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Development Services Department
411 West Ocean Boulevard, 3rd Floor Long Beach, CA 90802 (562) 570-5237
May 2, 2023

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

Receive the supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing;
Adopt a Resolution approving and certifying an Addendum (EIRA-01-23) to the Program Environmental Impact Report prepared for the General Plan LUE Update and Urban Design Element (PEIR) (EIR 03-16) relating to the implementation of the General Plan Land Use Element through an amendment to Title 22 and the rezoning of designated Neighborhood Serving Corridors or Centers Low (NSC-L) Place Type in West Long Beach on Willow Street and Santa Fe Avenue (the “Project”), in accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Section 15164 of the CEQA guidelines and making certain findings and determinations that the adopted Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program mitigates, to the extent reasonably feasible, impacts associated with the implementation of the Neighborhood Serving Corridors or Centers Low (NSC-L) Place Types as described above, in accordance with those measures set forth in the General Plan LUE Update and Urban Design Element EIR and that no new or different mitigation measures are required;
Adopt an Ordinance amending Title 22 of the Municipal Code to establish a new zoning district to implement the Long Beach General Plan Land Use Element Update adopted in 2019; and,
Adopt an Ordinance to implement City-initiated rezoning of areas that are designated by the 2019 General Plan Land Use Element Update as the Neighborhood Serving Corridors or Centers Low (NSC-L) Place Type on Willow Street, west of the 710 freeway to the city terminus; and Santa Fe Avenue, between Pacific Coast Highway on the south and Wardlow Road on the north, to implement the NSC-L PlaceType in West Long Beach and to end the existing moratorium on new development along said corridors. (Citywide)

DISCUSSION
Project Background
On June 15, 2021, the City Council enacted a one-year moratorium on standalone new residential development along transportation corridors in West Long Beach in areas that H-26

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are designated by the 2019 General Plan Land Use Element (LUE) update as the Neighborhood-Serving Corridors or Centers Low (NSC-L) PlaceType on Willow Street, west of the Interstate-710 (I-710) to the City of Long Beach (City) terminus; and Santa Fe Avenue, between Pacific Coast Highway on the south and Wardlow Road on the north, in the West Long Beach area of the City (the “Project Area”).

The action was based on a May 18, 2021 request by the City Council, which outlined the unique circumstances leading to the request for the interim moratorium Ordinance, given that the existing zoning regulations for the West Willow and Santa Fe Corridors pre-date adoption of the updated LUE and do not allow for mixed-use development that would be consistent with the LUE and Urban Design Element. The moratorium was put in place to prevent out-of-character development that could be permitted under existing zoning regulations and that would result in standalone single-use residential structures that would further forestall the ability to create walkable, mixed use neighborhoods and corridors. The moratorium is limited to parcels along the Willow Street and Santa Fe Avenue corridors, west of the I-710, which have been designated as “Neighborhood Serving Centers” within the adopted LUE.

The moratorium was extended for one year on June 14, 2022 to allow for City staff to conduct additional community engagement and technical analysis to inform a proposal for a new zoning district and a recommendation for rezoning of properties along the two corridors. Since that time, the Development Services Department has developed zoning code recommendations for the Willow and Santa Fe corridors that were refined based on community input and feedback. These recommendations were presented to the Planning Commission on April 20, 2023, and recommended for approval at said hearing (Attachment A).

Proposed Zoning Recommendations

In November 2020, the City established its new “interim” Zoning Code in Title 22 of the Long Beach Municipal Code. This action marked the beginning of a phased update of the City’s Zoning Code. Twelve new zoning districts were adopted in November 2020 to correspond with and implement the Neighborhood Serving mixed use and Community Commercial PlaceTypes of the LUE. Six of the zones were developed and adopted as basic zones that could apply in any area of the City. The other six of the zones were tailored to reflect community priorities and concerns in North Long Beach as part of an “A-series” of zones with tailored incentives and restrictions based on community input. For example, A-series zones were designed with incentives to facilitate greater access to grocery stores and include restrictions on uses not desired by the community, such as new motels. A city-initiated rezoning of properties in North Long Beach along Artesia Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue, to zones in the tailored “A- series”, was also part of the November 2020 action. Since that time, several other properties throughout the City that are designated with a Neighborhood Serving mixed- use PlaceType have been rezoned, and City staff has been working to develop

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additional zones and rezoning recommendations in sub-geographies throughout the City to facilitate a geographic rezoning program.

As codified in Title 22, A-series zones are eligible to be adopted in areas of the City that have been designated as Community Development Block Grant Areas (CDBG) by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Project Area is one such location that is primarily designated as a CDBG area. Based on input provided by West Long Beach residents and community members highlighting structural issues such as a need for increased walkability and lack of essential commercial uses and services, the A- series zones were identified as appropriate for the West Long Beach rezoning proposal.

Based on community input and City staff analysis, of the six A-Series zoning districts adopted in 2020, the Residential Mixed-Use 3-A (RMU-3-A) and Mixed-Use 1-A (MU-1- A) districts are the most applicable to the Project Area given that the subject Willow and Santa Fe properties are within the NSC-L PlaceType. RMU-3-A zones are residentially focused and permit a range of residential configurations with limited neighborhood- serving non-residential uses. Uses may be configured in a horizontal or vertical mixed- use format. Therefore, this zone is appropriate for more residentially focused portions of the two corridors. In contrast, MU-1-A zones support medium-scale, mixed-use development as a transition between residential areas and mixed-use nodes. These zones permit mixed residential and non-residential uses in a wide variety of configurations. Public input for the West Long Beach rezoning effort prioritized the need for commercial revitalization and expanded business services, retail, and fresh food access, all of which aligned more closely with the MU-1-A zoning district. Therefore, more commercially focused and intense portions of the two corridors have been proposed for rezoning to the MU-1-A district.

To further address the critical need for commercial services and business opportunities as articulated by the West Long Beach community, a new Mixed Use 1-B (MU-1-B) zone has been developed to be implemented at key nodes of the Santa Fe and Willow corridors. This proposed zone would reflect all of the same allowable uses and development standards of the MU-1-A zone, with one exception, that the MU-1-B zone would not allow for 100 percent residential projects and therefore requires a commercial component for any new development. The intent of this zone is therefore to ensure that commercial activity at key sections of West Long Beach, especially at major intersections, continues to grow over time and establish anchor points and linkages for new and existing businesses to grow. As the new zoning takes effect, it will ideally meet consumers’ daily needs for goods and services close to existing residential areas.

Additionally, the proposed zoning code amendments to Title 22 establish additional incentives for essential retail by amending the Section 22.25 (Special Use Incentives) of Title 22 to include banks and pharmacies in the list of potential uses that can qualify for FAR relief. These incentives will be applicable to all established and future A-Series zones as well as the standalone B-series zone MU-1-B (Attachment B). In addition to establishing the new zoning district and revised A-series incentives, the proposed project would amend the City’s zoning map to reflect the rezoning of select properties on the Santa Fe and Willow corridors in the West Long Beach area to either the MU-1-A

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or MU-1-B zoning districts that will be applied to areas as indicated on the proposed Zone Change map (Attachment C).

Consistency with the General Plan and Other Relevant Plans and Policies

The proposed new zoning district and rezoning proposal is compatible with the goals, policies and designations within the City’s General Plan LUE update (Attachment D).

The General Plan LUE identifies the areas that are to be rezoned consistent with the NSC-L PlaceType (LUE map grid 14, 15, and 19), and the proposed new zone and rezoning proposal are consistent with and designed to implement the NSC-L PlaceType. Multiple LUE goals are also advanced by the proposed zoning districts, including but not limited to healthy, active, and complete neighborhoods, increased economic development and shared economic prosperity, new housing construction and more varied housing types, improved environmental health through reduced Vehicle Miles Traveled, enhanced mobility choices, and safe and secure living environments (LUE p. 4-6). The proposed zoning district is also consistent with the LUE generalized concept of redirecting and concentrating new development, in particular mixed-use development, along major corridors, accommodating higher density housing while minimizing direct displacement, and increasing commercial activity along nodes and corridors (LUE p.13-14, 27).

The proposed zoning district is generally compatible with the City’s Housing Element.

Pursuant to Government Code Section 65863, which includes a requirement that cities must maintain, at all times during the planning period, adequate sites to meet their unmet share of the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA). Under this law, cities generally may not take any action that would allow or cause the sites identified in its Site Inventory to be insufficient to meet its remaining unmet share of the City’s RHNA for lower and moderate-income households. There are 36 parcels within the project area that have been designated in the Housing Element Site Inventory as potential sites for housing development; these sites total approximately 10 acres and have 338 housing units allocated, of which 205 are designated as affordable. In total, these sites account for 1.3 percent of the City’s RHNA allocation. While the proposed zoning districts do not directly restrict housing development potential for said sites, the commercial requirement for the MU-1-B district could be considered a potential impediment to new residential construction. At the time of preparing this report, the City still has a surplus of sites and unit potential in its site inventory. Additionally, City staff is proactively working to identify additional sites to be added to the City’s site inventory to avoid any potential shortfall of units.

Public Hearing Notice

Although not required by code, all property owners and tenants were mailed a notice regarding this public hearing for a total of 1,870 notices of public hearing distributed on April 18, 2023. Three poster notices were posted at prominent locations within the proposed rezoning vicinity, and notices were posted at City Hall and at local libraries in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 21.21 of the Zoning Regulations. As of

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the preparation of this report, City staff has not received any written communications in response to the project. Any additional comments received prior to the City Council hearing will be provided to the City Council for its review and consideration.

Public Outreach

City staff hosted a series of public events to inform community members of the proposed zoning recommendations and gather feedback, including a May 2022 virtual open house and February 2023 virtual workshop. Recordings and presentation materials of both workshops were also posted on the project website to be made available to those who could not attend the outreach events.

Environmental Review

Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines, the City, as Lead Agency, prepared an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Addendum, EIRA-01-23 (Attachment E), to a previously certified Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR), EIR 03-16, State Clearinghouse No. 2015051054 prepared for the General Plan LUE Update and Urban Design Element (Attachment F).

The EIR Addendum analyzed the proposed project in accordance with the PEIR and determined that the project will not result in any new significant impacts that exceed those previously analyzed in the PEIR. The PEIR found significant and unavoidable impacts related to air quality, global climate change, noise, and transportation.

However, none of the conditions requiring a new subsequent or supplemental environmental impact report, as stated in Section 21166 of the Public Resources Code or in Sections 15162 or 15163 of the CEQA Guidelines, are present. Therefore, the addendum was prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15164.

This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Erin Weesner-McKinley on April 17, 2023 and by Revenue Management Officer Geraldine Alejo on April 13, 2023.

TIMING CONSIDERATIONS

City Council action is requested on May 2, 2023 prior to the moratorium expiration on June 15, 2023. Pursuant to Section 21.25.103 of the Zoning Regulations, this request should be presented to the City Council within 60 days of the Planning Commission hearing, which took place on April 20, 2023.

FISCAL IMPACT

There is no fiscal or local job impact associated with this recommendation. This recommendation has no staffing impact beyond the normal budgeted scope of duties and is consistent with City Council priorities.

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SUGGESTED ACTION

Approve recommendation.

Respectfully submitted,

CHRISTOPHER KOONTZ, AICP

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

ATTACHMENTS: RESOLUTION

ORDINANCES
A – PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
B – ZONING CODE UPDATE
C – ZONE CHANGE MAP
D – FINDINGS
E – ADDENDUM TO PEIR 03-16
F – PEIR 03-16

APPROVED:

THOMAS B. MODICA

CITY MANAGER

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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 APPROVING AND CERTIFYING AN
ADDENDUM (EIRA-01-23) TO THE PROGRAM

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT PREPARED FOR THE

GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT (LUE) UPDATE AND
URBAN DESIGN ELEMENT (PEIR) (EIR 03-16) RELATING TO

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD

SERVING CORRIDORS OR CENTERS LOW (NSC-L) PLACE

TYPE IN WEST LONG BEACH ON WILLOW STREET, WEST
OF THE I-710 FREEWAY TO THE CITY TERMINUS; AND

SANTA FE AVENUE, BETWEEN PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY

ON THE SOUTH AND WARDLOW ROAD ON THE NORTH, IN

ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT SECTION
15164 OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES AND MAKING CERTAIN

FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS THAT THE ADOPTED

MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM

MITIGATES, TO THE EXTENT REASONABLY FEASIBLE,

IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF

THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING CORRIDORS OR

CENTERS LOW (NSC-L) PLACE TYPES AS DESCRIBED

ABOVE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE MEASURES SET

FORTH IN THE GENERAL PLAN LUE UPDATE AND URBAN

DESIGN ELEMENT EIR AND THAT NO NEW OR DIFFERENT

MITIGATION MEASURES ARE REQUIRED

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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802 The City Council of the City of Long Beach does hereby find, determine and resolve:

Section 1. The Development Services Department has proposed amendments to the Zoning Regulations and Building Codes of the City of Long Beach (“City”) regulating new residential construction along commercial and transportation corridors in areas designated by the 2019 General Plan Land Use Element Update as the Neighborhood-Serving Corridors or Centers Low PlaceType on Willow Street, west of the I- 710 freeway to the City terminus; and Santa Fe Avenue, between Pacific Coast Highway on the south and Wardlow Road on the north, in the City of Long Beach (“Project”). Said Project description and Project location are more fully described in the Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR 03-16) (“PEIR”) and Addendum thereto (EIRA-01-23) (“PEIR Addendum”); which Addendum is the third addendum to the Program Environmental Impact Report prepared for the General Plan LUE update and Urban Design Element (EIR 03-16) (SCH#2015051054), copies of which PEIR and PEIR Addendum are incorporated herein by this reference as though set forth in full, word for word.

Section 2. At the time the City Council approved and adopted the Long Beach General Plan Land Use Element Update in 2019, the City Council made certain Findings and determinations in accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), adopted a Statement of Overriding Considerations for each environmental impact identified in the PEIR as “significant and unavoidable,” and adopted a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (“MMRP”). The content of said Findings, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and MMRP are hereby incorporated herein by this reference as though set forth herein word for word.

Section 3. The PEIR Addendum (EIRA-01-23) to the General Plan LUE Update prepared in connection with the Project represents and discusses certain modifications to the approved General Plan LUE Update and is considered an addition to the previous program environmental review documentation and approvals for the General Plan LUE Update and Urban Design Element. The modifications to the approved General

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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802 Plan LUE Update described in the PEIR Addendum (EIRA-01-23) do not require major substantive revisions to the Program Environmental Impact Report. A copy of the PEIR Addendum (EIRA-01-23), together with supporting documentation, has been provided to the City Council for its review and consideration; and are hereby incorporated herein by this reference as though set forth in full, word for word.

Section 4. Pursuant to Section 15164 of the CEQA Guidelines, and based on the evidence and oral and written testimony presented at all previous public hearings, and based on all of the information contained in the files of the Development Services Department on the Project (incorporated herein by this reference as though set forth herein in full word for word), including the PEIR for the General Plan LUE Update and Urban Design Element, and the PEIR Addendum (EIR-01-23), and including, but not limited to, the April 20, 2023, Planning Commission written and oral staff reports, and the May 2, 2023, City Council written and oral staff reports, the City Council finds that:

A. The PEIR Addendum (EIRA-01-23), as an Addendum to the General Plan LUE Update and Urban Design Element Environmental Impact Report, has been completed in compliance with CEQA.

B. The PEIR Addendum reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City and City Council as lead agency with respect to the Project.

C. None of the conditions described in CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 which call for the preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR have occurred or exist.

D. The PEIR Addendum is appropriate since the Project would not result in any additional significant impacts; nor would it increase the severity of previously anticipated impacts. Rather, all the impacts associated with the Project are within the envelope of impacts addressed in the certified PEIR; and/or do not constitute a new or greater significant impact. Thus, a supplemental or subsequent EIR is not required pursuant to Public Resources

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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802 Code Section 21166, or California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Sections 15162 or 15163, because none of the conditions described in Section 15162, or in the associated CEQA Guidelines, calling for the preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR have occurred or exist.

Section 5. The CEQA Findings made in this Resolution are based on the information and evidence set forth in the PEIR for the General Plan LUE Update and Urban Design Element, and the PEIR Addendum, and upon such other substantial evidence (both oral and written) which has been presented in the record of the proceeding, including, but not limited to, that information received by the City Council at the public hearing conducted on May 2, 2023, including the Staff Report presented to the City Council on that date. The PEIR and the PEIR Addendum, staff reports, testimony, technical studies, appendices, plans, specifications, figures, exhibits, and other materials that constitute the record of proceedings on which this Resolution is based are on file and available for public examination during normal business hours in the Department of Development Services, Planning Bureau, 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802. The custodian of said records is the Director of Development Services.

Section 6. Decision.

A. The City Council hereby approves and adopts the PEIR Addendum (EIRA-01-23) as an Addendum to the General Plan LUE Update and Urban Design Element Environmental Impact Report for the Project, which Addendum and all Appendices and Exhibits thereto, are incorporated herein by this reference as though set forth in full word for word and further adopts the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project, which is incorporated herein by this reference as though set forth in full word for word.

Section 7. The City Council hereby adopts, and incorporates herein by this reference, each and every fact and finding as set forth in the City Council Staff Report dated May 2, 2023, relating to the approval of the West Long Beach Rezoning Project.

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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802 Section 8. 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
Proposed Changes are marked as follows:
• Red Underline - proposed new text
• Red Strikethrough - proposed deleted text

CHAPTER 22.10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

22.10.010 - Title.

This Title is being established in order to facilitate a substantial update to the City's Zoning Regulations. The intention is to fully transition from Title 21 (Zoning) to Title 22 (Zoning). During the transition period, all regulations contained within Title 22 apply to zones established in Title 22.

In the case of a regulation not specified in Title 22, the regulations contained in Title 21, including those set forth in Section 21.10.080, "Penalty for violation," shall apply. If uncertainty arises concerning the content or application of Title 22, the Zoning Administrator is authorized to determine all pertinent facts, interpret the Title 22 regulations, and, where appropriate, determine which provisions of either Title 21 or Title 22 are applicable. The Classification of Use procedure, which is set forth in Chapter 21.25 of Title 21, shall be used to resolve discrepancies.

22.10.020 - Purpose and Intent.

The following zones are established to support a healthy, active area with a mixture of uses that support a full-service community along corridors and at activity nodes.

A. The following zones are established to foster and support multi-modal mixed-use corridors that provide daily needs, goods, and services in walkable proximity to established residential neighborhoods.

1. Residential Mixed-Use 3 (RMU3 and RMU3 A-Series) zones are residentially focused and permit a range of residential configurations with limited neighborhood-serving non-residential uses. Uses may be configured in a horizontal or vertical mixed- use format.

2. Residential Mixed-Use 4 (RMU4 and RMU4 A-Series) zones are residentially focused and permit higher density residential uses in areas where multi-family housing is currently the dominant use. These zones permit intensification of existing residential areas to increase housing opportunities and introduce neighborhood-serving, non-residential uses in proximity to residents.

3. Mixed-Use 1 (MU-1, and MU-1 A-Series, and MU-1 B-Series) zones provide for medium-scale, mixed-use development as a transition between residential and mixed-use nodes. These zones permit mixed residential and non-residential uses in a wide variety of configurations. The MU-1 B-Series zone has a commercial component required for all new development.

4. Mixed-Use 2 (MU-2 and MU-2 A-Series) zones provide for neighborhood activity centers in proximity to bus routes and multi- modal corridors. These zones permit horizontal and vertical mixed-use appropriately scaled for adjacent neighborhoods.

5. Mixed-Use 3 (MU-3 and MU-3 A-Series) zones provide for the highest intensity neighborhood activity centers in proximity to bus routes and multi-modal corridors. These zones permit horizontal and vertical mixed-use scaled for the highest intensity uses that benefit from transit proximity and pedestrian activity.

B. The following commercial zones are established to implement the transition to more community-serving commercial uses. Commercial 3 (C3 and C3-A Series) zones are non- residential zones that support the transition of larger format industrial/light industrial development to neighborhood services. These zones permit non-residential development, scaled to the neighborhood setting, with a range of services and employment uses and intensities.

Table 2B: Permitted Uses in Mixed Use (MU) Zones
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Alcoholic Beverages Sales and Uses
Off-Premises Sales C N C N N N See Specific Use Standards for alcoholic beverage
sales exempt from the
CUP process.

Subject to Section

21.45.114.

On-Premises Sales C C C C C C
Alcohol Beverage Manufacturing Y C AP Y C AP
Accessory Tasting Room A A A A A A
Assembly Uses
Live or Movie Theater
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

≤100 Seats Y AP Y Y AP Y
AP for review of noise and
gathering impacts on
residential within 500
feet.
101+ Seats AP AP AP AP AP AP
Assembly Uses
(Accessory <25% Of GFA) Y Y Y Y Y Y
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Religious Assembly Uses
≤2,500 Sq. Ft. GFA and ≤100
occupants Y Y Y Y Y Y
2,501≤25,000 Sq. Ft. GFA, or ≥101
Occupants AP AP AP AP AP AP
≥25,000 Sq. Ft. GFA AP AP AP AP AP AP
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Fitness Facility
≤2,500 Sq. Ft. GFA Y Y Y Y Y Y
2,501≤25,000 Sq. Ft. GFA Y AP Y Y AP Y
> 25,000 Sq. Ft. GFA AP AP AP AP AP AP
Automobile/Vehicle/Transportation Uses
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Auto Detailing N N N N N N
Auto Detailing, With Handheld
Machines Only Y N Y Y N N Inside parking structures
or garages only.

Car Wash C N N N N N
Fleet Services and Towing C N N C N N
Single vehicle parking
permitted; see Specific
Use Standards. Accessory
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

uses limited to hotel
primary use only; no auto
repair.

Gasoline/Diesel Fuel Sales
Gasoline and/or Ethanol Sales N N N N N N
Diesel Fuel C N N C N N
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Electric Vehicle Charging A A A A A A
Hydrogen Fuel N N N N N N
Automotive Sales & Repair
General Auto Repair N N N N N N As defined in 21.15.280.

Minor Auto Repair C N C C N N Permitted only on the
ground floor.

Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Motorcycle/Scooter/Jet
Ski/Vehicle Sales N N N N N N
Indoor only; conditional
use permit when located
above the ground floor.

Parts, with installation N N N N N N
Parts, without installation AP AP N AP AP N
Parking Structure
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Accessory Use A A A A A A
Primary Use, Public AP AP AP AP AP AP
Primary Use, Private C C C C C C
Recreational Vehicle Storage N N N N N N
Rental Agency
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Mobility Services Y Y Y Y Y Y
Shared, micro-mobility
kiosks, dock-less, and/or
individual mobility
solutions; subject to City
regulations.

Traditional Daily+ Automobile
Rental A N N A N N
Accessory to hotel use
only; no auto repair
services.

Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Transportation Facilities N N N N N N
Bus terminals, bus yard,
cab stands,
heliports/helistops, train
stations, etc.

Billboards
Billboards/Off-Site Advertising N N N N N N Regardless of size.

Civic/Institutional Uses
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Adult Day Care Y Y C Y Y C Subject to pending City
regulations.

College, University, Business or
Professional School N Y Y N Y Y
Community Center/Senior Center Y Y Y Y Y Y
Elementary or Secondary School Y Y Y Y Y Y Subject to standards of 21.52.263.

Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Government Offices, Facilities, or
Civic Uses Y AP Y Y AP Y
Industrial Arts Trade School or
Rehabilitation Workshop AP AP AP AP AP AP
Mortuary or Funeral Home N N N N N N
Museum Y Y Y Y Y Y
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Parks, Plazas, Playgrounds, Open
Space, Urban Agriculture Y Y Y Y Y Y Subject to standards of 21.52.260, 21.45.155.

Parsonage A A A A A A
Accessory to and on the
same parcel as associated
religious assembly use.

Library, Public or Private Y Y Y Y Y Y
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Social Service Office Y/AP AP/N AP/C Y/AP AP/N Y/C
As defined in 21.15.2795,
w/ or w/o food
distribution; See
Development Incentives
for A series zones.

Tutoring center up to 2,500 sq. ft. Y Y Y Y Y Y Subject to standards of section 21.52.280.

Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Tutoring center greater than 2,500
sq. ft. AP AP AP AP AP AP Subject to standards
of section 21.52.280.

Interim Parks
Community Garden IP IP IP IP IP IP Subject to 21.52.260.

Passive Park Y Y Y Y Y Y Subject to 21.45.155.

Playground IP IP IP IP IP IP Subject to 21.52.260.

Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Recreational park AP AP AP AP AP AP
Urban Agriculture Y Y Y Y Y Y
Commercial: Business/Retail/Professional/Personal
Indoor animal related uses with
animal adoption and boarding not
exceeding 25% of gross floor area
(such as but not limited to animal

Y Y Y Y Y Y
Subject to special
development standards
for indoor and outdoor
animal adoption and
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

grooming, veterinary clinic, animal
lounge, animal daycare, pet shop)
boarding 21.45.133

Such uses shall be
permitted in all Planned
Development (PD)
Districts and Specific Plans
(SP) allowing commercial
uses, including but not
limited to land use
Indoor animal related uses with
animal adoption and boarding
exceeding 25% of gross floor area
(such as but not limited to animal
grooming, veterinary clinic, animal
lounge, animal daycare, pet shop)

AP AP AP AP AP AP
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Outdoor animal daycare AP AP AP AP AP AP categories described as professional and personal
services, subject
to Section 21.45.133. ATM, Interior Y Y Y Y Y Y
ATM, Exterior or freestanding walk
up AP AP AP AP AP AP
ATM Drive-Through Machine N N N N N N
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Bail Bonds N N N N N N
Only within 600 feet of a
police station, jail, or
court.

Basic Sales and Service: Retail/Business/Professional/Personal ≤4,500 Sq. Ft. GFA Y Y Y Y Y Y Subject to 21.52.251 in
RMU3 and RMU4 zones. >4,500 and ≤9,000 Sq. Ft. GFA Y Y Y Y Y Y Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

>9,000 Sq. Ft. GFA Y AP AP Y AP AP
Thrift Store, Used Merchandise Y Y N Y Y N
Pawn Shop N N N N N N
Daycare Center or Pre-School, 15
or More Y Y Y Y Y Y As defined in 21.15.730,
subject to 21.52.249.

Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Gallery/Experience/Demonstration
Space Y Y Y Y Y Y
Equipment Sales, Rental, or Repair AP N N AP N N
Indoor only; outdoor
display or sales
prohibited.

Financial Services
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

With Drive-Through Windows C C C C C C
Subject to
Sections 21.45.130, 21.45.
116 and 21.52.212.

Without Drive-Through Windows Y Y Y Y Y Y
Alternative Financial Services
(Check Cashing, Payday Loans,
Cash for Gold, etc.)

N N N N N N
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Firearms or Other Weapons, Sales
or Repair N N N N N N
Laundromat C C C C N C
Manufacture of Products Sold On-
Site AP A A AP A A
See Specific Use
Standards, Section

22.20.050 within this
Chapter.

Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Medical Uses/Services
Convalescent Hospital or Home N N N N N N
Medical Office or Clinic Y Y Y Y Y Y
Hospital N N N N N N
Urgent Care Facility/Minor-
Medical Services AP Y Y AP Y Y
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Massage Therapy
Accessory Use A A A A A A
Primary Use AP AP AP AP AP AP
Office, non-medical Y Y Y Y Y Y
Outdoor Flower, Plant, Fruit, or
Vegetable Sales Y A A Y A A Maximum of 6,000 sq. ft.
for accessory uses.

Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Outdoor Swap Meet, Flea Market,
Sales Event T T T T T T Permitted only on the
ground floor.

Pop-Up Shop/Stand/Itinerant
Vendor Y/T Y/T Y/T Y/T Y/T Y/T
Subject to Section

22.20.080 of this Chapter
and 21.45.135, except
Subsection B.1.

Recycling Collection Center for Cans and Bottles
Subject to 21.51.265, no more than four vending machines at one location Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Staff Attended AP N N AP N N Permitted only on the
ground floor.

Unattended A A A A A A
Accessory to a grocery
store only, permitted only
on the ground floor.

Repair Services C N N C N N Permitted indoor, on the
ground floor only.

Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Appliances, upholstery,
lawn mowers, etc.

Self-Storage, mini-warehousing
(indoor only) N N N N N N Indoor or outdoor.

Tattoo Parlor/Piercing Studio Y Y Y Y Y Y Subject to 21.45.166.

Termite and Pest Control N N N N N N
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Entertainment
Amusement Machines (≤4) A A A A A A See 21.51.205.

Banquet Room Rental, Accessory
Use A A A A A A Accessory to restaurant or
hotel.

Banquet Room Rental, Primary
Use AP C C AP C C
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Indoor Amusement/Entertainment
Facility Y AP AP Y AP Y See 21.45.115.5, 21.52.20
3 (arcades) and Section

21.52.220.5 (computer
arcades).

Accessory to restaurant,
hotel, banquet room only.

City council hearing is
required for new and
Outdoor
Amusement/Entertainment
Facility

AP N AP AP N AP
Dancing, Accessory Use A A A A A A
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

transferred business
licenses.

Private Club, Social Club, Night
Club, Pool Hall C C C C C C
City Council hearing
required for new and
transferred business
licenses; consistent
with Chapter 21.32.

Other Entertainment Uses
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Accessory to a Restaurant or Food
Service Use Y Y Y Y Y Y See Specific Use
Standards, Section

22.20.030 within this
Chapter.
≤9,000 Sq. Ft GFA AP AP AP AP AP AP
>9,000 Sq. Ft GFA C C C C C C
Food Uses
Grocery and Food Market
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

≤4,500 Sq. Ft. GFA Y Y Y Y Y Y
>4,500 and ≤9,000 Sq. Ft. GFA Y Y Y Y Y Y
>9,000 Sq. Ft. GFA Y AP AP Y AP AP
Mobile Food Trucks (Temporary) T T T T T T Subject to 21.53.106.

Outdoor Dining/Seating A A A A A A
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Restaurants & Ready-To-Eat Foods
Restaurant Y Y Y Y Y Y
Ready-to-Eat Without Drive-
Through Y Y Y Y Y Y
Ready-to-Eat With Drive-Through N N N N N N
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

With Entertainment Y Y Y Y Y Y
City Council hearing
required for new and
transferred business
licenses; AP required for
mixed-use consistency
verification.

Vending Cart (Food Only) AP AP AP AP AP AP Subject to 21.45.170 and limited operating hours.

Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Vending Machines (Exterior) A A A A A A
Accessory to existing retail
sales; subject
to 21.51.295.

Residential Uses
Child Day Care Home, 14 or Fewer
Children A A A A A A Subject to 21.51.230.

Emergency Shelter C C C C C C Subject to 21.45.132.

Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Group Home (1—6 Persons) Y Y Y Y Y Y
Home Occupation A A A A A A Subject to 21.51.235.

Residential Units
Live-Work Units/Artist Studio with
Residence/Shopkeeper Y Y Y Y Y Y
Caretaker residence N N N N N N
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Multi-Family Y Y Y Y* Y Y
Residential development
shall be limited to
attached configurations
(rowhomes, townhomes)
and detached courtyard-
style multifamily
development such as
bungalows; single-family
detached homes are
prohibited.

Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

*New construction within
the MU-1-B district must
contain a commercial
component.

Senior and/or Handicapped
Housing Y Y Y Y Y Y
Accessory Dwelling Unit Y Y Y Y Y Y
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Single-Family Detached N N N N N N
Residential Historic Landmark
Building * * * * * * *Subject to 21.52.265.5.

Room Rental A A A A A A
Special Group Residence C C C C C C Subject to 21.52.271.

Temporary Lodging
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Bed and Breakfast/Inn AP AP N N N N
Subject to 21.52.209; inns
with fewer than seven
guest rooms are exempt
from AP requirement.

Hotel C C C C C C
Motel N N N N N N
Youth Hostel AP AP AP AP AP AP
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Miscellaneous and Other Uses
Adult Entertainment Business N N N N N N
Carnival, Event, Fair, Fiesta,
Outdoor Exhibition, Seasonal
Sales, Trade Show, similar

T T T T T T
Subject
to 21.53.109 and 21.53.11

3. Cellular or Wireless Facility C C C C C C Building or roof-mounted only, subject
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

to 21.45.115 and 21.56;
freestanding monopoles
prohibited.

Electric Distribution
Station/Substation C C C C C C
Unattended Donation Box A A A A A A
Subject to accessory use
standards Section

21.51.294.

Chapter 22.25 Special Use Incentives (A-series and B-series zones)

As of the effective date of this ordinance, the following economic development and healthy communities incentives shall be applicable to new development on properties in A-series zoning districts in the 90805 zip code. In all other areas of the City, the Special Use Incentives of the A- series zoning districts may only be applicable in areas that have been designated as Community Development Block Grant Areas by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. If a project utilizes multiple incentive options, the maximum cumulative parking reduction allowed for a project cannot exceed more than thirty percent (30%) of the total required parking for said project.

22.25.010 Education, Essential Retail, and Institutional Uses.

The gross square footage (GFA) of the ground floor educational, community-based non-profits, essential retail services (banks and pharmacies) and institutional uses (including schools, libraries, museums, government Offices, facilities, or civic uses), of up to nine thousand (9,000) Sq. Ft.

GFA, shall not count toward the maximum FAR of a parcel or project if the following conditions are met:

A. The use is located primarily on the ground floor (use may be multi-story, only ground floor GFA shall be exempted).

B. The ground floor occupancy is designed to meet the Design of Ground Floor Retail and Pedestrian-Oriented Uses standards of Sections

22.30.060.A and 22.30.060.B.

22.25.020 Grocery and Food Markets.

Establishment and maintenance of stores that sell fresh foods in proximity to established neighborhoods should be incentivized.

A. Minimum Fresh Foods Requirement. Any grocery or food market that devotes thirty percent (30%) or more of selling space to perishable fresh food items shall qualify to utilize the following incentives. Incentives may be used individually or together where the configuration requirements are met.

B. Intensity Incentive. The total gross square footage (GFA) of a grocery market shall not count toward the maximum FAR of a parcel or project.

C. Parking Incentives. Grocery market required parking spaces:

1. Shall be counted as guest spaces for any residential units developed as part of a horizontal or vertical mixed-use project;

2. Shall reduce by one (1) space per one thousand (1,000) Sq. Ft. if located within a one quarter (1/4) mile of a transit stop and bicycle parking is provided on-site, or if the grocery market is developed in a vertical mixed-use format; or

3. The two incentives listed above may be used individually or together where the configuration requirements are met.

22.25.030 Affordable Housing Monitoring
Housing Production Benchmark.

A study will be initiated to evaluate affordable housing production strategies and incentives within six (6) months of adoption of the A series zones, unless inclusionary zoning or a similar regulation has been adopted in the interim.

22.25.040 Community Benefits
Projects that provide the following community benefits may qualify for development incentives:

A. Commercial space incentives for workforce development employment strategies. Projects which provide commercial space for enterprises that employ through a local workforce development organization, including the Pacific Gateway Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Network (PGWIN), shall qualify for incentives, subject to the following:

1. Employment of PGWIN trainees will be a requirement of the occupier of qualified commercial space for a minimum of five (5) years.

2. Annual certification of compliance with the above shall be completed through PGWIN and provided to the Planning Bureau.

B. Historic market commercial rents for community businesses. Projects which provide commercial rents at a historic market rate to existing local businesses shall qualify for the corresponding incentives, subject to the following:

1. “Historic market rate” rents shall be defined as the average per-square-foot market rent for the local market for the last three (3) years prior to the proposed lease agreement. Maximum annual rent increase shall be limited to four percent (4%);

2. An existing local business shall provide evidence of business history, including business license history, with the City of Long Beach of at least five (5) years in the corresponding local market, to the satisfaction of the Department of Development Services; and

3. Submit annual certification of the lease agreement rate to the City of Long Beach Department of Development Services; a minimum commercial lease length of five (5) years is required to qualify.

C. For projects that comply with either or both of the community benefit requirements, said projects will qualify to have the corresponding commercial space(s) exempted from maximum floor area limitations and parking requirements.

22.25.050 Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Incentives
A. The City of Long Beach seeks to minimize future greenhouse gas emissions from the building sector while lessening the impact of climate change stressors on the local community, including extreme heat, air quality, drought and flooding. In addition to meeting all Green Building Standards contained in Section 21.45.400, parking incentives may be provided to one hundred percent (100%) non-residential projects that demonstrate additional strategies to reduce GHG emissions or to lessen the impact of documented climate stressors on the local community.

B. Projects may qualify for reduction in parking requirements in exchange for providing on-site or off-site climate mitigation or adaptation measures commensurate with the savings associated with the requested parking reduction, up to a maximum of fifteen percent (15%).

Measures must meet the geographic needs of the local community as demonstrated in the City’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan.

Eligible measures include but are not limited to:

1. Tree planting.

2. Photocatalytic tiles to improve air quality.

3. Cool roof and/or cool wall materials.

4. On-site solar installations (for example as shade structures over parking spaces).

5. Bus shelter amenity improvements.

6. Additional bicycle amenities.

22.25.060 Restrictions in Special Incentive Zones (B-Series) Due to the lack of essential retail and services such as healthy food access, banks, and pharmacies in certain areas of the City, new construction projects shall be required to have a commercial component within the B-Series zoning district.

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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney
411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802

ORDINANCE NO.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LONG BEACH AMENDING TITLE 22 OF THE

LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A NEW
MIXED USE 1-B (MU-1-B) ZONE TO IMPLEMENT THE 2019

LONG BEACH GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT

UPDATE AND ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES FOR

ESSENTIAL RETAIL
WHEREAS, in November 2020, the City established its new “interim” Zoning Code in Title 22 of the Long Beach Municipal Code. Twelve new zoning districts were adopted to correspond with and implement the Neighborhood Serving mixed use and Community Commercial PlaceTypes of the Land Use Element. Six of the zones were developed and adopted as basic zones that could apply in any area of the City. The other six zones were tailored to reflect community priorities and concerns in North Long Beach as part of as “A-series” of zones with tailored incentives and restrictions based on community input;
WHEREAS, to address the community input regarding the critical need for commercial services and business opportunities, a new Mixed Use 1-B (MU-1-B) zone is being established. This new zone will reflect all of the same allowable uses and development standards of the Mixed Use 1-A (MU-1-A) zone, with one exception, that the MU-1-B zone will not allow for 100 percent residential projects and will require a commercial component for any new development constructed or otherwise developed within the zone;
WHEREAS, the zoning code amendments to Title 22 will establish additional incentives for essential retail by amending the Section 22.25 (Special Use Incentives) of Tile 22 to include banks and pharmacies in the list of potential uses that

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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney
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can qualify for Floor Area Ratio (FAR) relief. These incentives will be applicable to all established and future A-Series zones as well as the "standalone" B-series zone MU-1-B; WHEREAS, this program is consistent with State law which provides that a city must update its zoning ordinance to be consistent with its updated general plan within “a reasonable time” (see California Government Code Section 65860); WHEREAS, the required public hearing notice was provided in accordance with state law and the Long Beach Municipal Code.

NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Long Beach ordains as follows:

Section 1. The Long Beach Municipal Code is amended by amending Title 22 to read as shown on Attachment “A” which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference and hereby adopted by the City Council after a duly noticed public hearing on the matter.

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 ______________________, 20 , by the following vote:

Ayes: Councilmembers:

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ATTACHMENT “A”
CHAPTER 22.10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

22.10.010 - Title.

This Title is being established in order to facilitate a substantial update to the City's Zoning Regulations. The intention is to fully transition from Title 21 (Zoning) to Title 22 (Zoning). During the transition period, all regulations contained within Title 22 apply to zones established in Title 22.

In the case of a regulation not specified in Title 22, the regulations contained in Title 21, including those set forth in Section 21.10.080, "Penalty for violation," shall apply. If uncertainty arises concerning the content or application of Title 22, the Zoning Administrator is authorized to determine all pertinent facts, interpret the Title 22 regulations, and, where appropriate, determine which provisions of either Title 21 or Title 22 are applicable. The Classification of Use procedure, which is set forth in Chapter 21.25 of Title 21, shall be used to resolve discrepancies.

22.10.020 - Purpose and Intent.

The following zones are established to support a healthy, active area with a mixture of uses that support a full-service community along corridors and at activity nodes.

A. The following zones are established to foster and support multi-modal mixed-use corridors that provide daily needs, goods, and services in walkable proximity to established residential neighborhoods.

1. Residential Mixed-Use 3 (RMU3 and RMU3 A-Series) zones are residentially focused and permit a range of residential configurations with limited neighborhood-serving non-residential uses. Uses may be configured in a horizontal or vertical mixed- use format.

2. Residential Mixed-Use 4 (RMU4 and RMU4 A-Series) zones are residentially focused and permit higher density residential uses in areas where multi-family housing is currently the dominant use. These zones permit intensification of existing residential areas to increase housing opportunities and introduce neighborhood-serving, non-residential uses in proximity to residents.

3. Mixed-Use 1 (MU-1, and MU-1 A-Series, and MU-1 B-Series) zones provide for medium-scale, mixed-use development as a transition between residential and mixed-use nodes. These zones permit mixed residential and non-residential uses in a wide variety of configurations. The MU-1 B-Series zone has a commercial component required for all new development.

4. Mixed-Use 2 (MU-2 and MU-2 A-Series) zones provide for neighborhood activity centers in proximity to bus routes and multi- modal corridors. These zones permit horizontal and vertical mixed-use appropriately scaled for adjacent neighborhoods.

5. Mixed-Use 3 (MU-3 and MU-3 A-Series) zones provide for the highest intensity neighborhood activity centers in proximity to bus routes and multi-modal corridors. These zones permit horizontal and vertical mixed-use scaled for the highest intensity uses that benefit from transit proximity and pedestrian activity.

B. The following commercial zones are established to implement the transition to more community-serving commercial uses. Commercial 3 (C3 and C3-A Series) zones are non- residential zones that support the transition of larger format industrial/light industrial development to neighborhood services. These zones permit non-residential development, scaled to the neighborhood setting, with a range of services and employment uses and intensities.

Table 2B: Permitted Uses in Mixed Use (MU) Zones
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones (A-Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU-
1 MU-
2 MU-
3 MU-
1-A/
MU-
1-B*
MU-
2-A
MU-
3-A

Alcoholic Beverages Sales and Uses
Off-Premises Sales C N C N N N See Specific Use Standards for alcoholic beverage
sales exempt from the
CUP process.

Subject to Section

21.45.114.

On-Premises Sales C C C C C C
Alcohol Beverage Manufacturing Y C AP Y C AP
Accessory Tasting Room A A A A A A
Assembly Uses
Live or Movie Theater
≤100 Seats Y AP Y Y AP Y
AP for review of noise and
gathering impacts on
residential within 500
feet.
101+ Seats AP AP AP AP AP AP
Assembly Uses
(Accessory <25% Of GFA) Y Y Y Y Y Y
Religious Assembly Uses
≤2,500 Sq. Ft. GFA and ≤100
occupants Y Y Y Y Y Y
2,501≤25,000 Sq. Ft. GFA, or ≥101
Occupants AP AP AP AP AP AP
≥25,000 Sq. Ft. GFA AP AP AP AP AP AP
Fitness Facility
≤2,500 Sq. Ft. GFA Y Y Y Y Y Y
2,501≤25,000 Sq. Ft. GFA Y AP Y Y AP Y
> 25,000 Sq. Ft. GFA AP AP AP AP AP AP
Automobile/Vehicle/Transportation Uses
Auto Detailing N N N N N N
Auto Detailing, With Handheld
Machines Only Y N Y Y N N Inside parking structures
or garages only.

Car Wash C N N N N N
Fleet Services and Towing C N N C N N
Single vehicle parking
permitted; see Specific
Use Standards. Accessory
uses limited to hotel
primary use only; no auto
repair.

Gasoline/Diesel Fuel Sales
Gasoline and/or Ethanol Sales N N N N N N
Diesel Fuel C N N C N N
Electric Vehicle Charging A A A A A A
Hydrogen Fuel N N N N N N
Automotive Sales & Repair
General Auto Repair N N N N N N As defined in 21.15.280.

Minor Auto Repair C N C C N N Permitted only on the
ground floor.

Motorcycle/Scooter/Jet
Ski/Vehicle Sales N N N N N N
Indoor only; conditional
use permit when located
above the ground floor.

Parts, with installation N N N N N N
Parts, without installation AP AP N AP AP N
Parking Structure
Accessory Use A A A A A A
Primary Use, Public AP AP AP AP AP AP
Primary Use, Private C C C C C C
Recreational Vehicle Storage N N N N N N
Rental Agency
Mobility Services Y Y Y Y Y Y
Shared, micro-mobility
kiosks, dock-less, and/or
individual mobility
solutions; subject to City
regulations.

Traditional Daily+ Automobile
Rental A N N A N N
Accessory to hotel use
only; no auto repair
services.

Transportation Facilities N N N N N N
Bus terminals, bus yard,
cab stands,
heliports/helistops, train
stations, etc.

Billboards
Billboards/Off-Site Advertising N N N N N N Regardless of size.

Civic/Institutional Uses
Adult Day Care Y Y C Y Y C Subject to pending City
regulations.

College, University, Business or
Professional School N Y Y N Y Y
Community Center/Senior Center Y Y Y Y Y Y
Elementary or Secondary School Y Y Y Y Y Y Subject to standards of 21.52.263.

Government Offices, Facilities, or
Civic Uses Y AP Y Y AP Y
Industrial Arts Trade School or
Rehabilitation Workshop AP AP AP AP AP AP
Mortuary or Funeral Home N N N N N N
Museum Y Y Y Y Y Y
Parks, Plazas, Playgrounds, Open
Space, Urban Agriculture Y Y Y Y Y Y Subject to standards of 21.52.260, 21.45.155.

Parsonage A A A A A A
Accessory to and on the
same parcel as associated
religious assembly use.

Library, Public or Private Y Y Y Y Y Y
Social Service Office Y/AP AP/N AP/C Y/AP AP/N Y/C
As defined in 21.15.2795,
w/ or w/o food
distribution; See
Development Incentives
for A series zones.

Tutoring center up to 2,500 sq. ft. Y Y Y Y Y Y Subject to standards of section 21.52.280.

Tutoring center greater than 2,500
sq. ft. AP AP AP AP AP AP Subject to standards
of section 21.52.280.

Interim Parks
Community Garden IP IP IP IP IP IP Subject to 21.52.260.

Passive Park Y Y Y Y Y Y Subject to 21.45.155.

Playground IP IP IP IP IP IP
Subject to 21.52.260. Recreational park AP AP AP AP AP AP Urban Agriculture Y Y Y Y Y Y
Commercial: Business/Retail/Professional/Personal
Indoor animal related uses with
animal adoption and boarding not
exceeding 25% of gross floor area
(such as but not limited to animal
grooming, veterinary clinic, animal
lounge, animal daycare, pet shop)

Y Y Y Y Y Y
Subject to special
development standards
for indoor and outdoor
animal adoption and
boarding 21.45.133

Such uses shall be
permitted in all Planned
Development (PD)
Districts and Specific Plans
(SP) allowing commercial
uses, including but not
limited to land use
categories described as
professional and personal
services, subject
to Section 21.45.133.

