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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10 - Attachment CC6 - GP & CLUP Consistency DeterminationGeneral Plan and Coastal Land Use Plan Consistency Determination ATTACHMENT No. CC 6 77 72 GENERAL PLAN AND COASTAL LAND USE PLAN CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION: Goal LU3 of the General Plan states as follows: A development pattern that retains and complements the City's residential neighborhoods, commercial and industrial districts, open spaces, and natural environment. GENERAL PLAN POLICY I CONSISTENCY ANALYSIS Polity LU 3.1 - Growth and Change states as Proposed amendments are consistent with this policy. follows: Enhance existing neighborhoods, districts, and corridors, allowing for re -use and infill with uses that are complementary in type, form, scale, and character. Changes in use and /or density /intensity should be considered only in those areas that are economically underperforming, are necessary to accommodate Newport Beach's share of projected regional population growth, improve the relationship and reduce commuting distance between home and jobs, or enhance the values that distinguish Newport Beach as a special place to live for its residents. The scale of growth and new development shall be coordinated with the provision of adequate infrastructure and public services, including standards for acceptable traffic level of service. Policy LU 3.3 - Opportunities for Change states in port as follows: (Newport Beach General Plan, Page 3 -9) Provide opportunities for improved development and enhanced environments for residents in the following districts and corridors... • West Newport Area: consolidation of retail and visitor- serving commercial uses, with remaining areas developed for residential units... Policy LU 3.2 is intended to provide direction to decision - makers in determining under what circumstances changes in land use, density, or intensity should be considered. This polity recognizes that there are some areas of the City that are not achieving their full potential and the policy establishes strategies for their enhancement and revitalization. The proposed amendments would not create unacceptable or significant traffic impacts or impacts to existing infrastructure or public services. Continuation of existing uses and the future redevelopment of the properties consistent with the proposed commercial or mixed -use designations would create development that would be complementary in type, form, scale, and character and would provide for future revitalization when economic factors allow redevelopment. Proposed amendments are consistent with this policy. Staff believes that this policy was implemented with the adoption of the land use plan map of the General Plan Update that included designating several underperforming commercial properties to residential. The National Cat Protection Society property was re- designated in 2006 with the adoption of the land use plan map. The other two sites were designated for residential uses with the adoption of the Newport Shores Specific area plan over 25 years ago. The purpose was to contract the commercial district when economic factors warranted and the continued commercial use of those properties was no longer viable; in order to strengthen the viability of the commercial centers at the two signalized intersections. However, as evidenced by the continued existence of these uses, keeping them as designations that allow commercial uses appears to be a more sound land use �9 M policy in this particular case. The proposed amendments will provide opportunities for improved development in furtherance of the policy when economic conditions permit and allow the continuation of the existing uses and development that would not be subject to abatement and therefore avoid the near term result of creating vacant buildings on West Coast Highway which would have the opposite effect of revitalization. COASTAL LAND USE PLAN POLICY CONSISTENCY ANALYSIS Coastal Land Use Policy 2.1.3 -2 states as follows: Proposed amendments are consistent with this polity. Allow local and visitor serving commercial retail The subject properties are within close proximity of these two consistent with the CV category in two centers at locations (each are one to one -half block west of these Prospect Street and Orange Street. commercial centers) and the proposed MU -V or CG -B category is consistent the policy because they allow for visitor serving commercial uses. Additionally, in the short term, retention of the existing commercial uses and in the long term, potential future development, consistent with MU -V, CG or CV designations, would complement the existing commercial centers with uses that serve the local residential neighborhood and beach going visitors, consistent with this policy. M