO TONIGHT'S REQUEST WOULD MODIFY, UH, ONLY A PORTION OF WHAT YOU SEE HIGHLIGHTED HERE IN BLUE.
AND SO THIS SLIDE JUST, UH, SHOWS A MORE DETAILED, UH, SITE LAYOUT OF THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PROJECT, UH, AGAIN, WHAT THE, A TOTAL OF EIGHT BUILDINGS, UH, NUMBERED FROM 18 TO 25 AND SPREAD AMONG, UH, SEVERAL BLOCKS.
UH, ADDITIONALLY, THIS SHOT, THIS SLIDE, UH, SHOWS, UH, CONTEXT INTO WHICH PORTION OF THE ORIGINAL PROJECT WOULD BE MODIFIED.
AND, AND YOU CAN SEE IN THE, UH, THAT THE NORTHWEST, UH, PORTION OF THE PACIFIC POINT WEST PROJECT IS WHAT'S BEFORE THE COMMISSION.
TONIGHT, THE NEW MODIFIED PROJECT WOULD EX EXPAND THE SECOND FLOOR MEZZANINE SPACE FOR BUILDINGS 20 AND 21, AND WOULD ALSO INCLUDE FACADE REMODELS FOR BOTH BUILDINGS.
UH, ALSO BUILDINGS 18 AND 19 WOULD BE REPLACED, UH, WITH THE FOUR LEVEL PARKING STRUCTURE WITH APPROXIMATELY 2,800, UH, PARKING SPACES.
OTHER MODIFICATIONS, UH, WOULD INCLUDE THE INCORPORATION OF AN EXTERIOR COURTYARD BETWEEN BUILDINGS 20 AND 21 TO REPLACE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SURFACE PARKING.
AND FINALLY, THE NEW PROJECT WOULD INCLUDE THE VACATION AND PRIVATIZATION OF THE PORTION OF CONAN STREET THAT'S ADJACENT TO THE, THE PROJECT SITE.
AND SO HERE'S, UH, ANOTHER SLIDE FOR CONTEXT.
UH, JUST SHOWING A MORE DETAILED COMPARISON BETWEEN THE NORTHWEST SECTION OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PACIFIC POINT WEST AND THE, UH, PROPOSED MODIFICATION, UM, AGAIN, ONLY AFFECTING A PORTION OF THE ORIGINAL EIGHT BUILDINGS THAT WERE APPROVED IN IN 2022.
THE PROJECT BEFORE YOU TONIGHT REQUIRES THREE ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED FOR APPROVAL, UH, INCLUDING A SITE PLAN REVIEW WITH PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW FOUR LEVEL PARKING STRUCTURE, ALSO INCLUDED AS A MODIFICATION TO AN APPROVED PERMIT FOR, UH, ANY AND ALL CHANGES MADE TO THE ORIGINAL APPROVAL.
AND A GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY FINDING TO VACATE AND PRIVATIZE, UH, CONAN STREET REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PRO REVIEW, UH, FOR THE PROJECT, UH, COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST WAS PREPARED, UH, TO SUPPLEMENT THE PRE-EXISTING DOUGLAS PARK, EIR.
UH, THE PROPOSED PROJECT DOES FALL WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THAT EXISTING EIR, PARTICULARLY IN UH, TERMS OF THE 4 MILLION SQUARE FOOT, UH, SIZE CAP FOR THE ENTIRE DOUGLAS PARK DISTRICT.
UH, COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT WOULD RESULT IN A TOTAL BUILD OUT OF APPROXIMATELY 3.3 MILLION SQUARE FEET THROUGHOUT DOUGLAS PARK.
UM, AND SO, UH, ANY APPLICABLE MITIGATION MEASURES FROM THE ORIGINAL EIR, UH, AND OR THE COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE PROJECT.
ALL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN DOUGLAS PARK IS SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC DESIGN GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS, INCLUDING FACADE ARTICULATION, OUTDOOR SPACE, PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY, PROPER SCALING AND MASSING ACCENT COLORS AND MATERIALS, AND VEHICULAR CIRCULATION.
UH, SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PROJECT, THE, UH, PROPOSED MODIFICATION MEETS THE INTENT OF THE PD 32 GUIDELINES AND INCLUDES ELEMENTS THAT, UH, HELP MAINTAIN VISUAL INTEREST ABOVE AND BEYOND THE THE TYPICAL BUSINESS PARK ENVIRONMENT.
UH, THESE ELEMENTS INCLUDE CONTRASTING COLORS, UH, WING WALL EXTENSIONS, THE USE OF WENDELL GLAZING FOR ADDITIONAL CONTRAST AND,
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UH, FACADE ARTICULATION.UM, AND IT'S A SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THESE BUILDINGS WILL, UH, BE OCCUPIED BY A NEW TENANT WHO'S, UH, ALSO GOING TO OCCUPY SEVERAL OTHER BUILDINGS WITHIN THE PACIFIC POINT WEST PROJECT.
UM, AND SO THE NEWLY PROPOSED ARCHITECTURE THAT YOU SEE HERE, IT REFLECTS THE VERY DISTINCT COMPANY BRANDING, UM, WHILE ALSO, UH, ADDING TO THE ARCHITECTURAL VARIETY AND, UH, THE AESTHETIC DIVERSITY OF, OF PD 32 AS A WHOLE.
UH, AS MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, UH, THE PROJECT INCLUDES THE MODIFICATION, UH, FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BUILDINGS 18 AND 19, WITH THE NEW FOUR LEVEL PARKING STRUCTURE, UH, THAT'S GOING TO FRONT CONANT STREET.
