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NEWPORT BEACH
City Council Staff Report
October 9, 2018
Agenda Item No. 4
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Seimone Jurjis, Community Development Director - 949-644-3232,
sjurjis@newportbeachca.gov
PREPARED BY: Patrick J. Alford, Planning Program Manager,
palford _newportbeachca.gov
PHONE: 949-644-3235
TITLE: Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2018-16, Amending
Title 21, Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan
ABSTRACT:
The attached ordinance was considered and introduced at the September 25, 2018, City
Council meeting. The ordinance would amend the City's certified Local Coastal Program
to incorporate land use and property regulations adopted by the City after submission of
the LCP to the Coastal Commission and to clarify LCP administrative procedures.
RECOMMENDATION:
a) Find the action statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15265(a)(1) of the California Code of Regulations, Title
14, and Chapter 3 of the Coastal Act. Section 15265(a)(1), which exempts local
governments from the requirements of preparing an environmental impact report or
otherwise complying with CEQA in connection with the adoption of a Local Coastal
Program; and
b) Conduct second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2018-16, An Ordinance of the City
Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Amending Title 21 of the Newport
Beach Municipal Code to approve Local Coastal Program Amendment No. LC2017-
002, as Modified by the California Coastal Commission (PA2017-047).
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
There is no fiscal impact related to this item.
DISCUSSION
Background
On September 12, 2017, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2017-56 authorizing
the submittal of the amendment to the Coastal Commission. On July 11, 2018, the Coastal
Commission approved Local Coastal Program Amendment No. LC2017-002.
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October 9, 2018
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This item is the final adoption of the ordinance amending Title 21 of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code to approve LC2017-002.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Pursuant to the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality
Act ("CEQA"), LCP Amendment No. LC2017-002 is statutorily exempt from CEQA
pursuant to Section 15265(a)(1) of the California Code of Regulations, Title 14, and
Chapter 3 of the Coastal Act. Section 15265(a)(1), which exempts local governments from
the requirements of preparing an environmental impact report or otherwise complying
with CEQA in connection with the adoption of a Local Coastal Program.
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of
the meeting at which the City Council considers the item).
ATTACHMENT:
Attachment A — Ordinance No. 2018-16
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Attachment A
Ordinance No. 2018-16
ORDINANCE NO. 2018-16
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 21 OF THE
NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO APPROVE LOCAL
COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT NO. LC2017-002, AS
MODIFIED BY THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION
(PA2017-047)
WHEREAS, Section 30500 of the Public Resources Code requires each county and city
to prepare a local coastal program ("LCP") for that portion of the coastal zone within its
jurisdiction;
WHEREAS, the California Coastal Commission ("Coastal Commission") effectively
certified the City of Newport Beach ("City") LCP on January 13, 2017, and the City assumed
coastal development permit -issuing authority on January 30, 2017;
WHEREAS, LCP Amendment No. LC2017-002 is necessary to address issues that
have arisen since the LCP was certified, incorporate land use and property regulations adopted
by the City after submission of the LCP to the Coastal Commission and to clarify LCP
administrative procedures;
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by the Planning Commission of the City of
Newport Beach on May 4, 2017, in the Council Chambers located at 100 Civic Center Drive,
Newport Beach, California. A notice of time, place and purpose of the public hearing was given
in accordance with the Newport Beach Municipal Code ("NBMC") and Section 13515 of the
California Code of Regulations. Evidence, both written and oral, was presented to, and
considered by, the Planning Commission at this public hearing. At the conclusion of the public
hearing, the Planning Commission voted (5 ayes, 0 noes, 2 absent) to adopt Planning
Commission Resolution No. 2055, recommending City Council approval of LCP Amendment
No. LC2017-002;
WHEREAS, public hearings were held by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach
(City Council) on July 11, 2017, and on September 12, 2017, in the Council Chambers located
at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, California. A notice of time, place and purpose of
the public hearing was given in accordance with the NBMC and Section 13515 of the California
Code of Regulations. Evidence, both written and oral, was presented to, and considered by,
the City Council at this public hearing;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13515 of the California Code of Regulations, review drafts
of LCP Amendment No. LC2017-002 were made available and a notice of the availability was
distributed a minimum of six weeks prior the City Council public hearing;
WHEREAS, on September 12, 2017, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2017-56
authorizing the submittal of LCP Amendment No. LC2017-002 to the Coastal Commission;
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2017-56 specified that LCP Amendment No. LC2017-002
shall not become effective until approval by the Coastal Commission and adoption, including any
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modifications suggested by the Coastal Commission, by resolution(s) and/or ordinance(s) of the
City Council;
WHEREAS, at the July 11, 2018, Coastal Commission hearing in Scotts Valley, California,
the Coastal Commission approved, with modifications, LCP Amendment Request No. 3-17 (LCP-
5-NPB-17-0053-1), which included portions of LCP Amendment No. LC2017-002; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on September 25, 2018, in the Council Chambers
located at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach. A notice of time, place and purpose of the
hearing was given in accordance with the NBMC and California Public Resources Code Section
30503. Evidence, both written and oral, was presented to, and considered by, the City Council at
this hearing.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach hereby ordains as
follows:
Section 1: The recitals provided above are true and correct and are incorporated into
the operative part of this ordinance.
