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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-90 - Approving Coastal Land Use Plan No. LC2016-001 for the Lido House Hotel Project Located at 3300 Newport Boulevard and 475 32nd Street (PA2016-061)RESOLUTION NO. 2016-90 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING COASTAL LAND USE PLAN NO. LC2016-001 FOR THE LIDO HOUSE HOTEL PROJECT LOCATED AT 3300 NEWPORT BOULEVARD AND 475 32ND STREET (PA2016-061) WHEREAS, an application was filed by Olson Real Estate Group, Inc. on behalf of Lido House, LLC ("Applicant') with respect to property located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Newport Boulevard and 32nd Street on the Balboa Peninsula in the Lido Village area of the City of Newport Beach ('Property"); WHEREAS, the Applicant requests approval of a General Plan Amendment, Coastal Land Use Plan Amendment, Zoning Code Amendment, and amendments to Site Development Review No. SD2014-001 and Conditional Use Permit No. 2014-004 that previously authorized the construction and operation of a 130 -room at the Property called the "Lido House Hotel;" WHEREAS, the Applicant requests a 4,745 square foot increase in the maximum allowable development of the site from 98,625 square feet to 103,470 gross square feet for the Lido House Hotel ('Project'); WHEREAS, the City prepared and certified a final Environmental Impact Report for the Lido House Hotel (SCH#2013111022). State CEQA Guidelines allow for the updating and use of a previously certified EIR for projects that have changed or are different from the previous project. In cases where changes or additions occur with no new significant environmental impacts, an Addendum to a previously certified EIR may be prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15164. The City prepared Addendum No. 1 to the Lido House Hotel final Environmental Impact Report for the modified project concludes that no new environmental impacts and no impacts of greater severity would result from approval and implementation of the larger hotel project. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on June 23, 2016, in the City Hall Council Chambers located at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, California. A notice of the time, place and purpose of the public hearing was provided in accordance the Newport Beach Municipal Code ("NBMC"). At the conclusion of the hearing, the Planning Commission voted unanimously (7-0) to adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 2020 recommending adoption of Addendum No. 1 to the Certified Environmental Impact Report and approval of the requested applications; WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on July 26, 2016, in the City Hall Council Chambers located at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, California. A notice of the time, place and purpose of the public hearing was provided in accordance with the NBMC; WHEREAS, Addendum No. 1 to the Certified Environmental Impact Report was adopted by the City Council on July 26, 2016, by Resolution No. 2016-88 and the recitals and findings made are incorporated herein by reference; Resolution No. 2016-90 Page 2 of 3 WHEREAS, amendments to the Coastal Land Use Plan are legislative acts. Neither the City nor State Planning Law set forth any required findings for either approval or denial of such amendments. Coastal Land Use Plan Amendment No. LC2016-001 is consistent with General Plan Amendment No. GP2016-001; WHEREAS, the increase in floor area allows larger lobby and circulation spaces, an enclosed pre -function space, larger management offices, larger storage spaces, a larger ancillary retail space, and two slightly larger hotel rooms without increasing the number of hotel rooms. These changes constitute a 4.8 percent increase in floor area compared to the previously approved hotel plan. The area devoted to meeting rooms is decreasing and these changes are minor in nature and should enhance the hotel and the experience of guests and visitors; WHEREAS, the increased floor area does not increase the number of hotel rooms and therefore, does not increase predicted traffic or parking demands for the project. The predicted traffic to and from the proposed hotel, with this requested amendment, remains less than what the former City Hall site generated; WHEREAS, the increased floor area does not reduce publically visible open space or decrease the parking provided; and WHEREAS, the increased hotel floor area is located on the first and second level and does not increase the height of the building. The proposed hotel remains consistent with applicable standards provided in the CV -LV land use category, the Commercial Visitor- Serving—Lido Village ("CV -LV") zoning district and Coastal Land Use Policy 4.4.3-1 that limits the height of development. NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach hereby resolves as follows: Section 1: The recitals provided above are true and correct and are incorporated into the operative part of this resolution. Section 2: The City Council of the City of Newport Beach hereby approves Coastal Land Use Plan Amendment No. LC2016-001, as depicted in Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Section 3: Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") Guidelines Section 15062, the changes to the Project are not substantial, as they do not involve new significant effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects, and therefore, a subsequent Environmental Impact Report ("EIR") does not need to be prepared. The City prepared and certified a final EIR for the Project (SCH#2013111022). State CEQA Guidelines allow for the updating and use of a previously certified EIR for projects that have changed or are different from the previous project. In cases where changes or additions occur with no new significant environmental impacts, an Addendum to a previously certified EIR may be prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15164. The City prepared Addendum 1 to the Lido House Hotel final EIR for the modified project concludes that no new environmental impacts and no impacts of greater severity would result from approval and implementation of the larger hotel project. Resolution No. 2016-90 Page 3 of 3 Section 4: Coastal Land Use Plan Amendment No. LC2016-001shall be implemented in a manner in conformity with the California Coastal Act. Section 5: Coastal Land Use Plan Amendment No. LC2016-001 shall take effect automatically upon Coastal Commission certification of the amendment as conforming to the California Coastal Act, unless the Coastal Commission proposes suggested modifications. In the event that the Coastal Commission approves the Amendment with suggested modifications, City approval of the modified Amendment shall require a separate action by the City Council following Coastal Commission approval. In this case, the Amendment would become effective upon the effective date of the Coastal Commission certification of the modified Amendment. Section 6: The City Council of the City of Newport Beach authorizes staff to correct any typographical or scrivener's errors in compiling the final documentation, without the need for further review or approval by the City Council. Section 7: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 8: This resolution shall be effective upon Coastal Commission certification of Coastal Land Use Plan Amendment No. LC2016-001, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution. ADOPTED this 26th day of July, 2016. ATTEST: zhowl Leilani I. Brown City Clerk ( � 6>15�� Dian6 B. Dixon Mayor �Wcu:3III r1 Coastal Land Use Plan Amendment No. LC2016-001 Amend Table 2.1.1-1 of the Coastal Land Use Plan modify the following land use category: Table 2.1.1-1 Land Use Plan Categories Land Use Category Uses Density/Intensity The CV -LV category is intended to allow for a range of accommodations (e.g. hotels, motels, hostels), goods, and services intended to primarily serve visitors to the pg ;z:2 CV -LV City of Newport Beach. A fire station is Visitor -Serving allowed in its current location. Limited Use 103,470 gross square feet not Commercial — Overnight Visitor Accommodations and including a fire station. A fire Lido Village residences are not allowed. Note: The CV- station may not occupy more LV (Visitor Serving Commercial - Lido than 10% of the total project Village) category applies to the former City site. Hall Complex that includes Fire Station # 2 (3300 Newport Boulevard and 475 32nd Street). STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH } I, Leilani I. Brown, 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. 2016-90 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 26th day of July, 2016, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Member Peotter, Council Member Duffield, Council Member Selich, Council Member Curry, Council Member Petros, Mayor Pro Tem Muldoon, Mayor Dixon NAYS: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said City this 27th day of July, 2016. fi& ,b� Leilani I. Brown, MMC City Clerk Newport Beach, California (Seal)