Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
City Council Public Hearing – January 24, 2023
Vicinity Map
Pacific Coast Hwy
2 Background
United States Naval housing complex serving the
Navy’s shipyard closed in 1991.
Department of Defense transferred 27-acre portion
to Villages at Cabrillo to provide transitional and
permanent housing to the homeless in 1997.
3 Existing Conditions
• 27-Acre Campus
• Zoning: PD-31, Subarea D
California State University Research
and Technology Center/Villages at
Cabrillo Long Beach Vets Planned
District
• General Plan: RSF – Regional
Serving Facility
4 Existing Campus
Phase 1: Completed 2001 (Adaptive Reuse)
Phase 2: Completed 2004 (Casa de Cabrillo)
Phase 3: Completed 2009 (Family Commons)
Phase 4: Completed 2014 (Cabrillo Gateway)
Phase 5: Completed 2018 (Anchor Place)
Phase 6: Approved in 2020 (The Cove)
5 Proposed Specific Plan
• Address existing limitations of the current Planned Development District and Master Plan;
• Support the current and future needs of the community by expanding Century Villages at Cabrillo (CVC) capacity to accommodate increased demand for housing and services;
• Guide redevelopment of antiquated building stock and underutilized portions of the CVC campus;
• Streamline the review and approval process for future phases of development; and, • Provide objective standards for long-term development and enhancement of the CVC community.
6 Specific Plan
Future Phased
Development
(A – L)
Existing Net
Increase
Total
Build-Out
Residential Units 865 DU
515 DU
(750 added,
235
demolished)
1,380 DU
Amenities 12,380 SF 66,970 SF 79,350
Education 10,200 SF 4,800 SF 15,000 SF
Commercial/Retail 5,850 SF 17,000 SF 22,850 SF
Administration/
Services 26,300 SF 40,750 SF 67,050 SF
Parking Spaces 520 355 875
Program Tabulations
7 Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan:
• Conforms to Regional Serving Facility PlaceType;
• Advances Sustainable Planning Development;
• Accommodates Strategic Growth and Change;
• Diversifies Housing Opportunities;
• Requires High-Quality Development and Sustainable Design; • Includes Infrastructure Improvements for Multimodal Mobility Network; • Increases Opportunities for the Construction of High-Quality Housing; • Streamlines Land Use Regulations, Preserves Publicly Assisted Units, and Addresses Housing Needs of Special Needs Residents; and,
• Encourages Place-Based Strategies for Neighborhood Planning and Circulation Improvements and ensures Fair and Equal Housing Opportunity.
General Plan Consistency
8 An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been prepared and made available for public review and comment in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines.
Environmental Review
9 • Comments were received from:
o The City of Long Beach Energy Resources Department;
o The Los Angeles County Sanitation District;
o The California Department of Fish and Game; and,
o The California Department of Transportation
Draft Environmental Impact Review Commenters
10 Issues Found to be Less Than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated:
o Air Quality
o Geology and Soils
o Greenhouse Emissions
o Noise
o Tribal Cultural Resources
o Biological Resources
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP)
11 • Issues Found to be Significant and Unavoidable with Mitigation Incorporated:
o Short-term construction related air quality
o Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)
o Construction related noise
CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations 12 • CEQA Requirement: CEQA requires decision makers to balance the benefits of the Proposed Project against its unavoidable environmental risks when determining whether to approve the project. If the benefits of the project outweigh the unavoidable adverse effects, those effects may be considered “acceptable”. CEQA requires the agency to support, in writing, the specific reasons for considering a project acceptable when significant impacts are infeasible to mitigate. The agency’s statement is referred to as a Statement of Overriding Considerations.
CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations (cont.)
13 • Consideration in Support of the Statement of Overriding Considerations o Implements Guiding Principles and Objectives Established for the Project o Implements Specific Goals and Policies of the Long Beach General Plan o Consistent with the Sustainable Communities Strategy
o Improves Quality of Life and Physical Environment
o Improvements to Multimodal Mobility
CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations (cont.) 14 • Public hearing notices were distributed on January 9, 2023, in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 21.21 of the Long Beach Municipal Code. • A hearing notice was published in the Long Beach Press-Telegram on January 10, 2023.
Noticing
15 Adopt a Resolution certifying the Final EIR‐05‐19 (SCH No. 2020010387), making findings of fact, adopting a Statement of Overriding considerations, and approving a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP);
Adopt a Resolution establishing the Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan (SP‐4) pursuant to Sections 65450‐65458 of the California Government Code;
Declare an Ordinance amending the California State University Research and Technology Center/Villages at Cabrillo Long Beach Vets Planned Development District (PD‐31), to be renamed to the California State University Research and Technology Center Planned Development District (PD‐31) and repealing and removing the inclusion and reference to “Villages at Cabrillo” (subarea D) from said Planned Development District, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading; Declare an Ordinance amending the Land Use District Map (Zoning Map) by amending portions of Part 8 of said map (ZCHG22‐002) to reflect the establishment of the Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan (SP‐4), read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading; and, Declare an Ordinance amending Long Beach Municipal Code Section 21.37.120 to amend the title of PD‐31, and Section 21.37.210 to add SP‐4 (Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan) to the list of Specific Plans, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading. (District 7) Recommendation
16 Thank you
Alison Spindler-Ruiz, AICP
Planning Bureau Manager
Development Services Department
[email protected]
17 Land Use Districts
Village Core - Central Location
• Active uses located closer to the existing Transit
Center and main entrance
• Primary administrative functions, commercial
uses and social spaces
• Denser development
Village General – North/South Location
• Multi-family residential uses incorporating
amenities, services and administrative uses
• Lower scale development
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