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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-02-18_GPLCP_Approved_MinutesCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH GENERAL PLAN/LCP IMPLEMENTAION COMMITTEE ACTION MINUTES Action Minutes of the General Plan/LCP Implementation Committee held at the City Council Chambers, City of Newport Beach, on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Members Present: X Ed Selich, Mayor, Chairman X Leslie Daigle, Council Member X Don Webb, Council Member X Barry Eaton, Planning Commissioner X Robert Hawkins, Planning Commissioner X Michael Toer e, Planning Commissioner Advisory Grouo Members Present: Staff Reoresentatives: X Mark Cross Larry Frapwell X William Guidero X Ian Harrison X Brion Jeannette X Don Krotee X Todd Schooler Kevin Weeda Dennis Wood Staff Reoresentatives: X Sharon Wood, Assistant City Manager David Lepo, Planning Director X Aaron Harp, City Attorney X James Campbell, Senior Planner X GreggRamirez, Senior Planner X Melinda Whelan, Assistant Planner E = Excused Absence Committee Actions 1. Agenda Item No. 1 —Approval of minutes as corrected of January 28, 2008. Action: Committee approved draft minutes. Vote: Consensus 2. Agenda Item No. 2 — CLUP Amendment Progress Report Action Report: • California Coastal Commission (CCC) approved the City's Land Use Plan (CLUP) amendment application on February 5, 2009 • included a provision to allow timeshares under certain operational rules that will be included in the future Implementation Plan • Commission also rejected their staffs position related to the method of lower-cost accommodation mitigation and accepted the City's alternative policy; however, they modified it such that any in -lieu funds collected must be used for lower-cost accommodations rather than the more flexible provision requested and did not include any provision for "oversight" of the use of in -lieu funds • Coastal staff will be updating the policy language and findings to implement the Commission's action and the final package will be considered by the Commission at one of their next meetings • Principal Planner Jim Campbell, with the assistance of the City Attorney's office, will participate and monitor the effort to ensure that the Commission's action is carried forth as intended and the revised language will go back to the Coastal Commission for final review in April and the City Council by summer 3. Agenda Item No. 3. — Draft Zoning Code Review Action: The Committee began with the first item A. Development on Bluffs and Canyons and proceeded through the remaining items, B. Environmental Study Area (ESA) Regulations and C. Parking — Eating and Drinking Establishments. The Committee and Advisory Members discussed and directed staff to: • bring back oblique photos and aerial exhibits of development areas and provide additional geographic specificity clarifying Pacific Drive, East Ocean Boulevard, Kings Road, Kings Place and Cliff Drive to assist in establishing and presenting proposed methodology for bluff and canyon setbacks (consider creating two setback lines — one for primary structures and one for accessory structures and improvements) • delete subsection 8. Other Areas. under Section on Development on or Abutting Bluffs and Canyons • consider revising subsection D. Modification of development areas 1.a. and 2.a. to provide language that is more general regarding measuring slope stability and refer engineering to Building Department • investigate the possibility of having the City provide a master biological study for all ESA areas throughout the City and re- look at entire ESA section to verify that the draft regulations do not duplicate regulations of other agencies, bring -back revised ESA section • delete subsection 8. Subdivisions. Under Section on Environmental Study Areas • re -look at how the parking regulations for eating and drinking establishments and related outdoor dining are written so they are internally consistent The public provided the following comments: • allow review authority to review E. under Section on Development on or abutting Bluffs and Canyons • received clarification from staff that 13' for Irvine Terrace properties was appropriate for the single-family homes • clarification on Pacific Drive bluffs and bluffs adjacent to Mariners Mile and Newport Heights Vote: Consensus 4. Agenda Item No. 3 — Items for future agenda Action: LY _731111 01 re MW 5. Agenda Item No. 5. - Committee Meeting Schedule — Set Dates Action: Provide schedule to Committee and tentatively set next meeting for March 4th Vote: None 6. Agenda Item No. 6 - Public Comments on non -agenda items None Meeting Adjourned 6:30 p.m.