HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC2021-016 - DENYING AN APPEAL AND UPHOLDING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR’S DETERMINATION NO. DD2021-001, AND ASSOCIATED FINDINGS, INTREPRETING ACCESSORY RESIDENTIAL AS AN ALLOWED USE WITHIN RESORT HOTELS (PA2021-096)RESOLUTION NO. PC2021-016 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DENYING AN APPEAL AND UPHOLDING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR’S DETERMINATION NO. DD2021-001, AND ASSOCIATED FINDINGS, INTREPRETING ACCESSORY RESIDENTIAL AS AN ALLOWED USE WITHIN RESORT HOTELS
(PA2021-096)
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH HEREBY FINDS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. STATEMENT OF FACTS.
1. At the February 9, 2021 City Council Study Session related to the Housing Element Update, the City Council provided staff direction to develop a new Council policy and amend the City of Newport Beach’s (“City”) land use and zoning codes related to housing
opportunities.
2. At the March 9, 2021 City Council meeting, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-18 adding City Council Policy K-4 (Reducing the Barriers to the Creation of Housing).
3. Council Policy K-4 recognizes that the City has several major constraints on existing
lands that severely limit or totally restrict the City’s ability to accommodate growth to the extent identified in the Sixth Cycle Regional Housing Needs Allocation (“RHNA”). As a result, new and flexible land use and zoning regulations and strategies should be developed in order to reasonably and practically accommodate this ambitious State
housing mandate while protecting the character and maintaining a quality of life that
makes Newport Beach a special place to live, work, and visit. 4. Council Policy K-4 directs City staff to develop, modify as necessary, and aggressively implement various strategies and action plans that are designed to accelerate housing
production consistent with the policy, including encouraging and incentivizing the
development of mixed-use hotels. 5. The goals of Council Policy K-4 include interpreting ambiguities in the City’s General Plan, Coastal Land Use Plan, Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) and Title 21 (Local Coastal
Program Implementation Plan) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (“NBMC”) to allow hotels, located outside of the Coastal Commission Appeal Jurisdiction, to convert up to 30 percent of their approved hotel rooms into residential units on a one-for-one basis. Such an interpretation would allow for residential units to be deemed an accessory use to the principal use of a hotel and find that such residential uses are consistent with the
hotel’s underlying General Plan, Coastal Land Use Plan and NBMC land use and zoning
designations. 6. Mixed-use hotels are an established trend in the hospitality industry that incorporate hotel-branded residential units as an accessory use located within a resort hotel
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complex where residents enjoy access to the full range of services, facilities, and amenities provided by the hotel operator or brand. These hotel-residential uses cannot
exist without the hotel’s services, facilities, and amenities.
7. There are currently twenty-two (22) hotels in the City, of which ten (10) hotels qualify as a resort hotel, a self-contained destination that provides for all travel accommodation needs in one location, including but not limited to restaurants, bars, shopping, and recreational
facilities.
8. Of the ten (10) resort hotels in the City, one (1) hotel is located in the coastal zone, but completely outside the Coastal Commission Appeal Jurisdiction area, and three (3) hotels are located outside the coastal zone. Therefore, the following four (4) hotels meet the
criteria of a resort hotel located outside the Coastal Commission Appeal Jurisdiction:
a. The Renaissance Newport Beach located at 4500 MacArthur Boulevard (“Renaissance”) is designated MU-H2 (Mixed-Use Horizontal) by the General Plan Land Use Element and is located within the Koll Center Planned Community (PC15)
Zoning District. Hotels are an allowed use, subject to a conditional use permit. The
Renaissance is not located within the coastal zone. b. The Hyatt Regency John Wayne Airport located at 4545 MacArthur Boulevard (“Hyatt”) is designated MU-H2 (Mixed-Use Horizontal) by the General Plan Land
Use Element and is located within Hotel Site 1 of the Newport Place Planned
Community (PC11) Zoning District. Hotels are an allowed use, subject to a conditional use permit. The Hyatt is not located within the coastal zone. c. The Fashion Island Hotel located at 690 Newport Center Drive (“Fashion Island
Hotel”) is designated MU-H3 (Mixed-Use Horizontal) by the General Plan Land Use
Element and is located within Block 600 Subarea of the North Newport Center Planned Community (PC56) Zoning District. Hotels are an allowed use, subject to a conditional use permit. The Fashion Island Hotel is not located within the coastal zone.
