HomeMy WebLinkAbout1734 - RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF CLUP AMENDMENT_COASTAL BLUFF DEVELOP0MENT_CORONA DEL MARRESOLUTION NO. 1734
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH RECOMMENDING THE ADOPTION
OF COASTAL LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2007 -003
REGARDING COASTAL BLUFF DEVELOPMENT IN CORONA
DEL MAR (PA 2007 -196)
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH HEREBY FINDS,
RESOLVED AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Coastal Act, the City prepared a Coastal Land
Use Plan (CLUP) for property lying within the Coastal Zone of the City of Newport Beach. In
October of 2005, the California Coastal Commission certified the CLUP and the City Council
subsequently adopted it in December of 2005; and
WHEREAS, the CLUP contains policies for the preservation of significant coastal
resources, including coastal bluffs, and the application of these policies to proposed
development applications highlighted unintended results that can only be eliminated through an
amendment of the policies; and
WHEREAS, on October 1, 2007, a notice of the availability of a draft amendment of the
City Coastal Land Use Plan was provided in, accordance with Section 13515(c) of the California
Code of Regulations. This notice was mailed to approximately 135 affected property owners,
interested parties and public agencies in order to provide public participation and comments;
and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on October 18, 2007, in the City Hall Council
Chambers, 3300 Newport Boulevard, Newport Beach, California. A notice of time, place and
purpose of the meeting was given in accordance with the Municipal Code. Evidence, both
written and oral, was presented to, and considered by, the Planning Commission at this
meeting; and
WHEREAS, the attached amendment provides more clear policy direction and
eliminates the possibility that the predominant line of existing development might be
considered the only factor in the siting of new development on a coastal bluff; and
WHEREAS, the attached amendment is necessary to ensure that the scenic and
visual qualities of coastal areas shall be considered and protected as a resource of public
importance and that development shall be designed and sited to protect views to and along
the ocean and scenic coastal areas, to minimize the alteration of natural land forms, to be
visually compatible with the character of surrounding areas, and, where feasible, to restore
and enhance visual quality in visually degraded areas.
Planning Commission Resolution No. 1734
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that based on the aforementioned findings, the
Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council of the City of Newport Bach
adopt Coastal Land Use Plan Amendment No. 2007 -003 as provided in Exhibit A.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 18th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2007.
AYES: Eaton, Hawkins, Hillgren, McDaniel
NOES: Peotter, Cole, Toerge
Planning Commission Resolution No. 1734
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Exhibit A
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The following policies of the Coastal Land Use Plan should be amended as follows:
4.4.3 -8. Prohibit development on bluff faces, except private development on coastal bluff faces
along Ocean Boulevard, Carnation Avenue and Pacific Drive in Corona del Mar
determined to be consistent with the predominant line of existing development.
4.4.3 -9. Permit public improvements providing public access, protecting coastal resources, or
providing for public safety on coastal bluff faces onlv when no feasible alternative
exists and when designed and constructed to minimize alteration of the bluff face, to
not contribute to further erosion of the bluff face, and to be visually compatible with the
surrounding area to the maximum extent feasible.
The following policy should be added to the Coastal Land Use Plan:
4.4.3 -19. In all cases where the predominant line of existing development is used to establish a
development limit along Ocean Boulevard, Carnation Avenue and Pacific Drive in
extent of new development and size of new structures on bluff faces along Ocean
Boulevard, Carnation Avenue and Pacific Drive.
The following change to the Glossary definition of the Coastal Land Use Plan should be
made:
Predominant Line of Existing Development: The most common or representative distance from a
specified group of structures to a specified point or line (e.g. topographic line or geographic
feature). For example, the predominant line of existing development for a block of homes on a
coastal bluff (a specified group of structures) could be determined by calculating the median
distance (a representative distance) these structures are from the bluff edge (a specified line).
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The following policy should be added to the Coastal Land Use Plan:
4.4.3 -19. In all cases where the predominant line of existing development is used to establish a
development limit along Ocean Boulevard, Carnation Avenue and Pacific Drive in
extent of new development and size of new structures on bluff faces along Ocean
Boulevard, Carnation Avenue and Pacific Drive.
The following change to the Glossary definition of the Coastal Land Use Plan should be
made:
Predominant Line of Existing Development: The most common or representative distance from a
specified group of structures to a specified point or line (e.g. topographic line or geographic
feature). For example, the predominant line of existing development for a block of homes on a
coastal bluff (a specified group of structures) could be determined by calculating the median
distance (a representative distance) these structures are from the bluff edge (a specified line).