Planning Commission - 2026-02-19

February 19, 20262h 51m22,464 words

229environmental reviewapprovedconditional useindustrialland usepublic hearingzoningplanned developmentcommercialresidentialrezoningmixed usedensitysetbackdeniedrezoneLong Beach, CA

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The Planning Commission approved the Zone In Bixby rezoning package implementing new zoning districts across the greater Bixby Knolls area, including a contested rezoning of 401 East 37th Street from single-family to multifamily residential low despite significant neighborhood opposition. The commission also approved a conditional use permit for Pier Lounge nightclub at 217 Pine Avenue and adopted citywide mobile food facility regulations.

Key Decisions (4)

Approved

Zone In Bixby Rezoning and General Plan Amendments

Approved comprehensive rezoning of select properties along major corridors in greater Bixby Knolls area, including new Main Street zones (MUM and CMS) for Atlantic Avenue, land use element text and map amendments, and rezoning of 401 East 37th Street from R-1 single-family to MFRL multifamily residential low. Chair Castillo's substitute motion to exclude 401 East 37th Street failed for lack of second.

Vote: 4-1 (Castillo opposed)Conditions: Rezoning implements neighborhood serving corridor low, neighborhood serving corridor moderate, multifamily residential low, multifamily residential moderate, and community commercial place types with corresponding zoning districts.

Approved

Pier Lounge Nightclub CUP at 217 Pine Avenue

Approved conditional use permit for nightclub/lounge operations at existing Baby Bros Pizza restaurant with ABC Type 47 license in downtown planned development district. Nightclub will operate 10PM-2AM daily with DJ and dance floor.

Vote: UnanimousConditions: RBS certification required, food service must be available when alcohol served, security guards with body cameras, metal detector wands at entry, no amplified music in side courtyard, queuing only on private property, entertainment license required separately.

Approved

Goodman Property Trucking Storage Time Extension at 2131 East Wardlow Road

Approved second one-year time extension for temporary conditional use permit for trucking and trailer storage on 7.47-acre Goodman property (former Boeing C-17 facility). Site currently vacant after Tesla vacated in April 2025.

Vote: UnanimousConditions: Original conditions of approval remain in effect including landscaping, screening, lighting, and pavement improvements. One additional extension possible in future.

Approved

Mobile Food Facility Zoning Code and Local Coastal Program Amendment

Approved citywide zoning code amendment and local coastal program amendment establishing unified definition of mobile food facilities, allowing operations on private property in zones permitting restaurants, adding commissary regulations, and designating parking spaces at Granada Beach and Shoreline Aquatic Park.

Vote: UnanimousConditions: Operating hours 7AM-10PM, generators must be distanced from residential uses, administrative land use review required for private property operations, commissaries require administrative use permit in commercial/mixed-use zones.

Zoning Changes (5)

R-1 (Single Family Residential) → MFRL (Multifamily Residential Low)Double lot (approximately twice standard single-family lot size)

Approved

401 East 37th Street (corner of Elm Avenue)