HomeMy WebLinkAboutPA2021-019_20210309_City Council Reso 2021-19 - Initiating AmendmentsRESOLUTION NO. 2021-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING
AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
GENERAL PLAN, COASTAL LAND USE PLAN, AND
TITLES 20 (PLANNING AND ZONING) AND 21 (LOCAL
COASTAL PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PLAN) OF THE
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED
TO INCREASING HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES (PA2021-
019)
WHEREAS, City Council Policy K-1 (General Plan and Local Coastal Program)
requires amendments to the City of Newport Beach ("City") certified Local Coastal
Program ("LCP"), codified in Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) of
the Newport Beach Municipal Code ("NBMC") to be initiated by the City Council;
WHEREAS, Section 20.66.020 (Initiation of Amendment) of the NBMC provides
that the City Council may initiate an amendment to Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) with
or without a recommendation from the Planning Commission;
WHEREAS, in response to the City's Draft Regional Housing Needs Assessment
RHNA") allocation of 4,845 residential units for the 2021-2029 Sixth Cycle'Housing
Element, the Housing Element Update Advisory Committee is considering new and
flexible land use categories and zoning designations to accommodate the City's RHNA
allocation;
WHEREAS, at the February 9, 2021, City Council Study Session related to the
Housing Element Update, the City Council provided staff direction to develop a new City
Council policy and amend the City's land use and zoning codes related to housing
opportunities;
WHEREAS, given the need for housing, City policies, rules and regulations, to the
greatest extent possible, should be interpreted to provide additional housing opportunities
to accommodate the City's RHNA allocation;
WHEREAS, mixed-use resorts are a developing trend in the hospitality industry
that incorporate residential units within a hotel complex or as a mixed-use development;
WHEREAS, adding residential units or the conversion to residential units does
not change the character of the hotel and adds value, allowing them to maintain their
competitive standing in an industry hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic;
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WHEREAS, adding residential units or the conversion to residential units may
increase occupancy, affordability, transient occupancy taxes, or property taxes while
providing housing opportunities to assist the City in meeting its RHNA allocation;
WHEREAS, expanding the transfer of development rights encourages the
development of housing by transferring allowable density from underutilized or infeasible
sites to properties that have a greater potential to accommodate housing development;
and
WHEREAS, to increase housing opportunities, interpretations of, and
amendments to the General Plan, Coastal Land Use Plan, Title 20 (Planning and
Zoning) of the NBMC and Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) of the
NBMC are required.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council hereby initiates amendments to the General Plan,
Coastal Land Use Plan of the Local Coastal Program, Title 20 (Planning and Zoning)
of the NBMC, and Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) of the NBMC
to consider new and/or flexible land use and zoning amendments related to increasing
housing opportunities, expanding mixed-use housing opportunities, and expanding the
use of transfer of development rights.
Section 2: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
Section 3: 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 4: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is exempt
from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA")
pursuant to Section 15262 of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations,
Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, because it involves feasibility or planning studies for
possible future actions, which the agency, board, or commission has not approved or
adopted.
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Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 9th day of March, 2021.
ATTEST:
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Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
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CITY A TORNEY'S OFFIC
Aaron . Harp
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
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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; the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2021-19 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the 91h day of March, 2021; and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Mayor Brad Avery, Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Muldoon, Council Member Noah Blom, Council
Member Joy Brenner, Council Member Diane Dixon, Council Member Duffy Duffield,
Council Member Will O'Neill
NAYS: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 101h day of March, 2021.
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Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California