September 19, 2023
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
City of Long Beach
California
RECOMMENDATION:
Find that all requirements of the final tract map to re-subdivide parcels creating nine (9) lots at 3855 North Lakewood Boulevard have been met; approve the final tract map for Tract Map No. 61252-3; authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute subdivision agreements, and;
Accept Planning Commission findings and determine that the project is within PD-32 and has been previously analyzed as part of the previously -certified PacifiCenter Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) Addendum (State Clearinghouse No. 2001051048) and no further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 is required. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
In accordance with Long Beach Municipal Code Chapter 20.16, State of California Government Code Section 66458, and applicable local subdivision ordinances and subsequent rulings, a final subdivision map conforming to State Subdivision Map Act requirements shall be approved by the City Council. The subdivider, Douglas Park Associates I V, LLC, provided a map to subdivide for the construction of eight light industrial tilt-up buildings ranging in size from 38,000 square-feet to 188,000 square feet, totaling 9 47,084 square feet, located at 3855 Lakewood Boulevard in Subarea 8B of the Douglas Park South Planned Development District.
The Public Works Department submits the duly certified final Tract Map No. 61252 -3 (Attachment A), which is in conformance with the conditions and requirements placed on the tentative map approved by the City Planning Commission and finalized on October 7, 2004 (Attachment B), and requests approval of Tract Map No. 61252-3 for this development.
Subdivision agreements providing for this development’s offsite improvements are secured in the Douglas Park Development Agreement, which was originally established by the Mc Donnell Douglas Corporation and includes Tract No.’s 61252 -1, and 61252 -2 (Attachment C), which was approved by City Council on December 14, 2004 (Attachment D). Survey monumentation Bonds and Agreements have been prepared specific for this site to secure the monumentation requirements. The Public Works Department requests the City Council authorization to execute the subdivision agreements.
Department of Public Works
411 West Ocean Boulevard, 5th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802 (562) 570-6383
C-13
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
September 19, 2023
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, projects within PD-32 were previously analyzed as part of the previously certified PacifiCenter Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) Addendum (State Clearinghouse No. 2001051048). The proposed project falls within the total square -feet and anticipated levels of development and thus no additional environmental review is required for Tract Map 61252-3.
See Planning Commission Staff Report dated March 17, 2022 (Attachment E).
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Vanessa S. Ibarra on August 30, 2023 and by Budget Management Officer Nader Kaamoush on August 31, 2023.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action is being requested on September 19, 2023, to allow for a timely completion of the development.
LEVINE ACT
This item is subject to the Levine Act. The Mayor, Councilmembers, and Commissioners who have received a contribution of more than $250 within 12 months prior from a party, participant, or their representatives involved in this proceeding may do either of the following: (1) disclose the contribution on the record and recuse themselves from this pro ceeding; OR (2) return the portion of the contribution that exceeds $250 within 30 days from the time the elected official knew or should have known about the contribution and participate in the proceeding.
All parties, participants, and their representatives must disclose on the record of this proceeding any contribution of more than $250 made to the Mayor or any Councilmembers within 12 months prior to the date of the proceeding. The Mayor, Councilmembers, and Commissioners are prohibited from accepting, soliciting, or directing a contribution of more than $250 from a party, participant, or their representatives during a proceeding and for 12 months following the date a final decision is rendered.
FISCAL IMPACT
A subdivision processing fee of $8,867 was deposited in the General Fund Group in the Public Works Department. This recommendation has no staffing impact beyond the normal budgeted scope of duties and is consistent with existing City Council Priorities. There is no local job impact associated with this recommendation.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
September 19, 2023
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully submitted,
ERIC LOPEZ
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
ATTACHMENTS:
A – VICINITY MAP
B – PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 7, 2004
C – TENTATIVE MAP OF TRACT NO. 61252-1, 61252-2, 61252-3 D – CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FROM DECEMBER 14, 2004
E – PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT FROM MARCH 17, 2022 APPROVED:
THOMAS B. MODICA
CITY MANAGER
Attachment A
Attachment B
Attachment B
Attachment B
Attachment B
Attachment B
Attachment B
Attachment B
Attachment B
Proposed Project Site.
