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Home My WebLink About01 - Chapter 1_Introduction6,.INTRODUCTION 1.1 Project Location and Setting The Newport Banning Ranch site (Project Site) is an approximately 401 acre site located north of West (Pacific) Coast Highway, south of 19th Street, east of the Santa Ana River, and west of developed urban areas in the City of Newport Beach and City of Costa Mesa. Exhibit 1 -1, 'Regional Setting Map," and Exhibit 1 -2, "Vicinity Map," illustrate the Project Site's location. Approximately 41 acres of the Project Site are located within the City of Newport Beach (City). Approximately 360 acres of the Project Site are located in unincorporated Orange County, within the City's Sphere of Influence (SO]). The entire Project Site is located within the California Coastal Zone as defined by the California Coastal Act (Coastal Act). The Project Site is surrounded by existing residential, industrial, institutional and open space land uses, as illustrated in Exhibit 1 -3, "Surrounding Land Uses and Neighborhoods Map," and as described below. • The Talbert Nature Preserve, an existing nature preserve and open space use, is located adjacent to the northerly boundary of the Project Site. • Existing restored wetlands owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are located adjacent to the northwestern boundary of the Project. • The Semeniuk Slough and the adjacent Newport Shores residential area are adjacent to the southwestern boundary of the Project Site. • The residential communities of Newport Crest and Newport Knolls, and the City of Newport Beach Sunset Ridge Park site, are located adjacent to the southeastern boundary of the Project Site. • The residential communities of Newport Terrace and California Seabreeze are located adjacent to the northeastern boundary of the Project Site. Light industrial uses and a vacant site owned by the Newport -Mesa Unified School District are located adjacent to the eastern boundary of the Project Site. • West Coast Highway abuts the southern boundary of the Project Site. • The Lido Sands residential community and other West Newport Beach residential neighborhoods are located south of and adjacent to West Coast Highway. Newport Banning Ranch 1 -1 mdp chapter 1, intmduction 08.19.11 final.docx • August 19, 2011 MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1.2 Purpose and Intent The Project Site is within the boundaries of the Newport Banning Ranch Planned Community Development Plan (NBR -PC) which provides the land use and development regulations for the Project Site. The NBR -PC requires that a Master Development Plan be approved by the City for the entire 401 acre Project Site prior to any development. The purpose and intended use of the Newport Banning Ranch Master Development Plan (NBR -MDP) are to: • Establish a master plan of land use for the Project Site and development plans for each land use component to include a general layout of streets and infrastructure, a grading concept, and development plans for residential, visitor serving resort, park, and commercial land use. • Establish the design criteria for development of each land use component within the Project Site with a sufficient level of detail to guide the City's review of subsequent development approvals as required by the NBR -PC including but not limited to grading permits, Site Development Review, and construction -level permits. • Comply with the provisions of the NBR -PC which require City approval of a Master Development Plan prior to issuance of any grading or construction permit for development of any portion of the Project Site. • Comply with the provisions of the NBR -PC which requires approval of a Coastal Development Permit by the California Coastal Commission by serving as an application for a Coastal Development Permit, consistent with the requirements of the NBR -PC for approval by the Coastal Commission of a Master Coastal Development Permit. 