|  | Downtown Community Plan The Downtown Community Plan sets the City's visioning process into motion by establishing development and design standards aimed at enhancing Downtown Long Beach.
The Development Services Department took public comments on the draft Downtown Community Plan (Plan) over the last few months ending on August 14. All of the written comments submitted have been compiled and cataloged. For easy reference the comments are grouped according to the respective section of the Plan. Click here to view the comments on the Plan. Every comment is currently being reviewed for potential incorporation into the Plan. Responses to every comment will be posted later this year.
Thank you to everyone who participated in reviewing and commenting on the draft Plan. Public Meetings
Click here to view the presentation on the draft Downtown Community Plan that was provided at the following meetings:
July 16, 5:00 p.m. Presentation to the Planning Commission
Council Chambers, City Hall, 333 W. Ocean Blvd.
July 20, 9:00 a.m. Presentation to the Redevelopment Agency Board
Council Chambers, City Hall, 333 W. Ocean Blvd.
July 22, 6:00 p.m. Downtown Community Plan Public Meeting
Patterson Hall, First Congregational Church, 241 Cedar Ave.
Related Documents:
Draft Downtown Community Plan
Downtown Long Beach Market Study Report
Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report
If you have a question, please call (562) 570-6194 to speak to a Development Services staff member.
Steering Committee Agendas, Meeting Summaries & Notes Vision Statement Long Beach is a waterfront metropolis with a feel for the past and anticipation for the future. We are a model of international living and distinguish ourselves through a unique vision: progressive, diverse, cultured. Fueled by a vibrant city center, Long Beach is a place where residents are proud to live, work, and play. - We promote development of a distinctive downtown skyline, providing a vibrant, compact city core attracting cosmopolitan and creative people.
- Our lively downtown acts as the heart of the city, connecting with the neighborhoods and coastline.
- We encourage an infrastructure to accommodate a future that is less dependent on fossil fuels and more focused on walking, bicycling, and public transportation.
- We invite and support new industries to invest in our future so that we can continue to diversify our economy and promote new job growth while strengthening our existing backbone of convention, tourism, and port business.
- We endorse bold architecture, planning, and construction that utilize green building technology and incorporate sustainable energy. We demand quality in building practices in order to ultimately create historical masterpieces.
- We value our buildings of historic merit and seek to preserve or restore them through adaptive reuse.
- We include the best aspects of an innovative global city: dynamic architecture, light filled public spaces, active recreation, celebration of our unique culture and respect for the natural environment.
We work together to ensure the success of this vision and it is our promise to the city and its residents to invest in the future. - May 29, 2007 -  Get Adobe Reader
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