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GENERAL PLAN POLICIES
1972
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RESOLUTION NO . 745
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ADOPTING
THE GENERAL POLICY REPORT OF THE
NEWPORT BEACH GENERAL PLAN
WHEREAS , the initial phase of the City ' s General Plan
Program has involved the preparation ,of a General Policy Report;
and
WHEREAS , said General Policy Report sets forth general
objectives and supporting policies ,for the future planning and
development of the City and will serve as a guide for the develop-
ment and implementation of the City ' s General, Plan ; and
WHEREAS , pursuant to Section 707 of the Newport Beach
City Charter, the Planning Commission has held public hearings to
consider the adoption of the General Policy Report as a part of
the City ' s General Plan ;
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commis-
sion does hereby adopt as a part of the General Plan , and does
recommend to the City Council , the General Policy Report described
above, a copy of which is - on file in the Newport � Beach Community
Development Department. ,
Regularly passed and adopted by the Planning Commission
of the City of Newport Beach, State of California, on the 20th
day of January , 1972.
AYES : Adkinson , Agee , Dosh ,
Glass , Hazewinkel , Heather ,
Martin
NOES : None
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RESOLUTION NO. 6 9 R 4
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH REQUESTING THAT THE CALIFORNIA
HIGHWAY COMMISSION ORDER A REVISION IN THE
CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE FOR SEGMENTS OF THE CORONA
DEL MAR AND PACIFIC COAST FREEWAYS IN ORDER TO
MEET MOUNTING TRAFFIC DEMANDS-
WHEREAS, the Newport Harbor area is experiencing an
unusually rapid growth in population,' .,-industry and commerce; and
WHEREAS, the University of California at Irvine is
expanding its major educational facility in the immediate area;
,and
WHEREAS, public use of the beaches and other coastal
recreational facilities is constantly increasing; and
WHEREAS, the- current traffic demands already have exceeded
the designed capacity of the local street and highway system; and
WHEREAS, this deficiency has created an urgent need for
a freeway link between the San Diego Freeway and the southern
'Newport Harbor coastal area to meet the overwhelming traffic demands;
,NOW.,, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City o£ Newport' Beach that the California Highway Commission take
-the following .actions:
I..--That-.it -accelerate the schedule for the completion ^of
the work on the Corona del Mar Freeway;
-2. That it schedule the completion of. the section of the,
Corona del Mar Freeway between the San Diego Freeway and the
entrance to the University of California at Irvine concurrently with
•the construction of the eastern section of the Pacific Coast Freeway
between Bayside Drive and the easterly limits of the City. of
Newport Beach, in order to reduce traffic congestion in Costa Mesa
and in Corona del Mar.
.ADOPTED this .1jZ-A4 day of February, 1969.
ATTEST: Mayor
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RESOLUTION NO. 6 9 3 4
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH REQUESTING THAT THE CALIFORNIA
HIGHWAY COMMISSION ORDER A REVISION IN THE
CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE FOR SEGMENTS OF THE CORONA
DEL MAR AND PACIFIC COAST FREEWAYS IN •ORDER TO
MEET MOUNTING TRAFFIC DEMANDS
WHEREAS, the Newport Harbor area is experiencing an
unusually rapid growth in population„_industry and commerce; and "
WHEREAS, the University of California at Irvine is
expanding its major educational facility in the. immedia•te area;
and
WHEREAS, public use of the beaches and other Coastal
recreational facilities is constantly increasing; and
WHEREAS, the current traffic demands already have exceeded
the..
designed capacity of the local street and highway system; and
WHEREAS, this deficiency has created an urgent need for
a freeway link between the San Diego Freeway and the southern
Newport Harbor coastal area to meet the overwhelming traffic demands;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Newport Beach that the California Highway Commission take
the following actions :
1. That-Nit accelerate the schedule for the completion .of
the work on the Corona del Mar Freeway;
2 . That it schedule the completion of the section of the,
Corona del Mar Freeway between the San Diego Freeway and the
entrance to the University of California at Irvine concurrently with
the construction of 'the eastern section of the Pacific Coast Freeway
between Bayside ,Drive and the easterly limits of the City of ,
Newport Beach, in order to reduce traffic congestion in Costa Mesa
and in Corona del Mar. I
ADOPTED this .-2/--�4 day of February, 1969. I
ATTEST: Mayor
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G E N E R A L P 0 L I C Y R E P O R T
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(AS ADOPTED MARCH 13 , . 1972)
_I INTRODUCTION
—1 Following a series of public hearings before the Planning Commission
and City Council , the General Policy Report was adopted by the
_1 Planning Commission on January 20 , 1972 and by the City Council on
—, March 13 , 1972 . Throughout the hearings , the Planning Commission ,
City Council and citizens of the community each attempted to define
I_1 the basic planning goal § for the future of the City . The policy
statements now contained in the Report represent a concensus of
I_1 these goals and a vision of the citizens and public officials of
Newport Beach as to what the future City can and should be .
The preparation and adoption of the General Policy Report is the
i, initial step in developing a long-range planning program for the
City of Newport Beach . The general policy statements contained in
the Report are to serve as guidelines to the citizens , public
II� officials and city staff in developing more detailed General Plan
policies and proposals . The Policy Report has outlined various
objectives for each of the elements of the General Plan including
Land use , Circulation and Transportation , Housing , Community Facilities
and Services , Natural Resources , Shorelines , Community Design and
Preservation and Rede-velopment. The policy statements in the General
Policy Report have been adopted as the first completed element of
the General Plan .
Once the General Plan is completed and each of the elements officially
adopted , a wide variety of public and private programs will follow
in order to translate its objectives and proposals into three-
dimensional reality . The implementation of a General Plan includes
' the development and adoption of specific plans , the updating and
- • amendment of existing zoning ordinances , and the development of
long-range public service and capital improvement programs . The
Plan is intended as a guideline for subsequent programs of detailed
planning and implementation .
I In addition to these programs , a process must be established by
which to periodically re-examine and amend the Plan . Public policies
and physical conditions will change over time , and an almost continu-
ous stream of new information and new proposals will require modifi -
.' cations . The Policies contained 'within this report will provide the
broader or more general guidelines which assist in updating the
General Plan .
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RESOLUTION NO . 745
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ADOPTING
THE GENERAL POLICY REPORT OF THE
NEWPORT BEACH GENERAL PLAN
WHEREAS , the initial phase of the City ' s General Plan
Program has involved the preparation of a General Policy Report;
and
WHEREAS , said General Policy Report sets forth general
objectives and suppo' ting policies for the future planning and
development of the City and will serve as a guide for the develop-
ment and implementation of the City ' s General Plan ; and
WHEREAS , pursuant to Section 707 of the Newport Beach
City Charter, the Planning Commission has held public hearings to
I � consider the adoption of the General Policy Report as a part of
the City ' s General Plan ;
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commis-
sion does hereby adopt as a part of the General Plan , and does
recommend to the City Council , the General Policy Report described
above , a copy of which is on file in the Newport Beach Community
Development Department.
REGULARLY PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission
of the City of Newport Beach , State of California , on the 20th
day of January 1972 .
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RESOLUTION NO . 7634
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
I CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ADOPTING THE GENERAL
POLICY REPORT OF THE NEWPORT BEACH GENERAL PLAN
WHEREAS , the initial phase of the City ' s General Plan
Program has involved the preparation of a General Policy Report;
and
WHEREAS , said General Policy Report sets forth geheral
objectives and supporting policies for the future planning and
development of the City and will serve as a guide for the develop-
ment and implementation of the City ' s General Plan ; and
WHEREAS , the Planning Commission has held a public hearing
to consider the adoption of the General Policy Report as a part of
the City ' s General Plan ; and
WHEREAS , the City Council has conducted a public hearing
to consider the adoption of the General Policy Report in accordance
with all provisions of law ;
' NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council
does hereby adopt, as a part of the General Plan , the General
Policy Report, a copy of which is on file in the office of the
City Clerk .
ADOPTED this 13th day of March 1972 .
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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IN PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF THE COMMUNITY , it shall be
the basic underlying goal of the City of Newport Beach
to protect and enhance the City ' s special charm and
character ; its unique natural and man-made physical
environment; its attractive visual environment , and the
wide range of social , economic , cultural , educational
and recreational opportunities which have contributed
to the high quality of life enjoyed by its citizens .
C O N T E N T S
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Future Growth 1
' Land Use 4
Circulation and Transportation 7
Housing 12
Community Facilities and Services 14
Natural Resources 18
Shorelines 22
Community Design 24
Preservation and Redevelopment 27
IFUTURE GROWTH
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
It is the objective of the City of Newport Beach to assure , through
the assertion of positive controls over urban growth , the preserva-
tion and enhancement of all those present assets which provide for
the high quality of life enjoyed by its citizens , and to assure
that all support systems such as transportation , parking , recreation
facilities , schools , fire and police protection , and utilities can be
maintained at optimum levels of economic and functional, efficiency .
SUPPORTING POLICIES
' a ) The City shall set specific limits on population and
dwelling unit densities and the intensity and extent of
1 commercial and industrial development for the general
planning area as a whole , and for each individual plan-
ning area throughout the community .
b) The timing and pace of future development or redevelop-
ment shall be limited and controlled to encourage phased
and orderly development and to prohibit any premature
development which would adversely affect the quality or
efficiency of existing or planned public support systems .
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' c ) The City shall encourage the growth of income-producing
1 developments to sustain a high revenue base for the
provision of public support services only within those
areas where the character , amount and location of such
developments are compatible with surrounding land uses
and the existing character of the community.
d) The optimum geographic limits of the City shall be
established to ensure the retention of the City ' s unique
character and identity.
' e ) In each potential annexation , the area ' s relationship and
importance to the City and all costs and benefits ( both
Ieconomic and environmental ) shall be thoroughly identi -
fied and weighed for annexation or non-annexation .
' f) In cooperation with other local or regional agencies and
districts , the City shall encourage the annexation of
various isolated areas within the County which naturally
fall within the planning and service responsibilities of
' the City .
g ) Contiguous , unincorporated lands including the downcoast
area , shall be included as part of the General Plan area ,
and criteria shall be prepared for their development . The
question of whether these areas will be annexed will be
considered after the necessary economic and physical research
' has been completed and determination can be made as to the
advantages and disadvantages of annexation .
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' h) Because the school system and its services play such a
vital part in the lives of the citizens of Newport Beach ,
rthe City shall endeavor to have municipal boundaries
rcoterminous to the school district boundaries .
i ) City growth , both in terms of population and geographic
limits , shall be coordinated with other appropriate
rlocal and regional agencies and with the local school
district to best serve the needs of the residents of
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' LAND USE
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
It is the objective of the City of Newport Beach to provide for an
orderly balance of both public and private land uses within conven-
ient and compatible locations throughout the community, and to ensure
that all such uses - their type , amount, design and arrangement -
each serve to protect and enhance the character and image of the
community as a low-density residential -recreational area .
' SUPPORTING POLICIES
a ) The City shall preserve and maintain the predominant
' one and two family residential character and density
of the community within existing and future neighborhoods
throughout the City .
b) Higher density residential development shall be 1•imited
to those areas where compatible with adjacent land uses
and where adequate and convenient commercial services and
public support systems such as streets , parking , parks ,
schools and utilities are , or will be , adequate to serve
' them .
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' c) The village-like neighborhood atmosphere and identity
' of existing residential areas shall be preserved and
encouraged .
d) The City shall provide for a sufficient diversity of land
uses so that schools , recreation areas , churches and
neighborhood shopping centers are available in close
proximity to each resident of the community .
' e) The type and amount of commercial areas shall be limited
to those which can feasibly be supported by their appro-
priate trade area and to those which are consistent and
compatible with the prime concept and image of the community
as a quality , low-density residential area.
f) Commercial recreation or destination tourist facilities ,
in particular. , shall be carefully controlled so as to pro-
tect the quality residential character of the community and
Ithe opportunity of local residents to enjoy ( in a safe ,
attractive and convenient manner) the continued use of the
harbor, shoreline and local transportation and parking
facilities .
g ) In view of the City ' s attraction as a regional and state-
wide recreation area; the growing regional and statewide
demand for water-oriented recreational facilities , and
the limited capacity of the City ' s harbor and oceanfront
resources to fully satisfy such demands , the City shall
encourage the opening and development of adjoining ocean
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' and waterfront areas outside Newport Bay in a manner which
may best serve to distribute the increasing public need
for water-oriented recreational facilities .
' h) Consistent with all other policies to protect and enhance
the quality residential character of the community, the
City shall encourage both public and private water-oriented
recreational and entertainment facilities as a means of
providing public access to the waterfront .
' i ) Provisions shall be made for the preservation of suitable
and adequate sites for commercial and industrial marine-
related facilities so as to protect the City ' s historical
' and maritime atmosphere , and the charm and character such
' industries have traditionally provided the City .
' j ) General industrial development within the community shall
¢e limited to those areas and uses which are appropriate
to and compatible with a quality residential community.
k) The City shall develop and maintain suitable and adequate
standards for landscaping , sign control , site and building
design , parking and the undergrounding of utilities to
ensure that all existing and future commercial and
' industrial developments are compatible with surrounding
' land uses .
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' CIRCULATION AND TRANSPORTATION
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
It is the objective of the City of Newport Beach to ensure the
' orderly development of those facilities which promote the safe,
attractive , convenient , and economical movement of people and
' goods within the Newport Beach area ; to ensure the development of
all such facilities in a manner which will minimize any detri -
mental effects upon the environmental quality of the City; and to
' assist in the development of a total circulation system to serve
the present and future needs of the Orange County region .
SUPPORTING POLICIES
' a ) The local transportation system shall serve as an
integral part of the broader regional transportation
' network , including a balance between various alternate
modes of transportation such as highways , mass transit,
air and water facilities , that will coordinate local and
regional transportation needs and the needs of various
age and socio-economic groups .
b) The City shall continue the active investigation of all
planned local and regional transportation systems to
determine the impact of each on the community , and to
ensure that all .such facilities serve to protect and
maintpin the sociological , ecological , economic and
aesthetic environment of the Newport Beach area .
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' c ) Freeways , in particular , shall not bisect or isolate
individual communities , neighborhoods , business areas ,
parks or other homogeneous areas within the dity , and
shall be designed in such a manner as to protect and
enhance any adjacent land uses .
' 1 . Consistent with the objective and policies to
' preserve the environmental quality of the
community, the City shall continue to oppose the
development of the Route 1 ( Pacific Coast)
Freeway within the coastal corridor of Newport
Beach .
' 2 . The City shall promote the future routing of the
Corona del Mar Freeway to an alignment which
would be northerly from its present planned
route through Corona del Mar . As one alterna-
tive , the City should consider a possible align-
ment of the freeway to a location near or adjacent
' to Bonita Canyon - Coyote Canyon Road .
d ) Recognizing the vital relationship which exists between
the street and highway network and the use of land , the
' City shall limit and control the distribution , character
and intensity of all land uses which would generate
' increased 1•evels of traffic beyond the capacity of the
existing or planned street system .
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e) Every attempt should be made to subordinate the
automobile in older high-density areas . Alternate means
of transportation should be fully explored .
' f) In view of increasing demands and the economic pressures
to expand air transportation services in the Orange
County region , the City shall actively encourage and par-
ticipate in the planning and development of a regional
airport facility at a location which will be least
detrimental to surrounding residents and adjacent land
uses . The new facilities should be developed for occupancy
by 1977 - the date on which specific air facility leases
' may be considered for termination or renewal .
' g ) The present location of the Orange County Airport is
unacceptable as a site for a regional ai,rport facility
' and should therefore be restricted to its ultimate function
' as a local airport, confined to the use of non-jet commercial
carriers capable of short take-offs and landings and small
privately operated non-jet business and pleasure type air-
craft .