Tract Map No. 61252-3 or 61252?
(purple).
Superseded by Tract Map
No. 70937 (red).
Final Tract Map No.
61252-1 (cyan) recorded.
Final Tract Map No.
61252-2 (green) recorded.
Attachment C
CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2004
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA COUNCIL CHAMBER, 5:00 P.M.
Bonnie Lowenthal, 1st District Jackie Kell, Vice Mayor, 5th District Dan Baker, 2nd District Laura Richardson, 6th District Frank Colonna, 3rd District Tonia Reyes Uranga, 7th District Patrick O’Donnell, 4th District Rae Gabelich, 8th District Val Lerch, 9th District
Gerald R. Miller, City Manager
Larry G. Herrera, City Clerk Beverly O'Neill, Mayor Robert E. Shannon, City Attorney
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PRESENTATION OF KEY TO THE CITY TO OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST MISTY MAY
2004 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (IEDC)
AWARD RECOGNITION
HEARINGS:
1. ADVISORY BODY: PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT: Douglas Park Development Agr eement, amend General Plan, rezone former McDonnell-Douglas aircraft manufacturing plant at 3855 Lakewood Boulevard, and consider, on appeal the Planning Commission’s action to approve Tentative Map No. 21626 and certify Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghou se No.
2001051048) and Statement of Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring Plan. (District 5) (Resolution recertifying that the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Douglas Park Project [formerly known as Pacificenter@LongBeach] located generally between Carson Street on the north, Long Beach Municipal Airport on the south and southwest, Lakewood Boulevard on the east, and the Lakewood Country Club and Long Beach Municipal Airport on the west [SCH2001051048] has been completed in accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act and State and local guidelines, making certain findings and determinations relative thereto; adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations; and adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program.) (Ordinance amending the Use District Map of the City of Long Beach as said map has been established and amended by amending portions of Part 17 and 24 of said map from CCA [Community Automobile- Oriented District] and PD-19 [Douglas Aircraft Planned Development District] to PD-32 [Douglas Park Planned Development District] for property located at 3855 Lakewood Boulevard, in the City of Long Beach [RZ-0404-13].) (Ordinance amending and restating the Douglas Aircraft Planned Development District [PD-19].) (Ordinance establishing the Douglas Park Planned Development District [PD-32].) (Ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending Section 8.80.160 by amending the Noise District Map; and by amending Section 21.29.090 and Section
21.37.020 by adding No. 32 – Douglas Park [Planned Development District].) (Ordinance approving application for a development agreement in the vicinity of Lakewood Boulevard and Carson Street pursuant to Chapter 21.29 of the Long Beach Municipal Code, directing the City Attorney to prepare a development agreement embodying the application and authorizing and directing the City Manager to execute, on behalf of the City, a development agreement with McDonnell Douglas Corporation for the Douglas Park Project.) (Resolution confirming, readopting and amending filing fees for the administration of the various provisions of the Planning, Zoning, Subdivision and Environmental Regulations of the City of Long Beach [2004].) (Resolution adopting, after public hearing, amendments to the Land Use, Noise and Transportation Elements of the General Plan and the Bicycle Master Plan of the City of Long Beach relating to Douglas Park.)
Attachment D
CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2004
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA COUNCIL CHAMBER, 5:00 P.M.
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SUGGESTED ACTION:
Receive supporting documentation into the record and conclude the hearing.
Overrule the appeal, sustain the decision of the Planning Commission and adopt resolution re-certifying Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse No.
