Climate Action and Adaptation Plan and Safety Element Update

The City of Long Beach is advancing a comprehensive update to its Climate Action and Adaptation Plan and Safety Element through a coordinated zoning and land use modernization initiative under the General Plan Land Use and Urban Design Elements Program. This effort involves targeted amendments to the city's General Plan and zoning code to align with current housing and development policies, specifically redesignating portions of the Bixby Knolls area and other parcels to a unified PlaceType of NSC-M/3-stories under a single MU-2-A zoning classification, while removing outdated and restrictive designations such as FCN/2-stories and R-3-S. Although no new physical development is proposed as part of this project, the regulatory changes are intended to facilitate mixed-use, neighborhood-serving commercial activity and equitable reinvestment by clarifying development capacity and removing barriers imposed by obsolete zoning standards. The initiative leverages a previously certified Program Environmental Impact Report (SCH #2015051054) and relies on a categorical exemption under CEQA Guidelines Section 15183, which confirms consistency with adopted community plans and avoids the need for new environmental analysis. The project is administered by the City of Long Beach Department of Community Development, with key contacts including Alejandro Sánchez-López and Glen Jia, who oversee planning and regulatory compliance. Environmental compliance is managed through the filing of a Notice of Exemption and supporting documentation with the Los Angeles County Clerk’s Environmental Filings Office and the Office of Planning and Research in Sacramento, with final approval vested in the City Council. No formal contract type, pricing structure, or procurement mechanism is established, as this is an internal government regulatory action rather than a competitive acquisition. Payment for related fees, such as those to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife or county filing costs, are handled through cash, check, or credit card, with no use of federal electronic invoicing systems. The initiative is procedurally supported by CEQA compliance checkpoints and does not involve contractor performance, inspection criteria, special contract clauses, or federal acquisition regulations—instead, it operates within the bounds of state environmental law and municipal zoning authority to update long-term land use planning frameworks.