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h) The City shall also promote and assist in the development
of adequate regulations and controls to reduce the present
' levels of noise , pollution and other hazards associated
with the operations of the Orange County Airport and ensure
' that such regulations and controls are developed and
maintained as a standard that is found to be acceptable
to the City of Newport Beach .
i ) Facilities and landing areas for any helicopter or other
short landing and takeoff aircraft within the City shall
be limited as to their extent , location and character of
operation to protect against any adverse effect on the
character or environmental quality of the community .
j ) The City shall encourage and assist in the planning and
' development of a regional mass transit system with other
appropriate agencies , where such system may best serve to
reduce the rising demand for adequate and efficient trans-
portation facilities .
k) Any mass transit system and the various local support
facilities , shall each be designed and operated so as to
protect and enhance the physical , social , and ecological
environment of the Newport Beach area.
1 ) The City shall develop and maintain suitable and adequate
regulations to assure the provision of sufficient off-
street parking with all new developments and encourage
joint public-private efforts to improve parking conditions
in existing developed areas .
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' m) The City shall ensure the provision of adequate sidewalks
and other pedestrian ways and initiate the development
of a safe and attractive bicycle trail system throughout
the City .
n) The City shall encourage the use of a small boat system
' for sight-seeing passengers in and around the Bay . The
system shall be designed in such a way as to protect
' existing residents and uses which front on the Bay .
o) The City shall encourage the maintenance of the existing
' ferry system between Balboa Island and the peninsula.
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HOUSING
' GENERAL OBJECTIVE
' It is the objective of the City of Newport Beach to preserve and
enhance the community ' s quality living environment; to maintain
' and improve the visual character and physical quality of all
existing neighborhoods , and to encourage the development of a
' variety of new housing to adequately serve the needs of all present
1 and future residents of the community .
SUPPORTING POLICIES
a) The City shall retain the present predominance of single-
family residences throughout the community while continu-
ing to provide for a variety of housing types and a
diversity of housing needs .
Ib ) A variety of housing types and designs shall include
multiple-family apartments and townhouses , as well as
attached and detached single-family homes in convenient
and compatible locations so as to offer a broad housing
choice to a variety of family sizes , types , and incomes .
' c) All new housing shall be developed to include suitable
and adequate landscaping , open space , parks and recreation
features , and other design amenities to meet the prevail -
ing community standards of environmental quality .
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' d) The City shall encourage and assist in the conservation ,
maintenance , and improvement of all existing residential
neighborhoods so as to maintain optimum local standards
of housing quality and design .
! e) Existing housing which fails to meet prevailing standards
' of health and safety shall be rehabilitated through a
systematic program of building and housing code enforce-
ment so as to maintain the residential character and
quality of the community.
f) The City shall support "open housing" for all persons
' to purchase or rent adequate housing facilities of their
choice , regardless of their age , race , religion , creed,
' color, or national origin .
g ) The City shall cooperate with the various local and
regional agencies , both public and private , to identify
and assist in solving the housing problems of the broader
regional community .
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COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
It is the objective of the City of Newport Beach to ensure a full
and adequate range of public and private community facilities , and
jto provide a consistently high level of public services so as to
ensure each resident the opportunity to enjoy a safe , healthful and
attractive living environment.
' SUPPORTING POLICIES
a) The City shall maintain appropriate levels of health and
safety services and facilities to adequately serve the
current and future needs of the community, including
police and fire protection , marine safety services , build-
ing safety and public utility services .
b) The City shall endeavor to provide a full range of year-
round recreational facilities and instructional programs
to adequately meet the current and future needs of each
resident. The varied programs and facilities shall include
water sports and activities , beach and harbor facilities ,
■ active park facilities , passive open areas and view parks ,
j senior citizen facilities , and bicycle and pedestrian trails .
c) For all services and facilities to be provided directly by ,
the City , the City shall exercise the full care necessary
to insure that all such services and facilities are
provided and maintained in an efficient and economical
manner to the citizens of the community .
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' d ) The City shall investigate all opportunities for utilizing
public services and facilities adequately provided by other
agencies , and the exclusion of similarly planned or exist-
ing services and facilities which may be adequately pro-
vided through the private or commercial sector of the
community to ultimately reduce present and future costs
of local municipal services .
e) Consistent with such policies , the City shall continue
City-school district cooperation in the joint use of park
and recreation facilities ; the development of park sites
adjacent to school properties , and the development of
relevant open space within individual planning areas
throughout the community.
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f) The City shall promote and assist through its planning
efforts , the development' and maintenance of a full range
of quality educational programs and facilities including
the various public , private , and parochial school systems .
g ) The City shall continue to provide for the necessary
expansion of public library services and facilities to
adequately serve the present and future needs of the
' community . The traditional library services should be
continued as an extension of public educational opportun-
ities and be expanded to include the broadening concept
of libraries to serve as community information , communi -
cation , cultural and recreational centers for all residents
of the community .
h ) The City shall encourage , stimulate and aid in the
practice and exhibition of the arts in the Newport Beach
area, and provide the necessary leadership and coopera-
tion to increase and broaden the opportunities for all
local citizens , both young and old , to enjoy and partici -
pate in cultural activities .
i ) The City shall encourage a wide range of cultural train-
ing activities , from amateur to professional levels , and
the development programs as may be established by the
various organizations , both public and private , through-
out the community .
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The City shall cooperate with the other governmental
agencies and private organizations in providing adequate
,local and regional facilities for the fulfillment of the
cultural needs of the community .
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NATURAL RESOURCES
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
It is the objective Of the City of Newport Beach to conserve and
enhance the unique natural beauty and irreplaceable natural re-
sources of the community; to ensure the protection and enhance-
ment of the harbor and ocean waters , their adjoining beaches and
shoreline, the marine and wildlife habitats , and the natural
terraces , hillsides and watershed areas within the community, and
to ensure the protection and control of urban development within
areas of natural , physical hazards and to encourage the protection
of sites of cultural and historic value .
SUPPORTING POLICIES
a ) The City shall encourage and assist in the development
of a comprehensive water-quality program to ensure the
protection , maintenance and enhancement of the bay and
ocean water areas and their life support systems .
b) The City and other appropriate agencies shall thereby
develop and maintain adequate controls to ensure desirable
levels of water quality; to restrict all sources of
' bacteriological , chemical , biochemical , and other
pollutants , and to reduce , as far as possible , harmful
-' amounts of fresh water intrusion , sedimentation , and debris
and waste discharges ( including waste discharges from boats )
into the bay, harbor and ocean water areas .
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c ) The City shall endeavor to preserve , in its natural
1 state , the ocean beaches , water , surf action and coastal
shoreline in a manner that will ensure their availability
' for continued public use and enjoyment . Proposals for the
construction of anti-erosion structures , off-shore break-
waters , or future marinas shall be examined in light of
this policy.
1 d ) The City shall also endeavor to preserve and enhance a
significant portion of the Upper Bay and marine coastal
preserves which support varied species of plant, marine
and wildlife population to insure their availability and
continued use for ecological , educational and aesthetic
1 purposes .
e) The City shall preserve and protect those areas within
the City that, due to their outstanding aesthetic quality
and value , their natural value as watersheds or wildlife
habitats , or their high susceptibility to major hazards
from such phenomenon as earthquakes , floods ( including
tidal floods ) , or landslides , should be considered for,
permanent open space .
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f) The City shall encourage the full utilization and opportunity
' within permanent open space areas for such uses as bicycle
paths , hiking and equestrian trails , picnic facilities , golf
ranges , etc . , that would provide for the public use and
' enjoyment of these areas .
g) The City shall develop and maintain standards for the
development of all hillside areas , encouraging those
grading , landscaping and site development techniques
which may enhance the natural character of such areas .
h) The City shall endeavor to assist through its planning
efforts , the proper excavation and recordation of historic
and cultural information offered by various sites of known
or potential archeological and paleontological value . The
appropriate historic and cultural organizations shall be
informed , as early as possible , of the probable timing and
program for development within such areas .
i ) The City shall identify and measure the chief sources of
noise and air pollutants within the community, and their
impact upon the local environment , The City shall also
encourage and promote the development of a comprehensive
air and noise quality program to ensure adequate regula-
tions and controls for the preservation and enhancement
of the environment .
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j ) The City shall continue to prohibit the extraction of oil
within the off-shore or inland areas of the City and to
discourage any oil production within the immediate vicinity
of the City , including the offshore waters under juris-
diction oil the Federal Government .
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' SHORELINES
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
It is the objective of the City of Newport Beach to promote the
' marine related environment of the community; to preserve and
enhance the unique natural beauty and quality of the harbor and
ocean front areas ; and to provide for the public use and
enjoyment of the bay and ocean waters and their shorelines
' consistent with sound conservation principles .
SUPPORTING POLICIES
' a ) The City shall encourage marine recreational and
educational opportunities for continued public use and
— enjoyment, including such activities as : Boating ,
' swimming and sunbathing, sport fishing , underwater diving ,
surfing , picnicking , and marine and wildlife observation .
b) The City shall plan for and encourage the maintenance
1 of the necessary support facilities and services for marine
recreational and educational activities in reasonable numbers
and places , including : Marine ways and services , launch-
ing .facilities , gas and pump-out stations , parking
facilities , restrooms , showers , and concessions .
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c ) Natural resources of the shoreline , including the harbor
and ocean waters , the adjoining natural beaches and
bluffs , and the marine and wildlife habitats and pre-
serves shall be conserved or enhanced in a manner that
will ensure their availability for continued public
use and enjoyment .
d) The City shall protect and enhance direct physical and
visual access to the waterfront over publicly-owned
properties and encourage visual access to the waterfront
over privately-owned properties .
' e) The City shall cooperate with the Orange County Harbor
District and the Army Corps of Engineers to ensure the
protection and maintenance of- the bay and ocean front
1 areas , including the dredging of harbor channels , and
the installation and maintenance of such features as
bulkheads , seawalls , jettys , beaches , piers , docks ,
and moorings .
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COMMUNITY DESIGN
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
' It is the objective of the City of Newport Beach to preserve and
' enhance the visual character and image of the community; to ensure
that all future development occurs in harmony with existing natural
and man-made features of traditional or perceptual value to the
community; and to upgrade those existing features throughout the
City which may detract from the visual character or quality of
Newport Beach .
' SUPPORTING POLICIES
' a ) The City shall develop the necessary criteria and
guidelines to provide planning direction for the
' entire City and for the individual communities through-
out the City and to ensu.re the coordination of all
' public and private developments , improvements , and
1 beautification efforts .
b) The planning criteria shall seek to maintain the
composition and form of the City as a series of
smaller , village-like neighborhoods which have their
own distinct attraction and identity and yet serve
as a sense of place and identification to the City as
a whole .
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c ) The major natural features , such as the bay and ocean ,
' the shorelines , bluffs and hillsides , and the physical
' and visual access to these features , should each be
preserved as major identifiable forms or connecting
' visual features throughout the City .
' d) All existing bridges shall be altered when reconstruc-
tion is necessary and future bridges shall be designed
to utilize an open-type bridge railing so that pedes-
trians and motorists may enjoy the view.
e) The City shall develop ordinances and controls to
' encourage the use o•f open space and natural contour
construction throughout hillside areas and the use of
view parks and open space to enhance views and access
' to major natural features .
f) The City shall develop suitable and adequate landscaping
( including treescapes , street furniture , etc . ) , under-
grounding of utilities , sign controls , and site and
building design standards to ensure that all public and
private developments are compatible with the natural and
man-made resources throughout the community.
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f) The question of whether high-rise or large-scale build-
ings shall be permitted in Newport Beach shall be
1 determined upon completing necessary general plan
studies . If such developments are to be permitted :
' 1 . The City shall develop and maintain specific
regulations specifying where and under what
1 conditions high-rise or large-scale improvements
1 may be developed .
2 . The location , size , and arrangement of high-
rise or other large-scale buildings , and
particularly massive clusters of such build-
ings , shall be severely limited to protect
1 the human quality or scale of Newport Beach
and its predominant existing character as a
1 quality , low-density residential community.
1 3 . High-rise or other large-scale buildings , in
particular , shall be prohibited from those
'1 areas where the scale or intensity of such
development would detract from the existing
character or image of adjacent developments
' or where such buildings would collectively
destroy the direct views to major natural
features from surrounding areas .
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PRESERVATION AND REDEVELOPMENT
' GENERAL OBJECTIVE
It is the objective of the City of Newport Beach to preserve and
maintain the visual and physical character of all quality residen-
tial , commercial and industrial areas throughout the community ,
' and to actively promote the upgrading and improvement of older or
deteriorated areas so as to ensure adequate levels of health and
' safety and to strengthen the local economic environment and visual
quality of the community ,
SUPPORTING POLICIES
a) The City shall identify and promote the continued
maintenance and revitalization of individual deterior-
ating or blighted residential , commercial and industrial
' properties within the community through a systematic
program of zoning , building and housing code enforcement.
b) The City shall encourage and actively support the re-
vitalization of extensive deteriorating or blighted
- commercial and industrial areas on a private basis or
through cooperative public-private programs .
' c) Private remodeling , landscaping , renovation or redevelop-
ment efforts should each be assisted by the City through
the development of specific area-wide plans or special
district plans to provide coordination and guidance to
the individual property owners .
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d) The City shall continue to upgrade existing codes and
ordinances to insure a high quality of standards for
all new residential , commercial and industrial develop-
ment and to take full advantage of acceptable scientific
and technological advances within the building construc-
tion industry.
e) The City shall identify and endeavor to preserve and
' protect those individual areas , buildings , structures ,
' or trees which are deemed to be of major historic ,
cultural , or aesthetic value to the community.
f) Every attempt shall be made to protect the quality
Iof the environment from each potential form or variety
of pollution ; including excessive levels of noise , air
and water pollutants .
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i GOALS and OBJECTIVES
City of Newport Beach
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1 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1 LIST OF CHARTS
1 Chapter Page
I . Questions Requiring Answers (A Personal Appeal ) 1
1 II . What is a Goals and Objectives Study? . . . . . . 5
III . Study Methodology of Other Jurisdictions . . . . 8
1 IV . The Need for Goals and Objectives in Our City 12
1 V . County of Orange Goals Program . . . . . . . . 15
VI . Summary Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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' GOALS AND OBJECTIVES STUDY
a preliminary report designed to focus
attention on the need for a clearly
articulated and permanently documented
' set of goals and objectives for the
City of Newport Beach
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' August 1967
By
' Ernest Mayer , Jr.
Planning Director
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
' August 14 , 1967
TO: City Council
FROM: Planning Director
SUBJECT: Planning Goals and Objectives Study
' Honorable Mayor and City Council :
The following report has been prepared with the following objec-
tives in mind:
1 . To acquaint the City Council with the importance of and 0
' need for a fundamental set of community wide goals and
objectives .
' 2 . To identify the kinds of questions , problems an'd issues
that planning for the City of Newport Beach can answer
through a goals and objectives study .
3 . To provide information relating to the different tech-
niques available in the approach to a goals and objectives
study .
4. To inform the City Council of the methodology of goals and
objectives studies utilized by other governmental juris-
dictions .
5 . To establish the timeliness of a goals and objectives
' study- in terms of the already underway County wide goals
study .
1 It is hoped that the City Council after reading and deliberating
on the attached report and study samples will consider it advis-
able to have the subject pursued by requesting staff to 'prepare
a goals and objectives study outline designed specifically to the
needs of Newport Beach . If after review of such study outline
the Council chooses to pursue the matter it would then remain for
the Council to determine the best approach to the project in terms
of public participation .
Respectfully submitted ,
1 Ernest Mayer , Jr.
Planning Director
Attachment: Goals and Objectives Report
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LIST OF CHARTS
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1 Chart Number One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chart Number Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
IChart Number Three . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chart Number Four . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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I . QUESTIONS REQUIRING ANSWERS
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It became apparent to me soon after joining the City
Ias Planning Director that there existed no clearly articu-
lated and permanently documented set of goals and objectives
to guide future City growth . This does not mean to imply
however that such goals do not exist in the minds of the
ICity Council , the Planning Commission and community leader-
ship hierarchy . There is no question that every responsible
Newport Beach citizen has an idea about what he would like
the future City to be . Some viewpoints are nostalgic and
based on long established and deeply rooted traditions .
Other viewpoints , particularly evident in newcomers , are
perhaps a bit more visionary and pointed more to the future
and change . Neither viewpoint appears to this writer to dom-
inate . This is probably a healthy situation since it provides
a good cross section of opinion that is certain to pay suffi -
cient attention to these foundations that have made Newport
Beach a fine community without necessarily being tied and
bound to them to the detriment of orderly planning for tomorrow.
