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University Park Estates Homeowners Prez Says It May Make Sense To Study Feasibility Of Gating His Community In Response to Proposed (April 11, 2004) -- In response to a proposal to build a commercial development, anchored by a With over 350 people attending yesterday's [April 7] meeting, we feel confident that the attention of all Council members will be attained immediately. There should be no question in the minds of our City Leaders with the traffic impact to the our East Entrance to Long Beach. We are currently in a crisis situation with the existing land use and traffic pattern. In comments emailed to LB's Environmental Planning Officer, Angela Reynolds and made available to LBReport.com by Mr. Goldberg, he indicates that his University Park Estates association and others "are apposed to adding any project that would further impact the traffic issues involving, 2nd/PCH and the iron triangle at 7th, PCH and Bellflower. This in addition to the 7th Street off ramp itself and Studebaker and 2nd Street. Please include these areas in your EIR as well as Loynes/Studebaker and Palo Verde(Vista) and Loynes as well."
In a separate development, City Hall's Planning & Building Dept's web page indicates that "the comment period [on the EIR Notice of Preparation & Initial Study] has been extended to May 5th, 2004, by close of business."
Access to the site is proposed via a new primary entry at the signalized intersection of Studebaker Rd. and Loynes Dr. and by two new secondary entries providing City Hall's Dept. of Planning & Building has posted its Notice of (EIR) Preparation and Initial Study on its web pages in pdf form. To view and download the document, click Notice of (EIR) preparation.
To view the proposed site plan in pdf form, click proposed site plan.
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City Hall says a copy of the Notice of Preparation may also be accessed on its web site at: www.longbeach.gov/plan/content/environm.htm
The Notice of Preparation and Initial Study (describing the project and giving City Hall's view of potential environmental effects known to date) are available for public review at LB's Main (101 Pacific), the Bay Shore, El Dorado and Brewitt Libraries, and LB's Planning and Building Dept. at City Hall.
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In April 8 comments submitted in connection with City Hall's Notice of (EIR) Preparation, Initial Study and related scoping process, University Park Estates homeowners association president Ben Goldberg wrote in pertinent part:
The proposed commercial development would replace a tank farm at 400 Studebaker Rd., south of an existing power plant that will remain. It would include a 7,000 sq. ft. restaurant (plus 2,050 sq. ft. of outdoor eating area), a major 30,000 sq. ft commercial use and a 15,000 sq. ft pad along with a 104,886 sq. ft. Home Depot, plus an adjoining Garden Center of 34,643 sq. ft. 918 parking spaces are proposed on the roughly 16.5 acre site.