HomeMy WebLinkAbout00 - Insider's GuideInsider's Guide for the Newport Beach City Council Meeting on February 9, 2021
Our next City Council meeting is Tuesday, February 9. Items that may be of interest are highlighted
below. The entire agenda, and all reports, can be viewed here.
There will be a Study Session at 4 p.m.:
• The City's Community Development Department will present the current status of the General
Plan Housing Element update process, with a discussion on housing site locations such as
existing office, hotel, and light industrial sites, accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and more. The
City has been hosting virtual workshops for the past several months to gather community input
on updates to the Housing Element, focused on accommodating state mandates for additional
housing unit development during the next decade.
The Regular Meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. The following are items of note:
Public Hearings:
• The Council will hear public input on proposed amendments to the Local Coastal
Implementation Plan that relate to the Balboa Village Parking Management Overlay District and
Plan. The proposed action includes placing the Balboa Village Parking Management Overlay
District and Plan, first adopted by the Council as a City ordinance in 2015, into the Local Coastal
Implementation Plan. The amendment was approved by the California Coastal Commission in
September, with suggested modifications. The Balboa Village parking plan is designed to 5
protect the pedestrian -oriented, traditional storefront character of Balboa Village while
ensuring sufficient parking to meet the needs of businesses, residents and visitors. The
amendment addresses commercial parking requirements, employee parking, parking
restrictions, alternative transportation and more. The amendment also clarifies the process for
establishing future parking management overlay districts in Newport Beach.
• A scheduled public hearing on a Local Costal Program Amendment regarding restrictions to
short-term lodging on Newport Island has been removed from the agenda. City staff is
requesting additional time to consider concerns raised by California Coastal Commission staff
and make any necessary revisions to the amendment. City staff will bring the item back to a
future City Council meeting for consideration.