Planning Commission - Regular Meeting
Thursday, April 16, 2026
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- Government Body
- Planning Commission
- Meeting Type
- Planning Commission
- Location
- Long Beach, CA
- Meeting Date
- April 16, 2026
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Thursday, April 16, 2026
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Start free trialREGULAR AGENDA•Item 1
26-54846 Recommendation to receive and file Director's Report.
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
REGULAR AGENDA•Item 2
26-54847 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting of Thursday, April 2, 2026.
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
REGULAR AGENDA•Item 3
26-54849 Recommendation to accept Categorical Exemption CE-26-022, finding the proposed project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 (Class 1, Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines; and Approve a Conditional Use Permit (CUP25-022), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto, to allow for a restaurant to sell beer on-premises (Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Type 23 License - Small Beer Manufacturer), with 29 feet and 9 inches of linear fixed bar area in conjunction with food service within 500 feet of a zoning district allowing residential uses, located at 1106 East Wardlow Road in the Community Commercial - Automobile Oriented (CCA) Zoning District. (District 5)
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
REGULAR AGENDA•Item 4
26-54850 Recommendation to recommend that City Council adopt an Addendum (EIRA25-001) to the Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) prepared for the General Plan Land Use Element and Urban Design Element (EIR03-16) (SCH No. 2015051054) relating to a Zone Change (ZCHG24-006) and General Plan Amendment (GPA24-004) of a property located at 5705-5723 Lime Avenue (APN 7127-006-917); Recommend that City Council adopt a City-initiated General Plan Map Amendment (GPA24-004), and adopt the proposed findings related thereto, to change the land use PlaceType and height limit of a property located at 5705-5723 Lime Avenue (APN 7127-006-917) from Founding and Contemporary Neighborhood (FCN)/2-stories to Neighborhood Serving Centers, Moderate (NSC-M)/3-stories; and Request City Council adopt a Zoning Map Change (ZCHG24-006), and adopt the proposed findings related thereto, to amend the zoning designation for a property at 5705-5723 Lime Avenue (APN 7127-006-917) from Low-Density Multi-family Residential, Small Lot (R-3-S) to Mixed Use 2, Special Use Incentives (MU-2-A). (District 8)
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
REGULAR AGENDA•Item 5
26-54851 Recommendation to recommend that City Council adopt an Addendum (EIRA26-001) to the Initial Study/Negative Declaration (IS/ND) (SCH No. 2021050034) prepared for the City's Enhanced Density Bonus (ND 08-20) relating to an amendment to Title 21 for the Enhanced Density Bonus Program Update; and Recommend that City Council approve Zoning Code Amendment (ZCA26-001) and Local Coastal Program Amendment (LCPA26-001), and adopt the proposed findings related thereto, to amend Chapters 21.15, 21.21 and 21.68 of the Zoning Regulations to update the existing Enhanced Density Bonus to align with the provisions of the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance; add special bonuses for projects providing community benefits; and implement other procedural and implementation streamlining changes to the Enhanced Density Bonus Ordinance. (Citywide)
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
REGULAR AGENDA•Item 6
26-54852 Recommendation to recommend that City Council adopt an Addendum (EIRA26-002) to the Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) prepared for the General Plan Land Use Element and Urban Design Element (EIR 03-16) (SCH No. 2015051054) relating to the implementation of the General Plan Land Use Element through an amendment to Title 21 and Title 22 of the Zoning Regulations; and Recommend that City Council approve a Zoning Code Amendment (ZCA24-004) and Local Coastal Program Amendment (LCPA24-005), and adopt the proposed findings related thereto, to amend Chapter 4 of the Southeast Area Specific Plan (SP-2); and Title 2, Title 21, and Title 22 of the Long Beach Municipal Code (Zoning Ordinance) in accordance with State Law and the City's adopted 6th Cycle Housing Element. The proposed code changes are intended to satisfy state mandates and better align the Zoning Code with the City's General plan by implementing required Housing Element actions to facilitate and streamline housing production in the City. The amendment is composed of four (4) major components: (1) codifying required Housing Element Implementation actions related to streamlining housing development and addressing fair housing goals around discrimination and segregation of uses, (2) implementing provisions from the City's 2023 Emergency Declaration of Housing and Homelessness, (3) satisfying new State Housing Law requirements around residential uses, definitions, and allowances citywide, and (4) changing technical language that clarifies the zoning code, addresses inconsistencies, and removes duplicative information related to housing uses and regulations. Additional minor code changes not specific to housing are proposed to address existing inconsistencies within the Zoning Code related to commercial use allowances, wireless telecommunications facilities, and clarifications on approval procedures.(Citywide)
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.