Section 2: Pursuant to the authority and criteria contained in the California
Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), LCP Amendment No. LC2017-002 is statutorily exempt
from CEQA pursuant to Section 15265(a)(1) of the California Code of Regulations, Title 14,
and Chapter 3 of the Coastal Act. Section 15265(a)(1), which exempts local governments from
the requirements of preparing an environmental impact report or otherwise complying with
CEQA in connection with the adoption of a Local Coastal Program.
Section 3: The LCP, including LCP Amendment No. LC2017-002, will be carried out fully
in conformity with the California Coastal Act.
Section 4: The City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, hereby amends Title
21 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code to adopt LCP Amendment No. LC2017-002 with Coastal
Commission's suggested modifications, as attached in Exhibit A, and incorporated herein by
reference.
Section 5: The City Council hereby authorizes City staff to submit this ordinance for
determination by the Executive Director of the Coastal Commission that this action is legally
adequate to satisfy the specific requirements of Coastal Commission's July 12, 2018 action on
LCP Amendment Request No. 3-17 (LCP-5-NPB-17-0053-1).
Section 6: This ordinance shall not become effective for thirty days and until the
Executive Director of the Coastal Commission certifies that this ordinance complies with the
Coastal Commission's July 12, 2018 action on LCP Amendment Request No. 3-17 (LCP-5-NPB-
17-0053-1).
Section 7: The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of this
ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the ordinance, or a summary thereof, to be published
pursuant to City Charter Section 414.
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Section 8: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is,
for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or
constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that
it would have passed this ordinance, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or
phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 9: Except as specifically modified in this ordinance, all other sentences,
paragraphs, subsections, sections, chapters, and titles of the NBMC shall remain unchanged
and in effect.
Section 10: This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Newport Beach, California, held on 25th day of September, 2018, and adopted on the 9th
day of October, 2018, by the following vote to -wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEMBERS
NOES, COUNCILMEMBERS
ABSENT COUNCILMEMBERS
MARSHALL "DUFFY" DUFFIELD, MAYOR
ATTEST:
LEILANI BROWN, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
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AARON C. HARP, CITY ATTORNEY
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EXHIBIT A
LCP Amendment No. LC2017-002
1. Amend N BMC Section 21.26.055 to add Section 21.26.055(V) to read as follows, with all other
provisions of NBMC Section 21.26.055 remaining unchanged:
V. Lido Villas (PC -59)
1. Lot Size: 52,099 square feet (1.2 acres)
2. Density/Intensity Limit: twenty-three (23) dwelling units.
3. Setbacks.
a. Via Lido: 9 feet (first floor); 4 feet, 5 inches (second floor);
b. Via Malaga: 7 feet, 3 inches (first floor); 6 feet, 6 inches (second floor);
c. Via Oporto: 6 feet (first floor); 3 feet (second floor); and
d. North Interior Property Line: 5 feet.
4. Height: Thirty-five (35) feet.
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Lido Villas (PC -59)
TABLE 21.26-14
ALLOWED USES
A Allowed
- Not Allowed*
Land Use
See Part 7 of this Implementation Plan for
land use definitions.
PC -59
Specific Use Regulations
See Chapter 21.12 for unlisted uses.
Residential Uses
Home Occupations
A
Multi -Unit Dwellings
A
Visitor Accommodations, Residential
Short -Term Lodging
A
Utilities, Minor
A
Wireless Telecommunication Facilities
A
Chapter 21.49
Accessory Structures and Uses
A
Personal Property Sales
A
Special Events
A
Temporary Uses
A
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2. Amend NBMC Section 21.30.075(B)(4)(b) to read as follows:
b. Landscaped areas shall be maintained in a healthy and growing condition and shall
receive regular pruning, fertilizing, mowing and trimming. Lawn areas shall be exempt from
the healthy and growing condition provision when the City Council has declared a Level
Three water supply shortage and all lawn, landscape, and other vegetated areas shall be
exempt from the healthy and growing condition requirement when the City Council has
declared a Level Four water supply shortage.
3. Amend Table 21.50-1 of NBMC Section 21.50.020 to read as follows, with all other provisions
of NBMC Section 21.50.020 remaining unchanged:
TABLE 21.50-1
REVIEW AUTHORITY
Lido Villas (PC -59)
TABLE 21.26-10
Type of Action
ALLOWED USES
A Allowed
— Not Allowed'
Land Use
See Part 7 of this Implementation Plan for
Cha ter/Section
Chapter/Section
Director
land use definitions.
