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HomeMy WebLinkAbout93-73 - General Plan Amendment 93-2D Land Use ElementRESOLUTION NO. 93 -73 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ADOPTING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 93 -2(D) AMENDING THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE NEWPORT BEACH GENERAL PLAN, SO AS TO INCREASE THE DEVELOPMENT • ALLOCATION FOR STATISTICAL AREA NO. L,1 BY 3,805 SQUARE FEET TO 1,284,134 SQUARE FEET. [GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 93 -2(D)] 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, and floor area ratio ordinance; 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, 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 proposed project is compatible with the existing land uses within the neighborhood; and WHEREAS, the circulation system will not be significantly impacted by the proposed project; and WHEREAS, the City Council has held a duly noticed public hearing on this amendment to the Newport Beach General Plan; and WHEREAS, in conjunction with the consideration of the above referenced amendment to the General Plan, the City has prepared an Initial Study pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act for this action. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that based upon the information contained in the Initial Study, comments received, and all related documents, there is no substantial evidence that the project, as conditioned, could have a significant effect on the • environment, therefore a Negative Declaration has been prepared. The Negative Declaration adequately addresses the potential environmental impacts of the project, and satisfies all the requirements of CEQA, and is therefore approved. The facts and findings relied upon in making the determination are contained in the public record. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgement of the City Council and was reviewed and considered prior to approval of the project. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach that General Plan Amendment 93 -2(D), consisting of an amendment to the Land Use Element of the General Plan, is approved as follows; "That the development allocation and policy statements for Statistical Area No. Lrl be amended for property located at Block 600 - Financial Plaza Newport Center in Newport Beach so as to increase the development allocation by 3,805 square feet to 1,284,134 square feet of commercial development." ADOPTED this 25th day of October , 1993. ATTEST: . n' CITY CLERK ����\