Indoor animal related uses with
animal adoption and boarding
exceeding 25% of gross floor area
(such as but not limited to animal
grooming, veterinary clinic, animal
lounge, animal daycare, pet shop)

AP AP AP AP AP AP
Outdoor animal daycare AP AP AP AP AP AP
ATM, Interior Y Y Y Y Y Y
ATM, Exterior or freestanding walk
up AP AP AP AP AP AP
ATM Drive-Through Machine N N N N N N
Bail Bonds N N N N N N
Only within 600 feet of a
police station, jail, or
court.

Basic Sales and Service: Retail/Business/Professional/Personal ≤4,500 Sq. Ft. GFA Y Y Y Y Y Y
Subject to 21.52.251 in
RMU3 and RMU4 zones.
>4,500 and ≤9,000 Sq. Ft. GFA Y Y Y Y Y Y
>9,000 Sq. Ft. GFA Y AP AP Y AP AP
Thrift Store, Used Merchandise Y Y N Y Y N
Pawn Shop N N N N N N
Daycare Center or Pre-School, 15
or More Y Y Y Y Y Y As defined in 21.15.730,
subject to 21.52.249.

Gallery/Experience/Demonstration
Space Y Y Y Y Y Y
Equipment Sales, Rental, or Repair AP N N AP N N
Indoor only; outdoor
display or sales
prohibited.

Financial Services
With Drive-Through Windows C C C C C C
Subject to
Sections 21.45.130, 21.45.
116 and 21.52.212.

Without Drive-Through Windows Y Y Y Y Y Y
Alternative Financial Services
(Check Cashing, Payday Loans,
Cash for Gold, etc.)

N N N N N N
Firearms or Other Weapons, Sales
or Repair N N N N N N
Laundromat C C C C N C
Manufacture of Products Sold On-
Site AP A A AP A A
See Specific Use
Standards, Section

22.20.050 within this
Chapter.

Medical Uses/Services
Convalescent Hospital or Home N N N N N N
Medical Office or Clinic Y Y Y Y Y Y
Hospital N N N N N N
Urgent Care Facility/Minor-
Medical Services AP Y Y AP Y Y
Massage Therapy
Accessory Use A A A A A A
Primary Use AP AP AP AP AP AP
Office, non-medical Y Y Y Y Y Y
Outdoor Flower, Plant, Fruit, or
Vegetable Sales Y A A Y A A Maximum of 6,000 sq. ft.
for accessory uses.

Outdoor Swap Meet, Flea Market,
Sales Event T T T T T T Permitted only on the
ground floor.

Pop-Up Shop/Stand/Itinerant
Vendor Y/T Y/T Y/T Y/T Y/T Y/T
Subject to Section

22.20.080 of this Chapter
and 21.45.135, except
Subsection B.1.

Recycling Collection Center for Cans and Bottles
Subject to 21.51.265, no more than four vending machines at one location Staff Attended AP N N AP N N Permitted only on the
ground floor.

Unattended A A A A A A
Accessory to a grocery
store only, permitted only
on the ground floor.

Repair Services C N N C N N
Permitted indoor, on the
ground floor only.

Appliances, upholstery,
lawn mowers, etc.

Self-Storage, mini-warehousing
(indoor only) N N N N N N Indoor or outdoor.

Tattoo Parlor/Piercing Studio Y Y Y Y Y Y Subject to 21.45.166.

Termite and Pest Control N N N N N N
Entertainment
Amusement Machines (≤4) A A A A A A See 21.51.205.

Banquet Room Rental, Accessory
Use A A A A A A Accessory to restaurant or
hotel.

Banquet Room Rental, Primary
Use AP C C AP C C
Indoor Amusement/Entertainment
Facility Y AP AP Y AP Y See 21.45.115.5, 21.52.20
3 (arcades) and Section

21.52.220.5 (computer
arcades).

Accessory to restaurant,
hotel, banquet room only.

City council hearing is
required for new and
transferred business
licenses.

Outdoor
Amusement/Entertainment
Facility

AP N AP AP N AP
Dancing, Accessory Use A A A A A A
Private Club, Social Club, Night
Club, Pool Hall C C C C C C
City Council hearing
required for new and
transferred business
licenses; consistent
with Chapter 21.32.

Other Entertainment Uses
Accessory to a Restaurant or Food
Service Use Y Y Y Y Y Y See Specific Use
Standards, Section

22.20.030 within this
Chapter.
≤9,000 Sq. Ft GFA AP AP AP AP AP AP
>9,000 Sq. Ft GFA C C C C C C
Food Uses
Grocery and Food Market
≤4,500 Sq. Ft. GFA Y Y Y Y Y Y
>4,500 and ≤9,000 Sq. Ft. GFA Y Y Y Y Y Y
>9,000 Sq. Ft. GFA Y AP AP Y AP AP
Mobile Food Trucks (Temporary) T T T T T T Subject to 21.53.106.

Outdoor Dining/Seating A A A A A A
Restaurants & Ready-To-Eat Foods
Restaurant Y Y Y Y Y Y
Ready-to-Eat Without Drive-
Through Y Y Y Y Y Y
Ready-to-Eat With Drive-Through N N N N N N
With Entertainment Y Y Y Y Y Y
City Council hearing
required for new and
transferred business
licenses; AP required for
mixed-use consistency
verification.

Vending Cart (Food Only) AP AP AP AP AP AP Subject to 21.45.170 and limited operating hours.

Vending Machines (Exterior) A A A A A A
Accessory to existing retail
sales; subject
to 21.51.295.

Residential Uses
Child Day Care Home, 14 or Fewer
Children A A A A A A Subject to 21.51.230.

Emergency Shelter C C C C C C Subject to 21.45.132.

Group Home (1—6 Persons) Y Y Y Y Y Y
Home Occupation A A A A A A Subject to 21.51.235.

Residential Units
Live-Work Units/Artist Studio with
Residence/Shopkeeper Y Y Y Y Y Y
Caretaker residence N N N N N N
Multi-Family Y Y Y Y* Y Y
Residential development
shall be limited to
attached configurations
(rowhomes, townhomes)
and detached courtyard-
style multifamily
development such as
bungalows; single-family
detached homes are
prohibited.
*New construction within
the MU-1-B district must
contain a commercial
component.

Senior and/or Handicapped
Housing Y Y Y Y Y Y
Accessory Dwelling Unit Y Y Y Y Y Y
Single-Family Detached N N N N N N
Residential Historic Landmark
Building * * * * * * *Subject to 21.52.265.5.

Room Rental A A A A A A
Special Group Residence C C C C C C Subject to 21.52.271.

Temporary Lodging
Bed and Breakfast/Inn AP AP N N N N Subject to 21.52.209; inns with fewer than seven
guest rooms are exempt
from AP requirement.

Hotel C C C C C C
Motel N N N N N N
Youth Hostel AP AP AP AP AP AP
Miscellaneous and Other Uses
Adult Entertainment Business N N N N N N
Carnival, Event, Fair, Fiesta,
Outdoor Exhibition, Seasonal
Sales, Trade Show, similar

T T T T T T
Subject
to 21.53.109 and 21.53.11

3. Cellular or Wireless Facility C C C C C C
Building or roof-mounted
only, subject
to 21.45.115 and 21.56;
freestanding monopoles
prohibited.

Electric Distribution
Station/Substation C C C C C C
Unattended Donation Box A A A A A A
Subject to accessory use
standards Section

21.51.294.

Chapter 22.25 Special Use Incentives (A-series and B-series zones)

As of the effective date of this ordinance, the following economic development and healthy communities incentives shall be applicable to new development on properties in A-series zoning districts in the 90805 zip code. In all other areas of the City, the Special Use Incentives of the A- series zoning districts may only be applicable in areas that have been designated as Community Development Block Grant Areas by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. If a project utilizes multiple incentive options, the maximum cumulative parking reduction allowed for a project cannot exceed more than thirty percent (30%) of the total required parking for said project.

22.25.010 Education, Essential Retail, and Institutional Uses.

The gross square footage (GFA) of the ground floor educational, community-based non-profits, essential retail services (banks and pharmacies) and institutional uses (including schools, libraries, museums, government Offices, facilities, or civic uses), of up to nine thousand (9,000) Sq. Ft.

GFA, shall not count toward the maximum FAR of a parcel or project if the following conditions are met:

A. The use is located primarily on the ground floor (use may be multi-story, only ground floor GFA shall be exempted).

B. The ground floor occupancy is designed to meet the Design of Ground Floor Retail and Pedestrian-Oriented Uses standards of Sections

22.30.060.A and 22.30.060.B.

22.25.020 Grocery and Food Markets.

Establishment and maintenance of stores that sell fresh foods in proximity to established neighborhoods should be incentivized.

A. Minimum Fresh Foods Requirement. Any grocery or food market that devotes thirty percent (30%) or more of selling space to perishable fresh food items shall qualify to utilize the following incentives. Incentives may be used individually or together where the configuration requirements are met.

B. Intensity Incentive. The total gross square footage (GFA) of a grocery market shall not count toward the maximum FAR of a parcel or project.

C. Parking Incentives. Grocery market required parking spaces:

1. Shall be counted as guest spaces for any residential units developed as part of a horizontal or vertical mixed-use project;

2. Shall reduce by one (1) space per one thousand (1,000) Sq. Ft. if located within a one quarter (1/4) mile of a transit stop and bicycle parking is provided on-site, or if the grocery market is developed in a vertical mixed-use format; or

3. The two incentives listed above may be used individually or together where the configuration requirements are met.

22.25.030 Affordable Housing Monitoring
Housing Production Benchmark.

A study will be initiated to evaluate affordable housing production strategies and incentives within six (6) months of adoption of the A series zones, unless inclusionary zoning or a similar regulation has been adopted in the interim.

22.25.040 Community Benefits
Projects that provide the following community benefits may qualify for development incentives:

A. Commercial space incentives for workforce development employment strategies. Projects which provide commercial space for enterprises that employ through a local workforce development organization, including the Pacific Gateway Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Network (PGWIN), shall qualify for incentives, subject to the following:

1. Employment of PGWIN trainees will be a requirement of the occupier of qualified commercial space for a minimum of five (5) years.

2. Annual certification of compliance with the above shall be completed through PGWIN and provided to the Planning Bureau.

B. Historic market commercial rents for community businesses. Projects which provide commercial rents at a historic market rate to existing local businesses shall qualify for the corresponding incentives, subject to the following:

1. “Historic market rate” rents shall be defined as the average per-square-foot market rent for the local market for the last three (3) years prior to the proposed lease agreement. Maximum annual rent increase shall be limited to four percent (4%);

2. An existing local business shall provide evidence of business history, including business license history, with the City of Long Beach of at least five (5) years in the corresponding local market, to the satisfaction of the Department of Development Services; and

3. Submit annual certification of the lease agreement rate to the City of Long Beach Department of Development Services; a minimum commercial lease length of five (5) years is required to qualify.

C. For projects that comply with either or both of the community benefit requirements, said projects will qualify to have the corresponding commercial space(s) exempted from maximum floor area limitations and parking requirements.

22.25.050 Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Incentives
A. The City of Long Beach seeks to minimize future greenhouse gas emissions from the building sector while lessening the impact of climate change stressors on the local community, including extreme heat, air quality, drought and flooding. In addition to meeting all Green Building Standards contained in Section 21.45.400, parking incentives may be provided to one hundred percent (100%) non-residential projects that demonstrate additional strategies to reduce GHG emissions or to lessen the impact of documented climate stressors on the local community.

B. Projects may qualify for reduction in parking requirements in exchange for providing on-site or off-site climate mitigation or adaptation measures commensurate with the savings associated with the requested parking reduction, up to a maximum of fifteen percent (15%).

Measures must meet the geographic needs of the local community as demonstrated in the City’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan.

Eligible measures include but are not limited to:

1. Tree planting.

2. Photocatalytic tiles to improve air quality.

3. Cool roof and/or cool wall materials.

4. On-site solar installations (for example as shade structures over parking spaces).

5. Bus shelter amenity improvements.

6. Additional bicycle amenities.

22.25.060 Restrictions in Special Incentive Zones (B-Series) Due to the lack of essential retail and services such as healthy food access, banks, and pharmacies in certain areas of the City, new construction projects shall be required to have a commercial component within the B-Series zoning district.

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DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney
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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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CORRIDORS OR CENTER LOW (NSC-L) PLACE TYPES

The City Council of the City of Long Beach ordains as follows:

Section 1. Environmental documentation having been prepared, certified, received and considered 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 amende d by amending portions of Parts 8, 14, and 15 of said Map to rezone select properties on major corridors (on Willow Street, west o f the I-710 freeway to the City terminus; and Santa Fe Avenue, between Pacific Coast Highway on the south and Wardlow Road on the north ) in West Long Beach to either MU -1-A or MU -1-B to implement the NSC -L 2 EWM:ag A23-00996 01515820.doc 4/14/2023
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Section 3. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict her ewith are hereby repealed.

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As of March 2023

EXHIBIT A
AGENDA ITEM No. 2
April 6, 2023

CHAIR AND PLANNING COMMISSIONERS
City of Long Beach
California

RECOMMENDATION:

Approve an amendment to Title 22 of the Municipal Code to establish a new zoning district to implement the Long Beach General Plan Land Use Element Update adopted in 2019; and City-initiated rezoning of areas that are designated by the 2019 General Plan Land Use Element Update as the Neighborhood Serving Corridors or Centers Low (NSC-L) Place Type on Willow Street, west of the 710 freeway to the City terminus; and Santa Fe Avenue, between Pacific Coast Highway on the south and Wardlow Road on the north, to implem ent the NSC-L PlaceType in West Long Beach and to end the existing moratorium on new development along said corridors (see attached map). (Citywide)
APPLICANT: City of Long Beach,
Department of Development Services
411 West Ocean Boulevard, 3rd Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
(Application No. 2105-33

DISCUSSION
Project Background
At its June 15, 2021 meeting, the
City Council enacted a one-year moratorium on standalone new residential development along transportation corridors in West Long Beach in areas that are designated by the 2019 General Plan Land Us e Element (LUE) Updat e as the Neighborhood- Serving Corridors or Centers Low (NSC-L) PlaceType on Willow Street, west of the Interstate-710 (I-710) to the City of Long B each (City) terminus; and Santa Fe Avenue, between Pacific Coast Highway on the south and Wardlow Road on the north, in the West Long Beach area of the City.

The action was based on a May 18, 2021 request by the City Council, wh ich outlined the unique circumstances leading to the request for the interim ordinance, given that the existing zoning regulations for the West Willow and Santa Fe Corridors pre-date adoption of the updated LUE and do not allow for mixed-use devel opment that would be consistent with the LUE and Urban Design Element. The moratorium was put in place to prevent out-of-character development that could be Development Services
Planning Bureau
411 West Ocean Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802 562.570.6194
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permitted under existing zoning and that would result in standalone single-use residential structures that would further forestall t he ability to create walkable, mixed use neighborhoods and corridors.

The moratorium is limited to parcels along t he Willow Street and Santa Fe Avenue corridors, west of the I-710, which have been designated as “Neighborhood Serving Centers” within the LUE.

The moratorium was extended for one year on J une 14, 2022 to allow for City staff to conduct additional community engagement and technical analysi s to inform a proposal for a new zoning district and a recommendation for rezoning of proper ties along the two corridors. Since that time, the Development Services Department has developed zoning code recommendations for the Willow and Santa Fe corridors that were refined based on community feedback. City staff hosted a series of public events to inform community members of the proposed zoning recommendations and gather feedback, including a May 2022 virtual open house and February 2023 virtual workshop. Recordings and presentation materials of both workshops were also posted on the project website to be made available to those who could not attend the outreach events.

Proposed Zoning Recommendations

In November 2020, the City established its new “interim” Zoning Code in Title 22 of the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC). This action marked the beginning of a phased update of the City’s Zoning Code. Twelve new zoning districts were adopted in November 2020 to correspond with and implement the Neighborhood Serving mixed use and Community Commercial PlaceTypes of the LUE. Six of the zones were developed and adopted as basic zones that could apply in any area of the City. The other six of the zones were tailored to reflect community priorities and concerns in North Long Beach as part of an “A-series” of zones with tailored incentives and restrictions based on community input. For example, A-series zones were designed with incentives to facilitate greater access to grocery stores and incl ude restrictions on uses not desir ed by the community, such as new motels. A city-initiated rezoning of properti es in North Long Beach along Artesia Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue, to zones in the tailored “A-series”, was also part of the November 2020 action.

Since that time, several other properties th roughout the City that are designated with a Neighborhood Serving mixed-use PlaceType have been rezoned, and City staff has been working to develop additional zones and rezoning recommendations in sub-geographies throughout the City to facilitate a geographic rezoning program.

As codified in Title 22, A-series zones are eligible to be adopted in areas of the City that have been designated as Community Development Block Grant Areas (CDBG) by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The project area in West Lon g Beach is one such area that is primarily designated as CDBG. Based on input provi ded by West Long Beach residents and community members highlighting structural issues such as a need for increased walkability and lack of essential commercial uses and services, the A-series zones were identified as appropriate for the West Long Beach rezoning proposal. Based on community inpu t and City staff analysis, of the six A-Series zoning districts adopted in 2020, t he Residential Mixed-Use 3-A (RMU-3-A) and Mixed-Use 1-A (MU-1-A) districts are the most a pplicable to this area given that the subject Willow and Santa Fe properties are within the NSC-L PlaceType. RMU-3-A zones are residentially focused and permit a range of residential configurati ons with limited neighborhood-serv ing non-residential uses. Uses may be configured in a horizontal or vertical mixed-use format. Therefore, this zone is appropriate

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for more residentially focused portions of the tw o corridors. In contrast, MU-1-A zones support medium-scale, mixed-use development as a tr ansition between residential areas and mixed-use nodes. These zones permit mixed residential and non -residential uses in a wide variety of configurations. Public input for the West Long B each rezoning effort prioritized the need for commercial revitalization and expanded business services, retail, and fresh food access, all of which aligned more closely with the MU-1-A zoning district . Therefore, more commercially focused and intense portions of the two corridors have been proposed for rezoning to the MU-1-A district.

To further address the critical need for commerc ial services and business opportunities as articulated by the West Long Be ach community, a new Mixed Use 1-B (MU-1-B) zone has been developed to be implemented at ke y nodes of the Santa Fe and Willow corridors. This proposed zone would reflect all of the same allowable uses and development standards of the MU-1-A zone, with one exception, that the MU-1 -B zone would not allow for 100 per cent residential projects and therefore requires a commercial co mponent for any new development. T he intent of this zone is therefore to ensure that commercial activity at key sections of West Long Beach, especially at major intersections, continues to gr ow over time and establish anchor points and linkages for new and existing businesses to grow. As the new zoning take s effect, it will ideally meet consumers’ daily needs for goods and services close to existing residential areas.

Additionally, the proposed zoning code amendments to Title 22 es tablish additional incentives for essential retail by amending the Section 22.25 (Special Use Incentives) of Title 22 to include banks and pharmacies in the list of potential uses that c an qualify for FAR relief. These incentives will be applicable to all established and future A-Series zones as well as the standalone B-series zone MU- 1-B (Attachment A). In addition to establishing the new zoning district and revised A-series incentives, the proposed project would amend the City’s zoning map to reflect the rezoning of select properties on the Santa Fe and Willow corridors in the West Long Beach area to either the MU-1-A or MU-1-B zoning districts that will be applied to areas as indicated on the proposed Zone Change map (Attachment B).

CONSISTENCY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN AND OTHER RELEVANT PLANS AND POLICIES The proposed new zoning district and rezoning proposal is compatible with the goals, policies and designations within the City’s General Plan LUE update. The General Plan LUE identifies the areas that are to be rezoned consist ent with the NSC-L PlaceType (LUE map grid 14, 15, and 19), and the proposed new zone and rezoning proposal are consistent with and designed to implement the NSC-L PlaceType. Multiple LUE goals are also advanced by the proposed zoning districts, including but not limited to healthy, active, and comple te neighborhoods, increased economic development and shared economic prosperity, new housing c onstruction and more varied housing types, improved environmental health through reduced Vehicle Miles Traveled, enhanced mobility choices, and safe and secure living environments (LUE p. 4-6). The proposed zoning district is also consistent with the LUE generalized concept of redirecting and concentrating new development, in particular mixed-use development, along major corridors, accommodating higher density housing while minimizing direct displacement, and increasing commercial activity along nodes and corridors (LUE p.13-14, 27).

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The proposed zoning district is generally compatible with the City’s Housing Element. Pursuant to Government Code Section 65863, which includes a r equirement that cities must maintain, at all times during the planning period, adequate sites to meet their unmet share of the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA). Under this law, cities generally may not take any action that would allow or cause the sites identified in its Site Inventory to be insufficient to meet its remaining unmet share of the City’s RHNA for lower and moderate-income households. There are 36 parcels within the project area that have been designated in the Housing Element Site Inventory as potential sites for housing development; these sites total appr oximately 10 acres and have 338 housing units allocated, of which 205 are designated as affordable. In total, these sites account for 1.3 percent of the City’s RHNA allocation. While the proposed zoning districts do not directly restrict housing development potential for said sites, the commercia l requirement for the MU-1-B district could be considered a potential im pediment to new residential constructi on. At the time of preparing this report, the City still has a surplus of sites and unit potential in its si te inventory. Additionally, City staff is proactively working to identify additional sites to be added to the City’s site inventory to avoid any potential shortfall of units.

The sole new proposed zoning district would not be established Citywide and thus affect not areas within the Coastal Zone; the only areas that are proposed for City-initiated zone changes at this time are shown in West Long Beach, as shown in the attached Zone Change Map. The proposed zone change areas do not abut a designated scenic route or highway, and do not contain significant mineral resources, therefore the Conservati on Element and Local Coastal Program are not impacted by the proposed project.

Therefore, the proposed zoning district and City- initiated zone changes are consistent with the General Plan and also with the findi ngs laid out in LBMC Section 21.25.106 and articulated in Attachment C. Together the comprehensive Progr am Environmental Impact Review (PEIR) and addendum (described below in more detail) satisfy the requireme nt that the proposed change will not adversely affect the character, livability or appropriate development of the surrounding area. The main focus of the proposed zoning di stricts is to improve the quality of the built environment in the project area and specific protections are in place to assure safety, livability and quality design and to protect historic structures.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

A total of 1,870 notices of public hearing were distributed on March 23, 2023 and three poster notices posted at the site in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 21.21 of the Zoning Regulations. As of the preparation of this report, staff is in receipt of XX written communications in response to the project.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW

Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines, the City, as Lead Agency, prepared an addendum #3 EIRA-01-23 (Attachm ent D) to a previously certified PEIR, EIR 03-16, State Clearinghouse No. 2015051054 prepared for the General Plan LUE Update and Urban Design Elem ent. The EIR Addendum analyzed the proposed project in

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accordance with the PEIR and determi ned that the project will not result in any new significant impacts that exceed those analyzed in the PEIR. The PEIR found significant and unavoidable impacts related to air quality, global climate change, noise, and transportation. However, none of the conditions requiring a new subsequent or supplemental environmental impact report, as stated in Section 21166 of the Public Resources C ode or in Sections 15162 or 15163 of the CEQA Guidelines, are present. Thus, the addendum was prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15164.

Respectfully submitted,

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ATTACHMENTS: A – ZONING CODE UPDATE
B – ZONE CHANGE MAP
C – FINDINGS
D – ADDENDUM #3 TO PEIR 03-16

ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ-LOPEZ

PROJECT PLANNER

ALISON SPINDLER-RUIZ, AICP

PLANNING BUREAU MANAGER

CHRISTOPHER KOONTZ, AICP

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

SERVICES

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CHAPT
ER 22.10 ‐ GENERAL PROVISIONS

22.10.010 ‐ Title.

This Title is being established in order to facilitate a substantial update to the City's Zoning Regulations. The intention is to fully transition from Title 21 (Zoning) to Title 22 (Zoning). During the transition period, all regulations contained within Title 22 apply to zones establis hed  in Title 22.

In the case of a regulation not specified in Title 22, the regulations contained in Title 21, including those set forth in Section 21.10.080, "Penalty for violation," shall apply. If uncertainty arises concerning the content or application of Title 22, the Zoning Administrator is authorized to determine all perti nent facts, interpret the Title 22 regulations, and, where appropriate, determine which provisions of either Title 21 or Title 22 are applicable. The Classification of Use procedure, which is set forth in Chapter 21.25 of Title 21, shall be used to resolve discrepancies.

22.10.020 ‐ Purpose and Intent.

The following zones are established to s upport a healthy, active area with a mixture of uses that support a full‐service community along corridors and at activity nodes.

A. The following zones are established to foster and support multi‐modal mixed‐use corridors that provide daily needs, goods, and services in walkable proximity to es tablished residential neighborhoods.

1. Residential Mixed‐Use 3 (RMU3 and RMU3 A‐Series) zones are residentially focused and permit a range of residential configurations with limited neighborhood‐serving non‐residential uses. Uses may be configured in a horizontal or vertical mixed‐ use format.

2. Residential Mixed‐Use 4 (RM U4  and RMU4 A‐Series) zones are residentially focused and permit higher density residential uses in areas where multi‐family housing is currently the dominant use. These zones permit intensification of existing residential areas to increase housing opportunities and introduce neighborhood‐serving, non‐residential uses in proximity to residents.

3. Mixed‐Use 1 (M U‐1, and MU‐1 A‐Series, and MU‐1 B‐Series) zones provide for medium‐scale, mixed‐use development as a transition between residential and mixed‐use nodes. These zones permit mixed residential and non‐residential uses in a wide variety of configurations. The MU‐1 B‐Series zone has a commercial component required for all new development.

Attachment B

4. Mixed‐Use 2 (MU‐2 and MU‐2 A‐Series) zones provide for neighborhood activity centers in proximity to bus routes and multi‐ modal corridors. These zones permit horizontal and vertical mixed‐use appropriately scaled for adjacent neighborhoods.

5. Mixed‐Use 3 (MU‐3 and MU‐3 A‐Series) zones provide for the highest intensity neighborhood activity centers in proximity to bus routes and multi‐modal corridors. These zones permit horizontal and vertical mixed‐use scaled for the highest intensity uses that benefit from transit proximity and pedestrian activity.

B. The following commercial zones are established to implement the transition to more community‐serving commercial uses. Commercial 3 (C3 and C3‐A Series) zones are non‐ residential zones that support the transition of larger format industrial/light industrial development to neighborhood services. These zones permit non‐residential development, scaled to the neighborhood setting, with a range of services and employment uses and intensities.

Table 2B: Permitted Uses in Mixed Use (MU) Zones
Table 2B: Permitted Uses
Uses
Mixed‐Use Zones  Mixed‐Use Zones (A‐Series)
Notes and Exceptions

Code section numbers
reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

All uses subject to

21.52.29 and the
following noted standards
or regulations.

MU‐
1 MU‐
2 MU‐
3 MU‐
1‐A/
MU‐
1‐B*
MU‐
2‐A
MU‐
3‐A

Alcoholic Beverages Sales and Uses
Off‐Premises Sales  C  N  C  N  N  N  See Specific Use Standards for alcoholic beverage
sales exempt from the
CUP process.

Subject to Section

21.45.114.

On‐Premises Sales  C  C  C  C  C  C
Alcohol Beverage Manufacturing  Y  C  AP  Y  C  AP
Accessory Tasting Room  A  A  A  A  A  A
Assembly Uses
Live or Movie Theater
≤100 Seats  Y  AP  Y  Y  AP  Y
AP for review of noise and
gathering impacts on
residential within 500
feet.
101+ Seats  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP
Assembly Uses
(Accessory <25% Of GFA)  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
Religious Assembly Uses
≤2,500 Sq. Ft. GFA and ≤100
occupants  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
2,501≤25,000 Sq. Ft. GFA, or ≥101
Occupants  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP
≥25,000 Sq. Ft. GFA  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP
Fitness Facility
≤2,500 Sq. Ft. GFA  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
2,501≤25,000 Sq. Ft. GFA  Y  AP  Y  Y  AP  Y
> 25,000 Sq. Ft. GFA  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP
Automobile/Vehicle/Transportation Uses
Auto Detailing  N  N  N  N  N  N
Auto Detailing, With Handheld
Machines Only  Y  N  Y  Y  N  N  Inside parking structures or garages only.

Car Wash  C  N  N  N  N  N
Fleet Services and Towing  C  N  N  C  N  N
Single vehicle parking
permitted; see Specific
Use Standards. Accessory
uses limited to hotel
primary use only; no auto
repair.

Gasoline/Diesel Fuel Sales
Gasoline and/or Ethanol Sales  N  N  N  N  N  N
Diesel Fuel  C  N  N  C  N  N
Electric Vehicle Charging  A  A  A  A  A  A
Hydrogen Fuel  N  N  N  N  N  N
Automotive Sales & Repair
General Auto Repair  N  N  N  N  N  N  As defined in 21.15.280.

Minor Auto Repair  C  N  C  C  N  N  Permitted only on the ground floor.

Motorcycle/Scooter/Jet
Ski/Vehicle Sales  N  N  N  N  N  N
Indoor only; conditional
use permit when located
above the ground floor.

Parts, with installation  N  N  N  N  N  N
Parts, without installation  AP  AP  N  AP  AP  N
Parking Structure
Accessory Use  A  A  A  A  A  A
Primary Use, Public  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP
Primary Use, Private  C  C  C  C  C  C
Recreational Vehicle Storage  N  N  N  N  N  N
Rental Agency
Mobility Services  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
Shared, micro‐mobility
kiosks, dock‐less, and/or
individual mobility
solutions; subject to City
regulations.

Traditional Daily+ Automobile
Rental  A  N  N  A  N  N
Accessory to hotel use
only; no auto repair
services.

Transportation Facilities  N  N  N  N  N  N
Bus terminals, bus yard,
cab stands,
heliports/helistops, train
stations, etc.

Billboards
Billboards/Off‐Site Advertising  N  N  N  N  N  N  Regardless of size.

Civic/Institutional Uses
Adult Day Care  Y  Y  C  Y  Y  C  Subject to pending City regulations.

College, University, Business or
Professional School  N  Y  Y  N  Y  Y
Community Center/Senior Center  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
Elementary or Secondary School  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Subject to standards of 21.52.263.

Government Offices, Facilities, or
Civic Uses  Y  AP  Y  Y  AP  Y
Industrial Arts Trade School or
Rehabilitation Workshop  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP
Mortuary or Funeral Home  N  N  N  N  N  N
Museum  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
Parks, Plazas, Playgrounds, Open
Space, Urban Agriculture  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Subject to standards of 21.52.260, 21.45.155.

Parsonage  A  A  A  A  A  A
Accessory to and on the
same parcel as associated
religious assembly use.

Library, Public or Private  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
Social Service Office  Y/AP  AP/N  AP/C  Y/AP  AP/N  Y/C As defined in 21.15.2795,
w/ or w/o food
distribution; See
Development Incentives
for A series zones.

Tutoring center up to 2,500 sq. ft.  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Subject to standards of section 21.52.280.

Tutoring center greater than 2,500
sq. ft.  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP  Subject to standards
of section 21.52.280.

Interim Parks
Community Garden  IP  IP  IP  IP  IP  IP  Subject to 21.52.260.

Passive Park  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Subject to 21.45.155.

Playground  IP  IP  IP  IP  IP  IP
Subject to 21.52.260. Recreational park  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP Urban Agriculture  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
Commercial: Business/Retail/Professional/Personal
Indoor animal related uses with
animal adoption and boarding not
exceeding 25% of gross floor area
(such as but not limited to animal
grooming, veterinary clinic, animal
lounge, animal daycare, pet shop)
Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
Subject to special
development standards
for indoor and outdoor
animal adoption and
boarding 21.45.133

Such uses shall be
permitted in all Planned
Development (PD)
Districts and Specific Plans
(SP) allowing commercial
uses, including but not
limited to land use
categories described as
professional and personal
services, subject
to Section 21.45.133.

Indoor animal related uses with
animal adoption and boarding
exceeding 25% of gross floor area
(such as but not limited to animal
grooming, veterinary clinic, animal
lounge, animal daycare, pet shop)
AP  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP
Outdoor animal daycare  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP
ATM, Interior  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
ATM, Exterior or freestanding walk
up  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP
ATM Drive‐Through Machine  N  N  N  N  N  N
Bail Bonds  N  N  N  N  N  N
Only within 600 feet of a
police station, jail, or
court.

Basic Sales and Service: Retail/Business/Professional/Personal ≤4,500 Sq. Ft. GFA  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
Subject to 21.52.251 in
RMU3 and RMU4 zones.
>4,500 and ≤9,000 Sq. Ft. GFA  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
>9,000 Sq. Ft. GFA  Y  AP  AP  Y  AP  AP
Thrift Store, Used Merchandise  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  N
Pawn Shop  N  N  N  N  N  N
Daycare Center or Pre‐School, 15
or More  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  As defined in 21.15.730,
subject to 21.52.249.

Gallery/Experience/Demonstration
Space  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
Equipment Sales, Rental, or Repair  AP  N  N  AP  N  N
Indoor only; outdoor
display or sales
prohibited.

Financial Services
With Drive‐Through Windows  C  C  C  C  C  C
Subject to
Sections 21.45.130, 21.45.
116 and 21.52.212.

Without Drive‐Through Windows  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
Alternative Financial Services
(Check Cashing, Payday Loans,
Cash for Gold, etc.)
N  N  N  N  N  N
Firearms or Other Weapons, Sales
or Repair  N  N  N  N  N  N
Laundromat  C  C  C  C  N  C
Manufacture of Products Sold On‐
Site  AP  A  A  AP  A  A
See Specific Use
Standards, Section

22.20.050 within this
Chapter.

Medical Uses/Services
Convalescent Hospital or Home  N  N  N  N  N  N
Medical Office or Clinic  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
Hospital  N  N  N  N  N  N
Urgent Care Facility/Minor‐
Medical Services  AP  Y  Y  AP  Y  Y
Massage Therapy
Accessory Use  A  A  A  A  A  A
Primary Use  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP
Office, non‐medical  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
Outdoor Flower, Plant, Fruit, or
Vegetable Sales  Y  A  A  Y  A  A  Maximum of 6,000 sq. ft. for accessory uses.

Outdoor Swap Meet, Flea Market,
Sales Event  T  T  T  T  T  T  Permitted only on the
ground floor.

Pop‐Up Shop/Stand/Itinerant
Vendor  Y/T  Y/T  Y/T  Y/T  Y/T  Y/T
Subject to Section

22.20.080 of this Chapter
and 21.45.135, except
Subsection B.1.

Recycling Collection Center for Cans and Bottles
Subject to 21.51.265, no more than four vending machines at one location Staff Attended  AP  N  N  AP  N  N  Permitted only on the ground floor.

Unattended  A  A  A  A  A  A
Accessory to a grocery
store only, permitted only
on the ground floor.

Repair Services  C  N  N  C  N  N
Permitted indoor, on the
ground floor only.

Appliances, upholstery,
lawn mowers, etc.

Self‐Storage, mini‐warehousing
(indoor only)  N  N  N  N  N  N  Indoor or outdoor.

Tattoo Parlor/Piercing Studio  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Subject to 21.45.166.

Termite and Pest Control  N  N  N  N  N  N
Entertainment
Amusement Machines (≤4)  A  A  A  A  A  A  See 21.51.205.

Banquet Room Rental, Accessory
Use  A  A  A  A  A  A  Accessory to restaurant or
hotel.

Banquet Room Rental, Primary
Use  AP  C  C  AP  C  C
Indoor Amusement/Entertainment
Facility  Y  AP  AP  Y  AP  Y  See 21.45.115.5, 21.52.20 3 (arcades) and Section

21.52.220.5 (computer
arcades).

Accessory to restaurant,
hotel, banquet room only.

City council hearing is
required for new and
transferred business
licenses.

Outdoor
Amusement/Entertainment
Facility
AP  N  AP  AP  N  AP
Dancing, Accessory Use  A  A  A  A  A  A
Private Club, Social Club, Night
Club, Pool Hall  C  C  C  C  C  C
City Council hearing
required for new and
transferred business
licenses; consistent
with Chapter 21.32.

Other Entertainment Uses
Accessory to a Restaurant or Food
Service Use  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  See Specific Use
Standards, Section

22.20.030 within this
Chapter.
≤9,000 Sq. Ft GFA  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP
>9,000 Sq. Ft GFA  C  C  C  C  C  C
Food Uses
Grocery and Food Market
≤4,500 Sq. Ft. GFA  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
>4,500 and ≤9,000 Sq. Ft. GFA  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
>9,000 Sq. Ft. GFA  Y  AP  AP  Y  AP  AP
Mobile Food Trucks (Temporary)  T  T  T  T  T  T  Subject to 21.53.106.

Outdoor Dining/Seating  A  A  A  A  A  A
Restaurants & Ready‐To‐Eat Foods
Restaurant  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
Ready‐to‐Eat Without Drive‐
Through  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
Ready‐to‐Eat With Drive‐Through  N  N  N  N  N  N
With Entertainment  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
City Council hearing
required for new and
transferred business
licenses; AP required for
mixed‐use consistency
verification.

Vending Cart (Food Only)  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP  Subject to 21.45.170 and limited operating hours.

Vending Machines (Exterior)  A  A  A  A  A  A
Accessory to existing retail
sales; subject
to 21.51.295.

Residential Uses
Child Day Care Home, 14 or Fewer
Children  A  A  A  A  A  A  Subject to 21.51.230.

Emergency Shelter  C  C  C  C  C  C  Subject to 21.45.132.

Group Home (1—6  Persons)  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
Home Occupation  A  A  A  A  A  A  Subject to 21.51.235.

Residential Units
Live‐Work Units/Artist Studio with
Residence/Shopkeeper  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
Caretaker residence  N  N  N  N  N  N
Multi‐Family  Y  Y  Y  Y*  Y  Y
Residential development
shall be limited to
attached configurations
(rowhomes, townhomes)
and detached courtyard‐
style multifamily
development such as
bungalows; single‐family
detached homes are
prohibited.
*New construction within
the MU‐1‐B district must
contain a commercial
component.

Senior and/or Handicapped
Housing  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
Accessory Dwelling Unit  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
Single‐Family Detached  N  N  N  N  N  N
Residential Historic Landmark
Building  *  *  *  *  *  *  *Subject to 21.52.265.5.

Room Rental  A  A  A  A  A  A
Special Group Residence  C  C  C  C  C  C  Subject to 21.52.271.

Temporary Lodging
Bed and Breakfast/Inn  AP  AP  N  N  N  N  Subject to 21.52.209; inns with fewer than seven
guest rooms are exempt
from AP requirement.

Hotel  C  C  C  C  C  C
Motel  N  N  N  N  N  N
Youth Hostel  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP  AP
Miscellaneous and Other Uses
Adult Entertainment Business  N  N  N  N  N  N
Carnival, Event, Fair, Fiesta,
Outdoor Exhibition, Seasonal
Sales, Trade Show, similar
T  T  T  T  T  T
Subject
to 21.53.109 and 21.53.11

3. Cellular or Wireless Facility  C  C  C  C  C  C
Building or roof‐mounted
only, subject
to 21.45.115 and 21.56;
freestanding monopoles
prohibited.

Electric Distribution
Station/Substation  C  C  C  C  C  C
Unattended Donation Box  A  A  A  A  A  A
Subject to accessory use
standards Section

21.51.294.

Chapter 22.25  Special Use Incentives (A‐series and B‐series zones)

As of the effective date of this ordinance, the following economic development and healthy communities incentives shall be applicable to new development on properties in A‐series zoning districts in the 90805 zip code. In all other areas of the City, the Special Use Incentives of the A‐ series zoning districts may only be applicable in areas that have been designated as Community Development Block Grant Areas by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. If a project utilizes multiple incentive options, the maximum cumulative parking reduction allowed for a project cannot exceed more than thirty percent (30%) of the total required parking for said project.

22.25.010  Education, Essential Retail, and Institutional Uses.

The gross square footage (GFA) of the ground floor educational, community‐based non‐profits, essential retail services (banks and pharmacies) and institutional uses (including schools, libraries, museums, government Offices, facilities, or civic uses), of up to nine thousand (9,000) Sq. Ft.

GFA, shall not count toward the maximum FAR of a parcel or project if the following conditions are met:

A.  The use is located primarily on the ground floor (use may be multi‐story, only ground floor GFA shall be exempted).

B.  The ground floor occupancy is designed to meet the Design of Ground Floor Retail and Pedestrian‐Oriented Uses standards of Sections

22.30.060.A and 22.30.060.B.

22.25.020  Grocery and Food Markets.

Establishment and maintenance of stores that sell fresh foods in proximity to established neighborhoods should be incentivized.

A.  Minimum Fresh Foods Requirement. Any grocery or food market that devotes thirty percent (30%) or more of selling space to perishable fresh food items shall qualify to utilize the following incentives. Incentives may be used individually or together where the configuration requirements are met.

B.  Intensity Incentive. The total gross square footage (GFA) of a grocery market shall not count toward the maximum FAR of a parcel or project.

C.  Parking Incentives. Grocery market required parking spaces:

1.  Shall be counted as guest spaces for any residential units developed as part of a horizontal or vertical mixed‐use project;

2.  Shall reduce by one (1) space per one thousand (1,000) Sq. Ft. if located within a one quarter (1/4) mile of a transit stop and bicycle parking is provided on‐site, or if the grocery market is developed in a vertical mixed‐use format; or

3.  The two incentives listed above may be used individually or together where the configuration requirements are met.

22.25.030  Affordable Housing Monitoring
Housing Production Benchmark.

A study will be initiated to evaluate affordable housing production strategies and incentives within six (6) months of adoption of the A series zones, unless inclusionary zoning or a similar regulation has been adopted in the interim.

22.25.040  Community Benefits
Projects that provide the following community benefits may qualify for development incentives:

A.  Commercial space incentives for workforce development employment strategies.  Projects which provide commercial space for enterprises that employ through a local workforce development organization, including the Pacific Gateway Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Network (PGWIN), shall qualify for incentives, subject to the following:

1.  Employment of PGWIN trainees will be a requirement of the occupier of qualified commercial space for a minimum of five (5) years.

2.  Annual certification of compliance with the above shall be completed through PGWIN and provided to the Planning Bureau.

B.  Historic market commercial rents for community businesses. Projects which provide commercial rents at a historic market rate to existing local businesses shall qualify for the corresponding incentives, subject to the following:

1.  “Historic market rate” rents shall be defined as the average per‐square‐foot market rent for the local market for the last three (3) years prior to the proposed lease agreement. Maximum annual rent increase shall be limited to four percent (4%);

2.  An existing local business shall provide evidence of business history, including business license history, with the City of Long Beach of at least five (5) years in the corresponding local market, to the satisfaction of the Department of Development Services; and

3.  Submit annual certification of the lease agreement rate to the City of Long Beach Department of Development Services; a minimum commercial lease length of five (5) years is required to qualify.

C.  For projects that comply with either or both of the community benefit requirements, said projects will qualify to have the corresponding commercial space(s) exempted from maximum floor area limitations and parking requirements.

22.25.050  Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Incentives A.  The City of Long Beach seeks to minimize future greenhouse gas emissions from the building sector while lessening the impact of climate change stressors on the local community, including extreme heat, air quality, drought and flooding.  In addition to meeting all Green Building Standards contained in Section 21.45.400, parking incentives may be provided to one hundred percent (100%) non‐residential projects that demonstrate additional strategies to reduce GHG emissions or to lessen the impact of documented climate stressors on the local community.

B.  Projects may qualify for reduction in parking requirements in exchange for providing on‐site or off‐site climate mitigation or adaptation measures commensurate with the savings associated with the requested parking reduction, up to a maximum of fifteen percent (15%).

Measures must meet the geographic needs of the local community as demonstrated in the City’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan.

Eligible measures include but are not limited to:

1.  Tree planting.

2.  Photocatalytic tiles to improve air quality.

3.  Cool roof and/or cool wall materials.

4.  On‐site solar installations (for example as shade structures over parking spaces).

5.  Bus shelter amenity improvements.

6.  Additional bicycle amenities.

22.25.060  Restrictions in Special Incentive Zones (B‐Series) Due to the lack of essential retail and services such as healthy food access, banks, and pharmacies in certain areas of the City, new construction projects shall be required to have a commercial component within the B‐Series zoning district.

