HomeMy WebLinkAbout1662 - RECOMMEND TO ADOPT CA_CHANGE THE ELEVATION DATUM REFERENCERESOLUTION NO. 1662
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH RECOMMENDING THE
ADOPTION OF CODE AMENDMENT NO. 2005 -003 (PA
2005 -047)
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH HEREBY FINDS,
RESOLVES AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, on March 8, 2005, the City Council initiated an amendment to Title
20 of the City of Newport Beach Municipal Code to change the elevation datum
reference; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on April 7, 2005 in the City Hall Council
Chambers, 3300 Newport Boulevard, Newport Beach, California. A notice of time,
place and purpose of the meeting was given in accordance with the Municipal Code.
Evidence, both written and oral, was presented to and considered by the Planning
Commission at this meeting; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission finds as follows:
1. The City will amend the Fire and Building Codes of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code to change the elevation datum reference from the National
Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) to the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD)
to be consistent with the datum used in the revised Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and related Flood
Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for Orange County.
2. Several sections of the Zoning Code contain height regulations that are
referenced to 6.27 feet above mean sea level using the NGVD, which need to
be amended to change the elevation datum reference from the NGVD to NAVD,
to be consistent with the Fire and Building Codes.
3. The proposed action is not defined as a project under the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it involves general policy and
procedure making activities not associated with a project or a physical change
in the environment (Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that based on the aforementioned
findings, the Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council of the City
of Newport Beach adopt Code Amendment No. 2004 -002 to revise Sections 20.03.030,
20.42.050, 20.43.050, 20.60.070, and 20.65.030 of Title 20 of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code as provided in Exhibit A.
City of Newport Beach
Planning Commission Resolution No.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 7th DAY OF April 2004.
AYES: Eaton, Cole, Toerge, Tucker,
Selich, McDaniel and Hawkins
NOES:
BY: --:�) i
Larry Tucker, Chairman
BY:
Je ecretary