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Home My WebLink About5.0_Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments_Staff Presentation_PA2017-141HOUSING ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM AMENDMENTS (PA2017-141) Planning Commission Study Session September 21, 2023 Community Development Department Planning Commission - September 21, 2023 Item No. 5b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments (PA2017-141) BRIEF BACKGROUND 2 •Housing Element adopted with strategy to meet RHNA and certified by State HCD (October 2022) •6th cycle RHNA allocation assigned: 4,845 new units (2021-29) •Housing Element Policy Actions to rezone for housing: 8,154 units •Rezone deadline February 2025(one additional year for Coastal Zone) Planning Commission - September 21, 2023 Item No. 5b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments (PA2017-141) HOUSING STRATEGY: REZONE FOCUS AREAS 3 Planning Commission - September 21, 2023 Item No. 5b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments (PA2017-141) HOUSING ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM Land Use Element Update Revise goals and/or policies to support housing production in the focus areas and provide guidance for the implementing zoning standards Housing Opportunity Overlay Zoning Districts Rezone properties through applying Housing Opportunity Overlay Zones that establish appropriate development standards Objective Design Standards Remove subjectivity and create certainty of compliance for developers while fostering good design and maintaining Newport Beach’s character 4 Planning Commission - September 21, 2023 Item No. 5b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments (PA2017-141) DRAFT LAND USE ELEMENT UPDATE 5 •Draft policies to implement the Housing Element implementation – consistent with the Housing Element •Draft policies developed with significant input/discussion •3-member Steering Committee •30-member General Plan Update Committee •Land Use Element Subcommittee •Multiple meetings •GPAC recommended approvalon August 30th Planning Commission - September 21, 2023 Item No. 5b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments (PA2017-141) 6 NEW POLICIES 4.2 THROUGH 4.8 4.2 (Rezoning to Accommodate Housing Opportunities) establishes policy framework for rezoning focus areas consistent with the Housing Element – density and focus area unit caps consistent with the Housing Element 4.4 (Residential Uses and Residential Densities) allows residential use regardless of underlying land use designation, average density to provide flexibility across a site 4.5 (Continuation of Existing Development) clarifies that new residential opportunity does not affect existing development 4.6 (Consistency Required) requires consistency with overlays or existing Zoning 4.7 (Redevelopment and Transfer of Development Rights) allows existing nonresidential intensity to be reestablished or converted to other allowed use on the same site or different site within the same statistical area 4.8 (Housing Opportunity Overlay Zones) sets forth the minimum parameters required by State Law including no discretionary review for housing projects that include at least 20% low-income units Planning Commission - September 21, 2023 Item No. 5b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments (PA2017-141) REZONING: DRAFT HOUSING OPPORTUNITY OVERLAY ZONES 7 Planning Commission - September 21, 2023 Item No. 5b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments (PA2017-141) PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY 8 •Compliance with State Law •Rezone for consistency with Housing Element’s housing opportunity sites •Provide appropriate zoning and development standards for residential development •Establish development limits based on Housing Element focus area caps •Only applies to housing opportunity sites or those rezoned for housing in focus areas Planning Commission - September 21, 2023 Item No. 5b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments (PA2017-141) 9 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Housing Opportunity Subareas HO-1 Airport Area Environs HO-2 West Newport Mesa HO-3 Dover-Westcliff HO-4 Newport Center HO-5 Coyote Canyon Planning Commission - September 21, 2023 Item No. 5b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments (PA2017-141) 10 HOUSING OPPORTUNITY OVERLAY ZONE MAP Housing Opportunity Subareas HO-1 Airport Area Environs Planning Commission - September 21, 2023 Item No. 5b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments (PA2017-141) OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS(ODS) 11 Planning Commission - September 21, 2023 Item No. 5b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments (PA2017-141) PURPOSE 12 •Compliance with State Law •Provide clear standards and certainty for developers •Preserve the City’s ability to foster good design Planning Commission - September 21, 2023 Item No. 5b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments (PA2017-141) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 13 Planning Commission - September 21, 2023 Item No. 5b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments (PA2017-141) APPLICABILITY 14 •Multi-unit and mixed-use developments with densities of 20 du/ac or greater •Discretionary projects or by-right projects •Waiver or modification of standards through site development review •Project possesses compensating design and development features Planning Commission - September 21, 2023 Item No. 5b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments (PA2017-141) DESIGN REVIEW IN NEWPORT BEACH 15 •Strong objective standards for single-unit and two-unit developments to control bulk and scale (3rd floor massing) •No design review = design flexibility for developers •Design Guidelines •Balboa Village, Lido Village, Mariners’ Mile Strategic Vision and Design Framework, and various Planned Community Development Plans •Site development review allows decisionmakers discretion to review compliance with codes and applicable design guidelines Planning Commission - September 21, 2023 Item No. 5b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments (PA2017-141) DESIGN GUIDELINE VERSUS DESIGN STANDARD 16 Design Guideline Subjective Recommendations, may not be enforceable or have same “teeth” as regulations Open to interpretation, difficult to measure or verify Use words such as “should” or “may” Adopted by resolution Design Standard Objective Requirements, enforceable as regulation Measurable and verifiable Use language such as “shall”, “must”, or “is required to” Adopted by ordinance Objective design standards: “involve no personal or subjective judgement by a public official and are uniformly verifiable by reference to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion available and knowable by both the development applicant or proponent and the public official before submittal.” Planning Commission - September 21, 2023 Item No. 5b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments (PA2017-141) ODS APPROACHES Basic •More design flexibility •Difficult to enforce high quality design •Easier for staff to review •Expediates processing Detailed •Very prescriptive •Ensures higher quality design •Uniformity in design •Less design flexibility •Complicates development review •Longer reviews 17 Planning Commission - September 21, 2023 Item No. 5b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments (PA2017-141) 18 Planning Commission - September 21, 2023 Item No. 5b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments (PA2017-141) 19 Parking Lots Common Open Space Recreational Amenities Storefronts Live/Work Office Residential Fronts Walls/Fences and Utilities Private Streets Private Driveways Publicly Accessible Open Space Vertical Modulation Horizontal Modulation Transparency First Floor Entry •Low-speed, multi-modal internal site circulation •Designed as an amenity for the site •Street, sidewalk, landscape zones Planning Commission - September 21, 2023 Item No. 5b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments (PA2017-141) 20 Parking Lots Common Open Space Recreational Amenities Storefronts Live/Work Office Residential Fronts Walls/Fences and Utilities Private Streets Private Driveways Publicly Accessible Open Space Vertical Modulation Horizontal Modulation Transparency First Floor Entry •Additional amenity for residents and neighborhood •Passive or active •1 acre+ sites •Paseos: 12’ minimum •Courtyards: 8’ minimum Planning Commission - September 21, 2023 Item No. 5b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments (PA2017-141) 21 Parking Lots Common Open Space Recreational Amenities Storefronts Live/Work Office Residential Fronts Walls/Fences and Utilities Private Streets Private Driveways Publicly Accessible Open Space Vertical Modulation Horizontal Modulation Transparency First Floor Entry •Shorten perceived length and mass •Minimum plate heights •Complemented with different façade materials, color, and fenestration •Layering of recesses and projected elements •Variation based on density Planning Commission - September 21, 2023 Item No. 5b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments (PA2017-141) NEXT STEPS 22 •Comments draft requested by Friday, September 29th •Draft Programmatic EIR for public comment anticipated November/December 2023 •Planning Commission and City Council public hearings anticipated second quarter of 2024 •Land Use Element update and rezonings must become effective by February 2025 •One additional year for Local Costal Program (LCP) changes for sites in the coastal zone Planning Commission - September 21, 2023 Item No. 5b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments (PA2017-141) THANK YOU! QUESTIONS? Jim Campbell, Deputy Community Development Director Jaime Murillo, AICP, Planning Manager Ben Zdeba, AICP, Principal Planner Planning Commission - September 21, 2023 Item No. 5b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Study Session for the Housing Element Implementation Amendments (PA2017-141)