d. The Newport Beach Marriott located at 900 Newport Center (“Marriott”) is designated CV (Visitor Serving Commercial) by the General Plan Land Use Element and is located within the Commercial Visitor-Serving Zoning District. Hotels are an allowed use, subject to a conditional use permit. The Marriott is located within
the coastal zone. The Coastal Land Use Plan category is CV-B (Visitor Serving
Commercial) and is located within the CV (Commercial Visitor-Serving) Coastal Zoning District. Hotels are allowed subject to a conditional use permit and coastal development permit.
9. Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) of the NBMC (“Title 20” or “Zoning Code”) is intended to
carry out the policies of the City of Newport Beach General Plan. Section 20.10.030 (Authority—Relationship to General Plan) of the NBMC, states that the Zoning Code is the primary tool used by the City to carry out the goals, objectives, and policies of the General Plan. It is intended that all provisions of the Zoning Code be consistent with the
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General Plan and that any development, land use, or subdivision approved in compliance with these regulations will also be consistent with the General Plan.
10. The PC11, PC15, and PC56 Planned Community Development Plans state that the requirements of the Zoning Code shall apply, unless otherwise stated. 11. Section 20.12.020 (Rules of Interpretation) of the NBMC authorizes the Community
Development Director to interpret the meaning of provisions of the Zoning Code.
12. Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) of the NBMC is intended to carry out the policies of the City of Newport Beach Coastal Land Use Plan and Coastal Act of 1976. Section 21.10.030 (Authority—Relationship to Coastal Land Use Plan) of the
NBMC states that the Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan is the primary tool used
by the City to carry out the goals, objectives, and policies of the Coastal Land Use Plan. It is intended that all provisions of the Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan be consistent with the Coastal Land Use Plan and that any development, land use, or subdivision approved in compliance with these regulations will also be consistent with the
Coastal Land Use Plan, and that if any proposed development is located between the first
public road and the sea or shoreline of any body of water located within the coastal zone, any approved development must be in conformity with the public access and recreation policies of Chapter 3 of the Coastal Act. This determination does not impact any properties located within the first public road and the sea or shoreline of any body of water.
13. Section 21.12.020 (Rules of Interpretation) of the NBMC authorizes the Community Development Director to interpret the meaning of provisions of the Implementation Plan. 14. Both Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) and Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation
Plan) define “hotel” as an establishment that provides guest rooms or suites for a fee to
transient guests for sleeping purposes. Access to units is primarily from interior lobbies,
courts, or halls. Related accessory uses may include conference rooms and meeting
rooms, restaurants, bars, and recreational facilities. Guest rooms may or may not contain kitchen facilities for food preparation. Hotels with kitchen facilities are commonly known as
extended stay hotels. A hotel operates subject to taxation under California Revenue and
Taxation Code Section 7280. 15. Neither Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) nor Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) list residential uses as part of the definition of “hotel.” Both Title 20 and Title 21
definitions of “hotel” are out of date and do not reflect current industry practice. Specifically,
the definition of “hotel” has not been updated to designate residential uses as an accessory use, which has become common practice for destination resort hotels (mixed-use hotels). While the definition of a hotel does not prohibit residential uses, a Director’s Determination is necessary to fill the gap between contemporary practice and the exact wording of Title
20 and Title 21.
16. On April 30, 2021, consistent with City Council’s direction provided in Council Policy K-4, the Community Development Director issued Director’s Determination No. DD2021-001 interpreting accessory residential as an allowed use within resort hotels.
