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Wetlands Land Trust Hosts Planning Meeting

Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust invites the public to learn about building regulations on the coast and upcoming updates to SEADIP, a review of which was prompted by the rejected 2nd and PCH project.


The Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust is hosting a community meeting about both local and statewide coastal development regulations  7 p.m. Tuesday at the Best Western Golden Sails Hotel in Long beach.

Updates to Southeast Area Development and Improvement Plan (SEADIP) will be explored at the informative meeting devised to educate the public about the roles of the California Coastal Act and Coastal Commisson in coastal development.

“This kind of understanding is necessary because, while The Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust supports updating the zoning (SEADIP) around our local wetlands, and we think you should too, the first step to good planning locally is to understand what is (and isn't) allowed statewide under the California Coastal Act,” said Elizabeth Lambe, executive director of the LCWLT, in a statement.

Leading the meeting is Gary Timm, district manager for the Coastal Commission, who will discuss the Coastal Act that was passed in 1976 to protect the natural beauty of California's coastline by regulating the buidling of homes, businesses and other development.

A Long Beach Development Services representative will also be onhand to address possible changes to SEADIP.

Drafted in 1977 and amended in January of 2006, the 34-page SEADIP document outlines guidelines for city planning, such as requiring that “a minimum of thirty percent” of space on sites proposed for development be dedicated to open space, setting maximum building heights and other policies affecting the asthetic and environmental qualities of public space in Long Beach and surrounding communities.

Updates to SEADIP are necessary for the approval of several projects planned for the area, including an proposed for the site of the SeaPort Marina Hotel located at Second Street and the Pacific Coast Highway. The LCWLT, which serves Long Beach and Seal Beach, opposes that project.

The LCWLT is now encouraging anyone who is considering building on the coast or who wishes to take part in shaping the look of local communities in years to come to attend Tuesday’s meeting.

“An informed public means a better outcome when it comes to planning for the future of southeast Long Beach,” Lambe said in a statement. “So mark your calendar and come join us.”

The Best Western Golden Sails Hotel is located at 6285 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, CA, 90803.

For more information, click here. To reserve a spot at the meeting, call (714)357-8576 or email the trust at ejlambe@verizon.net.

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