Long Beach City Council
January 24, 2023

CITY OF
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Development Services Department
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January 24, 2023

HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
City of Long Beach
California
RECOMMENDATION:

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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 (SP4) pursuant to Sections 65450-65458 of the California Government Code; Declare an Ordinance amending the California State University Research and Technology CenterNillages 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)

DISCUSSION
On September 1, 2022, the Planning Commission held a duly-noticed public hearing on the Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan (CVCSP) and recommended that the City Council (5-0, with two commissioners absent) approve all requested actions (Attachment A). The item is now presented to the City Council for final approval and enaction.

The proposed new CVCSP would guide the redevelopment of portions of the Century Villages at Cabrillo (CVC) campus in West Long Beach to create a community of 1,380 affordable housing units. The creation of the CVCSP will allow for streamlined review and flexibility of future development while meeting the high standards of design and sustainability laid out in the plan. The adoption of this plan and ultimate construction of

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these affordable units is a critical component of the City of Long Beach's (City) larger housing strategy and implementation of the recently certified Housing Element. Over the next ten years, implementation of the CVCSP will continue to serve the existing and future residents of the supportive housing community while upgrading and expanding the housing stock to address community needs, including providing for new service providers, realigning existing amenities as well as creating opportunities for new amenities to better serve CVC residents.

Background
The CVC Plan Area (Plan Area) is a 27-acre portion of a former United States Naval housing facility. The Plan Area had been part of a larger naval housing complex serving the Navy's shipyards starting in the 1950s and was closed in 1991 as part of the United States Department of Defense's (DoD) Base Realignment and Closure Commission. In 1997, the DoD transferred the land under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, which makes unused federal properties available to assist the unhoused population. The Plan Area was conveyed to primarily benefit the unhoused and was part of the larger 140- acres of federal property that was included in the Long Beach Naval Station decommissioning. Villages at Cabrillo (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization) was established in 1997 when the DoD transferred the 27 acres of land that make up the Plan Area to the CVC for the purpose of providing transitional and permanent housing to the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless.

The Plan Area is located on the western edge of Long Beach, nearly two and half miles to the northwest of Long Beach's Downtown area (Attachment 8). It is bordered by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo High School and associated campus facilities to the north and east, California State University Long Beach Technology and industrial uses (warehouse, distribution and logistics) to the south, Long Beach Job Corps Center to the east, and warehouse, distribution and logistics uses to the west, across State Route 103 (SR-103, also known as the Terminal Island Freeway).

When originally opened in 1997, the Plan Area primarily utilized rehabilitated former navy housing with rehabilitation and new construction introduced over time. By the conclusion of 2018, the entirety of CVC had been developed with new residential uses or the rehabilitation of existing structures. Major redevelopment of CVC occurred over six phases beginning in 2001 and concluding in 2020. Over the six phases, a total of 865 dwelling units, 54,730 nonresidential square feet (SF), and 512 parking spaces exist within the Plan Area.

CVC has developed into a supportive housing community campus that provides· housing on any given night to over 1,500 persons. These include veteran and non-veteran individuals, families, youth, and children who are housed within CVC's robust continuum of supportive housing, ranging from shelter to transitional housing, to permanent housing.

CVC has partnered with more than thirty established service providers to procure muchneeded services which include, but are not limited to, case management, life skills training, substance abuse treatment, affordable childcare, a homeless education program, an

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employment and career center, a food service program, and a Veteran's Affairs medical clinic.

Current Zoning
The Plan Area is currently located in the California State University Research and Technology CenterNillages at Cabrillo Long Beach Vets Planned Development District (PD-31) and regulated under Subarea D of PD-31. Subarea D promotes the adaptive reuse of the existing housing and supporting facility buildings for the express purpose of providing transitional housing and support services to the unhoused veterans and the unhoused population of the Long Beach metropolitan area. The Plan Area has been developed and redeveloped over the past 70 years. Existing land uses within the Plan Area are comprised of a combination of one- and two-story rehabilitated naval housing and new one to five-story residential buildings, some having ground floor parking and ground floor amenities including service providers and community spaces. With the completion of the phased development, all unimproved parcels have been developed in the Plan Area. eve is a community in transition as the initial housing stock consisted of the rehabilitated former naval housing structures which make up half of the community's buildings while newer development has infilled the other half of the Plan Area (Attachment C).

Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
Over the next ten years, CVC is seeking to redevelop portions of the community that consist of the former naval housing stock, transitioning the outdated structures to modern affordable housing and service facilities along with key site improvements. The redevelopment efforts will be realized through the implementation of a Specific Plan, the CVCSP, which will guide the services, housing, amenities, and programming for the Plan Area. The mix of development accommodated by the CVCSP will provide quality dwelling units for residents in need while hosting modern spaces for current and new social service providers,-commercial uses, and community amenities. The CVCSP serves as the master plan for a residential community that includes emergency, bridge/transitional, and - -permanent housing with support services and amenities. The CVCSP regulates the Plan Area's allowable land use, circulation, open space, development standards, and provides the basis for the Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design- Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) certification which was obtained by CVC in 2019 (Attachment D).

Purpose of the Plan
The CVCSP is part of a collection of planning documents that will guide what services, housing, amenities and programming the CVC will provide in the future while increasing efficiency. The CVCSP includes principles and goals to guide future development, programming and improvements that will occur in the Plan Area. These objectives will support the CVCSP's goals to support the current and future needs, challenges and opportunities for the area, guide redevelopment of antiquated building stock and available land, streamline the review and approval process for future phases of development, and

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provide certainty for government agencies, property owners, and developers. Based on guiding principles and goals, the following objectives have been established for the proposed project:
• Integrate both new and rehabilitated residential development for the express purpose of providing transitional housing and support services to homeless veterans and the homeless population of the region.
• Allow for the long-term development and enhancement of the CVC community to safeguard residents, meet the evolving needs of the community, and provide necessary support of resident's mental, physical, and emotional health. • Enhance the safety, livability, and connectivity of the CVC community. • Guide redevelopment of an antiquated building stock and available land to accommodate increased demand for housing and services, while increasing efficiency.
• Develop enhanced and expanded open space and connectivity throughout the community to serve the needs of residents and employees. • Provide housing and services near the West Long Beach Transit (LBT) Center and with a transit priority area consistent with statewide and regional goals to reduce vehicle miles traveled.
• Enhance the continued fiscal health, viability, and success of the CVC community.

Land Use Districts
The CVCSP is divided into two main land use districts: Village Core and Village General (Attachment E). Village Core, centrally located in the Plan Area, will be developed with more active uses located closer to the existing Transit Center and main entrance while Village General will primarily serve as multi-family residential uses incorporating amenities, services, and administrative uses. The Village Core will contain the primary administrative functions, commercial uses, and social spaces. The Village Core will have more intensive functions and denser development while the Village General area will have more passive uses and lower scale development.

Development Regulations
Development standards in the CVCSP provide regulatory guidance for new development projects to ensure that they meet a high standard of design and provide quality environments for residents, employees and visitors, while providing necessary flexibility for the programming and design of public and private investment in the Plan Area.

Allowable uses generally include a variety of residential programs, social and clinical services, administrative applications, and neighborhood serving uses. The Village Core and Village General Land Use Districts will be developed with different regulations consistent with the intent and intensity of the land use district.

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Vehicle and Bicycle Parking
Due to the expansive resources and amenities on-site, as well as the residents' limited access to private vehicles and easy access to quality public transit options, off-street parking for the residential development will mirror those of other Transit Oriented Districts and affordable housing development. The Plan Area is served by a number of public transit lines, and contains the West LBT Center, or CVC Transit Center. Along with quality public transit and active transportation options, provisions for enhanced transportation management and shared vehicles will be provided to residents and on-site staff.

Automobile parking guidelines are included in the CVCSP as advisory. As the demand for parking falls over time with the introduction of new technology and improved transit service or with specific residential populations that may need less parking, actual parking provided on individual projects may vary. Development within the CVCSP is required to provide electric vehicle charging facilities for all new development for at least three percent of the total parking spaces.

Substantial bicycle parking facilities will be necessary to support the needs of Villages at Cabrillo residents, visitors, and staff. The bicycle parking guidelines identify the necessary capacity for secured parking within each new development. Unlike vehicular parking requirements, the imposition of bicycle parking is mandatory on every new project, however such parking may be offered in common areas of the campus rather than within the individual building or project.

Design Guidelines
Design guidelines are included in the CVCSP to regulate building form and design, frontages and urban edges, open space and landscaping, parking areas, signage and wayfinding, outdoor lighting, and environmental sustainability. The design guidelines are intended to promote quality design, consistent with the overall CVCSP vision, while providing a level of flexibility to encourage creative design. In addition, the LEED-ND certification provides detailed guidance for the CVCSP in relation to circulation, density, building placement and transportation management.

Amenities and Open Space
The CVCSP identifies new and enhanced amenities for current and future residents of the Plan Area. Some of the existing amenities will be realigned to better support the specific populations. Other new community amenities (such as convenience stores, cafeteria, weight room, faith services, etc.) will be developed to accommodate the growing need, including creating a dedicated senior center. The open space network of the Plan Area is designed to transition from the most public to most private with appropriate levels of activity and access. The exact configuration and location of open spaces will be established as part of each development.

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Infrastructure and Utility Systems
The CVCSP includes infrastructure plans and utility systems that are necessary to serve existing development as well as the future development that will be accommodated by the CVCSP, including plans for mobility, drainage, water, wastewater and dry utilities (such as electricity, natural gas, and telecommunication services).

Green Building and Sustainability
Green building is the practice of designing, constructing and operating buildings to maximize occupant health and productivity, using fewer resources, reducing waste and negative environmental impacts, and decreasing lifecycle costs. Development projects accommodated by the CVCSP would be designed using applicable green building practices. Furthermore, the development standards and design guidelines included in the CVCSP are based on the gold LEED-ND certification documentation obtained by CVC in 2019. LEED is a national certification system developed to encourage the construction of energy and resource-efficient buildings and is a globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement. The LEED - ND criteria include guidance in the CVCSP for matters related to circulation, density, building placement, and transportation management. Past residential projects, such as Anchor Place and Cabrillo Gateway were both certified LEED Platinum for New Homes.

Implementation
The CVCSP will guide the redevelopment of the portions of the campus that currently consist of the former navy housing stock, transitioning the collection of antiquated structures and underutilized areas to modern affordable housing and service facilities along with key site improvements. Specifically, the implementation of the Plan involves the demolition of 235 existing dwelling units, 10,030 SF of amenities, 10,200 SF of educational uses and 7,250 SF of administrative and supportive services, and the removal of 155 parking spaces. New development under the CVCSP will include 515 supportive housing units, 77,000 SF of amenities, 15,000 SF of educational uses, 17,000 SF of commercial and retail uses, 48,000 SF of administrative and supportive services, and 460 parking spaces. Accordingly, buildout of the CVCSP will result in a total of 1,380 supportive housing units, 79,350 SF of amenities, 15,000 SF of educational uses, 22,850 SF of commercial and retail uses, 67,050 SF of administrative and supportive services, and 825 parking spaces (Attachment F).

General Plan Consistency
The CVCSP conforms to the general goals, policies, and designations of the City's General Plan Land Use Element (LUE), adopted by the City Council in 2019. The Plan Area is located within page eight (8) of the LUE Map. The Place Type of the Plan Area pursuant to the General Plan Land Use Map is Regional Serving Facility (RSF). RSF's are those facilities, businesses and operations that not only serve the City, but also the region.

Public-serving uses, such as the CVCSP, are consistent with the uses allowed by the LUE.

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The CVCSP also advances LUE goals, including but not limited to: Sustainable Planning and Development Practices (Goal No. 1) by new developments within the CVCSP being more compact to create walkable environments, allow for orderly development and flexibility to grow, fully integrate land and mobility planning and encourage all development to be more environmentally sustainable, promote compact development and higher density development, and encourage walkable and bicycle-friendly environments; Accommodate Strategic Growth and Change (Goal No. 3) by promoting regional-serving uses, creating new transit-oriented development, and promoting infill and redevelopment to support transit; and, Diversify Housing Opportunities (Goal No. 5) by allowing a variety of housing types, encouraging housing opportunities, services and amenities for all income levels, age groups and household types, establishing clear rules and locations for special housing types, such as congregate care, assisted living, senior housing and housing with supportive services. Further, the CVCSP conforms to and furthers the goals of the General Plan's Urban Design Element, by requiring high-quality development, sustainable design, and serious architecture, and creating complete streets and a pedestrian- and bike-friendly mobility environment.

The CVCSP also conforms to the General Plan's Mobility Element through its plan for infrastructure improvements that are planned, maintained and operated consistent with the principle of complete streets, active living, and sustainable community design. Goal No. 1 of the Mobility Element is to create an efficient, balanced, multimodal mobility network; this includes establishing a network of complete streets, reconfiguring existing streets to emphasize modal priorities, strategically improving circulation, reducing the environmental impacts of the transportation system, and managing the supply of parking, all of which are achieved through the CVCSP's development standards and guidelines.

Furthermore, the vision for the future of the City's transportation system includes flexible, convenient, affordable, and energy-efficient transportation options, mobility practices that maintain and enhance safety while strengthening community, sense of place, urban design and the natural environment, and land use planning integrated with a multimodal mobility network, providing people with options to choose various forms of convenient transportation. The CVCSP is consistent with the overall goals of the Mobility Element including the associated addendums comprised of the Green Tl Plan for the Terminal Island Freeway, Bicycle Master Plan and CX3 Pedestrian Plan.

The CVCSP conforms to the City's Housing Element in planning for present and future housing needs, including strategies and programs to improve development regulations and accommodate future growth targets for housing which is affordable to all household income levels. The CVCSP promotes redevelopment of antiquated structures and underutilized areas for a mix of development, which would provide quality dwelling units for residents in need while hosting modern spaces for current and new social service providers, commercial uses, and community amenities.

The CVCSP conforms to the Housing Element's goals, including but not limited to: Provide Increased Opportunities for the Construction of High-Quality Housing (Goal No. 1) through policies that facilitate the development of affordable housing by streamlining the approval process for projects with substantial levels of affordable housing, encouraging residential development along transit corridors, establishing and maintaining partnerships with

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nonprofit organizations, affordable housing builders, and for-profit developers, to provide greater access to affordable housing funds; Mitigate Government Constraints to Housing Investment and Affordability (Goal No. 2) through examining existing land use policies and regulations that impact housing construction, standardize review policies to streamline permitting, and provide for timely and coordinated processing of development projects and associated environmental clearances to minimize project-holding costs; Provide Housing Assistance and Preserve Publicly Assisted Units (Goal No. 3); Address the Unique Housing Needs of Special Needs Residents (Goal No. 4); Retain and Improve the Quality of Existing Housing and Neighborhoods (Goal No. 5) by encouraging place-based strategies for neighborhood planning and improvements that incorporate biking, pedestrian, and public transit connections; and, Ensure Fair and Equal Housing Opportunity (Goal No. 6).

Required Approvals and Recommendation
The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council certify the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and adopt the accompanying Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), Findings of Fact, and Statement of Overriding Considerations; enact the CVCSP; approve the Zone Change; and approve the Zoning Code Amendments to amend the PD-31 boundaries. The Planning Commission has made positive findings as required by the Zoning Regulations (Attachment G).

This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Erin Weesner-McKinley and Revenue Management Officer Geraldine Alejo on November 10, 2022.

Public Hearing Notice
A total of 933 notices of public hearing were distributed on January 9, 2023, in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 21.21 of the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC).

Additionally, a 118th page notice of public hearing was published in the Long Beach PressTelegram on January 10, 2023, in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 21.21 of the LBMC. The Draft/Final EIR are on file and available for review on the Development Services Department, Planning Bureau's website at
http://www.longbeach.gov/lbds/planning/environmental/reports. Copies of the Final EIR are also available during operating hours at the Planning Counter, 3rd floor of City Hall, Billie Jean King Main Library, 200 West Broadway, and Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library, 5870 Atlantic Avenue. City staff have no public comments in response to this notice at the time the report was prepared. Any comments received following the preparation and publication of this report will be forwarded to the City Council as they are received.

Environmental Review
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, an EIR (SCH No. 2020010387) (Attachment H) was prepared for the proposed project. The City is the Lead Agency under CEQA.

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The Notice of Preparation (NOP) was circulated for a 30-day public review period from January 28 to February 26, 2020. A public scoping meeting for the EIR was held on February 5, 2020, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the CVC, Social Hall, 2001 River Avenue, Long Beach. Six comment letters were received during the NOP public review period, and seven written scoping meeting comments were received during the scoping meeting.

These comments expressed concern about a variety of potential impacts, including air quality, land use, and traffic. During this NOP comment period, the City received written comments from the State Clearinghouse, Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD), California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) - District 7. The purpose of this comment period was to allow the public and responsible agencies the opportunity to provide suggestions on the scope of analysis and environmental issues to be addressed in the EIR.

The Notice of Availability (NOA) and Draft EIR were made available for public comment during a 45-day public review and comment period that started on June 18, 2021 and ended on August 2, 2021. During this Draft EIR comment period, the City received four written comments from its Energy Resources Department, LACSD, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), and Caltrans - District 7. Issues raised in these comment letters addressed minor corrections to update references to the "City of Long Beach Energy Resources Department" and clarification of analysis included in the Draft EIR (City of Long Beach Energy Resources Department), average daily wastewater generation, treatment quantities and updated reference to the water reclamation plant as the Joint Water Pollution Control Plant (LACSD), potential impacts on Monarch Butterflies, nesting birds and bats (California Department of Fish and Wildlife), and potential traffic impacts to the regional transportation system (Caltrans). All issues raised in the Draft Program EIR comment letters have been adequately addressed in the Final EIR (Attachment I), which determined that no new significant environmental impacts or issues were raised in the comment letters that would require a recirculation of the Draft EIR.

The EIR MMRP, which is included with the Final EIR, is designed to ensure compliance with adopted mitigation measures during project buildout. While mitigation measures have been proposed to reduce the level of environmental impacts, the Final EIR identified certain impacts that would remain significant, unavoidable, and adverse even after all feasible mitigation measures have been incorporated into the project. These environmental impacts involve conflict with short-term construction related air quality, greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), and construction related noise. Due to these significant unavoidable adverse impacts, certification of this Program EIR requires approval of a Statement of Overriding Considerations (SOC) that determines the project's economic, legal, social, and/or technological benefits would outweigh the unavoidable adverse environmental impacts, and the adverse impacts may be considered acceptable.

The EIR evaluated two alternatives to the proposed project to determine if the alternatives could feasibly meet most of the project objectives while avoiding or substantially lessening significant project impacts. The alternatives considered were the No Project Alternative and Reduced Project Alternative. Based on the analysis provided in the Draft EIR, the No Project Alternative was determined not to meet project objectives. The Reduced Project

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Alternative (reduce the development intensity by 10 percent) would reduce but not eliminate significant and unavoidable impacts associated with air quality and noise compared to the proposed CVCSP. The CVCSP's significant and unavoidable GHG impact would be eliminated under this alternative. Impacts related to aesthetics, cultural resources, energy, geology and soils, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, land use and planning, population and housing, public services, recreation, transportation, and utilities and service systems would remain the same as or slightly reduced compared to the CVCSP. The Reduced Project Alternative would meet the CVCSP's objectives, but not fully implement the potential of the CVCSP and would leave out much needed opportunities for additional housing and services for both the CVC community and the unhoused population of the Long Beach metropolitan area. For the reasons stated above and set forth in the SOC (Attachment J), the City has considered the information contained in the record of administrative proceedings on the proposed project, and has weighed the above-outlined benefits of the proposed project against the unavoidable adverse environmental impacts identified in the Final EIR.

The preparation and public availability of this EIR has been carried out in compliance with the provisions of CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines. For the reasons identified above, both City staff and the Planning Commission recommend the City Council certify the EIR-05- 19 and find that no further environmental analysis is required under CEQA.

Under Assembly Bill 2162 (AB 2162), the CVCSP would qualify for ministerial approval.

AB 2162 establishes Government Code Section 65650 et seq., which requires that local agencies allow supportive housing as a use by right in zones, including nonresidential zones, where multifamily and mixed uses are permitted if the proposed housing development meets the criteria of AB 2162. This project meets the criteria; therefore, the City has a ministerial duty, and thus CVSP would not be subject to CEQA. However, to be thorough an EIR has been prepared (Attachment K).

TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action is requested on January 24, 2023. Pursuant to the Long Beach Municipal Code, in the case of a Planning Commission recommendation to the City Council for a Zone Change or a Zoning Code Amendment, hearings are typically held within a 60-day period after the Planning Commission action.

FISCAL IMPACT
While this recommendation provides the necessary City environmental and planning approvals to implement the proposed CVCSP, it does not approve or commit the City to the approval of any actual development projects or physical improvements associated with the plan. As a result, this recommendation has no fiscal or local job impact. This recommendation has no staffing impact beyond the normal budgeted scope of duties and is consistent with existing City Council priorities.

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SUGGESTED ACTION:

Approve recommendation.
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CHRISTOPHER KOO~

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
ATTACHMENTS: RESOLUTIONS

ORDINANCES

A- PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT

B - VICINITY MAP AND PLAN AREA
APPROVED:

THOMAS B. MODICA

CITY MANAGER

C - CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER/VILLAGES AT CABRILLO LONG BEACH VETS (PD-31)

D - CENTURY VILLAGES AT CABRILLO SPECIFIC PLAN

E - LAND USE DISTRICTS

F- PROGRAM TABULATIONS

G-FINDINGS
H - DRAFT EIR-05-19
I - FINAL EIR-05-19 AND MMRP

J - CEQA FINDINGS OF FACT REGARDING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE CENTURY VILLAGES AT CABRILLO SPECIFIC PLAN PROGRAM EIR-05-19 K- CENTURY VILLAGES AT CABRILLO SPECIFIC PLAN COMPLIANCE WITH ASSEMBLY BILL 2162

MEMORANDUM
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27 28 OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802-4664 RESOLUTION NO.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE

CITY OF LONG BEACH CERTIFYING THAT THE FINAL

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE CENTURY

VILLAGES AT CABRILLO SPECIFIC PLAN (STATE
CLEARINGHOUSE NO. 2020010387) HAS BEEN

COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS

OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT

AND STATE AND LOCAL GUIDELINES AND MAKING

CERTAIN FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS RELATIVE
THERETO; ADOPTING A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING
CONSIDERATIONS; AND ADOPTING A MITIGATION

MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM (MMRP)
WHEREAS, by and through Century Housing Corporation, has proposed the new Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan (“Project”), that would guide the redevelopment of portions of the Century Villages at Cabrillo campus in West Long Beach. through the demolition of 235 existing dwelling units, 10,030 SF of amenities, 10,200 SF of educational uses and 7,250 SF of administrative and supportive services and the removal of 155 parking spaces and the development of 750 supportive housing units, 77,000 SF of amenities, 15,000 SF of educational uses, 17,000 SF of commercial and retail uses, 48,000 SF of administrative and supportive services and 460 parking spots. The Project will result in a total of 1,380 supportive housing units, 79,350 SF of amenities, 1500 SF of educational uses, 22,850 SF of commercial and retail uses, 67,050 SF of administrative and supportive services and 825 parking spaces . The Plan Area is a 27- acre portion of a former United States Naval housing facility. Villages at Cabrillo, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, was established in 1997 when the Department of Defense 2 EWM:ag A22-02592 (10-28-2022)
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27 28 OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802-4664 transferred the 27 acres of land that make up the Plan Area to Century Villages at Cabrillo for the purpose of providing transitional and permanent housing to the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless. When originally opened in 1997, the Century Villages at Cabrillo Plan Area primarily utilized rehabilitated former navy housing with rehabilitation and new construction introduced over time. By 2018, the Century Villages at Cabrillo had been developed with new residential uses or the rehabilitation of existing structures. Major redevelopment of Century Villages at Cabrillo occurred over six phases beginning in 2001 and concluding in 2020. Over the six phases, a total of 865 dwelling units, 54,730 nonresidential square feet, and 512 parking spaces exist within the Plan Area; and Said Project is more fully described in the Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report (SCH #2020010387) (DEIR), a copy of which DEIR, including the complete proposed Project description, is incorporated herein by this reference as though set forth in full, word for word; and WHEREAS, Project implementation will require certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) and adoption of Mitigation Monitoring Report, approval of the requests for a Zone Change, approve Zoning Code Amendments, and enacting the Specific Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City began an evaluation of the proposed project by issuing a Notice of Preparation (NOP) that was circulated from January 28, 2020 to February 26, 2020. A Notice of Completion was prepared and filed with the State Office of Planning and Research on June 17, 2022. The Final EIR was completed in August 12, 2022, and circulated between August 12, 2022 and September 1, 2022; and WHEREAS, on September 1, 2022, the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the DEIR and FEIR and the Project. At said time, the Planning Commission determined that the DEIR and FEIR were fully compliant with CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines and recommended that the City Council certify the DEIR and FEIR as being fully compliant with CEQA and that the City Council approve all applied for project entitlements as previously described in this resolution and in the DEIR; and 3 EWM:ag A22-02592 (10-28-2022)
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27 28 OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802-4664 WHEREAS, implementation and construction of the Project constitutes a “project” as defined by CEQA, Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq., and the City of Long Beach is the Lead Agency for the Project under CEQA; and WHEREAS, it was determined during the initial processing of the Project that it could have potentially significant effects on the environment, requiring the preparation of an EIR; and
WHEREAS, the City prepared full and complete responses to the comments received on the DEIR, and distributed the responses in accordance with Public Resources Code section 21092.5; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and considered the information in, and the comments to, the DEIR and the responses thereto, and the FEIR at a duly noticed City Council meeting held on January 24, 2023, at which time evidence, both written and oral, was presented to and considered by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council has read and considered all environmental documentation comprising the FEIR, including the DEIR, comments and the responses to comments, and errata (if any) included in the FEIR, and has determined that the FEIR considers all potentially significant environmental impacts of the Project and is complete and adequate and fully complies with all requirements of CEQA; and WHEREAS, the City Council evaluated and considered all significant impacts, mitigation measures, and project alternatives identified in the FEIR; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Long Beach does hereby find, determine and resolve that:

Section 1. All of the above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein as though fully set forth.

Section 2. The City Council finds that the FEIR is adequate and has been completed in compliance with CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines.

Section 3. The City Council finds that the FEIR, which reflects the City Council’s independent judgment and analysis, is hereby adopted, approved, and certified 4 EWM:ag A22-02592 (10-28-2022)
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27 28 OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802-4664 as complete and adequate under CEQA.

Section 4. Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21081 and State CEQA Guidelines section 15091, the City Council has reviewed and hereby adopts the CEQA Findings and Facts in Support of Findings for the Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan as shown on the attached Exhibit “A”, which document is incorporated herein by reference as though set forth in full, word for word.

Section 5. That the FEIR identifies certain significant environmental effects that would result if the Project is approved. All environmental effects can feasibly be avoided or mitigated and will be avoided or mitigated by the imposition of mitigation measures included with the FEIR. Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21081.6, the City Council has reviewed and hereby adopts the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) as shown on Exhibit “B”, which document is incorporated herein by reference as though set forth in full, word for word, together with any adopted corrections or modifications thereto, and further finds that the mitigation measures identified in the FEIR are feasible, and specifically makes each mitigation measure a condition of project approval.

Section 6. Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15091(e), the record of proceedings relating to this matter has been made available to the public at, among other places, the Department of Development Services, 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 2nd Floor, Long Beach, California, and is, and has been, available for review during normal business hours.

Section 7. The information provided in the various staff reports submitted in connection with the Project, the corrections and modifications to the DEIR, and FEIR made in response to comments and any errata which were not previously re-circulated, and the evidence presented in written and oral testimony at the public hearing, do not represent significant new information so as to require re-circulation of the DEIR pursuant to the Public Resources Code.

Section 8. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption 5 EWM:ag A22-02592 (10-28-2022)
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27 28 OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802-4664 by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting this resolution.

I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Long Beach at its meeting of _________________________, 2023, by the following vote:

Ayes: Councilmembers:

Noes: Councilmembers:

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Recusal(s): Councilmembers:

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CEQA FINDINGS OF FACT

REGARDING THE

FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT

FOR THE
Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan EIR
STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NO. 2020010387
Attachment G
I. BACKGROUND
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires that a number of written findings be made by the lead agency in connection with certification of an environmental impact report (EIR) prior to approval of the Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan (Specific Plan or Project) pursuant to Sections 15091 and 15093 of the CEQA Guidelines and Section 21081 of the Public Resources Code. This document provides the findings required by CEQA and the specific reasons for considering the Specific Plan acceptable even though the Specific Plan has significant impacts that are infeasible to mitigate.

The lead agency is responsible for the adequacy and objectivity of the EIR. The City of Long Beach (City), as lead agency, has subjected the Draft EIR (DEIR) and Final EIR (FEIR) to the agency’s own review and analysis.

A. PROJECT SUMMARY
Over the next 10 years, the project applicant (Century Housing Corporation) is seeking to redevelop portions of the development area covered by the Specific Plan (Plan Area) that consist of the former navy housing stock, transitioning the collection of antiquated structures and underutilized areas to modern affordable housing and service facilities along with key site improvements. The redevelopment effort will be realized through implementation of the Specific Plan, which is part of a collection of planning documents that effectively guide the services, housing, amenities, and programming for the Plan Area. Project implementation will require a Zoning Ordinance Amendment, Zoning Map Amendment, and adoption of the Specific Plan, along with other discretionary and non-discretionary actions.

The mix of development accommodated by the Specific Plan will provide quality dwelling units for residents in need while hosting modern spaces for current and new social service providers, commercial uses, and community amenities. The Specific Plan serves as the master plan for a residential community that includes emergency, bridge/transitional, and permanent housing with support services and amenities. The Specific Plan regulates the Plan Area’s allowable land uses, circulation, open space, and development standards and also provides the basis for the Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design (LEED)–Neighborhood Development (ND) certification documentation obtained by Century Villages at Cabrillo (CVC) in 2019.

Implementation of the Specific Plan involves the demolition of 235 dwelling units, 10,030 square feet of amenities (such as convenience stores, cafeteria, weight room, faith services, etc.), 10,200 square feet of educational uses, 7,250 square feet of administrative and support services, and removal of 153

EXHIBIT A
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parking spaces. The majority of buildings that will be demolished are along Williams Streets and toward the north end of San Gabriel Avenue. New development under the Specific Plan will include 750 dwelling units, 77,000 square feet of amenities, 15,000 square feet of educational uses, 17,000 square feet of commercial/retail uses, 48,000 square feet of administrative and supportive services, and 518 parking spaces. Buildout of the Plan Area under the Specific Plan will result in a total of 1,380 dwelling units, 79,350 square feet of amenities, 15,000 square feet of educational uses, 22,850 square feet of commercial/retail uses, 67,050 square feet of administrative and supportive services, and 877 parking spaces.

The existing and proposed buildings will range between 15 and 80 feet in height and will be arranged around a series of outdoor spaces and community amenities. Each new development accommodated by the Specific Plan will have residential units on the upper levels and ground floors occupied by consolidated bike and automobile parking, along with flexible spaces that can host service providers, administrative functions, and community amenities. New buildings will have similar unit mixes to that of Cabrillo Gateway and Anchor Place, including housing for veterans and nonveterans. New residential development will replace aging dwelling units while expanding affordable housing options for veterans, non-veterans, families, and individuals. The majority of new development accommodated by the Specific Plan will occur along the central and in the northwestern portions of the Plan Area, along Williams Streets and toward the north end of San Gabriel Avenue Implementation of the Specific Plan will continue to serve the Plan Area’s existing and future residents while upgrading and expanding the housing stock to address community needs. Dedicated veteran housing will continue to be the core offering with the initial phases of development focusing on replacing these units and upgrading the associated services and amenities. Housing dedicated for special needs individuals and seniors will also be part of the Specific Plan with new facilities for service providers that are not currently operating in the Plan Area. Some existing amenities will be realigned to better serve the intended populations while new contemplated amenities such as a dedicated senior center will be developed for the future population.

B. PROJECT OBJECTIVES
The Specific Plan includes principals and goals to guide future development, programming and improvements that will occur in the Plan Area over the next 10 years (early 2023 to 2033). Based on these guiding principles and goals, the following objectives have been established for the Specific Plan and will aid decision makers in their review of the Specific Plan and associated environmental impacts.

1. Integrate both new and rehabilitated residential development for the express purpose of providing transitional housing and support services to homeless veterans and the homeless population of the region.

2. Allow for the long-term development and enhancement of the Century Villages at Cabrillo community to anchor residents, meet the evolving needs of the community and provide necessary support of resident’s mental, physical, and emotional health.

3. Enhance the safety, livability, and connectivity of the Century Villages at Cabrillo community.

4. Guide redevelopment of an antiquated building stock and available land in order to accommodate increased demand for housing and services, while increasing energy efficiency.

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5. Develop enhanced and expanded open space and connectivity throughout the community to serve the needs of residents and employees.

6. Provide housing and services near the West Long Beach Transit Center and within a transit priority area consistent with Statewide and regional goals to reduce vehicle miles traveled.

7. Enhance the continued fiscal health, viability, and success of the Century Villages at Cabrillo community.

C. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS
In conformance with CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines, the City of Long Beach conducted an extensive environmental review of the Specific Plan. The environmental review process has included:

Completion of an Initial Study/Notice of Preparation (NOP) on January 28, 2020. The public review period extended from January 28, 2020, to February 26, 2020. The NOP was posted at the Los Angeles County Clerk’s office on January 27, 2020, and published in the Press Telegram on January 27, 2020. Copies of the Initial Study were made available for public review at the City of Long Beach, Billie Jean King Main Library, and Bret Harte Neighborhood Library, as well as online.

Completion of the scoping process where the public was invited by the City to participate in a scoping meeting held February 5, 2020, at the Century Villages at Cabrillo, Social Hall, 2001 River Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90810. The notice of a public scoping meeting was included in the NOP.

Preparation of a DEIR, which was made available for a 45-day public review period beginning June 18, 2021, and ending August 2, 2021. The scope of the DEIR was determined based on the City’s Initial Study, comments received in response to the NOP, and comments received at the scoping meeting conducted by the City. Section 2.3, Scope of this DEIR, of the DEIR describes the issues identified for analysis in the DEIR. The Notice of Availability (NOA) for the DEIR was sent to interested persons and organizations, sent to the State Clearinghouse in Sacramento for distribution to public agencies, posted at the City of Long Beach, and published in the Press Telegram on June 18, 2021. The NOA was posted at the Los Angeles County Clerk’s office on June 18, 2021. Copies of the DEIR were made available for public review at the Billie Jean King Main Library and Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library. The DEIR and Specific Plan were also made available online.

Preparation of a Draft Response to Comments, which was uploaded to the City’s website http://www.longbeach.gov/lbds/planning/environmental/reports/ on August 11, 2022. The Draft Response to Comments was also provided to agencies, organizations, and persons that submitted comment letters through e-mail notifications on August 11, 2022.

Preparation of an FEIR, including comments, the responses to comments on the DEIR, and revisions to the DEIR. The FEIR was released at least 10 days prior to certification of the FEIR.

Public hearings on the Specific Plan were held, including a Planning Commission and City Council.

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D. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
For purposes of CEQA and these Findings, the Record of Proceedings for the Specific Plan includes, but is not limited to, the following documents and other evidence:

The NOP, NOA, and all other public notices issued by the City in conjunction with the Specific Plan and the DEIR and FEIR.

The DEIR and FEIR for the Specific Plan.

All written comments submitted by agencies or members of the public during the public review comment period on the DEIR.

All responses to written comments submitted by agencies or members of the public during the public review comment period on the DEIR.

All written and verbal public testimony presented during a noticed public hearing for the Specific Plan, including all published staff reports.

The Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program.

The reports and technical memoranda included or referenced in the DEIR and FEIR.

All documents, studies, EIRs, or other materials incorporated by reference in the DEIR and FEIR.

The Resolutions adopted by the Long Beach Planning Commission and City Council in connection with the Specific Plan, and all documents incorporated by reference therein, including comments received after the close of the comment period and responses thereto.

Matters of common knowledge to the City, including but not limited to federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

Any documents expressly cited in these Findings.

Any documents submitted to the City referring to or related to the substance of the DEIR, FEIR or the project.

E. CUSTODIAN AND LOCATION OF RECORDS
The documents and other materials that constitute the administrative record for the City’s actions related to the Specific Plan are at the City of Long Beach Development Services, 411 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90802. The City’s Development Services Department is the custodian of the administrative record for the Specific Plan. Copies of these documents, which constitute the record of proceedings, are and at all relevant times have been and will be available upon request at the offices of the Development Services Department. This information is provided in compliance with Public Resources Code Section 21081.6(a)(2) and Guidelines Section 15091(e).

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II. FINDINGS AND FACTS
The City of Long Beach, as lead agency, is required under CEQA to make written findings concerning each alternative and each significant environmental impact identified in the DEIR and FEIR.

Specifically, regarding findings, Guidelines Section 15091 provides:
(a) No public agency shall approve or carry out a project for which an EIR has been certified which identifies one or more significant environmental effects of the project unless the public agency makes one or more written findings for each of those significant effects, accompanied by a brief explanation of the rationale for each finding. The possible findings are:

1. Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the FEIR.

2. Such changes or alterations are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of another public agency and not the agency making the finding. Such changes have been adopted by such other agency or can and should be adopted by such other agency.

3. Specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations, including provision of employment opportunities for highly trained workers, make infeasible the mitigation measures or project alternatives identified in the FEIR.
(b) The findings required by subsection (a) shall be supported by substantial evidence in the record.
(c) The finding in subdivision (a)(2) shall not be made if the agency making the finding has concurrent jurisdiction with another agency to deal with identified feasible mitigation measures or alternatives. The finding in subsection (a)(3) shall describe the specific reasons for rejecting identified mitigation measures and project alternatives.
(d) When making the findings required in subdivision (a)(1), the agency shall also adopt a program for reporting on or monitoring the changes which it has either required in the project or made a condition of approval to avoid or substantially lessen significant environmental effects. These measures must be fully enforceable through permit conditions, agreements, or other measures.
(e) The public agency shall specify the location and custodian of the documents or other material which constitute the record of the proceedings upon which its decision is based.

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(f) A statement made pursuant to Section 15093 does not substitute for the findings required by this section.

The “changes or alterations” referred to in Section 15091(a)(1) may include a wide variety of measures or actions as set forth in Guidelines Section 15370, including:
(a) Avoiding the impact altogether by not taking a certain action or parts of an action.
(b) Minimizing impacts by limiting the degree or magnitude of the action and its implementation.
(c) Rectifying the impact by repairing, rehabilitating, or restoring the impacted environment.
(d) Reducing or eliminating the impact over time by preservation and maintenance operations during the life of the action.
(e) Compensating for the impact by replacing or providing substitute resources or environments.

A. Format
This section summarizes the significant environmental impacts of the Specific Plan, describes how these impacts are to be mitigated, and discusses various alternatives to the Specific Plan, which were developed in an effort to reduce the remaining significant environmental impacts.

The remainder of this section is divided into the following subsections:

Section B, Summary of Environmental Impacts, presents the summary of impacts of the Specific Plan.

Section C, Findings on Impacts Determined to Be Less Than Significant, presents the impacts of the Specific Plan that were determined in the DEIR to be less than significant without the addition of mitigation measures and presents the rationales for these determinations.

Section D, Findings on Impacts Mitigated to Less Than Significant, presents significant impacts of the Specific Plan that were identified in the DEIR, the mitigation measures identified in the Mitigation Monitoring Program, and the rationales for the findings.

Section E, Findings on Significant Unavoidable Impacts, presents significant impacts of the Specific Plan that were identified in the DEIR, the mitigation measures identified in the Mitigation Monitoring Program, the findings for significant impacts, and the rationales for the findings.

Section F, Findings on Project Alternatives, presents alternatives to the Specific Plan and evaluates them in relation to the findings set forth in Section 15091(a)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, which allows a public agency to approve a project that would result in one or more significant environmental effects if the project alternatives are found to be infeasible because of specific economic, social, or other considerations.

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B. Summary of Environmental Impacts
Based on the Initial Study, NOP, and DEIR, the following is a summary of the environmental topics considered to have no impact, a less than significant impact, a less than significant impact with incorporation of mitigation measures, and a significant and unavoidable impact.

Less Than Significant Impact or No Impact
Aesthetics
Agriculture and Forestry Resources
Biological Resources
Cultural Resources
Energy
Hazards and Hazardous Materials
Hydrology and Water Quality
Land Use and Planning
Mineral Resources
Population and Housing
Public Services
Recreation
Transportation
Utilities and Service Systems
Wildfire
Less Than Significant Impact with Mitigation Incorporated Geology and Soils
Tribal Cultural Resources
Significant and Unavoidable Impact
Air Quality
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Noise
C. Findings on Impacts Determined to be Less Than Significant Initial Study
An Initial Study was prepared by the City of Long Beach to identify the potential significant effects of the Specific Plan. The Initial Study was completed and distributed with the Notice of Preparation for the Specific Plan, dated January 28, 2020. The Initial Study determined that the Specific Plan would not have the potential to result in significant impacts to Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Biological Resources, Mineral Resources, and Wildfire. All other topical areas of evaluation included in the Environmental Checklist were determined to require further assessment in an EIR.

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DEIR
It was determined that several potential environmental effects would not result from the Specific Plan, or would result but would not have a significant impact on the environment. This determination was made based on the findings of the DEIR prepared for the Specific Plan. The following summary describes those environmental topics that were found not to be significant with implementation of existing regulations, as detailed in each respective topical section of Chapter 5 of the DEIR.

1. Aesthetics
Impact 5.1-1: Implementation of the Specific Plan would not conflict with applicable zoning and other regulations governing scenic quality. [Threshold AE-3] Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.1, Aesthetics, starting on page 5.1-5 of the DEIR.

Construction Phase
Implementation of individual development projects would temporarily change the visual character of the Plan Area; however, these effects would be typical of any site in the City that undergoes development or redevelopment. Overall construction is estimated to take approximately 10 years, extending from early 2023 to 2033. Because construction would be temporary, impacts would not be considered significant and would not conflict with zoning or other regulations governing scenic quality.

Operational Phase
Zoning
The Plan Area is currently zoned Planned Development District 31 (PD-31), Subarea D, California State University and Technology Center/Villages at Cabrillo Long Beach Vets. The Specific Plan includes a Zoning Ordinance Amendment and Zoning Map Amendment to change the zoning designation onsite to Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan. Upon City approval, the Specific Plan would supersede the requirements of PD-31, and the Specific Plan would be consistent with the Zoning Ordinance.

Development Standards
The Specific Plan’s development standards would ensure a high standard of design and provide quality environments while providing program and design flexibility. The Specific Plan is split into two districts––the Village Core, which is focused within the center of the community and would have more active uses adjacent to the transit plaza and main entrance, and the Village General, which provides multi-family residential as its primary use with amenities, services, and administration functions as accessory uses. Development standards would allow a development intensity of up to 4.0 FAR within the Village Core district and 3.0 FAR in the Village General district. Maximum building heights would be provided at 80 feet (seven stories) in the Village Core district and 60 feet (five stories) in the Village General district.

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would focus taller buildings toward the center of the Plan Area, clustered around the intersection of Williams Street and River Avenue, and taper down to the east and north. Building massing would be used to define outdoor spaces and urban walls along primary circulation paths. Building heights and setbacks would also maximize solar access for outdoor spaces and light and air for residential units.

Open space and parking are generally encouraged to support the pedestrian environment and complement overall architectural character of the community.

General Plan Consistency
The Specific Plan is designed to be consistent with the Long Beach General Plan, including the Urban Design Element; the Specific Plan would support the Urban Design Element’s four goals (Creating Great Places; Urban Fabric; Public Spaces; and Edges, Thoroughfares, and Corridors). The Specific Plan aligns with these goals as it provides for the buildout of a functional, aesthetically pleasing neighborhood; supports healthy activity and enhances social interactions by improving connectivity and efficiency; creates a complete neighborhood with residences, non-residential uses, and public and open space areas; and encourages architectural design, setbacks, and landscaping that accentuate streets, trails, and edges and emphasize a pedestrian-scale development.

Additionally, the Specific Plan would be consistent with the City’s Land Use Element. Specifically, the Project Area is identified as a Regional Serving Facility Placetype (see Map LU-17). The designation recognizes and allows for the highly specialized needs of regional public and private facilities, while simultaneously ensuring substantial public benefits. The former Navy housing complex, located east of the Terminal Island Freeway and north of Pacific Coast Highway within West Side Long Beach, is being repurposed following its closure as a military facility. The buildings and grounds, as well as new construction, off er opportunities for social services, transitional housing, research and development center, regional retail center and several schools and park facilities.

Conclusion
The Specific Plan would not conflict with applicable zoning or other regulations governing scenic quality, and compliance with the Specific Plan would ensure that development would not conflict with regulations governing scenic quality. Although the Specific Plan would change the existing visual quality of the Plan Area, it would create an attractive, well-designed mixed-use community with highquality pedestrian environment, architectural design, landscaping, and streetscaping. Provisions of the Specific Plan, including Development Standards, Open Space Plan, Street Classifications and Streetscape, and Design Guidelines would ensure design details of the Specific Plan are contextsensitive to the existing Century Villages at Cabrillo community and surrounding properties. Impacts would be less than significant.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to aesthetics would be less than significant.

