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March 26, 2024
Agenda Item No. 8
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Seimone Jurjis, Community Development Director - 949-644-3232,
sjurjis@newportbeachca.gov
PREPARED BY: Melinda Whelan - Assistant Planner, 949-644-3221,
mwhelan@newportbeachca.gov
TITLE: 2023 Annual General Plan and Housing Element Progress Report
(PA2007-195)
ABSTRACT:
State Government Code Section 65400 mandates that the City of Newport Beach prepare
and submit an annual report on the status of the City's General Plan and progress in its
implementation. The Planning Commission reviewed the 2023 Annual Progress Report
at its meeting on March 7, 2024. For the City Council's consideration is the review and
authorization to submit the report to the State of California.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
a) Find the preparation, review and submission of the 2023 General Plan Progress
Report not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as the actions
are not a project as defined by Section 15378(b)(2) of the Public Resources Code;
b) Review the 2023 General Plan Progress Report, including the Housing Element
Annual Progress Report; and
c) Authorize the submittal of the 2023 General Plan Progress Report to the California
Office of Planning and Research and the submittal of the Housing Element Annual
Progress Report to the State Department of Housing and Community Development.
DISCUSSION:
2023 General Plan Annual Progress Report
Government Code Section 65400 and the City's General Plan Implementation Program
Imp 1.3 require the preparation of an annual report on the status and progress of the
General Plan implementation. Following City Council review, the report will be sent to the
Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD), as required by State law. There is no standardized form or format
for the preparation of the General Plan Annual Progress Report (Report); however, the
Report was prepared pursuant to guidance provided by the 2022 Annual Progress Report
Memorandum OPR on October 6, 2022.
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The Report (Attachment No. PC 1) reflects the status of the implementation measures
between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023 (Reporting Period), and does not
reflect changes or updates that may have been directed since. The Newport Beach
General Plan was adopted in November 2006 pursuant to available guidelines provided
by the State at that time pursuant to Government Code Section 65040.2 and consistent
with Section 65400(a)(2). In 2022, the City updated the Housing and Circulation
Elements. The Report includes a discussion of the status of each General Plan
Implementation Program (Appendix A of PC 1), a comprehensive status on each Housing
Element Implementation Program (Appendix B of PC 1), and an analysis on the degree
to which the City's existing General Plan complies with criteria identified in OPR's General
Plan Guidelines (Appendix C of PC 1). Staff believes the City has achieved substantial
progress in the implementation of the General Plan. Some of the progress is evident in
completed tasks such as the comprehensive Zoning Code Update in 2010; however, most
progress is illustrated through ongoing tasks and long-term coordination efforts, with
updates highlighted for 2023. The Report also summarizes identified priorities for land
use decision making for the reporting period.
General Plan Update
The City embarked on a comprehensive update of the General Plan in 2019, but pivoted
in 2020 to focus on preparing the 6th Cycle Housing Element update, as well as an update
to the Circulation Element.
The City continued to focus its efforts, which ultimately led to City Council's initial adoption
of the 6th Cycle Housing Element update on February 8, 2022. After several reviews and
revisions with HCD, the City Council re -adopted a refreshed 6th Cycle Housing Element
on September 13, 2022. The update is a comprehensive statement of the City's housing
policies and serves as a guide for the implementation of these policies. As required by
State law, the update examines current housing needs, estimates future housing needs,
and establishes goals policies, and programs pertaining to those needs while
demonstrating capacity to accommodate the Regional Housing Needs Assessment
(RHNA) allocation of 4,845 new housing units. Housing programs are responsive to
current and future needs and established within the context of available community, state,
and federal economic and social resources, realistic quantified housing objectives, and
affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH). On October 5, 2022, HCD determined the
City's 6th Cycle Housing Element is in full statutory compliance.
On October 25, 2022, the City Council adopted an updated Circulation Element that
included several refreshed policies that are compliant with State law. For example, the
updated Circulation Element contains policies related to complete streets and vehicle
miles traveled. The policies were reviewed by the community through extensive outreach
and remain consistent with the community's vision.
Simultaneous with the efforts to update the Housing Element and Circulation Element,
the General Plan Update Steering Committee (GPUSC) began meeting in July 2022 to
restart the comprehensive update efforts. In November 2022, the City Council appointed
a 30-member General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) to help represent the community
and guide potential policy changes.
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During the 2023 reporting period, the GPUSC and the GPAC each met nine times with
nearly all GPAC subcommittees covering most of the General Plan Elements meeting at
least once. These subcommittee meetings included a review of the draft Land Use
Element updates to implement the Housing Element, as well as topics for the broader
comprehensive update. In July 2023, the City entered into agreement with Dudek to
provide consulting services on the comprehensive General Plan Update.
This effort is on a parallel track alongside the City's Housing Element implementation.
The Housing Element implementation's draft program -level environmental impact report
(EIR) was being prepared during the reporting period and released in February 2024. The
implementation effort is expected to be effective by the end of 2024, with the
comprehensive General Plan Update expected to be completed by the end of 2025.
Information regarding the General Plan update efforts to date, including the initiation,
evaluation, and process can be found on the City's webpage at
www.newportbeachca.gov/gpupdate.
2023 Housing Element Annual Progress Report
Government Code Section 65400 requires that each city, including charter cities, provide
an annual progress report on the status of the Housing Element of its General Plan. HCD
has provided mandatory forms (Excel spreadsheets) and definitions for the housing
portion of the Report. The forms include six large tables (Tables A through F), but due to
the large size and format, only a summary of the contents of each table is provided in the
attached Report. The complete forms will be made available online at the following link-
www.newportbeachca.gov/APR and they will be submitted to HCD in electronic format.
The annual report requires the City to report all housing applications submitted in 2023
including building permits (Table A in Report) and all housing applications with a net
increase in units approved and finalized in 2023 (Table A2 in Report). The permits
approved and reported in Table A2 are automatically populated in Table B. Table B
includes the number of units for which permits were issued to demonstrate progress in
meeting the City's Regional Housing Needs Allocation goal. The Southern California
Association of Governments (SCAG) prepared the Regional Housing Needs Allocation
for each jurisdiction within the SCAG region. SCAG, through the RHNA process, assigned
Newport Beach a share of the region's new housing units needs for the 2021 - 2029
planning period totaling 4,845 new dwelling units further broken down by income
category.
Housing production toward the 6t" Cycle RHNA allocation is best summarized by
Table B, which is included in the Report and excerpted below.
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Table B Summary - Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress
Table B Summary: Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress
Permitted Units Issued by Affordabilit
Income
RHNA 2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
Total
Level
2029
to Date
Very Low
13
21
8
14
11
18
32
53
Low
Moderate
1
11
13
1
25
Above
.�• 31
7
1
39
Moderate
Total
66
40
43
-
-
-
-
149
RHNA
Total
Units
66
40
43
149
Produced
The Housing Element portion of the Report also includes status and/or progress of
implementing each Housing Element Program for the Reporting Period (Appendix B of
Report). Appendix B includes a detailed status report of each Housing Element Program.
Efforts to Assist the Unhoused
The City continues to provide robust assistance to those who are unhoused in the
community. For this reporting period, the following was accomplished:
• In 2023, the Be Well OC Mobile Crisis Team (hereafter Be Well) operated seven days
a week for 12 hours per shift. For most of the year, the team worked from 7 a.m. until
7 p.m. In July and August, the hours were shifted two hours later due to the high influx
of daily visitors coming to the coastal area. Be Well responds to mental, behavioral
and substance use crises throughout the city. The team proactively engages the
unhoused population to provide resources, shelter placements, and program referrals.
Be Well had 3,681 contacts with residents, visitors and unhoused people. Be Well
transported 334 times to social service, medical, and other essential appointments, or
intakes. Of the 334 transports, 52 were for shelter intake appointments, 65 to crisis
stabilization units for treatment, and 58 to the Be Well campus sobering station for
treatment. Be Well also reunified four people with their families.
• The homeless outreach and engagement team permanently housed 16 people from
the street to housing with five of the 16 people entering assisted living and one
reunified with family.
• The Costa Mesa Bridge Shelter permanently housed six people and reunified two
people with their families. In July 2023, the City Council approved an additional five
beds in the Costa Mesa Bridge Shelter, with the option to use up to six more beds if
Costa Mesa has open beds. The daily cost for the additional six beds is $155 per bed
per day, including full wrap -around services. There were several weeks in 2023 when
all 25 beds were filled, and the per -day option was not exercised, due to the lack of
availability of the Costa Mesa beds.
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• In 2023, CityNet, the City's social services contractor, placed 25 people into shelters.
City Net representatives had 886 contacts with the unhoused population in Newport
Beach.
• Trellis International is a Costa Mesa -based non-profit organization which provides
volunteer opportunities for individuals experiencing homelessness or housing
insecurity to learn and/or rebuild job skills and a path forward to stable employment
and housing. The Public Works Department manages projects with Trellis' Community
Impact Team (CIT). CIT participants develop and refine job skills needed to enter the
job market and remain employed. The projects may include beach cleanup, trash and
graffiti removal, vegetation trimming and removal, and more. The CIT completed
150 projects in 2023.
• The City hosted two Homeless Services Community Forums in 2023. PATH (People
Assisting the Homeless) presented an overview of its operations at the County of
Orange's shelter, the Yale Navigation Center, as well as other County initiatives for
encampment removal and limited street outreach and engagement. The County's
Office of Care Coordination presented an overview of County funding sources, shelter
operations, and collaboration with state, city and contracted service providers. The
programs are available in the NBTV archives for viewing.
• The outreach and engagement team had two notable permanent housing placements
in 2023. One woman needed multiple stays at the Costa Mesa Bridge Shelter, the
Yale Navigation Center, and the Buena Park Navigation center before becoming
stabilized to move forward with housing. She utilized the Newport Beach Public
Library's literacy program to bolster her reading and social skills, met regularly with
the Be Well team to regulate her behavioral health, and collaborated with the City's
homeless services manager to transition into housing. She was housed in January.
The Newport Beach Police Department's homeless liaison officer placed a gravely ill
man on an involuntary medical hold and took the lead to coordinate an assisted living
placement at the end of December. This placement included City Net activating his
insurance, Be Well advocating for a seamless transfer from the hospital to the facility,
and the City's Finance department processing the payment from available Good
Giving funds. Thanks to generous funding from the Good Giving program, the
homeless liaison officer was able to facilitate the placement and payment for his
permanent housing.
Significant Residential Development Projects with Affordable Units
Another highlight is significant residential projects that include an affordable housing
component on sites identified as underutilized. These projects, which are at different
stages of review, include: Uptown Newport, Newport Crossings, Residences at 4400 Von
Karman, Newport Airport Village, Residences at Newport Center, Newport Village
Mixed -Use, 1300 Bristol Residences, Residences at 1600 Dove Street, 1401 Quail Street,
Housing at 1400 Bristol, Placentia Avenue Apartments and three new housing projects
submitted for preliminary reviews in 2023. Each of these projects are detailed in the
attached Report.
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Policy Actions 1A through 1G Related to Housing Implementation
Immediately after the 6t" Cycle Housing Element's adoption in September 2022, the City
began efforts to implement the housing strategy. This predominantly included analyzing
the General Plan Land Use Element for necessary amendments needed for consistency,
drafting overlay zoning text for various focus areas, and creating objective design
standards. The goal is to rezone the housing opportunity sites appropriately for housing
development. The City has been working with the General Plan Update Steering
Committee and the General Plan Advisory Committee on this effort, held study sessions
with the Planning Commission and City Council, and made draft documents available for
public review and input to ensure a transparent process that is representative of the
community's values. Although the initial target was to be complete in this reporting period,
the City is on schedule to have the Land Use Element updated and Zoning Overlays
adopted by the end of 2024. The delay was largely due to the need to prepare a
programmatic level EIR to contemplate the possible impacts of the increased residential
development capacity in the various Focus Areas. During this reporting period, however,
it is important to note that the City Council adopted changes to the General Plan and
Municipal Code on November 28, 2023, to reflect the noise contours identified by the
2014 John Wayne Airport Settlement Agreement Amendment EIR No. 617, as well as
updated General Plan Land Use and Noise Element policies and additional noise
attenuation measures for future housing units proximate to John Wayne Airport. These
Amendments were in furtherance of Policy Action 1A. The balance of the implementing
actions will be contingent to a successful vote of the electorate pursuant to Charter
Section 423 planned for November 5, 2024.
Policy Actions 1 H, 11, and 1J Related to Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
In 2023, the City pursued several efforts related to revising the City's regulations
pertaining to accessory dwelling units and incentivizing their development:
• Code Amendment Related to State Law Updates and Additional Incentives: In
September of 2022, the Legislature approved, and the Governor signed, SIB 897
(Chapter 6664, Statutes of 2021) and AB 2221 (Chapter 650, Statutes of 2021) into
law that amended Government Code Sections 65852.2 and 65852.22 to impose new
limits on the City's ability to regulate ADUs and JADUs. On January 5, 2023, the
Planning Commission considered the proposed amendments incorporating ad hoc
committee recommendations and State law updates and recommended their adoption
to the City Council. On January 24, 2023, the City adopted the proposed code
changes. On April 13, 2023, a Local Coastal Program (LCP) Amendment application
was submitted to the California Coastal Commission to incorporate the changes into
Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) of the Municipal Code.
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• Website Enhancements: In spring 2023, the Community Development Department
launched a comprehensive update to the Newport Beach ADU webpage. The
webpage is intended to supplement the City's outreach and foster interest in
constructing ADUs. The website now includes a downloadable guidebook, interactive
activities and exercises to help homeowners plan their ADU, an online calculator to
estimate costs, and standard plans. The website also includes resources to help the
homeowner understand the different types of ADUs by providing links to development
standards and processes. External resources are available for potential finance and
grant opportunities for homeowners. Users can look up their property attributes
including zoning and approximate lot size. An interactive mapping application is also
included for residents to see the ADUs that are being constructed in their
neighborhoods. The Newport Beach ADU website can be reached at
https://www.newportbeachca.gov/adu.
• ADU Standard Plans: In fall 2023, the City launched its ADU Standard Plans program
designed to offer property owners permit ready ADU plans at no charge. Use of the
standard plans provide a substantial cost savings ($15k to $30k) for property owners
by eliminating the need to hire a design professional to prepare a custom set of
architectural and structural plans. They also reduce the permit review process since
the architectural and structural component of the plans have been pre -reviewed and
approved for building code compliance. The City currently offers two separate types
of studio designs, one one -bedroom design, and garage conversion plans.
• ADU Permit and Plan Check Fee Waiver: On November 29, 2022, the City Council
extended a pilot program to temporarily waive City plan check review fees, building
construction permit review fees, and other City permit fees directly related to a project
creating an ADU or a JADU. The fee waiver extension will run through the end of 2024
and will complement other new City programs intended to promote and facilitate ADU
development, including website enhancements and pre -approved plans.
In 2023, 72 ADUs were submitted for review. There were 71 ADUs that received building
permits and final inspections, resulting in a net increase in new units. A significant
contribution was the 30 ADUs that were finalized at the existing 880 Irvine Apartments.
The project converted existing mail rooms, utility rooms, and offices into ADUs. All ADUs
that received permits in 2023 will be counted toward the new 6t" Cycle RHNA.
Policy Action 4A: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
For Policy Action 4A (Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing), the City intends on taking
meaningful actions to overcome patterns of segregation and to foster inclusive
communities free from barriers that restrict access to opportunity based on protective
classes, as defined by State law. The City continues to maintain a contract for fair housing
services with the Fair Housing Foundation. The City will participate in an update to the
Orange County regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing when next updated.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact related to this item.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
The General Plan Progress Report, including the Housing Element Progress Report, is
not subject to CEQA, as the actions are not a project as defined in Section 15378(b)(2)
of the Public Resources Code.
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of
the meeting at which the City Council considers the item).
ATTACHMENT:
Attachment A — General Plan Annual Progress Report 2023
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City of Newport Beach General Plan 2023 Annual Progress Report
Table of Contents
1. Introduction.......................................................................................................... 4
2. Presentation and acceptance by local legislative bodies .................... 4
3. General Plan Implementation.........................................................................4
4. Housing Element APR report requirements...............................................7
5. General Plan compliance with OPR's General Plan Guidelines ........ 17
6. Established priorities for land use decision -making for 2023 ........... 18
-ist of Tables
Table 1 — Quick Status Update for Each Implementation Program
Table A Summary — 2023 Housing Development Applications Submitted
Table A2 Summary — 2023 Building Activity Summary — Net New Units
Table B Summary — Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress
Appendices
Appendix A — General Plan Implementation Program Status
Appendix B — Table D. Housing Element Implementation Program Status
Appendix C — Memorandum from Dyett & Bhatia dated November 11, 2019
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. Introduction
Consistent with Government Code Section 65400 and the City of Newport Beach ("City")
General Plan Implementation Program Imp 1.3, the General Plan Annual Progress Report
(GPAPR) was prepared using guidelines set forth by the California Office of Planning and
Research (OPR) and provides information for decision makers on the status of the
General Plan and progress on implementation during the 2023 calendar year ("Reporting
Period"). The current Newport Beach General Plan was last comprehensively updated
and adopted in November 2006 pursuant to guidelines provided in Government Code
Section 65040.2, and consistent with Section 65400(a)(2). There is no standardized form
or format for the preparation of the GP APR; however, the report format and content
follows the guidance provided by the 2022 Annual Progress Report Memorandum issued
by OPR on October 6, 2022. The City is unaware of additional guidance provided by OPR
since that memorandum.
