HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-11-18_GPLCP_Approved_MinutesCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
GENERAL PLAN/LCP IMPLEMENTATION
COMMITTEE
ACTION MINUTES
Action Minutes of the General Plan/LCP Implementation Committee held at the City Council
Chambers, City of Newport Beach, on Wednesday, November 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:
Mark Cross
Larry Frapwell
William Guidero
Ian Harrison
X Brion Jeannette
Don Krotee
Todd Schooler
Kevin Weeda
Dennis Wood
Staff Reoresentatives:
X
Sharon Wood, Assistant City Manager
E
David Lepo, Planning Director
E
City Attorney
X
James Campbell, Principal 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 for September 30, 2009.
Action: Committee approved draft minutes as corrected — strike "Vote —
Consensus" under public comments on non -agenda items.
Vote: Consensus
2. Agenda Item No. 2 — Draft Zoning Code Review — A. Submerged Area Memo, B. Oral
Update on other Code Tasks:
Action: The Committee reviewed the Memo and provided the following action
and suggestions:
■ Maintain existing Code regarding submerged areas
• Verify that the City Attorney has no comments
■ Provide consistent definitions and cross reference with
Municipal Code and Local Coastal Plan and General Plan
Action: Staff provided an update on residential building envelope
comparisons with sketches by Brion Jeannette and an update on
Canyon regulations. The Committee provided the following
suggestions:
• Overall the sketches appear to display that building bulk would
be reduced with more open space, even though there would
be a small increase in square footage allowance with the
proposed residential regulations
• Majority of the Committee agrees with general direction of
Draft Code to eliminate the FAR calculation for single -and two-
family residential properties
• For clarity, staff will provide a matrix spreadsheet of typical lot
sizes comparing square footage outcomes with existing and
proposed residential regulations
• Chairman Selich announced that Staff has drafted an
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance to be included in the Title 19
Subdivision Code
Public Comment on this item:
• Mary McCarthy. 300 Poppy Avenue is concerned with the
height and bulk of residences on the Canyon as they decrease
views to the ocean. She feels that development regulations for
properties abutting the Canyon on Hazel Drive should be
revised to have similar height restrictions to Ocean Boulevard
which do not allow building heights to exceed existing curb
heights.
3. Agenda Item No. 3 — Items for Future Agenda
The next meeting is on December 16th and the following are tentative items for
the agenda: traffic fair share fee, matrix displaying typical lot sizes and
comparing square footage outcomes with existing and proposed residential
regulations, and possible policy questions for the city attorney.
Vote: Consensus
4. Agenda Item No. 4 — Public Comments on non -agenda items
Cora Newman of Government Solutions asked for a timeline on the availability
of the next Draft. Staff explained the goal for the next draft is tentatively
February 1, 2010; however, it will depend on comments that need to be
addressed from the City Attorney.
5. Agenda Item No. 5 — Adjourn
Meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m.