Impact 5.1-2: Construction and operation of the Specific Plan would generate additional light and glare in the Plan Area and its surroundings, but would not create a new source of substantial light and glare that could adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area. [Threshold AE-4]
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Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.1, Aesthetics, starting on page 5.1-9 of the DEIR.

Construction
Pursuant to LBMC Section 8.80.202, construction activities are prohibited from 7 PM to 7 AM Mondays through Fridays (including national holidays), and before 9 AM or after 6 PM on Saturdays.

Construction is prohibited on Sundays unless a permit has been issued. As section 8.80.202 requires construction to occur primarily during daylight hours, construction of development allowed under the Specific Plan is not anticipated to result in new sources of temporary light and glare. Any nighttime construction would comply with the LBMC’s regulations regarding light spillage. Lighting and glare impacts during construction consistent with the Specific Plan and the LBMC would result in a less than significant impact.

Operation
Illumination and glare impacts are the effects of a development’s exterior lighting upon adjoining uses.

The Plan Area is surrounded by Cabrillo High School, Long Beach Job Corps Center, industrial uses, and SR-103. Substantial sources of light and glare already exist in and around the Plan Area. The Specific Plan would provide outdoor lighting similar to existing lighting onsite. Due to the increase in uses onsite, the Specific Plan would result in more opportunities for lighting and reflective surfaces compared to existing conditions. However, compliance with the California Building Code, Building Energy Efficiency standards, lighting requirements of the LBMC, and the requirements of the standards and design guidelines outlined in the Specific Plan would reduce light and glare impacts from the buildout of the Specific Plan. Impacts would be less than significant.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to aesthetics would be less than significant.

2. Air Quality
Impact 5.2-1: The Specific Plan is consistent with the applicable air quality management plan. [Threshold AQ-1]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.2, Air Quality, starting on page 5.2-24 of the DEIR.

SCAG is South Coast AQMD’s partner in the preparation of the AQMP, providing the latest economic and demographic forecasts and developing transportation measures. Because the AQMP strategy is based on projections from local general plans, projects that are consistent with the local general plan are considered consistent with the air quality-related regional plan. Additionally, only large projects have the potential to substantially affect the demographic forecasts in the AQMP.

Criterion 1
CEQA Guidelines Section 15206(b) states that a proposed project is of statewide, regional, or areawide significance if the project is a residential development of more than 500 dwelling units, a commercial building of 250,000 square feet or more or that employs 1,000 or more employees, and/or Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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a shopping center of 500,000 square feet or more. The amount of commercial and retail space accommodated under the Specific Plan would not exceed the commercial and retail screening criteria.

However, the Specific Plan would introduce a net increase of approximately 515 new dwelling units.

The Specific Plan would be within the population projection for the City based on SCAG growth projections. Therefore, implementation of the Specific Plan would not be considered inconsistent with the AQMP under the first criterion.

Criterion 2
With respect to the second criterion, the analyses in the response to Impact 5.2-3 demonstrate that the Specific Plan would not generate long-term emissions of criteria air pollutants that would exceed South Coast AQMD’s regional operation-phase significance thresholds, which were established to determine whether a project has the potential to cumulatively contribute to the SoCAB’s nonattainment designations. Therefore, long-term implementation of the Specific Plan would not result in an increase in the frequency or severity of existing air quality violations; cause or contribute to new violations; or delay timely attainment of the AAQS. Therefore, overall, the Specific Plan would be considered consistent with the AQMP under the second criterion.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, air quality impacts would be less than significant.

Impact 5.2-3: Long-term emissions associated with the Specific Plan would not generate emissions associated with vehicle trips in exceedance of South Coast AQMD’s threshold criteria. [Threshold AQ-2]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.2, Air Quality, starting on page 5.2-27 of the DEIR.

As shown in Table 5.2-13, Maximum Daily Regional Operational Phase Emissions, in Section 5.2, Air Quality, of the DEIR, operation of the proposed residential land uses at buildout would not generate air pollutant emissions that exceed South Coast AQMD’s regional significance thresholds. Therefore, the operation of the Specific Plan would not significantly contribute to the nonattainment designations of the SoCAB and operation-related regional air quality impacts would be less than significant.

The South Coast AQMD does not have a significance threshold for construction/operation overlap; therefore, this analysis is included for informational purposes only. Table 5.2-14, Potential Overlap of Construction and Operational Activities, in Section 5.2, Air Quality, of the DEIR, shows the overlap of maximum construction and operation emissions based on full buildout of the Specific Plan. Based on the anticipated implementation schedule for the Specific Plan, there is potential for overlap between construction and operational activity. Combining the maximum daily construction emissions (see Table

5.2-12, in Section 5.2, Air Quality, of the DEIR) with the maximum daily operational emissions (see Table 5.2-13, in Section 5.2, Air Quality, of the DEIR) would give a maximum daily emission representing peak construction activity and full buildout of the Specific Plan, a scenario that would not occur. While it is anticipated that overlap between construction activities and development phases could occur, it is likely that only some construction activities for a given development phase and across Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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other development phases would overlap at any one time and not all at once. Impacts would be less than significant.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, air quality impacts would be less than significant.

Impact 5.2-4: Operation of the proposed land uses accommodated under the Specific Plan would not expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations. [Threshold AQ-3]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.2, Air Quality, starting on page 5.2-29 of the DEIR.

Operation Phase Localized Significance Thresholds (LSTs) The Specific Plan would primarily permit the development of residential uses only and commercial and retail uses that are not associated with generating high or substantial number of trucks. Types of land uses that typically generate substantial quantities of criteria air pollutants and TACs include industrial (stationary sources) and warehousing (truck idling) land uses which are not permitted in the Plan Area.

Therefore, the Specific Plan would not result in the creation of land uses that would generate substantial concentrations of criteria air pollutant remissions. Impacts would be less than significant.

Operational Phase CO Hotspots
Under existing and future vehicle emission rates, a project would have to increase traffic volumes at a single intersection by more than 44,000 vehicles per hour––or 24,000 vehicles per hour where vertical and/or horizontal air does not mix––in order to generate a significant CO impact. Under full buildout conditions, the Specific Plan would not produce the volume of traffic required (i.e., 24,000 to 44,000 peak hour vehicle trips) to generate a CO hotspot. Therefore, implementation of the Specific Plan would not have the potential to substantially increase CO hotspots at intersections in the vicinity of the Plan Area; impacts would be less than significant.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, air quality impacts would be less than significant.

1. Biological Resources
Impacts to biological resources were found to either have no impact or a less than significant impact, as analyzed in the Initial Study (see Appendix A and Chapter 8, Impacts Found Not to be Significant, of the DEIR). However, in response to Comment A3-12 from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, in the FEIR, Regulatory Requirement BIO-1 was added to emphasize that the Specific Plan will comply with all applicable provisions of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). Because this measure only implements the MBTA, it is not a mitigation measure.

Regulatory Requirement
The following regulatory requirement was included in the FEIR and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and is applicable to the proposed project.

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BIO-1 All modifications to vegetation on onsite and offsite (public right-of-way) shall comply with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), including the completion of nesting bird surveys prior to any tree or vegetation removal:

If initial clearing activities prior to the start of construction take place during the bird nesting season (February 15 through August 31, but variable based on seasonal and annual climatic conditions), a nesting bird survey should be performed by a qualified biologist within seven (7) days of such activities to determine the presence/absence, location, and status of any active nests onsite or within 300 feet for passerine and 500 feet for raptors of the site. The findings of the survey should be summarized in a report to be submitted to the City of Long Beach prior to undertaking construction activities at the site.

If nesting birds are found on-site, a construction buffer of 500 feet for nesting raptors or threatened or endangered species and 100 feet of all other nesting birds should be implemented around the active nests and demarcated with fencing or flagging. Nests should be monitored at a minimum of once per week by the qualified biologist until it has been determined that the nest is no longer being used by either the young or adults. No ground disturbance should occur within this buffer until the qualified biologist confirms that the breeding/nesting is completed and all the young have fledged. If Project activities must occur within the buffer, they should be conducted at the discretion of the qualified biologist.

If no nesting birds are observed during pre-construction surveys, no further actions would be necessary.

Finding
Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, biological resources impacts would be less than significant.

3. Cultural Resources
Impact 5.3-1 The are no historical resources in the Plan Area; development pursuant to the Specific Plan would not result in an impact on identified historic resources. [Threshold C-1]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.3, Cultural Resources, starting on page 5.3-16 of the DEIR.

There is currently no locally-, state-, or federally-designated historic resources in the Plan Area.

Additionally, the Plan Area was not listed in any of the following state or federal resources: NRHP, CRHR, CHRI, CHL, or CPHI. However, the CHRIS records search indicated that there are 18 previously recorded cultural resources, both in the Plan Area and with the one-mile search radius of the Plan Area, all of which are historic-built environment resources. Of the 18 recorded resources, six are located within the Plan Area and three still exist in the Plan Area.

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Implementation of the Specific Plan would be confined to the Plan Area and would not affect adjacent or nearby cultural resources. A total of 42 historic-aged buildings and structures were documented during the field survey and are listed in Table 5.3-3, Historic Resource Evaluation of Newly Recorded Buildings and Structures, in Section 5.3, Cultural Resources, of the DEIR. All historic-aged buildings and structures observed have undergone some degree of renovation or alterations within approximately the last 20 years. Due to a lack of associated significance and substantial architectural alterations, none of the 42 historic-aged buildings and structures within the Plan Area, including the three previously recorded resources, are recommended as eligible for listing at the local, state, or national level; and are not considered historically significant. Impacts to historic resources as a result of implementation of the Specific Plan are considered less than significant.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to historical resources would be less than significant.

Impact 5.3-2 Development pursuant to the Specific Plan would not result in an impact on archaeological resources. [Threshold C-2]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.3, Cultural Resources, starting on page 5.3-21 of the DEIR.

The Plan Area is fully developed and in a highly urbanized area of the City. The Plan Area has been developed and redeveloped over the past 70 years; therefore, it has already been subjected to grading activities associated with existing development. As the Plan Area has already been previously disturbed and developed, it has already been subject to similar construction and ground-disturbing activities associated with the Specific Plan. Therefore, the archaeological sensitivity is considered low due to previous grading and excavation in the Plan Area.

Additionally, no archaeological resources were identified during prior development activities in the Plan Area and it is unlikely that any such resources would be uncovered or affected during projectrelated grading and construction activities. The Plan Area and immediate surroundings are also not recognized as an area of potential sensitivity for archaeological resources. Furthermore, no prehistoric or historic archaeological resources were identified in the Plan Area during the intensive pedestrian survey; these negative findings indicate that the potential for subsurface prehistoric or historic resource deposits is low. Impacts would be less than significant.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to archeological resources would be less than significant.

4. Energy
Impact 5.4-1: Implementation of the Specific Plan would not result in the wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources, during project construction or operation. [Threshold E-1]
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Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.4, Energy, starting on page 5.4-10 of the DEIR.

Short-Term Construction Impacts
Construction of the land uses accommodated under the Specific Plan would create temporary increased demands for electricity and vehicle fuels compared to existing conditions and would result in shortterm transportation-related energy use. Construction activities associated with the land uses accommodated under the Specific Plan would require electricity use to power the construction equipment which would vary during different phases of construction. Overall, the use of electricity would be temporary in nature and would fluctuate according to the phase of construction.

Development projects would also temporarily increase demands for gasoline and diesel construction equipment. Construction of individual projects accommodated under the Specific Plan would come from the transport and use of construction equipment, delivery vehicles and haul trucks, and construction employee vehicles that would use diesel fuel and/or gasoline. The use of energy resources by these vehicles would fluctuate according to the phase of construction and would be temporary.

Gasoline and diesel usage would also be associated with the transportation of construction employees and equipment. To limit wasteful and unnecessary energy consumption, construction contracts are required to minimize nonessential idling of construction equipment during construction in accordance with Section 2449 of the California Code of Regulations, Title 13, Article 4.8, Chapter 9. Overall, construction energy and fuel demands associated with land use developments accommodated under the Specific Plan would not be any more inefficient, wasteful, or unnecessary than similar development projects. Therefore, impacts would be less than significant.

Long-Term Impacts During Operation
Operation of the new development projects accommodated under the Specific Plan would create additional demands for electricity and natural gas compared to existing conditions and would result in increase transportation energy use.

The estimated net electricity and natural gas consumption for the Specific Plan is shown in Table 5.4- 3, Building Electricity and Natural Gas Consumption, in Section 5.4 Energy, of the DEIR.

Electricity
Electricity service to the Plan Area would be provided by SCE through connections to existing offsite electrical lines. As shown in Table 5.4-3, of the DEIR, implementation of the Specific Plan would result in a net increase in electricity use by 4,325,536 kWh/year. While the Specific Plan would increase energy demand at the site compared to existing conditions, it would be required to comply with the latest applicable Building Energy Efficiency Standards and CALGreen, and would be gold LEEDNeighborhood Development certified.

Because the existing buildings were built and designed to comply with older building standards, the newer buildings would be more energy efficient as they would be constructed in compliance with the Specific Plan design guidelines and energy efficiency regulatory requirements, and would also be more energy efficient due to the mechanical systems utilized within the building envelope. Specific Plan operation is expected to result in a net increase of 4.3 million kilowatt hours (kWh) annually at buildout.

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SCE forecasts that it will have sufficient electricity supplies to meet demands in its service area; and the electricity demand due to the Specific Plan is within the forecast increase in SCE’s electricity demands. The Specific Plan would not result in the wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources. Impacts would be less than significant.

Natural Gas
As shown in Table 5.4-3, of the DEIR, implementation of the Specific Plan would result in a net increase in natural gas demand by 9,202,316 kBTU/year compared to the existing uses. The City of Long Beach Energy Resources Department forecasts that its natural gas supplies will increase by approximately 1 MMCF/day between 2019 and 2035. That amounts to an increase of 370 million kBTU. The forecast net increase in natural gas demands due to buildout under the Specific Plan is well within City forecasts of natural gas supplies, and therefore, would not require the City to obtain new or expanded natural gas supplies. Furthermore, the Specific Plan would comply with the requirements of the current California Building Energy and Efficiency Standards and CALGreen. All new appliances would comply with the 2012 Appliance Efficiency Regulations (Title 20, CCR Sections 1601 through 1608). Newer buildings accommodated under the Specific Plan would generally be more energy efficient compared to the existing buildings that would be replaced. Impacts would be less than significant.

The natural gas demand calculations and analysis provided in the Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy sections of the DEIR were based on South Coast AQMD’s CalEEMod default generation numbers, which are overly conservative. Although the DEIR’s analysis is conservative, the actual demand would be much lower because the Project would only require natural gas for water broilers, in order to reduce the need for and dependance on natural gas. The project applicant has committed to using electric ranges on a go forward basis in all of the new buildings proposed; not using gas appliances in any of the supportive service/administrative spaces and buildings; and solely using gas to fire water boilers. Therefore, limiting the use of natural gas to only fire water boilers would further ensure that the Specific Plan would not result in the wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources (see FEIR, page 2-8, response to Comment A1-10).

Transportation Energy
Vehicle trips associated with land use development projects accommodated under the Specific Plan would result in the consumption of transportation energy. As shown in Table 5.4-4, Net OperationRelated Fuel Usage, in Section 5.4, Energy, of the DEIR, implementation of the Specific Plan would result in an overall increase in VMT due to the increase in population and employment anticipated at buildout. The Specific Plan prioritizes pedestrian and bicycle orientation where feasible, as well as traffic calming improvements. While total VMT and vehicle trips would increase with implementation of the Specific Plan compared to existing conditions, VMT per vehicle trip would decrease from 14.07 VMT/vehicle trip to 11.75 VMT/vehicle. The decrease in VMT per vehicle trip indicates the Specific Plan would result in more efficient use of transportation fuels compared to transportation fuel demands associated with the existing uses. Therefore, the Specific Plan would not result in the wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources. Impacts would be less than significant.

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Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to energy would be less than significant.

Impact 5.4-2: The Specific Plan would not conflict with or obstruct a state or local plan for renewable energy or energy efficiency. [Threshold E-2]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.4, Energy, starting on page 5.4-14 of the DEIR.

California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program
The residential land uses accommodated under the Specific Plan would comply with the current and future iterations of the Building Energy Efficiency and CALGreen. Under the 2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards, future multifamily buildings of three stories or less in the Plan Area would be required to install solar PV systems while non-residential buildings and residential buildings of four stories and more would be required to be solar ready. The Specific Plan design guidelines require streetlights to include solar panels and batteries to generate and store renewable energy, which would be consistent with the statewide goal of transitioning the electricity grid to renewable sources.

Therefore, the Specific Plan would not conflict with or obstruct implementation of California’s RPS program.

City of Long Beach Sustainable City Action Plan & Draft Climate Action and Adaptation Plan While many of the goals and priority mitigation actions apply specifically to municipal operations and actions, or public awareness measures, the Specific Plan is generally consistent with the overall objective of these two plans to increase energy efficiency and renewable energy. Streetlights would be required to include solar panels and batteries and the Specific Plan design guidelines require proposed developments to have landscapes that include California native or adaptive plants. Developments accommodated under the Specific Plan would be required to install low-flow water fixtures. Building orientation would be designed to maximize natural daylight and ventilation for the residential units and could contribute to minimizing energy used for lighting, heating, and cooling. Therefore, the Specific plan would not conflict with the City’s Sustainable City Action Plan and Draft CAAP.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to energy would be less than significant.

5. Geology and Soils
Impact 5.5-1: Future development in the Plan Area pursuant to the Specific Plan would expose increased numbers of persons and structures to strong ground shaking from active faults in the region. [Threshold G-1.ii]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.5, Geology and Soils, starting on page 5.5-9 of the DEIR.

The Specific Plan would attract 2,100 residents to the Plan Area, potentially exposing increased numbers of persons and structures to strong ground shaking. The Newport-Inglewood Fault is Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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approximately 2.4 miles to the northeast. This active fault, as well as others in the region are considered capable of producing strong shaking at the Plan Area, thereby exposing people or structures onsite to potential substantial adverse effects. The Plan Area is not at a greater risk of seismic activity or impacts than other sites in southern California. State regulations protecting human-occupied structures from geoseismic hazards are provided in the most recent CBC and CRC, which are both adopted by reference in the City’s Municipal Code.

Future development projects accommodated by the Specific Plan would be required to have sitespecific geotechnical investigation reports prepared by the project applicant’s/developer’s geotechnical consultant, in accordance with the CBC. Compliance with the design parameters and recommendations of the geotechnical investigation reports and the provisions of the CBC would be required as a condition of a grading permit and/or building permit, and would be ensured by the City’s Development Services Department during the development review and building plan check process. Impacts would be less than significant.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to geology and soils would be less than significant.

Impact 5.5-2: Future development in the Plan Area pursuant to the Specific Plan would subject persons and structures to hazards from liquefaction. [Threshold G-1.iii] Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.5, Geology and Soils, starting on page 5.5-10 of the DEIR.

The entire Plan Area is within a liquefaction zone and the subsurface conditions are considered to be susceptible to liquefaction. Therefore, development within Plan Area pursuant to the Specific Plan could expose people and structures to seismic-related ground failure from liquefaction. However, future development projects accommodated by the Specific Plan would be required to have sitespecific geotechnical investigation reports prepared by the project applicant’s/developer’s geotechnical consultant in accordance with Appendix J (Grading) Section J104.3 (Geotechnical Reports) of the CBC.

Compliance with CDC Appendix J, Section 104.3, the recommendations of the individual geotechnical investigation reports would be required as a condition of approval prior to grading permit and/or building permits and would be ensured by the City’s Development Services Department during the development review and building plan check process. Therefore, impacts resulting from hazards due to liquefaction would be less than significant.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to geology and soils would be less than significant.

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Impact 5.5-3: Future development in the Plan Area pursuant to the Specific Plan could subject persons or structures to hazards arising from off-site landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, collapsible soils, or expansive soils. [Thresholds G-3 and G-4]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.5, Geology and Soils, starting on page 5.5-11 of the DEIR.

Landslides and Lateral Spreading
The Plan Area is generally flat with no significant slopes. The Plan Area is not within an area susceptible to landslides according to the State of California Seismic Hazard Zones Map, County of Los Angeles Landslide Inventory Map, and Seismic Safety Element of the City of Long Beach General Plan. The geotechnical report indicated that the potential for lateral spreading is considered low. Therefore, impacts would be less than significant.

Subsidence, Collapsible, Expansive, and Corrosive Soils Subsidence and Collapsible Soils
The major cause of ground subsidence is the excessive withdrawal of groundwater. Based on the conditions encountered in the borings conducted for the Geotechnical Investigation, groundwater was encountered at depths of 4.5 to 8 feet below existing grade, and historical high groundwater levels under the Plan Area is approximately 15 feet below ground surface. As the soils consisting of existing fill and native soils are not considered suitable to support new structures accommodated by the Specific Plan, removal and recompaction of the upper 1 to 2 feet of soils prior to foundation excavation, placement of floor slabs, or additional fill was recommended in the Geotechnical Investigation.

Future development projects accommodated by the Specific Plan would be required to have sitespecific geotechnical investigation reports prepared by the project applicant’s/developer’s geotechnical consultant. Compliance with the recommendations of the geotechnical reports and CBC is required as a condition of approval prior to a grading permit and/or building permit and would be ensured by the City’s Development Services Department during the development review and building plan check process. Therefore, impacts resulting from collapsible soils and subsidence would be less than significant.

Expansive Soils
Results of the Geotechnical Investigation indicated that onsite soils have a very low expansive potential.

Therefore, no impact associated with expansive soils would occur.

Corrosive Soils
Results of the Geotechnical Investigation indicated that the near-surface soils are considered severely corrosive to ferrous metals and aggressive to aluminum. Compliance with the recommendations of the geotechnical reports and CBC is required as a condition of approval prior to a grading permit and/or building permit and would be ensured by the City’s Development Services Department during the development review and building plan check process. Therefore, impacts resulting from corrosive soils would be less than significant.

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Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to geology and soils would be less than significant.

6. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Impact 5.6-2 Build out of the Specific Plan would not conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases. [Threshold GHG-2]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.6, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, starting on page 5.6-26 of the DEIR.

CARB Scoping Plan
Development projects accommodated under the Specific Plan are required to adhere to the programs and regulations identified by the Scoping Plan and implemented by state, regional, and local agencies to achieve the statewide GHG reduction goals of AB 32. These future individual development projects would comply with these statewide GHG emissions reduction measures such as meeting the current CALGreen and Building Energy Efficiency standards. Project GHG emissions shown in Table 5.6-6, Specific Plan GHG Emissions, in Section 5.6, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, of the DEIR, include reductions associated with statewide strategies that have been adopted since AB 32. Therefore, the Specific Plan would generate GHG emissions consistent with the reduction goals of AB 32, and impacts would be less than significant.

SCAG’s Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy Connect SoCal’s transportation projects help more efficiently distribute population, housing, and employment growth, and forecast development is generally consistent with regional-level general plan data to promote active transportation and reduce GHG emissions. The RTP/SCS does not require that local general plans, specific plans, or zoning be consistent with the RTP/SCS, but provides incentives for consistency to governments and developers. The Specific Plan would result in a net increase in retail, commercial, and educational space and 515 housing units, which would increase population and employment opportunities. An improved jobs-housing balance for the City overall could contribute in reducing the average distance traveled between where people live and work, and therefore, reduce passenger VMT. Implementation of the Specific Plan would not cause a deviation from the projected 0.96 jobs-housing ratio. While implementation of the Specific Plan would result in an increase in daily VMT and vehicle trips, as shown in Table 5.6-7, Specific Plan Operation-Related VMT, in Section 5.6, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, of the DEIR, VMT per vehicle trip would decrease compared to existing conditions. The Specific Plan is consistent with the RTP/SCS, and therefore, impacts would be less than significant.

City of Long Beach Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
Table 5.6-8, Consistency with the City of Long Beach Proposed Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, in Section

5.6, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, of the DEIR, evaluates consistency of the Specific Plan to the proposed CAAP. The Specific Plan would be generally consistent with the applicable adaptation and mitigation actions, such as improving bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure through the proposed Wellness Trail.

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Therefore, implementation of the Specific Plan would not be inconsistent or interfere with implementation of the City’s proposed CAAP and impacts would be less than significant.

City of Long Beach Sustainable City Action Plan
As shown in Table 5.6-8, the Specific Plan would focus development around the existing CVC Transit Center, which would serve the central transportation hub for the Plan Area. Additionally, the Specific Plan would also provide bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure improvements. The planned improvements would contribute to reducing VMT by increasing active transit and public transit use.

In addition to transit-related improvements, the development standards and design guidelines included in the Specific Plan are based on the LEED-ND certification documentation; the Specific Plan design guidelines require proposed developments to have landscapes that include California native or adaptive plants, as well as install low-flow water fixtures. At a minimum, the new buildings accommodated under the Specific Plan would be built to comply with the 2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards and CALGreen standards. Overall, the Specific Plan would be consistent with the goals of the Sustainable City Action Plan and impacts would be considered less than significant.

City of Long Beach General Plan, Mobility Element
The Specific Plan would, overall, support and be consistent with the City of Long Beach General Plan Mobility Element. For example, the Specific Plan includes the development of a multi-modal transportation system, which would encourage active forms of transportation and public transit while providing adequate accommodations for vehicles. The Specific Plan includes a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program that would promote alternative and shared modes of transportation and reduce dependence on vehicles. The Specific Plan would be consistent and would not conflict with the City’s Mobility Element. Impacts would be less than significant.

City of Long Beach Green Building Standards for Public and Private Development (Municipal Code Section 21.45.400)
The City of Long Beach established green building standards requirements under Municipal Code Section 21.45.400, which are based on the LEED Green Building Rating System. Overall, development projects accommodated under the Specific Plan would be subject to all applicable provisions under Municipal Code Section 21.45.400. Moreover, development standards and design guidelines included in the Specific Plan are based on the gold LEED-Neighborhood Development certification. The Specific Plan would be consistent and would not conflict with the City’s Municipal Code Section

21.45.400 and impacts would be less than significant.

Finding:

The Specific Plan would not conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases and impacts would be less than significant.

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7. Hazards and Hazardous Materials
Impact 5.7-1: Construction and operation of development accommodated by the Specific Plan could create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment and within one-quarter mile of an existing school site. [Thresholds H-2 and H-3]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.7, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, starting on page 5.7-7 of the DEIR.

Hazardous Materials Associated with Project Operation
The development of industrial uses or other land uses involving the storage, use, transport, and disposal of large amounts of hazardous wastes are not proposed and would not be permitted under the Specific Plan. Operation of the proposed residential and non-residential uses would involve the use of small quantities of hazardous materials for cleaning and maintenance purposes. The operation of the permitted uses under the Specific Plan would not involve the routine use, storage, transport, and disposal of hazardous materials, however, should such activities occur within the Plan Area they would be governed by existing regulations set forth by several agencies such as RCRA, CERCLA, Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, IFC, CCR Title 22, CCR Title 27, State of California Government Code Section 65850.2, Health and Safety Code Division Chapter 6.95 Article 2 Sections 25500 through 25520.

The Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) and Long Beach Bureau of Environmental Health (BEH) jointly function as the Certified Unified Program Agency for the City and are responsible for enforcing Chapter 6.95 of the Health and Safety Code. Compliance with applicable laws and regulations governing the use, storage, transport, and disposal of hazardous materials would ensure that all potentially hazardous materials associated with future development accommodated by the Specific Plan are used and handled in an appropriate manner and would minimize the potential for safety impacts. Impacts would be less than significant.

Hazardous Materials Associated with Project Construction Construction Activities
Construction of development projects pursuant to the Specific Plan would involve the use of hazardous materials, such as fuels, lubricants, and greases in construction equipment and coatings used in construction. However, the materials would not be in such quantities or stored in such a manner as to pose a significant safety hazard.

Additionally, as with project operation, the use, transport, and disposal of construction-related hazardous materials would be required to conform to existing laws and regulations. Compliance with applicable laws and regulations governing the use, storage, and transportation of hazardous materials would ensure that all potentially hazardous materials are used and handled in an appropriate manner and would minimize the potential for safety impacts to occur. For example, all spills or leakage of petroleum products during construction activities are required to be immediately contained, the hazardous material identified, and the material remediated in compliance with applicable state and local Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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regulations. All contaminated waste would be required to be collected and disposed of at an appropriately licensed disposal or treatment facility.

Furthermore, strict adherence to all emergency response plan requirements set forth by LBFD and BEH would be required through the duration of the construction of each individual development project. Therefore, substantial hazards to the public or the environment arising from the routine use of hazardous materials during project construction would not occur, and impacts are not anticipated to be significant.

Demolition Activities
Future development projects pursuant to the Specific Plan would require demolition of existing buildings and structures in the Plan Area. Due to the age of the buildings throughout the Plan Area, it is likely that ACMs and LBP as well as other building materials containing lead were used in their construction. Abatement of all ACM and LBP encountered during any future building demolition activities would be required to be conducted in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations including those of the EPA (which regulates disposal); US Occupational Safety and Health Administration; US Department of Housing and Urban Development; Cal/OSHA (which regulates employee exposure), and SCAQMD. For example, SCAQMD Rule 1403, requires that the owner or operator of any demolition or renovation activity have an asbestos survey performed prior to demolition. California Code of Regulations, §1532.1, requires testing, monitoring, containment, and disposal of LBP such that exposure levels do not exceed CalOSHA standards. Compliance with these regulations would reduce the project’s potential impacts related to hazardous emissions or materials.

Impacts would be less than significant.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, hazardous materials impacts would be less than significant.

8. Hydrology and Water Quality
Impact 5.8-1: Construction and/or operation of the Specific Plan would not violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements or otherwise substantially degrade surface or groundwater quality. [Threshold HYD-1] Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.8, Hydrology and Water Quality, starting on page 5.8-9 of the DEIR.

Construction
Clearing, grading, excavation, and construction activities associated with the Specific Plan have the potential to impact water quality through soil erosion, increasing the amount of silt and debris carried in runoff, construction materials, and refueling and parking construction vehicles onsite.

To minimize these potential impacts, development accommodated by the Specific Plan would required to comply with the Construction General Permit (CGP) Water Quality Order 2009-0009-DWQ which requires the preparation and implementation of a SWPPP. Categories of potential BMPs that would be implemented for this Specific Plan are described in Table 5.8-1, Construction BMPs, in Section 5.8, Hydrology and Water Quality, of the DEIR. In addition, erosion control plans would be implemented for Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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each phase of the Specific Plan and the project applicant would be required to comply with City grading permit regulations and inspections to reduce sedimentation and erosion. As such, impacts would be less than significant.

Operations
Once the Specific Plan has been constructed, urban runoff could include a variety of contaminants that could impact water quality. Runoff from buildings and parking lots typically contain oils, grease, fuel, antifreeze, byproducts of combustion (such as lead, cadmium, nickel, and other metals), as well as fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, and other pollutants. Precipitation at the beginning of the rainy season may result in an initial stormwater runoff (first flush) with high pollutant concentrations.

The existing Plan Area varies in imperviousness where there are streets, parking lots, detention basins, residential complexes, landscaping and so forth. Future development would have similar residential impervious percentages as existing because the location of land uses do not alter significantly between the existing and proposed campus. Each forthcoming project development shall apply LID BMPs in accordance with the City LID Manual. Each development project shall complete the BMP feasibility screening procedures required under section 4 of the City LID Manual, since infiltration or capture and use may or may not be feasible for some projects, based on the feasibility tables. Potential BMPs that could be implemented include: Infiltration systems, basins, trenches, and/or galleries; bioretention, permeable pavements, (hybrid bioretention) dry wells, stormwater capture and use; or a combination of the above (bioretention, planter boxes, bioinfiltration, vegetated swales, filter strips).

Borings completed onsite found groundwater at depths of 4.5 feet and 8 feet below ground surface (bgs). Table 4.1 of the City of Long Beach LID BMP Manual states that infiltration measures are infeasible if the depth to groundwater is less than 5 feet below ground surface. In order for infiltration BMPs to be incorporated into future development, individual borings and geotechnical investigations would be required at the time of grading permits in order to determine the depth to groundwater.

The BMPs incorporated into future projects would mitigate at a minimum the first flush or the equivalent of the greater between the 85th percentile storm and first 0.75-inch of rainfall for any storm event. The installed BMP systems would be designed with an internal bypass or overflow system to prevent upstream flooding due to large storm events. The stormwater which bypasses the BMP systems would eventually discharge to an approved discharge point in the public right-of-way.

Additionally, the Specific Plan would comply with all State, County, and local regulations regarding stormwater runoff during the operational phase. Therefore, water quality standards and waste discharge requirements would not be exceeded, and surface water and groundwater quality would not be degraded. Impacts would be less than significant.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to hydrology and water quality would be less than significant.

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Impact 5.8-2: Construction and/or operation of the Specific Plan would not substantially decrease groundwater supplies or interfere substantially with groundwater recharge such that the Specific Plan may impede sustainable groundwater management of the basin. [Threshold HYD-2]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.8, Hydrology and Water Quality, starting on page 5.8-12 of the DEIR.

Construction
The project applicant is engaged in a multi-year development of its property, where existing multifamily housing units would be replaced by larger, multistory mixed-use buildings. Although the Plan Area is currently fully developed and paved, construction activities would involve grading and excavation, which have the potential to encounter groundwater.

Groundwater could be encountered during excavation and dewatering may be required. If dewatering takes place onsite, the requirements of the Los Angeles RWQCB Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges of Groundwater from Construction and Project Dewatering to Surface Waters in Coastal Watersheds of Los Angeles And Ventura Counties (Order No. R4-2018-0125) would govern dewatering activities during construction. However, construction activities are temporary in nature and would not result in a substantial depletion of groundwater supplies that could result in a lowering of the groundwater table. Therefore, impacts to groundwater supplies during construction would be less than significant.

Operation
The Specific Plan lies within the LBWD water service area which is responsible for providing water within the City and supplies water from two primary sources: groundwater and imported water purchased wholesale from the MWD. The LBWD 2015 Urban Water Management Plan indicates that LBWD would have sufficient water supplies to meet demands in single-dry-years and multiple-dryyears over the period of 2020-2040.

Development of the Specific Plan would increase the long-term water demand associated with consumption, operational uses, maintenance, and other onsite activities. It is estimated that the Specific Plan would result in a net increase in average daily water demand of approximately 192.3 AFY. Based on LBWD’s 2015 UWMP water demand projections through 2040, the water demand for the City in 2040 during normal year, single dry year, and multiple dry year hydrological conditions is expected to reach approximately 64,137 AFY with an available supply of 79,291 AFY. The Specific Plan’s estimated net increase in water demand of approximately 192.3 AFY is well within the City’s residual water supply. The Plan Area is not on an active recharge site, and the Specific Plan would result in a change to impervious surfaces from 72 to 72.8 percent, which would not alter groundwater recharge in the Plan Area. Impacts would be less than significant.

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Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to hydrology and water quality would be less than significant.

Impact 5.8-3: Construction and/or operation of the Specific Plan would not substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river or through the addition of impervious surfaces, in a manner which would create or contribute runoff water which would exceed the capacity of existing or planned stormwater drainage systems or provide substantial additional sources of polluted runoff. [Threshold HYD-3iii] Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.8, Hydrology and Water Quality, starting on page 5.8-14 of the DEIR.

The land uses between the proposed and existing conditions do not change drastically; the total runoff flow rate generated from the proposed site from a 10-year storm is estimated to be less than that of the existing site. However, the total runoff volume would increase due to the drainage subareas used in the hydrology analysis (54 drainage subareas under existing conditions and 40 subareas under the Specific Plan). The larger subareas have similar or larger impervious percentages which increase the total volume from that subarea. However, with larger subareas, the time of concentration and flow rate decrease. Table 5.8-2, Comparison of Existing and Proposed Flow Rates and Volumes from a 10-year Storm Event, in Section 5.8, Hydrology and Water Quality, of the DEIR, shows the difference in existing and proposed condition flow rates and volumes. Detention basins were constructed onsite to store the excess volume of runoff created by existing development. This excess volume is released from the basins over a period of time at a slower rate due to the larger size of the watershed at buildout. Since the proposed runoff volume is less than 1 percent higher than the existing volume, the increase in hydrologic volume is considered negligible. Each phase of development is required to comply with City and County hydrology manual storage requirements which would be plan checked by City staff. Impacts would be less than significant.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to hydrology and water quality would be less than significant.

Impact 5.8-4: Construction and/or operation of the Specific Plan would not conflict with or obstruct implementation of a water quality control plan or sustainable groundwater management plan [Thresholds HYD-5]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.8, Hydrology and Water Quality, starting on page 5.8-15 of the DEIR.

Adherence to the State Construction General Permit (CGP), implementation of the SWPPP, and adherence to the City’s grading requirements would ensure that surface and groundwater quality are not adversely impacted during construction. Additionally, as previously stated, implementation of the LID BMP measures would ensure that water quality is not impacted during the operational phase of the Specific Plan. The Plan Area would be connected to the City’s public water supply. The City Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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manages supplies to ensure withdrawals from the Central Basin Aquifer do not exceed the safe yield for the Basin. Impacts would be less than significant.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to hydrology and water quality would be less than significant.

9. Land Use and Planning
Impact 5.9-1: Implementation of the Specific Plan would not conflict with applicable plans adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect. [Threshold LU-2]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.9, Land Use and Planning, starting on page 5.9-6 of the DEIR.

Long Beach General Plan Consistency
Land Use Element
The Land Use Element identifies land uses within the Plan Area as those that serve a regional need for medical and social services, education, goods and people movement, energy production and distribution, public utilities, and uses of similar nature. Table 5.9-2, Consistency with City of Long Beach General Plan Land Use Element, in Section 5.9, Land Use and Planning, of the DEIR, provides an assessment of the Plan Area’s relationship to the Land Use Element, and shows that the Specific Plan would be consistent with the Land Use Element.

Housing Element
The General Plan Housing Element is a tool to guide the City in planning for present and future housing needs, including strategies and programs to improve development regulations and accommodate future growth targets for housing affordable to all household incomes. Table 5.9-3, Consistency with the City’s General Plan Housing Element, in Section 5.9, Land Use and Planning, of the DEIR, provides an assessment of the Plan Area’s relationship to the Housing Element, and shows that the Specific Plan would be consistent with the Housing Element.

Long Beach Zoning Ordinance Consistency
Implementation of the Specific Plan will require an amendment to the Long Beach Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map. Specifically, the zoning ordinance amendment is required to replace the existing Planned Development District (PD-31) zoning designation of the Plan Area with the new Century Villages of Cabrillo Specific Plan. An amendment to the zoning map will also be required to reflect the new Specific Plan land use designation. Additionally, the zoning ordinance amendment will state that the regulating code contained in the Specific Plan will serve as the regulatory plan (zoning, development, and design standards and guidelines) for all development projects and improvements in the Plan Area
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implementation of the Long Beach General Plan, as well as the orderly and systematic development of the Plan Area.

The Specific Plan (which would replace the existing zoning designations of the PD-31) would be adopted by ordinance and would serve as the zoning for the Plan Area. The provisions in the Specific Plan would control the use and development of property in the Plan Area to the same extent as if set forth in the City’s Zoning Regulations. The Specific Plan would act as the regulatory document that the City would use to guide development within the Plan Area, helping maintain consistency with and carrying out the goals, objectives, and policies of the City’s General Plan. The Specific Plan would provide the flexibility, innovative use of land resources and development, a variety of housing and other development types, and an equitable method of vehicular, public transit, pedestrian, and bicycle access for development of the Specific Plan Area.

The Specific Plan would establish the necessary plans, development standards (e.g., parking requirements, setbacks, building heights, etc.), design guidelines (e.g., architectural styles, building form and massing, landscaping, signage, etc.), regulations, infrastructure requirements, financing methods, and implementation programs for subsequent project-related development activities. It is intended that local public works projects, design review plans, detailed site plans, grading and building permits, or any other action requiring ministerial or discretionary approval applicable to the project area would be consistent with the Specific Plan.

Based on the preceding analysis, the Specific Plan would be consistent with the City’s Zoning Regulations as it would replace existing zoning regulations with new provisions consistent with the Government Code and City zoning priorities. Therefore, the Specific Plan would not result in any significant land use impacts.

Long Beach Bicycle Master Plan Consistency
The Bicycle Master Plan serves as a citywide planning document that is used to guide future improvements to the City of Long Beach bicycle network. The Specific Plan would be consistent with the Bicycle Master Plan as it would include dedicated bicycle facilities as part of the Specific Plan. Table

5.9-4, Consistency with the Bicycle Master Plan, in Section 5.9, Land Use and Planning, of the DEIR, provides an assessment of the Plan Area’s relationship to the Bicycle Master Plan, and shows that the Specific Plan would be consistent with the Bicycle Master Plan. Impacts would be less than significant.

SCAG RTP/SCS Consistency
Table 5.9-5, Consistency with SCAG’s 2016-2040 RTP/SCS Goals, and Table 5.9-6, Consistency with SCAG’s Connect SoCal (2020-2045), in Section 5.9, Land Use and Planning, of the DEIR, provide an assessment of the Plan Area’s relationship pertinent to the 2016-2040 SCAG RTP/SCS goals and the SCAG’s Connect SoCal Goals, respectively. The analysis in these tables conclude that the Specific Plan would be consistent with the applicable RTP/SCS goals.

SCAG HQTA and SB 743 TPA Consistency
The Specific Plan would be consistent with the Urban Land Use Development Category; the Specific Plan is located within a highly urbanized area on the western edge of the City. New development under the Specific Plan will include dwelling units, amenities, educational uses, commercial/retail uses, Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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administrative and supportive uses, and parking spaces. The Specific Plan is located within a HQTA as defined by SCAG and a TPA as defined by SB 743. Access to the Plan Area is served by a wellconnected street network, which consists of a grid pattern as is most of the City. The Specific Plan promotes pedestrian activity and bicycling by providing opportunities for active transportation through the implementation of new secure bicycle parking and bike paths incorporated into the wellness trail network, additional bike facilities, and a network of wellness trails to encourage walking, jogging, and biking. The Specific Plan is consistent with SCAG and SB 743.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to land use and planning would be less than significant.

10. Noise
Impact 5.10-2 Implementation of the Specific Plan would result in long-term operation-related noise that would not exceed local standards [Threshold N-1] Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.10, Noise, starting on page 5.10-18 of the DEIR.

Mobile Noise
Table 5.10-8, Project-Related Traffic Noise Increase, in Section 5.8, Noise, of the DEIR, summarizes projectrelated traffic noise increases. There are two segments that would experience a traffic noise increase greater than 1.5 dBA CNEL, Technology Place––south of 20th Street and Technology Place––north of Pacific Coast Highway. However, there are no sensitive receptors adjacent to these roadways.

Therefore, noise increase along these segments would not result in a significant impact.

Existing on-site sensitive receptors would be influenced primarily by traffic noise levels from Terminal Island Freeway. The nearest onsite existing receptor to Terminal Island Freeway is Receptor 7, approximately 100 feet from the nearest roadway center lane. Existing noise levels at this receptor is

73.4 dBA. As seen in Table 5.10-8, Project-Related Traffic Noise Increase, in Section 5.10, Noise, of the DEIR, the project-related traffic noise increase along Terminal Island Freeway would be 0.3 dBA with a cumulative decrease of -1.2 dBA south of Willow Street. A 0.3 dBA increase would be less than significant, and noise levels overall would decrease under cumulative conditions.

Stationary Sources
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are anticipated to be on the rooftop of proposed buildings. In accordance with LBMC Section 8.80.200(N), HVAC equipment shall not exceed 55 dBA, at any point on neighboring property line, five feet above grade level, no closer than three feet from any wall.

The nearest sensitive receptors would be the adjacent Cabrillo High School and Long Beach Job Corps to the east, and residential uses to the north off West Hill Street. Typical HVAC equipment noise levels are approximately 72 dBA at a distance of 3 feet. The nearest receptors range between 25 feet (adjacent receptors) and 1,300 feet (residential receptors), as measured from the nearest façade of the proposed buildings to the sensitive receptor property line. Noise levels would attenuate to 54 dBA and 20 dBA Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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at these locations, respectively. The Specific Plan would also include building parapet walls that would provide additional shielding and noise attenuation to the adjacent sensitive receptors. HVAC mechanical equipment noise would not exceed the City’s threshold of 55 dBA at the property line of the receiving receptors. Therefore, impacts would be less than significant.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, noise impacts would be less than significant.

11. Population and Housing
Impact 5.11-1: Implementation of the Specific Plan would not induce unplanned substantial population growth in the City of Long Beach either directly or indirectly. [Threshold P-1]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.11, Population and Housing, starting on page 5.11-7 of the DEIR.

Construction
The Specific Plan would be developed in phases over a ten-year period with final buildout anticipated in 2033. Construction activities of individual development projects that would be accommodated by the Specific Plan would require contractors and laborers which would be available from the local and regional labor pool. The Specific Plan’s construction phases would not result in a long-term increase in employment from short-term construction activities. Construction of additional housing for construction workers would not be necessary; the Specific plan would not directly or indirectly induce substantial population growth in the City during construction.

