HomeMy WebLinkAbout91-37 - Changing and Redefining the Boundaries of the Councilmanic Districts within the CityNO. 91- 37
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH CHANGING AND REDEFINING THE
BOUNDARIES OF THE COUNCILMANIC DISTRICTS
WITHIN THE CITY.
•WHEREAS, Section 1005 of the City Charter provides that the
City Council shall, beginning in 1959 and each forth year
thereafter, appoint a Committee to report to the City Council on
the advisability of redistricting the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, in 1991, appointed the Ad Hoc
Redistricting Committee; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and considered the
report and recommendation submitted by the Ad Hoc Redistricting
Committee and has determined that the recommendations of that
Committee, with minor changes, should be implemented by ordinance;
and
• WHEREAS the City Council has also determined that the
recommendations for redistricting made by the Committee are
necessary and desirable at this time to provide a fair
representation on the City Council and that the boundaries of the
districts proposed by the Committee, as nearly as practicable,
constitute natural areas of contiguous and compact territory; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach
does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: The seven councilmanic districts of the City of
Newport Beach shall encompass all of that portion of the City of
Newport Beach as depicted on a map attached hereto and marked
Exhibit "A" and as described in a legal description, attached as
Exhibit "B ", both of which are incorporated herein by this
reference.
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SECTION 2: By the enactment of this Ordinance, it is the
intention of the City Council that the district numbers and
boundaries as set forth herein shall replace and supersede all
prior district numbers and boundaries as originally established by
the City Charter and as subsequently modified by ordinance.
• SECTION 3: By enactment of this Ordinance, it is the
intention of the City Council to equalize the population within
districts to insure fair representation on the City Council while,
at the same time, insuring that districts, as nearly as
practicable, constitute natural areas of contiguous and compact
territory.
SECTION 4: This Ordinance shall be published once in the
official newspaper of the City, and the same shall be effective 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 9th day of
• September , 1991, and adopted on the 23rd day of September , 1991,
by the following vote, to -wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEMBERS HEDGES, WATT, SANSONE
COX
NOES, COUNCILMEMBERS NONE
ABSENT COUNCILMEMBERS TURNER, HART, PLUMMER
MAYOR
• ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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EXHIBIT "B"
SECTION 1. The First District shall include all that portion of the City included
within the following described boundary line, to wit:
Beginning at the intersection of the mean high tide line of the Pacific Ocean
• and the southwesterly prolongation of 36th Street; thence northeasterly along
said prolongation and along 36th Street to the centerline of the Rivo Alto;
thence continuing northwesterly along said centerline of the Rivo Alto to the
centerline of the Rialto; thence northeasterly along said centerline of the
Rialto to the centerline of the channel running between Newport Island and
Balboa Coves, which was formerly a channel of the Santa Ana River,
hereinafter referred to as "Channel;" thence northeasterly along the center
line of Channel to Newport Boulevard; thence northerly along Newport
Boulevard to the Pacific Coast Highway; thence southerly to the centerline of
the West Lido Channel; thence continuing along said centerline of the West
Lido Channel to the centerline of the Lido Channel; thence southeasterly
along the centerline of the Lido Channel and along the centerline of the Main
Channel to the Harbor entrance; thence southerly along the centerline of the
Harbor entrance to the mean high tide line of the Pacific Ocean; thence
northwesterly along the mean high tide line to the point of beginning.
SECTION 2. The Second District shall include all that portion of the City included
within the following described boundary line, to wit:
Beginning at the intersection of the mean high tide line of the Pacific Ocean
and the southwesterly prolongation of Summit Street, being the westerly
• boundary line of the City of Newport Beach; thence in a northerly and
easterly direction along the most westerly boundary line of the City of
Newport Beach to Newport Boulevard; thence southerly along Newport
Boulevard to the centerline of the channel running between Newport Island
and Balboa Coves, which was formerly a channel of the Santa Ana River,
hereinafter referred to as "Channel;' then southwesterly along said centerline
of Channel to the centerline of the Rialto; thence southwesterly along said
centerline of the Rialto to the center line of the Rivo Alto; thence
southeasterly along said centerline of the Rivo Alto to 36th Street; thence
southwesterly along 36th Street to the mean high tide line of the Pacific
Ocean; thence northwesterly along the mean high tide line to the point of
beginning.