AND SO THIS SLIDE PROVIDES A, A VISUAL OF OF WHAT THE PARKING STRUCTURE WILL LOOK LIKE.
UM, AGAIN, THIS IS, UH, WITH THE EXPLICIT GOAL OF, UH, REFLECTING THE CORPORATE, UH, BRANDING IDENTITY OF THE NEW TENANT, UH, WHO'S GONNA OCCUPY MULTIPLE BUILDINGS.
REGARDING GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY, UH, ALL OF DOUGLAS PARK HAS A PLACE TYPE DESIGNATION OF REGIONAL SERVING FACILITIES.
UH, ONE OF THE GOALS BEING, UH, TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT THAT SERVES, UH, A REGIONAL NEED FOR A VARIETY OF HIGH QUALITY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, UM, SIMILAR TO THE REMAINDER OF DOUGLAS PARK THAT'S ALREADY BEEN BUILT OUT.
UM, THIS PROJECT WITH THE NEW TENANT, UM, IS ANTICIPATED TO PRODUCE A LOT OF NEW JOBS, BOTH, UH, LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY, UH, MORE THAN 5,000 TO BE EXACT, UH, WITH THE URBAN DESIGN ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN, ONE OF THE GOALS IS ALSO TO IMPROVE BLIGHTED OR VACANT PROPERTIES BY PROMOTING INFIELD DEVELOPMENT, UH, THAT'S COMPATIBLE WITH NEIGHBORING DEVELOPMENT.
UH, THE PROJECT SITE IS THE LAST VACANT LAND IN DOUGLAS PARK THAT'S, UH, YET TO BE DEVELOPED.
AND SO APPROVAL OF THIS PROJECT WOULD ALIGN WITH THE, UH, GOAL OF DEVELOPING A SITE, UH, THAT'S BEEN VACANT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
UH, IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY FINDING BEFORE THE COMMISSION, TONIGHT, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO, UH, VACATE THE PORTION OF CONAN STREET THAT'S ADJACENT TO THE PROJECT SITE.
UH, THE REASON FOR REQUESTING SUCH A VACATION IS TO CONVERT CONAN STREET INTO A PRIVATE ROAD THAT WILL BE ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO, UH, AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL OF THE COMPANY THAT WILL OCCUPY MULTIPLE BUILDINGS.
UH, THE IMAGE THAT YOU SEE TO THE RIGHT HERE, UH, PROVIDES CONTEXT INTO THE, UH, MULTI-BUILDING CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT THAT'S, UH, PLANNED FOR THE THE NEW SINGLE TENANT.
UH, THE CAMPUS WILL COMPRISE FOUR BUILDINGS AND THE PARKING STRUCTURE WITHIN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, AND ALSO, UH, TWO BUILDINGS THAT YOU SEE HERE IN THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD.
AND SO, UH, THE TENANT PROPOSES TO PRIVATIZE THIS PORTION OF CONAN STREET TO ALLOW FOR A, UH, A SECURE AND LIMITED ACCESS PRIVATE ROAD FOR THE CAMPUS.
UH, STREET VACATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL, AND FROM, UH, A VEHICULAR MOBILITY STANDPOINT, THE PROPOSED STREET VACATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC IN, UH, OR AROUND DOUGLAS PARK.
UH, ACCESS TO SURROUNDING PROPERTIES WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE, UH, VIA SEVERAL EXISTING ROADS WITHIN PD 32, GOING BOTH IN A NORTH SOUTH ORIENTATION AND IN AN EAST WEST ORIENTATION.
AND, AND THEREFORE, UH, STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE REQUESTED, UH, STREET VACATION.
UH, IN CLOSING THE UH, PACIFIC POINT WEST DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTS THE LAST PIECE OF LAND, UH, TO BE DEVELOPED IN DOUGLAS PARK.
AND THE PROJECT SITE HAS BEEN VACANT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, UH, DATING ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE, UH, DEMOLITION OF THE OLD BOEING, UH, MANUFACTURING FACILITIES.
UM, THE ANTICIPATED BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE THE CREATION OF, UH, MORE THAN 5,000 NEW JOBS, CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE AND MATERIALS, NEW LANDSCAPING AND PAVING, UH, INCLUDING A NEW 100,000 SQUARE FOOT OUTDOOR, UH, COURTYARD SPACE, AND ALSO ANY OFFSITE IMPROVEMENTS ADJACENT TO THE SITES.
UM, AS APPLICABLE, UH, THE PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO SEVERAL CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL THAT, UH, GIVES STAFF THE LEVERAGE TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT ON A CONTINUAL BASIS AND TO ENSURE CONTINUED COMPLIANCE WITH THE, THE DISTRICT.
AND SO, UH, WITH THAT SAID, STAFF IS GONNA RECOMMEND THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVE THIS PROJECT SUBJECT TO THOSE CONDITIONS.
UH, THAT'S GONNA CONCLUDE MY REPORT AND STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR QUESTIONS.
UH, WE DO ALSO HAVE THE APPLICANT'S ATTENDANCE AS WELL.
COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS? NOPE.
UM, YOU ACTUALLY ADDRESSED, UH, A LOT OF MY CONCERNS AROUND THE, THE, UM, THE STREETS AND THE TRAFFIC FLOW.
UH, HAS THERE BEEN ANY, UM, CONCERNS RAISED AROUND THE IMPACT ON COVER IN TERMS OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW THERE, SINCE THAT'LL BE THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE FOR THAT PROJECT? NO CONCERNS RAISED.
