HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.0_Newport Place Affordable Housing Amendment_PA2011-215CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
May 3, 2012 Planning Commission Hearing
Agenda Item No. ?
SUBJECT: Newport Place Affordable Housing Amendment - (PA2011 -215)
Planned Community Amendment No. PD2011 -005
SITE LOCATION: Newport Place Planned Community (PC -11) — Area bounded by
Macarthur Boulevard extending westerly bounded by Jamboree
Road, Bristol Street North, and Birch Street
APPLICANT: City of Newport Beach
PLANNER: Melinda Whelan, Assistant Planner
(949) 644 -3221, mwhelan @newport beachca.gov
PROJECT SUMMARY
Amendment to the Newport Place Planned Community Development Plan (PC -11) to
implement Housing Programs 3.2.2 and 3.2.3 found in the 2008 -2014 Housing Element.
The amendment would permit residential development that includes a minimum of 30
percent of the units affordable to lower- income households with the approval of a Site
Development Review. Developments meeting this criteria will also be eligible for a waiver
of the minimum 10 -acre site area required. The amendment would also establish minimum
development regulations including building height, setbacks, and parking requirements.
RECOMMENDATION
Continue the item to June 21, 2012, so that the item can be re- noticed to comply with
the provisions of the Newport Beach Municipal Code.
DISCUSSION
Pursuant to Chapter 20.62 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC), all items
requiring a public hearing are required to be mailed, posted and published in a
newspaper of general circulation. Notice of this item was posted at City Hall, mailed to
all property owners within PC -11, and to all property owners within the 300' radius of the
boundaries of PC -11; however, the content of the notice published in the newspaper did
not meet the requirements of the NBMC. Therefore, this item must be re- noticed to
comply with the provisions of the NBMC.
Prepared by:
Melinda Whelan
Assistant Planner
Newport Place Affordable Housing Amendment
May 3, 2012
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Submitted by:
, Deputy Director