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Home My WebLink About26 - Initiation of General Plan AmendmentCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT Agenda Item No. 26 July 14, 2009 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: Planning Department James Campbell, Principal Planner (949) 644 -3210 iampbell (c�city.newport- beach.ca.us SUBJECT: Initiation of General Plan Amendment related to Coastal Land Use Plan Amendment No. 2007 -001 ISSUE Should the City Council initiate an amendment of the General Plan to change the land use designations of properties within 11 areas of the City within the coastal zone in response to the Coastal Commission's modification of Coastal Land Use Plan Amendment No. 2007 -001? RECOMMENDATION Adopt a Resolution initiating an amendment of the General Plan to change the land use designations of properties within 11 areas of the Coastal Zone. DISCUSSION On February 5, 2009, the California Coastal Commission approved the City's amendment of the Coastal Land Use Plan (LC2007 -001) while making 50 suggested modifications. Eleven (11) of the modifications reject the proposed land use categories for 11 geographic areas that were a part of the 2006 General Plan Update. Should the City Council choose to accept these changes, the land use designations within the Land Use Element of the General Plan will need to be modified so the Coastal Land Use Plan and the Land Use Element are consistent. Initiation of General Plan Amendment for LC2007 -001 July 14, 2009 Page 2 The 11 areas and most likely Land Use Designations are summarized in the following table: k Site Location Current Proposed Description Coast Highway at Cedar Street (6306, Apply Visitor Serving Commercial 1 6308, 6310 Coast HWY W) RT CV 0.5 identical to nearby commercial sites Apply Mixed Use -Water Related 2 2 3366 Via Lido RM -20 du /ac MU -W2 Consistent with adjacent Lido Marina Village designation Apply Mixed Use -Water Related to portion of site occupied by the 1200 W. Coast Hwy MU -W existing residences; 3 Public Tidelands; Mu -W Apply Visitor Serving Commercial to Balboa Bay Club & Resort CV the resort and supporting facilities; Density and intensity limits to be based upon existing development. 2102 Ocean Front W Apply Visitor Serving Commercial; 4 Hotel - Dorymans Inn MU -W2 CV intensity limit making the use conforming 2300 Coast Hwy W Apply Visitor Serving Commercial; 5 Hotel - Holiday Inn Express MU -Hl CV intensity limit making the use conforming 2306 Ocean Front W Apply Visitor Serving Commercial; 6 Hotel - Newport Beach Hotel MU -W2 CV intensity limit making the use conforming Lido Peninsula includes Shipyard Way, Apply the multi - family designation to Anchorage Way, The Rhine, Anza St, existing residential uses and Beach Dr, Cabrillo St, Nomad St, Drake St, RM Recreation and Marine Commercial to El Paseo St, Bolivar St, Fremont St, MU -W3 existing commercial areas Channel Road, and a portion of Lido Park CM Density & intensity limits to be based Dr. upon current land use Northerly side of Balboa Boulevard at Apply Mixed Use - Vertical to maintain 8 Island Avenue (500 -514 Balboa Blvd. W) RT MU -V current uses and privileges of prior general plan designation 600 E. Bay Ave/ 600 Edgewater PI) Apply Visitor Serving Commercial; 9 Balboa Fun Zone PI 1.0 CV 1.0 intensity limit to match the current Private Institutional designation 10 1901 -1911 Bayside Drive PF PR Apply Parks and Recreation over OC Harbor Patrol /Coast Guard Site sandy beach area Apply Visitor Serving Commercial; 11 105 Main Street, Hotel - Balboa Inn MU -V CV intensity limit making the use conforming Initiation of General Plan Amendment for LC2007 -001 July 14, 2009 Page 3 Environmental Review Initiation of a General Plan amendment is not a project as defined by CEQA, and no environmental review is required for this action. Appropriate environmental analysis for the amendment, as well as an analysis of the application of Charter section 423 to the proposed amendment, will be prepared prior to public hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council. Public