2. Presentation and acceptance by local legislative
bodies
<DRAFT> The annual report was presented to the City's Planning Commission on March
7, 2024, and the City Council reviewed the report on March 26, 2024. At the conclusion
of the review, which included receiving public comments, the City Council authorized the
submission of the report to OPR and the State Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD), as required by State law. </DRAFT>
3. General Plan Implementation
Included in the General Plan is an Implementation Program (Chapter 13) that includes
specific programs to carry out the goals and policies of the General Plan. Appendix A of
this report evaluates and provides the status of the General Plan organized by each
implementation program. The table below provides a quick status on each program:
Table 1 — Quick Status Update for Each Implementation Program
Programs
Ongoing
Complete
Pending
N/A
Ensure that Private Development and Capital
1.1
Improvements are Consistent with the General
✓
Plan
1.2
Update and Revise the General Plan to Reflect
✓
Changing Conditions and Visions
1.3
Prepare Annual General Plan Progress and
✓
Housing Element Implementation Reports
2.1
Amend the Zoning Code for Consistency with
✓
the General Plan
3.1
Preparation of New Specific Plans
✓
4.1
New "Planned Community" Development Plans
✓
5.1
Review and Revise Coastal Land Use Plan for
✓
Consistency with the General Plan
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Table 1 — Quick Status Update for Each
Im lementation
Program
Programs
Ongoing
Complete
Pending
N/A
6.1
Review the Subdivision Ordinance for
✓
Consistency with the General Plan
7.1
Review Building and Construction Code for
✓
Consistency with General Plan
7.2
Revise Fair Share Traffic Contribution
✓
Ordinance
7.3
Review and Update Transportation Demand
✓
Ordinance
8.1
Review Codes and Ordinances for Consistency
✓
with the General Plan and Update Periodically
8.2
Prepare New Codes, Ordinances, and
✓
Guidelines
9.1
Review City Council Policy Manual for
✓
Consistency with the General Plan
Maintain Up -to -Date Comprehensive Database
(Data such as built land use and traffic should
10.1
be updated on a continuing basis, while data
✓
that is stable, such as seismic hazard zones,
can be updated on a less frequent basis
10.2
Maintain Development Tracking and Monitoring
✓
Program
11.1
CEQA Review Development and Entitlement
✓
Applications
12.1
Evaluate Fiscal Benefits of Large Development
✓
Proposals and Annexations
12.2
Maintain and Update Fiscal Impact Model
✓
13.1
Process Development Agreements
✓
Adjoining Cities
14.1
("Borders Committees" to collaborate with the
✓
cities of Irvine, Huntington Beach, and Costa
Mesa
14.2
Coordinate with School Districts
✓
14.3
Coordinate with Orange Count
✓
14.4
Coordinate with Orange County Transportation
✓
Authority OCTA
14.5
State of California Department of Housing and
✓
Community Development HCD
14.6
Coordinate with California Coastal Commission
✓
Coordinate with the California Resources
14.7
Agency, Department of Fish and Game (now
✓
known as California Department of Fish and
Wildlife)
14.8
Coordinate with the California Department of
✓
Parks and Recreation
14.9
Coordinate with the California Department of
✓
Transportation ("Caltrans")
14.10
Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA)
✓
14.11
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
✓
14.12
Coordinate with United States Army Corps of
✓
Engineers ("Corps")
14.13
Coordinate with United States Fish and Wildlife
✓
Service
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Table 1 - Quick Status Update for Each
Im lementation
Program
Programs
Ongoing
Complete
Pending
N/A
14.14
Coordinate with Environmental Protection
✓
Agency EPA
Coordinate with United States Postal Service
14.15
(USPS) (for the relocation of Mariners' Mile
✓
distribution facility)
14.16
Other Agencies
✓
15.1
Encourage Annexation of Banning Ranch Prior
✓
to Development
16.1
Improve Arterial Streets and Highways
✓
According to Classification
16.2
Monitor Traffic Conditions and Plan for and
✓
Fund Improvements
16.3
Construct Street and Highway Improvements
✓
16.4
Monitor Roadway Conditions and Operational
✓
Systems
Maintain Consistency with Regional
Jurisdictions (Caltrans and Orange County to
16.5
provide adequate roadway infrastructure plans
✓
and design standards such as the Orange
County Master Plan of Arterial Highways)
16.6
Local/Neighborhood Access Roads
✓
16.7
Traffic Control
✓
16.8
Provide Public Transportation
✓
16.9
Manage Truck Operations
✓
16.10
Improve Parking Supply and Management
✓
16.11
Maintain Trails
✓
16.12
Marine Transportation
✓
Maintain and Implement Urban Water
17.1
Management Plans and Encourage
✓
Conservation
18.1
Maintain and Implement Sewer Master Plan
✓
19.1
Maintain Storm Drainage Facilities
✓
20.1
Design, Fund, and Construct Streetscape
✓
Improvements
20.1
Design, Fund, and Construct Streetscape
✓
Improvements continued
20.2
Design, Fund, and Construct Waterfront
✓
Promenade
20.3
Fund and Construct Public View Sites
✓
21.1
Review and Update Harbor and Tidelands
✓
Improvement Plans
21.2
Develop Harbor Area Management Plan
✓
HAMP
21.3
Events Management and Programs
✓
21.4
Harbor Operations and Management
✓
22.1
Maintain and Enhance Police and Fire Facilities
✓
23.1
Maintain and Update Parks and Recreation
✓
Facility Plans
23.2
Maintain and Improve Parks and Recreation
✓
Facilities
23.3
Assess Recreation Needs
✓
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Table 1 — Quick Status Update for Each
Implementation Program
Programs
Ongoing
Complete
Pending
N/A
23.4
Maintain Recreation Programs for Newport
✓
Beach's Residents
23.5
Requirements for Residential Developers
✓
24.1
Adopt and Implement Strategic Plan for Fiscal
✓
and Economic Sustainabilit
25.1
Im lement Housing Element Programs
✓
26.1
Enforce Codes and Ordinances
✓
27.1
Seismic Compliance
✓
28.1
Maintain Hazards Data Base
✓
28.2
Maintain Emergency Preparedness, Response,
✓
and Recovery Programs
29.1
Educate the Communit
✓
29.2
Support of the Arts, Culture, and Historic
✓
Resources
29.3
Support Community Environmental and
✓
Recreation Initiatives
30.1
Maintain Annual Budgets for City Services and
✓
Improvements
Administer Impact and User Fees (Development
30.2
Impact Fees, Park Dedication and In -Lieu Fees,
✓
and Tideland Revenue Fees
Consider the Establishment of Community
31.1
Facilities and Special Assessment
✓
Districts
4. Housing Element APR report requirements
Government Code Section 65400 requires that each city, including charter cities, prepare
an annual progress report (APR) on the status of the General Plan Housing Element. The
State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has provided
mandatory forms in an Excel workbook format and definitions for the reporting. The forms
include 12 tables (Tables A, A2, B, C, D, E, F, F2, G, H, I, and J). A summary of the
contents of each table is provided below. The complete forms are too large to include in
this report and are available online at the following link: www.newportbeachca.gov/APR
The City's 6t" Cycle Housing Element was originally adopted by City Council in February
2022, subsequently revised and re -adopted on September 2022, and certified as being
statutorily compliant by HCD in October 2022. Pursuant to guidance provided by HCD,
Table D will include the Implementation Programs from the recently certified Housing
Element 2021-2029. The complete Table D is provided in Appendix B of this report.
Table A Summary — Housing Development Applications Submitted
Table A provides a complete listing of all housing applications including discretionary and
ministerial permits submitted during the Reporting Period. The following table is a
summary of the net totals of Table A.
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Table A Summa — 2023 Housing Development Applications Submitted
AffordabilityB
Income
Unit Type
Total
Above -
Very -Low
Very -Low
Low
Moderate
Submitted
Accessory
Dwelling
18
31
22
1
72
Units
Single-
0
0
0
93
93
Family
Multi-
55
0
0
565
620
Family
Total
1 73
1 31
1 22
1 659
785
Table A2 Summary — Annual Building Activity Summary
Table A2 is a comprehensive table that includes data on net new housing units and
developments that have received any one of the following forms of project readiness
during the Reporting Period: 1) an entitlement approval, 2) a building permit issued, or 3)
a certificate of occupancy issued. These projects are organized by affordability level.
Projects that result in a net zero or decrease in number of units are not reported in this
table.
Table A2 Summary - 2023 Building Activity Summary — Net New Units
Approved
Building Permits Issued
Certificates of Occupancy
Entitlements
Issued
Above-
Above-
Above -
Affordable
Moderate
Affordable
Moderate
Affordable
Moderate
Income
Income
Income
None
None
11 Very Low-
1 (ADU)
14 Very Low-
1 (ADU)
Income (ADU)
Income
(ADU)
18 Low -Income
(ADU)
24 Low -Income
(ADU)
13 Moderate -
Income (ADU)
17 Moderate -
Income (ADU)
Table B Summary — Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress
Table B reports the number of units for which permits were issued to demonstrate
progress in meeting the City's Regional Housing Needs Allocation goal.
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) prepared a Regional
Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) to identify the housing needs for each jurisdiction
within the SCAG region. SCAG, through the RHNA process, assigned Newport Beach a
share of the region's new housing units that should be constructed in the 2021 - 2029
planning period to satisfy housing needs resulting from projected growth in the region. To
accommodate projected growth in the region, SCAG determined the City's share of RHNA
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to be a total of 4,845 new dwelling units. This includes 1,456 dwelling units affordable to
very -low-income households, 930 dwelling units affordable to low-income households,
1,050 dwelling units affordable to moderate -income households, and 1,409 dwelling units
that are market rate or for above -moderate households. It is important to note that the
City adopted its 6th Cycle Housing Element and received certification in September and
October 2022, respectively. The City has been working diligently to pursue
implementation through updating the Land Use Element and Coastal Land Use Plan,
through creating zoning overlays to provide for by -right housing development, and
through the establishment of objective design standards for multi -unit residential
development projects.
Table B Summary: Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress
Permitted Units Issued by Affordabilit
Income
RHNA 2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
Total
Level
to Date
Very Low
13
8
11
32
Low
21
14
18
53
Moderate
1
11
13
25
Above
.�• 31
7
1
39
Moderate
Total
66
40
43
-
-
-
-
149
RHNA
Total
Units
66
40
43
149
Produced
Table C Summary - Sites Identified or Rezoned to Accommodate Shortfall Housing
Need
As noted, the City has been actively pursuing rezoning all 6th Cycle Housing Element
opportunity sites listed in Appendix B of the Housing Element. Accordingly, Table C
simply reflects the data in Appendix B of the Housing Element.
Table D Summary - Program Implementation Status Pursuant to Government Code
Section 65583
Table D provides the status and/or progress of implementing each Housing Element
Program for the Reporting Period. Appendix B includes a detailed status report of each
Housing Element Program. Some highlights of the implementation in 2023 are excerpted
below:
Efforts to Assist the Unhoused
The City continues to provide robust assistance to those who are unhoused in the
community. For this reporting period, the following was accomplished:
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• In 2023, the Be Well OC Mobile Crisis Team (hereafter "Be Well") operated
seven days a week for 12 hours per shift. In July and August, the hours
were shifted two hours later due the high influx of daily visitors coming to
the coastal area. Be Well responded to mental, behavioral, and substance
use crises throughout the City. The team proactively engages the unhoused
population to provide resources, shelter placements, and program referrals.
Be Well had 3,681 contacts with residents, visitors, and unhoused people.
Be Well transported 334 times to social service, medical, and other
essential appointments, or intakes. Of the 334 transports, 52 were for
shelter intake appointments, 65 to crisis stabilization units for treatment, and
58 to the Be Well campus sobering station for treatment. Be Well also
reunified four people with their families.
• The homeless outreach and engagement team permanently housed 16
people from the street to housing with five of the 16 people entering assisted
living and one reunified with family.
• The Costa Mesa Bridge Shelter permanently housed six people and
reunified two people with their families. In July 2023, the City Council
approved an additional five beds in the Costa Mesa Bridge Shelter, with the
option to use up to six more beds if Costa Mesa has open beds. The daily
cost for the additional six beds is $155 per bed per day, including full wrap-
around services. There were several weeks in 2023 when all 25 beds were
filled, and the per -day option was not exercised.
• In 2023, CityNet, the City's social service contractor, placed 25 people into
shelters. They provided 886 contacts with the unhoused population in
Newport Beach.
• Trellis International is a Costa Mesa -based non-profit organization which
provides volunteer opportunities for individuals experiencing homelessness
or housing insecurity to learn and/or rebuild job skills and a path forward to
stable employment and housing. The Public Works department manages
projects with Trellis' Community Impact Team (CIT). CIT participants
develop and refine job skills needed to renter the job market and remain
employed. The projects may include beach cleanup, trash and graffiti
removal, vegetation trimming and removal, and more. The CIT completed
150 projects in 2023.
• The City hosted two Homeless Services Community Forums in 2023. PATH
(People Assisting The Homeless) presented an overview of their operations
at the County's shelter, the Yale Navigation Center, as well as other County
initiatives for encampment removal and limited street outreach and
engagement. The County's Office of Care Coordination presented an
overview of County funding sources, shelter operations, and collaboration
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with state, city, and contracted service providers. The programs are
available in the NBTV archives for viewing.
• The outreach and engagement team had two notable permanent housing
placements in 2023. One woman needed multiple stays at the Costa Mesa
Bridge Shelter, the Yale Navigation Center, and the Buena Park Navigation
center before becoming stabilized to move forward with housing. She
utilized the Newport Beach Public Library's literacy program to bolster her
reading and social skills, met regularly with the Be Well team to regulate her
behavioral health, and collaborated with the City's homeless services
manager to transition into housing. She was housed in January. The
Newport Beach Police Department's homeless liaison officer placed a
gravely ill man on an involuntary medical hold and took the lead to
coordinate an assisted living placement at the end of December. This
placement included City Net activating his insurance, Be Well advocating
for a seamless transfer from the hospital to the facility, and the City's
Finance department processing the Good Giving payment. Thanks to
generous funding from the Good Giving program, the homeless liaison
officer was able to facilitate the placement and payment for his permanent
housing.
Significant Residential Development Projects with Affordable Units
The City has significant projects on sites identified as underutilized with activity
during the Reporting Period:
• Uptown Newport (4288 Half Dome Place 445-134-34) — Approved in
February 2013, for the construction of up to 1,244 residential units, 11,500
square feet of retail commercial, and 2.05 acres of park space. The Uptown
Newport Planned Community requires densities between 30 du/acre and
50 du/acre, consistent with the densities of the General Plan, and allows
additional density opportunities with a density bonus. Construction of Phase
1A (462 apartment units, including 92 affordable units) was completed and
finalized in 2019. In 2020, a minor site development review was approved
for 30 residential condominium units, considered Phase 1 B. The Site
Development Review application was approved by the Community
Development Director in July 2022, and was in review in plan check in 2023.
• Newport Crossings Mixed -Use (1660 Dove St.) — Located on a site
identified as underutilized. The Newport Crossings Mixed -Use project is
located on a site identified as underutilized. The project was submitted in
2017 and approved by the Planning Commission on February 21, 2019. The
project includes the development of 350 residential apartment units,
including 78 units affordable to low-income households. The plan check for
construction drawing review was submitted on November 17, 2020, and is
currently in plan check review with permits expected mid-2024.
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• Residences at 4400 Von Karman — In 2020, the former Koll Center
Residences project was actively reviewed under a new project submittal
called The Residences at 4400 Von Karman. The request consists of
rezoning nonresidential property to mixed -use land uses, including up to
260 residential units plus an allowance for density bonus units up to a total
of 312 units (13 very -low Income units). On November 5, 2020, the Planning
Commission considered the project and recommended approval to the City
Council. The City Council approved the project on February 9, 2021. The
submittal for building permit plan check is pending but anticipated with
permits issued in 2024.
• Newport Airport Village (4647 MacArthur Boulevard) — A General Plan
Amendment, Planned Community Development Plan (PCDP), and a
Development Agreement that would allow for the future redevelopment of
the 16.46-acre property with up to 444 dwelling units (329 base units and
115 density bonus units) and 202,989 square feet of retail, office, and other
airport supporting uses. The legislative amendments were approved by City
Council on September 22, 2020. The Site Development Review, AHIP and
Parcel Map were submitted for the development of the 444 units in a six -
story apartment building including 37 very -low affordable units. Planning
Commission review is anticipated in Spring 2024.
• Newport Village Mixed Use (2000-2244 and 2001-2241 West Coast
Highway) — Redevelopment of underutilized commercial sites for a new
mixed -use development including 17 residential condominiums and 181
Apartments (including 9 very -low-income units) on the North and South
sides of West Coast Highway. The SB 330 preliminary application for the
redesigned project was deemed complete in March 2022. The project was
submitted in August 2022 and deemed complete in September 2022. The
EIR scoping meeting was held in October 2023. Scoping period ended on
November 13, 2023, and the draft EIR is in progress.
• 2510 West Coast Highway — In December 2019, an application was
submitted for a new mixed -use development located at 2510 West Coast
Highway to redevelop existing underutilized commercial sites. The project
includes the development of 35 dwelling units, three of which would be
restricted for Very Low -Income households. In exchange for providing the
Very Low -Income units, the developer has requested a density bonus of
nine units (35% bonus), a development waiver for building height and a
waiver regarding the unit mix. The project was approved by the City's
Planning Commission on February 18, 2021, and called for City Council
review. The project was approved by the City Council on July 27, 2021. The
project was appealed to the California Coastal Commission (CCC) and on
October 13, 2021, the CCC determined no substantial issue, approving the
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project. The project was in plan check in 2022/2023 and is anticipated to
receive permits early 2024.
• Residences at 1300 Bristol Street — Applied for on June, 30, 2021, the
project includes 24 affordable units (12 very -low income and 12 low
income). The developer has requested a density bonus of 39 units (50%
bonus) for a total of 193 apartment units, and requested incentives including
six development standard waivers related to park land dedication, building
setbacks, building height, private open space for the studio -size rental units,
common open space for the entire Project, as well as two development
concessions related to the mix of affordable units and park in -lieu fee
payment. The project received entitlement approvals in March 2022, and is
currently within the plan check process.
• Residences at 1600 Dove Street — Housing development project for 282
units (inclusive of 94 density bonus and 49 units via GPA). 254 units would
be market rate and 28 would be affordable (likely to be very -low income and
will be confirmed with AHIP). Applicant originally submitted December 2022
and is currently under review. Hearings by the Planning Commission and
subsequently City Council are anticipated beginning late Spring 2024.
• Residences at 1401 Quail Street — Preliminary application resubmitted in
October 2022 and deemed complete in November 2022. The residential
condominium project consists of 67 units, including six very -low and two low
income -units. The Site Development Review was submitted on February
14, 2023. The Planning Commission reviewed and recommended approval
of the project on December 7, 2023. The City Council's review is anticipated
April 2024.
• Residences at 1400 Bristol Street — A housing development project
consisting of 229 apartment units (including 50% density bonus and 64 units
via GPA). The project includes 23 affordable units for very -low income
households. Planning Commission reviewed and recommended approval of
the project on December 7, 2023. The City Council's review is anticipated
April 2024.
• Residences at 4667 MacArthur Boulevard — Preliminary application for a
housing development project with 90 units, including nine affordable units
and 4,370 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. This preliminary
application was deemed incomplete on April 27, 2023, and the City has
been actively working with the applicant to identify a path forward.
• Residences at 4361 Birch Street — On November 17, 2023, a housing
development project was submitted for a 75-unit (including eight very -low
income units), four-story, apartment building comprised of three -stories of
residential uses, an on -grade parking garage and surface parking with a
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total of 140 parking spaces, a leasing office, amenity space and an outdoor
pool. The application is currently incomplete.
• Placentia Avenue Apartments (1526 Placentia Avenue) — On July 11,
2023, a housing development project was submitted for an 11-unit podium
style apartment building with two floors of apartments over podium parking
at the ground level. The project consists of seven base units and four
density bonus units in exchange for providing one very -low income unit. The
application is currently under review with Zoning Administrator hearing
anticipated Summer of 2024.
Policy Actions 1A-1G: Focus Area Amendments for Housing Implementation
Immediately after the 6t" Cycle Housing Element's adoption in September 2022, the City
began efforts to implement the housing strategy. This predominantly included analyzing
the General Plan Land Use Element for necessary amendments needed for consistency,
drafting overlay zoning text for various focus areas, and creating objective design
standards. The goal is to rezone the housing opportunity sites appropriately for housing
development. The City has been working with the General Plan Update Steering
Committee and the General Plan Advisory Committee on this effort, held study sessions
with the Planning Commission and City Council, and made draft documents available for
public review and input to ensure a transparent process that is representative of the
community's values. Although the initial target was to be completed in this reporting
period, the City is on schedule to have the Land Use Element updated and Zoning
Overlays adopted by the end of 2024. The delay was largely due to the need to prepare
a programmatic level environmental impact report (EIR) to contemplate the possible
impacts of the increased residential development capacity in the various Focus Areas.
