HomeMy WebLinkAboutS19 - General Plan Update Final Traffic Analysis• CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. s19
October 10, 2006
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: City Manager's Office
Sharon Wood, Assistant City Manager
949 - 644 -3222, swood @city.newport- beach.ca.us
SUBJECT: Results of Final Traffic Analysis of General Plan Update
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file.
• DISCUSSION:
During public hearings on the General Plan, the Planning Commission and City Council
made numerous changes to the land use plan, which resulted in fewer average daily
trips than the project evaluated in the environmental impact report (EIR), as well as
fewer trips than projected at buildout of the 1988 General Plan. The work program for
the General Plan update included a final run of the traffic model, based on the land use
plan approved by the City Council.
The final traffic analysis is now complete. It shows that average daily trip generation at
buildout of the updated General Plan approved by the City Council on July 25, 2006,
would be 935,244. This represents a reduction of 60,864 trips from the project
evaluated in the EIR, and a reduction of 30,467 trips from the existing General Plan. In
July, we estimated the reduction from the existing General Plan to be 28,920.
As noted in the Traffic Study and EIR, the most important measure of traffic impact is
how well intersections perform. The final traffic analysis shows that land use changes
made during public hearings resulted in more intersections performing at level of service
(LOS) "D" or better. For the project analyzed in the EIR, three intersections within
Newport Beach and five intersections in the Airport Area that are shared with Irvine
were projected to operate at LOS "E" at buildout. The project approved by the City
Council reduces that number to two (compared with six under existing conditions and 18
•with buildout of the existing General Plan). All of the Airport Area intersections are
projected to operate at LOS "D" or.better. In addition, Coast Highway and Dover Drive,
which the EIR showed as operating at LOS "D" during the morning peak hour and LOS
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"E" during the evening peak hour, is now projected to operate at LOS "C° and "D,"
respectively.
Environmental Review:
This agenda item only provides additional information, which shows that the
environmental impacts of the General Plan as approved by the City Council on July 25,
2006, are less than reported in the EIR. No City Council action is recommended, and
no further environmental review is required.
Public Notice:
This item was noticed through posting of the City Council agenda.
Submitted by:
Sharon Wood
Assistant City Manager •
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s concise summary, on one sheet. of the Sea. Ft. and units proposed for the General Plan
Update, hu:luding rdrsidardial. dyorea , lroteelhrrotsi roorms, etc. ? I could not find
nundmors in the big General Plan book, but 1 did find Table 3-3 in the EK which is a
great, underst ndabls table competing existing Sq. Ft., W Caen. Plan Sq. Ft, and
Proposed Gen. Ian Sq. Ft. This table seems Willy evrre4 except for
Citywide Residential. Newport CentrriFashion Island, and the Airport Area If ire
feasible to update the table, It could provide the voters a current,
understandable explanation of what is In the proposed General Plan.
If you go to the City web aim and click on General Pan Update and then slime on Land
Use, you find Hurt the Airport Area is proposed to have 2,200 housing units (not the
4,300 listed in Table 3-3), and N you scroll down to Newport Centar/Fashion island you
find the current proposal Is for 65 new hotel rooms (not 250 in Table 3-3) and 405 now
housing units (not the 600 in Table 3.3). Also, I m aware that Gregg Ramiriz has
mollified the number of proposed hotalimoter rooms to 5,642 (from 6,549). Friends of
mine have gone to the Ubrary and reviewed the General Plan, but they're not aware it
rani Tirol. So It Table 3.3 were updated, or a new summary provided. the voters world
have a much better idea what they are voting for in November. Can you give us some
help?
Another perplexing number thing is that the ballot language for measure V references
that non- residental development square footage Is being reduced by 449,494 Sq. Ft,
Yet the "Preamble to the General Pan" autos that new commercial, office, and
Industrial space is being reduced by 1.45 million Sq. Ft 1, along with some others are
having a problem reconciling these numbers.
kbpehlly, we can get some help in understanding what we are voting for. Thankyou.
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Chapter 9 Text Changes
Office (sf)
Existing
12,616,827
453,530
266,270
3,592,080
5,513,429
0
22,920
1 305,540
8
97,740
8
Current GP
14,576,930
784,280
466,190
3,635,670
5,873,012
235,600
89,260
375,390
1,191
147,020
Proposed
12,867,500
1,025,865
294,725
3,675,670
4,911,197
0
12,000
80,656
1,369
185,696
292
Residential (du)
Commercial (s1)
Existing
MFR
21,477
2,472
188
245
0
0
178
8
292
8
Current GP
Existing
SFR(A
18,702
108
820
50,000
217,340
0
1,191
257
384
lug
Total Units
40,179
2,580
1,008
245
0
0
1,369
265
292
392
Current
MFR
30,159
2,649
188
245
0
2,510
242
8
293
8
an
GP
SFR(A)
19,570
98
837
225
1,190
352
584
Total Units
49,719
1,747
1,015
145
0
1,735
1,431
360
293
592
OM
MFR
33,992
3,542
625
845
4,300
687
512
823
361
244
Proposed
SFR(A)
20,402
98
837
688
1,196
291
579
Total Units
54,394
3,640
1,462
845
4,300
1 1,375
1,708
1,114
3B1
823
Commercial (s1)
Existing
5,539,388
72,170
633,950
1,556,320
665,019
0
203,360
643,020
35,350
48,700
iALW
Current GP
7,412,132
72,170
779,800
1,861,980
871,500
50,000
217,340
1 669,110
50,030
66,380
Proposed
7,685,030
50,910
853,208
1,986,980
880,620
75,000
192,503
1 745,320
57,935
92,848
Visitor Serving (hotel-motel rooms)
Existing
3,365
678,530
177
925
974
0
34
41
90
23
Current GP
5,676
1,191,722
�nLl
1,110
984
0
34
41
90
53
Proposed
6,549
837,270
204
1 1,175
1,213
75
265
240
90 1
53,
Industrial (sq
Existing
1,569,229
678,530
508,759
0
58,950
300
Current GP
2,234,242
1,191,722
551,930
164,400
0
0
Proposed
1,163,460
837,270
0
0
0
0
City of Newport Beach General Plan Update EIR 9.3