Planning Commission Votes to Close Transients’ Motel
The Long Beach Planning Commission has voted 5 to 0 to close the Chief Motel by revoking its business license and nonconforming-use permit. The motel has a history of problems caused by its transient tenants, including drug addicts and others allegedly involved in criminal activity.
Bud Sinclair, president of the Bixby Knolls Neighborhood Action Committee, which mounted a seven-month campaign to close the motel on Long Beach Boulevard, was delighted by the commission’s ruling Thursday.
“It’s an indication that the city is serious about cleaning up slum properties,” he said.
The motel’s owner can appeal the decision to the City Council.
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