SECTION 3. The Third District shall include all that portion of the City included
within the following described boundary line, to wit:
Beginning at the intersection of the centerline of Pacific Coast Highway and
Newport Boulevard; thence northerly along Newport Boulevard to 15th Street
and the boundary line of the City of Newport Beach; thence southeasterly
along said boundary line to Irvine Avenue; thence northeasterly along Irvine
• Avenue to a point northeasterly of Baycrest Road, said point being the
boundary line of the City of Newport Beach; thence along the westerly
boundary of Newport Beach to its intersection with the centerline of Irvine
Avenue; thence southerly along Irvine Avenue to Santiago Drive; thence
easterly and southerly to Mariners Drive; thence westerly along Mariners
Drive to Dover Drive; thence southerly along Dover Drive to the intersection
of Westcliff Drive; thence southeasterly following the prolongation of the
centerline of Westcliff Drive to the centerline of Upper Newport Bay; thence
southwesterly along the centerline of Upper Newport Bay to the centerline of
the Lido Channel; thence northwesterly along the centerline of the Lido
Channel and the West Lido Channel and its northerly prolongation to the
point of beginning.
SECTION 4. The Fourth District shall include all that portion of the City included
within the following described boundary line, to wit:
Beginning at the intersection of the centerline of Westcliff Drive and Dover
• Drive; thence northerly along Dover Drive to Mariners Drive; thence easterly
along Mariners Drive to Santiago Drive; thence northerly and northwesterly
along Santiago Drive to Irvine Avenue; thence northerly along Irvine Avenue
to its intersection with the western boundary of the City of Newport Beach;
thence along the westerly, northerly and easterly boundaries of Newport
Beach to Bison Avenue; thence westerly along Bison Avenue to Jamboree
Road; thence southerly along Jamboree Road to the intersection of the
southeasterly prolongation of Park Newport Drive; thence northwesterly along
Park Newport Drive and its westerly prolongation to the centerline of Upper
Newport Bay; thence southwesterly along the centerline of Upper Newport
Bay to the southeasterly prolongation of Westcliff Drive; thence northwesterly
to the point of beginning.
SECTION 5. The Fifth District shall include all that portion of the City included
within the following described boundary line, to wit:
Beginning at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and MacArthur
Boulevard; thence northeasterly along MacArthur Boulevard to Bison Avenue;
thence westerly along Bison Avenue to Jamboree Road; thence southerly
along Jamboree Road to the intersection of the southeasterly prolongation of
Park Newport Drive; thence northwesterly along Park Newport Drive and its
• westerly prolongation to the centerline of Upper Newport Bay; thence south-
westerly along the centerline of Upper Newport Bay to the centerlines of the
Lido Channel and the Main Channel; thence southeasterly along the
centerline of the Channel; thence southeasterly along the centerline of the
Main Channel to the centerline of the Balboa Island Channel; thence
northerly along the centerline of the Balboa Island Channel to the Marine
Avenue Bridge; thence northerly along Marine Avenue and Jamboree Road
to Pacific Coast Highway; thence southeasterly along Pacific Coast Highway
to the point of beginning.
SECTION 6. The Sixth District shall include all that portion of the City included
within the following described boundary line, to wit:
Beginning at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Jamboree Road;
thence southeasterly along Pacific Coast Highway to MacArthur Boulevard;
thence northeasterly along MacArthur Boulevard to Crown Avenue; thence
easterly along Crown Avenue to its terminus at Crown Drive North which is
the boundary line of Tract No. 7967, also known as Jasmine Creek; thence
southwesterly and southeasterly along the boundary line of Tract No. 7967 to
. Harbor View Drive; thence southeasterly along Harbor View Drive to
Marguerite Avenue; thence southwesterly along Marguerite Avenue, to a
point 150 feet southerly of the centerline of Sandcastle Drive; thence
southeasterly along the boundary line of Tract No. 6228, also known as
Harbor View Hills to the boundary line of the City of Newport Beach; thence
southeasterly and southerly along the City boundary line to the mean high tide
line of the Pacific Ocean; thence northwesterly along the mean high tide line
to the Harbor entrance; thence northerly along the Harbor entrance and
along the centerline of the Balboa Island Channel to the Marine Avenue
Bridge; thence northerly along Marine Avenue and Jamboree Road to the
point of beginning.
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SECTION 7. The Seventh District shall include all that portion of the City included
within the following described boundary line, to wit:
Beginning at the intersection of MacArthur Boulevard and Crown Avenue;
thence northeasterly along MacArthur Boulevard to Ford Road; thence
easterly along Ford Road and the boundary line of the City of Newport
Beach; thence southerly and westerly along the boundary line to a point on
the boundary line of Tract No. 6228 seven hundred feet northeasterly of the
southwesterly prolongation of Fifth Avenue; thence northwesterly along the
boundary line of Tract No. 6228 to Marguerite Avenue; thence northeasterly
along Marguerite Avenue to Harbor View Drive and the boundary line of
Tract No. 7967, also known as Jasmine Creek; thence following said boundary
line of Tract No. 7967 northeasterly and northwesterly to Crown Avenue;
thence following Crown Avenue northwesterly to the point of beginning.
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