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Home My WebLink About3b_Additional Materials_Non-Agenda ItemsTO: Housing Element Update Advisory Committee HEupdate@newportbeachca.gov Re: RHNA Development in Corporate Plaza, Newport Center Dear Chair Tucker and Members of the Committee: Our Harbor View Hills Community Association is made up of 146 homes, who along with residents of 100 homes in Harbor View Broadmoor, have for over 60 years enjoyed the height limit protection of the City’s Sight Plane Ordinance (#1596). The ordinance limits the height of all buildings and landscaping to a maximum height of 32 feet and never to invade the Sight Plane. It is important to remember the historical basis for this ordinance. In 1960, The Irvine Company began selling homes in Harbor View Hills with views of the Bay, Ocean and City. The Company also owned most of the vacant land in Newport Center. Agreeing they could not sell the same view twice, The Irvine Company agreed to the Sight Plane Ordinance to protect the views from Harbor View Hills across the land that is now Corporate Plaza, Corporate Plaza West, CdM Plaza and the Library and City Hall sites. For over 60 years, hundreds of residents of Harbor View Hills have purchased their homes and paid a very substantial premium for this protected view. This view has been enjoyed by my Family which has lived at 2807 Setting Sun Drive in Harbor View Hills for nearly 30 years. The property values in our neighborhood have a direct relationship to the expansive and at times breathtaking views from the homes in our neighborhood. We understand that your committee and the City have a difficult task to accommodate the demands of the state in the RHNA numbers. However, we ask that your planning and recommendations to the City Council respect the long From:Curtis Holmes To:Housing Element Update Advisory Committee Cc:debraeallen@yahoo.com Subject:Newport Beach Sight Plane Ordinance Date:Wednesday, March 3, 2021 3:39:27 PM [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Housing Element Update Advisory Committee -March 3, 2021 Item III 2- Additional Materials Received Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items established height limits reflected in the Sight Plane Ordinance. Curt Curtis C. Holmes II, Esq. West & Rosa LLP 1301 Dove Street, Suite 700 Newport Beach, CA 92660 Telephone No. (949) 208-8070 Facsimile No. (949) 208-8075 CHolmes@westrosallp.com CONFIDENTIALITY WARNING: The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside information and/or work product, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Beam, Brobeck, West, Borges & Rosa LLP. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail, and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. Housing Element Update Advisory Committee -March 3, 2021 Item III 2- Additional Materials Received Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items From:Jane Hsu To:Housing Element Update Advisory Committee Subject:Re: RHNA Development in Corporate Plaza, Newport Center Date:Wednesday, March 3, 2021 3:49:28 PM [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Chair Tucker and Members of the Committee: Our Harbor View Hills Community Association is made up of 146 homes, who along with residents of 100 homes in Harbor View Broadmoor, have for over 60 years enjoyed the height limit protection of the City’s Sight Plane Ordinance (#1596). The ordinance limits the height of all buildings and landscaping to a maximum height of 32 feet and never to invade the Sight Plane. It is important to remember the historical basis for this ordinance. In 1960, The Irvine Company began selling homes in Harbor View Hills with views of the Bay, Ocean and City. The Company also owned most of the vacant land in Newport Center. Agreeing they could not sell the same view twice, The Irvine Company agreed to the Sight Plane Ordinance to protect the views from Harbor View Hills across the land that is now Corporate Plaza, Corporate Plaza West, CdM Plaza and the Library and City Hall sites. For over 60 years, hundreds of residents of Harbor View Hills have purchased their homes and paid a very substantial premium for this protected view. We understand that your committee and the City have a difficult task to accommodate the demands of the state in the RHNA numbers. However, we ask that your planning and recommendations to the City Council respect the long established height limits reflected in the Sight Plane Ordinance. Thank you for your consideration on this very important matter. Sincerely, Jane Hsu Sent from my iPhone Housing Element Update Advisory Committee -March 3, 2021 Item III 2- Additional Materials Received Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items From:Harvey Moore To:Housing Element Update Advisory Committee Cc:Avery, Brad; ddixon@neportbeachca.gov; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Blom, Noah; Brenner, Joy; O"Neill, William; Debra Allen; Ammcor-Courtney Ekeberg Subject:Please Protect the Harbor View Hills Sight Plane Date:Wednesday, March 3, 2021 4:35:54 PM [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Chair Tucker and Members of the Committee: I am the owner of 1014 White Sails Way, one of the 146 homes in the Harbor View HillsCommunity Association. I am also a member of the Board of Directors of the Harbor View Hills Community Association and its Vice President. I am writing this email to you in mycapacity as a home owner, not in my capacity as an officer or board member. I want to convey my hopes that the City will not change, modify or amend in any way Sight Plane Ordinance (#1596) which protects the views of the residents of Harbor View HillsCommunity Association and Harbor View Broadmoor and has done so since at least 1975. The ordinance limits the height of all buildings and landscaping in the impacted sight plane to a maximum height of 32 feet and never to invade the Sight Plane. The Sight Plane Ordinancewas adopted and subsequently amended to protect the views from invasion by the developments that were occurring over time in Corporate Plaza, Corporate Plaza West andNewport Village. For over half a century, hundreds of residents of Harbor View Hills have purchased their homes and paid a very substantial premium in reliance on the protections afforded by the SightPlane Ordinance and the related protected view. While I can appreciate that your committee and the City have a difficult task to accommodate the demands of the State in the RHNA numbers, I am asking