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Home My WebLink About1798 - Development of Coastal Bluff SitesORDINANCE NO. 1798 • AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ADDING SECTION 20.51.080 TO THE NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED "DEVELOPMENT OF COASTAL BLUFF SITES" (RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICTS) The City Council of the City of Newport Beach DOES ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. Section 20.51.080 is added to the Newport Beach Municipal Code to read as follows: "20.51.080 Development of Coastal Bluff Sites in Planned Community Districts. The City of Newport Beach finds that the natural bluffs represent a significant scenic and environmental resource. In order to preserve these unique landforms, developments in Planned Community on file in the Office of the City Clerk and made a part of this Section by reference, shall be subject to the following regulations: (a) Definition of Bluff. As used in this Section, 'bluff' is any landform having an average slope of 26.6 degrees (50 %) or greater, with a vertical rise of 25 feet or greater. Where there is some question as to the appli- cability of--this Section to a specific landform, a determination as to whether or not the specific landform constitutes a bluff consistent with the (b) Grading. bluff faces or bluf preserve the scenic shall be purposes Grading, f edges s value of made by the Planning Commission, of this regulation. cutting and filling of natural hall be prohibited in order to bluff areas, except for the Districts proposed to be located in bluff areas adjacent to the ocean or Upper Newport Bay, and bluffs within the presently defined Coastal Zone in the City's sphere of influence downcoast, as indicated on the Bluff Areas Map on file in the Office of the City Clerk and made a part of this Section by reference, shall be subject to the following regulations: (a) Definition of Bluff. As used in this Section, 'bluff' is any landform having an average slope of 26.6 degrees (50 %) or greater, with a vertical rise of 25 feet or greater. Where there is some question as to the appli- cability of--this Section to a specific landform, a determination as to whether or not the specific landform constitutes a bluff consistent with the (b) Grading. bluff faces or bluf preserve the scenic shall be purposes Grading, f edges s value of made by the Planning Commission, of this regulation. cutting and filling of natural hall be prohibited in order to bluff areas, except for the purpose of performing emergency repairs, or for the installation of erosion preventive devices or other • measures necessary to assure the stability of the bluffs. Any grading plan involving grading of the bluff face or bluff edge shall be approved by the Planning Commission, including such measures designed to control urban runoff, erosion and groundwater conditions. (c) Geologic Report. To promote public safety, a geologic study shall be performed for each site to determine areas of potential instability. The bluff areas of potential hazard or instability shall be indicated on maps as part of any P -C development plan. (d) Setback Requirement. As a general guideline, the property line setback from the edge of a bluff should be located no closer to the edge of the bluff than the point at which the top of the bluff is intersected by a line drawn from the solid toe of the bluff at an angle of 26.6 degrees to the horizontal. A greater setback distance shall be required where warranted by geological or ground- water conditions, but in no case shall a property line be located closer than 40 feet to the edge of a bluff. In addition, no part of a proposed development shall be located closer than 20 feet to the bluffside property line. This required building setback may be increased or decreased by the Planning Commission in the review of a proposed site plan consistent with the purposes of this Section. (e) Public Views. The location and design of a proposed project shall take into account public view potential. -2- (f) Height of Structures. Height of structures shall • be as described in the Planned Community Development Plan. (g) Public Access and Dedication Requirements. The location and design of a proposed project shall maximize public access to the coastal bluff areas as follows: (1) Public access to coastal bluff areas shall be assured through the design of the local'-street system and through the location of public trails and walkways adjacent to the bluffs. The City may require the dedication of right -of- way or the granting of easements may be improved or not improved at the option of the City Council. Area required for right -of -way dedication or for the gra Wing of access easements is in addition to the area required for park dedication. (2) Areas adjacent to coastal bluffs having significant view potential shall be designated for use as view parks or vista points consistent with parkland dedication requirements. (3) Land required to be dedicated for neighborhood parks but which is intended to remain in an unimproved, natural state should be located adjacent to the bluffs; any portion of that land required to be dedicated for neighborhood parks which is intended to provide active recrea- tional facilities may be located in the interior portions of the proposed development. (4) Bluff face areas need not be accepted by the City for any type of dedication. (h) Subdivision Design. In the preparation of a development plan, natural bluff areas shall not be included in development areas as designated on the site -3- plan. The design of any subdivision shall not include any bluff face or bluff edge as part of any residential • lot or building site. (i) Landscape Plans and Plant Material. For the purpose of regulating groundwater conditions, landscape plans for those areas immediately adjacent to the bluffs shall incorporate native vegetation or other drought - resistent plant material." SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be-published once in the official newspaper of the City, and the same shall be effective thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption. This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach held on the 12th day of March , 1979, and was adopted on the 26th day of March , 1979; by the following vote, to wit: ATTEST: ,d, L, _,,� — ity Clerk • CERTIFIED AS THE- CMG NAL AND CERTINED AS 7'0 tU"UCATIe'N AP 2 1978 DATE.......... ................... Q7s4 % ................. ........ ............... CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF h ; ;: :T D:.ACH AYES, COUNCILMEN Williams, Strauss, Hummel, Hart NOES, COUNCILMEN Heather ABSENT COUNCILMEN Ryckbff, McInnis d �. W Mayor F Tem -4- DDO /kb 3/13/79 PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT 20.51.080 Q O W e W U C 2 C W W c L U LLJ m v O O Z $ 3 ii Lu LL LL Cj m f7 .l!l.L�. (; it 7. i IYR�IIb 1 .I. Lu W . l � +r Al � _- ^ J I � Y � • � � 11y� S` ,k 7r, 468 -23 (Newport Beach 12 -82)