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TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE

GENERAL PLAN LAND USE AND URBAN DESIGN ELEMENTS PROJECT (SCH NO: 2015051054)
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OR THE

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ADDENDUM

TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE

GENERAL PLAN LAND USE AND URBAN DESIGN ELEMENTS PROJECT (SCH NO: 2015051054)

FOR THE

UPLAN PHASE II AND WEST LONG BEACH REZONING PROJECT

CITY OF LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA

Submitted to:

City of Long Beach
411 W. Ocean Boulevard
Long Beach, California 90802

Prepared by:

LSA Associates, Inc.
20 Executive Park, Suite 200
Irvine, California 92614
(949) 553-0666

Project No. CLB1904.45
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 1-1

1.1 Purpose and Scope ............................................................................................................ 1-1

1.2 Evaluation of Environmental Impacts ............................................................................... 1-4

1.2.1 Approved Project and 2019 Certified EIR ........................................................................... 1-4

1.2.2 Proposed Project and Addendum ....................................................................................... 1-5

1.3 Previous Project Approvals ............................................................................................... 1-6

1.4 Findings of this Addendum ............................................................................................... 1-6

1.5 Format of Addendum ........................................................................................................ 1-7

1.5.1 Chapter 1.0: Introduction ................................................................................................... 1-7

1.5.2 Chapter 2.0: Project Description ........................................................................................ 1-7

1.5.3 Chapter 3.0: Comparative Evaluation of Environmental Impacts ...................................... 1-7

1.6 Existing Documents to be Incorporated by Reference ..................................................... 1-8

1.7 Contact Persons ................................................................................................................ 1-8

2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................... 2-1

2.1 Background ....................................................................................................................... 2-1

2.2 Approved Project .............................................................................................................. 2-2

2.2.1 Planning Area and Setting .................................................................................................. 2-2

2.2.2 Approved Project Characteristics ....................................................................................... 2-2

2.3 Proposed Project ............................................................................................................. 2-19

2.3.1 West Long Beach Rezoning Project .................................................................................. 2-19

2.3.2 Uptown Planning Land Use and Neighborhood Strategy (UPLAN) Phase II ..................... 2-21

3.0 COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ........................... 3-1

3.1 Impacts Identified in the 2019 Certified EIR ..................................................................... 3-1

3.2 Aesthetics ....................................................................................................................... 3.2-1

3.2.1 Existing Environmental Setting ........................................................................................ 3.2-1

3.2.2 2019 Certified EIR ............................................................................................................ 3.2-1

3.2.3 Analysis of the Proposed Project ..................................................................................... 3.2-3

3.2.4 Findings Related to Aesthetics......................................................................................... 3.2-6

3.2.5 Compliance Measures ..................................................................................................... 3.2-6

3.2.6 Mitigation Measures ....................................................................................................... 3.2-6

3.3 Air Quality ...................................................................................................................... 3.3-1

3.3.1 Existing Environmental Setting ........................................................................................ 3.3-1

3.3.2 2019 Certified EIR ............................................................................................................ 3.3-1

3.3.3 Analysis of the Proposed Project ..................................................................................... 3.3-6

3.3.4 Findings Related to Air Quality ...................................................................................... 3.3-11

3.3.5 Compliance Measure ..................................................................................................... 3.3-12

3.3.6 Mitigation Measures ..................................................................................................... 3.3-13

3.4 Global Climate Change ................................................................................................... 3.4-1

3.4.1 Existing Environmental Setting ........................................................................................ 3.4-1

3.4.2 2019 Certified EIR ............................................................................................................ 3.4-1

3.4.3 Analysis of the Proposed Project ..................................................................................... 3.4-3

3.4.4 Findings Related to Global Climate Change ..................................................................... 3.4-5

3.4.5 Compliance Measures ..................................................................................................... 3.4-5

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3.4.6 Mitigation Measures ....................................................................................................... 3.4-5

3.5 Land Use ........................................................................................................................ 3.5-1

3.5.1 Existing Environmental Setting ....................................................................................... 3.5-1

3.5.2 2019 Certified EIR ........................................................................................................... 3.5-1

3.5.3 Analysis of the Proposed Project .................................................................................... 3.5-4

3.5.4 Findings Related to Land Use and Planning .................................................................... 3.5-7

3.5.5 Compliance Measures .................................................................................................... 3.5-8

3.5.6 Mitigation Measures ....................................................................................................... 3.5-9

3.6 Noise .............................................................................................................................. 3.6-1

3.6.1 Existing Environmental Setting ....................................................................................... 3.6-1

3.6.2 2019 Certified EIR ........................................................................................................... 3.6-1

3.6.3 Analysis of the Proposed Project .................................................................................... 3.6-4

3.6.4 Findings Related to Noise ............................................................................................... 3.6-7

3.6.5 Compliance Measures .................................................................................................... 3.6-8

3.6.6 Mitigation Measures ....................................................................................................... 3.6-8

3.7 Population and Housing................................................................................................. 3.7-1

3.7.1 Existing Environmental Setting ....................................................................................... 3.7-1

3.7.2 2019 Certified EIR ........................................................................................................... 3.7-2

3.7.3 Analysis of the Proposed Project .................................................................................... 3.7-4

3.7.4 Findings Related to Population and Housing .................................................................. 3.7-5

3.7.5 Compliance Measures .................................................................................................... 3.7-5

3.7.6 Mitigation Measures ....................................................................................................... 3.7-6

3.8 Public Services ............................................................................................................... 3.8-1

3.8.1 Existing Environmental Setting ....................................................................................... 3.8-1

3.8.2 2019 Certified EIR ........................................................................................................... 3.8-2

3.8.3 Analysis of the Proposed Project .................................................................................... 3.8-6

3.8.4 Findings Related to Public Services ................................................................................. 3.8-8

3.8.5 Compliance Measures .................................................................................................... 3.8-9

3.8.6 Mitigation Measures ....................................................................................................... 3.8-9

3.9 Transportation and Traffic ............................................................................................. 3.9-1

3.9.1 Existing Environmental Setting ....................................................................................... 3.9-1

3.9.2 2019 Certified EIR ........................................................................................................... 3.9-2

3.9.3 Analysis of the Proposed Project .................................................................................... 3.9-7

3.9.4 Findings Related to Transportation and Traffic ............................................................ 3.9-10

3.9.5 Compliance Measures .................................................................................................. 3.9-11

3.9.6 Mitigation Measures ..................................................................................................... 3.9-11

3.10 Utilities and Service Systems ....................................................................................... 3.10-1

3.10.1 Existing Environmental Setting ..................................................................................... 3.10-1

3.10.2 2019 Certified EIR ......................................................................................................... 3.10-3

3.10.3 Analysis of the Proposed Project .................................................................................. 3.10-7

3.10.4 Findings Related to Utilities and Service Systems ...................................................... 3.10-11

3.10.5 Compliance Measures ................................................................................................ 3.10-12

3.10.6 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................... 3.10-12

3.11 Energy .......................................................................................................................... 3.11-1

3.11.1 Existing Environmental Setting ..................................................................................... 3.11-1

3.11.2 2019 Certified EIR ......................................................................................................... 3.11-2

3.11.3 Analysis of the Proposed Project .................................................................................. 3.11-5

3.11.4 Findings Related to Energy ........................................................................................... 3.11-8

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3.11.6 Mitigation Measures ..................................................................................................... 3.11-8

4.0 REFERENCES ..................................................................................................... 4-1

FIGURES
Figure 2.1: Citywide Municipal Code Amendment Project Area ......................................................... 2-3 Figure 2.2: General Plan LUE PlaceTypes Map (Approved Project) .................................................... 2-7 Figure 2.3: General Plan LUE Height Map (Approved Project) .......................................................... 2-15 Figure 2.4: West Long Beach Rezoning Project – Proposed Zone MU-1-B Zones ............................. 2-23 Figure 2.5: West Long Beach Rezoning Project – Proposed Zone MU-1-A Zones ............................. 2-25 Figure 2.6: North Long Beach Rezoning Project – Proposed NI Zones .............................................. 2-39 Figure 2.7: North Long Beach Rezoning Project – Proposed MFR Zones .......................................... 2-47

TABLES
Table 2.A: PlaceType Densities, Intensities, and Heights .................................................................. 2-13 Table 2.B: Permitted Uses in the Mixed Use (MU) ............................................................................ 2-27 Table 2.C: Permitted Uses in Neo-Industrial Zones ........................................................................... 2-32 Table 2.D: Permitted Uses in Multi-Family Zones ............................................................................. 2-41

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
In December 2019, the City Council of the City of Long Beach (City) approved the General Plan Land Use and Urban Design Elements Project (approved project) and proposed an update to the City’s General Plan intended to guide g rowth and future development through the horizon year 2040. As part of the approved project, the City Council adopted an updated General Plan Land Use Element (LUE), and, consistent with State law, is currently undertaking a phased program to rezone properties throughout the City in order to be consistent with the updated LUE. The updated General Plan LUE established 14 primary PlaceTypes that divide the City into distinct neighborhoods. The City has since begun to implement of this Zone Change Program to ensure that the Zoning Code complies with and does not conflict with or impede the adopted General Plan LUE.

The City initiated and approved the first rezoning project of the Zone Change Program i n 2020, which established 12 new zoning districts to be placed in a new Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code.

This project rezoned select properties within the North Long Beach area and was referred to as Phase I of the Uptown Planning Land Use and Neighborhood Strategy (UPLAN) . As a first phase, the City adopt ed new zones which implement ed and correspond ed with the Neighborhood Serving Corridor-Moderate (NSC -M), Neighborhood Serving Corridor -Low (NSC -L), and Community Commercial (CC) PlaceTypes and rezone d select properties within the North Long Beach area to these new zones.

The proposed project encompasses Phase II of the UPLAN rezoning project as well as the first rezoning efforts within West Long Beach. The proposed project would rezone select properties within North Long Beach and portions of West Long Beach . Phase II of the UPLAN would adopt 5 new zones that correspond with the following PlaceTypes: Multi-Family Residential Low (MFR -L), Multi-Family Residential Moderate (MFR-M), Neo-Industrial 1 (NI-1), and Neo-Industrial 2 (NI-2).

The West Long Beach rezoning would apply 2 zones, Mixed-Use-1 A-Series (MU-1-A) and Mixed-Use- 1 B Series (MU -1-B), at select locations withing the Neighborhood-Serving Centers and Corridors - Low (NSC-L) PlaceType. MU-1-A has already been adopted into Title 22 as part of the UPLAN Phase I project, while Mixed-Use B-Series (MU-1-B) is a new zone.

This rezoning program is consistent with State law, which provides that a city must update its zoning ordinance to be consistent with its updated general plan within “a reasonable time” (see California Government Code Section 65860). In a city as large as Long Beach, it is not feasible to rezone every parcel at one time due to the size of the city, the variety of contexts, and the need to engage the public in the process. Therefore, the City will do so based on the PlaceTypes established in the updated LUE. By establishing the new zones Citywide, it is anticipated that individual property owners may seek to rezone their properties to one of the new zo nes in the interim time before the City concludes its Citywide rezoning program. In such circumstances, any request for a zone change by private application would be required to be rezoned to a corresponding zone of that PlaceType in order to be consistent with the LUE. A request for a zone change to a zone that does not correspond to the subject PlaceType would require a General Plan Amendment, which would require its own

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Projects requesting a zone change to a zone that corresponds to the subject PlaceType would be consistent with the LUE and would generally be within the sc ope of the analysis of the PEIR and may or may not require additional environmental review on a case-by -case basis consistent with State CEQA Guidelines.

Title 22 was established to facilitate a substantial update to the City’s Zoning Code . The proposed project is a part of the City’s plan to fully transition from Title 21, which is the currently established zoning chapter within the City’s Municipal Code, to Title 22, which will eventually regulate zoning throughout the City. During the transition period, all regulations contained within Title 22 apply to zones established in Title 22. In the case of a regulation not specified in Title 22, the Municipal Code will refer back to Title 21. Since the scope of the proposed project involves establishing zoning f or land uses already analyzed under the approved project, any impacts would be similar to or less than those impacts previously covered by the 2019 Certified EIR and associated Addendums . Additional environmental analysis and review is required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). However, the proposed project implements the approved project and consequently does not require major revisions of the 2019 Certified EIR nor does it result in new significant environmental effects, and preparation of an Addendum should therefore be the appropriate CEQA documentation.

The City’s review of the proposed project is limited to examining environmental effects associated with differe nces between the proposed project and the approved project reviewed in the 2019 Certified EIR , and subsequent addendums . Pursuant to CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines , the City has prepared this Addendum No. 3 to provide decision-makers with a factual bas is for evaluating the specific environmental impacts associated with proposed project and to determine whether there are changes in circumstances or new information of substantial importance that would require preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR.

According to Section 21166 of CEQA and Section 15162 of the State CEQA Guidelines , a subsequent EIR is not required for the proposed changes unless the City determines on the basis of substantial evidence that one or more of the following conditions are met:

1. Substantial changes are proposed in the project which will require major revisions of the previous EIR or negative declaration due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects;

2. Substantial changes occur with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken which will require major revisions of the previous EIR or Negative Declaration due to the involvement of new significant enviro nmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; or

3. New information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the previous EIR was certified as complete or the Negative Declaration was adopted, shows any of the following:

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c. Mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible, and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the project, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative; or d. Mitigation measures or alternatives which are considerably different from those analyzed in the previous EIR would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but the pro ject proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative.

The General Plan Land Use and Urban Design Elements Project EIR remains valid and is the certified CEQA document for future planning actions associated with implementation of the Gener al Plan LUE and UDE. As such, the 2019 Certified EIR along with this Addendum (No. 3) , will be used to determine whether the proposed project falls within the scope analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR.

This Addendum reviews changes to the project and to existing conditions that have occurred since the 2019 Certified EIR was approved and compares environmental effects of the proposed project with those analyzed and previously disclosed under the approved project. This Addendum also considers new information of substantial importance that was not known and could not have been known with exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the 2019 EIR was certified and evaluates whether there are new or more severe significant environmental effects associated with ch anges in circumstances under which project development is being undertaken. It further examines whether, as a result of any changes or any new information, a subsequent or supplemental EIR may be required. This examination includes an analysis of provisions of Section 21166 of CEQA and Section 15162 of the State CEQA Guidelines and their applicability to the project.

Section 15164 of the State CEQA Guidelines states that an Addendum to an EIR shall be prepared “if some changes or additions are necessary, b ut none of the conditions described in Section 15162 calling for preparation of a subsequent EIR have occurred.” Thus, if none of the above conditions are met, the City may not require preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR. Rather, the City can decide that no further environmental documentation is necessary or can require that an Addendum be prepared.

Based upon review of the facts as presented in the analysis contained in this document, the City finds that an Addendum to the previous 2019 Certif ied EIR is the appropriate documentation to comply with CEQA. The rationale and the facts for this finding are provided in the body of this Addendum.

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1.2 EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

1.2.1 Approved Project and 2019 Certified EIR

1.2.1.1 EIR Process
Consistent with Section 15063 of the State CEQA Guidelines , an Initial Study (LSA 2015) was prepared for the approved project. The analysis contained in the Initial Study (IS) found that the approved project may have a significant effect on the environment unless mitigation is included to lessen or avoid the environmental effects of the project. The City staff determined that a Program EIR was the appropriate environmental document to be prepared for the approved project (refer to Section 1.2.1.2, Type of E IR, below for more information regarding the decision to prepare a Program EIR). The City, as the Lead Agency, originally prepared the IS and issued a Notice of Preparation (NOP) for an EIR for the original project on May 18, 2015, which was distributed vi a the State Clearinghouse (SCH). The SCH issued a project number for the EIR (SCH No. 2015051054). The primary purpose of preparing the IS was to scope the environmental analysis and evaluate potential environmental impacts that may result from project app roval. The IS was also used to scope out environmental issues that were determined to be “less than significant” or “no impact,” including agricultural resources, biological resources, cultural and tribal cultural resources, geology and soils, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, mineral resources, recreation, and wildfire. In accordance with the State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15082, the NOP was circulated to responsible agencies and individuals for a period of 30 days, during which time written comments were solicited pertaining to environmental issues and topics that the EIR should evaluate.

Preparation of the EIR for the approved project began in June 2015 to fully evaluate the potential adverse environmental impacts that could result from the project. The Draft EIR was circulated for public review for an extended period of 78 days (33 days longer than the required 45 -day public review period), from September 1, 2016 to November 18, 2016.

Due to extensive public input provided to the City in the form of written comments on the Draft EIR, oral testimony at public hearings and community meetings, and direction from the City Council to revise the PlaceTypes Maps in the LUE, the City subsequently revised the project in March 2018. The project changes were determined to constitute potentially significant new information, thereby requiring recirculation of the Draft EIR pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines , Section 15088.5. Changes to the project were made in response to public input receive d on the originally proposed project. As such, a Recirculated Draft EIR was prepared to evaluate environmental impacts that could result from implementation of the project. The Recirculated Draft EIR was circulated for public review for an extended period of 60 days (15 days longer than the required 45- day public review period), from June 18, 2019 to August 16, 2019. The Recirculated Draft EIR found that implementation of the project would result in significant and unavoidable adverse impacts related to air quality, global climate change, noise, and transportation. With the exception of air quality, global climate change, noise, and transportation impacts, all other potentially significant impacts were effectively mitigated to a less than significant level. The City Council certified the Recirculated Draft EIR in December 2019, adopted the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), and approved the project.

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1.2.1.2 Type of EIR
The 2019 Certified EIR serves as a Program EIR pursuant to the State CEQA Guideli nes, Section 15168.

The use of a Program EIR provides an occasion for a more exhaustive consideration of effects and alternatives than otherwise would be practical under a Project EIR. However, subsequent activities occurring as a result of program/projec t approval and certification of a Program EIR must be further evaluated in light of the Program EIR to determine whether or not an additional environmental document must be prepared. If an agency finds that no new effects could occur and that no new mitigation would be required, then the agency can determine that subsequent activities are covered under the Program EIR and no further environmental documentation would be required.

Conversely, an agency may determine that future projects could require the prep aration of a new IS, Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), or new EIR. If new environmental documentation is required, a Program EIR can be used to focus the scope of the subsequent environmental document (State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15168).

The approved project included the adoption of the LUE and UDE, which are intended to guide future development patterns and the aesthetic character of the City through the implementation of goals, policies, and implementation strategies.

Subsequent activities associa ted with implementation of the approved project that would require approval of a discretionary action (e.g., Tentative Tract Maps) would require a project -specific analysis of environmental impacts associated with implementing those maps, plans, and approv als.

When reviewing future projects, the City would utilize the tiering provisions in CEQA to determine whether, in the light of project -specific circumstances, the 2019 Certified EIR prepared for the approved project would still provide an adequate descri ption of the broad effects of future projects as they are considered. Although environmental impacts of future individual projects occurring as a result of project approval would be analyzed under and compared against the analysis set forth in the 2019 Cer tified EIR, a site -specific analysis is required under CEQA. For example, a new EIR may be required for future specific development plans.

1.2.2 Proposed Project and Addendum
This Addendum compares anticipated environmental effects of the proposed project with t hose disclosed in the 2019 Certified EIR to review whether any conditions set forth in Section 15162 of the State CEQA Guidelines requiring preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR are met.

Potential environmental effects of the proposed project are addressed for each of the following areas, which were included in the 2019 Certified EIR:
• Aesthetics
• Air Quality
• Global Climate Change
• Land Use and Planning
• Noise
• Population and Housing

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• Transportation/Traffic
• Utilities and Service Systems
• Energy
The City had determined in the IS/NOP prepared for the approved project that the following issues would have less than significant or no impacts and would therefore not be addressed: agricultural resources, biological resources, cultural and tribal cultura l resources, geology and soils, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, mineral resources, recreation, and wildfire. These impacts are discussed briefly in the IS that was prepared for the approved project and is included as Appendix A to the 2019 Certified EIR, as well as Section 3.1, Impacts Identified in the 2019 Certified EIR, in this Addendum. The proposed project does not necessitate a change in these determinations as the existing site conditions and nature of the project have n ot substantially changed from those identified for the 2019 Certified EIR. Therefore, these effects, which were found to have less than significant impacts or no impacts, are not addressed further in this Addendum.

1.3 PREVIOUS PROJECT APPROVALS
In December 2019, the City certified the General Plan Land Use and Urban Design Elements Project EIR and approved the project, including the following actions:
• Certification of the EIR
• Adoption of an MMRP
• Adoption of Findings of Fact
• Approval to replace the 1989 LUE with the new LUE
• Approval to replace the 1975 SRE with the new UDE
• Approval of Addendum No. 1 UPLAN Phase 1
• Approval of Addendum No. 2 Housing Element Implementation Additionally, the approved project requires future amendments to the Local Coastal Program (LCP) at the time individual applications for development within the City’s Coastal Zone are proposed. The new LUE would also require a future amendment to update the City’s Zoning Code and rezonings to update the City’s Zoning Map to make it consistent wi th the updated LUE General Plan PlaceType map and to resolve potential zoning inconsistencies resulting from adoption of the PlaceTypes. The proposed project plans to establish 4 zones and to rezone properties addressed in this Addendum and is the second such rezoning proposed to bring the LUE General Plan PlaceTypes Map and the City’s Zoning Code into consistency and to resolve any such potential inconsistencies. The first rezoning proposed was approved in 2020 and included the establishment of 12 zones to implement three PlaceTypes that were adopted as part of the LUE/UDE map in the approved project.

1.4 FINDINGS OF THIS ADDENDUM
The City is the Lead Agency for the proposed project. The City has determined that analyses of project environmental effects are best provided through use of an Addendum and that none of the conditions set forth in Public Resources Code Section 21166 or Section 151 62 of the State CEQA Guidelines requiring preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR have been met.

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1. There are no substantial changes to the project that would require major revisions of the 2019 Certified EIR due to new significant environmental effec ts or a substantial increase in severity of impacts identified in the 2019 Certified EIR;

2. Substantial changes have not occurred in the circumstances under which the project is being undertaken that will require major revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR t o disclose new significant environmental effects or that would result in a substantial increase in severity of impacts identified in the 2019 Certified EIR; and

3. There is no new information of substantial importance that was not known at the time the 2019 Certified EIR was certified, indicating any of the following:
• The project will have one or more new significant effects not discussed in the 2019 Certified EIR;
• There are impacts determined to be significant in the 2019 Certified EIR that would be substantially more severe;
• There are additional mitigation measures or alternatives to the project that would substantially reduce one or more significant effects identified in the 2019 Certified EIR; and • There are additional mitigation measures or alternative s rejected by the project proponent that are considerably different from those analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR that would substantially reduce a significant impact identified in that EIR.

The complete evaluation of potential environmental effects of the project, including rationale and facts supporting the City’s findings, is contained in Chapter 3.0 of this Addendum.

1.5 FORMAT OF ADDENDUM
This Addendum has been organized into three chapters, as described in the sections below.

1.5.1 Chapter 1.0: Introduction
Chapter 1.0 includes a description of the purpose and scope of the Addendum, previous environmental documentation, project approvals, findings of the Addendum, and existing documents to be incorporated by reference.

1.5.2 Chapter 2.0: Project Description
Chapter 2.0 describes the planning area, the necessary City discretionary actions to implement the proposed project, and an overview of the proposed project.

1.5.3 Chapter 3.0: Comparative Evaluation of Environmental Impacts Chapter 3.0 contains the environmental analyses of the proposed project’s impacts compared to the impacts of the approved project analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR. This comparative analysis has been undertaken pursuant to the provisions of CEQA to provide the City of Long Beach decis ion-

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1.6 EXISTING DOCUMENTS TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
As permitted in Section 15150 of the State CEQA Guidelines , this Addendum references several technical studies, analyses, and reports. Information from the documents that have been incorporated by refere nce has been briefly summarized in the appropriate section(s) of this Addendum. Documents incorporated by reference are available for review at the City of Long Beach Development Services, Planning Bureau, located at 411 W. Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90802.

Contact Alejandro Sanchez-Lopez at (562) 570-6553 for additional information.

Documents incorporated by reference include, but are not limited to, the following:
• City of Long Beach; Final Environmental Impact Report, General Plan Land Use and Urban Design Elements Project, October 2019;
• Addendum No. 1 to the Final Environmental Impact Report, General Plan Land Use and Urban Design Elements Project, October 2019;
• Addendum No. 2 to the Final Environmental Impact Report, General Plan Land Use and Urban Design Elements Project, October 2019;
• City of Long Beach; General Plan, as amended; and
• City of Long Beach Municipal Code.

1.7 CONTACT PERSONS
The Lead Agency for the Addendum for the proposed project is the City of Long Beach. Questions regarding preparatio n of this Addendum, its assumptions, or its conclusions should be referred to the following:

Alejandro Sanchez-Lopez
City of Long Beach Development Services, Planning Bureau 411 W. Ocean Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90802
Phone: (562) 570-6553
Email: [email protected]

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2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

2.1 BACKGROUND
The City of Long Beach is proposing revisions to Title 22 in the City’s Municipal Code, to establish 5 new zoning districts, and the rezoning of select properties within Long Beach (proposed project).

This represents the second phase of the City’s program to create new context sensitive zoning regulations intended to implement the updated General Plan Land Use Element PlaceTypes and to systematically rezone properties within the City consistent with the updated LUE.

The General Plan Land Use and Urban Design Elements Project (approved project) proposed an update to the City’s General Plan intended to guide growth and future development through the horizon year 2040. The approved project included the approval of both the General Plan Land Use and Urban Design Elements, which replaced the previous 1989 Land Use Element (LUE) and 1975 Scenic Routes Element (SRE), respectively. The City, as Lead Agency, prepared a Recirculated Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
1 for the approved project in 2019. Implementation of
the LUE/UDE is centered on developing and adopting a new set of zones to implement the policy direction of the LUE/UDE in order to guide Long Beach to a more sustainable future, improve mobility choices, expand transit access, improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and accommodate growth projections, in accordance with State law.

The EIR found that implementation of the project would result in significant and unavoidable adverse impacts related to air quality, global climate change, noise, and transportation. With the exception of air quality, global climate change, noise, and transportation impacts, all other potentially significant impacts were determined to be less than significant or effectively mitigated to a less than significant level. The City Council certified the EIR in December 2019, adopted the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), and approved the project. Additionally, the Approved Project requires fu ture amendments to the City’s Zoning Code and Local Coastal Program (LCP) to make them consistent with the updated LUE General Plan PlaceType map and to resolve potential zoning inconsistencies resulting from adoption of the PlaceTypes.

Addendum No. 1 to t he 2019 EIR was prepared in May 2020 to establish 12 zones that implement three of the LUE PlaceTypes and to rezone select properties in North Long Beach (referred to as the North Long Beach Major Corridor Rezoning Project) and was the first such rezoning to bring the LUE General Plan PlaceTypes Map and the City’s Zoning Code into consistency and to resolve any such potential inconsistencies. The City approved Addendum No. 1 in November 2020 and adopted Title 22 to implement the zoning update in December 2020.

The City approved Addendum No. 2 for the updated General Plan Housing Element on February 8, 2022.

The proposed project characteristics are described in more detail below in Section 2.3, Proposed Project. Subsequent to this batch of map changes, the City will continue to apply these new zones to

1 Prior to the Recirculated Draft EIR, a Draft EIR was prepared and circulated from September 1, 2016, to November 18, 2016.

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2.2 APPROVED PROJECT

2.2.1 Planning Area and Setting
The City of Long Beach (City) is located in the southern portion of the County of Los Angeles. The City (also referred to as the “planning area”) includes the entire 50 square miles within the limits of the City of Long Beach (excluding the City of Signal Hill, which is completely surrounded by the City of Long Beach) in Los Angeles County (County), California. Refer to Figure 2.1, Citywide Municipal Code Amendment Project Area, which shows the planning area an d the regional project location.

The City is bordered on the west by the Cities of Carson and Los Angeles (including Wilmington and the Port of Los Angeles); on the north by the Cities of Compton, Paramount, and Bellflower, and the unincorporated community of Rancho Dominguez; and on the east by the Cities of Lakewood, Hawaiian Gardens, Cypress, Los Alamitos, and Seal Beach, and the unincorporated community of Rossmoor. The Pacific Ocean borders the southern portion of the City, and as such, portions of the City are located within the California Coastal Zone.

Regional access to the City is provided by Interstate 710 (I -710, which traverses the western portion of the City from north to south), Interstate 405 (I-405, which traverses the central portion of the City from northwest to southeast), State Route 91 (SR-91, which traverses the northernmost portion of the City from east to west), State Routes 103 and 47 (SR-103 and SR -47, respectively, which traverse the western border of the City from north to south), and State Route 1 (SR- 1, which traverses the central portion of the City from east to west), commonly referred to as Pacific Coast Highway (PCH or SR-1). In addition, Interstate 605 and State Route 22 (I-605 and SR -22, respectively, and located northeast and east of the City) provide access to the eastern portion of the City.

In addition, a variety of transit routes maintained by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), Long Beach Transit, and the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) provide both regional and local access to and within the City. A variety of bicycle lanes and paths serve the City, including regional connections along PCH, the San Gabriel River pathway, and the Los Angeles River pathway.

2.2.2 Approved Project Characteristics
The approved project, as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR, provided for an update to the City’s existing General Plan and is intended to guide growth and future development through the horizon year 2040. The approved project included the approval of both the General Plan Land Use and Urban Design Elements, which replaced the previous 1989 LUE and the 1975 SRE, respectively.

Overall, the LUE allows for a greater mix of land uses throughout the City through the establishment of PlaceTypes in place of standard parcel-by -parcel land use designations. The PlaceTyp es allow for greater flexibility and a mix of compatible land uses to create more complete communities comprised of residential neighborhoods, employment centers, and open space areas.

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The following discussion summarizes the key components of each of the General Plan Elements included as part of the approved project.

2.2.2.1 Land Use Element
At the heart of the City’s General Plan is the LUE, which serves as a roadmap directing the long -term physical development of the City. As required by Section 65302 of the California Government Code, the LUE is one of the primary required elements of a community’s General Plan. The emphasis of the LUE is on the desired use of land within a community, including future development in the City.

The LUE included as part of the approved project replaced the previously existing 1989 General Plan LUE. As determined in the 2019 C ertified EIR, the LUE requires updates to the City’s Zoning Code to bring it into consistency and to resolve several specific inconsistencies. As described in Section

2.2.2.3, Project Design Feature, later in this chapter, the approved project includes a P roject Design Feature requiring that the City implement a Zone Change Program designed to resolve any zone change inconsistencies within 5 years of project approval.

The LUE divides the City into nine distinct Community Plan Areas, comprised of the follow ing:
(1) North Long Beach; (2) Bixby Knolls; (3) Westside and Wrigley; (4) Eastside; (5) Central; (6) Traffic Circle; (7) Downtown; (8) Midshore; and (9) Southeast. While there are over 70 neighborhoods identified by residents of the City, the community pl an areas are defined by strong physical boundaries such as freeways, rivers, city boundaries, and railroad tracks. For each Community Plan Area, the LUE provides a description of its geographic context, outlines issues and needs unique to the area, and establishes neighborhood-specific land use strategies.

The LUE introduces the concept of “PlaceTypes,” which replaced the prior approach of segregating property within the City through traditional land use designations and zoning classifications. The LUE establishes 14 primary PlaceTypes that divide the City into distinct neighborhoods, thus allowing for greater flexibility and a mix of compatible land uses within these areas. Each PlaceType is defined by unique land use, form, and character-defining goals, policies, and implementation strategies tailored specifically to the particular application of that PlaceType within the City. The 14 PlaceTypes are illustrated on Figure 2.2, General Plan LUE PlaceTypes Map (Approved Project), and are described in further detail below.

1. Open Space. The Open Space (OS) PlaceType aims to promote and conserve the emotional and physical health of the City’s residents through the provision of natural environments, which include recreational open space; scenic, natural, or cultur al features; and utilities

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2. Founding and Contemporary Neighbo rhood. The Founding and Contemporary Neighborhood (FCN) PlaceType represents the City’s low-density residential neighborhoods, from older street car urban neighborhoods (Founding Neighborhoods) to post -World War II suburban housing (Contemporary Neighborhoods), which are predominantly characterized by single-family uses separated by large commercial centers. The purpose of this PlaceType is to preserve older urban neighborhoods and historic districts within the City that contain a mix of land uses and housing types, while simultaneously promoting new infill development (in the form of residential single - and multi -family uses and neighborhood -serving commercial uses) that would provide flexibility for residents to reinvest and adapt their homes to meet changing lifestyles and long -term maintenance needs. As such, this PlaceType creates transition areas within the City between single-family neighborhoods, neighborhood edges, and key intersections. This PlaceType also encourages neighborhood enhancements aimed at increasing mobility (e.g., bikeway and pedestrian connections), visual improvements (e.g., façade improvements), and sustainability improvements (e.g., transit improvements to reduce vehicular emissions). Allowable uses within this PlaceType include sin gle-family low -density housing and neighborhood -serving commercial uses. The maximum density, intensity, and height allowed under this PlaceType are 7 to 18 dwelling units per acre (du/ac), a 0.25 to 0.50 floor-to-area ratio (FAR), and typically two storie s (with a three -story allowance on the Peninsula due to sea level rise projections), respectively. 3–4. Multi-Family Residential—Low and Moderate. The Multi-Family Residential (MFR-L and MFR- M) PlaceTypes aim to provide a variety of housing options (i.e., condominium duplex, triplex, and garden apartment uses) adjacent to neighborhood -serving commercial uses to meet the range of lifestyles of the City’s community members. These PlaceTypes are dispersed throughout the City and are intended to be utilized as a buffer use between less intense and more intense residential neighborhoods. The Multi -Family Residential PlaceTypes also are intended to be pedestrian- oriented and are located predominantly in areas with bus and light rail services. The maximum density, intensity, and height allowed under the MFR -L PlaceType are as follows: up to 29 du/ac based on lot size, a 0.25 to 0.50 FAR, and up to four stories, respectively. The maximum density, intensity, and height allowed under the MFR -M PlaceType are as follows: up to 62 du/ac based on lot size, a 0.50 to 0.75 FAR, and up to six stories respectively.
5–6. Neighborhood-Serving Centers and Corridors—Low and Moderate. Commercial corridors and centers are located throughout the City. As such, the Neighborhood -Serving Centers and Corridors (NSC-L and NSC-M) PlaceTypes aim to locate low- to moderate- intensity mixed-uses

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The maximum density, intensi ty, and height allowed under the NSC -M PlaceType are as follows: up to 54 du/ac based on lot size, a 1.00 to 1.50 nonresidential FAR, and up to seven stories, respectively.
7–8. Transit-Oriented Development – Low and Moderate. The City is currently served by bus, shuttle, and other transit services. In particular, the Metro Blue Line light rail has a significant presence along Long Beach Boulevard and the City’s Downtown area. As such, the Transit - Oriented Development (TOD-L and TOD-M) PlaceTypes aim to pro vide multi-family residential uses near areas adjacent to the Metro Blue Line in an effort to establish regional transit connections and promote transit use in the City. The Transit -Oriented PlaceTypes also encourage the continuation of mixed -uses (residential and community -serving commercial uses) at a higher intensity to promote a pedestrian -friendly, active streetscape. Although these PlaceTypes have specifically been concentrated near Metro Blue Line stations, this PlaceType is also be applicable to areas containing future transit systems in the City. Allowable uses within this PlaceType include moderate urban density apartment and condominium uses and moderate-intensity commercial uses. The maximum intensity and height allowed under the TOD -L PlaceType is a 1.50 to 3.00 FAR and five stories (consistent with the Midtown Specific Plan). The maximum intensity and height allowed under the TOD -M PlaceType is a

2.00 to 4.00 FAR and ten stories.

9. Community Commercial. Although the aforementioned PlaceTypes emphasize the City’s transition to allow for more mixed-uses, the City is also aware of the community’s need for auto-oriented goods and services. As such, the Community Commercial (CC) PlaceType emphasizes this need by allowing for auto -oriented commercial development along primary arterials in the City, with residential uses strictly prohibited. Allowable uses within this PlaceType include commercial uses that serve community-based needs for goods and services.

The maximum intensity and height allowed under the CC PlaceType is a 2.00 to 4.00 FAR and seven stories.

10. Industrial. The Industrial (I) PlaceType allows for light industrial research parks, warehousing or storage activities, industrial manufacturing, and machi ning operations in areas generally separated from residential uses. The intention of this PlaceType is to preserve and protect industrial lands in the City and generally discourage the conversion of these lands to non - industrial uses. Allowable uses within this PlaceType include research and development activities, storage, industrial, and manufacturing activities, tank farms, and oil -drilling activities. Non-industrial uses, with the exception of on-site caretaker units and commercial accessory units requi red to serve the Industrial PlaceType, are strictly prohibited within this PlaceType. The maximum height allowed under Industrial PlaceType is 65 ft.

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11. Neo-Industrial. The Neo -Industrial (NI) PlaceType encourages light industrial activities, particularly those related to innovative start -up businesses and creative design offices in the arts, engineering, sciences, technology, media, education, and information industries. As permitted by the LUE, office uses may comprise 50 percent of the uses within this Plac eType.

It should be noted that limited retail and live/work uses that support the Neo Industrial uses are also allowed within this PlaceType. It is the intent of the City that by establishing this PlaceType, innovative and small incubator businesses would co-locate and form symbiotic relationships with other small businesses in the area. Allowable uses within this PlaceType include light industrial, clean manufacturing, offices, commercial uses to support business endeavors, and repurposed buildings with li ve/work artist studios. Neo Industrial PlaceType is generally located in areas above Market Street in North Long Beach, the Zaferia area on Anaheim Street and Obispo Avenue, and the Magnolia Industrial Group area located between Anaheim Street and PCH west of Magnolia Avenue. The maximum density, intensity, and height allowed under the Neo Industrial PlaceType is up to 36 du/ac, a 0.50 to 1.00 FAR, and 65 ft, respectively.

12. Regional-Serving Facility. Due to its size and location between the City of Los Angeles and the County of Orange, the City of Long Beach is home to a variety of regional -serving facilities that serve the sub -region and region. Primary examples of these facilities include, but are not limited to, the following: medical centers; the Port of Long Beach; Long Beach City College; the Long Beach Airport; California State University Long Beach; the Department of Motor Vehicles; the City’s Health Department; and Ability First (provides programs for children and adults with disabilities or special needs). Allowable uses within this Regional -Serving Facility (RSF) PlaceType include medical centers, higher education campuses, port services, airport uses, regional destination retail centers (i.e., Douglas Park) and recreation uses, public facilities, an d the Southeast Area Specific Plan (SEASP) area.

The SEASP area, which is comprised of approximately 1,500 acres and largely consists of residential, commercial, industrial, wetland, and open space, is targeted as an area with new opportunities for pedest rian-oriented development and the revitalization of the Los Cerritos Wetlands. The City adopted the SEASP in 2017 as part of its effort to encourage responsible growth while balancing resource preservation in this area of southeast Long Beach.

Existing re gional-serving facilities in the City generally consist of large properties that are generally disjointed from other regional-serving facilities within the City. As such, the Regional-Serving Facility PlaceType is intended to increase connectivity between these facilities to foster their growth and economic vitality. The height limitations vary by the facility proposed for the Regional -Serving PlaceType designation. For example, the height limitations in areas near the Long Beach Airport are lower than in o ther areas due to height standards established by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

13. Downtown. The Downtown (DT) PlaceType encompasses the area overlooking the Pacific Ocean where the Los Angeles River and the Port of Long Beach meet. In its existing setting, the Downtown area consists of offices, and government and tourism uses, and is home to several historic and cultural districts. The 2012 Downtown Plan currently serves as the land use plan guiding development in the Downtown area; therefore, the establishment of the Downtown PlaceType in the LUE supports the current Downtown Plan to ensure high -quality

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14. Waterfront. The Waterfront (WF) PlaceType includes three primary areas along the City’s shoreline, including the Downtown Shoreline waterfront, Alamitos Bay Marina, and the Belmont Pier and Pool Complex area. Specifically, the Waterfront PlaceType encourages high - intensity, compact, and diverse uses (e.g., housing, offices, hotels, and tourism attractions) in the Downtown Shoreline Area (e.g., the Queen Mary and the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific). The Belmont Pier and Pool Complex area is specifically targeted as an area with significant opportunities for improvements that would revitalize this area and improve recreational opportunities for residents and visitors to the City utilizing the Belmont Pool Complex. The Waterfront PlaceTypes should be characterized by mixed -uses, and because of the location of this PlaceType adjacent to waterways, the LUE calls for pedestrian -oriented development to decrease environmental impacts and the creation of recreation uses to allow visitors to access waterways within the Waterfront PlaceType. In addition, future development within both the Waterfront PlaceType and the California Coastal Zone would be subject to the goals, policies, and strategies established in the updated LUE and would be required to comply with the City’s LCP, which regulates land use in areas with in this Zone. The height limitations for this PlaceType designation vary by area. For example, the LUE allows for heights of 240 ft and over in waterfront areas near the City’s Downtown area, whereas heights are limited to two-to-three stories in waterfront areas further east along the City’s coastline.

Table 2.A, PlaceType Densities, Intensities and Heights, summarizes the residential densities, non - residential intensities, and maximum building heights allowed within the PlaceTypes. The allowable heights for each PlaceType are also illustrated in Figure 2.3, General Plan LUE Height Map (Approved Project).

2.2.2.2 Urban Design Element
The UDE replaced the existing SRE upon approval by the City Council in December 2019. The decision to include a UDE in the City’s General Plan grew from the City’s stated need to provide an urban framework that addresses the varying aesthetic characteristics associated with the historic districts, traditional neighborhoods, auto -oriented commercial centers, urbanized centers, and corridors located throughout the City. As the City co ntinues to evolve, the UDE seeks to shape the urban environment by preserving the character of existing neighborhoods that define the City’s unique physical and aesthetic character while allowing for the continued evolution and improvement of the City in areas targeted for new development.

The UDE defines the physical aspects of the urban environment. Specifically, the UDE enhances the City’s PlaceTypes established in the LUE by creating great places; improving the urban fabric, and public spaces; and defi ning edges, thoroughfares, and corridors. It is the City’s intention that creating great places would provide gathering spaces for community members to meet and provide a space for spontaneous activities to occur. By improving the urban fabric, the City wo uld allow for

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Moderate Up to 62 du/ac based on
lot size

0.50 to 0.75 6 stories
Neighborhood-Serving Centers
and Corridors:

Low

Up to 44 du/ac based on
lot size

0.50 to 1.00

4 stories
Moderate Up to 54 du/ac based on
lot size

1.00 to 1.50 7 stories
Transit-Oriented Development:

Low

N/A

1.50 to 3.00

5 stories
Moderate N/A 2.00 to 4.00 10 stories
Community Commercial N/A 2.00 to 4.00 7 stories
Industrial N/A N/A 65 ft
Neo-Industrial Up to 36 du/ac based on
lot size

0.50 to 1.00 65 ft
Regional-Serving Facility N/A N/A Refer to Figure 2.3,
General Plan LUE Height
Map (Approved Project)
Downtown (See Downtown
Plan)
Regulated through FAR
and height
Regulated through FAR
and height
See Downtown Plan
Waterfront Vary by area;
see descriptions
See descriptions (vary by
area)
Refer to Figure 2.3,
General Plan LUE Height
Map (Approved Project)
(varies by area)
Source: Long Beach General Plan Land Use Element (December 2019). 1 FAR refers to the floor area of all principal and accessory buildings on a site as a ratio of the total size of the land on which it is developed.
2 Height may be increased to 3 stories consistent with the existing land use pattern. See Figure 2.3 (General Plan LUE Height M ap [Approved Project]) for maximum height.
du/ac = dwelling unit per acre
du/lot = dwelling unit per lot
FAR = floor-to-area ratio
ft = foot/feet
N/A = not applicable

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2 Stories
3 Stories
4 Stories
5 Stories
6 Stories
7 Stories
10-16 Stories
80 - 100 Feet
35 - 75 Feet
135 - 150 Feet
240 Feet and Over
Please refer to height number for maximum building height Maximum Building Heights Building Height Boundary
Building Height (Feet and/or Stories)40 FT
4S T
FIGURE 2.3
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Similar to the concept of creating great places, the City aims to provide public s paces to allow for community engagement opportunities. The creation of edges, thoroughfares, and corridors would define the larger commercial and business centers of the City while also integrating pedestrian amenities that provide transitions into adjacen t PlaceTypes. Examples of such pedestrian amenities include the creation of “public rooms” where pedestrians can dine and gather along street frontages adjacent to ground-floor cafes and retail uses.

In addition to creating great places, urban fabrics, an d public spaces, and defining edges, thoroughfares, and corridors, the City is utilizing the UDE to foster healthy, sustainable neighborhoods; promote compact and connected development; minimize and fill in gaps in the urban fabric of existing neighborhood s; improve the cohesion between buildings, roadways, public spaces, and people; and improve the economic vitality of the City.

2.2.2.3 Project Design Feature
The following Project Design Feature is a specific component of the approved project that was incorporated to reduce potential environmental effects. Because the approved project is a programmatic policy document, the Project Design Feature is also a programmatic program. This Project Design Feature is a part of the project design, and does not constitute a m itigation measure.

However, it was included in the 2019 Certified EIR to reduce potential land use inconsistencies associated with the approved project. The City has made progress over the past several years and has begun processing zone changes as outlined by Project Design Feature 4.4.1.

Project Design Feature 4.4.1 To ensure that the proposed project complies with and would not conflict with or impede the City of Long Beach (City) Zoning Code, the project shall implement a Zone Change Program and Local Coastal Program (LCP) update to ensure that changes facilitated by the adopted Land Use Element (LUE) are consistent with the Zoning Code and LCP. The Zone Change Program and LCP update shall be implemented to the satisfaction of the City Director of Development Services, or designee, and shall include the following specific performance criteria to be implemented within 5 years from the date of project approval:
• Year 1: Within the first 12 months following project approval, all Land Use Element/Zoning Code/LCP inconsistencies shall be identified and mapped. The City shall evaluate these inconsistencies and prioritize areas needing intervention. • Year 2: Following the identification and mapping of any zoning and LCP inconsistencies, the Cit y shall, within 24 months following project approval, begin processing zone changes, zone text amendments, and LCP updates in batches,

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• Year 3: The City shall, within 36 months following project approval, begin drafting new zones, or begin preparation of a comprehensive Zoning Code and LCP update, to better reflect the PlaceTypes identified in the adopted LUE.
• Year 5: All zoning and LCP inconsistencies shall be resolved through mapping and text amendments by the end of the
fifth year following project approval. The City shall also submit the updated LCP to the California Coastal Commission (CCC) for consideration and approval by the end of the fifth year following project approval.

2.2.2.4 2019 Certified EIR
Chapter 4.0, Environmental Analysis, of the 2019 Certified EIR found that implementation of the approved project would result in significant and unavoidable adverse impacts related to air quality, global climate change, noise, and transportation. With the exception of these topics, all other potentially significant impacts were determined to be less than significant or effectively mitigated to a less than significant level . The City adopted a Statement of Overriding Consi derations, pursuant to Section 15093 of the State CEQA Guidelines, in order to consider the benefits of the approved project against the unavoidable adverse environmental effects.

The 2019 Certified EIR remains the valid CEQA documentation for future plann ing actions in the planning area, and is used to determine whether future development falls within the size and type of uses analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR.

2.2.2.5 Addendum No. 1 UPLAN Phase I
Addendum No. 1 included Phase I of the Uptown Planning Land Use a nd Neighborhood Strategy (UPLAN). The UPLAN has been a collaborative effort between the City and the North Long Beach community to establish a new vision, with land use and transportation strategies to guide future development in the North Long Beach Commu nity Plan Area . UPLAN intends to bring together and consolidate past planning and visioning efforts for North Long Beach. UPLAN is broken into two phases.

Addendum No. 1, which was composed of UPLAN Phase I , included the adoption of 12 new zones to implement three PlaceTypes that were adopted as part of the LUE/UDE map in the approved project, six of which (the “A -series” zones) were applied to the Atlantic Avenue and Artesia Boulevard Corridors north of Del Amo Boulevard within the City. Additionally , Addendum No. 1 involved establishing Title 22 in the City’s Municipal Code. Title 22 was established in order to facilitate a substantial update to the City’s Zoning Code through the establishment of new zones that can better implement the LUE/UDE. The intent ion was to fully transition from Title 21, which was previously the Zoning chapter in the City’s Municipal Code, to Title 22, which will eventually regulate zoning throughout the City. During the transition period, all regulations contained within A DDENDUM N O . 3 TO THE G ENERAL P LAN LU AND UDE EIR A PRIL 2023

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2.2.2.6 Addendum No. 2 Housing Element Update
Addendum No. 2 to the EIR for the General Plan Land Use Element and Urban Design Elements Project (2019 Certified EIR) evaluated environmental impacts associated with the General Plan Housing Element Update, amendments to the Long Beach Zoning Code (Titles 21 and 22) and rezoning of specific properties identified in the Housing Element. The Housing Element was developed based off the LUE goals, policies, and strategies and provides a more detailed roadmap for creating sufficient capacity for needed housing in the City, inc luding through rezoning of properties on the Housing Element Site Inventory in alignment with the adopted LUE. The updates to the Housing Element and rezoning of specific properties did not result in any physical improvements but rather were planning actio ns intended to comply with State law and identify a plan to meet the housing needs of the City.

