C-21 Correspondence - Ann Cantrell
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 12:43 PM
To: Council District 1 <[email protected]>; Council District 2 <[email protected]>; Council District 3 <[email protected]>; Council District 5 <[email protected]>; Council District 6 <[email protected]>; Council District 7 <[email protected]>; Council District 8 <[email protected]>; Council District 9 <[email protected]>; Mayor <[email protected]>; CityClerk <[email protected]>; Eric Lopez <[email protected]>; Dawn McIntosh <[email protected]>; Brent Dennis <[email protected]>; Ziff, Dani@Coastal <[email protected]>; [email protected]
Subject: Dec. 6, 2022 comments on 200 W. Ocean
-EXTERNAL-
To: Long Beach Council and Staff
From: Ann Cantrell, Sierra Club Los Cerritos Wetlands Task Force Re: Item 21. Recommendation to find that all requirements of the final subdivision map for condominium purposes, for the construction of an 11-story building creating 106 residential dwelling units located at 200 West Ocean Boulevard, have been met; approve the final map for Tract No. 81346; and Accept the Notice of Exemption CEQA CE-18-162 that the project has been found to be exempt from CEQA in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15301, Class 1 and Section 15332, Class 32. (District 1)
Office or Department: PUBLIC WORKS
It appears that the Categorical Exemption was approved by the Planning Commission in 2018, but is only coming to the Council at this time. According to their ads, the apartments at 200 W. Ocean have already been constructed and are renting for $3,110 a month for a studio and $13,210 for a 3 bedroom. How is this possible when the Council is being asked to approve tonight?
Questions:
Why is there no low cost housing being required?
There is no mention of Victory Park in the report. Victory Park is nowhere to be seen in the photos shown on Google.
Since this property is in the Coastal Zone, is there a Coastal Development Permit for this project?
Please remove this item from the Consent Calendar for further discussion and answers to these questions.