HomeMy WebLinkAboutPA2021-096_20200506_PC Additional Materials ReceivedMay 6, 2021, Planning Commission Item 6 Comments
These comments on a Newport Beach Planning Commission agenda item are submitted by:
Jim Mosher ( jimmosher@yahoo.com ), 2210 Private Road, Newport Beach 92660 (949-548-6229).
Item No. 6. DIRECTOR'S INTERPRETATION FOR ACCESSORY
RESIDENTIAL USES ASSOCIATED WITH HOTELS (PA2021-096)
The conversion of hotel unit allocations in Newport Beach’s General Plan into dwelling unit
allocations has been a matter of controversy in the past, and is explicitly subject to Greenlight
tracking under City Council Policy A-18.
This purported “Directors Determination” is in effect a thinly disguised General Plan Amendment
(that is, a substantial change to the land use allocations currently approved in the General
Plan). It requires Greenlight tracking. And I believe the conclusion will be that it requires a
Greenlight vote as it adds the possibility of more than 100 previously-unallocated dwelling units
to two of the City’s statistical areas.
The restriction of the determination to “resort hotels” outside the Coastal Commission’s appeal
area is likewise a thinly disguised attempt to effectively amend the City’s Local Coastal Program
without possibility of review. Were it subject to review, it seems uncertain, if not improbable, that
the Coastal Commission would regard dwelling units as a proper substitute for visitor-serving
hotel rooms.
Planning Commission - May 6, 2021 Item No. 6a - Additional Materials Received Director's Interpretation For Accessory Residential Uses Associated With Hotels (PA2021-096)