Addendum No. 2 to the 2019 Certified EIR was programmatic and did not analyze project-level development. In addition, the adopted Housing Element update was designed to facilitate a smaller but similar number of future housing units (the RHNA allocation of 26,502 units) already identified and contemplated in the Approved Project, in the same general locations. Therefore, impacts resulting from Addendum No. 2 would be similar to those impacts previously covered by the 2019 Certified EIR and Addendum No. 1

2.3 PROPOSED PROJECT
The City is located in the southern portion of the County of Los Angeles. The City (also referred to as the “planning area”) includes the entir e 50 square miles within the limits of the City of Long Beach (excluding the City of Signal Hill, which is completely surrounded by the City of Long Beach) in Los Angeles County (County), California. The City is bordered on the west by the Cities of Carson and Los Angeles (including Wilmington and the Port of Los Angeles); on the north by the Cities of Compton, Paramount, and Bellflower, and the unincorporated community of Rancho Dominguez; and on the east by the Cities of Lakewood, Hawaiian Gardens, Cypress, Los Alamitos, and Seal Beach, and the unincorporated community of Rossmoor. The Pacific Ocean borders the southern portion of the City, and as such, portions of the City are located within the California Coastal Zone.

The proposed project constitutes Phase II of the UPLAN rezoning project as well as the first rezoning efforts within West Long Beach. As described below, the proposed project would establish 5 new zones and apply these 5 new zones plus one established zone (MU -1-A) for a total of 6 zones to select properties within North Long Beach and portions of West Long Beach.

2.3.1 West Long Beach Rezoning Project
The West Long Beach Rezoning Project is an implementation action of the approved project, in order to continue enacting Project Design Feature PDF 4.4.1 to eliminate inconsistencies between the adopted LUE/UDE and the City’s Zoning Code. The West Long Beach Rezoning would include the creation of one new zone, Mixed Use- 1 B Series ( MU-1-B), within Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code. The West Long Beach Rezoning Project would apply zone Mixed Use-1 A Series ( MU-1-A) and

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As part of this action, the City will adopt and apply one new zone (MU-1-B) and apply one previously adopted zone (MU-1-A), to implement the NSC-L PlaceType that w as adopted as par t of the LUE/UDE map in the approved project . Zone MU-1-A (the “A-series” zone) would b e applied along Willow Street and Santa Fe Avenue, outside of major intersections or nodes and would include additional incentives for banks/financial service s and p harmacies. These incentives will also be applicable to the five other A-Series zoning districts adopted by the City as part of UPLAN Phase 1.

Zone MU -1-B (the new “B-series” zone) would be applied at select major street intersections or nodes on Santa Fe A venue as shown in Figure 2.4. Zone MU -1-B, would provide specific development standards that implement the policy direction of the LUE/UDE within the maximum intensities contemplated in the plan, as summarized above (see “Approved Project”). T he proposed project involves updating Title 22 in the City’s Municipal Code to codify Zone MU -1-B. Although the zone being established in Title 22 will at first only be applied to the major corridors within West Long Beach, the zoning regulations are not anticipated to be applied to other areas throughout the City that were approved for the same PlaceTypes (NSC-L and NSC-M).

2.3.1.1 Proposed Zones
The West Long Beach Rezoning Project would apply zone MU-1-A and create and apply zone MU-1-B zone to select properties within West Long Beach.

As detailed in Addendum No. 1 (UPLAN Phase I) and Title 22, zone MU -1-A provides for neighborhood activity centers in proximity to bus routes and multi -modal corridors. Zone MU -1-A permits horizontal and vertical mixed -use appr opriately scaled for adjacent neighborhoods. As shown i n Figure 2.5 , West Long Beach Rezoning Project – Proposed Zone MU -1-A Zones, the proposed project would apply zone MU -1-A along Willow Street and Santa Fe Avenue, outside of major intersections.

The p roposed project would create MU -1-B which provides for residential and commercial development at key nodes . Zone MU -1-B permits h orizontal and vertical mixed-use appropriately scaled for adjacent neighborhoods , and includes a commercial requirement at majo r street intersections. One-hundred percent residential projects would not be allowed in Zone MU -1-B. As shown in Figure 2.4, West Long Beach Rezoning Project – Proposed Zone MU-1 -B Zones, would be applied at five intersections along Santa Fe Avenue.

The proposed zoning designations discussed are specifically developed to implement the LUE/UDE PlaceType designations through detailed land use regulations, development standards, and incentives to encourage community benefits. The proposed zones are consistent with and implement the standards identified in the General Plan LUE for the NSC-L PlaceType and Height limitations provided by the LUE PlaceType and Height Maps (refer to Figure 2.3).

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2.3.1.2 Permitted Uses
Amendments to Title 22 proposes to establ ish land use permissions applicable to the proposed zones identified above. The proposed use permissions would be applicable to all existing and new uses, structures, and activities within the identified zone. Table 2 .B, Permitted Uses in the Mixed Use (MU) Zones, shows the permitted uses that would be allowable in the MU -1-A and MU-1-B zones. Permitted uses for zone MU -1-A have already been adopted and codified in Title 22.

Figure 2.4 and Figure 2.5, show the proposed properties for rezoning.

2.3.1.3 Development Standards
Updates to Title 22 would establish development standards for the West Long Beach Rezoning Project. The development standards propose to regulate development intensity, density, building height, frontage requirements, site developmen t, building character, active ground floor and active use requirements, parking and vehicular access standards, lighting design standards, open space standards and other development -related characteristics. These standards all fall under the allowed maximums dictated within the LUE policies, maps, and standards. The proposed development standards are described within Section E of Title 22.

2.3.2 Uptown Planning Land Use and Neighborhood Strategy (UPLAN) Phase II Phase II of the UPLAN is an implementation action o f the approved project, in order to continue enacting Project Design Feature PDF 4.4.1 to eliminate inconsistencies between the adopted LUE/UDE and the City’s Zoning Code. This proposed project is comprised of 4 new zones that implement three of the LUE/UD E PlaceTypes, Multi-Family Residential-Low, Multi-Family Residential-Moderate, and Neo -Industrial. As part of this action, the City will adopt the following four new zones to implement three PlaceTypes that were adopted as part of the LUE/UDE map in the ap proved project ; Multi-Family Residential Low (MFR -L), Multi -Family Residential Moderate (MFR-M), Neo-Industrial 1 (NI-1), and Neo -Industrial 2 (NI-2). The four zones provide specific land use regulations and development standards that implement the policy direction of the LUE/UDE within the maximum intensities contemplated in the plan, as summarized above (see “Approved Project”).

By establishing the new zones Citywide, it is anticipated that individual property owners may seek to rezone their properties t o one of the new zones in the interim time before the City concludes its Citywide rezoning program. In such circumstances, any request for a zone change by private application would be required to be rezoned to a corresponding zone of that PlaceType in ord er to be consistent with the LUE. A request for a zone change to a zone that does not correspond to the subject PlaceType would require a General Plan Amendment, which would require its own environmental review to determine whether the project would have a ny environmental impacts beyond those analyzed by the Certified Program EIR (PEIR) for the LUE.

UPLAN intends to bring together and consolidate past planning and visioning efforts for North Long Beach. UPLAN is broken into two phases, and this proposed pr oject includes the second and final phase.

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eda St
Willow St
Wardlow Rd
223rd St
Santa
Fe
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Sepulveda Blvd
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West Long Beach Rezoning Project  Proposed MU-1-A Zones LEGEND
Proposed Rezoning
MU 1-A - Mixed Use, Medium-Scale (A-Series) 0 500 1000
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Willow St
Wardlow Rd
223rd St
Santa
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Sepulveda Blvd
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West Long Beach Rezoning Project  Proposed MU-1-B Zones LEGEND
Proposed Rezoning
MU 1-B - Mixed Use, Medium-Scale (B-Series) 0 500 1000
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Uses Mixed-Use Zones
MU-1-A MU-1-B
Alcoholic Beverages Sales and Uses
Off-Premise Sales N N
On-Premise Sales C C
Alcohol Beverage Manufacturing Y Y
Accessory Tasting Room A A
Assembly Uses
Live or Movie Theater
≤100 Seats Y Y
101+ Seats AP AP
Assembly Uses (Accessory <25% Of GFA) Y Y
Religious Assembly Uses
≤2,500 Sq. Ft. GFA
and ≤100 occupants Y Y
2,501≤25,000 Sq. Ft. GFA,
or ≥101 Occupants Y Y
≥25,000 Sq. Ft. GFA AP AP
Fitness Facility
≤2,500 Sq. Ft. GFA Y Y
2,501≤25,000 Sq. Ft. GFA Y Y
> 25,000 Sq. Ft. GFA AP AP
Automobile / Vehicle / Transportation Uses
Auto Detailing N N
Auto Detailing, With Handheld
Machines Only Y Y
Car Wash N N
Fleet Services and Towing C C
Gasoline/Diesel Fuel Sales
Gasoline and/or Ethanol Sales N N
Diesel Fuel N N
Electric Vehicle Charging A A
Hydrogen Fuel N N
Automotive Sales & Repair
General Auto Repair N N
Minor Auto Repair C C
Motorcycle/ Scooter/Jet Ski/Vehicle Sales N N
Parts, with installation N N
Parts, without installation AP AP
Parking Structure
Accessory Use A A
Primary Use, Public AP AP
Primary Use, Private C C
Recreational Vehicle Storage N N
Rental Agency
Mobility Services Y Y
Traditional Daily+ Automobile Rental A A
Transportation Facilities N N
Billboards
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Uses Mixed-Use Zones
MU-1-A MU-1-B
Civic / Institutional Uses
Adult Day Care Y Y
College, University, Business or Professional School N N Community Center / Senior Center Y Y
Elementary or Secondary School Y Y
Government Offices, Facilities, or Civic Uses Y Y
Industrial Arts Trade School or Rehabilitation Workshop AP AP Mortuary or Funeral Home N N
Museum Y Y
Parsonage A A
Library, Public or Private Y Y
Social Service Office w/o food distribution Y Y
Social Service Office with food distribution AP AP
Tutoring center up to 2,500 sq. ft. Y Y
Tutoring center greater than 2,500 sq. ft. AP AP
Interim Parks
Community Garden IP IP
Passive Park Y Y
Playground IP IP
Recreational park AP AP
Urban Agriculture Y Y
Commercial: Business / Retail / Professional / Personal Indoor animal related uses with animal adoption and boarding not exceeding 25% of gross floor area (such as but not limited to animal grooming, veterinary clinic, animal lounge, animal daycare, pet shop)
Y Y
Indoor animal related uses with animal adoption and boarding exceeding 25% of gross floor area (such as but not limited to animal grooming, veterinary clinic, animal lounge, animal daycare, pet shop)
AP AP
Outdoor animal daycare AP AP
Bail Bonds N N
Firearms or Other Weapons, Sales or Repair N N
Laundromat C C
Manufacture of Products Sold On-Site AP AP
Basic Sales and Service: Retail / Business / Professional / Personal ≤4,500 Sq. Ft. GFA Y Y
>4,500 and ≤9,000 Sq. Ft. GFA Y Y
>9,000 Sq. Ft. GFA Y Y
Thrift Store, Used Merchandise Y Y
Pawn Shop N N
Daycare Center or Pre-School, 15 or More Y Y
Gallery / Experience / Demonstration Space Y Y
Equipment Sales, Rental, or Repair AP AP
Self-Storage, mini-warehousing N N
Tattoo Parlor / Piercing Studio Y Y
Termite and Pest Control N N
Financial Services
With Drive-Through Windows C C
Without Drive-Through Windows Y Y
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Uses Mixed-Use Zones
MU-1-A MU-1-B
Alternative Financial Services (Check Cashing, Payday Loans, Cash for Gold, etc.) N N ATM, Interior Y Y
ATM, Exterior or free-standing walk up AP AP
ATM Drive-Through Machine N N
Medical Uses / Services
Convalescent
Hospital or Home N N
Medical Office or Clinic Y Y
Hospital N N
Urgent Care Facility/Minor-Medical Services AP AP
Massage Therapy AP AP
Office, non-medical Y Y
Outdoor or Temporary Sales
Outdoor Flower, Plant, Fruit, or Vegetable Sales Y Y
Outdoor Swap Meet, Flea Market, Sales Event T T
Pop-Up Shop / Stand / Itinerant Vendor Y/T Y/T
Recycling Collection Center for Cans and Bottles, Subject to 21.51.265 Staff Attended AP AP
Unattended A A
Repair Services C C
Entertainment
Amusement Machines (≤4) A A
Banquet Room Rental, Accessory Use A A
Banquet Room Rental, Primary Use AP AP
Indoor Amusement/Entertainment Facility Y Y
Outdoor Amusement/Entertainment Facility AP AP
Dancing, Accessory Use A A
Private Club, Social Club, Night Club, Pool Hall C C
Other Entertainment Uses
Accessory to a Restaurant or Food Service Use Y Y
≤9,000 Sq. Ft GFA AP AP
>9,000 Sq. Ft GFA C C
Food Uses
Grocery and Food Market
≤4,500 Sq. Ft. GFA Y Y
>4,500 and
≤9,000 Sq. Ft. GFA Y Y
>9,000 Sq. Ft. GFA Y Y
Mobile Food Trucks (Temporary) T T
Outdoor Dining / Seating A A
Restaurants & Ready-To-Eat Foods
Restaurant Y Y
Ready-to-Eat Without Drive-Through Y Y
Ready-to-Eat With Drive-Through N N
With Entertainment Y Y
Vending Cart (Food Only) AP AP
Vending Machines (Exterior) A A

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Uses Mixed-Use Zones
MU-1-A MU-1-B
Residential Uses
Child Day Care Home, 14 or Fewer Children A A
Safe Parking Site A A
Emergency Shelter C C
Transitional Housing Y Y
Supporting Housing Y Y
Group Home (1-6 Persons) Y Y
Home Occupation A A
Residential Units
Live-Work Units / Artist Studio with Residence / Shopkeeper Y Y Caretaker residence N N
Multi-Family Y Y*
Senior and/or Handicapped Housing Y Y
Accessory Dwelling Unit Y Y
Single-Family Detached N N
Residential Historic Landmark Building * *
Room Rental A A
Special Group Residence C C
Temporary Lodging
Bed and Breakfast / Inn N N
Hotel C C
Motel N N
Youth Hostel AP AP
Miscellaneous and Other Uses
Temporary Activating Use T T
Adult Entertainment Business N N
Carnival, Event, Fair, Fiesta, Outdoor Exhibition, Seasonal Sales, Trade Show, similar T T Cellular or Wireless Facility C C
Electric Distribution Station/Substation C C
Unattended Donation Box A A

2.3.2.1 Proposed Zones
UPLAN Phase II would include the creation of four zones within Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code.

The following two zones are proposed with the intent to foster and support , highly desirable housing options for a range of lifestyles, a wide variety of multi-family housing products, to serve as a buffer between less intense and more intense residential neighborhoods; and to promote well - designed infill housing where multi-family residential already exists or where residents would be well-served by proximity to commercial and transit service. • Multi-Family Residential Low (MFR-L) zones are residentially-focused and permit approximately 1 dwelling unit for each 1,200 square feet of lot area for an average density of 29 du/ac.

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The following two zones are proposed with the intent to allow innovat ive start-up businesses, light industrial, small and evolving incubator industries, co -working spaces, commercial manufacturing, clean non-nuisance industries, and office uses that support these industries. • Neo-Industrial 1 (NI-1) zones The NI-1 Zone is intended to allow primarily industrial uses such as light manufacturing, small and incubator businesses, research and development, technology and support uses to promote transition to cleaner industries. • Neo-Industrial 2 (NI-2) zones provide for a mix of industrial and commercial uses to support clean industry and a broad economic base. Industrial uses would be permitted throughout the zone. Commercial uses are allowed in conjunction with industrial uses. Commercial uses would include office, retail stores, eating and drinking establishments and other accessory uses.

The proposed zoning designations discussed above are specifically developed to implement the LUE/UDE PlaceType designations through detailed land use regulations, development stand ards, and incentives to encourage community benefits. The proposed zones are consistent with and implement the standards identified in the General Plan LUE for the particular PlaceType and Height limitations provided by the LUE PlaceType and Height Maps (refer to Figure 2.3).

The MFR-L and MFR -M zones are proposed to implement the Multi-Family Residential PlaceType and the NI-1 and NI-2 zones are proposed to implement the Neo-Industrial PlaceType.

2.3.2.2 Permitted Uses
Amendments to Title 22 proposes to establis h land use permissions applicable to the proposed zones identified above. The proposed use permissions would be applicable to all existing and new uses, structures, and activities within the identified zone. Table 2 .C, Permitted Uses in the Neo- Industrial (NI) Zones, shows the permitted uses that would be allowable in the NI-1 and NI-2 zones.

Figure 2.6, North Long Beach Rezoning Project – Proposed NI Zones, shows the proposed properties for rezoning.

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Zones Notes and Exceptions
Code section numbers reference
the Long Beach Municipal Code.

All uses shall be subject to Chapters

21.45 and 21.52, and the following
noted standards or regulations.

NI-1
(Neo-
Industrial
Focused)
NI-2
(Flexible
Designation:

Neo-Industrial
+ Commercial)
Agriculture and Related
Animal Specialty Services, Boarding, Kennels,
Shelters Y Y
Aquaculture Facilities Y Y
Horticulture, Urban Agriculture, Nurseries &
Greenhouses (excludes cannabis) Y Y
Landscape and Horticultural Services Y Y
Alcoholic Beverages Sales and Uses
Off-Premise Sales C C Subject to Section 21.52.201
On-Premise Sales C C Subject to Section 21.52.201
Alcohol Beverage Manufacturing Y Y Subject to Section 21.45.114.

Accessory Tasting Room A A Subject to Section 21.45.114.

Assembly Uses
Live or Movie Theater
≤100 Seats N N
101+ Seats N N
Assembly Uses (Accessory <25% Of GFA) N N
Religious Assembly Uses
≤2,500 sf GFA and ≤100 occupants N Y
2,501≤25,000 sf GFA, or ≥101 Occupants N AP
≥25,000 sf GFA N AP
Fitness Facility
≤2,500 sf GFA N Y
2,501≤25,000 sf GFA N AP
> 25,000 sf GFA N AP
Automobile / Vehicle / Transportation Uses
Auto Detailing N N
Auto Detailing, With Handheld Machines Only N N
Car Wash N N
Fleet Services and Towing N N
Fuel Sales
Gasoline and/or Ethanol N N
Diesel Fuel N N
Electric Vehicle Charging A A
Hydrogen Fuel N N
Automotive Sales & Repair
General Auto Repair C N
Minor Auto Repair AP N
Motorcycle/Scooter/
Jet Ski/Vehicle Sales N N
Auto parts sales, with installation AP N Not allowed as a primary use, AUP required for accessory use
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Zones Notes and Exceptions
Code section numbers reference
the Long Beach Municipal Code.

All uses shall be subject to Chapters

21.45 and 21.52, and the following
noted standards or regulations.

NI-1
(Neo-
Industrial
Focused)
NI-2
(Flexible
Designation:

Neo-Industrial
+ Commercial)
Auto parts sales, without installation A A
Parking Structures and Lots
Accessory Use A A
Subject to Section 21.52.219 Principal Use, Public-owned AP AP Principal Use, Private N N
Recreational Vehicle Storage N N
Rental Agency
Bicycle and scooter rentals (including electric, no
gasoline motors) Y Y
Shared, non -motorized, kiosks,
dock-less, and/or individual mobility
solutions; subject to City regulations
Retail/consumer rental of personal automobiles AP N
Retail/consumer rental of trucks and other
utility vehicles C N
Wholesale/commercial rental of trucks and
other utility vehicles C N
Car share rental facility or hub AP AP
Publicly-owned Transportation Facilities AP AP
Billboards
Billboards/Off-Site Advertising N N
Civic / Institutional Uses
College or University, AP AP
Business or Professional School AP AP
Community Center / Senior Center N N
Elementary or Secondary School N N
Government Offices, Facilities, or Civic Uses AP AP
Industrial Arts Trade School or Rehabilitation
Workshop AP AP
Job Training and Vocational Rehabilitation AP AP
Mortuary or Funeral Home AP C
Crematoriums are not permitted in
the NI- 2 zone and require a CUP in
the NI-1 Zone
Parks, Plazas, Playgrounds, Open Space, Y Y Subject to 21.45.155 and 21.52.260 Parsonage N A Subject to 21. .52.257
Public Library AP AP
Social Service Office with or without food
distribution C AP
Tutoring center ≤2,500 sq. ft. N Y
Tutoring center >2,500 sq. ft. N AP Subject to 21.52.280 Interim Parks
Community Garden IP IP Subject to 21.52.260
Passive Park IP IP Subject to 21.45.155
Playground IP IP Subject to 21.52.260
Recreational park IP IP Subject to 21.52.260

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Zones Notes and Exceptions
Code section numbers reference
the Long Beach Municipal Code.

All uses shall be subject to Chapters

21.45 and 21.52, and the following
noted standards or regulations.

NI-1
(Neo-
Industrial
Focused)
NI-2
(Flexible
Designation:

Neo-Industrial
+ Commercial)
Urban Agriculture IP IP Subject to 21.52.260
Commercial: Business / Retail / Professional / Personal Indoor animal related uses with animal adoption
and boarding ≤25% of gross floor area (such as
but not limited to animal grooming, veterinary
clinic, animal lounge, animal daycare, pet shop)
N Y

Indoor animal related uses with animal adoption
and boarding >25% of gross floor area (such as
but not limited to animal grooming, veterinary
clinic, animal lounge, animal daycare, pet shop)
N AP

Outdoor animal daycare N AP
Sales and Service: Retail / Business / Professional / Personal ≤4,500 sf GFA Y Y
>4,500 and ≤9,000 sf GFA N Y
>9,000 sf GFA N Y
Thrift Store, Used Merchandise N AP
Pawn Shop N N
Daycare Center or Pre-School, 15 or More N C As defined in 21.15.730, subject to

21.52.249
Adult or Child Day Care N N
Equipment Sales, Rental, or Repair N Y Indoor only; outdoor display or sales prohibited
Firearms or Other Weapons, Sales or Repair N N
Laundromat N N
Office, non-medical Y Y
Subject to maximum percent of
GFA; refer to Section D Special
Development Standards
Sale of Product Manufactured On-Site Y Y
Tattoo Parlor / Piercing Studio N N
Termite and Pest Control N Y
Financial Services
With Drive-Through Windows N N
Without Drive-Through Windows N Y
Alternative Financial Services (Check Cashing,
Payday Loans, Cash for Gold, etc.) N N
ATM, Interior N Y
ATM, Exterior or free-standing walk up N Y
ATM Drive-Through Machine N N
Bail Bonds N N
Massage Services
Massage Therapy
Accessory Use N N
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Zones Notes and Exceptions
Code section numbers reference
the Long Beach Municipal Code.

All uses shall be subject to Chapters

21.45 and 21.52, and the following
noted standards or regulations.

NI-1
(Neo-
Industrial
Focused)
NI-2
(Flexible
Designation:

Neo-Industrial
+ Commercial)
Primary Use N N
Medical Uses / Services
Convalescent
Hospital or Home N N
Medical Office or Clinic AP AP
Accessory on -site medical equipment supplies
manufacturing A A Co-located on -site with medical
office and clinic
Hospital C C
Urgent Care Facility C AP
Outdoor Sales
Outdoor Flower, Plant, Fruit, or Vegetable Sales N A
Subject to 21.51.255.

Maximum of 6,000 sq.ft. for
accessory uses
Outdoor Swap Meet, Flea Market, Sales Event N T Permitted only on the ground floor Pop-Up Shop / Stand / Itinerant Vendor Y Y
Entertainment
Amusement Machines (≤4) Y Y Subject to Section 21.51.205 Banquet Room Rental, Accessory Use N N
Banquet Room Rental, Primary Use N N
Indoor Amusement/Entertainment Facility N Y
Subject to Section 21.45.115.5,
Section 21.52.203 (arcades) and
Section 21.52.220.5 (computer
arcades).

Outdoor Amusement/Entertainment Facility N N
Dancing, Accessory Use N N
Private Club, Social Club, Night Club, Pool Hall N N
Museum, Art Gallery, or Exhibition space N Y
Other Entertainment Uses
Accessory to a Restaurant or Food Service Use N AP
≤9,000 Sq. Ft GFA N C
>9,000 Sq. Ft GFA N N
Food Uses
Grocery and Food Market
≤4,500 sf GFA N Y
>4,500 and
≤9,000 sf GFA N AP
>9,000 sf GFA N C Drive-through subject to 21.45.130

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Zones Notes and Exceptions
Code section numbers reference
the Long Beach Municipal Code.

All uses shall be subject to Chapters

21.45 and 21.52, and the following
noted standards or regulations.

NI-1
(Neo-
Industrial
Focused)
NI-2
(Flexible
Designation:

Neo-Industrial
+ Commercial)
Restaurants & Ready-To-Eat Foods
Outdoor Dining / Seating A A
For outdoor dining within the public
right of way, a Public Walkways
Occupancy Permit will be required.

Restaurant AP/A Y
For NI-1: Permitted only as by -right
accessory to separate co -located
primary use such as office,
manufacturing, etc. Not to exceed
25% of site GFA.

Ready-To-Eat Without Drive-Through N A
Permitted only as by-right accessory
to separate co -located primary use
such as office, manufacturing, etc.

Not to exceed 25% of site GFA.

Ready-To-Eat With Drive-Through N N
Vending Cart (Food Only) AP AP Subject to 21.45.170
Vending Machines (Exterior) N N
Residential
Interim Housing
Safe Parking Site Y AP
Emergency Shelter Y AP
Transitional Housing C C
Supportive Housing N N
Residential Units
Single-Family N N
Multi-Family N N
Industrial
Businesses engaged in processing, fabrication,
assembly, treatment, and packaging Y Y
Cannabis
Cannabis cultivation Y C Subject to LBMC 5.92
Cannabis distributors AP N Subject to LBMC 5.92
Cannabis manufacturing/processing Y C Subject to LBMC 5.92 Cannabis testing Y C Subject to LBMC 5.92
Construction
Building construction – general contractors and
operative builders Y Y
Construction – special trade contractors Y Y
Contractor’s office with limited outdoor
accessory storage Y Y
Manufacturing
Artisan manufacturing, production and industrial
service Y Y Refer to Section C Definitions
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Zones Notes and Exceptions
Code section numbers reference
the Long Beach Municipal Code.

All uses shall be subject to Chapters

21.45 and 21.52, and the following
noted standards or regulations.

NI-1
(Neo-
Industrial
Focused)
NI-2
(Flexible
Designation:

Neo-Industrial
+ Commercial)
Light manufacturing Y Y Refer to Section C Definitions
Food and drink manufacturing (except alcohol
beverage manufacturing) Y Y Refer to Section D Special
Development Standards
Furniture and related products manufacturing Y Y
Medical equipment supplies manufacturing AP/Y AP/Y
Permitted by-right when co -located
on-site with medical office and
clinic. Standalone primary use
requires an AUP.

Textiles and apparel manufacturing Y Y
Heavy manufacturing C N Refer to Section C Definitions
Recycling Operations
Recycling Collection Center for Cans and Bottles
Subject to 21.52.265, no more than
four vending machines at one
location
Staff Attended N N
Unattended N A Accessory to a grocery store only,
permitted only on the ground floor.

Anaerobic Digestion Facility AP C Refer to Section C Definitions Green Materials Composting Facility AP C Refer to Section D Special Development Standards
Mixed Organic Composting Facility AP C Refer to Section D Special Development Standards
Chipping, Grinding and Mulching Facility AP C Refer to Section C Definitions Tire Processing Facility C C
Repair shop (stove, refrigerator, upholstery,
lawn mowers, etc.) Y Y
Permitted indoor, on the ground
floor only. Appliances, upholstery,
lawn mowers, etc.

Self-Storage, mini-warehousing (indoor only) N N
Industrial Support Services
Maintenance and repair services Y Y
Support services associated with manufacturing
and industrial uses Y Y
Technology
Biotechnology firms and manufacturers of
nontoxic computer components Y Y
Computer and electronic product assembly Y Y
Data center Y Y
Research & development Y Y
Testing labs Y Y
Technological support services Y Y Refer to Section C Definitions

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Zones Notes and Exceptions
Code section numbers reference
the Long Beach Municipal Code.

All uses shall be subject to Chapters

21.45 and 21.52, and the following
noted standards or regulations.

NI-1
(Neo-
Industrial
Focused)
NI-2
(Flexible
Designation:

Neo-Industrial
+ Commercial)
Transportation and Utilities
Transportation Related Uses
Freight or trucking terminal with no outdoor
container storage C N Subject to Section 21.45.168
Freight or trucking terminal with outdoor
container storage N N Subject to Section 21.45.168
Air transportation N N
With helipads C C Subject to Section 21.45.168
Electric, gas and sanitary services C C
Transportation equipment storage; indoors only C N Use allowed only within enclosed structures
Transportation equipment outdoor storage or
operations N N
Public utilities and services C N
Warehousing and Wholesale
Warehousing and wholesale trade Y Y
Does not include personal storage
or commercial storage/self -storage
including recreational vehicle,
and/or mini -warehouse defined in
Section 21.15.570
Miscellaneous and Other Uses
Adult Entertainment Business N N
Carnival, Event, Fair, Fiesta, Outdoor Exhibition,
Seasonal Sales, Trade Show, similar T T Subject to 21.53.109 and 21.53.113 Wireless Facility C C Subject to Chapter 21.56
Electric Distribution Station/Substation C N
Unattended Donation Box A A Subject to accessory use standards Section 21.51.294
Temporary Uses
Construction Trailer T T Subject to 21.53.103
Mobile Food Truck T T Subject to 21.53.106
Special Events (carnival, fiesta, other outdoor
exhibition or celebration) T T Subject to 21.53.109
Special Events (carnivals, fairs, circuses, grand
prix events, seasonal sales and the like) T T Subject to 21.53.113 Trailer for Real Estate Sales or Lease T T Subject to 21.53.119 Trailer for Temporary Business Office T T Subject to 21.53.123

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Table 2.D: Permitted Uses in Multi-Family Zones
Uses
Multi-Family
Residential Zones
Notes and Exceptions
Code section numbers reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

MFR-L MFR-M
All uses subject to 21.52.29 and the following
noted standards or regulations. Any use not listed
is prohibited.

Assembly Uses
Religious Assembly Uses
≤3,000 Sq. Ft. GFA AP Y
>3,000 Sq. Ft. GFA C C
Fitness Facility
≤3,000 Sq. Ft. GFA AP Y
>3,000 Sq. Ft. GFA N N
Automobile / Vehicle / Transportation Uses
Fuel Sales
Electric Vehicle Charging A A
Parking Structure
Accessory Use A A Accessory to a separate primary use only; subject to requirements of Section 22.15.020.

Primary Use, Public N AP
Primary Use, Private N N
Recreational Vehicle Storage N N
Courtesy parking for nonresidential use C C Subject to requirements of Section 21.52.221.

Rental Agency
Mobility Services Y Y
Shared, micro -mobility kiosks, dock -less, and/or
individual mobility solutions; consultation with
Public Works is required prior to approval.

Civic / Institutional Uses
Adult Day Care AP AP
College, University, Business or
Professional School N N
See Development Incentives for A series zones.

Community Center / Senior Center N N
Elementary or Secondary School C C
Government Offices, Facilities, or Civic
Uses C C
Museum N Y
Parks, Plazas, Playgrounds, Open Space,
Urban Agriculture Y Y Subject to standards of 21.52.260, 21.45.155.

Parsonage A A Accessory to and on the same parcel as
associated religious assembly use.

Library, Public or Private N Y See Development Incentives for A series zones.

Social Service Office N N As defined in 21.15.2795
Tutoring center up to 3,000 sq. ft. N AP
Tutoring center greater than 3,000 sq.
ft. N N

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Uses
Multi-Family
Residential Zones
Notes and Exceptions
Code section numbers reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

MFR-L MFR-M
All uses subject to 21.52.29 and the following
noted standards or regulations. Any use not listed
is prohibited.

Interim Parks
Community Garden IP IP Subject to 21.52.260.

Passive Park Y Y Subject to 21.45.155.

Playground IP IP
Subject to 21.52.260. Recreational park AP AP
Urban Agriculture Y Y
Commercial: Business / Retail / Professional / Personal Indoor animal related uses with animal
adoption and boarding not exceeding
25% of gross floor area (such as but not
limited to animal grooming, veterinary
clinic, animal lounge, animal daycare,
pet shop)
N N
Indoor animal related uses with animal
adoption and boarding exceeding 25%
of gross floor area (such as but not
limited to animal grooming, veterinary
clinic, animal lounge, animal daycare,
pet shop)
N N
Outdoor animal daycare N N
ATM, Interior N AP
ATM, Exterior or free-standing walk up N Y
ATM Drive-Through Machine N N
Bail Bonds N N
Basic Sales and Service: Retail / Business / Professional / Personal Personal or Professional Services ≤3,000
Sq. Ft. GFA AP Y
Subject to 21.52.251; includes personal and
professional services in Table 32 -1 and other
services not otherwise listed
Personal or Professional Services >3,000
Sq. Ft. GFA N N
Thrift Store, Used Merchandise N N
Pawn Shop N N
Daycare Center or Pre -School, 15 or
More Y Y As defined in 21.15.730, subject to 21.52.249.

Gallery / Experience / Demonstration
Space N N
Equipment Sales, Rental, or Repair N N Indoor only; outdoor display or sales prohibited.

Financial Services
With Drive-Through Windows N N
Without Drive-Through Windows N N
Alternative Financial Services (Check
Cashing, Payday Loans, Cash for Gold,
etc.)
N N
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Uses
Multi-Family
Residential Zones
Notes and Exceptions
Code section numbers reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

MFR-L MFR-M
All uses subject to 21.52.29 and the following
noted standards or regulations. Any use not listed
is prohibited.

Miscellaneous Retail and Personal Services
Firearms or Other Weapons, Sales or
Repair N N
Laundromat N N
Manufacture of Products Sold On-Site N N
Self-Storage, mini -warehousing (indoor
only) N N
Tattoo Parlor / Piercing Studio N AP Subject to 21.45.166 and 21.52.251. 3,000 GFA maximum size
Repair Services N N
Termite and Pest Control N N
Medical Uses / Services
Convalescent N N Hospital or Home
Medical Office or Clinic AP Y 3,000 GFA maximum size
Hospital N N
Urgent Care Facility/Minor -Medical
Services AP Y 3,000 GFA maximum size
Massage Therapy
Accessory Use N A
Primary Use N N
Outdoor Sales
Outdoor Flower, Plant, Fruit, or
Vegetable Sales A A Maximum of 3,000 sq.ft. for accessory uses.

Outdoor Swap Meet, Flea Market, Sales
Event T T
Pop-Up Shop / Stand / Itinerant Vendor N N
Recycling Collection Center for Cans and Bottles, Subject to 21.51.265 Staff Attended N N
Unattended A A Accessory to a grocery store only, permitted only on the ground floor.

Entertainment
Amusement Machines (≤4) N N
Banquet Room Rental, Accessory Use N N
Banquet Room Rental, Primary Use N N
Indoor Amusement/Entertainment
Facility N N

Outdoor Amusement/Entertainment
Facility N N
Dancing, Accessory Use N N
Private Club, Social Club, Night Club,
Pool Hall N N

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Uses
Multi-Family
Residential Zones
Notes and Exceptions
Code section numbers reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

MFR-L MFR-M
All uses subject to 21.52.29 and the following
noted standards or regulations. Any use not listed
is prohibited.

Other Entertainment Uses
Accessory to a Restaurant or Food
Service Use N N

≤9,000 Sq. Ft GFA N N
>9,000 Sq. Ft GFA N N
Food Uses
Grocery and Food Market
≤3,00 Sq. Ft. GFA AP Y
>3,000 Sq. Ft. GFA N N
Mobile Food Trucks (Temporary) T T Subject to 21.53.106.

Outdoor Dining / Seating A A
For outdoor dining within the public right of way,
a Public Walkways Occupancy Permit will be
required.

Restaurants & Ready-To-Eat Foods
Restaurant AP Y Limited to 3,000 square feet maximum size Ready-To-Eat Without Drive-Through AP Y Ready-To-Eat With Drive-Through N N
With Entertainment N N
Vending Cart (Food Only) AP AP Subject to 21.45.170.

Vending Machines (Exterior) N N
Residential Uses
Child Day Care Home, 14 or Fewer
Children A A Subject to 21.51.230.

Safe Parking Site A A
Allowed only as an accessory use to an existing
institutional use where all lots are owned and
operated by the same entity. Subject to

21.45.163.

Emergency Shelter N C Subject to 21.45.132.

Transitional Housing Y Y
Supporting Housing Y Y
Group Home (1-6 Persons) Y Y
Home Occupation A A Subject to 21.51.235.

Residential Units
Live-Work Units / Artist Studio with
Residence / Shopkeeper Y Y
Caretaker residence N N
Multi-Family Y Y
Residential development shall be limited to
attached configurations (rowhomes, townhomes)
and
detached courtyard style multifamily
development such as bungalows; single -family
detached homes are prohibited.

Senior and/or Handicapped Housing Y Y
Accessory Dwelling Unit Y Y
Single-Family Detached N N
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Uses
Multi-Family
Residential Zones
Notes and Exceptions
Code section numbers reference the Long Beach
Municipal Code.

MFR-L MFR-M
All uses subject to 21.52.29 and the following
noted standards or regulations. Any use not listed
is prohibited.

Residential Historic Landmark Building * * *Subject to 21.52.265.5.

Room Rental A A Subject to 21.51.270.

Special Group Residence C C Subject to 21.52.271.

Temporary Lodging
Bed and Breakfast / Inn N C Subject to 21.52.209.

Hotel N N
Motel N N
Youth Hostel N AP
Miscellaneous and Other Uses
Temporary Activating Use T T
Adult Entertainment Business N N
Carnival, Event, Fair, Fiesta, Outdoor
Exhibition, Seasonal Sales, Trade Show,
similar
T T Subject to 21.53.109 and 21.53.113.

Wireless Telecommunications Facility C C Building or roof-mounted only, subject to 21.56.

Electric Distribution Station/Substation C C
Unattended Donation Box A A Subject to accessory use standards Section

21.51.294.

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These incentives will be applied to properties proposed for rezoning as part of the proposed project.

1. Projects that provide community benefits (such as providing commercial spaces to existing UPLAN area businesses at below -market rents, or busin esses that partner with the City’s Pacific Gateway Workforce Innovation Network [PGWIN]) or other qualified workforce training groups may qualify for an intensity incentive in which the GFA does not count towards the maximum FAR of a parcel or project, as well as parking incentives.

2. In addition to meeting all Green Building Standards contained in Section 21.45.400 of the City’s Municipal Code, projects that demonstrate additional strategies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or to lessen the impact of documented climate stressors on the local community may qualify for an intensity incentive in which the GFA does not count towards the maximum FAR of a parcel or project, as well as parking incentives.

2.3.2.3 Development Standards
Updated to Title 22 would establish development standards for the North Long Beach Major Corridor Rezoning Project. The development standards propose to regulate development intensity, density, building height, frontage requirements, site development, building character, active ground floor and active use requirements, parking and vehicular access standards, lighting design standards, open space standards and other development -related characteristics. These standards all fall under the allowed maximums dictated within the LUE policies, m aps, and standards. The proposed development standards are described within Title 22.

If a project cannot comply with one or more of the development standards of the applicable zoning district, an Adjustment may be granted when an applicant proposes a modi fication to the project that substantially conforms to the intent of the regulation. The Zoning Administrator would have the initial decision-making authority to grant an Adjustment in accordance with Chapter 21.21 of the City’s Municipal Code. Discretionary Actions
Discretionary approvals required for the proposed project include the following:

1. Approval of this Addendum to the 2019 General Plan Land Use and Urban Design Elements Project Certified EIR to address potential environmental effects as a result of implementation of the proposed project since the original City Council approval and EIR certification in December 2019;

2. Amendment of Title 22 in the City’s Zoning Code; and

3. Revisions to the City’s Zoning Map.

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3.0 COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
The following discussion contains an analysis of the potential impacts of the changes to the approved project in relation to the proposed project. The potential impacts of the proposed project are compared to impacts identified for the approved project analyzed in the 2 019 Certified EIR, which the City approved in December 2019. As explained in Chapter 1.0, this comparative analysis has been undertaken pursuant to CEQA and to provide City decision -makers with a factual basis for determining whether the proposed changes t o the approved project, changes in circumstances, or new information since the certification of the 2019 Certified EIR require additional environmental review. Potential impacts associated with the proposed project are evaluated using the sam e thresholds applied in the 2019 Certified EIR. The basis for each finding is explained in the analysis that follows.

3.1 IMPACTS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2019 CERTIFIED EIR
As discussed in Chapter 2.0, Project Description, the proposed project involves updating Title 22 in the City’s Municipal Code, specifically regulating zoning in the West Long Beach and North Long Beach area s. Title 22 is being established in order to facilitate a substantial update to the City’s Zoning Code. The intention is to fully transit ion from Title 21, which is currently established in the City’s Municipal Code, to Title 22, which will eventually regulate zoning throughout the City. Since the scope of the proposed project involves establishing zoning for land uses already analyzed under the approved project, any impacts are anticipated to be similar to or less than those impacts previously covered by the 2019 Certified EIR. Although impacts would be similar to or less than those previously covered by the 2019 Certified EIR , a new analys is for impacts is provided in this Addendum as required by CEQA . The environmental analysis provided in the 201 9 Certified EIR remains relevant and applicable to the proposed project in areas unaffected by changes in existing conditions and changes in the proposed project for the environmental topics as listed below.

As required by State CEQA Guidelines Section 15128, an EIR must identi fy the effects of the proposed p roject determined not to be significant. Per State CEQA Guidelines Section 15063, the City prepared an Initial Study (IS) to determine whether the approved p roject could have a significant effect on the environment. The IS also identified effects determined not to be significant consistent with State CEQA Guidelines Section 15063(c)(3)(B). Impacts that were determined to be less than significant were discussed and evaluated in the IS contained in Appendix A of the 2019 Certified EIR. The analysis determined that the a pproved project would result in no impacts to agricultural resources, biologica l resources, cultural and tribal cultural resources, geology and soils, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, mineral resources, recreation, and wildfire.
• Agricultural Resources. The IS prepared for the 2019 Certified EIR determined that there would be no impacts to agricultural resources. The planning area is almost entirely developed and is not used for agricultural or forestry purposes. No properties within the planning area ar e designated Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance, nor are there areas zoned for agricultural or forestry uses. Further, there are no areas within the planning area protected by a Williamson Act contract. Therefore, implemen tation of the

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Furthermore, the proposed LUE encourages the creation of small-scale agricultural uses ( e.g., community gardens, edible gardens, and small urban farms). The conditions of the planning area have not changed since certification of the 2019 EIR. Therefore, like the approved project, the proposed project would not result in any impacts to agricultural resources. • Biological Resources. The IS prepared for the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project would not result in significant impacts to biological resources. In its existing setting, the planning area is almost entirely developed and is located in an urban area of Los Angeles County. These urban areas do not contain mapped habitat for any sensitive biological species as identified on local/regional plans, policies, or regulations, or by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Although the majority of the planning area is urban in nature, the City contains a number of open space areas (e.g., El Dorado Regional Park, the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers, Los Cerritos Wetlands, beaches along the Pacific Ocean Shoreline, rights- of-way, marinas, bays, and wetlands) that have the potential to support sensitive biological resources. In order to preserve open space areas and protect sensitiv e biological resources, the LUE establish es the Open Space PlaceType, which encourages the preservation of existing wildlife habitat areas and would protect existing water bodies and habitat areas with known sensitive biological resources.

Implementation of the approved project would not result in impacts related to interference with the movement of species within wildlife corridors or create conflicts with the City’s tree preservation policy. Specifically, the LUE requires that future development projects in the City comply with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (Title 33, United States Code, Section 703 et seq., see also Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 10 and Section 3503 of the California Fish and Game Code), which makes it illegal to take any mi gratory bird, nests, or eggs of such a bird except under the terms of a valid federal permit. The proposed LUE also encourages the establishment of wildlife movement corridors between urban areas, wetlands, and the San Gabriel and Los Angeles Rivers, and requires future projects to comply with Chapter 14.28 of the Long Beach Municipal Code to ensure consistency with the City’s tree preservation policy.

There is no adopted Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP), Natural Communities Conservation Plan (NCCP), or othe r local or regional conservation plan covering the planning area. As such, implementation of the approved project would not result in impacts to an adopted HCP/NCCP.

The conditions of the planning area have not changed since certification of the 2019 EIR.

Therefore, like the approved project, the proposed project would not result in any impacts to biological resources.
• Cultural and Tribal Cultural Resources . The IS prepared for the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project would not cause a substantial change in the significance of a historical, archaeological, or tribal cultural resource.

The approved project includes a number of goals and polic ies aimed at preserving and maintaining the integrity of existing historic resources located throughout the planning area.

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Implementation of the LUE would minimize potential impacts to unknown archaeological resources, tribal cultural resources, and buried human remains through compliance with applicable federal, State, and local guidelines . Specifically, the City would comply with Assembly Bill (AB) 52, which requires that notification be provided to Native American representatives within 14 days of a decision to undertake a project or a determination that a project application is complete. All future projec ts requiring a General Plan or Specific Plan Amendment would also be required to conduct Native American consultation in compliance with Senate Bill ( SB) 18.

Compliance with policies in the LUE, as well as applicable provisions of AB 52 and SB 18, would ensure that the approved project would not result in impacts to cultural or tribal cultural resources. Therefore, impacts with respect to cultural or tribal cultural resources are not evaluated further in this Recirculated Draft EIR.

The conditions of the p lanning area have not changed since certification of the 2019 EIR.

Therefore, like the approved project, the proposed project would not result in any impacts to cultural and tribal cultural resources.
• Geology and Soils . The IS prepared for the 2019 Certifi ed EIR determined that the approved project would not result in significant impacts to geology and soils. Given the City’s location in the seismically active area of Southern California, portions of the planning area are located within a Fault Zone, as designated by the California Department of Conservation (DOC) and United States Geological Survey (USGS). Future individual projects facilitated from the approved project would be required to comply with current Building Codes to reduce potential impacts associated with seismic hazards. As such, implementation of the approved project would not expose people or structures to substantial adverse effects related to the risk of loss, injury, or death involving the rupture of a known earthquake fault, strong seismi c ground shaking, or seismic-related failure (e.g., liquefaction or landslides).

The approved project also would also require future projects to comply with Chapter 18.05 of the City’s Municipal Code, which itself requires applicants to prepare a soils eng ineering report and/or geology report and comply with applicable geology and soils engineering recommendations prior to issuance of a grading permit. Compliance with the Building Codes in effect at the time that future projects are proposed and preparation of site-specific geology and soils engineering studies would ensure that future projects would not result in impacts related to substantial soil erosion, unstable soils, expansive soils, or soils incapable of adequately supporting the use of septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal systems. The approved project would also minimize potential impacts to unknown paleontological resources through requiring compliance with applicable federal, State, and local guidelines.