2001051048) and adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program;
Overrule the appeal and sustain the decision of the Planning Commission to ap prove Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 61252, subject to conditions; Declare ordinance to rezone the site from Douglas Aircraft Planned Development (PD-19) and CCA (Community Automobile-O
riented District) to Douglas Park Planned
Development (PD-32) read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading;
Declare ordinance to amend the Douglas Ai rcraft Planned Development (PD-19) read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Co uncil for final
reading;
Declare ordinance for the Douglas Park Planned Development (P D-32) read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading;
Declare ordinance to adopt amendments to Sections 21.37.020, 21.29.090 and the Noise District Map of Se
ction 8.80.160 of the Municipal Code read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading; Declare ordinance to authorize the execut ion of the Douglas Park Development Agreement by the City Manager read the first time and la id over to the next regular
meeting of the City Council for final reading;
Adopt resolution to establish a fee for the annual review of a development agreement; and
Adopt resolution to amend the Land Use, Transportation, and Noise Elements of the General Plan and the Bi
cycle Master Plan.
Attachment D
CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2004
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA COUNCIL CHAMBER, 5:00 P.M.
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2. ADVISORY BODY: PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT: Amendments to Zoning Ordinance and to the Local Coastal Program to allow "computer cafes" with ten or less computers at restaurants and allow “nude modeling” at art studios. (Case No. 0408-14) (Citywide) (Resolution adopting, after public hearing, amendments to the Local Coastal Program to permit live nude modeling for the purpose of art drawing; and “computer cafes” with ten or less computers as an accessory use; and authorizing the Director of Planning and Building to submit certified copies of this resolution and any and all implementing ordinances to the California Coastal Commission for approval and certification.) (Ordinance amending the Long Beac
h Municipal Code by
amending Sections 21.15.110.G and 21.15.607; and by adding Sections
21.51.226 and 21.51.237, relating to live nude modeling for the purpose of art drawing; and computer cafes as an accessory use.)
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Receive supporting documentation into the record, and conclude hearing; Adopt resolution authorizing Director of Pl anning and Building to submit amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to the California Coasta
l Commission as a Local Coastal Program
Amendment.
Declare ordinance read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of City Council for final reading.
PUBLIC COMMENT: OBTAIN SPEAKER CARD FROM CITY CLERK
Opportunity given to first 10 citizens who hav
e submitted speaker cards in writing to the City Clerk
to address the City Council on non-agenda items. (Currently limited to three minutes unless extended by City Council.)
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are to be considered routine by the City Counc il and will all be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of said items unless members of the City Council, staff or the public request specific items be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Requests by the public for separate consideration should be made to the Mayor's Office or City Clerk Department prior to the beginning of the Council meeting.
CONSENT CALENDAR: (3 - 13)
3. DEPARTMENT: CITY AUDITOR
SUBJECT: Review of master lease bet
ween the City of Long Beach and Bancap Marine
Center, Inc.
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Receive and file.
Attachment D
CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2004
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA COUNCIL CHAMBER, 5:00 P.M.
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4. DEPARTMENT: CITY CLERK
SUBJECT: Claims for Damages.
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Refer to City Attorney the damage claims received between December 2, 2004 and December 9, 2004.
5 . DEPARTMENT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
SUBJECT: Funding of Com
munity projects under Neighborhood Partners Program.
(Districts 1,2,4,6,9)
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Approve Community Development Advisory Commission funding recommendations for the FY04-05 Neighborhood Partners Program in the amount of $31,531.92.
6. DEPARTMENT: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
SUBJECT: Appeal of revocation of Business License Number 20447180 held by ACCO Enterprises, 6543 East Spring Street. (District 5)
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Refer matter to Hearing Officer, in accordance with Long Beach Municipal Code
2.93.050 (B) (1), and request City Clerk to notify the licensee and affected City departments of the time and place of hearing.
7 . DEPARTMENT: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
SUBJECT: Agreement with Los Angeles County to provide capacity building for HIV/AIDS
Provider Network Services. (Citywide)
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Authorize City Manager to execute all necessary documents in an amount not to exceed $300,000, from Sept
ember 14, 2004 through February 28, 2007, and increase
appropriations in the Health Fund (SR 130) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HE) by $150,000.
8. DEPARTMENT: LAW
SUBJECT: Stipulations with
Requests for Awards.
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Authorize City Attorney to submit for approval by Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, and if so approved, authority to pay $9,640 in compliance with Appeals Board
order for claim of Gary Christensen; $8,680 for claim of Lillia Demasi; and $11,516.25 for claim of Keith Snow.
