HomeMy WebLinkAbout89-95 - General Plan Amendment 89-1E Land Use ElementRESOLUTION NO. 89 -95
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH APPROVING AN AMENDMENT
TO THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE NEWPORT
BEACH GENERAL PLAN FOR THE AGATE AVENUE
COMMERCIAL AREA ON BALBOA ISLAND [GENERAL
PLAN AMENDMENT 89 -1 (E)]
WHEREAS, as part of the development and implementation of the
Newport Beach General Plan the Land Use Element has been prepared; and
WHEREAS, said element of the General Plan sets forth objectives,
supporting policies and limitations for development in the City of Newport Beach; and
WHEREAS, said element of the General Plan designates the general
distribution and general location and extent of the uses of land and building intensities
in a number of ways, including residential land use categories and population projections,
commercial floor area limitations, the floor area ratio ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the Land Use and Circulation Elements are correlated as
required by California planning law; and
WHEREAS, the provisions and policies of the Land Use and Circulation
Elements are further implemented by the traffic analysis procedures of the Traffic
Phasing Ordinance and the implementation programs of that Ordinance and the Fair
Share Traffic Contribution Fee Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 707 of the Charter of the City of Newport
Beach, the Planning Commission has held a public hearing to consider a certain
amendment to the Land Use Element of the Newport Beach General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the proposed project is compatible with the existing land uses
on Agate Avenue on Balboa Island; and
WHEREAS, the circulation system will not be significantly impacted by the
proposed project; and
• WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach prepared a Negative Declaration
with supporting Initial Study for the project in compliance with the California Environ-
mental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and considered the information
contained in the environmental document in making its decision on the proposed
amendment to the Land Use Element of the Newport Beach General Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Newport Beach that an amendment to the General Plan with related provisions and
requirements as described below is approved.
Page 17, Paragraph 2:
These major land use categories are broken down into sub - categories, and
further described. The uses described in these land use categories should
be considered as predominant, proposed uses and additional land uses may
be established for specific areas of the City. Each area of the City is
described in the land use plan, an appropriate land use designation
specified as well as any additional specific land uses and a density or
intensity of development established. Within these assigned intensities of
development, transfers of development rights or clustering of development
to result in more efficient use of land or increased visual open space may
be permitted, subject to the specific provisions of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code. In approving a transfer of development rights, a finding
must be made that the building scale and intensity between the sites
involved in the transfer result in a net benefit to the esthetics of the area."
Page 38:
Agate Avenue. The commercial area on Agate Avenue is allowed a
maximum floor area ratio of 0.5011.0. Separate residential uses are
prohibited, and automobile and general storage is permitted in addition to
those uses allowed in areas designated for Retail and Service Commercial.
Residential development on the second floor is permitted in conjunction
with ground floor commercial up to a total floor area ratio of 1.25. One
dwelling unit is allowed for each 2,000 sq.13. of buildable lot area, with a
minimum of one dwelling unit allowed per lot."
ADOPTED this 14th day of AueusL, 1989.
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