During this reporting period, however, it is important to note that the City Council adopted
changes to the General Plan and Municipal Code on November 28, 2023, to reflect the
noise contours identified by the 2014 John Wayne Airport Settlement Agreement
Amendment EIR No. 617, as well as updated General Plan Land Use and Noise Element
policies and additional noise attenuation measures for future housing units proximate to
John Wayne Airport. These Amendments were in furtherance of Policy Action 1 A.
The balance of the implementing actions will be contingent to a successful vote of the
electorate pursuant to Charter Section 423 planned for November 5, 2024.
Policy Actions 1H, 11, and 1J: Accessory Dwelling Units
In 2023, the City pursued several efforts related to revising the City's regulations
pertaining to accessory dwelling units and incentivizing their development:
• Code Amendment Related to State Law Updates and Additional Incentives: In
September of 2022, the Legislature approved, and the Governor signed, SIB 897
(Chapter 6664, Statutes of 2021) and AB 2221 (Chapter 650, Statutes of 2021)
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into law that amended Government Code Sections 65852.2 and 65852.22 to
impose new limits on the City's ability to regulate ADUs and JADUs. On January
5, 2023, the Planning Commission considered the proposed amendments
incorporating Ad -Hoc Committee recommendations and State Law updates, and
recommended their adoption to the City Council. On January 24, 2023, the City
adopted the proposed code changes. On April 13, 2023, a Local Coastal Program
(LCP) Amendment application was submitted to the California Coastal
Commission to incorporate the changes into Title 21 (Local Coastal Program
Implementation Plan) of the Municipal Code.
• Website Enhancements: In Spring of 2023, the Community Development
Department launched comprehensive update to the Newport Beach ADU
webpage. The webpage is intended to supplement the City's outreach and foster
interest in constructing ADUs. The website now includes a downloadable
guidebook, interactive activities and exercises to help homeowners plan their ADU,
an online calculator to estimate costs, and standard plans. The website also
includes resources to help the homeowner understand the different types of ADUs
by providing links to development standards and processes. External resources
are available for potential finance and grant opportunities for homeowners. Users
can look up their property attributes including zoning and approximate lot size. An
interactive mapping application is also included for residents to see the ADUs that
are being constructed in their neighborhoods. The Newport Beach ADU website
can be reached at https://www.newportbeachca.gov/adu.
• ADU Standard Plans: In Fall of 2023,the City launched its ADU Standard Plans
program designed to offer property owners permit ready ADU plans at no charge.
Use of the standard plans provide a substantial cost savings ($15k to $30k) for
property owners by eliminating the need to hire a design professional to prepare
custom set of architectural and structural plans. They also reduce the permit review
process since the architectural and structural component of the plans have been
pre -reviewed and approved for building code compliance. The City currently offers
two separate types of studio designs, one one -bedroom design, and garage
conversion plans.
• ADU Permit and Plan Check Fee Waiver: On November 29, 2022, the City Council
extended a pilot program to temporarily waive City plan check review fees, building
construction permit review fees, and other City permit fees directly related to a
project creating an ADU or a JADU. The fee waiver extension will run through the
end of 2024 and will complement other new City programs intended to promote
and facilitate ADU development, including website enhancements and pre -
approved plans.
In 2023, 72 ADUs were submitted for review. There were 71 ADUs that received
building permits and final inspections, resulting in a net increase in new units. A
significant contribution was the 30 ADUs that were finalized at the existing 880
Irvine Apartments. The project converted existing mail rooms, utility rooms, and
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offices into ADUs. All ADUs that received permits in 2023 will be counted towards
the new 6t" Cycle RHNA.
Policy Action 6113: Repair Loans and Grant Programs for Seniors, Persons
with Physical and Developmental Disabilities and Lower -Income Households
The City's Senior Housing Assistance Repair Program (SHARP) continues to
successfully assist low-income seniors. In 2023, Habitat for Humanity and OASIS
staff worked on four new projects and expended a total of $87,813. The project
included accessibility modifications as well as mold abatement, wall and cabinet
replacement and roof repairs. To date, the program has used $293,386 for a total
of 17 projects.
Table E Summary — Commercial Development Bonus Approved Pursuant to
Government Code Section 65915.7
This table does not apply for this Reporting Period because the City did not approve any
commercial development bonus in exchange for the development of affordable housing
during the Reporting Period. Pursuant to State Density Bonus Law, a commercial
developer may be eligible for an increase in floor area, height, or other development
standard exception if they partner with an affordable housing developer to provide
affordable housing units.
Table F Summary — Units Rehabilitated, Preserved and Acquired for Alternative
Adequate Sites Pursuant to Government Code Section 65583.1(c)(2)
This table does not apply for this Reporting Period because the City did not approve any
eligible projects in 2023.
Table F2 Summary — Above Moderate Income Units Converted to Moderate Income
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65400.2
This table does not apply for this Reporting Period because the City did not approve any
eligible projects in 2023.
Table G Summary — Locally Owned Lands Included in the Housing Element Sites
Inventory that have been sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of pursuant to
Government Code Section 54230
This table does not apply for this Reporting Period because the City has not had any
relevant activities in 2023.
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Table H Summary — Locally Owned or Controlled Lands Declared Surplus Pursuant
to Government Code section 54221, or Identified as Excess Pursuant to
Government Code Section 50569
Effective February 28, 2023, the City sold a portion of the property located at 1516 Balboa
Blvd W to Orange County Sanitation District (OC San). The property was incorporated
into the adjacent parcel at 1514 Balboa Blvd W, which contains a pump station facility
owned and operated by OC San. The remnant parcel containing approximately 1,042
square feet was sold by the City as exempt surplus land pursuant to City Council
Resolution No. 2022-48.
Table I Summary — Units Constructed Pursuant to Government Code Section
65852.21 and Applications for Lot Splits Pursuant to Government Code Section
66411.7 (SB9)
This table does not apply for this Reporting Period because the City did not approve any
eligible projects in 2023.
Table J Summary — Student Housing Development for Lower Income Students for
which was Granted a Density Bonus Pursuant to Subparagraph (F) of Paragraph
(1) of Subdivision (b) of Section 65915
This table does not apply for this Reporting Period because the City did not approve any
eligible projects in 2023.
,. General Plan compliance with OPR's General Plan
Guidelines
Newport Beach General Plan Implementation Program 1.3 provides that the annual
progress report must specify the degree to which the General Plan complies with the
General Plan Guidelines published by the Governor's Office of Planning and Research
(OPR) and the date of its last revision. The Newport Beach General Plan was last
comprehensively updated in 2006. It has since been amended 52 times, including three
major Housing Element updates (2007, 2014, and 2022). The OPR published General
Plan Guidelines pursuant to Government Code Section 65040.2 in 2017 to reflect more
recent changes to Government Code Section 65302.
In February 2019, the City Council initiated a comprehensive review and update of the
General Plan with the goal to bring it up to date with the requirements of Government
Code Section 65302 consistent with the City's changing vision to be identified through a
robust public outreach process. In January 2020, after the release of the draft Regional
Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocations, the City pivoted its efforts away from a
comprehensive update to focus on the Circulation Element and Housing Element. This
re -focus was necessary to ensure the City was able to meet the statutory deadline for
Housing Element Update adoption.
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On September 13, 2022, the City Council re -adopted the 61" Cycle Housing Element. On
October 5, 2022, the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)
determined the re -adopted Housing Element is statutorily compliant, including programs
that affirmatively further fair housing. On October 25, 2022, the City Council also adopted
an update to the Circulation Element mostly to refresh policy language for compliance
with state law. This included addressing vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and complete
streets.
Thereafter, the City began working with the community (1) to implement the Housing
Element's plan, and (2) to consider updates to the balance of the General Plan, holding
nine General Plan Update Steering Committee meetings and nine General Plan Advisory
Committee meetings. In July of 2023, the City entered into an agreement with Dudek for
consulting services on the comprehensive General Plan Update. As previously noted, the
City is on track to implement the Housing Element through rezoning in 2024. The
comprehensive update is anticipated to wrap up by the end of 2025.
The Newport Beach General Plan is generally consistent with the guidelines except that
several required elements will require updating in the future to be consistent with
Government Code Section 65302 following the guidance of OPR's 2017 Guidelines. The
November 11, 2019, memorandum from Dyett & Bhatia (Appendix C) maintains some
pertinence and outlines each shortcoming in more detail:
• The Safety Element does not fully address Climate Change as required by
Government Code Section 65302(g). The City will update the Safety Element as
part of the comprehensive update to address Climate Change in concert with an
update to the City's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
• The General Plan currently does not address Environmental Justice as specified
by Government Code Section 65302(h). Including Environmental Justice policies
or adding a new separate element is not required until the City revises two or more
elements of the General Plan., Environmental Justice policy considerations will be
included in the updated elements, as appropriate.
6. Establishea priorities Tor land use decision -making
for 2023
In 2023, priorities on amendments and policies included the following and the status of
each can be found in the referenced Implementation Programs in Appendix A:
Title 20 (Zoning Code) Update Related to State Mandates (Implementation Program
8.2)
The City continues to closely monitor changes in state legislation and strives to keep the
Newport Beach Municipal Code up to date. Specifically in 2023, the City updated Title 20
to reflect changes in state law regarding accessory dwelling units. The City also updated
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its requirements related to nonresidential parking and completed a comprehensive clean
up to streamline the Newport Beach Municipal Code.
Furthermore, the City Council adopted changes to the Municipal Code on November 28,
2023, to reflect the noise contours identified by the 2014 John Wayne Airport Settlement
Agreement Amendment EIR No. 617 in furtherance of the 6t" Cycle Housing Element's
Policy Action 1A.
Title 20 (Zoning Code) and Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan)
Update Related to Accessory Dwelling Units (Implementation Program 8.2)
Refer to the discussion on page 12 of this report regarding efforts related to revising the
City's regulations pertaining to accessory dwelling units.
Title 17 (Harbor Code) Update (Implementation Program 8.1)
Using funds from the CA State Vessel Turn In Program (VTIP) and Surrendered
or Abandoned Vessels (SAVE) grant programs, 30 unwanted, abandoned,
unsafe and unsightly vessels were removed from Newport Harbor.
Using City funds, two additional unseaworthy and unsanitary nuisance vessels
in impound were removed from the harbor and destroyed.
Code enforcement efforts continued to be a significant focus in the calendar
year 2023 and specifically focused on:
o Navigation lighting enforcement.
o Dye -tabbing of visiting vessels, live -aboard permittees, mooring sub-
permittees.
o After hours patrols to address multiple berthing violations, un-permitted
live aboards and noise from charter vessels and rowing programs.
o Residential dock inspections including assessment of the operability and
sanitary conditions of vessels berthed at private docks.
Continued monitoring, testing and repair, when necessary, of the vessel
sanitation system pump -out equipment at the five City -owned pump -out
facilities. The Bay Foundation issued a report on the usability of the pump -out
equipment in Newport Harbor. The usability for all the City -owned and
maintained equipment was 90% or above which is considerably better than the
non -City -owned equipment in the harbor and equipment in other harbors. The
improved and remarkable usability of the equipment is largely due to the
installation of the Particle Separation devices placed before the mechanical
pump equipment greatly reducing damage and downtime.
Regulation and transfer of mooring permit applications and titles:
The new mooring permit form rollout was completed
A high volume of mooring permits, totaling 87, were transferred in calendar 2023
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• The new Mooring License program for the 16 City -owned moorings was approved
and the program to make them available to the public via lottery was rolled out in
late December
• The pilot project to reorganize and optimize the utilization of the C-Mooring Field
was approved by City Council. A required Coastal Development Permit application
was filed with the California Coastal Commission in September of 2023.
Maintaining Up -to -Date Comprehensive Database (Implementation Program 10.1)
The City's Geographical Information System (GIS) data is updated regularly to provide
up-to-date, parcel -specific information including specific lot information, planning (zoning,
land entitlements, building, code enforcement, environmental layers, general information
[contours, assessor, easement, etc.]), general services, harbor, hazards including flood
and seismic, fire, police, public works, parking, street and utilities. New layers are added
whenever necessary and appropriate.
Maintaining Development Tracking and Monitoring Program (Implementation
Program 10.2)
The City continues to fine-tune a parcel -specific database that accounts for all existing
development. The database includes statistics for non-residential floor area and
residential dwelling units. The database is used for site -specific information or compiled
to provide information by any geography needed, from a single lot to a neighborhood,
statistical area, and to citywide. The land use data is available by Statistical Area as
directed by the General Plan. The data was used to update the land use inputs of the
Newport Beach Traffic Analysis Model (NBTAM) consistent with the Orange County
Transportation Analysis Model (OCTAM).
As required by Section 423 of the City Charter, the Planning Division tracks increases in
development limits approved by General Plan amendments (GPA) for a period of 10
years. If a proposed amendment exceeds the established thresholds of 40,000 square
feet of non-residential development, 100 dwelling units, 100 AM peak hour traffic trips or
100 PM peak hour traffic trips on its own or, when combined with 80% of previously
approved General Plan amendment(s) located in the same Statistical Area, the
amendment is considered a "major amendment." Approval or denial of a "major
amendment" is determined by a vote of the electorate. The GPA/Charter Section 423
tracking tables are available for public review at the General Plan information page on
Newport Beach's Community Development Department's Planning Division website at
https://www.newportbeachca.gov/chartersection423.
Staff continues to update the database of all transfers of development rights in each
statistical area, as they occur. Land Use Element policies LU4.3 (Transfer of
Development Rights) and LU6.14.3 (Transfers of Development Rights — Newport Center)
allow development rights and intensity (e.g. square footage) to be transferred in certain
circumstances without an amendment to the General Plan. The policies are implemented
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City of Newport Beach General Plan 2023 Annual Progress Report
by Chapter 20.46 (Transfer of Development Rights) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code
and the North Newport Center Planned Community Development Plan.
The transfer of development tables are located at the following webpage:
https://www.newportbeachca.gov/developmenttransfertables.
Update and Revision to the General Plan to Reflect Changing Conditions and
Visions (General Plan Implementation Program 1.2)
The General Plan was comprehensively updated in 2006. Staff reviews the General Plan
on an ongoing basis to ensure it is maintained to reflect current conditions, issues, and
visions.
As discussed in Section 5 of this report, the City embarked on a comprehensive update
of the General Plan in 2019 but pivoted in 2020 to focus on preparing the 611 Cycle
Housing Element update, as well as an update to the Circulation Element.
The City continued to focus its efforts, which ultimately led to City Council's initial adoption
of the 6th Cycle Housing Element update on February 8, 2022. After several reviews and
revisions with HCD, the City Council re -adopted a refreshed 6th Cycle Housing Element
on September 13, 2022. The update is a comprehensive statement of the City's housing
policies and serves as a guide for the implementation of these policies. As required by
state law, the update examines current housing needs, estimates future housing needs,
and establishes goals, policies, and programs pertaining to those needs while
demonstrating capacity to accommodate the Regional Housing Needs Assessment
(RHNA) allocation of 4,845 new housing units. Housing programs are responsive to
current and future needs and established within the context of available community, state,
and federal economic and social resources, realistic quantified housing objectives, and
affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH). On October 5, 2022, HCD determined the
City's 6th Cycle Housing Element is in full statutory compliance.
On October 25, 2022, the City Council adopted an updated Circulation Element that
included several refreshed policies that are compliant with state law. For example, the
updated Circulation Element contains policies related to complete streets and vehicle
miles traveled. The policies were reviewed by the community through extensive outreach
and remain consistent with the community's vision.
Simultaneous with the efforts to update the Housing Element and Circulation Element,
the General Plan Update Steering Committee (GPUSC) began meeting in July 2022 to
restart the comprehensive update efforts. In November 2022, the City Council appointed
a 30-member General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) to help represent the community
and guide potential policy changes.
During the reporting period, the GPUSC and the GPAC each met nine times. Topics for
review included the draft Land Use Element updates to implement the Housing Element,
as well as the broader comprehensive update. In July 2023, the City entered into
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agreement with Dudek to provide consulting services on the comprehensive General Plan
Update.
This effort is on a parallel track alongside the City's Housing Element implementation.
The Housing Element implementation is expected to be effective by the end of 2024, with
the comprehensive General Plan Update expected to be completed by the end of 2025.
Information regarding the General Plan update efforts to date, including the initiation,
evaluation, and process can be found on the City's website and on the webpage at
www.newportbeachca.gov/gpupdate.
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APPENDIX A. General Plan Implementation Program Status
Programs
Status
1.1
Ensure that Private
Ongoing
Development and
Capital
1. All private development projects require consistency with the General Plan. Consistency is ensured through the
Improvements are
application of zoning requirements. Discretionary applications require the adoption of a finding that the project is
Consistent
consistent with the General Plan based upon facts.
with the General
Plan
2. In June 2023, the City Council confirmed that the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) was
consistent with the General Plan when it approved the CIP with the adoption of the budget.
For reference, in November 2012 the residents approved Measure EE, a City charter amendment. Section 707 of
the City's Charter was amended eliminating the need for the Planning Commission to recommend any proposed
Public Works items to the City Council.
1.2
Update and Revise
Ongoing
the General Plan to
Reflect Changing
The General Plan was comprehensively updated in 2006. Staff reviews the General Plan on an ongoing basis to
Conditions and
ensure it is maintained to reflect current conditions, issues, and visions. As discussed in Section 5 of this report, the
Visions
City embarked on a comprehensive update of the General Plan in 2019, but pivoted in 2020 to focus on preparing
the 6th Cycle Housing Element update, as well as an update to the Circulation Element.
In 2022, the City continued to focus its efforts, which ultimately led to City Council's initial adoption of the 6th Cycle
Housing Element update on February 8, 2022. After several reviews and revisions with HCD, the City Council re-
adopted a refreshed 6` Cycle Housing Element on September 13, 2022. The update is a comprehensive statement
of the City's housing policies and serves as a guide for the implementation of these policies. As required by State
law, the update examines current housing needs, estimates future housing needs, and establishes goals, policies,
and programs pertaining to those needs while demonstrating capacity to accommodate the Regional Housing Needs
Assessment (RHNA) allocation of 4,845 new housing units. Housing programs are responsive to current and future
needs and established within the context of available community, state, and federal economic and social resources,
realistic quantified housing objectives, and affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH). On October 5, 2022, HCD
formally determined the City's 6th Cycle Housing Element is in full statutory compliance.
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On October 25, 2022, the City Council adopted an updated Circulation Element that included several refreshed
policies that are fully compliant with State law. The policies were also reviewed by the community through extensive
outreach and are in tune with the community's vision.
Simultaneous with the efforts to update the Housing Element and Circulation Element, the General Plan Update
Steering Committee (GPUSC) began meeting in July 2022 to restart the comprehensive update efforts. In November
2022, the City Council appointed a 30-member General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) to help represent the
community and guide potential policy changes.
During the reporting period, the GPUSC and the GPAC each met nine times. Topics for review included the draft
Land Use Element updates to implement the Housing Element, as well as the broader comprehensive update. In
July 2023, the City entered into agreement with Dudek to provide consulting services on the comprehensive General
Plan Update.