Attachment D
CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2004
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA COUNCIL CHAMBER, 5:00 P.M.
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9. DEPARTMENT: LAW
SUBJECT: Lynn Neill vs. City of Long Beach.
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Authorize City Attorney to pay sum of $5,579.18 in full settlement.
10. DEPARTMENT: LAW
SUBJECT: Mitchell Land & Improvement Company v. City of Long Beac h.
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Authorize City Attorney to pay sum of $10,000 in full settlement.
11. DEPARTMENT: POLICE
SUBJECT: Alcoholic Beverage License Applications (Person-to-Person Transfers).
A. Application of Delaware CPK Incorporated, dba California Pizza Kitchen Incorporated, for an on-sale general bonafide eating place license at 61 South Pine Avenue.
(District 2)
B. Application of Delaware CPK Incorporated, dba California Pizza Kitchen Incorporated, for an on-sale beer and wine for bonafide eating place license at 6417 East Pacific Coast High
way Unit A1. (District 3)
C. Application of Rasmey Angkor Incorporat ed, dba Henry’s Market, for an off-sale beer and wine license at 301 Loma Avenue. (District 3)
D. Application of Seo IL In corporated, dba Arco AM PM, for an off-sale beer and wine license at 1001 Redondo Avenue.
(District 4)
E. Application of Chi Wang Yoo and Mi S ook Yoo, dba Fox Liquor, for an off-sale general license at 5402 Orange Avenue. (District 8)
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Receive and file with existing conditions.
12. DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS
SUBJECT: City of Long Beach Disadvantaged Bu siness Enterprise Program for U. S .
Department of Transportation Capital Improvement Projects. (Citywide) SUGGESTED ACTION:
Adopt FY 05 Overall Annual Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Goal in accordance with Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 26, for projects funded by the U. S. Department of Transportation.
Authorize City Manager to execute all necessary documents related to the Disadv
antaged Business Enterprise Program.
Attachment D
CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2004
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA COUNCIL CHAMBER, 5:00 P.M.
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13. DEPARTMENT: VARIOUS
SUBJECT: Minutes for filing:
Harbor Commission, November 29, 2004
Water Commission, November 4, 2004
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Receive and file.
SUGGESTED ACTION: CONCUR IN RECOMMENDATIONS ON CONSENT CALENDAR.
REGULAR AGENDA
DEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS:
14. DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: Contract for managed health care servi
ces with Tristar Managed Care, Inc. for
workers’ compensation claims management. (Citywide)
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Authorize City Manager to execute contra ct for period beginning January 1, 2005, through December 31, 2005, with option for two year renewal.
Authorize City Manager to execute any subsequent amendments necessary to maintain service levels and remain in compliance with State and Federal laws.
1 5. ADVISORY BODY: PLANNI NG COMMISSION
SUBJECT: Housing Element 2003-2004 Annual Report.
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Receive and file.
ORDINANCES
:
16. DEPARTMENT: LAW
SUBJECT: Ordinance finding and determining that a furt her credit is due against the
Transportation Improvement Impact Fee applicable to the CSULB Foundation Technology Park located at 2000 West Nineteenth Street and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement regarding credit for transportation improvements made to Pacific Coast Highway from Cota Avenue to Nineteenth Street.
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Declare ordinance read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading.
Attachment D
CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2004
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA COUNCIL CHAMBER, 5:00 P.M.
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17. DEPARTMENT: LAW
SUBJECT: Ordinance amending and restating Ordinance No. C-7894 setting aside and dedicating in perpetuity certain lands owned by the City of Long Beach for public park purposes and uses; and designating in perpetuity for park purposes and uses certain sites within the tidelands trust boundaries. (District 2)
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Declare ordinance read and adopted as read.
18. COUNCIL COMMITTEE: COUNCILMEMBER VAL LERCH, NINTH DISTRICT, CHAIR,
PUBLIC SAF
ETY COMMITTEE
SUBJECT: Ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code relating to smoking in the work place and public places.
