HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-7 - General Plan Amendment 91-3C Land Use ElementRESOLUTION NO. 92_7
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF
THE NEWPORT BEACH GENERAL PLAN INCREASING THE
DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY LIMITATIONS FOR THE AUTOMOBILE
SERVICE STATION AT THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF
• JAMBOREE ROAD AND SAN JOAQUIN HILLS ROAD,
IN THE BIG CANYON PLANNED COMMUNITY
[GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 91 -3 (C)]
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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, incorporation of Planned
Community District standards, Specific Area Plans, and "trend growth" projections; and
WHEREAS, the Land Use and Circulation Elements are correlated as
required by California planning law in that the original adoption of the elements were based
on correlation studies, and subsequent general plan amendments have included
comprehensive traffic studies assessing the continued correlation of these elements; 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 increase of the development allocation to 2,300 square feet
is a minor change in the development intensity of the site; and
WHEREAS, the proposed automobile service station use, is compatible with
the surrounding land uses; and
WHEREAS, the circulation system will not be significantly impacted by the
proposed project; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that the proposed project is categorically
exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Newport Beach that an amendment to the General Plan so as to increase the
development allocation of the subject property to 2,300 square feet is approved.
ADOPTED this 13th day of January, 1992.
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