This effort is on a parallel track alongside the City's Housing Element implementation. The Housing Element
implementation's draft program -level environmental impact report (EIR) was being prepared during the reporting
period and released in February 2024. The implementation effort is expected to be effective by the end of 2024, with
the comprehensive General Plan Update expected to be completed by the end of 2025.
Information regarding the General Plan update efforts to date, including the initiation, evaluation, and process can be
found on the City's webpage at www.newportbeachca.gov/gpupdate.
1.3
Prepare Annual
Ongoing — 2022 report completed and submitted; 2023 report pending
General Plan
Progress and
The Annual Report for 2022 was reviewed by the City Council and submitted to the Governor's Office of Planning
Housing Element
and Research (OPR) and State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) in April
Implementation
2023. Implementation Program 1.3 also states that that the report must specify the degree to which the General Plan
Reports
complies with the General Plan Guidelines published by OPR and the date of its last revision. The Newport Beach
General Plan was last comprehensively updated in 2006. It has since been amended 52 times, including three major
Housing Element updates (2007, 2014, and 2022). The OPR published General Plan Guidelines pursuant to
Government Code Section 65040.2 in 2017 to reflect more recent changes to Government Code Section 65302. In
February 2019, the City Council initiated a comprehensive review and update of the General Plan with the goal to
bring it up to date with the requirements of Government Code Section 65302 consistent with the City's changing
vision to be identified through a robust public outreach process. In January 2020, after the release of the draft
Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocations, the City pivoted its efforts away from a comprehensive
update to focus on the Circulation Element and Housing Element. This re -focus was necessary to ensure the City
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was able to meet the statutory deadline for Housing Element Update adoption. On September 13, 2022, the City
Council re -adopted the 611 Cycle Housing Element. On October 5, 2022, the State Department of Housing and
Community Development (HCD) determined the re -adopted Housing Element is statutorily compliant, including
programs that affirmatively further fair housing. On October 25, 2022, the City Council also adopted an update to the
Circulation Element mostly to refresh policy language for compliance with State law. This included addressing
vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and complete streets. Thereafter, the City began working with the community (1) to
implement the Housing Element's plan, and (2) to consider updates to the balance of the General Plan, holding nine
General Plan Update Steering Committee meetings and nine General Plan Advisory Committee meetings. In July of
2023, the City entered into an agreement with Dudek for consulting services on the comprehensive General Plan
Update. As previously noted, the City is on track to implement the Housing Element through rezoning in 2024. The
comprehensive update is anticipated to wrap up by the end of 2025.
2.1
Amend the Zoning
Ongoing
Code for
Consistency with the
A Comprehensive Zoning Code Update, consistent with the 2006 General Plan, was adopted by City Council in
General Plan
October 2010. The City is currently in the process of updating its Land Use Element and Zoning Code to include by -
right zoning for housing consistent with Appendix B of the certified 61" Cycle Housing Element for 2021-2029.
3.1
Preparation of New
Not Applicable in 2023
Specific Plans
Within the Airport Area, Uptown Newport and Koll Center elected to meet their "regulatory plan" requirements
(General Plan Policy LU 6.15.10) through a Planned Community Development Plan as allowed pursuant to
Implementation Program 4.1. The streetscape improvements for West Newport and Balboa Village are intended to
create a unified theme as public and private improvements are implemented in the area.
4.1
New "Planned
Ongoing
Community"
Development
Plans
The City will promote the establishment of planned community development plans when it is appropriate to do so for
future development that is consistent with the General Plan.
5.1
Review and Revise
Complete and Ongoing
Coastal Land Use
Plan for Consistency
The Coastal Land Use Plan (CLUP) was amended to be consistent with the 2006 General Plan in 2009. When the
with the General
City approves an amendment of the General Plan that affects property in the Coastal Zone, the City prepares
Plan
necessary amendments to the CLUP. The General Plan amendment is held in abeyance until the corresponding
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CLUP amendment is certified by the California Coastal Commission and accepted by the City Council.
6.1
Review the
Complete
Subdivision
Ordinance for
The Subdivision Code was reviewed and updated in 2009 and 2010 consistent with this program.
Consistency with the
General Plan
7.1
Review Building and
Complete and Ongoing
Construction Code
for Consistency with
The City of Newport Beach has adopted, with some local amendments, the 2022 edition of the building codes in late
General Plan
2022. The adopted 2022 code became effective January 1, 2023.
7.2
Revise Fair Share
Partially Complete and Ongoing
Traffic Contribution
Ordinance
The City continues to adjust the fee annually for changes in the Consumer Price Index.
7.3
Review and Update
Complete
Transportation
Demand Ordinance
The Transportation Demand Management Ordinance was reviewed and updated as a part of the comprehensive
Zoning Code Update in 2010 (see Section 20.44 of the Zoning Code).
8.1
Review Codes and
Complete and Ongoing
Ordinances for
Consistency with the
Codes and Ordinances are revised for consistency with the General Plan on an as -needed basis. The Zoning Code
General Plan and
was comprehensively updated in 2010, and Subdivision Code was updated in 2009 and 2010 for consistency with
Update Periodically
the General Plan. The following are specifically recommended (sections from the Implementation Measure are
italicized):
A) Requirements for live -aboard vessels pertaining to the integrity, quality, and safety of Harbor uses, environmental
protection, and impacts on the public, waterfront owners/lessees, and adjoining properties;
• Using funds from the CA State Vessel Turn In Program (VTIP) and Surrendered or Abandoned Vessels
(SAVE) grant programs, 30 unwanted, abandoned, unsafe and unsightly vessels were removed from
Newport Harbor.
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Using City funds, two additional unseaworthy and unsanitary nuisance vessels in impound were removed
from the harbor and destroyed.
Code enforcement efforts continued to be a significant focus in the calendar year 2023 and specifically
focused on: Navigation lighting enforcement, Dye -tabbing of visiting vessels, live -aboard permittees, mooring
sub-permittees, After hours patrols to address multiple berthing violations, un-permitted live aboards and
noise from charter vessels and rowing programs, and residential dock inspections including assessment of
the operability and sanitary conditions of vessels berthed at private docks.
Continued monitoring, testing and repair, when necessary, of the vessel sanitation system pump -out
equipment at the five City -owned pump -out facilities. The Bay Foundation issued a report on the usability of
the pump -out equipment in Newport Harbor. The usability for all the City -owned and maintained equipment
was 90% or above which is considerably better than the non -City -owned equipment in the harbor and
equipment in other harbors. The improved and remarkable usability of the equipment is largely due to the
installation of the Particle Separation devices placed before the mechanical pump equipment greatly
reducing damage and downtime.
B) Regulation and transfer of mooring permit applications and titles — Managed by the City's Harbormaster's Office
on an ongoing basis.
• The new mooring permit form rollout was completed
• A high volume of mooring permits, totaling 87, were transferred in calendar 2023
• The new Mooring License program for the 16 City -owned moorings was approved and the program to make
them available to the public via lottery was rolled out in late December
• The pilot project to reorganize and optimize the utilization of the C-Mooring Field was approved by City
Council. A required Coastal Development Permit application was filed with the California Coastal
Commission in September of 2023.
D) Standards and policies specified by the Noise Element to protect sensitive noise receptors, residents and
businesses from unwanted noise impacts from traffic, JWA operations, construction activities, truck deliveries,
special events, charter and entertainment boats, and similar sources — Reviewed and implemented on an ongoing
basis through project review consistent with the Airport Land Use Environs Plan (AELUP) by Code Enforcement,
Harbormaster's Office, and building inspectors.
Prepare New Codes, Ongoing
Ordinances, and
Guidelines The comprehensive Zoning Code update was adopted in November 2010, by the City Council. The following are
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specifically recommended (sections from the Implementation Measure are italicized):
A) A "commercial -residential" interface ordinance that regulates use, activity, and design of commercial properties
located on shallow parcels directly abutting residential neighborhoods - The Zoning Code includes development
standards that address the commercial and residential interface to minimize potential land conflicts.
B) Design guidelines for the renovation or reconstruction of housing in existing neighborhoods to assure that they
complement the character of existing development, these may be applied to specific neighborhoods or citywide —
The 2010 Zoning Code attempted to regulate third floor mass and bulk through the use of NBMC Section 20.48.180
(Residential Development Standards and Design Criteria), which includes third floor area limits, third floor step backs for
enclosed floor area, and open space standards to increase building modulation. However, the third floor limits did not
apply to unenclosed covered deck areas or unfinished attics, resulting in building designs with third levels (enclosed and
unenclosed) that visually appear larger and bulkier than the code intended. Furthermore, these standards did not
currently apply to two -unit Residential, Balboa Island (R-BI) and the Multiple Residential (RM) zoning districts. On
November 24, 2020, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2020-28 amending the residential design standards to
reduce the bulk and mass associated with future single -unit and two -unit developments by clarifying the definition of
gross floor area, regulating covered third floor decks, and expanding the application of third floor area and open volume
standards.
C) An ordinance or guidelines for the preservation of historic buildings and/or properties; this shall be developed in
consideration of guidelines published by the State Historic Preservation Office — Staff continues to review projects
subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to address historic preservation. An ordinance has not
been prepared at this time due to competing priorities and staff resources.
D) An ordinance managing parking in commercial and mixed -use corridors and districts characterized by deficient
parking; this may provide for the establishment of parking districts in which new parking may be developed in public
or private shared facilities or structures or other facilities, as well as procedures for the funding of these
improvements — In 2016, the City pursued this initiative through the Mariners' Mile Revitalization Master Plan. The
plan was prepared but its adoption was postponed to consider its content/initiatives as part of a future
comprehensive General Plan update. See Program 16.10 for an update on parking.
On February 12, 2019, the City Council adopted amendments to Title 20 and Title 21 necessary to address changes
in State law (Senate Bill 1069 and Assembly Bill 2299, Statutes of 2016, and Senate Bill 229 and Assembly Bill 494,
Statutes of 2017) that require jurisdictions to amend their local ordinances to conform to California Government
Code Section 65852.2. The ordinances expanded opportunities in the City for the conversion and construction of
new Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to any residential lot with existing or proposed single -unit development.
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In 2019, the California Legislature adopted another group of housing bills aimed at addressing the housing crisis.
The Legislature approved, and the Governor signed SB 13 (Chapter 653, Statutes of 2019), AB 68 (Chapter 655,
Statutes of 2019), and AB 881 (Chapter 659, Statutes of 2019) into law that, among other things, amended
Government Code sections 65852.2 and 65852.22 to further impose new limits on the City's ability to regulate ADUs
and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs). On March 10, 2020, the City adopted Ordinance No. 2020-9,
amending Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) Title 20 to conform with revisions to Government Code Sections
65852.2 and 65852.22. In addition, on April 10, 2020, staff submitted amendments to NBMC Title 21
(Implementation Plan of the Local Coastal Program) to the California Coastal Commission incorporating the revised
ADU regulations. During this reporting period, the City continued to pursue amendments to Title 21 with the
California Coastal Commission.
In 2023, the City pursued several efforts related to revising the City's regulations pertaining to accessory dwelling
units and incentivizing their development:
Code Amendment Related to State Law Updates and Additional Incentives: In September of 2022, the
Legislature approved, and the Governor signed, SB 897 (Chapter 6664, Statutes of 2021) and AB 2221
(Chapter 650, Statutes of 2021) into law that amended Government Code Sections 65852.2 and 65852.22 to
impose new limits on the City's ability to regulate ADUs and JADUs. On January 5, 2023, the Planning
Commission considered the proposed amendments incorporating Ad -Hoc Committee recommendations and
State Law updates, and recommended their adoption to the City Council. On January 24, 2023, the City
adopted the proposed code changes. On April 13, 2023, a Local Coastal Program (LCP) Amendment
application was submitted to the California Coastal Commission to incorporate the changes into Title 21
(Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) of the Municipal Code.
Website Enhancements: In Spring of 2023, the Community Development Department launched
comprehensive update to the Newport Beach ADU webpage. The webpage is intended to supplement the
City's outreach and foster interest in constructing ADUs. The website now includes a downloadable
guidebook, interactive activities and exercises to help homeowners plan their ADU, an online calculator to
estimate costs, and standard plans. The website also includes resources to help the homeowner understand
the different types of ADUs by providing links to development standards and processes. External resources
are available for potential finance and grant opportunities for homeowners. Users can look up their property
attributes including zoning and approximate lot size. An interactive mapping application is also included for
residents to see the ADUs that are being constructed in their neighborhoods. The Newport Beach ADU
website can be reached at https://www.newportbeachca.gov/adu.
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• ADU Standard Plans: In Fall of 2023, the City launched its ADU Standard Plans program designed to offer
property owners permit ready ADU plans at no charge. Use of the standard plans provide a substantial cost
savings ($15k to $30k) for property owners by eliminating the need to hire a design professional to prepare
custom set of architectural and structural plans. They also reduce the permit review process since the
architectural and structural component of the plans have been pre -reviewed and approved for building code
compliance. The City currently offers two separate types of studio designs, one one -bedroom designs, and
garage conversion plans.
E) The City continues to closely monitor changes in State legislation and strives to keep the Newport Beach
Municipal Code up to date. Specifically in 2023, the City updated Title 20 to reflect changes in State law regarding
accessory dwelling units. The City also updated its requirements related to nonresidential parking and completed a
comprehensive clean up to streamline the Newport Beach Municipal Code.
Furthermore, the City Council adopted changes to the Municipal Code on November 28, 2023, to reflect the noise
contours identified by the 2014 John Wayne Airport Settlement Agreement Amendment EIR No. 617 in furtherance
of the 6th Cycle Housing Element's Policy Action 1A.
9.1
Review City Council
Ongoing
Policy Manual for
Consistency with the
In 2023, the following City Council Policies were reviewed and amended: E-1, A-1,G-1, F-1, B-1, B-6, B-7, B-8, B-10,
General Plan
B-13, B-14, B- 16, B-17, B-3, F-7, F-12, G-1, F-6, L-6, L-21.
10.1
Maintain Up -to -Date
Ongoing
Comprehensive
Database
The City's Geographical Information System (GIS) data is updated regularly to provide up-to-date parcel -specific
(Data such as built
information including specific lot information (agreements), planning (zoning, land entitlements, building, code
land use and traffic
enforcement, environmental layers, general information [contours, assessor, easement, etc.]), general services,
should be updated
harbor, hazards including flood and seismic, fire, police, public works, parking, street and utilities. New layers are
on a continuing
added whenever necessary and appropriate.
basis, while data that
is stable, such as
seismic hazard
zones, can be
updated on a less
frequent basis)
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10.2 Maintain Ongoing
Development
Tracking and The City continues to fine-tune a parcel -specific database that accounts for all existing development. The database
Monitoring Program includes statistics for commercial floor area and residential dwelling units. The database is used for site -specific
information or compiled to provide information by any geography needed, from a single lot to a neighborhood to
statistical area and citywide. The land use data is available by Statistical Area as directed by the General Plan. The
data is currently being used to update the land use portion of the Newport Beach Traffic Model (NBTAM).
As required by Section 423 of the City Charter, the Planning Division tracks increases in development limits
approved by General Plan amendments (GPA) for a period of 10 years. If a proposed amendment exceeds the
established thresholds of 40,000 square feet of non-residential development, 100 dwelling units, 100 AM peak hour
traffic trips, or 100 PM peak hour traffic trips on its own or, when combined with 80% of previously approved General
Plan amendment(s) located in the same Statistical Area, the amendment is considered a "major amendment."
Approval or denial of a "major amendment" is determined by a vote of the electorate. The GPA/Charter Section 423
tracking tables are available for public review at the General Plan information page on Newport Beach's Community
Development Department's Planning Division website at - https://www.newportbeachca.gov/chartersection423
Land Use Element policies LU4.3 (Transfer of Development Rights) and LU6.14.3 (Transfers of Development Rights
— Newport Center) allow development rights (e.g. square footage) to be transferred in certain circumstances without
an amendment to the General Plan. The policies are implemented by Chapter 20.46 (Transfer of Development
Rights) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code and the North Newport Center Planned Community Development
Plan. The transfer of development tables are located at the following webpage:
https://www.newportbeachca.gov/developmenttransfertables
11.1 CEQA Review Ongoing
Development and
Entitlement All private and public development projects and programs defined as a "project" pursuant to the California
Applications Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) are reviewed in compliance with the Act.
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12.1
Evaluate Fiscal
Ongoing
Benefits of Large
Development
The City continues to examine the fiscal benefits of large development proposals consistent with Implementation
Proposals and
Policy 12.1. No annexations were considered during the reporting period.
Annexations
12.2
Maintain and Update
Ongoing
Fiscal Impact Model
The fiscal impact model is maintained by Applied Development Economics, Inc. on behalf of the City. The model
calculates public service impacts for specific land uses that support the residential population, the employment base
and the visitor population in the City. It also calculates the public revenues that each type of land use typically
generates for the City, including property taxes, sales taxes, and other taxes, as well as a variety of user charges
and fees. The output from the fiscal impact model can be modified to address these circumstances for each
individual project and the fiscal year the project is proposed.
13.1
Process
Ongoing
Development
Agreements
The City requires Development Agreements for projects in accordance with Chapter 15.45 of the Municipal Code
and where required by the General Plan. In 2023, the City worked with an applicant on three general plan
amendments all requiring development agreements. These are: (1) the Baldwin & Sons Medical Office Project at 20
Corporate Plaza; (2) the 1400 Bristol Street Residences; and (3) the 1401 Quail Street residences.
14.1
Adjoining Cities
Ongoing
( "Borders
Committees" to
The City continuously collaborates with neighboring cities as projects/issues warrant but there currently is not an
collaborate with the
established committee.
cities of Irvine,
Huntington Beach,
In 2023, the Be Well Mobile Crisis Team operated 7 days a week for 12 hours per shift. In July and August,
and Costa Mesa)
the hours were shifted two hours later due the high influx of daily visitors coming to the coastal area. The Be
Well team responded to mental, behavioral, and substance use crises throughout the city. The team
proactively engages the unhoused population to provide resources, shelter placements, and program
referrals. Be Well had 3,681 contacts with residents, visitors, and unhoused people. Be Well transported 334
times to social service, medical, and other essential appointments, or intakes. Of the 334 transports, 52 were
for shelter intake appointments, 65 to crisis stabilization units for treatment, and 58 to the Be Well campus
sobering station for treatment. The Be Well team also reunified four people with their families.
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• The homeless outreach and engagement team permanently housed 16 people from the street to housing.
Five of the 16 people entered assisted living and one was reunified with family.
• The Costa Mesa Bridge Shelter permanently housed six people and reunified two people with their families.
In July 2023, the City Council approved an additional five beds in the Costa Mesa Bridge Shelter, with the
option to use up to six more beds if Costa Mesa has open beds. The daily cost for the additional six beds is
$155 per bed per day, including full wrap -around services. There were several weeks in 2023 when all 25
beds were filled, and the per -day option was not exercised.
• In 2023, City Net, the City's social service contractor, placed 25 people into shelters. They provided 886
contacts with the unhoused population in Newport Beach.
