HomeMy WebLinkAboutreso2019-43RESOLUTION NO. 2019-43
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING
AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 20 ENTITLED "PLANNING AND
ZONING" AND TITLE 21 ENTITLED "LOCAL COASTAL
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PLAN" OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO
MASSING OF THREE STORY RESIDENTIAL
STRUCTURES AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR
SMALL BEACH COTTAGES (PA2019-070)
WHEREAS, Newport Beach Municipal Code ("NBMC") Section 20.66.020
provides that the City Council of the City of Newport Beach ("City Council") may initiate
an amendment to NBMC Title 20 with or without a recommendation from the Planning
Commission;
WHEREAS, City Council Policy K-1 entitled "General Plan and Local Coastal
Program" requires amendments to the City of Newport Beach certified Local Coastal
Program codified in NBMC Title 21 to be initiated by the City Council;
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to modify regulations related to third story
residential building massing and provide flexibility in certain development standards
that may allow more improvements to smaller beach cottages; and
WHEREAS, in order to implement the aforementioned modifications,
amendments to Title 15, Title 20 and Title 21 are required.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council hereby initiates amendments to NBMC Title 20
Planning and Zoning" and Title 21 "Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan" to
modify regulations relating to nonconforming structures, nonconforming parking, off-
street parking spaces required, residential development standards and design criteria
and associated definitions of specialized terms and phrases. Modifications to Title 15
may be implemented as authorized by the NBMC.
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Section 2: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
resolution 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 resolution. The
City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution 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 3: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the substantive portion of this resolution.
Section 4: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is
categorically exempt pursuant to Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, of the California
Code of Regulations, Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies) Guidelines
for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"). Section
15262 exempts projects involving feasibility or planning studies for possible future
actions which the agency, board, or commission has not approved or adopted.
Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting this resolution.
ADOPTED this 14T" day of May, 2019.
Diane B. Dixon
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
AarorA,C. Harp
City Ayorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council is seven; the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2019-43 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City. Council of said City at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the 14th day of May, 2019; and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Member Brad Avery, Council Member Joy Brenner, Council Member Duffy
Duffield, Council Member Jeff Herdman, Council Member Kevin Muldoon, Mayor Pro Tem
Will O'Neill, Mayor Diane Dixon
NAYS: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 151h day of May, 2019.
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Leilani I. Brown ,
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California