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Therefore, like the approved project, the proposed project would not result in any impacts to geology and soils.
• Hazards and Hazardous Materials . The IS prepared for the 2019 Certifi ed EIR determined that the approved project would not result in significant impacts to hazards and hazardous materials.

Although the approved project allows for the intensification, redistribution, and development of currently undeveloped parcels with hig her-density development, the approved project does not include any physical improvements that could generate hazardous materials or create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous ma terials. However, future individual projects resulting from implementation of the LUE would result in construction activities that would potentially use a limited amount of hazardous and flammable substances/oils (e.g., fuels, lubricants, and solvents) typ ical during heavy equipment operation. The amount and use of hazardous chemicals during future construction activities would be regulated by existing government rules and regulations, such as the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and the California Code of Regulations (CCR) (Title 22).

Future developments facilitated by implementation of the LUE would result in long -term operational activities associated with varying land use types that could result in the use and storage of potentially hazardous materials. However, such materials would be required to be contained, stored, and used in accordance with manufacturers’ instructions and handled in compliance with applicable standards and regulations. In addition, future projects would be required to prepare pre-demolition surveys for asbestos- containing materials (ACMs), lead-based paints (LBPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and mold on properties where such materials have been identified and/or if there is a likelihood that these materials pose a hazard at a subject property. Additionally, future project applicants would be required to prepare a Contingency Plan that would outline procedures to be followed should unknown hazardous materials be encountered on a subject property during construction activities. Therefore, the approved project would not create a significant hazard through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials; create a significant hazard through reasonable foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials; or be located on a hazardous materials site. Further, future projects subject to discretionary review would be required to evaluate the potential for the emission of hazardous materials within 0.25 mile of an existing or proposed school.

The Long Beach Airport is located in the central portion of the City, north of I- 405 between Cherry Avenue and Lakewood Boulevard. In addition, portions of the western area of the City are within the inf luence area of the Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base. Although implementation of the LUE allow s for greater building heights and intensity, future developments are required to comply with land use, noise, and height regulations outlined in the Airport Land Use Plan (ALUP) prepared for the Long Beach Airport and the Airport Environs Land Use Plan prepared for the Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base. Therefore, the approved project would not interfere with air traffic patterns, conflict with establi shed Federal Aviation A DDENDUM N O . 3 TO THE G ENERAL P LAN LU AND UDE EIR A PRIL 2023

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Although implementation of the LUE allows for the intensification, redistribution, and development of currently undeveloped parcels with higher -density development, future projects would be required to comply with policies set forth in the City’s General Plan Public Safety Element (1975) related to emergency preparedness and evacuation procedures.

Furthermore, since the planning area is generally built out, there are no properties adjacent to wildlands and there are no properties designate d as being at risk for wildfires by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). Therefore, implementation of the LUE would not result in impacts related to emergency response activities or wildland fires.

The conditions of the pl anning area have not changed since certification of the 2019 EIR.

Therefore, like the approved project, the proposed project would not result in any impacts to hazards and hazardous materials.
• Hydrology and Water Quality . The IS prepared for the 2019 Certi fied EIR determined that the approved project would not result in significant impacts to hydrology and water quality.

Although implementation of the LUE allows for the intensification, redistribution, and development of currently undeveloped parcels with higher -density development, the approved project does not include any physical improvements that will result in the alteration of existing drainage patterns or alterations to the course of a stream or river. Further, implementation of the LUE will not result in impacts related to the violation of water quality standards or waste discharge requirements.

Although the approved project does not include any physical improvements, the implementation of the LUE allows for future projects that could result in changes to impervious surfaces and drainage patterns on parcels proposed for development. As such, future developments located on properties over 1 acre in size would be required to obtain coverage under and comply with the requirements of the Construction General Permit. Project applicants would be required to provide the Waste Discharge Identification Number to the City to demonstrate proof of coverage under the Construction General Permit. Pursuant to the requirements of the Construction General Permit, each project over 1 acre in size would be required to prepare a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP PP) and implement Construction Best Management Practices (BMPs) to reduce potential sources of pollutant discharges that could adversely impact water quality in the City and surrounding area during construction of the future projects. In addition, all futu re projects that disturb soil would be required to submit an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan to the City for review and approval, which would identify BMPs to reduce construction -related pollutants. Therefore, construction activities of future projects w ould not violate water quality standards or waste discharge requirements.

According to the Long Beach Water 2015 Urban Water Management Plan (adopted June 2, 2016), groundwater supply for the City is considered to be very reliable, even during multi -year

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The approved project focuses on infill development projects concentrated along transit corridors throughout the City and on parcels that are currently paved and/or developed. As such, a majority of new projects facilitated by approval of the approved project would be located in existing urban areas and would not result in impacts associated w ith the alteration of a stream or river or in the addition of substantial amounts of impervious surfaces. In addition, future applicants of new development or redevelopment projects (unless exempt) would be required to submit a Standard Urban Storm Water M itigation Plan (SUSMP) and a Low Impact Development (LID) Plan. These plans would identify BMPs to be implemented during operation to control stormwater pollutants and runoff to minimize impacts related to the violation of water quality standards or waste discharge requirements and related to the alteration of existing drainage patterns. Further, because a majority of future projects would occur on already paved and developed sites, operational BMPs would be implemented where treatment BMPs likely currently do not exist, which would improve stormwater quality discharges from those sites. Therefore, implementation of the LUE would not result in impacts associated with the violation of water quality standards and/or waste discharge requirements or with the alteration of a stream or river or drainage patterns.

As stated above, groundwater supply for the City is considered to be very reliable, even during multi-year droughts because extractions are strictly limited and because multiple forms of replenishment exis t. In addition, because the approved project focuses on infill development projects on parcels that are currently paved and/or developed, implementation of the LUE would not substantially increase impervious surface areas in a manner that would substantial ly decrease infiltration. Therefore, implementation of the LUE would not result in the substantial depletion of groundwater supplies or interfere with groundwater recharge.

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According to the City’s Seismi c Safety Element (1988) and the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA), the majority of the City is not located within a zone of seiche areas. Similarly, the majority of the City is located outside of the Tsunami Inundation Zone, with the exception of the Port of Long Beach and in areas along the coastline and Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers. However, in the event of a tsunami, the City has established response procedures as described in the City of Long Beach Hazard Mitigation Plan (2017b). Therefore, implementation of the LUE would not result in flood hazards associated with inundation as a result of a tsunami or seiche.

The conditions of the planning area have not changed since certification of the 2019 EIR.

Therefore, like the approved proje ct, the proposed project would not result in any impacts to hydrology and water quality.
• Mineral Resources. As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, the mineral resources within the City have historically consisted of oil and natural gas. However, over the last century, oil and natural gas extractions have diminished as the resources have become increasingly depleted. Although extraction operations continue, they are on a reduced scale as compared to past historic levels.

The approved project would allow for the intensification, redistribution, and development of currently undeveloped parcels with higher -density development, but would not include any physical improvements that would result in the loss of availability of a known mineral resource that would be of value to the region and the residents of the State. Further, the proposed LUE aims to transition heavy industrial uses, including uses targeting oil extraction, to green industrial activities and/or natural green areas and park uses.

The conditions of the planning area have not changed since certification of the 2019 EIR.

Therefore, like the approved project, the proposed project would not result in any impacts to mineral resources.
• Recreation. According to the LUE, the planning area contains 100 public parks with 25 community centers, two tennis centers, five municipal golf courses, and a marina system.

Overall, the C itywide total acreage for recreation uses is approximately 2,750 a cres. Although the number of acres of existing open space and recreational uses falls short of the City’s goal of providing 8 acres per 1,000 residents (as established in the 2002 General Plan Open Space Element), implementation of the LUE may result in ad ditional open space and recreational uses to meet this goal. Specifically, the LUE establishes the Open Space PlaceType that preserves existing parks and recreational facilities, while also creating additional parks and urban open spaces to increase connec tivity between these resources and surrounding neighborhoods. In addition, one of the primary goals of the LUE is to “create, restore, and preserve open space” uses in the City, including parks and recreation uses. For example, the location of new parks in underserved or low -income communities with the lowest ratio of park space per thousand residents is prioritized in the LUE.

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The conditions of the planning area have not changed since certification of the 2019 EIR.

Therefore, like the approv ed project, the proposed project would not result in any impacts to recreation.
• Wildfire. In its existing setting, the planning area is almost entirely developed and is located in an urban area of Los Angeles County. CAL FIRE publishes maps that predict th e threat of fire in individual counties in the State; Local Responsibility Areas and State or Federal Responsibility Areas are classified as either very high fire hazard severity zones (VHFHSZ) or non-VHFHSZ based on factors including fuel availability, to pography, fire history, and climate. The planning area is not located in or near a State Responsibility Area and does not include land classified as VHFHSZ as defined by CAL FIRE.

Although the approved project allows for the intensification, redistribution, and development of currently undeveloped or underdeveloped parcels with higher -density development, future projects would be required to comply with policies set forth in the City’s General Plan Public Safety Element (1975) related to emergency preparedness and evacuation procedures. In addition, implementation of the LUE does not include any physical improvements that would result in the installation or maintenance of associated infrastructure that may exacerbate fire risk or that may result in temporar y or ongoing impacts to the environment. Furthermore, since the planning area is generally built out, there are no properties adjacent to wildlands , and there are no properties designated as being at risk for wildfires by CAL FIRE.

The conditions of the planning area have not changed since certification of the 2019 EIR.

Therefore, like the approved project, the proposed project would not result in any impacts to wildfire.

A discussion of all environmental topics not mentioned above will be further discussed in Sections 3.2 through 3.11 of this Addendum to the 2019 Certified EIR.

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3.2 AESTHETICS

3.2.1 Existing Environmental Setting
No substantial changes to the planning area have occurred since the preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR and the associated Addendums . There have been no major changes to the existing setting of the planning area with respect to the regional visual character or light and glare.

Scenic resources within the planning area include the Pacific Ocean, the Port of Long Beach, the San Gabriel, San Bernardino, and Santa Ana Mountains, and the Los Cerritos Wetlands. T he most prominent scenic resources within the planning area are the Pacific Ocean and the associated beaches and marinas locat ed along the City’s coastline. Scenic vistas within the planning area include views of the Pacific Ocean, the Los Cerritos Wetlands, the Jack Dunster Marine Biological Reserve, Golden Shore Marine Biological Reserve Park, and the Dominguez Gap Wetlands. Views of distant mountain ranges, such as the San Gabriel, San Bernardino, and Santa Ana Mountains, also constitute scenic vistas within the planning area. Acc ording to the California Department of Transportation ( Caltrans) Scenic Highway Mapping System, there are no State-designated scenic highways in the planning area; however, Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) is considered to be an Eligible State Scenic Highway.
2 The planning area is almost entirely developed with a mix of residential, commercial, industrial, recreational, and institutional uses. The majority of the planning area is characterized by low -to- moderate-density residential uses (approximately one - to two-stories in height) located throughout the City; however, the Downtown and Port areas serve as visual focal points for inland and coastal areas of the City . In addition, the entertainment activities at Rainbow Harbor combine with the visual landscapes of the Downtown and Port areas to provide a central visual point of interest for viewers. Views of neighborhoods surrounding the Downtown areas are typical of those in suburban areas with aut o-oriented commercial centers. The planning areas are comprised o f the following nine primary community plan areas: North Long Beach, Bixby Knolls, Westside and Wrigley, Eastside, Central, Traffic Circle, Downtow n, Midshore, and Southeast. Each community plan area has its own visual character and key views as described in the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.2.2 2019 Certified EIR
Please refer to Section 4.1 of the 2019 Certified EIR for a detailed analysis of the potential effects of the approved project related to aesthetics. The 2019 Certified EIR concluded that impacts related to aesthetics would be less than significant, as described below.

3.2.2.1 Scenic Vistas
Less Than Significant Impact. There were no City-designated scenic viewpoints or scenic corridors in the City identified in the 2019 Certified EIR. However, the City’s existing Open Space Element required the protection of scenic features in the City, including beaches, bluffs, wetlands, and water bodies. Due to the prominence of existing urban and industrial developments adjacent to the Pacific

2 Caltrans Scenic Highway Mapping System. List of Eligible and Officially Designated State Scenic Highways.

Website: https://dot.ca.gov/programs/design/lap-landscape-architecture-and-community-livability/lap- liv-i-scenic-highways (accessed March 4, 2020).

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3.2.2.2 Visual Character
Less Than Significant Impact. As discussed in the 2019 Certified EIR, v isual character and quali ty of the planning area would be preserved and enhanced through the application of goals, policies, strategies, and development standards outl ined in the LUE and UDE proposed under the approved project that were intended to guide the quality and aesthetic value of existing and future development in the City. Future pro jects within the City would be required to submit detailed plans to the City to ensure consistency with the City’s design requirements (including those outlined in the UDE proposed under the approved project ) aimed at improv ing the visual character of the planning area. As such, implementation of the approved project would have ensured that the majority of the planning area, including identified aesthetic resources and scenic vistas, would not be affected by future growth. Th erefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project would not substantially degrade the visual character of the planning area or conflict with applicable zoning and other regulations governing scenic quality, and no mitigation was required.

3.2.2.3 Light and Glare
Less Than Significant Impact. Future development facilitated by the approved project would introduce new sources of light to the City that are typical of development projects. Future development projects would be required to comply with t he design standards established in the proposed UDE and the City’s Municipal Code. On -site landscaping proposed as part of new development projects would be required to further reduce glare and to screen light sources to reduce the visual impact of lightin g from buildings and parking lots. The City would review site plans and architectural renderings for new projects with an emphasis on the presence of reflective materials and proposed lighting to minimize potential impacts related to light and glare, and propose mitigation, if necessary. Although future development would introduce new sources of light that would contribute to the light visible in the night sky and surrounding area, the planning area is located within a highly urbanized area that is characterized by significant nighttime lighting.

Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project’s impact related to light and glare would be less than significant, and no mitigation was required.

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3.2.2.4 Cumulative Aesthetic Impacts
Less Than Significant Impact. The 2019 Certified EIR analyzed a cumulative aesthetic study area for the approved project of the visual resource areas within the City’s viewshed. The viewshed from the planning area included vantage points with views of the Pacific Oc ean, the Port of Long Beach, the Long Beach marinas, the San Gabriel Mountains, and the Santa Ana Mountains.

Future development facilitated by the approved project would change the visual character of the planning area, specifically within the Major Areas of Change, as compared to existing conditions during the preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR. However, the site design, landscaping, and architectural design of future projects would be required to be consistent with goals, policies, strategies, and deve lopment standards established by the UDE proposed under the approved project, which were intended to avoid, reduce, offset, or otherwise minimize identified potential adverse impacts of the approved project or provide significant benefits to the community and/or to the physical environment. Furthermore, development envisioned by the approved project is intended to improve the overall visual character of the City through new development projects that would shape the urban environment of the City, while preserving existing development that defines its unique aesthetic character.

The approved project is expected to introduce new sources of light and glare on the planning area as a result of future development projects facilitated by project approval. However, because the City is characterized as an urban environment with existing high levels of light pollution, light emitted by future development projects would not result in a cumulatively significant visual impact related to light and glare. Therefore , the 2019 Certified EIR determined that cumulative impacts related to aesthetics would be less than significant. No mitigation was required.

3.2.3 Analysis of the Proposed Project

3.2.3.1 Scenic Vistas
Implementation of the proposed project would not result in changes to impacts to scenic vistas or scenic resources as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the proposed project involves rezoning properties and updating Title 22 in order to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE.

The 2019 Certified EIR did not identify any City -designated scenic viewpoints or scenic corridors .

However, the City’s exis ting Open Space Element requires the protection of scenic features in the City, including beaches, bluffs, wetlands, and wa ter bodies. Due to the prominence of existing urban and industrial developments adjacent to the Pacific Ocean and the Port of Long Beach, views of these resources are not expected to be significantly altered by development that would be allowed under the proposed project. The proposed project involves establishing 5 new zoning districts and proposed updates to Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE, and as such, does not propose any devel opment in itself. However, future development facilitated by the proposed project under Title 22 would be consistent with the development strategies, policies, and standards in the approved UDE and would also be consistent with height and density/intensity limitations for each PlaceType as outlined in the approved LUE and analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR. The heights, densities, and allowable uses permitted by the 5 new zones included in the new Title 22 are consistent with those contemplated by the updated LUE for their respective PlaceTypes. Although future development allowed under the proposed project

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3.2.3.2 Visual Character
Implementation of the proposed project would not result in changes to impacts to visual character as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the proposed project involves rezoning properties and updating Title 22 in order to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE. Currently, the City’s Zoning Code and the approved LUE are inconsistent. However, implementation of the proposed project would amend inconsistencies between the City’s Zoning Code and the approved LUE. As such, implementation of the proposed project is necessary in order to preserve visual character in the City consistent with the approved project.

Similar to the approved project , implementation of the proposed project would preserve visual character and quality of the planning area because th e proposed project would be consistent with goals, policies, strategies, and development standards outlined in the approved LUE and UDE.

Further, the proposed project involves establishing 5 new zoning districts and proposed updates to Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE, and as such, does not propose any development in itself. However, future development facilitated by the proposed project under Title 22 would be consistent with the C ity’s design requirements aimed at improving the visual character of the planning area as outlined in the approved UDE and analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR . The heights, densities, and allowable uses permitted by the 5 new zones included in the updated Title 22 are consistent with those contemplated by the updated LUE for their respective PlaceTypes. Similar to the approved project , implementation of the proposed project would ensure that the majority of the planning area, including identified aesthetic r esources and scenic vistas, would not be affected by future growth.

Therefore, since the proposed project would be consistent with the approved project, impacts to visual character would be similar and would remain less than significant.

3.2.3.3 Light and Glare
Implementation of the proposed project would not result in changes to impacts to light and glare as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the proposed project involves rezoning properties and updating Title 22 in order to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE . Amendments to t he City’s Zoning Code proposed under the proposed project do not include any design standards related to light and glare.

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3.2.3.4 Cumulative Aesthetic Impacts
Similar to the approved project, the proposed project includes a cumulative aesthetic study area of the visual resource areas within the City’s viewshed. The viewshed from the planning area includes vantage points with views of the Pacific Ocean, the Port of Long Beach, the Long Beach marinas, the San Gabriel Mountains, and the Santa Ana Mountains.

The proposed project involves establishing 5 new zoning districts and proposed updates to Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE, and as such, does not propose any dev elopment in itself. However, future development facilitated by the proposed project under the proposed updates to Title 22 would change the visual character of the planning area. However, since the proposed project would be consistent with the approved project, the site design, landscaping, and architectural design of future projects would be consistent with goals, policies, strategies, and development standards established by the UDE, which are intended to avoid, reduce, offset, or otherwise minimize ident ified potential adverse impacts of the approved project or provide significant benefits to the community and/or to the physical environment. Furthermore, development envisioned by the approved project which will be implemented through the proposed project is intended to improve the overall visual character of the City through new development projects that would shape the urban environment of the City, while preserving existing development that defines its unique aesthetic character.

Similar to the approved project, implementation of the proposed project would result in new sources of light and glare in the planning area as a result of future development projects allowed under project approval. However, because the City is characterized as an urban environmen t with existing high levels of light pollution, light emitted by future development projects would result in a cumulatively significant visual impact related to light and glare. Therefore, the contribution of the proposed project to potential cumulative visual and aesthetic impacts in the planning area is considered comparable to impacts under the approved project, and impacts would remain cumulatively considerable.

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3.2.4 Findings Related to Aesthetics

3.2.4.1 No New Significant Effects Requiring Major Revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR Based on the foregoing analysis and information, there is no evidence that the proposed project requires a major change to the 2019 Certified EIR . The proposed project would not result in new significant environmental impacts related to aesthetics, and there would not be a substantial increase in the severity of impacts described in the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.2.4.2 No Substantial Change in Circumstances Requiring Major Revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR
No major changes to the planning area have taken place since preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR that would require revisions to the analysis in the 2019 Certified EIR. There is no information in the record or otherwise available that indicates that ther e are substantial changes in circumstances pertaining to aesthetics that would require major changes to the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.2.4.3 No New Information Showing Greater Significant Effects than the 2019 Certified EIR This Addendum has analyzed all available rele vant information to determine whether there is new information that was not available at the time the 2019 Certified EIR was certified, indicating that a new significant effect not reported in that document may occur. Based on the information and analyses above, there is no substantial new information indicating that there would be a new significant impact related to aesthetics requiring major revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.2.4.4 No New Information Showing Ability to Reduce Significant Effects in the 2019 Certified EIR There is no new information, mitigation, or alternatives to the project that would substantially reduce one or more significant impacts pertaining to aesthetics identified and considered in the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.2.5 Compliance Measures
There are no compliance measures pertaining to aesthetics that are applicable to either the approved project or the proposed project.

3.2.6 Mitigation Measures
There are no mitigation measures pertaining to aesthetics that are applicable to either the approved project or the proposed project. No mitigation is required.

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3.3 AIR QUALITY

3.3.1 Existing Environmental Setting
No substantial changes to the planning area have occurred since the preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR and the associated Addendums . There have been no major changes to the existing setting of the planning area with respect to air quality.

The planning area includes the entire City of Long Beach and is located within the South Coast Air Basin (Basin) and is under the jurisdiction of the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). However, the SCAQMD repo rts to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and all emissions are also governed by the California Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS) as well as the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).

The planning area is developed and consists of a mix of residential, commercial, medical, institutional, industrial, and open space and recreation uses. These uses currently generate criteria air pollutants from natural gas use for energy, heating and cooking, vehicle trips associated with each land use, an d area sources such as landscaping equipment and consumer cleaning products.

Sensitive receptors in the City include residences, retirement facilities, hospitals, schools, recreational land uses, and similar uses that are sensitive to air pollutants.

Air quality monitoring stations are located throughout the nation and are maintained by the local air pollution control district and State air quality regulating agencies. The air quality monitoring station closest to and within the project area is the 2425 We bster Street ambient air quality monitoring station in Long Beach, because it monitors the most air pollutant data in the City. Pollutant monitoring results for years 2015 to 2017 at the 2425 Webster Street ambient air quality monitoring station indicate that air quality in the vicinity of the City has generally been good. As indicated in the monitoring results, no violations of the federal PM
10 standard occurred during the 3 -year period.

The State PM10 standard was exceeded six times in 2015, eight times i n 2016, and ten times in 2017.

PM2.5 levels exceeded the Federal standard three times in 2015 and four times in 2017. Neither State nor Federal 1-hour ozone standards nor the State 8-hour ozone standard were exceeded in the 3-year period. In addition, the CO, SO 2, and NO 2 standards were also not exceeded in this area during the 3-year period.

3.3.2 2019 Certified EIR
Please refer to Section 4.2 of the 2019 Certified EIR for a detailed analysis of the potential effects of the approved project related to air qualit y. The 2019 Certified EIR concluded that impacts related to aesthetics would be less than significant, less than significant with mitigation incorporated, or significant and unavoidable, as described below.

3.3.2.1 Conflicts with Air Quality Plans
Significant and Unavoidable Impact. As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, CEQA requires that general plans be evaluated for consistency with the AQMP. There were two key indicators of consistency with the AQMP analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR. Indicato r 1 related to whether the approved project would 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 ambient air

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Indicator 1: The approved project involves long-term growth associated with the anticipated build out of the City, and therefore, emis sions of criteria pollutants associated with future development allowed for under the approved project would contribute emissions of PM 10, PM2.5, NOx, and VOCs, which would affect the attainment of the AAQS. Future development allowed under the approved project is required to comply with CARB motor vehicle standards, SCAQMD regulations for stationary sources and architectural coatings, Title 24 energy efficiency standards, and the proposed LUE/UDE goals and policies. Additionally, future projects are requir ed to comply with existing City policies and regulations, as well as the proposed LUE/UDE goals and policies, in order to further reduce air quality impacts.

Based on the emissions modeling prepared for the approved project, emissions under future with project conditions exceeded SCAQMD thresholds for VOC s and CO as a result of additional housing anticipated under the approved project. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project would result in a potentially significant impact ass ociated with consistency with the applicable AQMP, and would not be consistent with the AQMP under the first indicator.

Indicator 2: The land use designations in the City’s existing LUE formed, in part, the foundation for the emissions inventory for the Basin in the AQMP. The AQMP is based on projections in population, employment, and VMT in the Basin projected by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). SCAG projections for the proposed land uses in the LUE are partially based on the adopted General Plan. Implementation of the General Plan LUE and UDE as part of the approved project would not result in higher population and would not generate higher employment in the City compared to SCAG forecasts. Growth expected under the approved proje ct was estimated based on SCAG projections for population and housing units in the City. Additional units included as part of the approved project serve the existing population that is currently in overcrowded housing, and the LUE simply focused that proje cted growth near transit. These demographic trends were incorporated into the 2016 –2040 RTP/SCS to determine priority transportation projects and VMT in the SCAG region. Growth projections of the approved project assumed the anticipated General Plan build out by the year 2040, since there was no schedule for when this development would occur. As a result, the growth projections for the City would have been based on the 2016 –2040 RTP/SCS and the associated emissions inventory in SCAQMD’s 2016 AQMP. Based on the requirements for consistency with emission control strategies in the AQMP, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project is consistent with the 2016 AQMP’s land use policies aimed at reducing air emissions and would not increase populatio n or employment in the City. Therefore, the approved project is consistent with the 2016 AQMP under Indicator 2.

While the approved project is consistent with the 2016 AQMP’s land use policies aimed at reducing air emissions and would increase population o r employment in the City, the approved project would result in additional housing units that would generate VOC and CO emissions above established SCAQMD thresholds. Therefore, based on the requirements for consistency with emission control strategies in the AQMP, the approved project would conflict with or obstruct the implementation of the AQMP and/or applicable portions of the State Implementation Plan ( SIP). As such, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that this impact would be significant and unavoidable.

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3.3.2.2 Violate or Contribute to an Air Quality Standard Violation Significant and Unavoidable Impact.

Construction Emissions. As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, construction activities associated with future projects facilitated by the approved project w ould cause short -term emissions of criteria air pollutants. On average, the maximum construction emissions associated with the development activity allowed under the project were not anticipated to exceed the SCAQMD’s thresholds for VOC s, NO
X, CO, SO X, PM2.5, or PM 10 emissions. However, because the scale of future construction activities is not known, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that maximum daily emissions associated with an individual development project would be potentially significant, and mitigation is required.

The approved project includes goals regarding land use development and identified policies designed to reduce emissions of criteria pollutants. While existing City policies and regulations and the proposed LUE/UDE goals and policies are i ntended to minimize impacts associated with nonattainment criteria pollutants, the 2019 Certified EIR requires Compliance Measure CM AQ - 1, which includes a list of the types of measures within the existing regulatory framework that future projects may be r equired to comply with based on their specific impacts to ensure that the intended environmental protections were achieved. Additionally, the 2019 Certified EIR required the implementation of Mitigation Measure MM AQ -1, which required the preparation of project-specific technical assessments evaluating construction -related air quality impacts to further ensure that construction -related emissions were reduced to the maximum extent feasible. However, since the combination, number, and size of projects that co uld be under construction at any one time were unknown, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that this impact is significant and unavoidable.

Operation Emissions. The 2019 Certified EIR determined that emissions associated with the anticipated General Plan build out would not exceed the daily SCAQMD regional thresholds for

VOC, NO
X, PM 10, and PM 2.5, and CO in 2040 when compared to the existing conditions (2018) scenario. However, the decrease in emissions was associated with the overall decrease in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and reduction in vehicle emission rates that would occur with or without the approved project. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR analyzed the change in emissions associated with the approved project, holding the emission factors constant for the year 2040. This analysis indicated that both VOC (an O
3 precursor emission) and CO emissions
would exceed the SCAQMD thresholds under this scenario.

Future development under the approved project is required to demonstrate compliance with the AQMP, SIP, CARB’s motor vehicle standards; SCAQMD regulations for stationary sources and architectural coatings; the California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen Code) building efficiency standards (Title 24, Part 11) and the California Energy Code Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24, Part 6); and the proposed LUE/UDE project goals and policies.

The 2019 Certified EIR also requires the implementation of Mitigation Measure MM AQ-2, which requires the preparation of project -specific technical assessments to ensure that operational - related emissions are reduced to the maximum extent feasible. However, because operational

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Construction During Project Operation. Since the approved project is a programmatic level document and specific future development projects are unknown, the precise combination of emissions that would occur is also unknown. However, in order to disclose a worst -case scenario, the Air Quality Impact Analysis (LSA 2019a ) for the approved project included an analysis of average construction emissions along with the horizon year 2040 project emissions.

The 2019 Certified EIR determined that combined emissions were below the significance threshold established by the SCAQMD for daily project emissions under the approved project, and no mitigation is required.

CO Hot -Spot Analysis. Under existing and future vehicle emission rates analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR, a project had to increase traffic volumes at a single inter section 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. The anticipated General Plan build out would not have produced the volume of traffic r equired to generate a CO hot spot. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the implementation of the approved project would not result in CO hot spots, impacts would be less than significant, and no mitigation is required.

3.3.2.3 Expose Sensitive Receptors to Substantial Pollutant Concentrations Significant and Unavoidable.

Localized Criteria Pollutants. Construction emissions associated with future individual projects developed under the approved project would have the potential to cause or contribut e to significant localized air quality impacts to nearby residential land uses within the planning area.

To address this, the 2019 Certified EIR includes regulatory measures (e.g., SCAQMD Rule 201 for a permit to operate, Rule 403 for fugitive dust control , Rule 1113 for architectural coatings, Rule 1403 for new source review, and the CARB’s Airborne Toxic Control Measures), and mitigation would be imposed at the project level, which may include use of special equipment.

Health Effects: As determined in the 2019 Certified EIR, localized construction impacts of future projects have the potential to exceed Localized Significance Thresholds (LSTs), particularly for construction of areas larger than 5 acres or areas with more intense construction activities.

Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that without mitigation, exceedances of the LSTs have the potential to cause or exacerbate an exceedance of the AAQS.

SCAQMD are only able to correlate potential health outcomes for very large emissions sources; specifically, 6,620 pounds per day (lbs/day) of NO
X and 89,180 lbs/day of VOCs are expected to
result in approximately 20 premature deaths per year and 89,947 school absences due to ozone.

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Toxic Air Contaminant (TAC) Emissions. The approved project includes a number of goals and policies that are intended to minimize TAC impacts associated with sensitive receptors. In addition, specific measures for future development projects are required to ensure that the intended environmental protections are achieved. Compliance with Policy 16-13 and Mitigation Measure MM AQ-3 required by the 2019 Certified EIR would ensure that mobile sources of TACs not covered under SCAQMD permits are considered during subsequent project -level environmental review. Policy 16 -13 and Mitigation Measu re MM AQ -3 also requires the preparation of project -specific technical health risk assessments for certain large discretionary industrial or warehousing uses to evaluate operational-related health risk impacts to ensure that operational-related emissions a re reduced to the maximum extent feasible for projects that require environmental evaluation under CEQA. However, because the scale of individual project level emissions that would result under implementation of the LUE unknown, and in order to present conservative assumptions, the TAC health risk impacts associated with future operation of individual projects resulting from implementation of the approved project are assumed to be potentially significant.

3.3.2.4 Other Emissions
Less Than Significant Impact. During construction activities, construction equipment exhaust and application of asphalt and architectural coatings would temporarily generate odors as a result of implementation of the approved project. However, any construction -related odor emis sions would be temporary and intermittent. Additionally, noxious odors would be confined to the immediate vicinity of the construction equipment and unlikely to affect a substantial number of people. In addition, by the time such emissions reached any sens itive receptor sites, they would be diluted to well below any level of air quality concern. Furthermore, short -term construction-related odors are expected to cease upon the drying or hardening of the odor -producing materials. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that impacts associated with construction -generated odors would be less than significant.

While odor sources are present within the City, the odor policies enforced by the SCAQMD, including Rule 402, and City of Long Beach Municipal Code Se ction 8.64.040, prohibit nuisance odors and identify enforcement measures to reduce odor impacts to nearby receptors. Therefore, the Certified EIR determined that impacts associated with objectionable odors would be less than significant, and no mitigation is required.

3.3.2.5 Cumulative Air Quality Impacts
Significant and Unavoidable Impact. The 2019 Certified EIR analyzed a cumulative study area for potential air quality impacts of the South Coast Air Basin (Basin). Each project in the Basin is required to comply with SCAQMD rules and regulations and is subject to independent review.

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P:\CLB1904.45 LUE Addendum No. 3\LUE EIR Addendum 3.docx (04/21/23) 3.3-6 Future development that may occur with implementation of the approved project would contribute criteria pollutants to the area during project construction and operation. However , future development under the approved project would be required to comply with CARB motor vehicle standards, SCAQMD regulations from stationary sources and architectural coatings, CALGreen Code building efficiency standards (Title 24, Part 11) and the Ca lifornia Energy Code Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24, Part 6), and the proposed LUE/UDE project goals and policies.

Since the combination, number, and size of projects that could be under construction at any one time is unknown, even with implementation of MM AQ -1, the approved project was determined to result in significant cumulative construction emissions from criteria pollutants. Additionally, even with implementation of Mitigation Measure MM AQ -2, operational impacts from criteria pollut ant emissions would contribute to an O 3 exceedance, which could hinder the attainment of air quality standards. Further, cumulative growth within the City could result in potential TAC health risks exceeding 10 in one million and could cumulatively contrib ute to elevated health risks in the Basin, as identified in the Multiple Air Toxics Exposure Study (MATES). Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that air quality emissions associated with future development that may occur under the approved project would result in cumulatively considerable impacts, even with implementation of mitigation.

Cumulative impacts with respect to the generation of odors affecting a substantial number of people were determined to be less than significant following compliance with odor policies enforced by the SCAQMD (including Rule 402) and City of Long Beach Municipal Code Section 8.64.040.

3.3.3 Analysis of the Proposed Project

3.3.3.1 Conflicts with Air Quality Plans
Implementation of the proposed project would not result in changes to air quality impacts as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the proposed project involves rezoning properties and updating Title 22 in order to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE.

As stated previously, CEQA requires that general plans be ev aluated for consistency with the AQMP.

Indicator 1 relates to whether the proposed project would 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 or emission reductions in the AQMP as compared to the approved project.

Indicator 2 relates to whether the proposed project would exceed the assumptions in the AQMP as compared to the approved project.

Indicator 1: Similar to the approved project, t he proposed project involves long-term growth associated with the anticipated build out of the City, and therefore, emissions of criteria pollutants associated with future development facilitated under the proposed project would contribute emissions of PM
10, PM2.5, NOx, and VOCs, which would affect the attainment of the AAQS. Future development allowed under the proposed project is required to comply with CARB motor vehicle standards, SCAQMD regulations for stationary sources and architectural coatings, Tit le 24 energy efficiency standards, and the proposed LUE/UDE goals and policies. Additionally, future projects are required to comply with existing City policies and regulations, as well as the LUE/UDE goals and policies, in order to further reduce air quality impacts.

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P:\CLB1904.45 LUE Addendum No. 3\LUE EIR Addendum 3.docx (04/21/23) 3.3-7 The proposed project involves establishing 5 new zoning districts and updating Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE, and as such, does not propose any development in itsel f. However, future development facilitated by the proposed project under the proposed updates to Title 22 would be similar to future development contemplated and analyzed under the approved project. Therefore, similar to the approved project, the proposed project would result in a potentially significant impact associated with consistency with the applicable AQMP, and would not be consistent with the AQMP under the first indicator.

Indicator 2: Similar to the approved project, implementation of the proposed project would not result in higher population and would not generate higher employment in the City compared to SCAG forecasts. Growth under the proposed project would be the same as growth estimated under the approved project. Development incentives proposed as part of the project would be targeted, and therefore, are not expected to increase levels of development and growth beyond what was analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR. Growth projections of the approved project assumed the anticipated General Plan build out by the year 2040, since there was no schedule for when this development would occur. As a result, the growth projections for the City would have been based on the 2016–2040 RTP/SCS and the associated emissions inventory in SCAQMD’s 2016 AQMP. Since the proposed project would be consistent with the approved project, the proposed project would also be consistent with the 2016 AQMP’s land use policies aimed at reducing a ir emissions and would not increase population or employment in the City. Therefore, similar to the approved project, the proposed project is consistent with the 2016 AQMP under Indicator 2.

While the proposed project is consistent with the 2016 AQMP’s lan d use policies aimed at reducing air emissions and would increase population or employment in the City, the proposed project would facilitate and allow additional housing units that would generate VOC and CO emissions above established SCAQMD thresholds. Therefore, based on the requirements for consistency with emission control strategies in the AQMP, the proposed project would conflict with or obstruct the implementation of the AQMP and/or applicable portions of the SIP. Impacts would remain significant and unavoidable.

3.3.3.2 Violate or Contribute to an Air Quality Standard Violation Implementation of the proposed project would not result in changes to impacts as a result of air quality standard violations as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the propos ed project involves rezoning properties and updating Title 22 in order to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE.

Construction Emissions. The proposed project involves establishing 5 new zoning districts and updating Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE, and as such, does not propose any development in itself . However, future development facilitated by the proposed project under the proposed changes to Title 22 would be similar t o future development contemplated and analyzed under the approved project. Similar to the approved project, construction activities associated with future projects facilitated by the proposed project would cause short-term emissions of criteria air pollutants.

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P:\CLB1904.45 LUE Addendum No. 3\LUE EIR Addendum 3.docx (04/21/23) 3.3-8 The proposed project would be consistent with LUE goals regarding land use development and policies designed to reduce emissions of criteria pollutants. Similar to the approved project, future development under the proposed project would be required to comply with Compliance Measure CM AQ-1, which includes a list of the types of measures within the existing regulatory framework that future projects may be required to comply with based on their specific impacts to ensure that the intended environmental protections are achieved. Additionally, future development under the proposed project would require the implementation of Mitigation Measure MM AQ-1, which requires preparation of project -specific technical assessments evaluating construction -related air quality impacts to further ensure that construction -related emissions are reduced to the maximum extent feasible. However, since the combination, number, and size of projects that could be under construction at any one time are unknown, this impact would remain significant and unavoidable.

Operation Emissions. The proposed project involves establishing 5 new zoning districts and updating Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE, and as su ch, does not propose any development in itself. However, future development facilitated by the proposed project under the proposed updates to Title 22 would be similar to future development contemplated and analyzed under the approved project. Similar to the approved project, VOC (an O
3 precursor emission) and CO emissions would exceed the SCAQMD thresholds under the proposed project.

Similar to the approved project, future development under the proposed project would be required to demonstrate compliance w ith the AQMP, SIP, CARB’s motor vehicle standards; SCAQMD regulations for stationary sources and architectural coatings; the CALGreen Code building efficiency standards (Title 24, Part 11) and the California Energy Code Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24, Part 6); and the LUE/UDE project goals and policies.

Future development under the proposed project would also require the implementation of Mitigation Measure MM AQ -2, which requires the preparation of project -specific technical assessments to ensure that operational -related emissions are reduced to the maximum extent feasible. However, because operational characteristics and the associated emissions for future specific development projects could not be determined in the 201 9 Certified EIR, despite implementation of Mitigation Measure MM AQ -2, the potential emissions impact associated with the operation of the proposed project would remain significant and unavoidable.

Construction During Project Operation. Similar to the app roved project, specific future development projects that would be facilitated by the proposed project are unknown, and the precise combination of emissions that would occur is also unknown. However, the 2019 Certified EIR for the approved project included an analysis of average construction emissions along with the horizon year 2040 project emissions. The proposed project involves establishing 5 new zoning districts and proposed updates to Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE, and as such, does not propose any development in itself. However, future development facilitated by the proposed project under the proposed updates to Title 22 would be similar to future development contemplated an d analyzed under the approved project. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude emissions for the proposed project would also be below the significance threshold established by the SCAQMD for daily project emissions. Impacts would remain less than significant.

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P:\CLB1904.45 LUE Addendum No. 3\LUE EIR Addendum 3.docx (04/21/23) 3.3-9 CO Hot -Spot Analysis. Under existing and future vehicle emission rates analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR, a project had 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. The proposed project involves establishing 5 new zoning districts and proposed updates to Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent w ith the approved LUE and UDE, and as such, does not propose any development in itself. However, future development facilitated by the proposed project under the proposed updates to Title 22 would be similar to future development contemplated and analyzed u nder the approved project. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that the proposed project would not produce the volume of traffic required to generate a CO hot spot. Impacts would remain less than significant.

3.3.3.3 Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations Implementation of the proposed project would not result in changes to impacts to sensitive receptors as a result of exposure to substantial pollutant exposure as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the proposed project involves rezoning properties a nd updating Title 22 in order to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE.

Localized Criteria Pollutants. Similar to the approved project, construction emissions associated with future individual projects facilitated by the proposed project would have the potential to cause or contribute to significant localized air quality impacts to nearby residential land uses within the planning area. To address this, the proposed project would comply with regulatory measures (e.g., SCAQMD Rule 201 for a permit to o perate, Rule 403 for fugitive dust control, Rule 1113 for architectural coatings, Rule 1403 for new source review, and the CARB’s Airborne Toxic Control Measures), and mitigation would be imposed at the project level, which may include use of special equipment.

Health Effects Similar to the approved project, localized construction impacts of future projects facilitated by the proposed project have the potential to exceed LSTs, particularly for construction of areas larger than 5 acres or areas with more intense construction activities. Therefore, similar to the approved project, without mitigation future development under the proposed project would also have the potential to exceed the LSTs and have the potential to cause or exacerbate an exceedance of the AAQS.

The proposed project involves establishing 5 new zoning districts and proposed updates to Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE, and as such, does not propose any development i n itself. However, future development facilitated by the proposed project under the proposed updates to Title 22 would be similar to future development contemplated and analyzed under the approved project. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that const ruction projects facilitated by the proposed project would generate similar amounts of NO
X and VOCs. Further, future individual projects would be required to conduct a site -specific localized impact analysis that evaluates potential project health impacts at a project level to immediately adjacent land uses (refer to Compliance Measure CM AQ -1 and Mitigation Measure MM AQ -1) to ensure that potential health impacts associated with the implementation of the proposed project would remain less than significant.

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P:\CLB1904.45 LUE Addendum No. 3\LUE EIR Addendum 3.docx (04/21/23) 3.3-10 Toxic Air Contaminant (TAC) Emissions. The proposed project would be consistent with goals and policies included in the approved project that are intended to minimize TAC impacts associated with sensitive receptors. Similar to the approved project, fut ure development under the proposed project would be required to comply with Policy 16 -13 and Mitigation Measure MM AQ -3, which would ensure that mobile sources of TACs not covered under SCAQMD permits are considered during subsequent project -level environm ental review. Policy 16 -13 and Mitigation Measure MM AQ-3 also require the preparation of project -specific technical health risk assessments for certain large discretionary industrial or warehousing uses to evaluate operational -related health risk impacts to ensure that operational -related emissions are reduced to the maximum extent feasible for projects that require environmental evaluation under CEQA. However, because the scale of individual project level emissions that would result under implementation o f the proposed project are unknown, and in order to present conservative assumptions, the TAC health risk impacts associated with future operation of individual projects resulting from implementation of the proposed project are assumed to be potentially si gnificant. Impacts would remain significant and unavoidable.

3.3.3.4 Other Emissions
Implementation of the proposed project would not result in changes to impacts to other air quality emissions as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the proposed project involves rezoning properties and updating Title 22 in order to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE.

Future development under t he proposed project would be required to comply with odor policies enforced by the SCAQMD, including Rule 402, and City of Long Beach Municipal Code Section

8.64.040, prohibit nuisance odors and identify enforcement measures to reduce odor impacts to nearby receptors. Therefore, similar to the approved project, impacts for future development under the proposed project associated with objectionable odors would remain less than significant.

3.3.3.5 Cumulative Air Quality Impacts
Similar to the approved project, future development under the proposed project would consider the Basin as the cumulative study area for potential air quality impacts. Each project in the Basin is required to comply with SCAQMD rules and regulations and is subject to independent review.

Future development that may occur with implementation of the proposed project would contribute criteria pollutants to the area during project construction and operation. However, similar to the approved project, future development under the proposed project woul d be required to comply with CARB motor vehicle standards, SCAQMD regulations from stationary sources and architectural coatings, CALGreen Code building efficiency standards (Title 24, Part 11) and the California Energy Code Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24, Part 6), and the proposed LUE/UDE project goals and policies.

Since the combination, number, and size of projects that could be under construction at any one time is unknown, even with implementation of Mitigation Measure MM AQ -1, future development under the proposed project would result in significant cumulative construction emissions from criteria pollutants. Additionally, even with implementation of Mitigation Measure MM AQ -2, operational impacts from criteria pollutant emissions would contributed to an O 3 exceedance, which
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P:\CLB1904.45 LUE Addendum No. 3\LUE EIR Addendum 3.docx (04/21/23) 3.3-11 would hindered the attainment of air quality standards. Further, cumulative growth within the City would result in potential TAC health risks exceeding 10 in one million and would cumulatively contribute to elevated health risks in the Basin, as identified in the Multiple Air Toxics Exposure Study (MATES). Development incentives proposed as part of the project would be targeted, and therefore, are not expected to increase levels of development and growth beyond what wa s analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR. Therefore, the contribution of future development under the proposed project to potential cumulative air quality impacts in the planning area is considered comparable to impacts under the approved project, and impacts would remain cumulatively considerable even with implementation of mitigation.

Similar to the approved project, cumulative impacts associated with future development under the proposed project with respect to the generation of odors affecting a substantial number of people would remain less than cumulatively considerable following compliance with odor policies enforced by the SCAQMD (including Rule 402) and City of Long Beach Municipal Code Section 8.64.040.

3.3.4 Findings Related to Air Quality

3.3.4.1 No New Significant Effects Requiring Major Revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR Based on the foregoing analysis and information, there is no evidence that the proposed project requires a major change to the 2019 Certified EIR. The proposed project would not result in new significant environmental impacts related to air quality, and there would not be a substantial increase in the severity of impacts described in the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.3.4.2 No Substantial Change in Circumstances Requiring Major Revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR
No major changes to the planning area have taken place since preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR that would require revisions to the analysis in the 2019 Certified EIR. There is no information in the record or otherwise available that indicates that the re are substantial changes in circumstances pertaining to air quality that would require major changes to the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.3.4.3 No New Information Showing Greater Significant Effects than the 2019 Certified EIR This Addendum has analyzed all available re levant information to determine whether there is new information that was not available at the time the 2019 Certified EIR was certified, indicating that a new significant effect not reported in that document may occur. Based on the information and analyses above, there is no substantial new information indicating that there would be a new significant impact related to air quality requiring major revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.3.4.4 No New Information Showing Ability to Reduce Significant Effects in the 2019 Certified EIR There is no new information, mitigation, or alternatives to the project that would substantially reduce one or more significant impacts pertaining to air quality identified and considered in the 2019 Certified EIR.