• Trellis International is a Costa Mesa -based non-profit organization which provides volunteer opportunities for
individuals experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity to learn and/or rebuild job skills and a path
forward to stable employment and housing. The Public Works department manages projects with Trellis'
Community Impact Team (CIT). CIT participants develop and refine job skills needed to renter the job market
and remain employed. The projects may include beach cleanup, trash and graffiti removal, vegetation
trimming and removal, and more. The CIT completed 150 projects in 2023.
• The City hosted two Homeless Services Community Forums in 2023. PATH (People Assisting The
Homeless) presented an overview of their operations at the County's shelter, the Yale Navigation Center, as
well as other County initiatives for encampment removal and limited street outreach and engagement. The
County's Office of Care Coordination presented an overview of County funding sources, shelter operations,
and collaboration with state, city, and contracted service providers. The programs are available in the NBTV
archives for viewing.
• The outreach and engagement team had two notable permanent housing placements in 2023. One woman
needed multiple stays at the Costa Mesa Bridge Shelter, the Yale Navigation Center, and the Buena Park
Navigation center before becoming stabilized to move forward with housing. She utilized the Newport Beach
Public Library's literacy program to bolster her reading and social skills, met regularly with the Be Well team
to regulate her behavioral health, and collaborated with the City's homeless services manager to transition
into housing. She was housed in January. The Newport Beach Police Department's homeless liaison officer
placed a gravely ill man on an involuntary medical hold and took the lead to coordinate an assisted living
placement at the end of December. This placement included City Net activating his insurance, Be Well
advocating for a seamless transfer from the hospital to the facility, and the City's Finance department
processing the Good Giving payment. Thanks to generous funding from the Good Giving program, the
homeless liaison officer was able to facilitate the placement and payment for his permanent housing.
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14.2
Coordinate with
Ongoing
School Districts
Staff works with Newport Mesa Unified School District, Santa Ana Unified School District, and Coast Community
College District ("School Districts") on the identification and acquisition of potential school sites and expansion of
existing facilities on an as -needed basis. Should the need arise, Public Works staff monitors traffic conditions at
school locations. The City works with the School Districts on joint -use agreements for public recreational uses of
school properties on an as -needed basis. School fees are assessed during the issuance of building permits when
applicable.
14.3
Coordinate with
Ongoing
Orange County
The City of Newport Beach continues to work with Orange County on various programs affecting land use and
development, affordable housing, transportation, infrastructure, resource conservation, environmental quality,
management of Newport Harbor and Upper Newport Bay; and John Wayne Airport operations and improvement
plans on an as -needed basis.
14.4
Coordinate with
Ongoing
Orange County
Transportation
The Public Works Director is on the Technical Advisory Committee JAC), which meets monthly and consists of
Authority (OCTA)
most of the Public Works Directors in Orange County, to discuss and make recommendations to the OCTA and its
board on the allocation of funding. Additionally, Staff attends OCTA Traffic Forums along with other Orange County
agencies on a biannual basis to discuss regional traffic items and traffic signal synchronization.
14.5
State of California
Ongoing
Department of
Housing and
The 2023 General Plan Annual Progress Report, including the Housing Element Report, will be sent to HCD in April
Community
2024.
Development (HCD)
14.6
Coordinate with
Ongoing
California Coastal
Commission
Big Canyon Restoration - Phase 2A. This project in the center of the Nature Park contains jurisdictional
wetlands and requires permits from the California Coastal Commission, Army Corps of Engineers with
concurrence from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Regional Water Quality Control Board and California
Department of Fish and Wildlife. The project was completed early 2022.
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• Big Canyon Restoration - Phase 3 (formerly 2B/C). This proposed project at the mouth of Big Canyon Nature
Park contains jurisdictional wetlands and requires permits from the California Coastal Commission, Army
Corps of Engineers with concurrence from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Regional Water Quality Control
Board and California Department of Fish and Wildlife. A design consultant has been selected and design was
completed in 2022. Proposed project start: April 15, 2023. Substantially complete, December 1, 2023. The
City has agreed to be CEQA lead.
• Planning and Public Works staff routinely communicate directly with Coastal Commission staff on an as -
needed basis regarding implementation of the Local Coastal Program. The following are Coastal
Commission Actions related to LCP Amendments in 2023:
o On December 9, 2022, the City submitted a three-part LCP Amendment (LCP-5-NPB-22-0056-1) to
the Coastal Commission for their review and approval. The three parts include: Part A) Request to
amend the Implementation Plan (IP) of the City's certified Local Coastal Program to incorporate
standards and establish an approval process for considering density bonuses with housing
development projects. These amendments are required to ensure the City's regulations are in
compliance with State law; Part B) Amend development limit to increase the maximum gross floor
area allowed on the Lido House Hotel site from 103,470 square feet to 118,573 square feet and
delete references to fire station; and Part C) Clarifying development allowances for residential uses
that are nonconforming due to density and reinstating a side setback allowance for properties in the
R-1-6,000, R-1-7,200, R-1-10,000, R-2-6,000, and the RM-6,000 zoning and coastal zoning districts.
Part B amendment was approved by the California Coastal Commission on February 8, 2024.
Hearings on Parts A and C are anticipated by Hearings are anticipated in Spring of 2024.
o On April 11, 2023, the City received a letter from the California Coastal Commission requiring the
installation of protection fencing and monthly bird monitoring. In November of 2023, the required
fencing was installed and monthly monitoring continues in compliance with the order.
o On April 13, 2023, the City submitted a three-part LCP Amendment (LCP-5-NPB-23-0019-1) to the
Coastal Commission for their review and approval. The three parts include: Part A) Update the
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) provisions to further incentivize ADU construction and incorporate
revisions necessary to comply with 2022 ADU legislation; Part B) Increasing the development limit
specified for Bay Island from 23 dwelling units maximum to 25 dwelling units maximum; and Part C)
Change land use designation of site from Neighborhood Commercial (CN) to Two -Unit Residential (R-
2). Hearings are anticipated in Summer of 2024.
o On September 11, 2023, the City submitted a two-part LCP Amendment (LCP-5-NPB-23-0039-3) to
the Coastal Commission for their review and approval. The three parts include: Part A) Request to
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amend the Implementation Plan (IP) of the City's certified Local Coastal Program (LCP) to establish
the Special Flood Hazard (VIE) Overlay District; and, Part B) Request to amend the certified
Implementation Plan (IP) of the City's Local Coastal Program (LCP) revising regulations pertaining to
commercial parking. Hearings are anticipated in Fall of 2024.
o On, February 28, 2023, the City submitted request to the Coastal Commission for Coastal
Development permit (CDP) jurisdiction for lands meeting the criteria of Coastal Act Section 30613.
This would provide the City with increased and consolidated CDP issuing authority for properties that
are currently bisected with Coastal Commission jurisdiction, eliminating lengthy and costly reviews by
both agencies. City and Coastal Commission staff are conducting regular working sessions to refine
the jurisdiction boundaries and finalize the request.
o On October 4, 2023, the City submitted a coastal development permit request to reconfigure the 5.5-
acre Mooring Field C from single -row to double -row moorings. Mooring Field C currently has 55
moorings and may have up to 62 moorings upon completion of the proposed Project. The application
is currently under review.
14.7
Coordinate with the
Ongoing
California Resources
Agency, Department
1. Planning and Public Works staff routinely communicates with California Department of Fish and Wildlife with
of Fish and Game
regards to the management of Upper Buck Gully and the upper Newport Bay.
(now known as
California
2. Recreation and Senior Services staff continues to work as a partner with the University of California, Irvine;
Department of Fish
Orange County Public Health; OC Parks; California Department of Fish and Wildlife; and the Back Bay Science
and Wildlife)
Center.
14.8
Coordinate with the
Ongoing
California
Department of Parks
The City, through its Natural Resource Division of the Recreation and Senior Services Department, coordinates with
and Recreation
the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California State Parks, the County, education, and non -governmental
organizations (NGOs) to protect natural resources through implementation of state and local legislation,
enforcement, monitoring, and to provide education programming at Big Corona del Mar and Little Corona del Mar
State Beach, Crystal Cove, and Upper Newport Bay. Coordination highlights from 2023 include the following:
1. Natural Resource Division continued to work with various City departments on issues concerning natural
resources and strategies to inform and educate the public.
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2. Natural Resource Division continued to work with the MPA Watch (Marine Protected Area Watch Program -
Human Use), along with serving as an active member of the Orange County Marine Protected Area Council
(OCMPAC).
3. The Natural Resource Division staff engaged with the public, at our tidepool areas within the Marine Protected
Area, in order to discourage illegal collecting and educate visitors about the rules of the protected area.
4. The Natural Resource Division continued to work with other City departments and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
on the Western Snowy Plover Management Plan to establish a set of programs and management practices to
protect the Western Snowy Plover and improve best management practices. The City also implemented the
California Coastal Commission approved fencing plan, protecting critical habitat between D St and F St and
adding educational signage.
5. The Natural Resource Division partnered with other City departments, Newport Bay Conservancy, Newport
Dunes Resort and Marina, California Department of Fish and Wildlife and California Coastal Commission to run
the Fostering interest in Nature (FiiN) program. The program is a three-day, two -night science camp program
located within the Upper Newport Bay MPA for Title I fifth grade students. In the Fall, 442 students attended
during the eight -week program.
14.9
Coordinate with the
Ongoing
California
Department of
The City's Public Works Department coordinates with Caltrans on an as -needed basis for the review of
Transportation
improvements to the State Highway System or impacts on the system by development, construction and/or special
("Caltrans")
events:
• The City continues to coordinate with Caltrans in review of upcoming projects and as a project team member
for current construction projects including the ongoing SR-55 (Newport Blvd/Hospital Rd) traffic signal
upgrade, SR-1 (Coast Hwy) pavement and traffic signal rehabilitation projects.
West Coast Highway Coordination with Caltrans Paving Project
• Caltrans is paving Coast Highway from the Santa Ana River to Jamboree.
• Caltrans new policy is not to lower manholes before they pave the road. This leads to a less smooth ride.
• The City has contracted separately to hire a contractor to lower all utility manholes/ valve covers before
Caltrans paves.
• Caltrans will then be able to pave the road more accurately and smoothly.
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• Once paving is complete, the City's contractor will raise all the manholes/ valve covers to the new pavement
surface. The result will be a much smoother, long lasting pavement surface.
• The City also coordinated with Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) to have their facilities lowered and
raised to grade along with the City's facilities.
14.10
Transportation
Ongoing
Corridor Agencies
(TCA)
City staff continually works with the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA) regarding the San Joaquin Hills (SR-73)
Toll Road and continuously implements TCA's Major Thoroughfare and Bridge Fee Program through the Municipal
Code. Impact fees are collected by the City when a building permit is issued. Councilmember Grant is the city
representative on the TCA board.
14.11
California Public
Ongoing
Utilities Commission
(CPUC)
The City works with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to explore funding for the undergrounding of
utilities. To date, the City has adopted several underground utility districts, including property owner funded
assessment districts, to provide funding for undergrounding projects. Most of the funding for undergrounding in the
City has come from these assessment districts using CPUC Rule 20B. In years past, the City received funding
allocation from Southern California Edison (SCE) for Rule 20A undergrounding projects. In 2013, the City Council
adopted a Utility Undergrounding District on Balboa Boulevard from Coast Highway to 23rd Street and directed staff
to proceed with a Rule 20A, an undergrounding project along Balboa Boulevard. However, the 20A program was
suspended by the CPUC at their June 8, 2021, commission meeting. SCE will only complete "Active" 20A
underground projects; Balboa Boulevard being the only remaining City project, will be completed by summer of
2024. The City Council approved four Rule 20B Utility Underground Assessment Districts in the past five years,
upon a positive resident vote: one adjacent to the Balboa Boulevard Rule 20A project (AD-111), and a 2018
approved district for the west side of Balboa Island (AD-113), and two districts approved in 2021 for the remaining
portions of Balboa Island (AD-124) and a small area on Santa Ana Avenue near Cliff Drive (AD-120-2). All these
assessment districts are in various stages of completion. AD-111 on the Balboa Peninsula and AD-113 in west
Balboa Island will both be completed in 2024. The remaining two will be completed in future years. Staff also
continues to work with other resident groups in Harbor Highlands, Balboa Peninsula and Corona del Mar for possible
other Rule 20B projects, though activity has somewhat slowed.
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Coordinate with
Ongoing
United States Army
Corps of Engineers
1. Public Works staff continues to strategize and coordinate with the Corps on the next phase of dredging the
("Corps")
Lower Bay to the federally authorized and approved depths. The City completed all of the pre -project
planning including sediment testing/approval, design, engineering, environmental review and permitting (with
Corps input). Funding is secured and construction is scheduled to begin in the Spring of 2023.
2. Big Canyon Restoration - Phase 2A. Complete.
3. Big Canyon Restoration — Phase 3 (formerly called Phase 2B/C). This proposed project is at the mouth of Big
Canyon Nature Park and contains a wetlands Design and permits are complete with construction to begin in
the Fall of 2024.
4. San Diego Creek Interceptor (formerly called the Newport Bay Water Wheel) — The Trash Interceptor is
currently under construction in San Diego Creek just upstream of the Jamboree Road Bridge. The project is
50% complete and will be finished in July 2024.
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Coordinate with
Ongoing
United States Fish
and Wildlife Service
Big Canyon Habitat Restoration and Water Quality Improvement Project — Phase 2A and Phase 3 contains
jurisdictional wetlands and requires permits from the California Coastal Commission, Army Corps of Engineers with
concurrence from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Regional Water Quality Control Board and California Department
of Fish and Wildlife. Phase 2A was completed in early 2022. For Phase 3 - A design consultant has been selected
and design was completed in 2022. Proposed project start: April 15, 2023. Substantially complete, December 1,
2023. The City has agreed to be CEQA lead.
Western Snowy Plover (WSP) Habitat Management Plan — Planning Division staff is in the process of creating a
management plan for the portions of ocean -facing beach designated as critical habitat. Coordination with U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service and the California Coastal Commission has occurred and will continue to occur for the
preparation of a revised draft plan. In the interim, the City has installed protective fencing and is conducting monthly
monitoring and reporting the California Coastal Commission.
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Ongoing
Environmental
Protection Agency
The City coordinates with the U.S. EPA in collaboration with other resource agencies in the protection of terrestrial
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(EPA) and marine resources and sediment disposal sites for future dredging projects on an as -needed basis when projects
are within the U.S. EPA jurisdiction.
14.15 Coordinate with Complete
United States Postal
Service (USPS) (for The USPS distribution facility was relocated to Santa Ana and Anaheim. The USPS maintains a location in the
the relocation of Mariners' Mile area offering typical retail mail services.
Mariners' Mile
distribution facility)
14.16 Other Agencies Ongoing
The City continuously works with the following agencies that are involved in the development of capital improvement
and conservation programs:
• Energy providers, such as Southern California Edison and Southern California Gas Company
• Telecommunications service providers on a case -by -case basis
• Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board
• Metropolitan Water District
• South Coast Air Quality Management District
• Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)
• California State Parks
• National Marine Fisheries Service
15.1 Encourage Ongoing
Annexation of
Banning Ranch Prior The City's goals and policies encourage the annexation of the entire Banning Ranch property prior to any
to Development development. However, it is notable that in 2023, most of Banning Ranch was acquired by a private party for use
and conservation as permanent open space.
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16.1
Improve Arterial
Ongoing
Streets and
Highways According
West Coast Highway (SR-1) and Old Newport Boulevard Intersection Improvements — The project will improve West
to Classification
Coast Highway at Old Newport Boulevard to provide for a third westbound through lane, a right turn lane, and a bike
lane. The project's environmental document (MND) is approved. The City is currently working with Caltrans on
Right -Of -Way acquisition.
West Coast Highway (SR-1)/Superior Avenue Bridge project will install a pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the
north leg of the intersection (Superior Avenue). The project has been awarded grant funding through the OCTA
Bicycle Corridor Improvement Program
16.2
Monitor Traffic
Ongoing
Conditions and Plan
for and Fund
1. Traffic Engineering Staff continues to operate the Traffic Management Center to monitor and respond to traffic
Improvements
issues during and after normal work hours, Holidays, peak summer season, special events and construction
projects.
2. Traffic Signal Rehabilitation Programs (see Program 16.4)
3. Installation of additional CCTV Cameras includes field surveillance cameras for integration into the City Traffic
Management Center to monitor and change the traffic signal system depending on traffic conditions.
16.3
Construct Street and
Ongoing
Highway
Improvements
Staff continues to work with Caltrans regarding the design to improve Coast Highway at Old Newport Boulevard and
to provide for a third westbound through lane, a right turn lane, and bike lane at the intersection. The project's
environmental document (MND) is approved. The City is currently working with Caltrans on Right -Of -Way
acquisition.
The City maintains a Pavement Management Plan and performs roadway pavement resurfacing projects to maintain
roadways at a high level. Roadways are improved through replacement of deteriorated roadway surfaces with new
concrete or asphalt pavement, including new traffic striping and traffic sign cleanup. Local and neighborhood streets
are maintained through the annual roadway slurry seal program.
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Ongoing
ditions and
Operational Systems
The City continues to monitor and improve traffic flow through proactive maintenance and updates to the City's
modern traffic signal system.
• The City has teamed up with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and the City of Irvine to
update traffic signal communication, control equipment and coordination along MacArthur Boulevard, Bonita
Canyon Drive and Ford Road through the Measure M2 grant -funded projects. These projects are being led
by the City of Irvine and are in the Design phase.
16.5
Maintain
Ongoing
Consistency with
Regional
The City monitors the regional Arterial Program, OCTA's Master Plan of Arterial Highways, and the Countywide
Jurisdictions
traffic model to ensure consistency. Public Works staff coordinates with regional jurisdictions on an as -needed basis.
(Caltrans and
Orange County to
provide adequate
roadway
infrastructure plans
and design
standards such as
the Orange County
Master Plan of
Arterial Highways)
16.6
Local/Neighborhood
Ongoing
Access Roads
Public Works staff works with local neighborhood groups on an as -needed basis when traffic issues arise. The City
maintains standards that ensure safe and efficient access for emergency vehicles.
The City maintains the Pavement Management Plan and performs roadway pavement resurfacing projects to
maintain roadways at a high level. Roadways are improved through replacement of deteriorated roadways surfaces
with new concrete or asphalt pavement, including new traffic striping and traffic sign cleanup. Local and
neighborhood streets are maintained through the annual roadway slurry seal program.
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16.7 Traffic Control Ongoing
The following projects were implemented to improve traffic congestion through conventional and innovative methods
of traffic control:
1. The Annual Traffic Signal Rehabilitation Program will rehabilitate traffic signals within Newport Coast and along
the Balboa Peninsula.
2. The Public Works Department maintains the traffic signal system through an ongoing Traffic Signal Maintenance
agreement with a contractor that specializes in traffic signal maintenance.
3. Roadway signage and striping is maintained on as needed by the City's Municipal Operations Division of the
Public Works Department. Large-scale signage and striping maintenance/replacement is accomplished through
the Capital Improvement Program.
16.8 Provide Public Ongoing
Transportation
The City continuously looks for opportunities to support the upgrade and enhancement of existing facilities, as well
as encourage the development of additional public transportation services and facilities. The City provides shuttle
bus services for the Oasis Senior Center clients on an as -needed basis. The City also continuously works with the
Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for countywide bus services.
