HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-07-16_LUEAAC Agenda Meeting PacketCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
LAND USE ELEMENT AMENDMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA
Newport Beach Central Library
Friends Room
1000 Avocado Avenue
Tuesday July 16, 2013
3:30 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Committee Members
Ed Selich, Councilmember (Chair)
Nancy Gardner, Council Member
Kory Kramer, Planning Commissioner
Larry Tucker, Planning Commissioner
Craig Batley, At -Large
Michael Melby, At -Large
Patricia Moore, At -Large
Jim Walker, At -Large
Paul Watkins, At -Large
1)
a. Committee Logistics and Protocols
i. Roles and Responsibilities
ii. Brown Act requirements
2) PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Staff Members
Kim Brandt, Community Development Director
Brenda Wisneski Deputy Community Development Director
Gregg Ramirez, Senior Planner
Tony Brine, Traffic Engineer
Woodie Tescher, The Planning Center (consultant)
3) WORK PROGRAM & PROJECT SCHEDULE (Attachment 1)
4) DISCUSSION OF PROJECT SCOPE
a. Areas of potential change
b. Work Program analyses — traffic and economic
c. Preliminary Traffic Analyses
Recommended Action: 1) Confirm information needs
2) Identify other areas for possible change
5) PUBLIC COMMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE (Attachment 2)
6) PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON - AGENDA ITEMS
7) ADJOURNMENT —Next Meeting August 6, 2013 at 3:30pm
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City of Newport Beach LAND USE ELEMENT AMENDMENT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORK PLAN AND DRAFT AGENDAS
July 8, 2013
The following presents an overview of the schedule, topics, and anticipated actions for the meetings of the City of
Newport Beach General Plan Land Use Amendment Advisory Committee. The content for the meetings may be
modified in response to the deliberations and needs expressed by the Committee during the performance of the
work plan.
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July 16,
Introductions
Confirm information
2013
Project objectives -- modification of development capacities
needed to support
and policy revisions
decisions for capacity
• Work program and project schedule /deadlines
revisions
Committee logistics and protocols
Identification of other
• Roles and responsibilities
possible locations for
• Brown Act requirements
revised land uses
• Meeting schedule
Other public outreach and engagement activities
Presentation /discussion
• Preliminary areas of change for development capacity
(review City - prepared maps and identify other possible
Locations)
• Scope of work program analyses: Traffic and economic
• Preliminary traffic analyses (possible increments of
growth to achieve no net increase in trip generation;
trip rates by land use type)
• Public comments
Confirm next meeting objectives and agenda
August 6,
Preliminary traffic analysis of staff - identified land use
Committee recommendations
2013
revisions
for land use changes for
Property owner /developer requests for modification of land
further study (Round 1)
use designations
Discussion: Review /modify potential locations for
modification of land use types/ capacities
Public comments
• Confirm next meeting objectives and agenda
August 20,
Traffic analyses of Round 1 recommended land use changes
Committee recommendations
2013
Revise land use capacity recommendations in consideration
for land use changes for
of traffic analyses
further study (Round 2)
Public comments
• Confirm next meeting objectives and agenda
September
Economic analyses of Round 2 recommended land use
Committee recommendations
3, 2013
changes
for land use changes for
Revise land use capacity recommendations in consideration
further study (Round 3)
of economic analyses
Public comments
• Confirm next meeting objectives and agenda
September
Finalize land use recommendations
Final Committee land use
17, 2013
Public comments
recommendations
Confirm next meeting objectives and agenda
October 1,
Review EIR Project Description
Recommendations for Project
2013
Review EIR work scope and schedule
Description revisions
Public comments
Confirm next meeting objectives and agenda
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November 5,
Confirm LUE sections requiring goal and policy
Recommendations for scope
2013
revisions /amendments based on land use capacity
and "directions" for revised
recommendations
goals and policies
"Brainstorm" directions for policy revisions
Public comments
Confirm next meeting objectives and agenda
December 3,
Review and comment on draft amended goals and policies
Recommendations for goal and
2013 or
Public comments
policy revisions
January 7,
Confirm next meeting objectives and agenda
2014
January 7 or
Review final LUE amendments and draft SEIR
February 4,
Public comments
2014
Confirm next meeting objectives and agenda
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TRUMARKHOMES
June 18, 2013
Rush Hill
Mayor Pro Tern
City of Newport Beach
100 Civic Center Drive
Newport Beach, Calif. 92660
Dear Mr. Hill:
On behalf of Trumark Homes, I am pleased to be writing this letter to present to you our proposed Fairway
Villas project in Santa Ana Heights. Trumark has a history of producing innovative, attractive, quality urban
residential developments, and we are excited to be able to partner with the City of Newport Beach in
redeveloping a prime location in the north end of the community. In order to accomplish this goal, we
request your consideration of the Fairway Villas property within the City's ongoing General Plan Amendment
(GPA) process.