Operation
Direct Impacts
The Plan Area currently contains 865 dwelling units. Implementation of the Specific Plan involves demolition of 235 existing dwelling units and construction of 750 new dwelling units for a net increase of 515 dwelling units. At full buildout, the Specific Plan Area would consist of 1,380 dwelling units and would generate 1,442 new residents in the City. For the analysis, the net new dwelling units were used determine the new residents in the Plan Area. Assuming an average household size of 2.8 residents per unit, consistent with the household size reported in the General Plan Housing Element, and assuming that all 515 net new dwelling units would generate new residents, the Specific Plan would generate 1,442 new residents in the City. Table 5.11-7, Estimated Population and Housing Growth in Long Beach with Specific Plan Buildout, in Section 5.11, Population and Housing, of the DEIR, shows the Specific Plan’s impact on the City’s population and housing projections under existing (2018) and buildout (2033) conditions. This analysis is conservative because it uses the average household size for the City and the actual household size for this community would likely be less. Additionally, since the Plan Area currently operates as a residential community, it is anticipated that a portion of the new dwelling units would be occupied by existing residents of the Plan Area. The non-residential uses are expected to generate approximately 267 employees. Under both existing and buildout conditions, the increase in population and housing under the Specific Plan would be within the anticipated growth projections for the City based on SCAG’s growth projections. Implementation of the Specific Plan would result Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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in a substantial and unplanned level of growth if estimated development would exceed local or regional population growth projections. Since the growth generated by the Specific Plan is within SCAG’s Connect SoCal anticipated growth projections for the City through 2045; therefore, implementation of the Specific Plan would not result in substantial unplanned population growth.

Under SCAG’s 2045 Projections, the City would have a jobs-housing ratio of 0.89. Development consistent with the Specific Plan would contribute to new residential units and non-residential floor area onsite resulting in a jobs-housing ratio of 0.91 under existing plus project conditions and 0.89 at project building, which is consistent with SCAG’s projections of 0.89 in the year 2045. Therefore, the Specific Plan would contribute to the City reaching the recommended jobs-housing ratio range of 1.3 to 1.7. Additionally, the Specific Plan provides housing and services for homeless and homeless veteran populations and contributes to the City’s overall housing and employment opportunities.

Additionally, the Long Beach General Plan’s 2019 Land Use Element Regional-Serving Facility Place Type designation of the Plan Area applies to sites and areas in the City that serve a unique role, or population, that reaches beyond local concerns. The Century Villages at Cabrillo serves a unique role and population. The increase in housing units and population due to additional residential development in the Plan Area was considered and analyzed in the 2019 Final Recirculated EIR (SCH No. 2015051054) for the Long Beach General Plan’s 2019 Land Use Element. As concluded in the 2019 Final Recirculated EIR, the increases in population and housing due to buildout (which included additional residential development in the Plan Area) of the 2019 Land Use Element compared to SCAG’s regional forecasts would not result in a substantial adverse impact.

Furthermore, implementation of the Specific Plan would help carry out key goals of the Long Beach General Plan Housing Element by developing residential units that offer additional housing opportunities in the City for a unique population. Specifically, the Specific Plan would provide additional transitional and permanent housing and support services to the homeless veterans and the homeless population in the City. Some of the key goals that would be met include providing housing assistance and preserve publicly assisted units (Goal 1); addressing the unique housing needs of special needs residents (Goal 2); improving the quality of existing housing in the Plan Area (Goal 3); the provision of increased opportunities for the construction of high-quality housing (Goal 4); the provision of affordable housing (Goal 5); and the provision of fair and equal housing opportunity for a unique population.

Based on the City’s 2018 Annual Housing Element Progress Report memorandum, which tracks the City’s progress toward meeting its RHNA housing allocation, the City still needs 1,493 very low income dwelling units (includes both extremely low and very low); 1,018 low income dwelling units; 1,170 moderate-income dwelling units; and 1,486 above moderate-income dwelling units to meet its RHNA housing allocation (Long Beach 2019).1 The Specific Plan’s net increase of 515 dwelling units would contribute to the City’s RHNA requirement. Therefore, implementation of the Specific Plan would help the City meet its current RHNA allocation, as allocated by SCAG. Impacts relating to direct population and housing growth are not anticipated to occur. Impacts would be less than significant. 1 Based on permitted units (Table B of the 2018 Annual Housing Element Progress Report memorandum).

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Indirect Impacts
Implementation of the Specific Plan would expand and modernize existing facilities onsite, as well as allow for the construction of new residential units, amenities, education facilities, commercial/retail space, services and administration, and residential/other space for existing and future residents of the Plan Area. It is anticipated that the new job opportunities onsite would be filled by employees from the local and regional area and would not include substantial unplanned population growth. The Plan Area is fully developed and in a highly urbanized area in the City. Adequate infrastructure and utilities are available to serve the Plan Area and the Specific Plan would not require new infrastructure or extension of existing infrastructure that may indirectly induce population growth nearby. Therefore, impacts relating to indirect population and housing growth are not anticipated to occur.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, population and housing impacts would be less than significant.

12. Public Services
Impact 5.12-1: Development pursuant to the Specific Plan would introduce new dwelling units, residents, nonresidential uses, and workers into the LBFD’s service boundaries, thereby increasing the requirement for fire protection facilities and personnel. [Threshold FP-1]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.12, Public Services, starting on page 5.12-4 of the DEIR.

The Specific Plan would result in growth which would increase call volumes, which would impact response times for emergency and non-emergency services. As growth occurs, LBFD’s costs to maintain equipment and apparatus, and to train and equip personnel would also increase. However, implementation of the Specific Plan is not expected to result in the need for new or physically altered governmental facilities, the construction of which could cause significant impact. While LBFD indicated that additional growth could negatively impact response times, no requirement for the significant expansion or construction of a new fire station was indicated. Additionally, future development that would be accommodated by the Specific Plan would occur in an area of the City already served by LBFD; therefore, the Specific Plan would not result in an expansion of LBFD’s service area. In the event of an emergency within the Plan Area that requires more resources than the primary fire stations that serve the area could provide, LBFD would direct resources to the site from other LBFD stations nearby.

The potential demand for additional personnel, equipment, and operational costs generated by the Specific Plan would be funded and offset through the increased tax revenue generated from the additional development allowed under the Specific Plan. Individual development projects would be reviewed by the City and LBFD and would be required to comply with the requirements in effect at the time building permits are issued.

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plan and building checks, various state and federal grants, and private donations. Increased demand from future development accommodated by the Specific Plan would be offset by these revenues. All development projects that would be accommodated under the Specific Plan would also be required to comply with the most currently adopted fire codes, building codes, and nationally recognized fir and life safety standards of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, and the state of California. Impacts would be less than significant.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to public services would be less than significant.

Impact 5.12-2: Implementation of the Specific Plan would introduce new residential and nonresidential structures, residents, and workers into the LBPD service boundaries, thereby increasing the requirement for police protection services. [Threshold PP-1]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.12, Public Services, starting on page 5.12-8 of the DEIR.

During the construction and operation of the future development projects that would be accommodated under the Specific Plan, the need for police services is expected to grow due to the increase in population and associated potential for additional crime and accidents. Crime and safety issues during project construction may include theft of building materials and construction equipment, malicious mischief, graffiti, and vandalism. After construction, development that would be accommodated by the Specific Plan is anticipated to generate a typical range of police service calls as similar developments, such as vehicle burglaries, residential thefts, disturbances, and driving under the influence.

The increase in demands on police services resulting from the implementation of the Specific Plan would not adversely impact LBPD’s existing resources. There are currently no staffing or equipment deficiencies in the service area. Additionally, there are no construction plans or significant renovations scheduled to add to the LBPD’s existing resources in the West Division. The increase in potential services needed would not require the construction of a new police station or improvements to the existing station that serves the Plan Area. Implementation of the Specific Plan would result in an increase in calls for service; however, LBPD has indicated that this increase would not adversely impact LBPD’s existing resources. If calls for service increase and exceed the capacity of LBPD’s existing workforce, additional staff would be requested . Additionally, future development that would be accommodated by the Specific Plan would occur in an area of the City already served by LBPD; therefore, the Specific Plan would not result in an expansion of LBPD’s service area.

LBPD staffing is expected to gradually increase as the City’s population increases; the City’s population is forecast to increase from 466,255 in 2012 to 484,485 in 2040, an increase of 18,230 or 3.9 percent of the 2012 population (LSA 2019). Specific Plan buildout is within the forecasted population growth, and City revenues are expected to increase as population increases. As development occurs in accordance with the Specific Plan, the City’s General Funds would increase proportionally and would allocate additional funds to LBPD to hire and train additional police officers or administrative personnel.

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LBPD would also continue to be supported by Proposition H revenue, a per barrel tax on all oil producers in Long Beach; Tidelands operation revenue; and other revenue sources such as general grants (e.g., federal, state, and county grants). The additional personnel, building, and materials costs for police services in the City required due to increased demand from future development accommodated by the Specific Plan would be offset through these revenue sources. Impacts would be less than significant.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to public services would be less than significant.

Impact 5.12-3: Development pursuant to the Specific Plan has the potential to result in the generation of 90 new students who would impact the school enrollment capacities of LBUSD schools that serve the Plan Area [Threshold SS-1] Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.12, Public Services, starting on page 5.12-13 of the DEIR.

The Specific Plan would result in an increase in students which would create additional demand for LBUSD services and facilities. Schools serving the Plan Area include Garfield Elementary School, Hudson Elementary, and Cabrillo High School. Table 5.12-4, Projected Student Populations, in Section

5.12, Public Services, of the DEIR, shows the new net increase in students that could be generated at Specific Plan buildout to the current enrollment in order determine if there would be adequate capacity at schools serving the Plan Area. There is more than adequate capacity to serve the Plan Area students; the Specific Plan in combination with current enrollment would leave a remaining capacity of 5,011 students, including 879 elementary students, 1,001 K-8 students, and 3,131 high school students.

Impacts would be less than significant.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to public services would be less than significant.

Impact 5.12-4: Development pursuant to the Specific Plan would result in the generation of up to 1,442 additional residents in the Plan Area, which would lead to an increase in demand for local library services. [Threshold LS-1]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.12, Public Services, starting on page 5.12-17 of the DEIR.

Implementation of the Specific Plan would increase demands for library services. Increased demands are expected to most affect the library facilities closest to the Plan Area—that is, Harte Neighborhood Library, Burnett Neighborhood Library, and Mark Twain Neighborhood Library. Project impacts on the LBPL system would include needs for increased staffing, increased collection budget, and increased operating hours. The LBPL uses utilization of existing library facilities—such as gate count, circulation statistics, and computer usage—to estimate library service impacts of future developments and to determine the need for expanded hours. For example, in the City’s 2020 Adopted Annual Budget, LBPL determined the need for expanded library hours (Sunday, Monday afterschool, and/or summer morning hours) at select locations from input received from utilization data and a library patron survey.

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Additionally, although future Project residents would be mainly served by the libraries shown in Table

5.14-6, LBPL Libraries Serving the Plan Area, of the DEIR, they would have access to all 12 libraries within LBPL’s system (see Table 5.14-5, LBPL Library Statistics). Project residents would also have access to Los Angeles County Public Library (LACPL) facilities and resources outside in surrounding neighboring cities via a library card issued by LACPL.

LBPL would continue receiving funding for library facilities and resources through the City’s General Fund and through activities, such as fines, facility rentals, and passport photo/execution fees as well as grants and private donations, provided mainly by the Friends of the Long Beach Public Library and the Long Beach Public Library Foundation. Specific Plan buildout would generate additional General Fund revenue for the City, thus helping to reduce project impacts. Impacts would be less than significant.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to public services would be less than significant.

13. Recreation
Impact 5.13-1: Implementation of the Specific Plan would introduce additional residents in the Plan Area which may lead to an increase in the use of existing City of Long Beach park and recreational facilities. [Threshold R-1]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.13, Recreation, starting on page 5.13-4 of the DEIR.

The City currently has 5.5 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents resulting in a deficit of 1,200 acres.

This is less than the City’s target goal of 8 acres per 1,000 residents. Using the City’s goal of 8 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents, the net increase in demand for parkland due to buildout of the Specific Plan (515 new residents) would be approximately 4.1 acres. A total of 30.9 acres of parkland would be required to support the Specific Plan buildout of 3,864 residents (total includes existing plus future residents).

The Plan Area currently has 2.3 acres of play area that would be available to future residents.

Additionally, open space is required for new residential development accommodated by the Specific Plan. Specific Plan Section 4.7 (Open Space Requirements), sets the requirements for open space and amenities in the Plan Area. As required by the Specific Plan, 100 square feet of outdoor open spaces in residential common areas per dwelling unit and 50 square feet of indoor space in residential common areas per dwelling unit are required. Also, 50 square feet of private residential open space is required per dwelling unit and private residential open space can be replaced by additional common outdoor spaces of equal size.

Under the open space requirements of the Specific Plan, the implementation would result in the provision of a total of 150,000 square feet or 3.44 acres of new open space. Public spaces under the Specific Plan would deliberately be designed and linked through the proposed onsite Wellness Trail network to support the Plan Area’s residents while continuing to build social connections within the community. Casa de Cabrillo’s open courtyard will be expanded and amenities, services and outdoor spaces serving the most vulnerable residents will be shifted to the east with the Preschool, Play Garden Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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and Oasis Center relocated near Anchor Place and KaBoom! playground shifted closer to Family Commons. The exact configuration and location of open spaces will be established as part of each residential development project that moves forward. Figure 3-6, Open Space Network, in the DEIR, shows the different types of open space that will be implemented under the Specific Plan and be available to residents of the Plan Area. The exact configuration and location of open spaces will be established as part of each development. Open spaces displayed in Figure 3-6 are to demonstrate intended distribution and relationships.

Although the Plan Area does not meet the City’s goal of 8 acres per 1,000 residents onsite, the existing

2.3 acres of open space/play area and the addition of 3.44 acres of proposed open space provides more than adequate park and recreational facilities in the Plan Area to accommodate the future residences such that implementation of the Specific Plan would not cause the deterioration of existing facilities.

The open space requirements in the Specific Plan were developed to best serve the needs of the residents of the Plan Area and would avoid deterioration of nearby park facilities. Additionally, future residents of the Plan Area would have walking access to Admiral Kidd Park and Hudson Park which comprise just over 25 acres of usable parkland and open space. Impacts would be less than significant.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to recreational facilities would be less than significant.

Impact 5.13-2: Implementation of the Specific Plan’s proposed recreational facilities needed to serve future project residents would not result in a significant environmental impact. [Threshold R-2]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.13, Recreation, starting on page 5.13-6 of the DEIR.

Development and operation of new parks and recreational facilities in the Plan Area may have adverse physical effects on the environment; environmental impacts associated with the construction and operation of new parks and recreational facilities are analyzed throughout the topical sections of Chapter 5.0 of the DEIR. Development or expansion of open space and recreational facilities in the Plan Area would not result in significant impacts to the environment. Additionally, future open space and recreational facility development in the Plan Area would be required to adhere to the development standards and design guidelines of the Specific Plan. Impacts would be less than significant.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to recreational facilities would be less than significant.

14. Transportation
Impact 5.14-1: Development pursuant to the Specific Plan would not conflict with a program, plan, ordinance, or policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities. [Threshold T-1] Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.14, Transportation, starting on page 5.14-11 of the DEIR.

General Plan Mobility Element
The Specific Plan includes the development of a multi-modal transportation system that encourages active forms of transportation and public transit while providing adequate accommodations for vehicles, which supports the Mobility Element’s goal of establishing an efficient and balanced multimodal network.

The Specific Plan includes a multimodal mobility plan and roadway network, which would connect to existing mobility facilities on- and off-site. The mobility plan under the Specific Plan emphasizes bicycling and walking as the primary modes of transportation, supports public transit use, and improves vehicular and non-vehicular mobility throughout the Plan Area. Automobile movement would become more efficient while transitioning to be secondary to the active transportation network. This would be accomplished through a system of three Specific Plan street classifications: Gateway Street; Neighborhood Street; and Wellness Trail. These street classification systems are similar to the classifications defined in the City’s Mobility Element that is based on a context-sensitive street classification system categorizing streets into a hierarchy based on function and community context.

The City’s street classification system is discussed in detail in Section 5.14.1.2. Williams Street would be the only Gateway Street and would serve as the primary entrance to the Plan Area. In addition to Williams Street, vehicle access would be allowed on Neighborhood Streets. The Wellness Trail would only allow active transportation and serve as an emergency vehicle access. Therefore, general vehicle circulation within the Plan Area would be limited to the Gateway and Neighborhood Streets. In addition to vehicle access, these street types would include sidewalks and parkways to support active transportation. The wellness trails will provide a safe, separate active transportation network with limited vehicular interruptions. New dedicated bicycle facilities, wider walkways and separate trails will improve safety and accessibility. Figure 3-7, Street Classification Plan, of the DEIR shows the Plan Area’s street classifications, and Figure 3-8, Neighborhood Connections, shows the Plan Area’s nonvehicular network. Landscaping and bicycle and pedestrian amenities would further support complete streets and active transportation onsite.

Two existing Long Beach Transit bus routes have a stop at the CVC Transit Center within the Plan Area; the Specific Plan’s circulation system would provide convenient access to the CVC Transit Center which encourages public transit use. The bus routes extend into the community, reaching the Veterans Hospital, Long Beach State University, and regional shopping centers. A vanpool program would further expand and diversify transit service.

In support of Specific Plan Policy 2-2, “Design the character and scale of the street to support its street type and place-type designation and overlay networks (for example, create a bike boulevard or bicyclefriendly retail district, transit street, or green street)” and Policy 2-7, “Treat streets as an important part of the public open space system, and integral part of the City’s urban forest.” The Specific Plan’s street system and transit opportunities described above and building design and siting (described in Section

5.1, Aesthetics) would encourage a pedestrian-scale environment that would support streets as part of public open space. The Specific Plan includes measures to increase the Plan Area’s tree canopy and provides landscaping along parkways and streets, providing a safe and inviting pedestrian network.

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Further, the Specific Plan includes a Transportation Demand Management program that would promote alternative and shared modes of transportation and reduce the dependence of vehicles. For example, employers within the Plan Area will be encouraged to arrange flexible work programs in order to mitigate traffic during peak rush hours, as well as reduce parking demand. The Specific Plan will also offer transportation in case of emergency situations for these commuters via the Guaranteed Ride Home program, in collaboration with Metro. Transit passes will be provided free or at reduced-price to residents and employees. Accommodations for shared-use or short-term rental vehicles will be made in central locations, providing residents the flexibility of using an automobile without the obligation of owning a private vehicle. Partnerships with local businesses and community organizations can further support the transit service by providing shuttles. Vanpools can also be explored for employees and trips including groups of residents. The Specific Plan would provide carpool/shared-use vehicle parking for each non-residential and mixed-use building on site. Parking facilities would be established as part of each development under the Specific Plan. Parking would be provided in parking podiums and street parking. As such, the Specific Plan would be consistent and support the Mobility Element. .

Long Beach Bicycle Master Plan
The Specific Plan would be consistent with the Bicycle Master Plan; the buildout under the Specific Plan would provide a comprehensive network of Wellness Trails that would generally be reserved for active forms of transportation, including bicycling. The Wellness Trails would connect residential and non-residential uses to public transportation facilities onsite and with the wider community, and would encourage pedestrian and bicycle safety. The Specific Plan would also support bicycling by providing bicycle facilities (such as bike racks) and require secured bicycle parking. The Specific Plan would be consistent with the Long Beach Bicycle Master Plan.

CX3 Pedestrian Plan
The CX3 Pedestrian Plan is a technical appendix to the Mobility Element, which provides a framework for encouraging physical activity by active transportation in 10 neighborhoods in Long Beach, including the Plan Area. The Specific Plan contains various pedestrian network enhancements that would encourage pedestrian activities and increase safety. Pedestrian network enhancements would occur within and around the edge of the Plan Area to encourage more physical activity by active transportation. The Specific Plan would add new sidewalks, street trees, and lighting, and would comply with ADA regulations support universal access. The Specific Plan would contribute to the overall walkability of the City and impacts would be less than significant.

Terminal Island Freeway – Green TI Plan
The Green Terminal Island (TI) Plan would transform the Terminal Island Freeway into a local serving road with an associated greenbelt. While the Green TI Plan is an adopted plan, it still needs considerably more analysis and engagement with stakeholders in the adjacent cities of Los Angeles and Carson for implementation. As the Terminal Island Freeway right-of-way north of the Pacific Coast Highway interchange is owned by the City of Long Beach, negotiations and coordination of this future connection will take place between the Villages at Cabrillo and multiple departments within the City.

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Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to transportation would be less than significant.

Impact 5.14-2: Development pursuant to the Specific Plan would not conflict or be inconsistent with CEQA Guidelines § 15064.3, subdivision (b) [Threshold T-2] Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.14, Transportation, starting on page 5.14-14 of the DEIR.

VMT is heavily dependent on the land uses and location of a project. For example, a development site located in an urban area will typically have lower VMT because people have more options to walk, bike, take transit, or drive shorter distances to nearby destinations in comparison to a suburban or rural environment where most people drive longer distances for their everyday work and household needs.

Therefore, the City of Long Beach has provided guidance in the TIA Guidelines related to several screening thresholds for projects that would generate low VMT as described below.

Project Type Screening
Projects that generate less than 500 daily trips may be screened from conducting a VMT analysis as they may be presumed to have a less than significant impact. Local serving retail uses less than 50,000 square feet per store may also be presumed to have a less than significant VMT impact absent substantial evidence to the contrary. All the Specific Plan’s retail uses are less than 50,000 square feet, and the total retail area proposed under the buildout of the Specific Plan (i.e., remaining and proposed retail) is 22,850 square feet. Therefore, the retail component of the Specific Plan is identified as local serving and screened form VMT analysis. The retail component of the Specific Plan is serving the residential population of the Plan Area and is not expected to generate customer trips from outside the Plan Area.

According to CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3, subdivision (b), residential projects (or the residential portion of mixed-use projects) with 100 percent affordable dwelling units will be presumed to have a less than significant transportation impact. Because the Specific Plan proposes 100 percent affordable dwelling units, the residential component of the Specific Plan is screened (exempt) from VMT analysis.

Transit Priority Area Screening
Projects located within Transit Priority Areas (TPAs) or High-Quality Transit Areas (HQTAs) as determined by the most recent SCAG Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS) may also be exempt from VMT analysis as they are presumed to result in less than significant impacts. TPAs are within a 0.5-mile radius of an existing or planned major transit stop or an existing stop along a high-quality transit corridor (HQTC). A project may not screen out from being within a TPA if it has a floor area ratio of less than 0.75, includes more parking than required by the City (unless the additional parking is provided for design feasibility), is inconsistent with the applicable SCS, or replaces affordable units with a small number of moderate- or high-income residential units.

The closest Major Transit Stop to the Plan Area is the intersection of the Long Beach Transit (LBT) bus routes 171/175 and 191/192. The Specific Plan contains an onsite bus stop which serves as the terminus for LBT bus routes 171/175 and the Specific Plan is within 0.5-mile of the 191/192 bus stops Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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on Santa Fe Avenue. According to Figure 4 in the TIA Guidelines, the entirety of CVC is in a TPA (see also Figure 4-1, Long Beach Transit Priority Areas, of the DEIR). In addition, the Specific Plan buildout has a FAR over 0.75 and is not proposed to provide more parking than is required.

The Specific Plan would result in a net increase of over 500 affordable units, and by locating multifamily housing in a transit-rich area the Specific Plan is consistent with the goals of the SCAG RTP/SCS, as described in Section 5.9, Land Use and Planning, of the DEIR. TDM measures would be put into place to further reduce parking demand and VMT, such as employee flexible work programs, subsidized transit passes, and carpool/carshare programs. Therefore, the Specific Plan is screened from VMT analysis.

Low VMT Area Screening
Residential and office projects located within a low VMT generating area and have similar characteristics to the surrounding development (such as density or mix of uses) may be presumed to have a less than significant impact absent substantial evidence to the contrary. Low VMT areas for residential projects are defined as TAZs that generate VMT on a per capita basis that is at least 15 percent lower than the Los Angeles Countywide average. Low VMT areas for office projects are defined as TAZs that generate VMT on a per employee basis that is at least 15 percent lower than the countywide average. According to the Long Beach TIA Guidelines, the average Home-Based VMT per capita and Home-Based Work VMT per employee for the Specific Plan’s TAZ are greater than 115 percent and within 85-115 percent of the Los Angeles Countywide average, respectively. The Specific Plan’s TAZ also covers larger industrial buildings between San Gabriel Avenue and Technology Place to the south of the Plan Area, Hudson Elementary School, Cabrillo High School’s athletic fields; and maintenance/facilities yards for Long Beach Unified School District. The Specific Plan’s TAZ does not qualify as a Low VMT area.

Overall, the Specific Plan would have a less than significant VMT impact due to its location within a transit priority area and the Specific Plan being a 100 percent affordable housing project with neighborhood-serving less than 50,000 square feet. Nevertheless, the Specific Plan proposes transportation demand management measures as a project design feature.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to transportation would be less than significant.

15. Utilities and Service Systems
Impact 5.16-1: Existing wastewater infrastructure and treatment facilities would be able to accommodate project-generated wastewater demands. [Thresholds U-1 and U3] Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.16, Utilities and Service Systems, starting on page 5.16-4 of the DEIR.

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Wastewater Conveyance
Wastewater generation would not occur during the construction phase of the Specific Plan as a result of construction workers onsite; construction workers would use portable restrooms which would not contribute to wastewater flows to the City’s wastewater system. Therefore, no impacts would occur.

Based on the type of use and generation factors, the Specific Plan would generate a net increase of approximately 0.16 cfs (105,021 gpd) of wastewater in which 0.11 cfs (73,033 gpd) is collected from the West private main line and 0.05 cfs (34,254 gpd) from the East private main line.

The existing capacity of the 10-inch sewer main at the public POC West of River Ave is approximately

0.300 cfs at 50% full and the existing capacity of the two 8-inch sewer mains connected to the public POC’s East of River Ave is approximately 0.864 cfs at 50% full; 50% full, also known as 50% depth over diameter, is the local agency requirement for sewer pipe capacity. These sewer mains serve only the Plan Area since the Plan Area is the most upstream development on this particular public system.

At full buildout, the private sewer main line in the West portion would contribute to a net increase of approximately 0.11 cfs of sewage into the public sewer system West of River Avenue, which results in approximately 37% of the pipe’s capacity at 50% full. Similarly, at full buildout of the Specific Plan, the private sewer main line in the East portion of the campus will contribute a net increase of approximately 0.05 cfs of sewage into the public sewer system East of River Avenue, which results in approximately 6% of the pipe’s capacity at 50% full. Since sewer generation associated with implementation of the Specific Plan would be within the available sewer infrastructure capacity, it would not require the construction of new or expanded sewer lines, and impacts on wastewater infrastructure would be less than significant.

Wastewater Treatment
The Specific Plan would generate a net increase of 105,021 gpd of sewer that needs to be treated at the JWPCP, which has a residual capacity of approximately 140 million gpd. Therefore, the Specific Plan would contribute an increased sewage flow equivalent to less than 1% of the residual capacity; impacts would be less than significant.

The JWPCP is required by federal and state law to meet applicable standards of treatment plant discharge requirements subject to NPDES No. CA0053813, Order No. R4-2017-0180. The JWPCP is operating in compliance with and would continue to operate subject to state waste discharge requirements and federal NPDES permit requirements, as set forth in the NPDES permit and order.

The additional wastewater (quantity and type) that would be generated by the Specific Plan and treated by the JWPCP would not impede the treatment plant’s ability to continue to meet its wastewater treatment requirements. Impacts would be less than significant.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to utilities and service systems would be less than significant.

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Impact 5.16-2: Available water supplies are sufficient to serve the Specific Plan and reasonably foreseeable future development during normal, dry, and multiple dry years; existing water infrastructure and treatment facilities would be able to accommodate project-generated demands. [Thresholds U-1 and U-2] Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.16, Utilities and Service Systems, starting on page 5.16-11 of the DEIR.

Water Supply
Construction
Construction activities would result in a temporary increase in water demand. The amount of water used during construction would vary depending on weather, soil conditions, the size of the area under construction, and the specific activities being performed. Short-term and intermittent water use during construction is not expected to be substantial. Water demand generated by construction activities would be offset by the reduction in water consumption resulting from the removal of the existing buildings to be carried out during different phases. Projected water demands in the LBWD’s 2015 UWMP would be met during a normal year, single dry year, and multiple dry years through 2040.

Impacts would be less than significant.

Operation
Development of the Specific Plan would increase the long-term water demand associated with consumption, operational uses, maintenance, and other on-site activities. On May 28, 2020, the Long Beach Board of Water Commissioners approved the WSA for the Specific Plan, pursuant to California Water Code Sections 10910 through 10914 (see Appendix G.4 of this DEIR). The WSA estimated that the Specific Plan will result in an additional water demand of 192.3 acre-feet per year (AFY). The Board determined that there would be adequate water supplies available during normal, single-, and multipledry water years to meet the projected water demand of the Specific Plan, in addition to the existing and other planned future uses of LBWD’s system. The finding is based on LBWD’s reliable supply of groundwater and imported water, the expanded use of recycled water, continued success with water conservation programs, and the growth accounted for within the LBWD 2015 Urban Water Management Plan.

The WSA is an extremely conservative estimate of water demand based on a variety of factors. First, the WSA is based on the conservative estimate that each new dwelling unit will use an amount of water equal to that of a typical Long Beach single family home (500 single family homes used 130 AFY) and it overestimates the net increase in dwelling units by 20 units. In calendar year 2015, 500 multi-family (apartments and condominiums) dwelling units in Long Beach averaged 78 AFY, or 60 percent of water use for single family homes. Second, nonresidential water demand was based on commercial water demand factors from the “Guidebook for Implementation of Senate Bill 610 and Senate Bill 221 of 2001”. The guidebook sets 500 dwelling units as being equivalent to 250,000 sf of commercial use in terms of water demand. Therefore, 250,000 sf of commercial use has a water demand of 130 AFY.

Third, the water demand does not account for water conservation features that would be implemented as part of the Specific Plan and required by the City, including LBMC Chapter 21.42, Landscaping Standards. The Specific Plan development will include all State mandated water-saving features, Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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including water-efficient faucets, shower heads, and toilets; landscape improvements would include drought tolerant landscaping and incorporate California native species.

To estimate actual water demand, KPFF estimated water demand based on demand factors specific to the product type proposed in the Specific Plan (see Appendix G.3, of this DEIR). Water demand for residential was based on an average demand for studios and 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom apartments; and factors for residential and commercial were based on 2019 rates.

As shown in Table 5.16-2, of the DEIR, it is estimated that the Specific Plan would result in a net increase in daily domestic water demand of approximately 93.4 AFY, or approximately 49 percent of that assumed in the WSA. .

Based on LBWD’s 2015 UWMP water demand projections through 2040, the water demand for the City in 2040 during normal year, single dry year, and multiple dry year hydrological conditions is expected to reach approximately 64,137 AFY with an available supply of 79,291 AFY. The Specific Plan’s estimated net increase in water demand of approximately 93.4 AFY is well within the City’s residual water supply. Therefore, LBWD would be able to meet the water demand for the Specific Plan in combination with existing and planned water demand in its future service area.

Water Infrastructure
Construction
The Specific Plan would require construction of new, onsite water distribution lines to serve the new buildings. Construction impacts associated with the installation of water distribution lines would primarily involve trenching with minor connections to the public mains. Prior to ground distribution, project contractors would coordinate with LBWD to identify the locations and depth of all lines.

LBWD would be notified in advance of proposed ground disturbance activities to avoid water lines and disruption of water service. Therefore, impacts would be less than significant.

Operation
Water service to the Plan Area would continue to be provided by the LBWD for domestic and fire protection uses. While domestic water demand is typically the main contributor to water consumption, fire flow demands have a much greater instantaneous impact on infrastructure and therefore are the primary means for analyzing infrastructure capacity. Per the current California Fire Code, fire flow requirements are based on building types and floor area, and range from 1,500 to 8,000 gallons per minute at 20 pounds per square inch. In accordance with LBMC Section 18.48.420, all new commercial, industrial, and non-residential buildings that require two or more exits or that are greater than 3,000 square feet shall be protected by an automatic sprinkler system. Per the LBMC, fire flows can be reduced by up to 50 percent when fire sprinklers are installed. Prior to the issuance of building permits, the Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) would be required to grant approval of the final building design, including all fire prevention and suppression systems, which would ensure the Specific Plan is developed pursuant to Fire Code requirements. In addition, on-site water connections would be constructed, as necessary, to comply with the fire flow set for the Specific Plan by the LBFD during the plan check process. The Specific Plan would also implement the requirements of the Green Building Standards Code and the City’s Landscaping Standards.

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With implementation of on-site water system improvements, the Specific Plan would not exceed the available capacity within the distribution infrastructure that would serve the Plan Area. Therefore, impacts with regard to water infrastructure would be less than significant. .

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to utilities and service systems would be less than significant.

Impact 5.16-3: Existing storm drain facilities would be able to accommodate project-generated storm water flows. [Threshold U-1]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.16, Utilities and Service Systems, starting on page 5.16-19 of the DEIR.

Storm drainage collection on the Plan Area is regulated by the City. The City has adopted the LACDPW Hydrology Manual as its basis of design for storm drainage facilities. The LACDPW Hydrology Manual requires public and private storm drain infrastructure to be designed to the 10-year storm interval.

The existing and proposed conditions do not change drastically; a hydrologic analysis performed per the LACDPW Hydrology Manual estimated total runoff flow rate generated from the Plan Area from a 10-year storm to be less than that of the existing site. However, the total runoff volume would increase as the Plan Area is subdivided into 54 drainage subareas under existing conditions and would be subdivided into 40 drainage subareas under proposed conditions. Table 5.16-3, Comparison of Existing and Proposed Flow Rates and Volumes from a 10-year Storm Event, in Section 5.16, Utilities and Service Systems, of the DEIR, shows the difference in existing and proposed condition flow rates and volumes.

The development accommodated by the Specific Plan would connect to the existing storm drain systems and would have similar discharge points. Currently, the 35-inch by 24-inch arch pipe is undersized to convey stormwater runoff from a 10-year storm via gravity flow out of the Plan Area.

To meet the LACDPW Hydrology Manual’s storage requirements, detention basins were constructed onsite to store the excess volume of runoff created by existing development. This excess volume is released from the basins over a period of time at a slower flow rate due to the larger size of the watershed at buildout. Since the proposed runoff is only 0.06 ac-ft, a 0.07% increase, higher than the existing volume, the increase in hydrologic volume is considered negligible. Each phase of development is required to comply with City and County hydrology manual storage requirements, which will be plan checked by City staff. Therefore, impacts would be less than significant.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to utilities and service systems would be less than significant.

Impact 5.17-4: Project-generated solid waste would not be in excess of state or local standards, or in excess of the capacity of local infrastructure, or otherwise impair the attainment of solid waste reduction goals. [Threshold U-4] Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.16, Utilities and Service Systems, starting on page 5.16-24 of the DEIR.

Construction
The project applicant anticipates approximately 3,208 tons of building demolition debris and 8,496 tons of asphalt and hardscape demolition debris for a total of 11,704 tons of demolition debris to be moved to offsite landfills during construction activities. Collectively, the seven primary landfills have a daily permitted capacity of 68,904 tons per day (tpd), and an average daily disposal of 40,617 tpd, as reported in 2018. Therefore, the seven landfills have a residual capacity of 28,287 tpd. As a conservative assumption, the 11,704 tons of demolition waste that would be disposed of in landfills is expected to occur over a period of 40 days which would result in a maximum daily disposal of 293 tpd. Therefore, demolition waste would not exceed the daily maximum permitted capacity of the landfills of 1,137.9 tpd, as shown in Table 5.16-4 of the DEIR. Impacts would be less than significant.

Operational
Buildout of the Specific Plan is estimated to generate a net increase of 9,831 pounds per day (ppd), or

4.9 tpd, of solid waste, as shown in Table 5.16-5, Estimated Solid Waste Generation, in Section 5.16, Utilities and Service Systems, of the DEIR. The seven landfills would have a residual capacity of 28,287 tpd; the estimated 9,831 ppd (4.9 tpd) generated by the Specific Plan would be adequately served by these landfills. Impacts would be less than significant.

Regulatory Compliance
The Specific Plan would implement the requirements of the County of Los Angeles Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan to ensure that it complies with all applicable state and federal laws, including but not limited to, the Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989. A construction waste management plan would be submitted and implemented in compliance with Section 4.408 of the California Green Building Code Standards.

Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to utilities and service systems would be less than significant.

Impact 5.16-5: Existing facilities would be able to accommodate project-generated electricity and gas demands [Threshold U-1]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.16, Utilities and Service Systems, starting on page 5.16-30 of the DEIR.

Electricity
Construction
Construction activities associated with the land uses accommodated under the Specific Plan would require electricity use to power the construction equipment. The majority of construction equipment during demolition and grading would be gas-powered or diesel-powered, while late construction phases would require electricity-powered equipment, such as nail guns for interior construction and sprayers Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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for architectural coatings. Overall, the use of electricity would be temporary in nature and would fluctuate according to the phase of construction. Additionally, it is anticipated that the majority of electric-powered construction equipment would be hand tools (e.g., power drills, table saws, compressors) and lighting, which would result in minimal electricity usage during construction activities. Electrical energy would be available for use during construction from the existing power lines and connections available to the Plan Area. Impacts would be less than significant.

Operation
Electricity service to Plan Area would be provided by SCE through connections to existing offsite electrical lines. Implementation of the Specific Plan would result in a net increase in electricity use by 4,325,536 kWh/year. While the Specific Plan would increase energy demand at the site compared to existing conditions, it would be required to comply with the latest applicable Building Energy Efficiency Standards and CALGreen.

Under the 2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards, future residential buildings of three stories and less in the Plan Area would be required to install solar PV systems. Furthermore, under the Specific Plan design standards, streetlights would include solar panels and batteries to generate and capture electricity to be later used in the evening to light the way for pedestrians and vehicles. While this design feature would not decrease electricity demand, it would increase the amount of renewable electricity available to offset electricity demand from SCE. In addition, building orientation would be designed to maximize natural daylight and ventilation for the residential units and could contribute in minimizing electricity lighting and cooling. Overall, because the existing buildings were built and designed to comply with older building standards, the newer buildings would be more energy efficient as they would be constructed in compliance with the Specific Plan design guidelines and energy efficiency regulatory requirements, and would also be more energy efficient due to the mechanical systems utilized (e.g., building insulation) within the building envelope.

Specific Plan operation is expected to result in a net increase of 4.3 million kWh annually at buildout.

Total mid-electricity consumption in SCE’ service area is forecast to increase by approximately 12,723 GWh between 2015 and 2027. SCE forecasts that it will have sufficient electricity to meet demands in its service area, and the electricity demand of the Specific Plan is within SCE’s electricity demands.

Specific Plan development would not require SCE to obtain new or expanded electricity supplies.

Impacts would be less than significant.

Natural Gas
Specific Plan operation is estimated to result in a net increase of about 9.2 million kBTU per year at buildout. The City of Long Beach Energy Resources Department forecasts that its natural gas supplies will increase by 1 MMCF/day between 2019 and 2035. That amounts to an increase of 370 million kBTU. The net increase in natural gas demands due to buildout under the Specific Plan is within the City forecast of natural gas supplies. The Specific Plan would comply with the requirements of the current California Building Energy and Efficiency Standards and CALGreen. All new appliances would comply with the 2012 Appliance Efficiency Regulations. Therefore, impacts would be less than significant.

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Finding:

Upon implementation of the Specific Plan, impacts to utilities and service systems would be less than significant.

D. Findings on Impacts Mitigated to Less Than Significant The following summary describes impacts of the Specific Plan that, without mitigation, would result in significant adverse impacts. Upon implementation of the mitigation measures provided in the DEIR, these impacts would be considered less than significant.

2. Geology and Soils
Impact 5.5-4: Build out of the Specific Plan could directly or indirectly destroy a unique paleontological resource or site or unique geologic feature [Threshold G-6] Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.5, Geology and Soils, starting on page 5.5-13 of the DEIR.

No archaeological or paleontological resources were observed within the Plan Area during the field survey. The record search conducted with LACM also found no recorded paleontological localities producing vertebrae fossils in or within one mile of the Plan Area. However, seven localities from Pleistocene deposits between one to three miles and sixteen localities between three to ten miles from the Plan Area were found. All fossils were at least 5 feet deep in deposits and mapped as late Pleistocene at the surface while fossils starting at 24 feet deep were mapped as Holocene.

The Plan Area is mapped entirely as middle to late Pleistocene older alluvium; the records search indicated that all previously recorded fossils were at least five feet deep and mapped as Pleistocene at the surface. Sediments with a Holocene component produced fossils starting at 24 feet deep. As shown in Table 5.5-1, Paleontological Sensitivity Rankings, in Section 5.5, Geology and Soils, of the DEIR, sediments less than 20 feet below the surface are assigned a low potential for fossil due to the lack of fossils in these deposits while sediments more than 20 feet below surface are assigned a moderate potential for fossils due to similar deposits producing fossils at that depth near the Plan Area.

Based on fossils found in similar sediments nearby, no paleontological monitoring is currently recommended for the mass excavations of development projects accommodated by the Specific Plan.

However, should excavation exceed a depth of 20 feet below surface, there is the potential to encounter paleontological resources. Therefore, impacts are considered potentially significant.

Mitigation Measure
The following mitigation measure was included in the DEIR and the FEIR, and is applicable to the Specific Plan. The measure as provided includes any revisions incorporated in the FEIR.

GEO-1 Prior to the issuance of grading permits for excavations of 20 feet or greater, the project applicant for each development or redevelopment project accommodated by the Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan shall retain a qualified paleontologist who meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards to monitor all grading activities. If paleontological resources are encountered during the course of ground Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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disturbance, the paleontological monitor shall have the authority to temporarily stop construction work within 50 feet of the find in order to assess its significance. Suspension of ground disturbances in the vicinity of the discovery shall not be lifted until the paleontologist has evaluated the discovery. Work may continue in other areas of the Plan Area and for other project elements while the encountered find is evaluated.

If upon examination the resource is determined to be a significant paleontological resource, the qualified paleontologist shall make recommendations on the treatment and disposition of the resource. The paleontologist shall prepare a Paleontological Resources Impact Mitigation Program (PRIMP) consistent with the guidelines of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. The PRIMP shall include the methods that will be used to protect identified paleontological resources, as well as procedures for monitoring, fossil preparation and identification, curation into a repository, and preparation of a report at the conclusion of grading. A copy of the final report shall be submitted to the City of Long Beach Development Services Department.

Finding
Upon implementation of this measure, paleontological resources impacts would be less than significant. Nevertheless, changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Specific Plan that avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the DEIR.

These changes are identified in the form of the mitigation measure above. The City of Long Beach hereby finds that implementation of the mitigation measure is feasible, and the measure is therefore adopted.

3. Tribal Cultural Resources
Impact 5.15-1: Grading activities have the potential to encounter unknown, buried tribal resources. [Thresholds TCR-1.i and TCR-1.ii]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.15, Tribal Cultural Resources, starting on page 5.15-7 of the DEIR.

Cultural Resources Records Search Results
All historic aged buildings onsite were evaluated and none were recommended as eligible for listing at the local, state, or national level. Additionally, although the general region of the Plan Area is known to have been within the territory of Gabrielino, no pre-contact or historic-era cultural resources were identified during the records search.

Field Survey and Historical Aerials and Maps Review Results Cultural field work was conducted by Cogstone archaeologists in December 2019 and consisted of an intensive systematic pedestrian survey of the Plan Area. The Plan Area was examined for the presence of cultural artifacts and features by walking the Plan Area, using 1- and 10-meter-wide transects.

Although the general region of the Plan Area is known to have been within the territory of Gabrielino, no pre-contact or historic-era cultural resources were visible or observed within the boundaries of the Plan Area during the field survey.

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Additionally, Cogstone conducted a review of historic-period USGS topographic maps and aerial photographs of the Plan Area and vicinity. As noted above, although the general region of the Plan Area is known to have been within the territory of Gabrielino, no historic-era cultural resources or built environment cultural resources are present in the Plan Area based on a review of the historicperiod USGS topographic maps and aerial photographs..

Sacred Lands File Search Results
The results of the Sacred Lands File records search were negative, indicating no record for the presence of Native American Sacred Lands within the Plan Area. NAHC also recommended that five representatives from local Native American tribal organizations be contacted for further information regarding the Plan Area, which the City conducted under AB 52 and SB 18.

AB 52 Consultation Results
In accordance with the provisions of AB 52, the City sent formal notification letters on November 21, 2019, to the following tribes:

Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe;
Gabrieleno Tongva Indians of California Tribal Council; Gabrielino/Tongva Nation;
Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians;
Gabrieleno/Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians;
Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians; and
Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation.