Since 2017, the City has operated a shuttle service on the Balboa Peninsula during the summer with OCTA grant
funding.
The free trolley service generally runs from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from Memorial Day
weekend through Labor Day, as well as on July 4, making 22 stops along the peninsula. Funding from OCTA to
continue the program is available for up to six years, subject to the City meeting ridership minimums and at the
discretion of the City Council. In its third summer (2019), the shuttles carried over 26,000 riders at an average of 798
per day, far exceeding the rider -per -day minimum set by OCTA. With room for bicycles, surfboards, and beach gear,
the shuttles offered a fun alternative travel method for residents and visitors alike. During 2020, the shuttle service
was put on pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. City staff has worked collaboratively with OCTA staff to make
sure funding is maintained for future years to resume the program. The program returned in 2021 to provide services
in a limited capacity and continued in both 2022 and 2023.
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16.9 Manage Truck Ongoing
Operations
Trucks are required to obtain a Haul Route Permit through the Public Works Department and are required to use
designated haul routes.
16.10 1 Improve Parking I Ongoing
Supply and
Management Parking availability can be challenging especially during the summer when many thousands of people visit coastal
areas. West Newport, Balboa Peninsula, Mariners Mile, and Corona del Mar experience high parking demand.
Parking conflicts can hold back commercial and economic activities. Creating new parking is often expensive.
The City requires new development to provide off-street parking in accordance with the Zoning Code and Local
Coastal Program thereby increasing parking supply.
On April 17, 2019, the City submitted a Local Coastal Program Amendment (LC2017-001) to the California Coastal
Commission to add the Balboa Village Parking Management Overlay District to the certified Local Coastal Program
Implementation Plan. On February 23, 2021, the City Council approved modifications to the Balboa Village overlay
provided by the California Coastal Commission with final certification anticipated in the coming months. Near the end
of 2021, the City prepared a parking management plan for the Balboa Village overly (PM-1) and submitted it to the
Coastal Commission for a consolidated coastal development permit review in early 2022.
Building off the Balboa Village effort, the City Council directed staff in 2021 to study the development of Parking
Management Overlay Districts in other activity nodes within the City. The City has retained a parking consulting firm
to assist with this effort and is actively studying other parking management tools such as curbside management and
code updates to address parking requirements in light of the increase in rideshare and other alternative forms of
transportation. The City anticipates conducting public hearings for the potential adoption of additional Parking
Management Overlay Districts and parking management tools by the end of 2023. CCC returned it back to the City
and it is on the calendar for Phase 1 April 20tn
In 2023, the City Council adopted an ordinance to adjust commercial parking requirements, which are now effective
in City areas outside of the Coastal Zone. The City submitted the accompanying Local Coastal Program Amendment
in the fourth quarter of 2023, and is currently working with the California Coastal Commission to refine the
application.
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16.11
Maintain Trails
Ongoing
The City continues to maintain existing bike paths and trails that are within the City's jurisdiction. The City continues
to review and expand bicycle facilities during roadway reconstruction projects. The City continues on -street bike lane
maintenance and improvements via roadway reconstruction projects.
16.12
Marine
Complete
Transportation
The City's Harbor Commission studied the feasibility of a water taxi in the harbor. A fixed route and an on -demand
system were examined. Constraints include providing appropriate accessible locations to pick-up and drop-off
passengers in a safe manner. Due to the size of the harbor, number of vessels, and cost, the fixed route model was
deemed infeasible. The on -demand system was deemed infeasible due to low demand for the service. Either way, a
public significant subsidy was identified and there was no funding source. As a result, further study of a water
transportation service was abandoned.
17.1
Maintain and
Ongoing
Implement Urban
Water Management
California has been declared drought -free after the latest update from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows most of the
Plans and
state is free from any drought classification.
Encourage
Conservation
Drought conditions across the state have retreated after last year's winter season brought heavy rain and historic
snowfall to multiple regions. Tropical Storm Hilary brought even more rain during the summer. However, winter 23-
24 has resulted in a moderate snowpack, 50% of normal. The State could gradually make its way back into drought
status.
January 2024 began a reporting requirement for all water suppliers will calculate its own objective, annually. This
calculation is based upon the water need in its service area for efficient indoor residential water use, outdoor
residential water use, commercial, industrial and institutional (CII) irrigation with dedicated meters. The calculation
will include reasonable amounts of system water loss, along with consideration of other unique local uses (i.e.,
variances) and "bonus incentive," or credit, for potable water reuse, using the standards adopted by the Board.
otable water reuse, using the standards adopted by the Board.
Efficient water use is the most cost-effective way to achieve long-term conservation goals, as well provide the water
supply reliability needed to adapt to the longer and more intense droughts climate change is causing in California.
Although it does not impose individual mandates for homeowners or businesses, the mandates will focus on urban
water suppliers — not customers. Specifically, the bills call for creation of new urban efficiency standards for indoor
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use, outdoor use, and water lost to leaks, as well as any appropriate variances for unique local conditions.
For more information, visit:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/publications forms/publications/facts heets/docs/water efficiency bill factsheet.pdf
One component to achieving water use standards and minimizing water loss, is the large investments in installing
automated metering Infrastructure [ AMI metering] the City has made. This enables both the City and its customers
to track their water usage in hourly increments. Armed with this information, leaks are detected quickly, and
customers are informed of how much water they use. As a complement to the AMI installations, the City has
partnered with Aquatrax, a web and mobile application portal allowing each customer to visualize their respective
water consumption and historical trends.
18.1
Maintain and
Ongoing
Implement Sewer
Master Plan
The Public Works Department continues to implement the adopted Sewer Master Plan with projects throughout the
City.
A vigorous sanitary system overflow (SSO) prevention plan, which includes good investments in our Wastewater
Master Plan, use of closed-circuit television (CCTV) program to monitor the system, and an aggressive lift -station
cleaning program continues.
19.1
Maintain Storm
Ongoing
Drainage Facilities
The City provides an annual budget allocation for ongoing maintenance of the City's storm drain system.
Additionally, the City identifies additional system enhancements in the City's Capital Improvement program.
Storm drain facility improvements are estimated at $18M. Projects include:
1. Newport Bay Trash Interceptor— estimated Completion July 2024.
2. Big Canyon Project Phase 3A— design and permitting completed.
3. Balboa Island Storm drain Improvements — Design and Permitting Underway.
4. Street sweeping program consisted of 37,729 curb miles swept, removing 5,168 tons (dry) of debris.
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5. The City's 86 tidal valves are operated/maintained on a regular basis.
6. Six miles of channel and 3,268 catch basins were cleaned, yielding 384 tons of debris. A total of 435 Inlet
Guards were re -installed after the winter season to assist in keeping trash/debris from entering the storm
drain system/bay/ocean.
20.1 1 Design, Fund, and I Ongoing
Construct
Streetscape This is an ongoing effort that is budgeted through the City's Capital Improvement program.
Improvements
(continued) Newport Blvd., Industrial Way to West Coast Highway median landscaping and slope landscaping parkway right-of-
way along Newport Blvd. from Industrial Way to Coast Highway.
Newport Boulevard Median Landscape and West Coast Highway Landscape Improvements
• City is updating the median landscaping on Newport Boulevard from Industrial Way to Pacific Coast
Highway, to improve the appearance of the median as it serves as a main entrance to the City.
• The median enhancements will include grubbing and clearing of all understory shrub plantings, while
retaining the existing Mediterranean Fan and Windmill Palms. The new understory plants will consist of
California friendly drought tolerant plants such as: aloes, natal plum, colorful red yucca accents and blue -
gray chalk finger ground covers.
• The hillside slopes will be relandscaped with colorful Bougainvillea and African Tulip accent trees.
• These efforts will freshen up these areas and create an inviting corridor to visitors entering the City.
West Coast Highway northside adjacent to the Santa Ana River
• This project will add landscape to this barren stretch of Coast Highway and adding color and greenery.
• The landscaping here will include accent red yucca, aloes, bougainvillea, natal plum and coral trees.
Newport Blvd., 16th street, and coast highway median landscaping and slope landscaping parkway right-of-way
along Newport Blvd. from Industrial to Coast Highway. In addition, a small slope on West Coast Highway near the
Santa Ana River is also included for improvement. Construction slated to start March 2024 and anticipated
completion is December 2024.
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20.2
Design, Fund, and
On Hold
Construct Waterfront
Promenade
A plan was created in 2005 for a walkway from Mariners' Mile to Lido Village along Newport Harbor; however, the
plan is on hold due to lack of funding.
20.3
Fund and Construct
Ongoing
Public View Sites
Superior Avenue Bridge and Parking Lot project will install a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the north leg of
the West Coast Highway/Superior Avenue intersection. The project has been awarded grant funding through the
OCTA Bicycle Corridor Improvement Program. City Council approved the concept design in November 2019 and the
Coastal Development Permit was approved by the Newport Beach Zoning Administrator in December 2020. The
permit was appealed in January 2021. The City ultimately received the Coastal Development Permit from the
California Coastal Commission in August 2021. The project is currently under construction and is scheduled to be
completed in Fall 2024.
21.1
Review and Update
Ongoing
Harbor and
Tidelands
The Tidelands Capital Plan (TCP) was originally implemented in 2012. The TCP is now called the Harbor Capital
Improvement Plans
Project Planning Tool and is a living document that is updated and refined by staff throughout each year, including
2022.
21.2
Develop Harbor Area
Complete
Management Plan
(HAMP)
In November 2010, the City Council approved the HAMP.
21.3
Events Management
Ongoing
and Programs
Chamber of Commerce, Harbor Resources, and Orange County Harbor Patrol continuously work together to plan
and implement special events that take place in the Harbor such as the annual Christmas Boat Parade. City staff
usually teams up with the Orange County Water District to provide education on how to protect our coast and
waterways from trash at the Children's Water Education Festival which was held March 29-30, 2023.
21.4
Harbor Operations
Ongoing
and Management
A joint City/County study that evaluates the costs and efficiency of current services provided by the City and County
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in Newport Harbor and opportunities to realign these to reduce costs was considered in 2021 and had support from
the LAFCO organization. The study did not move forward based on guidance from County leadership who felt the
study was not needed at this time. A new study may be prioritized in the future based on needs and funding.
22.1
Maintain and
Ongoing
Enhance Police and
Fire Facilities
Newport Beach Police and Fire Departments annually maintain and periodically update facilities and personnel to
provide a high-level of service. This process is implemented through the City's budget process. Additionally,
response times are monitored, and changes are proposed through the budget process.
23.1
Maintain and Update
Ongoing
Parks and
Recreation Facility
The Recreation and Senior Services Department reviews the status of the park system on an ongoing basis and
Plans
improvements are recommended in the City's annual Capital Improvement Plan. Capital improvement plans
approved include:
1. Renovate and improve accessibility conditions at San Miguel Playground
2. Replacement of park assets identified in the Facility Condition Assessment including shade elements at
Bonita Creek Park and Arroyo Park
23.2
Maintain and
Ongoing
Improve Parks and
Recreation Facilities
In 2023, the following accomplishments were achieved-
1 . Ongoing maintenance of existing facilities;
2. Playground renovation at West Newport Park (58th Street and Orange Street)- construction complete;
3. Construction of Newport Beach Junior Guard building and community center; scheduled to be completed in
2024;
4. Design for Arroyo Park synthetic turf conversion and LED upgrade complete; Construction started and
scheduled to be completed in 2024;
5. Design for pickleball courts Newport Ridge Park completed. Construction started and scheduled to be
completed in 2024;
6. Design for Bonita Creek Community Center renovation complete; construction schedule to start and be
completed in 2024;
7. Design for OASIS Community Center LED retrofit complete; Construction scheduled to start in 2024;
8. Playground renovations at Peninsula Park; Construction scheduled to start and be completed in 2024;
9. Finalized agreements with Boys and Girls Club (Lease at Eastbluff Park), Newport Harbor Lawn Bowling
Club (Lease at San Joaquin Hills Park) and Newport Aquatic Center (Ground Lease at North Star Beach);
10. Resurfaced basketball court at Coastal Peak Park; and
11. Added ADA sidewalk extension for improved access to soccer field at Bonita Creek Park.
23.3 Assess Recreation Ongoing
Needs
The Recreation and Senior Services Department continuously analyzes enrollment numbers in existing recreation
programs and periodically initiates community surveys to assess the current needs of the community.
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23.4
Maintain Recreation
Ongoing
Programs for
Newport Beach's
The Recreation and Senior Services Department provides recreation programs citywide. The Newport Navigator is a
Residents
recreation guide for all recreation programs and services provided by the City. The Newport Navigator is produced
quarterly in addition to a summer issue. Additionally, OASIS Newsletter is published monthly to promote Senior
programs and services. The Parks, Beaches, and Recreation Commission (PB&R) acts in an advisory capacity to
City Council for all matters pertaining to parks, beaches, recreation, parkways, and street trees. The following are
Commission highlights from 2023:
1. Arroyo Park Synthetic Turf Design
2. Mini Library Donation- Mariners Park
3. Bench Donations- Kings Road Park
4. Review of Council Policy G-1 Notification Procedures
5. Review of Newport Beach Municipal Code and Council Policy Manual
6. Nine Tree Reforestations Requested
7. Light request for Newport Mesa Soccer Club (Bonita Canyon Sports Park 5) and Pateadores (Bonita Creek)
8. Presentations — Park Patrol, Aquatics, OASIS Fitness Center, Contract Classes/Special Events, Youth
Programs
9. Presentation to outgoing Commissioner Laird Hayes
10. Community Service Awards: Eric Tweit, Laird Hayes, Spencer Pirdy
11. Elections — Kate Malouf, Chair & Kiera Kirby, Vice Chair.
Ad Hoc Committee Appointments: G-1 Council Policy Review Sunset; Community Service Award Reappoint
Heather Ignatin, Diane Daruty, and Anne Yelsey; Youth Sports Commission Member Organization Reappoint
Kate Malouf, Keira Kirby, David Granoff; Municipal Code and Council Policy Manual Review Reappoint Diane
Daruty, Heather Ignatin, and Kate Malouf; Ocean Blvd Reappoint Hassan Archer, Keira Kirby and Anne Yelsey.
23.5
Requirements for
Ongoing
Residential
Developers
Park fees are assessed for all new residential subdivisions pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act and the City's
Subdivision Code. Last adjusted in 2007, Resolution No. 2020-95 approved by City Council on November 10, 2020,
adjusts the park fees pursuant to an appraisal. The adjusted rate went into effect January 9, 2021, and will be
phased -in over two years.
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24.1
Adopt and
Ongoing
Implement Strategic
Plan for Fiscal and
In June 2009, the City Council updated its Strategic Plan for Fiscal and Economic Stability through the Economic
Economic
Development Committee (EDC). The Strategic Plan is designed to serve as a work program for the City Council,
Sustainability
City staff, and the EDC to promote and sustain fiscal and economic vitality in Newport Beach. It is intended, in part,
as a companion document for the General Plan (adopted in 2006), to assist the City in implementing portions of the
General Plan that affect economic development in the City. The Strategic Plan includes goals and objectives to
enhance the business climate in the community and focuses on a shorter time frame (three to five years) than does
the General Plan, since economic conditions and priorities can change more rapidly than do planning goals related
to community character and land use patterns. The Strategic Plan calls for regular reviews of progress and re-
assessments of priorities. The Strategic Plan continues to be reviewed and implemented each year.
25.1
Implement Housing
Ongoing
Element Programs
The City implements Housing Element Programs through the review of proposed residential projects. Programs are
reviewed in the Housing Element Progress Report, which is provided as a part of the Annual General Plan Progress
Report.
26.1
Enforce Codes and
Ongoing
Ordinances
The City enforces all Municipal Code Sections including but not limited to health and safety, and zoning to
implement the General Plan primarily on a complaint -driven basis. Code Enforcement and Planning staff partnered
with the Balboa Village Merchants Association to identify substandard buildings and work with the property owners
to participate in the City's Fagade Improvement Program. The Program provides grant monies to eligible property
and/or business owners to make improvements to the fagade of their buildings.
27.1
Seismic Compliance
Ongoing
The City continuously implements the Municipal Code and the California Building Code through the Building
Division, which requires seismic retrofitting and strengthening to minimize damage in the event of a seismic geologic
hazard.
28.1
Maintain Hazards
Ongoing
Data Base
The Police Department maintains a crime statistics database to keep track of the type and occurrence of criminal
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activities. The Fire Department relies on the Disaster Preparedness Division under the City's Emergency
Management Program (see Program 28.2 and 29.1) for the planning of facilities, personnel assignments, and
emergency response programs as related to natural hazards. Additionally, the City maintains hazard information in
its Geographic Information System (GIS).
28.2
Maintain Emergency
Ongoing
Preparedness,
Response, and
On March 23, 2023, the City participated in the Statewide Tsunami Communications Drill. Representatives from Fire,
Recovery Programs
Police, Lifeguards and the Harbor Department gathered at the City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and
discussed protocols and communication resources to be utilized during a tsunami event.
On July 4, 2023, the Police Department Operations Center (DOC) was activated to support the field operations and
interdepartmental coordination. Several briefings were held to ensure all departments were sharing intelligence and
coordinating.
On Thursday, September 21, 2023, Orange County's Regional Emergency Notification System, AlertOC, was tested
with the help of 25 jurisdictions (24 cities and the County unincorporated areas) including Newport Beach, in
conjunction with National Preparedness Month. The primary objective of the regional exercise was to test Alert OC's
capability, capacity and effectiveness to deliver emergency notifications to the public during a major disaster, and to
encourage residents to register their cell phone numbers. Approximately 33,000 (mostly landline) phone numbers
were called during the test. The City's public hotline received over 400 calls from residents. The hotline was staffed
with representatives from the Police Department.
The City's Emergency Preparedness Committee (EPC) is comprised of representatives from each department and
meets quarterly. The EPC works collaboratively to plan, train, and address all city emergency management threats.
29.1
Educate the
Ongoing
Community
The City continuously educates the community through its various City Departments on services, programs, and key
issues including land use zoning and development processes; development fees; code compliance; property and
building maintenance and improvement techniques; financial assistance and affordable housing programs, public
transportation; ride -sharing, energy conservation methods, waste reduction and recycling programs; hazards and
emergency/disaster preparedness, evacuation, and response protocols and procedures; natural resources and their
value; educational and cultural events and venues; parks and recreation, health and safety, and seniors and youth
programs; and access to government services and elected officials. Significant events include:
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• Emergency Siren System Test (1/6/23)
• Emergency Siren System Test (2/3/23)
• Emergency Siren System Test (3/3/23)
• Emergency Siren System Test (4/7/23)
• Emergency Siren System Test (5/6/23)
• Emergency Siren System Test (6/2/23)
• Emergency Siren System Test (7/7/23)
• Emergency Siren System Test (8/4/23)
• Emergency Siren System Test (9/1/23)
• Emergency Siren System Test (10/6/23)
• Emergency Siren System Test (11/3/23)
• Emergency Siren System Test (12/1/23)
The Disaster Preparedness Division implemented several community outreach programs as they relate to
emergency and disaster preparedness including AlertOC, which is a mass notification calling system for staff,
residents, and businesses, The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program to certify residents as
Disaster Service Workers, School Emergency Response Team (SERT) training sessions in public schools and
private schools, and Business Emergency Response Team training sessions.
