HomeMy WebLinkAbout1506 - RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO FASHION ISLAND PC AND CORPORATE PLAZA PCRESOLUTION NO. 1506
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH RECOMMENDING TO
THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT
NO. 889 TO REFLECT A TRANSFER OF ENTITLEMENT
OF 44,637 SQUARE FEET FROM FASHION _ISLAND
PLANNED COMMUNITY AND 6,520 SQUARE FEET FROM
BLOCK 600 TO CORPORATE PLAZA PLANNED
COMMUNITY DISTRICT.
(PLANNING COMMISSION AMENDMENT NO. 889)
WHEREAS, as part of the development and implementation of the Newport Beach
General Plan the Land Use Element has been prepared; and
WHEREAS, Section 20.94.020 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code provides
that amendments to establish or amend a Planned Community Development Plan must be approved
by a Resolution of the Planning Commission setting forth full particulars of the amendment; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission is of the opinion that the proposed
amendment to transfer entitlement to the Corporate Plaza Planned Community District is consistent
with the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on October 7,
1999, at which time the amendments to the Fashion Island and Corporate Plaza Community District
Regulations was discussed and determined to be in conformance with the "Administrative,
Professional and Financial Commercial" designation of the Newport Beach General Plan, since the
proposed amendment does not alter the professional office character of the subject property or the
Corporate Plaza Planned Community District as a whole; and
WHEREAS, the Newport Beach Municipal Code provides specific procedures for
the implementation of Planned Community zoning for properties within the City of Newport Beach;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach has determined that the proposed project
will not have a significant effect on the environment upon implementation of the mitigation
I
I measures set forth in the Negative Declaration prepared for the project pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to the land use limitations of the Corporate
Plaza Planned Community District, to increase the permitted amount of development by 45,000
square feet, will apply only to the property within the Corporate Plaza Planned Community, and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to the land use limitations of the Fashion
Island Planned Community District, to decrease the permitted amount of development by 44,637
square feet, will apply only to the property within the Fashion Island Planned Community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the City of
Newport Beach does hereby recommend that the City Council approve Amendment No. 889 to
transfer 44,637 square feet of development right from Fashion Island and 6,520 square feet from
Block 600 to Corporate Plaza, and establish the permitted level of development for Corporate
Plaza Planned Community at 477,320 gross square feet.
ADOPTED this 7th day of October 1999, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Larry Tucker, Thomas Ashley. Ed Selich
Anne Gifford and Michael Kranzlev
NOES:
ABSENT: Richard Fuller and Mark Hoalund
Amendment No 889
October 7, 1999
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