PC -59
Specific Use Regulations
See Chapter 21.12 for unlisted uses.
Coastal
Uses Not Listed. Land uses that are not listed in the table above,
or are not shown in a particular coastal zoning district, are not
allowed, except as provided by Chapter 21.12 (Interpretation of
Implementation Plan Provisions).
2. Amend NBMC Section 21.30.075(B)(4)(b) to read as follows:
b. Landscaped areas shall be maintained in a healthy and growing condition and shall
receive regular pruning, fertilizing, mowing and trimming. Lawn areas shall be exempt from
the healthy and growing condition provision when the City Council has declared a Level
Three water supply shortage and all lawn, landscape, and other vegetated areas shall be
exempt from the healthy and growing condition requirement when the City Council has
declared a Level Four water supply shortage.
3. Amend Table 21.50-1 of NBMC Section 21.50.020 to read as follows, with all other provisions
of NBMC Section 21.50.020 remaining unchanged:
TABLE 21.50-1
REVIEW AUTHORITY
Role of Review Authority (1)
Type of Action
Applicable Code
Cha ter/Section
Chapter/Section
Director
ZoningHarbor
Resources
Commission
Council
Coastal
Administrator
Manager
(2)
Commission
Administrative and Legislative
Interpretations
Section 21,12.020
Determnation
Appeal
Appeal
Appeal (8)
LCP Amendments
Recommend
Decision
Decision (h)
Approvals in
Concept
Section 21.52.015
Determination
Determination
Appeal
Appeal
(3)
(5)
Waiver for De
Minimis
Section 21.52.055
Determination
(g)
Development
(9)
Permits and Approvals
Coastal
Development
Section 21.52.015
Decision (6)
Appeal
Appeal
Decision (7)
Appeal pPeal ( 2 )
Emergency
Coastal
Development
Section 21.52.025
Decision (3)
Appeal
Appeal
Permits
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Role of Review Authority (1)
Applicable Code
Type of Action Harbor
Chapter/Section Zoning Council Coastal
Director Administrator Resources Commission (2) Commission
Manager
Notes:
(1) 'Recommend" means that the Commission makes a recommendation to the Council; "Determination" and "Decision"
mean that the review authority makes the final determination or decision on the matter; "Appeal' means that the review
authority may consider and decide upon appeals to the decision of a previous decision-making body, in compliance with
Chapter 21.64 (Appeals and Calls for Review).
(2) The Council is the final review authority for all applications in the City. A decision by the City on a Coastal Development
Permit application within the appeal areas depicted on the Permit and Appeal Jurisdiction Map or a project that
constitutes a major public works project or energy facility may be appealed to the Coastal Commission in compliance
with Chapter 21.64 (Appeals and Calls for Review).
(3) The Director or Zoning Administrator may defer action and refer the request to the Commission for consideration and
final action.
(4) The California Coastal Commission is the final decision making authority on amendments to the Local Coastal Program.
See Chapter 21.66 (Amendments).
(5) For development located on tidelands or submerged lands that did not involve a discretionary action authorized by this
Implementation Plan where the authority is specifically assigned to the Council, Commission, Director, or Zoning
Administrator.
(6) If the project also requires another discretionary approval (e.g., conditional use permit, variance, etc.), then the applicable
review authority shall be the authority for the other discretionary approval.
(7) All development on tidelands, submerged lands, and public trust lands as described in California Public Resources Code
Section 30519(b) and in deferred certification areas designated by the Local Coastal Program shall require a permit
issued by the Coastal Commission in accordance with procedures specified by the Coastal Commission, in addition to
other permits or approvals required by the City.
(8) Appeal procedure for interpretations shall only apply to interpretations made by the Director on the determination of
whether a development is categorically excluded, exempt, non -appealable or appealable to the Coastal Commission
according to the dispute resolution process in compliance with Section 21.50.050(B).
(9) A waiver shall not take effect until after the Director makes his/her report to the City Council. If two members of the City
Council so request, such issuance shall not be effective and, instead, the application for a coastal development permit
shall be processed in accordance with the coastal development permit provisions of Chapter 21.52 (Coastal
Development Permit Review Procedures).
4. Amend NBMC Section 21.52.015(H) to read as follows:
H. Notice of Final Action. Within seven calendar days of the date of the City's final local
action on an exemption or coastal development permit application and meeting the
requirements of Title 14 California Code of Regulations section 13570, a notice of its final
action shall be sent, by first class mail, to the applicant, the Coastal Commission, and any
persons who specifically request such notice by submitting a self-addressed, stamped
envelope to the City. Such notice shall be accompanied by a copy of the exemption, denial,
or coastal development permit approval with conditions of approval and written findings and
the procedures for appeal of the action to the Coastal Commission.
