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HomeMy WebLinkAbout93-44 - Local Coastal Program Amendment 31RESOLUTION No. 93-44 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 31 TO THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM LAND USE PLAN FOR UPPER NEWPORT BAY REGIONAL PARK (LCP AMENDMENT NO. 31) • WHEREAS, the Coastal Act of 1976 requires the City of Newport Beach to prepare a local coastal program; and WHEREAS, as part of the development and implementation of the Coastal Act, the City established a Local Coastal Program Advisory Committee, which held 29 public meetings to develop the goals, objectives and policies of the City's Local Coastal Program; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Newport Beach considered the Local Coastal Program, Land Use Plan at nine public hearings prior to recommending approval and adoption to the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach also held nine public hearings on the Local Coastal Program, Land Use Plan prior to adoption; and WHEREAS, two public hearings were held by the California Coastal Commission in conjunction with the certification of the Newport Beach Local Coastal Program, Land Use Plan; and WHEREAS, said Land Use Plan sets forth the objectives and supporting policies which serve as a guide for the future development in the coastal zone in the City of Newport Beach; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has held a duly noticed public hearing to consider this amendment to the Local Coastal Program, Land Use Plan; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, in considering this amendment to the Local Coastal Program, determined that this amendment is consistent with all of the stated goals and policies of the California Coastal Act, the City of Newport Beach General Plan, • and the City's Local Coastal Program, Land Use Plan, and recommended its adoption by the City Council; and LCP No. 31 Resolution Page 1 WHEREAS, Final EIR No. 525 has been prepared by the County of Orange as Lead Agency for the proposed project as required by the California Environmental Quality Act. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City • of Newport Beach, in its capacity as a Responsible Agency under CEQA, has provided comments to the County of Orange regarding Draft EIR No. 525, and has reviewed and considered the environmental effects of the proposed project as well as reasonable alternatives to the project as described in the Final EIR prior to making a decision to approve the project. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Newport Beach hereby adopts Amendment No. 31 to the Newport Beach Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan to increase the development allocation within the Westbay Parcel of Upper Newport Bay Planned Community from 8,000 square feet to 10,000 square feet and clarify the hours of public park access as shown in Exhibit 1 attached hereto. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council has exercised its independent judgement in reviewing the project's potential environmental effects and in deciding to approve the project. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there are no feasible mitigation measures or alternatives within the jurisdiction of the City Council that would substantially lessen or avoid any significant environmental effects of the project that have not been incorporated into the project. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the findings for a Responsible Agency required by CEQA Guidelines Section 15096(h) have been adopted by the City Council by separate resolution. • LCP No. 31 Resolution Page 2 ADOPTED this 14th day of June , 1993. ATTEST: A". ° City Clerk Exhibit 1: Revised Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan Text F.\ ... \UNBRP\CC-M0.LCP C LCP No. 31 Resolution Page 3 190 as is REVISED LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM LAND USE PLAN TEXT LCP AMENDMENT NO. 31 Westbay Area • 3. Westbay. The Westbay site is bounded by Irvine Avenue, University Drive the Ci boundary along the easterly extension of the Mesa Drive alignment and Upper Newport Bay. The site is designated for Recreational and Environmental Open Space, and may be used for regional park facilities, passive open space or interpretive facilities related to the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve or the on -site cultural resources. Structures on this site shall not exceed 8;000 10.000 sq. ft. Any development of this site shall be sited and designated to adequately protect and buffer the environmentally sensitive area(s) on this site. A public bikeway /walkway is shown for the Westbay site, but careful consideration shall be given at the time it is developed to the environmentally sensitive nature of the site in locating the accessway. Any development which occurs shall be located in order to preserve sensitive habitat areas located on the site. Views from Irvine Avenue shall be maximized. In addition. the normal hours of park operation specified in the Count's General Development Plan and Resource Management Plan for Upper Newport Bay Regional Park shall not be interpreted so as to prohibit visitors from using park trails at other times when the park is not staffed C J LCP No. 31 Resolution Page 4