UH, AS MENTIONED, UH, THE, UH, THE PROJECT WAS SUBJECT TO A COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST TO SUPPLEMENT THE, UH, EXISTING EIR, UM, AT WHICH POINT, UH, THERE WERE NO, UH, TRAFFIC CONCERNS RAISED, UH, WITHIN THAT DOCUMENT.
DOES THE APPLICANT WISH TO MAKE A STATEMENT OR PRESENT?
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SCOTT MULKEY ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT, UH, THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS AND I WANT TO THANK STAFF, UH, FOR THEIR PRESENTATION.UM, JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW HOW EXCITED WE ARE FOR THIS PROJECT.
THIS IS, UH, THE FINAL BUILD OUT OF DOUGLAS PARK, WHICH WE'VE BEEN ACTIVE IN FOR, UH, ABOUT 15 YEARS NOW.
UM, AND AS YOU MENTIONED, UH, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE, WE'LL HAVE ABOUT 3.3 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF DEVELOPMENT HERE.
SO, UH, JUST ONE THING TO CLARIFY AS IT RELATES TO CONAN STREET, IT SHOULD BE NOTED, UM, THAT THAT STREET IS CURRENTLY NOT OPEN TO PUBLIC, NOR HAS IT BEEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
SO THE EXISTING TRAFFIC, UH, IN THE AREA CURRENTLY DOES NOT USE THAT STREET THAT WE'RE REQUESTING VACATION OF.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT THEY CALL A PAPER STREET AT THIS POINT, BUT I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
JUST TO CLARIFY, UH, WHEN WE, UH, VACATE THAT IT REMAINS A STREET, BUT IT THEN BECOMES, UM, THE PROPERTY OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP THE UPKEEP OF THE STREET AND ALL THE REST OF THAT, YEAH, IT'LL BECOME ACTUALLY THEIR REAL PROPERTY.
SO THEY WILL ENJOY ALL OF THE THINGS THAT THE CITY ENJOYS ON OUR STREETS, WHICH INCLUDE LIABILITY, MAINTENANCE, UPKEEP, UM, YEAH, SO THAT WILL ALL TRANSFER TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, SAYING NO.
ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC QUESTION TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
UM, WE HAVE THREE PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS SO FAR.
UH, WE HAVE LARRY BUSTOS, CAESAR LLAMAS, AND JASON BAEZ.
GOOD EVENING PLANNING COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF.
MY NAME IS LARRY BUSTOS AND I'M A 21 YEAR MEMBER OF THE LABOR'S LOCAL UNION, 1309.
I'M HERE TO STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS PROJECT AND ITS DEVELOPER PROJECTS LIKE THIS KEEP OUR LOCAL UNION MEMBERS WORKING CLOSE TO HOME WHILE EARNING FAIR WAGES AND SOLID BENEFITS SO THEY COULD SUPPORT THEIR FAMILY WITH DIGNITY.
THESE ARE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES, ESPECIALLY WITH THE GAS PRICES RAISING EVERY SINGLE DAY.
EVERY MORNING WE WAKE UP AND THAT'S THE FIRST THING I SEE ON THE NEWS IS HOW HIGH THE GAS, THE GAS PRICES ARE.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT, WHY OUR CITY NEEDS THIS PROJECT.
IT BRINGS REAL INVESTMENT AND CREATES HUNDREDS OF HIGH QUALITY UNION CONSTRUCTION JOBS, JOBS THAT OFFER GOOD PAY, HEALTHCARE, PENSIONS, AND PATHWAY INTO APPRENTICESHIPS AND LIFELONG CAREERS.
OUR SKILLED AND TRAINED LOCAL UNION MEMBERS, LIKE THOSE YOU SEE HERE BEHIND ME IN ORANGE AND MANY, MANY OTHERS THAT ARE STILL COMMUTING HOME AND COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, ARE READY TO BUILD THIS PROJECT TO THE HIGHEST INDUSTRY INDUSTRY STANDARDS WITH SAFETY, CRAFTSMANSHIP, AND QUALITY FROM START TO FINISH.
UH, GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.
UH, I AM A PROUD MEMBER OF THE LABORS INTERNATIONAL UNION IN NORTH AMERICA.
UM, WHAT ELSE COULD I SAY THAT MY BROTHER LARRY HASN'T SAID? I'M PRETTY SURE YOU GUYS SAW THE RENDERINGS, THE CONCEPT OF HAVING CONTEMPORARY AESTHETIC, APPEALING BUILDINGS, JUST LIKE THAT ONE, THAT ARCHITECTURE THAT IS BEING PUT INTO IT, IT'S DEFINITELY RESONATING WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
I MEAN, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, RIGHT? IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S AN APPEALING BUILDING, AND THEN WHAT BETTER WAY TO HAVE IT DONE THAN HAVING THE LABOR'S UNION BUILD IT FOR YOU GUYS, RIGHT? YOU GUYS ARE GONNA BE PRO PROVIDING JOBS, UH, HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR WORKERS, FOOD ON THE TABLE FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES, FOR LOCAL WORKERS.
NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THE DEVELOPER IS ESSENTIALLY PUTTING THEIR TIME AND EFFORT INTO THIS AS WELL.
SO, GREAT DEVELOPMENT, GREAT WORKFORCE, GREAT CITY, ESSENTIALLY THAT'S KIND OF THE THREE STEPS THAT KIND OF TAKES TO CREATE MASTERPIECE, A WORLD CLASS PROJECT JUST LIKE THIS ONE.
ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME.
COMMISSIONER HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU.
BUT THE ONLY THING I'LL SAY IS, IS JUST ECHOING SOME OF THE SENTIMENTS THAT WERE SHARED EARLIER.
UH, I CAN STILL REMEMBER WHEN THEY STARTED DEMOING ALL OF THE OLD BUILDINGS FROM BOEING.
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SO IT'S KIND OF NICE TO FINALLY SEE, UH, THOSE BIG, BIG SWATHS OF LAND STARTING TO, TO GET INFILLED.UH, SO, UM, GOOD LUCK WITH THE PROJECT.
I JUST THINK IT'S GREAT THAT, UH, THE UNION LABORERS ARE GONNA BE BUILDING THIS PROJECT.
UM, IT IS OUR GOAL TO HAVE, UH, THE FOLKS WHO ARE BUILDING THE BUILDINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
ALRIGHT, GO AHEAD AND CALL THE QUESTION.
ALL RIGHT, MADAM CLERK, CAN WE READ THE NEXT ITEM PLEASE?
[7. 26-54776 Recommendation to find that this action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and Receive and file the 2025 General Plan Implementation Report and instruct Director of Community Development to submit the Implementation Report to City Council, State Office of Planning and Research (OPR), and Housing and Community Development Department (HCD). (Citywide) Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
ITEM SEVEN, RECOMMENDATION TO FIND THAT THIS ACTION IS EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA QUALITY ACT AND RECEIVE AND FILE THE 2025 GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION REPORT AND INSTRUCT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO SUBMIT THE IMPLEMENTATION REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL, STATE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH AND HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT CITYWIDE.CAN I GET A MAKER IN A SECOND PLEASE? ALL RIGHT.
COMMISSIONER TEMPLE AND COMMISSIONER LI.
WE'VE SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST.
YOU HAVE OUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION,
SO IT IS THAT TIME OF YEAR WHERE WE GET TO SHARE WITH YOU THE, UH, FINAL ANALYSIS AND CLOSEOUT OF OUR, UM, ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT.
EVERY CITY IN CALIFORNIA HAS TO REPORT TO THE STATE, UM, ON HOW WE'RE DOING AND IMPLEMENTING OUR GENERAL PLAN.
AND SPECIFICALLY THERE ARE A LOT OF, UM, REQUIREMENTS FROM OUR HOUSING ELEMENT UNDER HCD TO GET VERY DETAILED INTO OUR HOUSING PRODUCTION NUMBERS, AFFORDABILITY NUMBERS AT ET CETERA.
SO WE'RE GONNA WALK YOU THROUGH THAT, UM, A LITTLE BIT AND SHARE WITH YOU OUR FINDINGS.
UM, OUR LONG RANGE PLANNING OFFICER ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ LOPEZ WILL PROVIDE THIS PRESENTATION.
GOOD EVENING, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.
UH, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A PRESENTATION IN SUMMARY OF THE 2025 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF THE LONG BEACH GENERAL PLAN.
AS A REMINDER, CALIFORNIA LAW MANDATES THAT ALL CITIES AND COUNTIES SUBMIT TO THEIR LEGISLATIVE BODY AND GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH, PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS OPR AND NOW KNOWN AS THE OFFICE OF LAND USE AND CLIMATE INNOVATION, AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE GENERAL PLAN AND THE PROGRESS TOWARDS ITS IMPLEMENTATION WITH SPECIFIC REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE HOUSING ELEMENT PORTION OF THE REPORT.
THE INTENT OF THE STATUTE IS TO ENSURE THAT THE GENERAL PLAN DIRECTS ALL LAND USE DECISIONS AND REMAINS AN EFFECTIVE GUIDE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
THE PURPOSE OF THE REPORT THEN IS TO PROVIDE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO ALLOW LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODIES TO ASSESS HOW THE GENERAL PLAN IS BEING IMPLEMENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ADOPTED POLICIES, GOALS, AND IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES.
WE'LL START WITH THE HOUSING ELEMENT AND HOUSING PRODUCTION ACTIVITY FOR THE PRIOR YEAR, 2025 MARKED THE FOURTH FULL CALENDAR YEAR OF THE CITY'S REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT CYCLE ARENA, WHICH QUALIFIES THE NEEDS FOR HOUSING WITHIN EACH JURISDICTION DURING THE SPECIFIED EIGHT YEAR PERIODS.
AS A REMINDER, THE CITY'S OVERALL HOUSING PRODUCTION TARGET FOR THE CURRENT CYCLE IS 26,502 UNITS, OF WHICH SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 15,000 UNITS HAVE TO BE DESIGNATED AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF AFFORDABILITY.
AND THEN FOR COMPARISON, WE HAVE THE ARENA TARGET FOR THE LA COUNTY REGION AND FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION AS A WHOLE ON THE SLIDE AS WELL.
IN 2025, THE CITY ENTITLED 366 HOUSING UNITS OF WHICH 237 ARE DESIGNATED AT SOME LEVEL AS AFFORDABLE.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN THE CURRENT HOUSING CYCLE THAT THE MAJORITY OF UNITS ENTITLED IN ANY GIVEN YEAR ARE DESIGNATED WITH SOME LEVEL OF AFFORDABILITY WHILE ENTITLEMENT VOLUME IS DOWN.
COMPARED TO PRIOR YEARS, PERMITTING VOLUME STILL REMAINED AT, UH, NEAR HISTORIC HIGHS WITH THE CITY PERMITTING 1,218 NEW UNITS FOR THE YEAR.