that your planning andrecommendations to the City Council keep intact the long established height limits reflected in the Sight Plane Ordinance. Thank you for your time and consideration. Harvey M. Moore, Esq. President The Moore Law Group A Professional Corporation PO Box 25145 Santa Ana, CA 92799-5145 Phone: (800) 506-2652 x244 Direct Phone: (714) 431-2001 E-mail: hmoore@collectmoore.com Website: www.collectmoore.com Dial 711 for Telecommunications Relay Service Housing Element Update Advisory Committee -March 3, 2021 Item III 2- Additional Materials Received Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items Offices in California, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada This email may contain or attach material that is confidential, privileged, attorney work product and/or proprietary information . It is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review, reliance or distribution by others, or any forwarding or copying by any means, without express permission is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. Any use by others is strictly prohibited. Housing Element Update Advisory Committee -March 3, 2021 Item III 2- Additional Materials Received Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items From:Corena Dusek To:Housing Element Update Advisory Committee; Dept - City Council Cc:Debra Allen; Jim Warren; Gail Finnell; Jan Landstrom Subject:No State-Mandated Low-Income Housing in NB! Date:Wednesday, March 3, 2021 4:22:39 PM [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Board and Council Members, It is widely known across the entire nation that the California State Legislature and Governor Newsom have, with their unreasonable and foolish ideas, compelled many life-long residents and major businesses toleave the state. These decisions are made out of desperation, and are often a last resort to get away from the tyranny of these legislators, many of whom have neversuccessfully run anything in the private sector. Voters have sent a strong message to Governor Newsom with the robust and bi-partisan recall petition. I encourage you to embark upon a lawsuit if necessary to keep the State Mandated Low-Income Housing OUT of Newport Beach, especially the Fashion Island area, and let the private sector decide what gets built andwhere. Specific to Fashion Island and the Harbor View Hills area, we have for over 60 years enjoyed the height limit protection of the City’s Sight PlaneOrdinance (#1596). The ordinance limits the height of all buildings and landscaping to a maximum height of 32 feet and never to invade the Sight Plane. Please remember the historical basis for this ordinance. In 1960, The Irvine Company began selling homes in Harbor View Hills with views of the Bay, Ocean and City. The Company also owned most of the vacant land in Newport Center. Agreeing they could not sell the same view twice, TheIrvine Company agreed to the Sight Plane Ordinance to protect the views from Harbor View Hills across the land that is now Corporate Plaza, Corporate Plaza West, CdM Plaza and the Library and City Hall sites. For over 60 years, hundreds of residents of Harbor View Hills have purchasedtheir homes and paid a very substantial premium for this protected view. Thank you for respecting the sentiments of the voters, in pushing back on nonsensical ideas handed down from Sacramento. We do not want to livein a community crammed full of tiny apartments and multitudes of morevehicles, all of which put a strain on our natural resources. Housing Element Update Advisory Committee -March 3, 2021 Item III 2- Additional Materials Received Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items Sincerely,Corena Dusek 2701 Pebble Drive Corona del Mar Housing Element Update Advisory Committee -March 3, 2021 Item III 2- Additional Materials Received Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items From:Karen & Bruce To:Housing Element Update Advisory Committee Subject:Harbor View Hills Sight Plane; Corporate Plaza and Newport Center Date:Wednesday, March 3, 2021 5:07:46 PM [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Chair Tucker and Members of the Committee: Harbor View Hills is made up of 146 homes, who along with residents of 100 homes in Harbor View Broadmoor, have for over 60 years enjoyed the height limit protection of theCity’s Sight Plane Ordinance (#1596). The ordinance limits the height of all buildings and landscaping to a maximum height of 32 feet and never to invade the Sight Plane. It is important to remember the historical basis for this ordinance. In 1960, The IrvineCompany began selling homes in Harbor View Hills with views of the Bay, Ocean and City. The Company also owned most of the vacant land in Newport Center. Agreeing they could notsell the same view twice, The Irvine Company agreed to the Sight Plane Ordinance to protect the views from Harbor View Hills across the land that is now Corporate Plaza, CorporatePlaza West, CdM Plaza and the Library and City Hall sites. For over 60 years, hundreds of residents of Harbor View Hills have purchased their homes and paid a very substantialpremium for this protected view. Our community feels extremely strongly about our views and we have, in the past, fought fiercely to protect them. We understand that your committee and the City have a difficult task to accommodate thedemands of the state. However, we ask that your planning and recommendations to the City Council respect our long established height limits reflected in the Sight Plane Ordinance. Karen & Bruce Clark 2701 Ebbtide Rd.Corona del Mar Housing Element Update Advisory Committee -March 3, 2021 Item III 2- Additional Materials Received Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items From:Tom Moulson. To:Housing Element Update Advisory Committee Subject:Sight plane Date:Wednesday, March 3, 2021 5:42:18 PM [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. We wholly and fervently oppose any plan to degrade the sight plane protection that led us to choose our final home in Harbor Hills twenty-seven years ago. Selfish? Of course. But it is not a question of property value; some things are beyond money. We are causing no harm to others but clinging to the physical and abstract possessions we value. Please don't touch the sight plane. Sincerely, Tom and Tita Moulson 1100 Sea Lane Corona del mar Housing Element Update Advisory Committee -March 3, 2021 Item III 2- Additional Materials Received Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items