I recently had the opportunity to address an organization
in Newport Beach whose aim is to aid in planning the City ' s
' future . At such meeting the dialogue revolved around what
1 they as an organization might do to help meet the challenges
of tomorrow as it relates to the Newport Beach physical envir-
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onment . In attempting to answer the question I was prompted
to ask a question in return .
What kind of community do you want Newport Beach to be?
Do you for instance see Newport Beach continuing to grow
as a series of small self contained villages each with its
own image and identity or should instead the City be striving
to unify itself with a single dominant identity?
' A poll of some fifteen respondents at the meeting indicated
no clear unanimity of desire . Further it was quite clear that
no thought had really been given this kind of fundamental ques-
tion that is a foundation to sound and innovative planning .
A poll of other civic organizations would I 'm sure reveal
the same lack of resolution .
The question posed above is only one of many that need to
be answered if the Planning Commission ' s actions and Planning .
Department ' s recommendations are going to truly reflect the
wishes of the City Council and the electorate .
Listed hereinafter in this chapter are other typical kinds
1 of planning related questions which require answers :
1 . Should the City through annexation and development
controls seek to insure a balance of differing
types of land use and economic base including sub-
stantial amounts of industrial land or• should the
City remain largely a residentially boating and
' recreational oriented community?
2 . Should the Planning Commission and Planning Depart-
ment seek to involve the public to a greater extent
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in the planning process?
3 . Should the planning effort in Newport Beach attempt
to encourage the development of resort or tourist
type activities or should this concept of the• commun-
! ity be subordinated to a different goal ?
4 . Is it desirable to yield to and perhaps even support
the increasing pressures for higher density develop-
ment or is it preferable to attempt to maintain
present density relationships?
5 . How much emphasis should be given to the window to
I the bay concept versus multi -story construction , on
land where the demand for such construction is likely
to be the greatest?
6 . Is it necessary for this community to pursue open
space programs in residential subdivision or do the
beaches and bay provide enough such space?
7 . Is the present visual image and environment of Newport
1 Beach an acceptable one in terms of standards for the
future or is sign clutter and townscape appearance
less than desirable?
8 . Should the public be provided with more extensive bay
and beach related facilities or is this regional
planning concept not in the best interests of Newport,
Beach?
9 . What are the characteristics of the present City that
should be nurtured and cultivated in terms of future
growth goals? Conversely, what are the characteristics
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of the present City that are undesirable and unworthy
of retention?
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II . WHAT IS A GOALS AND OBJECTIVES STUDY
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Prior to discussing the basic types of goals and objec-
tives study approaches it perhaps would be helpful to define
exactly what each term means and how they relate to one another.
A goal is the broad and ideal purpose that motivates
action . It is an ideal or value that is best expressed in ab-
stract terms of ideals and values .
An objective on the other hand is often derived from a
goal and is the concrete and inseparable twin that ,expresses
the goal in measurable terms .
"My goal is to be wealthy; my objective is to earn $50 ,000
a year". is an oversimplified but illustrative example of the
difference and linkage between the two words .
In general there exist three basic types of goals and
objectives study approaches .
1 . Comprehensive or Generalist Approach
This approach as the title implies does little more
than attempt to define a city ' s goals in the very
broadest and philosophical of , terms thereby leaving
great latitude and flexibility in achieving such
goals and objectives .
' "To improve the residential environment of
Newport Beach " would be an example of this kind of
' broad brush goals statement .
While this is the kind of goals statement
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upon which all reasonable men can agree , it unfor-
tunately does not tend to provide any basis for
evaluating concrete alternatives . Furthermore it
is difficult to stir interest in this kind of goal
nor plan rationally in its service .
1 2 . Operational or Midarange, Approach
This approach strives to define goals and objectives
that are general , but still operational . While they
are occasionally , because of greater preciseness ,
more controversial than generalist goals and objec-
' tives' they serve to ' permit objective measurement and
intelligent decisions .
Utilizing the same framework of the example
cited in the preceding section an operational goals
statement might read as follows :
To foster the development of housing types
that are compatible with existing quality and value
1 characteristics and consistent with land values . "
3 . Precise or Technician Approach
This approach attempts to identify exact goals and
objectives in the most definitive terms possible .
Such goals and objectives formulation because of
their preciseness are often considered standards .
They tend because of their exactness to often be
' politically controversial and therefore not in a
practical sense worthy of consideration .
"To require the development of housing struc-
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tures with replacement values _ of between $40 ,000
to $70 ,000" is an example of this type of• goals
statement .
While this kind of standard can perhaps be
rapplied to a specific development its applicability
as a community wide goal or objective is question-
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III . STUDY METHODOLOGY OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS
' Other jurisdictions which have undertaken goals and objec-
tives studies have generally followed either the comprehensive
or operational approach .
This chapter will provide a more definitive explanation
of the techniques of study employed in other governmental en-
deavors of this type .
Generally it may be stated that such studies follow one
' of - two basic formats .
Format One for simplicity ' s sake will be termed the physi -
cal planning approach . Smaller jurisdictions ( 250 ,000 popula-
tion and under) have because of staff limitations , political
expediency and budgetary reasons found this approach more appro-
priate .
This study format simply establishes the traditional land
use designations to serve as the study categories .
Chart Number 1 below illustrates a typical study format
of this type .
Chart Number One
' General Plan Program
Goals Project
Residential Commercial Industrial Public Traffic Beautifica-
Goals Goals Goals Facilities Goals tiol Goals
Goals
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This approach addresses itself mainly to the establishment of
land use related goals without any attempt to consider in
study form the broad range of social and economic factors which
have a direct but difficult to objectively measure relationship
' on planning future environments . This does not mean to suggest
however that this approach does not take socio-economic factors
into consideration but rather that they are not stressed as
strongly in the basic research nor articulated as definitively
in the final report .
A Second Format which can be termed the physical , social ,
economic approach sets as its discipline a much broader study
endeavor. This approach because of the resources required in
generally only utilized by larger jurisdictions whose staff and
consultants are able to manage a study of such magnitude , The
City of Los Angeles is pursuing a study of this type at the
' present time .
This kind of study typically seeks answers to questions
relating to social behavioral patterns and their effect on the
physical environment and the effect of our society ' s dynamic
economic forces upon the physical environment .
Chart Number 2 below illustrates a typical study format of
this type .
Chart Number Two
General Rlan Program
' Goals Project
Economic Social Governmental Technical Physical Religious
Goals Goals Goals Goals Goals Goals
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Each of these study formats has its limitations and it
remains for a . city to select the one best suited to its parti -
cular needs at a specific point in time .
In addition to the afore described study formats there
is one other major distinguishing characteristic found in such
studies . It relates to the methods by which a jurisdiction
chooses to involve its citizenry .
It should be pointed out that authorities all agree that
1 a goals and objectives study to be successful and of true
value must have considerable citizen , resident and property
owner input .
Basically there have been three major methods of citizen
involvement employed in past studies of this type and in some
cases all three have been used by a single jurisdiction .
Method Number One and the most widely used regardless of
jurisdictional size seeks to establish goals and objectives
through existing -community organizations and newly created special
study committees comprised of community spirited persons . with the
proper aptitudes .
rThe Second Method which is also widely used utilizes the
direct questionnaire technique . This method through mailing or
personal interviews elicits responses to carefully constructed
questions which will later be tabulated to identify desires which
can then be translated into goals and objectives .
Method Number Three is the least often used and is simply
' founded on the City Council either appointing a study committee
comprised of Council members , Planning Commissioners or a com-
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bination thereof. The Committee then establishes the goals
based on staff research and objectives of the jurisdiction ,
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' IV . THE NEED FOR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES IN OUR CITY
' The City of Newport Beach stands on the threshold
of tremendous geographic and population growth . It is ex-
pected that in the next two decades the City will triple
its present population of approximately 40 ,000 through
annexations , absorption and development of vacant land and
' redevelopment of aging properties to more intensive or
desirable use .
The opportunity now exists for the City to choose its
own destiny by providing the guidelines that will insure
its becoming a community of exceptional stature .
' The greatest value of city planning lies in its efforts
in advance of urban growth . In the long run the cost of
good planning , well executed , represents but a tiny fraction
of the community ' s total investment in the urban plant . The
lack or absence of direction on the other hand , can and
often does manifest itself in increased costs resulting from
reaction to crises or reconstruction of inadequate facilities .
Furthermore , it often results in the temporary or total loss
of environmental amenities and possible loss of potential
private investment which could enhance the community ' s econ-
omic base .
Planning , like growth , is a dynamic and continuous pro-
cess . It is difficult to deal with the changes. occurring
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around us today because of the rate at which such changes
take place . The real difficulty and challenge however lies
in projecting or conceptualizing on tomorrow. Can we get
from where we are today to where we need to be tomorrow ,
' even though much of what we do today is inadequate and we
' don ' t really understand fully tomorrow?
One sure way to improve the quality of decisions made
today that will reflect on tomorrow is to have a sound and
fundamental basis upon which to make decisions . Planning
for tomorrow, to be fully effective , must have as its basis
' a carefully studied and adopted set of goals and objectives .
Goals and objectives that remain in touch with reality ,
are rigid and yet not inflexible , and which serve as a
guide rather than a restriction to the planning related de-
cision making process .
In closing it is important to point out the relationship
of goals and objectives in the overall planning process . In
brief they serve as a guide upon which a definitive master
plan may be prepared and in light of which proposals by
developers such as the Irvine Company may be evaluated. To
be most effective the goals and objectives formulation pro-
cess should precede the general and precise planning effort.
Stated succinctly the planning process may be described
in six steps :
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' 1 . Where Are We - Diagnosis ( Research)
2 . Where Could We Go - Prognosis (Alternatives )
' 3 . Where Should Wb Go - Policy ( Goals & Objectives )
4. How Do We Get There - General Planning (Guidelines )
5 . What Should It Look Like - Precise Planning (Standards )
6 . How Do We Achieve It - Program ( Implementation )
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' V . COUNTY OF ORANGE GOALS PROGRAM
The County of Orange Planning Department has embarked
on a comprehensive County wide goals and objectives program.
' The study is expected to take between three to four years
' to complete . Chart Number Three illustrates the approach
the County intends to pursue .
' Chart Number Three
General Plan Program
Goals Project
Basic Issues Implications
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Economical Social Governmental Technical I Physical
' Goals Goals Goals Goals Goals
' Synthesis
' County Wide Goals
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The study will be directed to provide goals relating to
three major subjects .
' 1 . Regional planning relating Orange County to
its surrounding environment and Southern
' California .
' 2 . County planning dealing with regional facil -
ities such as roads and parks .
3 . County planning for unincorporated areas pro-
viding a planning framework for cities from
' the County point of view.
' It is the third objective of the County ' s Goals Study that
will be of most direct concern to cities . Each city in
Orange County will be asked to participate in the project
and will be expected to contribute its city ' s goals and
' objectives so that they may all be considered in a compre-
hensive manner. Those cities which because of an absence
of articulated goals do not participate will find that
' others are making judgments about their future or that
their future and desires are simply not considered at all .
' It therefore is very timely and quite important that
' the City of Newport Beach cooperate fully with the Orange
County Planning Department in this endeavor.
A clearly stated set of goals and objectives adopted
by the City Council of Newport Beach would insure that the
' City ' s values , ideals; objectives and integrity are both
' considered and protected .
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VI . SUMMARY
The orderly planning for future growth depends in large
part on setting up of goals and objectives which are vision-
; , ary but also practical and attainable . Goals and objectives
formulation is a necessary and indeed vital process in the
development of general and precise plans to guide inevitable
' urban growth .
The relationship of goals to the total planning process
' can be illustrated as follows :
' Chart Number Four
' Goals Objectives Alternate Plan
Plans
' Standards lAlternate Methods Test
of Reaching Ob- Criteria
' jectives
' The goals and objectives setting process occurs within a logical
' system and involves in summary the following identifiable steps :
1 . Establishment of the perimeter of concern
' 2 . Establishment of the range of choice
3 . Identification of desirable goals and sets of goals
' 4 . Examination of inner logic of sets of goals
5 . Relative evaluation of goals
' 6 . Choosing of goals
7 . Establishment of goals as a policy
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' Vital to the establishment of goals and objectives is
citizen participation . There are innumerable ways in which
the citizens can be involved in such a study. If the City
Council of Newport Beach chooses to undertake a goals and
' objective study a careful analysis of what citizen involve-
ment techniques are be,st suited to the community ' s political
climate should be made .
' In summation it is an accepted fact that the establish-
ment of basic goals and objectives through one or more of
the aforementioned processes will assure that the policy
decisions made by the City Council , the determinations made
by the Planning Commission and the daily actions of the City
' staff will represent the true will of the community and not
the emotional or self serving desires of any vocal minority.
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Number A-6214, dated 29 September, 1961, and A•24831, dated
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Coast DAILY PILOT, with which is combined the NEWS-
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CITY OF NEWP R A ✓ ��C O T BEACH
MEMORANDUM: From Administrative Assistant to the City Manager
Community Development Dept. Directorf
Tp......}{,aLrbjQt..&.Tidel apds•,Administrator March 16 72
Assistant City Manager " 18••_•••••
SUBJECT: AGENDA ITEM NO. G-10
At the Council meeting of March 13, 1972, Council
adopted the policy on environmental quality.
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TO: Chairman, Council Environmental Quality Co
FROM: Harbor & Tidelands Administrator
SUBJECT: COMMITTEE MEETING OF 24 JANUARY, 1972
The Council Environmental Quality Committee held its
first meeting at 10:30 a.m. on 24 January, 1972. Present were:
Councilman Milan Dostal, Committee Chairman
Councilman Richard Croul, Committee Member
Mr. Larry Miller, Chamber of Commerce Environmental
Committee
Mr. Robert Reed, Marine Safety Director
Mr. Carl Newhausen, Community Development Department
Mr. George Dawes, Harbor & Tidelands Administrator,
Staff Representative to the Committee.
The Committee reviewed Drafts Two and Three of a proposed
Council Policy for Environmental Quality. Draft Three was accepted
as a working paper and several minor changes were made therein. It
was also agreed that a portion pertaining to implementation would
be separated from the policy statement and that a separate resolu-
tion would be prepared regarding implementation.
The draft statement, as now modified, is identified as
Draft Four and is attached along with the outline of a resolution
for establishment of an implementing program. Both of these docu-
ments will be staffed within the City and referred to the Chamber
of Commerce Committee for its comments.
It is expected that a firm policy statement and an
implementing resolution will be ready for presentation to the
Council in two weeks.
Mr. Reed reviewed his report concerning administration
and supervision of the Marine Preserve. The Committee will study
the report and, in the interim, will suggest to the Council that
a copy be sent to _Supervisor Caspers.
The Committee adjourned to meet again at the call of
the Chairman.
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p� Respectful y submitted,
DO NOT RE41OVE
G. M. DANES
GMD/db
CC: Committee Members
City Manager
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FOURTH DRAFT
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
January 25, 1972
POLICY
FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Environment is the total combination of all physical, biological, and
cultural factors which influence and determine the biota and the physical
surroundings of a community. To coincide with this definition, a City
policy is established to preserve and enhance the three basic life support
systems of land, air and water. The policies shall establish objectives
and guidelines by which the City Council shall promote a safe, healthful,
and attractive living environment for the citizens of Newport Beach. These
objectives and guidelines will serve three purposes:
1. As a measuring device for actions of the City Council, its
commissions and committees;
2. To encourage and direct the activities of the City staff
toward environmentally conscious actions; and
3. To encourage citizens, through leadership, example and various
educational and incentive programs, to-be active participants
in enhancing their own living conditions.
The City Shall develop an action program by which to implement
this policy.
LAND ENVIRONMENT
The land system consists of all terrestrial features including the
shoreline, the biota and man-made physical developments.
The City shall direct all land use, development and management plans
toward protecting the quality environment of the community and will ensure
that all such plans are compatible with existing uses. The City shall
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develop a continuing program to ensure that all existing uses conform to
the environmental standards of the community.