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3.3.5 Compliance Measure
The following compliance measure pertaining to air quality that was identified in the 2019 Certified EIR is applicable to future development under the proposed project.

CM AQ-1 To ensure compliance with South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD ) rules and provide Best Management Practices (BMPs) to reduce air pollutant emissions during construction of future projects facilitated under the proposed project, the construction contractor shall implement the following BMPs during construction, where feasible, to further reduce emissions from construction emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), nitrogen oxides (NO X), and
particulate matter.
• Install temporary construction power supply meters on site and use these to provide power to electric power tools whenever feasible. If temporary electric power is available on site, forbid the use of portable gasoline - or diesel-fueled electric generators.
• Use of diesel oxidation catalysts and/or catalyzed diesel particulate traps on diesel equipment, as feasible.
• Maintain equipment according to manufacturers’ specifications. • Restrict idling of equipment and trucks to a maximum of 5 minutes (per California Air Resources Board [CARB] regulation).
• Phase grading operations to reduce disturbed areas and times of exposure. • Avoid excavation and grading during wet weather.
• Limit on-site construction routes and stabilize construction entrance(s). • Remove existing vegetation only when absolutely necessary. • Sweep up spilled dry materials (e.g., cement, m ortar, or dirt track -out) immediately. Never attempt to wash them away with water. Use only minimal water for dust control.
• Store stockpiled materials and wastes under a temporary roof or secured plastic sheeting or tarp.
• Properly dispose of all demolitio n wastes. Materials that can be recycled from demolition projects include: metal framing, wood, concrete, asphalt, and plate glass. Unusable, un-recyclable debris should be confined to dumpsters, covered at night, and taken to a landfill for disposal.

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P:\CLB1904.45 LUE Addendum No. 3\LUE EIR Addendum 3.docx (04/21/23) 3.3-13 • Hazardous debris such as asbestos must be handled in accordance with specific laws and regulations and disposed of as hazardous waste. For more information on asbestos handling and disposal regulations, contact the SCAQMD.

3.3.6 Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measures pertaining to air quality that were identified in the 2019 Certified EIR are applicable to future development under the proposed project.

MM AQ-1 Prior to issuance of any construction permits, future development projects subject to discretionary review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) shall prepare and submit to the Director of the City of Long Beach (City) Department of Development Services, or designee, a technical assessment evaluating potential project construction-related air quality impacts. The evaluation shall be prepared in conformance with South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) methodology for assessing air quality impacts. If construction -related criteria air pollutants are determined to have t he potential to exceed the SCAQMD -adopted thresholds of significance, the Department of Development Services shall require that applicants for new development projects incorporate mitigation measures to reduce air pollutant emissions during construction ac tivities. These identified measures shall be incorporated into all appropriate construction documents (e.g., construction management plans) submitted to the City and shall be verified by the Department of Development Services. Mitigation measures to reduce construction- related emissions include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Require the following fugitive-dust control measures:
○ Use non-toxic soil stabilizers to reduce wind erosion. ○ Apply water every 4 hours to active soil-disturbing activities. ○ Tarp and/or maintain a minimum of 24 inches of freeboard on trucks hauling dirt, sand, soil, or other loose materials.
• Use construction equipment rated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) as having Tier 4 (model year 2008 or newer) emission limits (when available), or Tier 3 (model year 2006 or newer), applicable for engines between 50 and 750 horsepower.
• Ensure that construction equipment is properly serviced and maintained to the manufacturers’ standards.
• Limit non-essential idling of construction equipment to no more than 5 consecutive minutes.
• Using Super -Compliant volatile organic compound (VOC) paints for coating of architectural surfaces whenever possible. (A list of Super -Compliant

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• Post a publicly visible sign with the telephone number and person to contact at the City of Long Beach regarding dust complaints. The SCAQMD’s phone number shall also be visible to ensure compliance with applicable regulations. • Sweep all streets at least once a day using SCAQMD Rule 1186, 1186.1 certified street sweepers or roadway washing trucks if visible soil materials are carried to adjacent streets. The use of water sweepers with reclaimed water is recommended.
• Apply water three times daily or non-toxic soil stabilizers according to manufactures’ specifications to all unpaved parking or staging areas, unpaved road surfaces, or to areas where soil is disturbed. Reclaimed water should be used when available.
• Construction vendors, contractors, and/or haul truck operators shall utilize 2010 model year trucks (e.g., material delivery trucks and soil import/export) that meet the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) 2010 engine emission standards at 0.01 grams per brake horsepower -hour (g/bhp -hr) of particulate (PM) and 0.20 g/bhp -hr of nitrogen oxides (NO
x) emissions or newer, cleaner
trucks. Operators shall maintain records of all trucks associated with the project construction to document that each truck used meets these emissi on standards, and shall make the records available for inspection.

MM AQ-2 Prior to future discretionary project approval, development project applicants shall prepare and submit to the Director of the City Department of Development Services, or designee, a technical assessment evaluating potential project operation phase-related air quality impacts. The evaluation shall be prepared in conformance with SCAQMD methodology in assessing air quality impacts. If operation -related air pollutants are determined t o have the potential to exceed the SCAQMD -adopted thresholds of significance, the Department of Development Services shall require that applicants for new development projects incorporate mitigation measures to reduce air pollutant emissions during operati onal activities. The identified measures shall be included as part of the Project Conditions of Approval. Possible mitigation measures to reduce long-term emissions include but are not limited to:
• For site -specific development that requires refrigerated v ehicles, the construction documents shall demonstrate an adequate number of electrical service connections at loading docks for plugging in the anticipated number of refrigerated trailers to reduce idling time and emissions.

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P:\CLB1904.45 LUE Addendum No. 3\LUE EIR Addendum 3.docx (04/21/23) 3.3-15 • Applicants for manufacturing an d light industrial uses shall consider energy storage and combined heat and power in appropriate applications to optimize renewable energy generation systems and avoid peak energy use. • Site-specific developments with truck delivery and loading areas and tr uck parking spaces shall include signage as a reminder to limit idling of vehicles while parked for loading/unloading in accordance with CARB Rule 2845 (13 California Code of Regulations [CCR] Chapter 10, Section 2485). • Require that 240-volt electrical outlets or Level 3 chargers be installed in parking lots that would enable charging of neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) and/or battery powered vehicles.
• Maximize use of solar energy including solar panels; installing the maximum possible number of solar energy arrays on the building roofs throughout the City to generate solar energy.
• Maximize the planting of trees in landscaping and parking lots. • Use light-colored paving and roofing materials.
• Require use of electric or alternatively fueled street-sweepers with HEPA filters. • Require use of electric lawn mowers and leaf blowers. • Utilize only Energy Star heating, cooling, and lighting devices, and appliances. • Use of water-based or low volatile organic compound (VOC) cleaning products.

MM AQ-3 Prior to future discretionary approval for projects that require environmental evaluation under CEQA, the City of Long Beach shall evaluate new development proposals for new industrial or warehousing land uses that (1) have the potential to generate 100 or more diesel tr uck trips per day or have 40 or more trucks with operating diesel-powered transport refrigeration units, and (2) are within 1,000 feet of a sensitive land use (e.g., residential, schools, hospitals, or nursing homes), as measured from the property line of the project to the property line of the nearest sensitive use. Such projects shall submit a Health Risk Assessment (HRA) to the City Department of Development Services. The HRA shall be prepared in accordance with policies and procedures of the most curren t State Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) and the SCAQMD. If the HRA shows that the incremental health risks exceed their respective thresholds, as established by the SCAQMD at the time a project is considered, the Applicant will be required to identify and demonstrate that best available control technologies for toxics (T- BACTs), including appropriate enforcement mechanisms to reduce risks to an acceptable level. T -BACTs may include, but are not limited to, restricting idling on site or electrifying warehousing docks to reduce diesel particulate matter, or

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3.4 GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

3.4.1 Existing Environmental Setting
No substantial changes to the planning area have occurred since the preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR and the associated Addendums . There have been no major changes to the existing setting of the planning area with respect to global climate change.

The planning area is currently developed and consists of a mix of residential, commercial, medical, institutional, industrial, and open space and recreation uses. These uses currently generate criteria air pollutants from natural gas use for energy, heating and cooking, vehicle trips associated with each land use, and area sources such as landscaping equipment and consumer cleaning products.

Rising sea levels may al so affect the built environment, including coastal development such as buildings, roads, and infrastructure. Coastal areas within the City are relatively flat, low -lying, and developed and may be directly affected by the change in sea level resulting from global climate change. As part of preparing the City’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) , the City developed a baseline greenhouse gas ( GHG) emissions inventory for the year 2015. The City’s 2015 total emissions were 3.1 million metric tons ( MMT) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2e) with the majority coming from transportation (50 percent) and building energy use (44 percent). The remaining 6 percent comes from solid waste and wastewater. In addition, to provide a 2018 baseline for the purposes of this plan -level analysis, an emissions inventory of the City was conducted based on the existing land uses, which identifies existing land uses as residential, commercial, office, and industrial emissions.

3.4.2 2019 Certified EIR
Please see Section 4.3 of the 2 019 Certified EIR for detailed analysis of potential effects of the approved project related to global climate change. The 2019 Certified EIR concluded that impacts related to global climate change would be less than significant, less than significant with mitigation incorporated, or significant and unavoidable, as described below.

3.4.2.1 Generate Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Significant and Unavoidable Impact. Implementation of the approved project would contribute to global climate change through direct and indirect emissions of GHGs from land uses within the City .

Under existing conditions during the time of preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR, build out of the approved project was expected to reduce the GHG emissions from 3.8 metric tons (MT) of CO 2e per year per service population (CO 2e/yr/SP) down to 2.5 MT of CO 2e/yr/SP. Although GHG emissions per service population would be lower under future year conditions, the emission rate of 2.5 MT CO2e/yr/SP would exceed the 1.92 MT CO 2e/yr/SP criterion established by the City for purposes of the environmental evaluation included in the 2019 Certified EIR.

While the approved project includes various policies that contribute to reduced GHG emissions, the City still requires assistance from additional federal and State programs and regulations to achieve the long- term GHG emissions goal and efficiency threshold. The 2019 Certified EIR requires implementation of Mitigatio n Measure MM GHG -1, which would reduce GHG emissions because it requires the preparation of a GH G Reduction Plan or CAAP to ensure that the City continues on a

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However, in addition to Mitigation Measure MM GHG -1, additional statewide measures are required in order to meet the service population threshold set by the CAAP . Because the performance of GHG reduction measures in the CAAP and compliance with future targets could not be assured, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that GHG emission impacts would remain significant and unavoidable.

3.4.2.2 Conflict with an Applicable GHG Reduction Plan, Policy, or Regulation Less Than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated. In addition to the City’s Sustainable City Action Plan, CARB’s Scoping Plan and the 2016 –2040 RTP/SCS both identify strategies to reduce GHG emissions that are applicable to the approved project. The 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project and its policies are consistent with applicable measures and goals identified in the City’s Sustainable City Action Plan, the CARB Scoping Pla n, and SCAG’s 2016 –2040 RTP/SCS .

Furthermore, the 2019 Certified EIR requires the implementation of Mitigation Measure MM GHG-1, which requires the City to adopt a GHG Reduction Plan or CAAP . With implementation of Mitigation Measure MM GHG -1, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project would not conflict with or impede implementation of reduction goals identified in Assembly Bill (AB) 32 and Senate Bill (SB) 32. The approved project is also subject to all applicable regulatory requirements, which would reduce the GHG emissions of the approved project. Further, the approved project would result in a net reduction of overall GHG emissions as compared to existing co nditions.

Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project would not conflict with any applicable plan, program, policy, or regulation related to the reduction of GHG emissions with the implementation of mitigation.

3.4.2.3 Cumulative Global Climate Change Impacts
Less Than Significant Impact. Although implementation of the approved project would result in the emission of GHGs, GHG emissions by any single project into the atmosphere was not itself necessarily considered an adverse env ironmental effect. Rather, it was the increased accumulation of GHGs from more than one project and many sources in the atmosphere t hat would result in GHG impacts as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR.

Implementation of the approved project would result in a GHG emission profile that is lower than existing GHG emissions within the City. Additionally, since climate change is a global issue, it is unlikely that the approved project would generate enough GHG emissions to influence global climate change on its own. Because the approved project’s impacts alone would not cause or significantly contribute to global climate change, project -related CO 2e emissions and their
contribution to global climate change impacts in the State of California would not result in a significant contribution to cumulatively considerable GHG emission impacts. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project would not result in a significant long -term cumulative impact on global climate change (including sea level rise).

As discussed in the 2019 Certified EIR, r ising sea levels may affect the built environment, including coastal development such as buildings, roads, and infrastructure. However, future project s facilitated by implementation of the approved project would be planned with consideration of the conditions at the time they are proposed and would be evaluated on a project -by-project basis A DDENDUM N O . 3 TO THE G ENERAL P LAN LU AND UDE EIR A PRIL 2023

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3.4.3 Analysis of the Proposed Project

3.4.3.1 Generate Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Implementation of the proposed project would not result in changes to impacts to G HG emissions as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the proposed project involves rezoning properties and updating Title 22 in order to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE.

Similar to the approved project, implementation of future development under the proposed project would contribute to global climate change through direct and indirect emissions of GHGs from land uses within the City. The proposed project involves establishing 5 new zoning districts and proposed updates to Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE, and as such, does not propose any development in itself. However, future development facilitated by the proposed project under the proposed updates to Title 22 would be similar to future development contemplated and analyzed under the approved project. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that GHG emissions per service population for future development under the proposed project would be lower under future year conditions but would also exceed the 1.92 MT CO
2e/yr/SP criterion established by the City.

Implementation of Mitigation Measure MM GHG -1, which req uires the City to adopt a GHG Reduction Plan or Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) , is not applicable to the proposed project as implementation of the CAAP was specific to the adoption of the LUE/UDE. Further, the City Council adopted a CAAP on August 16, 2022. Therefore, the City has complied with MM GHG -1 as identified in the approved project.

While the proposed project would be consistent with policies that contribute to reduced GHG emissions included under the approved project, the City would still require assistance from additional federal and State programs and regulations to achieve the long-term GHG emissions goal and efficiency threshold. Therefore, b ecause the performance of GHG reduction measures in the CAAP and compliance with future targets could not be assured, the GHG emission impacts resulting from implementation of future d evelopment under the proposed project would remain significant and unavoidable, similar to the approved project.

3.4.3.2 Conflict with Applicable GHG Reduction Plans, Policies, or Regulations Implementation of the proposed project would not result in changes to impacts as a result of conflicts with an applicable plan, program, policy, or regulation related to the reduction of GHG emissions as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the proposed project involves rezoning and updating Title 22 in order to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE.

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P:\CLB1904.45 LUE Addendum No. 3\LUE EIR Addendum 3.docx (04/21/23) 3.4-4 In addition to the City’s CAAP, CARB’s Scoping Plan and the 2016 –2040 RTP/SCS both identify strategies to reduce GHG emissions that are applicable to future development under the proposed project. Similar to the approved project, future development under the proposed project would be consistent with applicable measures and goals identified in the City’s CAAP , the CARB Scoping Plan, and SCAG’s 2016–2040 RTP/SCS. Furthermore, the City has adopted a CAAP and future development under the proposed project would be reviewed for compliance with the CAAP. Therefore, future development under the proposed project would not conflict with or impede implementation of reduction goals identified in AB 32 and SB 32. The proposed project is also subject to all applicable regulatory requirements, which would reduce the GHG emissions of future development under the proposed project. Future development facilitated by the proposed project under the proposed updates to Title 22 would be similar to future development contemplated and analyzed under the approved project. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude the proposed project would result in a net reduction of overall GHG emissions as compared to existing conditions , similar to the approved project. Therefore, the proposed project would not conflict with any applicable plan, program, policy, or regulation related to the reduction of GHG emissions. Impacts would remain less than significant.

3.4.3.3 Cumulative Global Climate Change Impacts
Although implementation of future development under the proposed project would result in the emission of GHGs similar to the approved project , GHG emissions by any single project into the atmosphere is not itself necessarily considered an adverse environmental effect. Rather, the increased accumulation of GHGs from more than one project and many sources in the atmosphere would result in GHG impacts as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR.

Similar to the approved project, i mplementation of future development under the proposed project would result in a GHG emission profile that is lower than existing GHG emissions within the City.

Additionally, since climate change is a global issue, it is unlikely that future development would generate enough GHG emissions to influence global climate change on its own. Because future development under the proposed project’s impacts alone would not cause or significantly contribute to global climate change, project -related CO2e emissions and their contribution to global climate change impacts in the State of California would not result in a significant contribution to cumulatively considerable GHG emission impacts. Therefore, the sim ilar to the approved project, the proposed project would not result in a significant long-term cumulative impact on global climate change (including sea level rise).

Future projects facilitated by implementation of the proposed project would be planned wi th consideration of the conditions at the time they are proposed and would be evaluated on a project - by-project basis during environmental review for their potential to be affected by the change in sea level resulting from global climate change. B ecause the future discretionary development proposals within the City would be subject to environmental review under CEQA and would be required to analyze potential sea level rise impacts and include mitigation as appropriate, cumulative sea -level rise impacts resulting from the proposed project would remain less than cumulatively considerable.

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3.4.4 Findings Related to Global Climate Change

3.4.4.1 No New Significant Effects Requiring Major Revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR Based on the foregoing analysis and informat ion, there is no evidence that the proposed project requires a major change to the 2019 Certified EIR . The proposed project would not result in new significant environmental impacts related to global climate change, and there would not be a substantial increase in the severity of impacts described in the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.4.4.2 No Substantial Change in Circumstances Requiring Major Revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR
No major changes to the planning area have taken place since preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR that would require revisions to the analysis in the 2019 Certified EIR. There is no information in the record or otherwise available that indicates that there are substantial changes in circumstances pertaining to global climate change that would require major changes to the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.4.4.3 No New Information Showing Greater Significant Effects than in the 2019 Certified EIR This analysis has analyzed all available relevant information to determine whether there is new information that was not avail able at the time the 2019 Certified EIR was certified, indicating that a new significant effect not reported in that document may occur. Based on the information and analyses above, there is no substantial new information indicating that there would be a n ew significant impact to global climate change requiring major revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.4.4.4 No New Information Showing Ability to Reduce Significant Effects in the 2019 Certified EIR There is no new information, mitigation, or alternatives to the p roject that would substantially reduce one or more significant impacts pertaining to global climate change identified and considered in the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.4.5 Compliance Measures
There are no compliance measures pertaining to global climate change that ar e applicable to the approved project or the proposed project.

3.4.6 Mitigation Measures
The 2019 Certified EIR included Mitigation Measure GHG -1, requiring adoption of a GHG Reduction Plan or CAAP. The City adopted a CAAP in August 2022, thereby complying with M M GHG-1. There are no mitigation measures pertaining to global climate change that are applicable to the proposed project.

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3.5 LAND USE

3.5.1 Existing Environmental Setting
No Substantial changes to the planning area have occurred since the preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR and the associated Addendums . There have been no major changes to the existing setting of the planning area with respect to the existing land use.

The planning area encompasses 50 square miles (approximately 33,000 acres) within the limits of the City of Long Beach (excluding the City of Signal Hill, which is completely surrounded by the City of Long Beach) in the southern region of Los Angeles County. Existing land uses in the City include a mix of residential, commercial, open space, industrial, institutional, church, and utility/ rights-of-way uses. Residential uses are the predominant land use currently characterizing the City.

While the City consists of many distinct land uses, there are nine primary community plan areas that combine to form the City’s unique identity of the North Long Beach, Bixby Knolls, Westside and Wrigley, Eastside, Central, Traffic Circle, Downtown, Midshore, Southeast areas.

3.5.2 2019 Certified EIR
Please refer to Section 4.4 of the 2019 Certified EIR for a detailed analysis of potential effects of the approved project related to land use and planning. The 2019 Certified EIR concluded that impacts related to land use and planning would be less than significant, as described below.

3.5.2.1 Conflict with any Land Use Plan, Policy, or Regulation Less Than Significant Impact.

California Coastal Act. As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, the establishment of the proposed PlaceTypes within the Coastal Zone allowed for existing neighborhoods and open space areas to largely remain in their existing condition while also allowing for low -density residential and commercial development to accommodate the City’s projected growth in population. In accordance wi th Chapter 3 of the California Coastal Act (CCA), the approved project aimed to protect, maintain, and enhance the overall quality of the California Coastal Zone by preserving existing natural resources within the Coastal Zone. The approved project allowed a balance between orderly, new development and conservation. Specifically, Strategy No. 19 in the LUE aimed to protect and preserve water bodies, and LU Policies 19 -1 through LU 19-5 aimed to protect and preserve marine resources and the coastal environment. The approved project also included a number of other goals, policies, and strategies aimed at achieving compliance with goals outlined in Chapter 3 of the CCA, including those focused on maintaining public access to the coast and encouraging coastal -dependent and water -related uses. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project would be consistent with applicable goals and policies outlined in the CCA. Impacts were considered to be less than significant, and no mitigation was required.

Local Coastal Program. The LUE proposed under the approved project re-designated land uses within the City’s Coastal Zone with the proposed Downtown, Waterfront, Neighborhood-Serving Center or Corridor, Open Space, Founding and Contemporary Neigh borhood, and Multi -Family

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Therefore, updates/ amendments to the City’s LCP would be required at the time individual applications for development within the City’s Coastal Zone are proposed, if they are determined by the City to be i nconsistent with the adopted General Plan LUE. All environmentally sensitive habitat areas (ESHA) within the Coastal Zone would remain protected following project implementation. The ESHA map for the City would not change and future LCP amendments would be further refined at the time individual applications for development within the City’s Coastal Zone are proposed. In addition, the approved project included Project Design Feature PDF 4.4.1, which mandated a Zone Change Program and LCP update to ensure that changes facilitated by the adopted LUE were consistent with the Zoning Code and LCP.

Approval of these future LCP amendments reduced potential inconsistencies with the City’s LCP to a less than significant level. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determi ned a less than significant impact. No mitigation was required.

SCAG 2008 RCP. As discussed in the 2019 Certified EIR, the 2008 Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP) aims to balance growth with conservation by focusing growth in existing centers and along major transportation corridors, encouraging mixed -use development, providing new ho using opportunities, encouraging development near transportation stations to reduce congestion and air pollutants, preserving single-family neighborhoods, and protecting open space areas from development. The approved project proposed to adopt PlaceTypes, which emphasized flexible land use patterns and allowed for a mix of compatible uses in areas throughout the City.

Specifically, the Transit -Oriented Development PlaceType encourages mixed -use development near transit -rich areas, which serve to reduce cong estion and associated air pollutants. The approved project also allowed for residential uses within the Founding and Contemporary Neighborhood, Multi -Family, Neighborhood-Serving Centers and Corridors, Transit -Oriented Development, Downtown, and Waterfront PlaceTypes, which were consistent with the 2008 RCP’s goals to preserve existing single -family neighborhoods while also providing additional housing opportunities in denser areas of the City. The approved project also established the Open Space PlaceType, which was intended to protect existing open space uses and environmentally sensitive areas in the City. Therefore, the 2019 Certifie d EIR determined that the approved project would be consistent with the 2008 RCP’s goals to preserve existing single - family neighborhoods and protect open space and areas from development. Impacts were considered less than significant, and no mitigation was required.

SCAG RTP/SCS Consistency. As discussed in the 2019 Certified EIR, the RTP/SCS provides a comprehensive outlin e for transportation investments throughout the SCAG region. The RTP/SCS included goals to protect the environment and health of its residents by improving air quality and encouraging active transportation, provide new housing opportunities, and enable businesses to be profitable and competitive. The approved project established the Transit - Oriented Development -Low and Moderate PlaceTypes, which promoted mixed-use development adjacent to stations along existing bus routes and along the Metro Blue Line route.

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In addition, the approved project promoted a diverse economy by allowing for a variety of businesses within many of the proposed PlaceTypes and preserved the natural environment through the establishment of the Open Space PlaceType. The approved project also established the Regional-Serving Facilities PlaceType, which allowed for the operation of existing regional- serving facilities in the City, such as the Port of Long Beach, California State University Long Beach, and the Long Beach Airport. As such, th e 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project would be consistent with the 2016 –2040 RTP. Impacts were considered less than significant, and no mitigation was required.

General Plan, Specific Plan, Port Master Plan (PMP), and Airport Land Use Plan (ALUP) Consistency. As part of the LUE proposed under the approved project, the 14 PlaceTypes replaced the existing land use designations. Although the proposed PlaceTypes were inconsistent with the existing General Plan land use designations, the approval resulted in the approved project being consistent with the General Plan and ensured the proposed LUE would be the presiding policy document guiding land use in the City. The goals and policies in the General Plan have been updated and replaced by th e goals, strategies, policies, and implementation strategies outlined in the LUE and UDE proposed under the approved project.

The proposed PlaceTypes were consistent with adopted specific plans regulating development in the City. For example, the land use plan incorporated the Southeast Area Specific Plan (SEASP) into the Regional -Serving Facility and Open Space PlaceTypes, the Downtown Plan into the Downtown PlaceType, and the Midtown Specific Plan in the Transit -Oriented Development PlaceType. The approved project also incorporated the PMP into the Regional -Servicing Facility PlaceType. Similarly, the approved project allowed for development within adopted airport land use plans to continue to be regulated by such plans. The approved project, once approved , was therefore consistent with adopted land use plans. The 2019 Certified EIR determined that impacts would be less than significant, and no mitigation was required.

City Zoning Code: The proposed LUE allowed for increased densities, intensities, and heig hts throughout the City as compared to the existing General Plan and Zoning Code. While the PlaceTypes included as part of the approved project were inconsistent with some existing zoning districts and regulations outlined in the City’s existing Zoning Cod e and corresponding Zoning Map, the approved project included Project Design Feature PDF 4.4.1 to address such inconsistencies.

Additionally, the proposed UDE established goals, policies, and implementation strategies aimed at guiding the desired urban for m and character associated with each PlaceType included in the proposed LUE. Therefore, with incorporation of Project Design Feature PDF 4.4.1, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project would be consistent with the City’s Zoning Code and Zoning Map. Impacts were determined to be less than significant and no mitigation was required.

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3.5.2.2 Cumulative Land Use Impact
Less Than Significant Impact. The 2019 Certified EIR analyzed a cumulative land use impact area for the approved project of the City of Long Beach. Given that the approved project encompassed a comprehensive update to the City’s existing General Plan LUE and the adoption of a new UDE, the approved project itself shaped growth in the City through the horizon year 2040 and was therefore cumulative in nature. As such, each new development project facilitated by project approval and subject to discretionary review would have been subject t o its own General Plan consistency analysis and would have been reviewed for consistency with adopted land use plans and policies.

Approval of the approved project ensured that the proposed LUE became the guiding land use document for the City, thereby mit igating any potential inconsistencies with the City’s General Plan and other applicable land use documents (i.e., the California Coastal Act, the City’s LCP, and SCAG’s RCP and RTP/SCS). The approved project also addressed potential inconsistencies with th e City’s Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map within the first 5 years following project approval (as outlined in Project Design Feature PDF 4.4.1), which reduced cumulative project impacts related to potential zoning inconsistencies to a less than significant level. No mitigation was required.

3.5.3 Analysis of the Proposed Project

3.5.3.1 Conflict with any Land Use Plan, Policy, or Regulation Long Beach Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (LB CA AP). Since the 2019 EIR was certified the City has adopted the LB CAAP (August 16, 2022). The CAAP is a comprehensive planning document providing a framework to reduce future GHG emissions in the City of Long Beach through climate action strategies and lessen the impacts of climate change on the City through climate adaptation strategies. As a qualified climate action plan pursuant to the CEQA, the proposed CAAP provides the framework to achieve the City’s GHG emissions reduction targets, and the CAAP Consistency Review Checklist (CAAP Checklist) would be used as the basis for assessments of future projects’ consistency with this plan in lieu of a project-specific GHG CEQA analysis for future discretionary projects subject to CEQA pursuant to Section 15183.5 of the State CEQA Guidelines . The proposed project involves establishing 5 new zoning districts and updating Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE, and as such, does not propose any development in itself. Therefore, the proposed project would also be consiste nt with applicable goals and policies outlined in the LB CAP. Impacts would remain less than significant.

California Coastal Act. As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, in accordance with Chapter 3 of the CCA, the approved project included goals, polic ies, and strategies aimed to protect, maintain, and enhance the overall quality of the California Coastal Zone by preserving existing natural resources within the Coastal Zone. As such, the approved project was determined to be consistent with the CCA. The proposed project involves establishing 5 new zoning districts and updating Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE, and as such, does not propose any development or changes to land uses within the City’s Coastal Zone .

Therefore, the proposed project would also be consistent with applicable goals and policies outlined in the CCA. Impacts would be similar to the approved project and would remain less than significant.

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SCAG 2008 RCP. As discussed in the 2019 Certified EIR, the approved project adopted PlaceTypes, which emphasized flexible land use patterns and allows for a mix of compatible uses in areas throughout the City. Specifically, the Transit -Oriented Development PlaceType encourages mixed - use development near transit -rich areas, which serve to reduce congestion and associated air pollutants. The approved LUE also allowed residential uses within th e Founding and Contemporary Neighborhood, Multi -Family, Neighborhood -Serving Centers and Corridors, Transit -Oriented Development, Downtown, and Waterfront PlaceTypes, which was consistent with the 2008 RCP’s goals to preserve existing single-family neighbo rhoods while also providing additional housing opportunities in denser areas of the City. The approved project also established the Open Space PlaceType, which was intended to protect existing open space uses and environmentally sensitive areas in the City . The 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project was consistent with the SCAG 2008 RCP. The proposed project involves rezoning properties and updates to Title 22 as an implementation action of the approved project. As such, future development facilitated by the proposed updates to Title 22 would be consistent with the SCAG 2008 RCP. Impacts related to consistency with the SCAG RCP would be similar and would remain less than significant.

SCAG RTP/SCS Consistency. As discussed in the 2019 Certified EIR, the approved project established the Transit -Oriented Development -Low and Moderate PlaceTypes, which promotes mixed -use development adjacent to stations along existing bus routes and along the Metro Blue Line route.

The approved project also allo wed for mixed-use development in most of the proposed PlaceTypes and focused on creating walkable, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods that would reduce automobile dependence and improve the transportation network. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project would be consistent with the goals of the RTP/SCS. The proposed project involves rezoning properties and updating Title 22 as an implementation action of the approved project. As such, future development facilitated by the propo sed updates to Title 22 would be consistent with the 2016 RTP/SCS. Impacts related to consistency with the SCAG RTP/SCS would be similar and would remain less than significant. No mitigation is required.

General Plan, Specific Plan, Port Master Plan (PMP), and Airport Land Use Plan (ALUP) Consistency. As part of the LUE approved under the approved project, the 14 PlaceTypes replaced the existing land use designations. Although the proposed PlaceTypes were inconsistent with the existing General Plan land use designations, the approved project, once approved, was consistent with the General Plan and ensured the proposed LUE is the presiding policy document guiding land

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The approved PlaceTypes are consistent with adopted specific plans regulating development in the City. For example, the land use plan incorporated the Southeast Area Specific Plan (SEASP) into the Regional-Serving Facility and Open Space PlaceTypes, the Downtown Plan into the Downtown PlaceType, and the Midtown Specific Plan in the Transit -Oriented Development PlaceType. The approved project also incorporated the PMP into the Regional -Servicing Facility PlaceType. Similarly, the approved project allowed for development within adopted airport land use plans to continue to be regulated by such plans. The approved project is therefore consistent with adopted land use plans. The proposed project involves rezoning properties and updating Title 22 as an implementation action of the approved project. As such, future development facilitated by the proposed updates to Title 22 would be co nsistent with these land use plans. Impacts related to consistency with the General Plan, Specific Plan, Port Master Plan (PMP), and Airport Land Use Plan (ALUP) would be similar to the approved project and would remain less than significant. No mitigation is required.

City Zoning Code: The approved LUE allowed for increased densities, intensities, and heights throughout the City as compared to the existing General Plan and Zoning Code at the time of preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR. While the PlaceTypes included as part of the approved project were inconsistent with some existing zoning districts and regulations outlined in the City’s existing Zoning Code and corresponding Zoning Map, the approved p roject included Project Design Feature PDF 4.4.1 to address such inconsistencies. As discussed above, the proposed project addressed in this Addendum is the continued implementation of this Project Design Feature as required for the approved project.

This proposed project establishes the following 5 new zones that implement four of the LUE/UDE PlaceTypes included in the approved project, Mixed-Use-1 B Series Zone (MU -1-B), the Multi-Family Residential Low (MFR -L), Multi -Family Residential Moderate (MFR -M), Neo-Industrial 1 (NI-1 ), and Neo-Industrial 2 (NI-2) . Additionally, the proposed project would apply the already codified Mixed- Use-1 A Series (MU-1-A) to select properties in West Long Beach. - As part of this action, the City will adopt 5 new zones to implement four PlaceTypes that were adopted as part of the LUE/UDE map in the approved project. The 5 zones provide specific land use regulations and development standards that implement the policy direction of the LUE/UDE within the maximum intensities already contemplated in the plan . In order to house these 5 new zones, the proposed project involves updating Title 22 in the City’s Municipal Code.

As such, the proposed project is facilitating updates to reduce inconsistencies between the approved project and the City’s Zoning Code. Therefore, impacts related to inconsistencies with the City’s Zoning Code would be reduced and would remain less than significant. No mitigation is required.

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3.5.3.2 Cumulative Land Use Impact
Similar to the approved project, the proposed project analyzes a cumulative land use study area of the City of Long Beach. Given that the proposed project is facilitating a nd allowing future development under the proposed updates to Title 22, the proposed project itself facilitates growth in the City and is therefore, cumulative in nature. As such, similar to the approved project, each new development project facilitated by the proposed project and subject to discretionary review is subject to its own General Plan consistency analysis and would be reviewed for consistency with adopted land use plans and policies.

The proposed project involves establishing 5 new zoning districts and updating Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE , and as such, does not propose any additional changes to the approved LUE or UDE that would result in conflicts with any land use plan, policies, or regulations. Development incentives proposed as part of the project would be targeted, and therefore, are not expected to increase levels of development and growth beyond what was analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR. As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, approval of the approved project ensured that the LUE became the guiding land use document for the City, thereby mitigating any potential inconsistencies with the City’s General Plan and other applicable land use documents (i.e., t he California Coastal Act, the City’s LCP, and SCAG’s RCP and RTP/SCS). The proposed project is the continued implementation of Project Design Feature PDF

4.4.1, which addresses potential inconsistencies of the approved LUE with the City’s Zoning Ordinance and Zoning map. As such, the contribution of the proposed project to potential cumulative land use impacts in the planning area is reduced compared to the approved project.

Impacts would remain less than cumulatively considerable, and no mitigation is required.

3.5.4 Findings Related to Land Use and Planning

3.5.4.1 No New Significant Effects Requiring Major Revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR Based on the foregoing analysis and information, there is no evidence that the proposed project requires a major change to the 2019 Certified EIR. The proposed project would not result in new significant environmental impacts related to land use and planni ng, and there would not be a substantial increase in the severity of impacts described in the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.5.4.2 No Substantial Change in Circumstances Requiring Major Revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR
No major changes to the planning area have taken p lace since the preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR. There is no information in the record or otherwise available that indicates that there are substantial changes in circumstances pertaining to land use and planning that would require major changes to the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.5.4.3 No New Information Showing Greater Significant Effects than the 2019 Certified EIR This Addendum has analyzed all available relevant information to determine whether there is new information that was not available at the time the 201 9 Certified EIR was certified, indicating that a new significant effect not reported in that document may occur. Based on the information and analyses above, there is no substantial new information indicating that there would be a new

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3.5.4.4 No New Information Showing Ability to Reduce Significant Effects in the 2019 Certified EIR There is no new information, mitigation, or alternatives to the project that wou ld substantially reduce one or more significant impacts pertaining to land use and planning identified and considered in the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.5.5 Compliance Measures
There are no compliance measures pertaining to land use and planning that are applicable to either the approved project or the proposed project. However, the approved project incorporated Project Design Feature PDF 4.4.1 to reduce potential zoning inconsistencies. The proposed project is the continued implementation of this Project Design Featur e, which is required as part of the approved project.

PDF 4.4.1 To ensure that the proposed project complies with and would not conflict with or impede the City of Long Beach (City) Zoning Code, the project shall implement a Zone Change Program and Local C oastal Program (LCP) update to ensure that changes facilitated by the adopted Land Use Element (LUE) are consistent with the Zoning Code and LCP. The Zone Change Program and LCP update shall be implemented to the satisfaction of the City Director of Develo pment Services, or designee, and shall include the following specific performance criteria to be implemented within 5 years from the date of project approval:
• Year 1: Within the first 12 months following project approval, all Land Use Element/Zoning Code/L CP inconsistencies shall be identified and mapped. The City shall evaluate these inconsistencies and prioritize areas needing intervention.
• Year 2: Following the identification and mapping of any zoning and LCP inconsistencies, the City shall, within 24 mo nths following project approval, begin processing zone changes, zone text amendments, and LCP updates in batches, as required to ensure that the Zoning Code and LCP are consistent with the adopted LUE.
• Year 3: The City shall, within 36 months following pro ject approval, begin drafting new zones, or begin preparation of a comprehensive Zoning Code and LCP update, to better reflect the PlaceTypes identified in the adopted LUE. • Year 5: All zoning and LCP inconsistencies shall be resolved through mapping and te xt amendments by the end of the fifth year following project approval.

The City shall also submit the updated LCP to the California Coastal Commission (CCC) for consideration and approval by the end of the fifth year following project approval.

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3.5.6 Mitigation Measures
There are no mitigation measures pertaining to land use and planning that are applicable to either the approved project or the proposed project. No mitigation is required.

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3.6 NOISE

3.6.1 Existing Environmental Setting
No substantial changes to the planning area have occurred since the preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR and the associated Addendums . There have been no major changes to the existing setting of the planning area with respect to noise.

The planning area is developed and consists of a mix of residential, commercial, medical, institutional, industrial, and open space and recreation uses. Noise-sensitive receptors in the City include residences, schools, hospitals, churches, and similar use s that are sensitive to noise. In the City of Long Beach, the dominant source of noise is transportation noise, including vehicular traffic, rail, and airport noise. Industrial and mechanical equipment is also a contributor to the noise environment in the City, as are intermittent sources such as construction equipment and leaf blowers. Noise from motor vehicles is generated by engine vibrations, the interaction between the tires and the road, and the exhaust systems. Airport -related noise levels are primar ily associated with aircraft engine noise made while aircraft are taking off, landing, or running their engines while still on the ground. Major vibration sources in the City include construction activities, rail operations, and heavy vehicle traffic. Other sources which have the potential to cause vibration impacts are aircraft operations, low-frequency music, and some stationary sources.

3.6.2 2019 Certified EIR
Please refer to Section 4.5 of the 2019 Certified EIR for a detailed analysis of the potential effe cts of the approved project related to noise. The 2019 Certified EIR concluded that impacts related to noise would be less than significant with mitigation incorporated , or significant and unavoidable, as described below.

3.6.2.1 Exposure of Persons to or Generation of Noise Levels in Excess of Applicable Standards Significant and Unavoidable Impact.

Short-Term Construction-Related Noise Impacts.

As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, two types of short -term noise impacts have the potential to occur during con struction of development allowed by the LUE. First, construction crew commutes and the transport of construction equipment and materials to the site for future projects would incrementally increase noise levels on access roads leading to the sites. Althoug h there would be a relatively high single-event noise exposure potential causing intermittent noise nuisance, the effect on longer-term (hourly or daily) ambient noise levels would be small.

The second type of short -term noise impact was related to noise generated during demolition, site preparation, excavation, grading, and building erection on the future project sites. The maximum noise level generated by a typical loud piece of construction equipment (e.g., a scraper) on future project sites was expected to be approximately 87 A -weighted decibels (dBA) maximum instantaneous noise level (L
max) at 50 ft from the piece of equipment. Assuming that each piece of construction equipment operates at some distance from the other equipment, the

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Specific construction project data that may occur with implementation of the LUE/UDE, including location and noise levels at surrounding sensitive receptors, were unknown during the preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR because some projects may have unusual or extremely loud construction activities (e.g., pile driving, nighttime construction work, or unusually long construction duration, etc.). Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that construction projects may result in a substantial increase in ambient noise levels, and mitigation would be required. The 2019 Certified EIR required the implementation of Mitigation Measure MM NOI-1, which required future construction projects implemented under the LUE/UDE to implement Construction BMPS to reduce potential construction -period noise impacts for nearby sensitive receptors. Although Mitigation Measure MM NOI-1 wou ld reduce construction noise associated with future projects, since the location, proximity to sensitive receptors, and type of construction equipment associated with new construction projects were unknown at the time, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that this impact is significant and unavoidable.

Less Than Significant Impact.

Long-Term Stationary -Source Noise Impacts. Development allowed under the proposed LUE may include the installation or creation of new stationary sources of noise, or the development of new sensitive land uses in the vicinity of existing noise sources. However, noise generation is limited by the Noise Ordinance of the City’s Municipal Code (Chapter 8.80).

Implementation of the LUE was not anticipated to result in increased railroa d operations within the City. However, the LUE proposed the Transit-Oriented Development PlaceType, which would have allowed future multifamily developments to be located along the Metro Blue Line fixed rail route and locating multifamily developments near the light -rail corridor had the potential to expose sensitive land uses to operational rail noise.

Several of the LUE and UDE policies required new development projects to incorporate site planning and project design strategies to separate or buffer neighborhoods from incompatible activities or land uses. Specifically, Policy UD 26 -2 required new development projects to incorporate site planning and project design strategies to separate or buffer neighborhoods from incompatible activities or land uses and LU Policy 16-8 required that all new developments in areas with noise levels greater than 60 dBA Community Noise Equivalent Level ( CNEL) prepare an acoustical analysis. LU Policy 16 -8 also required new residential land uses to be designed to maintain a st andard of 45 dBA day -night average noise level ( L dn) or less in building interiors.

Any new noise-generating sources were also subject to compliance with Chapter 8.80, Noise, of the City’s Municipal Code, which sets exterior noise standards for the various land uses within the City. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that implementation of the approved project would not expose persons to noise levels in excess of the City’s Municipal Code, and no mitigation was required.

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3.6.2.2 Expose Persons to or Generate Excessive Gr oundborne Vibration or Groundborne Noise Levels
Less Than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated. As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, Chapter

8.80 of the City’s Noise Ordinance limits the operation of any device that creates vibration, including pile driving, that is above the vibration perception threshold. Any construction activities associated with implementation of the approved project was required to comply with the Noise Ordinance requirements. However, because the construction of future proj ects associated with implementation of the approved project could result in the generation of ground -borne vibration, the 2019 Certified EIR required future discretionary projects occurring under the approved project to comply with Mitigation Measure MM NOI -1. Mitigation Measure MM NOI -1 required future construction projects implemented under the LUE/UDE to implement construction best management practices to minimize vibration impacts for nearby sensitive receptors to a less than significant level. Compliance with Mitigation Measure MM NOI -1 served to reduce impacts related to the exposure of sensitive receptors to excessive ground-borne vibration or noise levels.

As discussed above, implementation of the approved project included policies and strategies tha t protect sensitive receptors from vibration in excess of acceptable levels. Therefore, with implementation of Mitigation Measure MM NOI-1, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project would result in less than significant impacts related to the exposure of persons to excessive ground-borne vibration and/or ground-borne noise levels.

3.6.2.3 Noise Levels Within An Airport Land Use Plan or Within Two Miles of an Airport No Impact. As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, aircraft noise in the City is primarily related to aircraft operations at Long Beach Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and John Wayne Airport. Long Beach Airport is located centrally within the City, approximately 3 miles northeast of downtown. As stated in Section 16.43.050 of the Municipal Code, it is the goal of the City that incompatible property in the vicinity of the airport shall not be exposed to noise above 65 dBA CNEL.

Implementation of the LUE and UDE would locate business parks and airport -related land uses surrounding the airport and would not introduce any new noise-sensitive receptors within the 65 dBA noise contour. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project would not result in the exposure of sensitive receptors to excessive noise l evels from aircraft noise sources, and no mitigation was required.

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3.6.2.4 Cumulative Noise Impacts
Less Than Significant Impact.

Cumulative Stationary-Source Noise Impacts and Long -Term Traffic Noise Impacts. The 2019 Certified EIR analyzed a cumulative study area for noise impacts of the City’s General Plan planning area and any sensitive receptors within the planning area. The 2 019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project would not create a cumulatively considerable contribution to regional noise conditions. Implementation of the approved project would not result in a 3 dBA increase in traffic noise level in the City and therefore, would not result in a significant impact under long-term cumulative noise conditions. Additionally, implementation of the LUE/UDE policies and land use strategies required the City to consider noise and land use compatibility issues when evaluating individual development proposals. As such, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that implementation of the approved project would not result in a substantial cumulative increase in long-term noise. No mitigation was required.

Significant and Unavoidable.

Construction-Related Noise Impacts. As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, construction activities associated with development anticipated under the approved project were subject to compliance with the City’s Noise Ordinance to ensure that noise impac ts from construction sources are reduced. In addition, the 2019 Certified EIR required the implementation of Mitigation Measure MM NOI-1, which required individual projects to implement C onstruction BMPs to reduce potential construction -period noise impact s for nearby sensitive receptors.

Although Mitigation Measure MM NOI -1 would have reduced construction noise associated with future projects, since the location, the proximity to sensitive receptors, and the types of construction equipment associated with new construction projects were all unknown at the time, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that cumulative construction noise impacts would have a significant and unavoidable cumulative contribution to the total noise environment in the City.

3.6.3 Analysis of the Proposed Project

3.6.3.1 Exposure of Persons to or Generation of Noise Levels in Excess of Applicable Standards Implementation of the proposed project would not result in changes to noise impacts as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the proposed project involves rezoning properties and updating Title 22 in order to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE.

Short-Term Construction-Related Noise Impacts. As described previously, two types of short -term noise impacts have the potential to occur during construction of development allowed by the approved LUE. First, construction crew commutes and the transpo rt of construction equipment and materials to the site for future projects would incrementally increase noise levels on access roads leading to the sites. The second type of short -term noise impact is related to noise generated during demolition, site preparation, excavation, grading, and building erection on the future project sites.

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Mitigation Measure MM NOI-1 requires future construction projects implemented under the LUE/UDE to implement Construction BMPS to reduce potential construction -period noise impacts for nearby sensitive receptors. Although Mitigation Measure MM NOI-1 would reduce construction noise associated with future projects, since the location, proximity to sensitive receptors, and type of construction equipment associated with new construction projects are unknown, this impact would remain significant and unavoidable. Short -term construction relate d noise impacts would remain similar to the approved project.