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17. On May 14, 2021, Stop Polluting Our Newport (“SPON”) filed an appeal of the Director’s
Determination No. DD2021-001 alleging that the determination improperly converts
General Plan-approved hotel allocations into General Plan-approved dwelling unit allocations without Greenlight (Charter Section 423) tracking, in alleged contravention of Council Policy A-18. The appeal also states that the determination adds the potential for some 250 new dwelling units to the General Plan Statistical Area L1, which would
require voter approval if processed as a General Plan Amendment.
18. A de novo public hearing was held on July 8, 2021, in the Council Chambers located at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach. A notice of time, place and purpose of the hearing was given in accordance with California Government Code Section 54950 et
seq. (“Ralph M. Brown Act”) and Chapters 20.62 and 21.62 (Public Hearings) of the
Newport Beach Municipal Code. Evidence, both written and oral, was presented to, and considered by, the Planning Commission at this hearing. SECTION 2. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT DETERMINATION.
This Director’s Determination is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act in accordance with Section 21065 of the California Public Resources Code (“CEQA”) and Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378 of the California Code of Regulations Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3 (“CEQA Guidelines”). The Director’s Determination is also exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the common sense exemption that CEQA applies only when there is the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Specifically, the determination is for the purpose of interpreting the Zoning Code and Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan. This action will not change the existing land use designations, will not increase intensity of use, and will not authorize new development that would directly result in physical change to the environment. SECTION 3. REQUIRED FINDINGS.
Planning and Zoning (Title 20) Interpretation In accordance with Section 20.12.020(E) (Rules of Interpretation – Unlisted Uses of Land) of the NBMC, the Director, and the Planning Commission on appeal, may determine that a
proposed land use that is not listed in Part 2 of this title (Zoning Districts, Allowable Land Uses,
and Zoning District Standards) may be allowed if the following findings can be made: Finding:
A. The characteristics of, and activities associated with, the proposed use are equivalent to
those of one or more of the uses listed in the zoning district as allowable, and will not involve
a greater level of activity, population density, intensity, traffic generation, parking, dust,
odor, noise, or similar impacts than the uses listed in the zoning district;
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Facts in Support of Finding:
1. The allowance of residential accessory units within a hotel will be regulated to ensure
the underlying characteristics and activities remain equivalent to the listed hotel use within the applicable CV (Commercial Visitor-Serving) Coastal Zoning District or PC (Planned Community) Zoning District.
2. Approved hotel rooms will be allowed to convert to residential uses on a one-for-one
basis to ensure the accessory residential use does not involve a greater level of activity, population density, traffic generation, parking, dust, odor, noise, or similar impacts than the other uses listed within the applicable CV (Commercial Visitor-Serving) Coastal Zoning District or PC (Planned Community) Zoning District.
3. The conversion of hotel rooms to residential uses will be limited to no more than 30 percent of the total number of approved hotel rooms. This restriction will further ensure that residential uses remain an accessory use to the hotel and do not change the primary use of the property from hotel to residential.
4. The traffic generation associated with a residential use is similar or less than the traffic generation for a resort hotel use. According to the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation Manual (10th Edition), a Multi-Family Housing Mid-Rise (three [3] to ten [10] levels) development (ITE Code 221) would generate 0.36 and 0.44 average AM and
PM weekday peak hour trips per dwelling unit. A Resort Hotel (ITE Code 330) would
generate 0.32 and 0.41 average AM and PM weekday peak hour trips per room. The published ITE trip rates are generally for stand-alone development (e.g. stand-alone hotel or multi-family housing buildings); however, the reality is accessory residential dwelling units will have lower rates due to the additional on-site amenities provided.
Therefore, following conversion of a hotel room to a residential unit, the anticipated traffic
generation will be similar or lower. 5. Pursuant to Council Policy K-3 (Implementation Procedures for the California Environmental Quality Act) and in compliance with Senate Bill 743, the conversion of a
resort hotel room to a residential unit is considered to be less than significant impact on
transportation/traffic and no further vehicle miles traveled (“VMT”) analysis is required since all trips associated with such conversion have already been accounted for as approved hotel rooms. As a result, conversions are expected to fall below the adopted land use screening threshold of 300 or less daily trips. For ITE Code 330, there is no
listed daily trip rate; however, the City Traffic Phasing Ordinance states that if there is
not an applicable rate, the City Traffic Engineer may, in the exercise of his/her professional judgement, authorize the use of trip generation rates in San Diego Association of Government’s (SANDAG) Traffic Generators or on the basis of actual site counts. The SANDAG daily trip rate for Resort Hotel is eight (8) daily trips per room. The
SANDAG daily trip rate for Multi-Family Condominium is also eight (8) daily trips per
unit. Therefore, the conversion of a resort hotel room to a residential unit would result in same or lower daily trips, and below the screening threshold of 300 daily trips requiring VMT analysis.