1.3 Land Use and Site Planning Areas Land use designations within the NBR -MDP consist of the following three major land use categories: Open Space Preserve, which includes permanent open space and public trails; 2. Parklands, which include a public community park and public bluff parks and interpretive parks; and 1-2 mdp chapter 1, introduction 08.19.11 final.doca • August 19, 2011 INTRODUCTION 3. Villages and Colonies which include residential, commercial, and visitor - serving uses. The Villages and Colonies include: a. North Family Village and South Family Village residential development areas; b. Urban Colony mixed use residential and commercial development area; and c. Resort Colony visitor serving resort and residential development area. Land use areas of the NBR -MDP are further described as geographic Site Planning Areas (SPAS). The land use plan and Site Planning Areas of the NBR -MDP are illustrated in Exhibit 1-4, "Site Planning Areas Map" and described in Exhibit 1 -5, "Site Planning Areas Table." The NBR -MDP addresses the requirements of NBR -PC Section 4.4.2, "Contents of Master Development Plan" and contains project development plans describing the location and layout for public streets, private alleys and access, single - family residential lots, lots for single family attached, multi- family residential, and commercial development, pedestrian pathways, parks, and other development components of the Project Site. The NBR -MDP includes plans for roadway and infrastructure improvements necessary to serve the Project including domestic water facilities, sewer facilities, drainage and water quality management facilities, and other utilities. The NBR - MDP also includes a plan for grading of development areas and public open space trails as well as details for habitat restoration within the permanent open space areas of the Project Site. 1.4 Applicability All development activity within the Project Site is subject the requirements of the design and development criteria established in the NBR -MDP excepting City implemented projects, and continuing oil production activities to be located within the Consolidated Oil Sites which are regulated by the State Division of Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR). When used in the NBR -MDP, the words "shall," "must," "will," "is to," and "are to" are always mandatory, and "may" is permissive. The present tense includes the past and future tenses; and the future tense includes the present. The singular number includes the plural number, and the plural the singular, unless the common meaning of the word indicates otherwise. The words "includes" and "including" shall mean "including, but not limited to." Newport Banning Ranch 1 -3 lMASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1.5 Master Development Plan Organization and Contents The NBR -MDP is formatted to be consistent with the requirements of the NBR -PC and is, organized as follows: Chapter 1, Introduction — describes the project location and setting, the purpose and intent of the NBR -MDP, and defines the Site Planning Areas of the NBR -MDP. • Chapter 2, Existing Conditions — describes the physical characteristics of the Project Site, including access and visibility, topography and landform, visual character, geotechnical conditions, oil operations, drainage and jurisdictional wetlands, and vegetation. Chapter 3, Land Use and Development Plans — describes the land use and development plans for each of the following major land use components of the NBR -MDP. Open Space Preserve — describes the Open Space Preserve components of the NBR - MDP, which includes Upland and Lowland Habitat Conservation, Restoration, and