To date, none of the tribes has responded to the City’s notification letter, and therefore, the AB 52 consultation process was deemed complete, and no impacts would occur. However, as a matter of policy, the City requires a tribal monitor be given access to any construction site during grading activities. A similar condition of approval would be added to the Specific Plan approval.

SB 18 Consultation Results
In accordance with the provisions of SB 18, the following tribes were notified:

Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe;
Gabrieleno Tongva Indians of California Tribal Council; Gabrielino/Tongva Nation;
Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians;
Gabrieleno/Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians;
Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians; and
Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation.

To date, none of the tribes has responded to the City’s notification letter. The City received a consultation request from the Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation. A consultation was scheduled for April 29, 2020. The day of the consult, the Gabrieleno administration requested to Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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reschedule the consult to May 1, 2020. On May 1st, they were not available, and stated they would put any concerns or information in a letter addressed to the City. To date, no letter has been received.

While there is no evidence that TCRs exist on the surface of the Plan Area, it is possible that previously unknown TCRs could exist in undisturbed soils on the site. Therefore, impacts are potentially significant.

Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measures were included in the DEIR and the FEIR, and are applicable to the Specific Plan. The measures as provided include any revisions incorporated in the FEIR.

TCR-1 Prior to the issuance of any grading permit, the City of Long Beach Development Services Department shall ensure that the construction contractor provide access for Native American monitoring during ground-disturbing activities. This provision shall be included on project plans and specifications. The site shall be made accessible to any Native American tribe requesting to be present, provided adequate notice is given to the construction contractor and that a construction safety hazard does not occur.

TCR-2 Should a potential TCR be encountered and no monitors are present, construction activities near the encounter shall be temporarily halted within 50 feet of the discovery and the City notified. The City will notify Native American tribes that have been identified by the Native American Heritage Commission to be traditionally and culturally affiliated with the geographic area of the Proposed Project. If the City determines that the potential resource is a TCR (as defined by PRC, Section 21074), tribes consulting under AB 52 and SB 18 would be provided a reasonable period of time, typically 5 days from the date a new discovery is made, to conduct a site visit and make recommendations regarding future ground disturbance activities, as well as the treatment and disposition of any discovered TCRs. A qualified archaeologist shall implement a plan for the treatment and disposition of any discovered TCRs based on the nature of the resource and shall consider the recommendations of the tribe(s). Implementation of proposed recommendations will be made based on the determination of the City that the approach is reasonable and feasible.

All activities shall be conducted in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.

TCR-3 Native American Monitor/Consultant. The Project Applicant shall be required to retain and compensate for the services of a Tribal monitor/consultant who is both approved by the Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians-Kizh Nation Tribal Government and is listed under the NAHC’s Tribal Contact list for the area of the project location.

This list is provided by the NAHC. The monitor/consultant will only be present on-site during the construction phases that involve ground disturbing activities. Ground disturbing activities are defined by the Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians-Kizh Nation as activities that may include, but are not limited to, pavement removal, pot-holing or auguring, grubbing, tree removals, boring, grading, excavation, drilling, and trenching, within the Plan Area. The Tribal Monitor/consultant will complete daily monitoring logs that will provide descriptions of the day’s activities, including construction activities, locations, soil, and any cultural materials identified. The on-site monitoring shall end when the Plan Area grading and excavation activities are completed, or when the Tribal Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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Representatives and monitor/consultant have indicated that the site has a low potential for impacting Tribal Cultural Resources.

TCR-4 Unanticipated Discovery of Tribal Cultural and Archaeological Resources. Upon discovery of any archaeological resources, cease construction activities in the immediate vicinity of the find until the find can be assessed. All archaeological resources unearthed by project construction activities shall be evaluated by the qualified archaeologist and tribal monitor/consultant approved by the Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians-Kizh Nation.

If the resources are Native American in origin, the Gabrieleno Band of Mission IndiansKizh Nation shall coordinate with the landowner regarding treatment and curation of these resources. Typically, the Tribe will request reburial or preservation for educational purposes. Work may continue on other parts of the project while evaluation and, if necessary, mitigation takes place (CEQA Guidelines Section15064.5 [f]). If a resource is determined by the qualified archaeologist to constitute a “historical resource” or “unique archaeological resource”, time allotment and funding sufficient to allow for implementation of avoidance measures, or appropriate mitigation, must be available. The treatment plan established for the resources shall be in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5(f) for historical resources and Public Resources Code Sections 21083.2(b) for unique archaeological resources. Preservation in place (i.e., avoidance) is the preferred manner of treatment. If preservation in place is not feasible, treatment may include implementation of archaeological data recovery excavations to remove the resource along with subsequent laboratory processing and analysis. Any historic archaeological material that is not Native American in origin shall be curated at a public, non-profit institution with a research interest in the materials, such as the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County or the Fowler Museum, if such an institution agrees to accept the material.

If no institution accepts the archaeological material, they shall be offered to a local school or historical society in the area for educational purposes.

TCR-5 Unanticipated Discovery of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects.

Native American human remains are defined in PRC 5097.98 (d)(1) as an inhumation or cremation, and in any state of decomposition or skeletal completeness. Funerary objects, called associated grave goods in PRC 5097.98, are also to be treated according to this statute. Health and Safety Code 7050.5 dictates that any discoveries of human skeletal material shall be immediately reported to the County Coroner and excavation halted until the coroner has determined the nature of the remains. If the coroner recognizes the human remains to be those of a Native American or has reason to believe that they are those of a Native American, he or she shall contact, by telephone within 24 hours, the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) and PRC 5097.98 shall be followed.

TCR-6 Resource Assessment & Continuation of Work Protocol. Upon discovery, the tribal and/or archaeological monitor/consultant/consultant will immediately divert work at minimum of 150 feet and place an exclusion zone around the burial. The monitor/consultant(s) will then notify the Tribe, the qualified lead archaeologist, and the construction manager who will call the coroner. Work will continue to be diverted while the coroner determines whether the remains are Native American. The discovery is to be kept confidential and secure to prevent any further disturbance. If the finds are Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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determined to be Native American, the coroner will notify the NAHC as mandated by state law who will then appoint a Most Likely Descendent (MLD).

TCR-7 Kizh-Gabrieleno Procedures for burials and funerary remains. If the Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation is designated MLD, the following treatment measures shall be implemented. To the Tribe, the term “human remains” encompasses more than human bones. In ancient as well as historic times, Tribal Traditions included, but were not limited to, the burial of funerary objects with the deceased, and the ceremonial burning of human remains. These remains are to be treated in the same manner as bone fragments that remain intact. Associated funerary objects are objects that, as part of the death rite or ceremony of a culture, are reasonably believed to have been placed with individual human remains either at the time of death or later; other items made exclusively for burial purposes or to contain human remains can also be considered as associated funerary objects.

TCR-8 Treatment Measures. Prior to the continuation of ground disturbing activities, the land owner shall arrange a designated site location within the footprint of the project for the respectful reburial of the human remains and/or ceremonial objects. In the case where discovered human remains cannot be fully documented and recovered on the same day, the remains will be covered with muslin cloth and a steel plate that can be moved by heavy equipment placed over the excavation opening to protect the remains. If this type of steel plate is not available, a 24-hour guard should be posted outside of working hours. The Tribe will make every effort to recommend diverting the project and keeping the remains in situ and protected. If the project cannot be diverted, it may be determined that burials will be removed. The Tribe will work closely with the qualified archaeologist to ensure that the excavation is treated carefully, ethically and respectfully. If data recovery is approved by the Tribe, documentation shall be taken which includes at a minimum detailed descriptive notes and sketches. Additional types of documentation shall be approved by the Tribe for data recovery purposes. Cremations will either be removed in bulk or by means as necessary to ensure completely recovery of all material. If the discovery of human remains includes four or more burials, the location is considered a cemetery and a separate treatment plan shall be created. Once complete, a final report of all activities is to be submitted to the Tribe and the NAHC. The Tribe does NOT authorize any scientific study or the utilization of any invasive diagnostics on human remains.

Each occurrence of human remains and associated funerary objects will be stored using opaque cloth bags. All human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony will be removed to a secure container on site if possible. These items should be retained and reburied within six months of recovery. The site of reburial/repatriation shall be on the Plan Area but at a location agreed upon between the Tribe and the landowner at a site to be protected in perpetuity. There shall be no publicity regarding any cultural materials recovered.

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standards. All feasible care to avoid any unnecessary disturbance, physical modification, or separation of human remains and associated funerary objects shall be taken. Principal personnel must meet the Secretary of Interior standards for archaeology and have a minimum of 10 years of experience as a principal investigator working with Native American archaeological sites in southern California. The Qualified Archaeologist shall ensure that all other personnel are appropriately trained and qualified.

Finding
Upon implementation of this measure, tribal cultural resources impacts would be less than significant.

Nevertheless, changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Specific Plan that avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the DEIR. These changes are identified in the form of the mitigation measures above. The City of Long Beach hereby finds that implementation of the mitigation measures is feasible, and the measures are therefore adopted.

E. Findings on Significant and Unavoidable Impacts
The following summary describes the unavoidable adverse impact of the Specific Plan where either mitigation measures were found to be infeasible, or mitigation would not lessen impacts to less than significant. The following impact would remain significant and unavoidable:

1. Air Quality
Impact 5.2-2: Construction activities associated with the Specific Plan could generate shortterm emissions that would exceed South Coast AQMD’s regional significance thresholds and cumulatively contribute to the nonattainment designations of the South Coast Air Basin (SoCAB). [Threshold AQ 2]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.2, Air Quality, starting on page 5.2-26 of the DEIR.

Construction activities would temporarily increase PM10, PM2.5, VOC, NOX, SOX, and CO regional emissions in the SoCAB. The primary source of NOx, CO, and SOx emissions is the operation of construction equipment. The primary sources of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) emissions are activities that disturb the soil, such as grading and excavation, road construction, and building demolition and construction. The primary source of VOC emissions is the application of architectural coating and off-gas emissions associated with asphalt paving.

An estimate of maximum daily construction emissions is provided in Table 5.2-12, Maximum Daily Regional Construction Emissions Estimate, in Section 5.2, Air Quality, of the DEIR. The table shows the highest daily emissions that would be generated over the worst-case individual development phase and for the combined scenario. This combined scenario assumes two levels of overlap. It assumes the individual construction activities (i.e., building demolition, grading, etc.) would all overlap.

Furthermore, it also assumes the concurrent development of three development phases. As stated, the emissions associated with the worst-case individual development phase is utilized as a proxy for each of the three development phases. In addition, because it is not anticipated that three development phases would be implemented during years 2023 and 2024, and emissions associated with construction equipment and vehicles generally improve with each passing year due to emissions regulations, Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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maximum daily emissions for the combined scenario shown in Table 5.2-12 of the DEIR are considered to be conservative estimates.

As shown in the table, construction activities associated with implementation of the Specific Plan could potentially exceed the South Coast AQMD regional thresholds for VOC and NOx based on the maximum daily emissions generated under the combined scenario. The primary source of NOX emissions is vehicle and construction equipment exhaust. NOX is a precursor to the formation of both O3 and particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5). The primary source of VOC during construction is from the application of paint and it is a precursor to the formation of O3. Project-related emissions of VOC and NOX would contribute to the O3, NO2, PM10, and PM2.5 nonattainment designations of the SoCAB.

Therefore, project-related construction activities would result in potentially significant regional air quality impacts.

Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measures were included in the DEIR and the FEIR, and are applicable to the Specific Plan. The measures as provided include any revisions incorporated in the FEIR.

AQ-1 The construction contractor(s) shall incorporate the following measures into the proposed Project to reduce construction criteria air pollutant emissions, including VOC, NOX, PM10, and PM2.5, generated by construction equipment used for future development projects implemented under the proposed Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan:

All off-road equipment with engines rated at 50 horsepower or greater, shall at minimum, meet the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier 4 Interim emissions limits. An exemption from these requirements may be granted by the City of Long Beach (City) in the event that the applicant documents that equipment with the required tier is not reasonably available and corresponding reductions in criteria air pollutant emissions are achieved from other construction equipment. Before an exemption may be considered by the City, the applicant shall be required to, at minimum, demonstrate that two construction fleet owners/operators in the Los Angeles Region were contacted and that those owners/operators confirmed Tier 4 Interim or better equipment could not be located within the Los Angeles region. To ensure that Tier 4 Interim construction equipment or better would be used during the Proposed Project’s construction, the City shall include this requirement in applicable bid documents, purchase orders, and contracts. Successful contractor(s) must demonstrate the ability to supply the compliant construction equipment for use and provide to the City a list of all construction equipment proposed to be used that states the makes, models, Equipment Identification Numbers, and number of construction equipment onsite prior to any ground disturbing and construction activities.

Minimize simultaneous operation of multiple construction equipment units.

During construction, vehicles in loading and unloading queues shall not idle for more than 5 minutes, and shall turn their engines off when not in use to reduce vehicle emissions.

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Properly tune and maintain all construction equipment in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications;
Where feasible, employ the use of electrical or alternative fueled (i.e., nondiesel) construction equipment, including forklifts, concrete/industrial saws, pumps, aerial lifts, air compressors, and other comparable equipment types to the extent commercially available.

To reduce the need for electric generators and other fuel-powered equipment, provide on-site electrical hookups for the use of hand tools such as saws, drills, and compressors used for building construction.

Develop a Construction Traffic Control Plan to ensure construction traffic and equipment use is minimized to the extent practicable. The Construction Traffic Control Plan shall include measures to reduce the number of large pieces of equipment operating simultaneously during peak construction periods, scheduling of vendor and haul truck trips to occur during non-peak hours, establish dedicated construction parking areas to encourage carpooling and efficiently accommodate construction vehicles, identify alternative routes to reduce traffic congestion during peak activities, and increase construction employee carpooling.

Encourage construction contractors to apply for South Coast Air Quality Management District “SOON” funds. The “SOON” program provides funds to applicable fleets for the purchase of commercially-available low-emission heavyduty engines to achieve near-term reduction of NOX emissions from in-use offroad diesel vehicles.

AQ-2 The construction contractor(s) shall incorporate the following measures into the proposed Project to reduce construction fugitive dust emissions (PM10 and PM2.5), generated by grading and construction activities of future development projects implemented under the proposed Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan, consistent with South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) Rule 403, with a goal of retaining dust on the site:

Water, or utilize another South Coast AQMD-approved dust control non-toxic agent, on the grading areas at least three times daily to minimize fugitive dust.

All permanent roadway improvements shall be constructed and paved as early as possible in the construction process to reduce construction vehicle travel on unpaved roads. To reduce fugitive dust from earth-moving operations, building pads shall be finalized as soon as possible following site preparation and grading activities.

Stabilize grading areas as quickly as possible to minimize fugitive dust.

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Apply chemical stabilizer, install a gravel pad, or pave the last 100 feet of internal travel path within the construction site prior to public road entry, and to on-site stockpiles of excavated material.

Remove any visible track-out into traveled public streets with the use of sweepers, water trucks, or similar method as soon as possible.

Provide sufficient perimeter erosion control to prevent washout of silty material onto public roads. Unpaved construction site egress points shall be graveled to prevent track-out.

Wet wash the construction access point at the end of the workday if any vehicle travel on unpaved surfaces has occurred.

Cover haul trucks or maintain at least 2 feet of freeboard to reduce blow-off during hauling.

Evaluate the need for reduction in dust generating activity, potential to stop work, and/or implementation of additional dust control measures if winds exceed 25 miles per hour.

Enforce a 15-mile-per-hour speed limit on unpaved surfaces.

Provide haul truck staging areas for the loading and unloading of soil and materials. Staging areas shall be located away from sensitive receptors, at the furthest feasible distance.

Construction Traffic Control Plans shall route delivery and haul trucks required during construction away from sensitive receptor locations and congested intersections, to the extent feasible. Construction Traffic Control plans shall be finalized and approved prior to issuance of grading permits.

Review and comply with any additional requirements of South Coast AQMD Rule 403.

AQ-3 To address the impact relative to volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions, the construction contractor(s) shall use Super-Compliant VOC-content architectural coatings (0 grams per liter to less than 10 grams per liter VOC) during Proposed Project construction/application of paints and other architectural coatings to reduce ozone precursors. If paints and coatings with VOC content of 0 grams/liter to less than 10 grams/liter cannot be utilized, the developer shall avoid application of architectural coatings during the peak smog season: July, August, and September. The developer shall procure architectural coatings from a supplier in compliance with the requirements of South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Rule 1113 (Architectural Coatings).

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Finding
Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Specific Plan that avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the DEIR. These changes are identified in the form of the mitigation measures above. The City of Long Beach hereby finds that implementation of the mitigation measures is feasible, and the measures are therefore adopted.

Buildout of the Specific Plan would occur over approximately 10 years or longer. Construction activities associated with buildout of the Specific Plan could generate short-term emissions that exceed the South Coast AQMD’S significance thresholds during this time and cumulatively contribute to the nonattainment designations of the SoCAB. Implementation of Mitigation Measures AQ-1 through AQ-3 would reduce criteria air pollutant emissions of VOC and NOX from construction-related activities to the extent feasible. However, construction time frames and equipment for individual sitespecific projects are not available and there is a potential for multiple developments to be constructed at any one time, resulting in significant construction-related emissions. Therefore, despite adherence to Mitigation Measures AQ-1 through AQ-3, impacts would remain significant and unavoidable.

As stated, the attainment designation is based on compliance with the National and California AAQS, which are set at levels that are generally determined to provide an adequate level of safety in protecting the public health pursuant to the Clean Air Act and are applied at the regional level. Because the Specific Plan would exceed the VOC and NOX regional thresholds, it would result in a significant and unavoidable regional air quality impact and would cumulatively contribute to the nonattainment designations of the SoCAB.

The general health impacts associated with each of the emissions analyzed are provided on pages 5.2- 1 through 5.2-5 of the DEIR. However, per South Coast AQMD, exceedance of the regional significance thresholds cannot be used to correlate a project to quantifiable health impacts, unless emissions are sufficiently high to use a regional model (see Appendix C2 of the DEIR). Because the AAQS is applied at the regional level, a regional scale air quality model is necessary to determine the concentrations of the criteria air pollutants in the SoCAB and whether they exceed the AAQS. In general, regional scale air quality modeling efforts are conducted by air districts as they are the agencies that oversee compliance of the air basins to the AAQS. Regional air quality models currently available to air districts typically attempts to account for all emissions sources within an air basin. Due to the nature of the available regional model, the purpose of the AAQS, the AAQS being based on concentrations instead of mass emissions, and the complexity in correlating concentration levels with the amount of mass emissions generated, a large change in emissions would be needed to provide observable and meaningful results. For example, as part of its preparation of the 2012 AQMP, South Coast AQMD showed that reducing NOX by 431 tons per day (157,680 tons per year) and VOC by 187 tons per day (68,255 tons per year) would reduce ozone concentration levels by only 9 parts per billion (see Appendix C2 of the DEIR). The maximum daily emission of 120 pounds per day of NOX (0.06 tons per day or 22 tons per year) generated from project-related operational activities would exceed the regional significance threshold by 65 pounds per day. Thus, in the regional model, the changes in regional emissions generated by the Specific Plan are too small of a resolution (size of the project site and emissions quantity) for the project to substantially affect the concentrations predicted in the South Coast AQMD’s regional model. Therefore, while emissions are conservatively assumed to cumulatively contribute to the nonattainment designation because they exceed the South Coast Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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AQMD’s regional significance threshold, it would be speculative to determine the health consequences from the incremental increase in emissions because the Specific Plan is unlikely to be large enough (i.e., smaller than the smallest resolution of the regional model) to substantially affect the concentrations predicted in South Coast AQMD’s regional model
The City finds that there are no other mitigation measures that are feasible, taking into consideration specific economic, legal, social, technological or other factors, that would mitigate this impact to a less-than-significant level, and, further, that specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations, including considerations for the provision of affordable housing and employment opportunities, make infeasible the alternatives identified in the EIR, as discussed in Section F of these Findings (Public Resources Code §§ 21081(a)(1), (3); Guidelines §§ 15091(a)(1), (3)). As described in the Statement of Overriding Considerations, the City has determined that this impact is acceptable because specific overriding economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits, including regionwide or statewide environmental benefits, of the Specific Plan outweigh its significant effects on the environment.

Impact 5.2-5: Construction-related emissions associated with land uses accommodated under the Specific Plan could expose sensitive receptors to substantial concentrations of criteria air pollutants and toxic air contaminants. [Threshold AQ-3] Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.2, Air Quality, starting on page 5.2-30 of the DEIR.

Construction Phase Localized Significance Thresholds (LSTs) The screening-level LSTs are the amount of project-related emissions at which localized concentrations (ppm or µg/m3) would exceed the AAQS for criteria air pollutants for which the SoCAB is designated a nonattainment area. As stated, they are based on the acreage disturbed and distance to the nearest sensitive receptor. The nearest off-site sensitive receptor to the Plan Area is the adjacent Cabrillo High School to the north and east. Beyond the high school campus are residences north of West Hill Street and east of Santa Fe Avenue. However, for the purposes of this evaluation, the nearest sensitive receptors would be the onsite residents that could surround construction accommodated under the Specific Plan. It is anticipated that onsite residences could be within 82 feet of active construction areas within the Specific Plan. 2
Table 5.2-15, Maximum Daily Onsite Localized Construction Emissions, in Section 5.2, Air Quality, of the DEIR, shows the maximum daily construction emissions (pounds per day) generated onsite during onsite construction activities. As shown in the table, maximum daily construction emissions would not exceed the South Coast AQMD screening-level LST for CO. However, construction activities would result in exceeding the screening-level LSTs for NOx, PM10, and PM2.5. The PM10 and PM2.5 emissions shown in the table represent the total onsite particulate matter emissions generated from vehicle exhaust and fugitive dust. Onsite NOX emissions are from off-road equipment exhaust. Therefore, without mitigation, development of the Specific Plan would result in a potentially significant localized air quality impact and cause an exceedance of the California AAQS. 2 The distance of 82 feet is the minimum referenced distance per the South Coast AQMD LST methodology (South Coast AQMD 2008b) Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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Construction Phase Toxic Air Contaminants (TACs)
Health risks associated with toxic air contaminant emissions from construction equipment are primarily due to DPM. The South Coast AQMD currently does not require health risk assessments to be conducted for short-term emissions from construction equipment. OEHHA adopted new guidance for the preparation of health risk assessments that was issued in March 2015 (OEHHA 2015).

However, while OEHHA has developed a cancer risk factor and noncancer chronic reference exposure level for DPM, these factors are based on continuous exposure over a 30-year time frame. No shortterm acute exposure levels have been developed for DPM.

The Specific Plan is a broad-based policy plan that would be implemented over a period of 10 years or more. It is anticipated that construction of individual developments accommodated under the Specific Plan would likely be spread out incrementally over this period of time, which would also limit the exposure of on- and off-site receptors to elevated concentrations of DPM. As shown in Table 5.2-15, of the DEIR, construction activities would exceed the screening-level construction LSTs. Therefore, construction activities associated with the Specific Plan could result in localized air quality impacts that are potentially significant as it pertains to TACs.

Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measures were included in the DEIR and the FEIR, and are applicable to the Specific Plan. The measures as provided include any revisions incorporated in the FEIR.

AQ-1 The construction contractor(s) shall incorporate the following measures into the proposed Project to reduce construction criteria air pollutant emissions, including VOC, NOX, PM10, and PM2.5, generated by construction equipment used for future development projects implemented under the proposed Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan:

All off-road equipment with engines rated at 50 horsepower or greater, shall at minimum, meet the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier 4 Interim emissions limits. An exemption from these requirements may be granted by the City of Long Beach (City) in the event that the applicant documents that equipment with the required tier is not reasonably available and corresponding reductions in criteria air pollutant emissions are achieved from other construction equipment. Before an exemption may be considered by the City, the applicant shall be required to, at minimum, demonstrate that two construction fleet owners/operators in the Los Angeles Region were contacted and that those owners/operators confirmed Tier 4 Interim or better equipment could not be located within the Los Angeles region. To ensure that Tier 4 Interim construction equipment or better would be used during the Proposed Project’s construction, the City shall include this requirement in applicable bid documents, purchase orders, and contracts. Successful contractor(s) must demonstrate the ability to supply the compliant construction equipment for use and provide to the City a list of all construction equipment proposed to be used that states the makes, models, Equipment Identification Numbers, and number of construction equipment onsite prior to any ground disturbing and construction activities.

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Minimize simultaneous operation of multiple construction equipment units.

During construction, vehicles in loading and unloading queues shall not idle for more than 5 minutes, and shall turn their engines off when not in use to reduce vehicle emissions.

Properly tune and maintain all construction equipment in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications;
Where feasible, employ the use of electrical or alternative fueled (i.e., nondiesel) construction equipment, including forklifts, concrete/industrial saws, pumps, aerial lifts, air compressors, and other comparable equipment types to the extent commercially available.

To reduce the need for electric generators and other fuel-powered equipment, provide on-site electrical hookups for the use of hand tools such as saws, drills, and compressors used for building construction.

Develop a Construction Traffic Control Plan to ensure construction traffic and equipment use is minimized to the extent practicable. The Construction Traffic Control Plan shall include measures to reduce the number of large pieces of equipment operating simultaneously during peak construction periods, scheduling of vendor and haul truck trips to occur during non-peak hours, establish dedicated construction parking areas to encourage carpooling and efficiently accommodate construction vehicles, identify alternative routes to reduce traffic congestion during peak activities, and increase construction employee carpooling.

Encourage construction contractors to apply for South Coast Air Quality Management District “SOON” funds. The “SOON” program provides funds to applicable fleets for the purchase of commercially-available low-emission heavyduty engines to achieve near-term reduction of NOX emissions from in-use offroad diesel vehicles.

AQ-2 The construction contractor(s) shall incorporate the following measures into the proposed Project to reduce construction fugitive dust emissions (PM10 and PM2.5), generated by grading and construction activities of future development projects implemented under the proposed Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan, consistent with South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) Rule 403, with a goal of retaining dust on the site:

Water, or utilize another South Coast AQMD-approved dust control non-toxic agent, on the grading areas at least three times daily to minimize fugitive dust.

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pads shall be finalized as soon as possible following site preparation and grading activities.

Stabilize grading areas as quickly as possible to minimize fugitive dust.

Apply chemical stabilizer, install a gravel pad, or pave the last 100 feet of internal travel path within the construction site prior to public road entry, and to on-site stockpiles of excavated material.

Remove any visible track-out into traveled public streets with the use of sweepers, water trucks, or similar method as soon as possible.

Provide sufficient perimeter erosion control to prevent washout of silty material onto public roads. Unpaved construction site egress points shall be graveled to prevent track-out.

Wet wash the construction access point at the end of the workday if any vehicle travel on unpaved surfaces has occurred.

Cover haul trucks or maintain at least 2 feet of freeboard to reduce blow-off during hauling.

Evaluate the need for reduction in dust generating activity, potential to stop work, and/or implementation of additional dust control measures if winds exceed 25 miles per hour.

Enforce a 15-mile-per-hour speed limit on unpaved surfaces.

Provide haul truck staging areas for the loading and unloading of soil and materials. Staging areas shall be located away from sensitive receptors, at the furthest feasible distance.

Construction Traffic Control Plans shall route delivery and haul trucks required during construction away from sensitive receptor locations and congested intersections, to the extent feasible. Construction Traffic Control plans shall be finalized and approved prior to issuance of grading permits.

Review and comply with any additional requirements of South Coast AQMD Rule 403.

Finding
Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Specific Plan that avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the DEIR. These changes are identified in the form of the mitigation measures above. The City of Long Beach hereby finds that implementation of the mitigation measures is feasible, and the measures are therefore adopted.

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Mitigation Measures AQ-1 and AQ-2, which would require implementation of project-specific measures would contribute in reducing the Specific Plan’s regional construction emissions and therefore, also result in a reduction of localized construction-related criteria air pollutant and TACs emissions to the extent feasible. However, because existing sensitive receptors may be close to projectrelated construction activities, construction emissions generated by individual development projects have the potential to exceed South Coast AQMD’s project-specific LSTs and health risk thresholds.

Furthermore, because of the scale of development activity associated with buildout of the Specific Plan, it is not possible to determine whether the scale and phasing of individual development projects would result in the exceedance of the localized emissions thresholds and contribute to known health effects. Therefore, construction-related localized impacts from criteria air pollutant and TAC emissions associated with buildout of the Specific Plan, would remain significant and unavoidable.

The City finds that there are no other mitigation measures that are feasible, taking into consideration specific economic, legal, social, technological or other factors, that would mitigate this impact to a less-than-significant level, and, further, that specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations, including considerations for the provision of affordable housing and employment opportunities, make infeasible the alternatives identified in the EIR, as discussed in Section F of these Findings (Public Resources Code §§ 21081(a)(1), (3); Guidelines §§ 15091(a)(1), (3)). As described in the Statement of Overriding Considerations, the City has determined that this impact is acceptable because specific overriding economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits, including regionwide or statewide environmental benefits, of the Specific Plan outweigh its significant effects on the environment.

2. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Impact 5.6-1: Buildout of the Specific Plan could generate a net increase in GHG emissions, either directly or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on the environment [Threshold GHG-1]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.6, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, starting on page 5.6-25 of the DEIR.

Global climate change is not confined to a particular project area and is generally accepted as the consequence of global industrialization over the last 200 years. A typical project, even a very large one, does not generate enough greenhouse gas emissions on its own to influence global climate change significantly; hence, the issue of global climate change is by definition a cumulative environmental impact. As stated, for purposes of this analysis, the potential GHG emissions impact from implementation of the Specific Plan is based on consistency with applicable plans to reduce GHG emissions and on comparison of the emissions inventory of the project to the South Coast AQMD 3,000 MTCO2e per year bright-line screening-level threshold.

Plans that reduce GHG emissions applicable to the Specific Plan include the CARB Scoping Plan, SCAG’s Connect SoCal RTP/SCS, and the City’s CAAP in addition to the City’s Sustainable City Action Plan. The City also adopted green building standards for public and private development under Municipal Code Section 21.45.400. As discussed under Impact 5.6-2, of the DEIR, the Specific Plan would be consistent with these plans and regulations. For example, future development projects accommodated under the Specific Plan would comply with CALGreen and the Building Energy Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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Efficiency Standards, which would result in increased energy efficiency and conservation. Furthermore, the development standards and design guidelines included in the Specific Plan are based on the gold LEED-Neighborhood Development (ND) certification documentation obtained by Century Village at Cabrillo in 2019. Additionally, the implementation of the Specific Plan would result in a decrease in VMT per vehicle trip compared to existing conditions.

Table 5.6-6, Specific Plan GHG Emissions, in Section 5.6, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, of the DEIR, shows the annual GHG emissions calculated for construction and operation of the Specific Plan. As shown in the Table, implementation of the Specific Plan would generate 12,016 MTCO2e per year. The primary source of project-related emissions would be mobile sources. The next largest source of emissions would be energy usage. Overall, development of the Specific Plan would result in a net increase in GHG emissions of 3,332 MTCO2e per year when compared to the existing conditions, which would exceed the bright-line threshold of 3,000 MTCO2e per year. Therefore, GHG emissions generated by the Specific Plan would be considered to cumulatively contribute to statewide GHG emissions, and impacts are considered to be potentially significant.

Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measures were included in the DEIR and the FEIR, and are applicable to the Specific Plan. The measures as provided include any revisions incorporated in the FEIR.

GHG-1 New development within the Century Village at Cabrillo Specific Plan shall either 1) be certified LEED Silver Level at minimum, or equivalent program; or 2) implement the following, voluntary provisions of the California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen). The project applicant/developer(s) shall provide documentation (e.g., building plans) of implementation of the applicable voluntary measures to the City of Long Beach Building & Safety Bureau Official or his/her designee prior to the issuance of building permits.

For nonresidential land uses and residential land uses, the applicant/developer shall:

Design and build structures to, at a minimum, meet the Tier 2 advanced energy efficiency requirements of the Nonresidential Voluntary Measures of the California Green Building Standards Code, Division A5.2, Energy Efficiency, as outlined under Section A5.203.1.2.2.

Design the proposed parking areas to provide parking for low-emitting, fuelefficient, and carpool/van vehicles. At minimum, the number of preferential parking spaces shall equal the Tier 2 Nonresidential Voluntary Measures of the California Green Building Standards Code, Section A5.106.5.1.2.

Design the proposed parking areas to provide electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. At minimum, the number of EV charging stations shall equal the Tier 2 Nonresidential Voluntary Measures of the California Green Building Standards Code, Section A5.106.5.3.2.

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GHG-2 For residential projects, all major appliances (e.g., dishwashers, refrigerators, clothes washers and dryers, and water heaters) provided/installed shall be Energy Star certified or of equivalent energy efficiency where applicable. Prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy, the City of Long Beach shall verify implementation of this requirement.

Finding
Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Specific Plan that avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the DEIR. These changes are identified in the form of the mitigation measures above. The City of Long Beach hereby finds that implementation of the mitigation measures is feasible, and the measures are therefore adopted.

GHG emissions generated by the Specific Plan would be considered to cumulatively contribute to statewide GHG emissions. Implementation of Mitigation Measures GHG-1 and GHG-2 would reduce GHG emissions to the extent feasible. The Specific Plan includes transportation demand management (TDM) measures to further reduce parking demand and VMT, such as employee flexible work programs, subsidized transit passes, and carpool/carshare programs. However, because the number of people who may use alternative modes of transportation is uncertain, the total reductions cannot be quantified. The lead agency (City of Long Beach) cannot substantively or materially affect reductions in project mobile-source emissions beyond the regulatory requirements. Further, significant cultural shifts and technological innovation is required to achieve the state’s long-term GHG emissions goals.

The City has no jurisdictional control or responsibility for GHG reductions in other parts of California, the nation or the globe, all of which contribute to climate change. In addition, the City does not have jurisdiction to enforce statewide implementation of all of the applicable GHG-reducing regulatory programs. Although other agencies with the necessary jurisdiction are currently taking action to reduce GHG emissions, the City cannot assure that these measures would ultimately be implemented or be adequate to address climate change. In light of these considerations, as well as the global nature climate change, the Specific Plan’s incremental contribution to the global GHG emissions inventory would be considered cumulatively considerable and this cumulative impact is significant and unavoidable.

The City finds that there are no other mitigation measures that are feasible, taking into consideration specific economic, legal, social, technological or other factors, that would mitigate this impact to a less-than-significant level, and, further, that specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations, including considerations for the provision of affordable housing and employment opportunities, make infeasible the alternatives identified in the EIR, as discussed in Section F of these Findings (Public Resources Code §§ 21081(a)(1), (3); Guidelines §§ 15091(a)(1), (3)). As described in the Statement of Overriding Considerations, the City has determined that this impact is acceptable because specific overriding economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits, including regionwide or statewide environmental benefits, of the Specific Plan outweigh its significant effects on the environment.

3. Noise
Impact 5.10-1 Construction activities would result in temporary noise increases in the vicinity of the Plan Area. [N-1]
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Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.10, Noise, starting on page 5.10-15 of the DEIR.

Construction Noise
Construction Vehicles
The transport of workers and materials to and from the construction site would incrementally increase noise levels along site access roadways. Individual construction vehicle pass-bys and haul trucks may create momentary noise levels of up to approximately 85 dBA (Lmax) at 50 feet from the vehicle, but these occurrences would generally be limited to architectural coating and asphalt demolition hauling overlapping phases, and be relatively short lived.

Access to the Plan Area would be directly through Terminal Island Freeway exits and Pacific Coast Highway onto Technology Place. An estimated 1,740 daily combined construction-related trips during overlapping activity phases would result in a noise increase of up to 0.6 dBA when compared to existing traffic volumes along access state routes (Terminal Island Freeway and Pacific Coast Highway), which have corresponding ADT volumes of 11,017 or greater. Accessing the Plan Area through Pacific Coast Highway would involve driving through Technology Place, however, there are no sensitive receptors along Technology Place.

Haul truck trips would be up to 20 trips per day, an insignificant increase compared to the existing volumes. Impacts would be less than significant.

Construction Equipment
The noise produced at each construction phase is determined by combining the Leq contributions from the top three loudest pieces of equipment used at a given time, while accounting for the ongoing timevariations of noise emissions. Heavy equipment can have a maximum, short-duration noise levels of up to 85 dBA at 50 feet. The City of Long Beach does not have an established construction noise threshold, therefore, the FTA criterion of 80 dBA Leq was used to determine impact significance at onsite and offsite receptors.

Offsite Receptors
Noise levels from project-related construction activities were calculated from the top three loudest construction equipment at spatially averaged distances (i.e., from the acoustical center of the closest development phase) to the property line of the nearest receptors. Although construction may occur across the Plan Area, the nearest development phase’s center of construction area to various receptors, best represents the potential average construction-related noise levels.

The nearest offsite receptors to development phases are the Cabrillo High School sports fields to the north and Cabrillo High School and Long Beach Job Corps to the east. As shown in Table 5.10-7, Offsite Project Related Construction Noise, in Section 5.10, Noise, of the DEIR, construction activities would not exceed the 80 dBA Leq threshold at sensitive receptors outside the Plan Area. Therefore, temporary construction related noise impacts would be less than significant to off-site receptors.

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Onsite Receptors
Onsite sensitive receptors within the Plan Area would experience noise levels greater than 80 dBA Leq due to the proximity of construction activities to existing residential and the future residential uses built prior to full buildout of the Specific Plan, where construction within 50 feet of existing onsite residential receptors could reach up to 85 dBA (see Table 5.10-7 of the DEIR). Due to proximity of construction activities to onsite sensitive receptors and ongoing exposure over 80 dBA Leq, impacts to onsite residential uses and future residential uses would be potentially significant.

Mitigation Measure
The following mitigation measure was included in the DEIR and the FEIR, and are applicable to the Specific Plan. The measures as provided include any revisions incorporated in the FEIR.

N-1 Prior to issuance of demolition, grading and/or building permits, the project applicant shall incorporate the following practices into the construction contract agreement to be implemented by the construction contractor during the entirety of all construction phases:

Per Section 8.80.202 of the Long Beach Municipal Code, construction activity is limited to the hours of 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM on Monday through Friday (including federal holidays), and 6:00 PM to 9:00 AM on Saturdays. Construction is prohibited on Sundays. If construction outside of these hours is necessary, special permits are required and must be issued by the City.

During the entire active construction period, equipment and trucks used for project construction shall utilize the best available noise control techniques (e.g., improved mufflers, use of intake silencers, ducts, engine enclosures, and acoustically attenuating shields or shrouds), wherever feasible.

Require that impact tools (e.g., jack hammers and hoe rams) be hydraulically or electrically powered wherever possible. Where the use of pneumatic tools is unavoidable, an exhaust muffler on the compressed air exhaust shall be used along with external noise jackets on the tools, wherever feasible.

Stationary equipment such as generators and air compressors shall be located as far as feasible from nearby noise-sensitive uses.

Stockpiling shall be located as far as feasible from nearby noise-sensitive receptors.

At least 10 days prior to the start of construction activities, a sign shall be posted at the entrance(s) to the job site, clearly visible to the public and residences at Century Villages at Cabrillo, that includes permitted construction days and hours, as well as the telephone numbers of the City’s and contractor’s authorized representatives that are assigned to respond in the event of a noise or vibration complaint. If the authorized contractor’s representative receives a complaint, he/she shall investigate, take appropriate corrective action, and report the action to the City.

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Signs shall be posted at the job site entrance(s), within the on-site construction zones, and along queueing lanes (if any) to reinforce the prohibition of unnecessary engine idling. All other equipment shall be turned off if not in use for more than 5 minutes.

During the entire active construction period and to the extent feasible, the use of noise-producing signals, including horns, whistles, alarms, and bells, shall be for safety warning purposes only. The construction manager shall use smart back-up alarms, which automatically adjust the alarm level based on the background noise level, or switch off back-up alarms and replace with human spotters in compliance with all safety requirements and laws.

Erect temporary noise barriers, where feasible, when construction noise is predicted to exceed the noise standard after other measures have been considered, or occur at nighttime, or when the anticipated construction duration is greater than is typical (e.g., two years or more).

Finding
Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Specific Plan that avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the DEIR. These changes are identified in the form of the mitigation measure above. The City of Long Beach hereby finds that implementation of the mitigation measure is feasible, and the measure is therefore adopted.

Construction noise would elevate existing noise levels above 80 dBA Leq to onsite existing and future residences. Mitigation measures, as provided above, would provide noise attenuation to sensitive receptors. However, demolition and construction activities are proposed to adjacent to residential buildings, and though construction is temporary, it would be phased over a 10-year period. Provided the limitation of attenuation that mitigation measures provide, specifically to upper level dwelling units to multi-story residential buildings, impacts would remain significant and unavoidable.

The City finds that there are no other mitigation measures that are feasible, taking into consideration specific economic, legal, social, technological or other factors, that would mitigate this impact to a less-than-significant level, and, further, that specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations, including considerations for the provision of affordable housing and employment opportunities, make infeasible the alternatives identified in the EIR, as discussed in Section F of these Findings (Public Resources Code §§ 21081(a)(1), (3); Guidelines §§ 15091(a)(1), (3)). As described in the Statement of Overriding Considerations, the City has determined that this impact is acceptable because specific overriding economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits, including regionwide or statewide environmental benefits, of the Specific Plan outweigh its significant effects on the environment.

Impact 5.10-3: Implementation of the Specific Plan would create short-term groundborne vibration that could exceed standards. [Threshold N-2]
Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.10, Noise, starting on page 5.10-21 of the DEIR.

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Architectural Vibration Damage
Construction operations can generate varying degrees of ground vibration, depending on the construction procedures and equipment. Table 5.10-9, Vibration Levels for Typical Construction Equipment, in Section 5.10, Noise, of the DEIR, summarizes FTA vibration levels for typical construction equipment at a reference distance of 25 feet. Typical construction equipment can generate vibration levels ranging up to 0.21 in/sec PPV at 25 feet. The Specific Plan proposes to use a piece of equipment called vibroflot during construction which is used for ground improvement purposes.

Off-Site Receptors
The nearest structure to construction activities is the portable classrooms to the northeast of development, Phase A at approximately 175 feet. At that distance, vibration generated by construction activity would be up to 0.024 in/sec PPV. Vibration levels would not exceed the 0.20 in/sec PPV threshold. Therefore, impacts would be less than significant.

Onsite Receptors
Some existing structures within the Plan Area would be within 25 feet of construction and demolition activities. Due to proximity of construction activities and proposed use of a vibroflot, vibration levels could exceed the 0.20 in/sec PPV threshold. Therefore, impacts would be potentially significant.

Operational Vibration Sources
The operation of the Specific Plan would not include any substantial long-term vibration sources.

Therefore, no significant vibration effects would occur.

Mitigation Measure
The following mitigation measure was included in the DEIR and the FEIR, and are applicable to the Specific Plan. The measures as provided include any revisions incorporated in the FEIR.

N-2 Prior to issuance of a building permit for any project requiring construction within 25 feet of an existing structure, the property owner/developer shall prepare a vibration analysis to assess and mitigate potential vibration impacts related to construction activities. Where construction equipment operates within the distances shown in Table 5.10-10 of a sensitive receptor, project owner/developer must utilize best efforts to minimize duration and maximize distance between equipment and existing building. Exceeding these distances shown in the third column of the table would result in vibration levels greater than 0.20 in/sec PPV.

Table 5.10-10 Vibration Levels for Typical Construction Equipment Equipment Distance at which threshold is exceeded (feet) PPV in/sec at minimum distance allowable Vibratory Roller 25 0.20
Clam shovel 15 0.19
Hoe Ram 15 0.19
Large Bulldozer 15 0.19
Caisson Drilling 13.5 0.19
Loaded Trucks 8 0.19
Jackhammer 1.5 0.20
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Table 5.10-10 Vibration Levels for Typical Construction Equipment Equipment Distance at which threshold is exceeded (feet) PPV in/sec at minimum distance allowable Small Bulldozer 25 0.20
Vibroflot1 42 0.20
Sources: FTA, 2018. Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment, September and Hamidi, Varaksin, & Nikraz, 2011 1 Maximum reference of 0.445 use to determine minimum allowable distance between receptor and equipment operation.

Finding
Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Specific Plan that avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the DEIR. These changes are identified in the form of the mitigation measure above. The City of Long Beach hereby finds that implementation of the mitigation measure is feasible, and the measure is therefore adopted.

Adhering to the screening distances provided in Table 5.10-10, above, in tandem with a vibration analysis, would reduce potential impacts associated with vibration. However, due to the nature of infill development and the proximity of new development to existing structures strict adherence to the screening distances is not possible in all cases. In those instances, the owner/developer must utilize best efforts to minimize duration and maximize distance between equipment and existing building.

Impacts would remain significant and unavoidable.

The City finds that there are no other mitigation measures that are feasible, taking into consideration specific economic, legal, social, technological or other factors, that would mitigate this impact to a lessthan-significant level, and, further, that specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations, including considerations for the provision of affordable housing and employment opportunities, make infeasible the alternatives identified in the EIR, as discussed in Section F of these Findings (Public Resources Code §§ 21081(a)(1), (3); Guidelines §§ 15091(a)(1), (3)). As described in the Statement of Overriding Considerations, the City has determined that this impact is acceptable because specific overriding economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits, including regionwide or statewide environmental benefits, of the Specific Plan outweigh its significant effects on the environment.