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6. Based on the similar vehicular trips associated with accessory residential uses, levels of odor, dust, noise, or similar impacts at a hotel property with accessory residential
uses is expected to be similar or less.
7. Mixed-use hotels are a form of accommodation that affords buyers with access to the full range of services, facilities, and amenities provided by the hotel.
8. The definition of hotel allows related accessory uses such as conference rooms and
meeting rooms, restaurants, bars, and recreational facilities that can generate additional parking demand substantially higher than residential parking rates. The conversion of hotel rooms to residential units would constitute an amendment to the conditional use permit. In reviewing such amendments, approval of the conditional use permit would require
ensuring adequate parking is provided to accommodate the residential units through
surplus parking, shared parking, or the adoption of a parking management plan. Finding:
B. The proposed use will meet the purpose/intent of the zoning district that is applied to the
location of the use; Facts in Support of Finding:
1. The CV (Commercial Visitor-Serving) Coastal Zoning District is intended to provide for
areas appropriate for accommodations, goods, and services intended to primarily serve visitors to the City. Hotels are allowed in the CV (Commercial Visitor-Serving) Coastal Zoning District subject to obtaining a conditional use permit pursuant to Section 20.20.020 of the NBMC. A hotel with an accessory residential use that is limited to no
more than 30 percent of the approved hotel rooms will primarily serve visitors to the City.
2. The resort hotels located within PC11, PC15, and PC56 are located within the MU-H (Mixed-Use Horizontal) land use category of the General Plan. The MU-H designations are intended to provide for the development of areas for a horizontally distributed mix of
uses, which may include general or neighborhood commercial, commercial offices,
multi-family residential, visitor-serving and marine-related uses, and/or buildings that vertically integrate residential with commercial uses. The hotel-branded units are consistent with the MU-H designations as residential units are clearly allowed, and a hotel with an accessory residential use that is limited to no more than 30 percent of the
approved hotel rooms will primarily serve visitors to the City.
3. Mixed-use hotels are common practice within the hotel industry and provide visitor serving amenities and services consistent with the CV (Commercial Visitor-Serving) Coastal Zoning District and PC (Planned Community) Zoning District.
4. Fact in Support of Finding A.7 is hereby incorporated.
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Finding:
C. The proposed use will be consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the General
Plan, or any applicable specific plan; Facts in Support of Finding:
1. The CV (Commercial Visitor-Serving) Coastal Zoning District General Plan land use
designation is intended to provide for areas appropriate for accommodations, goods, and services intended to serve primary visitors to the City. By limiting residential uses to an accessory use at a hotel property, the primary purpose of the hotel meets the goals, objectives and policies of the General Plan, or any applicable specific plan.
2. The MU-H (Mixed-Use Horizontal) designations are intended to provide for the development of areas for a horizontally distributed mix of uses, which may include general or neighborhood commercial, commercial offices, multi-family residential, visitor-serving and marine-related uses, and/or buildings that vertically integrate
residential with commercial uses. Mixed-use hotels are consistent with the MU-H
designations as residential units are clearly allowed, and a hotel with an accessory residential use that is limited to no more than 30 percent of the approved hotel rooms will primarily serve visitors to the City.
3. The trend in the hotel industry is to locate limited residential uses at a hotel property to
create resort amenities that can be shared by residents, visitors, and tourists alike. 4. This interpretation implements Land Use Element Policy LU 2.3 (Range of Residential Choices) by providing new opportunities for the development of residential units in
response to community and regional needs for housing.
