April 23, 2024
Agenda Item No. 11
NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2024
REGULAR MEETING – 6:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENTS
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REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES
CONSENT ITEMS
ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF MARCH 7, 2024
Recommended Action: Approve and file
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
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ITEM NO. 2 THE RESIDENCES AT AIRPORT VILLAGE (PA2023-0223) Site Location: 4540, 4570, 4600, and 4630 Campus Drive, and 4525, 4533, and 4647 MacArthur Boulevard Summary:
The applicant is requesting approval for the demolition of seven commercial buildings and surface parking and the construction of 444 for-rent residential units atop an 806-space parking structure (Project). The following approvals are requested to implement the project as proposed:
Major Site Development Review (SDR): An SDR in accordance with the Newport Airport Village Planned Community (PC-60) and Section 20.52.80 (Site Development Reviews) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC), for the construction of the Project; Affordable Housing Implementation Plan (AHIP): A plan specifying how the Project would meet the City’s affordable housing requirements, in exchange for a request of 35% increase in density. The applicant seeks two development standard waivers related to the overall residential project density range and private open space for each residential unit, and a development concession related to the mix of affordable units pursuant to Chapter 20.32 (Density Bonus) of the NBMC and Government Code Section 65915 (Density Bonus Law); and Tentative Parcel Map: A tentative parcel map to consolidate five lots into one 6.44- gross acre (6.16-net acre) parcel, pursuant to Chapter 19.12 (Tentative Map Review) of the NBMC.
Recommended Actions:
Conduct a public hearing;
Find that all potential environmental effects for the Project have been adequately addressed in the previously adopted Newport Airport Village Environmental Impact Report Addendum No. 3, and the City of Newport Beach intends to use said document for the approval of the Project; and Adopt Resolution No. PC2024-005 approving Major Site Development Review, Affordable Housing Implementation Plan, and Tentative Parcel Map for the Residences at Airport Village Project located at 4540, 4570, 4600, and 4630 Campus Drive, and 4525, 4533, and 4647 MacArthur Boulevard (PA2023-0223).
ITEM NO. 3 HOUSING ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM AMENDMENTS (PA2022-0245) Site Location: Citywide
Summary:
As required by state law, the City adopted the 6th Cycle Housing Element for the 2021-2029 planning period (Housing Element) on September 13, 2022, which was certified by the California Department of Housing and Community Development on October 5, 2022.
To implement the Housing Element, the Planning Commission will consider a recommendation to the City Council of the amendments and actions described below which must take effect by the statutory deadline of February 2025:
General Plan Amendment. Amend the General Plan Land Use Element to support housing production in the focus areas identified by the Housing Element; Zoning Code Amendment. Amend Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) to implement the Land Use Element's policy changes by allowing housing development through new Housing Opportunity (HO) Overlay Zoning Districts, establish appropriate development standards, and create objective design and development standards for multi-unit residential and mixed-use development projects; and Local Coastal Program Amendment. Amend the Newport Beach Coastal Land Use Plan and Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) of the NBMC to include new Housing Opportunity (HO) Overlay Coastal Zoning Districts to support housing production in the focus areas identified by the Housing Element within the Coastal Zone.
Recommended Action:
Conduct a public hearing; and
Adopt Resolution No. PC2024-006 recommending City Council certify the Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) identified by State Clearinghouse Number (SCH No.) 2023060699, including the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), and approve the Housing Element Implementation Program Amendments all collectively referred to as “PA2022-0245”.
STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS
ITEM NO. 4 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
ITEM NO. 5 REPORT BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OR REQUEST FOR MATTERS WHICH A PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM NO. 6 REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES
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