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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/11/1973h COMMISSIONERS n 1� T I, A T T Z A A L m Present Motion Ayes Abstain 0 n LJ CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Special Planning Commission Meeting MINUTES Place:. City Council Chambers Time: 7:30 P.M. natne Ortnhor 11. 107q .uwev X X X X X EX- OFFICIO MEMBERS R. V. Hogan, Community Development Director David R. Baade, Assistant City Attorney STAFF MEMBERS James 0. Hewicker, Assistant Director - Planning' Rod Gunn, Advance Planning Administrator. William R. Foley, Senior Planner Shirley L. Harbeck, Secretary X Minutes of the Special Meeting of September 27, s X X X X X X 1973, were approved as written. Commissioner X Beckley abstained due to the fact that -we was absent from the meeting. Community Development Director Hogan commented . on the Interim Guidelines of the California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission and requested that th Planning Commission review same as Item B -2 at the end of the agenda for the purpose of making recom- mendations to the City Council at the Joint Meetin on October 15, 1973. Item A -1 Request to amend the Residential Growth Element RESIDEN- .'..., and the Land Use Element of the General Plan of TIAL the City of Newport Beach adopted by the.City UNTH Council on May 29, 1973. ELEM NT Initiated by: The City of Newport Beach AND Community Development Director Hogan brought the LAND USE Commission up to date on previous action relative EURKEWf- to this matter. CONT. TO Following a brief general discussion, the public OC�=5 hearing was opened in connection with this matter. Page 1. COMMISSIONERS CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH MINUTES October 11, 1973 Larry Moore, Associate Director, Planning Administ tion, The Irvine Company, appeared before the Plan ning Commission and made a presentation relative t vested rights and the concept, validity and.integr of planned communities. Planning Commission discussed vested rights of an entire project and Justification for same; and amendments to planned communities by either the Ci or the developer should the trend of i'pro3ec.t prove unsatisfactory. Assistant City Attorney Baade commented on the matter of vested rights and advised the Planning. Commission that the decision regarding same must be made by the Planning Commission and the City Council. Stewart Woodard, 3709 Ocean Boulevard, Corona.del Mar, appeared before the Planning Commission and commented on reduction of density in the Big Cany Planned Community and the amenities provided. Allen Beek appeared before the Planning Commission and suggested that the Residential Growth Element concern itself with limiting population rather than zoning, through the adoption of policy. Barbara Eastman, Bayshores, appeared before`the Planning Commission and read a letter addressed to the Commission from the Newport Residents Unite which summarized actions taken at their meeting of October 10, 1973. Larry Moore, Associate Director, Planning Admin- istration, The Irvine Company, again appeared before the Planning Commission and commented on three sites located on the map which were not in the Planned Community District. Allen Beek also appeared before the Planning Com- mission a second time and commented on the proper on Jamboree Road north of Coast Highway. There being no others desiring to.appear and be heard, the public hearing was closed. on X Motion was made that before any decision is made with regard to the three parcels in Big Canyon, that the Planning Commission first decide whether or not there is a vested right by the Irvine Company to develop those parcels at the density Page 2. COMMISSIONERS CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH . T MINUTES T P T In* P A I T A October 11. 1973 ,unev established in their existing Planned Community. Following discussion, motion was withdrawn. Planning Commission commented on the number of dwelling units per acre to be established through - out the City, traffic, density, future projects on unclassified land, restrictions on development, an establishment of policy to maintain the present population level in Statistical Areas B. C, D, E, and F. Planning Commission recessed at 9:45 P.M. and reconvened at 9:55 P.M. Motion X Motion was made that the Planning Commission Ayes X X X limit themselves to the areas directed by the NW X X X X City Council (i.e., those unclassified and un- developed areas exceeding eight dwelling units per acre and those multi - family sites in Planned Community Districts exceeding eight dwelling units per acre if those Planned Community zones are not vested.) Motion failed. Motion X Motion was made to re -open the public hearing. All Ayes Stewart Woodard appeared before the Planning Commission and expressed concern over considera- tion of the entire Residential Growth Element rather than the specific areas as directed by