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City Council Staff Report
Agenda Item No. 8
August 9, 2011
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Community Development Department
Kimberly Brandt, AICP, Director
949 - 644 -3226, kbrandt @newportbeachca.gov
PREPARED BY: James W. Campbell, Principal Planner
949 -644 -3210; iampbell annewgortbeachca.gov
APPROVED:
TITLE: Planning Commission Agenda Report for August 4, 2011
Item No. 1 Minutes of July 21, 2011
The minutes were amended and approved (4 ayes, 3 abstentions).
AYES: Amen, Hawkins, Kramer, and Unsworth
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: Hillgren, Myers, and Toerge
Item No.2 Newport Beach Country Club — Golf Realty Fund (PA2005 -140)
1600 & 1602 E. Coast Highway
Summary: Golf Realty Fund, the land owner, proposes a Planned Community Development
Plan (PCDP) for the redevelopment of the existing private golf course clubhouse,
parking lot, and tennis club. Additionally, the PCDP provides for five (5) single -
unit residential dwellings "Villas" and 27 short-term lodging units "Bungalows ".
The following approvals are requested or required in order to implement the
project as proposed:
A Planned Community Development Plan adoption to provide zoning
development standards and design guidelines for the golf course and tennis
club and their ancillary uses, pursuant to Chapter 20.63 of the Municipal
Code.
Transfer of Development Rights to transfer 27 hotel units from Anomaly No.
43 (Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and Spa site) to Anomaly No. 46 (the
Tennis Club site), pursuant to General Plan Land Use Policies LU4.3 and
LU6.14.3.
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August 9, 2011
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• A Development Agreement pursuant to Section 15.45.020.A.2.c of the
Municipal Code and General Plan Land Use Policy LU6.14.8.
• A Tentative Vesting Tract Map pursuant to Title 19 of the Municipal Code to
create separate lots for five (5) single -unit residential dwellings, 27 hotel
units, lettered lots for common areas and a private street on the tennis club
site.
• A Temporary Structures Use Permit to allow temporary use of structures
during construction pursuant to Section 20.60.015 of the Municipal Code.
Associate Planner Rosalinh Ung gave a presentation describing surrounding land
uses, the proposed project, General Plan policies, and zoning regulations. A
Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared for the project in accordance with
the California Environmental Quality Act. Potential environmental impacts can be
mitigated to a less than significant level.
Ms. Ung provided an overview of the Newport Beach Country Club application
(Item #3) and highlighted the conflicts between the two applications.
Ms. Ung noted that the project is consistent with the General Plan and given the
project's apparent compatibility and lack of significant environmental impacts,
staff supports approval; however, staff does not recommend approval of the
applicant's proposed Planned Community Development Plan. Ms. Ung outlined
staffs approach to consider a substitute Planned Community Development Plan
and to have the applicant's plans be considered as a Site Development Permit.
The applicant, Robert O'Hill, presented his project requesting project approval
and a willingness to work with the applicant Item #3.
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to continue the project to October
20, 2011 (5 ayes, 2 recusals).
AYES: Ameri, Hawkins, Hillgren, Kramer, and Toerge
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: Unsworth, Myers
Item No.3 Newport Beach Country Club — International Bay Club (PA2008 -152)
1600 E. Coast Highway
Summary: The International Bay Clubs, Inc. (IBC) operates the Newport Beach Country
Club clubhouse and golf course and leases the property from Golf Realty Fund,
the property owner. As a long term lease holder, IBC proposes to redevelop the
existing golf clubhouse. The following approvals are requested or required in
order to implement the project as proposed:
Planning Commission Agenda Report for August 4, 2011
August 9, 2011
Page 3
• A General Plan Amendment to increase the allowable development limit in
Anomaly No. 74 in Statistical Area L
General Plan Land Use Element by
square feet to 56,000 square feet).
(Newport Center /Fashion Island) of the
21,000 gross square feet (from 35,000
• A Planned Community Development Plan (PCDP) adoption to provide zoning
development standards and design guidelines for the golf course and its
ancillary uses, pursuant to Chapter 20.35 of the Municipal Code (Attachment
PC1).
• A Development Agreement pursuant to Section 15.45.020.A.2.c of the
Municipal Code.
• A Temporary Structure Use Permit to allow the temporary use of structures
during the clubhouse reconstruction, pursuant to Section 20.60.015 of the
Municipal Code.
Associate Planner Rosalinh Ung gave a presentation describing surrounding land
uses, the proposed project, General Plan policies, and zoning regulations. A
Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared for the project in accordance with
the California Environmental Quality Act. Potential environmental impacts can be
mitigated to a less than significant level.
Ms. Ung provided an overview of the property owner's application (Item #2) and
highlighted the conflicts between the two applications.
Ms. Ung noted that the project is consistent with the General Plan and given the
project's apparent compatibility and lack of significant environmental impacts,
staff supports approval: however, staff does not recommend approval of the
applicant's proposed Planned Community Development Plan. Ms. Ung outlined
staff's approach to consider a substitute Planned Community Development Plan
and to have the applicant's plans be considered as a Site Development Permit.
The applicant, Dave Wooten, presented his project requesting project approval
and a willingness to work with the applicant Item #2.
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to continue the project to October
20, 2011 (5 ayes, 2 recusals).
AYES: Ameri, Hawkins, Hillgren, Kramer, and Toerge
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: Unsworth and Myers
Submitted by:,
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es W. Campbell, Principal Planner