5. This interpretation implements Land Use Element Policy LU 3.2 (Growth and Change) which encourages enhancement of existing neighborhoods, districts, and corridors, allowing for re-use and infill with uses that are complementary in type, form, scale, and
character. Changes in use and/or density/intensity should only be considered in those
areas that are economically underperforming, are necessary to accommodate the City’s share of regional population growth, improve the relationship and reduce commuting distance between home and jobs, or enhance the values that distinguish Newport Beach as a special place to live for its residents. The hotel industry has been one of the hardest
hit industries due to the COVID-19 pandemic and for some hotels, a full recovery of the
industry is not anticipated for many years. Mixed-use hotels provide an opportunity to revitalize older and/or underperforming hotels to maintain their competitive standing by creating multiple revenue streams that can support improvements to the property enhancing the visitor experience. Economies of scale created by shared facilities,
amenities, and services add additional benefit to mixed-use hotel developments. This
cross pollination of business benefits both the hotel and the resident. It may also increase occupancy rates at the resort by creating increased synergy between uses and social gathering opportunities, boosting transient occupancy taxes while providing in-fill
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housing opportunities to partially assist the City in meeting its RHNA obligation in highly desirable and built-out areas.
Finding:
D. The proposed use is not listed as allowable in another zoning district;
Fact in Support of Finding:
1. Hotels with an accessory residential use are not listed as allowable in any other zoning district. Stand-alone residential uses, which are allowable in another zoning district, would not be permitted under this interpretation.
Finding:
E. The proposed use is not a prohibited or illegal use.
Fact in Support of Finding:
1. Hotels with an accessory residential use are neither a prohibited or an illegal use. Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan (Title 21) Interpretation
In accordance with Section 21.12.020(E) (Rules of Interpretation – Unlisted Uses of Land) of the NBMC, the Director, and Planning Commission on appeal, may determine that a proposed land use that is not listed in Part 2 of this title (Coastal Zoning Districts, Allowable Land Uses, and Coastal Zoning District Standards) may be allowed if the following findings can be made:
Finding:
F. The characteristics of, and activities associated with, the proposed use are equivalent to those of one or more of the uses listed in the coastal zoning district as allowable, and will
not involve a greater level of activity, population density, intensity, traffic generation,
parking, dust, odor, noise, or similar impacts than the uses listed in the coastal zoning
district;
Facts in Support of Finding:
1. The allowance of residential accessory units within a hotel will be regulated to ensure the underlying characteristics and activities remain equivalent to the listed hotel use within the applicable CV (Commercial Visitor-Serving) Coastal Zoning District.
2. Approved hotel rooms will be allowed to convert to residential uses on a one-for-one
basis to ensure the accessory residential use does not involve a greater level of activity, population density, traffic generation, parking, dust, odor, noise, or similar impacts than the other uses listed within the applicable CV (Commercial Visitor-Serving) Coastal Zoning District.
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3. The conversion of hotel rooms to residential units would constitute a major change in hotel
operations requiring a coastal development permit. The coastal development permit review
will require adequate parking be provided to accommodate the residential units through surplus parking, shared parking, or the adoption of a parking management plan, and to ensure the protection of lower-cost visitor accommodations.
4. Facts in Support of Finding A.3 through A.8 are hereby incorporated by reference.
Finding:
G. The proposed use will meet the purpose/intent of the coastal zoning district that is applied
to the location of the use;
Facts in Support of Finding: 1. The CV (Commercial Visitor-Serving) Zoning District is intended to provide for areas
appropriate for accommodations, goods, and services intended to primarily serve
visitors to the City. A hotel with an accessory residential use that is limited to no more than 30 percent of the approved hotel rooms will primarily serve visitors to the City. 2. Mixed-use hotels are common practice within the hotel industry and provide visitor
serving amenities and services consistent with the CV (Commercial Visitor-Serving)
Coastal Zoning District.