F. Findings on Project Alternatives
CEQA requires that the discussion of alternatives focus on alternatives to the Project or its location that are capable of avoiding or substantially lessening any significant effects of the Project. The DEIR analyzed two alternatives to the Specific Plan that could reduce some, if not all, of the impacts, the No Project/No Development Alternative and the Reduced Intensity Alternative. Section 7.2 of the DEIR considered and rejected three alternatives due to their inability to avoid or substantially lessen the significant effects of the project, infeasibility, and/or inability to meet project objectives.

Alternatives considered and rejected included Alternative Development Areas, which would not avoid or substantially lessen the significant effects of the proposed project as any development of the size and type proposed by the project would have substantially the same impacts, nor is the alternative feasible as the project applicant does not have ownership or control of another similar sized property that could accommodate the proposed development; Project Under Existing Zoning, which would provide the same amount of residential units and non-residential square footage as the No Project/No Development Alternative because the project site is generally built out under existing zoning; and Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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Other Alternatives to Reduce Construction-Related Impacts, which would not avoid or substantially lessen significant effects of the proposed project as any development that would occur within a community of this size, scale, and building orientation would have substantially the same impacts due to the proximity of on-site sensitive receptors. Further, eliminating construction-related noise impacts by vacating the property until construction is complete is also not feasible as the project applicant does not have ownership and control over nearby property that could accommodate interim housing to relocate the current residents.

1. No Project/No Development Alternative
Section 15126.6(e) of the CEQA Guidelines requires analysis of the No Project/No Development Alternative. In accordance with the CEQA Guidelines, the No Project/No Development Alternative for a development project on an identifiable property consists of the circumstance under which the project does not proceed as provided by Section 15126.6(e)(3)(B) of the CEQA Guidelines. Section 15126.6(e)(3)(B) provides that, “In certain instances, the no project alternative means ‘no build’ wherein the existing environmental setting is maintained.” The No Project/No Development Alternative assumes the Specific Plan would not be adopted or implemented. It also assumes that no new development would occur and the Plan Area would remain in its existing condition and be considered built out. Therefore, all existing land uses, improvements, and services would remain with no additional development in the future. Some minor population growth could occur within the Plan Area, to the extent that existing residential units could accommodate additional residents (e.g., a decrease in vacancy rates). The existing development consists of 865 residential dwelling units and 54,730 non-residential square feet. None of the impacts of the Specific Plan, adverse or beneficial, would result under this alternative.

Finding:

The No Project/No Development Alternative would eliminate the significant and unavoidable impacts related to air quality (construction), GHG emissions, and noise (construction) that would occur from implementation of the Specific Plan. This alterative would also reduce impacts related to air quality (operational), cultural resources, energy, hazards and hazardous materials, noise (operational), public services, transportation, tribal cultural resources, and utilities and service systems. Impacts related to aesthetics, hydrology and water quality, population and housing, and recreation would be greater under this alternative; impacts to geology and soils and land use and planning would be similar compared to the Specific Plan.

Implementation of the No Project/No Development Alternative means that no new development would occur in the Plan Area, and all but one of the project objectives (Objective 6, “Provide housing and services near the West Long Beach Transit Center and within a transit priority area consistent with Statewide and regional goals to reduce vehicle miles traveled”) would not be achieved under this alternative. This alternative would not integrate both new and rehabilitated residential development for transitional housing and support services to homeless veterans and the homeless population of the Long Beach metropolitan area (Objective 1); allow for the long-term development and enhancement of the community (Objective 2); enhance the safety, livability, and connectivity of the community (Objective 3); guide redevelopment of an antiquated building stock and available land (Objective 4); develop enhanced and expanded open space and connectivity throughout the community (Objective Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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5); or enhance the continued fiscal health, viability, and success of the Century Villages at Cabrillo community (Objective 7).

2. Reduced Intensity Alternative
The Reduced Intensity Alternative was analyzed to reduce environmental impacts related to air quality, GHG emissions, and noise. To accomplish the reduction, this alternative would reduce the proposed net new development intensity by 10 percent. As shown in Table 7-1, of the DEIR, this alternative would result in a net increase of 464 dwelling units and 116,568 square feet of nonresidential uses (amenities, education, commercial/retail, and service/administration). The development area under this alternative would be the same as with the Specific Plan, 27 acres. Like the Specific Plan, this alternative would require adoption of the Specific Plan.

Finding:

The Reduced Intensity Alternative would reduce (but not eliminate) significant and unavoidable impacts associated with air quality and noise compared to the Specific Plan. The Specific Plan’s significant and unavoidable GHG impact would be eliminated under this alternative. Impacts related to aesthetics, cultural resources, energy, geology and soils, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, land use and planning, population and housing, public services, recreation, transportation, and utilities and service systems would remain the same as or be slightly reduced compared to the Specific Plan, as demonstrated above, since it would involve the same mix of land uses (although at a reduced intensity) and development area. This alternative would not increase impacts for any environmental topical area.

Under the Reduced Intensity Alternative all of the Specific Plan’s objectives would be achieved but the majority would be met to a lesser extent as compared to the Specific Plan. For example, the reduction in development capacity under this alternative would not fully implement the ideas and plans presented in the Specific Plan, which include the integration of both new and rehabilitated residential development (Objective 1) and the long-term development and enhancement of the Century Villages at Cabrillo community (Objective 2). Although the Reduced Intensity Alternative would meet these goals, it would do so at a reduced capacity; therefore, leaving out much needed opportunities for additional housing and services for both the Century Villages at Cabrillo community and the homeless population of the Long Beach metropolitan area. This alternative could also meet Objectives 4, 6 and 7 relating to redevelopment of an antiquated building stock and available land, provision of housings and services near public transit, and enhancement of the continued fiscal health, viability, and success of the Century Villages at Cabrillo community, but to a lesser extent then the Specific Plan. The goal that would be equally met by the Reduced Intensity Alternative is Objective 3, enhanced living and connectivity.

III. STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS
A. Consideration in Support of the Statement of Overriding Considerations After balancing the specific economic, legal, social, technological, and other benefits of the Specific Plan, the City of Long Beach has determined that the unavoidable adverse environmental impacts identified above may be considered “acceptable” due to the following specific considerations, which outweigh the unavoidable, adverse environmental impacts of the Specific Plan.

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1. Implements Guiding Principles and Objectives Established for the Project The Specific Plan implements a vision shaped by the following guiding principles supporting citywide efforts to enhance the aesthetics, vitality, economic value, quality of life, and amenities afforded by the Plan Area:

1. Integrate both new and rehabilitated residential development for the express purpose of providing transitional housing and support services to homeless veterans and the homeless population of the region.

2. Allow for the long-term development and enhancement of the Century Villages at Cabrillo community to anchor residents, meet the evolving needs of the community and provide necessary support of resident’s mental, physical, and emotional health.

3. Enhance the safety, livability, and connectivity of the Century Villages at Cabrillo community.

4. Guide redevelopment of an antiquated building stock and available land in order to accommodate increased demand for housing and services, while increasing energy efficiency.

5. Develop enhanced and expanded open space and connectivity throughout the community to serve the needs of residents and employees.

6. Provide housings and services near the West Long Beach Transit Center and within a transit priority area consistent with Statewide and regional goals to reduce vehicle miles traveled.

7. Enhance the continued fiscal health, viability, and success of the Century Villages at Cabrillo community.

2. Implements Specific Goals and Policies of the Long Beach General Plan The City’s General Plan sets forth the goals, policies, and directions the City will take in managing its future. It is the blueprint for development and a guide to achieving the long-term, citywide vision. The City’s General Plan sets seven interrelated goals:

Increased mobility
Affordable housing
Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
Enhanced quality of life
Compact and transit-oriented development
Improved water quality
Walkable neighborhoods and districts
These goals have been integrated into the Specific Plan and are discussed in relation to the three elements––Land Use, Mobility, and Housing––that have the greatest influence in guiding the vision and goals of the Specific Plan.

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calls for an increase in mode shift of transit, pedestrians, and bicycles. The Specific Plan includes a multimodal mobility plan and roadway network.

Implementation of the Specific Plan would help carry out key goals of the City’s Housing Element by developing residential units that offer additional housing opportunities in the City for a unique population. Specifically, the Specific Plan would provide additional transitional and permanent housing and support services to the homeless veterans and the homeless population in the City. Some of the key goals that would be met include providing housing assistance and preserve publicly assisted units (Goal 1); addressing the unique housing needs of special needs residents (Goal 2); improving the quality of existing housing in the Plan Area (Goal 3); the provision of increased opportunities for the construction of high-quality housing (Goal 4); the provision of affordable housing (Goal 5); and the provision of fair and equal housing opportunity for a unique population.

Based on the City’s 2018 Annual Housing Element Progress Report memorandum, which tracks the City’s progress toward meeting its RHNA housing allocation, the City still needs 1,493 very low income dwelling units (includes both extremely low and very low); 1,018 low income dwelling units; 1,170 moderate-income dwelling units; and 1,486 above moderate-income dwelling units to meet its RHNA housing allocation (Long Beach 2019).3 The Specific Plan’s net increase of 515 dwelling units would contribute to the City’s RHNA requirement. Therefore, implementation of the Specific Plan would help the City meet its current RHNA allocation, as allocated by SCAG. Impacts relating to direct population and housing growth are not anticipated to occur Furthermore, the City’s Housing Element consistently identifies the Plan Area as an area to invest resources to expand affordable housing. The Specific Plan promotes redevelopment of antiquated structures and underutilized areas to a mix of development accommodated by the Specific Plan which would provide quality dwelling units for residents in need while hosting modern spaces for current and new social service providers, commercial uses, and community amenities. Additionally, the Housing Element calls for providing direct local financial assistance to affordable housing projects. The CVC and City leverage local resources to secure funding and financing for the implementation of the Specific Plan, and would provide 1,380 new affordable dwelling units.

3. Consistent with the Sustainable Communities Strategy The Specific Plan would further the goals of SCAG’s 2016-2040 RTP/SCS and Connect SoCal (2020- 2045) plans. Project implementation would ensure that mobility, accessibility, travel safety, and reliability for people and goods would be maximized. The vehicular, public transit, bicycle, and pedestrian circulation practices and improvements that are called for in the Specific Plan would be implemented and maintained to meet the needs of local and regional transportation and to ensure efficient mobility and access within the Plan Area and beyond. A number of regional and local plans and programs (e.g., Los Angeles County Congestion Management Program, Caltrans Traffic Impact Studies Guidelines, and City of Long Beach Traffic Impact Analysis Guidelines, Long Beach Bicycle Master Plan) would be used to guide development and maintenance of traffic, circulation, and transportation improvements within the Specific Plan Area and its surrounding roadway network. 3 Based on permitted units (Table B of the 2018 Annual Housing Element Progress Report memorandum).

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The Specific Plan would help ensure a sustainable transportation system and help maximize the productivity of the transportation system. Project implementation would lead to the development of an improved vehicular, public transit, bicycle, and pedestrian circulation system throughout the Plan Area and its surroundings. Existing and proposed improvements to the nonvehicular modes of transportation (e.g., sidewalks, bicycle facilities) would provide convenient, efficient, and safe access to uses within the Plan Area as well as to offsite destinations while encouraging opportunities for active transportation. The Specific Plan also outlines bicycle parking and facility requirements for residential and nonresidential uses.

The reduction of energy use, improvement of air quality, and promotion of more environmentally sustainable development would be encouraged through the existing and proposed alternative transportation modes, green design techniques for buildings, and other energy-reducing techniques.

For example, individual development projects that would be accommodated by the Specific Plan would be required to comply with the provisions of the 2019 Building and Energy Efficiency Standards and the 2016 California Green Building Standards Code. Compliance with these provisions would be ensured through the City’s development review and building plan check process.

As previously stated, the Specific Plan would include a mix of development that would provide quality dwelling units for residents in need while hosting modern spaces for current and new social service providers, commercial uses, and community uses, while encouraging active transportation and public transit uses. The Specific Plan also outlines six guiding principles (which are outlined in detail in Section

3.2, Statement of Objectives) that accompany the vision to guide future development and improvements that would occur within the Plan Area encouraging efforts to increase non-motorized transportation, promote healthy living options, and create a more financially and environmentally sustainable future.

The Specific Plan would support citywide efforts to support the current and future needs, challenges, and opportunities for the Plan Area while guiding redevelopment of antiquated building stock and available land.

The Specific Plan involves the redevelopment of antiquated structures and underutilized areas to modern, affordable housing and services along with key site improvements. This would bring employment opportunities closer to the local workforce. Additionally, the Specific Plan would provide needed services including case management, life skills training, substance abuse treatment, affordable child care, a homeless education program, an employment center, a career center, a food service program, and a VA medical clinic. This would provide more opportunities to individuals proximate to and within the Plan Area. Co-locating jobs near housing reduces greenhouse gas emissions caused by long commutes and contributes to integrated development patterns.

4. Improves Quality of Life and the Physical Environment Buildout of the Plan Area under the Specific Plan will result in a total of 1,380 dwelling units, including transitional and permanent supportive housing for both homeless veterans and non-veterans, an increase in 515 units. These units substantially contribute to the urgently needed affordable housing stock during a statewide housing emergency, which the State Legislature declared under Senate Bills 330 and 8.

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The Specific Plan also encourages and promotes more environmentally sustainable development and reduced vehicle miles traveled than would otherwise result in the Specific Plan Area. The Specific Plan includes a multimodal mobility plan and roadway network which emphasizes bicycling and walking as the primary modes of transportation, supports public transit use, and improves vehicular and nonvehicular mobility throughout Plan Area. Additionally, the guiding principles, development standards, and design guidelines within the Specific Plan include pillars of sustainability that would contribute to a sustainable neighborhood, such as green buildings, streets, and public spaces. In addition to housing, the Specific Plan would include educational uses, commercial/retail uses, administrative and support uses, and amenities such as play areas.

Although construction activities would result in significant impacts for air quality emissions and noise, these impacts are temporary in nature and primarily resulting from the fact that 1) this Project is an infill development with close proximity to on site sensitive receptors and 2) the construction time frames and equipment for individual site-specific projects and potential overlap of activities at any one time is not available. The DEIR also analyzed the worst-case potential conditions. Furthermore, because existing sensitive receptors may be close to project-related construction activities, construction emissions generated by individual development projects have the potential to exceed South Coast AQMD’s project-specific LSTs and health risk thresholds. Again, the DEIR was based on the most conservative construction scenario and conservatively determined that it is not possible to determine whether individual development projects would result in the exceedance of the localized emissions thresholds and contribute to known health effects, due to the scale of development activities. Any redevelopment and associated construction activities that would occur within a community of this size, scale, and building orientation would have similar construction-related impacts due to the proximity of on-site sensitive receptors. Therefore, because implementation of the Specific Plan involves redevelopment of an infill site and construction activities near existing on-campus residents, other alternatives, such as alternative land uses or a substantial reduction in the size of the project, would result in similar construction-related impacts to air quality and noise.

With respect to construction-related noise impacts, demolition and construction activities are proposed to adjacent to residential buildings. Although all feasible mitigation measures were incorporated, due to the limited attenuation that can be provided through mitigation, specifically to upper-level dwelling units of multi-story residential buildings, any redevelopment project would result in significant impacts to adjacent residential buildings. Furthermore, due to the nature of infill development and the proximity of any new redevelopment to existing structures, strict adherence to the screening distances is not possible in all cases. Eliminating construction-related noise impacts by vacating the property until construction is complete is also not feasible.

Over long-term buildout, implementation of the Specific Plan would replace and rehabilitate outdated buildings with new modern facilities that would comply with the latest CBC and CalGreen standards, while increasing long term energy efficiency and reducing noise impacts.

5. Improvements to Multimodal Mobility
The mobility plan under the Specific Plan emphasizes bicycling and walking as the primary modes of transportation, supports public transit use, and improves vehicular and non-vehicular mobility throughout the Plan Area. In addition to vehicle access, these street types would include sidewalks and parkways to support active transportation. The wellness trails would provide a safe, separate active Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan
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transportation network with limited vehicular interruptions. New dedicated bicycle facilities, wider walkways and separate trails would improve safety and accessibility. Landscaping and bicycle and pedestrian amenities would further support complete streets and active transportation onsite. The Specific Plan’s circulation system would provide convenient access to the CVC Transit Center, which encourages public transit use. The Specific Plan includes measures to increase the Plan Area’s tree canopy and provides landscaping along parkways and streets, providing a safe and inviting pedestrian network. Transit passes would be provided free or at a reduced-price to residents and employees, which would encourage use of the transit system.

B. Conclusion
For the foregoing reasons, the City of Long Beach concludes that the Specific Plan will result in a beneficial mix of uses in a mixed-use environment providing significant housing benefits of local and regional significance, as well as various mobility improvements. The City of Long Beach has balanced the Specific Plan’s benefits against the Specific Plan’s significant unavoidable impacts. The City finds that the Specific Plan’s benefits outweigh the Specific Plan’s significant unavoidable impacts, and those impacts, therefore, are considered acceptable in light of the Specific Plan’s benefits. The City finds that each of the benefits described above is an overriding consideration, independent of the other benefits, that warrants approval of the Specific Plan notwithstanding the Specific Plan’s significant unavoidable impacts.

EXHIBIT B

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27 28 OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802 RESOLUTION NO.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE

CITY OF LONG BEACH ESTABLISHING THE CENTURY
VILLAGES AT CABRILLO SPECIFIC PLAN (SP-4)
PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 65450-65458 OF THE

CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE
WHEREAS, the Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan serves to implement, and is consistent with, the City of Long Beach General Plan; and WHEREAS, the content of the Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan (SP-4) is consistent with Sections 65451, 65452 and 65454 of the California Government Code; and
WHEREAS, duly noticed public hearings were held by the City of Long Beach Planning Commission on September 1, 2022, and City Council on January 24, 2023, at which times oral comments and written information regarding the proposed Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan (SP-4) were heard and considered by the Planning Commission and the City Council, respectively; and WHEREAS, the potential environmental effects from adoption of the Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan have been evaluated and an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been certified and adopted in accordance with the applicable provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and WHEREAS, appropriate zoning code amendments will or may be considered in the future to aid in the implementation of the Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan.

NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Long Beach does hereby find, determine and resolve that:

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27 28 OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802 document is attached as Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by reference in full as though set forth herein word for word, is consistent with the City of Long Beach General Plan in the following respects:

A. The Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan is compatible with the general goals, policies and designations within the City’s General Plan Land Use Element (“LUE”).

B. The Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan conforms to the general goals, policies, and designations of the City’s General Plan Land Use Element (LUE), adopted by the City Council in 2019. The SP-4 plan area is located within page 8 of the City’s Land Use Element Map:

1. The PlaceType of the Specific Plan area pursuant to the General Plan Land Use Map is Regional-Serving Facility (RSF)..

2. RSF’s are those facilities, businesses and operations that not only serve the City, but also the region. Public-serving uses, such as the Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan are consistent with the uses allowed by the LUE.

C. The Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan also advances Land Use Element (LUE) goals, including but not limited to: Sustainable Planning and Development Practices (Goal No. 1), with new developments within the Specific Plan being more compact to create walkable environments, allow for orderly development and flexibility to grow, fully integrate land and mobility planning and encourage all development to be more environmentally sustainable, promote compact development and higher density development, encourage walkable and bicycle-friendly environments; Accommodate Strategic Growth and Change (Goal No. 3) by promoting regional-serving uses, creating new transit-oriented development, and promoting infill and redevelopment to support transit; and Diversify Housing Opportunities (Goal No. 5) by allowing a variety of housing types, encouraging housing opportunities, services and amenities for all income levels, age groups and household types, establishing clear rules and locations for special housing types, such as congregate care, assisted living, senior housing and 3 EWM:ag A22-02592 (11/11/22)
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27 28 OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802 housing with supportive services. The Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan also conforms to the General Plan’s and conforms to and furthers the goals of the General Plan’s Urban Design Element, by requiring high-quality development, sustainable design, and serious architecture, as well as creating complete streets and a pedestrian- and bikefriendly mobility environment.

The Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan also conforms to the General Plan’s Mobility Element through its plan for Infrastructure improvements that are planned, maintained and operated consistent with the principle of complete streets, active living, and sustainable community design. Goal No. 1 of the Mobility Element is to create an efficient, balanced, multimodal mobility network; this includes establishing a network of complete streets, reconfiguring existing streets to emphasize modal priorities, strategically improving circulation, reducing the environmental impacts of the transportation system, and managing the supply of parking, all of which are achieved through the Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan’s development standards and guidelines. Furthermore, the vision for the future of the City’s transportation system includes, flexible, convenient, affordable, and energy-efficient transportation options, mobility practices that maintain and enhance safety while strengthening community, sense of place, urban design and the natural environment, and land use planning integrated with a multimodal mobility network, providing people with options to choose various forms of convenient transportation. The Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan is consistent with the overall goals of the Mobility Element including the associated addendums comprised of the Green TI Plan for the Terminal Island Freeway, Bicycle Master Plan and CX3 Pedestrian Plan.

The Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan is also aligned with the City’s Housing Element in planning for present and future housing needs, including strategies and programs to improve development regulations and accommodate future growth targets for housing affordable to all household income levels. The Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan promotes redevelopment of antiquated structures and underutilized 4 EWM:ag A22-02592 (11/11/22)
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27 28 OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802 areas for a mix of development, which would provide quality dwelling units for residents in need while hosting modern spaces for current and new social service providers, commercial uses, and community amenities. The Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan conforms to the Housing Element’s goals, including but not limited to: Provide Increased Opportunities for the Construction of High-Quality Housing (Goal No. 1) through policies that facilitate the development of affordable housing by streamlining the approval process for projects with substantial levels of affordable housing, encouraging residential development along transit corridors, establishing and maintaining partnerships with nonprofit organizations, affordable housing builders, and for-profit developers, to provide greater access to affordable housing funds; Mitigate Government Constraints to Housing Investment and Affordability (Goal No. 2) through examining existing land use policies and regulations that impact housing construction, standardize review policies to streamline permitting, and provide for timely and coordinated processing of development projects and associated environmental clearances to minimize project-holding costs; Provide Housing Assistance and Preserve Publicly Assisted Units (Goal No. 3); Address the Unique Housing Needs of Special Needs Residents (Goal No. 4); Retain and Improve the Quality of Existing Housing and Neighborhoods (Goal No. 5) by encouraging placebased strategies for neighborhood planning and improvements that incorporate biking, pedestrian, and public transit connections; and Ensure Fair and Equal Housing Opportunity (Goal No. 6). .

D. The Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan will enhance the compatibility of existing and future land uses within the Plan area with adjacent land uses and is consistent with sound land use planning.

E. The adoption of the Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan is in the best public interest of the City and the region pursuant to California Code Section 65358(a).

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27 28 OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802 Section 2. Based upon the forgoing, together with the information contained in the City Council Staff Report dated January 24, 2023, the City Council does herby formally approve and adopt the Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan (SP-4) in its entirety, as is more particularly set forth in Exhibit “A” to this Resolution.

Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting this resolution.

I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Long Beach at its meeting of , 2023, by the following vote:

Ayes: Councilmembers:

Noes: Councilmembers:

Absent: Councilmembers:

Recusal(s): Councilmembers:

City Clerk

C E N T U R Y

V I L L A G E S AT

C A B R I L L O

S P E C I F I C P L A N
JANUARY 2023
Brian D’Andrea, President
Steve Colman, Executive Director
Oscar Alvarado, Director of Development
Kimberly Crawford Wee, Director, Community Development
Brett Morales, Director, Property Management
Howard Chan, Controller
Development Services Staff
Housing Staff
Planning Commission
City Council
Brian Ulaszewski, Executive Director
Mina Emamifar-Roades, ASLA, Landscape Architect
Baktaash Sorkhabi, Designer
Angelica Meza, Designer
José Hernández, P.E.

C e n t u r y V i l l a g e s a t C a b r i l l o
C i t y o f L o n g B e a c h
City Fabrick
KPFF

A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T S
Villages at Cabrillo would like to acknowledge Enterprise Community Partners whose generous support through
a HUD Section 4 Capacity Building Grant has made this
effort possible. In addition, CVC would like to thank the USGBC and its Affordable Green Neighborhoods program,
supported by Bank of America, which has assisted CVC in securing the LEED for Neighborhood Development (ND)
credential for the master plan.

Financial Support

OTHER PARTNERS
Building Healthy Communities, California State University Dominguez Hills, Corporation for Supportive Housing, East Yards Center for Environmental Justice, Goodwill, Serving the People of Southern Los Angeles County (SOLAC), Long Beach Asthma Coalition, Long Beach Community Action
Partnership, Long Beach Police Department, Long Beach
Time Exchange, Los Angeles Department of Mental Health, Mental Health America LA, PATH (People Assisting the
Homeless), School on Wheels, St. Mary Medical Center,
The H.O.P.E. Foundation Inc., the Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach (HACLB), the Long Beach Department
of Health and Human Services (Health Department), Long
Beach Development Services (LBDS), 7th Council District and University of Southern California.

ANCHOR
The anchor, because of the great importance in navigation, was regarded in ancient times as a symbol of safety. A ship’s anchor gives it stability in the midst of a storm and gives hope to those who are being protected by it. In this way, our Anchor represents the safety provided by the Century Villages at Cabrillo to those who come to our shores and gives hope that they can be steady until the storms will pass and calm seas will return. At that time, the Anchor can be raised and those who have rested and grown stronger
can again sail away to fulfill their potential or intentions.

Very much like the individuals or families who come to the Villages to recover from homelessness.

In 2001, a massive anchor from an unknown ship at the Port of Long Beach salvage yard was dropped onto the lawn
of Century Villages at Cabrillo. Over the ensuing years, the anchor sat vigil as Century Villages blossomed, tying us to our roots as naval housing during the ship-building boom of an earlier era. Some believed that the anchor was watching over the people of Century Villages, providing safe harbor to those in need. Century Villages at Cabrillo, with the help of a City of Long Beach grant, commissioned local artist Trace Fukuhara to create a public monument with the anchor as its centerpiece. The sculpture reflects Century Villages’ deep connection to this treasured symbol of safe harbor and a brighter tomorrow.

Introduction
Context
Community
Voice

SECTION ONE
R e g i o n a l L o c a t i o n
Background and Context
D eve l o p m e n t R a t i o n a l e
Plan Goals
Plan Organization
R e l a t i o n s h i p t o t h e G e n e r a l P l a n Relationship to Other Plans
Agencies, and Regulation
Location
History
O ve r v i ew
Current Conditions
Engagement Process
Community Feedback
C a s e St u d i e s

1.1 1.2

1.3 1.4

1.5 1.6

1.7 2.1

2.2 2.3

2.4 3.1

3.2 3.3
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SECTION THREE
TABLE
OF

CONTENTS
Land Use Plan +
Development
Standards
Mobility +
Streetscape

SECTION FOUR
Project Description
Project Vision
Urban Design Strategies
Land Use
D eve l o p m e n t St a n d a r d s
Open Space Plan
O p e n S p a ce St a n d a r d s
P a r k i n g R e q u i r e m e n t s
V i l l a g e C i r c u l a t i o n
Street Classifications
P u b l i c Tr a n s i t
Bicycles
Pedestrians
Transportation Management
Campus Access
Street Sections

4.1 4.2

4.3 4.4

4.5 4.6

4.7 4.8

5.1 5.2

5.3 5.4

5.5 5.6

5.7 5.8
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SECTION FIVE
Design Guidelines
Building Form and Design
Frontages and Streetwalls
O p e n S p a ce
Parking Services
S i g n a g e a n d Way f i n d i n g
Outdoor Lighting
Env i r o n m e n t S u s t a i n a b i l i t y
Tree Canopy
Street Trees

6.1 6.2

6.3 6.4

6.5 6.6

6.7 6.8

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SECTION SIX
Infrastructure
Administration +
Implementation

SECTION SEVEN
Village Infrastructure
Storm Water Management
Sewer
Dry Utilities Water
Water
General Administration
Environmental Review
Plan Implementation

7.1 7.2

7.3 7.4

7.5 8.1

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SECTION EIGHT
Context
Regional Built Environment
Figure Ground
Campus Orientation
E x i s t i n g B u i l d i n g P h a s i n g
EXHIBIT 2.1A
EXHIBIT 2.3A
EXHIBIT 2.4A
EXHIBIT 2.4B
EXHIBIT 4.1A
TABLE 4 .1 A
EXHIBIT 4.3A
EXHIBIT 4.3B
EXHIBIT 4.3C
EXHIBIT 4.3D
EXHIBIT 4.4A
TABLE 4.5A
TABLE 4 . 5 B
TABLE 4 . 5C
EXHIBIT 4.5D
EXHIBIT 4.6A
TABLE 4 . 8A
TABLE 4 . 8A
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SECTION TWO
Land Use Plan +
Development
Standards

SECTION FOUR
Prosed Vision Overview
Program Tabulations
Strengthen Linkages
E x p a n d H i e r a r c hy
Improve Efficiencies
P r o d u c t i ve L a n d s c a p e
L a n d - U s e D i s t r i c t s
Permitted Uses
Development Intensity Standards
B u i l d i n g P l a ce m e n t
B u i l d i n g S e t b a c k s
O p e n S p a ce N e t wo r k
A u t o m o b i l e P a r k i n g G u i d e l i n e s
B i c yc l e P a r k i n g R e q u i r e m e n t s
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TABLE
O F

EXHIBITS
+ TABLES
EXHIBIT 5.1A
EXHIBIT 5.2A
EXHIBIT 5.3A
EXHIBIT 5.4A
EXHIBIT 5.4B
EXHIBIT 5.4C
EXHIBIT 5.5A
EXHIBIT 5.6A
EXHIBIT 5.7A
EXHIBIT 5.8A
EXHIBIT 5.8B
EXHIBIT 5.8C
EXHIBIT 5.8D
TABLE 8 .1 A
TABLE 8 .1 B
EXHIBIT 8.3A
TABLE 8 . 3A
EXHIBIT 6.9A
EXHIBIT 6.9B
Mobility +
Streetscape
Neighborhood Connections
St r e e t C l a s s i f i c a t i o n P l a n
Regional LB Transit Service
Bicycle Network
Regional LB Bike Classification
Regional LB Street Classification
P e d e s t r i a n N e t wo r k
C o m m u n i t y P a r k i n g P l a n
Emergency Vehicle Access
P r o p o s e d S e c t i o n A
Proposed Section B
Proposed Section C
P r o p o s e d s e c t i o n D
A p p r ov i n g A u t h o r i t y
Major Modifications to Specific Plan
Development Parcels
Project Matrix
Current Street Trees
Proposed Street Trees
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88 89
90 91

SECTION FIVE
Design Guidelines
102
103

SECTION SIX
Administration +
Implementation
110
112
115
116

SECTION EIGHT

1 Introduction

SECTION ONE

The Villages at Cabrillo is a 27-acre portion of a former United States Naval housing facility located on the western edge of the City of Long Beach, nearly two and a half
miles to the northwest of Long Beach’s Downtown core.

It is bordered by Cabrillo High School to the North, Job Corp community to the east, California State Long Beach

R E G I O N A L

LOCATION

THE VILLAGES AT CABRILLO IS
A 2 7 - A C R E P O R T I O N O F A F O R M E R

U N I T E D S T A T E S N A V A L H O U S I N G

F A C I L I T Y L O C A T E D O N T H E W E S T E R N

E D G E O F T H E C I T Y O F L O N G B E A C H ,

N E A R L Y T W O A N D A H A L F M I L E S
T O T H E N O R T H W E S T O F L O N G B E A C H ’ S
DOWNTOWN CORE.

Technology community to the south, and municipal-owned
portion of the Terminal Island Freeway to the west. The Villages at Cabrillo is primarily accessed by San Gabriel Avenue, a service road connecting the Terminal Island
Freeway to Pacific Coast Highway [State Route 1].

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1.1 R E G I O N A L L O C A T I O N

I NTRO D U C TI O N

CENTURY VILLAGES AT CABRILLO

CVC SPECIFIC PLAN
The Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan [CVCSP] area,
encompasses the entirety of the Villages at Cabrillo, a residential community established to break the cycle of homelessness. The CVCSP plan area makes up the former
Subarea D of Planned Development 31 Area. With the
completion of the Anchor Place residential development
at the end of 2017, the entirety of the community had been developed. Over the next twenty years, CVC is seeking to redevelop portions of the community that consist of the former navy housing stock, transitioning the collection of antiquated structures to modern affordable housing
and service facilities.

B A C K G R O U N D

AND CONTEXT

D E V E L O P M E N T

R A T I O N A L E
In 2016, CVC embarked on an intensive planning effort
to engage residents, stakeholders and service providers within their community to develop a comprehensive
vision for the future of their community. This Community Plan has subsequently been documented for LEED – ND
certification [Leadership in Environmental and Energy
Design – Neighborhood Development], to ensure the plan’s ability to preserve and restore the environment. The CVCSP codifies the elements of the Community Plan and LEED
– ND certification, incorporating it into the City of Long Beach General Plan.

A 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, Villages at Cabrillo was established in 1997 when the US Department of Defense
transferred the land to CVC under the McKinney Act for the purpose of providing transitional and permanent housing to the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless.

Over the past two decades the CVC has become a nationwide public-private partnership model to benefit those in need.

There remains an intense need for affordable housing and intensive homeless assistance in the Los Angeles region, CVC intends to continue responding to this need.

CVC’s mission is to develop, manage, and serve as steward of this 27 acre supportive housing community. CVC embraces a vision whereby the cycle of homelessness is broken by offering residents a service-enriched, supportive environment designed to encourage self-sufficiency and promote
achievement of the highest human potential. CVC seeks to provide residents a nurturing, healing environment along with the tools necessary to change behaviors and overcome barriers. CVC pursues this vision through collaborating with other like-minded organizations and partners.

The CVCSP maps out the future redevelopment of a portion of the 27 acre community currently occupied by single-story former navy housing that was rehabilitated when the Villages at Cabrillo originally opened. The new mixed-use development will provide quality dwelling units for residents in need, while hosting modern spaces for current and new social service providers, commercial uses, community amenities.
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CENTURY VILLAGES AT CABRILLO

CVC SPECIFIC PLAN
The Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan is part of collection of planning documents that will guide what services, housing, amenities and programming the Villages will provide in the future and how it is done most effectively. The Community Plan is the blueprint for the residents and clients we
serve and stakeholder to whom we are accountable. The
aforementioned Community Plan provided the basis for
the LEED – Neighborhood Development certification as
well as the establishment of CVCSP, which determines
the area’s allowable land-use, circulation, open space and development standards.

Entitlements for the Villages at Cabrillo were previous codified within the Planned Development District 31
– Subarea D. This plan included general development
standards as well as the allowable uses. The previously approved Master Plan which dictated the development todate, has largely been implemented except for a community gymnasium which is retained in the updated plan. The
CVCSP will codify the development pattern of the recently updated Community Plan. Below are the goals for the
updated Community Plan:

SUPPORT THE CURRENT
& FUTURE NEEDS,

CHALLENGES &

OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE
AREA.

GUIDE REDEVELOPMENT

OF ANTIQUATED BUILDING
STOCK & AVAILABLE LAND.

P L A N G O A L S

STREAMLINE THE REVIEW

AND APPROVAL PROCESS

FOR FUTURE PHASES OF
DEVELOPMENT.

PROVIDE CERTAINTY FOR

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES,

PROPERTY OWNERS, AND
DEVELOPERS.
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CVC SPECIFIC PLAN
PLAN

ORGANIZATION
The Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan is organized into eight sections:
1 Introduction
7 Infrastructure
2 Context
8 Implementation
The introduction chapter provides a policy
context for the CVCSP, as to where it
fits within the framework of the City of
Long Beach General Plan and associated
planning documents.

This chapter lays out the general
strategy for planning infrastructure
improvements to compliment future
phases of development, including water,
gas and electric service, stormwater
management, and telecommunications.

The context chapter describes the current
conditions of the CVCSP planning area and
immediate surrounding context, while
providing a historic setting for the past
uses and evolution as to how the Villages
at Cabrillo has reached its current state.

The implementation chapter describes
the process and timeline for executing
the improvements within the plan,
including building phasing and
development parcels.
4 Land-Use &
D e v e l o p m e n t
Standards
5 M o b i l i t y
and
Streetscape
The land-use and development standards
chapter lays out the general vision
and guiding principles of the CVCSP as
it relates to development, providing
guidance to the interrelationship of
land-use and open space.

This chapter describes how the various
phases of development are to be
integrated through a shared circulation
network and unified streetscape within
the right-of-way.
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CVC SPECIFIC PLAN

INTRODUCTION

CENTURY VILLAGES AT CABRILLO

CVC SPECIFIC PLAN
The City of Long Beach General Pan provides a strategic vision for the future of development and change in the
City. The Long Beach General Plan consists of comprehensive collection of elements focusing on various topics related to how the city adapts to change. Key features related to the CVCSP include the recently adopted Landuse and Urban Design Elements, as well as the Housing, Air Quality and Mobility Elements.

California state law requires that the CVCSP be written to be consistent with the Long Beach General Pan. The
Land-use and Urban Design Elements of the General
Plan identifies the CVCSP as an area to develop affordable and permanent supportive housing. The Housing Element of the Long Beach General Plan consistently
identifies the CVCSP as an area to invest resources to
expand affordable housing.

The Mobility Element of the General Plan, and associated addendums – including the Green TI Plan, Bicycle Master Plan and CX3 Pedestrian Plan also emphasize strengthening connections to, and reducing freight transportation impacts on the CVCSP area. No amendments to the Long Beach General Plan will be necessary, other than
to identify the CVCSP area within the Land-use Element
and associated Zoning Plan update.

R E L A T I O N S H I P T O

T H E G E N E R A L P L A N
3 Community Voice
6 Design
Guidelines
This chapter describes the extensive
engagement process that included
residents, stakeholders and service
providers, and articulates the consensus
community voice related to the CVCSP.

The design guidelines chapter provides
guidance as how each development will should
be designed in order to create a harmonious
physical environment within each project and
throughout the community.
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R E L A T I O N S H I P

T O O T H E R

P L A N S , A G E N C I E S,

AND REGULATION
The Specific Plan and the process taken to
update it have been informed in part by the
plans that have been or are being adopted
by the City of Long Beach. As Long Beach’s
General Plan update informs the types of
future public and private investment in
the City, the Green TI Plan could directly
inform the future orientation and access
to the Vill ages at Cabrillo. While not a
l o c a l r e g u l a t o r y d o c u m e n t , t h e L E E D Neighborhood Development certification
will ensure that the Community Plan guides
a future, more sustainable CVC.

A ny provision within the C VC SP is not
intended to repeal, annul, abrogate, impair
or interfere with existing provisions of any
other ordinance or law. Where the provisions
within the CVCSP impose greater restrictions
than those required by other ordinances or
laws, this shall document shall control.

Long Beach
Bicycle Master Plan

T E R M I N A L I S L A N D

TRANSITION PLAN
DECEMBER 2015
This plan was funded through a Caltrans Environmental Justic G
This Bicycle Master Plan serves as a policy document
to guide the development and maintenance of bicycle
friendly roads and bikeways and support facilities
and other programs for Long Beach over the next 20
years. These policies address important issues related
to Long Beach’s roads and bikeways such as planning,
community involvement, utilization of existing resources, facility design, multi-modal integration, safety and
education, support facilities as well as specific programs, implementation, maintenance and funding. It is intended to be used as a guideline for projects and programs but does not substitute for engineering knowledge, experience or judgment.

B i c y c l e
Master Plan
The development standards contained in the Planned
Development Zone 31 Plan are designed to ensure
compatibility with adjacent land uses and to assure high standards of architectural design. Subarea D encompasses the twenty-seven acre "Villages at Cabrillo" (subarea D) is conceived as an adaptive reuse housing development
whose purpose is to integrate both new and rehabilitated residential development for the express purpose of
providing transitional housing and support services to
homeless veterans and the homeless population of the
Long Beach metropolitan area. The Subarea D portion of
PD-31 is replaced by the CVCSP.

PD District 31
Subarea D
THE W
Promote Economic Development
Increase Availability and Access to Jobs, Goods, and Services Quality Recreational and Tourist Attra
Beautif
ctio
Economy
Streetscapes
Pervious Surfaces
nI creased Tree Canopy
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Communities of Excellence in Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention (CX3) is administered through
Long Beach Health and Human Services to conduct
neighborhood assessments designed to provide data and
set priorities to improve the food and physical activity landscape for low-income neighborhoods. The CX3
Pedestrian Improvement Master Plan provides the tools
for improving walkability in West and Central Long Beach neighborhoods, promoting walking as physical activity
and enhancing pedestrian access to healthy choices
for food and recreation. The intention of the plan is to (1)-assess existing conditions of the CX3 areas and identify paths for improving the pedestrian environment and
(2)-lay out a framework of tools, project types, policies and programs for improving the CX3 neighborhoods.

CX3
Pedestrian Plan
Committing to develop and implement a Community
Livability Plan for the I-710 corridor neighborhoods in the City of Long Beach is a natural outgrowth of a single crucial realization: neighborhoods within the I-710 corridor bear a disproportionate share of the negative impacts resulting from the operation of the I-710 Freeway and the Ports.

Further, they receive few of the benefits derived from
the $3 billion in goods that arrive through the two Ports and are transported through their neighborhoods. This
Plan seeks to bring a better balance between residents’ exposure to environmental and health hazards, and the
benefits and investments they want and need in order
to maintain a healthy environment in which to live, learn, work and play.

Westside
Livability Plan
LEED-ND is a voluntary leadership standard, and local
governments should consider promoting its use by the
development community or public-private partnerships.

In addition, LEED-ND can be used to analyze whether
existing development regulations, such as zoning codes, development standards, landscape requirements, building codes, or comprehensive plans are “friendly” to sustainable developments. Elements of the LEED-ND requirements are
included within the CVCSP where appropriate, including
circulation, development standards and design guidelines.

L E E D N e i g h b o r h o o d
Development
The Green TI project looks at the first/last mile of the Terminal Island Freeway, and includes the community
vision, preliminary feasibility study and design concept aimed at transforming the segment of State Route 103
to a local-serving road, while increasing open space and buffering the West Long Beach neighborhood from air, noise, light and visual pollution. The design concept and future implementation strategies described in this document
serve as a road-map for the project as it moves forward.

Additionally, this document serves as a compilation of
findings from community and port-related engagement
events that were held to identify alternative and preferred design concepts for the reuse of the TI Freeway
Green TI
Plan

WEST LONG BEACH LIVABILITY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
duce
Sa
d VMT
fety for Pedestrians / Transit Riders
Transit Improvements
Lighti
Pe
ng
rvious Surface
Open Space Acreage Added
Park Improvements and Expansions Access to Open Space / Schools / Parks Reduced VMT
Increased Safety
Pedestrian +
Bike Improvements Access to Open Space / Schools / Parks Reduced VMT / Increase in Walking
Safety for Pedestrians / Transit Riders
Light ng i
Planing Pervio
nI
CX3
Communities of Excellence in Nutrition,
Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention
Pedestrian Plan
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SECTION TWO

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CENTURIES

I N T H E
MAKING
The Native Americans known as the Tongva had at least three villages—named Tevaaxa’anga, ‘Ahwaanga and Povuu’nga—within the present boundaries of Long Beach. It seems the idea of a Village, or “Ke ke” in the Tongva language, has been a work in progress for centuries around the place we now call the Villages at Cabrillo.

THE IDEA OF A VILLAGE

HAS BEEN A WORK IN

PROGRESS FOR CENTURIES

AROUND THE PLACE WE

NOW CALL THE VILLAGES

AT CABRILLO
The Century Villages at Cabrillo is located on the
western edge of the City of Long Beach as the
municipal borders of Los Angeles converge.

The community is situated within the transition between industry and residential communities. The Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles lay to the south, with industrial areas to the immediate south and refineries and goods
movement support facilities to the west and schools and homes to the north and east.

The community is immediately surrounded by large
institutions and major infrastructure, effectively isolating residents from the larger community. Long Beach Jobs
Corp and Cabrillo High School are large institutions
abutting the north and east edges of CVC while California State University, Long Beach’s Tech Community is to the south. To the west, there are layers of infrastructure
that serve the port complex, including the Terminal
Island Freeway, San Pedro Branch railroad and Southern
California Edison’s electricity transmission corridor.

THE

LOCATION

2.1 2.2
These large, continuous facilities create an impermeable border around CVC that extend any trip as much as threefold. For example, outside of select times when school administration open a pedestrian gate between the two
communities, students attending Cabrillo High School
must walk a mile of some of Long Beach’s least pedestrian friendly streets to get to school. There are currently no dedicated bicycle facilities in West Long Beach, with the Los Angeles River trail being the nearest at a mile away.

Considering these limitations, there are fairly good transit connections to CVC from the larger region with two Long Beach Transit bus routes stopping within the community, two Torrance bus routes – including a rapid service – on Pacific Coast Highway and three more Long Beach Transit routes on Santa Fe Avenue and Easy Avenue. In 2018,
the LBT lines were extended into the CVC community,
providing residents greater access and comfort to transit. 22 CONTEXT

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SAVANNAH

CABRILLO NAVAL

HOUSING COMPLEX
1950
1991
NAVY

STATION

TARGETED
FOR

CLOSURE
The Base Realignment
and Closure Commission
of the U.S. Department
of Defense recommends
closing 28 major military
bases, including the Long
Beach Naval Station.