Fairway Villas would redevelop a 2.3 -acre property at 20122 Santa Ana Avenue, across the street from the
Santa Ana Country Club. The site currently contains a 1960s -era 32 -unit apartment complex. Fairway Villas
would introduce home ownership to the site through 46 cottage townhomes. These townhomes would
feature about 1,700 to 2,000 square feet of living space, 3 to 4 bedrooms, 2 car garages (with side -by -side
spaces), and three -story floorplans. Our project is the ideal form of redevelopment and growth in a city —
replacing dated and underutilized properties on an infill site that has access to existing utilities and
infrastructure and is close to services and mass transportation routes, through privately funded, market- driven
means, without the need for government subsidy. As a for -sale product, our townhomes will foster a stronger
sense of community, pride of ownership, and improved long -term site maintenance. We also hope this
redevelopment activity will serve as an impetus for other local property owners to upgrade their facilities to
the standard expected of Newport Beach communities.
Fairway Villas is ideally located to take advantage of a range of commercial services and public transportation,
all within walking distance. Fairway Villas will help revitalize this corner of Santa Ana Heights with an
increased population to patronize local businesses and improvements to the project's frontage. Such
improvements would include powerline undergrounding along roughly 375 feet of Santa Ana Avenue, and
the planting of street trees and other decorative landscaping along the front setback and parkway. Future
residents along Santa Ana Avenue will enjoy expansive views of the Santa Ana Country Club. The project
would use careful planning to increase the density of the site while being sensitive to compatibility and
privacy with adjacent homes and enhancing the visual appearance of both the parcel and Santa Ana Avenue.
Additionally, the project would increase property tax revenue for Newport Beach, both from the site itself
due to new development as well as from a broader enhancement in the area's housing stock and aesthetics.
Our project is supportive of the Newport Beach General Plan's goals and policies. For example:
Policy LU 3.2 encourages the City to "enhance existing neighborhoods, districts, and corridors,
allowing for re -use and infill with uses that are complementary in type, form, scale, and character.
Fairway Villas General Plan Amendment Initiation Request
6/17/13 Page 2
Changes in use and /or density /intensity should be considered only in those areas that are
economically underperforming [...] ".
Ourproject would deary result in an enhancement to the existing land use of the area, while remaining largely
consistent with local development. The requested increase in density is both consistent with other areas in Santa Ana
Heights, and necessary due to the existing inecient use of land on the site.
• Policy LU 6.2.1 requires the City to "accommodate a diversity of residential units that meets the
needs of Newport Beach's population and fair share of regional needs in accordance with the Land
Use Plan's designations, applicable density standards, design and development policies, and the
adopted Housing Element"
The prglect would result in a net increase of 14 townbomes, thereby helping the City meet its State- mandated housing
requirements and reducing the burden on other neighborhoods to provide such bousing.
• Policy LU 6.2.3 calls on the City to "encourage the development of residential units that are
affordable for those employed in the City."
Ourproposal for townhomes in the 1,700- to 2,000 - square foot range creates an attainable housing type, meeting the
needs of Newport Beach's middle- income workforce without the need for any subsidy or formal enforcement mechanism.
We have completed a preliminary review of the site's land use designations, and based on this understanding
have developed the following request to initiate a GPA. The current General Plan designation of the site is
RM (Multiple Residential). The site is zoned RMF (Residential Multiple - Family) within SP -7, the Santa Ana
Heights Specific Plan. Both the General Plan and zoning designation permit a density of up to about 14
dwelling units per acre (du /ac). In order to achieve the target density for the project, we request a GPA to
increase the site's permitted density to 20 du /ac within the existing RM land use district. This designation is
consistent and compatible with other areas in Santa Ana Heights, were the permitted density within the RM
district is as high as 43 du /ac along much of Santa Ana Avenue.
A zone change will also be required to modify the RMF zoning district to RMF (2000), thereby reducing the
minimum lot area per unit from the current 3,000 square feet to 2,000 square feet. A similar zoning is already
in effect in a substantial portion of Santa Ana Heights, northwest of the Mesa Drive /Irvine Avenue
intersection.
We appreciate your consideration of this General Plan Amendment initiation request. We look forward to
discussing this project with you, other members of the City Council, and City staff. Please feel free to contact
me at any time at rmaples@trumarkco.com or 949 - 999 -9807.
Sincerely,
Randall Maples
Land Acquisition Manager
Trumark Homes