UH, VAST MAJORITY OF WHICH WERE MARKET RATE UNITS.
UM, AND FOR COMPARISON, YOU CAN SEE THE CHART ON THE RIGHT, UH, 10 YEAR DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY BY AFFORDABILITY GOING BACK TO 2015 THROUGH THE FOURTH FOUR YEAR OF THIS CYCLE.
LONG BEACH IS PERMITTED ABOUT 25% OF OUR OVERALL READING AND TARGET.
UH, BUT UNFORTUNATELY ONLY 6% OF IT'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
UH, RENA TARGET GOING FORWARD.
IN ADDITION TO MAKING INCLUSIONARY REQUIREMENTS CITYWIDE LAST YEAR, THE CITY WILL NEED TO
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CONTINUE TO EXPLORE EXPANDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVES, PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO GET CLOSER TO PERMITTING THE NECESSARY NUMBER OF UNITS AT THE SCALE REQUIRED BY RENA.THAT BEING SAID, OUR ABOVE MODERATE INCOME CATEGORY OR MARKET RATE UNIT PRODUCTION, UH, HAS REMAINED THE CLOSEST TO MEETING ARENA REQUIREMENT WITH ABOUT 43% OF OUR ARENA TARGET MET WHEN WE'RE AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE CYCLE.
UH, THIS IS THE, UH, AREA OF OUR ARENA ALLOCATION THAT THE CITY HAS THE GREATEST CONTROL OVER TO INCENTIVIZE MARKET RATE HOUSING PRODUCTION.
UM, AND IT'S, UH, PRETTY IMPRESSIVE THAT WE ARE CLOSE TO THIS NUMBER, GIVEN THAT OUR ARENA ALLOCATION NEARLY QUADRUPLED FROM THE PRIOR CYCLE.
SO HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT SAME HOUSING PRODUCTION TREND, BUT THIS TIME BROKEN OUT BY 80 S AS A SHARE OF OVERALL PRODUCTION IN THE DARK BLUE, UH, LINE, AND THEN OVERALL HOUSING PRODUCTION BY YEAR IN THE LIGHT BLUE LINE, UM, IN THE RED, UH, UH, LINE PERIOD, YOU CAN SEE THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION PERIOD, UH, FOR HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, UH, UM, THE CITY DECLARED AND HOW HOUSING PRODUCTION SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED, UM, DURING THE, THE DECLARATION PERIOD.
SO HERE WE SEE A LIST OF ITEMS THAT ARE FULLY WITHIN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CONTROL, UH, TO AFFECT OR INCENTIVIZE HOUSING PRODUCTION.
UM, HIGHLIGHTED HERE ARE HOW LIMITED LOCAL FUNDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING CAN BE A LIMITING FACTOR IN PROVIDING SUFFICIENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
UH, TO MEET OUR ARENA REQUIREMENT, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE LIMITED IN WHAT IS WITHIN THEIR CONTROL FOR HOUSING PRODUCTION.
OTHER FACTORS THAT ARE WITHIN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CONTROL INCLUDE PUBLICLY OWNED PROP, UH, PROPERTIES, ZONING REGULATIONS, IMPACT ENTITLEMENT AND PLAN CHECK FEES, THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS ITSELF, AND PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE LIST OUTSIDE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S CONTROL TENDS TO BE MUCH LONGER.
IN ADDITION TO STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS, UH, MACROECONOMIC FACTORS, UM, LIKE INTEREST RATES, CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL COSTS AND TARIFFS CAN ALL HAVE SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTING IMPACTS ON HOUSING PRODUCTION, BOTH THROUGH MARKET RATE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
BEYOND THE ACTUAL PRODUCTION OF HOUSING, THERE WAS OTHER POLICY MILESTONES THAT WERE ACHIEVED DURING 2025, THE CITY'S ENHANCED DENSITY CITY BONUS PROGRAM INITIATED A GRANT FUNDED UPDATE TO DETERMINE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED TO BETTER COMPLEMENT THE EXPANSION OF INCLUSIONARY HOUSING REQUIREMENTS CITYWIDE AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A VIABLE LOCAL ALTERNATIVE THAT GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND STATE DENSITY BONUS LAW.
THIS UPDATE IS NOW SCHEDULED FOR PLANNING COMMISSION AT OUR NEXT MEETING ON APRIL 16TH.
ZONING INITIATIVES TO CONTINUE TO REZONE THE CITY ALSO MADE PROGRESS, AND WE'LL HAVE ADDITIONAL UPDATES LATER IN THE PRESENTATION.
INCLUSIONARY HOUSING POLICY, AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, WAS ADOPTED CITYWIDE BY THE CITY COUNCIL EARLY IN 2025.
AND LASTLY, ADDITIONAL CITY INITIATIVES LIKE THE FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS PROGRAM AND THE BACKYARD BUILD.
THIS PROGRAM, WHICH WAS EXPANDED CONTINUE TO SHOW PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
WE WILL ALSO BE REPORTING LATER THIS YEAR ON THE MID CYCLE EQUITY ANALYSIS FOR THE HOUSING ELEMENT ITSELF AND CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS ON LEGACY PROJECTS FOR PROJECT HOME KEY.
NEXT, WE'LL LOOK AT THE CITY'S LAND DE SETTLEMENT ANNUAL REPORT.
AS A REMINDER, THE NINE PRIMARY GOALS FOR THE LAND SETTLEMENT ARE SHOWN HERE ON THE SLIDE.