CONTEXT 23
1/4 MILE RADIUS
1/2 MILE RADIUS

PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY

HILL STREET
20TH STREET
DELTA AVE.

EASY AVE.

SANTA FE AVE.

WEBSTER A
HARBOR AVE.

ANAHEIM STREET
14TH STREET

COWLES STREET
16TH STREET
9TH STREET

CITY OF LOS A
CITY

CITY OF LONG BEACH

TERMINAL ISLAND

B U I L T

P A V E D

O P E N

P R O J E C T A R E A

REGIONAL

BUILT ENVIRONMENT
EXHIBIT 2.1A
An innovative publicprivate partnership
model to benefit
those in need is
established between
Century Housing
Corporation and the
US Department of
Defense under the
McKinney Act .
27 ACRE SITE

CONVEYED

FOR THE

BENEFIT OF

THE HOMELESS
1997
FIGURE
GROUND
EXHIBIT 2.3A

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BUILT
PAVED
OPEN

PROJECT AREA
1995
A
VISION

DEVELOPS
Local community and
city officials begin
holding dozens of
meetings to develop
a vision for the new
community and address
skeptics’ questions and
concerns about creating
a homeless enclave in
the West Long Beach
area.
24 CONTEXT
2001
It incorporates the community based
outpatient clinic, child care center, transitional
school facilities, family shelter, housing for
families, youth and veterans, a central kitchen
and dining facility and a career center and
computer lab.
200 UNIT

CASA DE CABRILLO

BUILDING OPENS
2004

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cycle of homelessness is broken by offering residents a service-enriched, supportive environment designed to
encourage self-sufficiency and promote achievement
of the highest human potential. CVC seeks to provide
residents a nurturing, healing environment along with
the tools necessary to change behaviors and overcome
barriers. Ultimately, CVC seeks to empower residents to build dreams and reintegrate into mainstream society.

As an organization, CVC serves as steward, fiscal agent, manager, moderator, facilitator, and coordinator for
the Villages at Cabrillo community. CVC creates the
physical and regulatory conditions where collaborating
programs can succeed in overcoming homelessness. As a
social enterprise, CVC engages in property management,
real estate development, and community development
activities, all uniformly geared around the vision of
breaking the cycle of homelessness.

CVC was founded as a collaborative effort of many
players who shared a common vision of addressing the
problem of homelessness in unprecedented fashion.

This spirit of collaboration persists today across CVC and its many partners, including private investors, public
agencies, government authorities, and private nonprofit organizations.

Since being established, CVC has developed into a
unique supportive housing community that provides
housing on any given night to over 1,500 persons.

These include veteran and non-veteran individuals,
families, youth and children who are housed within
CVC’s robust continuum of supportive housing, ranging
from shelter, to transitional housing, to permanent
housing. More than simply providing shelter, CVC has
co-located a palette of valuable social services to help residents regain their independence.

To this end, CVC has partnered with more than thirty
established service providers to provide these much
needed services which include: case management, life
skills training, substance abuse treatment, affordable
child care, a homeless education program, an employment center, a career center, a food service program, and a VA medical clinic among others.

CVC’s mission is to develop, manage, and serve as the
steward of the Villages at Cabrillo. CVC delivers property management, real estate development and supportive
services which aim to empower residents, restore health and inspire hope. CVC embraces a vision whereby the

V I L L A G E S A T

CABRILLO OVERVIEW

2.3 CONTEXT 25

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EXISTING
CAMPUS
LAYERS
5,000 SF playspace that serves the
campus’ 400+ children. Facility
consists of playground, community
garden, murals, shade structures,
tetherball, and other amenities.
2009
A

COMMUNITY
GROWS

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OPEN SPACE

LINKAGES

PARKING

BUILDINGS
26 CONTEXT
Knabe Exchange Renovation:
$1.0 million renovation of
former Naval Exchange facility.

Completed in 2010. Public
funding from the County of
Los Angeles and the City of
Long Beach.
2010
$5 MILLION CONSTRUCTION
OF AN 8,485 SF EMERGENCY

FAMILY SHELTER COMPLEX

COMPLETED
2012
80 UNIT CABRILLO

GATEWAY OPENS
2015

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By the end of 2017, the entirety of the Villages (approximately 27 acres) has been redeveloped with new residential uses or rehabilitation of existing structures.

Over the initial five phases of construction former
Naval housing and facilities were either rehabilitated
of removed for new construction. Future development
will focus on redevelopment opportunities.

As the Villages at Cabrillo has been developed and
redeveloped over the past seventy years the community
has evolved from clusters and rows of single-story
buildings with parking lots to include multi-story
residential buildings built over enclosed garages that
are lined with ground floor functions including service providers and community spaces.

The southern portion of CVC has a relatively clear
organizational structure with a hierarchy of outdoor
spaces, circulation paths and activity centers. North
of Williams Street, the community is more organic
with meandering and circuitous walking paths, open
spaces that blend with parking courts and pockets of
activity. The newer residential development is more
intensive with three to four levels of residential units formed around deliberate open space. The rehabilitated

CURRENT

CONDITIONS

2.4 portions of the CVC housing stock are less dense, evenly spreading housing, open space and parking across that
portion of the community.

The Villages at Cabrillo is a community in transition as the initial housing stock consisted of the rehabilitated structures from the Naval housing make up half of
the community while newer development has infilled
the other half. Due to the CVC’s mature tree canopy,
especially north of Williams Street, the differences in building heights, placement and organization is often
lost to most observers. The rehabilitated former Naval
structures are low, one and two-story buildings while
the Family Commons and Casa de Cabrillo are three and
four stories tall.

South of Williams, the variations in height become more apparent as the wider open spaces and newer trees
around the more recent developments present more
dramatic perspectives to witness the taller building
heights. There are one and two story buildings made up
of former Naval housing and buildings along with four
and five story buildings of Cabrillo Gateway and Anchor Place. These two most recent additions to the Villages
also have taller ground floors to provide the additional height necessary for commercial spaces, community
functions, administrative uses and services providers.

CONTEXT 27
The Social Hall is redeveloped into
a vibrant social place for informal
gathering as well as flexible space for
the expansive programs on offer, doing
justice to both its Naval history and
current needs of residents .
2016 The Urban Forest
Monument Project
develops a highly
impactful entry element
to CVC’s Urban Forest,
located on the western
perimeter of the Villages.

It establishes the San
Gabriel & Williams
intersection as the main
entry at a highly visible,
well trafficked location.

DEVELOPMENT BEGINS

ON THE LAST REMAINING

PORTION OF THE CAMPUS

CONTEXT

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PHASE 1
PHASE 2
PHASE 4
PHASE 3

ADDRESS DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS PARTNERS
PHASE 1 [CONT.]

ADDRESS DEVELOPMENT
PHASE 5
PHASE 6
Dept of VAVVRC, US
07 2291 WILLIAMS
2241 WILLIAMS
2090 RIVER
10 28
29 30
31 31
31 32
39 40
42 43
45 46
46 47
47 05
06 08
09 09
11 12
13 14
15 A
B
C
D

VILLAGES

AT CABRILLO

VILLAGES

AT CABRILLO

VILLAGES

AT CABRILLO

VILLAGES

AT CABRILLO

VILLAGES

AT CABRILLO

VILLAGES

AT CABRILLO
2160 WILLIAMS
2140 WILLIAMS
2120 WILLIAMS
2120 WILLIAMS
Project Return Peer
Support Network
Vets, Inc. / VVRC, US
Vets, Inc. / VVRC, US
American Indian Changing
Spirits, AICS
Vets, Inc. VIP & Supp.

Serv. Offices, US
Resident Direct Rent Apartments
Resident Direct Rent Apartments
Comprehensive Child Dev't FP
LA Habilitation House, LAHH
Vets, Inc. Supportive
Services Offices, US
CBOC Clinic, US Gov't
Vets, Inc. Advance
Woman & Child, US
Vets, Inc. Woman's Advance, US
Vets, Inc. Woman's Advance, US
US Vets, Inc. , USVI
Resident Direct Rent Apartments
Resident Direct Rent Apartments
Resident Direct Rent Apartments
Resident Direct Rent Apartments
Resident Direct Rent Apartments
Family Transitional

VILLAGES

AT CABRILLO

VILLAGES

AT CABRILLO

VILLAGES

AT CABRILLO

VILLAGES

AT CABRILLO

VILLAGES

AT CABRILLO

VILLAGES

AT CABRILLO

VILLAGES

AT CABRILLO

SAVANNAH

HOUSING

SAVANNAH

HOUSING

SAVANNAH

HOUSING

SAVANNAH

HOUSING

SAVANNAH

HOUSING

RESIDENT DIRECT RENT APT

RESIDENT DIRECT RENT APT

RESIDENT DIRECT RENT APT

FAMILY TRANSITIONAL
A
B
A
B
25 2120 WILLIAMS
2100 WILLIAMS
2205 SAN GABRIEL
2101 SAN GABRIEL
2045 SAN GABRIEL
2001 RIVER
2001 RIVER
2001 RIVER
2001 RIVER
2001 RIVER
2280 WILLIAMS
2260 WILLIAMS
2281 WILLIAMS
2261 WILLIAMS
2221 WILLIAMS
2201 WILLIAMS
2181 WILLIAMS
2161 WILLIAMS
2121 WILLIAMS
2240 WILLARD
2250 WILLARD
2041 SAN GABRIEL
A
B
27 FAMILY TRANSITIONAL Family Transitional
2121 WILLIAMS
18 Resident Direct Rent Apartments CASA DE
CABRILLO 2111 WILLIAMS
16 Resident Direct Rent Apartments FAMILY COMMONS AT CABRILLO 2200 WILLARD 16 2152 WILLARD Resident Direct Rent Apartments
16 2112 WILLARD Resident Direct Rent Apartments
19 2122 WILLARD Resident Direct Rent Apartments
20 2171 WILLARD Resident Direct Rent Apartments
21 2181 WILLARD Resident Direct Rent Apartments
22 2162 WILLARD Resident Direct Rent Apartments
23 2142 WILLARD Resident Direct Rent Apartments
24 2132 WILLARD Resident Direct Rent Apartments
44 2220 WILLIAMS Resident Direct Rent Apartments
44 2220 WILLIAMS Resident Direct Rent Apartments
48 2041 SAN GABRIEL Resident Direct Rent Apartments
03 2194 SAN GABRIEL Resident Direct Rent Apartments
04 2198 SAN GABRIEL Resident Direct Rent Apartments
A
B
A
B
C

FAMILY COMMONS AT CABRILLO

FAMILY COMMONS AT CABRILLO

FAMILY COMMONS AT CABRILLO

FAMILY COMMONS AT CABRILLO

FAMILY COMMONS AT CABRILLO

FAMILY COMMONS AT CABRILLO

FAMILY COMMONS AT CABRILLO

FAMILY COMMONS AT CABRILLO

VILLAGES

AT CABRILLO

VILLAGES

AT CABRILLO

VILLAGES

AT CABRILLO

VILLAGES

AT CABRILLO
50 SAN GABRIEL VILLAGES

AT CABRILLO
51 SAN GABRIEL Resident Direct Rent Apartments
52 53
Resident Direct Rent Apartments
Resident Direct Rent Apartments
2000 RIVER
2121 WILLIAMS

CABRILLO

GATEWAY
ANCHOR
PLACE

RESIDENT
DIRECT

RENT APT
28 ANCHOR PLACE

IS COMPLETED

CONTEXT

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2017
With Anchor Place completed,
completing development of the
last remaining portion of the CVC
campus. Update of the campus
Master Plan took place throughout
the process of Anchor Place’s
design and construction.

EXISTING
CAMPUS

ORIENTATION
EXHIBIT 2.4A
By the end of 2017, the entirety of
the Villages (approximately 27 acres)
has been redeveloped with new
residential uses or rehabilitation
of existing structures. Over the
initial five phases of construction
former Naval housing and facilities
w e r e e i t h e r r e h a b i l i t a t e d o f
removed for new construction.

Future development will focus on
redevelopment opportunities.

WILLARD

WILLIAMS

TECHNOLOGY
RIVER

SA N GABRI E L
07 10
28 29
31 31
31 31
A
B
C
D
18 16
16 16
A
B
C
51 52
39 40
42 43
48 50
04 03
05 06
44 44
B
A 47
47 B
A
46 46
A
B
32 53
15 14
30 40
13 12
11 20 19
21 22
23 24
08 27 25
09 A 09 B
39 29

BUILDING

PHASING

E X I S T I N G
EXHIBIT 2.4B

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PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 PHASE 4
PHASE 5
3 1
5 4
3 4
2 6
5 WILLARD

WILLARD

WILLIAMS

SAN GABRIEL
RIVER
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Community based outpatient clinic, child
care center, transitional school facilities,
family shelter, housing for families, youth and
veterans, a central kitchen and dining facility
and a career center and computer lab. This first
phase primarily focused on the rehabilitation
and reuse of existing structures on the campus.

PHASE 1
COMPLETED 2001
Casa de Cabrillo (Plaza), a permanent housing
project for single veterans. The improvements
also included the parking lot the north of
Casa de Cabrillo as well as the construction of
North and West Willard Streets.

PHASE 2
COMPLETED 2004
Family Commons at Cabrillo, an 81-unit
affordable housing apartment complex
designed specifically for families. In
early 2012, CVC completed a new 14 unit
emergency shelter that expanded an existing
shelter and provides emergency housing to
families for up to 45 days.

Cabrillo Gateway housing, 80 permanent
support homes for families. Also included
during this phase was the renovation of the
Urban Forest, Solar Shed and new Facilities
Maintenance Building.

PHASE 4
COMPLETED 2014
Anchor Place, a 120 unit apartment building
that includes housing for 75 homeless
veterans. Also being developed at this time
is the new Long Beach Transit Westside
Transit Center and rehabilitation of the CVC
Social Hall.

Phase Six will include 90 units of efficiency
studios serving veteran residents, with the
intention of replacing a substantial portion
of the Long Beach Savanah housing. The
project has been entitled and will start
construction in 2021.

PHASE 5
COMPLETED 2018
PHASE 6
ANTICIPATED CONSTRUCTION IN 2021 PHASE 3
COMPLETED 2009
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Voice

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As the Villages at Cabrillo is nearly a city in its own right, there are a diverse array of interests to engage and consider to determine the collective vision for the community’s future. Residents, service providers, operations staff, administration, design consultants and the CVC Board of Directors were all part of this conversation, often engaging multiple times during the planning process. Some opportunities were open conversations
while others were more structured through surveys and
interviews. The conversations initially focused on what stakeholders felt is the current state of the CVC while also alluding to potential opportunities and challenges in the future. As themes within the community voice began to emerge the discussion began to focus on specific needs and questions became more targeted on solutions.

Ultimately in the end, stakeholders were tasked with refining the vision and prioritizing how the Villages grows.

3.2.1. INITIAL CONVERSATION
Through a resident town hall meeting conducted on August 27, 2015 and multiple meetings with service providers, administrators and residents, a series of consistent questions were asked to guide conversations. These questions were often phrased differently based on the
audience and the forum where these discussions took
place but they followed a consistent framework of shelter, community and connectivity. While the essential question of who lives at the CVC had to be asked so were questions related how social connections are fostered
and how do is the physical, mental and emotional health of these residents supported. These were some of the
most frequent feedback:

RESIDENTS

CVC MANAGEMENT

CVC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

VILLAGES AT CABRILLO

COLLABORATIVE (VACC)

CURRENT DESIGN

CONSULTANTS

CENTURY HOUSING

CORPORATION BOARD

OF DIRECTORS

VILLAGES AT CABRILLO

PARTNERSHIP

ADVOCACY COUNCIL
(VACPAC)

ENGAGEMENT

PROCESS
The update of the CVC Community Plan utilized the
previous iteration of the plan as a starting point while incorporating current development taking place on
the community. Then the foundational documents
were used to provide guidance for the building envelopes, community circulation and orientation. From there, an extensive outreach process spanning three
years was launched that included engaging residents,
services providers and administrators through over a
dozen meetings, workshops and community events.

Multiple surveys were also distributed to gauge resident opinion on general and specific subject matters related to the Community Plan update. Participants
included:

3.1 COMMUNITY

F E E D B A C K

3.2 34 COMMUNITY VOICE

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What are our
Future housing needs?
Veteran family housing
Veteran individual housing
Family Housing
Senior Housing
Youth Housing
Security guard/station
More traffic calming/
speed bumps
The campus is
sometimes too open
Repair roads
Balance security
without becoming
police state
Convenience Store
Weight Room
Faith Services
Cafeteria
Career Center
How do we balance
safety and accessibility?
What are your
favorite amenities?
Full-size Gym
Transit center/expanded
bus services
Grocery Store
*Most frequent responses
Theater/cultural center
Library with literacy
programs
Swimming Pool
Detoxification/wellness/
healing center
Salon/Barber Shop
Greenbelt to replace
Terminal Island Freeway
Coffee Shop
What kind of
amenities do we need?
What is your
Big Idea?

OUTREACH

FEEDBACK
COMMUNITY VOICE 35

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01 THE VILLAGES TODAY
2015

JAN FEB MAR APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
VACC

CONNECTIVITY
VACC
HOUSING + SERVICES

START OF OUTREACH
VACPAC

ARCHITECT
REVIEW
CVC

MANAGEMENT
CVC

MANAGEMENT
CVC

MANAGEMENT

CVC TRANSIT CENTER COORDINATION

RESIDENT
SURVEY

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE OR MOST USEFUL
AMENITIES, ACTIVITIES, AND SERVICES?

WHAT KIND OF AMENITIES, ACTIVITIES,
OR SERVICES DO WE NEED?

WHAT KIND OF NEW HOUSING WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SEE IN THE VILLAGES?

HOW CAN WE IMPROVE CONNECTIONS
TO AND WITHIN THE VILLAGES?

VILLAGES AT CABRILLO RESIDENT QUESTIONNAIRE
1 2
3 4

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE OR MOST USEFUL
AMENITIES, ACTIVITIES, AND SERVICES?

WHAT KIND OF AMENITIES, ACTIVITIES,
OR SERVICES DO WE NEED?

WHAT KIND OF NEW HOUSING WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SEE IN THE VILLAGES?

HOW CAN WE IMPROVE CONNECTIONS
TO AND WITHIN THE VILLAGES?

VILLAGES AT CABRILLO RESIDENT QUESTIONNAIRE
1 2
3 4

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE OR MOST USEFUL
AMENITIES, ACTIVITIES, AND SERVICES?

WHAT KIND OF AMENITIES, ACTIVITIES,
OR SERVICES DO WE NEED?

WHAT KIND OF NEW HOUSING WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SEE IN THE VILLAGES?

HOW CAN WE IMPROVE CONNECTIONS
TO AND WITHIN THE VILLAGES?

VILLAGES AT CABRILLO RESIDENT QUESTIONNAIRE
1 2
3 4

RESIDENT

TOWN HALL

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OUTREACH

TIMELINE

JAN FEB MAR APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
VACC

END OF OUTREACH

COMMUNITY
FAIR

COMMUNITY
BALLOT

STAKEHOLDERS

RESIDENTS

CVC CVC

MANAGEMENT
CVC

MANAGEMENT
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ENHANCING THE VILLAGES

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ESSENTIAL

QUESTIONS
How do we maintain and enhance
our sense of community?
How do we sustain growth & change
in a built-out neighborhood?
How do we develop a balanced,
harmonious, healthy neighborhood?
Growth has affected a
closely-knit exclusively
veteran community
There is a generational
gap between veterans of
the Vietnam & Gulf Wars
There is a growing
senior population
There is no
longer vacant land
to build upon
Inefficient land-uses
remain as residual open
space and parking lots
Uses with sensitive
populations are closest
to polluting sources to
the west of CVC
Older outdoor spaces are
not as clearly defined as
those on the south of CVC
Residents have limited
access to essential
commercial amenities

COMMUNITY VOICE
How do we improve connectivity
within and to the Villages?
CVC has limited
access to safe,
convenient active
transportation options
Public transit is
currently disconnected
from CVC
CVC is located behind
a light industrial park,
adjacent to a freeway offramp
Portions of CVC are
difficult to navigate for
visitors & new residents
From the over year-long dialogue with residents,
service providers and Century Villages at Cabrillo
staff and leadership, a series of essential questions
emerged to help formulate the future vision of CVC.

The questions were developed to provide a framework for what is to be included in the Community Plan. They were asked internally of the design team
CVC leadership to develop design strategies that
shape the future vision of the CVC.
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As part of the consistent dialogue with the Century
Villages at Cabrillo there are annual surveys to gauge
resident perspective as the community evolves with new
residents, amenities and service providers. Over twohundred and fifty surveys were completed by residents in 2014 related to transportation. 64% of respondents
are participating in agency-sponsored campus programs
(including VIP, American Indian Changing Spirits, etc.); 36% reside in permanent housing (including Plaza, Family Commons, etc.). In 2015, over one-hundred and sixty
surveys were completed by residents related to campus
and community life. 83% of respondents were overall
happy living at CVC.

Below are some particular takeaways related to connectivity from the 2014 survey:

RESIDENT

S U R V E Y
2014
38% HAVE ACCESS TO

A CAR THEY CAN

DRIVE REGULARLY
86% OF RESIDENTS

RIDE THE CITY BUS

PERIODICALLY
64% OF RESIDENTS

RIDE THE CITY BUS

AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK
5 OUT OF 6 RESIDENTS

HAVE SENSE OF SAFETY,

SERENITY & SOCIAL LIFE
Below are some takeaways related to campus and
community life from the 2015 survey:
2015
80% ARE SATISFIED

WITH THE NUMBER

OF COMMUNITY

SOCIAL EVENTS
81% OF RESIDENTS

FEEL SAFE AT CVC
84% OF RESIDENTS

CONSIDER THE

CAMPUS TO BE
CLEAN
90% FEEL THEY

ARE TREATED WITH

RESPECT BY PROPERTY

MANAGEMENT STAFF
78% OF RESIDENTS

FIND THE CVC CAMPUS

QUIET AND PEACEFUL
93% CONSIDER THE

LANDSCAPING TO BE

BEAUTIFUL
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Grow Community is a new, 8-acre net-zero housing development located 30 minutes from Seattle by ferry boat. Three homes have been built in the still under-construction project, with plans for 50 single-family homes and 81 multi-family units organized into micro-neighborhoods grouped around shared green space and gardens. Residents will have access to car and bike share programs along with edible gardens.

G r o w C o m m u n i t y

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA
P a i s a n o G r e e n

EL PASO, TX
Paisano Green is a 73 unit, net-zero senior housing
development located on the United States & Mexico
B order in El Paso, Texas. T he design focuses on
sustainability & quality of life for senior residents that delivers a highly livable garden centered community
in a challenging urban/industrial environment.

T H E P R O J E C T I S T H E F I R S T N E T - Z E R O

E N E R G Y S E N I O R P U B L I C H O U S I N G

P R O J E C T I N T H E U S A P O W E R E D
S O L E LY B Y T H E S U N A N D W I N D .

CASE

STUDIES
While
Century Villages at Cabrillo
is an exceptional community with
its own history, unique challenges
& opportunities a number of
case study developments were
studied to identify best practices
for establishing successful
communities for at-risk residents.

Precedents were collected
& analyzed based on how they
respond to their surrounding
context, their response to
sustainability, creation of positive
physical & emotional connections,
and typology of housing & amenities.

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Tassafaronga Village is an affordable housing
infill development consisting of 80 apartments
a n d 9 9 t o w n h o u s e s h o u s e d i n v a r y i n g building types and clusters on 7.5 acres of
former brownfield in Oakland. The project
transformed deteriorating public housing
originally developed in the 1940s for war
workers and an abandoned Pasta Factory into
a pedestrian-friendly environment that is three
times the density of the surrounding area. The
landscaped paths and traffic-calmed roadways
have softened the industrial border and created
safe linkages to neighborhood amenities such
as a nearby isolated library, local public school,
city park, and community center.

Tassafaronga

OAKLAND, CA
THE PROJECT IS THE FIRST NETZ E R O E N E R G Y S E N I O R P U B L I C

H O U S I N G P R O J E C T I N T H E U S A
POWERED SOLELY BY THE SUN.

The collection of low, mid and rise buildings consist
of 222 residential units including 71 for sale units
for middle-income households and a balance of
low- and moderate-income rentals. The buildings
enclose a series of community open spaces while
stepping down the building height to a public park
to minimize shade on the space while maximizing
views to greenery. The dwelling units include
rowhouses, duplexes and simple apartment flats
which provide a variety of living accommodations
based on the interest of residents.

V i l l a V e r d e

BRONX, NY

T H E R E I S A W I D E V A R I E T Y O F O P E N

S P A C E S A N D A M E N I T I E S I N C L U D I N G

S P O R T S F I E L D S , C O M M U N I T Y G A R D E N S ,

A M P H I T H E A T E R A S W E L L A S P R I V A T E
BALCONIES AND PATIOS.

COMMUNITY VOICE 41

4 Land Use Plan +
Development
Standards

SECTION FOUR

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T H E P R O P O S E D P R O J E C T I S T H E

M A S T E R P L A N O F A R E S I D E N T I A L

C O M M U N I T Y T H A T I N C L U D E S

E M E R G E N C Y , B R I D G E / T R A N S I T I O N A L

A N D P E R M A N E N T H O U S I N G W I T H
S U P P O R T I V E S E R V I C E S .

The project involves the demolition of 215 dwelling units, 7,250 square feet of administrative and supportive services, and 20,230 square feet of amenities and educational uses.

It will develop 750 dwelling units, 48,000 square feet of administrative and supportive services, 92,000 square feet of amenities and educational uses, and 17,000 square feet of commercial/retail uses.

When including existing development to remain, the master plan community will include 1,380 dwelling units, 67,050 square feet of administrative and supportive services,
94,350 square feet of amenities and educational uses, and 22,850 square feet of commercial/retail uses. The project also involves the demolition of 155 parking stalls and
SECTION 4
LAND USE PLAN + DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

PROJECT

DESCRIPTION

4.1 L A N D U S E P L A N +
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VISION

OVERVIEW

PROPOSED
EXHIBIT 4.1A
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DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
One of the most active spaces within
the community due to its central
location and programming, a public
and commercial node. The Town Hall
replaces Savannah housing.

Home to outdoor civic
functions like election
activities, farmers
markets, job fairs &
other programming.

WILLIAM
20TH

SAN GABRIEL
AVE.

TERMINAL ISLAND FREEWAY
RIVER

TECHNOLOGY
THE
ZOCALO

WILLIAMS STREET

EXPANSION
THE

TOWN SQUARE

WELLNESS TRAIL
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MS
Will directly serve the
relocated Pre-school
while being available for
young residents during the
afternoons & weekends.

WILLARD

WILLARD
PLAY
GARDEN
GYM + SPORTS PLAZA

SACRED SPACE
47 Residential Units 865 DU 630 DU 235 DU 750 DU 1,380 DU

PROGRAM
Amenities - Indoor 12,380 SF 2,350 SF 10,030 SF 77,000 SF 79,350 SF Education 10,200 SF 0 SF 10,200 SF 15,000 SF 15,000 SF
Commercial/Retail 5,850 SF 5,850 SF 0 SF 17,000 SF 22,850 SF Services/Administration 26,300 SF 19,050 SF 7,250 SF 48,000 SF 67,050 SF Residential and Other 580,340 SF 481,780 SF 98,560 SF 1,301,597 SF 1,783,377 SF Total Non-Residential 54,730 SF 27,250 SF 27,480 SF 157,000 SF 184,250 SF Total Program Area 635,070 SF 509,030 SF 126,040 SF 1,458,597 SF 1,967,627 SF

PARKING
Commercial/Retail 73 PS 38 PS 35 PS 126 PS 164 PS
Services/Adminstration 6 PS 6 PS 0 PS 17 PS 23 PS
Blended Residential 433 PS 315 PS 118 PS 375 PS 690 PS
Total Parking Required 511 PS 359 PS 152 PS 518 PS 877 PS Provided Parking Stalls 520 PS 365 PS 155 PS 510 PS 875 PS

PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM

EXISTING TO REMAIN TO REMOVE TO ADD COMPLETED

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When completed the community will be largely selfsufficient yet better integrated with the surrounding neighborhoods and schools. Most residents’ essential
needs can then be met within the Villages or with relative ease in Long Beach. New mixed-use development will
be built as existing single-use structures reach the end of their respective lifespan. As the property is already completely built-out the primary opportunities for new
development will take place where the converted navy
housing stock is located. It will be important that the design and construction process responds to the needs
of the current residents, avoiding unnecessary impacts
and nuisances.

PROJECT
VISION
creation of 455 new parking stalls, that will result in 825 total parking stalls. The existing and proposed buildings range in height between 15’ and 70’ and will be arranged around a series of outdoor spaces and community amenities.

The master plan includes a central transit center, as well as dedicated bicycle and pedestrian facilities.

4.2 L A N D U S E P L A N +

DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
TABLE 4.1A
Program Tabulations
Each new development will have residential units on the upper levels and ground floors occupied by consolidated bike and automobile parking, along with flexible spaces that can host service providers, administrative functions and community amenities. The new residential development
will replace aging dwelling units while expanding
affordable housing options for veterans, non-veterans,
families and individuals. The emerging need for dedicated senior housing for existing residents to age in place is to also be addressed as part of future development.

Along with the new housing stock there will be improved circulation, community amenities and facilities for service providers. The combination of the existing street grid, active transportation network and open spaces will create a block structure efficient development parcels. Building heights and forms along with programming create positive edges while maximizing solar access for the pedestrian
realm and open spaces.

The existing network of outdoor spaces and community
amenities will be reoriented and expanded to better
serve residents. Facilities and spaces serving sensitive populations will be shifted to the east while new social spaces will be expanded and better activated. The transition between public spaces and private spaces will be deliberate through design, programming and access.
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Residents will become better connected to each other and the larger community as transit options are improved and an active mobility network is established. The Villages at Cabrillo transportation network will improve automobile access while creating a better balance with biking and
walking. Shared mobility infrastructure will be explored as technology and culture fits with the residents.

L A N D U S E P L A N +
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L A N D U S E P L A N +

DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
S h e l t e r
+ Home
Holistically assemble services, amenities
and housing anchor our residents in
home within our community.

Respect +
Representation
Embrace residents and stakeholders
with shared values and respect to
collaboratively serve the interests and
needs of our diverse community.

Health +
Wellbeing
Support residents’ mental, physical
and emotional health by enhancing the
safety, livability and connectivity of our
community.

Environmental
Sustainability
Serve as a responsible steward and adapt
the built and natural environments of
the community for climate change while
molding it into an environmentally
restorative and productive system.

Financial
Sustainability
Enhance the continued fiscal health,
viability, and success of our special
community.

Evolve
+ Share
Evolve the community to serve the
changing needs of clients and city
while serving as an example for other
communities.

The following principles were adopted by the Century Housing Corporation Board of Directors in June 2016 to guide the future of development and programming at the Villages.

GUIDING

PRINCIPLES
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A series of four urban design strategies were developed in response to these essential questions. These strategies are broad stroke approached to these questions that form the basis of housing development scenarios, infrastructure
investments and creating amenities. They also serve as
physical manifestations of the guiding principles that
were presented in this Chapter of the Specific Plan.

As the projects are proposed within the Specific Planning area, the Guiding Principles and Urban Design Strategies can be consulted when interpreting items that need
additional clarity or further consideration. The following exhibits are not literal plans or designs but stylized
diagrams intended to describe ideas, which are further
elaborated on through the allowable land-uses, building massing and heights, and the design guidelines.

U R B A N D E S I G N

STRATEGIES

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S T R E N G T H E N

LINKAGES
EXPAND

HIERARCHY
How do we improve connectivity
to and within the Villages?
How do we maintain and enhance
our sense of community?
Strengthen CVC's orientation by realigning the
main axis
Develop hierarchy of public, semi-public and
private open spaces
Reinforce building frontages on streets,
promenades and open spaces
Organize monuments, open spaces and civic
uses for strong visual relationships
STRATEGY 1
STRATEGY 2
Standardize streets and sidewalks
along San Gabriel, Williams and River
Extend activity promenades
[fire lanes] north of William
Connect street, bicycle and walkway
network to adjacent infrastructure
Extend transit onto CVC with a new
transit center as the anchor
built form
edge defining open space
STRATEGY:

STRENGTHEN LINKAGES
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STRATEGY:

STRENGTHEN LINKAGES
0’ 80’ 160’ 320’
SCALE 1”:160’
STRATEGY:

EXPAND HIERARCHIES
EXHIBIT 4.3A
EXHIBIT 4.3B
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IMPROVE

EFFICIENCIES

P R O D U C T I V E

LANDSCAPE
How do we sustain growth and
change in a built-out neighborhood?
How do we develop a harmonious,
healthy mixed use neighborhood?
Consolidate parking into efficient parking
structures
Establish block structure with developable
footprints
Develop buildings and landscape with multiple
functions and programming
Increase building heights and massing where
they can form positive spaces
block size
barrier
node
parking
enclosure
relocated space
Re-locate sensitive uses for the greatest benefit
to user health and wellness
Locate amenities and open spaces responsive to
local populations and uses
Expand spiritually and emotionally
regenerative landscapes and gardens
Develop infrastructure for sustainable water
management and energy conservation/
production
0’ 80’ 160’ 320’
SCALE 1”:160’
STRATEGY:

IMPROVE EFFICIENCIES

2.2 0.7
acres
acres

2.1 acres

2.3 acres

2.4 acres
STRATEGY:

PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPE
STRATEGY 3
STRATEGY 4
L A N D U S E P L A N +

DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
0’ 80’ 160’ 320’
SCALE 1”:160’
STRATEGY:

IMPROVE EFFICIENCIES

2.2 0.7
acres
acres

2.1 acres

2.3 acres

2.4 acres
STRATEGY:

PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPE
EXHIBIT 4.3C
EXHIBIT 4.3D
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The CVCSP establishes a mix of residential typologies
and supporting uses to create a compact, walkable
neighborhood. The neighborhood centers a village
core where the primary administrative functions,
commercial uses, social spaces, and transit center.

The village core will have more intensive functions
and denser development while the uses will be more
passive and development lower in scale toward the
outer edges of the community. The development will
be connected through a regular block structure, with a
variety of open spaces interspersed among them.

The new development will continue to serve current
residents of the Villages at Cabrillo while upgrading and expanding the housing stock. The basis of all development will be to provide housing, services and amenities for
current and future residents of the Villages at Cabrillo.

The majority of development within the CVCSP will
be residential, with ground floor spaces programmed
with amenities, services, administrative functions and
neighborhood serving commercial uses.

Dedicated veterans housing will be continue to be a core offering with the Villages at Cabrillo. Concerns commonly expressed by residents were the type and condition of
Long Beach Savannah Housing, so the initial phases in the CVCSP will focus on replacing these dwelling units and
upgrading the associated services and amenities.

The CVCSP includes expanding available affordable housing for large families and special needs populations. New
buildings will have similar unit mixes to Cabrillo Gateway and Anchor Place including housing for veterans and nonveterans. This will ensure that the populations most in need of permanent housing have more opportunities
in the Villages at Cabrillo. There will also be a housing development specifically for senior residents. This will begin to address a growing need for dedicated senior
housing and services as many of the veterans seek to

LAND USE
PLAN
age in place. Additional considerations for mobility and support shall be included with this new development as
well as services and amenities specifically oriented to senior residents.

As the availability of affordable housing will expand in number of units and types of populations served, the
accompanying community amenities and services will
increase as well. Existing service providers like US VETS and Changing Spirits will be incorporated within relevant future residential developments, while new facilities will be provided for partners not yet operating within the
Villages at Cabrillo.

The Community Plan also begins to identify new and
enhanced amenities for current and future residents of
the Villages at Cabrillo. Some of the existing amenities will be realigned to better support the specific populations, like relocating the Preschool and Oasis Center around the Play Garden in the southeast corner of the community
as part of the South Williams Buildings. Other new
community amenities will be developed for growing need, including converting the Oasis Center [after relocation] into a dedicated Senior Center, which would anchor the
Veterans Garden between the North Williams [Savannah
Replacement] and Casa de Cabrillo.

The KaBoom! playground is to be relocated to the existing basketball courts adjacent to the Community Center as
part of the initial development of the North San Gabriel development. The Gymnasium developed as part of the
Willard Buildings will anchor the Sports Plaza, which
consolidates existing courts while providing more options for organized sports. Ideally, these improvements would coincide with the potential future replacement of the
Terminal Island Freeway with a local road and greenbelt as envisioned in the Green TI Plan, as this could significantly reduce local pollutants for the western portion of the
Villages at Cabrillo, including the Sports Plaza.
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LAND-USE

DISTRICTS
0’ 100’ 200’ 400’

WILLARD

TECHNOLOGY
RIVER

SAN GABRIEL
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The development standards within the CVCSP provide
regulatory guidance for new projects, to ensure that
they meet a high standard of design and provide
quality environments for residents, workers and
visitors, while providing necessary flexibility for
the programming and design of public and private
investment within the Villages of Cabrillo. The
CVCSP development standards shall be followed
unless State regulations provided greater flexibility
or more discrete direction, except as specified
for certain ordinances and law identified herein.

For purposes of the CVCSP, the communit y is
separated into two districts: Village Core, and Village Neighborhood. The Village Core is primarily focused
within the center of community, along Williams Street
between the western site boundary and River Avenue.

This district will have more active uses, adjacent to
the transit plaza and main entrance. Building heights,
placement and massing are to reinforce the desired
level of activity within the center of community.

The Village General district is an urban neighborhood
that similar to the Village Core, multi-family residential is the primary use, with amenities, services, and
administrative functions as accessories. The height
and placement of the buildings provide greater
opportunity for landscape areas and tree canopy.

DEVELOPMENT

STANDARDS

4.5.1 ALLOWABLE USES
The CVCSP provides guidance as to the types of uses
allowed within the study area, balancing the need to
ensure a harmonious mix of uses, with flexibility to
adapt to the evolving needs within the community.

Allowable uses generally include a variety of residential programs, social and clinical services, administrative
applications, and neighborhood serving commercial
uses. The uses described in Table 4.6A are to be allowed by-right unless not stated, or otherwise not included.

TABLE 4.5A
Permitted Uses
Off-premise sales
On-premise sales
N
N
CORE
N
N

GENERAL

ALCOHOL

BEVERAGE SALES
Auto detailing - 1
Bus yard
Car wash
Gasoline sales
General auto repair – 2
Minor auto repair
Limousine service
Motorcycle/scooter/jet ski sales
Parking structure
Recreational vehicle storage
Rental agency – 3
Vehicle/automotive parts
Vehicle sales
Billboards/off-site advertising
A
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Y
N
A
N
N
N
CORE
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Y
N
A
N
N
N

GENERAL AUTOMOBILE
Amusement machines
Arcade, bowling alley, miniature golf,
Tennis, club, skating rink, or the like
Banquet room rental
Dancing
Live or movie theater
Private/Social/Night club, pool hall
Restaurant with entertainment
A
A
A
A
A
N
A
CORE
A
A
A
N
N
N
N

GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT
Single-family detached
Single-family attached or townhome
Multi-family
Live-work/artist studio/shopkeeper unit
Child day care, 14 or fewer children – 4
Child day care, more than 14 children – 5
Community correctional reentry facility
Special group residence – 6
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
AP
Y
CORE
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y

GENERAL RESIDENTIAL
Y = Permitted use
N = Not permitted
C = Conditional use permit
AP = Administrative use permit
A = Accessory use
T= Temporary Use
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Professional services, non-medical –10
Personal services, non-medical – 11
Professional services, medical – 12
ATM – 13
Bail bonds - 14
Bank, credit union, savings & loan – 15
Business support service - 16
Check cashing, payday loans, cash for gold
Escrow, stocks, & bonds broker
Fitness center, gymnasium, health club,
personal training, martial arts studio,
dance/ballet studio
Food/meal preparation, bakery, etc.

Laundromat
Massage therapy – 17
Major appliance repair – 18
Self-storage, mini-warehouse, etc.

Shoe-shine stand
Tattoo parlor
Termite and pest control
Vending machines (exterior)
Y
Y
Y
Y/AP
AP
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
A
N
N
Y
N
N
A
CORE
A
A
A
AP
C
Y
AP
N
N
Y
Y
Y
A
N
N
N
N
N
A

GENERAL

FINANCIAL, PROFESSIONAL,
& PERSONAL SERVICES
Adult day care
Church or other house of worship
College, university,
business or professional school
Convalescent hospital or home
Day care or pre-school
Elementary or secondary school
Emergency shelter
Government offices or facility
Hospital, medical center,
urgent care facility
Industrial arts trade school
Museum
Mortuary or funeral home
Parsonage
Social service office
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
A
Y
N
A
Y
CORE
Y
Y
A
Y
Y
Y
Y
AP
A
A
A
N
A
Y

GENERAL INSTITUTIONAL
Bed and breakfast inn – 7
Hotel – 8
Motel – 9
Youth hostel
A
AP
AP
AP
CORE
AP
N
N
N

GENERAL

TEMPORARY

LODGING
Restaurants & ready-to-eat foods
Drive-thru restaurant
Outdoor dining
Vending cart (food only) – 19
Y
N
A
A
CORE
AP
N
AP
AP

GENERAL

RESTAURANTS &

READY-TO-EAT FOODS

CORE GENERAL
RETAIL
SALES
Basic retail sales
Building supply or hardware store
Flower stand or newsstand – 20
Itinerant vendor – 21
Major appliance sales
Manufacture of products sold on-site
Outdoor flower, plant, farmers market – 22
Outdoor swap meet, flea market, sales event
Thrift store, used merch, consignment
Vending cart (non-food items)
Y
AP
Y
T
N
A
Y
T
A
A

CORE GENERAL

MISCELLANEOUS
& OTHER USES
Adult entertainment business
Cargo/shipping container for residential
and non-residential uses – 23
Carnival, event, fair, fiesta, outdoor
exhibition,seasonal sales, & similar -24
Cellular or wireless facility –25
Electric distribution station/substation
Firearms or other weapons sales or repair
Medical marijuana dispensary, medical or
Recreational marijuana retail outlet – 26
Park, community gardens, parklets
Recycling center
Transportation facilities
Towing – accessory or principal use
N
Y
T
Y
A
N
N
Y
N
AP
N
N
Y
T
Y
A
N
N
Y
N
A
N
A
N
A
T
N
N
A
N
N
A
NOTES

1. Auto-detailing can on be with handheld machines and Inside parking structures or garages only. 2. Body work, painting, major mechanical
work, etc., as defined in LBMC 21.15.280. 3. No
auto repair services. 4.Subject to section LBMC

21.51.230 5.Subject to section LBMC 21.52.249

6.As defined in sections LBMC 21.15.2810 subject to 21.52.271 7.Subject to 21.52.209 8.As defined in 21.15.1380 9. As defined in 21.15.1380

10. Examples include: accounting, advertising,
architecture, artist studio, bookkeeping, business, headquarters, computer programming, consulting, contracting, engineering, insurance,
law, marketing, photography, real estate, tax
preparation, or visitor information center. 11.

Examples include: barber/beauty, shop, catering
(w/o trucks), pet grooming, dry cleaner, housing
cleaning service, locksmith, mail box rental, nail/
manicure, shop, repair shop for small appliances,
or electronics, bicycle sales/repair, tailor, shoe
repair, tanning salon, travel agent. 12. Examples
include: chiropractors, dentistry, diet/nutrition
center, medicine, medical laboratory, professional care providers, psychiatry, psychology, or veterinary clinic. 13. Permitted (Y) when in
building interior; Administrative use
permit when on building exterior or as a freestanding, walk-up machine. 14.Only allowed [C] if administered by a nonprofit organization or public agency. 15.Drive-thru windows prohibited. 16.Copy, fax, mail box rental, supplies; business equipment rental, sale,
and repair 17.Subject to section LBMC 21.51.243;
administrative use permit when accessory to
other uses; as a principal use, a conditional use
permit 18. Permitted only on the ground floor.

Stove, refrigerator, upholstery, lawn mowers,
etc. 19.Subject to 21.45.170 20.Subject to

21.45.135 21.Ground floor use only 22.A Maximum of 10,000 SF 23.Permitted as building material for residential and non-residential uses when all other zoning and building code regulations
are satisfied, and subject to Site Plan Review.

24.Subject to 21.53.109 and 21.53.113 25.Integrated into building design or roof-mounted only, subject to 21.45.115; freestanding monopoles are
prohibited. 26.Also includes THC-laced foods or
other edible or consumer product manufacture
or sales, marijuana cultivation or grow facility,
cannabis collectives or cooperatives, and other similar or related uses. Unless preempted by State or National legislation.

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4.6.2 DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY
Development intensity for the CVCSP is guided by Maximum Floor Area Ratio [FAR] and Maximum Building Heights, as described in Table 4.7B – Development Intensity Standards.

