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Planning Commission, October 1, 2026

Approves General Plan conformity findings for four Pier B right-of-way vacations, passed

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What happened

The Long Beach Planning Commission found four proposed public right-of-way vacations in the Pier B area (Parcels 3D, 3E, 3M, and 4A) in Council District 7 to be in conformance with the City's General Plan and not a project under CEQA; all votes carried to support the Port of Long…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Long Beach, CA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
October 1, 2026
Decisions
3 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, passed

Free sample: decision 1 of 3

General Plan conformity findings for four Pier B right-of-way vacations

Four general plan conformity requests from the Port of Long Beach for four public right-of-way segments in the Pier B area of the Lower West Side, Council District 7: Parcel 3D (segment of Pier B Street, ~50 ft wide), Parcel 3E (segment of Pier C Street, ~80 ft wide), Parcel 3M (segment of Caspian Avenue, ~60 ft wide, between 12th and 9th Streets), and Parcel 4A (segment of 9th Street, ~80-100 ft wide). Zoning is Port-Related Industrial; general plan place type is regional serving facility; all parcels owned by the city. Vacations are needed for the Port's Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility project (construction started July 18, 2024). The Commission took the CEQA finding and each vacation as separate votes, all carried.

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Meeting Summary

The Long Beach Planning Commission found four proposed public right-of-way vacations in the Pier B area (Parcels 3D, 3E, 3M, and 4A) in Council District 7 to be in conformance with the City's General Plan and not a project under CEQA; all votes carried to support the Port of Long…

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Key Decisions (3)

Approved

General Plan conformity findings for four Pier B right-of-way vacations

Vote: passed
Approved

Receive and file director's report

Vote: passed
Approved

Receive and file National Community Planning Month update

Vote: passed

Development Activity (1)

Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility

Infrastructure

Market Signals (2)

Infrastructure

The Port of Long Beach is advancing a major on-dock…

Commercial Demand

The city processed ~150 entitlements and held 74 public hearings…

Who Spoke (8)

ChairCommissionerStaffPublic

On the record: the chair, a commissioner, a staff member, and a member of the public.

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