Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, April 04, 2023
Special Orders of the Day
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 23-062, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON APPROVING AND CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, ADOPTING THE MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM, ADOPTING THE CEQA FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, AND ADOPTING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 115-23, THE CITY OF CARSON 2040 GENERAL PLAN UPDATE (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On March 21, 2023, the City Council considered the General Plan, opened the public hearing, and continued the item to the April 4th hearing. During the meeting staff provided updates to the City Council from the March 17th stakeholder meeting. Approximately 15 persons attended the meeting including representatives from the Chamber of Commerce, BizFed, small and large property owners, business owners, and brokers. During this meeting staff summarized the direction provided by the City Council on the following topics:
* Legal Non-Conforming Uses
* Business Residential Mixed-Use
* Shell Property
* Economic Development Strategic Plan
* Community Outreach
* Prohibited Uses
* Flex District
Stakeholders considered the changes presented but asked for additional time to review the proposed changes included in the resolution 23-062 and Land Use Element. The stakeholders committed to providing their comments by end of business day on March 24th.
The Carson 2040 General Plan Update website was updated on March 23 has been further updated to reflect the direction provided by the City Council and the changes that resulted from the March 17, 2023 stakeholder meeting which were both included in the March 27, 2023 staff report.
In addition to discussions with several property owners after the stakeholder meeting, staff has received two comment letters from the law firm of HansonBrigett, one representing Prologis and the other representing Watson Land Comp...
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