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HomeMy WebLinkAbout91-58 - General Plan Amendment 89-2A Land Use ElementRESOLUTION NO. 91 -58 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AMENDING THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE NEWPORT BEACH GENERAL PLAN REDESIGNATING PROPERTIES NORTHWEST OF THE ADOPTED ALIGNMENT FOR BIRCH STREET /MESA DRIVE IN SANTA ANA HEIGHTS, FROM SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED TO • ADMINISTRATIVE, PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL. ALSO TO ESTABLISH FLOOR AREA LIMITS CONSISTENT WITH THE BUSINESS PARK USES IN THE SANTA ANA HEIGHTS SPECIFIC PLAN [GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 89 -2 (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 Santa Ana Heights area were to establish land uses that were consistent with the County of Orange Santa Ana Heights Specific Plan; and WHEREAS, the Land Use Element designates the sites for Single Family Detached Residential land use, with one dwelling unit for each lot; and • WHEREAS, the adopted alignment for Birch Street /Mesa Drive will isolate the site from the other residential land uses in the area; and WHEREAS, the proposed changes in land use from Single Family Detached to Administrative, Professional and Financial Commercial would reflect surrounding land uses; and WHEREAS, the proposed changes in land use regulation are consistent with the existing County of Orange Santa Ana Heights Specific Plan; 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 that all significant environmental concerns for the proposed project have been addressed in a • previously certified environmental document, (EIR 508A), and that the City of Newport Beach intends to use said document for the above noted project, and further that there are no additional reasonable alternative or mitigation measures that should be considered in conjunction with said project; 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 shown in Exhibit No. 1 and as follows: Page 60 ESTIMATED GROWTH FOR STATISTICAL AREA d6 Residential (in du's) Commercial (in sq.ft.) Existing Gen.Plan Projected Existing Gen.Plan Projected 1/1/87 Projection Growth 1/1/87 Projection Growth 1. Irvine Avenue 6 -0- (6) 136,084 202,276 66,192 2. Santa Ana Heights 442 313 029j 351,816 4,144,991 993,175 309 (133) 1,170,205 818,389 3. Bayview 233 233 -0- 599,660 987,500 387,840 TOTAL 681 546 (135) 1,087,560 A334,-i6= 1,24720 7 2,359,981 1,272,421 Population 1,348 f269� 1,072 (276) ADOPTED this loth day of June , 1991. • ATTEST: i sEE\ ... NAMENDS \gpa89- z(a).m • ayor