Mitigation Areas, Public Interpretive Trails, Drainage Management Areas, Consolidated Oil Sites (Interim Use), and Oil Site Planting Buffers. o Parklands — describes the public park components of the NBR -MDP, which include a Public Community Park, a Public Bluff Park, and Public Interpretive Parks. o Villages and Colonies — describe the residential commercial, and resort components of the NBR -MDP, which include the North and South Family Villages, the Urban Colony, and the Resort Colony. • Chapter 4, Master Trails and Coastal Access Plan — describes the Project's public trails and coastal access plan, including the connections to off -site trails, trailheads, public interpretive areas, and pedestrian bridge over West Coast Highway. • Chapter 5, Master Landscape Plan — describes the Project's landscape zones, streetscape plans, street signage and light fixtures, walls, fencing, and monumentation plans, and the design requirements to ensure land use compatibility between the Project and adjacent land use, and the design features of the MDP to buffer new land uses from continuing oil production operations. • Chapter 6, Architectural Design Guidelines — describes the design and character for residential housing types, provides concept design plans and architectural character for the visitor serving resort facility and portions of the mixed use commercial and residential uses This chapter also includes a master architectural color palette for the Project. 1-4 mdp chapter 1, introduction 08.19.11 final.doca • August 19, 2011 INTRODUCTION • Chapter 7, Landform Restoration and Grading Plan — describes existing topographical and geotechnical conditions within the Project Site and the plans for bluff /slope restoration, the grading plan infrastructure and development, areas, the disposition of remediated soil, and minor grading for public open space trails. • Chapter 8, Master Roadway and Infrastructure Plans — describes the master plan of roadway improvements for the Project and the plans for domestic water distribution, wastewater collection and disposal, drainage facilities, and dry utilities and services. • Chapter 9, Water Management Plans — describes the master drainage plan and a comprehensive Water Quality Management Plan for the Project. • Chapter 10, Implementation — describes the requirements for implementation of land use development through the requirements for subsequent City approvals and Coastal Commission approvals and describes the procedures for administering the NBR -MDP. • Chapter 11, Definitions — defines the terms and acronyms that are used in the NBR -MDP. • Appendices — The Appendices section contains five technical implementation plans and programs: A. NBR Habitat Restoration Plan (HRP); B. NBR Fire and Life Safety Program (FLSP); C. NBR Plant Palette; D. NBR Green and Sustainable Program (GSP); and E. Tentative Tract Map No. 17308. Newport Banning Ranch 1 -5 SEAL I i BEACH SUNSET BEACH COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES I Ia I Ilb: COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ORANGE COUNTY CALIFORNIA LAGUNA ]BEACH P A C I F I C 0 C E A N 22 SUNSET 405 AQUATIC PARK COASTAL ZONE BOUNDARY Q ETA II3[QJ=GTON ¢ w LO HUNTINGTON BEACH PIER NEWPORT PACIFIC BANNING OA OCEAN RANCH NEWFORT BEACH �c•cv� NEWPORT BANNING RANCH MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN City of Newport Beach - California -�� 7/1 NEWPORT DUNES COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO Exhibit 1 -1 Regional Setting Map V I I ® G1 LWCSISSOC IML OE f(M1 0 400 FUS� :, a n s: \n�em : \mook�snzeu its\ n2v00 i \ D��Ia��mysm\ p�oa�« s\ mosoe� _sa�ala� \wo�k��g \�ae�o�mnwg 03MGE �F GARDEN FWN E CY GROPE Q COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ® SANTA ANA o Cleveland Sqh. S9h'q TUJFM ]B Notional DIEGO 9y