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General Plan/LCP Implementation Committee Minutes
Gate: July 24, 2013
Location: Newport Beach Civic. Center —100 Civic Center Drive
Newport Coast Meeting Room (Bay E, Second Level, Room 2017)
Members Edward Selich, Council Member (Chair)
Present: Rush Hill, Mayor Pro Tem
Nancy Gardner, Council Member
Fred Ameri; Planning Commission Secretary
Bradley Hillgren, Planning Commission Vice Chair
Michael Toerge, At -Large Member
Members
None
Absent:
staff:
Kimberly Brandt, Community Development Director
Brenda Wisneski, Deputy Community Development
Director
Patrick Alford, Planning Manager
Dan Campagnolo, Systems and Administration
Manager
Leonie Mulvihill, Assistant City Attorney
Public:
James Mosher
Tam Mathews
James Flattum
1) CALF. MEETING TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 12:30 p.m. Members of the Committee, staff, and members of the public introduced
themselves.
2) ROLL CALL
Mayor Pro Tem Hill arrived at 12:35 p.m.
4) APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the June 26, 2013, meeting were approved without amendment.
5) CURRENT BUSINESS
A. Coastal Zone Mapping.
Planning Manager Patrick Alford stated that the Committee directed staff to prepare a map with recommended Coastal
Zone boundary adjustments. Systems and Administration Manager Dan Campagnolo then used Newport Beach
Geographic Information System (GIS) to display a map depicting the Coastal Zone boundary, both as represented in the
City's certified Coastal Land Use Plan and as interpreted by California Coastal Commission (CCC) staff. He then
displayed a "buffer" from the boundary as interpreted by CCC staff to illustrate how the Coastal Zone boundary could be
adjusted by as much as 100 yards inland and 200 yards seaward to avoid bisecting parcels or to conform to natural or
manmade features. He added that the landward adjustment could be increased by as much as 200 yards with the
agreement of the property owner. He then displayed a potential adjusted boundary prepared by staff.
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A discussion then ensued regarding the best approach for presenting a proposed adjusted boundary to CCC staff. The
Committee decided that the City should initially adjust the boundary to the maximum extent allowable and then prioritize
the boundary adjustments following the CCC staff's response.
Following the Coastal Zone boundary east to west, Mr. Campagnolo explained how staff had attempted to adjust the
boundary within the parameters established by the Coastal Act and the California Code of Regulations. The Committee
provided direction to staff on the proposed boundary adjustment. Staff was directed to prepare a revised map for the next
meeting.
Chair Selich returned the discussion back to the boundary along Coast Highway in Corona del Mar. A discussion then
ensued on adjusting the boundary to take the commercial strip on the south side of Coast Highway out of the Coastal
Zone. Chair Selich stated that it would be preferable to have a single set of regulations for that commercial district. Staff
was directed to adjust the proposed boundary to remove the non-residential areas on the south side of Coast Highway in
from Coastal Zone.
Mr. James Mosher asked a question concerning the Coastal Zone boundary near Hazel Drive north of Coast Highway.
He stated that he believed that Coastal Commission could only adjust the Coastal Zone boundary the minimum necessary
to avoid bisecting parcels.
B. Coordination of LCP Amendments.
Mr. Alford went over a flow chart/timeline requested by the Committee. He explained that it depicted the relationship of
the General Plan, LCP, Zoning Code, and Newport Coast Planned Community Development Plan and provided timelines
for both Implementation Plan certification and the Land Use Element General Plan Amendment.
C. Implementation Plan Land Use Chapters
Mr. Alford distributed draft Implementation Plan chapters for residential, commercial, and mixed-use coastal zoning
districts. He briefly went over how these chapters deviate from those in the Zoning Code. He also stated that he hoped to
have the special purposed zoning districts and Santa Ana Heights ready by the next meeting.
6) PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mr. Mosher commented on the passage of Proposition 20 in 1972, the original Coastal Zone boundary, and suggested
that Mariner's Mile and King's Road be included in the Coastal Zone.
7) COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE
AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR REPORT (NON -DISCUSSION ITEM)
The Committee decided not to meet in August. The next meeting will be at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 25,
2013, in the Newport Coast Meeting Room.
8) ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 2:10 p.m.
Edward Selich, Chair