To ensure compatibility among existing and future land uses and to
maintain a high quality environment, zoning and future growth shall be
regulated by the City in accordance with the General Plan now being
developed. The General Plan shall set specific limits on future population
and dwelling unit densities and the intensity and extent of commercial
and industrial development for each individual area within the community.
Where necessary, standards of use of natural resources will be established
in order to prevent degradation of resources through over-intensive use.
All plans for the development or use of land resources shall take
into consideration such natural physical factors or conditions, as:
geologic, soils and seismic conditions, beach and soil erosion, landslides,
and potential innundation due to storm flooding or tidal action. The
tolerance or suitability of each plan shall be assessed as to the type,
design and location of any structures or land uses within potentially
hazardous areas of the City. •
The City shall promote an efficient and balanced land transportation
system, including pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and such facilities
as are needed to reduce traffic and parking congestion through the community.
Further, the City shall act to ensure that the design and location of the
transportation system and its support facilities serve to protect and
maintain the environmental quality of the community.
Designs for various structures and landscaping will each be reviewed
from an environmental viewpoint in order to insure their compatibility
with existing natural and man-made aesthetic features of the City. The
City will maintain reasonable standards to ensure the undergrounding of
utilities, the preservation or improvement of historic and scenic areas
3
and major open space areas, the extensive use of landscaping, and to
minimize any adverse aesthetic impact of advertising signs.
The City is opposed to the deliberate harm or destruction of biota,
and seeks to insure the continued existence of sufficient populations of
living organisms for economic, recreational, aesthetic, scientific and
educational purposes. The City opposes the indiscriminate use of chemical
products which leave residues harmful to the biota -- such as certain
pesticides; herbicides; and industrial, commercial and household products--
and supports legislation regulating their use.
A reduction in the volume of solid waste is essential to the main-
tenance of a high quality environment, therefore the City supports the
recycling of materials, a reduction in the consumption of non-recyclable
materials, and the proper disposal of all trash, garbage and debris.
AIR AND NOISE QUALITY
The air environment is our local atmosphere. The objective is to
provide air which is free from harmful contaminants, contains no noxious
odors, and is visually clear.
While major sources of emissions which pollute our air are beyond
the immediate control of the City, the City will actively support all
other governmental or private agencies in their efforts to regulate and
abate noxious and contaminating emissions into the air. The City will
also oppose the establishment or expansion of industrial or commercial
facilities or operations unless they are free of harmful emissions or
exercise the necessary controls to ensure such emissions meet air quality
standards.
In order to reduce and control noise from various sources, the City
shall establish and enforce noise tolerance standards for the community.
The City urges cooperation with neighboring cities whose noise sources
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affect our citizens and supports legislation designed to regulate noise
levels.
The City specifically opposes any further expansion of facilities
and operations at Orange County Airport due to their adverse affect on air
and noise quality within Newport Beach.
WATER QUALITY
The water system of Newport Beach includes the Pacific Ocean, Newport
Bay, runoff water, reservoir water (domestic water supply) , and the biota
of the ocean and the bay.
Materials which have a detrimental physical, biological, chemical or
aesthetic effect upon the quality of water, and which commonly enter our
bay and ocean areas, include: pesticides, herbicides, fertilizer residues,
detergents, fuel, oil from seeps and spills, vessel wastes, and sediments.
The City is opposed to the discharge of these materials into the bay and
ocean waters from any source, including domestic and recreational sources,
and shall insist on and enforce stringent regulations controlling such
discharges.
Because drainage water which enters Newport Bay from the San Diego
Creek, other flood control channels, and the storm drains of other cities
represents a major pollution problem beyond, the immediate control of the
City, the City urges the appropriate agencies to monitor, and if necessary,
treat or divert these waters and to take all steps to reduce or eliminate
excessive sediment flows. The City will regulate its own. storm drains
accordingly.
The City supports the establishment and protection of marine and
wildlife preserves which are sufficient to support varied population
species and other living organisms for ecological, aesthetic, recreational
and educational purposes.
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The City, further, supports the establishment of an offshore
sanctuary prohibiting the drilling for oil within Federal waters in
order to protect marine biota, to preserve high aesthetic standards and
to prevent degradation of a major recreational asset.
The indiscriminate use of fresh water is environmentally damaging
in many respects, therefore the City will encourage measures for reduction
of fresh water consumption and will support efforts of County agencies
to re-cycle waste water.
D R A F T
CITY OF NEWPORT ,BEACH
January 25, 1972
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM
It is the present intention of the Council Environmental Quality
Committee to recommend that the City Council adopt a resolution directing
the City Manager to prepare a program to implement the Council's Environ-
mental Quality Policy, as adopted. The resolution would require, but not
be limited to, the following major elements of an environmental imple-
mentation program:
a. Embodiment of the policy in the General Plan.
b. A requirement for the submission of environmental impact state-
ments for proposed major developments or activities within the
City.
Comment: This requirement will entail considerable staff effort
to establish parameters for a workable impact statement and to
characterize projects and activities which should be subject to
impact statements. An ordinance will probably be required.
C. A water quality control plan.
Comment: Work has already commenced on such a plan. While
a full plan cannot be established until we obtain a competent
water quality survey, immediate action can be taken in up-dating
and enforcing certain ordinances. A new ordinance regulating
waste discharges may also be required.
d. A plan for guiding City Staff operations toward environmentally
conscious actions.
Comments: The Committee' s intent is that City operations be
conducted in such a manner as to set an example for the citizenry
as well as to enforce environmentally oriented ordinances. The
2 -
plan could involve concrete actions such as:
(1) Use of recycled products.
(2) High order of maintenance on vehicular equipment
with particular emphasis on emission control features.
(3) Utilizing low-emitting or non-emitting motor fuels.
(4) Ensure that new purchases involving internal combustion
engines provide for the most advanced emission and noise
control features.
(5) Ensure strict enforcement of noise laws and vehicle
emission laws.
(6) Minimize the use of poisonous sprays and aerosols and
ensure that proper safeguards are established when
poisonous sprays and aerosols are utilized.
(7) A continuous and agressive campaign to reduce the use
of water and electrical power.
(8) Establishing or cooperating with re-cycling Centers.
(9) Investigate trash separation programs.
(10) Encourage purchase of live Christmas trees to be donated
to the City after Christmas.
(11) Investigate the possibility of utilizing fertilizer
from sewage treatment plants.
e. A plan for the continuing environmental education of citizens
and for encouraging citizens toward active participation in
enhancing their own environment.
Comment: The intent would be to make citizens aware of
specific actions they can take to enhance the environment
and to encourage them to do so.
r •
COUNCILMEN CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH MINUTES
REGULAR- COUNCIL MEETING
o q Place: Council Chambers
o O yy` oc�P'�y000"�9yN Time: 7:30 P. M.
ROLL GALL �N v yNy C Date: March 13, 1972 INDEX
Pre t xxxxxxx Roll Call.
Mayor Hirth presented a Proclamation declaring the week
of April 3 through April 7 as Youth Civic Week to Mrs.
't Drollinger, President of the League of Women Voters
of ge Coast, representing the Corona del Mar and
Harbor School Civic Class students who will be
participants in e Youth Civic Day at City Hall.
The reading of the Minu of the Regular Meeting of
Motion x February 28, 1972 was waiv said Minutes were ap_
Ayes xxxxxxx proved as written and ordered fi
The reading in full of all ordinances and re utions under
Motion x consideration was waived, and the City Clerk w directed
Ayes xxxxxxx to read by titles only.
HEARINGS:
1. Mayor Hirth opened the continued public hearing to General
consider the adoption of the General Policy Report of Plan
the Newport Beach General Plan.
A report was presented from the Planning Commission
recommending adoption of the General Plan Policy as
amended by the City Council on February 28.
Paul Ryckoff spoke from the audience and read a state
ment regarding natural resources.
No one else desired to be heard.
Motion x The hearing was closed.
Ayes xxxxxxx
Resolution No. 7634, adopting the General Policy R-7634
Motion x Report of the Newport Beach General-Plan,-was
Ayes xxxxxxx adopted.
2. Mayor Hirth opened the public hearing in connection Service
o. 1411 being,with amended Ordinance N g, Stations
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
BEA BD_NG SECTIONS 20. 02. 032 AND
20. 02. 225, AND CHAPTER 20.43 TO
TITLE 20 OF THE NEWPO CH MUNICI-
PAL CODE ENTITLED "AUTOMOBIL CE
STATIONS, "
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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH — DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Carl Neuhausen
TO : Bob Fowler DATE' February 28 , 1972
Bill Laycock
FROM: Assistant Director
SUBJECT: Policy for Environmental Quality
Attached for your information and review is a copy of the City
Manager' s memorandum of January 24 , 1972 and a proposed Council
Policy regarding environmental quality.
The Manager has requested that the department review this
matter and submit comments by February 1 , 1972 . I have therefore
asked Kay to arrange a meeting for Monday , January 31 , at 1 :00
at which time we can discuss the department' s input.
DO NOT REMOVE
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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
January 24, 1972
TO: DEPARTMENT HEADS
FROM: CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: POLICY 'FOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
' The Council's Committee on Environmental Quality has
been working with the Chamber of Commerce to develop an Environ-
mental Quality Policy for adoption by the City. The Council
Committee has prepared a policy statement plus the main points
of a separate resolution which, adopted at the same time as the
policy, would direct the City Manager to prepare an implementing
program. Both of these draft documents are attached.
It has occurred to the Council Committee and to me that
a vigorous environmental quality policy and implementation program
could involve costs in terms of direct dollars and in terms of
personnel requirements. I am therefore requesting Department Heads
to analyze the attached drafts and to submit to me, by 1 February, :
your views expressed generally as follows:
a. An analysis of the impact of the attachments on
your Department in terms of:
(1) What your Department could do to implement
the enclosures within current budget and
personnel limitations.
1
(2) Those additional actions that could be taken
j if budgeting and personnel considerations
were disregarded. Additional dollar and/or
( personnel' costs should be included.
i b. General comments and recommendations.
ROBERT L. WYNN
RLW/GMD/db
Attachments
FOURTH DRAFT
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
January 25, 1972
POLICY
FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Environment is the total combination of all physical, biological, and
cultural factors which influence and determine the biota and the physical
surroundings of a community. To coincide with this definition, a City
policy is established to preserve and enhance the three basic life support
systems of land, air and water. The policies shall establish objectives
and guidelines by which the City Council shall promote a safe, healthful,
and attractive living environment for the citizens of Newport Beach. These
objectives and guidelines will serve three purposes:
1. As a measuring device for actions of the City Council, its
commissions and committees;
2. To encourage and direct the activities of the City staff
toward environmentally conscious actions; and
3. To encourage citizens, through leadership, example and various
educational and incentive programs, to.be. active participants
in enhancing their own living conditions.
The City shall develop an action program by which to implement
this policy.
LAND ENVIRONMENT
The land system consists of all terrestrial features including the
shoreline, the biota and man-made physical developments.
The City shall direct all land use, development and management plans
toward protecting the quality environment of the community and will ensure
that all such plans are compatible with existing uses. The City shall
2 -
develop a continuing program to ensure that all existing uses conform to
the environmental standards of the community.
To' ensure compatibility among existing and future land uses and to
maintain a high quality environment, zoning and future, growth shall be
regulated by the City in accordance with the General Plan now being
developed. The General Plan shall set specific limits on future population
and dwelling unit densities and the intensity and extent of commercial
and industrial development for each individual area within the community.
Where necessary, standards of use of natural resources will be established
in order to prevent degradation of resources through over-intensive use.
All plans for the development or use of land resources shall take
into consideration such natural physical factors or conditions, as:
geologic, soils and seismic conditions, beach and soil erosion, landslides,
and potential innundation due to storm flooding or tidal action. The
tolerance or suitability of each plan shall be assessed as to the type,
design and location of any structures or land uses within potentially
hazardous areas of the City. . 1
The City shall promote an efficient and balanced land transportation
system, including pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and such facilities
as are needed to reduce traffic and parking congestion through the community.
Further, the City shall act to 'ensure that the design and location of the
transportation system and its support facilities serve to protect and
maintain the environmental quality of the community.
Designs for various structures and landscaping will each be reviewed
from an environmental viewpoint in order to insure their compatibility
with existing natural and man-made aesthetic features of the City. The
City will maintain reasonable standards to ensure the undergrounding of
utilities, the preservation or improvement of historic and scenic areas
o
3 -
and major open space areas, the extensive use of landscaping, and to
minimize any adverse aesthetic impact of advertising signs.
The City is opposed to the deliberate harm or destruction of biota,
and seeks to insure the continued existence of sufficient populations of
living organisms for economic, recreational, aesthetic, scientific and
educational purposes. The City opposes the indiscriminate use of chemical
products which leave residues harmful to the biota -- such as certain
pesticides; herbicides; and industrial, commercial and household products--
and supports legislation regulating their use.
A reduction in the volume of solid waste is essential to the main-
tenance of a high quality environment, therefore the City supports the
recycling of materials, a reduction in the consumption of non-recyclable
materials, and the proper disposal of all trash, garbage and debris.
AIR AND NOISE QUALITY
The air environment is our local atmosphere. The objective is to
provide air which is free from harmful contaminants, contains no noxious
odors,• and is visually clear.
While major sources of emissions which pollute our air are beyond
the immediate control of the City, the City will actively support all
other governmental or private agencies in their efforts to regulate and
abate noxious and contaminating emissions into the air. The City will
also oppose the establishment or expansion of industrial or commercial
facilities or operations unless they are free• of harmful emissions or
exercise the necessary controls to ensure such emissions meet air quality
standards.
In order to reduce and control noise from various sources, the City
shall establish and enforce noise tolerance standards for the community.
The City urges cooperation with neighboring cities whose noise sources
y •
4 -
affect our citizens and supports legislation designed to regulate noise
levels.
The City specifically opposes any further expansion of facilities
and operations at Orange County Airport due to their adverse affect on air
and noise quality within Newport Beach.
WATER QUALITY
The water system of Newport Beach includes the Pacific Ocean, Newport
Bay, runoff water, reservoir water (domestic water supply) , and the biota
of the ocean and the bay.
Materials which have a detrimental physical, biological, chemical or
aesthetic effect upon the quality of water, and which commonly enter our
bay and ocean areas, include: pesticides, herbicides, fertilizer residues,
detergents, fuel, oil from seeps and spills, vessel wastes, and sediments. -
The City is opposed to the discharge of these materials into the bay and
ocean waters from any source, including domestic and recreational sources,
and shall insist on and enforce stringent regulations controlling such
discharges.
Because drainage water which enters Newport Bay from the San Diego
Creek, other flood control channels, and the storm drains of other cities
represents a major pollution problem beyond. the immediate control of the
City, the City urges the appropriate agencies to monitor, and if necessary,
treat or divert these waters . and to take all steps to reduce or eliminate
excessive sediment flows. The City will regulate its own. storm drains
accordingly.
The City supports the establishment and protection of marine and
wildlife preserves which are sufficient to support varied population
species and other living organisms, for ecological, aesthetic, recreational
and educational purposes.
•
5
The City, further, supports the establishment of an offshore
sanctuary prohibiting the drilling for oil within Federal waters in
order to protect marine biota, to preserve high aesthetic standards and
to prevent degradation of a major recreational asset.
The indiscriminate use of fresh water is environmentally damaging
in many respects, therefore the City will encourage measures for reduction
of fresh water consumption and will support efforts of County agencies
to re-cycle waste water.
Y •
D R A F T
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
January 25, 1972
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM
it is the present intention of the Council Environmental Quality
Committee to recommend that. the City Council adopt a resolution directing
the City Manager to prepare a program to implement the Council's Environ-
mental Quality Policy, as adopted. The resolution would require, but not
be limited to, the following major elements of an environmental imple-
mentation program:
%/a. Embodiment of the policy in the General Plan.
V4. A requirement for the submission of environmental impact state-
ments for proposed major developments or activities within the
, City. ,
Comment: This requirement will entail considerable staff effort,
to establish parameters for a workable impact statement and to
characterize projects and activities which should be subject to
impact statements. An ordinance will probably be required.
Ve. A water quality control plan.