Long-Term Stationary-Source Noise Impacts. Similar to the approved project, future development allowed under the proposed project may include the installation or creation of new stationary sources of noise, or the development of new sensitive land uses in the vicinity of existing noise sources. However, noise generation is limited by the Noise Ordinance of the City’s Municipal Code (Chapter 8.80).

Similar to the approved project, future develo pment under the proposed project is not anticipated to result in increased railroad operations within the City.

The proposed project would not result in any changes to the approved LUE and UDE policies requiring new development projects to incorporate sit e planning and project design strategies to separate or buffer neighborhoods from incompatible activities or land uses. Additionally, any new noise-generating sources are subject to compliance with Chapter 8.80, Noise, of the City’s Municipal Code, which s ets exterior noise standards for the various land uses within the City. Therefore, similar to the approved project, future development under the proposed project would not expose persons to noise levels in excess of the City’s Municipal Code. Long -term stationary noise impacts would remain similar and would be less than significant.

Long-Term Traffic Noise Impacts. Potential sources of permanent increases in ambient noise for the proposed project include noise resulting from the project -related increase in traffic on roadways in the planning area. Future development facilitated by the proposed project under the proposed changes to Title 22 would be similar to future development contemplated and analyzed under the approved project. Therefore, similar to the approved project, implementation of the proposed project would not result in the generation of substantial traffic noise increases. Impacts related to long-term traffic noise impacts would be similar to the approved project and would remain less than significant. No mitigation is required.

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3.6.3.2 Expose Persons to or Generate Excessive Groundborne Vibration or Groundborne Noise Levels
Similar to the approved project, construction activities associated with implementation of future development under the proposed project is required to comply with Chapter 8.80 of the Noise Ordinance, which limits the operation of any device that creates vibration, including pile driving, that is above the vibration perception threshold. Additionally, the proposed proj ect would not result in any changes to the policies and strategies included in the approved LUE and UDE that protect sensitive receptors from vibration in excess of acceptable levels. However, similar to the approved project, because the construction of fu ture projects associated with implementation of the proposed project could result in the generation of ground -borne vibration, the proposed project would be required to implement Mitigation Measure MM NOI-1 from the 2019 Certified EIR, which requires futur e discretionary projects occurring under the approved project to implement Construction BMPS to reduce potential construction -period vibration impacts for nearby sensitive receptors. With compliance with Mitigation Measure MM NOI -1, the proposed project wo uld result in less than significant impacts related to the exposure of persons to excessive ground-borne vibration and/or ground-borne noise levels. Impacts would remain similar to the approved project.

3.6.3.3 Noise Levels Within an Airport Land Use Plan or Within Two Miles of an Airport As described previously, aircraft noise in the City is primarily related to aircraft operations at Long Beach Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and John Wayne Airport. Long Beach Airport is located centrally within the C ity, approximately 3 miles northeast of downtown. Implementation of the proposed project would not change the location of l business parks and airport-related land uses surrounding the airport and would not introduce any new noise -sensitive receptors within the 65 dBA noise contour. Therefore, similar to the approved project, the proposed project would not result in the exposure of sensitive receptors to excessive noise levels from aircraft noise sources.

Impacts would remain the same as the approved projec t and there would be no impact. No mitigation is required.

3.6.3.4 Cumulative Noise Impacts
Cumulative Stationary-Source Noise Impacts and Long -Term Traffic Noise Impacts. Similar to the approved project, the proposed project analyzes a cumulative study area for noise impacts of the City’s General Plan planning area and any sensitive receptors within the planning area. The 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project would not create a cumulatively considerable contribution to regional noise conditions . The proposed project involves establishing 5 new zoning districts and proposed updates to Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE, and as such, does not propose any development in itself. However, future development facilitated by the proposed project under the proposed updates to Title 22 would be similar to future development contemplated and analyzed under the approved project. As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, implementation of the approved LUE and UDE would not result in a 3 dBA increase in traffic noise level in the City and, therefore, would not have generate a significant impact under long -term cumulative noise conditions. Similarly, the proposed project would not generate a significant impact under long-term cumulative noise conditions.

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Cumulative Construction-Related Noise Impacts. Future development facilitated by the proposed project under the proposed updates to Title 22 would be similar to future development contemplated and analyzed under the approved project. Similar to the approved project, construction activities associated with development anticipated under the proposed project are subject to compliance with the City’s Noise Ordinance to ensure that noise impacts from construction sources are reduced. In addition, similar to the approved project, the proposed project is required to implement Mitigation Measure MM NOI -1, which requires individual projects to implement construction best management practices to reduce potential construction -period noise impacts for nearby sensitive receptors. Although Mitigation Measure MM NOI-1 reduces construction noise associated with future projects, since the location, the p roximity to sensitive receptors, and the types of construction equipment associated with new construction projects are all unknown at the time; similar to the approved project, cumulative construction noise impacts under the proposed project would have a significant and unavoidable cumulative contribution to the total noise environment in the City. Construction -related noise impacts would remain cumulatively significant and unavoidable.

3.6.4 Findings Related to Noise

3.6.4.1 No New Significant Effects Requiring Major Revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR Based on the foregoing analysis and information, there is no evidence that the proposed project requires a major change to the 2019 Certified EIR. The proposed project would not result in new significant environmental impacts related to noise, and there would not be a substantial increase in the severity of impacts described in the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.6.4.2 No Substantial Change in Circumstances Requiring Major Revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR
No major changes to the planni ng area have taken place since preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR that would require revisions to the analysis in the 2019 Certified EIR. There is no information in the record or otherwise available that indicates that there are substantial changes in c ircumstances pertaining to noise that would require major changes to the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.6.4.3 No New Information Showing Greater Significant Effects than the 2019 Certified EIR This Addendum has analyzed all available relevant information to determine wheth er there is new information that was not available at the time the 2019 Certified EIR was certified, indicating that a new significant effect not reported in that document may occur. Based on the information and analyses above, there is no substantial new information indicating that there would be a new significant impact related to noise requiring major revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR.

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3.6.4.4 No New Information Showing Ability to Reduce Significant Effects in the 2019 Certified EIR There is no new informatio n, mitigation, or alternatives to the project that would substantially reduce one or more significant impacts pertaining to noise identified and considered in the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.6.5 Compliance Measures
There are no compliance measures pertaining to noise that are applicable to the approved project or the proposed project.

3.6.6 Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measure pertaining to noise that was identified in the 2019 Certified EIR is applicable to future development under the proposed project.

MM NOI-1 Project contractors shall implement the following construction best management practices during construction activities:
• Schedule high -noise and vibration -producing activities to a shorter window of time during the day outside early morning hours to minimize disruption to sensitive uses.
• Grading and construction contractors shall use equipment that generates lower noise and vibration levels, such as rubber -tired equipment rather than metal - tracked equipment.
• Construction haul trucks and materials delivery traffic shall avoid residential areas whenever feasible.
• The construction contractor shall place noise - and vibration -generating construction equipment and locate construction staging areas away from sensitive uses whenever feasible.
• Locate equi pment staging in areas that would create the greatest possible distance between construction -related noise sources and noise -sensitive receptors nearest the active project site during all project construction. • Prohibit extended idling time of internal combustion engines. • Ensure that all general construction related activities are restricted to 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on weekdays and federal holidays, and between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays. No construction would be permitted on Sundays.

Construction activities occurring outside of these hours may be permitted with authorization by the Building Official and/or permit issued by the Noise Control Officer.

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3.7 POPULATION AND HOUSING

3.7.1 Existing Environmental Setting
No substantial changes to the planning area have occurred since the preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR and the associated Adde ndums. There have been no major changes to the existing setting of the planning area with respect to population and housing.

The City of Long Beach recently adopted an update to the Housing Element of the General Plan, as required by State law. The 2021-2029 Housing Element is the sixth update and is also referred to as the 6th Cycle Housing Element. The 6th Cycle update was adopted by the Long Beach City Council on February 8, 2022 and was certified by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on April 8, 2022, signifying the City’s compliance with State Housing Element law.

3.7.1.1 Population Growth
In its existing condition, the City is largely urbanized and includes a range of housing types and land uses that provide housing and employment opportunities to its residents. The City’s population is anticipated to grow by approximately 3.9 percent (approximately 18,000 persons) between 2012 and 2040. The County is expected to experience a higher increase of approximately 13.3 percent (approximately 0.53 percent per year) between 2015 and 2040.

In 2019, the City’s median age was 34.9, up from 32.6 in 2010. While the City’s overall population size has changed little since 2010, the share of people under 18 years of age declined a bout 15 percent while people over 45 years of age increased by more than 20 percent . The City has a younger population overall compared to the County. Most of the population in both the City and the County fall within two age groups: (a) 35 to 64 years of age, and (2) 18 to 34 years of age. Therefore, the City and County will experience an increase in their older adult populations during the planning period, which extends to the horizon year 2040, given the large number of middle -age residents currently residing in the City and the County.

3.7.1.2 Housing
The City is anticipated to experience an approximately 17.4 percent increase in the number of households between 2012 and 2040 (an additional 28,524 housing units), whereas the County is anticipated to experience a lower rate of increase in households than the City at approximately 10.9 percent between 2015 and 2040. The City’s population is anticipated to increase at a lower rate than the rate of household growth in the City due to overcrowding of existing househo lds. More than 80 percent of the City’s housing stock is greater than 5 0 years old. This aging housing stock indicates that a large portion of housing stock in Long Beach is likely in need for rehabilitation and repair.

In addition to the age of the City’s existing housing stock, it is important to note that 61 percent of households rent their homes. High housing costs resulting in households doubling up or renting has

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3.7.1.3 Employment
As of May 2021, the City had a labor force of 239,700 and the County had a labor force of 5,120,300, with appr oximately 25,300 and 519,500 people unemployed, respectively. 4 The May 2021 unemployment rate was 10.1 percent for the City and 10.6 percent for the County. It should be noted the 2021 unemployment rates are reflective of the COVID -19 pandemic and are therefore inflated from historic and anticipated trends. As stated in the 2019 LUE, t he percentage of residents employed in the City is anticipated to increase by approximately 18.6 percent resulting in approximately 28,000 new employees by 2040. The County’s employment is also anticipated to increase, but to a slightly lesser degree, at 17.1 percent by 2040.

3.7.2 2019 Certified EIR
Please see Section 4.6 of the 2019 Certified EIR for a detailed analysis of the potential effects of the approved project regarding po pulation and housing. The 2019 Certified EIR concluded that impacts related to population and housing would be less than significant, as described below.

3.7.2.1 Induce Substantial Unplanned Population Growth
Less Than Significant Impact. As described in the 201 9 Certified EIR, a project would indirectly induce growth by reducing or removing barriers to growth or by creating a condition that attracts additional population or new economic activity. Typically, the growth -inducing potential of a project would be con sidered significant if it fosters growth or a concentration of population in excess of what is assumed in pertinent master plans, land use plans, or in projections made by regional planning agencies (e.g., SCAG). Significant growth impacts could also occur if the project provides infrastructure or service capacity to accommodate growth beyond the levels currently permitted by local or regional plans and policies. In general, growth induced by a project is considered a significant impact if it directly or indirectly affects the ability of agencies to provide needed public utilities, or if it can be demonstrated that the potential growth significantly affects the environment in some other way.

The approved project would allow for an increase in population, emp loyment, and housing in the City of Long Beach through the horizon year 2040. With the exception of housing, this increase would be consistent with SCAG’s regional growth forecasts for each of these areas for the same horizon year. However, much of the inc rease in housing units was expected to accommodate existing residents due to a combination of aging in place and overcrowded housing conditions, as identified in the AFH report. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the project’s growth -

3 The California Department of Housing and Community Development defines “overcrowding” as a household with more than one person per room and “severe overcrowding” as more than 1.5 persons per room. Overcrowding typically occurs as a result of a high housing costs and a lack of affordable housing units, causing families to have multiple individuals per room. 4 California Employment Development Department (EDD). 2021. Labor Force and Unemployment Rate for Cities and Census Designated Places. Website: https://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/data/labor-force- and-unemployment-for-cities-and-census-areas.html (accessed July 7, 2021).

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In addition, under the appro ved project, improvements to public utilities, including new water, sanitary sewer, and storm water services would be identified on a project -specific basis as new developments are proposed. Infrastructure improvements associated with future development facilitated by the approved project would be sized appropriately for each project and would not be oversized to serve additional growth beyond that envisioned under the LUE. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project would result in less than significant impacts with respect to the inducement of substantial unplanned population growth in an area. No mitigation is required.

3.7.2.2 Cumulative Population and Housing Impact
Less Than Significant Impact . The 2019 Certified EIR analyzed a cumulative study area to assess potential cumulative population and housing impacts that includes the City of Long Beach and the County of Los Angeles because employees in the planning area may live within or outside the C ity’s jurisdictional boundaries. The City’s population and employment are anticipated to increase by 18,230 persons and 28,511 jobs by 2040. Project -related increases in population and employment have been accounted for in SCAG’s growth projections for the City. As demonstrated by growth projections outlined in SCAG’s 2016 –2040 RTP/SCS, demographic growth is anticipated to occur in the planning area regardless of implementation of the LUE; implementation of the LUE would only affect the distribution of proj ected demographic growth. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project would not result in cumulative population or employment increases that would exceed projected regional forecasts for the City.

The approved project would allow for the future development of a variety of uses that would serve to provide a sound and diversified economic base and ample employment opportunities for the citizens of Long Beach. Furthermore, implementation of the LUE would facilitate an existing demand for employment, while also meeting the cumulative demand of employment that would result from the City’s projected future population. With the exception of housing, project -related increases in population and employment resulting from the approved project are expected to be within the total projected growth forecasts for 2040 established in the 2016– 2040 RTP/SCS. The increase in housing above what is projected in the 2016– 2040 is required to alleviate existing overcrowding conditions as identified in the AFH report, as well as meet the City’s affordable housing requirements under the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA). As such, housing growth envisioned under the approved project would not significantly induce growth within the planning area. In addit ion, implementation of the approved project was determined to be consistent with the City’s vision for the community and State housing requirements. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that implementation of the approved project would not result i n a cumulatively significant population or housing impact and the future development facilitated by project approval would not significantly induce growth in areas where growth was not previously anticipated. No mitigation is required.

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3.7.3 Analysis of the Proposed Project

3.7.3.1 Induce Substantial Unplanned Population Growth
As stated previously, the approved project would allow for an increase in population, employment, and housing in the City of Long Beach through the horizon year 2040. With the exception of housing, this increase would be consistent with SCAG’s regional growth forecasts for each of these areas for the same horizon year. However, much of the increase in housing units was expected to accommodate existing residents due to a combination of aging in plac e and overcrowded housing conditions.

The proposed project involves establishing 5 new zoning districts and proposed updates to Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE, and as such, does not propose any development in itself. However, future development facilitated by the proposed project under the proposed updates to Title 22 would be similar to future development contemplated and analyzed under the approved project. The heights, densit ies, and allowable uses permitted by the 5 new zones included in the new Title 22 are consistent with those contemplated by the updated LUE for their respective PlaceTypes. As such , it is reasonable to conclude the proposed project’s growth -inducing potent ial would be similar to the approved project, as it would not foster growth in excess of what is already anticipated in pertinent master plans, land use plans, or in projections made by regional planning agencies (e.g., SCAG).

Development incentives propos ed as part of the project would be targeted, and therefore, are not expected to increase levels of development and growth beyond what was analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR. Further, similar to the approved project, implementation of the proposed project would facilitate an increase in non-residential uses. Therefore, it is anticipated that the proposed project would help meet any increased demands for additional goods and services associated with the projected increase in population.

Similar to the approv ed project, future development under the proposed project would identify improvements to public utilities, including new water, sanitary sewer, and storm water services on a project-specific basis as new developments are proposed. Infrastructure improvemen ts associated with future development facilitated by the proposed project would be sized appropriately for each project and would not be oversized to serve additional growth beyond that envisioned under the approved project. Therefore, similar to the appro ved project, the proposed project would result in less than significant impacts with respect to the inducement of substantial unplanned population growth in an area. Impacts would remain less than significant and no mitigation is required

3.7.3.2 Cumulative Population and Housing Impact
Similar to the approved project, the proposed project considers a cumulative study area to assess potential cumulative population and housing impacts including the City of Long Beach and the County of Los Angeles because employees in the planning area may live within or outside the City’s jurisdictional boundaries. The City’s population and employment are anticipated to increase by 18,230 persons and 28,511 jobs by 2040, and project -related increases in population and employment have been accounted for in SCAG’s growth projections for the City. As demonstrated by growth projections outlined in SCAG’s 2016– 2040 RTP/SCS, demographic growth is anticipated to A DDENDUM N O . 3 TO THE G ENERAL P LAN LU AND UDE EIR A PRIL 2023

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The proposed project involves establishing 5 new zoning districts and proposed updates to Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE, and as such, does not propose any development in itself. However, future development facilitated by the proposed project under the proposed updates to Title 22 would be similar to future development contemplated an d analyzed under the approved project. Therefore, similar to the approved project, it is reasonable to conclude the proposed project would not result in cumulative population or employment increases that would exceed projected regional forecasts for the City.

3.7.4 Findings Related to Population and Housing

3.7.4.1 No New Significant Effects Requiring Major Revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR Based on the foregoing analysis and information, there is no evidence that the proposed project requires a major change to the 201 9 Certified EIR. The proposed project would not result in new significant environmental impacts related to population and housing, and there would not be a substantial increase in the severity of impacts described in the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.7.4.2 No Substantial Change in Circumstances Requiring Major Revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR
No major changes to the planning area have taken place since preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR that would require revisions to the analysis in the 2019 Certified EIR. There is no information in the record or otherwise available that indicates that there are substantial changes in circumstances pertaining to population and housing that would require major changes to the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.7.4.3 No New Information Showing Greater Significant Effects than the 2019 Certified EIR This Addendum has analyzed all available relevant information to determine whether there is new information that was not available at the time the 2019 Certified EIR was certified, indicating that a new significa nt effect not reported in that document may occur. Based on the information and analyses above, there is no substantial new information indicating that there would be a new significant impact related to population and housing requiring major revisions to t he 2019 Certified EIR.

3.7.4.4 No New Information Showing Ability to Reduce Significant Effects in the 2019 Certified EIR There is no new information, mitigation, or alternatives to the project that would substantially reduce one or more significant impacts perta ining to population and housing identified and considered in the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.7.5 Compliance Measures
There are no compliance measures pertaining to population and housing that are applicable to the approved project or the proposed project.

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3.7.6 Mitigation Measures
There are no mitigation measures pertaining to population and housing that are applicable to the approved project or the proposed project. No mitigation is required.

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3.8 PUBLIC SERVICES

3.8.1 Existing Environmental Setting
No substanti al changes to the planning area have occurred since the preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR. There have been no major changes to the existing setting of the planning area with respect to public services.

3.8.1.1 Fire Protection
The Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) is the primary authority in the City responsible for providing fire protection, medical, rescue, disaster response, public safety education, community service, and environmental emergency services. Although the 2019 Certified EIR reported that the City operated 24 fire stations, one station has been temporarily relocated and a new permanent station is planned for construction in 2024. This change in existing setting does not change the conclusions of the 2019 EIR. The planning area includes the entire area within the City’s jurisdictional limits (approximately 50 square miles). As such, all 24 stations, the nine lifeguard facilities, and the related training centers and headquarters would serve the planning area.

3.8.1.2 Police Protection
As reported in the 2019 Certified EIR, the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) provides local police protection services to the City, and the LBPD consists of five separate bureaus: (1) the Investigation Bureau, (2) the Support Bureau, (3) the Patrol Bureau, (4) the Administration Bureau, and (5) the Financial Bureau.
5 LBPD strives to respond to Priority 1 Calls for Service (crime in progress/life - threatening situations) in 5 minutes or less, on average. In 2017, the average response time to Priority 1 Calls was 4.7 minutes. 6 Priority 2 Calls are non-emergency calls for crimes that have been committed with possible evidence available. The LBPD goal is to respond to Priority 2 Calls for service in 20 minutes or less, on average. Priority 3 calls are generally related to crimes with no evidence potential, but are required or desired to take a report of a crime. The LBPD goal is to respond to Priority 3 calls for service in 30 minutes or less, on average. As such, Priority 1 Calls receive LBPD’s fastest response time.

3.8.1.3 Public Schools
The provision of education and school facilities in the City is the responsibility of the Long Beach Unified School District ( LBUSD). As reported in the 2019 Certified EIR, LBUSD served as the third largest school district in the Stat e, serving approximately 71,800 students in 85 schools in the Cities of Long Beach, Carson, Lakewood, Signal Hill, and Avalon (on Catalina Island) . 7 During the 2017 –
2018 school year, the LBUSD accommodated a total of 74,576 students in its elementary, middle, and high schools.

5 City of Long Beach Police Department (LBPD). Correspondence with Rico Fernandez, LBPD Sergeant, dated November 15, 2018.
6 City of Long Beach. Fiscal Year 2019 Adopted Budget. Website: http://www.longbeach.gov/globalassets/ finance/media-library/documents/city-budget-and-finances/budget/budget-documents/fy-19-proposed- budget/ fy-19-proposed-final-book (accessed March 4, 2020). 7 Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD). Website: http://www.lbschools.net/District/ (accessed March 4, 2020).

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3.8.1.4 Public Libraries
As reported in the 2019 Certified EIR, t he Long Beach Public Library (LBPL) system provides library services to the City and includes 12 branch locations throughout the City. 8 In total, the LBPL system has approximately 237,695 square feet (sf) of library facilities, approximately 798,760 library materials (includes hardcopies and online resources), and approxi mately 296 computers available for public use (total computers include 261 with internet access and 35 with catalog access only).

While the City has not formally adopted a service standard of library space per capita, the City did establish a target of 0.45 sf per capita in its budget for FY 2007. 9 Using this standard and 478,561 as the estimated 2018 population with a total Citywide library square footage of 237,695, the LBPL currently provides approximately 0.50 sf per capita; according to the service s tandard, this represents a surplus of library space by 0.05 sf per capita.

3.8.2 2019 Certified EIR
Please see Section 4.7 of the 2019 Certified EIR for detailed analysis of the potential effects of the proposed project regarding public services. The 2019 Certif ied EIR concluded that impacts related to public services would be less than significant.

3.8.2.1 Fire Protection
Less Than Significant Impact. As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, as a result of increased growth accommodated by the approved project, overall demands for fire protection services and emergency services in the City would increase. Consequently, additional Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) resources (including staffing) would be required to provide fire protection for new residents, workers, and structures. The City’s costs to maintain facilities and equipment as well as train and equip personnel would also increase. The costs of additional personnel and materials were anticipated to be offset through the increased revenues and fees, such as proper ty taxes, generated by future development. Future projects would be reviewed by the City on a project -by- project basis and would be required to comply with any requirements in effect when the review was conducted. Prior to the issuance of building permits, future project applicants would be required to pay the adopted police facilities impact fees. The LBFD would also continue to be supported by Proposition H revenue; the City’s General Funds; the City’s Tidelands operation revenue; and other revenue sources. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that sufficient revenue would be available for necessary improvements to provide for adequate fire facilities, equipment, and personnel upon the anticipated General Plan build out. Additionally, the proposed PlaceType designations permitted the future development and operation of new stations within PlaceTypes.

The approved project permitted the development of new stations, proposed no physical improvements, and required all future projects to assess project i mpacts on fire protection services.

8 Long Beach Public Library (LBPL). Library Locations. Website: http://www.longbeach.gov/library/ visit/ locations/ (accessed March 4, 2020).
9 FY 2007 is the most current year for which target li brary performance standards have been established.

As noted above, these standards have not been formally adopted by the City. Source: City of Long Beach.

FY 2007 Adopted Budget. Library Services. Website: http://www.longbeach.gov/globalassets/finance/ media-library/documents/city-budget-and-finances/budget/budget-documents/fy-07-adopted-budget- webpage/library-services-fy-07-adop (accessed March 4, 2020).

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3.8.2.2 Police Protection
Less Than Significant Impact. The approved project did not include any physica l improvements, but allowed for future development that was anticipated to create an increase in the typical range of police service calls within the City. New and/or additional police resources would be needed to prevent an impact to service ratios as a r esult of future growth accommodated by the approved project. The City’s costs to maintain facilities and equipment as well as train and equip personnel would also increase. The costs of additional personnel and materials were anticipated to be offset through the increased revenues and fees, such as property taxes, generated by future development.

Future projects would be reviewed by the City on a project -by-project basis and would need to comply with any requirements in effect when the review is conducted. Prior to the issuance of building permits, future project applicants would be required to pay the adopted police facilities impact fees. Additional police personnel and resources would be provided through the annual budget review process. Furthermore, the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) would continue to be supported by Proposition H revenue, a per barrel tax on all oil producers in Long Beach; the City’s Tidelands operation revenue; and other revenue sources. By following this process, sufficient revenue would be available for necessary service improvements to provide for adequate police facilities, equipment, and personnel under the anticipated General Plan build out. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that impacts would be less than signific ant, and no mitigation was required.

3.8.2.3 Public Schools
Less Than Significant Impact . Implementation of the approved project allowed for the future development of up to 28,524 dwelling units by 2040, which would result in the generation of additional school-age children within the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) service area. Of the 28,524 units, the City had identified a need for 21,476 housing units to address existing housing needs attributed to overcrowding. As such, the majority of the 28,524 anticipated new housing units would have served to relieve overcrowding of existing households in the City, so those families were already being served by LBUSD. Still, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that this potential future growth had the potential to strain existing and/or planned school facilities.

Based on student generation fact ors and projected growth in the City, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the anticipated General Plan build out was expected to result in an increase of 5,272 students. With the anticipated General Plan build out, elementary and middle school enrollment in LBUSD were expected to be within the 2017 –2018 LBUSD facilities capacity, but the total estimated enrollment for high schools in 2040 had the potential to exceed the LBUSD current facilities’ capacity. All future development projects in the City would be required to pay school developer fees to LBUSD for the operation, maintenance, and development of schools to accommodate future student enrollment. If student growth generated by the anticipated General Plan build out exceeded the estimates identified above, the acquisition, modernization, or modification of school sites to accommodate additional facilities would be required. Additional school resources would also continue to be funded by an increase in tax revenue as a result of future growth. In addit ion, new housing units would be built over the course of 21 years, during

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3.8.2.4 Other Public Facilities
Less Than Significant Impact. The approved project did not include any physical improvements but would have allowed for new PlaceTypes that would facilitate an increase in housing units in the City and could increase the demand for library facilities. Demand for library services is typically determined based on the size of the resident population. Because the City has not formally adopt ed a service standard of library space per capita, the 2019 Certified EIR utilized the target of 0.45 sf per capita established in the City’s budget for Fiscal Year 2007. Using this standard and the estimated future population of approximately 484,485, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the LBPL system would need to contain a total of 218,019 10 sf to meet this target . In total, the existing LBPL system had approximately 237,695 sf of library facilities, which was greater than the City’s threshold for providing library services for both the existing population and the projected demand generated by the anticipated build out of the General Plan. In addition, the 2019 Certified EIR took into account that technology continues to evolve as does resident demand for electronic library services and resources. With the increased demand for electronic resources, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that it may be valuable to measure library services by more than a square footage per capita benchmark. For example, the C ity was replacing the Main Library with a new library at the City’s Civic Center. Although this library was smaller in square footage than the original library, the new library made more efficient use of its space. It also contains more electronic resource s and required less space to accommodate hardcopy library materials. Therefore, the loss of library square footage was not considered a loss of library volumes or available resources to serve the existing and projected population in the City. It was antici pated that the demand for electronic materials will continue to increase, potentially reducing the amount of square footage to service library patrons.

Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project’s increase in demand on library services can be served by the existing facilities and would not adversely affect library services in the project area. As such, the approved project was determined to have less than significant impacts related to public libraries, and no mitigation was required.

3.8.2.5 Cumulative Public Services Impact
Less Than Significant Impact.

Fire Protection. The 2019 Certified EIR analyzed a geographic area for cumulative analysis of fire protection services of the LBFD service territory, which is defined as the City of Long Beach. The approved project would contribute to a cumulative local and regional demand for fire services.

Each future project requiring a discretionary action within the City would be evaluated individually, and project -specific mitigation would be proposed as needed. The costs of additional LBFD resources were anticipated to be offset thro ugh increased revenues and fees, such as property taxes and Fire Facilities Impact Fees, generated by future development. The City is almost entirely built out, with most new development occurring as in -fill projects. The LBFD anticipates cumulative demand in order to plan for overall service. This cumulative

10 0.45 square feet per the City’s population of 484,485 in 2040.

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Police Protection. The 2019 Certified EIR analyzed a geographic area for the cumulative analysis of police protection impacts of the service area for the LBPD, which is defined as the City of Long Beach. The City is almost entirely built out, with most new development occurring as in -fill projects. The cumulative demand for police protection services was anticipated to be met through project implementation, as the LUE establishes the development of future police stations. In addition, the need for additional law enforcement associated with cu mulative growth would be addressed through the annual budgeting process when budget adjustments would be made in an effort to meet changes in service demand. Police facility impact fees were also required for new residential and non-residential development to offset additional costs of new development. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project’s contribution to police protection impacts would not be cumulatively considerable, and no mitigation was required.

Public Schools. The 2019 Certified EIR analyzed a geographic area for the cumulative analysis of public schools of the service territory for the LBUSD. The approved project is expected to generate approximately 5,272 school-aged children, which would result in increased dem and on existing educational school facilities. Future projects consistent with the LUE would be evaluated on a project -by-project basis. Residential projects located within the LBUSD service area, but outside the City, would also have the potential to generate school -aged children, and, as a result, increase demand on educational school facilities. LBUSD would assess developer fees to future projects within its service area in an effort to fund future schools needed to meet the project-related increase in s chool-aged children. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project would not contribute to any cumulative school impacts, and no mitigation was required.

Public Libraries. The 2019 Certified EIR analyzed a geographic area for the cumulative analysis of public libraries of the service territory for the LBPL system. The City met the LBPL system’s square footage requirements in the existing conditions, and the approved project would not exceed the LBPL system’s ability to meet the ant icipated General Plan build out for library services. Further, the City has replaced older less -efficient library buildings with newer facilities with more electronic resources and library materials. As the demand for electronic resources continues to increase, less square footage was required for library facilities. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project’s contribution to library impacts would not be cumulatively considerable, and no mitigation was required.

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3.8.3 Analysis of the Proposed Project
Implementation of the proposed project would not result in changes to impacts to public services as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the proposed project involves rezoning properties and updating Title 22 in order to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE.

3.8.3.1 Fire Protection
The proposed project involves establishing 5 new zoning districts and proposed updates to Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent with the appr oved LUE and UDE, and as such, does not propose any development in itself . Future development facilitated by the proposed project under the proposed changes to Title 22 would be similar to future development contemplated and analyzed under the approved pro ject. Therefore, similar to the approved project, as a result of increased growth accommodated by the proposed project, overall demands for fire protection services and emergency services in the City would increase. Future projects would be reviewed by the City on a project -by-project basis and would be required to comply with any requirements in effect when the review was conducted. F uture project applicants would be required to pay the adopted police facilities impact fees. Therefore, similar to the approved project, sufficient revenue would be available for necessary improvements to provide for adequate fire facilities, equipment, and personnel upon the anticipated General Plan build out under the proposed project. Similar to the approved project, the pro posed project permits the development of new stations, proposes no physical improvements, and requires all future projects to assess project impacts on fire protection services. Therefore, impacts to fire protection services under the proposed project woul d be similar to the approved project and would remain less than significant. No mitigation is required.

3.8.3.2 Police Protection
As discussed above, similar to the approved project, the proposed project does not include any physical improvements, but allows for f uture development that is anticipated to create an increase in the typical range of police service calls within the City. The costs of additional personnel and materials are anticipated to be offset through the increased revenues and fees, such as property taxes, generated by future development. Future projects would be reviewed by the City on a project-by-project basis and would need to comply with any requirements in effect when the review is conducted. Prior to the issuance of building permits, future pr oject applicants would be required to pay the adopted police facilities impact fees. Similar to the approved project, sufficient revenue would be available for necessary service improvements to provide for adequate police facilities, equipment, and personn el under the proposed project. Therefore, impacts to police protection services under the proposed project would be similar to the approved project and would remain less than significant. No mitigation is required.

3.8.3.3 Public Schools
As discussed above, similar to the approved project, the proposed project does not include any physical improvements but allows for the future development, which would result in the generation of additional school-age children within the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) service area.

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3.8.3.4 Other Public Facilities
As discussed above, similar to the approved project, the proposed project does not include any physical improvements but would facilitate future development of housing units that c ould increase the demand for library facilities. Implementation of the proposed project would not result in changes to library impacts as anal yzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the proposed project involves rezoning properties and updating Title 22 in order to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE . As such, the estimated need for additional library facilities under the proposed project would be the same as the approved project . Therefore, similar to the approved project, the proposed project’s increase in demand on library services can be served by the existing facilities and would not adversely affect library services in the project ar ea. As such, impacts to library services under the proposed project would be similar to the approved project and would remain less than significant. No mitigation is required.

3.8.3.5 Cumulative Public Services Impact
Fire Protection. Similar to the approved project, the proposed project would contribute to cumulative local and regional demand for fire services. Each future project requiring a discretionary action within the City would be evaluated individually, and project -specific mit igation would be proposed as needed. The LBFD anticipates cumulative demand in order to plan for overall service.

This cumulative demand is anticipated to be met through project implementation as the proposed project facilitates the implementation of the a pproved LUE, which facilitates and allows the development of future fire stations. Furthermore, similar to the proposed project, through implementation of the proposed project, the City would reduce the potential for dangerous fires by concentrating development within urban areas where there is a low fire risk and by requiring that future projects, including those that would replace older outdated buildings, comply with applicable City and State regulations related to fire. Similar to the approved project, cumulative impacts associated with the proposed project with respect to the fire protection services would remain less than cumulatively considerable.

Police Protection. Similar to the approved project, cumulative demand for police protection services for future development under the proposed project is anticipated to be met through project implementation, as the LUE establishes the development of future police stations. In addition, the need for additional law enforcement associated with cumulative grow th would be addressed through the annual budgeting process when budget adjustments would be made in an effort to meet changes in service demand. Police facility impact fees are also required for new

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Therefore, similar to the approved project, cumulative impacts associated with the proposed project with respect to the police protection services would remain less than cumulatively considerable.

Public Schools. Implementation of the proposed project would not result in changes to public school impacts as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the proposed project involves rezoning properties and updating Title 22 in order to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE. As such, the increase in the number of students under the proposed project would be consistent with the approved project. Future projects consistent with the LUE would be accounted for on a project- by- project basis. Development incentives proposed as pa rt of the project would be targeted, and therefore, are not expected to increase levels of development and growth beyond what was analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR. LBUSD would assess developer fees to future projects within its service area in an effort to fund future schools needed to meet the project -related increase in school-aged children. Therefore, similar to the approved project, cumulative impacts associated with the proposed project with respect to school services would and less than cumulativel y considerable.

Public Libraries. The City meets the LBPL system’s square footage requirements in the existing conditions, and similar to the approved project, the proposed project would not exceed the LBPL system’s ability to meet the anticipated Genera l Plan build out for library services. Further, the City had replaced older less -efficient library buildings with newer facilities with more electronic resources and library materials. As the demand for electronic resources continues to increase, less square footage is required for library facilities. Therefore, similar to the approved project, cumulative impacts associated with the proposed project with respect to public library services would remain less than cumulatively considerable.

3.8.4 Findings Related to Public Services

3.8.4.1 No New Significant Effects Requiring Major Revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR Based on the foregoing analysis and information, there is no evidence that the proposed project requires a major change to the 2019 Certified EIR. The proposed project would not result in new significant environmental impacts related to public services, and there would not be a substantial increase in the severity of impacts described in the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.8.4.2 No Substantial Change in Circumstances Requiring Ma jor Revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR
No major changes to the planning area have taken place since preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR that would require revisions to the analysis in the 2019 Certified EIR. There is no information in the record or otherwise available that indicates that there are substantial changes in circumstances pertaining to public services that would require major changes to the 2019 Certified EIR.

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3.8.4.4 No New Information Showing Ability to Reduce Significant Effects in the 2019 Certified EIR There is no new information, mitigation, or alternatives to the Project that would substantially reduce one or more significant impacts pertaining to public services identified and considered in the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.8.5 Compliance Measures
There are no compliance measures pertaining to public services that are applicable to the approved project or the proposed project.

3.8.6 Mitigation Measures
There are no mitigation measures pertaining to public services that are applicable to the approved project or the proposed project. No mitigation is required.

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3.9 TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC

3.9.1 Existing Environmental Setting
No substantial changes to the planning area have occurred since the preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR and associated Addendums . There have been no major changes to the existing setting of the planning area with respect to transportation and traffic.

3.9.1.1 Existing Circulation System
The City has adopted a context -sensitive street classification plan emphasizing mobility for different roadway users. These classifications run from regional corridors designed for intraregional travel to local streets discouraging high volumes of through traffic to enhance the ability to serve bicycles and pedestrians. The circulation system forms a grid network that is denser in the downtown area where a greater density of land uses require support from a greater density of roadways.

3.9.1.2 Existing Transit Service
Long Beach is served by a robust network of transit options from multiple operators, including rail, fixed-route bus service, shuttles, and boats. As reported in the 2019 Certified EIR, Long Beach has a municipal transit agency, Long Beach Transit (LBT) (which provides 34 fixed-route bus routes), the free Downtown Passport circulator, demand -response transit, the AquaLink water bus between Alamitos Bay Landing and downtown Long Beach, and the AquaBus water taxi between marinas and docks along the downtown waterfront. Other transit operators in Long Beach include the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), Torrance Transit, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro).

3.9.1.3 Existing Bicycle Network
As part of the effort to provide alternative modes of transportation in place of private automobiles, the City has established a bicycle transportation network and has adopted a Bicycle Master Plan (2001), which was updated in 2017 at which time it became an appendix to the Mobility Element (2013) of the General Plan. As reported in the 2019 Certified EIR, t he City has 12 7.1 miles of different types of bike paths, including 34.7 miles of Class 1 bikeways, 59.9 miles of Class II bikeways,

28.1 miles of Class III bike routes, and 4.4 miles of Class IV separated bikeways. 11 3.9.1.4 Existing Pedestrian Network
The existing conditions within the City include an elaborate network of pedestrian facilities, such as sidewalk coverage, curb cuts, cr osswalks, street lighting, landscaping, shared -use paths, promenades, recreational pathways, and signalized intersections that serve the needs of pedestrians. In recent years, the City has made a concerted effort to improve the walkability Citywide with a particular focus on its Downtown and transit -rich communities. After adoption of the Mobility Element in 2013, two pedestrian plans were developed as technical appendices to the

11 City of Long Beach. 2017a. Bicycle Master Plan, Table 3- 4. February 2017. Website: http://longbeach.gov/ globalassets/pw/media-library/documents/resources/general/bicycle-master-plan/bicycle_master_plan (accessed March 4, 2020).

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3.9.2 2019 Certified EIR
Please see Section 4.8 of the 2019 Certified EIR for detailed analysis of potential effects of the approved project related to transportation. The 2019 Certified EIR concluded that impacts related to transportation would be less than significant or significant and unavoidable, as described below.

3.9.2.1 Conflict with a Program, Plan, Ordinance, or Policy Addressing the Transportation System Significant and Unavoidable Impact.

Arterial Intersections. As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, State agencies forecast regional demographic growth and the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) (i.e., SCAG) uses the data provided by the State for the RTP/SCS process. As established in the 2016 –2040 RTP/SCS, demographic trends for the planning area (e.g., population and employment growth) are forecast to occur whether or not the proposed LUE/UDE are adopted. This has been shown to be true in Long Beach, where overcrowding resulted from population increase has occurred even without a sufficient housing increase to support it. As is required by CEQA, however, the Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) (LSA 2019b) for the approved project compared traffic co nditions in the future associated with the anticipated General Plan Build Out (2040) scenario with existing conditions (2018). Results of this analysis indicated that traffic growth associated with the anticipated General Plan Build Out would result in sig nificant impacts at 48 of the 120 intersections included in the study area (40 percent of study area intersections).

In order to provide an expanded comparison of the effects of the increased housing and locational change of land use concentration in the approved project, the TIA also compared the results of the General Plan Build Out (2040) No Project and the anticipated General Plan Build Out (2040) With the Project scenarios. Results of this analysis showed that when compared to the previous plan, the approved project would result in some intersections operating better and some intersections operating poorer due to the redistribution of land uses. However, the 2019 Certified EIR determined impacts at the 48 intersections were significant and unavoidable.

Congestion Management Program Intersections. As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, the Los Angeles County Congestion Management Plan (CMP) monitors 10 intersections within the City of Long Beach. Based on the analysis presented in the TIA, future traf fic growth and traffic growth associated with the approved project were anticipated to result in level of service (LOS) F conditions (with a 0.02 or greater increase in volume -to-capacity [v/c]) at 4 of the 10 CMP intersections in Long Beach. Therefore, th e 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project would have a significant and unavoidable impact related to CMP intersections.

12 Long Beach Development Services. Downtown and TOD Master Plan. 2016. Website: http://www.long beach.gov/lbds/planning/advance/general-plan/mobility/dt-tod-ped-master-plan/ (accessed March 4, 2020).
13 Long Beach Development Services. Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention (C X3) Pedestrian Plan . 2016.

Website: http://www.lbds.info/cx3pedplan/ (accessed March 4, 2020).

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Based on the guidance provided in the Los Angeles County CMP, the analysis in the 2019 Certified EIR estimated that 7 percent of residential person-trips and 9 percent of commercial person-trips in the Downtown PlaceType (within 0.25 mile of the Transit Ga llery multi -modal transportation corridor), 5 percent of residential person-trips and 7 percent of commercial person-trips in the Transit-Oriented Development PlaceType (within 0.25 mile of the Blue Line, a CMP transit corridor), and 3.5 percent of all other person-trips would be transit trips.

For residential and commercial person-trip data, the analysis in the 2019 Certified EIR used population and employment data, respectively. The data developed for the anticipated General Plan Build Out (2040) With Pro posed Land Use Plan scenario estimated that the population in the Downtown PlaceType would increase by 3,190 while employment would increase by 5,200.

Transit-Oriented Development PlaceTypes were expected to have a population increase of 7,448 and an emplo yment increase of 268. The population increase for all other areas of Long Beach was 7,592, and the employment increase of all other areas was 23,043. To avoid double counting, 22 percent of the total 18,230 population change was estimated to both live and work in Long Beach.

As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, the estimated percentage of transit trips and estimated person-trips described above were expected to result in an estimated new transit ridership of 2,014 during the single busiest morning peak hour and 2,014 during the single busiest evening peak hour by 2040. Morning and evening commute periods last for multiple hours, but the transit ridership during the remainder of the peak commute periods (as well as midday and late evening) was expected to be lower than this single hour transit demand. The busiest hour transit demand were expected to be spread across the Blue Line, 34 fixed routes operated by Long Beach Transit (LBT), and other transit operators in Long Beach. On average, each route was expected to experience an increase of approximately 50 riders during the peak hours, which is unlikely to create an impact to the existing and future transit service. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined a less than significant impact related to the c onflicts with CMP transit.

No mitigation was required.

Caltrans Ramp Intersections. As discussed in the 2019 Certified EIR, based on the analysis in the TIA, 6 of the 30 sampled Caltrans intersections operated at unsatisfactory LOS (i.e., beyond LOS E) in the existing condition and would have continued to operate at unsatisfactory LOS in the future regardless of the project. Two additional intersections functioned at LOS E or better in existing conditions, but would have functioned at LOS F in the future regardless of whether the project was implemented.

According to the performance criteria established for the TIA for the approved project, the approved project was found to have potentially significant impacts on the following Caltrans intersections accor ding to Caltrans impact criteria (i.e., contribution of traffic to a facility operating in excess of its operational standard). Because this analysis sampled Caltrans

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• Redondo Avenue/Pacific Coast Highway
• Lakewood Boulevard/Del Amo Boulevard
• Lakewood Boulevard/Spring Street
• Lakewood Boulevard/I-405 Eastbound Ramps
• Pacific Coast Highway/Anaheim Street
• I-605 Southbound Ramps/Carson Street
Because these Caltrans facilities were not within the City’s jurisdiction and the City cannot compel Caltrans to implement mitigation, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that impacts at these six intersections are significant and unavoidable.

Caltrans Arterial and Freeway Facilities. As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, the TIA for the approved project analyzed freeway facilities including mainline segments, merging segments, and diverge segments. Many of these facilities were found to function beyond their designed LOS in existing conditions. Implementation of the approved project would contribute additional traffic volume, which constituted a potentially significant impact according to the established criteria. On- and off-ramps in the study area were found to meet the design guidelines.

The TIA for the approved project analyzed arteria ls on the State Highway System , which were found to meet LOS standards However, vehicle delay identified on these facilities was determined to be a result of intersection performance. As such, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project wou ld have significant and unavoidable impacts related to Caltrans arterial and freeway facilities.

Potential Physical Improvements. As discussed in the 2019 Certified EIR, the TIA identified potentially significant traffic impacts to vehicle LOS at inters ections in Long Beach, intersections in neighboring cities, Caltrans intersections, and freeway facilities. Of the 120 intersections included in the study area, 48 of them (40 percent) would be significantly impacted by traffic volume increases between existing and future conditions under the approved project. The TIA considered the physical improvements necessary for impacted intersections to function at LOS D with projected future traffic volumes. The TIA also considered the constraints to constructing the physical improvements including intersections being located outside of the City’s jurisdiction, which eliminates the City’s authority to compel physical improvements. Physical improvements located outside of the existing right -of-way could also be infeas ible or result in increased environmental impacts.

Physical improvements outside of existing rights -of-way would have been further challenged if existing structures or open space were impacted under the approved project. Constraints could have also existed if improvements could be completed within the existing rights -of-way but would conflict with other travel modes. The Mobility Element stated that “the City may accept levels of service below the City standard of D in exchange for pedestrian, bicycle, and/ or transit improvements. This balanced approach will help the City create a more balanced multimodal A DDENDUM N O . 3 TO THE G ENERAL P LAN LU AND UDE EIR A PRIL 2023

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All of the physical improvements necessary fo r impacted intersections to function at LOS D are subject to constraints that rendered the addition of vehicle capacity infeasible. Capacity enhancement of freeway facilities was also considered infeasible because the City cannot compel Caltrans to make im provements. In addition, analysis of freeway mainline segments showed that up to 6 additional travel lanes might have been necessary on freeways that are from 6– 10 lanes wide in existing conditions. Additionally, capacity enhancements to freeway facilities to accommodate peak hour traffic volume may not have been effective as additional traffic could have been attracted from the shoulder periods (i.e., time periods just before or after peak periods).

