HomeMy WebLinkAbout20 - Status of Implementation - Fletcher Jones Action PlanaEW PART CITY OF NEWF -.4T BEACH
o° COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
u Ii PLANNING DEPARTMENT
3300 NEWPORT BOULEVARD
NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92658
(714) 644-3200; FAX (714) 644-3250
PROJECT:
SUGGESTED
ACTION:
Hearing ate:
Agenda Item No.:
Staff Person:
REPORT TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
Status of Implementation
Fletcher Jones Lights Action Plan
March 9, 1998
20
Sharon Z. Wood
(714) 644-3232
BY THE CITY COUNCIE..
CITY CSF NEWPORT BERG
MAR - 9 I:
Begin the 30 -day review period for actions required of
Fletcher Jones Motorcars
Schedule evaluation of lighting improvements and
consideration of final certificate of occupancy for
April 13, 1998
The City Council approved an action plan for the lighting issues at Fletcher Jones Motorcars on
February 23, 1998. The Council also directed staff to begin a 30 -day review period after
implementation of all items in the action plan, and to withhold the final certificate of occupancy
until all mitigation measures and conditions of approval are met.
The General Manager of the dealership appeared at the meeting, and requested that the review
period begin upon completion of the items required of Fletcher Jones, and that the final
certificate of occupancy be issued at the end of the review period if the lighting improvements
are found to satisfy the mitigation measures and conditions of approval. He has followed up that
request with the attached letter, which notes that the off-site landscaping is out of Fletcher Jones'
control and should not be a condition of the final certificate of occupancy.
The neighborhood representative appearing at the City Council meeting indicated that the
residents wish the review period to begin after the landscaping is installed, and the final
certificate of occupancy to be held until the complete action plan is implemented and found
satisfactory. This request was followed up with a telephone call to staff emphasizing the
importance of this position to the residential neighbors.
As of February 23, the only outstanding item for which Fletcher Jones is responsible was
modification to the interior lights. Staff has verified that incandescent lights have been installed
to replace the specified metal halide lights, and that the automatic control has been installed to
ensure the change from metal halide to incandescent at dark.
I have continued to work with the landscape architect, and I am confident that a landscape plan
will be prepared by March 27, 1998, as indicated in the action plan. A schedule for installing
irrigation and plant materials is not yet available. The landscape architect has advised that the
types of plants that must be used in the saltwater marsh area are generally available only in
smaller sizes. In addition, she recommends that smaller size plants be used to allow the root
structure to develop and mature, helping to ensure the longevity of the materials. The plants in
this area may require three to five years to develop and fill in.
Because the landscaping will take longer to be installed and, in some cases, to develop and fill in,
because this aspect of the action plan is outside of Fletcher Jones' control, and because Fletcher
Jones has completed all items required of the dealership, staff is now recommending that the 30 -
day review period begin immediately. If the City Council approves this approach, staff will
provide an evaluation of the improvements on April 13, 1998, with a recommendation regarding
issuance of the final certificate of use and occupancy.
SHARON Z. WOOD
Assist nt City Manager
Attachment
Page 2
FLETCHERJONES
j P\ S
February 24, 1998
Mr. evin Murphy
City o Newport Beach
P. O. ox 1768
Newport each, CA 92659-1768
Dear Kevin:
In response to last night's City Council meeting, Fletcher Jones Motorcars would like to propose
that the final mitigating factor, namely the landscaping, which is off-site and, therefore, not within
our control, should be removed from any conditions for the Final Certificate of Occupancy.
Fletcher Jones Motorcars has acted in the spirit of cooperation and good neighborliness and has
met all of the lighting conditions outlined in Sharon Wood's report dated February 20`h. I,
therefore, request that this final mitigating factor be removed at the next council meeting and that
the 30 day review period commence.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Garth Blumenthal
General Manager
cc: Mayor Tom Edwards
cc: City Council Members
J cc: Sharon Wood
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C"ITY OF NEWPORT BEACH-'.
3300 Jamboree Road Newport Beach, California 92660
Sales 714.718.3000 Service 714.718.3200 800.927.3576
Fax 714.718.3100 www.fjmercedes.com
COMPARATIVE LIGHT CHANGES AT FLETCHER JONES MOTORCARS JANUARY-MARCH-�JDL
Eastblufiview 3/4 miles away. (--cable the lights for Bluffs' water --eflectian) L3�1
5:00 a.m. � everyday before sunrise, 1
"RECEIVED AFTER AGENDA
PRINTED;"
WEEKNIGHTS February 9-13 (Monday -Friday open to 9:00 p.m.) March 2-6
5:00-7:15 (reflections off hundreds of cars, walls, and interior. No bushes or
tall trees on Bay View Court or Jamboree to block the reflective lights.)
7:15-10:00?_n,. same reflections.
Old meta]. halide white lights.
February
`10:15 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
February
7:00-10:00 p.m. l.es� intensity.
New ligh' s in interi..or.
March
(every night) 10:15 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
4t(,At A'd Mardh
SATURDAY, and SUNDAY (HOLIDAYS)
(closed at 6:00 p.m.)
NO CONSISTENCY. Just when the lights seemed to get better; ast night during
the Review Period the lights blasted the residen s until 10:15.
The interior lights were off; no one was on the lot, cat t e
exterior lights were blindingly bright when closed after 6:00.
THERE WAS NO DIMMING OF THIS LIGHTS MARCH 8 until 10:15 .m::
Saturday, January 31 inconsistency: Sunday, March 8 another inconsistency:
Residents want to have "good faith" in the dealership's cooperation, but h