HomeMy WebLinkAbout93-43 - General Plan Amendment 92-3E Land Use & Circulation ElementsRESOLUTION NO. 93 -43
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH APPROVING AN AMENDMENT
TO THE LAND USE AND CIRCULATION ELEMENTS OF
THE NEWPORT BEACH GENERAL PLAN TO INCREASE
THE ENTITLEMENT FOR INTERPRETIVE CENTER USE
. FROM 8,000 TO 10,000 SQUARE FEET AND DELETE THE
SECONDARY BICYCLE TRAIL WITHIN THE WESTBAY
PARCEL OF UPPER NEWPORT BAY REGIONAL PARK
[GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 92 -3(E)l
WHEREAS, as part of the development and implementation of the Newport
Beach General Plan the Land Use and Circulation Elements have been prepared; and
WHEREAS, said elements of the General Plan sets forth objectives,
supporting policies and limitations for development in the City of Newport Beach; and
WHEREAS, said elements of the General Plan designate the general
distribution and general location and extent of the uses of land and building intensities in
a number of ways, including residential land use categories and population projections,
commercial floor area limitations, and the floor area ratio ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the Land Use and Circulation Elements are correlated as
required by California planning law; and
WHEREAS, the provisions and policies of the Land Use and Circulation
Elements are further implemented by the traffic analysis procedures of the Traffic Phasing
Ordinance and the implementation programs of that Ordinance and the Fair Share Traffic
Contribution Fee Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 707 of the Charter of the City of Newport
Beach, the Planning Commission has held public hearings to consider the proposed
amendment to the Land Use and Circulation Elements of the Newport Beach General Plan
and has recommended City Council adoption of the proposed amendment; and
• WHEREAS, the City Council has held a public hearing to consider the
proposed amendment as required by law; and
WHEREAS, the circulation system will not be significantly impacted by the
proposed project; and
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WHEREAS, Final EIR No. 525 has been prepared by the County of Orange
as Lead Agency for the proposed project as required by the California Environmental
Quality Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of Newport Beach, in its capacity as a Responsible Agency under CEQA, has provided
• comments to the County of Orange regarding Draft EIR No. 525, and has reviewed and
considered the environmental effects of the proposed project as well as reasonable
alternatives to the project as described in the Final EIR prior to making a decision to
approve the project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Amendment 92 -3(E) to the General
Plan to increase the development allocation for interpretive center use within the Westbay
Parcel of Upper Newport Bay Regional Park Planned Community from 8,000 square feet
to 10,000 square feet and clarify the hours of public park access as shown in Exhibit 1
attached hereto; and to delete the secondary bicycle trail through the Westbay Parcel from
the Master Plan of Bikeways is hereby approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council has exercised its
independent judgement in reviewing the project's potential environmental effects and in
deciding to approve the project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there are no feasible mitigation
measures or alternatives within the jurisdiction of the City Council that would substantially
lessen or avoid any significant environmental effects of the project that have not been
incorporated into the project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the findings for a Responsible Agency
required by CEQA Guidelines Section 15096(h) have been adopted by the City Council by
separate resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County of Orange is hereby
• requested to coordinate with the Department of Fish and Game to explore the possibility
of extending designated trails from Upper Newport Bay Regional Park into the Ecological
Reserve in order to provide additional recreational access where such trail extensions would
not cause significant environmental damage.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City s continued participation with
the County of Orange in the cooperative project to design and construct improvements to
Irvine Avenue and on the parallel trail adjacent to the regional park shall be subject to the
City's receipt of state SB 821 grant funds or other equivalent supplemental funding for this
project.
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ADOPTED this 14th day of June 1993.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Attachment
Exhibit 1: Revised Land Use Element Text
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REVISED LAND USE ELEMENT TEXT
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 92 -3(E)
Westbay Area (Statistical Area J5)
• 3. Westbay. The Westbay site is bounded by Irvine Avenue, University Drive, the City
boundary along the easterly extension of the Mesa Drive alignment and Upper
Newport Bay. The site is designated for Recreational and Environmental Open
Space, and may be used for regional park facilities, passive open space or interpretive
facilities related to the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve or the on -site cultural
resources. Structures on this site shall not exceed $808 10.000 sq. ft. In addition.
the park is not staffed.
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