the City Council. Robert Shelton, 2908 Ocean Boulevard, Corona del Mar, appeared before the Planning Commission and commented relative to limiting population. Jerry Hill, 404 Iris, Corona del Mar, appeared before the Planning Commission and commented on time spent and work done to develop residential_ development standards which may be inapplicable if the Residential Growth Element is changed. • Harry Kamph appeared before the Planning Commissio and commented on the Residential Growth Element. There being no others desiring to appear and be heard, the public hearing was closed. Page 3. COMMISSIONERS CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH T T r m DA T Z� 61 October 11 1973 MINUTES Motion X Motion was made that development in Statistical Areas B, C, D, E, and F be limited to their present number of dwelling units and population. Motion X Following discussion, substitute motion was made Ayes X X X X X that the Planning Commission find that the growth Noes X. projection of approximately 10,000 additional Abstain X people in Stat Areas B thru F will have a detri- mental effect to the quality of life and it is in conflict with the preservation of quality of life dictated by the General Plan Policy Statement. Motion X Following much general discussion, motion was made Ayes X X X that the Planning Commission recommend that the Noes X X X X Residential Growth Element and the Land Use Element of the General Plan be amended to provide for a density not greater than an average of six dwelling units per acre, except where .there is a showing that there are public facilities and support systems, such as transportation, parking, recrea- tion facilities, schools, fire and police protectio , utilities and open space, which are sufficient to support a density not to exceed 15 dwelling units • per acre without an adverse impact on the property immediately surrounding said property, or on the Community in general, on all property indicated on the map except the two discussed previously and including the Castaway site and the Newporter North site unless rights are vested. Motion failed Motion X Motion containing the following four parts was made: I. That the zoning codes must be devised to bring the General Plan Policies and the former amend ment into alignment and therefore mitigate.the impact of that growth. 2. That other undeveloped areas of the City must be zoned with developments that are compatible with the concepts that are being expressed of an appropriate density to handle.the facilities that we have and can project for those areas. 3. That the staff be directed to present the Planning Commission with a plan that will keep things unified and together. • 4. That Areas G and H be included with B thru F. Motion was withdrawn. Page 4. COMMISSIONERS CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Motion Ayes Noes Motion All Ayes 0 Motion All Ayes • Motion All Ayes t m v� m Zs T October 11 1973 MINUTES , Motion was made that the Planning Commission X X recommend that the Residential Growth Element and X X X the Land Use Element of the General Plan be amende to provide for a density not greater than an average of eight dwelling units per acre, except where there is a showing that there are public " facilities and support systems, such as trans- portation, parking, recreation facilities, schools fire and police protection, utilities and open space, which are sufficient to support a density not to exceed 15 dwelling units per acre without an adverse impact on the property immediately surrounding said property, or on the community in general, on all property indicated on the map except the two discussed previously and including the Castaway site and the Newporter North site unless rights are vested. Motion was made to continue this matter to the meeting of October 25, 1973. Item A -2 Request to amend the Planned Community Development AMENDMENT Standards for "Big Canyon" by reducing the densit- _NT 386 ies in Areas 1, 6, 10, and 14. CONT. TO Location: Portion of Blocks 55, 56, 9.2 and OCT ER 25 93 of Irvine's Subdivision, located north of San Joaquin Hills Road, west of MacArthur Boulevard, south of Ford Road and east of Jamboree Road. Zone: P -C Owner: The Irvine Company, Newport Beach Initiated by: The City of Newport Beach Planning Commission continued this matter to the meeting of October 25, 1973, Item B -1 Request to consider amending portions of Title 20 MENDMENT of the Newport Beach Municipal Code as it pertains to residential development standards. CONT. TO Initiated by: The City of Newport Beach Planning Commission continued this matter to the meeting of October 25, 1973. Page 5. COMMISSIONERS YC ^ q T YP O T m a CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH nr+nhnr 11 1077 MINUTES r I onus^ There being no.further business; Planning Commissio adjourned the meeting at 12:00 Midnight. ( �7 OSEPH ROSENER, JR., Secretary Planning Commission City of Newport Beach • Page 6.