Finding:
H. The proposed use will be consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the Coastal
Land Use Plan;
Facts in Support of Finding:
1. The CV (Commercial Visitor-Serving) Coastal Zoning District Coastal Land Use Plan
designation is intended to provide for areas appropriate for accommodations, goods, and services intended to serve primary visitors to the City. By limiting residential uses to an accessory use at a hotel property, the primary purpose of the hotel meets the goals, objectives and policies of the Coastal Land Use Plan that prioritize visitor-serving
commercial recreational facilities designed to enhance public opportunities for coastal
recreation over other uses. 2. The trend in the hotel industry is to locate limited residential uses at a hotel property to create resort amenities that can be shared by residents, visitors, and tourists alike.
3. This interpretation would restrict its applicability to hotel properties located outside of the appeal areas identified in the California Public Resources Code Section 30603(a) as generally depicted on the Post-LCP Certification Permit and Appeal Jurisdiction Map.
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This applicability restriction ensures that coastal access and coastal-dependent uses are not impacted.
4. Any development would be required to adhere to all LCP goals and policies including those related to public access and resource protection, and the protection of lower-cost visitor accommodations.
Finding:
I. The proposed use is not listed as allowable in another coastal zoning district; and
Fact in Support of Finding:
1. Hotels with an accessory residential use are not listed as allowable in another coastal zoning district. Separate or stand-alone residential uses operating as primary land uses, which are allowable in another coastal zoning district, would not be permitted under this interpretation.
Finding:
J. The proposed use is not a prohibited or illegal use.
Fact in Support of Finding:
1. Hotels with an accessory residential use are neither a prohibited or an illegal use. SECTION 4. DECISION.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: 1. The Planning Commission of the City of Newport Beach hereby finds this Director’s Determination is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”)
pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably
foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. The Director’s Determination
is also exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule
common sense exemption that CEQA applies only when there is the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Specifically, the determination is for the purpose of interpreting the Zoning Code and Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan. This action will not change the existing land use designations, will not increase intensity of
use, and will not authorize new development that would directly result in physical change
to the environment. 2. The Planning Commission of the City of Newport Beach has considered the reasons cited in the appeal and finds that Director’s Determination No. DD2021-001 interpreting that
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residential uses are permitted as an accessory use to hotels is authorized pursuant to Director’s authority granted in NBMC Sections 20.12.020 and 21.12.020. The Planning
Commission finds that the determination is consistent with City Council Policy K-4. The
restrictions described in Section 3 below will further ensure that residential uses remain an accessory use to the hotel, do not increase the level of activity on a site, and do not change the primary use of the property from hotel to residential. As such, an amendment to the General Plan and Local Coastal Plan to change the land use designations or
increase the development limits is not required, and the determination does not violate
City Charter Section 423 and/or City Council Policy A-18. 3. The Planning Commission of the City of Newport Beach hereby denies the appeal and upholds the Director’s Determination No. DD2021-001 interpreting that residential uses
are permitted as an accessory use to hotels subject to the following:
a. This interpretation shall only apply to resort hotels, a self-contained destination that provides for all travel accommodation needs in one location, including but not limited to restaurants, bars, shopping, and recreational facilities. Residents shall
enjoy access to the full range of services, facilities, and amenities provided by
the hotel operator or brand. b. The hotel property relying upon this interpretation shall be located outside the appeal area identified in California Public Resources Code Section 30603(a) as
generally depicted on the Post-LCP Certification Permit and Appeal Jurisdiction
Map. c. Approved hotel rooms may be converted to residential units but only on a one-for-one basis.
d. The residential use shall at all times be accessory to the hotel use, and the residential units shall comprise no more than 30 percent of the approved hotel rooms.
e. The residential units may be located within a repurposed hotel or in a new
residential structure. f. A property owner that desires to have an accessory residential use at their hotel shall process a conditional use permit and coastal development permit (if
applicable). In reviewing said permits, the review authority shall ensure adequate
parking is provided to accommodate the residential units through surplus parking, shared parking, or the adoption of a parking management plan. g. Potential impacts to public access, affordable housing, and the loss of transient
occupancy tax must be mitigated by entering into a Development Agreement with
the City or by some other means deemed appropriate.