HomeMy WebLinkAbout14 - Newport Airport Village Planned Community Development Plan (PA2014-225) - CorrespondenceReceived After Agenda Printed
September 8, 2020
Item No. 14
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Please find attached our letter of support for Agenda Item #14, Newport Airport Village.
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September 8, 2020
Mayor Will O'Neill
City of Newport Beach
100 Civic Center Drive
Newport Beach CA 92625
Re: Agenda Item 14 - Newport Airport Village SUPPORT
Dear Mayor and Newport Beach City Council,
People for Housing OC
P.O. Box 6942
Fullerton, CA 92834
PeopleForHousi ng.org
OCYimby.org
People for Housing Orange County is a Chapter of YIMBY Action Network, a 501 (c) 4 that works to build
welcoming communities where everyone can thrive. We are the voice of Orange County residents who
understand and appreciate that the only way to keep Orange County strong is to build additional
housing to support the needs of our residents.
We have reviewed the proposal for Newport Airport Village and believe that this is an ideal housing
project for the City of Newport Beach and one which the City Council should support. As the Council is
aware, SCAG has issued the RHNA and Newport Beach will be required by the State to plan for housing
in the City. With this project you have a 10 -acre site which was previously supported by the City Council
for housing in 2014. This project is the exact type of project that the City Council should be approving.
The biggest benefit of the project is new housing, including affordable housing, which has numerous
benefits to the City of Newport Beach. The project also will contribute to the City through the public
benefit fee, park fee, and public safety fee. In general, these fees leveraged on new housing
development make housing more expensive and saddle new residents with the cost of city services.
Nevertheless, we support the project overall and urge your support.
Only by working to approve good projects like Newport Airport Village will the City of Newport Beach be
able to comply with State Housing mandates. This project will be a great step in that direction.
Respectfully yours,
Co -Founder & Executive Director