HomeMy WebLinkAbout88-76 - Circulation Element Master PlanRESOLUTION NO. 88-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
BEACH ADVISING THE ARTERIAL HIGHWAY FINANCING PROGRAM
ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT AN AMENDMENT TO THE CIRCULATION
ELEMENT MASTER PLAN OF STREETS AND HIGHWAYS HAS BEEN
ADOPTED AND REQUESTING THE COUNTY OF ORANGE TO MODIFY ITS
MASTER PLAN OF ARTERIAL HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE CITY TO
CONFORM TO THE CITY'S MASTER PLAN
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WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach is a participant in the Orange
County Arterial Highway Financing program; and
WHEREAS, the County of Orange Arterial Highway Financing Program
Procedure Manual requires that each city which intends to participate in said
program adopt a resolution by July 1 of each year, informing the Advisory
Committee as to whether or not changes have been made to the Arterial Highway
Master Plan within said city and to request that said changes, if any, be
adopted into the County Arterial Highway Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, Title 13, Streets, Sidewalks and Public Property, and Title
19 Subdivisions of the Newport Beach Municipal Code protects the ultimate
arterial highway right of way; and
WHEREAS, the Circulation Element of the City's General Plan provides
for the limitation of access to the arterial highway system; and
highways.
WHEREAS, the County has recently reclassified the following arterial
1. Irvine Avenue, University Drive to Bristol Street -- Primary to
Major (modified)
2. Campus Drive, Bristol Street to MacArthur Boulevard -- Secondary
to Major (modified); and
WHEREAS, the County has requested the City to take action to cause
these changes to be made to the City's Circulation Element- Master Plan of
Streets and Highways; and
WHEREAS, the City is conducting a traffic study and holding public
hearings to adequately evaluate impacts to the circulation system prior to
making a determination regarding these changes to the City's Circulation
Element- Master Plan of Streets and Highways; and
WHEREAS, by General Plan Amendment 86 -2(A) adopted July 14, 1986 and
General Plan Amendment 87 -1(E) adopted September 28, 1987, the City of Newport
Beach adopted amendments to the Circulation Element of the City's General Plan
which revised the Master Plan of Streets and Highways, thereby requiring changes
to the County Master Plan of Arterial Highways; said changes are as follows:
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GPA #86 -2(A)
Reclassify the portion of MacArthur Boulevard between Ford Road and
State Route 73 as a "Major- Modified" arterial; 8 -lanes divided.
GPA #87 -1(E)
. Delete the MacArthur Boulevard /Avocado Avenue one -way couplet,
designate MacArthur Boulevard from Coast Highway to Ford Road as a
Major arterial 6 -lanes divided and Avocado between Coast Highway and
San Miguel Drive as a Secondary 4 -lanes divided.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Newport Beach hereby requests the Arterial Highway Financing Program Advisory
Committee to take certain action to cause the inclusion of said changes in the
Orange County Master Plan of Arterial Highways, in order that said changes may
be included in the Orange County Arterial Highway Financing Program.
ADOPTED this July 25, 1988
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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