FIRST, CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES.
THE OFFICE OF CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABILITY MADE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS IN 2025.
A FEW NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE SUSTAINED COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, FURTHER PROGRAMMING FOR TREE PLANTING AND MULCHING DELIVERY RESTORATION PROJECTS, AND THE CONTINUATION OF THE CLIMATE LB YOUTH MICRO GRANT PROGRAM.
THERE ARE A FEW KEY PROJECTS IN THE CITY'S ADOPTED, UH, FISCAL YEAR 2026 CAPITAL BUDGET PLAN THAT ALSO FURTHER CLIMATE ACTION GOALS LOCALLY, INCLUDING $2 MILLION FOR LAGOON AND WETLANDS IMPROVEMENTS, AND $2.475 MILLION FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS AT PUBLIC FACILITIES.
THE DOWNTOWN SHORELINE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, ALSO KNOWN AS PD SIX, ALSO MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS THROUGHOUT 2025.
IN APRIL, THE VISION PLAN WAS FINALLY RELEASED AS A FULL DRAFT FOR PUBLIC FEEDBACK.
THE DRAFT PLAN PROVIDES COHESIVE GUIDANCE ACROSS FOUR CHARACTER AREAS WITHIN THE PLAN AREA, WEST GATEWAY RAINBOW HARBOR, THE CONVENTION AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT IN THE DOWNTOWN MARINA.
POTENTIAL CHANGES EXPLORED IN THE PLAN HAVE THREE HORIZON OR MILESTONE PERIODS, 20 35, 20 50, AND 2075,
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DEMONSTRATING HOW THE PLAN HAS A SIGNIFICANT VIEW OF HOW CHANGE CAN HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE 21ST CENTURY IN THE PLAN AREA.IN ADDITION TO COMMUNITY FEEDBACK OPPORTUNITIES LIKE AT THE WORLD, THE WATERFRONT SYMPOSIUM AND THE EVERWOOD SHORELINE COMMUNITY CELEBRATION IN LATE 2025, THE CITY ALSO BENEFITED FROM A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PANEL FROM THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEAR TERM IMPLEMENTATION.
FINALLY, THE PLAN SCOPE HAS ALSO EXPANDED TO INCORPORATE BOTH SIDES OF THE BAY, INCLUDING QUEEN MARY ISLAND.
THE DOWNTOWN PLAN COULD ALSO CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS AS IT TRANSFORMED FROM A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO A SPECIFIC PLAN.
THE NEW DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN WILL INCLUDE UPDATED LAND USE STRATEGIES, HOUSING STRATEGIES TO HIGHEST STANDARDS AND MOBILITY STRATEGIES.
KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PD 30 AREA DURING 2025 INCLUDE THE MOSAIC PROJECT, WHICH BROKE GROUND EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND 600 WEST BROADWAY, WHICH IS NEARING CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION.
THERE ARE OVER 1500 OR CLOSE TO 1500 DOLING UNITS ACROSS BOTH OF THESE TWO PROJECTS THAT CONTINUE ALONG THE DEVELOPMENT CYCLE.
THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE ZONE IN INITIATIVE, WHICH IS A REZONING OF THIS ENTIRE CITY TO MODERNIZE THE CODE AND TRANSITION FROM TITLE 21 REGULATIONS TO THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED TITLE 22.
THIS IS A SYSTEMATIC EFFORT TO UPDATE THESE REGULATIONS AS AN IMPLEMENTATION ACTION OF THE 2019 GENERAL PLAN LAND USE SETTLEMENT IN 2025.
THESE EFFORTS CONTINUED TO MAKE GREAT PROGRESS.
ZONING BIXBY WAS RESTARTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AFTER THE FINDING FINAL REZONING PROPOSAL WAS RELEASED IN AUGUST, 2025 AND RECENTLY REVIEWED BY PLANNING COMMISSION LAST MONTH.
EVERYONE'S COAST, WHICH IS ALSO A ZONING PROJECT, WAS ALSO FIRMLY LAUNCHED IN 2025 TO COMBINE NEW ZONING REGULATIONS FOR THE CITY'S COASTAL REGION WITH MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS TO EXPAND COASTAL ACCESS AND VISITOR SERVING INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGHOUT LONG BEACH, PARTICULARLY AS A CITY CONTINUES TO EVOLVE AS A VISITOR SERVING DESTINATION IN PREPARATIONS FOR MAJOR EVENTS LIKE THE 2026 WORLD CUP THIS SUMMER AND THE 2028 OLYMPICS IN TWO YEARS.
AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, THIS MAP SHOWS THE MAJOR REZONING EFFORTS IN VARIOUS STAGES OF COMPLETION AND COLOR CODED HERE.
ZONING BIXBY IS SHOWN IN ORANGE ZONING IN WRIGLEY, IS SHOWN IN PINK ZONE IN 10TH OR BROADWAY IS SHOWN, IS SHOWN IN TURQUOISE AND ZONE IN EVERYONE'S COAST.
IS SHOWN IN YELLOW ZONE IN BIXBY IS SHOWN HERE, BOTH IN TERMS OF THE PROJECT AREA MAP AND THE POTENTIAL AREAS OF CHANGE MAP ON THE RIGHT.
THIS PROJECT BUILDS OFF PREVIOUS REZONING EFFORTS SUCH AS U PLAN AND CITY CORE.
AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, WE UNVEILED THE FINAL PROPOSAL LAST SUMMER AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL LAST MONTH ZONE IN WRIGLEY AND ZONE INTENT THROUGH BROADWAY.
