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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
RES-23-0065
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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 3 EWM:ag A23-00996 (04-13-2023)
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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. 1 2
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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 May 2 , 2023, by the following vote:
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Councilmembers: Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw,
Kerr, Saro, Uranga, Austin, Ricks-Oddie.
Councilmembers: None.
Councilmembers: None.
Councilmembers: None.
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