On March 21, 2019, the Planning Commission will consider recommending that the City Council accept Negative Declarations and approve Zoning Code amendments to Title 21 of the Long Beach Municipal Code related to proposed changes to the regulation of drive-throughs and an omnibus zoning code update:
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n response to community concerns regarding drive, throughs and to mitigate impacts associated with new drive-throughs, the City is in the process of creating a regulatory framework aimed at improving land-use patterns and urban design for new drive, throughs.
To reflect the changing planning and development landscape, the following code elements will be addressed as part of this update: town homes, Planning Commission appeals, zoning districts, garage size, single-family roof materials, equipment screening, underground utilities, curb cuts, school location, number of annual code updates allowed.
The Negative Declarations are based on the finding that both projects will not have significant adverse impacts to the environment. The Negative Declarations can be viewed on the City’s Environmental Reports
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he 30-day public review period associated with the Negative Declaration ends on March 21, 2019.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines, any comments concerning the findings of the proposed Negative Declaration must be submitted in writing and received by the City no later than 4:30 p.m. on the closing date of the public review period as cited in the Notice of Intent, in order to be considered prior to the City’s final determination on the project.
Should you decide to challenge either of these projects, you may be limited to the issues raised during this public review period. Please submit written comments to the appropriate project planner:
Drive Through-Regulations:
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ontact Cynthia de la Torre City Planner, at
Omnibus Zoning Code Update
Contact Alejandro Sanchez-Lopez, City Planner, at