The 2019 Certified EIR considered whether a reduction in traffic volume may mitigate the impacts to the volume-to -capacity ratio at an intersection or freeway facility. The Mobility Element presented a number of Implementation Measures designed to promote mobility by supporting all travel modes, including walking, bicycling, and use of transit, thereby reducing the number of automobile trips on the roadway network. However, the effect of these measures on individual intersection LOS could not be guaranteed because they relied on the changing attitudes and actions of many commuters. In addition, when some automobile trips are converted into alternative modes, some automobile trips that would otherwise have been discouraged by congestion may have occurred. Therefore, although these measures would contribute to a reduced vehicle LOS, their effects were not able to be quantified, and they could not be considered mitigation for the impacted freeway facilities and 48 impacted intersections for the purposes of CEQA. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR required the implement ation of Mitigation Measure MM T-1.

As required by the 2019 Certified EIR, Mitigation Measure MM T -1 requires consideration of feasible traffic improvements at the time individual projects are proposed. If individual projects contribute to transportation impacts for which physical improvements are feasible, then physical improvements would be implemented and transportation impacts would be reduced.

However, if physical improvements are not feasible, then transportation impacts would remain significant. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the implementation of the approved project would result in a significant and unavoidable impact related to conflicts with a program, plan, ordinance, or policy.

3.9.2.2 Consistency with CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3 Subdivision (b) Less Than Significant Impact. As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, the 2016– 2040 RTP/SCS provided calculations of VMT derived from the Regional Travel Demand Model. VMT per capita is anticipated to decline in the future as a result of previous planning efforts and is anticipated to decline further due to the elements of the 2016 –2040 RTP/SCS. VMT per capita in Long Beach is lower in the existing condition than the region as a whole and in Los Angeles County. With implementation of the 2016–2040 RTP/SCS, VMT per capita in Long Beach is anticipated to be lower than the region as a whole and in Los Angeles County.

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P:\CLB1904.45 LUE Addendum No. 3\LUE EIR Addendum 3.docx (04/21/23) 3.9-6 Similar to the trend shown in the 2016 –2040 RTP/SCS, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that VMT in Long Beach is projected to decline as a result of planning efforts. In absolute terms, VMT in Long Beach was expected to be reduced from 9,482,252 per day in the existing condition to 9,028,327 with the approved project (a 5 percent decrease). The population was expected to increase as VMT declines, resulting in a decrease in VMT per capita per day from 19.9 to 18.2 (a 9 percent decrease).

The 2019 Certified EIR determined that land use changes proposed in the LUE/UDE would result in more efficient travel during the morning and evening peak commute hours (i.e., lower VMT during the peak periods). However, VMT during off -peak times was expected to increase slig htly with the LUE/UDE as compared to the previous LUE. These off -peak VMT are generated by discretionary trips associated with the number of households in the City. Because the approved project reduces overcrowding compared to the previous land use distrib ution, the number of discretionary trips increases; similarly, the off -peak VMT increases, and subsequently, the total VMT as compared to the no project scenario. The existing VMT per household was 56.9 per day, which is anticipated to decline in the future to 49.9 per day without the approved project. The efficiency of the distribution of land uses in the LUE/UDE would reduce this further to 46.1 VMT per day per household (a 19 percent decrease from existing conditions).

The State of California has concurr ent goals of reducing VMT and increasing housing supply to improve affordability and reduce overcrowding. The approved project increases the number of housing units to reduce overcrowding in Long Beach. The efficiency of the location of land uses in the project (i.e., infill development policies and sites) results in a 19 percent decrease in VMT per household compared to the existing conditions. Other measures of VMT, including per capita and absolute terms, also decline compared to the existing conditions. With the approved project, VMT per capita in Long Beach remains lower than the region as a whole and lower than Los Angeles County. Because the measures of VMT in absolute terms and per capita decrease from the existing conditions with the approved projec t and the measure of VMT per household decreases from existing conditions and from the current LUE, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project would have a less than significant impact related to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3 subdivision (b). No mitigation is required.

3.9.2.3 Cumulative Traffic and Transportation Impacts
Significant and Unavoidable Impact. The approved project involved an update to the City’s General Plan that would affect development patterns throughout the City. As such , because the approved project was a Citywide policy action that would facilitate future development throughout the entire City, the approved project itself is considered cumulative in nature.

Under the anticipated General Plan (2040) build out scenario, the approved project would result in potentially significant traffic impacts to vehicle LOS at intersections in Long Beach, intersections in neighboring cities, Caltrans intersections, and freeway facilities. Of the 120 intersections included in the study area for the approved project, 48 of them (40 percent) would be significantly impacted by traffic volume increases between existing and future conditions. Potential physical improvements at each impacted location were considered against potential constraints, such as the intersection being located outside of the City’s jurisdiction, which would eliminate the City’s authority to compel physical improvements. Additionally, physical improvements that are located outside of the existing A DDENDUM N O . 3 TO THE G ENERAL P LAN LU AND UDE EIR A PRIL 2023

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3.9.3 Analysis of the Proposed Project

3.9.3.1 Conflict with a Program, Plan, Ordinance, or Policy Addressing the Transportation System Arterial Intersections. Implementation of the proposed project would not result in changes to impacts as a result of conflicts with a program, plan, ordinance, or policy address ing the transportation system as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the proposed project involves rezoning properties and updating Title 22 in order to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE.

As described in the TIA, traffic growth associated with the anticipated General Plan Build Out would result in significant impacts at 48 of the 120 intersections included in the study area (40 percent of study area intersections). The TIA also compared the results of the General Plan Build Out ( 2040) No Project and the anticipated General Plan Build Out (2040) With the Project scenarios, which showed that when compared to the previous plan, the approved project would result in some intersections operating better and some intersections operating poorer due to the redistribution of land uses. The proposed project involves establishing 5 new zoning districts and proposed updates to Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE, and as suc h, does not propose any development in itself. However, future development facilitated by the proposed project under Title 22 would be similar to future development contemplated and analyzed under the approved project. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that impacts to study area intersections under the proposed project would be similar to impacts under the approved project. Therefore, similar to the approved project, the proposed project would conflict with a program, plan, ordinance, or policy addres sing the transportation system due to impacts at 48 intersections, and impacts would remain significant and unavoidable.

Congestion Management Program Intersections. Implementation of the proposed project would not result in changes to impacts to CMP in tersections as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the proposed project involves rezoning properties and updating Title 22 in order to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE.

Based on the analysis presented in the TIA, future traffic growth and traffic growth associated with the approved project were anticipated to result in level of service (LOS) F conditions (with a 0.02 or greater increase in v/c) at 4 of the 10 CMP intersections in Long Beach . The proposed project involves establishing 5 new zoning districts and proposed updates to Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE, and as such, does not propose any development in itself. However, future development facilitated by the proposed project under Title 22 would be similar to future development contemplated and analyzed under the approved project. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that impacts to CMP intersections under the proposed project would be similar to impacts un der the approved project. Therefore,

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Congestion Management Program Transit. Implementation of the proposed project wo uld not result in changes to impacts to CMP transit as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the proposed project involves rezoning properties and updating Title 22 in order to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE. Similar to the approved proje ct, the proposed project would increase the density of land uses adjacent to transit corridors to leverage the existing transit infrastructure and potentially reduce VMT and GHG emissions.

As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, implementation of the appro ved project is expected to result in an estimated new transit ridership of 2,014 during the single busiest morning peak hour and 2,014 during the single busiest evening peak hour by 2040, and impacts were determined to be less than significant. The proposed project involves establishing 5 new zoning districts and proposed updates to Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE, and as such, does not propose any development in itself. However, future development facilitated by the proposed project under the proposed updates to Title 22 would be similar to future development contemplated and analyzed under the approved project. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that impacts to CMP transit un der the proposed project would be similar to impacts under the approved project. Therefore, similar to the approved project, impacts to CMP transit under the proposed project would remain less than significant.

Caltrans Ramp Intersections. Implementation of the proposed project would not result in changes to impacts to Caltrans ramp intersections as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the proposed project involves rezoning properties and updating Title 22 in order to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE.

According to the TIA for the approved project, the approved project was found to have potentially significant impacts on six Caltrans intersections. Because these Caltrans facilities were not with in the City’s jurisdiction and the City cannot compel Caltrans to implement mitigation, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that impacts at these six intersections are significant and unavoidable. The proposed project involves establishing 5 new zoning distr icts and proposed updates to Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE, and as such, does not propose any development in itself. However, future development facilitated by the proposed project under the proposed updates to Title 22 would be similar to future development contemplated and analyzed under the approved project. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that impacts to Caltrans ramp intersections under the proposed project would be similar to impacts under the approved project. Therefore, similar to the approved project, impacts to Caltrans ramp intersections under the proposed project would remain significant and unavoidable.

Caltrans Arterial and Freeway Facilities. Implementation of the proposed project would not result in changes to impacts to Caltrans arterial and freeway facilities as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the proposed project involves rezoning properties and updating Title 22 in order to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE.

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P:\CLB1904.45 LUE Addendum No. 3\LUE EIR Addendum 3.docx (04/21/23) 3.9-9 As determined in the 2019 Certified EIR, the performance of Caltrans roadways experienced vehicle delay as a result of intersection performance, and impacts were significant and unavoidable. The proposed project involves establ ishing 5 new zoning districts and proposed updates to Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE, and as such, does not propose any development in itself. However, future development facilit ated by the proposed project under the proposed updates to Title 22 would be similar to future development contemplated and analyzed under the approved project. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that impacts to Caltrans arterials and freeway faciliti es under the proposed project would be similar to impacts under the approved project. Therefore, similar to the approved project, impacts to Caltrans arterials and freeway facilities under the proposed project would remain significant and unavoidable.

Potential Physical Improvements. Implementation of the proposed project would not result in changes to impacts as a result of conflicts with a program, plan, ordinance, or policy as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the proposed project involves rezoning properties and updating Title 22 in order to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE.

As state d previously, the TIA identified potentially significant traffic impacts to vehicle LOS at intersections in Long Beach, intersections in neighboring cities, Caltrans intersections, and freeway facilities. Of the 120 intersections included in the study area, 48 of them (40 percent) would be significantly impacted by traffic volume increases between existing and future conditions under the approved project. The proposed project involves establishing 5 new zoning districts and proposed updates to Title 22 of th e City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE, and as such, does not propose any development in itself . However, future development facilitated by the proposed project under the proposed updates to Title 22 would be similar to future development contemplated and analyzed under the approved project. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that impacts to study area intersections under the proposed project would be similar to impacts under the approved project.

Similar to the approved project, the proposed project requires implementation of Mitigation Measure MM T -1, which requires consideration of feasible traffic improvements at the time individual projects are proposed. If individual projects contribute to tr ansportation impacts for which physical improvements are feasible, then physical improvements would be implemented and transportation impacts would be reduced. However, if physical improvements are not feasible, then transportation impacts would remain significant. Therefore, similar to the approved project, impacts related to conflicts with a program, plan, ordinance, or policy under the proposed project would remain significant and unavoidable.

3.9.3.2 Consistency with CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3 Subdivision (b) Implementation of the proposed project would not result in changes to consistency with State CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3 subdivision (b) as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the proposed project involves rezoning properties and updating Title 22 in order to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE. With implementation of the 2016 –2040 RTP/SCS, as well as the City’s planning efforts, VMT per capita in Long Beach is anticipated to be lower than the region as a whole and in Los Angeles Coun ty. Under the approved project, the efficiency of the distribution of land

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Therefore, similar to the approved project, the proposed project would be consistent with State CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3 subdivision (b), and impacts would remain less than significant. No mitigation is required.

3.9.3.3 Cumulative Traffic and Transportation Impacts
Similar to the approved project, the implementation of the proposed project would affect development patterns throughout the City. As such , the proposed project itself is considered cumulative in nature.

Similar to the approved project, the proposed project would result in potentially significant traffic impacts to vehicle LOS at intersections in Long Beach, intersections in neighboring cit ies, Caltrans intersections, and freeway facilities. Of the 120 intersections included in the study area for the approved project, 48 of them (40 percent) would be significantly impacted by traffic volume increases between existing and future conditions. P otential physical improvements at each impacted location were considered against potential constraints, such as the intersection being located outside of the City’s jurisdiction, which would eliminate the City’s authority to compel physical improvements. Additionally, physical improvements that are located outside of the existing right-of-way could be infeasible or result in increased environmental impacts. Therefore, because measures to increase vehicle capacity or reduce vehicle volume are not guaranteed and may not be feasible, the contribution of the proposed project to potential cumulative transportation impacts in the planning area is considered comparable to impacts under the approved project, and impacts would remain cumulatively considerable even with implementation of mitigation.

3.9.4 Findings Related to Transportation and Traffic

3.9.4.1 No New Significant Effects Requiring Major Revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR Based on the foregoing analysis and information, there is no evidence that the proposed project requires a major change to the 2019 Certified EIR. The proposed project would not result in new significant environmental impacts related to transportation and traffic, and there would not be a substantial increase in the severity of impacts described in the 2019 Certified EIR.

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3.9.4.2 No Substantial Change in Circumstances Requiring Major Revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR
No major changes to the planning area have taken place since preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR that would require revisions to the analysis in the 2019 Certified EIR. There is no information in the record or otherwise available that indicates that there are substantial changes in circumstances pertaining to transportation and traffic that would require major changes to the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.9.4.3 No New Information Showing Greater Significant Effects than the 2019 Certified EIR No major changes to the planning area have taken place since preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR which would require revisions to the analysis in the 2019 Certified EIR. There is no information in the record or otherwise available that indicates that there are substantial changes in circumstances pertaining to transportation and traffic that would require major changes to the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.9.4.4 No New Information Showing Ability to Reduce Significant Effects in the 2019 Certified EIR There is no new information, new alternatives to the project, or additional mitigation measures that would substantially reduce one or more significant impacts pertaining to transportation an d traffic identified and considered in the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.9.5 Compliance Measures
There are no compliance measures pertaining to transportation and traffic that are applicable to the approved project or the proposed project.

3.9.6 Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measure pertaining to transportation and traffic that was identified in the 2019 Certified EIR is applicable to future development under the proposed project.

MM T-1 Prior to approval of any discretionary project that is forecast to generate 100 or more peak -hour trips, as determined by the City of Long Beach (City) Traffic Engineer, the property owners/developers shall prepare a traffic improvement analysis of any fac ilities under the jurisdiction of Caltrans at which the project is anticipated to contribute 50 or more peak-hour trips, analyzing the impact on such state transportation facilities where Caltrans has previously prepared a valid traffic study, as identifie d below, and identified feasible operational and physical improvements and has determined the associated fees necessary to mitigate project-related impacts. The fair share cost of such improvements shall be assessed if transportation analysis demonstrates such improvements can achieve vehicle level of service (LOS) D (as measured by Intersection Capacity Utilization or Highway Capacity Manual methodology) or an improved vehicle level of service, if LOS D cannot be feasibly achieved. The Conditions of Approv al for the project shall require the property owner/developer to construct, bond for, or pay reasonable fair share fees to the City who will work jointly with Caltrans to implement such improvements, unless alternative funding sources have been identified.

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3.10 UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS

3.10.1 Existing Environmental Setting
No substantial changes to the planning area have occurred since the preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR and associated Addendums . There have been no major changes to the existing setting of the planning area with respect to utilities and service systems. Minor updates to the City’s existing utilities and service systems are provided below consistent with the latest information available from the City and other providers.

3.10.1.1 Solid Waste
Solid waste collection services are provided by the City’s Environmental Services Bureau; however, the City is also a member of the Los Angeles County Sanitation District (LACSD). Based on available disposal reporting da ta from the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle; formerly known as the California Integrated Waste Management Board [CIWMB]) website,14 it was estimated that the annual tonnage of solid waste generated by all sources in the City in 2017 was 302,541 tons per year (or 605,082,000 pounds per year) . A majority of the City’s solid waste is sent to the Southeast Resource Recovery Facility (SERRF). The SERRF is a refuse -to- energy transformation facility that reduces the volume of solid waste it receives by approximately 80 percent using mass burn technology. The SERRF receives the greatest tonnage of solid waste of all disposal sites located within the City. The Solid Waste Facility Permit for the SERRF identifies that the design c apacity of this facility is 2,240 tons per day (4,480,000 pounds) . 15 The SERRF currently
processes approximately 1,290 tons per day (2,580,000 pounds).

Solid waste that is generated in the City of Long Beach but is not sent to the SERRF is taken to landfills in Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties. 16 Alternative disposal options include two ramped -up Material Recovery Facilities (MRF) run by LACSD: the Downey Area Recycling and Transfer Facility (DART) in Downey, and the Puente Hills MRF, situate d at the base of the Puente Hills Landfill. Through the available MRFs run by LACSD, the use of active landfills in Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties, and plans for future implementation of the Waste-by -Rail system, Los Angeles County is currently able to meet existing and projected landfill needs.

3.10.1.2 Wastewater
The Long Beach Water Department (LBWD) is responsible for operating and maintaining approximately 765 miles of sanitary sewer lines in the City. Through these sanitary sewer lines, the LBWD delivers over 40 million gallons per day (mgd) of wastewater to LACSD facilities located in the region. The majority of the wastewater generated in the City is delivered to the Joint Water

14 California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) . California Solid Waste Statistics.

Website: https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/LGCentral/Disposal Reporting (accessed March 4, 2020). 15 CalRecycle. Solid Waste Information System (SWIS) Facility Detail. Southeast Resource Recovery Facility.

Solid Waste Facility Permit, Permit No. 19 -AK-0083. Website: https://www2.calrecycle.ca .gov/sw facilities/Directory/19-AK-0083 (accessed March 4, 2020). 16 Los Angeles Daily News. Puente Hills Landfill Will Close Forev er Thursday. Website: http://www.daily news.com/environment-and-nature/20131031/puente-hills-landfill-will-close-forever-thursday (accessed March 4, 2020).

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The JWPCP provides both primary and secondary treatment of wastewater and serves over 4.8 million residents. Currently, the JWPCP treats approximately 300 mgd and has a total permitted design capacity of 400 mgd. 17 The Long Beach WRP provides primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment and serves a population of approximately 25 0,000. Approximately 6 mgd of recycled water produced at the Long Beach WRP are used at over 60 sites. The Long Beach WRP treats an average of approximately 18 mgd and has a total permitted capacity of 25 mgd.18

3.10.1.3 Water Service
The LBWD owns, operates, and maintains 27 active groundwater wells and 916 miles of water mains. The LBWD’s entire infrastructure is used to provide water service to a service population of approximately 490,000 and 90,000 active customer accounts within a n approximate 50-square-mile service area in the City. 19 The LBWD receives approximately 6 0 percent of its domestic water supply from existing groundwater supplies within the Central Basin 20 and approximately 4 0 percent from imported water purchased from t he Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD). 21 The major sources of water for the LBWD include imported water purchased from the MWD, groundwater pumped and treated by the LBWD, and recycled water produced at the Long Beach WRP.

3.10.1.4 Storm Drain
The City currently has an intricate storm drainage system, which consists of streets and gutters, catch basins, and underground pipes, ditches, streams and creeks, pump stations, and channels/ rivers. This system carries stormwater and runoff away from i mpermeable surfaces in the City to designated drainage areas, including the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers. In order to ensure proper function of the City’s storm drain system, the City performs bi -annual maintenance work on the system, in addition to emergency repair work on an as-needed basis.

17 Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts. 2021. Joint Water Pollution Control Plant. Website: http s://www. lacsd.org/services/wastewatersewage/facilities_information/wwtreatmentplant/jwpcp/default.aspp (accessed July 7, 2021).
18 Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts. 2021. Long Beach Water Reclamation Plant. Website: https:// www.lacsd.org/services/wastewatersewage/facilities_information/wwfacilities/wwtreatmentplant/long beachwrp.asp (accessed July 7, 2021).
19 Long Beach Water Department (LBWD). 2021. Budget Summary Fiscal Year 2021, Website: https://lb water.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/FY-21-Water-Dept-Budget-Summary.pdf (accessed July 7, 2021). 20 The Central Subbasin occupies a large portion of the southeastern part of the Coastal Plain of Los Angeles Groundwater Basin and is commonly referred to as the “Central Basin.” 21 Long Beach Water Department (LBWD). 2019. Water Resources Plan, Website: https://lbwater.org/wp- content/uploads/2020/04/LBWD-WRP-1.pdf (accessed August 4, 2021).

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3.10.1.5 Telecommunications
While there are a number of cable and telephone service providers available to residents in the planning area, the primary service providers in the planning area are Spectrum, AT&T U-Verse, and Frontier. Together, these three service providers hold a franchise issued by the State’s Public Utilities Commission to provide services to residents in the City. 22 In addition, the City owns approximately 60 miles of fiber optic cable in the City.

3.10.2 2019 Certified EIR
Please see Section 4.9 of the 2019 Certified EIR for detailed analysis of potential effects of the approved project related to utilities. The 2019 Certified EIR concluded that impacts related to utilities would be less than significant, as described below.

3.10.2.1 Water
Less Than Significant Impact. Although the approved project did not include any physical improvements or development, future development projects facilitated by the approved project would result in an increased water dema nd. The project -related increase in water demand in 2040 was expected to be 59,105 acre -feet, or less than 1 percent of the LBWD ’s total projected water supply for the horizon year 2040. As such, water supplies were expected to be sufficient to meet all demands through the horizon year 2040 during normal, single dry year, and multiple dry year hydrologic conditions. As noted in the 2019 Certified EIR, the project -related increase in demand for water may not be directly correlated with the increase in housing units since the majority of anticipated new units are needed to alleviate overcrowding of existing residences that were already using water.

The future development facilitated by the approved project would comply with water conservation measures, including pertinent provisions of the CALGreen Code building efficiency standards (Title 24, Part 11) regarding the use of water- efficient fixtures. Policies and programs outlined in the 2015 Urban Water Management Plan ( 2015 UWMP) and the proposed LUE would reduce water consumption and wastewater flow during operation, which would decrease the overall burden on existing water facilities and decrease the number of facilities that would be needed to be constructed or expanded. Additionally, under AB 610, a Water Supply Assessment (WSA) would be required for certain projects. Individual projects occurring under the approved project would be required to prepare a WSA if they meet any of the requirements under AB 610. Because future development that may occur with implementation of the approved project were determined to be consistent with water demands in the 2015 UWMP and because the LBWD had identified a surplus water supply to provide the projected water demands through the horizon year 2040, the future project-related demand for water was determined to be consistent with the City’s UWMP.

Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project would not result in the need for additional water infrastructure. Impacts were determined to be less than si gnificant, and no mitigation was required.

22 City of Long Beach. Cable Television and Telephone Service. Website: http://www.longbeach.g ov/ti/ telecommunications (accessed March 4, 2020).

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3.10.2.2 Wastewater
Less Than Significant Impact. As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, short -term demand for wastewater treatment services may occur during construction activities associated with future projects facilitated by the approved project. Sanitary services during construction of future projects were expected to be provided by portable toilet facilities, which would transport waste off site for treatment and disposal. The demand for wastewater tr eatment services during construction would be temporary and would generate minimal wastewater compared to the demand for wastewater treatment services associated with the anticipated General Plan build out scenario under the approved project. Therefore, th e 2019 Certified EIR determined that construction activities would result in less than significant impacts on the wastewater treatment and collection system, and no mitigation was required.

As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, following the anticipated General Plan build out, the estimated wastewater flow under the approved project was estimated to be approximately 43 mgd, which represented approximately 4 percent of the remaining capacity of existing LACSD facilities.

This projection was anticipated to be conservative and representative of a worst -case scenario because the majority of new housing units to be developed as part of the approved project were required to alleviate overcrowding of existing housing units with existing Long Beach residents who were already generating wastewater. In addition, as noted in the 2019 Certified EIR, new units are likely to use significantly less water and thereby generate less wastewater due to building codes requiring reduced water consumption and reduced landscaping associated with proposed multi - family residential units, which accounted for the majority of new residential development under the approved project. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the projected future increase in wastewater flows associated with development that may occur with implementation of the approved project would not exceed the treatment requirements of the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) for the JWPCP and the Long Beach WRP of the LACSD.

As discussed in the 2019 Ce rtified EIR, future development projects facilitated by the approved project would be reviewed by the City on a project -by-project basis and would be required to comply with any requirements in effect when the review is conducted, including sewer capacity considerations as part of the City development review and approval process. Improvements and upgrades to sewer lines would continue to be prioritized based on need and would occur throughout the planning period under the approved project.

As such, the 201 9 Certified EIR determined that impacts related to wastewater treatment during operation would be less than significant and the approved project would not have necessitated the construction of wastewater supply or conveyance facilities. No mitigation was required.

3.10.2.3 Stormwater Drainage
Less Than Significant Impact. As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, future development facilitated by the approved project is required to comply with the provisions of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (N PDES) General Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Construction and Land Disturbance Activities (Construction General Permit), or any other subsequent applicable permits. The Construction General Permit requires preparation of a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) to identify C onstruction BMPs in order to reduce impacts A DDENDUM N O . 3 TO THE G ENERAL P LAN LU AND UDE EIR A PRIL 2023

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P:\CLB1904.45 LUE Addendum No. 3\LUE EIR Addendum 3.docx (04/21/23) 3.10-5 to water quality, including those impacts associated with soil erosion, siltation, spills, and increased runoff. Furthermore, as future individual projects facilitated by the approved project are proposed, the City would review grading plans and construction documents to identify project features aimed at reducing construction impacts to storm drain facilities. Where necessary, the City would identify project conditions to ensure the adequate capacity and operation of the storm drain system during construction activities. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that construction activities associated with implementation of the approved project would not require or r esult in the relocation or construction of new stormwater drainage systems, the construction of which would cause significant environmental impacts.

As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, development of future projects facilitated by the approved project could increase impervious surface area, which could reduce infiltration and increase runoff.

Future projects would be reviewed on a project-by-project basis and would need to comply with any requirements in effect when the review is conducted, including pa yment of Development Fees to fund future improvements to the City’s stormwater infrastructure. Such improvements were outlined in the City’s 2019 Capital Improvement Program and included upgrades related to storm drain pipelines, pump stations, and stormwater monitoring equipment.

Under the approved project, depending on the size and nature of the future projects, a Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) would be developed to address post -construction urban runoff and stormwater pollution from new development and significant redevelopment projects. Future projects are also required to comply with goals and policies outlined in the proposed LUE that were aimed at reducing stormwater runoff and mitigating off -site impacts related to pollutants entering natural water bodies. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project would result in less than significant impacts related to the construction or expansion of stormwater drainage facilities, and no mitigation was required.

3.10.2.4 Telecommunications Facilities
Less Than Significant Impact. As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, construction activities associated with future projects facilitated by the approved project would not increase the demand for telecommunications facilities, and thus would not require or resulted in the construction of new or the relocation of existing telecommunication facilities. However, future development facilitated by the approved project could result in the need for new or relocated telecommunications facilities.

Similar to the existing market conditions, Spectrum Communications, Frontier Communications, and AT&T U-Verse would extend existing services to meet the increased demand for telephone, internet, and cable services as future developments are proposed. Where ne cessary, infrastructure improvements would be made to existing telecommunications facilities in order to meet customer demands. Environmental impacts associated with future improvements to telecommunications facilities were anticipated to be minimal, as these facility areas would have previously been disturbed through association with past infrastructure improvements. In addition, any major improvements to telecommunications facilities would be reviewed on a project -by-project basis, and would comply with a ny applicable regulations in place at the time such development is proposed. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the implementation of the approved project would result in less than significant impacts related to the construction or relocatio n of existing telecommunications facilities, and no mitigation was required.

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3.10.2.5 Solid Waste
Less Than Significant Impact. As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, construction of future projects facilitated by the approved project would generate demolition waste. Construction waste would be recycled pursuant to Chapter 18.67, Construction and Demolition Recycling Program, of t he City’s Municipal Code. Under the Municipal Code, projects requiring demolition or building permits are required to divert at least 60 percent of all construction and demolition material from landfills.

Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that t he approved project would have a less than significant impact related to solid waste generation during construction, and no mitigation measures regarding construction debris were required.

As described in the Certified EIR, solid waste generated by operations associated with future development under the approved project would be collected by the City’s Environmental Services Bureau and hauled to the SERRF. Under the approved project, the City was forecast to generate approximately 1.62 million pounds of sol id waste in 2040, or an increase of approximately 193,744 lbs/day. The 2019 Certified EIR determined that sufficient landfill capacity exists in the region to serve solid waste generated by the approved project. In addition, all future projects facilitated by the approved project would be required to comply with federal, State, and local statutes and regulations related to solid waste. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that impacts related to solid waste generation would be less than significant, and no mitigation was required.

3.10.2.6 Cumulative Utilities Impacts
Less Than Significant Impact.

Water. The 2019 Certified EIR analyzed a geographic area for the cumulative analysis of water infrastructure of the service territory of the LBWD. According to t he City’s 2015 UWMP, future water supplies were reliable through the horizon year (2040) of the approved project. In addition, LBWD projected that there were sufficient groundwater supplies to meet any future demand requirements in the City. Further, the 2 015 UWMP accounted for the approved project’s transition from traditional land uses to PlaceTypes and had demonstrated that the LBWD had the ability to supply the project -related increase in water demand through the horizon year 2040. Therefore, the 2019 C ertified EIR determined that cumulative impacts related to water demand would be less than significant, and no mitigation was required.

Wastewater. The 2019 Certified EIR analyzed a geographic area for the cumulative analysis for wastewater treatment of the City and LACSD. The future anticipated General Plan build out under the approved project was not anticipated to generate wastewater above LACSD’s current capacity. Compliance with applicable federal and State regulations along with specific jurisdictional ordinances, as well as further CEQA review for projects requiring discretionary approvals, reduced cumulative impacts related to potential wastewater treatment violations to a less than significant level. The approved project would result in a populat ion consistent with the growth projections for the City provided in the SCAG 2016– 2040 RTP/SCS. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project’s contribution to wastewater generation in the LACSD service area would not be cumulative ly considerable, and no mitigation was required.

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P:\CLB1904.45 LUE Addendum No. 3\LUE EIR Addendum 3.docx (04/21/23) 3.10-7 Telecommunications. The 2019 Certified EIR analyzed a geographic area for the cumulative analysis of cable, telephone, and internet services of the service territory for Spectrum Communications, Frontier C ommunications, and AT&T U -Verse. These services were not operating above capacity; however, these service providers were anticipated to extend current facilities to meet project service demands on an as -needed basis as is the case under existing market con ditions at the time the 2019 Certified EIR was prepared. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project’s impacts related to cable, telephone, and internet services would not be cumulatively significant. No mitigation was required.

Solid Waste. The 2019 Certified EIR analyzed a geographic area for the cumulative analysis of impacts to solid waste disposal capacity of the County of Los Angeles. Development associated with the approved project and other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable projects within the County would contribute to an increase in demand for landfill capacity and solid waste services for the County. As stated previously, the SERRF, a refuse -to-energy transformation facility, serves the planning area and does not have a scheduled closure date. As described in the 2019 Certified EIR, it is expected that the SERRF will continue to operate at its current permitted daily capacity through 2027. The SERRF did not exceed its daily maximum permitted disposal capacity at the time of preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR. Solid waste considered unprocessable by SERRF would be taken to landfills in Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties. The 2019 Certified EIR determined that there is sufficient permitted capacity within the LACSD system serving Los Angeles County to provide adequate future capacity for the County’s solid waste needs. Therefore, the 2019 Certified EIR determined that the approved project would not have a cumulatively significant impact on waste disp osal capacity at LACSD facilities. No mitigation was required.

3.10.3 Analysis of the Proposed Project
Implementation of the proposed project would not result in changes in impacts to utilities as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the proposed project i nvolves rezoning properties and updating Title 22 in order to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE.

3.10.3.1 Water
Less Than Significant Impact. Although the proposed project would not include any physical improvements or development, future development projects facilitated by the proposed project would result in an increased water demand , similar to the approved project . Implementation of the proposed project would not result in changes to water impacts as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the proposed project involves rezoning properties and updating Title 22 . As such, the increase in expected water demand under the proposed project would be similar to the approved project. The project-related increase in water demand in 2040 as desc ribed in the 2019 Certified EIR was expected to be 59,105 acre -feet, or less than 1 percent of the LBWD ’s total projected water supply for the horizon year 2040. As such, similar to the approved project , water supplies for future development under the proposed project are expected to be sufficient to meet all demands through the horizon year 2040 during normal, single dry year, and multiple dry year hydrologic conditions.

Similar to the approved project, development facilitated under the proposed project w ould comply with water conservation measures, including pertinent provisions of CALGreen Code building

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P:\CLB1904.45 LUE Addendum No. 3\LUE EIR Addendum 3.docx (04/21/23) 3.10-8 efficiency standards (Title 24, Part 11) regarding the use of water-efficient fixtures. Policies and programs outlined in the 2015 UWMP and the approved LUE would reduce water consumption and wastewater flow during operation, which would decrease the overall burden on existing water facilities and decrease the number of facilities that would be needed to be constructed or expanded.

Additionally, under AB 6 10, a Water Supply Assessment (WSA) would be required for certain projects. Because future development that may occur with implementation of the proposed project is consistent with water demands in the 2015 UWMP and because the LBWD had identified a surplus water supply to provide the projected water demands through the horizon year 2040, the future project -related demand for water is consistent with the City’s UWMP. Therefore, impacts related to water under the proposed project would be similar and would r emain less than significant. No mitigation is required.

3.10.3.2 Wastewater
Similar to the approved project, short -term demand for wastewater treatment services may occur during construction activities associated with future projects facilitated under the proposed project.

Similar to the approved project, the demand for wastewater treatment services during construction under the proposed project would be temporary and would generate minimal wastewater.

Therefore, impacts related wastewater during construction under the proposed project would be similar and would remain less than significant.

Implementation of the proposed project would not result in changes to wastewater impacts as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the proposed project involves rezoning prop erties and updating Title 22 in order to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE. As such, the increase in the wastewater flow during operation of future development under the proposed project would be similar to the approved project. In addition, new units are likely to use significantly less water and thereby generate less wastewater due to building codes requiring reduced water consumption and reduced landscaping associated with proposed multi -family residential units .. Therefore, similar to the approved project, projected future increase in wastewater flows associated with development that may occur with implementation of the proposed project would not exceed the treatment requirements of the RWQCB for the JWPCP and the Long Beach WRP of the LACSD.

Similar to the approved project, future development projects facilitated by the proposed project would be reviewed by the City on a project -by-project basis and would be required to comply with any requirements in effect when the review is conducted . Therefore, impacts related wastewater for future development under the proposed project would be similar to the approved project and would remain less than significant. No mitigation is required.

3.10.3.3 Stormwater Drainage
Similar to the approved project, future development facilitated by the proposed project is required to comply with the provisions of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Const ruction and Land Disturbance Activities (Construction General Permit), or any other subsequent applicable permits. Similar to the approved project, as future individual projects facilitated by the proposed project are proposed, the City would review grading plans and construction documents to identify project features aimed at reducing construction impacts to storm drain facilities. Therefore, similar to the approved project A DDENDUM N O . 3 TO THE G ENERAL P LAN LU AND UDE EIR A PRIL 2023

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P:\CLB1904.45 LUE Addendum No. 3\LUE EIR Addendum 3.docx (04/21/23) 3.10-9 construction activities associated with implementation of the proposed project woul d not require or result in the relocation or construction of new stormwater drainage systems, the construction of which would cause significant environmental impacts. Impacts related to stormwater drainage during construction would remain similar and less than significant.

Similar to the approved project development of future development under the proposed project could increase impervious surface area, which could reduce infiltration and increase runoff. Similar to the approved project, future projects un der the proposed project would be reviewed on a project-by-project basis and would need to comply with any requirements in effect when the review is conducted, including payment of Development Fees to fund future improvements to the City’s stormwater infrastructure.

Similar to the approved project, under the proposed project, depending on the size and nature of the future projects, a WQMP would be developed to address post -construction urban runoff and stormwater pollution from new development and significant redevelopment projects. Similar to the approved project, future development under the proposed project would also be required to comply with goals and policies outlined in the approved LUE that are aimed at reducing stormwater runoff and mitigating off-site impacts related to pollutants entering natural water bodies. Therefore, the proposed project would result in less than significant impacts related to the construction or expansion of stormwater drainage facilities during operation. Impacts related to stormwater drainage during operation would remain similar and less than significant. No mitigation is required.

3.10.3.4 Telecommunications Facilities
Similar to the approved project, construction activities associated with future projects under the proposed project would not increase the demand for telecommunications facilities, and thus would not require or result in the construction of new or the relocation of existing telecommunication facilities. Where necessary, infrastructure improvements would be ma de to existing telecommunications facilities in order to meet customer demands. Similar to the approved project, environmental impacts associated with future improvements under the proposed project to telecommunications facilities are anticipated to be minimal, as these facility areas would have previously been disturbed through association with past infrastructure improvements. In addition, any major improvements to telecommunications facilities would be reviewed on a project -by- project basis, and would co mply with any applicable regulations in place at the time such development is proposed. Therefore, impacts related to telecommunications facilities under the proposed project would be similar to the approved project and would remain less than significant.

No mitigation is required.

3.10.3.5 Solid Waste
Similar to the approved project, future projects under the proposed project would generate demolition waste. Similar to the approved project, construction waste generated under the proposed project would be recycled p ursuant to Chapter 18.67, Construction and Demolition Recycling Program, of the City’s Municipal Code. Under the Municipal Code, projects requiring demolition or building permits are required to divert at least 60 percent of all construction and demolition material from landfills. Therefore, similar to the approved project, the proposed project would have a less than significant impact related to solid waste generation during construction.

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Similar to the approved project, solid waste generated by operations activities associated with future development under the proposed project would be collected by the City’s Environmental Services Bureau and hauled to the SERRF. Implementation of the proposed project would not result in changes to solid waste generation as analyzed in the 2019 Certified EIR because the proposed project involves rezoning properties and updating Title 22 in o rder to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE. As such, the increase in the solid waste generation under the proposed project would be similar to the approved project. Similar to the approved project, sufficient landfill capacity exists in the region to serve solid waste generated by the proposed project. In addition, all future development under the proposed project would be required to comply with federal, State, and local statutes and regulations related to solid waste. Therefore, impacts related t o solid waste during operation under the proposed project would be similar and would remain less than significant. No mitigation is required.

3.10.3.6 Cumulative Utilities Impacts
Water. Similar to the approved project, the proposed project analyzes a geographic area for the cumulative analysis of water infrastructure of the service territory of the LBWD. According to the City’s 2015 UWMP, future water supplies are reliable through the horizon year (2040) of the project.

In addition, LBWD projected that there were sufficient groundwater supplies to meet any future demand requirements in the City. Further, the 2015 UWMP accounted for the approved LUE and UDE’s transition from traditional land uses to PlaceTypes and had demonstrated that the LBWD had the ability to s upply the increase in water demand through the horizon year 2040. The proposed project involves establishing 5 new zoning districts and proposed updates to Title 22 of the City’s Municipal Code and rezoning properties to be consistent with the approved LUE and UDE.

Therefore, similar to the approved project, cumulative impacts associated with the proposed project with respect to water would remain less than cumulatively considerable.

Wastewater. Similar to the approved project, the proposed project analyz es a geographic area for the cumulative analysis for wastewater treatment of the City and LACSD. Similar to the approved project, future anticipated development facilitated under the proposed project would comply with applicable federal and State regulatio ns along with specific jurisdictional ordinances and would require further CEQA review for projects requiring discretionary approvals, which would reduce cumulative impacts related to potential wastewater treatment violations to a less than significant level. Similar to the approved project, the proposed project would result in a population consistent with the growth projections for the City provided in the SCAG 2016– 2040 RTP/SCS. Therefore, similar to the approved project, cumulative impacts associated wit h the proposed project with respect to wastewater would remain less than cumulatively considerable.

Telecommunications. Similar to the approved project, the proposed project analyzes a geographic area for the cumulative analysis of cable, telephone, and internet services of the service territory for Spectrum Communications, Frontier Communications, and AT&T U -Verse. As discussed in the 2019 Certified EIR, these services are not operating above capacity; however, these service providers are anticipated to extend current facilities to meet project service demands on an as -needed basis as A DDENDUM N O . 3 TO THE G ENERAL P LAN LU AND UDE EIR A PRIL 2023

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P:\CLB1904.45 LUE Addendum No. 3\LUE EIR Addendum 3.docx (04/21/23) 3.10-11 future developments under the proposed project are proposed as is the case under existing market conditions. Therefore, similar to the approved project, cumulative impacts a ssociated with the proposed project with respect to telecommunications facilities would remain less than cumulatively considerable.

Solid Waste. Similar to the approved project, the proposed project analyzes a geographic area for the cumulative analysis of impacts to solid waste disposal capacity of the County of Los Angeles.

Similar to the approved project, development facilitated under the proposed project and other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable projects within the County would cont ribute to an increase in demand for landfill capacity and solid waste services for the County. As stated previously, the SERRF, a refuse-to-energy transformation facility, serves the planning area and does not have a scheduled closure date. It is expected that the SERRF will continue to operate at its current permitted daily capacity through 2027. There is sufficient permitted capacity within the LACSD system serving Los Angeles County to provide adequate future capacity for the County’s solid waste needs i ncluding solid waste generated by future developmen t under the proposed project. Therefore, similar to the approved project, cumulative impacts associated with the proposed project with respect to solid waste facilities would remain less than cumulatively considerable.

3.10.4 Findings Related to Utilities and Service Systems

3.10.4.1 No New Significant Effects Requiring Major Revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR Based on the foregoing analysis and information, there is no evidence that the proposed project requires a major change to the 2019 Certified EIR. The proposed project would not result in new significant environmental impacts related to utilities and service systems, and there would not be a substantial increase in the severity of impacts described in the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.10.4.2 No Substantial Change in Circumstances Requiring Major Revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR
No major changes to the planning area have taken place since the preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR that would require revisions to the analysis in the analysis in the 2019 Certified EIR. There is no information in the record or otherwise available that indicated that there are substantial changes in circumstances pertaining to utilities and service systems that would require major changes to the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.10.4.3 No New Information Showing Greater Significant Effects than the 2019 Certified EIR This Addendum has analyzed all available relevant information to determine whether there is new information that was not available at the time the 2019 Certified EIR was certified, indicating that a new significant effect not reported in that document may occur. Based on the information and analyses above, there is no substantial new information indicating that there would be a new significant impact related to utilities and service systems requiring major revisions to the 2019 Certified EIR.

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3.10.4.4 No New Information Showing Ability to Reduce Significant Effects in the 2019 Certified EIR There is no new information, mitigation, or alternatives to the Project that woul d substantially reduce one or more significant impacts pertaining to utilities and service systems identified and considered in the 2019 Certified EIR.

3.10.5 Compliance Measures
There are no compliance measures pertaining to utilities and service systems that are applicable to the approved project or the proposed project.

3.10.6 Mitigation Measures
There are no mitigation measures pertaining to utilities and service systems that are appl icable to the approved project or the proposed project. No mitigation is required.

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3.11 ENERGY

3.11.1 Existing Environmental Setting
No substantial changes t o the planning area have occurred since the preparation of the 2019 Certified EIR and associated Addendums . There have been no major changes to the existing setting of the planning area with respect to energy. Min or updates to the City’s existing energy usage are provided below, consistent with the latest information available from the City and other providers.

3.11.1.1 Electricity
The City receives its electricity from Southern California Edison (SCE). According to the CEC, the electricity consumption in the SCE service area for 2019 was 10 4,125 gigawatt hours (GWh). 23 The CEC adopted the Demand Forecast 20 20 in January 2021. Forecasted electricity consumption within the SCE service area is estimated to be 115,990 GWh by 2025 and 123,743 GWh by 2030 (the furthest horizon year for which data are available). In addition, the CEC estimates that net peak demand and net ener gy load within SCE’s service territory will grow annually by 2.45 percent until 2030.

3.11.1.2 Natural Gas
The City of Long Beach Municipal Energy Resources (ER) Department purchases natural gas from the Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and provides natu ral gas services to residents and businesses of Long Beach and Signal Hill and portions of surrounding communities, including the Cities of Bellflower, Compton, Lakewood, Los Alamitos, Paramount, and Seal Beach. In 2020, the California Gas and Electric Utilities published the 2020 California Gas Report. In addition to providing a summary of the existing and historic natural gas demands, the 2020 California Gas Report provides projected annual gas supplies for future years through year 2035. According to the 2020 California Gas Report, the natural gas demand for the City of Long Beach is expected to decline from 9 billion cubic feet per year in 2019 to 8 billion cubic feet per year in 2035 (the furthest horizon year for which data are available).
24 3.11.1.3 Gasoline
California crude oil production levels have been declining over the last 30 years; however, the State still accounts for 4 percent of the United States’ crude oil production and petroleum refining capacity in 2019. 25 In 2020, approximately 123.5 billion ga llons of gasoline were consumed in the

23 California Energy Commission (CEC). 2021. Database - California Energy Demand Forecast Update 2020 - 2030. Website: https://www.energy.ca.gov/filebrowser/download/2853 (accessed July 7, 2021). 24 Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas). California Gas and Electric Utilities . 2020 California Gas Report. Website: https://www.socalgas.com/sites/default/files/2020-10/2020_California_Gas_Report_ Joint_Utility_Biennial_Comprehensive_Filing. pdf (accessed July 7, 2021). 25 U.S. Department of Energy, EIA. “California State Profile and Energy Estimates Profile Analysis.” Website:
https://www.eia.gov/state/analysis.php?sid=CA#40 (accessed July 7, 2021).

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P:\CLB1904.45 LUE Addendum No. 3\LUE EIR Addendum 3.docx (04/21/23) 3.11-2 United States 26 (the lowest level of annual consumption since 1997) and 14 billion gallons were consumed in California.27
The average fuel economy for light -d uty vehicles (autos, pickups, vans, and SUVs) in the United States has steadily increased from about 14.9 miles per gallon (mpg) in 1980 to 22.2 mpg in 2019. 28 Federal fuel economy standards have changed substantially since the Energy Independence and Security Act was passed in 2007. The Act, which originall y mandated a national fuel economy standard of 35 mpg by year 2020, applies to cars and light trucks of Model Years 2011 through 2020.29 In 2012, the federal government raised the fuel economy standard to 54.5 mpg for cars and light-d
uty trucks by Model Year 2025.30
According to the CEC Transportation Energy Demand Forecast 2018 –2030, the demand for fuel is expected to decrease to between 12.3 billion and 12.7 billion gallons in 2030 (a 20 –22 percent reduction) from 15.8 billion gallons in 2017. The reduction in gasoline demand through year 2030 (the furthest horizon year for which data are available) is based on assumptions related to new energy efficiency and regulations at the State and local levels and an increasing number of electric, hydrogen, diesel, and high fuel economy vehicles.
31 3.11.2 2019 Certified EIR
Please see Section 4.10 of the 2019 Certified EIR for a detailed analysis of the potential effects of the approved project regarding energy. The 2019 Certified EIR concluded that impacts related to energy would be less than significant, as described below.

3.11.2.1 Wasteful, Inefficient, or Unnecessary Consumption of Energy Resources Less Than Significant Impact.

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