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General Plan/LCP Implementation Committee Minutes
[)ate: June 3O,2O13
Location: Newport Beach Civic Center —1— ' Center Drive
Corona del Mar Me8U0Q Room — Bay E - Room 1O18
Members Present: Selich, Council Member (Chair)
Rush Hill, Pro Tern
Nancy Gardner, Council Mbe
Michael Toerge, Planning Commission Chair
Fred Ameri, Planning Commission Secretary
Members Absent: Bradley Hillgren, Planning Commission Vice Chair
Staff: Kimberly Brandt, Community DDirector
Brenda VVisnesk,Deputy Community Development Director
Patrick Alford, Planning Manager
Dan CaRlpBgnolQ.Systems and Administration Manager
Leonie Mulvihill, Assistant City Attorney
Public: Dorothy Kraus
James Mosher
Philip Bettencourt
Tom, Mathews
Mike Mohler
1) CALL MEETING TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at3:30pm.
Members of the Committee, staff, and members of the public introduced themselves.
:2) ROLL CALL
Planning Commission Vice Chair Hi||gnanwas absent, Mayor Pro Tern Hill arrived late.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes ofthe May 2A.2013meeting were approved aoamended.
5) CURRENT BUSINESS
A. Coastal Zone Mapping.
Systems and Administration Manager Dan Campagno|n gave e presentation on how the Coastal Zone boundary was
established, how it was interpreted by City staff in the past, how it in now being interpreted by Coastal Commission staff;
and the areas where the two lines conflict.
In response to a question from Chair Edward Be|ich, Mr. Campegno|o explained the Coastal Commission nen adjust the
inland Coastal Zone boundary up to 100 yards landward and up to 200 yards seaward to avoid bisecting parcels or to
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conform to natural or manmade features. A discussion ensued on how the Coastal Zone boundary should be adjusted.
Chair Selich directed staff to prepare a map with recommended boundary adjustments, staff was further directed to
investigate possible boundary adjustments in Mariner's Mile and Corona del Mar.
B. Follow -upon Draft Implementation Plan Administrative Chapters,
Planning Manager Patrick Alford provided additional information to questions on administrative chapters raised at the
previous meeting:
1: Regarding the level of specificity needed for land use regulations and discretionary permits, Mr. Alford stated that
after further investigation, he believed that references to Zoning Codediscretionary permits could be left out of the
Implementation Plan.
2. Regarding reasonable accommodations, Mr. Alford stated that most implementation plans do not provide for
reasonable accommodations. He recommended not including such provisions in the Implementation Plan as it
would present issues with the Coastal Commission. Assistant City Attorney Mulvihill commented that it remained
to be seen whether the Coastal Commission would challenge the City's obligations to comply with state and
federal law,
3. Regarding special events that may require a coastal development permit, Mr. Alford stated that the Parks and
Senior Services reported that there were no regularly reoccurring special events that meet the criteria, however,
he felt that there may be some events at the Newport Dunes beach that could require a permit because
admission is charged.
A discussion ensued on events held at the Newport Dunes and whether they restrict access to the beach.
4. Regarding the coastal development permit required findings, Mr. Alford stated that after taking another look at
other communities' findings, he determined that the proposed findings were adequate; he added that they could
be made more specific if desired and, cited examples from the City of Malibu.
5. 'Regarding coastal development permit exemptions, Mr. Alford provided: clarification on exemptions for single-
family dwellings, time-share conversions, maintenance dredging, and the repair and maintenance of piling.
6. Regarding public notice requirements, Mr. Alford reported that the Code of Regulations only requires notice to
property owners and residents.
A discussion ensued on whether non-residential occupants should be notified as well. Staff was directed to limit
notice to property owners and residents.
7. Regarding appeals of emergency coastal development permits to the Coastal Commission, Mr. Alford said the
City is required to report emergency permits to the Coastal Commission, but this was for informational purposes
only.
C. Newport Coast LCP
Mr. Alford stated that the General Plan amendment to transfer un -built, entitled hotel rooms in Newport Coast
elsewhere in the City will also require an amendment to the Newport, Coast LCP and the City LCP. He explained that
the Coastal Commission staff may insist that the Newport Coast LCP be updated. Deputy Community Development
Director Brenda Wisneski added that she spoke to Coastal Commission staff about simply adopting the County's
document with minor changes to reflect the appropriate jurisdiction, she said that they had "concerns" about this
approach.
A discussion ensued regarding the timing of the LCP certification, the General Plan Update, and the amendments to
the respective LCPs. Chair Selich directed staff to prepare a flow chart with a timeline for these projects.
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6) COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE
AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR REPORT (NON -DISCUSSION ITEM)
Council Member Nancy Gardner requested that the Committee meet at an earlier time due to conflicts with other
meetings. The Committee agreed to reschedule future meetings to 12:30 p.m.
Chair Selich announced that he will ask the City Council to amend the Committee charter to add an at -large member so
that former Planning Commission Chair Michael Toerge could remain on the Committee.
7) PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mr. James Mosher commented that the meeting did not appear on the City's calendar. Mr. Campagnolo responded that
the error had been corrected.
8) ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m.