HomeMy WebLinkAbout87-146 - General Plan Amendment 87-1E1RESOLUTION NO. 87 -146
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL
PLAN CIRCULATION ELEMENT AND MASTER PLAN OF
STREETS AND HIGHWAYS MAP DELETING THE MAC ARTHUR
BOULEVARD /AVOCADO AVENUE ONE -WAY COUPLET AND
ESTABLISHING MAC ARTHUR BOULEVARD AS A MAJOR
ARTERIAL AND AVOCADO AVENUE BETWEEN COAST HIGHWAY
• AND SAN MIGUEL DRIVE AS A SECONDARY ARTERIAL
[GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 87 -1 (E) (1))
WHEREAS, as part of the development and implementation of
the Newport Beach General Plan the Circulation Element and the
Master Plan of Streets and Highways Map has been prepared; and
WHEREAS, said element of the General Plan sets forth
objectives, supporting policies and planned roadway configurations
to provide an adequate level of traffic service for the development
delineated in the General Plan Land Use Element; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 707 of the Charter of the
City of Newport Beach, the Planning Commission has held a public
hearing to consider certain amendments to the Circulation Element
and the Master Plan of Streets and Highways Map of the Newport
Beach General Plan and has recommended approval of said amendments;
and
WHEREAS, the revised circulation system configuration
provides substantially the capacity as the existing plan; and
WHEREAS, the revised circulation system configuration will
result in improved traffic flow in the vicinity of the improvement
as compared to the existing plan; and
WHEREAS, the projected traffic volumes warrant the
eventual construction of MacArthur Boulevard as a major arterial
roadway; and
WHEREAS, intersections in the vicinity of the improvement
will function at a similar level of service when compared to the
existing plan; and
WHEREAS, the revised circulation system configuration with
alignment of MacArthur Boulevard by approximately fifty (50) feet
to the west of the existing centerline and lowering the grade of
the road by up to thirteen (13) feet will result in an improvement
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in the projected noise levels for residences in the Harbor View
Hills community and generally lower sound attenuation wall
requirements than the existing plan; and
WHEREAS, the revised circulation system configuration will
improve access to vacant sites in the vicinity of the improvement,
• resulting in more flexible site planning for those sites; and
WHEREAS, the revised circulation system configuration will
improve the future site design on the Newport Village site, which
is an important component of the City's affordable housing program;
and
WHEREAS, the proposed circulation phasing program will
result in a construction schedule in the best interests of the
surrounding residents; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach prepared an
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) in conjunction with a previous
consideration of the proposed Circulation System Master Plan
amendment in compliance with the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines, which was certified by
the City Council as adequate and complete on July 14, 1986; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and considered the
information contained in the EIR in making its decision on the
proposed amendment to the Circulation Element and- Master Plan of
Streets and Highways Map of the Newport Beach General Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Newport Beach that amendments to the Circulation Element of
the General Plan and the Master Plan of Streets and Highways map
are hereby amended, with related provisions and requirements as
described herein.
Circulation Element:
1. Revise the Circulation Element and the Master Plan of
Streets and Highways Map to delete the MacArthur
Boulevard /Avocado Avenue Primary Couplet designation;
designate MacArthur Boulevard as a Major Arterial (six
lanes, divided) ; designate Avocado Avenue as a
Secondary Arterial (four lanes, undivided) between
Coast Highway and San Miguel Drive.
2. MacArthur Boulevard between Coast Highway and San
Miguel Drive shall be improved to lower the grade up
to 13 feet, and align the road approximately 50 feet
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west of the existing center line, install necessary
sound walls to mitigate noire, and submit a landscape
plan for review and approval by the City Council.
3. Two outside through lanes in each direction on
MacArthur Boulevard shall be constructed so that
additional lanes constructed, when required by the
City, will occur towards the centerline of the
roadway, between Harbor View Drive and the prolonga-
tion of the centerline of Crown Drive.
4. That prior to the construction of through lanes in
excess of four for MacArthur Boulevard between Harbor
View Drive and a prolongation of the centerline of
Crown Drive, the following criteria, as a minimum,
shall be met:
A. Completion of Pelican Hill Road to Primary Arter-
ial configuration (4 lanes, divided), from Coast
Highway to the interse:cfion of MacArthur Boule-
vard.
B. An average weekday volume -to- capacity ratio of
1.00 on MacArthur Boulevard in the vicinity of
Harbor View Drive. In adopting this criteria
relative to the widening of MacArthur Boulevard,
it is the position of the City Council that a
primary purpose in considering this General Plan
Amendment is the reduction of diversion traffic
through residential streets in Corona del Mar.
It is anticipated that if the average weekday
volume -to- capacity ratio on MacArthur Boulevard
reached 1.00, diversions to local Corona del Mar
streets such as Marguerite Avenue, Poppy Street
and Fifth Avenue would occur.
C. Completion of San Joaquin Hills Road to Primary
Arterial configuration (4 lanes, divided)
easterly of Spyglass Hill Road, and connection to
Pelican Hill Road.
5. A public hearing shall be conducted by the Planning
Commission and the City Council to verify satisfaction
of the criteria and the desirability of the roadway
widening.
6. That funding for this project shall consider the City's
Fair Share Fee program, and /or other possible available
sources.
ADOPTED this 28th
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
day of September 1 1987.
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