Notice Public notice is not required for initiation of General Plan amendments. Notice will be provided in compliance with State law and the Municipal Code for public hearings on the amendment before the Planning Commission and City Council. Submitted by: J� James Campbell Principal Planner Attachment: Resolution j4nt�)Allk Sharon Wood Assistant City Manager RESOLUTION NO. 2009- 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 DESIGNATIONS OF PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN ELEVEN (11) DIFFERENT AREAS WITHIN THE COASTAL ZONE IN RESPONSE TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSIONS MODIFICATION OF LOCAL COASTAL LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT NO. LC2007 -001. WHEREAS, on November 13, 2007, The City Council adopted LC2007 -001 amending the City's Coastal Land Use Plan making it consistent with the 2006 General Plan Update; and WHEREAS, on February 5, 2009, the Coastal Commission certified the Coastal Land Use Plan amendment with the modifications to meet the requirements of, and to be in conformity with, the policies of Chapter 3 of the Coastal Act; and WHEREAS, in Eleven (11) areas of the City, the Coastal Commission's modifications necessitate a change in the General Plan Designation to avoid ambiguity or inconsistency between the Coastal Land Use Plan and the Land Use Element of the 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. 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 of eleven (11) areas of the City within the Coastal Zone identified in Exhibit 1. 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 environmental review and staff reports that contain relevant information pursuant to Charter Section 423. I PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this day of 2009, by the following vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCIL MEMBERS NOES, COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBERS APPROVED AS TO FORM: OFFICE of the CITY ATTORNEY ATTEST: CITY CLERK 2 MAYOR Exhibit 1 p Site Location Current Proposed Description Designation 1 Coast Highway at Cedar Street (6306, RT CV 0.5 Apply Visitor Serving Commercial 6308, 6310 Coast HWY W) identical to nearby commercial sites Apply Mixed Use -Water Related 2 2 3366 Via Lido RM -20 du /ac MU -W2 Consistent with adjacent Lido Marina Village designation Apply Mixed Use -Water Related to portion of site occupied by the 1200 W. Coast Hwy MU -W existing residences; 3 Public Tidelands; MU -W Apply Visitor Serving Commercial to Balboa Bay Club & Resort CV the resort and supporting facilities; Density and intensity limits to be based upon existing development. Apply Visitor Serving Commercial; 4 2102 Ocean Front W MU -W2 CV intensity limit making the use Hotel - Dorymans Inn conforming Apply Visitor Serving Commercial; 5 2300 Coast Hwy W MU -Hl CV intensity limit making the use Hotel - Holiday Inn Express conforming Apply Visitor Serving Commercial; 6 2306 Ocean Front W MU -W2 CV intensity limit making the use Hotel - Newport Beach Hotel conforming Lido Peninsula includes Shipyard Way, Apply the multi - family designation to Anchorage Way, The Rhine, Anza St, RM existing residential uses and Beach Dr, Cabrillo St, Nomad St, Drake Recreation and Marine Commercial to St, El Paseo St, Bolivar St, Fremont St, MU -W3 existing commercial areas Channel Road, and a portion of Lido Park CM Density & intensity limits to be based Dr. upon current land use Apply Mixed Use - Vertical to maintain 8 Northerly side of Balboa Boulevard at RT MU -V current uses and privileges of prior Island Avenue (500 -514 Balboa Blvd. W) general plan designation Apply Visitor Serving Commercial; 9 600 E. Bay Ave/ 600 Edgewater PI) PI 1.0 CV 1.0 intensity limit to match the current - Balboa Fun Zone Private Institutional designation 1901 -1911 Bayside Drive Apply Parks and Recreation over 10 OC Harbor Patrol /Coast Guard Site PF PR sandy beach area Apply Visitor Serving Commercial; 11 105 Main Street, Hotel - Balboa Inn MU -V CV intensity Hmit making the use conforming