HomeMy WebLinkAbout91-19 - General Plan Amendment 90-1(A) Land Use ElementRESOLUTION NO. 91 -19
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AMENDING
THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE NEWPORT BEACH
GENERAL PLAN ESTABLISHING GENERAL PLAN
DWELLING UNIT LIMITS FOR THE DOMINGO DRIVE
AND AMIGOS WAY AREA OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
• BEACH [GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 90 -1 (A)]
WHEREAS, as part of the development and implementation of the Newport
Beach General Plan the Land Use Element has been prepared; and
WHEREAS, said element of the General Plan sets forth objectives, supporting
policies and limitations for development in the City of Newport Beach; and
WHEREAS, said element of the General Plan designates the general
distribution and general location and extent of the uses of land and building intensities in
a number of ways, including residential land use categories and population projections,
commercial floor area limitations, the floor area ratio ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the Land Use and Circulation Elements are correlated as
required by California planning law; and
WHEREAS, the provisions and policies of the Land Use and Circulation
Elements are further implemented by the traffic analysis procedures of the Traffic Phasing
Ordinance and the implementation programs of that Ordinance and the Fair Share Traffic
Contribution Fee Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the original intention of the provisions of the Land Use Element
concerning the Domingo Drive and Amigos Way area were to establish a dwelling unit limit
that was consistent with the existing development; and
WHEREAS, the Land Use Element designates the site for Multi - Family
Residential land use, with one dwelling unit for each 3,101 sq.ft. of buildable lot area; and
WHEREAS, the designation of one dwelling unit for each 3,101 sq.ft. of
buildable lot area is not consistent with the existing development; and
• WHEREAS, the proposed changes in land use regulation is consistent with
the existing land uses in the area; and
WHEREAS, the circulation system will not be significantly impacted by the
proposed project; and
WHEREAS, the project has been reviewed and it has been determined to be
categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Class
5 (minor change in land use limitations), 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 a certain amendment
to the Land Use Element of the Newport Beach General Plan, and recommended approval
of this amendment to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has held a duly noticed public hearing on this
amendment to the Newport Beach General Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Newport Beach that the General Plan is amended as follows:
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"2. Domingo Drive. This area includes all MFR parcels in Tract 5425.
The area is designated for Multi - Family Residential land use. The
area is fully developed and is allocated 225 dwelling units, which
reflects the existing land use."
ADOPTED this 11th day of March 1991.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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