HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-81 - General Plan Amendment Changing Land DesRESOLUTION NO. 2008 _8.1_
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
BEACH INITIATING AN AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE
ELEMENT CHANGING THE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM OS OPEN
SPACE TO PF PUBLIC FACILITIES ON A SITE DESCRIBED AS THE
SOUTHERLY PORTION OF PARCEL 3 OF PARCEL MAP NO. 90-361,
BOUNDED BY AVOCADO AVENUE, THE PROLONGATION OF FARALLON
DRIVE, MAC ARTHUR BOULEVARD AND CENTRAL LIBRARY
WHEREAS, the voters of the City of Newport Beach approved Measure B
on February 5, 2008, adding Section 425 to the City Charter; and
WHEREAS, Section 425 states, "City Hall, and the administrative offices
of the City of Newport Beach, and related parking, shall be located on and
within the 12.82 acres of real property owned by the City of Newport Beach
described as Parcel 3 of Parcel map No. 90 -361 and bounded by Avocado
Avenue on the west, San Miguel Drive on the north, MacArthur Boulevard on
the east and the Central Library on the south;" and
WHEREAS, on May 13, 2008, the City Council approved General
Design Parameters for the site described in Section 425, indicating that the City
Hall location should be limited to the southern portion of the site, south of the
extension of Farallon Drive, and that the remainder should be used as a public
park; and
WHEREAS, the entire site described in Section 425 is designated OS
Open Space in the Land Use Element of the General Plan, and this land use
designation is "intended to provide areas for a range of public and private uses
to protect, maintain, and enhance the community's natural resources;" and
WHEREAS, the land use designation of PF Public Facilities is "intended
to provide public facilities, including public schools, cultural institutions,
government facilities, libraries, community centers, public hospitals, and public
utilities;" and
WHEREAS, Measure B "authorizes and directs the City to amend any
elements or provisions of the City of Newport Beach General Plan ... in order to
implement this initiative and to ensure consistency and correlation between this
initiative and other elements of the City of Newport Beach General Plan...;" and
WHEREAS, City Council Policy K -1 General Plan provides that City -
sponsored amendments to the General Plan shall be initiated by the City
Council;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of Newport Beach hereby initiates an amendment to the Land Use Element of the
General Plan to change the land use designation from OS Open Space to PF
Public Facilities on a site described as the southerly portion of Parcel 3 of Parcel
Map No. 90 -361, bounded by Avocado Avenue, the prolongation of Farallon
Drive, MacArthur Boulevard and the Central Library.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council directs the Planning
Commission and City Council to hold public hearings on the General Plan
amendment, and the Planning Department to prepare staff reports that contain
information relevant to whether the amendment would require voter approval
pursuant to Charter Section 423.
This Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Newport Beach held on September 23, 2008, by the following vote, to wit:
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
AYES, COUNCIL MEMBERS Hwnn, Rosansky, Daigle,
NOES, COUNCIL MEMBERS None
ABSENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS None
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MAYOR
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, LaVonne M. Harkless, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing
resolution, being Resolution No. 2008 -81 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by
the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the
23rd day of September 2008, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to
wit:
Ayes: Henn, Rosansky, Daigle, Webb, Curry, Gardner, Mayor Selich
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the
official seal of said City this 24th day of September 2008.
(Seal)
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California