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HomeMy WebLinkAboutreso2019-43RESOLUTION NO. 2019-43 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 20 ENTITLED "PLANNING AND ZONING" AND TITLE 21 ENTITLED "LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PLAN" OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO MASSING OF THREE STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR SMALL BEACH COTTAGES (PA2019-070) WHEREAS, Newport Beach Municipal Code ("NBMC") Section 20.66.020 provides that the City Council of the City of Newport Beach ("City Council") may initiate an amendment to NBMC Title 20 with or without a recommendation from the Planning Commission; WHEREAS, City Council Policy K-1 entitled "General Plan and Local Coastal Program" requires amendments to the City of Newport Beach certified Local Coastal Program codified in NBMC Title 21 to be initiated by the City Council; WHEREAS, the City Council desires to modify regulations related to third story residential building massing and provide flexibility in certain development standards that may allow more improvements to smaller beach cottages; and WHEREAS, in order to implement the aforementioned modifications, amendments to Title 15, Title 20 and Title 21 are required. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as follows: Section 1: The City Council hereby initiates amendments to NBMC Title 20 Planning and Zoning" and Title 21 "Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan" to modify regulations relating to nonconforming structures, nonconforming parking, off- street parking spaces required, residential development standards and design criteria and associated definitions of specialized terms and phrases. Modifications to Title 15 may be implemented as authorized by the NBMC. Resolution No. 2019-43 Page 2of2 Section 2: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 3: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are incorporated into the substantive portion of this resolution. Section 4: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is categorically exempt pursuant to Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, of the California Code of Regulations, Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies) Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"). Section 15262 exempts projects involving feasibility or planning studies for possible future actions which the agency, board, or commission has not approved or adopted. Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting this resolution. ADOPTED this 14T" day of May, 2019. Diane B. Dixon Mayor ATTEST: i Leilani I. Brown City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AarorA,C. Harp City Ayorney STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH } I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 2019-43 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City. Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 14th day of May, 2019; and the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Member Brad Avery, Council Member Joy Brenner, Council Member Duffy Duffield, Council Member Jeff Herdman, Council Member Kevin Muldoon, Mayor Pro Tem Will O'Neill, Mayor Diane Dixon NAYS: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said City this 151h day of May, 2019. 4N Leilani I. Brown , City Clerk Newport Beach, California