5. Amend NBMC Section 21.52.035(C)(4)(c) to read as follows:
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c. Any repair or maintenance to facilities or structures or work located in an environmentally
sensitive habitat area, or any sand area, within fifty (50) feet of the edge of a coastal bluff
or environmentally sensitive habitat area; or within twenty (20) feet of any coastal waters
and streams that include:
i. The placement or removal, whether temporary or permanent, of riprap, rocks, sand or
other beach materials or any other forms of solid materials;
ii. The presence, whether temporary or permanent, of mechanized equipment or
construction materials, except that the use of such equipment solely for routine beach
cleaning and park maintenance shall not require a coastal development permit;
iii. All repair and maintenance activities governed by subsection (C)(4) shall be subject
to the permit regulations promulgated pursuant to the Coastal Act, including but not limited
to the regulations governing administrative and emergency permits. The provisions of
subsection (C)(4) shall not be applicable to those activities specifically in the document
entitled Repair, Maintenance and Utility Hookups, adopted by the Commission on
September 5,1978 unless a proposed activity will have a risk of substantial adverse impact
on public access, environmentally sensitive habitat area, wetlands, or public views to the
ocean.
6. Amend NBMC Section 21.52.035(C)(4) to add the following:
d. Unless destroyed by disaster, the replacement of fifty (50) percent or more of a single -unit
residence, seawall, revetment, bluff retaining wall, breakwater, groin or any other structure is
not repair and maintenance under California Public Resources Code Section 30610(d) but
instead constitutes a replacement structure requiring a coastal development permit.
7. Amend NBMC Section 21.52.055 to add the following:
F. Report to the City Council. The Director shall report to the City Council at its next
available public meeting those projects for which waivers are proposed, with sufficient
description to give notice of the proposed development to the City Council. A list of waivers
issued by the Director shall be available for public inspection at the public counter of the
Department and at the City Council meeting during which any waivers are reported. A
waiver shall not take effect until after the Director makes his/her report to the City Council.
If two members of the City Council so request, such issuance shall not be effective and,
instead, the application for a coastal development permit shall be processed in accordance
with the coastal development permit provisions of this chapter.
8. Amend NBMC Chapter 21.62 to add Section 21.62.050 to read as follows:
Section 21.62.050 Public Hearing Waiver for Minor Development.
A. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide a process, in accordance with Section
30624.9 of the Coastal Act, through which the public hearing requirement may be waived for
certain minor developments that require coastal development permits.
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B. Minor Development Defined. For purposes of this section, "minor development" means a
development that the Director determines satisfies all of the following requirements:
Is consistent with the certified Local Coastal Program;
2. Requires no discretionary approvals other than a coastal development permit; and
3. Has no adverse effect either individually or cumulatively on coastal resources or
public access to the shoreline or along the coast.
C. Procedure. The Director may waive the requirement for a public hearing on a Coastal
Development Permit application for a minor development, if all of the following occur:
Notice is mailed or delivered to all persons and agencies required to be notified
under Section 21.62.020(6)(2). The notice shall contain all of the information
required in Section 21.62.020(A). In addition, the notice of waiver of public hearing
for the pending application shall contain all the following:
a. A statement that a public hearing will be held upon the request of any
person provided that such request is received by the Department within
fifteen (15) working days from the date of sending the notice; and
b. For proposed development within the appealable area, a statement that
failure by a person to submit a request for a public hearing may result in
the loss of that person's ability to appeal to the Coastal Commission any
action taken by the City on a coastal development permit application in
this matter.
2. No request for public hearing is received by the Department within fifteen (15)
working days from the date of sending the notice pursuant to subsection (1) of this
section.
3. Upon receipt of a request for a hearing, the Department shall schedule the matter
for a public hearing and issue notice of such hearing consistent with the provisions
of this Chapter.
9. Amend NBMC Section 21.64.020(A) to read as follows:
A. Director. Interpretations of the Director may be appealed or called for review to the
Planning Commission, with the exception of waivers for de minimis development, which are
reported to the City Council pursuant to Section 21.52.055(E).
10. Amend NBMC Section 21.64.035(C)(2) to read as follows:
2. An appeal of a City decision was filed by two members of the Coastal Commission in
compliance with Public Resources Code Section 30625. Notice of a Coastal
Commissioner's appeal shall be transmitted to the City in compliance with Title 14 California
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Code of Regulations Section 13111(d). The Director may transmit the Commissioner appeal
to the local appellate body (which considers appeals from the local body that rendered the
final decisions subject to the Commissioner appeal), and the Commissioners' appeal may
be suspended pending a decision on the merits by that local appellate body. If the final
action by an appellate body modifies or reverses the previous decision, the Coastal
Commissioners shall be required to file a new appeal from that decision.
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