Comment: Work has already commenced on such a plan. While
a full plan cannot be established until we obtain a competent
water quality survey, immediate action can be taken in up-dating
and enforcing certain ordinances. A new ordinance regulating
waste discharges may also be required.
d. A plan for guiding City Staff operations toward environmentally
conscious actions.
Comments: The Committee' s intent is that City operations be
conducted in such a manner as to set an example for the citizenry
as well as to enforce environmentally oriented ordinz .,;:es. The
2 -
plan could involve concrete actions such as:
(1) Use of recycled products.
(2) High order of maintenance on vehicular equipment
with particular emphasis on emission control features.
(3) Utilizing low-emitting or non-emitting motor fuels.
(4) Ensure that new purchases involving internal combustion
engines provide for the most advanced emission and noise
control features.
✓(5) Ensure strict enforcement of noise laws and vehicle
emission laws.
(6) Minimize the use of poisonous sprays and aerosols and
ensure that proper safeguards are established when
poisonous sprays and aerosols are utilized.
(7) A continuous and agressive campaign to reduce the use
of water and electrical power.
(8) Establishing or cooperating with re-cycling Centers.
(9) Investigate trash separation programs.
(10) Encourage purchase of live Christmas trees to be donated
to the City after Christmas.
(11) Investigate the possibility of utilizing fertilizer
from sewage treatment plants.
e. A plan for the continuing environmental education of citizens
and for encouraging citizens toward active participation in
enhancing their own environment.
Comment: The intent would be to make citizens aware of
specific actions they can take to enhance the environment
and to encourage them to do so.
f '
1 1
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COUNCILMEN C 1 Y OF N E W P O R T BEACH MINUTES
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
Place: Council Chambers
Time: 7:30 P. M.
ROLL Date: February 28, 1972 INDEX
CALL
Present x x x x x x x Roll Call.
The reading of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of
February 14 and of the Adjourned Meeting of February 22,
Motion x 1972 was waived, said Minutes were approved as written
Ayes x x x x x x x and ordered filed.
The reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions under
Motion x consideration was waived, and the City Clerk was directed
Ayes x x x x x x x to read by titles only.
HEARINGS:
1. Mayor Hirth opened the public hearing to consider the General
adoption of the General Policy Report of the Newport Plan
Beach General Plan.
A discussion was had regarding the City Attorney's
Opinion regarding procedures for the adoption of, and
possible future amendments to, the General Plan.
Discussion was had regarding the incorporation of the
General Policy Report as an element of the General
Plan.
Mayor Hirth asked if anyone desired to be heard.
Jean Morris requested that sidewalks and bicycle
trails on the ocean front be extended to the Santa Ana
River. The following people spoke against additional
sidewalks and bicycle trails on the ocean front. Judy
Wilson, representing the Balboa Peninsula Association
Chris Edwards, V. A. Lockabey, and Mrs- Emory
Moore. Roland Pulaski, member of the City Parks,
Beaches and Recreation Commission, spoke regarding
the amendments recommended by the Parks, Beaches
and Recreation Commission. Ray Williams, repre-
senting the Friends of Newport Bay, urged that devel-
opment be held down. Donna Gallant, President of
the Cliffhaven Community Association, asked that "in
conflict with" be changed back to "detract from" in
Subsection f-3 of the Community Design Supporting
Policies. Mrs. Emory Moore requested that "small
boat system" be defined.
Motion x The hearing was closed.
Ayes xxxxxxx
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COUNCILMEN CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH MINUTES
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y2� 'ntP
ROLL CALL /Nv P'p < February 29, 1972 INDEX
A discussion was had regarding procedures..
Motion x The hearing was reopened.
Ayes xxxxxxx
Subsection f-3 of the Community Design Supporting
Motion x Policies was amended to change the wording from "be
Ayes xxxxxxx in conflict with" to "detract from. It
The proposed General Policy Report, with approved
Motion x amendments, was referred to the Planning Com-
Ayes xxxxxxx mission for general review of the changes and
additions, and to come back to Council on March 13
for the continued hearing.
2. Mayor Hirth opened the public hearing in connection Dist
with Ordinance No. 1428, being, Map 9
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
BEACH REZONING PROPERTY AND AMENDING
DISTRICT MAP NO. 9,
Planning Commission Amendment 315, amending Lots
3, 12, 13 and the easterly 10 feet of Lot 11, Block 20,
First Addition to Newport Beach, located at 2001 and
2003 Court Avenue and 2004 West Ocean Front betwee
Court Avenue and West Ocean Front, west of 20th
treet, from a C-1 District to an R-4 District.
Motion x The aring was closed.
Ayes xxxxxxx
Motion x Ordinance No. 428 was adopted.
Ayes xxxxxxx
ORDINANCES FOR INTRO CTION:
1. Proposed Amended Ordinan No. 1411, being, Service
Stations
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CI OF NEWPORT
BEACH ADDING SECTIONS 20. -032 AND
20. 02. 225, AND ADDING CHAPT 20,43 TO
TITLE 20 OF THE NEWPORT BEAC UNICI-
PAL CODE ENTITLED "AUTOMOBILE RVICE
STATIONS, "
Planning Commission Amendment No_ 2.99, adding
standards for the development of automobile service
stations, outlining use permit procedures and pro-
viding for the improvement of existing stations which
would become nonconforming.
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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
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41potL \P Police Department
425 - 32nd Street
673-2211
February 249 1972
To the Honorable City Council
and. Planning Commission
City of Newport Beach , California
Gentlemen :
The Staff is forwarding the most recent copy of the General
Plan Policy , Report which incorporates those general objectives
and supporting policies tentatively adopted at the last City
Council meeting on February 22 , 1972 . The revised report
is again submitted for your review -and is subject to any
changes or amendments you may wish to make prior to final
adoption by' the Council .
Upon review by the City Council at the regular public meeting ,
February 280 the report, with any changes or amendments ,
should be referred back to the Planning Commission for their
review and comment. With any immediate review by the
Commission , the report would be expected to return to the
Council for final hearing and adoption on March 13 , 1972 .
Following the adoption of the report by Council , the Staff
is prepared to publish and distribute the final General Plan
Policy Report to the general public.
Re ctfully submitted ,
4HO Director
ARTM OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
RVH/CMN/es
PLANNING COMMISSION
COMMUNITY OEVELOP14ENT DEPARTMENT
GENERAL PLAN POLICY REPORT
As noted in the letter of transmittal . the General Plan Policy
Report is expected to be referred back to the Planning Commission
for their review and comment at the ncxt regular Commission hearing
on Thursday , March 2} 1972. Since various changes have been made
to the original report as adopted by the Planning Commission ) the
Council will be requested at Monday's meeting to refer the revised
report back to the Commission.
The report* thenb is being forwarded to each. Commission member and
will be among the items before you Thursday evening. The item is
not listed on Thursday evening's agenda schedule because the
schedule had been prepared and printed earlier.
The Commission is net required to hold a public hearing on the
revised report, but, simply to ,r.eview and comment on any changes
or amendments as it wishes + ,
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DATE : February 25, 1972
R. V. HOG'AN, DIRECTOR
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CITY OF NEWPPORT BEACH
PARKS, BEACHES & RECREATION COMMISSION
February 16, 1972'
FILE COPY
TO: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTWU DO'NOT REMOVE
FROM: PB F, R Commission
SUBJECT: AMQMiNTS TO GENERAL POLICY RBPORT
At its meeting of February 15, 1972, the PB & R Commission made
the following recommendations for deletions and additions to the General
Policy Rep(5rt:
1. CIRCULATION AND TRANSPORTATION
a. Add the following statement:
"The City should make every attempt to subordinate the
automobile in older high-density areas. Alternate means I\
of transportation should be fully explored."
b. Page 12: Under 1) eliminate the phrase "and inititate
the development of a safe and attractive bicycle trail
system throughout the City." and make a new heading
It m "Because bicycle trails are a vital link of the
transportation system, the City shall initiate and
implement development of a safe and attractive bicycle
trails system throughout theCity."
c. Add the following statement:
"The existing City beach-front walk should be extended
to the Santa Ana River mouth and to the Harbor Entrance
i Jetty. The meandering walk should be located a short
distance from adjacent property owners to protect them
from undue disturbance."
Q `d. Add the following statement:
"All existing bridges shall be altered and future bridges
shall be designed to utilize an open-type bridge railing
so that pedestrians and motorists may enjoy, the view."
e. Add the following statement;
"Separate bicycle paths should be incorporated on all )
bridges." �1(\
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"and the requiremen of housing developer to provide ' p
a percentage of their site for open space d recrea- U
t' nal u oses." �ls-statement
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"The City should be encouraged to cooperate with adja- j
cent cities, the State, the County and similar agencies
to provide and preserve, wherever possible, maximum use
of open space and recreational facilities." o
c. Ydake a new heading g) as follows:
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"Proposed residential, cormnercial and industrial develop- �— F
ments shall be 'reviewed with respect to their impact
upon existing recreational facilities and oo en space,___._._✓'
and the developer should be 'required to aleviatetbudexr
but uperZ pttF is ac-i-l�i-t-ies-by-a--proportionate-c-ontx bution.
Each proposed development should be reviewed in relationship
to the whole, rather than as a singular situation."
HALL SEELY, Chairman
Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission
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IfORN�P� February 9, 1972
JACK BARNETT
EXECUTIVE MANAGER
DO'NOT REMOVE
Mr. Robert Wynn
City Manager
City of Newport Beach
Newport Beach, Calif. 92660
Subject: General Development Plan Guidelines
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Dear Mr.' Wynn:
Attached is a revised General Policies Report which is a recom-
mendation from the Special Committee of the Chamber of Commerce
that we would like you and the City Council to consider on the evening
of February 14.
You will note that we have underlined all new recommended verbage
or phrases and have placed an asterisk (=") in the areas where a
word or words have been deleted.
These recommendations were reviewed yesterday with Messrs. Hogan,
Neuhausen, and Dawes at the Chamber office and we would ask that
you distribute copies of these recommendations to each individual
councilman for his review. Thank you. -
Representatives of the Committee will be in attendance at the public
hearing Monday night to discuss any of these recommendations with
the Council.
Yer truly ou s,
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Dan el A. OI Fa ell
Chairman
General Development Plan
Liaison Committee
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cc: Mr. Jack Barnett
THE CITY OF NEIVbRT BCACH IS COMMSED OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS
2ALSOA • BALEOA ISLAND•CORONA DEL MAR• LIDO ISLE • MARINER'S MILE • NEWPORT CENTER • UNIVERSITY PLAZA AIRPARK • WEST NEWPORT•WESTCLIFF
LIST OF CORRECTIONS
OLD NEW
TYPE WORDS PAGE PAGE
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Deletion present p. 3. 1. 5 p. 3. 1. 5
Addition , consistent with the carrying
capacities of the area, such as land, p. 3. 1. 15 p. 3. 1. 15
air, water, utilities, circulation a) a)
system, etc.
Change From: The downcoast area, in ,p. 4. 1. 13 p..4. 1. 17
particular g) g)
To: Contiguous, unincorporated lands
Addition s -(parts) p. 4. 1. 14 p. 4..1. 17
• g) g)
9-Addition for their development p. 4. 1. 15 p. 4. 1. 19
g) g)
Change From: this area p.4. 1. 16 p. 4. 1. 20
.To: these areas g) g)
Change From: refrain from annexing any
and residential area which is not within p. 4. 1. 22 p. 5. 1. 4
Addition the Newport Mesa Unified School h) h)
District.
To: endeavor to have municipal
boundaries coterminous as may
be practicable.
Addition ; however p. 6. 1. 14 p. 6. 1. 13
Deletion, b) p. 6. 1. 15 p. 6. 1. 13
Change From: limited to p. 6. 1. 16 p. 6.1, 14
To: permitted in
Change From: to p. 6. 1. 16 p. 6. 1. 14
To: with b) a)
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OLD NEW
TYPE WORDS PAGE PAGE
Deletion maximum P. 8. 1. 5 P. 8. 1. 5
g) g)
Change From: Provisions shall be made for p. 8. 1. 7 p. 8.1. 6
To: The City shall encourage and h) h)
(;ooperatein
Addition service public needs and P. 8. 1. 9 P. 8. 1. 8
h)' h)
Change From: satisfy p. 9, 1.•16 p. 9. 1. 15
To: coordinate a) a)
Addition Coyote p. 10. 1. 16 p. 10. 1. 15
c)2. c)2.
Change From: metro-port; i, e. , • p. 11. 1. 8 p. 11. 1. 11
To: local airport confined f) f)
Deletion non-jet P. 11. 1. 8 & P. 11. 1. 12 &
P. 11. 1. 10 p. 11.1. 13
f) f)
Addition ,limited to aircraft that will not
' exceed human stress levels or P. 11. 1. 11 p. 11.1. 14
contaminate the environment with f) f)
fuel waste deposits, capable of com-
plying with DBA standards,
Change From: the requirement of housing
developers to provide a percentage p. 16. 1. 12 p. 17. 1. 11
of their site for open space and e) e) !
recreational purposes
To: the development of relevant
open space within individual planning
areas throughout the community.
Change
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Change From: natural contour
construction and adequate open P. 20. 1. 2 p. 21. 1. 2
space regtfirements in order to g) g)
preserve a natural character.
To: treatment that will protect and
promote the welfare of residents
and enhance the aesthetic character
of the environment.
Deletion maximum p. 21. 1. 6 p. 22. 1. 6
Change From: maximize p. 21. 1. 10 p. 22. 1. 9
To: encourage a) a)
Change From: provide p. 21. 1. 16 p. 22. 1. 14
To: plan b) b)
Change & From: to these p. 21. 1. 17 P. 22. 1. 15 -
Addition To: for marine recreational and
educational
Change From: and protected p. 21. 1. 24 p. 23. 1. 1
To: or enhanced c) c)
Change From: design p. 23.. 1. 13 p. 24. 1. 11
To: planning
Deletion The question of whether high-rise or
large=scale buildings shall be per- p. 24. 1. 17 p. 25. 1. 15
mitted in Newport Beach 'shall be f) f)
determined upon completing necessary
general plan studies. If such develop-
ments are to be permitted:
Change From: 1. p. 24. 1. 21 p. 25. 1. 15
To: f) >
Addition improvements p. 24. 1. 23 / p. 25. 1. 17
f) f)
Change From: 2. p. 24. 1. 25 p. 26. 1. 1
To: 1.
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Change From: 3. p. 25. 1. 6 p. 26. 1. 7
To: 2. f) f)
Change & From: detract from the existing
Addition character p. 25. 1.9 p. 26. 1. 9
To: be incompatible with the
existing or planned character
Addition open spaces p. 25. 1. 10 p. 26. 1. 11
2. 2.
Change & From: collectively destroy the
Addition direct views P. 25. 1. 1.1 p. 26. 1. 12
To: deny the public the access or 2. 2.
views to
Deletion Private remodeling, landscaping, P. 26. 1. 20 p. 27. 1. 19
renovation or c) c)
Addition as maybe practicable p. 27. 1. 8 p. 28. 1. 7
e) e)
CONTENTS
Item page
Future Growth 3
Land Use 6
Circulation and Transportation 9
Housing 14
Community Facilities and Services 16
Natural Resources •19
Shorelines 22
Community Design 24
Preservation and Redevelopment 27
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GENERAL POLICIES REPORT
TENTATIVE STUDY AND HEARING DATES
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DATE TIME SESSION
January 5 7 : 30 P .M . Planning Commission
(Special Study Session)
January 6 3 :00 P .M. Planning Commission '
(Regular Study Session)
January 12 7 :30 P .M . Planning Commission
(Special Study Session)
January 13 2 :00 P . M. Planning Commission
(Special Study Session)
January 13 7 :30 P .M . Planning Commission
(Special Public Hearing )
January 20 7 :30 P .M . Planning Commission
(Regular Public Hearing )
January 24 1 :30 P .M . City Council
(Regular Study Session )
January 31 7: 30 P.M. City Council & Commission
(Scheduled Joint Meeting )
February 14 7 :30 P .M. City Council
(Regular Public Hearing)
February 22 7 :30 P .M . City Council
(Special Public Hearing )
February 28 7 :30 P .M . City Council
(Regular Public Hearing)
IN PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF THE COMMUNITY, it shall be .
