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Planning commission told city must identify sites for 1,243 housing units; rezoning program and EIR to return in October
Summary
At the Sept. 2 meeting the Planning Commission heard a director’s report that Seal Beach must demonstrate capacity for 1,243 housing units for 2021–2029; staff said the rezoning program and associated EIR will return to the commission tentatively on Oct. 6 and the city has an active housing element website.
At the Sept. 2 meeting of the Seal Beach Planning Commission, the planning director reported the city must show the state it has the capacity to accommodate 1,243 housing units for the 2021–2029 planning period and that staff is preparing a rezoning program and environmental impact report to accompany a revised housing element. The director said staff tentatively plans to return the housing element and rezoning program to the planning commission on Oct. 6 and that the city has posted a website with relevant materials.
The director told commissioners the state required Seal Beach to identify sites able to accommodate the 1,243 units. Examples discussed included underutilized or redevelopable properties such as the city RV park and parts of Leisure World (described in the report as about 5.5 acres), the liquor-store property at Seal Beach Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway that could be mixed use, and a vacant site at 99 Marina behind Bridgeport that used to be an oil field; staff noted the 99 Marina site is being considered at about 33 dwelling units per acre, similar to a nearby apartment complex.
Staff emphasized that some commercial centers currently zoned exclusively for commercial use are being considered for rezoning to mixed use to allow additional residential capacity. Commissioners asked whether the most recent correspondence from the state was posted; staff said the state correspondence and other materials would be posted on the housing element website and provided to commissioners.
No formal action was taken; staff characterized the item as a status update and provided tentative scheduling and materials for commissioners to review ahead of the October hearing.
