HomeMy WebLinkAbout7137 - Development Potential of Upper Newport BayRESOLUTION NO? 7137
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH STATING ITS INTENTION TO
INITIATE A COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING STUDY OF THE
DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF THE UPPER NEWPORT BAY
AND REQUESTING THE COOPERATION OF THE COUNTY OF
ORANGE AND THE IRVINE COMPANY.IN THE CONDUCT OF
SAID STUDY
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach
recently received recommendations from the Newport Tomorrow
Citizens Committee urging comprehensive planning studies for
the entire City of Newport Beach; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has initiated a program
which has as its goal the creation of an up -to -date comprehensive
general plan for the City; and
WHEREAS, an essential part of such planning involves
the future use and physical development of the Upper Newport
Bay Area; and
WHEREAS, the County of Orange and the Irvine Company
have entered into a land exchange agreement affecting the Upper
Newport Bay, which is presently in litigation; and
WHEREAS, depending upon the outcome of this litigation,
the Upper Bay will either be developed in accordance with the
existing land exchange agreement or under different circumstances;
and
WHEREAS, whether the existing land exchange agreement
is consummated or not, the City of Newport Beach has a
responsibility to formulate a long -range plan for the use and
development of the Upper Newport Bay which will be based upon a
. thorough study and analysis of all relevant information includ-
ing esthetics, ecology, engineering and economics; and
WHEREAS, the County of Orange and The Irvine Company
have assembled information concerning the Upper Bay area which
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needs to be correlated with the City's data;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council
of the City of Newport Beach, as follows:
1. It is the intention of the City to immediately
commence a comprehensive planning study of the Upper Newport
Bay based upon:
(a) The assumption that the pending land exchange
agreement will be completed;
(b) The assumption that the pending land exchange
agreement will not be completed.
2. The City Council hereby invites the County of
Orange and The Irvine Company to assist the City in the
compilation and documentation of data, and to cooperate in the
conduct of the City's planning studies for the Upper Newport Bay.
ADOPTED this 9th day of February, 1970.
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J;MFIED AS THE O INAL
CITY-CLERK OF THE CIT OF NE ORT BEACH
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Mayor
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