. the basic underlying goal of the City of Newport Beach
to protect and enhance the City ' s special charm and
character; its unique natural and man-made physical
environment; its attractive visual environment , and the
wide range. of social , economic, cultural , educational
and recreational opportunities which have contributed
to the high quality of life enjoyed by its citizens .*
*(Rev . 1/6/72)
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FUTURE GROWTH
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
It is the objective of the City of Newport Beach to assure, through the
assertion of positive controls over urban growth, the preservation and
enhancement of all those assets which provide for the high quality of
life enjoyed by its citizens, and to assure that all support systems such
as transportation, parking, recreation facilities, schools, fire and police
protection, and utilities can be maintained at optimum levels of economic
and functional efficiency.
SUPPORTING POLICIES
a) The City shall set specific limits on population and dwelling
unit densities and the intensity and extent of commercial and
industrial development for the general planning area as a whole,
and for each individual plan ling area throughout the community,
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consistent with thee carrying capacities of the area, such as
land, air, water, utilities, circulation system, etc.
b) The timing and pace of future development or redevelopment
shall be limited and controlled to encourage phased and orderly
development and to prohibit any premature development which
would adversely affect the quality or efficiency of existing or
planned public support systems.
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c) The City shall encourage the growth of income 'producing "
developments to sustain a high revenue base for the provision
of'public support services only within those areas where the
character, amount and location of such developments are
compatible with surrounding land uses• and the existing character
of the community.
d) The optimum geographic limits of the City shall be established
to ensure the retention of the City' s unique character and identity.
e) In each potential amiexation, the area's relationship and imporG'ance
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to the City and all costs and benefits (both economic and environmental)
shall be thoroughly identified and weighed for annexation or
non-annexation.
f) In cooperation with other local or regional agepcies and districts,
the City shall encourage the annexation of_various isolated areas
within the County which naturally fall within the planning and
service responsibilities of the City.
g) Contiguous, unincorporated lands all be included as parts of
,the general plan area, and criteria for—its-ckeveYt5pYYlSrii Shall
be prepared for their development. The question of whether
these areas will be annexed will be considered after the necessary
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economic and,physical research has been completed and,
determination can be made as to the advantages and disadvantages
of annexation.
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h) Because the school system and its services play such a vital
part in the lives of the citizens of Newport Beach, the City
shall endeavor to have municipal boundaries coterminous
as maybe practicable.
i) City growth, both in terms of population and geographic
limits, shall be coordinated with other appropriate local
and regional agencies and with the local school district to
best serve the needs of the residents of Newport Beach.
LAND USE
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
It is the objective of the City of Newport Beach to provide for an orderly
balance of both public and private land uses within convenient and compatible "
locations throughout the community, and to ensure that all such uses - their
type, amount, design and arrangement - each serve to protect and enhance
the character and image of the community as a low-density residential-
recreational area.
SUPPORTING POLICIES
a) The City shall preserve and maintain the predominant one and
two family residential character and density of the community
within existing and future neighborhoods throughout the City;
however, higher density,residential development ktl be
,.��''l art,
,,yerrn tted.in those areas where compatible with adjacent
land uses and where adequate and convenient commercial
services and public support systems such as streets, parking,
parks, schools and utilities are, or will be, adequate to serve
them.
b) The village-like neighborhood atmosphere and identity of
existing residential areas shall be preserved and encouraged.
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c) The City shall provide fora sufficient diversity of land uses
so that schools, recreation areas, churches and neighborhood
shopping centers are available in close proximity to each
resident of the community.
d) The type and amount of commercial areas shall be limited to
those which can feasibly be supported by their appropriate
trade area and to those which are consistent and compatible
with the prime concept and image of the community as d
quality, low-density residential area.
e) Commercial recreation or destination tourist facilities, in
particular, shall be carefully controlled so as to protect the
quality residential character of the community and the oppor-
tunity of local residents to enjoy (in a safe, attractive and
convenient manner) the continued use of the harbor, shoreline
and local transportation and parking facilities.
f) In view of the City's attraction as a regional and statewide
recreation area; the growing regional and statewide demand
for water-oriented recreational facilities, and the limited
capacity of the City's harbor and oceanfront resources to
fully satisfy such demands, the City shall encourage the
opening and development of adjoining ocean and waterfront
areas outside Newport Bay in a manner which may best
serve to distribute the increasing public need for water-
oriented recreational facilities.
g) Consistent with all other policies to protect and enhance
the quality residential character of.the community, the City
shall encourage both public and private water-oriented
recreational and entertainment facilities as a means of
providing = public access to the waterfront.
h) The City shall encourage and cooperate in the preservation
of suitable and adequate sites for commercial and industrial
marine-related facilities so as to service public needs and
protect the City's historical and maritime atmosphere, and
the charm and character such industries have traditionally
provided the City's growing residential community. '
i) General industrial development within the community shall
be limited to those areas and uses which are appropriate to
and compatible with i quality residential community.
j) The City shall develop and maintain suitable and adequate
standards for landscaping, sign control, site and building
design, parking and the undergrounding of utilities to ensure
that all existing and future commercial and industrial develop-
ments are compatible with surrounding land uses.
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CIRCULATION AND TRANSPORTATION
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
It is the objective of the CiSLy of Newport Beach to ensure the orderly
development of those facilities which promote the safe, attractive,
convenient, and economical movement of people and goods within the
Newport Beach area; to ensure.the development of all such facilities in
a manner which will minimize any detrimental effects upon the environmental
quality of the City; and to assist in the development of a total circulation
system to serve the present and future needs of the Orange County region.
SUPPORTING POLICIES
a) The local transportation system shall serve as an integral
part of the broader regional transportation network, including
a balance between various alternate modes of transportation
such as highways, mass transit, air'and water facilities, that
will coordinate local and regional transportation needs and the
needs of various age and socio-economic groups.
b) The City shall continue the active investigation of all planned
local and regional transportation systems to determine the'
impact of each on the community, and to ensure that all such
facilities serve to protect and maintain the sociological,
ecological, economic and aesthetic environment of the Newport
Beach area.
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0 Freeways, in particular, shall not bisect or isolate individual
communiti@s, neighborhoods, business areas, parks or other
homogeneous areas within the City, and shall be designed in
such a manner as to protect and enhance any adjacent land uses.
1. Consistent with the objective and policies to preserve the
environmental quality of the community, the City shall
continue to oppose the development of the Route 1 (Pacific
Coast) Freeway within the coastal corridor of Newport
Beach.
2. The City shall promote the future routing of the Corona
del Mar freeway to an alignment which would be northerly
from its present planned route through Corona del Mar.
As one alternative, the City should consider a possible
alignment of the freeway to a location near or adjacent '
to Bonita-Coyote Canyon Road.
d) Recognizing the vital relationship which exists between the
street and highway network and the use of land, the City shall
limit and control the distribution, character and intensity of
all land uses which would generate increased levels of traffic
beyond the capacity of the existing or planned street system.
e) In view of increasing demands and the economic pressures to
expand air transportation services in the Orange County region,
the City shall actively encourage and participate in the planning
and development of a regional airport facility at a location which
will be least detrimental to surrounding residents and adjacent
land uses. The new facilities should be developed for occupancy
by 1977 - the date on which specific air facility leases may be
considered for termination or renewal.
f) The present location of the Orange County Airport is unacceptable
as a site for a regional airport facility and should therefore be
restricted to its ultimate function as a local airport confined to
the use of * commercial carriers capable of short take-offs and
landings and small privately operated business and pleasure
type aircraft, limited to aircraft that will not exceed human
stress levels or contaminate the environment with fuel waste
deposits, capable of complying with.J standards.
g) The City shall also promote and assist in the development of
adequatp regulations and controls to reduce the present levels
of noise, pollution and other hazards associated with the
operations of the Orange County Airport and ensure that such
regulations and controls are developed and maintained as a
standard that is found to be acceptable to the City of Newport Beach.
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h) Facilities and landing areas for any helicopter or other short
landing and takeoff aircraft within the City shall be limited as
to their extent, location and character of operation to protect
against any adverse effect on the character or environmental
quality of the community.
i) The City shall encourage and assist in the planning and develop-
ment of a regional mass transit system with other appropriate
agencies, where such system may best serve to reduce the
rising demand for adequate and efficient transportation facilities.
j) Any mass transit system and the various local support facilities,
shall each be designed and operated so as to protect and enhance
the physical, social, and ecological environment of the Newport
Beach area.
k) The City shall develop and maintain suitable and adequate re-
gulations to assure the provision of sufficient off-street parking
with all new developments and encourage joint public-private
efforts to improve parking, conditions in existing developed areas.
1) The City shall ensure the provision of adequate sidewalks and
other pedestrian ways and initiate the development of a safe
and attractive bicycle. trail system throughout the City.
m) The City shall encourage the use of a small boat system for
sightseeing passengers in and around the Bay. The system shall
be designed in such a way as to protect existing residents and
uses which front on the Bay.
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n) The City shall encourage the maintenance of the existing ferry
system between Balboa Island and the peninsula and the possible
development of a ferry crossing within a suitable location in
the Upper Bay area.
HOUSING
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
It is the objective of the City of Newport Beach to preserve and enhance
the community's quality living environment; to maintain and improve the
visual character and physical quality of all existing neighborhoods, and
to encourage the development of a variety of new housing to adequately
serve the needs of all present and future residents of the community.
SUPPORTING POLICIES
a) The City shall retain the present predominance of single-family
residences throughout the community while continuing to provide
for a variety of housing types and a diversity of housing needs.
.b) A variety of housing types and designs shall include multiple-
family apartments and townhouses, as well as attached and
detached single-family homes in convenient and compatible
locations so as to offer a broad housing choice to a variety of
family sizes, types, and incomes.
c) All new housing shall be developed to include suitable and
adequate landscaping, open space, parks and recreation features,
and other design amenities to meet the prevailing community
standards of environmental quality.
d) The City shall encourage and assist in the conservation,
maintenance, and improvement of all existing residential
neighborhoods so as to maintain optimum local standards of
housing quality and design,
e) Existing housing which fails to meet prevailing standards of
health and safety shall be rehabilitated through a systematic
program of building and housing code enforcement so as to
maintain the residential character and quality of the community.
f) The City shall support "open housing" for all persons to
purchase or rent adequate housing facilities of their choice,
regardless of their age, race, religion, creed, color, or
natural origin.
g) The City shall cooperate with the various local and regional
agencies, both public and private, to identify and assist in
solving the housing problems of the broader regional community.
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COlvLMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
It is the objective of the City of Newport Beach to ensure a full and
adequate range of public and private community facilities, and to provide
a consistently high level of public services so as to ensure each resident
the opportunity to enjoy a safe, healthful and attractive living environment.
SUPPORTI\'G POLICIES
a) The City shall maintain appropriate levels of health and safety
services and facilities to adequately serve the current and future
needs of the community, including police and fire protection,
marine safety services, building safety and public utility services.
b) The City shall endeavor to provide a full range of year-round
recreational facilities and instructional programs to adequately
meet the current and future needs of each resident. The varied
programs and facilities shall include water sports and activities,
beach and harbor facilities, active park facilities, passive open
areas and view parks, senior citizen facilities, and bicycle and
pedestrian trails.
c) For all services and facilities to be provided directly by the
City, the City shall exercise the full care necessary to insure
that all such services and facilities are provided and maintained
in an efficient and economical manner to the citizens of the
community.
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d) The City shall investigate all opportunities for utilizing
public services and facilities adequately provided by other
agencies, and the exclusion of similarly planned or existing
services and facilities which may be adequately provided
through the private or commercial.sector of the community
to ultimately reduce present and future costs of local
municipal services.
e) Consistent with such policies, the City shall continue City-
school district cooperation in the joint use of park and recreation
facilities; the development of park sites adjacent to school-
properties, and the development of relevant open space within {
individual planning areas throughout the community.
f) The City shall promote and assist through its planning efforts,
the development and maintenance of a full range of quality
educational programs and facilities including the various public,
private, and parochial school systems.
g) The City shall continue to provide for the necessary expansion
of public library services and facilities to adequately serve
the present and future needs of the community. The traditional
library services should be continued as an extension of public
educational opportunities and be expanded to include the
broadening concept of libraries to serve as community
w information, communication, cultural and recreational
centers for all residents of the community.
h) The City shall encourage, stimulate and aid in the practice
and exhibition of the arts in the Newport Beach area, and
provide the necessary leadership and cooperation to increase
and broaden the opportunities for all local citizens, both young
and old, to enjoy and participate in cultural activities.
i) The City shall encourage a wide range of cultural training
activities, from amateur to professional levels, and the
development programs as may be established by the various
organizations, both public,and private, throughout the community.
j) The City shall cooperate with the other governmental agencies
and private organizations in providing adequate local and regional
facilities for the fulfillment of the cultural needs of the community.
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NATURAL RESOURCES "
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
It is the objective of the City of Newport Beach to conserve and enhance
the unique natural beauty and irreplaceable natural resources of.the
community; to ensure the protection and enhancement of the harbor and
ocean waters, their adjoining beaches and shoreline, the marine and
wildlife habitats, and the natural terraces, hillsides and watershed
areas within the community, and to ensure the protection and control
of urban development within areas of naturals physical hazards and to
encourage the protection of sites of cultural and historic value.
SUPPORTING POLICIES
a) The City shall encourage and assist in the development of a
comprehensive water-quality program to ensure the protection,
maintenance and enhancement of the bay and ocean water areas
and their life support systems.
b) The City and other appropriate agencies shall thereby develop
and maintain adequate controls to ensure desirable levels of
water quality; to restrict all sources of bacteriological,
chemical and biochemical'pollutants, and to reduce, as far "
as possible, harmful amounts of fresh water intrusion,
sedimentation, and debris and waste.discharges into the bay,
harbor and ocean water areas.
c) The City shall endeavor to preserve, in its natural state,
the-ocean beaches, water, surf action and coastal shoreline
in a manner that will ensure their availability for continued
public use and enjoyment. Proposals for the construction of
anti-erosion structures, off-shore breakwaters, or future
marinas shall be examined in light -of this policy.
d) The City shall also endeavor to preserve and enhance a
significant portion of the Upper Bay and marine coastal
cn.Cic�
preserves which support d species of
plant, marine and wildlife population to insure their avail-
ability and continued use for ecological, educational and
aesthetic purposes.
e) The City shall preserve and protect those areas within the
City that, due to their outstanding aesthetic quality and value,
their natural value as watersheds or wildlife habitats, or their
high susceptibility to major hazards from such phenomenon as
earthquakes, floods (including tidal floods), or landslides,
should be considered for permanent open space.
f) The City shall encourage the full utilization and opportunity
within permanent open space areas for such uses as bicycle
paths, hiking and equestrian trails, picnic facilities, golf ranges,
etc. , that would• provide for the maximum public use and enjoyment
of these areas.
gj The City shall develop and maintain standards for the }development
.Pitn�C-�•tA,,....'1-". 'f'M1t Q �-�.A GCj-�•r f t.AM DSc,6,ry LY,
of all hillside areas, e -pl�asrcirtg-tiea�tment-th-atuw•ill protect and
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prAr-note..the-Nvel�are-of,-re-sidents-and-en'hance•the-aesthetic char-
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act�'r--�f f7�� esLvironment. '
h) The City shall endeavor to assist through its planning efforts,
the proper excavation and recordation of historic and cultural
information.offered by various sites of known or potential
archeological and paleontological value. The appropriate
historic and cultural organizations shall be informed, as earl;-
as possible, of the probable timing and program for development
within such areas.
i) The City shall identify and measure the chief sources of noise
and air pollutants within the community, and their impact upon
the local environment. The City shall also encourage and promote
the development of a comprehensive air and noise quality program
to ensure adequate regulations and controls for the preservation
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and enhancement of the environment.
j) The City shall continue to prohibit the extraction of oil within
the off-shore or inland areas of the City and to discourage any
oil production within the immediate vicinity of the City, including
the offshore waters under jurisdiction of the federal government.
