Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending Table 32-1 of Chapter 21.32, Table 33-2 of Chapter 21.33, and Table 41-C of Chapter 21.44, all related to zoning code regulations, read and adopted as read.  (Citywide)
Next hearing item is item 18 report from Development Services recommendation to receive the supporting documentation into the record and conclude the public hearing and find the project exempt from secure. Declare Ordinance Amending Title 2021 of the Long Beach Municipal Code to modify allowed and conditionally allowed commercial and industrial uses. Read the first time and later the next regular meeting of the City Council for Final Reading and adopt a resolution to submit the ordinance to the California Coastal Commission citywide. I can't go on staff and staff. You guys can just zoom. We have this information. Can you zoom through this, please? Sure. Oscar. Christopher, if you could, go ahead. So I think 19 is on the screen instead of 18. So this item relates to what we call omnibus updates to the zoning code. We have an overall program to update the zoning code and replace outdated provisions. But events occurred to change a little bit of what those provisions would be. So last year, at a date that's in the PowerPoint, I don't have Councilman Richardson asked staff to report back on that. There we go. April 9th, 2019, to report back on incentives and other provisions we could do to provide urgent care and medical services. We followed that into the omnibus program that we already talked about. Then with that work well underway, COVID hit earlier this year and we really looked at sort of the economic impacts of that and made some additional changes that are all packaged together in one item in front of city council today. So we have certain uses in the zoning code that require special approvals. What we wanted to do is still provide the community the assurance that there will be a review of those uses, but save those applicants at least $1,000 and a month, a process which we think is very important as we try to get businesses reopened and refill storefronts where businesses may have gone out of business. There's this that same approach we took in 2019 with reforms to the cannabis regulations and these clarify and incentivize medical use as per city council direction. So I'm doing the zoom through. We made changes to the industrial use table to make it easier to open businesses, including minor auto repair, tire sales, motorcycle and jet ski sales, which no one on staff was or why that required a special approval. But we're going to make it a little bit easier for those businesses and also to make some changes for religious uses that may expand, which was just a problem in the code. Private schools like industrial art schools, appliance repair, which is something you need in times of economic distress. You might have something repaired instead of replaced. And then we get into the medical world making sure that we actually allow hospitals in our zoning code, which we, of course, have the hospitals in the city. But it's not clear under the zoning code how a new one would open. So we address that as well as other uses such as urgent care. The biggest change is to slightly modify the parking requirements for medical uses to match those of retail. This is important because a retailer that went out of business could become a chiropractor or a dentist or urgent care center. And if dentists went out of business, that could become a retailer providing greater flexibility in the built environment. So that was as quick as I could do it. We recommend that you approve the ordinance in front of you. The Planning Commission enthusiastically supported this ordinance, and we know that it'll be important to serving residents needs for medical services, as well as goods and services related to the uses covered in this ordinance. I'm glad to answer any questions and we have additional staff on the web meeting. Thank you. I have a motion, a councilman's and the second by Councilmember Richardson. Is there any public comment on this council comment? Is there any public comment on this, Mr. Clark? Yes, we have. And control. Hello again for the record. And Control. Hello. And Cantwell. And I'd like to address Change five, which will modify the parking for urgent care centers and other medical places from five per thousand to 4000. I'm puzzled as to where you think people are going to park when they have a medical alert emergency and trying to get to urgent care. This. Oh. Seems like a very. Stupid way. To modify. Parking. There should be more parking. Available if you have an emergency. And they're trying to get to urgent care. I'd like an explanation. I know I won't get one, but I can't imagine why you would. Take out parking for urgent care. I guess you expect people to ride their bicycles or take the bus if they're sick. Thank you. Thank you. Next, we have Dave Shukla. Hello. Last coming for me tonight. But for the record, I do support N22. But on this item I support it as well and I appreciate it, you know, pretty detailed but brief presentation. Question How is the same city on the same day? Can have this item right after the previous? I mean, look at the difference here. I mean, look at I mean, one is so clearly tied to what we're actually dealing with and one is just, you know, furthering it, frankly. I mean, we got to decide what kind of city we're going to be, what kind of people we're going to be. I mean, you know, I learn something every time I you know, this is central to me. I don't always agree with it, but I mean, I learn something every single time. Well, we might benefit from some fun. Something found in thinking, you know, next budget, see how we're actually going to achieve the third century in the city. Thank you. Thank you that concludes public. It also and have any comment on your first. No customer, Richardson. Any clients? Yes, Mr. Mayor. So. So, first, I want to thank staff for putting this together. It's actually pretty, pretty innovative. The approach that you took, the direction is that that we we brought in city council last year was the we, you know, looked at some issues and we put up some maps that showed that north west in north east Long Beach, basically districts nine, eight, five really had a lack of urgent care centers, hospitals and other things. And those happened to be the same areas that don't have rail. So, you know, have some transit issues. And what ultimately that means is it creates a higher reliance on emergency rooms for non-life-threatening care and that at times can overwhelm wait times at our emergency department. So we so we asked you to look at some creative ways to create incentives that take or look at the barriers that keep urgent care centers, medical facilities from locating in these areas. And I'm proud I'm glad I'm glad to see what you came back with. It's a whole package of incentives, not just parking, but but other incentives as well around the, you know, taking away conditional use permit, going down the AUP. All these things will make it easier for us to locate our medical facilities. I'm proud to say that one, you know, there is actually interest in a new medical clinic with with Blue Shield is looking at utilizing some of these additional clinical amendments in North Lombard. So that so this is exactly what we were looking for a year ago. So so thanks to city staff for doing this, I know we're kind of moving quickly, but this is something important to note. And I wanted to say thank you for that and look forward to, you know, what what what turns out. Okay. Thank you very much. Country and good evening. Comments or no? Okay, then let's get real. I think. I think that's why Richardson set it up. Thank you. Okay. Real cover, please. District one. I high. District two. Hi. District three. I. District four. All right. District five. I. District six. High District seven. District seven. District. District nine. I. Motion carries.