Marketplace Mixed-Use Project at 6615 E. Pacific Coast Highway

Marketplace Mixed-Use Project at 6615 E. Pacific Coast Highway

The proposed project involves the demolition of two existing office buildings (6615 and 6695 East Pacific Coast Highway) on the site, and the construction of a new six-story mixed-use project consisting of 390 residential dwelling units (seventeen [17] of which are affordable [very low income]), 5,351 square feet of commercial/retail space in a building with 576 vehicular parking spaces in an above-grade parking structure, 196 bicycle parking spaces, and 45,141 square feet of public and private open space area within the Mixed-Use Community Core (MU-CC) designation of the Southeast Area Specific Plan (SP-2) located at 6615, 6621, and 6695 East Pacific Coast Highway. A request to approve a lot line adjustment to reposition the eastern property line between two parcels (APNs: 7237-020-050 and 7237-020-041); and merge two (2) lots (APNs: 7237-020-050 and 7237-020-040) into a single 163,249-square-foot (3.75-acre) lot is included as part of the project request. The proposed project also includes public right-of-way improvements to the terminus of Studebaker Road immediately south of the proposed mixed-use development, which would include a new center median, sidewalk, bicycle lane, and round-about. Along Pacific Coast Highway, the proposed project would construct a curb between the existing bicycle lane and the vehicle travel lane and construct a new bus turn out near the current bus stop. The proposed project includes the following discretionary approvals: Site Plan Review, Lot Line Adjustment, Lot Merger, and Local Coastal Development Permit. On July 20, 2023, the Long Beach Planning Commission approved the proposed project and associated discretionary actions. Since the Planning Commission hearing, the proposed project was appealed to City Council. On September 19, 2023, City Council took the following actions: • Adopt a Resolution determining that the project is consistent with and within the scope of the project previously analyzed as part of the Southeast Area Specific Plan Program Environmental Impact report (State Clearinghouse No. 2015101075) (PECC 03-23) and subject to the Southeast Area Specific Plan Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and making certain findings and determinations related thereto and warrants no further environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15168, 15162, and 15183; • Deny the appeals and uphold the decision of the Planning Commission to approve the Site Plan Review (SPR22-082), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto, for a project within the city jurisdiction of the Coastal Zone consisting of the demolition of two existing office buildings (6615 and 6695 East Pacific Coast Highway) on the site, and the construction of a new six-story mixed-use project consisting of 390 residential dwelling units (seventeen (17) of which are affordable [very low income]), 5,351 square feet of commercial/retail space in a building with 576 vehicular parking spaces in an above-grade parking structure, 196 bicycle parking spaces, and 45,141 square feet of public and private open space area within the Mixed- Use Community Core (MU-CC) designation of the Southeast Area Specific Plan (SP-2) located at 6615, 6621, and 6695 East Pacific Coast Highway; • Deny the appeals and uphold the decision of the Planning Commission to approve the Lot Line Adjustment (LLA22-002), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto, to reposition the eastern property line between two parcels (APNs: 7237-020-050 and 7237-020-041); • Deny the appeals and uphold the decision of the Planning Commission to approve a request to merge (LMG22-012) two (2) lots (APNs: 7237-020-050 and 7237-020-040) into a single 163,249-square-foot (3.75-acre) lot, and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto; and, • Deny the appeals and uphold the decision of the Planning Commission to approve a Local Coastal Development Permit (LCDP22-049) for all discretionary and subdivision actions required for the proposed project and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto. (District 3)

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