HUNTING TON COSTA wr 9 ]B4�AGfII FareSt / NEWPORT URGE BEACH IAKE NEWPORT PQD Il' o4x BANNING r RANCH i o LAGUNA ]BEACH P A C I F I C 0 C E A N 22 SUNSET 405 AQUATIC PARK COASTAL ZONE BOUNDARY Q ETA II3[QJ=GTON ¢ w LO HUNTINGTON BEACH PIER NEWPORT PACIFIC BANNING OA OCEAN RANCH NEWFORT BEACH �c•cv� NEWPORT BANNING RANCH MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN City of Newport Beach - California -�� 7/1 NEWPORT DUNES COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO Exhibit 1 -1 Regional Setting Map V I I ® G1 LWCSISSOC IML OE f(M1 0 400 FUS� :, a n s: \n�em : \mook�snzeu its\ n2v00 i \ D��Ia��mysm\ p�oa�« s\ mosoe� _sa�ala� \wo�k��g \�ae�o�mnwg t I °p City of Huntington Beach Vctona Street F - J I I City of x N Costa Mesa t I °p City of Huntington Beach Vctona Street F - Z City of L� - - -7 .: City0 S Costa Mesa v ro Newpgqr -' Belch , coal. m -- -- - - -- k I ISM street c i K IK CO County of � Sa 181h Street � o c Orange NEWPORT BANNING RANCH City of Newport iy I Beach i �r 17th Sheet � P Production PoaceQl y \�� 15th Street yJ City Of Newport Beach IewpoftBay Exhibit 1 -2 NEWPORT BANNING RANCH Vicinity Map MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN III I I ® GUM LUKCG S50CA E5 �1 ; FYsCOe "" City of Newport Beach - California o aoo A11�. r:,..... �.e ::,.:. z -n s:\ vents \Ureoks—street 1729 \1229oot \07 , m�nm¢ eoa\ v�oa�ete\ mee�e� _eue_v�e� \wo�k��e \��m�uv.ewv LEGEND wU e o -."..� Newport Beach Residential Neighborhoods ri (� Newport Shores r,t X]il FFI 3 �2:) Lido Sands 13 West Newport Beach Newport Island Incorporated Newport Beach Townhouse � Gtztr Q I\6 Balboa Coves Q 7 Newport Crest 4� J Seawind Newport Newport Knolls 70 Park Lido 111 Versailles 7� �Z Villa Balboa _ y ° 13 Newport Terrace i Costa Mesa Residential Neighborhoods 14 California Seabreeze 2 12 ad Exhibit 1 -3 (2l Surrounding Land Uses NEWPORT BANNING RANCH and Neighborhoods Map MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN GUM LUKOSASSOCIAIES City of Newport Beach - California 2010.03.01 &UienNNm ks str sL17291 1I2900f\ 07yWnnin�catlpretluclsMaste r_siieylanlwoding \InDS iWn nh mllon_Bxfl.indd a d, mN —• ---� -� Rightofi Reservation O j 3b g 3d 3b / INC z co t I 0� 1 ACOEza za Wetlands ` Restoration Area Project Site Boundary OPEN SPACE PRESERVE Upland Habitat Conservation, Restoration, and Mitigation Lowland Habitat Conservation, Restoration, and Mitigation ® Public Interpretive Trail _ Drainage Management Areas Consolidated Oil Site / Non - exclusive Access Easement _ Oil Site Buffer PARKLANDS _ Public Community Park Public Bluff Park Public Interpretive Parks VILLAGES AND COLONIES North and South Family Villages Urban Colony Resort Colony Pedestrian Paseo PUBLIC ROADWAYS Artenal Roads Collector Roads Right -of -Way Reservation for City 19th Street - - - - -i Extension from NBR's Easterly Boundary to Santa Ana River 2a 5c ,E a 9a �~ ,9c 1\ 12b 1za Urban Colony NMUSD a L a 19th Street 18th Street 17th Street Newhall Street North Family Village od A• �.�..� City \ 100 Utilities i " \ ,ob �� ' sb \ Yard 1 oa \ \ �- Bb b Sa \, 1b a `a )) ZT-- 13b 11 a) 16th Street_ a' m 0 0 Street South Family Village Proposed Permanent -- 1a I / r Connection to Sunset Ridge Park \l. West j Resort Colony Hi Sunset Ridge Proposed 96 W a Park �\ \ `Pedestrian Bridge B n11 PACIFIC y OCEAN \� Exhibit 1 -4 NEWPORT BANNING RANCH Site Planning Areas Map MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN �� City f Newport Beach - California I I I I I I I I ctFNly woos waoaAres rtill�rUfCOE y 0 P o so° tzoo os•ta•zot, SWri,ttal,rook;_9ree1 1729,1729001 \08AWProduc mazWr siteylemmxds1chrapa_11x17 fsttati.mxd INTRODUCTION EXHIBIT 1 -5 SITE PLANNING AREAS TABLE Newport Banning Ranch r D o �c ^ SITE PLANNING AREA n z m Z n m m ~ No. Description OPEN SPACE PRESERVE 1. UPLAND HABITAT