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SHORE LINE S
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
It is the objective of the City of Newport Beach to promote the marine
related environment• of the community; to preserve and enhance the unique
natural beauty and quality of the harbor and ocean front areas; and to
provide for the public use and enjoyment of the bay and ocean waters
and their shorelines consistent with sound conservation principles.
SUPPORTING POLICIES
a) The City shall encourage all marine recreational and educational
opportunities for continued public use and enjoyment, including
such activities as: Boating, swimming and sunbathing, sport
fishing, underwater diving, surfing, picnicking, and marine
and wildlife observation.
b) The City shall plan for the necessary support facilities and
services for marine recreational and educational activities
in reasonable numbers and places, including: Marine ways
and services, launching facilities, gas and pump-out stations,
parking facilities, restrooms, showers, and concessions,
c) Natural resources of the shoreline, including the harbor and
ocean waters, the adjoining natural beaches and bluffs, and
the marine and wildlife habitats and preserves shall be
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conserved or enhanced in a manner that will ensure their
availability for continued public use and enjoyment.
d) The City shall protect and enhance direct physical and visual
access to the waterfront over publicly-owned properties and
encourage visual access to the waterfront over privately-
owned properties.
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COMMUNITY DESIGN
GEATERAL OBJECTIVE
It is the objective of the Cif of Newport Beach to reserve and enhance
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the visual character and image of the community; to ensure that all
future development occurs in harmony with existing natural and man-
made features of traditional or perceptual value to the community; and
to upgrade those existing features throughout the City which may detract
from the visual character or quality of Newport Beach.
SUPPORTING POLICIES
a) The City shall develop the necessary criteria and guidelines
to provide planning direction for the entire City and for the
individual communities throughout the City and to ensure the
coordination of all public and private developments, improve-
ments, and beautification efforts.
b) The cv"iteria shall seek to maintain the composition
and form of the City as a series of smaller, village-like
neighborhoods which have their own distinct attraction and
identity and yet serve as a sense of place and identification
to the City as a whole.
Special note
that which has already been determined by the section of the City as
Corona del Mar, Balboa Island, etc.
c The major natural features such as the bay and ocean the
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shorelines, bluffs and hillsides, and the physical and visual
access to these features, should each be preserved as major
identifiable forms or connecting visual features throughout
the City.
d) The City shall develop ordinances and controls to encourage
the use of open space and natural contour construction
throughout hillside areas and the use of view parks and open
space to enhance views and access to major natural features.
e) The City shall develop suitable and adequate landscaping
(including treescapes, street furniture, etc. ), undergrounding
of utilities, sign controls, and site and building design standards
to ensure that all public and private developments are compatible
with the natural and man-made resources throughout the community.
T f) The City shall develop and maintain specific regulations specifying
where and under what conditions high-rise or large-scale
improvements may be developed.
f) The question of whether high-rise or large-scale buildings shall
be permitted in Newport Beach shall be determined upon com-
pleting necessary general plan studies. If such developments
are to be permitted:
1. The location, size, and arrangement of high-rise or
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other large-scale buildings, and particularly massive '
clusters of such buildings, shall be severely limited E
to protect the human quality or scale of Newport Beach
and its predominant existing character as a quality,
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2. High-rise or other large-scale buildings, in particular,
shall be prohibited from those areas where the scale or C
intensity or such development would be incompatible with
the existing or planned character or image of adjacent
developments or open spaces where such buildings would
deny the public the access or views to major natural
features.
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PRESERVATION AND REDEVELOPMENT
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
It is the objective of the City of Newport Beach to preserve and maintain
the visual and physical character of all quality, residential, commercial
and industrial areas throughout the community, and to actively promote
the upgrading and improvement or older or deteriorated areas so as to
ensure adequate levels of health and safety and to strengthen the local
economic environment and visual quality of the community.
SUPPORTING POLICIES
a) The City shall identify and promote the continued maintenance
and revitalization of individual deteriorating or blighted
residential, commercial and industrial properties within
the con-ununity through a systematic program of zoning, building
and housing code enforcement.
b) The City shall encourage and actively support the revitalization
of extensive deteriorating or blighted commercial and industrial
areas on a private basis or through cooperative public-private
programs.
c) Redevelopment efforts should each be assisted by the City
through the development of specific area-wide plans or special
district plans to provide coordination and guidance to the individual
property owners.
Private remodeling, landscaping, renovation or
d) The City shall continue to 'upgrade existing codes and ordinances'
to-insure a high quality of standards for all new residential,
commercial and industrial development and to take full advantage
of acceptable scientific and technological advances within the
building construction industry.
e) The City shall identify and endeavor to preserve and protect as
may be practicable those individual areas, buildings or structures
which are deemed to be of major historic, cultural, or aesthetic
value to the community.
f) Every attempt shall be made to protect the quality of the environ-
ment from each potential form or variety of pollution; including
excessive levels of noise, air and water pollutants.
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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH -- DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
TO : City Manager , City Council , and Planning Commission
FROM: Community Development Department
SUBJECT: General • Plan Policies Report
At the recent joint meeting between � City Council and the Planning
Commission , January 31 , 1972 , there were several changes suggested
in the wording of various policies contained in the latest revised
copy of the General Policies Report. For your reference at, the
February 14th public hearing on the Policies Report , -we have out-
lined the suggested changes , as follows :
Page .8, Item h)
Consistent with all other policies to protect and enhance the
quality residential character of the community , the City shall
encourage both public and private water-oriented recreational and
entertainment facilities .as a means of providing max4nium public
access to the waterfront.
Page 9 , Item a )
The local transportation system shall serve as an integral part
of the broader regional transportation network, including a
balance between various alternate modes of transportation such as
highways , mass transit, air and water facilities , that will sat4s€y
coordinate local and regional transportation needs and the needs of
various age and socio-economic groups .
Page 10 , Item c) 2 .
The City shall promote the future routing of the Corona del Mar
freeway to an alignment which would be northerly from its ,present
planned route through Corona del Mar. As one alternative , the City
should consider a possible alignment of the freeway to a location
near or adjacent to Bonita Canyon Read: and Coyote Canyon Roads .
Page 11 , . Item f)
The present location of the Orange County. Airport is unacceptable
as a site for a regional airport facility and should therefore be
restricted to its ultimate function as a met e-pert#-4,evj local
air ort, confined to the use of non-jet commercial carriers capable
of s ort face-offs and landings and small privately operated non-
jet business and pleasure type aircraft.
Page 21 , General Objective
It is the objective of the City of Newport Beach to promote the marine
related environment of the community ; to preserve and enhance the
unique natural beauty and quality of the harbor and ocean front areas ;
TO; City Manager, City Council , and Planning Commission - 2 .
and to provide for the fax#Riam public use and enjoyment of the bay
and ocean waters and their shorelines consistent with sound conser-
vation principles .
Page 21 , Item a)
The City shall max�m4ze-a;4 encourage marine recreational and
educational opportunities for continued public use and enjoyment ;
including such activities as : Boating , swimming and sunbathing ,
sport fishing , underwater diving , surfing , picnicking , and marine
and wildlife observation .
Page 21 , Item b )
The City shall prev4de plan for the necessary support facilities
and services to these activities in reasonable numbers and places ,
including : Marine ways and services , launching facilities , gas
and pump-out stations , parking facilities , restrooms , showers ,
and concessions .
Page 23 , Item a)
The City shall develop the necessary criteria and guidelines to
provide des#gR planning direction for the entire City and for the
individual communities throughout the City and to ensure the
coordination of all public and private developments , improvements ,
and beautification efforts .
Page 23 , Item b )
The des4gp plann�in� criteria shall seek to maintain the composition
and form of the as a series of smaller , village-like neighbor-
hoods which have their own distinct- attraction and identity and' yet
serve as a sense- of place and identification to the City as a whole .
Februar 7 1972
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JACK enRNEn January 28, 1972
EXECUTIVE MANAGER
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Mr. Dick Hogan ILE � p�y
Director
Grommunity Development DO'NOT REMOVE
City of Newport Beach
3300 Newport Blvd.
Newport Beach, Calif. 92660
Dear Dick:
As Chairman of the General Development Plan Liaison Committee
for the Newport Harbor Chamber of Commerce, I would like to
invite you, Carl Neuhausen and George Dawes to meet with my
committee at the Chamber offices at 4:00 p.m. , February 8.
The purpose of this meeting is to officially introduce to you the
entire committee and present to you a series of recommendations
this committee will have made for your review concerning the
General Policy Guidelines Report.
The committee is very enthusiastic about the steps taken so far,
and we look forward to a productive meeting with you.
Very my your ,
Daniel A. O'Farrell
Chairman
General Development Plan 1.
Liaison Committee 9
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THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH IS COMPOSED OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS
BALBOA• BALBOA ISLAND• CORONA DEL MAR• LIDO ISLE • MARINER'S MILE • NEWPORT CENTER• UNIVERSITY PLAYA AIRPARK• WEST NEWPORT• WESTCLIFF
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3300 W. Newport Blvd.
January 28 , 1972 Area Code 714
673-2110
Mayor and Members of the City Council
3300 Newport Boulevard
Newport Beach , California 92660
Gentlemen :
Transmitted herewith is the General Policy Report
adopted by the Planning Commission as a part of the
General Plan by ,Resolution No . 745 , dated January 20 ,
1972 .
The Commission unanimously approved the plan after four
study sessions and two public hearing$ . The included
policies , as amended and finally adopted by the City
Council , will be used as guidelines in developing the
succeeding elements of the General Plan. Each of these
elements will be subjected to public hearing by both
the Planning Commission and the City Council before
being adopted and made a part of the General Plan.
During the development process , as more information
is developed and further decisions are made , the poli -
cies themselves will be reviewed and amended as neces-
sary. If such amendments do become necessary they ,
also , will be subjected to public hearings .
Every effort will be made to inform the public as new
information is .developed and to encourage all those
interested to participate as each element evolves .
Very truly yours ,
CURT DOSH , Chairman
Newport Beach City Planning Commission
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GENERAL PLAN PROGRAM SCHEDULE
AN • FEB - MAR - APR - MAY - JUNE JULY - AUG - SEP - OCT - NOV DEC • JAN FEB MAR - APR MAY JUKE
General
Policies Ii
Land Use Studies
Project Mkt.
Basic Economic & Potent. & Dev. Continuing Economic Studies & Testing
Housing Studies w/Exist.Zoning
Cos /Revenue System- Development I
Test System for
o Basic Transportation- Studies Projected Dev. Continuing Transportation Studies and Testing
w/Exist.Zonin -
• Basic water & Coastal Studies Continuing- Coastal Studies II
c� Basic Community
m Facilities Studies
& Cost/Revenue Data
Geolocrical & Natural Resource-.Studies
— — — Basic- Community Design
Studies
Develop Specific Adopt I
Coastal Policies Policies
Dev•.&- Test Alt. Comm.& Council
W - Growth Policies Selection
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Dev: & Test
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J Alt.Land Use Comm.& Council
Policies Selection
• Dev: & Test
Alt: Trans. Comm.& Council
o Policies Selection I
Dev: & Test
Policies on- Comm-.&• Council
Other Elements - Selection
wDev: & Test Land Use Element Comm.& Council
z Alternatives Selection
Dev-. & Test Transportation Element Comm.& Council
WAlternatives Selection
Dev. & Test Alternatives for Comm.& Council
Other Elements Selection
Develop Prelim.Gen.
Dated 1/27/72 Plan Report & Maps
RESOLUTION NO. 745
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ADOPTING
THE GENERAL POLICY REPORT OF THE
NEWPORT BEACH GENERAL PLAN
WHEREAS , the initial phase of the City ' s General Plan
Program has involved the preparation of a General Policy Report;
and
WHEREAS , said General Policy Report sets forth general
objectives and supporting policies ,for the future planning and
development of the City and will serve as a guide for the develop-
ment and implementation of the City ' s General Plan ; and
WHEREAS , pursuant to Section 707 of the Newport Beach
City Charter, the Planning Commission has held public hearings to
consider the adoption of the General Policy Report as a part of
the City ' s General Plan ;
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commis-
sion does hereby adopt as - a part of the General Plan , and does
recommend to the City Council , the General Policy Report described
above , a copy of which is on file - in the Newport . Beach Community
Development Department.
Regularly passed and adopted by the Planning Commission
of the City of Newport Beach, State of California , on the 20th
day of January 1972 .
AYES : Adkinson , Agee, Dosh ,
Glass , Hazewinkel , Heather ,
Martin
NOES : None
ABSENT: None .
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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH -- DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
TO : CITY COUNCIL
FROM: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: REVISED GENERAL POLICY REPORT
Attached is a copy of the General Policy Report as revised
and adopted by the Planning Commission on January 20 , 1972 ,
A formal letter of transmittal will follow.
R. V . HOGAN , Director
By, January 21 , 1972
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567 an Nicolas Dr . , Suite 401
Rodeffer Building - Newport Center
Newport Beach, Calif . 92660
January 14 , 1972
City of Newport Beach
3300 Newport Blvd.
Newport Beach, Calif . 92660
Attention: Mr. Agee , Commissioner
Planning Commission
Dear Sir:
I wish to take this opportunity to thank you for the courtesy and
consideration extended to me in my appearance before your body on
the evening of January 13 , 1972 .
During the course of various testimony which I offered, the one item
of particular interest to me was Item "j " under "Circulation & Trans-
portation" . I should like to offer for your consideration the fol-
lowing variation in wording which I believe will more closely present
the feelings of the citizens of the city, both as to those in the
majority and minority.
I have made the fewest changes in wording and added the fewest pos-
sible words to achieve the intended objectives. Your consideration
and adoption of the wording in the revised form would be sincerely
appreciated.
CIRCULATION & TRANSPORTATION
FlFacilities and landing areas - for any helicopter
or other short landing and takeoff aircraft
within the City shall be limited as to their
extent , location and character of operation to
protect against any adverse effect on the char-
acter or environmental quality of the community. il
Future technological improvements may improve t,her
" acceptability of such aircraft .
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I should like to thank each member of tha Commission for the
dedication, time and effort which has obviously been spent in
this project for the benefit of the residents of the City •of
Newport Beach. Each of us should be•-thankful for dedicated and
interested people such as yourselves.
Very truly yours,
RODEFFER INVESTMENTS
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Date:
January 12, 197Attn:
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, blembers of the City douncif3300
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NewpoxtwBeach$ California 92660
Gentlemen: '
After listening to the Planning Commission �._. .• S
hearing on the Newport Beach General Plan last Wednesday,
I have become convinced that the City 'is going about it
in the wrong way. I think that the City should make a
list of the tough controversies that have to be resolved,
should set a schedule of dates for resolving them, and
should start public debate on these issues so that infor-
mod decisions can be made.
Instead, the City is spinning its wheels in
writing and rewriting a set of platitudes which are so
vague that the Planning Commission had to ask the staff
what each paragraph meant. Apparently the idea is that
once these general goals are Accepted, all the remaining
decisions will follow automatically.
Although many citizens will disagree with me
about the answers to the hard problems, I think all will
agree that the problems must be openly faced and openly
decided. None of us wants to be trapped by agreeing to
a general goal which turns out to imply the exact opposite
of what vie want for our city. -
I urge each of yoq to make public your views ,
about how we should find the answers to the hard• questions; '
by which I mean things like:
How many, and what kinds, of tourists do we want in
Newport Beach, if any?
Do we want to annex the downcoast Irvine property?
What should we do about the Highway Bridge congestion?
What kind of redevelopment do we want in Central Balboa?'
If this letter doesntt convince you of the need
to take action then look at the latest version of the
ele JAN 13 19721lGeneral Plan Policy Report"., Try to figure out what it
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other I expressed these views at greater length and with detailed
examples in a memorandum to hire Hogan last.,December 9.'
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RICHARD A. NEWELL Cu .1 ;Ry
ATTORNEY AT LAW 6 DBV Dept.
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419 EAST 17W STREET _ JAN 171972o
COSTA MESA,CALIFORNIA 92627 CITY OF
(714) 546-9053 (SANTA ANA LINE) NEWPORT BEACH, 3
(714) 645-2150 (NEWPORT BEACH LINE) ` CALIF.
