Public Hearings Open on Downtown Rezoning
Long Beach has begun public hearings on a major rezoning plan aimed at making downtown an important regional center.
“By bringing together business, residential, redevelopment and historical perspectives we can create an organized development plan for downtown,” said planning official Bob Benard.
The proposed plan allows unlimited building heights on Ocean Boulevard and encourages construction of restaurants, stores and bars at street level.
The plan, the first of its kind in 20 years, focuses on the area bordered by the Los Angeles River on the west, 7th Street on the north, Alamitos Avenue on the east and Ocean Boulevard on the south.
The Planning Commission will continue taking public comment at its Oct. 2 meeting.
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