29.2
Support of the Arts,
Ongoing
Culture, and Historic
Resources Melissa
2023 Arts and Culture Update:
Harston
Concerts on the Green
Three concerts were held Summer 2023 with hundreds of residents and guests in attendance at each
performance. Concerts took place in Civic Center Park.
Concert at Marina Park
In October, residents and guests attended the annual Concert at Marina Park. The Fall concert featured Tiffany
Dennis & Cruise Control.
Exhibits in the Central Library
The City Arts Commission maintains exhibit space at the Central Library. The City Arts Commission's Art in
Public Spaces Ad Hoc Subcommittee meets periodically to review artist's submissions for exhibition in the
Central Library Lobby Gallery. Upon acceptance, exhibiting artists must agree to the conditions and
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requirements detailed in the City Council Policy 1-11. Artists were booked through 2023 to exhibit in the gallery
space.
Newport Beach Art Exhibition
Following a 3-year hiatus, the Cultural Arts Division saw the return of the 561h Annual Newport Beach Arts
Exhibition in June 2023. The event featured 246 pieces of artwork by 143 artists and attendees enjoyed the art
show with live music, food, and activities throughout the day.
Newport Beach Arts Foundation
The Newport Beach Arts Foundation, a private non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization, has been dedicated to
supporting cultural arts activities of the Newport Beach City Arts Commission. Their annual Art in the Park fine
arts and artisans fair took place in September 2023.
Cultural Arts Grants
In 2023, arts organizations were awarded a total of $30,000 of grant funding for the use of expanding arts
programs to the local community.
Sculpture Exhibition in Civic Center Park
In June 2023, the City Arts Commission completed Phase VIII of the Sculpture Exhibition in Civic Center Park
with the grand opening ceremony held the same day as the Newport Beach Art Exhibition.
Student Art Exhibition
The Newport Beach Student Art Exhibition opened to students grades pre-K through 12 during the fall of 2022.
Accepted artwork was displayed at the Central Library in January 2023 and an awards ceremony for contest
winners was held during the City Arts Commission's January 2023 meeting.
29.3
Support Community
Ongoing
Environmental and
Recreation Initiatives
The City supports any private groups' efforts to acquire property to improve access to the anticipated development
of the Orange Coast River Park. The City has also supported the Banning Ranch Conservancy's efforts to acquire
the Banning Ranch property to preserve it as open space while advocating for development of approximately 10% of
the site for housing including affordable housing to assist the City's efforts to meet the 6th Cycle Regional Housing
Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation.
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30.1
Maintain Annual
Budgets for City
Services and
Improvements
Ongoing
Annual budgets are maintained and reviewed by the City Council annually. A Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) is
included in the annual budget approved by City Council each year. In June 2022, the City Council approved the
budget and CIP for the Fiscal Year 2022-23. In June 2023, the City Council approved the budget for the Fiscal Year
2023-24.
30.2
Administer Impact
Ongoing
and User Fees
(Development
1. Development impact fees including fair share traffic fees are assessed for each development project. The
Impact Fees, Park
completion of updating the Fair Share Traffic Fee has been put on hold (see Program 7.2).
Dedication and In-
2. Park dedication fees are assessed on a project -by -project basis pursuant to the Subdivision Code. Last adjusted
Lieu Fees, and
in 2007, Resolution No. 2020-95 approved by City Council on November 10, 2020, adjusts the park fees
Tideland Revenue
pursuant to an appraisal. The adjusted rate went into effect January 9, 2021 and will be phased -in over two
Fees)
years.
3. Annually in January the fees for onshore and offshore moorings escalate based on the Consumer Price Index.
The new fees were implemented with the billing cycle beginning January 1, 2024
4. Annually in calendar Q2 the services of the Harbor Department and associated fees are evaluated. Additionally,
the Harbor Department was selected to participate in the 2023 Fee Study. The Harbor Department
recommended revisions to existing fees including a reduction in the cost of an appeal to the Harbor Commission.
The Harbor Department also recommended several new fees be added including:
a. Rhine Wharf permit
b. Variance applications
c. Use of electrical cord and/or adapter while at Marina Park
d. Purchase (non -return) of electrical cord or adapter
e. Mooring size exchange
f. Mooring license application fee
g. Mooring license waitlist fee (one-time or annual)
h. Group/exclusive use fee for Marina Park
i. Deposit/late cancellation fee for use of Human Lift - Marina Park
j. MOORING ASSISTS- AFTER HOURS
k. Deposit/late cancellation fee for use of Human Lift - Balboa Marina PD
31.1
Consider the
Ongoing
Establishment of
Community Facilities
City staff has been evaluating the potential need to establish a Community Facilities District for the Airport Area to
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and Special potentially support additional public safety equipment and personnel. As an alternative to establishing financing
Assessment districts, the City Council initiated a study of Development Impact fees as a way to fund future facility needs. The
Districts study was started in 2021 and should be completed in 2024.
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APPENDIX B.
Government Code Section 65400 requires that each city, including charter cities, prepare an annual progress report (APR)
on the status of the Housing Element of its General Plan. The State Department of Housing and Community Development
provides mandatory forms (Excel spreadsheets) and definitions to meet State law reporting requirements. The forms include
six large tables (Tables A through F). The complete Table D is provided below but the forms are too large to copy for this
report and are available online at the following link: www.newportbeachca.gov/APR.
Table D - 2022 Housing Element Implementation Status Pursuant to Government
':ode Section 65583
1A: Airport Environs The City will establish a housing
Sub Area opportunity overlay district, or similar
rezoning strategy, in the Airport
Environs area for 172 acres of land to
provide for the accommodation of at
least 2,577 housing units in the Very
Low, Low, Moderate and Above
Moderate -income categories.
In Progress
In late 2022, the City began working with a consultant and the
community to update the Land Use Element to support the
adoption of an overlay zoning with objective design standards for
the housing opportunity sites in accordance with the
Implementation Actions of Subsection B in Section 4 (Housing
Plan) of the Housing Element. Outside of this reporting period, the
City released its draft program -level environmental impact report
(EIR) for the increased development capacity on February 12,
2024. The City expects to complete implementing zoning by the
end of 2024.During this reporting period, however, it is important to
note that the City Council adopted changes to the General Plan
and Municipal Code on November 28, 2023, to reflect the noise
contours identified by the 2014 John Wayne Airport Settlement
Agreement Amendment EIR No. 617, as well as updated General
Plan Land Use and Noise Element policies and additional noise
attenuation measures for future housing units proximate to John
Wayne Airport.
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1B: West Newport The City will establish a housing
Mesa opportunity overlay, or similar rezoning
strategy, in the West Newport Mesa
area for 47 acres of land to provide for
the accommodation of at least 1,107
housing units in the Very Low, Low,
Moderate and Above Moderate -
income categories.
IC: Newport Center The City will establish a housing
opportunity overlay, or similar rezoning
strategy, in the Newport Center area
for 163 acres of land to provide for the
accommodation of at least 2,439
housing units in the Very Low, Low,
Moderate and Above Moderate -
income categories.
In Progress
In late 2022, the City began working with a consultant and the
community to update the Land Use Element to support the
adoption of an overlay zoning with objective design standards for
the housing opportunity sites in accordance with the
Implementation Actions of Subsection B in Section 4 (Housing
Plan) of the Housing Element. Outside of this reporting period, the
City released its draft program -level environmental impact report
(EIR) for the increased development capacity on February 12,
2024. The City expects to complete implementing zoning by the
end of 2024.
In Progress
In late 2022, the City began working with a consultant and the
community to update the Land Use Element to support the
adoption of an overlay zoning with objective design standards for
the housing opportunity sites in accordance with the
Implementation Actions of Subsection B in Section 4 (Housing
Plan) of the Housing Element. Outside of this reporting period, the
City released its draft program -level environmental impact report
(EIR) for the increased development capacity on February 12,
2024. The City expects to complete implementing zoning by the
end of 2024.
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1D: Dover/Westcliff The City will establish an overlay, or
similar rezoning strategy, in the Dover
/ Westcliff area for 20 acres of land to
provide for the accommodation of at
least 521 housing units in the Very
Low, Low, Moderate and Above
Moderate -income categories.
1E: Banning Ranch The City will continue to pursue
residential opportunities on a portion of
the Banning Ranch site, consistent
with existing General Plan policies to
provide opportunities for up to 1,475
residential units at an average density
of 50 dwelling units per acre.
In Progress
In late 2022, the City began working with a consultant and the
community to update the Land Use Element to support the
adoption of an overlay zoning with objective design standards for
the housing opportunity sites in accordance with the
Implementation Actions of Subsection B in Section 4 (Housing
Plan) of the Housing Element. Outside of this reporting period, the
City released its draft program -level environmental impact report
(EIR) for the increased development capacity on February 12,
2024. The City expects to complete implementing zoning by the
end of 2024.
In Progress
In late 2022, the City began working with a consultant and the
community to update the Land Use Element to support the
adoption of an overlay zoning with objective design standards for
the housing opportunity sites in accordance with the
Implementation Actions of Subsection B in Section 4 (Housing
Plan) of the Housing Element. Outside of this reporting period, the
City released its draft program -level environmental impact report
(EIR) for the increased development capacity on February 12,
2024. The City expects to complete implementing zoning by the
end of 2024.
1F: Coyote Canyon
The City will rezone at least 34 acres
In Progress
of land on the Coyote Canyon site, as
shown in Appendix B, to accommodate
In late 2022, the City began working with a consultant and the
up to 1,530 housing units at an
community to update the Land Use Element to support the
average density of 60 dwelling units
adoption of an overlay zoning with objective design standards for
per acre.
the housing opportunity sites in accordance with the
Implementation Actions of Subsection B in Section 4 (Housing
Plan) of the Housing Element. Outside of this reporting period, the
City released its draft program -level environmental impact report
(EIR) for the increased development capacity on February 12,
2024. The City expects to complete implementing zoning by the
end of 2024.
1G: 5th Cycle
To comply with State law, the City will
In Progress
Housing Element
amend Title 20 of the Newport Beach
Sites
Municipal Code (NBMC) to permit
In late 2022, the City began working with a consultant and the
residential uses by -right for housing
community to update the Land Use Element to support the
development projects in which at least
adoption of an overlay zoning with objective design standards for
20% of the units are affordable to
the housing opportunity sites in accordance with the
lower -income households.
Implementation Actions of Subsection B in Section 4 (Housing
Plan) of the Housing Element. The City expects to complete
implementing zoning by the end of 2024.
1H: Accessory The City will aggressively support and
Dwelling Unit accommodate the construction of at
Construction least 240 ADUs by a variety of
methods.
In Progress
In 2023, the City pursued several efforts related to revising the
City's regulations pertaining to accessory dwelling units and
incentivizing their development:
Code Amendment Related to State Law Updates and
Additional Incentives: In September of 2022, the
Legislature approved, and the Governor signed, SB 897
(Chapter 6664, Statutes of 2021) and AB 2221 (Chapter
650, Statutes of 2021) into law that amended Government
Code Sections 65852.2 and 65852.22 to impose new limits
on the City's ability to regulate ADUs and JADUs. On
January 5, 2023, the Planning Commission considered the
proposed amendments incorporating Ad -Hoc Committee
recommendations and State Law updates and
recommended their adoption to the City Council. On
January 24, 2023, the City adopted the proposed code
changes. On April 13, 2023, a Local Coastal Program (LCP)
Amendment application was submitted to the California
Coastal Commission to incorporate the changes into Title
21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) of the
Municipal Code.
Website Enhancements: In Spring of 2023, the Community
Development Department launched comprehensive update
to the Newport Beach ADU webpage. The webpage is
intended to supplement the City's outreach and foster
interest in constructing ADUs. The website now includes a
downloadable guidebook, interactive activities and
exercises to help homeowners plan their ADU, an online
calculator to estimate costs, and standard plans. The
website also includes resources to help the homeowner
understand the different types of ADUs by providing links to
development standards and processes. External resources
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are available for potential finance and grant opportunities
for homeowners. Users can look up their property attributes
including zoning and approximate lot size. An interactive
mapping application is also included for residents to see the
ADUs that are being constructed in their neighborhoods.
The Newport Beach ADU website can be reached at
https://www.newportbeachca.gov/adu
• ADU Standard Plans: In Fall of 2023,the City launched its
ADU Standard Plans program designed to offer property
owners permit ready ADU plans at no charge. Use of the
standard plans provide a substantial cost savings ($15k to
$30k) for property owners by eliminating the need to hire a
design professional to prepare custom set of architectural
and structural plans. They also reduced the permit review
process since the architectural and structural component of
the plans have been pre -reviewed and approved for
building code compliance. The City currently offers two
separate types of studio designs, one one -bedroom
designs, and garage conversion plans.
• ADU Permit and Plan Check Fee Waiver: On November 29,
2022, the City Council extended a pilot program to
temporarily waive City plan check review fees, building
construction permit review fees, and other City permit fees
directly related to a project creating an ADU or a JADU. The
fee waiver extension will run through the end of 2024 and
will complement other new City programs intended to
promote and facilitate ADU development, including website
enhancements and pre -approved plans.
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Policy
Status
11: Accessory
The City will annually monitor its
Ongoing
Dwelling Units
progress in permitting an average of 30
Monitoring Program
ADUs annually, for a total of 240 ADUs
In 2023, 72 ADUs were submitted for review. There were 71 ADUs
during the planning period, in
that received building permits and final inspections, resulting in a
conjunction with Annual Housing
net increase in new units. A significant contribution was the 30
Element Progress Report.
ADUs that were finalized at the existing 880 Irvine Apartments. The
project converted existing mail rooms, utility rooms, and offices into
ADUs. All ADUs that received permits in 2023 will be counted
towards the new 6t" Cycle RHNA.
1J: Accessory
The City will establish a program to
In Progress
Dwelling Units
allow owners with existing unpermitted
Amnesty Program
ADUs to obtain permits to legalize the
In July 2023, the City rolled out its Safe ADU program. The program
ADUs during the 2021-2029 planning
consists of informational materials (i.e. webpage and public
period.
handout) advising property owners of the benefits of legalizing
unpermitted units and the new opportunities (i.e., SIB 897) and
incentives (i.e., current fee waiver) available to them. The City's
ADU webpage now includes a dedicated page to this effort where
the attached flyer can also be obtained:
https://www.newportbeachadu.org/safeadu. The flyer was also
distributed in City water bills to notify property owners of the
program.
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1K: Inclusionary
The City will investigate inclusionary
In Progress
Housing Policy
housing policy options as an additional
means to provide a variety of housing
In 2022, the City retained Keyser Marston Associates, Inc. (KMA)
types and opportunities for very low,
to prepare a financial evaluation for prospective inclusionary
low- and moderate -income
housing program options in the City. The City Council has held
households in Newport Beach.
study sessions and continues to explore the appropriate policy
choice that will encourage and not hinder affordable housing
development. As a related action in 2023, the City Council revised
the inclusionary requirement for the Residential Overlay in the
Airport Area, reducing it from 30% to 15%. KMA's report showed
that the 30% requirement could serve to hinder housing production
altogether.
2A: Neighborhood
The City will continue to improve
Ongoing
Preservation
housing quality and prevent
deterioration of existing
The building inspectors and code enforcement officers continually
neighborhoods by strictly enforcing
enforce code regulations, abatement violations, and nuisances. A
applicable Building Code, Fire Code,
quarterly report on code enforcement activities is available and
and Zoning Code regulations and
kept on file at the City. The City Council awarded funding for the
abating Code violations and
Senior Home Assistance Repair Program. (See Program 1.1.2 for
nuisances.
details.)
2B: Residential
The City will maintain and continue to
Ongoing
Building Record
implement the Residential Building
Program
Records (RBR) program to reduce and
During the fourth quarter of 2023, the City Council opted to
prevent violations of building and
streamline real estate transactions through removal of the
zoning ordinances
Residential Building Record Program requirement. However, the
Program remains as voluntary. This City report allows the City to
verify that its residential buildings meet zoning and building code
requirements, life safety requirements as set forth by the City's
Municipal Code and fulfill the State's requirement that all homes
have both smoke detectors and seismic strapping of water heaters
(California Health and Safety Code, Section 19211). In 2023, there
were 1,065 RBRs processed.
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2C: Preservation of
The city will proactively seek to
Ongoing
At -Risk Units
preserve as many affordable units as
possible by reaching out to owners that
The City of Newport Beach is registered as a Qualified
want to opt out of Section 8 contracts
Preservation Entity with HCD as of 2012. When notification is
and work with them to incentivize
received, City staff will evaluate the potential use of monies to
keeping the units as affordable.
preserve the affordable units.
Staff maintains an updated contact list for affordable units. Priscila
Davila and Associates (consultant) included this information that
was sent to the owners as a part of the annual monitoring. During
the RFP process for the expenditure of the affordable housing
funds, the City and Priscila Davila and Associates, the City's
consultant, reached out to the owners of the existing affordable
housing units within the City and there was no interest to extend
the existing affordable housing covenants.
Pamphlets informing prospective tenants and landlords about the
Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA) Section 8 program have
been made available in the public lobby and information is posted
on the City website. Staff and consultant Priscila Davila and
Associates were able to coordinate meetings and phone calls with
property owners of existing units subject to affordable housing
covenants or agreements. The owners were not interested in
extending the existing affordable housing covenants.
In 2022, the City engaged Newport Harbor II at 1530 Placentia
Avenue regarding the expiring covenant. In November 2023,
Newport Harbor II terminated its covenant for affordable units in
compliance applicable requirements. Priscila Davila and
Associates ensures these unit owners have completed all required
noticing.
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Policy Action
Policy
Status
3A: Objective Design
The City of Newport Beach will review
In Progress
Standards
existing entitlement processes for
housing development and will
The City contracted with Crandall Arambula through the Regional
eliminate discretionary review for all
Early Action Planning (REAP) grant efforts of Southern California
housing development proposals that
Association of Governments (SCAG). Objective design standards
include a minimum affordable housing
have been in progress with multiple drafts shared with the
component.
community for input in 2023.
3B: SB 35
The City will establish written
In Progress
Streamlining
procedures to comply with California
Government Code Section 65913.4
The City has not yet created written procedures; however, inquiries
and publish those procedures for the
related to SB 35 are promptly and consistently responded to.
public, as appropriate, to comply with
the requirements of SB 35, Chapter
366 Statues 2017.
3C: Preservation of
The City will continue to maintain rental
Ongoing
Rental Opportunities
housing opportunities by restricting
conversions of rental units to
A vacancy rate survey is completed upon receiving an application
condominiums in a development
for the conversion of 15 or more rental units to condominiums. No
containing 15 or more units unless the
such projects of 15 or more units were submitted in 2023.
rental housing vacancy rate in Newport
Beach is 5% or higher, and unless the
property owner complies with
condominium conversion regulations
contained in Newport Beach Municipal
Code Chapter 19.64.
3D: Priority of
The City will continue to take all
Ongoing
Affordable Housing
feasible actions to ensure expedient
construction and occupancy for
In 2023, the City received and expeditiously processed three
projects approved with lower- and
different preliminary applications for residential development. The
moderate -income housing
City also continues to offer multi -departmental preliminary
requirements.
application meetings to assist in streamlining entitlement
processes.