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January 9 , 1972
Mr. R. V. Hogan , Director ���oft
Department of Community Development ° G& ,
City of Newport Beach ( '
City l Newport Beach, Calif. UDIN®pRCP ®VE
re : General Plan
Dear Mr. Hogan:
Comments were requested following presentation of
your General Plan Program and Policy Report to the joint
City Council and Planning Commission meeting which I heard.
The Quality of Life seems the keynote in todays planning.
Therefore, it is with considerable pleasure I read that this
is being met in numerous ways. The °Village" 'concept quoted
by the newspapers is a good emphasis.
However, it seems to me that to honestly face the "issues"
in controversy, more professional positions should be taken
then merely listing alternatives. In addition, Public Hearings
where the entire community is invited should be scheduled
regarding obvious key matters; these hearings should be held
as you go along! ! It simply is too late to hold hearings
at the end when all matters are lumped together and presented
in a completed package.
As a lawyer and advocate I believe in the great benefits
of frank and full public discussion and debate on issues.
It too often seems that this discussion is the last thing
desired, and something to avoided at all costs by public servants
who are full time public employees. Please seek to prevent
this tendency to avoid public debate from creeping in here.
} The other Key Point is an atmosphere where we are willing
to control the destiny of our urban living. History so often
shows that where the will weakens, all sorts of reasong crop
up to justify not facing problems squarly. You must assume hope ,
confidence and power to face challenges so complex that solutions
have not yet been found.
A master Plan merely forces u6sto state the problem.
The solutions flow naturally from that.
Very truly yours,
F a qLt,�/ I
Comments on master Plan of Newport Beach
by Richard A. Newell
A. Limitations of Height, Density, and Population.
Most people newly arrived from greater Los Angeles
seek to escape the slavery of large numbers, as is so aptly
described by Lewis mumford in The City in History. In his
Myth of megalopolis he attacks sprawling giantism, the
bursting container, and the removal of limits by mechanical
changes in technology:
"The problem in every department is to slow down or bring
to a halt the forces that now threaten us: to break into
the cycle of expansion and disintegration by establishing
new premises, closer to the demands of life, which will
enable us to change our direction and . . . make a fresh start. "
I suggest you emphasise: reasons for goals:
1. To prevent dehumiinization, limit height and density.
2. To prevent disintegration, keep the present neighborhood structure.
3. To encourage proper redevelopment of the Balboa Peninsula,
rezone most of it in troubled aaeas to single family residence.
Assure prospective owners that they can buy, tear down, and
build nice residences without risk of hi-rise next door.
B. Harbor water purity.
The most critical issue not faced is water purity. Apparently
it requires control of flood waters and drainage waters into
Upper Newport Bay. Well lets do it, rather than ponder whether
it is historically justified. Otherwise we will have lost
our recreation bay, and killed the goose (no more eggs) .
C. Financial master Planning.
1. Special Federal grant to hire staff to review all the Irvine
Co. and other developers plans in the mill. Your staff
cannot possibly review properly such monumental plans, due
to lack of personnel.
2. Plan sourceoof funds to acquire Parks planned.
3. master Plan implementation.
D. City Cultural Pride.
We should seek new heights of cultural expression, as is only
expected in this righ area of creative ideas. Possibly we could:
1. Sponserr artists in competition to esthetically enhance the
City by statues, monuments, fountains, ste, Possibly a
statue on either jetty at the entrance to the harbor.
2. Create a citizens advisory group to review the above , and to
seek charatable donations to pay for this, as in the days
of Florence, and other urban centers in history.
2. Plan a civic auditorium, for music, sports, and conventions.
E. misc.
1. No subdivision be approved until it is demonstrated that
adequate schools exist to support expected growth.
(Treat schools as one more public utility. )
2. Buy visual windows to see onto the Bay, plus to give
limited access to tidelands.
3. Assist development of small shops near the "Cannery" , with
special parking district, assigned advisors, and staff
assistance. Consider urban redevelopment funds to assist
creation of a properly planned tourist attraction there
for sales tax increase.
4. Plan and buy easements for "buffer strips" around the city,
to increase open space concept. Plan bike trails over these.
5. Enforce stricter standards of serage treatment, before
allowing dumpage off the shores of our city. Consider
tools for enforcement: court injunction for public nuisance.
** 6. Plan and build, as part of Public Works, pedestrian and
bike ways or roads accross existing bridges; isolate them
from cars by means of fencing. This gives` incentive to
see the better view by bike or foot.
7. maintain single family residences as goal of entire
water oriented areas on the ocean and in the Bay.
B. Adopt policies to guaranty public access ways and paths
to all tidelands held in trust for public use.
9. Limit recreational slips and moorings, so as not to overtax
the harbor.
10. 5ncourage planning of public buildings next to joint schools
and parks, plus joint use of buildings. Schools should not
be single-purpose , limited to children.
January 6 L
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TO: Community Development Coordinator 9 UN�oo�az oe�?
FROM: Harbor & Tidelands Administrator
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SUBJECT: GENERAL PLAN POLICIES
DO NOT REMO
I have reviewed the General Plan Policies report of
January, 1972, and I am happy to say that I feel your Department
should be complimented on this draft. I do have some minor
comments, however, which I'm forwarding in the hope that they can
be useful to you.
Page 3 : Line 6, first paragraph:
Change "park facilities" to read "recreational facilities. "
Comment: Broadens the objectives so that beach and harbor
facilities can be included.
✓Page 15: Paragraph b, line 5:
Insert "and harbor" between beach and facilities.
Comment: The City now has harbor facilities and may wish
more.
✓Page 19 : Paragraph d, line 2:
Delete the words "major" and "all" .
Comment: The term "major" commits us to a conclusion
which has not yet been reached and, depending upon
interpretation, could mean more than half of the Upper
Bay. in view of the fact that the entire shoreline in
the down-coast area. is now designated as a marine
preserve, and whereas we will most likely want to change
some of those areas to other uses, I think that the term
"all" could possibly over commit us.
Page 19 : Paragraph e, line 6:
I would like to specifically include tidal flooding.
Comment: We already receiver tidal flooding in portions
of the City, and tidal flooding is the major element of
our application for participation in the Federal Flood
Insurance Program.
Re: General Plan Policies
1/6/72
Page 2
age 20: Paragraph j :
Add to the end of the paragraph "including the offshore
waters under the jurisdiction of the Federal governmexit. "
Comment: We are actively engaged in trying to establish
an oil drilling sanctuary in Federal waters.
AW Page 21: Paragraph b, first line:
Insert the words "or arrange" after the Word "provide. "
Comment: Guards against a misinterpretation that the
City might provide and operate facilities.
Page 21: Paragraph b, lines 4 and 5:
Delete the word "public" .
Comment: To guard against an unnecessarily restrictive
interpretation.
Page 21: Paragraph c, line 1:
Delete the word "all" .
Comment: Could possibly be interpreted too strongly.
C�LU-cQ�
G. M. DAWE5
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December 16, 1971 "
Mr. Jack Barnett, Executive Director FILE COP ■
Newport Harbor Chamber of Commerce
2166 East Coast Hwy DO MOT REMOVE
Newport Beach, California 92660 •
Dear Jack:
I would like to alert the Chamber to a serious situation that
is before us at the present time. As you know the City
Council has been moving ahead in organizing the development it
of a general plan. Their approach and the work done by the
staff to date has been highly professional and comprehensive. -
However.at the joint meeting of the city council and the planning
commission December 6, 1971, the chamber did not have a
representative in attendance although I understand from Bill
Ring that the mayor immediately got together with him and
briefed him after the meeting. i
The most disturbing thing to me as a businessman and a
director of the chamber that came out of this meeting was a
great deal of local support for the theory that business growth
should be discouraged and strictly controlled. There was
6ecific mention of the possible denial of future hotel/motel
development, etc. etc.
I think there is a strong need for the voice of the business
community to be heard. The council is hearing only,the senti-
ments of those who take the attitude firmly against any com-
mercial activity above current levels without thinking through
the adoption of their wishes.
responsibility to.� .
Fa t seems'to me that the Chamber has a vital respo y
� A members both present and future, and to the community,
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Mr. Jack Barnett
December 16, 1971 1 ;
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present and future, to organize a strong committee to pro-
vide constructive input to the various staff, council and
public groups that will be discussing these important ques-
tions, during the coming months. 9
As a matter of fact, the council is shortly to consider the,
adoption of a general policy report upon which the entire master .
plan Will'be hinged, . The voice of the business community
. . . .... .. .
.•should.be.B. eard'and heard•now.if a balance is to be maintained
in the•plahiHhg process.
This certainly will be the most important challenge to our
chamber not only for this year but for this decade.
Ve truly yours, V i
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Ri and S. Stevens
cutive Vice President �•)
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Newport Beach, California !`� ajeo\f.
Dear Mr. Hogan, �•`_l =,- `�
I have just returned from the joint session of the City
Council and the Planning Commission at which you presented the
proposed Master Plan. Pertinent to the remarks of Mr. McInnis
regarding page 13 item 12, wherein the conflicting viewpoints
contained in the Newport Tomorrow Study were revealed with res-
pect to tourists, I would like to offer the following commentsi
Newport Beach is not alone in having within its bounds a
natural recreational resource attractive to its neighbors as well
as to the citizens of the state and country at large. If we look
to the way other jurisdictions have handled this problem, we find
that it is better to plan to be hospitable than to suffer abuse
when facilities are inadequate and the atmosphere breeds antagonism.
Aside from State and. Federal laws which require that we maintain
access for the public to reach the Pacific Ocean and the public tide-
lands, it is widely felt that we should preserve and enhance the
natural environment entrusted to us and that we should SHARE this ,
treasure with all for the equal enhancement of the quality of life
for all. Pressures from disgruntled neighbors and retaliation from
citizens who feel deprived of their natural heritage can be severe.
Mission Bay in San Diego is a good example of the enhancement
of a natural resource, preserving maximum access for the public,
which enhances, not only the quality of life for those who use its
facilities, but also enhances. the surrounding property. People at
play under gracious conditions are a beautiful sight---only when
facilities are meager will disorder and poor housefeeping show up
Planners are becoming more people-oriented all the time for very
realistic reasons.
Economically, it is also important to consider the widest possible
use of our natural resources, since a hmgh tax-base from property
immediately surrounding such a resource cannot make up for the
higher tax-base throughout the county which could be stimulated by
proximity to an open recreational area. Newport residents are
citizens of the county and state as well, and their broadest interests
will be served by accepting this responsibility. Anyone who fears
that an open, gracious and hospitable policy toward our own resi-
dents and visitors from far and near will destroy our city should
look at Mission Bay and its nearby ocean beaches on a busy summer
week-end. Neither is it necessary to milk the tourists for food
and lodging and concessions to sustain our economy - provision of
these accomodations can remain minimal so that use of the recreation-
al face a ies wi hin our borders wi seek a leve acce table to
rest en s and visitors a e. ere is any sight preferable to
that of people enjoying themselves in a natural setting, it would be
hard to imagine - how can such a goal harm our city?
Sincerely,
Copy to Mr. McInnis ~ 1Cfv r\11 l
Mrs. Max Miller Co
2522 Vista Dr. 9
Newport Beach
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Mr. Hogan °
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Community Development Director �- QQC'o�
Newport Beach, California G ; a��e°ot�'
Dear Mr. Hogan,
I have just returned from the joint session of the City
Council and the Planning Commission at which you presented the
proposed Master Plan. ,Pertinent to the remarks of Mr. McInnis
regarding page 13 item 12, wherein the conflicting viewpoints
contained in the Newport Tomorrow Study were revealed with res-
pect to tourists, I would like to offer the following commentse
Newport Beach is not alone in having within its bounds a
natural recreational resource attractive to its neighbors as well
as to the citizens of the state and country at large. If we look
to the way other jurisdictions have handled this problem, we find
that it is better to plan to be hospitable than to suffer abuse
when facilities are inadequate and the atmosphere breeds antagonism.
Aside from State and Federal laws which require that we maintain
access for the public to reach the Pacific Ocean and the public tide-
iands, it is widely felt that we should preserve and enhance the
natural environment entrusted to us and that we should SHARE this
treasure with all for the equal enhancement of the quality of life
for all. Pressures from disgruntled neighbors and retaliation from
citizens who feel deprived of their natural heritage can be severe.
Mission Bay in San Diego is a good example of the enhancement
of a natural resource, preserving maximum access for the public,
which enhances, not only the quality of life for those who use its
facilities, but also enhances the surrounding property. People at
play under gracious conditions are a beautiful sight---only when
facilities are meager will disorder and poor houseleeping show up
Planners are becoming .more people-oriented all the time for very
realistic reasons.
Economically, it is also important to consider the widest possible
use of our natural resources, since a high tax-base from property
immediately surrounding such a resource cannot make up for the
higher tax-base throughout the county which could be stimulated by
proximity to an open recreational area. Newport residents are
citizens of the county and state as well, and their broadest interests
will be served by accepting this responsibility. Anyone who fears
that an open, gracious and hospitable policy toward our own resi-
dents and visitors from far and near will destroy our city should
look at Mission Bay and its nearby ocean beaches on a busy summer
week-end. Neither is it necessary to milk the tourists for food
and lodging and concessions to sustain our economy - provision of
these a.ccomodations can remain minimal so that use of the recreation-
al facilities within our borders will seek a level acceptable to
residents and visitors alike. If there is any sight preferable to
that of people enjoying themselves in a natural setting, it would be
hard to imagine - how can such a goal harm our city?
Sincerely,
Copy to Mr. McInnis �j \a l
MRS. MAX MILLER I
2522 Vista Drive
Newport Beach, Calif. 92666 f .QpAT
Mr. Hogan - Community Development Director
3300 Newport Blvd,
Newport Beach, Calif. 92660
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City Council of Newport Beach FILE C ® Gr
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Dear Mr. Birth: frv; I:i
In the November 23rd issue of the Daily Pilot, in the Banner position
you are credited with certain statements which I find offensive.
You are quoted It Trust us, have patiece find out this is what you are
going to get" and again "to put in as part of the charter is too
inflexible for•planning standards" and again you are credited with stating
that restrictions should be in the-form of zoning ordinances so they could
be repealed by the council. And again. "Ail -this- information is in the hands
of prefessional planners, they know that the citizens want etc".
You must realize that we can not swallow that kind of thing. Recently you
heard from the citizens with regard to Promintory Point and although ninety
eight per cent or more of the people speaking, were against the developments
the Professional Planners and the City Council chose tooverride the desires
of the Citizens.
The professional planners do not necessarily take into consideration the
desires of the citizens. I have found professionals of this category to
be intensely interested in planning for what the think the citizenry
aught to haves not what the citizenry really wants.
And also I am faced with the conclusion that this is the line of reasoning
the city council takes as well.
If you and the city council were sincerely interested in finding cut just
1ehat the people really want, you would not hesitate to put on the ballot
not only the question of high rise and density, but also other factors as
well. I have previously suggested such a thing and once again do so. It
is my firm opinion that the professional planners ought to be guided by what
the people want and the only way you can find out what the majority wants
is to put it on the ballot. All of the- citizens committees and hearings
etc., will only reflect a part of the general public. I urge you to draft
and put to vote, and include in our charters general guide lines for the
planners to follow so that we will not have a big hassle every time someone
wants to further destroy our community.
I am sending copies of this letter to both the Editor of the Daily Pilot
and to Mr. Allan Beek. I dont knw if they will be of any interest or
value to them but they certainly have my permission th use the material
if they wish,
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Alan L. Bl
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Planning Commission:
Dear Sirs;
Over 400 residents of the Bluffs, in Newport Beach,
signed a petition protesting the noise and polution from the
Orange County Airport, so any further expansion of these facil—
ities would be strongly protested by these residents. We
support the curtailment of the present facility and the
location of a new regional airport.
Also, on the issue of high rise buildings, there
is a strong feeling here against this type of residential
development. In our own area we feel it would be incompattble
with the present low profile, single family residents and
would block some of the water views. Prehaps, in certain areas
such as gewport Center and the Industrial areas near the
airport and other specified saations, like Hoag Hospital,
there is a need for high rise. The residential areas of this
town do not need or wish to have the intrusion of high density
and high rise dwellings.
Mrs. Jean Morris
301 Cerritos, Newport Beach
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