HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.0_Appeal of Interpretation Allowing Accessory Residential within Resort Hotels_Presentation_Staff_PA2021-096Interpreting Accessory
Residential as an Allowed Use
within Resort Hotels
Appeal of Director’s Determination
No. DD 2021-001
Planning
Commission
Public Hearing
July 8, 2021
Planning Commission - July 8, 2021 Item No. 3b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Appeal of Interpretation Allowing Accessory Residential withing Resort Hotels (PA2021-096)
Council Policy
K-4
Reducing
Barriers to the
Creation of
Housing
City Council adopted March 9, 2021
Regional Housing Needs Assessment
(RHNA)
Extraordinary allocation= 4,845 units
Need for new/flexible regulations &
strategies
ADUs
Review of mixed-use zoning
Mixed-use resorts hotels
Community Development Department -Planning Division 2
Planning Commission - July 8, 2021 Item No. 3b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Appeal of Interpretation Allowing Accessory Residential withing Resort Hotels (PA2021-096)
Council Policy
K-4
Mixed-Use
Resort
Opportunities
COVID-19 impacts to hotel industry
Opportunity to revitalize
older/underperforming hotels
Economies of scale / cross pollination
Issue interpretation to allow accessory
residential:
Deemed accessory to principal hotel use subject
to restrictions
Deemed consistent with GP, ZC, and LCP
Consider fiscal impacts and address affordable
housing
Community Development Department -Planning Division 3
Planning Commission - July 8, 2021 Item No. 3b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Appeal of Interpretation Allowing Accessory Residential withing Resort Hotels (PA2021-096)
Director’s
Authority to
Interpret Code
Section 20.12.020(E) & 21.12.020(E)
Gives the Community Development Director
authority to make interpretations of code and
determine if unlisted land uses are allowed.
Community Development Department -Planning Division 4
Planning Commission - July 8, 2021 Item No. 3b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Appeal of Interpretation Allowing Accessory Residential withing Resort Hotels (PA2021-096)
Director’s
Determination
DD2021-001
April 30, 2021
1.Applicable to resort hotels outside Coastal Commission appeal area
2.Conversion on a 1 to 1 basis
3.Maximum 30% of approved hotel rooms
4.Within a repurposed hotel or new structure
5.CUP/CDP required
6.Adequate parking to be provided
7.Development Agreement to address public access, affordable housing, loss of TOT
Community Development Department -Planning Division 5
Allows residential uses as an accessory use to a hotel resortPlanning Commission - July 8, 2021 Item No. 3b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Appeal of Interpretation Allowing Accessory Residential withing Resort Hotels (PA2021-096)
Stop Polluting
Our Newport
(SPON)
Basis for Appeal
Improperly converts General Plan –
approved hotel allocations into
General Plan-approved dwellings
units without a Greenlight (Charter
Section 423) tracking
If processed as GP Amendment,
potential for over 250 units requiring
voter approval
Community Development Department -Planning Division 6
Planning Commission - July 8, 2021 Item No. 3b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Appeal of Interpretation Allowing Accessory Residential withing Resort Hotels (PA2021-096)
Charter Section
423
(excerpt)
Community Development Department -Planning Division 7
No GP Amendment
Planning Commission - July 8, 2021 Item No. 3b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Appeal of Interpretation Allowing Accessory Residential withing Resort Hotels (PA2021-096)
Charter Section
423
(excerpt)
Community Development Department -Planning Division 8
No GP Amendment
Trip rates for dwelling units are similar
or less than hotel
Conversions limited on a 1 for 1 basis
Planning Commission - July 8, 2021 Item No. 3b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Appeal of Interpretation Allowing Accessory Residential withing Resort Hotels (PA2021-096)
Prior
Approved
Conversions
Newport Beach Country Club
Converted 17 tennis courts into 27 hotel rooms
Approved by the Planning Commission (2011) and Approved by the City Council (2012)
Villas Fashion Island
Transfer and convert 79 hotel rooms to residential units
Planning Commission and City Council Approval (2012)
Community Development Department -Planning Division 9
Planning Commission - July 8, 2021 Item No. 3b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Appeal of Interpretation Allowing Accessory Residential withing Resort Hotels (PA2021-096)
Prior
Determinations
New Fire Station No.2 Site
Existing CV Zone
Located in Coastal Zone
Fire Station not a listed use in
CV zone
Directors Determination
allowed an unlisted use in the
CV Zone
Community Development Department -Planning Division 10
Planning Commission - July 8, 2021 Item No. 3b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Appeal of Interpretation Allowing Accessory Residential withing Resort Hotels (PA2021-096)
Recommended
Action
Conduct a public hearing
Find Determination exempt
from CEQA
Adopt resolution denying the
appeal and uphold Director’s
Determination
Community Development Department -Planning Division 11
Planning Commission - July 8, 2021 Item No. 3b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Appeal of Interpretation Allowing Accessory Residential withing Resort Hotels (PA2021-096)
For more
information
Contact Questions?Jaime Murillo, AICP
949-644-3209
jmurillo@newportbeachca.gov
www.newportbeachca.gov
Community Development Department -Planning Division 12
Planning Commission - July 8, 2021 Item No. 3b - Additional Materials Presented by Staff Appeal of Interpretation Allowing Accessory Residential withing Resort Hotels (PA2021-096)