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Declare ordinance read and adopted as read.
NEW BUSINESS:
19. 20.
21. PUBLIC: IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO ADJOURNMENT
Opportunity given to citizens to address the City Council on non-agenda items who have not already addressed the Ci
ty Council on non-agenda items. (Currently limited to three minutes unless extended by City Council.)
REMINDERS:
December 21, 2004, Continued hearing to consider declaring City Council to be the Redevelopment Agency. (Citywide)
December 21, 2004, Hearing on Planning Commission zone change from CHW to CS to expand self storage facilit y at 4100 Cherry Avenue. (District 7)
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Attachment D
AGENDA ITEM No. 2 Development Services
Planning Bureau
411 West Ocean Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802 562.570.6194
March 17, 2022
CHAIR AND PLANNING COMMISSIONERS
City of Long Beach California
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Site Plan Review SPR22-002 to construct eight light industrial tilt-up buildings ranging in size from 38,000 square-feet to 188,000 square feet, totaling 947,084 square feet, located at 3855 Lakewood Boulevard in Subarea 8B of the Douglas Parking South Planned Development District (PD-32 South).
(District 5)
APPLICANT: Patrick Russell for Sares Regis Group
3501 Jamboree Road, Suite 3000
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(Application No. 2201-06)
DISCUSSION
Background
The project site is located at 3855 Lakewood Boulevard, within the Douglas Park South Planned Development District (PD-32 South) (Attachment A - Vicinity Map). PD-32 is bounded on the north by Carson Street, on the south by the Long Beach Municipal Airport, on the east by Lakewood Boulevard, and on the west by the Lakewood Country Club Golf Course. The site comprises 238 acres (261 acres including the portion of Douglas Park located in City of Lakewood) of a former McDonnell-Douglas aircraft manufacturing facility that was approved for a phased mixed -use, master planned development that would consist of up to 3.3 million square feet of commercial/retail and industrial floor area, including office, research and development, light industrial, manufacturing and aviation-related uses, in addition to hotel uses. The proposed project is located within Subarea 8B of PD-32 South. Figure 1 is a map of PD -32 delineated into its s ix Subareas. Known as the Boeing Enclave, Subarea 8B is a 43.5 -acre area that formerly housed facilities related to aircraft production, ground support, receiving and delivery operations, customer operations, aircraft and avionic testing, and other related uses. The Boeing Enclave is now entirely vacant , with its last remaining building being demolished in 2018 . As stated in the PD -32 South Ordinance , “should current operations of this sub area be discontinued, the area will be developed with uses consistent with Subarea 8A, at which time the Development Standards for Subarea 8A shall govern.”
Attachment E
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Figure 1 – PD-32 Subarea Map
The project site is located along the south side of Cover Street, between Heinemann Avenue (to the east) and the City of Lakewood boundary (to the west) and is bordered to the south by the Long Beach Airport. It has a total size of approximately 2,076,636 square-feet (47.67 acres), including the portion located within the City of Lakewood. It has a Regional-Serving Facilities (RSF) General Plan PlaceType designation. Surrounding land uses are identified in Table 1, and Figure 2 shows the location of the project site, in relation to all of PD-32.
Table 1 – Adjacent Zoning and Land Uses
DIRECTION ZONING RIGHT-OF-WAY BOUNDARY LAND USES
North PD-32 North Cover Street Majority Vacant Land
South General Industrial (IG) N/A Long Beach Airport
East PD-32 South Heinemann Avenue Light Industrial
West IG / City of Lakewood N/A Long Beach Airport / Parking
Attachment E
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Figure 2 – Project Site and PD-32 Map
Project Proposal and Entitlements
The Applicant, Sares Regis Group, is proposing to develop Pacific Pointe West (in correlation with previously developed Pacific Pointe, Pacific Pointe South, Pacific Pointe East, and Pacific Pointe Northwest). Development will include nearly 1,000,000 million square feet in eight new tilt-up concrete industrial buildings to be identified as Buildings 18-25 in continuation of previous building identification (Attachment B – Plans). Buildings for Pacific Pointe West are proposed as follows:
• Building 18 – 94,774 square-feet
• Building 19 – 38,499 square-feet
• Building 20 – 82,058 square-feet
• Building 21 – 107,949 square-feet
• Building 22 – 156,530 square-feet
• Building 23 – 119,545 square-feet
• Building 24 – 188,870 square-feet
• Building 25 – 158,859 square-feet
Attachment E
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The project will also include a total of 1,627 parking stalls. The Planning entitlements required for the proposed project include a Site Plan Review (SPR) requiring Planning Commission approval.
