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HomeMy WebLinkAbout96-18 - Approving an Amendment to Title 20 of the Municipal Code so as to Allow the Planning Commission or the City Council to Modify Development and Operational Regulations for Time-Share ProjectsORDINANCE 96 -18 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO TITLE 20 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE SO AS TO ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION OR THE CITY COUNCIL TO MODIFY DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONAL • REGULATIONS FOR TEVIE -SHARE PROJECTS WHEREAS, Section 20.76.050 of Chapter 20.76 of Title 20 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code establishes five development and operational regulations for time- share projects; and WHEREAS, it may be necessary for the Planning Commission, or the City Council on appeal or call up, to modify any of the five development and operational regulations in Section 20.76.050 if it is found that the regulation modified or waived is not necessary to achieve the purpose and intent of the chapter; and WHEREAS, on April 18, 1996, the Planning Commission of the City of Newport Beach held a public hearing regarding Amendment No. 845 and recommended approval of said amendment; and WHEREAS, on May 28, 1996, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach held a public hearing regarding Amendment No. 845; and is WHEREAS, the public was duly noticed of the public hearings; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, it has been determined that the proposed amendment is categorically exempt under Class 5, minor alterations in land use limitations. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: Section 20.76.050 of Chapter 20.76 of Title 20 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code shall be amended to read as follows: 20.76.050 DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONAL REGULATIONS. 1. Property Development Regulations. Time -share projects shall comply with the property development regulations for the zoning • district in which it is located. 2. Conversion of Existing Dwelling Units Prohibited. The conversion of existing residential dwelling units into time -share units shall be prohibited. 3. Minimum Number of Units. Each time -share project shall have a minimum of one hundred (100) time -share units. Time -share projects consisting of less than one hundred units, but developed or converted in conjunction with a resort hotel complex of three hundred rooms (300) or more shall be considered to be in conformance with this requirement. • 4. Parkins. Parking shall be provided at a ratio of 1.2 spaces per unit, plus 1 per 50 square feet of banquet seating or meeting area. 5. Required Amenities. Time -share projects shall be developed with substantial recreational amenities. Such amenities include, but are not limited to, golf courses, tennis courts, and swimming pools. 6. Modification or Waiver. The Planning Commission, or the City Council on appeal or call for review, may modify or waive any of the development and operational regulations contained in this section if strict compliance with the regulations is determined to be unnecessary to achieve the purpose and intent of this chapter. SECTION 2: The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of this Ordinance. This Ordinance shall be published once in the official newspaper of the City, and the same shall become 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 May 13, 1996, and adopted on the 28th day of May 1996, by the following vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCIL MEMBERS HEDGES, DEBAY, GLOVER, NOES, COUNCIL MEMBERS NONE ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBERS NONE MAYOR • ATTEST: CI Y CIJ9RK 2