Please see sections LBMC 21.15.1070 and 21.15.1090 of the Long Beach Municipal Code for description of Floor Area Ratio. The Maximum Building Heights are based on current construction standards for mid-rise buildings.

Minimum Dwelling Unit sizes are based on standards
set by the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, a major partner in development of affordable housing. The relatively small sizes necessitate high-quality designs with sufficient amenities to be livable, desirable dwelling units.

The CVCSP is split into two zone types: Village Core – which generally consist of development along Williams Street:

Village General – which is made up of the remaining portion of the Villages at Cabrillo community. This allows for more intense development immediately adjacent to the CVC
transit center, as well as administrative and commercial functions. The differences are largely reflected in the allowable building heights and maximum floor area ratios.

The building heights correspond to those described in the LEED – Neighborhood Development standards, to create
consistent urban edges throughout the CVCSP area. The
Design Guidelines chapter provides greater direction as how to apply the building heights to reinforce the urban edge, while maximizing solar access within the building and surrounding open spaces.

Floor Area Ratio
Maximum Building Height
Minimum Lot Size
Minimum Dwelling Unit Size*

4.0 80’ – 7 stories
5,000 SF
200 SF

VILLAGE
CORE

3.0 60’ – 5 stories
5,000 SF
200 SF
TABLE 4.5B
Development Intensity Standards

VILLAGE

GENERAL

4.6.3 BUILDING PLACEMENT
Building setback combined with the building height and
massing, are used to articulate the strong urban edges along streets and around outdoor spaces. Building placement are defined at building minimum and maximum setbacks in Table

4.7C – Building Placement. Strong urban edges reinforce walkable neighborhoods by providing opportunities for
programming within buildings to engage the public realm, be it the adjacent sidewalk, courtyard or other open spaces.

In general, setbacks of any new buildings in subarea D
shall be consistent with the setbacks of existing adjacent structures so as to maintain visual coherence. The setbacks of new buildings shall be approved through the Site Plan Review process. Setbacks within the CVCSP are measured
from the back of sidewalk, which is generally the boundary of the development parcels. Setbacks for ground floor
commercial uses and community amenities within the
Village Core are not required though setbacks are required for ground floor residential units throughout the CVCSP area and among development in the Village General area.

Build-to Line/Setback – 1
Street – 2
Wellness Trail
Alley – 3
Open Space
Adjacent Property

5 ft
10 ft
20 ft
5 ft
10 ft
MIN

15 ft
20 ft
NONE
25 ft
NONE
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PUBLIC

RESIDENTIAL
As the built area of the community will be used more
efficiently as will the outdoor open spaces. Deliberately designed public spaces are to be linked through the Wellness Trail network and will clearly defined
by the urban edges and programming of current and
future development. These spaces will be designed
to support residents while continuing to build social
connections within the community.

The open space network is designed to transition from
the most public to most private with appropriate levels of activity and access. The two most recent phases of
development – Cabrillo Gateway and Anchor Place set a
precedent of using the development to define the most
public open space, with ground level courtyards that
transition to terraces above that are primarily meant for the residents of the respective buildings.

Clearly defining these open spaces provides a rich variety of user experiences while providing levels of insulation based on the resident’s respective comfort among others.

New developments will continue this model while
existing residential clusters shall be adapted to follow the methodology. Casa de Cabrillo’s open courtyard will expanded and more clearly defined as part of the North
Williams Building A development while Family Commons
will be consolidated around a series of more intimate
courtyards.

The diversity of open spaces and amenities will transition and expand to respond to resident desires and evolving
user trends. The system of open spaces and amenities
will also shift to relate to local resident populations and

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BUILT FORM
PRIVATE [RESIDENTIAL]
PRIVATE [ABOVE GROUND]

CAMPUS/ TRANSITIONAL
TRANSITIONAL [ABOVE GROUND]
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service providers. The Zocalo will provide a civic plaza for the Villages at Cabrillo while the Town Square will be the center of commerce.

Amenities, services and outdoor spaces serving the most vulnerable residents of the Villages at Cabrillo will be shifted to the east with the Preschool, Play Garden and Oasis Center relocated near Anchor Place and KaBoom!
playground shifted closer to Family Commons. A new
Veterans Garden would be developed near Casa de Cabrillo as the Oasis Center is transformed into a Senior Center.

The enclosed Gymnasium and expanded Urban Forest will
remain along the western edge of the community. Ideally, the Terminal Island Freeway could be removed in the
future before a new Sports Plaza is developed in the later phases of the Community Plan.

The exact configuration and location of open spaces will be established as part of each development. Open spaces displayed in Exhibit 4-7 are to demonstrate intended
distribution and relationships.

The open space standards mapped out within the CVCSP
is to provide each development the ability to fulfill their unique role within the larger open space plan, while
ensuring they provide amenities for their specific residents.

These open space development standards also are intended to best serve the unique needs of the residents within
the Villages at Cabrillo. The required open standards are provided in Table 4.8 – Open Space Standards.

Each development may provide unique on-site open
space and amenities accessible to the entire community, encouraging interaction among residents. Open Space
supply provided beyond those required within a proposed development can be credited to meeting open space
demands of subsequent developments. Required buildto lines and street setback areas cannot be used to satisfy required open space areas, unless designed as part of a larger open space. Private residential open space can be replaced by additional common outdoor space of equal size.

OPEN SPACE

REQUIREMENTS

4.7 Residential Common – Outdoor
Residential Common – Indoor
Residential Private
100 SF per dwelling unit
50 SF per dwelling unit
50 SF per dwelling unit
TABLE 4.7A
Open Space Requirements

ON-SITE AREA

REQUIRED
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Automobiles will largely disappear visually from the
public realm as open parking lots will be replaced by
enclosed parking garages, each lined with ground
level programming that create a vibrant pedestrian
environment. Secure automobile and bicycle parking
will be provided centrally as part of new development
phases for residents of the latest project as well as for residents of adjacent buildings.

Residents will be able to park in secure parking garages, while visitors and employees will largely park on-street.

Due to the expansive resources and amenities on-site, as well as the residents’ limited access to private vehicles and easy access to quality public transit options, off-street parking for the residential development will mirror those of other Transit Oriented Districts and affordable housing development. Along with quality public transit and
active transportation options, provisions for enhanced
transportation management and shared vehicles will be
provided to residents and on-site staff.

Please see Table 4.9A for providing secure parking within new development. These guidelines are advisory rather
than requirements. As the demand for parking falls
over time with the introduction of new technology and
improved transit service or with specific residential
populations that may need less parking, actual parking
provided on individual projects may vary from the
guidelines. Street parking is designed to augment assigned parking within those development, with flexibility to
respond evolving demand throughout the day and week.

In the calculation of parking requirements, fractional
numbers of parking spaces shall be rounded up to the
nearest whole number. Tandem or lift parking is only
allowed if more than one parking stall is provided
per dwelling unit. Up to 50% of the provided parking
is allowed to be compact size, as defined in Chapter

21.41 Off-Street Parking & Loading Requirements.

Parking supply provided beyond those required within
a proposed development can be credited to meeting
parking demands of subsequent developments.

PARKING

REQUIREMENTS

4.8 AFFORDABLE HOUSING
0-1 Bedrooms
2+ Bedrooms

NON-RESIDENTIAL
Service Providers
Commercial Office
Retail/Restaurant

0.20 0.50

1.00 2.00

2.00 PARKING
per dwelling unit
per dwelling unit
per thousand square feet of program
per thousand square feet of program
per thousand square feet of program
TABLE 4.8A
Automobile Parking Guidelines

INCREMENT

AFFORDABLE HOUSING
0-1 Bedrooms
2+ Bedrooms

NON-RESIDENTIAL
Service Providers
Commercial Office
Retail/Restaurant

0.20 0.50

1.00 2.00

2.00 PARKING
per dwelling unit
per dwelling unit
per thousand square feet of program
per thousand square feet of program
per thousand square feet of program
TABLE 4.8B
Bicycle Parking Requirements

INCREMENT
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D e ve l o p m e n t w i t h i n t h e C VC S P i s r e q u i r e d t o provide electric vehicle charging facilities for all new development at least 3 percent of the total parking
spaces, but not less than one stall, shall be capable
of supporting electric vehicle supply equipment,
with pre-wired electricity service. These stalls shall
have clear signage indicating “EV Charging Station.”
Substantial bicycle parking facilities will be necessary to support the needs of Villages at Cabrillo residents, visitors, and staff. The bicycle parking guidelines in
Table 4.9B identify the necessary capacity for secured
parking within each new development. Additional open,
and secured bicycle parking capacity will be considered throughout the CVCSP area as necessary. Unlike vehicular parking requirements, the imposition of bicycle parking is mandatory on every new project, however such parking
may be offered in common areas of the campus rather
than within the individual building or project.
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CIRCULATION

5.1 Movement throughout the Villages at Cabrillo will change as the existing street network will become secondary
to an active Wellness Trail network that provides a finer grain block structure.

As all trips within the Villages at Cabrillo are within a quarter mile of any corner of the property walking and biking is the most viable mode of transportation. Establishing a network of Wellness Trails for walking, jogging and biking can connect residents to every neighbor, amenity and service. The current street network will serve as the local potion for regional transportation, with access for buses serving the transit center, and automobiles being parked in structures.

Connections to the Villages at Cabrillo be enhanced through the short, medium and long term. The entrance at San
Gabriel Avenue will remain as the primary access to the community, with the south River Avenue terminus being a secondary/emergency egress point. As part of a potential transformation of the City of Long Beach owned portion of the Terminal Island Freeway as proposed in the Green TI Plan a new primary entrance could then be created by extending Williams Street west to the replacement local street.

Before this potential change to local city transportation infrastructure, CVC will work with neighboring property owners and the City of Long Beach to introduce emergency egress to the north, east or west of the community.

The exact alignment of the circulation network will be
established as part of each development. Facilities displayed in Exhibit 5-1 are to demonstrate intended connections and distribution.
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NEIGHBORHOOD

CONNECTIONS
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BIKE
PATH

JOGGING
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TABLE 5.2
Street Classification
Gateway Street
Gateway Streets serve as the primary entrance to the Villages at Cabrillo, through the Village Core and supports the most active uses. Williams Street is the only Gateway Street within the CVCSP area. The Gateway Street has two travel lanes and on-street parking, with wide sidewalks and a mix of tree wells and parkways.

Neighborhood Street
Neighborhood Street provide primary vehicle access throughout the majority of the Villages at Cabrillo. San Gabriel Avenue, River Avenue and Willard Street are Neighborhood Streets. Neighborhood Streets have two travel lanes and on-street parking, with sidewalks and parkways.

Wellness Trail
Wellness Trails serve as active transportation connections and emergency access throughout the Villages at Cabrillo. The Wellness Trails are identified by the five branches of the military: Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines and Navy. They have separated Class I – bike paths, walking trails and jogging paths with flanking parkways. The surface of the trail can vary based on the mode of transportation as long as it meets ADA accessibility requirements and emergency vehicle access.

The rebuilt streets and new wellness trail network will form a system of green infrastructure throughout the Villages at Cabrillo for everything from sustainable storm water management to renewable energy production. The basis
for the Villages’ future transportation network emphasizes biking and walking as the primary modes of transportation within and public transit beyond. New dedicated bicycle facilities, wider walkways and separate jogging trails will improve safety and accessibility while not negatively
impacting other modes of transportation
Automobile movement in the Villages at Cabrillo will become more efficient while transitioning to be secondary to the active transportation network. Along with the Wellness Trail network the streets will be redesigned to ease pedestrian crossings and calm traffic speeds. Streets will be designed to reinforce the 15 mile per hour speed limit with traffic calming elements like curb extensions, landscaped medians and enhanced crosswalks.

Williams Street could become the Gateway Street onto the campus where it connects to the Terminal Island Freeway right-of-way if it is transformed into a local serving street, as proposed in the Green TI Plan. There will be a modest sized raised median, providing area for an ambassador to great visitors and residents to CVC. The sidewalks flanking Williams Street will be generally more gracious to serve the active mobility users within the core of CVC.

The east end of Williams Street would end at an elongated roundabout that terminates the vista and allow vehicles to turnaround. Doing so would re-orient the entire Villages at Cabrillo from behind the Technology Park and Terminal Island STREET

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Freeway off-ramp to fronting onto a mile-long greenbelt.

Williams extension west would require cooperation with
the adjacent landowner.

River Avenue will largely remain in its current alignment. San Gabriel Avenue will end at Willard Street as the portion north will be incorporated into a development site. Willard Street will be reconfigured from a parking lane to more closely resemble the other streets within the Villages at Cabrillo.

These streets will largely maintain a consistent profile to each other. There are also a series of tertiary connections for services, vehicles and pedestrians, including walking paths and alleys connecting the primary and secondary circulation network. The exact alignment of the street network will be established as part of each development. Facilities displayed in Exhibit 5-2 are to demonstrate intended connections and street-type classification.
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The new West Long Beach Transit Center developed as
part of the Anchor Place development began service in
2018. Two existing transit routes have been rerouted
onto the Villages at Cabrillo where they begin and end
their respective lines. The transit center has real time bus location information so that residents can better
plan their trips. The bus platform will be long enough
for multiple buses to layover as they wait to begin their respective routes.

The CVC transit center serves as the terminus for two Long Beach Transit bus routes that will now extend onto community, reaching the Veterans Hospital, Long Beach State University and regional shopping centers. Two additional Long Beach Transit bus routes currently ending at Willow Street and Santa Fe Avenue could eventually be extended

PUBLIC TRANSIT

5.3 to this new Westside transit node. The new routes could connect residents to multiple hospitals, regional shopping malls and job centers. Doing so will require coordination with Long Beach Transit and authentic engagement with residents and local stakeholders to weigh the potential benefits and challenges.

The expanded transit access will be expanded upon
through a vanpool program that connects residents to
specific destinations, whether grocery stores, medical
centers or community events. This can be done in collaboration with Long Beach Transit, service providers and local retailers. Car share should also be considered as the residential population expands at the Villages at Cabrillo in order to provide further transportation flexibility without burdening residents with private automobiles. 70 MOBILITY + STREETSCAPE

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T R A N S I T S E R V I C E
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LONG BEACH
TRANSIT #171

LONG BEACH
TRANSIT #176

LONG BEACH
TRANSIT #191
3 176
192
191
171
3 RAPID

TETERMINAL ISLAND

FREEWAY

PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY

HILL STREET

SANTA FE AVENUE

DELTA AVE

HARBOR AVE

ANAHEIM STREET

CITY OF LOS ANGELES

CITY OF CARSON

CITY OF LONG BEACH
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1 MILE RADIUS

WESTSIDE

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As part of new secure bicycle parking and bike paths
incorporated into the Wellness Trail network additional bike facilities will be established in future developments and programming. Until the City of Long Beach bike share program is expanded to the Westside the Villages at
Cabrillo will work with community partners to develop a local bike share program. As part of the program, residents can be trained in safe bicycling and even basic bike repair in order to support their transportation independence.

These trails also serve as a secondary network of emergency vehicle access throughout the Villages at Cabrillo, a
requirement for all new developments. The width of the
Wellness Trail will be divided between a two-way bike path, walkway and jogging path. The sidewalk and bike path would be paved with concrete while the jogging path shall have a low impact surface like a stabilized decomposed granite .

BICYCLES

5.4 The Wellness Trails will provide a safe, separated active transportation network with limited interruptions for
vehicle access. Where they intersect the roadway network, the crossings will be reduced by a combination of curb
extensions and raised medians that would serve as areas of refuge. The portion of the street intersecting the Wellness Trails will be tabled, approaching the sidewalk curb height and will be paved differently from the roadway. These
treatments will raise awareness for drivers that the crossing is a shared space to be aware of pedestrians and bicyclists.

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NETWORK
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FUNDED BOULEVARD

BIKE ROUTES FUNDED
BIKE PATH CLASS 2

BIKE LANES
FUNDED

BIKE LANES
0 TETERMINAL ISLAND

FREEWAY

PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY

HILL STREET

SANTA FE AVENUE

DELTA AVE

HARBOR AVE

ANAHEIM STREET

CITY OF LOS ANGELES

CITY OF CARSON

CITY OF LONG BEACH
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1 MILE RADIUS
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BOULEVARD NEIGHBORHOOD

CONNECTOR FREEWAY MAJOR
AVENUE

REGIONAL

CORRIDOR

MINOR AVENUE

TETERMINAL ISLAND

FREEWAY

PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY

HILL STREET

SANTA FE AVENUE

DELTA AVE

HARBOR AVE

ANAHEIM STREET

CITY OF LOS ANGELES

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CITY OF LONG BEACH
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1 MILE RADIUS
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The transportation network emphasizes walking as one of the primary modes of transportation within the Village.

Walkways will be consistently designed between seven and ten feet, sized the support to surrounding levels of activity.

Wider walkways should be provided adjacent to more active uses in the core of CVC, with more modest pedestrian facilities serving secondary and tertiary areas. All existing and new walkways are to surpass accessibility requirements dictated by local, State and Federal requirements as many of the residents within the Villages at Cabrillo have impaired mobility. Where possible, the most direct routes shall be provided for pedestrians to access their residence, services and community amenities. 90% of each block length of the existing the new circulation networks shall have a pedestrian pathway.

PEDESTRIANS

5.5 Street furniture and pedestrian-scale lighting shall be provided throughout the local network of Wellness Trail, walkways and open spaces. The palate and siting of benches, trashcans, lighting and way-finding shall be consistent throughout the community in order to be accessible and
welcoming of users. Public Art should also be considered a welcome addition to the pedestrian realm and be curated to reflect the interests of residents.

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The vehicle parking requirements considers access to
transit and active transportation infrastructure, while acknowledging the economic reality of private automobile ownership among residents of the Villages at Cabrillo.

There are al so oppor tunities to fur ther manage
transportation and vehicle parking demand by employing
a variety of programs and measures, some defined in the LEED – Neighborhood Development program. Employers
within the CVCSP area will be encouraged to arrange flexible work programs in order to mitigate traffic during peak rush hours, as well as reduce parking demand. CVC will also offer transportation in case of emergency situations for these commuters via the Guaranteed Ride Home program, in
collaboration with Metro. Transit passes will be provided free or at reduced-price to residents and employees.

TRANSPORTATION

DEMAND MANAGEMENT

5.6 Accommodations for shared-use or short-term rental
vehicles will be made in central locations, providing
residents the flexibility of using an automobile without the obligation of owning a private vehicle. Partnerships with local businesses and community organizations can further augment the transit service through shuttles. Vanpools can also be explored for employees and trips including groups of residents. Carpool/shared-use vehicle parking shall be provided for each non-residential and mixed-use building on site, with an assigned area of 10% of the total off-street parking spaces, and within 200 ft. walking distance of the building being served.

The exact placement of parking will be established as part of each development. Facilities displayed in Exhibit 5-6 are to demonstrate intended distribution.
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EXHIBI T 3 .1 7

COMMUNITY

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The Villages at Cabrillo makes up less than a fifth of the overall footprint of the former Savannah Navy Housing Community.

The Planned Development District 31 was established to
guide the redevelopment of the nearly a third of the 140 acres of federal property upon the decommissioning of
the Long Beach Naval Station. The PD-31 was intended to establish guidelines for 1) the use and development of a 30 acre parcel of land for the California State University Long Beach (CSULB) Research and Technology Center, and 2) a 26 acre parcel of land for the Villages at Cabrillo.

The remaining two-thirds of the former Savannah
community was set aside for the Long Beach Unified
School District to create Cabrillo High School, for the U.S.

Department of Labor to establish the Long Beach Job Corp Center, and for the City of Long Beach to build the West

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5.7 Long Beach Police Station. With Cabrillo High School to the north, Job Corp Center to the east, CSULB Tech Center to the south, and Terminal Island Freeway, the Villages at Cabrillo is effectively land-locked with a single public access point at the southwest corner of the campus from San Gabriel
Avenue, which connects to Pacific Coast Highway.

The isolation of the Villages at Cabrillo provides the
advantage of insulating residents of CVC from some of
the pressures from the large community, while limiting
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San Gabriel Avenue public right-of-way, and the second a limited access easement negotiated with the CSULB Tech
Center property owner.

FIRE LANE/WELLNESS TRAIL NETWORK
To increase emergency vehicle access, the CVCSP includes guidance for creation of a secondary network of emergency vehicle access routes that also provide active transportation facilities within the campus. These new fire lanes will have vehicle access exclusive to emergency service providers and management, the limited use/access allows those
facilities to also form a wellness network for residents to connect throughout the community whether walking,
jogging or on a bicycle. This secondary network connects to the existing street network to and within the project area, while refining the current block structure to those more consistent throughout Long Beach.

The fire lanes will be developed concurrent to adjacent housing development to ensure that emergency access
is maintained and improved as part of each phase of
implementation. This also allows for development of this new circulation network can be funded as part of off-site improvements that can be reasonably associated with each affordable housing development.

ADDITIONAL ACCESS PROJECT AREA
The Villages at Cabrillo had been able to negotiate and secure limited access through the CSULB Tech Center as
part of development of Anchor Place and Cabrillo Gateway.

The access is limited to emergency vehicles, public transit, and pedestrians, along Technology Place, with a pedestrian access and exclusively egress for Long Beach Transit buses.

Emergency vehicles access is currently provided from both

1. San Gabriel Avenue, and 2. River Avenue/Technology Way, via the negotiated access easement.

Through implementation of the CVCSP, the developer will work with city officials, and adjacent property owners
to secure additional access to the campus for emergency vehicles. This will necessitate negotiations with these various public entities to secure a right-of-way, easement, or limited access agreement. Over the duration of the CVCSP future expansion of the residential population will prompt the construction of one or more of these new connections from the West, North, and/or East sides of the campus
A. TERMINAL ISLAND FREEWAY –

GREEN TI PLAN
The City of Long Beach developed and adopted the Green TI Plan, a Plan for transforming the Terminal Island (TI) Freeway into a local serving road with an associated greenbelt.

Community and stakeholder input used to help inform
plans to decommission the TI Freeway, while increasing open space and buffering this community from air, noise, light and visual pollution. As part of the CVCSP, it is anticipated that potentially reconfiguring this portion of the Terminal Island Freeway as a local road could provide an opportunity to reorient the campus to the west with direct vehicle
and active transportation connections. This could include extending Williams Street – along with flanking sidewalks, parkways, and streetscape to the west, connecting to the potential replacement road.

While the Green TI Plan was adopted in 2015, the plan still needs considerably more analysis and engagement with
stakeholders in the adjacent Cities of Los Angeles and Carson.

As the Terminal Island Freeway right-of-way north of the Pacific Coast Highway interchange is owned by the City of Long Beach, negotiations and coordination of this future connection would take place between the Villages at Cabrillo and multiple departments within the City.
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B. TERMINAL ISLAND FREEWAY –

EXISTING CONFIGURATION
As the Terminal Island Freeway is currently configured, any additional access between the freeway and the project area would be limited to vehicles – likely emergency vehicle.

This would be limited to adjacent northbound lanes of
the Terminal Island Freeway and would necessitate an
acceleration and de-acceleration lane from the freeway to the campus. To limit potential conflicts with northbound traffic leaving the Pacific Coast Highway interchange, the access point would likely be located at the north-most
portion of the west edge of the campus, leading from the turnaround at the terminus of San Gabriel Avenue. As the TI Freeway right-of-way north of the Pacific Coast Highway interchange is owned by the City of Long Beach, negotiations and coordination of this future connection would take place between the Villages at Cabrillo and multiple departments within the City, and potentially Caltrans.

C. TERMINAL ISLAND FREEWAY-

HILL STREET ACCESS ROAD
There is between seventy and one hundred and thirty feet of surplus public right-of-way between the northbound
Terminal Island Freeway and the Cabrillo High School
campus. A temporary emergency vehicle access road can be constructed within this portion of the city-owned Terminal Island Freeway until a more permanent connection can be constructed as part of implementing the Green TI Plan. The access road would likely be connected at the north-most portion of the west edge of the campus, leading from the turnaround at the terminus of San Gabriel Avenue. As the TI Freeway right-of-way north of the Pacific Coast Highway interchange is owned by the City of Long Beach, negotiations and coordination of this future connection would take place between the Villages at Cabrillo and multiple departments within the City.

D. CABRILLO HIGH SCHOOL –
MONITOR AVENUE/20TH STREET
Currently, Williams Street is bifurcated by an existing chain link fence and gated that defines the edges of the Villages at Cabrillo and Cabrillo High School. Williams Street provides the central east-west circulation for pedestrians and
vehicles through the Villages at Cabrillo, and is intended to ultimately become the primary entrance to the campus from the Terminal Island Freeway replacement road. Williams
connects the southwest most corner of Cabrillo High School and the Villages to Monitor Avenue [north-south] and West 20th Street [east-west]. Both Monitor and West 20th are service roads, fire lanes and parking lanes that connect the rear portions of the campus to West Hill Street and Santa Fe Avenue respectively.

Currently, the Villages at Cabrillo have an informal agreement with Long Beach Unified School District to provide limited pedestrian access for student-residents to Cabrillo High School, making a nearly mile-long walk from the center of the Villages to the High School’s front door, into a well-timed passage through an existing pedestrian gate. Expanding this connection to include emergency vehicle access requires little construction [add a Knox box] but would necessitate an access agreement between the two entities, similar to the one achieved between the Villages at Cabrillo and CSULB Tech Center property owners.

The exact alignment of the emergency vehicle access to the campus will be established as part of a future development.

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HILL

PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY

SANTA FE

EMERGENCY

VEHICLE ACCESS
EXHIBIT 5.7A

PRIMARY ACCESS

INTERNAL

PRIMARY

EXTERNAL EXISTING

SECONDARY

ACCESS INTERNAL

SECONDARY

ACCESS EXTERNAL
1/4
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PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY

HILL STREET

SANTA FE AVENUE
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The street profiles will largely consist of three type:

Gateway Street [Williams Street]; Standard Street
[San Gabriel Avenue, Willard Street and River Avenue];
and Wellness Trail. There will be subtle variations to
respond to existing and future conditions, adjacent
uses and access, and time of construction.

Along with supporting active transportation, these streets and trails will offer other environmentally sustainable treatments. Streets will be flanked by a mix of bioswales, rain gardens and detention basins along with other permeable surfaces including parkways, decomposed granite and paver systems. The wellness trails and sidewalks will be include saving, replanting and expanding the tree canopy with
climate appropriate species that retain rainwater, reduce

S T R E E T

SECTIONS

5.8 the local heat island, sequester air pollution and provide habitat for local wildlife. Street lights will include solar panels and batteries to generate and capture electricity to be later used in the evening to light the way for pedestrians and vehicles.
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PUBLIC SEATING
60' 10' 40' 15'

T E R R A C E O V E R PARKING
The Town Square will provide a visual terminus for River Avenue and a central node to organize the neighborhood’s commercial activity. Much of the plaza shall be open and flexible, with moveable furniture and shade devices. The Town square will be one of the most active spaces within the community due to its central location and surrounding programming.

S E C T I O N A T T H E T O W N S Q U A R E
O N W I L L I A M S S T . & R I V E R A V E N U E ,
L O O K I N G E A S T . O U T D O O R P U B L I C A N D

S E M I - P U B L I C S P A C E S A R E P R O P O S E D

A T T H E C A M P U S A N D R E S I D E N T I A L S C A L E , AT VARYING LEVELS ABOVE AND ON GROUND. FOOD SERVICES

FLEXIBLE

SEATING
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PUBLIC SEATING

C O M M U N I T Y

F U N C T I O N

GROUND FLOOR

PARKING

PARKWAY

CURB EXTENSION

CHILD CARE
& EDUCATION

ADMINISTRATIVE

BIKE PARKING
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PROPERTY OPERATIONS

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SECTION A

PROPOSED
EXHIBIT 5.8A
24' W. WILLIAMS STREET 24'
9' 10' 5' 5' 10' 9' 15' 40'
a d
e
f
b
c
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A

COMMUNITY FUNCTION PKWY SIDEWALK PKWY STREET PKWY SIDEWALK PKWY GROUND FLOOR PARKING b d
c e
f
a
MEDIAN

STREET SIDEWALK R E S I D E N T I A L

BUILDING

C O M M U N I T Y

SERVICES

G R O U N D F L O O R

PARKING

T E R R A C E O V E R

PARKING

C U R B

EXTENSION
EXHIBIT 3.13
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FOOD SERVICES

C H I L D E D U C A T I O N /
CARE
A D M I N . S E R V I C E S /

PROPERTY OPERATIONS

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B2

PROPOSED SECTION B

PROPOSED

SECTION B
EXHIBIT 5.8B
15' 40'
B
B
d
b
c
a
a

PUBLIC PLAZA SIDEWALK STREET CURB
EXT.

CROSSWALK

TERRACE OVER PARKING
b d
a c

P E D E S T R I A N

CROSSING

W E L L N E S S
TRAIL

PARKWAY C H I L D E D U C A T I O N
& CARE SERVICES

C L I N I C A L &

HEALTH SERVICES

P U B L I C
PLAZA

F O O D

SERVICES
W. WILLIAMS STREET
60'
13'
10' 11' 28'
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PROPOSED
EXHIBIT 5.8C
15' 30'
a
C
C
W. WILLIAMS STREET 64'
12' 7 ' 5' 20' 24' 20' 5' 10' 9'
RESIDENTIAL PARKWAY SIDEWALK
SIDEWALKPARKWAY STREET PARKWAY PARKWAY COMMUNITY

FUNCTION MEDIAN STREET
90 MEDIAN

STREET SIDEWALK R E S I D E N T I A L

BUILDING

C O M M U N I T Y

SERVICES

G R O U N D F L O O R

PARKING

T E R R A C E O V E R

PARKING

C U R B

EXTENSION
a
EXHIBIT 3.15
90 I C O N S
& SYMBOLS
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C L I N I C A L &

HEALTH SERVICES

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PROPOSED

SECTION D
EXHIBIT 5.8D
15' 40'
a b
D D
50'
48' 12' 26' 12' 9'

PARKWAY PARKWAY COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL WELLNESS TRAIL FUNCTION

COMMUNITY

FUNCTION

G R O U N D F L O O R

PARKING

P E D E S T R I A N

CROSSING

W E L L N E S S
TRAIL

PARKWAY C H I L D E D U C A T I O N
& CARE SERVICES

C L I N I C A L &

HEALTH SERVICES

P U B L I C
PLAZA

F O O D

SERVICES
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New development will use the available property more
efficiently as mixed-use buildings with multiple levels of residential units will be built over enclosed parking garages and ground floor community-oriented programming. This
development strategy will build upon the success of the model set by the recently completed Cabrillo Gateway
and Anchor Place, and preserving the scarce resource
that is land.

Building heights will generally be focused towards the
center of the Villages at Cabrillo with taller buildings clustered around the intersection of Williams and River, tapering down going to the east and north. The Westside Transit Center will become the transportation node
for the community, adjacent to the administrative and
commercial hubs of activity. Building heights, and activity levels of the new development shall then taper off from 60-80 feet in the center to 40-60 feet going toward the edges of the property.

Building massing will be used to define outdoor spaces and urban walls along the primary circulation paths in order to create dynamic public spaces. The building heights and setbacks of new development shall create a consistent
height to width ratio along Williams Street and east half of San Gabriel Avenue and River Avenue, as well as the
new Wellness Trail network.

The building heights and setbacks of new development
around the community spaces shall also clearly define the desired spatial volume while maximizing solar orientation and desired acoustics. For example, the building edges
around the more formal Town Square shall be more rigidly defined than the broader Grand Lawn and Play Garden.

Residential courtyards and terraces shall maximize access of natural light and air for residential units facing upon the space while being more intimate in scale from the
more public spaces.

BUILDING

FORM & DESIGN

6.1 Also new building massing should be designed to respond to existing context – specifically those that will remain for the long term, to avoid abrupt changes in scale between new and existing structures. The North Williams and South San Gabriel Buildings will be located within close proximity to shorter structures that will remain for the foreseeable future and thus they should be articulated to respond to and take advantage of their respective adjacent context.

Also consult the CVC LEED -Neighborhood Development
certification documentation or additional considerations for building design. Catch basins, bioswales and retention/ detention facilities will be developed to address the
Villages at Cabrillo’s unique drainage conditions.

Additional phases related to infrastructure improvements and new community amenities will be implemented as
funding and opportunities are available. Expansion of the Administration Building will be an eventual necessity as the volume of work increases with residents and services.

The conversion of Willard Street from a parking lane will further standardize the Villages at Cabrillo remaining
roadway while providing space for completion of the
Wellness Trail networks
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The western extension of Williams Street which could
include the reorientation of the entire community would take place as part of the potential city-led Terminal Island Freeway replacement project. Doing so could present the Urban Forest as the front yard of the Villages at Cabrillo, integrating into the future mile-long public greenbelt
that replaces the then former freeway.

BUILDING HEIGHT TO STREET WIDTH
50% of the block length of existing & new circulation
networks shall have a minimum ratio building
height-to-street centerline of 1:1.5

REINFORCE URBAN EDGE
The urban edge shall be reinforced by the massing of the proposed buildings with consistent massing along the
circulation network, and greater articulation at primary entrances and toward common outdoor spaces.

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Proposed buildings are to employ contemporary
architectural design and details, while reinforcing the current urban village aesthetic design and scale. Historicist styles are not encouraged

DESIGN DETAIL
High quality design details and use of material should be provided where it is most accessible and visible, including building facades that face the circulation network and
common open spaces. The overall design of the building
should remain consistent between exterior facades as well as interior building faces.

BUILDING ARTICULATION
Proposed buildings shall be horizontally and vertically articulated to provide a human scale, avoiding monolithic urban edges. The building base, body, and crown, as well as the block-length shall be articulated to compliment
neighboring development, without being formulaic or
repetitious.

MATERIAL & COLOR CHANGE
A variety of high quality material, colors, details and patterns should be used to provide visual interest and
reinforce the human scale articulated in the building form.

BUILDING DEPTH
Building facades should express a depth and permanence
with architectural details integrated into the building articulation and openings, and not be applied in nature.

Window and door openings shall be properly recessed when employed in a general manner to provide some visual depth in the facade.

The ground floor level of future development will typically have a higher ceiling height to have the flexibility to accommodate a variety of uses including commercial,
service providers and community amenities. This is a
typical model of mixed-use development that has been
employed on the community with the recently completed Cabrillo Gateway and upcoming Anchor Place. This has provided viable space for service partners like The Children’s Clinic to co-locate in the development, create new community amenities like the demonstration kitchen and administrative functions.

These new ground floor functions also provide constant
activity toward the pedestrian environment and around
community open spaces while masking secure bike and
automobile parking for the residents above. As most future phases within the Community Plan will apply this strategy for the ground floor, existing and future tenants and amenities shall be programmed to best serve the local residents, adjacent spaces and current partners. Also consult the CVC LEED -Neighborhood Development certification documentation or additional considerations for building design.

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OPEN SPACE ACCESS
Locate at least one community and passive use space within a quarter-mile walk of 90% of building entrances of new and existing dwelling units and nonresidential buildings.

NEIGHBORHOOD-SCALE OPEN SPACE
Locate at least one community outdoor recreation facility at least 1 acre in area, or an accessible indoor recreational facility of at least 25,000 SF within a half-mile walk of 90% of building entrances of new and existing dwelling units and nonresidential buildings.

PUBLIC BY DESIGN
The community outdoor spaces and amenities shall be
designed to the quality and durability of comparable public spaces, due to ease of access, intended volume of use, and amount of residents being served.

MULTI-PURPOSE SPACES
The community outdoor spaces shall be designed to serve a multitude of purposes, including but not limited to recreation, social, habitat, environmental, and programming.

Single-use spaces and amenities should be limited.

SITE FURNITURE
Site furniture, such as seating, drinking fountains, bike racks, banners/signs, water features, and public art should be incorporated into the streetscape and community open space, and should complement the overall architectural
character of the community.

The implementation of the future phases of development
at the Villages shall each consider their respective capacity to deliver community open spaces and amenities beyond
those within the buildings that are dedicated to those
new residents. Whether private balconies and patios for each dwelling unit, along with courtyards and decks for the development, there are a variety of open spaces and amenities that are to be accessible to residents across the Villages at Cabrillo.

While these open spaces are to be designed to serve the spectrum of private to public, they shall be designed as an interconnected network of spaces that provide the
greatest variety of experiences while avoiding obvious
barriers like fences and yard walls. Also consult the
CVC LEED -Neighborhood Development certification
documentation or additional considerations for open space design, programming, and placement.

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To support a vibrant, walkable community the location
and design of parking, utilities, and service functions should be minimized. The parking requirements prescribed within the CVCSP are based on California Assembly Bill 744 [AB744], adopted to support the production of affordable housing, as well as respond to local soil conditions that limit the ability to build multi-level parking garage and subterranean parking. Parking design standards shall be based on those in the Long Beach Municipal Code Chapter

21.41 – Off Street Parking and Loading Requirements,
unless otherwise specified in CVCSP.

PARKING

SERVICES

6.4 ENCLOSED PARKING
All new proposed ground-level parking garages is encouraged to be under habitable space and are therefore excluded from being considered surface parking facilities and from the size and location restrictions.

EXISTING PARKING LOTS
Existing open parking lots shall be covered or reconfigured to function as a street with typical travel lanes, flanking sidewalks, and curbside parking.

VISIBLE PARKING
No more than 20% of block length shall have exposed parking garages or service bays visible to the circulation network or community spaces.

PARKING ACCESS
Parking garages should be limited to one single vehicle access – from a driveway between 20-24’ wide, with priority access being from Service Lane, then Neighborhood Street, then Gateway Street.

VEHICLE CONFLICT
Vehicle access to each site must be designed to minimize conflict with pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vehicles.

Sight lines and lighting, driveways and curb-cuts, bicycle facilities, pedestrian walkways, and landscape shall be designed comprehensively to encourage awareness and
conscientious interaction between users.

SECURE BICYCLE PARKING
Bicycle parking should be provided in secure locations that are easily accessible to the outdoors, ideally located within close proximity of the primary building entrance and/or building circulation. They can be provided within a secure room and/or bike lockers with assigned spaces for residents and employees.

SHARED BICYCLE PARKING
Bicycle racks shall be provided for visitors and short term parking within high visibility, easily accessible near building entrances.

LOADING AND SERVICE LOCATION
Loading, utilities, and refuse areas shall be located to avoid impacting the primary and secondary visual frontages, or being a nuisance for building occupants or neighboring
properties or circulation.

LOADING AND SERVICE DESIGN
The design of the building shall seamlessly incorporate any necessary exterior access to the parking, loading, utilities, and refuse areas – with quality, durable materials related to the overall aesthetic design.

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Proper lighting strategies, design, and installation are essential to creating a well-integrated community that
accentuates the design elements that make the Villages
at Cabrillo special and maintain a cohesive feeling, while

OUTDOOR

LIGHTING

6.6 SAFETY
The light, landscape, and building design of the overall site and adjacent environments of proposed development shall be designed to provide consistent light levels throughout the common useable spaces and circulation network to support perceived and actual safety.

CONFLICT AREAS
Special attention shall be paid to lighting levels where there are potential conflicts between pedestrians, vehicles, and bicyclists to ensure safety, including intersections and driveway curb cuts.

CONSISTENT LIGHT STANDARDS
Light fixtures and design of proposed development shall be integrated architecturally with the overall site, building, and surrounding area.

PEDESTRIAN SCALE LIGHTING
Pedestrian-scale lighting shall be used throughout the
Villages at Cabrillo, including building entries, parking areas, seating areas, community open spaces, and circulation network.

LIGHT POLLUTION
Lighting design and selected fixtures of proposed development shall provide adequate safety while minimizing light spillage and glare toward occupied spaces, habitat, and adjacent areas.

Environmental sustainable planning, design, and construction criteria are distributed throughout the CVC Specific Plan and the plan is also certified gold through the LEED for Neighborhood Development. The LEED – ND criteria
include guidance in the CVCSP for matters related to circulation, density, building placement and transportation management. While not a regulatory document, the LEED
– ND certification documentation will also guide the design, programming, and construction of all future improvements within the Villages at Cabrillo.

ENVIRONMENT

SUSTAINABILITY

6.7 The signage and wayfinding design of each new development shall be consistent with the overall community and existing improvements.

Signs should be compatible with or complementary to the building’s character, including the architecture and landscape. Signs should enhance the overall theme of the site and building.

Also consult Chapter 21.44 On-Premises Signs of the Long Beach Municipal Code, and the CVC LEED -Neighborhood
Development certification documentation for additional
considerations for tree canopy and landscape design.

SIGNAGE
& WAYFINDING

6.5 providing a safe environment for residents, workers, and visitors. The utilization of consistent design elements and fixtures throughout the community will provide uniform
aesthetics while making maintenance easier. Also consult the CVC LEED -Neighborhood Development certification
documentation or additional considerations for lighting design.
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Two developments – Anchor Place and Cabrillo Gateway
were both certified LEED Platinum for New Homes. As part of the LEED – ND requirements, all future development as part of the CVCSP would be required to be minimum LEED
certified which includes additional design and construction considerations related to environmental sustainability.

The LEED - Neighborhood Development documentation
provides detailed guidance, final means of implementing each sustainable planning, design, construction, and programming criteria will be determined as part of each incremental development.

EXISTING TREES
Existing trees located within a proposed project site that are rated “good” or “excellent” within a tree survey authored by an accredited arborist or licensed landscape architect shall be protected in place. The tree can be relocated from or within the project site if the new location is deemed appropriate by the same arborist or landscape architect.

The existing tree canopy shall be preserved when possible, otherwise to be replaced at a two to one ratio on the
community. Trees shall be planted in parkways or tree
wells no more than twenty-four feet apart with tree
alleys being introduced upon significant pedestrian
spaces. Trees shall be selected based on their climate
appropriateness, ability to control solar access and reduce residents’ exposure to local pollution.

Future landscape improvements within the Villages
at Cabrillo shall continue to using the plant palette
developed for Cabrillo Gateway and Anchor Place.

Resilient, drought tolerant landscape, ideally plants that are native to California or to similar climates shall be used for planted areas. The use of turf shall be limited to play areas and spaces that receive occasional foot
traffic. Artificial turf can be used for specific outdoor spaces if deemed appropriate. Also consult Chapter 21.42 Landscaping Standards of the Long Beach Municipal
Code, and the CVC LEED -Neighborhood Development
certification documentation for additional considerations for tree canopy and landscape design.

TREE
CANOPY

6.8 STREET TREES
Street trees shall be provided at intervals of no more than 50 feet (excluding driveways) along at least 60% of total block length between the roadway and walkway.

TREE SPECIES
Within proposed developments, the landscape architects
shall consider the tree species ability to reduce impacts from surrounding pollution. This includes the trees’ capacity to reduce the urban heat island, sequester carbon, and clean other pollutants.

DROUGHT TOLERANT
Proposed developments shall include landscape design and plant selection appropriate for the climate and relate to the existing landscape of existing nearby development. The plant selection shall be California native or adaptive.

STREETSCAPE CONSISTENCY
Plant selection and landscape design of the parkway and streetscape areas shall be consistent with later phase
improvements along River Avenue and San Gabriel Avenue, south of Williams Street.

LANDSCAPE SCREENING AND VISIBILITY
The landscape design of proposed development shall appropriately screen tertiary functions, parking areas, utilities and services. This shall be done without negatively impacting visibility for safety and security, including lighting, circulation, and building openings.
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The proposed street tree plan for the CVC is based on
providing the best quality environment for the community.

The street tree species are chosen for their ability to provide shade, aid in storm water management and help the
overall urban environment by dealing with pollution.

Specific tree species are chosen for each street and
open space location. The street tree species along main connecting pathways will provide accent along these
pedestrian walkways for wayfinding as well as a shaded
environment for the community to enjoy. These trees have large canopies for shade and colorful accent flowers. Specific species along main vehicular roads will provide shade to help with heat island effect in our urban built environment. These trees will be evergreen varieties that have large canopies to provide as much shade as possible. By using different colors and textures with these tree species it helps users within the overall campus with wayfinding.

The existing CVC campus has many successful tree species that have mature growth. We have chosen to strengthen
those areas by infilling these species to create a more complete urban forest of each type of tree. The trees overall are chosen to be fast growing to get to a shaded stage more quickly. The trees are able to deal with different types of soil and changing water environments. This is a critical element in choosing trees for our Southern California environment.

The trees need to be able to tolerate changing weather
and water influx. Trees are able to help with storm water management by filtering out toxins and slowing run off
for the area. The main goal is to provide a comfortable healthy community for residents to live in our Southern California environment. The open space is provided to help remove residents from the surrounding dense urban city.

We wanted to provide an oasis for the community in our
urban environment with a lush residential feel.

S T R E E T
TREES

6.9 100 DESIGN GUIDELINES

PROPOSED

TREE MASTER PALLET

PINE TREE
PINUS SP.

AUSTRALIAN WILLOW GEIJERA PARVIFLORA

GOLDEN RAIN TREE

KOELREUTERIA BIPINNATA

CHINESE ELM TREE

ULMUS PARVIFOLIA

CARROTWOOD

CUPANIOPSIS ANACARDIOIDES

BIRCH TREE
BETULA SP.