BOTH GOT UNDERWAY ORIGINALLY IN 2024 WITH PRELIMINARY TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS, WHICH LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT 2025.
AND NOW GOING INTO 2026 ZONING IN EVERYONE'S COAST IS A SOMEWHAT UNIQUE EFFORT IN THAT IT HAS TWO PROJECT AREAS AND IS A COMBINED REZONING EFFORT IN SUB AREA ONE SHOWN IN PINK AND A MOBILITY PLANNING EFFORT FOR SUB AREA TWO SHOWN IN BLUE TO CONNECT THE TWO AREAS IN A MORE EQUITABLE AND ACCESSIBLE MANNER, WHILE ALSO EXPANDING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL AND ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE COASTAL REGION.
THIS IS A CAL CHANNELS FUNDED INITIATIVE WITH GRANT ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED TO CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT JUNE.
MOVING AHEAD, THE OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION ELEMENT UPDATE CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS IN 20 20 25.
THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE OPEN SPACE NEEDS OF TODAY'S CITY POPULATION WHILE ALIGNING IT WITH RECENT MAJOR UPDATES TO OTHER GENERAL PLAN ELEMENTS LIKE THE LAND USE ELEMENT, THE HOUSING ELEMENT, AND PRIOR TO BOTH OF THOSE, THE MOBILITY ELEMENT, THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE UPDATE INTEGRATES SOCIAL ECONOMIC AND RACIAL EQUITY INTO THE ELEMENT CORRELATED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE POLICIES SUCH AS CLIMATE RESILIENCY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN 2025 INCLUDED A COMMUNITY SURVEY THAT HAD OVER 5,800 UNIQUE RESPONDENTS FOR LONG BEACH RESIDENTS AND SCOPING MEETINGS WITH BOTH TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES AND A SELECTED RESIDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM.
THE LAST FEW SLIDES WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF PROGRESS MADE ON THIS ELEMENT.
AS THE COMMISSION IS AWARE, IN 2013, WE REPLACED THE CIRCULATION ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN WITH THE 2035 MOBILITY ELEMENT, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE VISION GOALS, STRATEGIES, POLICIES, AND IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE A BALANCED MOBILITY SYSTEM THAT ACHIEVE THAT IT SERVICES THE NEEDS OF ALL USERS IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY THROUGH COMPLETE STREET STRATEGIES AND CONTEXT SENSITIVE DESIGN PRINCIPLES.
IN ADDITION TO THE ELEMENT ITSELF, THERE HAVE BEEN A, UH, FURTHER EFFORTS THROUGH APPENDIX SUCH AS A-D-O-C-T-O-D
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PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN IN 2016, THE BICYCLE MASTER PLAN IN 2017, THE CX THREE PEDESTRIAN PLAN.ALSO IN 2017, THE SAFE STREETS ACTION PLAN IN 2020 AND LOCATION SPECIFIC MOBILITY PLAN SUCH AS THE U PLAN, NEIGHBORHOOD MOBILITY ENHANCEMENT PLAN OR NMEP FOR NORTH LAWN BEACH IN 2024.
THIS FINAL SLIDE INCLUDES THE LIST OF PROJECTS WITH MAJOR ACTIVITY IN 2025 OF THE LIST OF OVER 50 CIP PROJECTS.
EIGHT PROJECTS WERE REPORTED COMPLETED IN THE PRIOR YEAR, AND MANY MORE HAVE MADE SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS IN PLANNING AND DESIGN PHASES.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONERS.
QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER? NO, UM, QUESTION, UH, IN REGARDS TO ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE BULLETS THAT KIND OF STOOD OUT, UM, IN THE TOPIC OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MEETING KIND OF SOME OF THOSE GOALS WAS, UM, THE LACK OF AVAILABLE LAND.
AND ONE OF THE BULLETS WAS GOVERNMENT OR CITY OWNED LAND.
UM, HAS THERE BEEN A FULL INVENTORY OF ALL THE LOTS IN THE CITY IN PARTICULAR WHEN SOMETHING THAT COMES, GOES CLOSE TO MY HEART AS LAND AROUND THE AIRPORT IN PARTICULAR, SINCE WE JUST FINISHED TALKING ABOUT THE LAST PIECES OF THE BOEING PLANT, UM, IN TERMS OF OPTIMIZING SOME OF THOSE, THOSE LOTS THAT ARE ADJACENT TO OR FAIRLY CLOSE TO THE AIRPORT, UM, THAT STILL ARE KIND OF I WOULD, I WOULD CLASSIFY UNDERUTILIZED.
SO TO ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUESTION, WE DID DO A FULL INVENTORY.
SO WE DID THAT AS PART OF THE HOUSING, UM, AND HOMELESSNESS EMERGENCY A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
UM, AIRPORT PROPERTY CAN'T BE USED FOR HOUSING JUST TO BE VERY DIRECT ABOUT IT.
ONE IS NOISE, BUT TWO IS IF IT WAS ACQUIRED WITH FAA MONEY, IT CAN'T BE USED FOR HOUSING.
SO, UM, THE AIRPORT DEPARTMENT, UM, LED BY MS. GUIDRY IS LOOKING AT BETTER UTILIZING THAT LAND.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA SEE IT SIT FALLOW, UM, FOREVER, WHICH IT, IT IS UNDERUTILIZED.
UM, BUT WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT ARE MORE, UM, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND MORE AIRPORT RELATED USES AND NOT NECESSARILY HOUSING.