Site Plan Review
Pursuant to Section 21.25.502 of the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC), new buildings exceeding 50,000 square-feet require an SPR with Planning Commission approval. On February 9, 2022, the SPR Committee reviewed and recommended that the project move forward to the Planning Commission for consideration, having found that positive SPR findings could be made on the basis that the proposed design is considered harmonious and consistent within itsel f and its surrounding area (Attachment C – SPR Findings). Development within PD-32 is subject to the Douglas Park Design Guidelines . The Design Guidelines include general criteria such as façade articulation, pedestrian connectivity (to the extent feasible), adequate accent color and material , appropriate scaling, outdoor space, and vehicular circulation, and the project has been found to be consistent with applicable requirements. The Design Guidelines are meant to set a high -quality precedent by which development in PD-32 can be made consistent and compatible throughout the business park.
As encouraged within the PD -32 Design Guidelines, each of the eight buildings incorporates architectural design features such as metal panels and canopies, varied roof heights, wing wall accents with cutouts, contrasting colors, glazing systems that add contrast in both material and color, and asymmetrical design to add visual interest (see Fig ure 3 for typical architectural features). These elements all work together to enhance the aesthetics of the proposed structures.
While each of the eight buildings share similar features and materials, each building is unique and individual. To the extent feasible, outdoor space is satisfied with the incorporation of exterior patios adjacent to each building. Vehicular circulation and building placement are designed to fa cilitate ingress and egress routes for each site, and the requirements for fire lane clearances . The proposed project is not only compatible and consistent between each building, but it maintains the same high-quality architecture and exterior design characteristic of Douglas Park as a whole.
Figure 3 – Building Architectural Rendering
Attachment E
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SPR findings also require that the project be consistent with the General Plan. The RSF General Plan PlaceType has been applied to sites and areas in the City that serve a unique role, or population reaching beyond local concerns. The land uses allowed in these areas include uses that serve a regional need for medical and social services, education, goods movement, people movement, energy production and distribution, public utilities, and uses of a similar nature.
The proposed project is envisioned as a microcosm of Douglas Park as a whole, with the creation of a high-quality development that will provide space for businesses , generate jobs and continue to encourage the co-location of high-wage industry sectors located in the area, reinforcing Douglas Park’s role as a local and regional employment center. The Land Use Element recognizes the PD- 32 District as one of the many areas within the RSF PlaceType (and surrounding the Long Beach Airport) that has its own approved master plan offering a va riety of allowable commercial and industrial uses that serve the regional community.
One of the citywide goals identified in the Land Use Element of the General Plan is to accommodate strategic growth and change (Goal No. 3 of the Land Use Element). Under this goal, the City aims to encourage this growth within strategic locations while preserving existing neighborhoods. The Land Use Element identifies the subject site as a target for one of the eight major areas of change (per Map LU -20 of the Land Use El ement) that are the focus of the land use concept: “Promote regional-serving uses”. Under this concept, PD -32 is recognized as a significant business park in proximity to the Long Beach Airport, again, contributing to high-quality jobs that serve regional and larger audiences. Based on the project site’s location within PD -32, and its proximity to the Long Beach Airport, the 405 Freeway, and major automobile corridors, development within Douglas Park contributes to growth on a regional scale.
