City of Long Beach COMPREHENSIVE PLAN January 2018 CITY OF LONG BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE JANUARY 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................................................................... 4 FOREWORD ...................................................................................................................................................................... V 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................................... 1-1 2. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1. PRIOR PLANNING ....................................................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2. COORDINATION BETWEEN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE LWRP ............................................................................... 2-2 2.3. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ........................................................................................................................................ 2-2 2.4. A VISION FOR LONG BEACH ......................................................................................................................................... 2-4 2.5. KEY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES .......................................................................................................................... 2-6 3. ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE ............................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1. SEA LEVEL RISE, CLIMATE CHANGE AND VOLATILITY, AND STORM SURGE ............................................................................. 3-1 3.2. MANAGING RAINFALL AND IMPROVING WATER QUALITY .................................................................................................. 3-2 3.3. RENEWABLES, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ................................................................. 3-7 3.4. PROTECTING THE OCEANFRONT .................................................................................................................................. 3-10 3.5. PROTECTING THE BAYSIDE COAST ............................................................................................................................... 3-13 3.6. PROTECTING AND UPGRADING INFRASTRUCTURE ........................................................................................................... 3-16 3.7. PROTECTING MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES ...................................................................................................... 3-20 3.8. LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN .............................................................................................................................. 3-21 4. PRODUCTIVE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY ................................................................................................................. 4-1 4.1. EXISTING LAND USE ................................................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2. ZONING ................................................................................................................................................................... 4-7 4.3. ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ............................................................................................................................................... 4-12 4.4. CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ..................................................................................................................................... 4-13 4.5. The OCEANFRONT .................................................................................................................................................. 4-18 4.6. THE WEST END ....................................................................................................................................................... 4-22 4.7. THE BAYFRONT AND NORTH PARK COMMUNITY ............................................................................................................ 4-23 4.8. PROTECTING EXISTING HOUSING AND EXPANDING FUTURE CHOICES ................................................................................. 4-33 4.9. ENHANCING STREETSCAPES AND GATEWAYS ................................................................................................................. 4-37 4.10. ENHANCING PUBLIC SPACES AND EXPANDING RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES ............................................... 4-42 5. TRANSPORTATION & MOBILITY ............................................................................................................................ 5-1 P a g e | i CITY OF LONG BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE JANUARY 2018 5.1. IMPROVING CONGESTION AND CIRCULATION .................................................................................................................. 5-1 5.2. TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENTS IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT .............................................................................. 5-2 5.3. MANAGING PARKING ................................................................................................................................................. 5-4 5.4. PUBLIC TRANSIT ........................................................................................................................................................ 5-9 5.5. BICYCLE MOBILITY AND WALKABILITY .......................................................................................................................... 5-11 6. IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN .................................................................................................................................... 6-1 6.1. NEXT STEPS .............................................................................................................................................................. 6-1 6.2. FUNDING OPTIONS .................................................................................................................................................... 6-2 7. APPENDICES .......................................................................................................................................................... 7-1 APPENDIX A: COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CAC) ............................................................................................................. 7-2 APPENDIX B: PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION PLAN .......................................................................................... 7-3 APPENDIX C: PRIOR PLANNING STUDIES ................................................................................................................................... 7-11 APPENDIX D: IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE AND PROJECT FUNDING SOURCE TABLES .......................................................................... 7-22 APPENDIX E: PUBLIC COMMENT ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................ 7-37 2018 Update…………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………7-43 TABLE OF TABLES TABLE 3-1: CITY OF LONG BEACH MUNICPAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AT RISK ................................................................................. 3-20 TABLE 5-1: POTENTIAL WEST END PARKING GARAGE YIELD CALCULATIONS .......................................................................................... 5-7 TABLE OF FIGURES FIGURE 2-1: 2015 REFINED COMMUNITY VISION ............................................................................................................................ 2-4 FIGURE 2-2: KEY WORDS EMPHASIZED BY RESIDENTS ....................................................................................................................... 2-4 FIGURE 3-1: HISTORICAL SEA LEVEL RISE DATA (THE BATTERY, NY) .................................................................................................... 3-1 FIGURE 3-2: FOUR VECTORS OF WATER AFFECTING LONG BEACH ....................................................................................................... 3-3 FIGURE 3-3: PHASED CONCEPTUAL GREEN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGY .............................................................................. 3-5 FIGURE 3-4: BLUE STREET CONCEPTUAL RENDERING ........................................................................................................................ 3-6 FIGURE 3-5: NEW DUNE PLANTINGS AND ADA-COMPLIANT WALKOVER AT ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD ...................................................... 3-10 FIGURE 3-6: OCEAN FRONT SURGE PROTECTION PLANTING ............................................................................................................. 3-11 FIGURE 3-7: OCEAN FRONT SURGE PROTECTION PRECEDENTS .......................................................................................................... 3-12 P a g e | ii CITY OF LONG BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE JANUARY 2018 FIGURE 3-8: BAY MILE REDEVELOPMENT CONCEPT OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................... 3-15 FIGURE 4-1: CURRENT LAND USES IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH ........................................................................................................