HomeMy WebLinkAbout93-44 - Local Coastal Program Amendment 31RESOLUTION No. 93-44
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH APPROVING AMENDMENT NO.
31 TO THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM LAND USE
PLAN FOR UPPER NEWPORT BAY REGIONAL PARK
(LCP AMENDMENT NO. 31)
• WHEREAS, the Coastal Act of 1976 requires the City of Newport Beach to
prepare a local coastal program; and
WHEREAS, as part of the development and implementation of the Coastal
Act, the City established a Local Coastal Program Advisory Committee, which held 29
public meetings to develop the goals, objectives and policies of the City's Local Coastal
Program; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Newport Beach
considered the Local Coastal Program, Land Use Plan at nine public hearings prior to
recommending approval and adoption to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach also held nine
public hearings on the Local Coastal Program, Land Use Plan prior to adoption; and
WHEREAS, two public hearings were held by the California Coastal
Commission in conjunction with the certification of the Newport Beach Local Coastal
Program, Land Use Plan; and
WHEREAS, said Land Use Plan sets forth the objectives and supporting
policies which serve as a guide for the future development in the coastal zone in the City
of Newport Beach; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has held a duly noticed public hearing
to consider this amendment to the Local Coastal Program, Land Use Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, in considering this amendment to the
Local Coastal Program, determined that this amendment is consistent with all of the stated
goals and policies of the California Coastal Act, the City of Newport Beach General Plan,
• and the City's Local Coastal Program, Land Use Plan, and recommended its adoption by
the City Council; 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 the City Council of the City of Newport
Beach hereby adopts Amendment No. 31 to the Newport Beach Local Coastal Program
Land Use Plan to increase the development allocation within the Westbay Parcel of Upper
Newport Bay 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.
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.
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ADOPTED this 14th day of June , 1993.
ATTEST:
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Exhibit 1: Revised Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan Text
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REVISED LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM LAND USE PLAN TEXT
LCP AMENDMENT NO. 31
Westbay Area
• 3. Westbay. The Westbay site is bounded by Irvine Avenue, University Drive the Ci
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 8;000 10.000 sq. ft. Any
development of this site shall be sited and designated to adequately protect and
buffer the environmentally sensitive area(s) on this site. A public bikeway /walkway
is shown for the Westbay site, but careful consideration shall be given at the time it
is developed to the environmentally sensitive nature of the site in locating the
accessway. Any development which occurs shall be located in order to preserve
sensitive habitat areas located on the site. Views from Irvine Avenue shall be
maximized. In addition. the normal hours of park operation specified in the Count's
General Development Plan and Resource Management Plan for Upper Newport Bay
Regional Park shall not be interpreted so as to prohibit visitors from using park trails
at other times when the park is not staffed
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