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3E: Mortgage
The City will continue to participate
Ongoing
Revenue Bonds
with the County of Orange in the
issuance of tax-exempt mortgage
revenue bonds to facilitate and assist
in financing, development, and
construction of housing affordable to
low and moderate -income households.
3F: Annual Reporting
The City will conduct an annual
Ongoing
Program
compliance -monitoring program for
units required to be occupied by very
Annual compliance monitoring has been conducted for 2023 and
low-, low-, and moderate -income
the report for the City's income- and rent -restricted units by Priscila
households.
Davila and Associates (consultant) found all units in compliance.
3G: Entitlement
The City will provide entitlement
Ongoing
Assistance
assistance, expedited entitlement
processing, and waive application
The City provides strong staffing presence at the public counter to
processing fees for developments in
expeditiously field any development inquiries. The City also
which 5% of units are affordable to
continues to offer multi -departmental preliminary application
extremely low-income households.
meetings to assist in streamlining entitlement processes and to
facilitate an easier entitlement review.
3H: Prioritization of
The City will give highest priority for
Ongoing
Affordable Housing
use of Affordable Housing Fund
Funds
monies to affordable housing
developments providing units
affordable to extremely -low-income
households and senior households.
31: Public Information
The City will continue to maintain a
Ongoing
About Affordable
brochure of incentives offered by the
Housing
City for the development of affordable
A brochure is maintained and provided on the City website and in
housing including fee waivers,
the public lobby.
expedited processing, density
bonuses, and other incentives.
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3J: Priority in Kind
The City shall provide more assistance
Ongoing
Assistance for
for projects that provide a higher
Affordability
number of affordable units or a greater
No projects proposed a larger number of affordable units than the
level of affordability.
minimum nor at greater affordability levels during the 2023
reporting period.
3K. Coastal Zone
The City shall follow Government
Complete
Development
Code Section 65590 and implement
Affordability
Municipal Code Titles 20.34 and 21.34
On October 29, 2019, the Community Development Director
"Conversion or Demolition of
determined that Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) Chapters
Affordable Housing" for new
20.34 and 21.34 (Conversion of Demolition of Affordable Housing)
developments proposed in the Coastal
are no longer required. These chapters of the NBMC implement
Zone areas of the City.
the Mello Act (Government Code Sections 65590 - 65590.1 Low -
and Moderate -Income Housing Within the Coastal Zone). The
regulations require the replacement of housing units lost within the
coastal zone that are occupied by low- and moderate -income
households under certain circumstances when feasible. Both the
NBMC and the Mello Act provide when there is less than 50 acres
in aggregate, of privately owned, vacant land available for
residential use within the City's coastal zone, and three miles
therefrom, the replacement requirement is not required. The
Planning Division completed a land use inventory to determine if
50 aggregate acres of privately owned, vacant land is available for
residential use within the City's coastal zone and within three miles
inland of the coastal zone. The inventory conducted in October
2022, found less than 50 qualifying acres.
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3L: Proactive
The City will continue to advise and
Ongoing
Education and
educate existing landowners and
Outreach to
prospective developers of affordable
City Community Development staff provides information to
Prospective
housing development opportunities
landowners and developers about affordable housing opportunities
Developers
available within Banning Ranch, the
and staff encourage the inclusion of affordable housing units in new
Airport Area, West Newport Mesa,
projects.
Dover-Westcliff, Newport Center,
Mariners' Mile, and Balboa Peninsula
areas.
3M: Regional
The City will continue to participate in
Ongoing
Coordination of
other programs that assist production
Housing Issues
of housing.
The City of Newport Beach is a participating member of the Orange
County Housing Authority (OCHA). OCHA receives, distributes and
monitors the Section 8 Vouchers for the City. OCHA has many
housing programs that are offered and available to City residents
and promote housing production. City Planning staff participate in
quarterly meetings at the OCHA to stay up to date on all the
programs, projects, and vouchers.
City staff also actively participates on the Orange County Council
of Governments (OCCOG) Technical Advisory Committee (TAC),
which undertakes issue of regional importance, including housing
roduction and affordability.
3N: Housing Impact
The City will continue to study housing
Ongoing
Studies
impacts of proposed larger -scale,
significant commercial/industrial
The City rarely sees large commercial or industrial development
projects during the development
that could significantly affect housing. The City will conduct a
review process.
housing impact analysis when preparing an environmental impact
report for a significant large-scale commercial or industrial project
that includes a significant number of employees.
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Policy Action
Policy
Status
30: Single Resident
The City will continue to study housing
Ongoing
Occupancies (SROs)
impacts of proposed larger -scale,
significant commercial/industrial. Use
State and federal funding to continue
to provide assistance and make
provisions for development of single -
room occupancy (SRO) housing and
other forms of housing for people
experiencing homelessness in the
City.
3P: Residential Care
The City will review and amend the
Ongoing
Facilities
permitting procedures, application
requirements, and development
standards applicable to residential
care facilities for persons of seven or
more to ensure consistency with state
and federal laws to promote objectivity
and reater approval certainty.
4A: Affirmatively
The City will affirmatively further fair
In Progress
Furthering Fair
housing by taking meaningful actions
Housing
in addition to resisting discrimination,
The City is working to address all identified fair housing issues and
that overcomes patterns of
their local contributing factors. The City is intent on taking
segregation and fosters inclusive
meaningful actions to overcome patterns of segregation and to
communities free from barriers that
foster inclusive communities free from barriers that restrict access
restrict access to opportunity based on
to opportunity based on protective classes, as defined by State law.
protected classes, as defined by State
The City continues to maintain a contract for fair housing services
law.
with the Fair Housing Foundation. The City will participate in an
update to the Orange County regional Analysis of Impediments to
Fair Housing when next updated.
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Policy Action
Policy
Status
4B: Streamlined
The City will provide a streamlined
Ongoing
Project Review
"fast -track" development review
process for proposed affordable
The City provides a prioritized and expedited development review
housing developments.
process for all affordable housing projects. In 2023, this included
the 1300 Bristol Street project that includes 15% of its base density
as affordable to lower income housing that was filed on June 30,
2021, and approved March 22, 2022.
4C: Density Bonus
The City will update its Density Bonus
Ongoing
and Incentives for
Ordinance (Newport Beach Municipal
Affordable Housing
Code Chapter 20.32) to be consistent
The City continuously monitors changes to state density bonus law.
with State Law, as amended.
The current amendment is under review at the California Coastal
Commission. Monitoring efforts for compliance and consistency will
continue.
4D: List of Pre-
The City will develop a pre -approved
In Progress
Approved
list of incentives and qualifications for
Development
such incentives to promote the
In 2022, the City Council extended the fee waiver for ADU
Incentives
development of affordable housing.
development for two additional years. Other potential incentives for
affordable housing development, including ADUs, is in progress.
4E: Airport Area
The City shall maintain an exception to
Ongoing
Policy Exceptions for
the minimum 10-acre village
Affordable Housing
requirement for projects that include a
minimum of 30% of the units affordable
to lower -income households in the
Air ort Area.
4F: Encourage
The City will continue to encourage
Ongoing
Development of
and facilitate residential and/or mixed -
Opportunity Sites
use development on sites listed in
Appendix B by providing technical
assistance to interested developers
with site identification and entitlement
processing.
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4G: Annual RHNA
The City will monitor and evaluate the
Ongoing
Sites Inventory
development of vacant and
Monitoring
underdeveloped parcels on an annual
basis and report the success of
strategies to encourage residential
development in its Annual Progress
Reports required pursuant to
Government Code 65400.
414: Review Mixed-
The City will review established mixed-
In Progress
Use Zones
use land use categories and
corresponding zoning regulations in
the City and recommend policy or code
changes to the City Council that
reduce regulatory barriers and
incentivize mixed -use residential
develo ment.
41: Establish Mixed-
The City will consider policies,
In Progress
Use Resort
regulations and/or interpretations to
Opportunities
establish mixed -use resort
In 2021, the Community Development Director issued Director's
opportunities.
Determination No. DD2021-001 Interpreting Accessory Residential
as an Allowed Use within Resort Hotels (PA2021-096). DD2021-
001 determined that residential uses are permitted as an accessory
use to hotels subject to certain conditions. In 2022, the City's
Planning Commission approved a project for the Ritz Residential
project at the existing hotel at 900 Newport Center Drive for 159
residential units. Construction plans are anticipated to be submitted
in late 2024.
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4J: Airport Environs
The City will take actions to address
In Progress
Sub Area
potential environmental constraints in
Environmental
the Airport Environs Sub Area and
Constraints
ensure continued feasibility of sites,
particularly for lower -income RHNA.
4K. West Newport
The City will take actions to address
In Progress
Mesa Environmental
environmental constraints and ensure
Constraints
feasibility of sites, particularly for
lower -income RHNA, in the West
Newport Mesa Area with regards to
noise and pollutants.
4L: Coyote Canyon
The City will take actions to address
In Progress
Environmental
environmental constraints on the
Constraints
Coyote Canyon landfill site.
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The City will contact owners of 19
Ongoing
Affordability
affordable units approaching the
Covenants
expiration of affordability covenants to
obtain information regarding their
plans for continuing affordability on
their properties, inform them of
financial resources available, and to
encourage the extension of the
affordability agreements for the
developments listed beyond the years
noted.
58: Section 8
The City shall maintain information on
Ongoing
Participation
the City's website and prepare written
communication for tenants and other
interested parties about Orange
County Housing Authority Section 8
opportunities and to assist tenants and
prospective tenants acquire additional
understanding of housing law and
related polic issues
5C: Incentivize for
The City will investigate the potential
Ongoing
Preserving of
for providing additional incentives or
Affordability
modify its current policy to incentivize
Covenants
property owners to maintain the
affordability of units on their property
during the 6th Cycle.
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5D: Mobile Home
The City will continue to employ the
Ongoing
Park Conversions
provisions of NBMC Title 20 provision
of the Mobile Home Park Overlay to
City Community Development staff continues to inform property
maintain and protect mobile home
owners and developers of the provisions of the City's MHP overlay.
parks in a stable environment with a
The City has used and will continue to make available the Senior
desirable residential character.
Housing Assistance Repair Program (SHARP) funds to help senior
residents repair their mobile homes if it is necessary to abate
substandard living conditions.
5E: Orange County
The City of Newport Beach will
Ongoing
Housing Authority
continue to participate as a member of
Advisory Committee
the Orange County Housing Authority
Staff attends the quarterly meetings of the OCHA Cities Advisory
(OCHA) Advisory Committee and work
Committee.
in cooperation with the OCHA to
provide Section 8 Rental Housing
Staff continually works in cooperation with the County to provide
Assistance to residents of the
Section 8 rental housing assistance to residents.
community.
A link to the Orange County Housing Authority website has been
placed on the City website to provide information on the Section 8
program.
City staff worked closely with OCHA staff to facilitate the award of
the Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) Vouchers to the
Newport Shores project (see Program 4.1.4).
A link to the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the
COVID-19 Pandemic provided by the County of Orange is provided
on the City website.
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5F: Water Efficiency
The City will continue to implement and
Ongoing
for Residential
enforce the Water Efficient Landscape
Projects
Ordinance and Landscape and
All new development projects are reviewed for compliance with the
Irrigation Design Standards in
City's Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance.
compliance with AB 1881 (Chapter
559 Statutes 2006).
The annual report on the City's Water Efficient Landscape
Ordinance for 2023 was submitted to California Department of
Water Resources on January 31, 2024.
5G: Energy Efficiency
The City of Newport Beach will
Ongoing
in Residential
continue to require that any affordable
Projects
housing developments that receive
No affordable housing projects received funding via CDBG or the
City assistance from Community
City's Affordable Housing Fund during the 2023 reporting period.
Development Block Grant (CDBG)
funds or from the City's Affordable
Housing Fund shall be required, to the
extent feasible, to include installation
of energy efficient appliances and
devices that will contribute to reduced
housing costs for future occupants of
the units.
6A: Homeless
The City will continue to apply annually
Ongoing
Program Assistance
for United States Department of Urban
Development Community
The City applied for a grant allocation for the 2023 reporting period.
Development Block Grant (CDBG)
The City submitted its Action Plan in May of 2023 and allocated a
funds and allocate a portion of such
portion of the grant for the provision of homeless services.
funds to sub -recipients who provide
shelter and other services for the
homeless as well as submit Annual
Action Plan to HUD in May of each
year.
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6B: Repair Loans and
The City, in partnership with OASIS
Ongoing
Grant Programs for
Senior Center and Habitat for
Seniors, Persons with
Humanity Orange County, has
The City's Senior Housing Assistance Repair Program (SHARP)
Physical and
developed a Senior Home Repair
continues to successfully assist low-income seniors. In 2023,
Developmental
Assistance Program (SHARP).
Habitat for Humanity and OASIS staff worked on four new projects
Disabilities and
Additionally, the City will continue to
and expended a total of $87,813. The project included accessibility
Lower -Income
cooperate with the Orange County
modifications as well as mold abatement, wall and cabinet
Households
Housing Authority to pursue
replacement and roof repairs. To date, the program has used
establishment of a Senior/Disabled or
$293,386 for a total of 17 projects.
Limited Income Repair Loan and Grant
Program to underwrite all or part of the
cost of necessary housing
modifications and repairs. Cooperation
with the Orange County Housing
Authority will include continuing City of
Newport Beach participation in the
Orange County Continuum of Care
and continuing to provide CDBG
funding.
6C: Leverage CDGB
The City shall make every effort to
Ongoing
and other Federal
leverage CDBG and Federal formula
Formula Grant
grant annual funds from various
Funding
agencies to further the City's housing
goals; these include, but are not limited
to, State, Regional and private
resources. The City of Newport Beach
will continue to maintain a list of "Public
and Private Resources Available for
Housing and Community Development
Activities" and maintain a list of
resources on City website and update
as necessary in the 6th Cycle.
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6D: Child Daycare
The City will continue to encourage the
Ongoing
Facilities
development of daycare centers as a
component of new affordable housing
City Community Development Department staff requests
developments and grant additional
developers include child daycare facilities in developments that
incentives in conjunction with the
include affordable housing.
review and approval of density bonus
projects pursuant to NBMC Chapter
20.32(Density Bonus).
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6E: Housing The City shall continue to encourage
Assistance for senior citizen independence through
Seniors the promotion of housing and services
related to in -home care, meal
programs, and counseling, and
maintain a senior center that affords
seniors opportunities to live healthy,
active, and productive lives in the City
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Ongoing
The City supports a Meals on Wheels program that provides home -
delivered meals to individuals who are homebound due to age,
illness, or disability. Funding is provided through the CDBG
program on a yearly basis.
The Meals on Wheels program provides home -delivered meals to
individuals who are homebound due to age, illness, or disability.
The City also operates the OASIS Senior Center. Services include:
• A multi -purpose center owned and operated by the City of
Newport Beach in partnership with the Friends of OASIS
nonprofit dedicated to meeting needs of senior citizens and
their families.
• Classes in art, health & fitness, music & dance, foreign
languages, technology, enrichment, and much more.
• A state-of-the-art fitness center for those age 50 and older
which provides a safe, comfortable, senior -friendly exercise
environment for the active older adult including access to
hire a personal trainer for individualized programs.
Separate membership required to join.
• Regularly scheduled low-cost special events and socials
such as luncheons, concerts, barbecues, a Paint & Wine
night and holiday parties.
• Travel department coordination of day and overnight trips.
• Curb -to -curb transportation program for residents of
Newport Beach age 60 and older who are no longer driving
to use for medical appointments, grocery shopping,
banking, and to attend OASIS classes (fee required).
• Social services information and referral for seniors and their
families dealing with a need for caregiver services, housing,
transportation, legal matters, and more. Informational and
supportive counseling is available to seniors and their
family members on an individual basis.
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Policy
• Various health resources and screenings for seniors,
including flu shots, blood pressure, memory screenings,
medication review, and health insurance counseling
services.
• Regularly scheduled support group meetings at the Center
to help senior citizens and their families cope with stress,
illness, life transitions, and crises.
• Congregate lunch program for seniors age 60 and older that
is funded by the federal government through the Older
Americans Act. A donation is requested for meals, which
are provided by Age Well Senior Services
6F: Emergency
The City of Newport Beach will amend
Pending
Shelters, Transitional
certain sections of its Municipal Code
and Supportive
in order to comply with State law to
Housing
address: 'Supportive Housing
Streamlined Approvals', 'Emergency
and Transitional Housing Act of 2019',
amending NBMC definitions to comply
with California Government Code, and
amending NBMC to ensure proper
zoning of emergency, transitional, and
supportive housing according to State
law.
6G: Senior Housing
The City seeks to develop explore the
Ongoing
Priority Program
feasibility and appropriateness of
proactive policies and programs to
address and prioritize the needs of its
senior population.
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7A: Supportive
To comply with State law, the City of
Pending
Housing/Low Barrier
Newport Beach will adopt policies,
Navigation Centers
procedures, and regulations for
processing this type of use to establish
a non -discretionary local permit
approval process that must be
provided to accommodate supportive
housing and lower barrier navigation
centers er State law.
7B: Transitional and
In compliance with Senate Bill 2
Ongoing
Supportive Housing
(Chapter 364, Statutes 2017) and SB
745 Chapter 185, Statutes 2013) the
City will ensure the Zoning Code is
amended to encourage and facilitates
emergency shelters and limits the
denial of emergency shelters and
transitional and supportive housing
under the Housing Accountability Act.
7C: Housing for
To accommodate residents with
Ongoing
Persons with
developmental disabilities, the City will
Developmental
review and prioritize housing
During the 2023 reporting period, no projects were proposed that
Disabilities
construction and rehabilitation
targeted the provision of housing or services for persons with
including supportive services targeted
developmental disabilities.
for persons with developmental
disabilities.
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7D: Fair Housing
The City of Newport Beach will
Ongoing
Services
continue to contract with an
appropriate fair housing service
The City contracted with the Fair Housing Foundation to provide
agency for the provision of fair housing
these services. The Fair Housing Foundation provided the
services for Newport Beach residents.
following trainings, seminars, and outreach activities in the City in
2023:
• Fair Housing Workshops — 3/22/23, 5/2/23, 9/20/23 and
11 /21 /23
• Contacts regarding FHF Services — 2/6/23 Newport Beach
Recreations & Senior Services, 5/11/23 Hoag, 5/19/23
Orange County Community Foundation, 12/1/23
Clearwater Newport Beach
• PSA, City of Newport Beach TV — 6/12/23
• Literature Distribution — 3,734
8A: Annual Reporting
The City of Newport Beach shall report
Ongoing
Program
on the status of all housing programs
as part of its annual General Plan
This report is intended to satisfy this Policy Action for the 2023
Review and Annual Progress Report
reporting period.
(APR).
8B: Water and Sewer
Pursuant to SB 1087, Chapter 727,
Pending
Service Providers
Statues of 2005, the City of Newport
Beach is required to deliver its adopted
The City received notice from HCD of the certification of the City's
housing element and any amendments
6tn Cycle Housing Element in October of 2022. Copies of the
thereto to local water and sewer
certified Housing Element were sent to all local water and sewer
service providers.
utility providers that supply the City.
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