CONSERVATION, RESTORATION, AND MITIGATION AREAS UOS /PTF 1a West Coast Highway Bluff Area 15.3 14.3 UOS /PTF 1 b Southern Arroyo CSS / Grassland Area 28.3 28.0 UOS /PTF 1c Scenic Bluff CSS /Grassland Area 13.0 13.0 UOS /PTF 1d Vernal Pool Preservation Area 3.2 3.2 UOS/PTF 1 e South Upland CSS / Grassland Area 19.4 18.1 UOS /PTF 1f Northern Arroyo Grassland Area 5.8 5.5 UOS /PTF 1g North Upland CSS/ Grassland Area(3) 16.3 13.5 UCS/PTFI 1 h Minor Arroyo Grassland Area 1.2 1.1 Subtotal 102.5 96.7 2. LOWLAND HABITAT CONSERVATION, RESTORATION, AND MITIGATION AREAS LOS /PTF 2a Southerly Habitat Mitigation /Protection Area 75.8 75.8 LOS/PTFI 26 INortherly Habitat Mitigation /Protection Area(3) 42.6 40.3 Subtotal 118.4 116.1 3. PUBLIC INTERPRETIVE TRAILS LOS /PTF 3a Bluff Toe Trail(2) - - LOS/PTF 36 I Lowland Interpretive Trail(3) 7.3 7.1 UOS /PTF 3c ISouthern Arroyo Trail 0.7 0.7 UOS /PTF 3d I Upland Interpretive Trail 1.5 1.5 Subtotal 9.5 9.3 4. DRAINAGE MANAGEMENT AREAS LOS /PTF 4a Water Quality Basin 2.2 2.2 UCS/PTFj 4b I Diffuser Basin /Habitat Area 0.4. 0.4 Subtotal 2.6 2.6 5. CONSOLIDATED OIL SITES (Interim Use) OF Sa Southerly Oil Operations Site 4.8 4.8 OF I 51b 10il Access Road (Nonexclusive Access Easement) 3.1 3.1 OF I 5c I Northerly Oil Operations Site 8.6 8.6 Subtotal 16.5 16.5 6. OIL SITE BUFFERS JOS/PTFF 6a Southerly Oil Site Planting Buffer 0.1 0.1 LCS/PTFj 66 I Northerly Oil Site Planting Buffer 2.7 2.7 Subtotal 2.8 2.8 SUBTOTAL OPEN SPACE PRESERVE 252.3 244.0 Newport Banning Ranch 1 -15 INTRODUCTION EXHIBIT 1 -5 (continued) SITE PLANNING AREAS TABLE Newport Banning Ranch v D p SITE PLANNING AREA a n n A m > z 7 m m No.F Description PARKLANDS 7. PUBLIC COMMUNITY PARKS CP 1 7a ISouth Community Park Central Community Park INorth Community Park 5.0 3.7 CF 76 5.9 4.5 CP I 7c 15.9 135 Subtotal 26.8 21.7 8. PUBLIC BLUFF PARKS BP 8a ISouth Bluff Park 7.3 6.9 BP 86 I North Bluff Park 13.6 _ 10.6 Subtotal 20.9 17.5 9. PUBLIC INTERPRETIVE PARKS IF 1 9a Nature Center 2.2 2.2 IP I 96 Ivernal Pool Interpretive Area 1.4 0.6 IP I 9c jTalbertTraflhead Area 0.1 0.1 Subtotal 3.7 2.9 SUBTOTAL PARKLANDS 51.4 42.1 VILLAGES AND COLONIES 10. NORTH FAMILY VILLAGE RL Ina Sing! Famil Detached Residential 17.1 13.4 RUM 106 S le -Famil Detached Residential 11.8 8.1 RM tOc Sin n le -Famil Detached Residential 8.3 6.0 RM 110d Multi-Family Attached Residential 8.8 5.9 Subtotal 46.0 33.4 11. SOUTH FAMILY VILLAGE RL 1 Ila le 9.0 7.6 RM 116 SSin n eFamil Detached Residential 10.2 6.8 Subtotal 1 19.2 1 14.4 12. URBAN COLONY MU/R 1 12a Multi -Family Attached ResidentiaWixed- Use Commercial 9.8 8.5 MU/R I 126 Multi -Family Attached Residential /Mixed -Use Commercial 11.1 918 Subtotal 20.9 18.3 13. RESORT COLONY VSR/R 13a Resort Hold (75 Guest Rooms/ Spa/ Fitness Center/ Restaurants/ Shops) 5.7 5.2 VSR/R 136 Multi+amil Attached Residential 5.6 5.4 Subtotal 11.3 10.6 SUBTOTAL VILLAGESAND COLONIES 97.4 76.7 TOTAL PROJECT 401.1 362.8 Newport Banning Ranch 1 -17 INTRODUCTION EXHIBIT 1 -5 (continued) SITE PLANNING AREAS TABLE FOOTNOTES Newport Banning Ranch " Gross Acres of Site Planning Areas are measured to the centerlines of all public roads where such roads are shown on the Master Development Plan. Net Acres of Site Planning Areas are measured to edges of the right -of -ways of all public roads where such roads are shown on the Master Development Plan (i.e., Net Acres exclude public road rights -of -way). The Bluff Toe Trail is located within the non - exclusive access easement identified as SPA 5b, Oil Access Road. The Right -of -Way Reservation for the 19th Street Extension, from the Project Site's easterly boundary to the Santa Ana River, encompasses approximately 3.1 total acres, including approximately 0.6 acres of SPA 1g, 2.3 acres of SPA 2b, and 0.2 acres of SPA 3b. Newport Banning Ranch 1 -19