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REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
PROJECT: General Plan Amendment Initiation No. 2002 -004 (PA2002 -134)
129 Agate Avenue
SUMMARY: A request to initiate a General Plan Amendment and an amendment to the
Local Coastal Program to change the land use designation for 3 separate
parcels from Retail & Service Commercial to Two - Family Residential.
ACTION: Recommend that the City Council approve General Plan Amendment
Initiation No. 2002 -004.
LOCATION: West corner of the Agate Avenue and Park Avenue intersection on Balboa
Island.
GENERAL PLAN: Retail & Service Commercial
ZONING
DISTRICT: RSC — R (Retail & Service Commercial with a Residential Overlay)
Introduction and Background
The applicant has requested approval to initiate the amendments listed to change the land use
designation for property on Balboa Island from commercial to residential. The property is
identified as 129 Agate Avenue and is comprised of 3 lots that are 30' wide by 85' deep. The
property fronts on Agate Avenue, is paved with asphalt, and has been in use as a commercial
parking lot for some time.
Proposed Amendment
The request seeks to change the land use designation of the property from Retail & Service
Commercial to Two - Family Residential. The letter of request submitted with the proposal states
that the owner wishes to develop the property with two, 2 -unit condominiums after re- subdividing
the 3 existing lots into 2 that face Agate Avenue. The resulting lots are shown proposed to be 45'
wide and 85' long, fronting on Agate Avenue (Exhibit No. 1). If initiated, the request will also
require an application to amend the Zoning of property from RSC -R to R -1.5.
The proposed subdivision would require consideration of deviations to the minimum residential
lot sizes, however the proposed 2 lots would be larger than other residential parcels on Balboa
Island.
The surrounding land uses are:
Northeast: Residential uses across Park Avenue.
Northwest: Residential uses across the abutting alley.
Southeast: Retail & Service Commercial and Residential uses across Agate Avenue.
Southwest: Commercial hotel use abutting the site and beyond, along both sides of
Agate Avenue, residential and commercial uses.
A Vicinity Map has been prepared to clearly show the property's location and configuration
(Exhibit No. 2). The request should qualify for a Categorical Exemption from the California
Environmental Quality Act.
Recommendation
Should the Planning Commission believe the project worthy of consideration, staff recommends
that the proposed General Plan Amendment Initiation be passed to the City Council with a
favorable recommendation.
Submitted by:
PATRICIA L. TEMPLE
Planning Director
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Exhibits
Letter of request
2. Vicinity map
Prepared by:
TODD M. WEBER
Associate Planner
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Laid; law Schultz,
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410 W. Corot Highway Suite P Newport Beach, California 92663 Telephone: 1.949.645.9982 Fadrrdle: 1.949445.9554 E -mail: leidhwarc@ael.
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Planning Commission
City of Newport Beach
3300 Newport Blvd.
Newport Beach. CA 92658 -8915
RE: Request to initiate a Zone Change for the vacant property @
129, 131 and 133 Agate Avenue, Balboa Island (corner of Park & Agate)
Members of the Commission,
On behalf of the property owner, John Curci, I would like to request the initiation of a
zone change from the current RSC zone to a R1.5 zone for the above referenced
property. The property is currently configured as three 30' wide by 85' deep lots fronting
on Agate Avenue, and its current use is a parking lot. We would like to propose rezoning
and remapping the property down to two 45' wide by 85' deep lots fronting on Agate
Avenue with strictly a residential use. Our desire is to build two residences on each lot
and place a condominium map on each lot. The zone change will remove the
requirement for the percentage of commercial use. This area is clearly a transition zone,
and given the distance from the public walkway at the bay front, we believe that
additional commercial use in this area will only further dilute a struggling existing
commercial bpse. A purely residential use is both typical to the surroundings, a lower
intensity use and viable. We would propose no vehicular access to Agate Avenue,
where one now currently exists. We expect typical residential setbacks to be imposed,
which will leave ample room for landscaping, enhancing the street. We would like this
request for initiation of a zone change to be reviewed at the next planning commission
hearing. We have attached a conceptual site plan showing the existing lot configuration
and the proposed lot configuration. We are available to answer any questions or
address any concerns you may have, and appreciate your attention to this issue.
Sincerely,
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Scott Laidlaw
Laidlaw Schultz Architects
cc: John Curci
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