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Home My WebLink About2013-10-23_GP-LCPIC_Minutes_ApprovedCity of Newport Beach General Plan/LCP Implementation Committee Minutes Date: October 23, 2013. Location'. Newport Beach. Civic Center —100 Civic Center Drive Corona del Mar (Bay E, First Level, Room 1016) Members Edward Selich, Council Member (Chair); Nancy Gardner, Council Present; Member; Bradley Hillgren, Planning Commission Chair; Jay Myers, Planning Commissioner; and Michael Toerge, Member At- Large Members Absent: Rush Hill, Mayor Pro Tem and Fred Ameri, Planning Commissioner Staff: Dave Kiff, City Manager; Kimberly Brandt, Community; Development Director; Patrick Alford, Planning Manager; Clan Campagnolo, Systems and Administration Manager; and Leonie Mulvihill, Assistant City Attorney CCC Staff: Sherilyn Sarb, Deputy Director; Teresa Henry, District Manager, and Karl Schwing, Orange County Area Supervisor Shawna Schaffner, Torn Mathews, Philip Bettencourt, Steve Public: Rosansky, Jim Mosher, and Steve Ray 1) CALL MEETING TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 12:30 p.m. 2) ROLL CALL Chair Selich welcomed members of the California Coastal Commission staff. He then related a recent meeting that he and Council Member Michael Henn had with Coastal Commission Executive Director Dr. Charles Lester and Vice -Chair Steven Kinsey and commented on the increased appreciation of the Coastal Commission staff's workload. He then invited everyone to introduce themselves. Mayor Pro Tem Rush Hill and Planning Commissioner Fred Amer! were absent. 3) APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the September 25, 2013, meeting were approved. 4) CURRENT BUSINESS A. Introductions As everyone had alreadyintroduced themselves, Chair Selich invited staff to proceed with the next Item. General Plan/LCP Implementation Committee October 23, 2013 Minutes Page 2 B. LCP Certification Overview Planning Manager Patrick Alford stated that staff had prepared a PowerPoint presentation to serve as an introduction to each topic and to facilitate discussion. He then presented a set of .statistics about the City's coastal zone to provide an indication of the scope of and challenges to the preparing the Implementation Plan; 1. Implementation Plan Mr. Alford proceeded to describe the format of the Implementation Plan (IP) and outline its contents.. In response to a question from Chair Selich, Mr. Alford said that the IP will contain site plans for old Planned Communities that have no development plan texts and were approved by use permits. 2. Coastal Zone Boundary Adjustments Systems and Administration Manager .Dan Campagnolo presented a series of maps depicting potential adjustments to the Coastal Zone boundary. Deputy Director Sherilyn Sarb stated that boundary adjustments were unusual and suggested that the issue be discussed with their mapping unit. Chair Selich gave examples of areas were the boundary adjustments reflected development that occurred since the boundary was originally drawn. He also expressed his concerns about having two sets of regulations and procedures for the Corona del Mar business district, which the boundary divides down Coast Highway. A discussion. ensued about the process and the City's previous discussions with the Coastal Commission Mapping Unit. Ms. Sarb suggested that the boundary adjustments be pursued on a separate track from IP, at least initially. She stated that land uses, appeal. areas, and similar issues Would need to be considered. She suggested that the changes could be addressed through the Mapping Unit's update of the Post -Certification Maps, unless the changes presented issues relating to land use or appeal areas. Orange County Area Supervisor Karl Schwing advised that there may be issues with the proposed boundary changes around Hoag Hospital Lower Campus, given past permitting and access issues. 3. Coastal Bluffs & Canyons Mr, Alford gave an overview of the City's Bluff Overlay regulations. A discussion ensued regarding the bluff development issues associated with the Evensen Residence coastal development permit, Chair Selich commented that the City's intent was to provide a degree of certainty to property owners, while the Coastal Commission staff was looking for more generalized criteria that would be analyzed on a case-by-case basis. A discussion ensued regarding the differences between the Bluff Overlay and the policies of the Coastal Land Use Plan (CLUP), how to address existing development that does not conform to the bluff setbacks, and approaches to establishing the predominant line of existing development (PLOED). Mr. Alford presented an overview of the issues relating to coastal canyon development using Lower Buck Gully as an example. A discussion ensued on the difficulties involved with establishing a PLOED. General F»[8D/[CP Implementation C\JrOnOittge October 23, 2013 Minutes Page 3 Mr. Alford stated that staff was investigatingrestdcting new development {nthe existing footprints for principal and accessory structures. My Gadbresponded thatd mightmake sense bzdoso, K4cGnhvvng pointed out that nmight necessitate mnamendment mthe uLup. Chair Sellch summarized that they were looking at two sets of circumstances: {) such eaonHazel Drive, where homes were hanging out over the canyon edge that would not be able to be built today under any circumstances; and 2) principal and accessory structures, which do not conform to the PLOED. 4. Schedule Nk Alford presented a tentative ched | for the certification ofthe |F\ In response to m question from Chai,BoUuh, be stated the .need to work with Coastal Commission staff now to resolve the outstanding issues. W1a.8arb stated that new staff resources should be on board by Dacembec. She thought that completing the. draft |P by February 2014 was ambitious and felt that more time may be needed for the respective 'staffs bzwork out these issues. Adkscuooion oOnumd about the permitting process after rtiD Uon In response to a question Alford, Ms. Sarbstabad that the Ooeatu| Connnnian|nn would always maintain permit ' authority for areas below themean high UdeUne. Mr. 8ohvVnggave examples ofthe streamlined review process for simple dock replacements and dredging. Choir 8e|inh inquired about a. master permit for projects like the Balboa. Island seawall replacement. Referring (othe Naples seawall example, Ms. Henry replied that they did not have sufficient engineering to approve the project beyond the 5nd phase. Ms. 8arb added that a master permit is not out bfthe question, butitdepends onthe degree ofspecificity, C. Newport Coast LCP Mr. Alford presented anoverview ofthe Newport Coast Local Coastal Program and stated that it was the City's intent hotranslate the LCP from aCounty tVCity document and assume permit authority. Ms. Henry asked if the City Was anticipating any changes to the LCP. She stated that thishas happened before mOrange city simply changed the Board of Supervisors to the City Council. Mr. Alford replied that it would be atnah$|odoh. but the LCP currently references the County zoning code for much of the administration, so those sections would have to be added and reference changed to the City. A discussion ensued about Newport Coast becoming asegment of the Newport Baach LCP and how permitting iuconducted presently. ' EUBLIC COMMENTS In response to u question from yNm. Shawna Schaffner, a discussion ensued regarding vYhedho, the special legislation SB 516 (Chapter 537, Statues of 2001) requires that the City submit an LCP ahead of the Newport Coast LCP. Mr. Jim Mosher commented o d adjustmentstothoCoaeia|Znnehoundaryand(henequiremgni for coastal development permits for condominium conversions, Mr. Steve Ray commented on including Banning Ranch iothe LCP` General Plan/LCP Implementation Committee October 23, 2013 Minutes Page 4 6) COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR REPORT (NON -DISCUSSION ITEM) None 7) NEXT MEETING The next meeting will be at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27, 2013. 8) ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at approximately 1:55 p.m. 4 Edward Selich, Chair