SHADE
This semi evergreen tree is tall and has an arching
canopy. It provides shade and reduces heat island
effect.

STORM WATER
The tree is drought tolerant and can help to slow
storm water runoff.

POLLUTION
This tree is excellent at tolerating air pollution
and taking in carbon. It is very well suited for
urban conditions.

SHADE
This evergreen canopy tree is excellent for shade
and helping with heat island effect.

STORM WATER
This tree is drought tolerant and help slow storm
water runoff.

POLLUTION
This evergreen tree has foliage all year and helps
take in carbon.

SHADE
This fast-growing tree provides shade and helps
reduce heat island effect.

ACCENT COLOR
The vibrant color of the panicles of yellow
flowers along with the reddish "Chinese lantern"
capsules provide a beautiful accent.

STORM WATER
This tree can tolerate nutritionally poor soil
including: clay, sand, well drained alkaline loam.

The tree does not require a lot of watering and is
an excellent drought tolerant species.

POLLUTION
The Golden Rian Tree can tolerate urban pollution.

The large shade canopy provides a large area for
carbon consumption.

SHADE
This semi evergreen tree is tall and has an arching
canopy. It provides shade and reduces heat island
effect.

STORM WATER
The tree is drought tolerant and can help to slow
storm water runoff.

POLLUTION
This tree is excellent at tolerating air pollution and
taking in carbon. It is very well suited for urban
conditions.

SHADE
The Carrotwood has a large dense canopy which
provides shade and reduces heat island effect.

STORM WATER
This tree can tolerate many types of soil and is
drought tolerant.

POLLUTION
The dense glossy green leaves are suited for urban
areas with pollution.

SHADE
The Birch tree provides shade for part of the year.

This deciduous hardwood tree is tall and helps
reduce heat island effect during the warmer
months.

STORM WATER
Birch trees are tolerant of a lot of water. They can
grow in wet areas.

POLLUTION
The hardwood nature of the trees allows it to take
in more carbon and hold it longer. This is a good
trait for reducing urban pollution.

MOBILITY + STREETSCAPE

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0’ 100’ 200’ 400’

CURRENT

STREET TREES
R VI ER AVE.

WWILLIAMS ST. WWILLIAMS ST.

W 20TH ST.

SAN GABRIELAVE.

WWILLARD ST.

MERRIMAC AVE.

SAN GABRIELAVE.
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P R O P O S E D

STREET TREES
I
R VI ER AVE.

WWILLIAMS ST. WWILLIAMS ST.

W 20TH ST.

SAN GABR EI LAVE.

WWILLARD ST.

SAN GABRIELAVE.
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7 Infrastructure

SECTION SEVEN
Developed in the 1960s, the Villages at Cabrillo community was part of the former Cabrillo/Savannah Naval Housing
development which consisted of 135 acres of housing units.

The Naval Housing development was in operation until
the mid-1990s, after which the Navy abandoned the
development and the land was broken up and transferred
to the City of Long Beach, California State University of Long Beach, The Long Beach Job Corps, and the Long Beach Unified School District. In 1997, under the McKinney Act, a 26 acre portion of the formal Naval Housing development

VILLAGE

INFRASTRUCTURE

7.1 The existing on-site community drainage system is
completely private and consists of underground pipes,
catch basins, and detention basins that manage the on-site storm water. The basic drainage pattern for the community runs from north to south with the community being
serviced by varying sizes of storm drain main lines that range from 24” plastic (PVC/HDPE) pipes at the north of the community to a 35”x24” corrugated metal arch pipe (CMP) at the south of the community which then drains into a
neighboring property’s 42” reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) storm drain main line which in turn ties into an existing 54” public storm drain line along Pacific Coast Highway (PCH).

Although the drainage system within the community is
private, an agreement exists between Century Villages of Cabrillo and the City of Long Beach relative to the on-site storm water storage capacity for the community. The storm water storage capacity was establish in the late 1990’s as a measure to manage the downstream system since the public system along PCH is undersized. The purpose of the storm water storage guidelines is to reduce the peak drainage flow entering the downstream storm drain main line. These drainage guidelines established a peak 10-Year runoff limit of

0.57cfs per acre and a detention requirement of 2,182 cubic feet per acre. To achieve the detention requirement, Villages at Cabrillo created water detention areas throughout
the community.

Since establishing the storm water storage capacity

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MANAGEMENT

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was transferred to Villages at Cabrillo for the purpose of providing transitional and permanent housing to those in need. Since the transfer of the 26 acres, the community acquired an additional acre from the City of Long Beach bringing the area of the community to 27 acres total. The CVC community existing infrastructure, along with much
of the site utilities, was built with the former Cabrillo/ Savannah Naval Housing development in the 1960s.

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SEWER

7.3 WATER

7.4 CVC receives communication service from Frontier
Communications (aka Verizon) via underground conduit
with fiber, electricity is provided to the site by Southern California Edison via underground and overhead power and gas is provided by Long Beach Gas and Oil via underground piping. All dry utility connections within the Specific Plan area shall be located within underground conduit and vaults in the private street easements. These service providers will be consulted and fees paid when necessary as each
portion of the Specific Plan is built.

DRY UTILITIES

7.3 The existing on-site community sewer system is completely private and consists of Vitrified Clay Pipe (VCP) and
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipe varying in size from 6 inch to 10 inch mainlines, brick manholes and concrete manholes.

The on-site sewer system flows in the general direction from North to South with two public 8” lines located to the South of the community, to the West in Technology
Place and within the private property located at 2161
Technology Place to the East. The western line gravity
flows to the connection point within Technology Place
while the eastern line flows from a sewer pump station
to the public connection point via a force main.

For developments within the community that increase
the amount of sewage flows into the downstream public
system, CVC pays the required impact fees to the Long
Beach Water Department for the purpose of expanding
and/or replacing the existing sewer pipes serving the
Specific Plan area as needed to provide adequate capacity to accommodate increased sewer flows. In addition to
The existing on-site water system is owned by the Long
Beach Water Department and consists of 6” to 8” main
lines located in the private streets within a private service laterals, located as needed. There are existing easements within the private streets for the water system. Each
individual development is separately metered. The Specific Plan development will include all State mandated watersaving features, including water-efficient faucets, shower heads, and toilets. In compliance with existing standard development requirements and the Long Beach Water
Department, CVC pays the required fees to connect to
the water distribution system. Any proposed private
fire water service laterals required by the Specific
Plan will be performed by CVC, via Contractor in strict accordance with the Long Beach Water Department’s (LBWD) deferred submittal and construction requirements listed on LBWD’s website.
guidelines, there have been a number of additional
improvements to the community for the purpose of
improving the aging infrastructure for its residences.

These improvements have consisted of updating various
aging and dilapidated residential complexes and replacing them with residences suitable for habitation. With all
the additional improvements to the community, CVC has
provided and will continue to provide all necessary drainage improvements and implement best management practices
(BMPs) in compliance with National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NDPES), Los Angeles County Standard Urban Storm Water Mitigation Plan (SUSMP), City of Long Beach Low Impact Development (LID) requirements as
well as the storm water on-site storage guidelines. The drainage improvements are subject to the City’s standard development review and permit process, including
plan check and inspections and CVC will provide all the necessary associated fees.
paying fees to the Long Beach Water Department, the
community also pays the associated per unit impact fees to the Los Angeles County Sanitation District.

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8Administration +
Implementation

SECTION EIGHT

ENHANCING THE VILLAGES

CVC MASTER PLAN
This chapter lays out the roles, responsibility, process for ensuring the Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan is implemented effectively, as well as the ability to be reviewed and amended based on the evolving needs of the City of
Long Beach. The chapter also includes the framework of
development phasing of the CVCSP and identifies potential financial resources for supporting the development of affordable housing, along with associated amenities
and infrastructure.

Century Housing is the steward of the 27-acre community and developer of all the improvements since the property transferred ownership from the Federal government.

The City of Long Beach is the custodian of the CVCSP,
reviewing and approving projects being proposed within
the planning area. Together, CHC and the City of Long
Beach leverage local resources to secure funding and
financing for the implementation of the plan.

8.1.1 PLANNING AUTHORITY
The CVCSP provides a framework for an effective and
sensitive redevelopment of the CHC in a manner that meets the intentions of the Villages at Cabrillo organization, as well as their residents and partners, and is consistent with the City of Long Beach General Plan. The CVCSP
was prepared based on the provisions of the California
Government Code Sections 65450 – 65457 Article 8,
granting local government the authority to prepare specific plans.

The CVCSP connects each proposed development, open
space, infrastructure, and transportation project to the City of Long Beach’s General Plan. As such the CVCSP is the regulatory document for all projects within the boundaries of the Villages at Cabrillo. This includes allowable landuses, development standards, and design guidelines for development, strategies for community infrastructure
investment for open space, transportation, and utilities.

GENERAL

ADMINISTRATION

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As the plan has been crafted in collaboration between
the City of Long Beach and CHC the CVCSP represents the collective vision for the future development of the 27- acre community. The CVCSP provides a common language
for property owners, project proposers, consultants,
and approving agencies within local government. Five
hearing bodies or officers shall make decisions on the
various procedures provided for as follows:

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Approving Authority
A. Director
The Development Services Director or designated representative may approve, conditionally approve, or deny applications that meet the requirements of this Specific Plan and do not require a conditional use permit. The Director holds final approval authority for and enforcement of building permits, certificates of occupancy, sign permits, and temporary use permits.

B. Zoning Administrator
The Zoning Administrator is established to provide, among other things, a hearing officer to conduct public hearings. The Zoning Administrator shall be a Planning Officer designated by the Director of Planning and Building with the approval of the Planning Commission. The Zoning Administrator shall have the authority to consider and act on requests for variances. The Zoning Administrator may approve, conditionally approve, or deny a request, or refer the application to the Planning Commission in accordance with Chapter 21.25 of the Long Beach Municipal Code. The Zoning Administrator’s actions may be appealed to the Planning Commission.

C. Site Plan Review Committee
The Site Plan Review Committee shall consist of the Director of Planning and Building and two (2) designate planning officers. The Site Plan Review Committee has the authority to consider alternative configurations and compliances with certain development standards in the CVCSP, as noted throughout the Plan document, provided that these alternatives meet the fundamental intent of this Plan and further the goals of this Plan.

D. Planning Commission
The Planning Commission shall be responsible for the hearings indicated in Chapter 21 of the Long Beach Municipal Code except as modified by Section 8.1.3 of this CVCSP. The appointed Planning Commission may recommend approval, conditional approval, or denial of conditional use permits, applications for variances, major amendments, and appeals of the actions of the Director or Site Plan Review Committee to the City Council.

E. City Council
The City Council shall be responsible for actions indicated in Chapter 21 of the Long Beach Municipal Code. City Council actions on amendments to the CVCSP are hearings and shall follow the noticing procedures set forth in Chapter 21. The City Council may approve, conditionally approve, or deny conditional use permits, applications for variances, specific plan amendments, and appeals of the actions of the Planning Commission.
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8.1.2 INTERPRETATION AND SEVERABILITY
If uncertainty arises concerning the content or application of the Zoning Ordinance and its standards, the Zoning
Administrator or Director of Development Services shall be authorized to determine all pertinent facts and interpret the Ordinance. Alternatively, the Zoning Administrator
or Director of Development Services may request the
Planning Commission to make such interpretation. In
no instance, however, shall the Zoning Administrator or Director of Development Services determine, nor shall
these regulations be so interpreted, that a use shall be permitted in a zone when such use is specifically listed as permissible in another zone. The classification of use procedure, which is set forth in Division VI of Chapter

21.25 of the Municipal Code, shall be utilized to resolve such discrepancies.

If any chapter, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of the CVCSP, or future amendments or additions hereto, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the plan.

8.1.3 REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS
The implementation of this Specific Plan is essential to meeting the housing needs of the City of Long Beach and serving its most disadvantaged residents. The provisions of Chapter 21.25 of the Long Beach Municipal Code are
superseded by this Specific Plan. The site plan review
process is established to meet certain community goals
which are, among others, to ensure that the highest
quality of land planning and design are incorporated
into development projects, to ensure that new projects
are compatible with existing neighborhoods in terms of
scale, style and construction materials, and to ensure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement and protection
of the environment.

Upon approval of the CVCSP by the City Council all future projects, regardless of size, shall be subject to ministerial conformance review by the Director of Development
Services. The projects shall be presented to the Site
Plan Review Committee for design-review as part of
the Director of Development Services review. Project
conformance determinations are not subject to further
environmental review . Conformance determinations
are not subject to review except in circumstances where the applicant alleges the Director has misinterpreted or exceeded the controls established in the CVCSP in which case the Planning Commission shall hear the appeal of
the interpretation only (not any underlying project or
development) and refer the matter back to the Director
with instructions.

8.1.4 AMENDMENTS TO SPECIFIC PLAN
Approval of the CVCSP indicates acceptance by the
City Council of a general framework for community
development within the Villages at Cabrillo. The CVCSP
provides a regulatory framework consisting of allowable uses, development standards, and design guidelines. It is anticipated that modifications to the CVCSP related to
general updates to the plan or development proposals
will be necessary in the future.

Minor modifications to the Specific Plan are to be reviewed and approved administratively by the Department
Director. Minor Modifications include reallocation of
program, changes to allowable uses, development
standards, and design guidelines . Major modifications
include increases to the overall program capacity,
deviations to the guiding principles, and alterations to the Specific Plan boundaries.

Any major modifications to the Specific Plan shall occur in CVCSP amendment process and are required to be
reviewed for approval by the Planning Commission and the City Council. In all cases, specific plan amendments must be found to be in conformance with the objectives and
intent of the CVCSP. In addition to meeting all qualifying standards set forth in Chapter 21.37 of the City of Long Beach Municipal Code, and notwithstanding any other
provisions, the following procedures shall apply to the amendment of CVCSP:

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basis. Agencies generally prepare EIRs for programs or a series of related actions that are linked geographically; are logical parts of a chain of contemplated events,
rules, regulations, or plans that govern the conduct of a continuing program; or are individual activities carried out under the same authority and having generally similar environmental effects that can be mitigated in similar
ways.

This approach is consistent with the tiering provision in California Public Resources Code Section 21083.3 and
CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 for “Projects Consistent
with a Community Plan or Zoning.” This tiering opportunity is only available for plans (e.g., specific plan) for which an EIR has been prepared. Note that tiering under
these provisions will require environmental review and
documentation to substantiate that a subsequent project does not result in any new potentially significant impacts.

Such review (under 21083.3/15083) could be documented
in the form of an Initial Study to ensure “topic by topic” review and substantiation or under other streamlined
review processes as established by the Director of
Development Services. Once consistency has been
substantiated and review shows that the project would
not result in new significant impacts, neither a mitigated negative declaration nor an EIR would be required.

Additionally, no formal public review would be required.

Projects may also be exempt from CEQA review pursuant
to other sections of CEQA (e.g., exemptions for residential infill projects, statutory exemptions, or categorical
exemptions) depending on the size of the project and
type of development. The type of CEQA review needed
for each project will be determined by the City staff
during their review of the type of project or development proposed. For purely ministerial conformance review of
projects compliant with the CVCSP and EIR, no further
discretionary action and no further CEQA documentation
shall be required.

TABLE 8.1B
Major Modifications to Specific Plan
The City of Long Beach certified the Environmental Impact Report [EIR] as part of the CVCSP pursuant to the provision of the California Environmental Quality Act
[CEQA]. To address potential environmental impacts,
mitigation measures identified through the EIR process
are incorporated within the CVCSP to ensure delivery as part of the implementation process.

Mitigation measures are referenced within the CVCSP and will be identified as part of subsequent project submittals.

Future submittals shall be evaluated by the Director of Development Services for conformance with the CVCSP
and the EIR. No further CEQA analysis shall be required for conformance review.

The EIR may be subject to a more limited environmental
review process, as determined by the Planning Bureau of the City of Long Beach only in those circumstances where an amendment or exception to the CVCSP is requested.

Use of a EIR provides the City of Long Beach with the
opportunity to consider broad policy alternatives and
site-wide mitigation measures and provides the City
with greater flexibility to address project-specific and cumulative environmental impacts on a comprehensive

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
& CLEARANCE

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A. Submission of a Detailed Development Plan
The applicant shall submit a detailed development plan which indicates the use and development concepts within the CVCSP area. Depending upon the nature of the proposed specific plan amendment, a supplemental environmental analysis may be required, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Section 15162.

B. Planning Commission Review
The Planning Commission shall review and hold a public hearing on the establishment of or a proposed amendment to the CVCSP. The application shall be heard as a rezoning matter pursuant to the requirements of Division I of this Title. The Planning Commission shall recommend action on any amendment to the City Council.

C. City Council
The City Council has the sole and final authority to act on the recommendation of the Planning Commission. If the council approves the amendments thereto, the CVCSP area shall be indicated on the official zoning maps of the City.

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The following section and associated exhibits describe
the potential strategy for developing the project sites within the Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan. This includes contemplated site for new housing developments, as well as associated off-site improvements and community amenities. These projects as proposed in the exhibits are intended to meet the intentions of the Guiding Principles and Urban Design Strategies. The material described in this section of the appendix is not regulatory or prescriptive in nature, and is strictly intended for informational purposes and not intended to be prescriptive. It is anticipated that future development will naturally deviate from this phasing due to new requirements, population needs, funding
limitations or other factors.

Development of the Specific Plan will take place over
numerous phases, implementing the specific plan
maintains flexibility to respond to evolving funding
opportunities and logistic constraints. Most of the new development will take place along Williams Street and

PROJECT

IMPLEMENTATION

8.3 toward the north end of San Gabriel Avenue. Initial phases will focus on replacing aging housing stock of Savannah, with the following phases dedicated to expanding
affordable dwelling units, community amenities and
services.

As a built out community, upgrading housing and
amenities require removing existing structures and
relocating residents, services and amenities. The phasing of future development is planned to limit the impacts
and amount of relocating of residents and service
providers. Development of Site A will be preceded by
the gradual vacation of the eastern most cluster of the Savannah Housing either as residents move on or through relocation to other parts of the Villages at Cabrillo.

Residents from the remaining Savannah can move into
the new development on Site A, Savannah Replacement
development which frees up much of the remaining
former Navy structures for redevelopment.

Future leases of the remaining Navy reuse buildings shall be planned so that their respective agreement expirations

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coincide with the corresponding future development
phase. Ground floor spaces of the new developments
should also be planned to host existing service providers to limit relocations and impacts. The phasing strategy
for improvements to community amenities shall also be
planned to maintain each of them while expanding upon
the current offerings to residents.

Each new residential development will be accompanied
by associated site and off-site improvements. This
will include upgrading the roadways, stormwater
infrastructure, utilities, outdoor spaces and pedestrian access. When completed the Specific Plan will upgrade
all roadways and sidewalks to design and construction
standards similar to those of the City of Long Beach for public infrastructure. A system of sustainable stormwater management infrastructure including catch basins,
bioswales and retention/detention facilities will be
developed to address the Villages at Cabrillo’s unique
drainage conditions.

Additional development phases related to infrastructure improvements and new community amenities will be
implemented as funding and logistic opportunities are
available. Expansion of the Administration Building will be an eventual necessity as the volume of work increases with residents and services. The conversion of Willard
Street from a parking lane will further standardize the Villages at Cabrillo remaining roadway while providing
space for completion of the Wellness Trail networks.

The western extension of Williams Street which would
include the reorientation of the entire community could take place as part of the potential city-led Terminal Island Freeway replacement project. Doing so could present the Urban Forest as the front yard of the Villages at Cabrillo, integrating into the future mile-long public greenbelt
that replaces the then former freeway. Transforming the city-owned portion of the Terminal Island Freeway into a local street and public greenbelt could also provide the opportunity for different development strategies for
those parcels along the west side of San Gabriel Avenue.

While the phasing strategy described in this section of the Appendix assumes the retention of the freeway rightof-way in its current configuration, the city-lead project could provide the opportunity to develop additional
housing and associated community amenities.

In the interim, the Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan would include establishing a new emergency vehicle access along the west, north, or east end of the campus, to supplement existing connections along the south, at
River Avenue and San Gabriel Avenue. One new connection as identified within exhibit 5-7: Emergency Vehicle Access, shall be established before completing the incremental
expansion of 200 total additional residential units.

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W. WILLIAMS ST.

W. 20TH ST.

RIVER AVE.

SAN GABRIEL AVE.

W. WILLARD ST.

W. WILLARD ST.

A
B
C D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
32 31
29 30
28 14
13 12
11 10
8 9
27 25
7 6
5 40
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DEVELOPMENT

PARCELS
EXHIBIT 8.3A

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TABLE 8.3A
Project Matrix
ADMINISTRATION + IMPLEMENTATION
A
B
C
D
E
L
Phase 6
approved but not yet constructed
CVCSP
TOTAL
F
G
H
I
J
K
11,479
2,870
2,870
2,869
2,869
5,902
28,859
2,699
2,700
5,783
681
5,148
17,011
5,902
5,399
17,011
5,399
2,951
8,350
6,659
6,659
3,360
3,360
2,700
2,700
5,399
5,902
5,399
22,100
11,479
2,870
2,870
17,219
5,902
5,399
11,301
5,902
5,902
1,200
1,200
2,400
840
840
30 31-1
31-2
31-3
31-4
32 5-1
5-2
6 44
44 7
8 25
27 39
40 9-1
9-2
10 11
12 F
F
F
E
13 14-3
14-4
28 29
47 47
42 43
46 B
B
J
J
B
2 8
7 9
9 20
55 8
7 13
0 0
28 12
11 28
6 0
6 0
6 0
4 5
12 22
20 63
40 10
10 60
20 20
40 25
25 25
25 25
25 35
35 0
20 20
5 5
Primary Square Feet Acres Secondary Building Building Area Units Parking

CONTEMPLATED SITES TO REMOVE
Subtotal 49,000
48,861
30,746
34,884
27,199
12,491
12,491
12,491
33,272
31,282
21,438
25,091
28,754 11,140
135,302
146,442
384,102
384,102

1.12 1.12

0.71 0.80

0.62 0.29

0.94 0.94

0.76 0.72

0.49 0.49

0.66 40
235
275
40 155
175

8.73 8.73
Subtotal
Subtotal
Subtotal
Subtotal
Subtotal
Subtotal
Subtotal
Subtotal
Subtotal
Subtotal
Subtotal
0 0
0 0
0 0
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Core
Core
Core
Core
Core
Core
Core
Core
Core
Core
Core
Core
7lvl
7lvl
7lvl
7lvl
7lvl
7lvl
7lvl
7lvl
7lvl
5lvl
5lvl
5lvl
4 4 0
0 0
4 4
4 4
4 4
4 3
3 3
DEV. STANDARDS PROPOSED INCREASE UNIT MIX
195,444
196,000 167,141
184,143
105,765
117,436
102,894
49,124
145,909
105,131
124,738
87,187
60,954
72,873
122,984
139,536
108,796
49,964
162,920
116,432
133,088
93,846
64,314
75,273
115,016 98,138
1,323,295
1,421,433
1,458,597
1,573,613
100 45
100
20 17
0 0
62 57
59 90
65 0
70 30 50 35 15
40 50 25 25
30 71
71 8
8 1
40 1
0 0
30 45 23 22
55 68 12
20 32 17 16
25 80 9 1
30 58 6 1
0 40
35 40
100
80 80
0 0
0 0
90 55
80 80
65 45
90 60
65 30
0 0
90 45 50
515
565
25 89 1
300 330 261 96 63
325 419 261 97 63
750 455
840 500
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ORDINANCE NO.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE

CITY OF LONG BEACH 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
WHEREAS, on February 15, 2000, the City Council adopted Ordinance No.

C-7677, amending and restating the California State University Research and Technology Center/Villages at Cabrillo Long Beach Vets Planned Development (PD-31); WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, at its hearing on September 1, 2022, reviewed the proposed amendment to the California State University Research and Technology Center/Villages at Cabrillo Long Beach Vets Planned Development (PD-31) to repeal the Villages at Cabrillo (subarea D) and remove Villages at Cabrillo Long Beach Vets from the name of the Planned Development, and recommended the City Council adopt the same;
WHEREAS, the City Council, hereby finds that the proposed amendment to PD-31, and repeal of Villages at Cabrillo (Subarea D) will not adversely affect the character, livability or appropriate development of the surrounding properties and that the proposed amendments are consistent with the goals, objectives and provisions of the General Plan.
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Long Beach ordains as follows:

Section 1. The California State University Research and Technology Center Planned Development (PD-31) is hereby amended, restated, and adopted in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit “A” which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.

Section 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance by the City Council and cause it to be posted in three (3) conspicuous places in the City of Long Beach, and it shall take effect on the thirty-first (31st) day after it is approved by the Mayor.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was adopted by the City Council of the City of Long Beach at its meeting of , 2023, by the following vote:

Ayes: Councilmembers:

Noes: Councilmembers:

Absent: Councilmembers:

Recusal(s) Councilmembers:

City Clerk
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City of Long Beach 1 Last Amended:January 24, 2023
March 23, 2004

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

CENTER PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT/VILLAGES AT
CABRILLO LONG BEACH VETS (PD-31)
Ordinance History: C-7677, 2000, C-7904, 2004
I. PURPOSE AND INTENT

1. This Planned Development District is intended to establish guidelines for 1) the use and development of a 30 acre parcel of land for the California State University Long Beach (CSULB) Research and Technology Center (sometimes referred to as the "center"), and 2) a 26 acre parcel of land for the Villages at Cabrillo. It is the intent of these provisions to permit the location of businesses and industries engaged primarily in research and light manufacturing, professional and administrative offices, service industries and laboratories and University related student, faculty, and social service uses. This unique mix of uses necessitates the adoption of a planned development district.

2. These uses will be developed in a university research and training center setting, and will provide opportunities for established as well as new companies to work together with CSULB to mutually expand technology while also providing needed jobs while expanding research capabilities for the public and private sector.

3. The twenty-six acre "Villages at Cabrillo" (subarea D) is conceived as an adaptive re-use housing development whose purpose is to integrate both new and rehabilitated residential development for the express purpose of providing transitional housing and support services to homeless veterans and the homeless population of the Long Beach metropolitan area.

4. The "Villages at Cabrillo" project is designed to provide transitional residential accommodations, and an array of service programs as a means to foster independence and self-sufficiency of residents. Such services may include, but are not limited to, housing, education, counseling, health care, job training, work therapy and recreation. For example, as approved by the Long Beach City Council, Long Beach City College can occupy up to five acres of the site and offer a variety of classes in vocational skills and job training tailored to and focused toward the residents of the Villages at Cabrillo, as well as the Long Beach Community.

5.3. The Development Standards contained in this Planned Development Plan are designed to ensure compatibility with adjacent land uses and to assure high standards of architectural design.

EXHIBIT A

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER/VILLAGES AT CABRILLO LONG BEACH VETS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PLAN (PD-31) City of Long Beach 2 Last Amended: January 24,
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II. DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS
Prior to issuance of a building permit for any new development, a Master Site Plan shall be submitted for Planning Commission approval. Such Master Site Plan shall identify the location of vehicular and pedestrian circulation, common area landscaping, major access points, and major parcels for the entire planned development area. In addition, building areas, uses, and architectural character will be included for the first phase in the Planned Development District.

The Master Site Plan may be revised or amended by filing a request for revision or amendment with the Director of Planning and Building. The Director of Planning and Building may approve, or conditionally approve minor revisions or amendments to the Master Site Plan. Major revisions to the adopted Master Plan must be reviewed and approved by the City Planning Commission.

Each new building of one thousand square feet or more shall be reviewed by the Site Plan Review Committee. The Site Plan Review Committee shall review each new building for consistency with the Planned Development Plan requirements and the Master Site Plan. Such review shall analyze functionality of building layout, consistency with detailed zoning standards and architectural as well as landscape quality. The reuse of existing structures will not require any design review but may require the approval of a Conditional Use Permit.

In the submission of individual buildings for Site Plan Review, it is recognized that the building sizes may be changed, building locations redistributed or the mix of uses adjusted to meet changing user demands. However, the overall design character of the site shall be in substantial conformance to the approved Master Site Plan and shall not be changed except by the procedure described in this Planned Development Ordinance. Substantial conformance shall be determined by Site Plan Review.

III. USE AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

1. Principal Permitted Uses
Specific uses are set forth by subareas A, B, and C (Interim Use Overlay), and D (Villages at Cabrillo). Those subareas are depicted on the attached Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein as if set forth in full.

The following definitions apply as used in this ordinance:

A. "Business office" means the use of a building for administrative, professional, or clerical tasks.

B. A "Research and development use" means the mixed use of office and research laboratories.

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C. A "Warehouse" means a building used for storage of goods or commodities with not more than twenty five percent of the floor area used for office uses. If the area devoted to office use exceeds twenty five percent, then the office use portion is treated as business office.

D. "Light manufacturing" means the use of a building for activities necessary to convert natural resources into finished products, with limited environmental impacts. Such activities include, but are not limited to, manufacturing of precision and electrical products, assembling of products, and storage of non-hazardous materials. If administrative offices for light manufacturing exceeds twenty five percent of the gross usable floor area, then the office use portion is treated as business office.

E. A "Restaurant" means the use of a building for the preparation and sale of food for immediate consumption.

F. The "Gross usable floor area" means gross floor area minus entry lobby, elevator shafts, stairwells, utility cores and shafts, equipment rooms and bathrooms.

G. "Homeless" - An individual or family which lacks the fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence or an individual or family which has a primary nighttime residence that is:
i. A supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations (including
welfare, hotels, congregate shelters and transitional housing for persons with mental illness);
ii. An institution that provides as temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized, or
iii. A public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.

The term does not include any individual imprisoned or
otherwise detained pursuant to an Act of Congress or a State law.

H. "Homeless Prevention" - means activities or programs designed to prevent the incidence of homelessness.

I. "Transitional Housing" - means a project assisted under this part:

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i. That is designed to provide housing and appropriate
supportive services to homeless persons including (but not limited to) deinstitutionalized and homeless individuals with mental disabilities and homeless families with children; and ii. That has as its purpose facilitating the movement of homeless individuals to independent living within twenty-four months or within a longer period determined by the service provider as necessary to facilitate the transition.

All other definitions shall be from of the Zoning Regulations (chapter 21.15).

Subarea A The principal permitted uses allowed in subarea A and B shall be business office, research and development, light manufacturing, and related uses.

The principal permitted uses shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Arboretum, botanical gardens or nurseries.

2. Advertising and publishing businesses.

3. Answering (and communication) services.

4. Blueprinting, reproduction and copying services, photo supplies, bookbinding, photoengraving and printing.

5. Cafeterias, lounges and social clubs.

6. Convention, conference and exhibition centers.

7. Cultural centers.

8. Day care/preschool.

9. Engineering and stationery supplies.

10. Financial institutions.

11. Governmental offices.

12. Hall rental.

13. Health clubs.

14. Libraries.

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15. Mail-order businesses.

16. Manufacturing, light.

17. Medical offices/health care centers and medical centers.

18. Messenger, mail and delivery service.

19. Motion picture and recording studios.

20. Museums.

21. Parking facility for Police Substation.

22. Offices (administrative, business, professional).

23. Pharmacies/pharmaceutical activities.

24. Recreational facilities (tennis, swimming, basket Ball, baseball, etc).

25. Research and development facilities (These facilities may include indoor animal research and animal-keeping).

26. Restaurants.

27. Training facilities (University related).

28. Travel agencies.

29. Warehousing, distribution, and wholesale sales.

Subarea B In addition to allowing the Principal Permitted Uses in Subarea A, the Principal Permitted Uses allowed within Subarea B shall be University related student, faculty, and social service related uses.

The principal permitted uses shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Caretakers Residence.

2. Educational and vocational schools or training centers.

3. Counseling facilities.

4. Faculty and Student Residence (for University faculty and student residence programs).

5. Social service office of non-profit organizations.

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Any potentially incompatible uses which are listed for Subarea A and permitted in Subarea B shall be adequately buffered (landscape screening, walls, etc.) and separated from all vehicle traffic and loading activity from the sensitive uses in this subarea.

Subarea C The Permitted Uses Allowed within Subarea C (Interim Use Overlay Zone) shall be the University related student, faculty, and social service uses allowed in Subarea B with the following restriction:

All uses permitted in the Interim Use Overlay Zone are allowed until the end of Calendar Year 1999 at which time the permitted uses shall be those uses allowed in Subarea A. The City Planning Commission may either expand or modify the subarea and/or extend the horizon year at the written request of the landowner.

Subarea D Subarea D is a twenty-six acre site located in the northwest portion of the Planned Development District. This subarea promotes the adaptive reuse of the existing housing and support facility buildings for the express purpose of providing transitional housing and support services to the homeless veterans and the homeless population of the Long Beach metropolitan area - including the Long Beach City College campus and day care facilities.

The principal permitted uses of this subarea shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Colleges, vocational schools or training centers.

2. Health care, counseling, clinical facilities.

3. Recreational facilities (tennis, swimming, basketball, volleyball, gymnasium, etc.).

4. Cafeterias, lounges, commissaries, social clubs and meeting areas.

5. Non-profit stores and co-ops.

6. Conference, cultural and exhibition centers.

7. Social service offices of non-profit organizations, etc.

8. Communal or special group residence (board and care, etc.)

9. Churches.

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10. Libraries.

11. Youth clubs.

12. Dining hall/kitchen.

13. Day care/child care.

14. Laundry facilities.

15. Storage facilities (for residents and service providers).

16. Youth after-school program.

17. Office type micro-business incubator uses.

18. Community clinic.

19. State or governmental office/Other administration.

2. Conditional Uses
A. The following Conditional Uses shall be allowed subject to City Planning Commission approval:

1. Faculty and Student Residence (for University faculty and student residence programs) and Special group residence (communal, board and care, etc.) in Subareas B and C only.

2. Sale of alcoholic beverages.

3. Transitional Housing Facilities.

4. Light manufacturing, assembly, and auto
workshop/maintenance facilities.

5. Commercial uses consistent with the Neighborhood
Pedestrian (CNP) Zone.

3. Accessory Uses
Accessory uses shall be allowed in conformance with Chapter 21.51 of the zoning regulations.

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4. Temporary Uses
Temporary uses shall be allowed in conformance with Chapter 21.53 of the zoning regulations.

5. Temporary Structures
No portable office structures, trailers, or other similar structures shall be permitted without Site Plan Review approval. Consideration of the Site Plan Review shall include the design, location, and length (time) of use.

6. Prohibited Uses

1. Commercial auto repair/auto painting/service as a principal use unrelated to University research and development and/or "Villages at Cabrillo" facilities. 2. Automobile sales.

3. Outdoor storage in public view.

4. Commercial storage/self storage (21.15.570) in subareas A, B, and C and D.

IV. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

1. Architectural Standards
Subareas A, B and C
The architecture of the center shall be coordinated in style and use of materials.

Buildings designed with reflective glass having a reflection gradient of 20% or more shall submit reflection studies showing sun and reflective glare patterns and their effect on ground and air transportation. Such studies shall be submitted with each proposed structure to be processed for Site Plan Review. Mirrored reflective glass shall not be used as a major facade element.

All mechanical appurtenances (roof top equipment) shall be screened from public view as specified in the zoning regulations (21.32.225 B).

An interior walkway system shall be provided throughout the development to encourage access from public transportation and to provide access to employee service uses such as restaurants and recreational facilities.

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Special improvements such as bicycle racks, walkway lighting, and landscape amenities shall be included in all developments to encourage alternative modes of transportation within the development.

There shall be no minimum or maximum building coverage. The percentage of lot coverage shall be determined by Site Plan Review. Lot coverage shall reflect a proportional development between building, parking, and landscaping so that the site creates the impression of an office/research park development in a landscaped setting without building congestion or excessive paved parking areas.

Subarea D The architecture of the development shall be internally consistent in general style, color palette, scale, and use of materials.

Massing of new structures shall be consistent with existing residential uses.

Building facades should be articulated through the use of architectural detailing and fenestration so as to avoid long blank walls. Although some variation in rooflines shall be permitted, extreme variation in scale is prohibited. New structures should be similarly oriented as existing structures (e.g. to interior courtyards, streets, etc.). Setbacks of new structures should be consistent with existing buildings so as to preserve visual cohesiveness.

All mechanical appurtenances such as rooftop equipment shall be screened from public view as specified in the City of Long Beach Zoning Regulations.

All sides of a building visible from a public street, or adjacent to a residential district, shall be designed, treated and finished in a manner compatible with the residential area, and the other visible sides of the building.

An interior walkway system shall be provided throughout the development to encourage access to public transportation, and to provide access to employee service uses. Special improvements such as bicycle racks, walkway lighting, and landscape amenities shall be included in all new development to encourage alternative modes of transportation within the development.

There shall be no minimum or maximum building coverage. The percentage of lot coverage shall be determined by site plan review for any new developments. Lot coverage shall reflect a proportional development between building, parking, and landscaping so that the site creates the impression of a medium density, mixed-use residential community in a landscaped setting without building congestion or excessive paved parking areas. In general, lot coverage shall not exceed fifty percent of the site.

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2. Building Heights
A. Subareas A, B, and C - One hundred feet maximum.

B. Subarea D - Building heights, rooflines, and roof treatments should be largely consistent with existing structures. New structures shall not exceed four stories, forty-five feet in height.

3. Lot Size
Lot size shall be a minimum of 15,000 square feet per lot for any new subdivision.

4. Building Setbacks
A. Pacific Coast Highway — Twenty feet (except for an eight foot ornamental wrought iron security fence which may be setback two feet with a landscape buffer).

B. Other Streets and Freeway — Ten feet (excluding abutting sidewalk) C. Building to building: Per Site Plan Review approval and/or Uniform Building Code requirements.

D. In general, setbacks of any new buildings in subarea D shall be consistent with the setbacks of existing adjacent structures so as to maintain visual coherence. The setbacks of new buildings shall be approved through the Site Plan Review process.

5. Lighting
All lighting, exterior and interior, shall be designed and located to confine direct rays to the site. All parking lot and parking structure lighting shall be illuminated to the applicable standards of the Illuminating Engineers Society.

Energy efficient lighting, both inside and outside the structures and in any parking garages or parking lots, and in any common areas must be used.

6. Trash and Storage Areas
All trash storage, including cartons, containers or trash, shall be developed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 21.46 of the Zoning Regulations.

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7. Landscaping
All required landscaping shall be developed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 21.42 of the Zoning Regulations. Where feasible, landscape areas should be planted with drought tolerant plant material and irrigated with a water conserving automatic system.

8. Site Improvements/Dedications
The developer shall provide for any dedications, reservations, and improvements of Public Rights-of-Way in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 21.47 as specified by the Director of Public Works. Off-site improvements necessary to serve each parcel shall be installed or provided for prior to the time of construction of the first building. The developer shall replace any public improvement damaged as a result of development of the site.

9. Parking
The minimum parking requirements shall be established by the Zoning Regulations (Chapter 21.41) and determined by the use, or combination of uses, proposed for the site and subject to revision during site plan review.

Exceptions can be granted where the following can be demonstrated:

Any building use, or group of buildings, presented as a unit of development can be granted a reduced parking ratio if at least two of the following can be demonstrated and is reviewed and approved the City Traffic Engineer:

A. A formal ride-share program is adopted and in place prior to occupancy;
B. An acceptable Traffic Demand Management (TDM) trip reduction program is submitted with Site Plan Review approval; and/or C. A shared parking or joint use program is demonstrated with complementary uses.

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In these cases, the following parking standards shall apply:

Uses Ratio

1. Business Office 3/1,000 SF — GUFA up to 20,000 square feet, plus 2/1,000 SF — GUFA above 20,000
square feet

2. Research and
Development
2/1,000 SF — GUFA

3. Light Manufacturing 1.5/1,000 SF — GUFA

4. Restaurants 8/1,000 SF dining area, 25/1,000 SF tavern and waiting area
D. The following parking standards shall apply to the transitional housing facilities of subarea D:

1. Transitional housing (0.75 spaces/household)
Veteran's Transitional - Men
Veteran's Transitional - Women

2. All other housing (0.50 spaces/household)
Family Shelter
Veteran's Residential Care
Youth Transitional
Family Transitional
Veteran's Residential Treatment Program
Veteran's Transitional - Senior
Joint Use of Parking Facilities shall be permitted per the requirements of Section 21.41.223 of the Long Beach Municipal Code.

10. Screening
Areas used for parking, storage, trash or loading shall be screened, modulated or interrupted from view from the streets or adjacent properties.

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All screening and berming areas shall be designed and maintained in such a way as to allow security surveillance, where appropriate. Street side loading shall be allowed provided the loading dock and areas are screened.

No loading, trash, or service facilities shall be allowed between the Pacific Coast Highway and the building line.

11. Nuisances
No portion of any site within the Planned Development Plan area shall be used in such a manner as to create a nuisance to an adjacent site, such as, but not limited to, vibration, sound, electromechanical disturbance, radiation, air or water pollution, dust and emission of odorous, toxic or noxious matter.

12. Signs
No off-premises signs shall be constructed, installed, or maintained. All signage along Pacific Coast Highway shall be monument type signs located at the major entry points and shall be approved by Site Plan review.

Monument signs and channel letter wall signs shall be used for interior building identification and shall be approved with each construction phase.

13. Fences
A conceptual fence security plan shall be submitted with the Master Site Plan and a detailed fence security plan shall be submitted for review and approval through the Site Plan Review process.

14. Access
Emergency access shall be provided from 20th Street and River Avenue through subarea A to connect subarea D to Pacific Coast Highway at Judson Avenue. Such emergency access plan shall be reviewed/approved by the Fire Department, Police Department, and Public Works prior to the occupancy of any structures in subarea D.

The Planning Bureau provides this information for reference and the convenience to the public. The adopted ordinance, together with any amendment thereto, is in the possession of the City Clerk and should be reviewed and considered prior to making any land use decision. Information contained herein is subject to change without notice as a result of updates, corrections or amendments.

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27 28 OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802-4664 ORDINANCE NO.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE

CITY OF LONG BEACH AMENDING THE USE DISTRICT

MAP OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AS SAID MAP HAS

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The City Council of the City of Long Beach ordains as follows:

Section 1. Environmental documentation having been prepared, received, considered, approved, and certified as required by law, and the City Council hereby finding that the proposed change will not adversely affect the character, livability or appropriate development of the surrounding area and that the proposed change is consistent with the goals, objectives and provisions of the General Plan, the official Use District Map of the City of Long Beach, as established and amended, is further amended by amending portions of Part 8 of said Map from California State University Research and Technology Center/Village at Cabrillo Long Beach Vets (PD-31, Subarea D) to Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan (SP-4).

Section 2. Those portions of Part 8 of said Map that are amended by this ordinance are depicted on Exhibit “A” which is attached hereto and by this reference made a part of this ordinance and the official Use District Map of the City.

Section 3. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was adopted by the City Council of the City of Long Beach at its meeting of __________________, 2023, by the following vote:

Ayes: Councilmembers:

Noes: Councilmembers:

Absent: Councilmembers:

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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE

CITY OF LONG BEACH AMENDING THE LONG BEACH
MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING 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
The City Council of the City of Long Beach ordains as follows:

Section 1. Section 21.37.120 of the Long Beach Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:

31. PD-31-California State University Research and Technology Center Planned Development.

Section 2. Section 21.37.210 is amended to add a specific plan as follows:

4. SP-4-Century Villages at Cabrillo.

Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance by the City Council and cause it to be posted in three (3) conspicuous places in the City of Long Beach, and it shall take effect on the thirty-first (31st) day after it is approved by the Mayor.
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27 28 OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802-4664 I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was adopted by the City Council of the City of Long Beach at its meeting of _______________________, 2023, by the following vote:

Ayes: Councilmembers:

Noes: Councilmembers:

Absent: Councilmembers:

Recusal(s): Councilmembers:

City Clerk
Approved: __________________
(Date) Mayor
AGENDA ITEM No. Development Services
Planning Bureau
411 West Ocean Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802 562.570.6194
September 1, 2022

CHAIR AND PLANNING COMMISSIONERS
City of Long Beach
California
RECOMMENDATION:

Recommend that the City Council certify Final Program EIR-05-19 (SCH No. 2020010387), make findings of fact, adopt a statement of overriding considerations, and approve a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP); Adopt a resolution establishing the Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan (SP4); 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), and repealing “Villages at Cabrillo” (subarea D), relating to the Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan (ZCA22-002); and, 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. (District 7) APPLICANT: Century Housing Corporation
1000 Corporate Pointe
Century City, CA 90230
(Application No. 1709-11)

DISCUSSION
This report discusses a proposed new Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan (CVCSP) that would guide the redevelopment of portions of the Century Villages at Cabrillo (CVC) campus in West Long Beach to create a community of 1,380 affordable housing units. The creation of the CVCSP will allow for streamlined and flexible future development while meeting the high standards of design and sustainability laid out in the plan. The adoption of this plan and ultimate construction of these affordable units is a critical component of the City’s larger housing strategy and implementation of the recently certified Housing Element. Over the next ten years, implementation of the CVCSP will continue to serve the existing and future residents of the supportive housing community while upgrading and expanding the housing stock to address Attachment A

CHAIR AND PLANNING COMMISSIONERS
September 1, 2022