AND, AND IRONICALLY, I'VE SAT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE COMMISSION AISLE ON THAT ONE AND, UM, WE KEEP USING, AND I SEE IN THE, OUR OVERARCHING WE, UM, USING THE FAA AS A BARRIER.
UM, BUT I I, I STILL STRUGGLE WITH THAT AND MAYBE 'CAUSE OF MY NAIVENESS, BUT, UM, FOR US TO BE ABLE TO ATTACK THAT HURDLE IN SOME WAY BECAUSE WE HAVE, UM, WE HAVE THE LAND, IT'S THERE, IT'S SITTING THERE.
UM, AND THE BIGGEST BARRIER, I THINK, UH, TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS THE ACQUISITION COST.
UH, ESPECIALLY IN, IN, IN AN AREA WHERE WE HAVE NO MORE LAND TO, TO, TO CREATE.
UM, AND I, AND I HOPE AT SOME POINT BETWEEN NOW AND 2050 AND 2075, WE, WE TACKLE THAT MAYBE.
UM, BUT I, YEAH, I STILL, IT, IT'S JUST A SHAME UNFORTUNATELY THAT THAT'S THE PIECE BECAUSE EVEN THE NOISE PIECE, ALL OF THAT CAN BE ABATED.
UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S PLENTY OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE UNDER THE, THE FLIGHT PATH THAT WOULD PREFER NOT TO.
UM, BUT, UM, IF WE COULD FIND A WAY TO, FOR THE CITY TO, UH, TO MAKE THAT LAND AVAILABLE THAT WE ALREADY HAVE, THERE'S NO ACQUISITION COST ASSOCIATED WITH IT JUST WOULD BE A MATTER OF REZONING AND, YOU KNOW, ADVOCATING ACCORDINGLY TO, TO CREATE THAT BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE WE NEED IT.
AND ESPECIALLY, UH, IN THAT AREA WHERE THERE'S JUST A LOT OF LAND THERE.
I MEAN, YEAH, CONCEPTUALLY IT WOULD HAVE TO BE HIGH DENSITY TO MAKE AN IMPACT, BUT, BUT NEVERTHELESS, THAT THAT IS IN, UH, AN, AN OPPORTUNITY STILL WAITING TO BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF.
AND I, AND AGAIN, I'M NOT PUTTING THIS YEAH, NO, WE HEAR YOU AND AND WE'LL TAKE IT BACK.
THEY'RE GOOD COMMENTS, COMMISSIONER.
THAT'S A VERY WELL PRESENTED, UM, RES
SO, UH, I THINK THAT'S AWESOME.
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STAFF IS FANTASTIC.SO THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER TEMPLIN.
UM, AND, AND SHE MAKES A GREAT POINT.
UM, I MEAN THE, THESE UPDATES ARE A REQUIREMENT, BUT IN, IN MANY WAYS THERE A SCORECARD AND A REPORT CARD, UM, OF THE ACTIVITIES.
AND, UM, THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE WITHIN YOUR CONTROL AND THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE OUTSIDE YOUR CONTROL AND THE THINGS THAT ARE WITHIN YOUR CONTROL.
I, I WANT TO COMMEND YOU ALL, UH, FOR THE HUMAN'S WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING TO, TO MAKE AN IMPACT, UH, TO, TO THE EXTENT YOU CAN AND, AND THE NUMBERS PROVE IT, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU ARE MAKING AN IMPACT.
AND I KNOW IN SPEAKING WITH, UM, DEVELOPERS AND THAT WORK WITH DIFFERENT CITIES, LONG BEACH IS, UM, CERTAINLY WELL REGARDED IN, IN THAT REGARD IN TERMS OF ITS APPROACHABILITY AND ABLE TO HELP AND MOVE THINGS ALONG.
UM, OBVIOUSLY YOU GOT A JOB TO DO COMPLIANCE AND ALL OF THAT FUN STUFF, BUT, UM, BEING ABLE TO MOVE THINGS ALONG, SO GREAT STATISTICS AND GREAT NUMBERS.
AND IF GOOD THINGS HAPPEN OUTSIDE OF YOUR CONTROL, I THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE CREDIT FOR THAT TOO.
ALRIGHT, ANY, UH, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO MAKE ANY, ANY THEY CLEARED THE ROOM WITHOUT ONE? NO.
ANY, ANY, UH, VIRTUAL COMMENTS IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
PLEASE USE A RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME.
THERE APPEAR TO BE NONE, AND WE'LL TAKE IT BACK HERE.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY CLOSING, SEEING NEXT, NEXT MEETING? THEY'RE GONNA BRING IT UP.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UH, CALL, UH, CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE.
[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.]
WISHING TO MAKE ANY, UH, COMMENTS ON, UH, NON-AG GENDERIZED ITEMS? ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NONE IN THE GALLEY HERE.ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY, WE'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON A NON AGENDA ITEM.
PLEASE USE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME.
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I WANNA WISH EVERYBODY A, A BLESSED AND HAPPY EASTER.WHETHER YOU CELEBRATE RELIGIOUSLY OR PAGAN
AND, UM, NEW THINGS ARE HAPPENING ALONG WITH OUR REPORT.
IT'S A GOOD FIELD, SO I HOPE EVERYBODY HAS A WONDERFUL WEEKEND.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMISSIONER, TEMPLIN.
UH, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, SO, AND, AND THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS,
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UH, ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT WHATEVER TIME IT IS.LOOK, I'LL USE MY GAVEL THIS TIME.