Strategy No. 7 of the Land Use Element is to “implement the major areas of change identified in this Land Use Plan (Map LU -20).” In particular, LU Policy 7 -4 looks to encourage degraded and abandoned buildings and properties to transition to more productiv e uses through adaptive reuse or new development. The project site as a whole has been vacant for several years with previous uses consisting of aircraft manufacturing facilities. While Douglas Park as a whole has seen accelerated development in recent yea rs, the project site (The Boeing Enclave) has remained vacant and is one of two vacant pieces of land that remain in PD -32. The proposed project will revitalize the vacant site with several upgrades including landscaping, high -quality architecture, new pav ing, off -site roadway improvements and a use that will increase its vitality above and beyond its current status.
The Urban Design Element of the General Plan sets forth several goals aimed at improving blighted or vacant properties in Long Beach. Strateg y No. 15 within the Urban Design Element correlates to the proposed project as it is meant to “consider vacant parcels as infill opportunities.” Specifically, Policy UD 15 -2 aims to “promote infill projects that support the designated PlaceType and be appropriate in their use, scale, compactness of development, and design character with adjacent sites and nearby existing development.” The proposed project offers a multi-building light-industrial development typical of the existing patterns in PD -32 in terms of building size and architectural quality. The applicant has worked with staff to develop a proposal that is characterized by a series of smaller industrial buildings, instead of fewer larger buildings, and a series of open spaces that Attachment E
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create a more walkable and fine-grained environment , consistent with good urban design principles.
Strategy No. 14 of the Urban Design Element specifies that “building types and forms should contribute to the PlaceType they are sited within and should address potential conflicts between neighboring PlaceTypes by implementing buffering measures and thoug htful design patterns.” Policy UD 14-3 sets out to “allow new development projects to respond to their particular context and experiment with alternative development patterns while complementing their PlaceTypes.” The high-quality architectural style and appropriate scaling of the proposed buildings is compatible with the PD-32 development patterns and promotes consistency with Policy UD 15 -2 and Policy UD 14-3.
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
A total of 22 Public Hearing Notices were distributed on March 3, 2022, in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 21.21 of the Long Beach Municipal Code. At the time of writing this report, no public comment was received.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Pursuant to the Cal ifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines, projects within PD-32 have been previously analyzed as part of the previously-certified PacifiCenter Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) Addendum (State Clearinghouse No. 2001051048).
Under the existing PEIR Addendum, the maximum allowable build-out of Douglas Park is 4 million square-feet. The proposed project falls within the total square -feet and anticipated levels of development and thus no additional environmental review is required. With the addition of the proposed project (approximately 947,084 square-feet), total buildout in Douglas Park would be approximately 3.52 million square-feet including this project. All mitigation measures under the PEIR would be incorporated as conditions of approval as applicable.
Conclusion
The Boeing Enclave project site has been inactive and vacant for several years with the most recent active uses relating to aircraft manufacturing activity . The proposed project consists of a total of 947,084 square-feet of new building area that will contribute to the economic vitality of the surrounding area and the City of Long Beach as a whole, generating jobs and putting vacant land to productive use . The project is consistent the existing business park in terms of compatible development and uses, such as light-industrial, research and development, manufacturing, retail, and hotel uses that are currently at Douglas Park. The project includes high-quality architecture and materials, new paving, new landscaping , outdoor space and applicable offsite improvements that will help fulfill completion of the Douglas Park buildout . The project is subject to several Conditions of Approval to ensure its continued upkeep, maintenance and overall quality (Attachment D – Conditions of Approval). Staff recommends that the Planning Commission approve the SPR, subject to Conditions of Approval.
Attachment E
CHAIR AND PLANNING COMMISSIONERS
March 17, 2022
Respectfully submitted,
Attachments: Attachment A – Vicinity Map
Attachment B – Plans
Attachment C – SPR Findings
Attachment D – Conditions of Approval
CUENTIN JACKSON
PROJECT PLANNER
PATRICIA DIEFENDERFER, AICP
PLANNING BUREAU MANAGER
ALEXIS OROPEZA
CURRENT PLANNING OFFICER
CHRISTOPHER KOONTZ, AICP
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES
OSCAR W. ORCI
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICESS
Attachment E