HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-7 - Repealing the Existing CalTrans West Planned Community Text and Changing the Zoning Designation of the CalTrans West Site from Planned Community to Open Space-Active (Code Amendment No. 2006-001)ORDINANCE NO. 2006 -7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH REPEALING THE EXISTING CALTRANS
WEST PLANNED COMMUNITY TEXT AND CHANGING THE
ZONING DESIGNATION OF THE CALTRANS WEST SITE
FROM PLANNED COMMUNITY TO OPEN SPACE - ACTIVE
(CODE AMENDMENT NO. 2006 -001).
WHEREAS, the City Council initiated an amendment to the General Plan (GPI
2006 -001) on January 24, 2006, to change the land use designation of the site, known as
CalTrans West, located at the northwest corner of the intersection of West Coast Highway
and Superior Avenue, from Single Family Attached to Recreational & Environmental Open
Space, and a Code Amendment repealing the existing Planned Community text and to
change the zoning designation to Open Space- Active; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission on February 9, 2006, held noticed public
meeting regarding the proposed General Plan Amendment, and related Local Coastal
Program Amendment and Code Amendment. At the conclusion of the meeting, the
Planning Commission voted 6 -0 to recommend approval of the amendments to the City
Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council on February 9, 2006, held noticed public meeting
regarding this Code Amendment; and
WHEREAS, this site is located within the West Newport area, which is identified in
the Recreation and Open Space Element of the General Plan as Service Area 1, which is
currently deficient by 21.6 park acres and projected to be deficient by 27.8 park acres by
the year 2010. The proposed amendment will ensure 14.25 acres to be developed for park
and open space purposes, which assists the City in providing additional acreage for park
purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City's preferred land use for the site is parklopen space active
recreational use, as identified by the Land Use Element and the Recreation & Open Space
Element; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan Amendment to change the land use designation from
Single Family Attached to Recreational & Environmental Open Space has been approved by
the City Council and will clearly set forth the City's goal for the site to be used for public
recreational uses; and
WHEREAS, for consistency with the approved General Plan Amendment, a Code
Amendment is required to repeal the CalTrans West Planned Community text and change
the zoning designation of the site to Open Space- Active (OS -A) ; and
WHEREAS, This project has been reviewed, and it has been determined that the
proposed action qualifies for an exemption under the general rule contained in Section
15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. The general
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rule applies where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity
in question may have a significant effect on the environment and no development is
authorized by this action; and
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Repeal Ordinance No. 83 -20 and Resolution No. 95 -11 which
established the existing CalTrans West Planned Community Development Regulations.
SECTION 2: Adopt Code Amendment No. 2006 -001 changing the zoning
designation of the CalTrans West site from Planned Community (PC) to Open Space -
Active (OS -A).
SECTION 3: Title 20 (Zoning Code) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code shall be
amended to revise Districting Map No. 46 of Part VII (Districting Maps) as illustrated in
Exhibit A. All other provisions of the Title 20 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code shall
remain unchanged.
SECTION 4: The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of
this Ordinance. This Ordinance shall be published once in the official newspaper of the
City, and the same shall become effective thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption.
This Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Newport Beach held on February 14, 2006, and adopted on the 28th day of February,
2006, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES; Curry, Selich, Rosansky, Ridgeway, Daigle,
Nichols, Mayor Webb
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } as.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, LaVonne M. Harkless, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing
ordinance, being Ordinance No. 2006 -7 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by the
City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 28th day
of February 2006, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes: Curry, Selich, Rosansky, Ridgeway, Daigle, Nichols, Mayor Webb
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the
official seal of said City this Ist day of March 2006.
(Seal)
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City Clerk
City of Newport Beach, California
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, LAVONNE M. HARKLESS, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby
certify that Ordinance No. 2006 -7 has been duly and regularly published according to law and the
order of the City Council of said City and that same was so published in The Daily Pilot, a daily
newspaper of general circulation on the following date, to wit: March 4, 2006.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this-?Odl day of ®lam°
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City Clerk
City of Newport Beach, California