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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; Resolution No. 2021-19 Page 2 of 3 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. Resolution No. 2021-19 Page 3 of 3 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: C11 Leilani I. Brown City Clerk radvery APPROVED AS TO FORM: QLi CITY A TORNEY'S OFFIC Aaron . Harp City Attorney STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss. 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. 1, 1. loon, Leilani I. Brown City Clerk Newport Beach, California